The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-11
Great inducements i


charge of our High School, will, during
the ensuing term, preside over the
Packerton schools.
TITS very pleasant riding or driving
through the valleys these cool evenings,
and David Ebbert will furnish you
horse or horses and carriages at low
rates from his livery on North street.
William Sldserf, commonly known
as "Scotch Billy" committed suicide at
st. Clair, Schuylkill county, on Satur-
day by hanging himself in his cabin.
Loss of employment led to the suicide.
Our friend P. NJ. Van Liew's better
half presented him with bouncing son
on Tuesday morning, and Peter smiled
as man never smiled before. We are
pleased to note that mother and child
are doing we'll.
The Little Schuylkill Navigation
Railroad and Coal Company announces
that the Z per cent, bonds OF that COM
pany, secured by mortgage dated Sept.
Q, 1857, will fall due and be paid Oct.
1, interest ceasing on that date.
II. d. Clauss, the merchant tailor
is now receiving an immense stock of
spring and summer styles of cloths, cas-
simeres and vesting, which he is pre-
pared to make up in the latest fashion
at very popular prices for cash.
The Lebanon valley railroad bridge
at Reading is being rebuilt under the
direction OF John Foreman, ESQ.,, mas.
ter carpenter of the Reading railroad
company. 1t is expected to have the
structure completed by the 10Th inst.
The Centennial Slate Company has
now on hand 1000 squares of their cell
ebrated Guarantee Blue Roofing Slate,
which they will sell at lowest market
prices. For further particulars address
F. P. Semmel, Sec'y, Lehighton, Pa.
Gents furnishing goods, compris
ng white and colOred shirts, under-
wear, collars, neckties, &C., in immense
quantities, and at prices lower than
ever before offered, at T. D. Clauss'
merchant tailoring establishment, Bank
street, LehightOn.
Thirty thousand cases Of tobacco
containing from 400 to 500 pounds each
were shipped from Lancaster last year
The income to the producers was about
$4,000, 900. In some localities the yielt
was 5000 worth of tobacco to the acre
DIR. Edward Brown, of the Penna
Dental College, Philadelphia, has 10
Gated ia Ebbert's building, opposite T
d. Clauss, in this borough, aid opened
an office for the practice of his profes
sion. See his card in another column
MRS Reed, widow of Aquilla Reed
gwho was killed some months ago by be
ing thrown from his wagon near Dc
lonsbuIg, died on Sunday last at he
home in Weissport. Her funeral, whicl
was largely attended, took pac
, Wednesday afternoon.
"A number of men marched throug'
the streets of Shenandoah, Pa, OF
Monday night, headed by drums. The,
were dispersed by the police, VIII
arrested torty.seven of them. 1t is be
lieved most of the strikers in Schuylki
county will resume work this week.
: New GooDS-LowEST PRI
CES.-J. Il. Nusbaum g. So1
! ! have just returned from tn,
city, with another large as
I sortmentof Dry Goods, ,whicl
, they are selling off rapidly a
popular prices.
%-Alice Solt. aged about II years
: daughter of Stephen Sot, of Big Greek
! jumped into Big Creek to save ittl
daughter of John Roberts, who had &C
: cidently fell into the creek while play
: ing near the bank, and was drowned
3 about 3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
The child of Mr.. X. was saved by
Q brother Of the deceased.
" Tomorrow Sunday at 10 o'cloc
, a. m. a special subject will be preached
by request, at the Evangelical Churc
0 in this place, In the German Language
Q (Matt. %. 19). At 1880 p. M, sermo
u in the English language. Sunda
School at 2 p. m. All are cordially il
8 vited to attend who may feel specii
e interest in the above said subject.
u Patrick O'Donner, who was in iic
ed as accessory before the fact to Il
h murder of Morgan Powell, and convi1
Z ed of murder in the FIRST degree, has hs
d a new trial granted him. I he arg,
ment was made by Daniel Kalbfu
S, ESQ for the prisoner, and General A
5, bright for the Commonwealth, Ia
. May. Judge Dreher held his decisiC
under advisement, but Tuesday he
y cided that the prisoner should have a
~ other trial for his life.
le --Somebody interested in such thin
d. has figured out that the cost of teachiI
of each scholar phr month in EastOn
~ S1.29; 10 Allentown. 10 cents; In Rea
N ing, so cents; in Pottsville $l.06;
m Harrisburg, 81 10; 10 Lancaster,
cents; in York, 81 cents; in Chester
II cents; In Norristown, 94 cents; in W
;" Transport, 9S cents; in Erie, S5 cent
a. in Wilkes Barre, Sl.22; in Scranto
ce 92 cents, aud in PhenixvilIe, 67 cen
"A man who gives his name
n, Moyor has been imposing on the char
er of the people of the Whitehalls Of ID
ID. by representing that he had lost his
ke by the destruction of his dwelling hou,
over near the Salisbury Church. by
no fire which had originated through I
n explosion of coal oil lamp. He carr
with MIN n LIST of contributors haad