The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-03-31
Big Creek Items.

The planting of potatoes will be next in
order.
that we have very bad roads agan at the pres
ent writing.
Eggs have advanced considerably in price
the past few days Easter however, has some.
thing to do with this.
The clearing of cellars and yards of ashes,
ETC., has already begun, and in a short time that
work will have been properly attended TO.
1t is rumOred that Mr. j. X FeatherOf in.
tends to locate again somewhere in this section,
providing he can find suitable place for his
business.
| The Kemerer and Snyder class (branch of
Evangelical Assoc1ation) have procured the use
| of the POho POGO Slate eompany's house 10 hold
| their meetings in.
-Messrs Snyder & Dreisbach have just
| brought out a new medicine which they claim
| 9s sure cure for chronic rheumatism, frosted
feet, sprans bruises, DC, &c
| "A man VINO, after eadng his county news
| paper whole year and then refuse to paw for
| 1t honestly should, at the first opportunity, be
| drummed out Of the nelglborhOOd, or sent of
| to fignt Craz azy Horse on Tongue River.
| The members and friends of tho so It's Sab.
| bath school are requested to De- present. on sun
day afternoon at o'clock asa number OF neces.
| sary changes and improvements are TO be made
| in the mode or manner of conducting the school
| in the future.
| Our friend H. T. Smawley teacher at solt's,
| admitted seventy five pupils this Ierm Seventy.
five pupils entirely too many Tor one teacher,
| and hone that the directors, at their next
meeting, win consider the matter and have II
| properly graded by the opening OF the fall term.
SO mote 1t be.
i have been informed that the Poho POGO
| slate quarry is TO be opened AGAIN shortly by a
| new party whose names have as yet been un.
able TO learn. Hope the rumol may prove true.
| IG would give employment to quite a number OF
our men who are at present lying inactive, and
have been tor the past four or five mon hs,
Rev. Mr.. Werner, the newly appointed min
lister for this circuit had services for the first
| time in the SOlt's church on Sunday morning
| at 10 O'Clock. He had q well filed house OF
anxious hearers, many of whom came from a
! 0iSInnpn hear nraApln1 m
| Thessaoneans, 3rd chapter and lst verse :
FINALLY. brethren, pray for us that the word
| fed" At3p m. he also preached to Il crowded
| house at Pine Run, He will have services
AGAIN In Two weeks at SOlps at O'Clock in the
evening. All are cordially invited.
WHY are nOC the teachers Of our township
paid according to agreement We must take
in consideration that the teacher is poorly paid
for his services, the short time that they have
emplOl ment five mOnJhs), and what are they
10 do the remaining seven months of the year
BY this IL Is seen that they are out OF employ
ment more than One-halt OF the time, and the
greater part Of them have families to support
out Ot these five months earnings whole year
Let us see how much they will have on an
average per month from which the teacher anC
MS family, OF from two to three or more are Il
live. Their earnings are five months and then
average s thirty dollars month"; hve months
at thirty dollars amounts 10 $50 dollars pnis II
now to be divided inCO " equal parts, whicl
Will give us sl2 so month Tor board, clothing
we. Hence we need not wonder why so many
teachers every year abandon the profession en-
tlreiy and seek better and more STEADY or con
stant empl lyment at something else Simply
because they are too poorly paid for their ser
vices, and then. when earned, are refused pay
ment-because, as they say, there Is no money
IN the easury; that rs what they have beer
saylhg the past few months. our schools viii
close next week, and only two months wages 81
far have been paid. Our teachers need theil
money, and should have It now. Gentlemen
try 10 make good your promise according L
agreement, and as the school law requires, and
then YOU may Oe able to retain those teachers
IN the profession who gave satisfaction the past
term. Yours, etc.,
Nj arch, q, 1877. REVERE.