The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-06-30

cream, SarSaparllla, mead, clam soup, |
marvellous pens and bonanza money |
holder.
IT. D. Clauss, the merchant tailor |
is now receiving an immense stock of /
spring and summer styles of cloths, cas-
simeres and yesting, which he is pre- |
pared to make up in thellatest fashion !
at very popular prices FOR cash.
james Roarty, one of the Mollies |
hanged at Pottsvlle, was buried at AL
, jentown Sunday. An admission fee of |
six cents was charged on Saturday to |
see Roarty's body the money so real
lied to be used for defraying expenses.
The sacrament of the Lords Sup |
per will be administered in the NJ e. |
Church, of this place, next Sabbath |
d morning, July 1st. Sermon by the |
pastor morning and evening. Subject, |
for the evening Samson shorn OF his |
locks.
-PoTATo BUG Potato BUG l---Go |
to A. j. Durling's Drug store for your
Paris Green. There are several grades |
of Paris Green in the market. A. j.
Durling sells the proper grade for de-
stroying the bug. For sale Wholesale
or retail.
-Ofcour our people will not forget
to literally patronize the pic mic of the
Citizens Cornet Band, Of this borough,
on the Fourth. The "boys" have
labored hard to achieve success, and
deserve encouragement at the hands of
our people.
We are informed that extraordinary
good sport is expected at the Fair
grounds on the Fourth. Already
number of horses have been entered
for the different trots and others are
expected. The races will commence at
3 p. m.
Gents furnishing goods, cOmpris-
| ing white and colOTed 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.
<Our old friend Dan. Rex, on Mon.
Lday last, money being scarce, and de-
string to be square with the printer, de-
livered to us a very pretty pair of young
pigs. Thus rendering himself happy,
and making us feel jolly 10 anticipation
OF enjoying our buckwheat cakes and
sausage next winter.
-PEsr Poison PEST Poison IA,
safe, sure and. cheap. destroyer of the
potato bug, cabbage and currant worms
and other insects. Unlike Paris Green,
dissolve in water and is sprinkled,
Sure death. No danger to plants Costs
25 cents an acre only. A. j. Durling,
druggist, sole agent for Lehighton and
vicinity. .
An old man named Patrick Golden
was brutality murdered in his own home
at Nicholson, Luzerne county. He
was sitting with his wife when mask
ed man entered the house with double
barreled gun and fired two shots at
Golden. The latter, who was so years
old, died shortly afterwards. The mur-
derer made his escape. There seems
to be no cause for the fearful crime.
Patrick Connolly was murdered
Sunday morning between Kingston and
Wyoming, fifteen miles from Scranton,
by party with whom he quarreed at
a dance. His body,was then placed on
the track to make it appear that he had
been killed on the road, and later his
head was cut of by special train. The
revolver that did the shooting was
T found short distance from where he
lay. The authorities are busy investi-
: eating the case.
Another grand trOtting match ic
, announced to take place on the Lehigh.
ton Fair grounds, on Saturday, July 7,
between Al. MilleT's horse "Thomas
b." and d. Quits horse "George G., -
for purse of 5000, best 3 in 5 heats
: and running match, best 2 in heats
J. betweenS. Schnurman's horse "Centen
4 nial," and d. Quits horse "Grea
Western" for 500. Admission to thu
! grounds 25 cents.
n W. On the authority of DR.. N. b. Re
~ ber, Treasurer of our School Board, w
are enabled TO announce a reduction O
mills in the school taxes for the pres
:, ent year, viz : 3 off the tax for schoo
purposes and of the building, leavini
the tax ten mills instead of 13 mills TO
IS each. This Is a movement on the par
1t of the Board that will be highly appre
= ciated by our people these "hard times.
Now, what will our Council do in tn
S, matter of reduction of taxes? 4?
5, In this borough, on the evening 8
, the Fourth of July, we have beepfe
liaOly informed, there will be one 9th
r grandest Fantastic displays" ever wit
N messed in this section. Extensive pre-
to parations have already been made t
II make the display as funny and ridlcul
Gus as fancitul and unique costumes
fe antiquated and worn.out horses, mule,
N ETC., and diiapidated wagon, and a
as manner of outlandish musical instru
IN ments can make it.
Andrew DitriXe, workman in tn
be Lehgh Zine Works, Bethlehem, coa
IL mitted suicide Thursday morning at
he O'Clock by shooting himself in IL
yh mouth with a gun the ball coming OF
at the side of his neck. No cause
t. assigned for the rash act, he was OF
IS, of the FIRST workmen imported fro
d. Belgium by the Lehlgh Zinc Compan!
is. to conduct the manufacturing of zir
about twenty years ago, when the pr
rt cess of making zinc was unknown
~ the United States.
~ Fantastic