The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-06-01

See cherubims in another column hold
| ing bunch ofgrapes from which Speer's Port
Grape Wine is made, that Is so highly es-
teemed by the medical profession for the use
of lhvalids, weakly persons, and the aged.
William Gallagher, while asleep ON the
track of the Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
Railroad, near Scranton, Wednesday night,
was struck by q train and literally cut to
pieces. . rTm...
Patrick McLane, gravel train laborer
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Rsilroad, was instantly killed at Abingdon,
eight miles from Scranton, Wednesday after
noon by falling between two cars,
-Mother-"So you enjoyed your walk,
Kate. Did you go all that distance alone p
Daughter-"0h, yes, mamma, quite alone"
Brother-"Theh how is it, Kit, you took out
an umbrella and brought home a walking
stick ?" Had they taken an airing in one
of David Ebbert's handsome carriages, the
exchange could not have taken place.
The Evangelical Lutheran st. Mathews
Chapel, lately erected at North Weissportj
will be dedicated with appropriate services
tomorrow Sunday. Prof. Horne, Of Allen
town, Rev. Laitzle, of Lehighton, Rev.
Wagernagle, of Mauch Chunk, Rev. Hen
nicke, Of Tamaqua, and the pastor, Rev. j..
s. Brb, will be present and take part in the
exercises.
"A sensation was created in Reading Sat
urday when it was learned that Jacob Wer-
ner, Of Womelsdorf, was arrested by Squire
Klintzer, of that place, on the oath by jacob
Eyrich, for the forgery Of twelve notes on
the Hanover Bank, to the amount of $25O0.
Werner had hearing, and in default of bail
was held for his appearance at the next term
of Court.
An item is going the rounds saying that
jeff Davis is so poor that he has to smoke
plug tobacco. This is no disgrace. Mr..
Davis is neither more nor less man whether
he smokes plug tobacco or cigar, and the
chances are that the tobacco is of better
quality than the cigar would be. Unless he
used the celebrated "Gold Seap brand,
manufactured by Koch Bros, of Lehighton.
WINE AND CAKE FOR EvENlNGs.-Al6ed
Speer,of New Jersey, it should be known, is
one of the most extensive producers and
dealers in Pure Wines and Brandies in the
United States. He makes a superior Port
Wine, which took the highest premium at
the Centennial, known as Speer's Port Grape
Wine. For sale by A. j. Durling, Lehigh-
ton, Pa.
The Lebanon Valley Railroad bridge d.
Reading, large and substantial wooden
structure, which cost nearly 100000 was
totally destroyed by an incendiary fire dur
ing the railroad riots last summer. A tenn
porary trestle bridge has been in use ever
since. A contract has just been concluded
with the Phenixville Iron Company for the
construction of first-class iron bridge on the
site of the one that was destroyed, and the
preliminary work was commenced Monday.
One day last week first mortgage bonds
of the Berks County Railroad to the amount
of $6l 900, part of the collateral securities of
the Reading Savings Bank, with four years
accrued interest, were put up at public sale
in Reading They were started at $l4 per
hundred, and $4,000 of them were bought
by Benjamin +. Dettra at $40 on the hun
dred. The balance of the SOL 900 were held
over for future sale.
Clinton McMurtrie, aged II, was killed
at breaker No 8, Lansford, on Saturday last.
He was employed as patch-i. c., doing
little of everything, and, while in the act of
turning the T of the drop gate of the trans
portation car, containing coal for the boilers,
it is presumed that the wrench slipped, pre-
cipitatng him head-long into the car, through
which he fell into the pea coal bin. lie
was not missed until the breaker had quit
work, when, his mother not finding him
coming home at his usual time, went to the
fireman to inquire of his whereabouts. The
fireman Immediately instituted search and
found him covered under the car of pea ecal
with his neck broken. A coroner's inquest
was held afterwards and the jury rendered
q verdict of accidental death.
The arrival of summer dress goods, &c,
at the Original Cheap Cash Store are NU-
nounced in another column,