The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-25
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The Lutheran Chapel, in North Weiss
port, will be dedicated ON Sunday, June I'd
| It viii be an interesting OCCASION. u.
| =" Never marry for wealth" !" says con
temporary" "but remember that it is jus
as easy to love girl who has brick houst
with a mansard roof and siver-plated dool
bell as one who hasn't anything but al
auburn head and an amiable disposition"
Patrick Collins, one of the Commits.
sioners fog Schuylkill county, was convicted
of forgery in Pottsville Friday. He was ap
pointed tax collector in 1875, and, it is al
legged, forged the names of five persons as hi,
bondsmen. His recognizance in $1,000 is re-
newed until the Sd Of June.
The announcement made Friday lasi
/ that Browns Savings Bank, at Wilkesbarre
had suspended, caused some excitement
| among the depositors. The officers claim
that all creditors will be paid, and that the
banks assets are $4,000 in excess of the
liabilities. An assignment has been made
to A. ii. Reynolds. ..r ..
The Rev. James A. Little lectured to an
overhowing audience in the Presbyterian
Church, of Hokendauqua, Wednesday, May
18th, on the pleasing topics, glove, Court
ship, Marriage" The lecturer made some
very good points, furnishing not few useful
hints and suggestions.
"A FINE OPPoRTUStTY.-The handsome
store-room and dwelling, recently the pro-
perty of Laury & Peters, on the corner Of
Bank and Iron streets, in this borough, will
be sold at public sale on Saturday, June list,
at o'clock p. m. An excellent opportunity
to secure fine business stand and eligible
residence. fI.
The Keystone Band, of Weissport, an
nounce their first annual picnic to take
place, in the woods near the Lehighton stove
works, on Saturday June 18th, commencing
at IL o'clock. A number of bands from a
distance are expected to be present. Give
the boys good send Off
SUDDEN DEArii.--Will some one of the
members of our Borough Council look to
that hole at North east corner of Bank and
Iron street? 1t is trap which may cost
the borough several thousand dollars if not
fixed at once, and unless seen to we are as
sured that the matter will be presented to
the next Grand Jury.
An individual, no matter how great his
muscular propensities, cannot lift himself
by the seat of his trousers; but let dimi-
nutive wasp seize hold Of the same place,
and 1T will place him at an elevation of ten
feet in less than second. Still David Ebbert
keeps ahead of all competitors in the livery
business. Stables on North street.
The Hessian fly is said to have made
such sad havoc among the wheat fields in
Northampton county that many of the
farmers Monday commenced ploughing up
their wheat fields with the intention of
planting them with corn. In many places
large fields have been cut down, and very
slim crop is expected throughout the comfy.
In the United States Court, New York,
on Monday, Judge Batchford gave a decis-
ion in the case of eX-Judge Leisenring, of
Mauch Chunk, who claims $l7 900 900 from
the Union Pacific Railroad ond others.
Judge Blatchford overruled the demurrer,
and the defendants have leave to answer the
bill of the plaintiffs within thirty days.
Should they fail to do so, judgment will be
taken against them.
About noon on Thursday of last week,
distressing Incident occurred at Nesquehon-
ing slope No. 8. A school-boy named Isaac
Lamon eight, years ofage, was sent to the
mines with an elder brothers dinner, and
while there he attempted to board train of
cars in notion lie missed his hold and fell
on the rail aud sustained a compound fracture
of the right leg above and below the knee,
and a compound fracture Of the left leg be-
low the knee, as well as other injuries, He
died the same evening at o'clock,
yr-On Tuesday, May IA, the class OF cate
ehumens confirmed by Rev. j. L. Freeman,
at Weissport Reformed Church ON Palm
Sunday, surprised the reverend gentleman.
The party brought with them all kinds of
household necessaries, All mutually en-
joyed themselves in singing, prayer, and
reading, When the time came for the !
pleasant gathering to break up, all left with |
the feeling that they had been benefited |
mutually and socially in their pastors joy |
for the love and respect shown him by his J
young church members. n
Monday morning Judge Pershng cafl- |
ed up for sentence Nat. Mennig, who some |
time ago plead guilty to the charge ofArson, |
in attempting TO burn the Chronicle office, |
Pottsville. His honor stated that there was |
a number of matters to influence him in not |
imposing the extreme penalty imposed by |
law, which is twelve years, among which |
were the fact that he had plead guilty to |
the charge and eXculpated a man who was |
jointly indicted with him; penitence and |
the fact that he had a family. The court |
therefore sentenced him to pay fine of So, |
costs of prosecution and undergo an imprison-
ment Of one year at hard labor in the county
prison.
After stoppage of some seven months,
says the Tamaqua Courier, the Rolling Mill
OF Charles F. Shener started in on Monday.
The furnaces had been fired up the previous
evening and the men notified. When 4 a.
IN. arrived and Superintendent John Ralston
on the grounds some two hundred
men and boys met him with the request for
places at the rollers and furnaces. The
kindly informed them the
regular employees We're at their posts and
else he could do for them in time
TO come would be done. At present some
ninety persons have work and the mill
presents busy and lively scene with its
many fires aglow and, the hurryng life day
and night over the enclosure.
The allotments for June made at the re-
cent meeting Of the Anthracite Board of
Control were the following: Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company, 633 900
tons; Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 3O4 600
tonsj New Jersey Central Railroad Com
pany, $4,000 tons; Delaware Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company, 2O5,OOO
tons; Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
$4,000 tonsj Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company, l4l 900 tons; Pennsylvania
Coal Company ! OF 900 tOns-total | 734 600