The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-08-24
n II. SEWERS,
Tht Carbon Sdrofate.
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1878.
Local and Personal.

Vests liver pills cure liver complaint.
Don't fail to bring something to the
Fair
Read Tilghman Arner's new advertise
ment in another column.
If you want to help Newspaper, always
pay your subscription promptly.
Spring and summer styles Of gents and
Youths hats, at T. D. Clauss' at low prices.
The Governor issued a proclamation
Tuesday announcing the creation of the new
county of Lackawanna.
A full line of boots and shoes, gents
furnishing goods, &C., at I, D. Clauss'' very
cheap.
Robert X. Enbody is requested to call
at this Office Immediately. By doing go he
may save himself trouble.
Prime Timothy seed for sale at j. L.
Gabels hardware store, opposite Tho Public
Square, Lehighton.
Mr.. ]. T. Nusbaum's residence with its
new French roof and handsome porch, when
finished will look "just nobby."
Get your prescriptions, and Family Re
cipes compounded, at A. j. Durlings Fam
lily Drug and Medicine Store.
The Thomas Iron Company recently
sold 500 tons of No. ] Foundry at $iS per
ton. The latest quotation is $l6.50.
Paints, oils, and varnishes very low at
Luckenback's, Mauch, Chunk. Mixed paint
all shades, TO order.
We were pleased TO greet our friend Prof.
W. Z. Smith, of Berwick, on Monday, as he
stopped over on his return to that place.
-Ify want good fine set of Buggy
Harness or set Of Heavy Team Harness for
low price, call OH NJ. Florey, Weissport
Val. Schwartz, the undertakeron Bank
street, is enlarging and improving his manu-
factory by the addition of another story.
ALI medicines warranted fresh, genuine
and unadulterated tthe Peoples Drug and
Family Medicine store. A. j. purling,
Proprietor.
AT the Bangor slate quarries the lsborers
now are permitted to mako but three days
in week. The slate trade is very dull at
this time.
Clocks and Watches carefully repaired,
and work warranted, at lowest cash rates, at
HagemSn's cheap cash store, opposite public
square, Weissport. S0-l3.
The attendance at the Evangelical
Camp Meeting, at Bowman's on Sunday last
was immense. The meeting closed on Tues
day evening, and we are told that the af-
fair was a decided success.
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 invalids, weakly persons, and the aged,
The widow of ex- Governor Andrew II.
Reeder, of Easton died in said place on FRI
day morning last from the effects offs paraly-
tie affection with which she was overcome
some five years ago.
Mr.. Gabriel Dilcher, of Mahoning, pre-.
scented us on Saturday last, with two very
fine figs from tree on his farm. They are
of the first crop, and from the specimens be
fore us, we don't see why they cannot be
proftably raised in this section.
II. D, Clauss, the Lehghto merchant
tailor, is now receiving an unusually large
stock Of gents suitings, cloths, cassimers anc
vestings which he will make up to order il
the latest fashion at extremely low price
for cash.
The breaker boys employed at Provost
colliery, at Centralia, who struck last weel
for an advance ofwages, resumed work Tues
day morning at the old rates. Their strik
compelled 200 persons to remain idle fo
several days.
The Lehigh and Eastern Railway Com
pany, the line Of which will run through
the northern part of Lehigh county, anC
which will make a new outlet for coal t
Boston and the East, recently executed
mortgage to the New York Trust Compan.
for $5,oOO,OO0.
Parents wishing their children TO TAX
thorough music lessons on piano, organ vic
lin, guitar, flute, or vocal music, should ad
dress Prof VIM. p. Moran, Weissport, Pa
Particular attention given to string band
and glee clubs. Music arranged for all in
struments very reasonable. Leave orders a
this ofice or at the post office.
Peter McManus, charged with the mur
der Of Frederick Hesser, was Thursday {
last week, convicted OF murder in the frs
degree, in the Northumberland count
court. The trial lasted eight days, an
created the greatest excitement. Mr.. Hesse
at the time he was murdered was night watch
man at the Hickory Swamp Colliery at Cof
Run, and had excited the hatred of th
organization known as the Molly Mcguire
for the active part he took in the prosecu
tion Of one of its members who committed
murder. John o'Neill, who has been o
trial during the last week for the mui
der Of the same man, was Tuesday evenin
also found guilty Of murder in the firt d'
gree.