The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-11-16
Big Creek Items.
The mountains look bare.
The leaves have fallen.


The mountains look bare.
The leaves have fallen.
Now put your ice houses in order.
-Thos. Koons passed through this place
on Saturday.
Now that election is over things gener-
ally will take IL rect.
We congratulate our friend DIR. j. G.
Zern, upon his success.
Josiah Walck captured deer the other
week. back on the mountains.
Monday was warm and pleasant but on
Tuesday cold and clustering,
The Mackeretown school has at present
SO pupils enrolled Walcksvlle A.
jacob Snyder and wife, of Millport,
were at this place last week visiting friends.
You can most always tell by the way a
person dresses, whether he pays his debts or
not.
II. ]. Sewers, of this place. is very
able artist on the blackboard for Sunday
school work.
Several tramps passed through this
place this week seeking, but finding no EN-
ployment.
The residence Of Mr.. Laurel Kunkel, of
Pine Run, is nearly completed; size l7!X2O,
|! story high.
Ben. Peters, teacher of Pine Run school
No. /, says he is very well pleased with his
appointment.
The President has issued proclama-
ton setting aside the 2Sth of Nov. as a day
of Thanksgiving.
Now that the election is over consider
able less licking is done (of stckers), but
teachers are keeping it up not with tongue
but with rod.
We had n light fall of snow on Friday
of last week, which rather surprised num-
Der of our farmers who had some corn out
in the fields unhusked.
Our friend J. X. Rickcrt, who was also
a candidate for Commissioner on the Green
back ticket, received quite a complimentary
vote from both ofthe old parties of Franklin.
Rev. J. Z. Freeman, of the Reformed
church, held preparatory services in the
Solt's church on Saturday last and on Sun
day morning he administered the Lords
Supper to his congregation.
i learn that fox chase is to take place at
the hotel ofJohn Weiss, ,Towamcnsing Twp,
on Saturday, Nov 10th. Those of our hun
a
chance for the prize, open to all.
Our druggist, C. w. Lcntz, of Weiss
port has pollcd the heaviest vote of amy
candidate on the Greenback ticket. Charlie
indeed is clever fellow, and if he had been
elected, no doubt, would have madc a good
Coroner.
The Grecnbackers of Franklin polled
IS votes Il gain of five since the election of
, 1876. At that rate it will require them over
quarter of century to carry the township;
but we think this was their last effort, and
the name G. b. will disappear from amongst
us.
Mr.. Nathan Solt, of this place, and Miss
L. Smith, of Parryville, were united in the
bonds Of holy matrimony last week. The
happy pair left for Reading and are not eX-
pccted back until next week. We wish them
success and a safe return.
A protracted meeting will begin in the
Solt's church this Sunday evening. The
trustees of the church, wish it to be under
stood that there will be no splitting of tobac-
co Juice on the floor, nor unnecessary noise
or standing outside of the church allowed
during the meetings; any one violating
their rules will be dealt with according to
law.
-FARNERs SEEKTNG PROTECTION.-The
Catasauqua Dispatch saws A bill iscontem-
plated to be brought before the Legislature
at its next session to impose fine of not less
than $40 and imprisonment for tresspassing
on any farms of that county-The object of
| the bill is that the farmers may have more
right to their property. 1t is the rule among
the gunncrs to point loaded and cooked
| gun at the farmer when ordered off his
grounds, and great many broken fences,
&c.. force the farmers to apply for some
remedy. REVERE.