The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-04


So, and school debt of $46,079.S9.
Vegetation of all kinds has frightened
up amazingly since the late rains.
There is a State law inhicting penalty
of 500 for burning brush after dark.
Work in all of the slate quarres in and
around Slatington is being rapidly pushed.
, The Allentown National Bank the 9TH
er day received keg containing $4,000 in
gold.
Farm wages seem to be comparatively
low this year. Fifst-cass hands work for
81 per month.
Commencement Day at the Lehigh Uni
versity will be Thursday June goth. The
graduating class will be the largest that has
ever gone from that institution.
Go to A. J. Durling's popular drug store,
for the celebrated insect powder-sure death
to worms injecting currant, gosseberry and
all other bushes. Paris Green, Il fresh stock
Just received, for the destruction of the pota-
to bug. Cheap for cash.
-" Down at Mahanoy junction." says an
exchange, "there is young man learning
telegrabhy." What that has to do with the
fact that David Bbbert's is the cheapest and
best livery in this county, we are at loss to
understand; but you may ask David.
Charles Z. Lubdrg, ex-receiving teller
of the First National Bank of MahahoyJwho
resigned in February last, was arrested FRI
day on the charge of having embezzled
$2l00, and of having mutilated and falsified
the books and papers ofthe bank. He gave
bail in $4,000.
While several men were preparing to
make blast in the East Mines, near st.
Clair, Saturday evening, a premature eX-
plosion occurred, instantly killing Thomas
Hughes and seriously wounding William
Davis, both residents Of st. Clair, Sthuylkill
county.
Upon the first evidence of stomachc or
bowel disorders, promptly give the baby a
few doses of DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup and pre-
vent suffering on the part of the little one.
Price rs cents.
Charles Stanley, captain of the canal
boat Blue Bonnet, while steering through
the feeder OH the Delaware Division
Canal, about two miles below Easton, Friday
afternoon, was thrown overheard by the
breaking of the rudder tiller and drowned.
lie was twenty-three years old and un-
married.
The Executive Committee of the 1ehigh
Coal Exchange and that of the Schuylkill
Coal Exchange met In conference Friday
afternoon in Philadelphia. The prices of
April were agreed upon as the ruling figures
for May. The present rate of production is
little more than half that of the same period
last year.
Our maiden aunt and "the rest of
the family" have arrived, afflicted with
terrible coughs and colds. Immediately
supplied each one with bottle of DR.. CoXe's
Wild Cherry and Seneka. They are better.
Price 25 and 80 cents per bottle.
The many friends of Daniel Kalbfuss,
Esq, will no doubt be paihed to learn that
he is suffering from what is hoped to be
only temporary mental arrangement, and
that he was taken to the Krkbride Asylum,
at Philadelphia, on Tuesday morning last
for treatment. We trust he may meet with
q speedy recovery.
The examination of teachers for Kidder
township took place on Tuesday last, and
County Superintendent fofiord informs us
that the six schools in that district have all
been reiurhished with new patent school
furniture This, for hard times" speaks
well for the management of the Kidder
township school directors.
A meeting of veterans of the late. war
will be held at the Fort Allen House, in
Wessport, this Saturday evening at 1880
o'clock, for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the due observance of Decoration
Day MAY 30). a full attendancs is re-
quested.
LOST, OH Monday evening, April 29th,
between the residence of John S. Lentz and
Durling's drug store, part of gold watch
chain, on which was attached the bar belong
81 hi, /
ably rewarded by leaving the same With
either of the undersigned.
JoHN S. LENTz,
May 4. or F. Z, 1ENTz.
AT Wilkesbarre, Tuesday, F. S. PAUL.,
convicted in January last Of forgery, was
sentenced by Judge Stanton to two years
imprisonment in the county Jail. The torg-
cry consisted Of an interlineaton of a lease
which enabled PAUL. to remove the porches
from building. PAUL. is wealthy citizen
of Scranton, and hitherto highly respected.
%. II. Meyers, Judge of the Northamp-
ton county courts, filed his application Fra
day to go into involuntary bankruptcy.
When he took the Bench, about three years
ago, he forfeited a practice worth $4,000 a
year. The salary of Judge of the County is
SIS 900. The cause of his financial embar-
rassment Is attributed to his llberallty in IN
dorsing for his friends.
II. II. Peters, ag't, has just returned
from Philadelphia with an entirely new
stock ofmerchant tailoring goods, comprising
suitings, cloths, cassmeres and vesting, all
of which he will make up to order, in latest
style and most durable manner, at prices
which will prove perfectly astonishing for
the ready cash. He respectfully invites his
friends and the public to call and inspect his
stock before they purchase elsewhere. Re
member, the prices are lower than ever be-
fore offered in this borough. Store in Post
office building, Lehighton, Pa. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
The two weeks suspension in the
Schuylkill region ended last Saturday, and
Monday work was resumed. The men
made about l3 days in the month of April,
which is more time than has been made any
month since January. The programme as
marked out by the Board of Control for the
balance of the first half year, or up to July
!, is that the total production up to that date
for all the companies shall be 6,50O,OOO tons.
This will leave the Schuylkill regions about
100000 tons to produce in May and June,
or 100000 tons per month, which is equal TO
about three weeks work for each month.
On the eight and ten days worked per month
in February and March the mining popula-
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