The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-06-15

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The Lehighton School Board want n
ianitor for the school house, and collector
of taxes. See advertisement in another
| column.
"A new paper, it is said, will be shortly
| issued, in this county in the interests of the
| National or Greenback party, with Hon. j.
c.. Fincher as editor and publisher.
p. T. Brady has fitted up and will run
in connection with his eating department
an ice cream parlor for ladies and gentlemen
and proposes to keep nothing but first class
article of ice cream and other refreshments
The investigation ofthe affairs of the de-
funct Reading Iavings Bank, which was to
have taken place Monday, has been postpon-
ed until the 18th instant, owing to the con-
tinued illness of A. +. Boas, ex-president of
the>bank.
/-Dr. W. W. Reber, son of our friend DIR.
N. B. Reber, has returned from Philadel-
phia, where he has been studying for his
profession. We understand that the young
NJ. D. will practice with his father for the
present. Z
Persons who ofe in the habit Of visiting
cemeteries and plucking flowers from the
plots will bear in mind that there is a law
declaring it to be misdemeanor for any but
the owners to remove from any grave or
cemetery lot any flower or other memorial
token of affection.
We learn that by request Of number
Of his friends, Prof. D. c. Xander, corner of
North and Northampton streets, this borough,
will this friday evening, give one of his
unique Parlor Entertainments at his resi-
dence as above. Admission only 10 cents.
We paid visit to the Central Carriage
Works, Wednesday, and found the "boys"
busy as nailers. Among other work on
hand is very handsome and snowy BUTCH
er wagon for Dildine Snyder, of Parryville,
and beautiful phoeton for L. D. Bowman,
of Towanda, N. Y,
Harry lIofford, hostler at the Exchange
Hotel, in this borough, was out with some
others Monday evening, and while at the
Franklin Hotel, Weissport, cutting up, was
pushed or fell over n chair, and broke two
or three of his ribs. He is attended by Dr.
Seiple.
The pic mic of the Keystone Band, of
Weissport, took place on Wednesday last,
and was tolcrably well attended. The Nc
Daniel family furnished the music for the
dancing. The members of the band desire
to return their thanks to the people of Le-
highton and Weissport for their liberal pat
ronage.
H. II. Peters, merchant tailor, post
Office building, has just received a large
stock of gents neckwear, &c, which he is
offering very low for cash. Look! Black
silk bows, five for Is cents; linen collars,
two for Is cents; gents hose, six pair for rs
cents; and all other goods at equally low
prices.
/-At the meeting ofthe Lehighton School
Board last Tuesday evening, Wm. Zehner
and F. p. Longstreet, rendered their resgna-
tions as members of that body. On motion,
the designations were accepted, and Rev. A.
Bartholomew was elected to fill one
vacancy, the other remaining to be filled at
the next meeting What is the matter? 4
TO show the depreciation of real estate
we may mention the fact that the Allen
House, the largest hotel in this city, situate
right in the business centre, was sold at
sherih's sale last Friday to the Easton and
Catasauqua Banks, jointly, for S23 1000.
The property cost its late owner, Mr.. VIM.
Kern, of the exploded banking firm of Will
liam II. Blumer & Co., $69, ,00O.-AHentoon
Democrat.
Daniel Graver, at the
Bee Hive Store, has marked
down the prices ofladies Dress
Goods and Dry Goods in order
to reduce stock. Now call
for bargains.
NMonday afternoon Levi Bartholomew,
"a track hand on the l.. V. r. r., was en-
gagged loading rails with a number of others,
when portion of them attempted TO throw
the rail on the track before the others We're
ready, causing it to swing around and fall
to the track, striking Bartholomew on the
foot and badly smashing it. Mr.. B. is very
unfortunate, he has daughter lying very
i'll for the past six months, son was badly
burned at the Siatington fire, and now he
himself is laid up. n
The lately confirmed members of IKE
Reformed church, of East Mauch Chdnk,
made a surprise visit to their PASTOR Rev.
j. L. Freeman, in IPessport, on Tuesday
last. The party was under the leadership
of Mr.. Henry Bieneman, who in a neat
speech presented to the rev. gentleman a
quantity Of groceries, provisions, &c., and to
Mrs. Freeman a handsome new dress for
all of which Rev. Freeman and lady feel
very grateful. A pleasant time was had
during the evening, and the party returned
to Z. M. Chunk on the IL p. m. train.
The directors of the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey adopted a resolu-
ton Wednesday requesting the receiver of
the company to obtain authority from the
Court Of Chancery in New Jersey for mold
ing an election of a new Board Of Directors
on the 10th of July, There is little doubt
that the election will be held as proposed,
and that the successful ticket will be made
up of f. S. Lathrop and other new men, to
the exclusion Of John Taylor Johnston and
other old directors, under whose manage
ment the company became bankrupt.
-" My Dear Savannah Home" A beauti-
ful song and chorus, by II. P. banks, (auth-
or of"SILvER THREADS AMONG TIE GoLD,"
and hundreds of other popular melodies,) is
published complete in the June Score" with
four other pieces of standard music, as Con-
ISOLATION, one of MeDdelssohn's Songs with
out words; Night is fine, song by Guglielmo;
Aida, an instrumental arrangement, by Lou
is Falk, an I'm Strudel Gslop, one of Fausts
most popular. Besides we find interesting
reading matter, which will be found valuable
to all lovers of art. The subscription price is
only Sl,i5. Single copies sent by mail for 10
cents. Send for Perrys catalogue of half
price music. Address John F. Perry 4 Co.,
Publishers, 53S Washington St., Boston,
Mass.
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