The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-26

PlIauI luT legislative nonOIS'
-Eastman's bitch will cost the County
Treasury at least $780, Dear dog-meatl
The Assessors to be elected next month
will make the assessments for the current
year.
Ben. T. Kleppinger now dispenses thC
Inequalities Of the Washington Hotel, Sum
NIT Hill.
The Jersey Central pay-car made it.
welcome appearance here on Thursday
afternoon.
The Independent voters Of the I'd Ward
announce of mass-meeting at Oak Hall, fol
Monday the 2sth inst.
Mr. Philip RAIDER now holds forth in
his new furniture store, 4th, near South
street, East Mauch Chunk.
The lower end was strongly represented
in Court during the week, and Pennsylvania
Dutch the lingo mostly used.
The Treasurers accounts, kept by Mr..
| CLAUS, ir., were found correct to a penny.
This spoke well for the young man.
The CanCan party of East Mauch
Chunk has been efiectually broken up by
the forced departure otthe principal dancers.
The many cases lost by the Common
wealth during the present session of Court
will saddle heavy expense upon the
County.
Quite number of persons from this
neghborhood design to look for profitable
employment in Brazil. And the mania is
spreading.
The amount of costs resulting to the
county from last weeks trial proceedings is
S254.6S. If doubled, the Commissioners say,
it would be nearer the truth.
WIN. Diterline, leader of the Phnnix
Cornet Band, has lately entered into matri-
monial partnership with a Miss Ebert, of
Upper Mauch Chunk.
On last Monday Superintendent Hoflord
visited the schools of East Mauch Chunk,
and, as far as have heard, expressed him
self satisfied with both teachers and pupils.
-Deducting amount oftaxes outstanding,
the net amount of Indebtedness of Carbon
County is only about $1,000, which speaks
well for the board of County Commissioners.
Albright & Stroh's foundry and machine
shops are again in full blast on orders, the
filling of which will keep their hands en-
ployed all winter. The wire mill is also
again running steady.
"A MASQUERADE ball for next Thursday
evening at the Mansion, and grand bail
to be held by the Phoenix Hose Company at
Oak Hall, on the evening of Washington's
birth day are on the tdpiS.
This years County statement. gotten up
by Commissioners clerk Swartz is the best
job of the kind have ever been permitted
to see. Both as rapid penman and correct
accountant Mr.. Swartz cannot be eXcelled
1t is subject of very common remark
that Hon. w. NJ. Rapsher has of late aston
ishingiy improved as speaker, and there
are many who predict that this gentleman
will eventually make one Of our very best
pleaders at the bar
Com. VS.. Joseph and John Otto, ar
ranged for burglary, begun on last Saturday
still continues and is likely to occupy the
remainder of the week. The attendance has
thus far been unusually large, and things
look rather gloomily for the accused.
AT this writing Tuesday evening,) the
Schlnke-OttOc case isstill progressing. Coun-
sci concerned work hard and many a tilt
has been engaged in between Messrs. Al
bright and Siewers Of counsel for the Com
monwcalth, and Messrs. Craiga and Rupsher,
counsel for the defendants.
The protracted meetings at the East
Mauch Chunk NJ. L. Church have closed, F..
not solitary "sinner" having presented |
himself for prayer during their continuance. |
Hard times. Perhaps that people generally |
think more of grub and the means TO buy it |
than of religion
The Schinke-Otto burglary case was
given to the jury yesterday wednesday, |
afternoon, but up to 6 p. m, no verdict had |
been arrived at The prevailing opinion |
points to either a verdict of acquittal or |
disagreement of the jury. But as juries are |
very unreliable bodies it will be best for all |
not to be so sanguinc whatever their opn-
ions may be.
The fiftieth anniversary oft the marriage
of the venerable Asa Packer couple turned |
out to be even greater affair than anticipa-
ted. In response to the numerous invita- |
tiOns extended, hundreds from far and near |
called in the afternoon to congratulate the |
aged pair and the ball given in honor of the
event in the evening was certainly the most |
thing ever witnessed here. The
clergyman who performed the marriage
ceremony fifty years ago, Rev. Mr.. Marks, |
now of Ohio, was present, as was also two of |
the witnesses of the wedding, Mrs. Packers |
brother and one of the bridesmaids. Among |
the guests were one couple who had been
married siXty-une years. and another mar
ried iitty-eight years ago.
The Otto burglary trial ended this Thurs
day forenoon by verdict of not guilty, after
the jury had been out nearly Is hours. Its
caused very little surprise as
it was what nearly everybody expected.
Otto, the father, shed tears, while Otto the
younger smiled all over when the finding
was announced The county will probably
be the heaviest sufferer in the whole trans.
action, as paying the fiddler will be her
share. Messrs. Craig and Rapshcr did well
for their clients, and too much praise cannot
be accorded TO them, as it was Il desperate
case. The rest of the week will be devoted
to civil suits, that of Jos. Obert VS.. the
Lower Sancon Fire Insurance Company
being now on. Albright for plaintiff Green
for defendant.
And so the iudomitable Jonathan C.
Fincher has opened the campaign at last
with speech. A spring campaign has
hitherto been thing unknown in Carbon,
but Judging from present appearances, such
viii not o. the case. True, this labor reform
md GRE. H-bacS movement may not amount
q much in ,Ne lower end, but in the mining
districts beyond - will not fail tocaptpre the
masses. 1t is someth.Cg new, and almost
anything new will "taAe"-ior a while at
least. On the whole ifthe green-back move
would only fill depleted pocket books, and
The labor reform movement reform the
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