The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-03-23
just opened 20O0 yards
of Spring prints at the Bee
Hive store, which are closing
out quickly at 5 5centsper yard.

April CHASGES.-lhOSe oil our subSCrlD-
ers who contemplate moving ON the first of
April, and desire the address of the ADvo-
CUTE changed, will please notify us of the
fact Immediately. Be sure and give your
present address, as well as the one to which
you wish the paper sent.
The Glendon Iron Works are enjoying
a season Of great prosperity. The company
has now on hand only between 1000 and
5000 tons of iron, and is shipping about 100
tons more a day than they manufacture, al
though She furnaces are being run to their
fullest capacity. AHCRtotCH Democrat.
The representatives of the coal compa-
nies met in New York Wednesday afternoon
and fixed the production for April at |, ,l25,-
600. The shipments for April of last year
were ,7l2,G5S tons. Prices were advanced
10 cents on stove coal, and 25 cents on all
other sizes.
Rev, g. Dram, the newly appointed pas
tor of the NJ. L. Church, will preach his first
sermons in this place, tomorrow Sunday
morning at 1880 a. IN. and p. m. All are
invited. The Packertor church will be sup
piled by a student of the Theological Semin-
airy, who will be under the jurisdiction of
Rev. G. Dram.
Local newspapers in all portions of
Pennsylvania speak of the departure of
their home merchants for Philadelphia, to
purchase their Spring stocks. If you want
to please your girl" just mention to her
that you have engaged one of David Eb-
berts fine teams, and will be around for her
Saturday afternoon, to take drive.
Fritz Kelly, the tinsmith of this place,
who has been lying i'll for few weeks past,
died on Wednesday evening. His funeral
took place on Friday morning, and was very
largely attended. Deceased was about so
years of age, and leaves a wife and several
children to deplore their loss. Fritz was a
vsTy large man. weighing in the neighbor-
bood of 80 pounds. -
The Packerton district has a liberal school
director in the person Of ex-SherF REG
el, a few weeks ago he treated the pupils TO
a large basket full of apples, and on last Fri
day he put in his appearance again with a
good supply Of oranges. He has promised
to open his heart again on Easter Let him
come, we are sure all the big and little boys
and girls will greet him with smiling faces.
-Ifhs 6all at Mauch Chunk, in honor GJ
of St. Patrick, last Monday night ended ia a
miscellaneous fight. From what We could
learn party who were not permitted to
participate in the ball, had during the night
provided themselves with clubs and heaps
OF piled up stones, and when the ball broke
up made an attack upon those who had been
present. Result few broken heads and
bruises, ending by the issuance ofa few war
rants Of arrest. Fipe st. Patrckl
At a meeting Of the National Club of
the Beaver Meadow Mines" held on Tues
day night, the chairman read the communi-
cation received from the Hon. Mr.. Rapsher,
in relation to his action on the company
store bill, before the Legislature, and the ac-
ton of the club in censuring him at the last
meeting By motion, the club agreed to ac-
cept of Mr.. Rapsher's communication, but
would maintain the position taken by them
at the former meeting, and resolved that the
business committee send a communication,
which was read to the club, in answer 10
Mr.. RapsheT.- Or. HaSleton SeHtnel.