The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-12-14

There will be a free chicken soup lunch
at the saloon of W. A. Peters, this Saturday.
night, and don't you forget it.
-tIus. ITinkle is putting up new porch
to his residence on Second street, and other
wise improving it.
Lewis Weiss, post office building, has
Just received another lot of boots, shoes and
CATERS, which he offers at very low prices.
William Howels was killed by a de-
scending cage in the Nottingham Colliery,
near Plymouth, Luzcrne county, on Monday
afternoon.
-Erening Bulletin is the title of a neatly
printed little sheet, 1920, just started in
uazleton. II is chuck full of interesting
matter, and is supplied at one cent per copy.
Rev. Mr.. Pickup, of Packerton, will
preach in the NJ E. Church of this borough,
row(Sunday)morning at 1880 o'clock;
and the Pastor Rev. G. Dram at p. m. All
are cordially invited.
Charles Froelich on the corner of Iron
and Second street, will sell his house and lot
on very reasonable terms, if application is
made soon also piece of farming land, in
Aahoning Valley, about 1S acres.
"A number of our young men have been
making enquiry of us as to whether the Ly-
ceum is to be recognized this winter or
not. We do not know perhaps Prof. F. X.
Bcrnd will take steps in the matter.
There wrs a resumption of coal-mining
in the schuylkill region last Monday to fill
the quota of 2s6 $50 tons, that regions pro-
portion of the additional allotment of ] ,OOO,-
900 tons for the present season. The pros
pect is against renewal of the coal combi-
nation in 1879.
The miners and laborers employed in
the Buck Ridge Colliery of May, Audenried
& Co., at Shamokn, struck Monday, the
miners demanding an advance of five cents
on each wagon and the laborers an advance
of fifty cents per week. The strike throws
out of employment about 200 men and boys.
While the mine rails were being low
cred into the Delaware and Hudson mine,
at Plymouth, Luzerne county, on Monday
evening, one of them became detached and
fell to the bottom of the shaft, fatally injur-
ing Edward Pierson and seriously injuring
John Martin and two boys. Pierson died
in few hours.
<The rain storm of Monday and Tuesday
last caused the water in the Lehigh to raise
some IL feet above low water mark; for
some time much anxiety was felt by our
people for our sister borough of Weissport,
but we are pleased to state those fears were
not realized for several hours the water
rose at the rate of about l2 inches per hour,
but at an early hour Wednesday morning
it began to recede, and all fears were dis
PEELED.
"A girls diary was found in her desk after
her death, in Chapman, Pa, and much
trouble is likely to come of it. She kept in
it an account of her daily life, including the
smallest incidents. Such entries as. g.
came home from church with me,and kissed
me at the gatc," and "Went riding with
-; he huggcd me good DEAL" are COM
mon. 1t would not matter if all the names
given were those of bachelors, for she was q
pretty girl, and it was no disgrace for them
to kiss and hug her if they got the chance
but such is not the case. Several of the men
are husbands. Nevertheless David Ebber
continues to hire his elegant teams at loves
prices. Livery on North street.
II. D. CLAUss, EsQ,-This gentleman il
rapidly gaining in popularity as the leading
merchant tailor in the Lehigh Valley, ant
his success in drawing first-class customer
to his establishment at Lehighton goes fo
to give our neighboring borough an excel
lent reputation for business generally. Tn,
secret of Mr.. Clauss' success is frst-clas
goods, skilful make up and the lowest casl
prices-quite as low as the lowest of Phila
delphia or New York. And the enterprs
ing example OF Mr.. Clauss is followed b,
other business men Of Lehighton, and not
withslanding the much talk about har
times, they all seem TO command reasonabl
success and gradual approach to prosperity
Carbon County Democrat.