The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-06-29

The Lansford post office has been made
a money order office.
r.. F. Hofrord, County Superintendent,
returned home from his trip to Alabama on
Wednesday last, looking first-rate.
Tomorrow Sunday will be Quarterly
Meeting in the M. E. Church, of this place.
Preaching at 1890 a. m. by the pastor, and
at 1880 p. m. by Rev. j. +. Chaplain, P. E.
of the District. Special review of the Sun
day school lesson at 2 p. m. All are invited
10 attend.
AN unsuccessful lover was asked by
what means he lost his divinity. "Alas"
cried he, 81 hattered her until she got too
proud to speak to me-" To regain her he
should hire one of David Ebbert's handsome
teams, and take her out for an airing.
Terms very low.
The case of Aaron Weidaw, charged on
oath of Susan Musselman, with committing
q rape upon her, was before Esq. 7. s. Beck
Thursday afternoon, and, on motion of de-
fendants counsel, adjourned until Saturday.
Weidaw was held in 5000 for his appear
ance at that time.
-e&The huclxleberry crop in this county is
an important one, and will soon be ready
for gathering. Last year, from Weatherly,
Charles Cassler shipped 2,SOO bushels of the
fruit, the freight charges ON which alone
up to 81 400. This years crop ppromis-
es to equal any yet gathered.
In Court at Easton last week Cyrus
Hickman, the chap who recently stole a
horse and buggy from the stables of Mr..
George Schoeneberger, at Siegfried's bridge,
Aplead guilty to the commission Of the crime,
and was thereupon sentenced to pay fine
of 81, and costs, and undergo an imprison-
ment of five years, at labor, in the county
Jail.
--Chas. w. Leniz announces to his friends
and the citizens generally of Weissport and
Lehighton, that he has opened q drug store,
next to the Fort Allen House, in the borough
of Weissport, and will keep on hand full
supply of all the popular medicines, drugs,
chemicals, &c, which he will sell at the very
lowest prices for cash. Give him call.
H. II. Peters, merchant tailor, post
office building, this borough, is still busy
making up those new and fashionable suits
for gents at his very popular prices for cash.
If you need something nice and cheap, call
and examine his new stock of goods. just
received. His prices are fully as low as the
same goods can be bought for in the city.
Try it.
Patrick Collins, the Commissioner OF
Schuylkill county, recently convicted of
forging names of sureties to his bond, when
| appointed Tax Collector for Palo Alto, was
sentenced at Pottsville Tuesday to pay a
fine of one dollar and the costs of prosecu-
ton and undergo six months imprisonment
in the county Jail.
JUSTICE AND CONSTABLE BLANKS.
We keep constantly on hand supply oi
the following blank forms Summons, War
rants, Executions, Subpenas, Justices Tax
Warrants, Constables' Sales, &c, which we
are selling at very low cash prices. Get
your blanks at the CARBON ADVOCATE Office
If we have not got them on hand, we can
print them for you at very short notice.
The dedication of the new hall o.
Wreath of Friendship Lodge, No. 9l7, |. O
0. f. South Bethlehem, took place Tuesday
A parade, 600 strong, with five bands
marched through the principle streets of the
town, halting on Calypso Island, where Q
supper had been served. In the evening q
large meeting was organized in the pavilion
and lecture was delivered by Past Grand
Sire Nicholson, of philadelphia. Other pro
minent members of the Order made adj
dresses.