The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-01-11

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pied by Mrs. Fatzinger, is offered for rent.
Sec advertisement in another column.
We are indebted to Hon. j. G. Zern for
an advance copy of the Governors message.
BE careful ofyour sleigh robes when you
hitch your team on the streets. A number
have been stolen lately, and you might miss
yours.
-Michacl IIouser, farmer of East Bruins
wick, schuylkill county, hanged himself in
his barn on Tuesday. lie is supposed to
haye been pecuniarily embarrassed.
"A "cave" of several acres has occurred
in the Pennsylvania Coal Company's mine
at Port Griffith, near Scranton. 1t will be
several weeks before the mine can resume
operations.
All the members of the family of Jacob
| Huber, near Treichlersville, except himself,
died recently from the effects Of dphthera
his wife, four children and boy he had
living with him.
WIN. Blumer, formerly President of the
First National Bank of Allentown, which
went into liquidation about q year ago, was
arrested Monday, charged with embezzle-
ment lie ws released on $4,000 bail.
There being no quorum present last
Monday, the regular time for the monthly
meeting of the School Board, the business
was deferred to a special meeting, to be
called by the Secretary at an carly date.
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1t is reported that a New York detective
has arrested, in Rio Janeiro, Thomas d.
Conyngham, of Wilkes Barre, who forged
nearly $4,000 in that city in August, 1876.
Conyngham escaped to Brazil via England.
-Four persons were admitted and two re-
instated members of Gnadon ITuetten Lodge,
| |. o. o. F., of this borough on Tuesday even
ing last At the meeting of the o. U. A. NJ,
last week two new members were admitted.
The miners Of Charles Parrish & Co. are
working under the reduction at Winomie
and Sugar Notch. At Plymouth they have
resolved not to work at reduced rates. In
Wilkesbarre only portion are working and
efforts are making to get upa general strike.
George W. Childs, A. NJ, would rather
be editor of the Philadelphia Ledger than
have the Berlin mission or any other Office,
and so David Ebbert, our popular livery
man, would rather dwell in Lehighton and
| hire his handsome teams to our people at
low rates than take government office.
There being no special business to act
upon, on the 9th inst, the Lchighton Boro'
Council omitted its regular monthly meet
ing. There will be a special meeting during
the month, when the question of liquidating
some of the outstanding borough bonds, with
the balance in the hands of the treasurer at
present, will be considered.
The Presbyterian church of Hokcn-
dauqua has been holding religious services
every night during this week of prayer.
The pastor, Rev. J. 4. Little, has been as
sisted by Rcvs. James w. Wood, of Allen
town, and D. Young, of Catasauqua. The
meeting have been largely attended, and of
deep interest to the community.
The Board of Pardons at Harrisburg,
Wednesday, decided to recommend the COM
mutation of the death sentence of Blasius
Pstorius to imprisonment for life, They re-
fused to recommend a commutaton of the
sentences of Sharp and Mcdonnell, the Car
bon county Mollie Maguires, who are to be
hanged on the l4th inst.
Rev. Elias II. Beadle, D. D., LII. D. the
divine and scientist, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, in Philadelphia, died
suddenly Monday afternoon, of neuralgia
of the heart. On Sunday morning he
preached a sermon on the subject, "Christ
Yindicated." lie was born in Coopers-
town, n. Y, in 1912, and was a self-madc
man.
The revival meetingsin the Evangelical
church in Weissport, in charge of the pastor
Rev. j. X. Seyfrit, have been continued du.
ring the week, eliciting deep interest from
the hundreds who have crowded the church
to participate in them. No time has beer
set for their dscontinuance. The pastor
says he is willing to continue them as lon.
as they seem to be accomplishing good.
-Elwin Bauer, Esq, of East MoucI
Chunk, paid visit to our sanctum on Tues
day. lie is looking extremely well anc
happy. During a brief conversation, Mr.
Bauer expressed an assent to allow his mann
to go before the Democratic Convention rs
candidate for Prothonotary, if his friend
should so desire. 1t is safe to say that tn
name of no better man will go before the con
vcntion.
VIM. Miner, and his father, of Weiss
port, on Tuesday evening, in handsome
new cutter, were driving home from llaucl
Chunk, and just as they commenced the as
cent Of the mountain road, nearly opposit
the gas works, two or three boys came kitin;
down the road on sleds frightening the hors
which shied, breaking some of the iron
work, the cross-bar and one of the thills O
the sleigh. The horse was a gentle one, o
the disaster would have been more serious
Boys should not be allowed to sled on tn
public highways.
Seven hundred men and boys employee
at the Brookside coliery, near Pottsville
s'l uSh oh SuNuIuoN iuht hllcSlls5' 10 a. lNdspll
two months arrears of pay due them by th
Phila. and Reading Coal Company. Tn
employees Of the Philadelphia and Readin
Coal Company at Beechwood Collery, VIII
struck last week for back wages, were pal,
; off Monday. 1t is understood that the col
: liery will be closed for the winter, which will
throw out of employment 800 men and boys
The employees of the Brookside mines ofth
same Company, who struck for back pay las
Thursday, resumed work Monday. TIL
I strikeat the Luke Fiddler Collery continue:
The banking house of Bennett, Phelp
& Co., of Wilkes Barre, closed their doors o.
Friday of last week. This was considers
> one Of the strongest institutions in the State
4 and its closure has taken everybody by sur
prise. Ziba Bennett, the senior parner, die
a short time ago, and left :.an estate value
at $3.50, 900. The banks liabilities are esti
D mated at $500, 900, They owe deDositor