The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-15
Mauch Chunk Notes,

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SOME OLD UNRECoRDED DEEDs-Register
and Recorder Phillips has been overturning
the old papers in his Office recently, and has
unearthed some curious and singular facts
in regard TO peoples negligence IN the mat
ter of making record of public documents.
For instance, a deed executed in 1912, by
A. Tubbs and wife to Reuben Fritz conveys
lot No l6, in the then village of Weatherly,
and with the injunction that it be "not re-
corded till further orders. The secret of the
| injunction is that at this time the details of
| setting off of Carbon as a seperate county
had not been completed, and afterwards the
matter was overlooked and neglected. On
the 9th Of April, 1850, Wilson Hough and
wife conveyed to John McCoal so acres of
| land IN Mahoning township, and this re-
mains unrecorded." Similar old deeds from
| Francis Sucker, Sheriff, to Jacob Brown
land belonging to Jacob Kreder, in Frank
lin township; l22 acres in Towamensing
| from WIN. II. Seiglried to Peter Shaffer I;
| 1853 perches of land in Towamensing, con-
veyed TO Joshua Scheilber by Henrietta
| Geeensweg; j. r. Struthers, Treas, to John
| Lentz, land of Mary Smithers, in Lausanne !;
land of Charles Evans, Penn Forest, decided
to Daniel Bertsh, by A. G. Brodhead Treas.
! There are many other instances, and the
supposition is that in some cases the neg
lect to leave the fee for recording at the
time Of leaving the deed, is why they were
| not recorded. We repeat, deed or mort
gage of real estate is Of no value till put on
record.
COMMISSIONERS MEErING.-The County
| Commissioners held a regular meeting on
| Tuesday, Commissioner Gallagher in the
/ chair. Some important questions bearing
! upon the economical administration of the
county's interests, for the current year,
were considered at length, and it was
decided that the true Democratic policy
| of retrenchment and reform be strictly en-
forced. Several bills were approved, and
ordered paid. At a supplemental meeting
on Wednesday, Mercantile Appraiser Cal
win, as a matter of courtesy, submitted to
the Commissioners the question as to what
two of the four newspapers published in the
county he should advertise the Appraise-
ment this year. After due deliberation, it
was decided to have it advertised in the
Democratic party organ, the Carbon County
Democrat and the CARBON ADVOCATE, the
conclusion being that these two were fully
covered by the statutory requirements, and
would reach the largest number of readers
/ in the county.
BRIEF ToPIcs.-0n Sunday evening last,
/ Nlilc F. u hlllt, llSV was walking uOWn
| Broadway, he slipped and fell, breaking one
| of the bones of his left arm, just above the
wrist DR.. Leonard set the broken limb.
Mrs. Ella Wilhelm, wife of Captain Thos.
| Wilhelm, of the U. S. Army and for several
years in service on the Pacific Slope, is now
paying a visit to her friends here and her
relations in Easton.
An adjourned meeting of the Borough
Council will be held on Saturday evening,
at which time action will be taken on a
proposition made by C. G.. Armbruster, Chief
of the Fire Department, that new set of
Lose be purchased for the use of Phoenix
"Ilose Co.
1t is said that Col. Jas. S. Wibrt, Of the
Mansion House, in conjunction with some
New York gentlemen, is negotiating with
the managers of the l.. and S. Railroad Tor
the lease of the Switchback railroad.
The will of the late Magdalena Paine,
bequeathing her estate to Rev. Joseph Hell
nan, has been admitted to probate.
The Apollo Clubs concert on Monday
evening drew large audience to the Man
sion House.
Mrs. Mr.. George Esser have been blessed
with an hier. It's girl.
Sol. Foster, Esq, bank assessor, has rated
the shares of capital stock of the First Ma
tional Bank of this borough at par or 500
the Second, do, at $50 the First do, OF
LehightOn, at 90, and the Miners Savings
Bank, Summit Hill, $45 (shares worth 500.
Some prominent business men here claim
that the Second National is rated too low
if SO, "there is a method in this madness "a
question Of taxes.