The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-01
Easter comes on the 18th OF April this

Co along David Ebberts teams are
always ready for large and small parties.
Terms very low.
The Sheriff Of Northampton county last
weol, levied uron the personal property oi
The Elmira and Bangor Slate Company.
The annual meeting of the Lehigh
County Agricultural Society will be held in
the Conrt House, in Allentown, on Tuesday
next, Feb. 4th.
The Lehigh Valley Iron Co., Of Coplay,
at the time Of their recent failure end stop
rage owed their laboring force three months
wages.
"A reduction of five per ceht, has been
announced in the wages of the employees Of
the Catasauqua Manufacturing Company,
to take effect February lst inst.
-Messrs David Ebbert, our well-known
livery man, and Thos. Mantz, proprietor Of
the Exchange hotel, treated about 10 of the
children OF the public schools to a sleigh
ride Saturday afternoon.
Fritz tieitz, an old resident Of Mauch
Chunk, and at one time editor of the Car
bon Adier, died in the city of Reading, on
Thursday Of last week.
The dry goods store of NJ. j. Kramer,
at Allentown, has been closed by the Sher-
if, and will be sold out to-day Saturday.
Kramers Indebtedness is about $l5, 900, due
mostly to firms in Philadelphia and New
| York
IMPORTANT TO PENsIoNERs.-Und the
recent Act of Congress, all Pensioners are
entitled to additional pensions. Correspond
ence on the subject solicited, and all claims
proiiptly attended to.
p. J. MEEHAN, Attorney at Law,
Feb. !, 1879. Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Spring being the general time for pub
lie sales, parties making them will find it
greatly to their advantage to send their ad.
vertisoments to this paper. We also print
bills in the best style. Orders by mail
promptly attended tc.
Partly on account of sickness of Jacob
Shcckler, tender Of the cupolN at the Fort AL
len Founaary, and partly because there are
no pressing orders just now to be filled, the
boundary temporarily shut down on Friday
of last week.
Charles J. Hunter formerly foreman of
the Eehishton Stove Works, died in Bever-
~, y. j., on Saturday last. Sheriff j. w.
Raudenbush, of this county, attended the
funeral which took place Monday afternoon,
and served as one of the pail bearers.
Governor Hoyt Tuesday sent to the
State Senate the nominations of Matthew S..
Quay Tor Secretary Of the Cohmonwcalthj
and David II. Lane for Recorder of Phlla-
delphia. Quay was unanimously confirmed,
! hut lanes nomination failed for want of
the required two-tniijs-yate,--- . -
-WINE ron IXtALIDs.-The Port Grape
Wine of New Jersey is the best medicinal
wine in the market, and it is said that the
vintage of A. Sprcr lar eXceiled any other
produced. ltishcavy in hody,rich in flavor,
and well adapted for sickly persons and for
general family use.
Ladies, Daniel Graver, at
the Bee Hive Store, invites
your attention t6 a new and
elegant assortment Of Dress
Goods now offered, at extra
ordinary low prices for cash,
1--we are pleased to note that our friend
.FfIon. J! G. Zeri has been especially honored
in beirg placed on four of the Most import
ant committees ofthc House of Representa-
tiyes. To be placed upon the Judiciary
(Gcncral) is a special compliment for 4
gentleman not learned in the law. lie is
also on the Insurance, Federal Relations
and Constitutional Reform Committees
The Doctor may well feel proud.
BE on TIME; for prevention is better than
cure. All Coughs and Colds Nnd such atlcc-
tons of the throat aud lungs Gs lead to con
sumption are cured by DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Price 2j cents.
E. II. Greene, one of the proprietors o
Stewards rolling mills, South Eastonj died
at Ills residence IN Easton; Monday II,
was one of the prominent men III North
dnrton county and at one time president o
the Easton town council. lie fell ON tn,
ice near his home Tuesday of last week ant
broke his left arm and injured himself in
ternaly. from which he died Monday morn
ing.
In the "wee sma' hours" of Saturday
morning, number of our prominent citi
zens with their better halves, intended bet
ter halves, etcctera returned home sleepy
but happy, from sleighing expedition "
the Mahohing 2diley. Not the least of tn,
enjoyment of the trip was the good chee
prepared and dispensed by mine host Jane
Flcmming, whose hostelry forms one of th'
attractions to merry sleighing parties up tn,
valley.
At the request Of numerous readers o
Pit Kuokwnrshd's articles, and especially
lady readers, who desire to know who anc
what kind Of a looking fellow he is, W,
have, at an enormous expense, HID a pho
tograph "taken on the spot" and an en-
! craving made from it. It is a striking
likeness of our author, taken at the momen
) when lie was striving to master "nev
. idea 1t will adorn tile head Of Pits arti
5 Gle next week.
NThe ice in the race which conveys tn
'Nwater from tie river to the Weissport Plan
I ing Mil, is 26 inches thick, leaving only
four-inch space under it for Supplying wate
] to the wheel, From this cause the machn
i cry can only be run at intervals, and tn
' establishment is confined solely to finishing
the contract for the furniture Of the ney
Lutheran and Reformed church cdifce il
East Mauch Chunk. This furniture, mad
4 Of yellow Michigan pine, trimmed with pop
lar will be ready in about two weeks.
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We were treated tn delightful sere
made by the Lehighton Cornct Band, ui