The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-21

4th. What are you going 10 do7 Shall we
celebrate2
The teachers of the LIST Presbyterian
Sunday school, on Wednesday evening next,
it being the 5th anniversary of the opening
of the school, will celebrate il by giving the
children treat, and with some choice vocal
and instrumental music, in the church base
ment.
AT Scranton, Wednesday, Philip Jones,
being insane, cut his throat with a razor,
and then, rushing into an adjoining -oom,
attempted to seize one of his children, but
fell dead.
The p. & r. express line over the L. &
S. railroad and its branches is now fully in
augurated, furnishing three deliveries of
freight from Philadelphia, New York and
intermediate places daily. The rates over
this route have been placed at a lower rate
than that charged by the old companies and
is the only direct express route between this
place and Philadelphia. Mr.. F. E. Whitney
is the agent in this borough and those patron
izing the new line can rest assured of prompt
attention.
"A lady just returned from a protracted
stay in Paris says: al was thoroughly as
tonished, in visiting Worth's, to find all the
newest costumes made short. In fact, no
fabric was too costly to cutup into dresses of
walking length. Only dinner costumes and
ball dresses were made long. House dresses,
carriage dresses, promenade dresses, are all
made of one length. A Partisan lady docs
not pretend to be seen on the street holding
up her skirts" Notwithstanding this fact
our popular liveryman, David Ebbert, is
still furnishing teams at very low rates.
There is reported to be some trouble
among the miners of the Lehigh region out
side of the Lehigh Goal and Navigation
Company's men. The employees of A. Par
dee & Co., at Ebervale, have struck, and
those of G. B. Linderman & Co., at Stockton,
are also "out," because they desire more pay
for the inconvenience of working in q wet
slope. At Audenried, a strike for increased
wages has lasted for several days, and at
Beaver meadow, the men Of No. mine haye
struck because the ticket boss, as they say,
docks them too much.
On Monday last, in the New York stock
market, Central Railroad of New Jersey ad-
vanced Ii per cent. closing at 542. Some
persons ascribe the advance to the growing
belief that there is something in the current
report that there is purpose to unite that
road with the Reading Railroad through its
leased roads. This may be, but if so no
knowledge ofthe fact has reached us through
any reliable source.
OF course you will attend the strawber-
ry and ice cream festival, to be held in
Linderman's Hall, Friday evening and
Saturday afternoon and evening, for the
benefit of the NJ. Z. church of this borough.
The festival is held under the direction of
the Ladies' Aid Society, and will no doubt
be most pleasant and agreeable affair.
Austin Boyer,son OF Henry Boyer, ESQ,
of Wessport, now in attendance at Mullen
burg College, Allentown, was home over
Sunday, and called in to see us.
The anthracite coal trade is more unset
tied, says the Ledger of last Monday, and
inconclusive as to its future than we have
had occasion TO notice for a month past.
The supply of coal is large AMI the increase
of production this year TO corresponding
date last year was over four millions of tons
at the beginning of the present month of
June, and by the first ofJuly it is estimated,
will reach four and three quarter millions of
tons, and it may be five millions of tons. A
natural effect of these facts is depression of
the coal market. AS compared with last
years prices of coal at this time prices are
moderately lower now than they were then,
when a combination ofall the leading carry
ing companies existed to limit production to
fixed table of supposed fairly remunerative
prices. The present large increase of coal
production unsupported by any agreed upon
arrangement as to prices, is beginning to
unsettle the market. That is to say, there
is growing dstrust among the leading pro-
ducers of coal.
One large mower, one sowing: mower,
one heavy horse iron axle wagon and two
iron corn shellers--al new and of the latest
and best patterns--for sale, cheap for cash
by the Lehigh Valley Emery Wheel Co.
Weissport Pa. 80. If.
We are pleased to state that Thomas
Kemerer, Esq.,who has been confined to his
home since Thursday of last week, is now
convalescing, and that he expects to be at
his post in the Prothouatory's Office again
shortly.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company having decided to extend their
first mortgage loans, maturing July I, 1880,
amounting to about $780, 900, give notice
to holders that they have placed the nego-
tiaton of such extension in the hands Of
Drexel & Co. aud Newbold's Son & Co., who
now offer to the present holders of said
loans, upon payment often per cent premium
the privilege, until September l, 1850, of
extending the same for thirty years from
July /, 1850, with interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually.