The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-07-26

refer 10 the direction tabs on tneT PuPoi9
and note the date, and remit accordingly
chew J1cKsoS's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco.
Potatoes have been selling on our streets
during the past week at 60 cents per bushei'
Parties going west can get tickets from
Bart. seaboldt, L. V. R. R. depot l6-42
And now rumor says that the Green
h,cters will hustle Uncle Nathan to the
front for the nomination for Sheriff by that
party. -, =,
Mrs. Thomas A. Williams with her
four children left here last Monday night at
II o'clock, to Join her husband at Brenham'
Texas.
F. s. Boas, lumber dealer, of Reading
Pa, has made an assignment HIS haoih-
ties are said to be $l5O,OOO, his assets con-
siderably less.
The employees ofthe Pennsylvania Iron
Works at Danville, Pa, were notlhed, on
Saturday, of an advance in their wages 10
date from July 1st. The present price oil
pudding is 10 per ton'
-FoR sALE.-Eight shares of the Capital
stock of the LIST National Bank ofLehighton'
For further particulars apply at the Apvo'
CATE Office.
"A twelve year old "cracker" boy was
killed by falling 100 feet down the Sloan
Shaft of the Delaware and Lackawanna
Company, at Scranton, on Friday oil last
week.
Two men started out on wager to see
which could tell the biggest lie. No. COM
menced: IA wealthy country editor"-where-
upon No. 2 stopped right there and paid the
forfeit Fact If you owe for this paper re-
nit at oncel
For cheap Farm Land in Carbon coun-
ty, inquire at N. D. Cortright' Maucn
Ch,nL 24-37
While Levi Honeywell was driving
wagon loaded with hides near Dallas, Luz
zerne county, on Friday evening Of last
week, he was kicked by his morse, and, fall
ing under the wagon was run over and kill
ed.
The Popular Western Ticket Agent, b.
o'Brian, will be at this office next Wednes-
day night If you Intend to go west, call
and see him, he will send you right, cheap
and quick.
Mrs. Weidenheimer, who has been
spending two or three weeks among her old
friends hereabouts, returned TO her home in
Washington county, Kansas, on Monday
evening last.
300 boxes Vests Vegetable Liver Pills
for sale at Durlings Drug Store. 20 cents
per box. u'
The puddlers of the Palo Alto rolling
mill, near Pottsvile, struck Tuesday morn
ing for 4" higher wages and better IRON
They resumed same evening, compromise
having been effected.
If you wanta nice smooth, easy shave
your hair cut or shampooing, go to Frani
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho
tel. He will fix you right, and don'tyo'
forget it.
Hon. Allen Craig, of Mauch Chunk, i
one Of the four members selected by tn
Senate to meet at Harrisburg, at IL o'cloc
noon, on the third Tuesday ofJanuary next
for the purpose of opening, computing am
publishing the returns Of the election 10
State Treasurer.
There were shipped over the Lehig
Valley railroad for the week ending lot
inst, lO3,743 tons of coal, total for th
season TO date of 2 2,539 ,432 tons, an increas
as compared with same time last year {
444 ,437 tons.
The most popular place in Carbon cour
ty, for purchasing wall paper, stationer!
and useful articles generally, is E. F. Luck
eubach's, two doors below the Broadwd
House, Mauch Chunk. First-class paintin
and calsomining at reasonable figures, an
work guaranteed.
There were shipped over the L &
railroad for the week ending the 18th inst
s4,O4s tons Of coal, making total for II
season to that date of 2,O64,O99 tons, an il
crease, as compared with same date lastly
of976,325 tons.
L-NEw ARRIvAL.-H. II. Peters, the ia
lor, has just returned from the city. wit
another large and elegant stock of SUNNI
goods, comprising cloths, cassimeros, an
suitings, of latest and most fashionable d
signs, for mems youths and children's wea
which he is prepared to make up in the la
est and most durable style at prices so 10
as actually defy competition. Call and e
anime goods and learn prices before "
buy elsewhere. No trouble to show goo
at this establishment.
The new Postage law in relation To Il
prepayment of postage went into effect {
Sunday. Heretofore all letters insufficient
ly stamped were forwarded to their destin
tion, and the amount due was collected
the persons TO whom the letters were a
dressed. Under the new law postmaste
are required TO place upon letters not ful
prepaid the stamp or additional stamps,no
known as the "postage due stamps" and
send TO the Office where the letter is to be d
livered a bill for the amount of stamps a
vanced The postmaster receiving su
letters aud bills returns the amount 10 4
forwarding postmaster, and collects
amount from the receiver Of the letter.
-UNLAwFUL PRocEEDINGs.-The sealer
Weights and Measures, of Carbon coun
demanded of Mr.. J. L. Gabel, dealer in han
ware, to seal and stamp his entire stock
trade, aud pay for each article the usl
fees prescribed by the act of April Is, Is
Mr.. Gabel refused and the Sealer of Weig
and Measures brought suit to compel h
to submit To his demands. This was an
just and unlawful proceeding and the oliic
will be compelled to back down.-Hasie
Sentinel.
"A water famine in Reading is immine
owing TO continued dry weather. Wa
ceased TO flow from the hydrants in the
per part Of the city ON Saturday, and so
factories have been compelled to stop wo
The Reading Railroad has been compel
to ct up a train Of tank cars to haul wa
from the Schuylkill to supply the boiler.