The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-05

Many Of the iron mines throughout th,
Whitehalls and Mucunges, which, owing t,
the depressed condition oIthe iron trade haC
been lying idle all winter, have rcstarted.
Ono Enoch Prull, of Phllipsburg, recent
ly forged two notes, each for $3.50, and Sc
curing the money on them liom the Eastor
National Banks, cut sticks for the West. Hc
has however been captured
Mr.. Edward Rabcr, formerly proprietor
ofthe North Western Hotel, of this borough
has moved into, and is Thoroughly rrfittlng
throughout, the Franklin House in East
Wcssrurt.
Mr.. Elisha Miner has this week been
busly engaged in designing aud making
a spark catcher, to cover the top of the cupola
ol the Fort Allen Foundry. 1t is made of a
pattern, Of his own invention, of cast iron aud
! friedrich. He has made one of them before
or another establishment, and says they are
perfect. The danger to the wooden Uuid-
inss in the vicinity from flying sparks, IS
peciully IN windy weather, has called the
catcher into existence.
"A startling explosion occurred in the
Bethlehem Iron Company's Works the otLer
day through some one pouring water upon a
mould containing melted steel. Tn. ,nn-
tents Of the mould went through the root.
Sixteen shares of the stock of the Beth
lehcm Iron Company were sold at puD.ic
sal, IN Bctiebem the other dnv nj s32. .ju n.r
share. -Four shares of the New Street Br,dpe.
Bethlehem, were sold at the same time at
3ll 80 per share.
-BRANpy, WINE Ayp Dirrrps. Snoors
p. j. Brandy, Fort Grape Wine and Wine
d tiers have AN extensive and reliable de
mani. Physicians recommend them in
preference to any other goods of the kind
| Speer's VINEYARDS ARE at P,ss,;c. New lar
Soy, and his wine wa, awarded the high, st
premium at the Centennial Forsule by al
druggists.
-Skunks are rcuoricl to he so rlcrtirul
aad so tame in some nortrons of Franklin
and aIso IN tho Nf,l,,uiu., y.,ilo,,. that ,b,,.
are nfen mistaken for honsa.cats. A farm
er Il short distance up the valley. dov or
tw, since. Gpuud In his h,v.no,v o.l a,.
u,tchrl tnrrc or the.. Iit,In an,u,oIs ,,..,l, =
nichfork. Tn. skins sell in tb,. frr ,n,rD..
from 75 e,nts to IjD orcordin,, :, , o
n ,,Iitv or tbn skin. Tno n.sh -. f,l
m tch relishcd 10y many. having it is : d
WI II neatly dressed AMI baked a very Gcli.
cate flavor, not very unlike the meat ol IL
y"mgpig'
The Deputy L. S. Internal Revenue col
lc &or for ihis district, will be at the Ex-
change Hotel, in this borough, un the 7th ..
May, from II. III. to l2 p. M, and at Weiss
port Mursn's Hotel, same day from to p.
IN. Those interested will make a note OF
this fact.
The L,highton Stove Works shut down
on Saturday last IA order to do som, much
needed repairs Oh the boiler used in the cs
taolslmrnt. It continued closed du ing
large part OF thus week Tor the same ra
son
--Ihe llokcndiulua church was crowded
to Overlooking last Sunday "Isht' The Rev.
James A. LiIlIe preached II snort ami ln'er-
estIn5 sermon TO the SIDDLth scnuoi, anu
"'sIlou'eH he''fIy one hundred Bibles ana
les "Ihen's rs p"zes III honor oI has ted."
anniversary
AIR. J. I. Brill, the popular butcher Of
WeLtnery, was IN town Wednesday, auu
cHIied IN 20 sec US. Gail again.
Hon. DR.. ]. g. Kreumer. of Millpor
was IN town and called in To see rs Wrui.cs
day evening.
<Alrs. John Busrh. of Franklin. di,d m
7Alonduy eyeuiu,. uff.r lnn., su,rr,u., =
cancer IN the nr.u,t Tier ubvs,r,,,,,. s,y
weeks aso, removed the cancer bv ,ur,ic,.
operation; but it had beeu L,np u,gl.c,sd
and she bein.r far advanced in year. rh. al.
tentative did not save her lie. She was
about GO years ,f, ,y.
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