The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-05-31

In all there are Dut iOur Wells IN tue OoT-
ough, the other water supplies consisting Of
cisterns, which in periods of drouth soon
run dry.
Postmaster Dawes, Of Eeston, sold with
in the last few weeks $l35,OO worth of the
$40 United States refunding certificates.
1t is authortatively announced chat the
iron business of the present month has been
the largest for the same period in Eve years.
-Ex.sberiT Ripple, Of Carbon Co., was
stricken with paralysis at his home 10 White
Haven last week. He at first was in a criti-
cal condition, but is improving.
One hundred thousand tons ofseranton
coal were sold in New York Wednesday, by
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company, at prices showing an advance of
lIa7 cents per ton.
The old and long abandoned stone
quarry near Stemton, recently reopened by
the Crane Iron Co., is yielding largely of
remarkably fine quality of stone.
The Lehigh Zinc Company have start
ed up between twenty and thirty oftheir OK
ide furnaces at South Bethlehem, all idle
since last fall. This resumption viii now
give employment to quite large number Of
men.
The Young America Band, of Weiss
port, and their instructor, Prof. Otter
line, will accept our thanks for the serdnade
Monday evening. The band has made a
most commendable progress of late the
music made by it on Monday night would
have done credit to a much older organ
izatlon. Weissport has reason TO feel proud
of her band.
The twenty annual conclave lof
the Grand Commandery knights Templars
of the State was opened in Allentown on
Tuesday, by Grand Commander Hon. S. p.
Dick. There were 81 commandries present
on the first day, aud tits estimated that the
occasion called together about II 900 visitors
to Allentown. The report of the Grand
Commander speaks cheeringly of the condi-
tion of the order throughout the State, and
the Grand Recorder reports "a commandries
with membership of6,Ol7.
"A squad of nine youngsters were ar
rested on Monday evening, by Constable
Webb, for violating the borough ordinances.
1t was proven, on their arraignment Tues
day evening, before Justice Beck, that they
were engaged in that highly edifying and
profitable pastime known as "tic-tac." On
a promise not to be caught playing the
game again, they were let off by payment
of 40 cents each. 1t is hoped, as the thing
has been commenced, that some attention
will be given to the "corner.slugs" who
congregate at different points on Sunday
evenings and insult passers'by on the
streets. The officer who will arrest dozen
or so of these fellows will deserve thanks oi
community.
A well known character about the Beth
lehems for many years past was one H snry
Young, tailor, whose weakness was his love
for strong drink. About ten days ago he
got on one of his periodical debauches, and
like many others in that state, utterly lost
his strength of mind and body. On Wed.
nesday evening he went unnotced into the
barn of Henry Bachman, at the Five Points
and during the night, in an effort to ascend
to the hay loft, fell through hole to the
floor below, a distance of about twenty feet
The next morning he was found in an un
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Hospital, where he died on Saturday.
The Saline (Kas.) Democrat, of the l6tl
inst, pays the following compliment to A
II. Bowman, and we have no doubt it will
please all his old friends hereabouts, as il
does US, to hear of his well doing: "Mr. A
IL. Bowman, a new settler in Ohio township
is turning the sod over in good shape, as wei
as large quantity of it. He has one of tht
finest farm houses in that locality, and judg
ing from the Improvements already made
there is theamount ofpush in Mr.. Bowman
necessary to make it in few years one o.
the best farms in the county"
-Poho PocoTribe, III, Imp. o, of R. NJ.
will hold grand Pic mic in the grove, nea
the Lehigh and Susquehanna depot, in thi
borough, on the 4th of July. From the ar
rangements making this will undoubtedl,
be the pic mic of the season. A number O
Tribes from neghboring towns are expected
to be present and participate in the granC
parade in the forenoon.
II. NJ. S. Pna(ore, will be presented il
the school hall, in this place about the 8,
week in June. 1t is expected to be the fin
est production that ever took place in thi
borough. So you had better provide your
selves with the necessary amount of spon
dulix to gain admission.
Jonas Sondeim, Mauch Chunk, is oAerin
Sa5, 200 worth of goods, consisting of mem
boys and children's suits, all prices to sui
rich and poor, at great sacrifice. Hat
caps, boots and shoes at 25 per cent discoun
from former prices. First clothing stor
above the Mansion House.
"A large number of our citizens sper
Thursday in Allentown, in attendance upo
the conclave of the Grand Commander
Knights Templar.
-Rehearsals of Pinafore have been hel
this week, Monday evening at the residenC
of Mr.. Joseph Obert, and on wednesda
evening in the school hall. Indications al
that the piece will be rendered in a mo
able manner.
AT an early hour Thursday morning
while Mr.. Geo Miller, butcher, of Frank
lin, was driving his team down Maeker
street, his horse became restless, the bridl,
bit broke, and he was thrown from his team
At first it was thought he was not seriousl
hurt, but after reaching home it was foun
} he had sustained some internal injuries an
physician was sent for.
"A Temperance Meeting will be held o
Tuesday evening, June 3rd, in the Lehigl
ton Evangelical Church, speaker, Rev.
W. Wood, of the First Presbyterian Churcl
of Allentown, Penn'a, and in the Evangel
cal Church, Weissport, on Wednesday evel
, ing, June 4, speaker, Bishop Thomas Bow
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