The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-22

From the County Seat.
ALL QUIET ON THR LRHiaH.-The Canal
has been filled with water this week prepa, a.
tory for the spring and summer coal freight
business; but even this has caused very little
ripple at the County seat EvTythlng is. in
fact, quiet, quiet-a gentle, breathing lull
after the storm OF last week. II does not take
much to stir up Maueh Chunch from It's fUun.
datlons even to make the little creek that
meanders under the residences Of many Of our
"best citizens" murmur and grumble In un.
wonted tones. A special session Of the Court
before which newspaper libel case, and that
Of several thieves WhO made the Lchiyh Val.
ley Railroad freight cars last TALL the base Of
operations, was sufficient to thoroughly stir
up this borough, and ths week comes the re-
action. A prominent lawyer and politician, in
order to counteract this calm, and at the same
time rival N. Y. in tho matter OF pedestrian.
ism. proposes to get up walking match"
The effort is to array Mauch Chunk borough
against East Mauch Chunk for the champion.
ship and 'gate money" Mr.. Landy GalleKer,
Of the former borough, aud John Brocker,
Esq, Of the latter place, are to be the contest.
ants. Tho place selected for the ''gate" Is
Maxhcmer's Garden, and the walklsts are 10
make 500 miles In six consecutive hours. The
betting Is two to ono on Brocker, and three
to one that both men ''come 10 time" The
route Of this masterly pedestrian effort will be
''due west"
PARTY or FESTIVE "OLD BACHELORS"
Last Monday being the birthday oi one Of
their number, some Of the "Old bachelors" OF
Mauch Chunk appropriated the soap.house on
West Broadway, and in the evening cclebra.
ted the natalday of their "languishing"
brother by a feast, general jollihcation and
ball. First Of all came the supper, around
which eighteen couples seated themselves /;
after wbios the merry party engaged In the
''mazy light fantastic" We neglected to say
that no ladies were invited or admitted. Two
young ladies, at an early hour, went TO the
door, but found written upon 1t: Ladies'
ifyou should happen within hundred rods
| OF the soap-house tonight, please stopv'
MIscELLANEoUs.-Sher Raudenbush has
now fully recovered, and though weak, has
been out attending to business, at his oGlco.
Flora, nipe-years old daughter of Mr..
]. S. Ross, and pupil in Miss Lizzie Fis.cr's
class in the public school, while jumping
rope" near tho school building fell, striking
her head upon the sidewalk. She did not
appear to be seriously hurt at flist, but on at.
tempting tO ascend the flight Of steps to the
classroom she tainted, and had to be carried
home. She was unconscious during the alter.
noon and night, but was better on Thursday
morning.
Mrs, l.. S. Gerrlng, OF Bethlehem. hat
during the week been on q visit to her lather
MIR. Leonard IeHger.
The clerk of the weather put wet blan
OF" upon st. Patrick's Day; nevertheless
Capt. Cullum formed and marched his parade
tn ough the principal stree's. Tho patriotic
sons Of the Emerald Isle spent the remainder
of tho day under cover, by tar the better place
t % celebrate on such day as Monday was.
The Phoenix Band went to Weissport or
Wednesday evening and serenadCd the newly
welded couple, MIR. and Mrs. Harry A. Nc
Mullen. Returning, they called at Lchigh
ton and paid their compliments to Prothon
otnry Thos. Kcmerer. They returned homt
happy by the IL o'clock train.
The Commissioners, at their last meeting
ordered the release of George Freely frou
, jail, and exUnerated George Boyle, OF Lans
. ford, from the payment of certain taxes as
sessed in 1878. commissioner Gallagher re
ported the bridge at Lchigh Tannery in goo,
condition.
Tho prisoners In Carbon county iail
henceforth are to receive but S7ll cents wortl
, per day of GRUB" and attentivu-so said tn
Court last week.
MIR. Robert ). Calvin has taken the agen
cy. for this portion of the state, of Lie Clerg'
, Nursery Of Rochester, New York, for the sal
, of fruit and ornomental trees and shrubbery
Mr.. Calvin will start out In search Of Gus
toners soon, hut his headquarters will be Il
NJ Iuch Chunk
The Switch Bark Railroad, which hn
/, been leased by Mr.. J. S. Wrblrt X Co., vii
!. be opened to public travel on or about tn
first Of May. This arrangement adds anothe
attraction to the Mansion House as summe
resort hotel.
There are only two men In lail here now.
= Tho editorial in the HorgGn last week
advertising your correspondent as a "what
1 ls-It," we understand crept into it's column
= through the 'indiscretion'' OF the new offic
hoy" we embrace this opportunity to bran
l. him us dnOther3 which is "givinS him rs goo
as he SENDS" as the boy said when he kicke
= the ass.
U -Nr. Abe Stroh, whose inventive ,genlu
is ever on the alert for something new, ha
e discovered new phafmaccu ical compoun
l which he calls "Stroh's Detergent To use
c plain expression, 1t is remedy for stlnkin
feet. lift will do all that he claims, It vii
Q prove GUd-send to MauHh Chunk and v
I clnity. lie is putting up the article and can
vassng for It. SwlTzER.