The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-05-24

The Masonic fraternity are warned
against an imposter who.is travelling through
the country asking assistance, representing
himself member of Rondout Lodge NJ.
5I3. lie claims to belong to the Chapter
and Commandary. He is denounced as a
fraud Of the first water. lie Is five feet six
inches high, with short black moustachc,
seedy appearance and ancient. His names
are legion.
Twenty shares OF the capital stock Of
the Stempton Car Company were on Sotur.
day sold at public auction in Easton to Mr..
Bleckly, for $455,
--Shad sells as low as twenty cents in our
market.
For some two months past farmers in
Lower Carbon county, and in the western
part of Monroe county, have suffered severe
ly from the robberies of an apparently or
gan2cd band of thieves Chickens, meats,
flour, grain, potatoes, harness, blankets, and
other articles, have been stolen in great
quantities. Last week James Snyder and
Harrison Green, Of Slatington, were arrested
for stealing meats from farmers in Monroe
county and committed to the Stroudsburg
Jail to await trial. Other arrests will prob
ably follow at an carly day.
Solomon Snyder, Jr., of Lehigh Gap,
sold about 800 young pigs in the last three
months.
About half dozen good house painters
can get worl, with E. +. Luckenbach, Mauch
Chunk, good wages and prompt pay.
Decoration Day comes on apace.-Ha-
zieton Scntiacl. We are under the impress
sion thatit comes on a Friday.
VIM. Wagner, Esq, formerly of this
place, now of Plymouth Meeting, ,Montgom-
cry county, Pa, was in town a few days
this week, calling on his old friends.
i heard the Rev. James Bowman, Cap
tain of company C, l9lst Regiment Penn
sylyania Veteran Volunteers, deliver his
lecture" My Soldier Life" in Christ's Church,
Sth street, Philadelphia, and must say that
the lecture was full of interest The Cap
tain tells ofvcry touching and even thrill
ing incidents from his own experience dur
ing his service in the army.
j. X. SEYFRIT,
For the week ending the 10th inst, there
were shipped over the l.. e s. railroad 49,
S45 tons of coal, making for the season to
that date total ,S6G,9Sl tons, an increase
of G0l ,260 tons as compared with the same
time last year.
The shipment OF coal over the Lehigh
| Vally railroad for the week ending on the
18th inst, amounted to lOO,lS3 tons, maxi
ing for the season to that date a total
shipment of ,6j5, ,302 tons, showing an in
crease, as compared with same time last
year of 1924 tons.
Mr.. II. L. Iynson, ye local of the
Mauch Chunk Democrat, was in town on
Saturday last, and called in to see us. Come
again
Carl Miller, OF Weissport, will to-day
(Friday) butcher one of the largest steer.
ever slaughtered in this county. If you
want something nice in the beef line look
out for his wagon.
Alex. Seidle, of Weissport, has just re
ceived lot of Early Rose potatoes, which
he is selling from the car at the Lehigl
Valley depot, Lehightor, at the lowest plee
Be in time if you want them very chelp.
f The State Legislature has agreed to ad
journ on June 9th. Cause: Pay cease
June 3rd.
"A lady milliner, good trimmer, car
have a seasons work by applying at thi
office Immediately.
An organ grinder administered some curb
stone music last week to the great annoy
ance of many of our impecunious citizens.