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


BOnouaH CuuNolL The last meeting Of
the old Borough Council was held on Satur.
day evening. Sundry bills. amounting In the
aggregate c to ~ 2 were ordered paid. G q,
Armbrustcr, Chief Of Fire Department, filed
his regular monthly report, and supplimenled
it with an inventory o the property Of the De-
partment, and making favo rable report OF
the result Of tho test made with the new hose
Gently furnished the Phcnix Hose Company
by : Eastman q Go. ExOnerutiOus from
the paymen Of taxes w,re made in numerous
cases, and John Painter, collector, made his
report, showing that the total amount Of the
tlx-duplcttc, including doX-tax, etc, was
s4,747, o which amount, at various times, he
hal paid over to the Treasurer 80, $40 there
being II balance due of 1901. The Treas ,rcr
and Sec etnry were ordered 10 have their
bOoks, accounts aud properties ready to be
turned over to nrw incoming Off 'ers April
LIST. Great credit is due Secretary Wilhelm
Tor this fl hiul manner in which he has kept
the borOulh h records during his term and all
the attaches Of the press are indebted TO him
for his uniform ur,esy.
FIRST Boat THHouag.-Last SATURDAY.,
the First LehIgh Canal boat of the season
passed thrO gh the Weigh 10 here E r Coal
Port for a cargo. II was boat No. l37, of the
l.. a.. & Nav. Co. Freight Line, and handled
by Capt. VI. Ballet The first boat that went
through loaded, on Wednesday, was No. 2O5,
Capt. A. Drcisbhch. bound tor Lrmbcrtsville,
NJ. This was also u Line boat.
VI sCtLLA LANEoUs.-An auction sale of the
hous hold an Office iurnture Of The Am,r-
can House has zen held this week, IN accord
aucc with an attachment to satisfyiy a land
10 .d's claim. l is understood that Captain
Foster hds been extremely unfortunate in
running the house during his tenancy, and
that uc rctiies W tn cons derable loss MIR.
Lafayette t.entZ bccOues the new host
Mr.. william Whi c, the u ntiemanly and
efficient steward Of lhc Mansion House, who
during the past winter has been in hotel
in B oolilyu, New Y ,rk, hut more recently
on II western tour, has returned to his post
he Tor the season.
Mrs. John Rh II will open a first-class
b 'arding house at Ocean Crave this season,
arrangements having already been made to
tn t enl. We kn"w Or no lady better fitted
to make such al est 'b shment agreeable To
her latrons and prof'ahl to he self
The oil structure rs he II removed. and
work commented on the iuun latlon uf Mr.
Charles hurbcl'S prospective new building
o Susqu hinn'h street.
MIR. q. q. Ar nbruS er contcmplates start
,ug FIR Lcadvill., q dorado. the nrst of next
month. wherr. If he Gads hin s tn his mind,
he will 90 into the tavern or 'estaurInf busi-
nesS; in tina case we shall lose an efficient
Chief of the Fire Dcpar mGnt, and a good
icllow.
-Iu the item last week relating to the old
German u'heran church on Broadway, we
made n mis- AXE in ying "the ,ngregatiow
Will build II new place of worship" ItSwill
w.rship in Rev Wackcrnnale', new Church
in the 81 WarL.
Mr.. Plus Srhws binz has removed to last
Mruch Chunk.
The briIht, sun-shiny days OF the fist
or this week began TO iniu.e new life into
matters, hut Thursday--a regular April snow
sturm Iow long q, how long are we to
vaguely dream ora day when the now dis our.
aged therm ,mct,r will welcome us with
triumphant 9s IN the sha lie.