The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-07-12
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-"Pinafore' seems to have created quite
an excitement in your usually quiet town.
The performance IN School Hall was enjoyed
by quite a number of our good people. We
came away satisfied with the rendering, sat
isfied with our sisters, cousins, aunts, and the
entire relationship-tttle Buttercup includ-
ed. We feel TO congratulate all who partici-
patcd in the effort to elevate, to improvement
only themselves but others-we say this
officially. The other rendering,as it appears
in your columns, seems to be stirring up
quite feeling-all right, we say. The play
will be enjoyed, as long as they conform to
rules, deal with the matter not upon partcu-
lar, but general principles
"If you are sowing seeds of kindness.
They shall blossom bright ere long,
IT you are sowing seeds OF discOrd,
They shall rpen into wrong"
"Isoee from love is sure to ripen,
Hate from hate is sure to grow
We can never be too careful,
What the seeds our hands shall SOW"
The glorious 4th was enjoyed here, The
pic mic in Packers Park was a pleasant
affair, all who participated were satisfied
Some Of our citizens passed the day in other
places Mr.. Babcock and family, at Halle
ton Mr.. VIM. Harlemdn and family, at
Parryville; Mr.. Getz and family, Mauch
Chunk. We remained at home, with can
of O'Neal's ice cream, lemonade, cake; fire
crackers and torpedoes-we; with our good
wife and large family of children, had a
good time. After dark the river along Le-
high Avenue was brilliantly illuminated.
The boys land it takes an American boy to
suggest and execute plans of this kind) built
a raft on which they placed barrels of COM
bustble matter, setting this on fire they let
it float down the stream, lighting up both
banks of the river in its wake were two
boats, trimmed with flags and wide awake
lanterns, at a signal from the commander of
the naUee the fireworks were set off. The
whole thing was well managed and credit
able to the boys.
Mr.. David Hegenrisj 5f Lisbon, Lynn
Co., Iowa. Is silihg his nephew Thomas
| Haflemap, of this place. He left his home
| (Millport, of this co., thirty years ago went
TO Illinois, and finally settled in Iowa. He
has seen hard times-has roughed it, but by
perseverance has acquired a sufficient of this
worlds goods to retire and live easily in his
old days. He is nearly seventy years old.
very active and in full possession of all his
faculties he speaks in high terms Of the
west, advises young men, of push and ener-
gy, to do as Horace Greeley told them.
Mr.. Benjamin Smith, of Mt Carmelfor
long time suffering With the asthma, died
on Saturday afternoon at the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. Aaron Weida, where he
was visiting. His remains were taken to Mt.
Carmel for interment.
The question is not who is agent for the
celebrated Quasi drinking cup, but who is
the best salesman Lyman or John9 The
latter reports sales of forty-eight and orders
Tor more, the spirit of enterprise is all right,
only be careful not TO get so thoroughly i'm
pregnated with the bitterness of the cup as
TO effect your social relations.
Who drew the greatest number ofprizes
in the Tobacco Lottery at Mauch Chunk
Our friend James was lucky having drawn
three prizes, he says he beat his friend Gere.
Howard Martin spent the 4th at home
with his parents. He is looking well and
likes his position at Tamauqua.
We are just informed that the school
board met and selected the teachers for the
district Horace b. Heydt, Principal at
| Packerton Miss Bernetta Solomon, for the
primary;Mr. Gillian for the school at James
town. Very-very good selections. The
people are all glad that Miss Solomon has
charge of the primary-the selection in this
case is one Of the best acts Of our school
board. ANON.