The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-08

lation of any newspaper published in Car
bon county, except our own, but, from our
experience of the newspaper business in this
section for the past twenty years, we risk
the assertion boastingly - that the
weekly circulation Of the Carbon ADVOCATE
is FULLY as large as any Of them, and that
it has more readers within the county than
either of them. Between two and three
hundred new names have been added to
our subscription list during the past ten
weeks, and the cry is Still they come"
Look out for coal gas II. II. Everett
and his wife, of Weissport came near losing
their lives on Monday night by osphixia,
caused by breathing coal gas. They put a
fresh supply of coal in the stove, closed the
drafts, left one of the covers slightly ajar,and
retired for the night in room over the one
containing the stove. During the night the
escaping gas filled their sleeping room, and
the subtle agent was breathed, causing rs.
phxia. They found themselves next morn
ing in a state of exhaustion, bordering upon
death. Mrs. Everett is still suffering from
the effects, and her husband, an employee
of the Packcrton shops, has been scarcely
able to work during the week.
The "tramps paradise" is what some Of
the citizens of that place call Weissport.
From twelve to twenty are tcnderly cared
for there nightly. Somebody has suggested
that to have these tramps work two hours
each morning in payment for lodgings in
bringing the drift-wood from the island TO a
point near the bridge, would have salutory
effect, and it would be convenience to the
owners ofthe wood also. The council might
try the experiment without any great out
lay at least
If you would save time
and money, fail not to attend
the grand closing out sale of
Winter Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, Boots and Shoes, now
going on at the Original Cheap
Cash Store of J. L. Nusbaum
& Son.
Isaac Miller, of Summit Hill, on Thurs
day night of last week, retired to bed in ap-
parently usual health about midnight his
wife was awakened from her sleep by the
hard and labored breathing of her husband,
she Immediately arose and sent for help, but
before medical assistance arrived he died.
The doctors pronounced the cause death to
have been opoplexy. He was buried at
St. Peters church, West Penn, Schuylkill
county, on Sunday. Deceased leaves wife
and ten children to mourn their sudden be-
rcavcmcnt
Don't forget Rev. Moses Dissingcr's lee
ture on "Dcs TolkS iSt zu Vel" in the Evan
gelical church, in this borough, this (sotur
day. evening at 7:3O o'clock. 1t may be the
last time YOU will have the privilege of
listening to him as he will leave for Kansas
in few weeks. Admission, adults Is and
q hildren 10 cents.
Mrs. Catherine Snyder, formerly of this
borough but now residing in Franklin, on c
day last week, while driving from Weiss
port to her home was thrown from the sleigh
and had her arm broken. The hired man
who was driving, ran the vehicle against a
post, which caused the disaster. Drs. Nc
Creary and Derhamer set the broken limb.
f. p. Scip, of Easton, a brakeman on
the Lchigh Valley railroad, one day last
week was accidentally caught between two
cars at the East Penn junction, and badly
squeezed. Fortunately no bones were brok-
en-, but his internal hurts were of very
severe character.
Little boys, and boys Of larger growth
too, who are in the habit of picking up their
neighbors' newspapers, will do well to read
and remember this fact, that at the Quarter
Sessions, in Philadelphia, last Tuesday,
David Bentscher was sent to the House of
Refuge for stealing copies of the Ledger left
at the doors of subscribers dwellings.
AT Ashland, Schuylkill county, Tues
day evening of last week, a large and cul-
tnrcd audience greeted Rev. Jas. A. Little,
of IIokendauqua, and often laughed heartily
at the wittcsms and humorous incidents of
his lecture on "Courtship and Marriage"
The proceeds were for the benefit of the Ash
land Temperance Society.
The report that negotiations were on
foot for a renewal of the coal combination,
which probably arose from the fact that
several members of the late Board of Con-
troll were drawn together at Mr.. Childs' re-
ception in Philadelphia, on Saturday night,
was denied Monday by Judge Asa Packer.
The total shipments of coal by the L. &
S. R.R. for the week ending Jan. Slst was
1857 tons; making the total shipments for
the month of January, 1879, 2ll ,O7S tons,
an increase of 1881 tons as compared with
the same month last year.
Owing to our increased sales of Boots
and Shoes, and the superior advantages we
enjoy with the Leading manufacturers, we
are enabled to offer the same from Is to 20
per cent below market prices. Call and be
convinced. Respectfully,
J. II. NUsBAUM & SoN
On the 23d of January, Hon. J. G. Zern
introduced in the Legislature bill entitled
An act authorizing and directing county
treasurers to refund excessive restaurant Ii
cense taxes paid over and above the fees or
taxes required by law,
The amount of coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad for the week ending
February LIST, was 81 ,4l2 tons, and for the
season All ,762 tons, being a decrease on the
amount shipped to some time last year of
272,76 tons
Hon. W. NJ. Rapsher and Co. Supt. r.
F. lIohord have been confined to their re-
spcctive dwellings during the past week,
but we are pleased to see them so far reeov-
cred as to be out again.
Councilman J. L. Gabel and his lady
were out sleighing Thursday, behind his new
and handsome stepping trotter.
A fall Of snow Wednesday freshencd up