The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-01-25

The Reading Fire Insurance Company
has declared a dividend of "a per cent on
its capital stock.
AT eight o'clock Tuesday morning, the
thermometer stood at 16o below zero in this
borough Decidedly cool.
The Crane Iron works of Catasouqa
have made a reduction of five per cont. on
wages of their employees.
An addition has just been made to the
Stemton Car Works, with a view of proyid-
ing additional manufacturing facilities.
"A boy named James McMullin, was
burned to death on Saturday night, at Tam
aqua, by his clothes taking fire from a stove.
The engineer of the Bethlehem Water
Works, Charles Rickert, was found dead in
the enginerOom on Saturday evening last.
1t is supposed that he died of heart disease.
Miss Sophia Kemper, aged 112 years,
died at Easton, about 2 o'clock on Sunday
last. She was a daughter of Col. Kemper,o
the Revolutionary War.
The Governor on the goth inst. issued
warrants for the hanging on Marcn 18th, of
Alexander B. Sayre, of Philadelphia and
Hezekiah Shaler, of Franklin county, both
convicted of wife murder.
The Young America Band, of Weiss
port, equipped with their instruments, were
out on a sleigh-ride on last Tuesday. Indi-
cations are that they had high (hat) old
time.
The Scranton trust Company and Saw
ings Bank, at Scranton, resolved Tuesday
to gointo liquidation. Depositors and stock
holders, it is said, are fully secured, and will
all be paid at an early day.
At Pottsvile, in the dwelling of George
Koch, Monday, lay two of his children,who
had just succumbed to diphtheria, and a lit
tie distance away two more so ill with it
that recovery is hardly hoped for
Tho bankrup. firm of Bennett, Phelps &
Co., of Wilbesbarre, with the two partners
George S. Bennett and j. c. Phelps, file an
inventory Of assets amounting to about
SG5O,OOO. Of liabilities no inventory is
made.
"A. 0. Greenwald, Editor of the Strouds-
burgh Democrat, was convicted at the late
term Of the Monroe county court Of an as
sault and battery on W. II. Reinhart, the
publisher of the Farmers Aduocate, and
fined $40.
Have you taken your lady love sleigh
riding yet? If you have not you should see
to it at once. David Ebbert is always ready
to supply his handsome cutters at low figures.
Large sleighs for sleighing parties at nomin-
al rates. Go In now.
An engineer crops is now surveying a
route for the extension of the Bath railroad
from its present terminus at the Wind Gap
to junction with the Delaware & Western
at the Delaware Water Gap. The route
will take in Penn Argyll, Bangor and other
slate shipping points.
The Beechwoed Colliery, in schuylkll
county, which was closed for the winter, by
President Gowen, when the miners struck
for their back wages, will resume next Mon
day, and continue for the winter, the men
having asked to be taken back to work.
They will be paid their back wages in two
weeks.
-Luckcnbach's retail prices are but O
trae above the lowest wholesale prices Of
Philadelphia and New York. His stock Of
stationery of every variety is excellent. He
has also a splendid assortment ofwall paper
from the very finest down to the cheapest
Just step in and look at his goods. Iii.
store is few doors below the Broadway
House, Mauch Chunk
y Edward Kelchner, who resided near
NBowmansville, an employee, on repairs
Al Parryvlle, of the L. and S. Railroad, wa.
taken suddenly sick with cramps on Satur-
day, and before he could be conveyed home
by his fellow-workmcn, he expired. He
leaves a wife and three children. Hi.
funeral was solemui2ed and the remains
inferred at the Towamensing Lutheran Re,
formed church on Tuesday.
On the 18th inst, the annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Montrose marrow
guage) Railway Company was held, anc
the following officers elected; President
James l. Blakesec; Treasurer, William II
Cooper Secretary, Charles l.. Brown; En-.
gincer, Felix Ansart, Jr; Directors Rober
Klotz, Charles o. Skeor, S. D. Thomas, II
X, Sherman, C. NJ. Gere, Wm. j. Mullord
Samuel Stark, L. F. Palcn, Benjamin +
Blakeslee, Sylvester Tyler, Samuel II. Sayr
and Azor Lathrop.
N-On the Goth inst, Hugh Johnston anG
his wife We're riding in sleigh, between
Rittersville and Catasuqua, Lehgh county
when she remarked to her husband that sh,
was getting cold. lie covered her up witt
the robes and left her in that position unit
they arrived at their home, in Catasauqua
Great was his astonishment and grief when
the sleigh stopped, for he found that his
wife was corpse, sitting by his side. Mr.
Johnston said he spoke several times to her
on the way home, but received no answer
lie thought she was cold and did not care
to speak, and so he did not feel any alarm
a coroner's inquest returned verdict o
heart disease