The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-29

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and see when out making your
purchases,
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
carries on its payroll over II, 900 men, in.
Guiding the mines, the road aud the Morris
canal. To pay this army of men requires
more than 100000 per mouth. OF this
sum only a small quantity is taken out each
day, however, by the paymaster, and a con-
siderable amount is paid by checks, The
company carries on its books about 800
of uncalled for pay due men whose where
abouts is not known. This sum has been
accuinulatihg ever since the opening Of the
road in 1853, and once IN a while man
turns up, after years Of absence, and calls
for his money, which is at once paid.
For tho Week ending on the 2lst inst,
94,l l42 tons of coal were forwarded oyer the
l.. & S. Railroad, making total for the sea-
son to that date ofS ,6Bi 1922 tons, an increase
of | ,595 ,561 tons as compared with same
date last year.
David Ebbcrt, the popular livery keep
or, Of this place, is still furnishing teams for
business, pleasure or funerals at low rates.
Terms very low for cash.
Our young friend b. F. Steigerwalt, Of
Parryvlle, was in town Tuesday, and re-
newed his subscription to the ADVOCATE, al
though his present term does hot expire till
f,,Il .
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The miners of the Wilkesbarrc Coal
Company haYc agreed upon a ratio of wages
for the coming year with Mr., Charles Par
rish, president Of that company, They re-
ceive an advance of ten per cent commenc
ing November /, and an advance of ten per
cent. with every advante Of one dollar in
price ofcosl, %. b. at Port Johnston. Three
dollars is made the basis. Mr.. Parrish has
now 1900 names on his pay-rolls.
On Thursday afternoon Of last week.
Mrs. Ed. Peters, residing on Sd street, this
borough, having occasion to go on an errand
locked her two and half year old girl in
the huuse; during her absence the child i,
thought to have gone to the stove with g
piece of stick and ignited it, from which hei
CLOTHES caught fire, burning the child to 4
crisp. When the mother returned she founC
the room full Of smoke, and looking for th'
child found it lying Oh It's face near the door
burnt as above. The child lived in grea
agony for about two hours, when death re
lieved it of its sufierings. The funeral tool
place Sunday afternoon.
FOR RENT.-A good two story hous
for rent with fine lot and garden for fv
+ dollars per month, apply at this Office.
Jacob and Albert j. lIuntzinger, th
Pottsville bankers, who have served out tn
greater part of their two years sentence i
the Berks county Jail, were released on sa;
urday, after filing bond to present thei
petition at the next term Of Court for til
benefit of the insolvent law. They were re
arrested on procHsa from Schuylkill cour
ty, and gave bail for their rcappearanc
4 there.
/, -"Around the World with Gen. Grant,
10 lHe lllio Va an SlcS"uig ilustu'ou ah
printed book, by John Russell Young, pull
+ lished by the American News COMPANY
10 W. D. Harrington, Lchigh ton, is the Con
pany's authorized agent for Carbon cIuut 4
. Thanksgiving day passed OFF very quie
J. ly in this place. There were the usual sci
vices in our churches, and most of the bus
e ness places were closed.
Z The case of Robert walp of Packertor
- against the L. & s. railroad company, +,
Il damages to his property by fire caused b
sparks from an engine, has not been settle'
i as stated by Maueh Chunk cotemporar
last week The Go. Offered Mr.. Walp $40
but his claim is $500. Little enough v
e think for barn, horse, fodder. &c, dcstroye
d For the week ending on the 22nd inst
r 99,9l4 tons Of cooI wero shipped over the
!, V. r. r., making tptal to that date of 4
II 236,Slg tons, all Increase Of ISL 1851 tol
compared with same time lust year.
IT The Philadelphia and Reading Comp
" ny announced Thursday further advan'
|. 10 its prices for coal, to take effect Dec.
h, Philadelphia deliveries were advanced q
teen cents per ton, and Eastern shipmen
l. 25 cents 1t is understood that the 9th
,e companies will lake similar action.
st There are one hundred and thirty -eigl
pr lawyers at the Luzerne county Bar. In poi
N of admission James A. Gordon ranks first
le August 7, 1922. IIendrick d. Wright COM
Of next, having been admitted in 1881.
ID -wsshingtun's birthday Decoration da
er and Fourth of July, three Of our legal he
n idays, each fall on Sunday in 1850.
AT Mountainville church, Salsbu
- township, Lehigh county, says the Philad'
ee phia Record, the minister, Rev. Mr., Blier
e. was called liar, u last Sunday morning
service, by German named Charles Nes,
&c who said he knew the Scriptures better thu
er the minister. Heiser was drunk and had
be elected when friend of bis, named JC
n. Geiger, who was also drunk, becau
sc noisy and had to be elected from the bull
sd ing. Tho drunken men attacked tho bull
be Ing from the outside, and finally the congr
CATION had to be dismissed to get rid
e. them. They were arrested and let off wi
a. fines, as no one appeared against them, o'
n, ing N their having expressed their sOrrc
for their conduct.
=. A dispatch from Harrisburg says that q
w Attorney General Monday morning enter
D., suit ia the Courts ct that place against d
,t, boruughs Of Warren, Sunbury, Columb
aud Parsons, in Luzerne county, for tar
:" due the Commonwealth on loans contract
o. by the boroughs. The amounts involv
ny are small, with the exception Of COlumb
ar which is 5000 behind.
"a The cork factory started al Lancaster
doing an excellent business.