The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-14

aware Division canals would be advanced,
10 Philadelphia and points beyond, ten cents
per ton. A similar advance is expected on
the schuylkll canal. The stock Of coal at
Port Richmond is now lower than at any
other time for year past, amounting to but
5000 tons. 1t is proposed to advance rail
road tolls in July.
The amount Of coal transported over
the Lehigh and Susquehannu railroad for
the FIVE days ending June 9th was 6O,lOS
tons, making total for the season to that
date of ,jgl,l22 tons; showing an increase
of 1865 tons as compared with same time
last year.
"A locomotive on the L. & s. railroad
near White Haven, exploded her boiler On
Thursday afternoon, killing John Fuller.
brakeman, and badly scaldlng t. Herbert,
conductor, E.. Voeste, fireman, and Joe
Adams and James Carin, brakemen.
The Mineral Springs Colliery, at Par
sons, owned by the Lchigh Valley Coal Co.,
resumed operations on Thursday oflast week,
after two years idleness. 1t employs 200
men and boys.
james Snyder and Harrison Green's
weigarrested lately at slatington,ne which
place they resided, for stealing a lot of hams
from TIE premises of Daniel Getz, at Kresge-
vile, Monroe Co., on the night of May lst,
were week before !last tried in Court at
Stroudsburg, and convicted and sentenced
each to 10 months in the penitentiary.
Patrick Burt and Michael Morarity, two
into a quarrel on Thursday oflast week when
the former struck the latter on the head with
bar of iron, fracturing his skull. The in
jured man is now lying in precarious con-
dision at st. Luke's Hospital.
The annual commencement of the Muh-
lenberg College will take place on Thursday
the Goth inst. The exercises will consist OF
orations by the students of the junior and
senior classes, and the comforting of Degrees
on the graduates. The Baccalaureate adj
dress will lie delivered in st. Johns Luth.
eran Church on Sunday evening proceeding
the Commencement 10y Rev. DR.. Sadtler, the
President. On the evening prior to the
Commencement an address will be delivered
before the Literary Societies of the College
by Gen. W. II. H. Davis, Of Doylestown.
The Valley Record, published at Cata'
sauqua, has been enlarged to an eight CO
lumn sheet and is now published at 81 pei
annum. We congratulate Brother Barthol
omew on this evidence of his prosperity.
Ben. O'Brian, the popular Western tick
ct agent, of East Mauch Chunk, accompan
led by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Prichard, of Sadalia, Mo.
were in town Wednesday evening, and de
voted an hour in our sanctum furnishing
tickets to parties going west. Mr.. Pritchar,
is the travelling agent for the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railway Company, and one of tn
pleasantest gentlemen we have met in som
time.
The picnic of Excelsior Band, held OF
Tuesday and wednesday evenings, not
withstandng the showery asp ct of tn
weather on both occasions, was well at
tended and much enjoyed by the rartici
pants. We understand that it was inan
cal success, withal.
"A landslide on the Lehigh Valley rail
road, near Lchigh Gap, Thursday afternoon
caused the wreck of coal train, and delay
ed the 5:3j up passenger train for about on
and half hours. We understand that IL
person was injured by the accident.
Mr.. George Boyle, of Lansiord, was i
town Thursday morning on business, an
dropped in to see us.
The most popular place in Carbon cour
ty, for purchasing wall paper, stationer,
and useful articles generally, is L. f. Lucl
House, Mauch Chunk. First-cass paintin
and calsomining at reasonable figures, an
work guaranteed.
A strawberry and ice cream icstiva
under the auspices Of the ladies of the Nj
y Society of the NJ. f. church, ofthis boroug
, will be held inLinderman's Hall on the eve
ings of Friday and Saturday, June goth al
II II 2lst. The proceeds for the benefit of Il
. church. We trust this festival will be mo
literally patronzed by our people, as Il
y church is much in need of pecuniary aid.
~ There is no possible doubt OF the ia
that this paper-THE CARBON ADVOCATE
- has the largest and most intelligent corps
local reporters of any paper in the Lehi
D. Region. The people will make note
,, this fact and hand in their subscriptions {
II cordngy.
p The Philadelphia and Reading Expire
company has completed arrangements wi
: the Central Railroad of New Jersey to ha
- its express matter carried tn points on t
Is line of the l., a S. branches oil the C. r. r.
n. j. This arrangement is to GO into eff
10 next MONDAY, June 10th, and VIII no dot
be hailed with delight by our merchants a
a business men.