The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-09-13
This is the time to advertise fall goods


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This is the time to advertise fall goods.
Chew JAoKsoN's BEST Sweet Navy To-
bacco 80.
-Kutztown is exercised over the appear
ance on her streets al night of a tall woman
in black.
Trust not a horses heel nor q dogs
tooth, neither man who sayshell pay you
on Saturday.
The employees wages at schwoyer &
Co.'s ore mines, near Bowers Station, were
the other day increased 10 per cent.
An immense stock of envelopes and
writing papers, sold at Luckenbach's Mauch
Chunk.
The Lehigh Valley railroad announces
a dividend of one per cent, or 90 cents per
share, payable October 18th.
The Glendon Iron Company last week
commenced laying the foundation for new
furnace. This looks as if the iron business
was paying.
Our old friend Dan. Graver was made
exquisitely happy on Wednesday last. His
better-half presented him with bouncing
daughter.
Three or four boys were arraigned before
ESQ. Beck, on Wednesday evening, charged
by P. NJ. VanLiew with profanity and dis
orderly conduct on the previous Sabbath.
-FoR sALE.-Eght shares of the Capital
stock of the lst National Bank ofLehighton.
For further particulars apply at the ADvo-
CATE Office.
David Ebbert, at his livery on North
street, this borough, is prepared to furnish
you with stylish teams at low figures at any
time.
The Popular Western Ticket Agent B.
O'Bran, will be at this Office next Wedncs-
day night. IfYou intend to go west, call
and see him, he will send you right, cheap
and quick.
300 boxes Vests Vegetable Liver Pills,
for sale at Durling's Drug Store. 20 cents
per box. If.
If you wanta nice smooth, easy shave
your hair cut or shampooing, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho-
tel. He will fix you right, and don'tyou
forget it.
New ARRIvAL.-H. II. Peters, the tai
lor, has just returned from the city. with
another large and elegant stock of summer
goods, comprising cloths, cassimercs, and
suitings, of latest and most fashionable de
signs, for mems youths and children's wear,
which he is prepared to make up in the lat
est and most durable style at prices so low
as actually defy competition. Call and OK
anime goods and learn prices before you
buy elsewhere. No trouble to show goods
at this establishment.
For the iye days ending Sept. 5th, 59,-
s02 tons of coal were shpged over the L. &
S. r. R., making total o? 2,G32,279 tons
for the season till that date, and an increase
LII ,9S5 tons as compared with same time
last year.
The Keystone furnace, at Chain Dam,
has been sold by Henry Fulmer to Messrs.
Daniel Runkle, John T. Knight, Samuel
Thomas and John B. Hendry, well-known
iron men, for $l2O, 900. Mr.. Fulmer bought
the furnace at sherili's sale two years ago for
100000. In the present sale Mr.. Frlmcr
reserves an iron mine valued at $4,000. II
is believed thatthe purchase is in the inter
est of the Thomas Iron Company.
The Presbytery of Lehigh holds its reg
ular fall sessions, September 10th and 18th
in the Presbyterian church at the Delaware
Water Gap, of which Rev. Sam. W. Knipc
is the faithful pastor. The opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. Alex. D. Moore, o
Bethlehem, the retiring Moderator.
Henry Campbell, OF East Weissport, an,
nounces to his friends and the public that he
is prepared 10 supply them with the beS
quality of ready.Inade fall and wiD6
BOOTS and SHOES at great reduction in
price from last year, Notwithstanding tn,
recent advance in manufacturers prices O
from 10 to Is per cent. These boots anC
shoes have been made expressly to his orle
and are guaranteed to give satisfaction, Cal
nd see them,
The fifth annual convention of the Di
rectors of the Poor and Board of Publi
Charities of the State of Pennsylvania will
be held in Scranton on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, September l6 and II. Circular
have been issued TO all the districts in th
State, propopnding questions on importan
matters connected with the government, COS
of keeping and mode Of regulating aims
houses and hospitals for the insane, whicl
are expected to be answered at the conven
ton.
Hereafter, under new law, Sheriff
inquisitions will be composed of only 81,
men, instead of twelve, and the same will
be the case on writs of partition of real es
tate.
The first anthacite iron made in Ameri
ca was at Catasauqua, on the 4th Of july
1880. David Thomas, better known as "Pap
Thomas, under whose direction it asmadc
is still living at Catasauqua, an IS year oil
millionaire.
The imported migratory quails place
on lands of Mr.. Simon Meyer, in Sout
Whitehall, last May, have disappeared lror
the vicinity, they having changed the
quarters to the shores of the Coplay creel
As yet no evidences of their breeding hay
become manifest, though this may be az
counted for from the fact that their younl
il any, would be hard to distinguish iroi
the native quail.
n Friday, Sept. 10Th, great pigeo
shooting tournament is to come of at Il
public house of Alfred Newhard, in Copla,
This tournament will be ON larger sea
than any ever undertaken in this sccto
and from the interest that is being taken
il by sportsmen from all sections it is belle
ed that it will be largely attended by frs
class wing shots from Lebigh and the ucigl
boring counties. The public is respectful
invited, whether as participants or spectator
Pigeon shooting is a rare sport, aud match
Of the above kind have become very nom
lar within the past few years If the we