The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-10-11

Big Creek items.
Sowing is about done for this season.
Corn huskings will be next In order.
EARLY sown rye is coming up nicely.
Our Supervisors have recently done
NEEDED repairs to the roads.
Several of our farmers were making
cider again last Week.
- The frost hast done much damage to
late planted corn.
The election of Paul Kresge for Sheriff.
by nice majority, is foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Harry Wertz lost horse last week
by accident.
Sorry to learn by advertisement that
the property of Mr.. Ammon Klotz is to be
sold at shcrin's sale.
Mr.. Josiah Ruch, of East weisspurt,
was here fishing one day last week.
The typhoid fever victims in the upper
part of the valley are improving under the
skilful treatment of Dr. Seiple,
Sheriff Raudunbush and wife possed
through this place one day last week.
Pleased to see that David Dreisbuch,
who was confined by typhoid fever, is able
to be out again.
The weather looked summer-like the
later part of last and the forcpart Of this
week.
Mr.. J. B. Seidle will discontinue farms
ing here, aud will remove to Weissport to
engage in some other pursuit between rUw
and spring. We wish him success.
-Albin Stolle, Esq, Seaer of Weights
and Measures, was here on business last
Friday, and paid us a friendly call.
Mr., Henry J. Sewers recently found a
very good specimen ofan Indian tomahawk,
and last Friday, while digging potatoes, he
found a copper cent bearing date of lSl9.
Rabbits will be free after the 18th of the
present month.
The State law forbids the sending of
children to school under years of age.
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we
stoop than when we soar.
Peter Beltz, of Walcksville, is one of the
Oldest citizens of Franklin he is, since APP
rii last in his Sjth year. Mr. Bctz Gcrmer-
ly resided near this place, and is well known
throughout these part and highly respected.
james NJ. Bossard, of CherrYville, was
at this place on visit over Sunday, the
guest of C. a. Buck.
Cider is sold at this place at 50 per bar
rel of 80 gallons.
i Was pleased to meet Hon. Michael
Cassidy, of Nesquehoning, at Mauch Chunk
on Saturday last.
i am under obligations to II. E. swartz,
the gentlemanly clerk of the County COM
missioners, for favors received while on a
business visit to Mauch Chunk on Saturday
last.
But a very few from this place were in
attendance at the Allentown fair this year.
for what reason we are unable to say.
The schools of Towamensng township.
will open on Monday, Oct. 18th, by order of
the board of directors.
There are still a number of farmers at
this place who have not as yet finished seed
ing.
Mr.. Jacob Snyder and wife, Mrs. II.
Snyder and two daughters, of Millpurt, Were
at this place oil Saturday last visiting friends.
Daniel Krum, of this place, made sale
of 55 bushels of potatoes at so cents a bushel
last week.
boating seems to be brisk at present, if
we may judge from the number who have
began again the past few weeks. Hands are
in gr' at demand, from IS to $40 per month
being offered, board included.
We have not as yet heard when the
County Institute is to be held but we pre-
sumo some time in November as usual.
The tobacco crop in this valley was kill
cd by the late frost, and is therefore a failure.
Lewis Krum ofthis place obtained work
at Packerton on Monday last.
Rev. L. DutS, of Parryvlle, will preach
in the Solts church on Sunday evening,and
after the service he will hold an election for
class leaders and an assistant superintend-
ent for the Sabbath school.
During a recent visit to Philadelphia
we paid a visit the Mint of that city. The
U. S. Mint was established in 1898. 1t was
quite imperfect till 1885, when Mr.. Frank
lin Peale returned after two years eXamina-
ton of the minis of Europe, with all the
latest inventions, which have since been, in
every way, greatly improved upon at Phila'
delphia. An interesting department of the
Mint is the curiosity room, which contains
specimen coins from nearly all the nations
and races of the earth. There is u Goth
plete series of the coins of the United States
dating back from the year 1893, containing
among other others, cent, which from it,
rarity, is valued at $40. REVERE.