The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-07-26
Get ready for camp meetings.


TO the old mark.
The Catasauqua Manufacturing Co, has
increased the wages of its employees per
cent, to date from the 2lst inst.
On Friday morning last valuable, cow
belonging to Mrs. Joshua Kuntz, residing
near Cherryville, died from clover bloat.
A large number of the mining CONTRACT
tors throughout the county have volunta5-
Iy raised the wages of their employees 40
cents per day.
Mr.. James Purcellyo South Bethlehem,
who was shot several weeks ago by Barney
Halpin, has entirely recovered from his
wounds.
"A gray mare, seven years old, and, 15l
hands high, was stolen from the stable ofN.
S. wyckoff & Son, in East stroudsburg, one
night last week.
There are some farmers in Lehigh who
will not thresh over one bushel of rye to the
100 sheaYes. Others again, though few in
number, will have a very fair yield.
The trout season will close on the first
of August under the new law. The pisca-
torially inclined will govern themselves ac-
cordingly, and catch their trout in season.
ID. c. Dissnger, of sunbury, prominent
ly before the Democratic State Convention
last week as a candidate for State Treasurer,
is brother of Rev. Moses Dissinger.
The P. and R. express Co. is now car
rying money packages of $40 and under to
all points on its line for Is cents, $40 and
under $40 FOR 20 cents, &c. F. p. Whitney
is the agent at the L. & S. depot, this bor-
ough.
Our young friend Harry V. Jones, the
popular salesman of Thos W. Price & Co.,
of Philadelphia, is in town spending few
days with US.
Persons who are in the habit Of putting
holes through United States coins, or other
wise defacing them, will do well to remem-
Der that they are liable to fine oftwo thou
sand dollars and one years imprisonment.
The other day one of the workmen at
the top of one of the Catasauqua furnaces,
through careiessness, left the buckets drop
down to the bottom, distance Of about fifty
feet, totally demoishing them.
The honey crop this year will be light
one, and those engaged in the honey traffic
are very much discouraged. The work of
killing off the drones was commenced last
week, which is a much earlier date than is
commonly fixed for so doing.
--Ex Senator Ramsey, of Minnesota, has
accepted the office of Secretary of War, to
succeed McCrary, when the latter shall re-
tire 10 succeed Judge Dillon, as Justice of
the Eighth judicial Circuit of the United
States. But we are authorized to state that
David Ebbert will remain at his popular
livery on North Street, in order to furnish
the dear people with cheap teams.
Lieut.. Harry 7. Mcmahon and his
charming bride, after spending nearly three
weeks visiting Niagara Falls, and the prin-
ciple cities of Canada arrived at his mothers
residence in this borough. on Monday even
ing, and remained until Thursday morn
ing, when they proceeded to New York city.
The Lieut.. and his wife have the best wish
es of all their friends in this place for their
future happiness and prosperity.
Mr.. John Pcfferle, proprietor of the
Lynnport Slate Works, at Lynnport, on the
18th inst, stopped operations in his factory
and quarry, owing to the depressed condi.
ton of the trade. 1t is said that he invested
upwards of $4,000 in the business, and
that up to this time he has made sales ia
the extent Of only few hundred dollars.
1t is doubtful whether he will again star
up the works
The white whale exhibited here two
weeks ago along with the curiosities il
Coup's show, was, on the concern reaching
Lancaster, sold to a candle maker for con
version into sperm candles. 1t was quit
young, and only about 10 feet in length. l
was carried through the country alive in Q
tank for some weeks, but died at Oswego
, New York, and was then placed on ice an,
so lugged along until it would keep II
longer
ALI the collieries in the Lehigh Goa
region are now at work, excepting those a
a Ebervale, which are idle for want of orders
A strike of the breaker boys caused sus
pension of two days at Jeddo, but the pay
u ing off of about one-half the boys, brough
back the rest, and the collieries are now a.
in. No further trouble is now apprehende
; until general strike is found feasible.
The Lehigh miners held a secret meet
ing at Hazleton, Saturday afternoon, to dc
eide whether they should insist on the de
mand made on the 5th inst. for an advanc
of wages. Twelve or more collieries wei
represented, namely: Andenried, BeavC
- Brook, Beaver Meadow, Ebervale, Stockton
% Yorktown, Tresckow, Jeansville, Eckle,
= Jeddo, Highland and others. The meetin
discussed the snbject fully and concluded I
withdraw the demand for an advance an
resume work on Monday, the men priv
Il legged to make the best terms they can wit
'r their employers.
In all towns where newspaper is pull
lished, every business man ought to adve
. tise in it, even if it is nothing more than
" card stating his name and the line OF bus
" ness in which he is engaged. 1t helps
sustain the paper, and lets the people at
u distance know that the town is full of bus
Is ness men. The paper finds its way in
thousands of places where a hand bill cal
lie not reach. A card in a paper is trave
N Ing sign board, and can be seen by ever
= reader. "Think Of these things" and !
D. your light shine.
OIL -NEw GooDs.-T. D. CLAUS, agent, re
l. psotfully announce to his friends and Il
rs public generally, that he has just return,
y from the city of New York with new an
W elegant assortment ofcloths, cassimeres al
to suitings, suitable for the present seaso
e. which he is prepared to make up in Il
d. latest fashion and most durable mann
'h at very extraordinary low prices for cas-
le An early inspection of goods and examin
ne ton ofprices is invited. Perfect fits and fl
satisfaction guaranteed always.