The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-28
As the Fourth of JULY

AS the Fourth of July
will occur on Friday of next
week, in order to allow our
employees to duly celebrate
the day, we will put the AD-
vOCATE to press on Thursday.
Correspondents and advertis-
ers will, therefore, oblige us
by sending in their favors not
later than Wednesday noon,
July I'd.
III. A. Beltz, Esq, will this week supply
the School Board with eight car loads of
Upper Lehigh coal, he having put in the
lowest bid.
The Rev. James A. Little is preaching
in the Presbyterian church Of Hokendau
qua some interesting sermons in response
to the question, "what can Christion wo-
man do at home and abroad"
On Sabbath last, after the regular SER
vices, Rev. J. d. schinde, pastor Of the
Lutheran congregation at Coplay, installed
with an impressive charge, the newly elect
ed church officers, to wit: Mr.. Marcus Roth
ermel, as trustee, and Mr.. Charles Radlnc,
as deacon.
The potato crop this year promises to be
an unusually plentiful one in all parts of the
country, farmers, with the assistance Of
several of natures agencies, being able TO
render the beetles altogether harmless.
The strawberry and ice cream festival
held by the Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church, in Linderman's hall, on Friday and
Saturday of last week, was a very pleasure
bic affair and was very successful financial
ly and otherwise. We learn that occasions
of similar character will follow.
Rev. Prof. N. C. SchaetTer, principal Of
Keystone State Normal School, had the title
Ph. D. conferred upon him by Franklin &
Marshall College
For the week ending June 2lst there
we're shipped over the Lehigh Valley rail-
road lOl $50 tons of coal, making a total
shipment for the season to that date of ,l45,-
749 tons, an increase as compared with same
time last year of 3S4, 1888 tons.
"A Goa, train on the Lchigh Valley Rail-
road ran into the rear Of a local freight train
standing at East Penn junction below Allen
town, on Friday evening, wrecking the en-
-, ,,f 4 i,n trn G. y
loaded freight cars. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
The lease ofthe Nesquehoning Railroad
to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
has been renewed for five years, at a rental
Of per cent upon the capital Of the Mosque
honing Company. Heretofore 10 per cent
has been paid.
William Savage and Lewis W. Snyder,
mechnists and James HarkIns, boiler maker,
were descending the deep slope of the Will
Jamestown Coollery, at Williamstown, Pa,
Monday, when the chain broke, and they
were preciptated to the bottom, distance
of 800 ct. The machinists were killed and
Harkins seriously injured.
The Supreme Court, at Harrisburgh, on
Monday, sustained the decision Of the low
er Court in the case OF Peter McManus and
John 0'Neil ,Mollie Maguires, sentenced to
be hanged for the murder of Coroner HesseE,
in 1874.
-s2,96l ions Of coal were shipped over
the L. & S. Railroad for the week ending
June goth, making total for the season OF
l,765, ,l7s tons, an increase for the season OF
$40, ,s4l tons as compared with same date
last year.
Edward Christman and Henry seIgfried
convicted of completely in the Shinke burg
larry and assault, were sentenced on Friday
Of last week, at Mauch Chunk, to @ years
imprisonment in the Ea tern pcnitentiary.
"A coal train on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road ran into the rear of a local freight train
at East Penn Junction Friday evening Of
last week. An engine and eight cars were
wrecked, but no person was injured.
Lieut. Harry T. Monahan, U. S. NJ
was at home during the week, on a visit to
his mother. He left this friday for Wash
ngton, at which place he will rejoin the
Schr. "Eagre," of the survey department.
An old Irish soldier, who prided himsel
upon his bravery, said he had fought in the
battle Of Bull Run. When asked if he hac
retreated and made good his escape as other
did on that famous occasion, he replied
Be jabers those that didn't run are there
yitW And We may add that David Eb
bert may still be found at his popular
livery on North street, prepared to .urnisl
teams to all at low rates.
On the evening of the Fourth Of July
grand chi!,lren's meeting will be held in tn
r Millport Evangelical church. Rev. C. X
, Fehr, p. f., aud all the ministers belonging
to the Carbon County Sunday School Soci
ETY. will be present to address the meeting
! At the same time and place the Board q
! Control will meet to devise measures fO
holding a grand reunion of all the Evan
i galianl SunInv sphOnls in Carbon pnuutv