The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-08-09

new tramp act One-halfor more can show
some bodily ailment, while the others are
preparing boxes and sacks to enter into the
peddling business on a small scale"
David Evans, of Audenried, died Sun
day morning, after an illness Of nine days
from typhoid fever. Mr.. Evans was mem
Der of Jeanesville Lodge No. $50 1. o. of O.
F., Halle Lodge No. 327 A.Y. NJ, and Halle
Lodge and Camp p. 0. S. Of A. lie was
buried at Halle Cemetery, Hazleton, on
Wednesday afternoon. He was born in
Douglas Flat, Calavaras county, California,
and was % years, 10 months and ii days
old.
The Thermometer on Sunday reached 90
in the shade, but that did not interfere with
David Ebbert loaning out teams from his
livery on North street, at popular prices.
Mrs. Simmons, resident of Miners
yille, Schnylkill county, in this state, went
into the woods last Friday to pick berries,
and not returning at night, her husband
and some friends went to look for her. She
was found hanging by the skirts, head down
ward in deep pit, in which position she
had survived six long hours,
You can generally tell when the corn
has commenced to silk, b. the odor of the
cigarettes smoEed by the young men(?) loung-
ing around the church doors on Sabbath
evenings.
HHehry Nothstein, who left this place
I last spring to take up his residence with his
son-in-law, Dr. II. I. G, Newmiller, in Sa-
line county, Kansas, died at that place ~
the 25th ult., and was buried on the foISS@-
ing Sunday, in the town of Saline. HHwas
aged about G5 years. The bell of the Luth-
eran church of this borough was toled for
his demise on Sunday morning last, and
Rev. W. G. Laitzle made his death the sub
ject of his morning discourse.
David James, of Shenandoah, schuyl-
kill county, lad of sixteen years, has run
away with dashing widow oftwenty-three. of
This is the young gentemans third elope-
ment with the widow. Twice before he
was captured, brought back home and well
hogged
james Madison Porter, son of Hon. j.
NJ. Porter who was Secretary of war under
President Taylor, died in Easton, at an ear
ly hour on Saturday. The deceased was a
lawyer, and at one time District Attorney of
Northampton county. In 1876 he was the
Grand Master of the Masons of Pennsylva-
MIA.
"A meeting of the schuylkill coal opera
tors was held on Saturday morning at
Philadelphia to consider the question of
suspendlng operations from the sth to the
23d instant, but in the absence of favora-
bic report from the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad company no definite plan Of
action was agreed upon. Several individual
operators expressed their intention of stop.
ping work for the two weeks named.
Owing to the rain on Saturday week
the contemplated reunion of the l53rd reg
iment at Nazareth, on said day did not take
place. A meeting was however held ovel
which Col. Dachradt presided, and after ad.
dresses by a number of those who had been
connected with the organization it was ther
resolved to postpone the reunion until Aug
l7th, if clear; if stormy, the 2lst ifthe 2ls
should be stormy then on the first fine day
following.
E-About six miles from Wcissport, in this
county, live three old people, brother and
two sisters, who are remarkable in severa
particulars. They are named Abraham
Barbara, and Maria Heibner, and strange t,
say neither Of them have ever ventured t,
slip into the hymenial moose. Barbara il
eighty-siX years, Abraham seventy-seven
and Maria seventy-four. They are plain
honest old Pennsylvanians, care little fol
the turmoils OF the great world beyond thci
humble home, and await patiently for the
call that will end their earthly pilgrimage.
The controller of the currency has jus
declared a dividend of fifteen per cent. 70
the creditors of the First National Bank o
Allentown, making fifty per cent. in all
The Receiver thinks, judging from presen
appearances, that the claims upon the insti
tuition by depositors will be paid in full.
There are strong indications that tn
St. Johns Church, at Slatington, union il
character, will be dissolved ere long, iron
the fact of a desire on the part of the Luthe
ran congregation to be the owners ola churcl
edifce themselves.
The Presbyterian Sabbath schools O
Catasauqua and Hokendauqua went Of
their annual picnic Wednesday, July so, t
Ritteuhouse Gap. 1t was the largest picni
of the soufllng fifteen ears and number
ing over twelve hundred adults and child
ren.
Information has been received in Phila
delphia that Mr., Franklin b. Gowen, presi
dent Of the Philadelphia 4 Reading Raj!
road, has succeeded IN negotiating larg,
loan fer his road in London. lie is no,
travelling in France, and was expected i
Paris on the 5th of this month, where h
was joined by Hon. Lin. bartholomew {
Pottsvlle, and Mr.. George B. Kaercher,wh
was district attorney Of Schuylkill county q
the prosecution ofthe Mollie Maguires ther,
, He will reach Philadelphia about the last
! August, when it is stated that a number
new enterprises are to be undertaken by hi
road.-Rccord.
I For the week ending the 2d inst. ther
was shipped over the Lehigh Valley Raj
I road 94,O7i tons Of coal, making total fc
4 the season, 10 that date Of ? 7lq ,g7l tons a
increase, as compared with the same tim
last year, Of 4995,Sl2 tons.
-Messrs. Elwin Bauer and George Esse
candidates for the Democratic nominatio
, for Prothonotary, were in town last We,
. nesday.
70 The bad effects Of fimprudeuoe IN eatir
r aud drinking are speedily removed, and ii
Y depression following eating is quickly bar
d ished by the use of DR., Bulls Baltimore Pill
n Price 2j cents.
t For the five days ending July 81, the
e We're shipped over the L. 4 S. railroad "A