The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-19


The large orders in hand.
Full soon the violets repose
Beside the woodland rill,
And soon the balmy, crimson rose
Will gem the window sill
In an old tomato can.
Bridget Grady was killed by a freight
Lrain while trying to cross the Lchigh Val;
ley Railroad track at Shenandoah on Satur-'
day morning.
Peter Kchl and Patrick Munday were
killed by fall of coal in the Monitor Col
liery, at Locust Gap on Friday night.
1t is wicked, even in the month of April,
to circulate such a story as the one handed
around here last Friday, to the effect that
W. C. Friedrich had hanged himself the night
previous in the Penitentiary at Philadelphia.
At the start, everyone could see that there
was no foundation for it ) yet, strange as it
may seem, one of our local cotemporaries
caught up this " all fools" story and publish
cd it for fact, claiming to have learned it
by telegraphC)
Stephen Corrigan was fatally injured by
fall of ire clay in the colliery Of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Company at Sugar Notch,
Monday morning, and died in short time.
John Miller freight conductor on the
Perkiomen Railroad, was struck by bridge
while standing on top Of a car Monday
morning. and died soon afterwards.
james Barrett, aged IA years, was killed
Monday in the Lehigh Valley CompaEy's
mine at Wilkesbarrc, by a collision between
two trains coal cars.
The directors ofthe Scranton Trust Com
pany and Savings Bank at Scranton, Pa,
have made an assignment to the president
for the benefit Of the creditors.
The L. & S. II. r. carried SO ,649 tons of
anthracite to market for the week ending the
llth inst, total for the season of 972,07l
tons, an increase, as compared with same
time last year of 5l3,SG3 tons. BY canal
the shipments for the week were 9,S97 tons,
an increase, as compared with the same time
last year of ,345 tons.
Carriages can always be had at David
Ebbcrt's popular livery, at lowest cash prices,
for business, pleasure and for funerals.
For cheap and fashionable clothing go
to Jonas Sondhein, Mauch Chunk; he has
the largest and best stock in the county, at
the lowest cash prices.
Jonas Sondhein, first clothing store
above the Mansion House, Mauch Chunk of
iers mems suits at from 1915 upwards, and
boys at from $2.75 upwards. All of first
class material and workmanship. Don't
forget to call and examine his stock.
DIR. w. G. NJ. Seiple has been appointed
physician to attend the poor ofthis borough
by the overseers, for the current year.
Il. A. Miner, editor of the White Haven
Standard, was in town Wednesday, and
dropped in to sec us. lie looks as though
that wooden town agreed with him physi.
cally.
AT a meeting of the City Council OF
Wllkesbarrc, held Tuesday evening the com
mittee of citizens appointed to investigate
the charge that bonds OF the city issued il
1872 and 1874 to the amount of $3.50 ,OO(
were illegal, reported that they could fine
no irregularty in the issue of those bonds
and that they were valid. The report wa
adopted by the Council.
New MUsIC.-Of all the new songs nov
flooding the country none are so popular a
those composed by Will L. Thompson. He
has just issued a beautiful new Song anC
Chorus, entitled, "My Grandpa's Advice.
1t is thought to be even prettier than thi
authors famous song Gathering Shells"
you want the latest and prcttiest song of tn
day, order "My Grandpa's Advice" by vii
L. Thompson. Any music dealer will mai
it to you for 3j cents. Published by W. L
THOMPSON & Co., East Liverpool, Ohio.
The hcuse of DR.. Isaac Kistler, OF Yves
Penn, was destroyed 10y fire on Sunday eve
ming a week. 1t caught FIRE three or fou
times before it was burned. 1t was insure,
for 81 500. The Doctor is from Kistler'
Valley.
Robins, blackbirds, pewees, and almo,
all the other kinds of summer birds hav
made their appearance and enliven the al
with their sweet music.
The present class for graduation at III
Kutztown Normal school numbers lO-S !,
dies and II gentlemen.
-Pimpes and blotches on the face can |
removed 10y rubbing with camphor mill
1t costs only 25 cents per bottle. 2l-2l
-PREMIuM WINE.-We confidently r
commend speer's Port Grape Wine whic
was awarded the highest premium at Il
Worlds Fair, as a superior article of wiz
for the sick and debilitated, and all tho
who require vnous stimulation and invi
Grafton. The vineyards are in New Jerse
: near New York. Druggists sell the Wine
John A. Inness, formerly member
o the State Legislature for two terms, al
Chief Clerk in the Secretary of the STATE
office under Governors Skunk and PackS
j. died Friday in Easton, aged n years.
II The farmers ofthe Wyoming Valley a
Il alarmed by the prevalence OF pleuro-pne
monia in that region. One veterinary ST
Is geon Of Wilkesbarre has charge of eig
~ cases. Several cattle have already died.
IL Mrs. Ann stull, 25 years of age, W
+" killed by falling down stairs at PHILLIP
burg, N, j. on Thursday night of last wee
rs The foolish man foldeth his hands a
IA saith; "There is no trade, why should a
s vertise ?" But the wise man is not so.
whoopeth it up in the newspapers, and We
7. ly he draweth the customers from far Of
!; Did you ever notice, says an exchan
0, the poor chap that stands in the front y
:" ture of an almanac with fish, and scorplC
Is aud bulls and twins, etc, around him? l
il you notice that he was naked and had no
ing in his stomach? Well, that poor fell
h. used to edit a country paper, and take
m pay in "Til pay my subscription n
=" week.
The attention Of our readers is called
h. the advertisement Of f. II. Hohl, of East