The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-17
Lent begins February 10th, Ash Wed.

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they cost the city $2,7s6.O5.
For safe and easy life insurance, sec adj
vertisement in another column, and then
call upon II. A. Beltz, Esq, opposite the
public square, this borough.
The First National Bank of Mauch
Chunk, has declared semi annual dividend
of four per cent, payable after The 18th inst.
If you will take our advice you will
lose no time in calling on your druggist for
"Sellers' Cough sYrup"-without an equal,
Price 25 cents.
The Oxford mines,ih Hyde Park, ,(scran-
ton), caved in Saturday night, badly shat
toring Thomas McNicholls' house and John
OHara's brick store.
The annual report of the Perkionen
Railroad gives the receipts Of the past year
at SlGl ,ll2 and the operating expenses at
$127152.
The amount of coal shipped over the
L. & S. Railroad for the first eight days of
the present season, commencing on the 1st
inst, was 54,175 tons, being an increase of
3O,O11 tons as compared with same date last
year.
For the week ending on the 10th inst,
there were shipped over L. V. railroad So
$40 tons of coal making q total for the seas
on to that date of 4G3,576 tons, an increase
as compared with same time last year of
l5S,3O3 tons.
The widow of deceased soldier wants
to know the address of John II. Coulston,
captain, Co. A. 51st reg, Pa. vols, 1sG4-5,
or of some member of his company. The
request is made that the information sought
be sent to F. Stofilet, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
P. 0. box l9l. Papers in this and adjoining
counties please copy.
We understand that Mr. Charles Harts-
horn, late vice president of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company, has been named as
candidate for president of the company at
the next regular election, in place of the late
Judge Asst Packer, deceased, and Joseph
Patterson, of the Western Bank, as direct
or in the Board OF Managers of the COM
pany.
Daniel Graver, of the Bee
Hive, announces to his friends
that he is still to be found at
his old stand, (where he will
continue doing business), with
a full line of dress goods, dry
goods, notions, &c, which he
is prepared to sell to all the
people at extraordinary low
prices for cash. Call and bt
convinced Of the truth of this
notice.
The cheapest place in the Valley to buy
clocks is at L. II. Hollis. Walnut stem
winding clocks only g5 cent?: Maucl
| Chunk, above the Mansion House.
"A Special meeting of the Lehightor
School Board, was held on Monday evening
last; ; the members were all present. The
president and secretary were ordered 10 is
sue bond for $500 at per cent to Andrew
Graver, Sr. On motion the Secretary, Dan
iel Graver, was 10 let the school hall at tn
rate of s. per night fot school or church pur
poses, and $40 for outside entertainments
By order of the Board George Dreher wa;
misconduct towards his teacher:
-BOSRDING.-A number of respectabl
men can be accommodated with gooG board
at reasonable charges, at the "Lehightoi
Hotel" on Second street, this borough also
livery teams at low rates.
For fancy stationery, fancy goods, nov
elites of all kinds and full line of wall pa
pcrs at lowest prices,call at Luckenbachs,
few doors below Broadway House. Maucl
Chunk.
If you have been seeking big fcrtun
in Holland, we advise you to carefully rea,
the correspondence on our first page, heade
Fortunes ir Holland" and hereafter whel
some fellow wants $40 to investigate you
claim, give kim instead of the $40 the to
of your boot, if you can reach him.
On Sunday week Rev. Il. X. Derr, pas
tor Of st. Johns Reformed congregation Il
Slatington, as also of the Frieden's churol
in Washington tsp, rendered his resignation
of the said charges. lie was compelled
do so because of failing health, being SUI
ferer under bronchial affection. His labor
have taxed his strength severely, and h
9 physician recommended him to cease altogetl
er. He has served IN the charges state
very acceptably for number of years, an
the necessity that led to the breaking up
the pleasant relation Of pastor and people
+ regretted by all who know him.
The following gentlemen were electC
: directors of the Second National Bank
- Mauch Chunk, at the annual meeting he
on the 18th inst. Charles Albright, Chri
. Curran, John c. Dolon, Solomon Dreisbac
Thomas Kemerer, Thomas L. Foster, WI
II. Stoh, Leonard Yeager, Chas. 0. SkeC
Onicers-Charles Albright President, Tho
- l.. Foster Cashier, j. NJ. Dreisbach Boo
. hNSpNl ullA 4tllSlJ pohH Alul per NdlCuulA
The annual issue of Prof. Tees " We
. thcr Forecasts and american almanac I
$780," is out, and we learn that the fiji
=, edition of over 10000 copies was called
-. within eight days Of its publication, and
- second larger one put to press, It is full
- and more specific in its weather progios
. cations for 1850 than formerly, and var
=. ty of subjects Of interest, such as plogr
and the astronomical relations thereto, he
aud sunstrokes, cyclones, facts for fortelli
the weather, etc, are discussed. Copy c
!, be obtained by enclosing 90 sents to Thon
-, son, Ticc X Lillingston, st. Louis, Mo.
-Goyernor Hoyt Friday of last week
ne pointed Colonel Stanley Woodward to
or vacancy on the Lu2eIne County BEN
a caused by the resignation of Judge Hardi
~ and the promotion of Judge Rice to the Pr
d. ident Judgeship. A strong effort was m,