The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-21

The funeral Of Ed. Mulhearn, who was
shot by Jos. Goldberg, on Tuesday Of lasi
week, took place from his late residence
near the L. V. depot, on Sunday morning
last, and was very largely attended by rail
readers and others. Rev. Mr.. Hartman, O
the Reformed church, officiated. The re-
mains were inferred in the Gnaden Huetten
Cemetery, this borough.
We learn from dispatch to the Phila'
delpha Record that Mumiord Nunenmachel
and Edward Roach, engineer and fireman
Of a passenger train on the Lehigh Valley
road, jumped from their locomotive on Fri.
day morning last week, near Wilkesbarre
and were painfully injured. They saw dan
ger signals not far ahead, caused by a coal
car having jumped from another track. The
passengers escaped and the damage to the
train was very slight.
For the week ending on the 18th inst,
49, $50 tons of coal, were shipped over the
L. a s. Railroad, making total Of ship
mcnts to that date of S6O, 1927 tons, showing
an increase for the season up TO that date Of
20 ,466 tons.
Our borough election on Tuesday passed
off in very quiet and orderly manner,
there being very little if any ill feeling
manifested on the occasion. We heard OF
one pretty good thing: One person was So
Letting the vote Of another for friend in
rather an impressive manner, when the lat
ter turned and said, with some emphasis /:
"Mr. - pay my taxes and propose to
do my own voting!" and that ended the
interview.
Last Saturday evening large and lively
party, consisting of members and friends of
the Lehighton Evangelical church, entered
the Evangelical parsonage and very agree
ably surprised the pastor and his family
with handsome donation. The evening
was spent very pleasantly and proftably in
social conversation, singing and prayirg.
The donors were happy and the pastor
thankful.
Rev. a. F. Leopold, of Easton, and Rev
S. T. Leopold, of Mahanoy city, were in
town during the week and called in to see
us. The reverend gentlemen are both look
ing well and happy.
William TORY, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Ashland, was held in SIC, 900
bail Wednesday by United States Commits
sioner Bell, at Philadelphia, on the charge
of having embezzled the funds of that nsti-
tuition.
The new State Hospital for the Indigent
Insane of Philadelphia, Bucks, MontgOm-
cry, Chester, Delaware, Northampton, and
Lehigh counties was formally transferred
Wednesday from tue Building Commission,
appointed in 1878, to the Board of Trustees,
to whom its management has been recently
confded.
DIR. L. Hooper, prominent citizen
of Coopersburg, Northampton county, died
suddenly on Saturday last
David McGovorn, Ia years of age, was
crushed to death in a coal mine at Provi-
dcnce, Wyoming county, on Monday.
Lewis Warner, an cmploye of the Ban
gor and Portland Railroad, was run over by
ears near Bangor, northampton county, on
Monday night and instantly killed.
WANTED, for one or two years, $500,
for which the best Of real estate security will
be given. Call OF address this Office for
further particulars.
Miss Salome Werner, of Bethlehem, is
visiting her numerous friends in Lehighton
and Welssport.
Notwithstanding the miserable condi-
tion of the roads, David Ebbert still contin-
ucs to hire first class teams at very low
rates, for business, pleasure or funeral pur-
poses.
The Miners Hospital Commission have
received deeds for the ground donated them
near Ashland, and upon which the hospital
will be erected.