The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-05-08
"A Hancock Club has been organized in

The famous Switchback Railroad will
be opened for the summer season on the 18th
Of Msy,
The farmers who stored away potatoes
last fall for rise in prices are now feeding
them to their hogs.
Hats and caps, Of newest styles, and in
endless variety, at very low prices for cash,
at T. D. Clauss' merchant tailoring store.
"A reduction OF 10 per cent. was ordered
on the employees Of the Calasauqua Manu-
featuring Company, at Catasauqua, on Sat-
urday last.
There are upwards of 2,1OO men EN-
hloyed at the different works Of the Bethle-
hem Iron Company. The average amount
of steel made at these Works daily is about
400 tons.
If you wanta nice smooth, easy shave
your hair cut or shdmpooing, 20 to Franz
Roederer's Salohn, under the Exchange l1o
tel. He will fix you right, and don'tyou
forget it.
A corps Of engineers were in the neigh
borbood of the East Penn junction nnc day
last week taking bearing for the new Penn.
sylvnnio Railroad from Philadelphia to the
Lehigh Valley.
"A new line Of dress goods, comprising
piques, lawns, &c. at bottom prices, just re-
rciyrd at W. S. Wintermute's, opposite L
& S. depot.
The Directors of the Bethlehem Iron
Company HI We declared semi-annual divi
dend Of per cent, payable in cash ON May
2Otb.
"A new and elegant assortment Of ladies'
gents and chldren's boots, shoes and CATERS,
just received at 7. D. Causs', and selling
very cheap for cash.
The annual parade Of the Allentown
Fire department will take place on Whit,
Monday, May 18th. Should the day be q
pleasant one on imposing demonstration may
be expected, us Allentown "fire boys" al.
ways look their best when they come out
for their animal inspection.
H. H. Peters, agent, the popular metch-
ant tailor, in the post Office building, is now
receiving and opening one of the largest
and most fashionable stocks of cloths, cas-
siheres and suitinCs ever brought into
Lehghton, and which he is prepared tn
make up in the latest fashion aud most
durable manner, at prices which actually
defy competition. Call and examine goods
and learn prices and be convinced.
For the week ending on the 30th ult..
6s,25s tons of coal were shipped over the
tehigh and Susquehanna railroad, making
a total of 1,lI5,2l3 tons for the season to
that date, a decrease of 9G,ll4 tons as COM
pared with same time last year.
Colonel Clarance 6. jackson died sud-
denly at Berwick, Columbia chunty, on
Monday night of paralysis of the heart. lie
was connected with the jackson & Woodn
Manufacturing Company and the Berwick
Rolling Mill Company, ard was Quarter.
master General on the staff of Guvernur
Hoyt.
Garden and other seeds, fresh, pure aud
cheap, at A. ]. Durling drug stSre, Lehigh
ton, Pa.
Lewis Weiss, in the post office build
ing, this borough, has just made u large ad
dition to his stock for the spring aud sum
mer trade, viz, a full line nr stiff and solt
felt hats OF the latest and best styles, and II
full line Of gentienen's, Iadius' sud child
ren's bonts, shoes aud CATERS, all of which
he is offering at the very lowest cash prices
Thomas Fennell, fireman at Richard
sons collieTy, near Pottsvile, was shot and
wounded by concealed assassin on Mon.
day night. Fcnnells father WAS compelled
10 leave the county several weeks ago be
cause he had been a juror in the case Ol
MuHley, Mollie Maguire, hanged in 1877
for the murder or inine boss Sanger. Thi,
is the seconl attemM ON yeung Fennell's
life since his father left.
Immense! yes, that is it the new stock
Of spring and summer cloths, cussi.
mercs and sutings now received and open.
ing at T. D. Clauss' merchant tailnrins store
on pank street, this borough. /! you are
about to get a new suit It will pay ynu L
call and inspect gools and learn prizes
which are remarkably low for rndy rash
An work is guaranteed 20 ha done iu tho
best manner, perfect fits and latest fashions
aud don't You forget 1t.
Cornelius Van Buskirk, a bartender of
the American II"Iei, at Easton, committed
suicide on Friday night of last week. II,
last bis wife several months ago, and la.
since that time been very dcspondent.
freight engine "Pcrih Amboy," wher
near the 1ehigh Valley depot, at this place
Saturday morning, struck an opn switch
and jumped TIN track followed biz her tend
er. blowing intp the enbunkment. TIL,
engine was snmewhat damaged by the arci
dent, but after few hours hard work auc
a considerable display Of ingenuity on tn,
part Of Messrs. IIarleman aud MrKelvey
It was replaced upon the track, aud sent I,
Easton for repairs
A full line Of the Of the lntest novelt'e
in gents furnishing goods and neck wea
at T. D, Clauss', very cheap.
MIR. p. j. Meehan, of Mauch Chunk
and Mr.. c. W. Lentz, of Weissport, on Mon
day last purchased the weisspnrt Plauinl
Mill and have taken possession under N,
tirm name Of LentE & Meehan. They pro
pose putting in large stock Of lumber, an,
10 run the establishment to its iull capacity
Those of our readers wishing anything il
their line should give them call.
The elopement of Mrs. Harris, buxon
woman of 40, and wife ofa miner, nea
HIzleton, with Robert Williams, of Allen
town. had a brief existence. Mrs. Harri
met Williams, and they stopped over nigh
in sunbury, where he host nearly all th,
money sine had drawn out of bank playini
at iaro. He then put her on a train, say
ing that he would follow, but instead q
doing so he deserted her. Officers overtool
the runaway at Altoona and returned he
10 her husband sadder and wiser woman.
John Henry, alias "Ohio jack, !" the M
torious thief aud desperado, who escape,
with FIVE others from the Lehigh Count
prison on March 80, 1879, was arrested ol
Friday at Detroit, Mich, by officer Smith