The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-04-24
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Q There are rumors that the pudding
mill of the Bethlehem Iron Company is to
shut down.
The Crane Iron Company, at Catasau.
qua, at present use about 400 tons of coal
per day.
The 1ehigh Valley Railroad Company
is improving the depot at slatidgton.
-Lehigh county sends an uninstructed
delegation to the Democratic state conven-
ton.
--Catasauqua has borough debt Of $37,-
1898 an increase of S256.t9 during the
past year.
--Slatington's borough debt amounts to
S3,954.7l. IFS liabilities foot up $5,S7S,35,
and its assets 81 ,954.7l.
MIR. r. p. Rathbun, son of Mrs R. II.
sayre, of South Bethlehem, has been ap-
pointed car agent fot the Lebigh Valley
Railroad.
Ladies' wishing iieatiy aud mshionobly
trimmed hats or bonncts, should not fail to
call on Mrs Weir & Sister, ON South st.,
this boro ugh. They have just received an
other large lot OF the latest styles.
For the week ending on the 9th inst,
ll7,5l2 tons of coal were shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making 4 total for
the season to that date of ] ,53l ,l44 tons, an
increase. as calnparel with same time last
year, of 252 ,26O Tins.
If the behigh & susquehauna Railroad
Company Would lay down board walk be
tween Bank street and their depot, at this
place, il would be a great accommodation
u persons travelling over their road, and
would no doubt be appreciated by our peo-
| pie who use il.
Owing to the recent great decline in
the price of iron there has already been a
very general cut down of wages at the sew
eral furnaces in this valley. On Friday a
ten per cent reduction was made in the
wages dr the furnace employees of the AL
| lentown Rolling Mill, and on Saturday Il
like reduction took effect at the Lehigh Fur
mace. The men seeing the situation, ac
ceptcd the reduction without any murmur
ing
The Methodist Episcopal judicial Con-
ference at Wilmington, "Wednesday; reversed
the judgement of the Philadelphia Confer
ence IN the case OF Rev. William Major,thus
reinstatlng the appellant.
Samuel Seller has broken ground hear
the Lehigh & Susquchanna railroad depot
in this borough, aud will push along the
erection Of Il dwelling and the necessary
buildings for carrying on his butchering
business
The trustees Of st. Luke's Hospital, at
South Bethlehem, have accepted the $500,
600 provided by the will of the late Asa
Packer for the hospital, and Improvements
will be made at once in the way of new
buildings. The gift was made with the
understanding that Lehigh Valley Railroad
employees Who were injured should be cared
ior at this Hospital.
Warrants have been issued for the ar
rest Of four young men living Locust Gap,
Schuylkll county, charged with brutal as
sault upon young woman named Eberly,
living near that place.
Our old-tihie friend, II. j. T. Brown,
Esq, of the War Department, will please
accept thanks for copy of the "0Gicial
Army Register, Tor January lSSO''
Mrs. Ann Warner attempted suicide in
allentown, last Friday, bv takitg ruison
twice ami then jumping into cistern. She
was got out in Il precarious condition.
Decoration Day this year falls on Sun
day, and 1t IS tiot generally known that tlre
act of May 20, 1874, defining such holiday,
provides that when said holiday falls on
Sunday that the preceding day shall bt
deemed and kept us the legal holiday. Thi,
is tie only exception to all the holidays o
S the year. Those having obligations matur
ing on the 20tE aud 3Oth will have to Civ,
| them attention "u the 2sth Of May.
We See it stated IN some Of our eXchang =
es that the County Commissioners of Ian,
caste: have decided not to pay costs in Com
monwealth eases noH proSsed, That rule
rfadopted generally would make prosecutor
more careful in bringing SUITS aud many o
| the petty cases that are now carried into th'
] Courts, and which are prompted by mnlc'
/ aud site, would he settled without calling
in the aid Of Judge and juror5.