The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-18

luI Two WeeAs eocbiuh oh hVnuh9 ehe AVth
Of January next
The appointment ofN, D Oortright, jr.,
as postmaster at Mauch Chunk, was con-
frmed by the s. Senate last Tuesday.
"A large line of Novelties, suitable for
Christmas presents,at the popular drug store
Of DR.. c. T. Horn.
"A full line of groceries, fruits, &c. at
Daniel Graver's Bee Hive store, for the boli-
day trade Prices fully as low as at any
other store in town.
The County Commissioners have made
a call for the presentation of the following
bonds, on the 3lst inst, for payment-after
which date interest will cease Nos 1866,
1863, 1852, 1859, 159 and 1866, $4,000 altogeth
er. See notice ia another column.
Mary Alice Odenwelder, aged two years,
was fatally burned at her home in Bethlc-
hem Township, Northampton county, on
Monday morning Of last week. The child's
clothes took fire during the temporary alb
sence Of her mother, who, returning, found
the room filled with smoke, and the child
resting her head on the cradle, which con-
tanned an infant sister. The clothes were
completely burned from the body. She died
the same evening, in great pain.
The County Commissioners give notice
that all outstanding taxes must be paid on
or before the 31st inst. See advertisement
in another column.
The industrial establishments in and
about Catasauqua are running to the fullest
capacity.
Get E. II. Hollis prices, and see his
new goods, before going elsewhere. sus-
quehanna St., Mauch Chunk.
Glassware, lamps, queensware, wood
and willow ware in large variety at Daniel
Graver's Bee Hive store, at very low rates
and don't you forget it,
Saturday next, the 25th inst. being
Christmas day, the Banks will be closed. If
you have notes falling due on that day, they
must be squared on Friday, the oath.
And now, Summit Hill wanls to be-
come borough. So mote it be, if the peo-
pie want it SO.
e. NJ. Mulhearn, Esq, gives notice
through the columns Of the Coal Gazette,
that application will be made to the Board
of Pardons which will meet at Harrisburg,
Dec. 81, 1880, to pardon John Malloy, who
was found guilty, April 16, 1877, at Mauch
Chunk, of murder in the second degree las
accessory before the fact) for the murder Of
Morgan Powell, and sentenced April 10,
1877, for said crime, to five years impris-
onment in the Eastern Pententiary.
Mrs. Lynch, of Hyde Park, this State,
is 1Os years of age. She is said to be almost
as frisky as a miss Of IS years.
Charles SchaefIer, of Allentown, who was
stabbed last November in a brawl, is gradu
ally growing worse and in all probability
will die.
The parting Of coupling connecting
the engine and cars on the Audenried branch
of the L. & S. railroad, caused the death OF
, Nathan Turnbach, on Thursday oflast week.
The whole train passed over his body ,mang-
ling it in a horrible manner. He was in
TERED in Beaver Brook on Sunday.
The Allentown furnace will keep its
five stacks in steady operation during the
entire wuter, unless some of them should
give out for repairs.
Odd Fellows who do not regularly at
tend the meetings of their lodges will dc
well to attend such meetings after the 1st oi
January next, us the work of the order will
then be changed and made to consist of on
ly three degrees instead of five, as now, in
addition to the initiatory degree in the sub
z ordinate lodges. One of the objects of the
change in the work it is said,s to gradually
conform it to the work of the Manchester
Unity, so that conjunction may be formed
: with that grand body. If such conjunction
can be formed there will be one million Ode
Fellows in the world who will have the same
work.
Mr.. Edwin Roth and Mr.. Snyder o
t Allentown, accompanied by Mr.. Albright o
Trexlertown, on Thursday morning las
started out on a cunning expedition, anc
after reaching the woods separated. Mr.
Snyder having started up some game dis
charged his gun at it, but unluckily Mr.
Roth was in range but not noticed by Mr.
! Snyder. Mr.. Roth received The charge ful
e in the face, inflicting an ugly and painful
wound-and the doctors say dangerous. DR.
r Herbst of Trexlertown, attended the unfor
tunate man. Should he recover, he will b,
much disfgured.- Catasauqua Record.
4 The S,emton Car Works, which are a
present filling large order for freight car
for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the othe
day dispatched long train of them to thei
4 point OF destination.
Those of our citizens who have ic
! houses, haye been busily engaged durinl
=, the past week cuttings and hauling the ice t.
ill them. The best ice we have seen so ia
is being cut from Helman's dam-it is O
crystal clearness and is about IL inches il
thickness.
On Thursday Dec, 9th, Mr.. Chas Schai
fer, one of the oldest and most respecte,
h citizens Of Walnutport, died. The disease,
4 was aged 70 years, l month and 81 days
His funeral took place at st. Pauls Church
A near Cherryvile on Sunday last, and wa
n largely attended.
:, Don't fail to hear B. F. Duane, " X. 7
k" in his original NINETY Minutes il
. Kweer Kompany," in School Hall, thi
Saturday evening. Admission, 25 cents
- Those who attend will have cause TO be salts
fed.
. Our public schools will close next Tues
. day for two weeks vacation, reopenin
again on the first Tuesday in January.
AT regular meeting Of Carbon Lodg,
70 No. 2I2, F. and A. NJ, held on the evenn
!, of the 9th inst, the following officers wer
2 elected for the ensuing term: L. II. Barber
p W. NJ; E. II. Blaksiee, S. Wi Daniel Crave
]. WI Robert Klotz, Treasurer W. "
Weaver, Secretary, and Laf. Lentz, Truste,
. The Pennsylvania Constitutional Am
endment Association invites all Christia
people and all philanthropists Of the stat
to hold thanksgiving services during th