The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-03
Now tvrite 1880.

Leap Year.
The total money on depostin the Beth
lehem banks is $449, 1888.
Dan Rice has Joined Moody and San
key. He sag o It's beats the circus.
DO you know that T. D. Clauss sells boots
and shoes cheaper than any man iii tbNtH
The third stack of the Coplay Iron
Works was lighted on Christmas day.
-slatington has 4O7 taxables, Of which
number 267 are liable to military duty.
The Lehigh Valley railroad company
Is stocking its road with new freight cars.
-stemton, place of about 800 inhabi-
tants, has four applicants for license to sell
liquor.
Mr.. John Knauss, Of Catasauquaj at the
present time has eight children lying sick
with diphtheria.
The Bethlehem Iron Company's ema
ployees have just received voluntary ad-
vance of 10 per cent. on their wages:
The furnaces of the Thomas Iron Co.,
six at Hokendauqua and two at Lock-Ridge
produce 1000 tons of iron p6r week.
Our public schools will reopen on Mon
day next, the 9Th inst, for three months
term.
The usual watch-night services were
held in the Evangelical church on NewYear's
i've.
William Powell, of Ross Hill, Luzerne
county, was struck by cars on Friday and
killed.
ALL the schools in Catawissa have been
closed owing to the prevalence ofdlphtheria.
The funerals average four day.
Fine ladies' and gentlemen's pocket
books, from lOcts. to $3.50. Writing desks
f5cts. and upward. Scrap albums; l2ets.
and upwards. Sewing boxes aOcts. and
upward. Chatter boxes, Scots. Autograph
albums, sets. to $5OO Photograph dlbums,
scots. to $1,000, at Luckenbach's, Mauch
Chunk
The Popular Western Ticket Agent b.
O'Brian, will be at this Office next Wednes-
day night fyou intend to go west, call
and see him, he will send you right, cheap
and Quick.
The Catasauqha Manufacturing Com
pany surprised their employees on Saturday
week by paying them partly in gold coin.
"A number Of our young folks are at
home from Colleges and Seminaries, enjoy
ing the holiday vacation with parents and
friends.
-P.J .Meehan,P. G. D. of Mauth Chunk,
instituted Lodge of knights of Honor at
Catasauqua on Wednesday night week.
There is now deposited in the three
national baitks of Easton, subject to check
Sl,lS6, ,S26,O6s
The prudent man shoveleth off his pave
tnent, but the foolish man leaves the ice on
his and breaketh his own neck, or, anyhow
he deserves to.
900 boxes Vests Vegetable Liver Pills
for sale at Durling's Drug Store. 20 cents
per box. If.
-BoARDISG.-Two or three respectable
young men can have board In a private
family. Apply at this office.
just received an elegant assortment oi
Ladies' coatings, which will be made up tc
order at lowest prices at T. D. Clauss' mer-
chant Tailoring establishment.
Col. E. B. Youhgj ex-mayor Of Allen
town, died in that city on Tuesday last. The
funeral will take place to. day Saturday a
one o'clock p. m, from his late residence OF
The Allentown Poultry Fair opened
Tuesday.
The boys Of Eastot have grudge agans
the police of that place. who have spoiled
the slides on the sidewalks by sprinklinl
ashes on them.
Letter and note heads, envelopes, bill
heads, &C., speciality at very low prices
Call and see samples.
If you wanta nice sntoothj easy shave
your hair cut or shampooing, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho
tel. He will fix you right, and don't yo,
forget it.
The Episcopal church at South Bethle
hem, on Sunday week lifted a collection
amounting to $4,S75 to pay off the churcl
debt, which is about $4,000.
"A man by name of Robert Hughes, EN-
ployed in the Blue Vein Slate Quarry, nea
slatington, was severely hurt one day las
week by a bank Of earth caving in upol
him. When released from the debris it wa
found that he was so severely bruised tha
he could not proceed TO his boarding hous
without help. He was however at last aC
counts rapidly mending up.
Have you got your winter overcoats
If not, go to T. D. Clauss, the tailor, and Sc
the immense display Of new and elegant de
signs in overcoatings just received.
Sec a wine cup in another column
With a bunch of Grapes from which speer
Port Grape Wire is made, that is SO highl
esteemed by the medical profession for tn
use of invalids, weakly persons and tn
aged. Sold by drug gusts,
Congressman Hendriek D. Wright dii
tributed 1000 loayes of bread TO the poor {
his district on Christmas day, 1000 loave
on Saturday last, and 900 more on Ne,
Years day.
Frank II. Kyle, grocer Of West Pitt
oon, has been arrested, charged with obtair
ing several thousand dollars worth of goot
under false pretences and dsposing of thel
with the intention Jf dofrauding his credi
ors. The Sheriff has seized his stock.
Fred. Snyder. for a number of yea
proprietor of the Union House; at Mahano
Plane, died on Sunday morning last after
lingering illness.
Henry and Thomas Zimmerman, ,brotl
ers, aged respectively about and Il year
were drowned at Bethlehem, Monday b
breaking through the ice.
The betrayed dollar is one that fnc
itseE not able to pass for more than 30 cen
after it has been stamped an God we trust
But you will never be betrayed e YOU hi
your teams at the popular livery of Davt
Ebbert on North street, this borough. Tern
reasonable.
Have you done your usual swearing OF