The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-08-14

A pottery is to be started at Beaver Falls.
The population of Luzerne county is
l32,9gS,
A new cattle disease, very fatal to cows,
has appeared in Snyder county.
George W. Oatman, Recorder of Cambria
county, died suddenly on Friday.
Willie Hannatty, of Meadville, aged Is
years, was recently crushed to death by
falling stove.
A child named Richardson fell into the
cansl at MildletowR, Dauphin county, on
Friday and was drowned.
Mr.. Francis spangler, of Lancaster, has
Just celebrated his 02d birthday. lie was
with Napoleon in Russia.
The Democratic aud Republican eand-
dates for President Judge IN the Warren dis
trct are both named Brown.
| George Dobee, of Ohio, has been arrested
| at Bradford for number Of robberes com
mitted at Rixlord, Mexican county.
Hon. George P. Rea, Of Girard, Erie
county, who was member Of the Legisla-
ture in 1868 aud 1869, died on Tuesday last
| O'Ne.l & Co., coal miners 1t Elizabeth,
| have sigu5d an agreement to furnish their
men with work tor ten months at three
cents per bushe
The streams and tributaries to the West
Branch ofthe Susquehanna were swollen by
recent rains sufficiently TO float down the
logs.
4 number of Greene country farmers are
trying the experiment ci growing tobacco.
About 100000 plauts that have been set are
doing well.
The material Of the Mercer Iaasr has
been sold to MesTs. Burlheld, of sharon.
who VIII publish a paper in the interests OF
temperance.
An apple tree on the farm of Mr.. Isaac
Siggius, in Harmony township, Forest
county, that was planted in 1880, IS 81 feet
aroGnd the body.
A Mortgage in favor of Jacob Henrichi
aud others, tor $3.50 900, has been recorded in
| Washington county against the PIltsburg
Southern Railroad Company.
An unknown woman asked permission
several days ago to leave baby at the house
| OF Fred Haultzhouer, near Kiuanning, and
at last accounts has not called for it,
The dress of Miss Sailie Rambo was set
fire To on Monday by a spark from locomo-
tive on the Reading road at Exeter station,
and she narrowly escaped serious injury.
On Friday evening Mr.. David Robinson
and his wife, who live near Hollidaysburg,
were thrown from wagon. Mr.. Robinson
was killed, and it is thought that his wiic's
injuries will prove fatal.
The Sheriff Of Armstrong county sold the
effects Of Boyd 4 Peters circus at Leechburg
on Friday. The circus owners We're the pur. /.
chasers II was 10 this circus that the Zen
charged with outraging the Burkett gi.d were
attached.
Stephen Ford, the 9-year ola son Of John
Ford, of Pleasant Valley, disappeared from
his home on Thursday Last. aud has not been
seen or heard Of since. Il is supposed that
the boy lost his Way while gathering berries
in the woods,
I Tie body Of Patrick Corcoran, aged "a,
vas found Sunday on the third pier Of tho
Tenth street bridge, at Pittshurg, with his
skull hacture0 and several other wounds on
the head, evidently made with a blunt ia
sirument. Il is supposed he was murdered.
The State Fish Commissioners have al
ready hatchei aud turned out in the Del4.
ware River over 500 900 young shad.
Phaou Albright, a well-known cnizen "a
Central Pennsy sylvsnia. died nea- Topton,
Rerks county, on rueslsy,i in his e6th year.