The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-17
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Aaron Fritzinger returned from Kansas
where he has been on a visit for about {
year. lie speaks well Of the country-ye
thinks good farm in this state prcierabl,
TO one there. While there he visited Alex
Bowman, and found them all we'll ALFRED
Raudenbush has improved in health anc
likes the country. They are all doing wei
and do not think Of resutning TO Pennsyl
yania.
We see by the Philadelphia Times tha
Carbon democrats are for Tilden, and thu
the delegates are SO instructed. Well, We
think this little premature; Tilden ID nc
doubt shrewd politician, but lacks merry,
enough to hold fast what is given him hC
has had his day-his chance; there are 9th
er men in the party with greater abilities
and with pluck -ifelccted- Ito rally
the party and take and hold the office, des.
pite Graft or any other autocrat. The
Democrats Of Carbon are not for Tildon, bu
are for the best ihan-the one who, without
trick or bribery, receives the unanimous sup
port of the convention such n man can bC
elected and do honor TO the office.
George Hagen, proprietor of the hote
at Dolonsburg, has been unfortunate-hi
property having been sold by the Sheriff t
satisfy claim held by party in Bethlehem
Mr.. Hagen and family have the sympathy
of oil who know their true situation. AL
they had was invested in this property, and
now, after years of toll, to be compelled tc
yield possession and begin anew is hard
though Mr.. Hagen says he is not dsheart.
ened.
John L. Beers, son of Jacob r. Beers, o.
this place. met With serious and painful
accident on Thursday evening of last week
near the car shops. In attempting to get of
Of a moving caboose, on which he was rid.
ing, he fell, or was thrown by a switch, anC
in some unaccountable manner, his mgh
foot and leg, was terribly wrencLed-thC
foot was not crushed or run over, vet botl
foot and leg, as far as the knee, are in bad
conaition-very much swollen and discol
ored. DIR. =. B. Reber, was called and ap
piled REMEDIES to alleviate the pain, ht
thinks there is no danger of loss of foot, ol
permanent lameness, though the injury is
very serious. Much sympathy is expressed
for the boy as he is exceedingly bright ant
universal iavorite in the community.
The candidates for school directors have
been agreed upon $50 we understaud) by The
Ring. The farce OF q convention is hardly
worth while-"thumbs up"-wiggle waggle
They will go in with a whoop. One Of ou
citizens has been interviewing in order t.
find out the intentions of Certain ones rot il
the Ring-he ought to know-lor we believe
he claims to control Packerton-an astut,
politician who can tell him2
VIM. Miller, of Upper Mauch Chunk al
employe at Packertcn, while engaged shift
ing trucks at the crane, Wednesday last, wa
caught between car standing on the tract
and one being lifted from one track to an
other by means of the crane. He was stand
ing with his back against the pulling bean
of a freight car when the other swung aroun,
striking him in the breast he walked
short distance, and then fell to the track
when he was taken up and carried to tn
tool house, and thence placed on the pushe
and taken to Mauch Chunk, where he wa
placed in a wagon to be conveyed to his HON
but died before reaching the Mansion House
lie leaves q wife and three children.
ANON.