The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-05-08

amount due, winch you Will
see by the direction tab. You
will confer a favor by attend
Ing to this matter-we need
money.
The Independent Democrat is the title
of new candidate for public favor, just
started in the borough Of Hazleton, by our
young friend John Dershuck, 1t Is fine
specimen of Typographical skill and is just
what its title implies IN Independent demo-
crat. We trust Johnny will meet with un-
bounded success in his new enterprise.
"A full line Of new designs in carpets,
very cheap at WinLermute's, opposite L. &
S. depot
"A botonist says that there are $4,000
kinds of words in the United States. But
the one word popular" expresses all that
need be said of the livery Of David Ebbert,
on North street, this borough.
-Iryou happen to be in Mauch Chunk
and want something you cannot find in any
other store, call at Luckenbach's, ON Broad
way. lie keeps stationery, wall papers aud
all kinds of nick knacks. Don't frget.
The Delaware, LackAwanna and West
ern Railroad aud Delaware aud Hudson
Canal companies advanced the wages Of
their miners tFh per cent. on Saturday.
Jennie Williams, residing with Mrs
Kramer at the corner Of Tenth and Linden
streets, Allentown, on Saturday attempted
10 commit suicide in the cemetery opposite
by drawing razor over her jugular vein.
She was 81 drunk however at the time, and
en- slow, that she was prevented from carry
Ing her purpose into effect by some passers
by. Moments are precious upon critical
occasions, aud Il few minutes delay are often
iraugnt with disappointing consequences.
Jennie is 50, and toothicss.
"A choice assortment of groceries, at very
lowest prices, at W. S. Wirternute's popular
store, opposite the L & S. depot.
Gold coin is beginning to circulate quite
freely in this section, although but little
has found its way into our Golfers. For the
benefit of those who are fortunate enough
to handle the precious metal we would say
that very dangerous SIS gold piece is now
in circulation. Its weight and appearance
are correct, and when the acid test is APP
piled its surface and edge are found to be
genuine gold, but it's lack Of ring betrays
the base filing within. The coin has been
carefully slit in two and followed out,
leaving very thin plate on either side Of
the genuine gold. A crack in the edge, per.
reptble only To the keenest vision, shows
where it has been cut. The coin is II new
one, Of the issue Of $50, Bank officers pro-
nounce il the most dangerous counterfeit
which has yet come under their observa-
ton.
fine stone quafrirs which SUPPLY the
Allentown Iron Company with limestone
have been nut on three days suspension
in each week, owing to the stock of stone a.
the furnaces exceeding the demand.
The Catawissa Railroad Company an
nounces dividend Of three and one half per
cent on the preferred stocks, payable May
10Th.
The closing examination OF the Key.
stone Normal School, at Kutztown, takes
place on Monday 3lst inst. Prof. Beard and
Supts. Buehrle aud Newlin will serve on
the board of examiners.
During the first three days of the pres
ent week, the County Commissioners, with
their clerk, Capt. II. E. Swartz, We're in
Lehighton and Wcisspnrt to hear appeals
| from the appraisemenI Of the Assessor. We
are assured that there have not been more
than "re-half Of the appeals made this venr
as compared with those ihude on previous
years when all the applicants had to jour.
uey To Mauch Chunk, besides the expense
time aud troubs saved in visiting We
"Swiizerland" by onr citizen TAX payers,
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
on Saturday raised the Mages of its road
coal, freight aud passenger employees from
81, AMI per cent, the increase to toko eI.
feet from April /, 1880.
1t is a mistake. Prof. Billy Moran i,
not dead. He is hale and hearty at Scran.
ton, whence he 'adiates in all direction,
teaching brass bands. Glad to hear it,
I'll ,47G tons Of coal were shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad during the
week ending on the LIST inst, making q
total for the seasnn of ,672,Oll tons, an in
crease, as compared with same time last
| year, of 2l7,Gs9 tons.
A communication, signed "Pnor Labor.
err" has been received at This Office. We
must decline its publication, rs beng toe
| personal and libeluus in character, aud in
placing blame where none exists. If ht
will look Mt the borough statement in tn.
days ADVOCATE, We think he will iind that
the $4Oo, or thereabouts, expended urru
our streets, have been pretty generally dis.
tr.bnted among our cit.znns Of all political
rrcras. The man whp app',rs for and
secures % position is not the one To blame
those who make the sclectinri, If an iucim.
petcrt one, shmll bo made tn feel the oiiun
and bear the stigma.