The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-02

Sunday, the courthouse tower, the Centra
Railroad depot, and the Stanton Air Shah
were struck by lightning, but in no case wal
much damage done. The grain and Other
crops in the farming districts around Wilkes
barre suffered considerably.
The 45th annual commencement Of La.
fayette College began Sunday with the bac.
calureato address TO the senior class in the
college chapel. President Cattell being alb
sent in Europe, the address was delivered
by Rev. DR.. J. H. Manson Knox, Of Bristol
Pa. In the afternoon Brainsrd Missionary
Society held its anniversary celebration. In
the evening Rev. David Croft,o wyalusing
delivered the annual sermon before the
| Christian Brotherhood.
The Executive Committees of the Lehigh
and the schuylkill Coal Exchanges met Fri.
day. After considerable discussion IL was
decided TO make no change in the price oi
coal for the month Of July.
Reading capitalists are negotiating fol
the lease of the Tamaqua shoe factory.
-Derringer is the name of a new coal re-
gion town in Luzerne connty. Rich veins
of mineral have been discovered there and
forty -four blocks of houses are being erected
for miners.
The Hokendauqua Presbyterian con-
gregation are going to Coney Island, the
famous seashore resort, on their annual ex-
cursion, Thursday, July 9TH. The commit.
tee Of young men are working vigorously to
make this one of the best of the season, and
to raise large sum towards the building Of
a church parsonage.
During the week ending on the 25th
ult., there were l22, 300 tons of coal shipped
over the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a
total of 2,925,264 tons for the year, an in
crease of 637,ls4 tons as compared with
same time last year.
For the week ending on the Oath ult.
81, 100 tons of coal were transported over the
Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad, making
total of ,9s4,565 tons for the season to
that date, and showing an increase of 376,-
CAB tons as compared with same time last
year.
The newspaper advertising agency Of
Dauchy & Co., New York, having outgrown
the limits of the office at the corner of Full,
ton and Church streets, has been removed
to No. q Park Place, corner of Church
street, where the firm occupies a floor ex-
tending through the block to Nos. "a and 20
Murray street, space about so by 200 feet
About so feet of the Park Place front is par
titioned off for the Counting Room and Pri
vate Office. Beyond, the walls are covered
from. floor to ceiling with pigeon-holes fol
files of newspapers, and on one side of the
room are a number Of alcoves, furnishing
places for about 5000 files. The Murray
street front is given up to the Shipping De.
partment, Messrs. DauchY e. Co., being also
manufacturers and dealers in printers sup.
plies.
We have just received handsome coll
lection of popular songs in cheap form just
suited to the masses of people. This colleo-
tion has fourteen songs with words and
music, and nicely bound in engraved cover
The following is the list: | CanDot Sing
the Old Songs; Within Mile of Edinboro
Town; Scenes that are Brightest; When
the Swallows Homeward Fly; Shells of the
| Ocean Annie o. the Banks o. Dee: Robin
Adair; Her Bright Smile; Oft in the Silly
Night; Thou art Gone From My Gaze We
Met by Chance The Old Arm Chair
Katy's Letter; Mary Of Argyle. This collec.
ton will be mailed to any address Oh re.
ceipts of ten cents, by j. s. osilvie & Co.
Publishers, rs Rose Street, New York.
All the coal lirt banks in Schuylkil
county have been sold to Colonel John Wyn
coop, of Pottsville, who is shipping the dus
to furnaces.
Paddy Weaver, aged IL years, was ac
cidentally shot in the head by another boy
named Domn, at Ashland, schuylkill coun
ty, on Saturday.
X by Run colliery is full of water
which will be allowed to remain ten days.
"A pair of scissors were recently found il
the stomach Of an OK butchered at Miners
vile.
A body, supposed to be that of Isaac B
Cole, of Broadway, N. j., was found in tb
Lehigh River, opposite Easton, ON Sunday
We are sorry to note the serious Hines
of Mr.. Abraham Prutzman, of Lehigh Gap
He is gentleman IA years of age and hi
| to Of oh y
acter.
Corner Stone of the Evangelical Luth
eran Church, at Slatington will be laid wit
appropriate ceremonies,on Sunday July 3rd
Divine services in the morning, afternoo
and evening. Several ministers from abroa
will be present TO assist. The public ar
; cordially invited.
The wages paid loborers in the difIeren
ore mines in Lehigh county range from
cents to 81 per day.
Monday next July 4th, will be th
l05th anniversary, Of the Independence {
these United States. In order to duly an
patrotically celebrate the event the youn
folks propose getting up a monster Fantasti
parade, and invite not only the people O
Lehighton TO participate, but all OF the citi
zsns ofthe surrounding neighborhood Fior
, what we have been able TO learn this will
be the biggest thing of the kind that eve
occurred in this section. Be on hand at
o'clock p. M, to see Capt. Wills. A. Denhar
and his "Gombany" of Fantasies, aud don
: you forget it.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings, tn
l1th and 18th inst, the NJ iss May Rober
Comedy troupe will give performances i
School Hall, this borough, for the benefit {
Excelsior Cornet Band. As the "boys" {
the band are in need Of funds, we trust tbs
every citizen OF the town will buy at leaI
one ticket the reputation OF the May Rot
erts troupe is sfficient guarantee that yo
will get the worth of your money, beside
helping along the Band boys. or course yo
will buy ticket.
Allentown will enjoy the smallpox o
, the fourth this year, the first case of that fe
, disease having been reported TO the healt
officers on Monday last.
-Don't FORGET the Union Sunday Scho,