The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-08-13
She Carbon Sdrntntc.
SATURDAY. AUG. 10, 1881.
Local and Personal.

MS-FoR SALE, 10 shares of stock Of the
Carbon County Industrial Society paid
In $3.50. Will take for it Sll0. Apply at
this Office.
aas- Post Office Building, Lehighton, Pa.
Now is your chance, and make bold tc
sav that Il is the best you ever had, tn buy
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps. &c. l am fully
equipped for the spring trade, and can offer
you greater variety, a better article, and
lower price than any house IN this section
Ladies', If you want nice fitting shoes for
yourselves or your little girls, | can please
you in every respect. | mean bushes, and
am prepared to back my assertions.
Respectfully, LEWIS WEISS.
A-If you wanta nice smooth easy shave
your hair cut or shampooing, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho-
eel. He will fix you right, and dontyou
forget it.
Hzg- Now receiving and opening very
large and fashionable assortment of merch-
ant tailoring goods, c. mprising full line
Of the very latest styles Of cloths, cassimeres
and suitings, of the best foreign and domes-
tic manufacture, suitable for spring and sum-
tner wear, which ] am prepared to make
hp fashionably and substantially at prices
fully az low as at any other establishment
In the country. Call and be convinced OF
The truth ot my statements.
Respectfully,
II. II. PErERs, Agent,
p. o. Building, Lehighton, Penn'a.
&=- Clocks, Watches. Jewelry and silver
ware for sale, and repairing done at Haga-
inah's Store, Weissport. 25-yl.
Sa- Smoke "The Round Head Cigars.
the best 8 cent cigar in town. Try them.
For sale by J. W. Raudenbush, at the "Car-
bon House." 81 IT,
MN-The best and cheapest books may
be had at Luckenbachs, 81 Broadway,
Mauch Chunk. Among the works he of
sers for sale are the following: Acme biog-
faphy: II standard books by Macauley,
Carlyle and others, bound in one volume,
80 cents. Lives of Chaucer, Spencer, Mil
ton, Cowper and Southey, volume, 80
cents. Lives OF De Foe, johnson, Gold
smith, Scott and Thackersy, volume, so
cents. Youpg's Bible Concordance 81.
The works of Fl, vious Josephus, So.
RzA-We notice that number of our peo-
pie 20 TO DR.. J. A. Mayer, at Mauch Chunk,
10 get beautif,il sets OF teeth the Dr., as an
operator, is unexcelled by any other in this
region, which fact is appreciated by the pub
lie. jy3O l3w.
The Lehigh Telegraph Company is rap
idly extending Its lines. The line between
Allentown and Macuhgle is nearly com
bleted, and IN a short time line will be
established to Philadelphia.
Henry Mack, d noted horse thief,who
stole valuable horse at Easton few days
ago, and disposed of 1t at place called Ben
ton, was arrested Tuesday at Carbondale
and taken N Easton.
The site selected for the Third Brigade
snsainpinent Is about % miles below
Wilkesbarre and about mile from the Sus-
quehanna river.
The short line of railroad from Potts
vile TO fremont, schuylkill county, was
formally opened on Monday, and the first
trains were crnwded.
SAMUEL Rickert, of Summit Hill, was
In town Tuesday and Wednesday. He repre-
sents his prospects for the nomination fol
County Treasurer as looking bright.
County Superintendent r. NJ. Ballet
last week filled the vacancy in the Norma
Prof Erment trout.
The many friends and acquaintances o
Capt Henry s. Harte, proprietor of the
Mansion House, in Catasauqua, will learn
with sorrow Of his death, which occurred
on Friday evening last, after long illness
first with heart affections aud latterly with
cancer of the stomach,
Five hundred driver boys and slst'
bickets, employed by the Susquehanna Con-
Company at Nanticoke, are on strike anc
all their CUllieries at that place are idle il
consequence. They demand full time snc
an advance Of 10 Per cent.
Late Sunday afternoon, at Nanticoks
L. Adams, United States mail carrier be
tween that place and Harveys Greek, wa
drowned in the Susquehanna River whll
bathing.
-Tilghman Rape, aged ~ years, was kill
cd on Friday at Rockville, Lehigh county
by falling from a wagon and breaking hi
neck.
Mr.. Eugene P. Williams, Democrat
Chu0luhte IOI tue uohsluatioh VI N"uH'
Treasurer, accompanied by his friend Nj
A. B. Hofecker, of Weatherly, were in thi
end of the county on Tuesday nterviewin
their Democratic friends.
During the Eve days ending on the 81
instant, 6s,946 tons of coal were transporte
over the Lehigh and susquehanna rail
road, making total for the season to dat
Of 1852 sAs2tons, showing IN inereaseof So
$50 tons, as compared with same time lai
year.
Mrs. Ann McHale, Of Pittston, is shiu
the Southern Pennsylvania Mutual Rene
Association OF Hanover for $1,000, th
amount Of a policy Of insurance issued i
September, 1880, by that company on III
life of her father, Mr.. Peter Cunningham
who died some seven months ago. Mr.
McHale had paid $50 IN assessments, an
the company only sent her $50, saying Ih'
was all she was entitled To.
The Alden Coal Company, consisting
Lehigh capitalists, has been chartered, al
will at once begin mining operations mel
Wanamie About the time their works a
completed the North aud West Branch Raj
road will be in running order, and th'
will ship their coal 10 market on that rOa