The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-09-17

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For the week ending on the 10th inst,
there were shipped over the Leh'gh Valley
Railroad, 12O,O70 tons o! coal, making a
total for the season 10 that date Of 4,277,-
1872 tons, showing an increase, as compared
with same time last year, Of 932,s76 tons.
"A select hop came off at the Carbon
House, on Tuesday evening last. There
were about twenty couple present, and the
music was furnished by the Phoenix Or
chestra, of Mauch Chunk. Those who were
present speak Of II as a most enjoyable oc-
casion. Tho party broke up at about 3
o'lcock a. m, and all speak highly of the
geniality of mine host and hostes Rauden-
bush.
While at Mauch Chunk on last Tues
day we stepped into the new quarters Of
Coal Gazette. When the improvements
are all complete, it will be one of the hand
soonest offices in the county. The pub
Usher and editor will please accept our
thanks for favors extended to us.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Tuesday,
at the regular quarterly meeting Of the
Board Of Managers, announced quarterly
dividend Of one and one.halfper cent (equal
10 six per cent per annum), payable on the
18th Of October next. Dividends due 10
women are payable one day in advance Of
the date named.
"A charter has been issued at Harrisburg
for the Delaware and Slatington Railway,
with $500 900 capital. The new road runs
from Slatngton, ON the Lehigh river, for
about ~ miles, northeast TO the Delaware
river at Portland, just below the Water
Gap.
The new postal law now makes the
taking of newspaper and the refusal TO
pay for the same, theft, and any person
guilty Of such an action is liable to crimn-
al proceedings, the same as if he had stolen
| goods to the amount Of subscription. A
New York paper has already commenced
suit against several subscribers for such an
offence. We have a number Of subscribers
who will be delighted at this bit of infor.
nation. -Er.
DIR. II. II. Shultz, leading physician
of Shenandoah, was found dead in his office
on Monday morning.
Leonard Aimsley, who was convicted of
forgery in the Wayne county Court in June,
and who escaped from the prison in Homes
dale soon alter, was arrested at Wlkesbarre
Monday night.
Walter Hagan and Thomas Lyons, two
of the three burglars who rnbbed II N Far.
ley's store at Equindnk, and shot Mr.. Far
ley on the night of August 27, were on
Saturday sentenced at Honesdale to twelve
years in the penitentiary. The third burg
lar has not yet been arrested.
William Park, ST., of Audenried, this
county, and his wife were surprised on Sat.
urday evening by a number of their chill
dren, who assembled to celebrate tho fifty-
third anniversary of their marriage. Mr..
Park will DE II years old on the a3d instant,
and Mrs. Park, his partner, is about the
same age.
The One hundred nd fifty third Regi-
ment. Pennsylvania Volunteers, will hold a
reunion in Brodhead's Grove, Bethlehem,
on the 2lst. Several distinguished generals
} and statesmen have been invited to deliver
addresses.
The case of Robert Bennie, charged
with the, murder of Thomas Brennan, was
called FOR trial at Pottsville on Monday, but
was continued 70 the first Monday in NJ.
vember on account OF the absence of ma
terial witness.
An engine on the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road exploded at Packerton on Monday
night, throwing fifteen freight cars off the
track, and slightly injuripg the engineer
Mrs George Sherman, living near New
town, schuylkll county, was so frightened
by her clothes taking fire on Monday oi
last week that she died on Wednesday.
Hugh Conahan, miner, fell down a
slope at Sugar Notch on Tuesday morning
and was killed.
VIM. Lazarus Post No: 1873, of Auden-
ried, intend holding their annual camp fire
at that place on Friday and Saturday, the
2Srd aud 24th inst, They have arranged
for severalsvery interesting races and will
Introduce urmy sports in abundance every
arrangement has been made for two days oil
the rareset sport ever offered the public ON
that mountain. Lazarus Post is composed
OF body of young men, who know Just how
to do such things and there is not the slight
est dc ubt that their coming camp will ex
cell anything of the kind eyer ATTEMPTED in
that region.
The elections occur this year on the 9Th
day OF November.
The iron market is in pretty good
condition at present.
Joseph Selgnor, who was injured in 9
mine at Nanticoke a week ago, died on Fri.
day from his injuries.
The Easton fair offers premiums IN In,
amount Of $500. The Lehigh county fail
goes 81 800 better
The Coroner's jury viewing the body o.
the boy Eckert, struck and killed by Val
, ley passenger train on Saturday evening q
week, returned verdict as follow :-"That
the cause Of death was the collision of No
81 passenger train with the team belonging
to John Eckert, OF Catasauqua, driven by
his sons, at the Linden street crossing Of the
Lehigh Valley railroad a; Allentown, Pa. L
is tue Unanimous opinion of the Jury tha
said accident would rot have occurred fifth,
train had been running at ITS usual speed
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and the railroad company had taken til,
necessary preeaution to erect guard rails o
provide waichman, as the jurors find b,
the evidence that this crossing is one Of tn,
most dangerous on the road"
"A seven-year old son of jacob Gruver
Of East Maueh Chunk, passed seven tap,
. worms few days ago, measuring all to
gether over one hundred feet. after takni
Prof Forests Celebrated Remedy.
Jeremiah Mahany died al his home, OF
the road leading from Pottsville To Frack
:, vile, on Saturday night, at the reputed az,
OF llS year. Although lie had been a resi-
dent of American for an ordinary lifetime