The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-12-17
min and Nel9hborhood.
The following items are clipped from the
columns Of the Record, ofthe 10th inst


The following items are clipped from the
columns Of the Record, ofthe 10th instf
SUMMIT HIT.
"A collection is being taken up through
the Companys Office for the widows OF
Daniel and John Davis, who were burned
with gas in No. recently. The workmen
contributed literally.
The Water Company are taking time by
the forelocks end putting ashes around the
street hydraDts to prevent iieesing when the
thermometer takes . notion 10 come down
in the world.
-Baltzer Fink is going 10 erect a shop in
! town. in which To carry ON eiscksnnthiug,
having left the Lansford shops where he was
fireman, IN account Of the low wages The
business I,puple of the Hill should give him
| a good SUI port as he is n No. Workman
PRAYERS were offered in the Catholic
| Church on Sunday last, ior the happy re-
pose of the soul Of I'hilip Mclaughlin
Many we're at loss to understand who this
Philip Mclaughlin was. He was formerly
q resident OF Back street, aud brother Of
Barney Mclaughlin. of No. 8. He died IN
the hospital at Philadelphia.
On Wednesday evening of las; wees
RiIS. GNth bNunSf nFs-
and Mrs. Morgan Mnrgans. headed n party
Of somo thirty i've ladies who got up d".
nation gathering Enr the benefit Of Mrs.
Margaret Evans, on White street. The at
isir was a success financially and socially
Between dry goods,g ,groceries and ready cash,
Mrs. E. receiV Il about thirty dollars.
Summit Hill was the scene Of dis
graceiul rumpus ou Sunday night last, in
4 NJ Irit nd # hnn "a ~
struck in the face with beer glass while he
aud Aaron Davis, of Summit Hill were try
ing to force their way ntu Simon Andes
ner's saloon. ] he lower panels of the dn0r
had already been knocked ia hy these men.
On Monday morning Button jhurueyed L"
Mauch Chunk and had warrant issued
Tor the arrest of the proprietor FOR selling
liquor on Sunday, aud another charging
Barney Sharp, the bartender. with assault
aud battery. Both men entered bail.
LASsF0RD.
Patrick MeNeilus has returned home
from the hospital at Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Nottingham presented her
husband with u young son "u Wednesday
evening.
Frank Spenglrr. of Tamaqua, employ
ed rs driver on M. II slate bank, was
jambed between cars ON saturday last and
had his collar bnue cracked.
William Williams. iurmeily resident
OF this borough, last Monday assumed the
ioretnauship ui the company machine shop
here, succeeding Wallace Drumhe.er, who
resigned Ia gn back as journeyman IN the
same sn"p.
john Carter, who was recently foreman
in the moulding department at the shops
now fills a like position at Williamspor;.
j. NJ. Keller has taken the place OF Mr..
Carter.
1t seems no such good luck struck the
mOulders as all increase of 30 cents per day
which we gave them credit for last week.
| They have been promised an increase, but
how much they have not been aLle to learn.
Not little difficulty has been expert
| enced with the "Wabash," )" the dirt-burniUg &
engine, during the week ia running of the
track. 1t SCENE the road is not heavy
enough and spreads. These two powerful
locomotives are ol lot Of twenty eight that
were built by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for the Philadelphia and Reading,
but when the financial panic Of '73 occur
| red they were not delivered, and later on
were purchased by the Wabash, st. Louis
aud Pacific Railroad, who sold them to the
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company. The
weight is 20 tons, aud they will push 10
cars through the tunnel, which is As more
than the ordinary locomotive.
One of our oldest citizens passed away
on Sunday afternoon, in the person Of John
Sharpe, at the age Of about so years. He
had been ailiug for years with miners con
sumption, but for brief periods would be
able TO get about, yet most Of the time he
was a sufferer. Deceased was native oi
the Parish of Inniskiel, County Donegal,
Ireland, but for the past 80 years was a resi-
| dent Of Lsnsford here he had many friends
who extend their sympathy to his vile and
family in their sore affection. Six children,
the oldest being Dut i years, are left father
less by his death. The funeral took place
ut the old Catholic cemetery on the Hill
Thursday afternoon.
NksQuEHoNIxG
| On account of defect IN the heating
apparatus Of the M. E. Church on Sunday
the services were held in the school house.
While John Buss was out hunting last
week his gun burst, the lock and part Of the
barrel gOi.g to parts unknown. Fortunate
y he escaped injury.
-Nesquehoning has new physician in
the person of DR.. j. Gillespie, a graduate o
the New York University he also passed q
sucresstul examination before the Board o
Examiners Of the Pennsylvania University
He has rented and will open an office in on,
of KIeppingcr's building on Monday next.
| Martha, very interesting little gir
five years Of age, bel"neing In Jaco5 Buss
died on Monday evening last with Group
and was buried in the Protestant ceneter,
IN Wednesday.
: David Button slaughtered the larges