The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-09-10

The Luzerne County Bar Association
held a meeting in wilkesbsrre on Saturday
at which resolutions Of respect TO the mem
ory of the Hon. Hendrick B. Wright were
adopted.
Robert Bennis will be placed on trial al
Poltsvile on Monday next for numbering
Thomas Brennan at Locust Dale on July 4
Willie and Burt Brady, aged and 10,
orphans, were suffocated at Clarendon on
Saturday by gas from an oil tank oyer
which they were leaning.
John Jermyn, wealthy coal operator
Of Scranton, was Tuesday appointed Geuer-
al Manager of the New York, Susquehanno
and Western Railroad.
Frank Salmon, Of Honesdale, fell from
bridge while drunk into the Delaware
and Hudson Canal basin, and his body was
found the following day in the bottom of the
canal.
The Summers heat eliminated on
Tuesday last, when the thermometer ran
way up TO l02 in the shade Oh but it
was a scorcher.
There is a regular water famine in
this borough just now. But here and there
well that even supplies sufficient water
for drinsing purposes, while teams are
busy hauling water at Is to 20 cents per
barrel for sanitary purposes. What if a
Eras shn Ia -, az
for our people tc secure full and constant
supply Of water for the town. Move, gem
tlemen.
For the two days ending September
Sd, there were 81 ,224 tons of coal shipped
over the Lehigh and shsquehanna rail
road, making a total Of 1881 ,442 tohs for
the season, and showing an incrcasa ,as COM
pared with same time last year. of 643, ,524
tons.
-Consi lerable sickness prevails in this
section, owing to the long, dry heated
term. As we write this paragraph the
thermometer in our Office, 1880 y. M,
September 9Th, shows 9S degrees.
She said he had fattering tongue,
As to his arms she tOndly clongur,
And loves sweet rOnndelay he songue.
For that, said he, my love, guess,
IOu cannot, cannot love me lriess;
Give me the little hand pruess
IT'S thine. she said, with glance oblique;
While blusfing rosP6 dyed her chidue-
The twain will be made one next widue.
And the carriages for the occasion have
been secured at the popular livery of David
Ebberi, on North Street, at low rates
Na-At private sale, one copper stil. head
and worm. also one patent Birch Chopper
aud two 300 gnllon casks. Apply to r. S.
Beck, Lehighton, Pa. Sbrt 10 Sw
We are pleased to see otir yoting friend
7, j. NnsbNum on the street again, after an
illness If about ten DAYS.
Four prisoners made their cscore from
the Northumberland County Prison We'd
nesday evening. Their nn,ncs were Pat
Lawless tmanslaughter), William unagland
burglary, and David schoop and William
White.
john Burkej a miner, was killed in the
lIartfnrd mines, at Wilkesbarre on Wetlnes-
u"y' oN IalI oJ Top coal.
-i1ora;io Potter,of Moscow, Latkawanna
county, married Mrs. Wombacher about
year ago, and now has eloped with her
eldest daughter. whom he had seduced.
The sccund annual reunion of the Vet
eran Association of Wayne, Wyoming, sus.
quchaunaj Lackawanna and Luzerne couu-
tipsX Xci h,, hnI
instGut.
number of the young friends of Miss
Emma Diehl, of this place, accompanied by
the Lchigh Orchestra, surprised that Young
lady last Wednesday evening. The even
ing was spent very pleasantly in singing,
dancing and in the enjoyment of the usual
plays and sports of such ccssions. The
party seeking their homes in the early
morning hours.
The Pennsylvania stcnographic Asso
citation held its annual meeting at the Keel
er Hcuse, IN Tunkhannoch, on Friday last.
Representatives were present from 25 out
oi the So counties IN the State wherein off
cial stenographers have been appointed
under the act Of 1876. A committee consist
ing of S. j. Wilson, Of Fhlladelrhia: Frank
P. Tupper, Of Towanda, J. F. Cummings,
of srnbury. were appointed tn make ar
rangemenis for holding the next annual
meeting at Manch Chunk on large scale.
DR.. C. W. Bower, of town, left on last
Monday morning for Mountain top, Lu.
s"rne c'unty' with view to locating in
that vicinity, for the practice of his pro-
iession, providing the prospect proves salts
factory. The doctor has our best wishes
for success.
The chestnut crop of Berks county will
he total failure.