The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-11

the Lehigh Valley railroad, making total
of 2,6S3,2S2 tons for the season to date, and
showing an increase Of 900 tons as COM
pared with the same time last year.
Governor Hoyt has issued charter to
the Water Gap and schuylkll Railroad
Company, the line TO run from Pottsville,
passing through schuylkill, Carbon and
Monroe counties to the Delaware Water Gap
The road is TO he sixty five miles long and
the capital stock of the Company three
million dollars. Henry Whelen, of Phila-
delphia, is President of the company.
1sSs- The largest assortment OF millinery
goods ever received in Lehighton, compris-
Ing all the novelties of the season, and in
cluding Lace, Tuscan, Milan, Straws and
japanese Hats also, fine assortment OF
feathers flowers, fancy goods, and French
aud American chips, at Mrs. l.. Wehr and
Sisters, South street, Lehighton.
An ordinance prohibiting the sale of
fireworks or any kind ofexplosiVes has pass
ed second reading In the Easton Borough
Council. 1t does not refer particularly TO
July 4th, but is a total prohibition of all
sorts and sizes ofexplosives-and so careless
ly worded as to prohibit the business of gun
smith in the borough altogether.
Judge Reeder took his seat on the bench
with President Judge Myers Monday morn
ing for the first time. Howard j. Reeder lie
the appontee of Governor Hoyt, under the
act recently passed providing for an addi-
tional Law Judge in Northampton district,
and, though he will doubtless be the Re-
publican candidate in the fall, he stands no
chance of reelection in that strong Demo-
cratic district. 1t is generally believed that
his Democratic opponent will be bis person
al friend WV. Schuyler, Esq, a lawyer of
prominence.
The unfortunate split in the Lafayette
College Glass of 'lS is likely to mar the har
meny and interfere with the success of this
years Commencement exercises. The war
of the factions daily grow. more bitter, and
it is understood that the large proportion of
the Glass known as the boilers decline to
subscribe a cent for the class expenses of
commencement
%e- Mrs. L. Wehr and Sister have this
week received full line OF Summer Millin-
cry. Don't fail to cgll.
-Percival Patterson, aged years, while
playing in his fathers house, in Pottsville,
Tuesday evening, fell upon piece of glass,
which seyered the jugular vein, causing
him to bleed TO death.
Charles Dougherty5 aged IL years.
jumped from a train at Cutasauqua, Tues
day evening, and was killed by falling un-
der another train.
John Whalen, boy, Of Thomaston,
SchuYlkill county, was choked to death by
prune stone on Tuesday.
j. Price Wetherill, formerly mining en-
gineer of the PHILADELPHIA and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, has taken charge
of the zinc works at Bethlehem.
va Ladies wishing to have Work done
in the latest style, should call at Mrs. l.,
Wehr and Sisters, South street.
Religious Notes.
One hundred fire companies will par
tlcipate in the Reading Fireman's parade in
September.
The wages of the employees Of Tire Le-
high Fire Brick Works at Catasauqua were
on the LIST increased ten per cent.
The Glendon Iron Company will soon
commence the erection of new furnace on
the site of two old ones, one Of which is now
being blown out.
Mr. A. 6. Fry, of the Catasauqua House,
at Catasauqua, formerly of town, was last
week elec ed second lieutenant Of Co. a.
of said place, in place OF Lieut.. Thos. Swartz
resigned.
Saturday last, June 4th, was the 10th
anniversary Of the terrible and over memor-
able freshet of 1869 which caused such fear
ful loss Of life and destruction to property
along our beautiful Lehigh Valley.
The once popular hotel stand in old South
Bethlehem, so long owned and kept by ex
Sheriff Herman Fetter, decd, having re-
Gently become the property of the L. & S.
railroad company, has now been altered and
changed so MS to make it suitable for tenant
occupaneyand two families are already dom
iciIed therein.
The No. 3 furnace of the Crane Iron
Company, at Catasauqua, has been blown
out for the purpose of giving it a genera
overhauling.
DIR. A. C. Snyder, of White Haven, wat
in town Monday, and returned to the former
place on Tuesday morning. The DR.. re
ports four cases of small pox in that village
The disease was conveyed there by a per.
son who had been sojourning ia the city o
Brotherly Love.
The State Legislature having adjourned
DR.. j. G. 2ern, of Weissport has returned
home and resumed his practice. This will
no doubt be pleasing intelligence to the DR.
many friends in this section.
The WtatherLy Herald entered upon III
second year this week. 1t looks healthy anC
bids fair to live and prosper, which we trus
it will.
For the three days ending June SrC
there were 54,7O5 tons of coal shipped owe
the L. a S. railroad, making total of J.,
709,66S tons for the season to that date
showing an increase OF 29s,5S9 tons as com
pared with the same time last year.
The Hyors Sisters comic colored Oper,
company gave two first class performance
in this place last Friday and Saturday even
ings.
The infant daughter of Michael Tool
was run over by cars at William Pom
schuylkill county, on Wednesday, an,
killed
The grand parade Of Knights Templa
of Scranton, on Thursday of last week, in
cluded "a commsnderies and 1000 knights
The good people of Kempton, on tn
Berks and Lehigh railroad, have now Sc
cured what they have long sought for
post office.
-Catasauqua national bank stock ha
, gone up $S7 share.
Read DR.. Will Rehers interesting lette
, from the Far West, on first page of to-day
paper.