The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-07

The Meth odist Church at Hecksnerville,
schuylkill county, a small frame building,
was destroyed by fire on Saturday night.
Lose, SsOOI no insurance.
Charles Muohan, of Pittsburg, was ar
rested in wilkesborre Sunday for passing
counterfeit money. A number Of well exc
cuted counterfeit trade dollars were found
in his possession.
Walter Lloyd and Thomas Stanton were
fatally injured by an explosion Of sulphur
at the Bast mine, near Pottsville, on satur-
day.
Five frame dwellings in st. Clair,
Schuylkill county, were burned Sunday |
afternoon and an old lady named Dougherty |
died of fright.
The Lackawanna Agricultural Society
have fixed upon June 7th, 9Th and 9th as
the dates for the Spring races at the Driving
Park in Providence. Premiums to the
amount Of 81 900 will be offered.
White dress goods o! the latest styles Rt
W. P. Longs Ladies' Furnishing Store, Bank
street.
AT the latc annual meeting of the
Northampton County Medical Society, held
at Easton, Dr. Abraham Stout, Of Bethlehem
was chosen President for the ensuing year.
The break in the dam in the Lehigh at
Rockdale, occasioned by the ice freshet in
February last, has been repaired, and the
canal is now again navigable clear through
tn Mauch Chunk
WANTED, by June list, the lnan of
$500 for two years, for which First Judg-
ment on good real estate will be given, and
per cent. interest. For particulars apply
at this office. may7-St&
The sidewalks on Second aud South
streets are in terribly dilapidated condition.
Where is our new Burgess? We have not
seen him for a month past.
H A. Belts has moved from Bank street,
into the new brick building on South street,
recently erected by JOS obert.
The No. furnace of the Allentown
Iron Co., was blown out last week, and No
Ia now being blown out. The No. 2 has
been blown in.
In Northampton county few farmers,
discouraged over the barren looks of their
wheat fields, plowed them up last week and
sowed them with oats.
Fer the week ending on the 3Otb ult.,
lGO,l45 tons OF coal were shipped over the
Lehigh Valley ralroad-this is the largest
tonnage for one week since the road was
built, making total for the season of %
ll0,ls5 tons, being an increase of 43s,663
tons as compared with same time last year.
Il. T. Nusbaum, of the Original Cheap
Cash store, has just arrived from the city
with fine line Of carpets and oil cloths.
Patrick Dougherty was killed by the
cars Tuesday at Wlkesbarre.
John Carr, aged 10 years, was run over
and killed at Palo Alto Tuesday night by a
passenger train.
The Lehigh Valley shops at Hazleton,
are being enlarged.
William Shaefier, committed in Janu-
airy last to nine months imprisonment for
larceny, Friday made his escape from jail,at
Allentown.
Decoration day will soon be here.
What are our Vets going to do ? We hear Of
no movement ten ling to its celebration as
yet. Wake up, Boys
w. P. Long has the finest line Of foreign
and domestic laers in town, next TO Clauss
Bros clothing store.
Lizzie Devene, with the Barnum Lon
don Circus, while perio:ming the catapult
act Tuesday evening, at Wilkesharre, felt
upon the netting and struck her chin upon
her knee, causing concussion OF the spine.
She has lost ali power of motion and sensa-
tion of the lower limbs. Her recovery il
doubtful
p. F. Murray, the popular boot and
shoe dealer OF Maueh Chunk, was in town
Wednesday, aud called in 70 see us.
Readers, il you have occasion Ia visl
Mauch Chunk just drop into the ashiunaGl,
boot and shoe store at p. +. Murray, on Sus
quehanna street, aud purchase irum his i'm
. nlense stock Of fine ladies', gents, and chill
} dren's wear, which are selling low ior cash
The growing wheat in Lehgh count,
, is said to look very promising.
5 Rev. jacob Adams, Evangelical minis
T Ter at Enaus, formerly of Fleetwood, Berk
county, died on Friday of last week, age,
sixty-fve years.
Col. John W. Forncy, of Philadelphia
will on the evening of the 9th INST, de
liver lecture in Allentown for the benef
/ of the Americus Club. His subject will b
b. "Thomas Jclierson-AposIle of Democracy.
That it will be great treat we need scarce
ly say.
! Andrew Parteck, Adam Urichs AM
! John Martin were killed Friday by fall 4
rock in tunnel of the Susquehanna Goa
J Company, al Nanticoke, Luzerne county.
Frank Shock, brakeman ON the LIE
high Valley railroad, was run over by
: train Tuesday, near Allentown. and fatal
. Injured.
!. The largest assortment of cashmeres eve
brought To town are exhibited at the Origin
It al Cheap Cash store, of j. T, Nusbaum.
It Senator Craig will please acCept ou
is thanks for copy of map of Pennsylvani
:. sent us, showing the population in 1880 i
" the several counties, with the number
= votes polled by the parties in tho receu
,s contest.
IT Bridget Delaney ,ol Shenandoah ,Schuy
d kill county, nged 80 laboring under tenpol
II sry insanity caused BY grief at the death
>. her two sons--one Of whom was recent
Ie killed in the mines and the other died ruI
4, fever-W Wednesday saturated her cloth,
s. with coal oil aud ignited them. Death 7,
II suited in a few minutes, her body beiu
completely charred.
ID L.k<Henry Mearhoff, brakeman on Il
r I. V. R. R., while backing empty cars @
e. to a siding at Packerton, last Tuesday, WI
IN caught between two cars, and severel
ID squeezed. His injuries are thought not
at be seri0us-but it was ''close CALL"
k, David Ebbert's livery on North stree
h is still the iavorite place with the peop
Of for hiring teams for pleasure and busine
n trips. His terms are down to suit all.
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