The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-08-20

Miss Efie Fenner, of this place, is So
journing with friends and relatives in and
about Stroudsburg and Delaware Water
Gap.
The Fort Allen Foundry is the owner
OF new whistle with three tubes. The
whistle is an excellent one, and is pro-
nounced superior article compared with
the old one. But as for clear, musical
sound it does not compete with the one
lately put in by their neighbors, the Emery
Wheel Works.
-"Mexico john" notorious character
travelling about from place to place, has
like some other tourists decided to make
this place as his summer resort and is the
guest of mine host Welsh Of the Stone
House. He has been giving the people OF
this community numerous exhibitions OF
his skill in the art of handling the sabre
and trusty sword, and claims to be the most
noted and vicious person travelling through
the eastern borders.
Very cool-the evenings of this week.
The Carbon Rolling Mill Company has
at last decided TO run their mill, which has
been laying idle for the past nine months
The Company have ordered set. of new
bar iron rolls, and are having the works
cleaned and the engines fitted up and oiled
so as to be ready for use when they start up,
which will be about the first of next month
"A grand childrens' meeting was held in
the Evangelical church on Sunday evening
last, under the supervision Of Chas. Roth.
Good music and singing were rendered on
the occasion, and able, but brief, addresses
were made by A. Hatch, A. s. Kresge and G.
Roth.
Otriu fn ha
ing both our Sunday schools-Evangelica
and Reformed-were slimly attended last
Sunday
There is an urgent need of rain. The
ground is parched and in some places
cracked by the fierce heat resting upon il,
and the roads are terribly dusty. The farm
ers exclaim "Oh for a good thunder
shower to moisten the surface and benefit
our grain"
Miss Laura Zegenfus, of Millport, and
her friend Miss Koons, OF Allentown, were
visiting F. L. Raber during the week. Mr..
Raber and gentleman friend took them
around to our many resorts. The ladies xe
pressed themselves as highly pleased with
their trip, and enjoyed themselves immense.
The startling and unexpected news
from Washington announcing the critical
ceived here with feelings of the most pro-
found horror.
Some of our bows, who attended the
camp meeting at Kresgeville on Sunday
last, returned home in the evening so over
done and tired that they needed sweet rest
when they landed on the soil Of their nativ
ity. One OF our genial young men got head
long in fight and attempted to act as peace
maker but was responded with a mixture Of
lemon in the shape Of an oval in his
"chops," and came out of tine melee with
soiled collar and one eye in mourning, and
now his faith in the scriptural promise
"Blessed are the peace ce-makers" is somewhat
shaken.
"A number of Lehighton gentlemen
with their lady friends spent part of last
Sunday at eur famous resort, Big Rock.
F. P. Fenner, of this place, has been
engaged to teach the jamestown public
school for the ensuing terp. Frank is ad-
mrably fitted for the responsible position.
Young Beers, who is stopping at this
place, carries his foot IN bandage in conse-
quence of q mashed toe.
Levi Horn returned home from Phila-
delphia on Monday last with boat load of
watermelOns, which he is now disposing Of
to the people of this vicinity.
County Superintendent Ballet will
hold a teachers examination in the East
Weissport School House on the 23d Of Au-
gust. Quite a number expect 10 be exam
ineG. QUIST.