The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-08-06

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ers getting the ADVOCATE
through the. mail will please
refer to the direction tab, note
their Indebtedness, and remit
the amount. In all cases
where we have to send bills |
$1.25 will be charged to cover
expenses of postage, etc.
Princes Louise is expected to return to
Canada the first week in September. But
David Ebbert will remain at his popular
livery, on North street, this borough, in
order to supply our people with cheap teams.
The Luzerne County Republican Con-
tentioh is to Bio held on September g. Dele
gate elections will be held on the Saturday
previous.
The miners at Morris & Co.'S collieryJ
near Pittston, who struck last week for
higher wages, fesdmed work Monday at the
old wages.
The Slate Exchanges of Lehigh and
Northampton counties met Monday at
Baston TO complete and perfect their Union.
The scale of prices adopted in July was con-
firmed. The meeting was large and unan-
imous
WIN. wagner Esd;j FORMERLY OF this
place now of Pleasant Meeting, Montgomery
county, was in tOwh during the week, look
ing well and jolly as ever.
"A report current here few days ago to
the effect that our friend j. W. Raudenbush,
Commissioner, we are authorized to state 10
entirely without foundation. Mr.. Rauden-
bush will not be candidate for that or any
other Office this fall.
Ladies, E. II. Hohl ,Mauch Chunk, has
the most beautiful assortm ent of jewelry in
this section, and his prices are very low.
Our friend John S. Lentz, who has for
the past eight months been satisfactorily act
ing as Master Car Builder of the L, V. R.R.,
at Packerton, was appointed permanently to
fill that position, with full control of build
ing all cars, on August LIST.
DIR. c. T. Horn is repapering, painting,
and giving his drug store general renoya
tion He also purposes TO re!abel all his
bottles with the patent glass labels, when all
these improvements are finished, the DR..
will have one ofthe best fitted up drug stores
in this section of the country. These i'm
provements are undoubtedly an evidence Of
Dr.. Horns success,
Henry Boyer, Esq, of Weisspcrt, called
in to see us on Tuesday last, as he was on
his way up town, and during his conyersa-
tion with us stated that he was a candidate
Tor the Democratic nomination for County
Tr asu er, at the coming County Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Thos. Faith is having his dwelling
on Bank street repainted. c. N. Roth, of
Weissport; is doing the work-whch is a
guarantee that the work will be we'll DONE
Polly Whitesde who some 20 years
ago kept boarding house on Susquehanna
street, Mauch Chunk, died at the home of
her sister II that place on Thursday of last
week. She was born on the Sth of March,
1904, and at the time of her death was aged
II years months and 20 days. She was
buried in the Mauch Chunk cemetery.
Martin j. Lawlor was taken into court
at Pottsville, on Monday morning last. The
motion to quash the indictment. and ques-
tons raised on the trial, the decisions Of
which were reserved, and the motion for a
new trial were overrued by consent, Mr..
Lichtenberg, his counsel saying that al
= though the questions involved were good
ones the deiendent did not desire further
litigation. After counsel had spoken Judge
Walkerj proceeded to sentence Lawor to
two years solitary confinement at hard labor
in the Schuylkill county prison. 81 fine
and the payment of the costs. The maxi
mum term that could have been imposed on
him is so years. The fine could have been
made $1,000 Tri- Weekly.
--Alonzo Eddy, of West Troy, N. Y, who
= is charged with stealing two horses buggy
harness, ETC., frohi Stephen S. Emery, o
Butztown, on July; l5j was given hearing
D at Easton on Saturday by Justice Hlder.
, brand, and committed for the August term
of Court.
- John Gyumber the sleeping Hungarian
was taken 10 Allentown on Tuesday anC
!, had an apparently interesting conversation
: with the Laskowski brothers; lellow-couh
: trymen, after which he was taken back Il
the almshousei
, "A P0ttetile .barkeeper claims to hav,
f seen a mouse killed by the opening of
champagne bottle. The mouse gnawed th,
str.g off, aud the exploding cork killec
u him.
There afe seven PERSONS sick with small
u pox in Wilkesbarre One died last Satur
day, another on Sunday and third will
o probably die. It is believed no new case
will aptteaf.
10 Railroad men buy the dust proof, ol
TIME Railroad watch, prices lower than tn
= lowest; at E. II. Hohl's, Mauch Chunk.
: "A. j. Durling's residence is rapid,
nearing completion when finished it viii
be the handsomest Private residence in town
i Daniel A. Gerber,o of West Penn, Schuyl
is kin county, died suddenly on Thursday Q
l. last week, from cholera morbus. He wa
buried on Monday at the Stone Church
9 West Penn. He leaves a wife and min
r children to mourn their loss. He was ma
es in the prime Of life and in his death th
y community looses one of its best citizens.
John T. Welch, Edward Brady, Mich
?, asl Moore and James Brown were badl
l. burned by an explosion of ire-damp, at th
l. PhGnix Park Colliery, near Pottsville Tue
day morning. Weleh was a Labor Reforl
10 member of the last Legislature.
1s Misses Clara ana Matfiie Millet, of Phi
al adelphiaj are guests of Mrs. DR., W. @. n
Seiple, of this borough.
s BY fall Of coal, in one of the mines
es Geo. H. Meyers & Co., Yorktown a ma
at named Herber. Thomas was instantly kille
" and another named Thomas Jones, had b
OF back broken. The two had been in Il
ed country but short time and became vi
TO Tins of the accidents Monday the first du