The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-29
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The immediate community is again en-
livened by the pleasant look OF Miss Emma
! CARRIER, who had been confined 10 the house
! for about six weeks.
| -Messrs. Al. Mantz and Milton Kstler,
of fMantzville, paid visit to their aunt, Mrs.
| David Kistler, on Sunday lasi; while their
cousin Jake took them to East Penn, by
way Of Sruar's Run.
MIR. Hentzleman is the owner OF good
| trotting horse, which he purchased from
l man on the other side OF the Blue Mountain.
! The price Le paid, he asserts to be one hun
| dred and iiity dollars.
AT our township election, two Auditors
will be elected-one for two years and one
Tor three years.
The Centre Square Sunday School is in
"A hUurishing condition. With their excel
lent music and fine instructors they bid fair
to do good work the coming spring. On
/ Sunday Mr.. Dennis Nothstein took up the
lesson, and in a masterly manner, by ques
tioning and explaining, he entertained the
! school most profitably. The Sunday school
is fortunate in having the efficient services
of Chas. II. Seidel as Superintendent
Mr.. Jonathan Kistler has secured the
services of his brother William, of West
Penn, u fill the place which will be made
vacant by Mr.. Knngeman. Mr.. X. thinks
OF going to Nebraska.
The school board will meet to-day (Sat-
uday), at the school house, at Oak Grove,
near McDaniel's. Those interested will
| please take notice.
As election day is drawing near, we
hear teachers frequently inquire, as to the
candidates for school directors; ut present
we have board of directors which can not
be surpassed. The term of Messrs. Frey
man and Berger will expire, should they
announce themselves as candidates they
would undoubtedly be reelected; if not,
would prefer two en-, such as Mr.. Thomas
Horn and Rev. Mr.. Strauss, these are men
who take great interest in our schools, and
should they declare themselves candidates
their election would be assured.
The select school, at Centre Square, will
open sometime in April. Who will take
charge Of it, anl not able to state, but prob
ably Irof. A. S. Weber, himself Mr..
Weber is a graduate Of Franklin and Mar
shall college, and is at present attending the
Theological Seminary, from which he thinks
he can absent himself ten weeks in the
spring and also ten weeks IN the iall. The
object Of the school is 10 prepare young men
for college and 10 give teachers an oppOrtun-
ity Of reviewing the common branches.
Centre Square was quite a lively place
on Sunday, on account OF the cheering pres
enee Of some Tamaqua folks, who entertain
ed their many friends by their lively con
yersation and smiling sunny faces.
Miss Almeta Wannamaker, who has
! been the guest Of Miss Emma Seidel fol
several weeks, returned to her home al
Kreiderville, last week. HOMO.
S. Fenstermacher aud VIM. Sittler are
busy putting up ice houses, the former fol
the keeping and cooling beer and othei
beverages, the latter for beef and lever
warsht.
-Chas Fritz while hauling hay with {
sleigh, upset and the sleigh falling on TOT
! of him, he was held prisoner for over al
hour, the horses had sense enough, wher
e the sleigh fell, not TO move, if they hsc
. death would have been the result TO Mr.
g Fritz.
The barn Of Jasper Pitcher stands clos
e to mountain and the drifting snow make
c it level with the roof, so heller came down
the bill and got ON the roof Of the barn anC
4 jumped down into the barn yard unhurt.
/, Daniel Rex, the accommodating hostle
;, at Fenstermacher's Hotel, received from 1
= man, as hostler money for watering hi
;, horses, a S. gold piece instead OF five cents
Out of every 1000 men who get mao
!. and swear they will see a lawyer about il
d only 10 carry out their threats.
Only one woman in 5000 pays the frs
price asked for a bonnet, aud only one mil
liner in 10000 expects her 10. CHIP.
Mrs. Simon Ress died al Saucon, North
D amptun county, ON Molday, aged los years