The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-29

CATE.
The sleighing hereabouts is now most
excellent.
st. Valentines day Monday, February
l4th.
Daniel O'Brion died at the poorhouse
at Scranton, on Saturday, at the age of III
years.
--Slatington has six candidates for the
office of Justice of the Peace.
Milton Keller, residing at the East
Penn junction, and employed as brake
man on the Bethlehem and Allentown drill |
train, had his left arm badly bruised and
cut on Wednesday of last week, by having |
it caught between the bumpers Of two cars
at South Bethlehem while engaged in
coupling.
The barn of David Freiche, at Treich.
lersville, was burned down on Monday |
night by an incendiary, Loss, $4,000.
William shoener, employed in Rob
bins' grist mill at Wlkesbarre Tuesday had |
his clothing caught in a shaft, and he was
whirled around with terrible velocity. He
will probably die.
The first shad of the season have made
their appearance in the Bethlehem market.
Nos. aud o puddle furnaces OF the
Bethlehem iron company are being rebuilt.
The proposed railroad from Bangor to
Nazareth will be built during the coming
summer.
Mr.. 0be S. Keiser, of Satington, has
rented the U. S. Hotel in that place, now oc-
cupied by b. F. Peter.
The directors OF the Chapman Slate
Company have ordered the payment of
per cent. annual dividend.
Tie next Fair of the Berks County
Agricultural Society will he held at Read
ing on the 9th, 2Sth, goth and 3Oth fSep-
temocr.
Christian r. Hoeber, a well known aged
and highly respected citizen of Nazareth,
died on Wednesday last, of general debility,
at the age of 70 years.
The No. 2 furnace of the Allentown
Iron Works was blown out last week, owing
to being badly in need Of repairs.
A large number of counterfeit twenty
five cent pieces have lately been put on the
market. They have the true ring but are of
| light weight.
In the State Senate, on Wednesday of
last week, Mr.. Holben, OF Lehigh, presented
bill for the establishment OF two iron in
dustral schools in the State, one to be locat-
ed in the eastern and one in the western
part of Pennsylvania.
The puddle mill of the Allentown Roll
! ing Mill, in which the terrible boiler ex-
ploson occurred two weeks ago, was re-
started in the early part of last week.
For the week ending on the 22d inst,
there were l4l ,9s4 tons of coal shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a Total
for the year to that date of 66S,774 tons, an
increase of 81 ,67s tons as compared with
same date last year.
Some of the pavements and all the street
crossings in this borough are in very dan
gerous condition. They should be attended
to at once, before some of our people meets
with broken limb. Burgess orSupervisor,
which, should look to it. If nothing else
can be done, throw ashes upon the crossings
and pavements.
va dispatch dated Easton, Jan. 25th,
says: 1t is certain that those who took part
in the lynching of the man snyder, who
murdered the Goge family on the night of
Dec. 20, will very soon find themselves in
an unpleasant position. The effects of the
murdered couple were sold on the premises
on Friday last, and the Court has ordered
the constable of the township not to allow
anything to be removed until the premises
have been inspected by the Grand Jury.
The evidence of Detective Yohe, who will
be called before the Grand Jury, and who
was present attempting to prevent the hang
ing, must necessarily implicate many proni-
nent citizens, aud some of them are much
alarmed.
The 6-year old daughter OF a Mr.. Riten-
auer, living at Bechtelsville, Lehlgh county
had her arm cut off on Monday while fool
ing with circular saw.
Miss Lille seip, of Allentown, has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fehr,of this borough
the past three weeks
The finest anthracite and bituminous
: cal in America is found in Gunnison eoun
i. ty.-GmniSon Rerie,0. Somebody must
have carried it there from Pennsylvania
Breckenridge journal. II must have been
Fincher.-Haziet0a Bulletin. Impossible.
Fincher is no doubt big enough aud strong
> enough to carry heavy load-but not OF an
thracte, Oh, mol
For the week ending on the 2lst inst
: ASH tons Of coal were shipped over tn,
: L. S. railroad, making total of ls6, So,
. tons for the season to that date, a decreas,
of S2,OO7 tons as compared with same time
last year.
The Lehigh Valley Ministerial Associ
alton will meet in the NJ. E. church of LIE
> hghton, on the 7th and sth of February
n The programme Of exercises will be of in
terest to the laity as well as the ministry
= and the public are cordially invited to at
II tend.
- Morris Evan and and his sou Thoma
= were buried under fa.l of 2OOO tons Of toI
" coal in the Empire Mine, at Wilkesbarre, OF
~ Wednesday.
- Nathan Van Horn, Of Beaver Meadow
Lehlgh Valley Railroad brakeman, VIII
ms had his right leg crushed while coupln
TX cars at Jeanesyllle, on the llth inst, die
y, at ST. Luke's Hospital Wednesday morniu
'n of last week. Deceased was a married MAJ
Sc aud leaves family To mourn ais loss
w The editor of the Hazleton Sentinel Wa
ne arrested on Tuesday on a warrant, issued a
m the instance Of the editor of the Independ 1
ent DeUOcra1 charging hin, with lihat