The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-10-29

Bernard Geiser fell through bridge at
Wilkesbarre on Tuesday night Of last week,
and was killed.
We are pleased to learn that our young
friend Albert E. Romig, Of Bethlehem,
formerly of this place, is convalesing.
We had a call from ODE s. Keiser, the
gentlemanly proprietor of the U. s. Hotel
of slatingtou, on Thursday.
The Lehigh Church, near Alburts, was
entered by thieves on Friday night and
robbed of the communion service, consist
ing of silver pitcher, goblet, tray, &c The
church was entered through one of the win
dows The robbery is supposed to have been
the work of tramps.
Michael o'Boyle, of Sugar Notch, Lu-
zerne county, aged 72, is dead. He was in
sured for 100000 by graveyard spectators.
Hon. Robert Kloiz will please accept
our thanks for copy OF the Official Army
Register, for January, 1881.
The late Baron Haymerle, the Austrian
Premier, spoke ten languages perfectly.
David Ebbert, our popular liverman speaks
two, and hires teams to all in need at very
low rates. Livery Oh North street.
Highest cash prices paid for h ides and
skins by F. j. Gcnsmer, opposite Carton
House, agent for WIN. A. Gensner & Co.
Thomas Ward was killed, John Ward
fatally hurt and Timothy Whittle and Miles
Keeler seriously injured by fall of coal in
the mines at Mahanoy City on Friday.
Fritz Dayid, aged 10 years, is in Jail at
Pottsville for burglary. He coniesses that
he has been at the head of a gang of boys
who have committed thirty burglaries.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Convention at Easton was largely attended.
AT Easton on Saturday $50 veterans OF
the Forty sevnth Pennsylvania Volunteers
held re union and adjnnned to meet at
Catosauqua on October 81, 1882. Captain
Charles H. Yard, of Easton, was elected
President.
During the week ending on the 2lsi
inst, there were lOl ,7sl tons of coal ship
ped over the Lehigh & susquehanna rail.
road, making total for the season to tha
date Of ,620, ,22s tons, showing an increase
of SOL 1895 tons as compared with the same
time last year.
Evidence was obtained at Pottsvillt
Wednesday that P. Porter, Republican can
didate for Parliamentary, had offered to sci
out to the Green back candidate, George W
Cole. The discovery caused considerable
excitement, and Porter's resignation was a
once asked for. The matter will be furthei
considered at meeting to he held to-da,
! Saturday.
Ms-FOR sALE.-The undersigned hav'
a new pjano- box two-seated carriage, suiteC
for one or two horses, and one nearly new
two. seated carriage-the front seat can b.
taken out or left in either of them ut plea
sure. Either one Of these carriages will h
sold at a very low figure, as we have use 70
but ore. Apply to
MINER BROTHERS.
494 Welssport, Pa
The Allentown Chronicle denies tha
Gyumber, "the sleeping Hungarian"
lead, and says he sis in better condition
than he has been for eight months, Is stead
lily improving and works at upholsterin
with Mr.. Frank Laskowski, in Berkemey
er's furniture store. He talks freely, eat
heartily. sleeps well at nights, and is wild
awake in daytime"
x-On Wednesday night of last week, q
a Hengne 3ll, drawing No. 81 freight on tn
Lehigh Valley Railroad, was running dow
, what is called the "Slatngton grade," tn
r train broke just as it passed the depot, an
, colliding, badly wrecked Is to 20 of the
0 freight cars which constituted the trair
! The drawheads of ID loaded cars were brol
: en-. One of the cars mounted the tank
: the engine, and the fireman, Chas. Shocl
= narrowly escaped with his life. The .tlal
| was in charge Of conductor A. D. Packe
and consisted Of through Western freigh
| The damaged cars were taken to the facl
e erton shops for repairs.