The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-03-19

The next Fair of the Farmers aud
Mechanics Institute at Easton will be held
Sept. goth, 2lst, 22d and 23rd.
-FarmTs are beginning to look up their
impliments Of hushandry in order to be
ready for early spring work.
-Tfyou want teams for business, pleasure.
or funerals, 90 to David Ehbert on North
street. Teams as low MS the lowest.
During the week ending on the 18th,
inst, l55.3e7 tons of coal were shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad. making total
for the season of .420 1903 tons. showing an
increase as compared with same time last
year Of 34l ,269 tons.
On Thursday evening Of last week ms
coal train No. l79, drawn by engine No. SO
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad was passing
the water tank at Cntasauona, Henry Spell
baum. brakesman, living near Wesspor.,
was thrown from the cars and run over.
He was removed to ST.. Luke's Hospital
where he suffered the amputation of one of
his legs.
The Anchor Colliery at Heckscherville
in Schuylkil county, caught ire several
years ago, and was filled with water bv the
turning into it of neighhoring stream.
Thursday night, 10th inst, without any
warning, the water broke through the
mountain side. carrying with it the prop
timbers Of mine, and greatly damaging the
road-hed of the Mine Hill Railroad
1t will soon be "moving time" In q
few weeks loads OF household goods will be
toted along the country roads. and the an
nual smash, crash and confusion Of moving
day be upon us There is nothing desirable
about this day. 1t involves much hard
work to those who are forced to take up new
ah"d"s, and the brunt of it has to he borne
by the female part of the family. Were ii
not for the good dinners which ALWAYS 60
with movines they would indeed by dreary,
miserable affairs.
The store of Buchanan & Rhoades, al
Parsons, Luzerne county, was eutered by
burglars on Thursday night, 10th inst, and
small amount of money and goods valued
at Sl50 were stolen. An attempt to set FIRE
TO the building was unsucccsslulO The post
office was in the store,and the thieves opened
several letters IN tha search for money. The
office of the Central Railroad Express and
the freight depot were also broken into, but
nothing of value w6s stolen.
The Summit Hill Record Of last Satur.
day says; John Bngle, inside ioreman; Condy
Boner, James Evans, John Fawkes and
James o'Donnell, miners, were burned with
fire damp in No. mine Friday. Boyle
Boner, Eyans and Fawkes were getting
ready to work in the "cross cut" and O'Don
nell was on a coal car in the gangway, wher
the gas exploded. The first four named
were burned severely, and the force of tn,
explosion blew 0'Dnnnell of the ear into tn,
gangway, bruising HIM about the body.
&sa. The Roll of Honor The pprgress -
many bright and promising scholar is of
ten arrested and discoumgement brought OF
by absence from school caused in ST. man,
eases by coug. enld OF sore throat. Civ,
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and let vour child
| rem answer "presen" W hen the roll lscille,
John W. Nusbaum, died on Satura,
afternoon, the 18th inst, aged 2g years,
months and 10 days, after an illness of som,
two years of chronic inflammation of tn,
bladder. Deceased was one of Lchightun'
finest young business men, and was yer,
highly esteemed by all who knew him. Tn
funeral took place ON Wednesday Afternoon
from the residence Of his parents, and wa
very largely attended bv relatives au,
friends; Revs. LATHE aud L. A. Bauer Of
fclating