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

CATE.
Now write 1881, aud don't you forget it.
Christmas day the weather was stormy
and unpleasant, aud, as a consequence, but
few people were out Of doors.
The foundry Of the Lehighton Stove
Works is full of orders. So rushed is the
work that the company has not indulged in
The usual holiday shut down, which same"
is good
Miss Emma Newmeyer, daughter of
Mr. V. Newmeyer, of Mahonng Valley died
Monday, Dec %, and was buried at St.
Johns church, in Mshoning, on Saturday
afternoon. Dec 25th. Miss Newmeyer WAS
a young lady of exemplary Christian char
acter and was highly respected by all who
knew her.
MS> These are really "hard times" and
w,s, reope save doctor bills by keeping DR.,
Bulls Cough Syrup in the house. Price 20
cents.
Miss Kate j. Arner, Of New Mahoninr,
who has been Tor some tinea student at tue
Shippensbulg State Normal School, is at
home on short vacation. She expects tn
return and finish the course to graduate.
-Ringgold furnace in schuyikill county
is soon TO be put in blast by Messrs. VIM.
NJ. Kaufman & Co., OF Lebanon county.
John Dunsian, liver boy, IA years
old. employed by the Susquehanna Coal
Co, at Nantcoke, was on Wednesday, the
22nd ult., killed by being thrown under a
CIR wheel.
OvERCoATINGs Tho Clauss
Bros, popular Merchant Tai
lOrs, announce to their custo-
mers and friends that they
have just received an immense
stock of the newest patterns
in Overcoatings, which they
are prepared to make up in
the latest styles and most du-
rable manner at very low pri-
ces for cash. Call and exam
inc the stock before making
your purchases elsewhe' e. We
are bound to satisfy the most
fastIdious in the matter of clo-
thing, gents furnishing goods,
hats, caps, boots, shoes, etc.
during the week ending ON the 25th
ult., ther were 1887 tons oi coal shipped
over the Lehigh Valley Railroad, making a
total of 3I4,O0S tnns for the season 10 date, a
decrease in the shipments oi 56,325 tons a.
compared with same date last year
Luke Bnyl"n, who died at Packerton a
short time since, was a member of the Lee
high Valley r. r. Relief Fund. His death
was the result of a severe squeeze while on
duty. few days ago hIs widow received
a check for the amount due according TO the
provisions OF the fund. Every employee Of
the company should avail himself oi its pro-
visions, and thus be prepared in case ii ac
cident.
The diphtheria that dread scours,
which has been so fatal at Paclsertnn, ID now
disappearing Twenty persons have lalleii
victims-some families losing all their chll
drrn. Many homes have bren turned t,
mourning instead of rejoicing tins Christ
mas ami New Years.
On Friday evening, Dec. 3lst. there
will be watch night services IN the Evan
gelical church, commencing at O'Clock
with prayer-mertng. Sermon to com
Inence at nine o'clock. Services to close a
IL o'clock. A protracted meeting will com
mence with these services,
-Witb this weeks issue Of the Carbo,
Herald, Prof j. P. Rowland reires from III
editorship. The publisher, Mr.. Harvey B
Smith, assuming the duties.
The attention Of our young readers i
especially directed To Il new department il
to-day's ADVOCATE "0ur Puzzle Corner.
This department will be continued eacl
week, the answers to the puzzles of on
week will appear in the next weeks issu,
of the ADVOCATE.
-'.Sume men" said speaker at the Ney
England dinner. ''are boru great-and som
in Ohio" and the speaker might truth
fully have added that the most Iopula
livery keeper lives in Lehlghton, ana tina
his name is David Ebbert. Terms YER
moderate.
The Christmas entertainments in tn
, several Sunday schools Of this borough wer
well attended by the children aud parents
The Lutheran, Evangelical and Reinrme,
churches were neatly decorated on Christ
mas eve, and the children were all lreate
, n liberal supply of candy. In the NJ.
church the children assembled on the after
noon of Christmas day and were supplie
! with goodly sized box of sweets.
AT the last meeting of the directors @
the l.. V. R. R. company resolution wa
passed to uniform the conductors, baggage
masters aud brakemen employed by tn
company. Tuesday morning OF last weeL
each of the above mentioned employees re
+ ceived an official notice from the compan
= TO that effect. The uniform will cunsist {
blue cloth coat, vest, pants and cap, wit
brass buttons. The first suit will be furu
!, ished by the company, free of cost to th
employees. After the first suit the EN-
: ployees will be compelled IN pay for thei
e uniforms. The order goes into elItct as 500
d after to-day, January LIST, as possible.
d An engine exploded at Palo Alta, on IN
e Reading Railroad, Thursday evening, of LAT
: week, killing Patrick Donahue, enginee
Thomas Kenvin, conductor, and Wiliar
e Ash and John Mah0r, brakeman. All leav
= families. The corouers jury, Tuesday, rel
n deFed verdict exuiIpratiug everybody frol
q blame, except, possibly, the dead engineer
Q The Odd Fellows of Allentown hav
completed new hall.