The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-05-21

with tne shipments 10 same uale ol last
year.
The North Pennsylvania Railroad an
hounces a dividend of one and one half per
cent. (less fye per cent. for contingent fund)j
payable May 25.
The Delawore and Hudson Canal an
nounces quarterly dividend of one and one
half per cent.
CHARLES K. Taylor, q member Of the
schuylkill county bar, was Friday at Potts
vile convicted of embeEgement and forgery.
An explosion of sulphur occurred Fri
day at the Palmer Vein colliery, near Potts.
vile, and John O'Horn and David Doughs
erty, miners, were fatally burned.
Robbers entered the room Of Father
Donohue, a priest at Plymouth, Luzerne
county, on Wednesday night, llth inst,
and after drugging him made offwlth gold
watch and $40 III money.
The watch stolen from Father Donohue
at Plymouth was offered for sale at Taylor
willie on Saturday by three tramps for $40.
The would-be purchaser accompanied them
to a Scranton jeweller to make sure of the
value of the property, and the Jeweller, re-
cogniEing the watch by its number, declared
it to be stolen and held it. The thieves
were stupidity allowed to escape.
The Germana Orchestra of Reading,
will give a complimentary concert in the
Armory, at slatington, next Monday even
ing, 2Srd inst Admission so cents. Any
of our citizens wishing to enjoy rare musi-
cal treat should not tail to attend.
On the go, the splendid teams kept at
Dayid Ebbert's livery, on North street, this
borough. Terms low to suit you all.
For the week ending on the l4th inst,
TO- 1893 tons of coal were shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making a total for
the year of 2,32G $40 tons, showing an in
crease, as compared with same time last
season, of S46,695 tons.
We have as yet heard of no movement
upon the part of our Burgess and Council in
reference to the draining and purifying of
rhat sinking ditch" along the rear of Bank
street. They will want the taxes paid ell
the same.
Pensions increased. See card Of Stod-
dard d Co. in another column. They are
reliable and prompt.
Any person desfing profitable employ
ment is referred to the advertisement of j..
s. O.ilvie & Co., 25 Rose street, New York,
in to-day's paper
On Tuesday morning, while David and
Frank Bredhender, Charles Knsuss and a
man named Eicholts, repairmen on the Sun
bury, uazleton and Wilkes Barre Railroad,
where crossing the trcstle at Mainvillc, on a
truck car, they were overtaken by freight
train and hurled a distance of some so feet.
| Knauss and one of the Bredhenders were
killed, and the others are reported fatally
injured.
Hon. W. M. Rapsher has purchased the
dwelling and store on Bank street, recently
vacated by Daniel Graver, and is remodehng
and putting in bay windows. When fiuish-
Ell it will make handsome residence.
The owners of properties along Bank
street have commenced tho removal of steps,
oyerhanging porches ami other distractions
TO the sidewalks, thus considerably adding
to the appearance Of the town as well as to
the safety and convenience of pedestrians.
John Butler, of Pittston, employed in
the mines of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany, was killed b. fall of coal on Tues
day.
The bricklayers of Wilkesbarre Tues
day joined with the hodcarriers, and a gem
eIal strike has been inaugurated. The
strikers number over two hundred, who de-
mand an increase of so cents a day.
"A six year old son of Matthew Mattress,
of Audenrled, while endeavorng to catch
frogs in one of the many caverns which
surround the town, unfortunately yentured
too far into the water which lies staguant
in an excavation, the whole year round, lost
his balance and was drowned ere help ar
rived to rescue him, this sad accident oc-
CURED on Saturday afternoon and should be
a signal of danger for persons who allow
their children to roam from home and risk
their lives in seeking enjoyment in place,
where it would be almost dangerous fol
grown persons TO go unless extraordinary
care and Judgment were exercised Hazie
ton Bulletin.
Professor A. r. Horne, Superintendent
Of the Normal Department of Muhlenbers
! ~ 1.
Of the State Normal School at North Caro-
lima at Raleigh
-Easton has net borough debt Of S1O5,
52l.l2. The receipts last year. from all sour
} ces, were SAL ,I59.S9, and the expenditure
. $lO,S42,2l.
DR.. N. B. Reber has been con ined u
his bed during several days of the past weel
with malarial fever, but we are pleased t.
state that he has so far recovered as to b
down stairs again,
= "A Kutztown correspondent writes u
that Profs. A. S Miller and c. T. Young, q
Mahoning, were on visit to that place las
, week. The normal students We're please,
to meet them, and especially Prof. Mile
who wss a former student of the norma
They were kindly received by their friend
at the school, and enjoyed themselves YER
much visiting friends in town. The schoc
r is well attended this term, there being be
tween 400 and 800 students enrolled.
9 %NJohn MONTE, an employee at Packertor
. was brought to his home in this borough o
Thursday morning, having been severel
i injured by the falling of wall, while en-
d gagged fitting up some new machinery i
d the basement of the car shop. DR.. seiple
d attending him.
II Patrick Duffy was killed in the mine
j. near Stockton, Luzerne county, by an ez
st plosion of gas on Monday.
n E. Penn Smith died at Womelsdor
IS Berks county, on Monday, aged 81 year
He served in the Legislature in ls6O-6l as
h Democrat
= Benjamin Snyder, aged Is years,
5 brother of Snyder, who murdered the Cog
family IN Northampton county, was recen
Is ly committed to the House of Refuge frol
l., EastOn fnr in.nrri 1ihility