The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-23


Colonel William johnson, we'll known
citizen Of Pottsville, died there Monday
night, aged rs years. He was the crier Of
the several Courts Of schuylkill county, for
the past fifteen years.
Jane Buebler, well-known colored wo-
man Of Pottsville, died on Thursday night,
l4th inst, at the alleged age Of ia years.
She leaves two daughters, the eldest said TO
be over 80 years Of age.
--NIauch Chunk wants a new market
house, an opera house and silk factory.
Don't get too many irons in the fire at one
time, gentlemen, or some one may get his
fingers burned.
"A new departure, W. P. Longs Ladies'
Furnishing Store, next to Clauss Bros, Bank
st., this borough.
The receivers Of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company give notice that 81 per
cent interest will be paid May l6, on the
registered income bonds of the company, is
sued for funding the coupons detached from
the consolidated mortgage bonds.
&s-Sweet repose is enjoyed by those
who Ia Ike DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. II soothes
disturbed feelings brought on by n cold, and
positively cures coughs, sore throat, etc.
Price 25 cents bottle
WIN. II. johnson, John E. GraefF, John
Milnes and h. C. Thomas, committee of the
Schuylkill Coal Exchange, addressing the
coal operators of Schuylkill county, say that
the anthracite coal interests have agreed tn
the stoppage Vt coal mining the last three
days this week, that is to stay, stop work on
April 2lst, 22d and 2Sd.
Benjamin H. Rose, a wealthy farmer Of
Pike county, this state, was killed Monday
afternoon, near Milford, by being thrown
from his wagon down a steep embankment
by an unruly horse.
-Gottschall, Butterick and Eyler, arrest
ed in Reading on Saturday night on the
charge ofhavng committed murder fifteen
years ago, had hearing Monday on writ
of habeas corpus and were discharged, there
being no evidence against them.
-Aro Pardee has purchased the Rpton
Mill, on Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming couh-
ty, and is putting it in condition to cut 10 :
900 feet of lumber during the season.
Mrs. Daniel Thomas, of Hollywood
Luzerne county, while shopping in Halle.
ton dry goods store on Friday gave birth tc
four children. They were all dead. So re.
ports one Of our exchanges.
| For ha tvaak apd,n1 ~, tho 1GfI, ;uat
there were s7,273 tons of coal shipped ovei
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a tota
for the year to that date Of $50 ,230 tons
showing an increase for the season, as com
pared with same time last year, of 32S,Os(
tons.
The school directors of the county will
meet in triennal convention in the cour
house in Mauch Chunk on Tuesday, May
Sd, for the purpose of electing County
Superintendent of Common Schools to serv,
for three years. The candidates are tn,
present incumbent, R. F. Hohord, of thu
borough; T. NJ. Ballet, of Mahoning Valley
and Prof. j. P. Rowland, principal of th,
Weatherly public schools.
Frank Roederer, the popular barber
under the Exchange Hotel, has just put vi
a new and handsome sign poet.
On Monday night Mrs. Longstreet tool
her departure for UnlonvlIe, Michigan.
large number of friends were at the depot l.
wish her God speed to and in her new hom
in the "Wolvereen State"
john Reese, aged l3, of Easton, wa
killed by cars on Monday.
-Coro Beideman, a child, drank cor
cure by mistake, in Eastun, on Saturday
and died in terrible agony.
AN explosion of gas occurred at the. Mil
Creek slope, near Wilkesbarre Tuesday nigh
by which VIM, Steel, VIM. Ringsdorf an,
John Burns were badly burned. Ringsdol
3 died Wednesday morning.
For the week ending on the 10th inst
there were 745GO tons OF coal transporte
1 over the l.. q S. railroad, making d total fl
the season OF 1871 ,64S tons, an Increase a
D compared with same time last year OF l5S
t 637 tons.
r Fred Brinkman, Of the Weatherly He,
| aid, was sporting himself among his oi
r friends here last Sunday.
There are thirty i've cases Of small DO
at the Berks County Poor House.
The Lehigh Valley railroad compan
are having their switches and signal targe
c repaintcd.
8 Mr. l. Mcdaniel Mt ,ha Roa ri; n
House, Psckerton, has 20 very 6ne liv
q trout, measuring from IA to l6 inches lonj
$ which he offers for sale. Call soon il yo
y wish TO buy.
- "A loaded coal train coming down IL
grade at Weatherly in two sections on Tue
day evening made a smash up in front
the telegraph office there, and some of Il
= = cars running into another train on switC
started them off and were wrecked at Bac
- Creek Junction, which caused considerab
Is delay to trains, but we are pleased to sta
e, no person was injured.
J On account of the absence OF Rev. ].
j. Hartman, pastor of the Reformed church,
,f this place, there will be no regular servic
held in that church tomorrow sunda
i Sunday school at p. m, as usual.
1t is our new Burgess going 10 look aft
the ''stinking ditch" between the Lehil
1t Valley railroad and Bank street9
WGESpOFt Select School
=, VIII omen MONDAY NAV O 1ee