The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-09-24

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Miss Mary V. Dittefline and her sis
ter Matte are sojourning with friends
and relatives at Allentown at present.
--Messrs. Prest. Troxell Oscar EnBler,
AL. HiIon and Chas. Heilman, Of Cata-
sauqua, were the guests Of Supt Otter
line, of the Carbon Iron Works, on Sun
day last.
The terrible drouth Ia still continu-
ing In this vicinity. The rain of Thurs-
day and Friday last was of little or no
account, it barely settled the dust in the
streets.
Our Young America Cornet Band has
again adjourned sine die. SO says Dame
Rumor. We suppose they want and are
in need of friend like any other organi-
cation of the kind. Who says ''let's help
them"
II. Trspp, mine host Of the Hunters
House. is having the saloon part Of his
dwelling house remodeled and repainted.
When finished It will present very fine
appearance. The work is under the skill
ed hand of Frank @. Merts, who is quite
an efficient workman in that line.
Owing to the absence Of Prof. Sny-
der the public schools were closed the
latter part of last week. H. being on q
business jaunt to Philadelphia.
-Erv. Fenner is having his house re-
painted and otherwise repaired.
The city folks who were boarding
with the Bush family left for their re-
spective homes in Philadelphia, on Sat-
urday last. The ladies In their short stay
with the people of this place have gained
the respect and admiration of all those
whom they met-especially refined and
accomplished young ladies.
Miss Mary A. Snyder, we are inform
ed, has closed her select school owing to
sudden illness which overlook her. She
intends to resume teaching here during
the winter term.
60. s. Weiss was in town during the
week delivering books.
II. W. Ruch was attacked suddenly
with cramps on Tuesday last. Medical
aid was at once summoned and at present
writing he is doing we'll.
Our friend Dave O'Brian is on the
sick list and has been for the past few
months. We hope he may be speedily
restored to his former health.
The suggestion mentioned in last
weeks items in regard to raising fund
for our Western Union Manager, at this
place, seemed to take effect. A sub
scription list is at present going its
rounds in this vicinity, headed by the
most prominent men of this borough,
for the purpose of rewarding r. H.
Schanon, telegraph operator at this
place, who so kindly furnished US with
news concerning the condition of our
sick and wounded Chief Magistrate.
We deem this, as We said before, nc
more than right, as other towns of equal
size are doing likewise. It is a move in
the right direction, and we earnestly
urge it onward.
WIN. Miner and family are visiting
friends and relatives in Philadelphia q,
present.
Great grief was shown here on hear
ing of the death of President Garfield.
Our places of busines and private dwell.
ings are wearing the dark coat of mourn.
ing. God denied the sympathies and
prayers of his people. and we hope ip
this hour OF National calamity "God still
reigns and the Government at Washing.
ington lives" Great sympathy is ex.
pressed for the wife and fatherless child.
rem. Among those who haye their dwell.
iugs draped and show sympathy in thit
time of affliction, are Joseph Webb, Of
the Weissport House, W. II. Knecht
Post Office, P. j. Kistler, Rev, E. ]
Miller, Isaac Bumbauch, A. W. Marsh
the Depot, John F. Zern, Josiah Ruch
N. Snyder, Ed. Raber. John Ditterline
II. Trapp, DIR. J. G. Zern and 8 number
of others.
The feminine or cat and dog nara
tive in relation to our neighbor was emit
; ted, owing to other news of more impor
tance. 1t will be mentioned next week
Several young men, among whom
are John Laury and Wesley Fatzinger
who, feeling the need of larger oppor
tunities for mental labor and social cul
ture than are ordinarily presented Il
persons engaged in these active pursuit
of life, agreed to meet an hour each eve
ming, Sunday excepted, for mental stud.
and improvement. Recently two eve
, nings have been spent on the study o
; Turkey, finding much to- interest then
in that semi-barbarious country, espec
, tally in the late war, which promises h
result in more religious liberty. At pres
ent they are engaged on Greece, study
ing its history, its people, its literature
art, etc. Mr.. Laury informs US that Switz
erland is the study for next week, and b
is preparing to describe. A beautiful
description it is likely to be. We hav
said much of this in order to stimulat
+ others to adopt the same method.
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