The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-12-24


The Sunday school children, Of this
place, will be made glad on Christmas Eve,
at the Methodist church, where they will
receiye candies, &c. We do not know the
programme Of exercises, but they will be
entertaining to the children.
"A monster dirt burning engine, Of the
Baldwin build, one Of lot built for the P.
4 II. RR., aiierwsrd purchased by the Wa
bash, 81. Louis a Pacific RR., then bought
by the LehiEh Coal 4 Navigation Company,
passed up the Lehsh Valley RR. on Friday
evening last. The engine weighs 70 tons
and is a perfect machine. 1t 10 purpoSed 70
use her ON the back track Of the Wyoming
division as pusher.
Who will be the Tax Collector for the
Psckerton district for 1897 Put in your
applications, gentlemen.
The use Of the lectric light is being
discussed BY some of the officials Of the
Packerton Yard. Il 10 an improvement
much needed.
The proposed introduction Of bill in
Congress to pay the medical attendants upon
the late President Garfield. to our mind, 10
in bad taste, considering the handsome gilt
Of money To the widow, and her income will
not be less than $4,000 year, all Of which
she is justly entitled To, but considering
the condition oil the widow Of the late Gen.
Thomss, and thousands Of other deserving
widows who lost their husbands during the
war. Would IL not bs better to let the
estate pay the billH This bill and the one
to retire the great Ulysses az General under
full pay ought 10 be voted down. There
ought to DO sensible men enough in Con.
gress, regardless Of party, to oppose any such
absurd measure.
Supervisor EbbeTt has succeeded in hav.
ing the road leading up to Lebigh avenue
properly graded. There 10 now no reason
why the butcher, baker, milkman and
huckster need fear to drive nearer the
residences on this avenue.
MIR. Mcdaniel disposed of his 6ne lot Of
brooK trout to party in Wilkes Barre.
"A fine large hear, "stalwsrt," lssding a
specimen Of man hardly, "Half. Breed, .
passed through this place the other day.
The great trial at Washington has thus
far prnven the defendant 10 be the best
lawyer Whether he or Corkhill will be
convicted, is a matter OF doubt as yeL
MIR. Thomas Hsrlrnan, the efficient
dispatcher at this point, was confined 10 the
house ior few days with a severe cold
The old depot has been torn down. A
nom suitable will be set apart in the old
forwarding Office. II will be more eonven-
,ent, and according To Pennsylvania railroad
Tarance will be known as Packerton Sta
tion.
MIR. F. B. Morris, with his corps ol
clerks, will move into the new brick for.
warding Office in about month. ThiI
building will be heated by steam and lighted
by gas. Also, the scale Office. When the
building is completed, we will give youi
readers q description Of it.
Spring elections will soon be around
The candidates are already interviewing
their ffiends.
I$George Hagen, proprietor Of the Dolons
1burg Hotel, has sold out and will remove I,
the West, where he purposes engaging in tn
bu'rhering business. Mr.. Leopold Meyer
Of Lehiphton, will succeed Mr.. Hagen
This stand is midway between Msucl
Chunk and L-highton on the main road
t" one who thoroughly understands th
business, and will keep hotel, mot, however
us the ancient feminine did,, it will he re
muneiative. There is vast difference be
tw,en u hotel and a rum hole, and the trav
ling public sDn find IL out.
We don't know who will be Commits
, sioner's Clerk. There arc good many ap
plicants. It is barely possible Democra
: will be honored. II the Commissioners ar
J unable to decide from the long list of Re
publican srplicants, let them be magnani
nous and re-Srpoint Capt Swartz, III
? present incumbent.
We see that General william Lilly
talked Of Ms possible candidate for Govern
"r by some Republicans but the Geners
Is not Of the Cameron clique, we oplne b
will not be nominated. There are few mel
however, in the Republican party, ths
Il would I'll the position as ereditably 9
y General Lillv, were he called to the Gubei
Material Chair.
1t Is conceded that about the time III
> > new Ailorney.General is ready 10 try th
u Star Route gang, the statute Of Limitation
will have disPoSed of the case, thus relie'
ing the Administration of very unpleaSaI
;, duty. OF course, this will be carrying OF
o the Garfield policy" President Arth,
was in such happy accord with the la
{" President, that he will make no concession
{" the Stalwsrt element. 1t has been d
l. cided upon by the Half Breeds to forg
Z. that President Arthur was ever C"llecto
Y. or even a friend o: Conkling and Grant.
., ANON.