The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-15

CATE.
On Monday, the Sd inst, the County
Commissioners, unanimously reelected II.
E. Swartz, Esq. clerk, and Hon. Allen Craig
attorney tor the Board for the ensuing year.
Right.
Colonel W. N. Monies, soldier of the
late war, ex Mayor of Scranton, and ex-
Treasurer of Lackawanna county, died in
Scranton Monday.
-Eckley B, Coke, Esq, has been drawn
as grand juror in Luzerne county.
john Mooney, a homeless wanderer,w was
found dead on q cinder dump at Scranton
on Sunday morning.
The residence Of ex. Senator W. L. Tor
bert, at Girard Manor, Schuylkill county,
was destroyed by fire on Monday. Loss,
$lO,OOO fully insured.
The Catasauqua Dispatch says it is un-
derstood that Mr.. VIM. Biery, of Weissport,
will take charge of the new planning mill
of f. W. Wint & Co., at that place and To-
cate there in the spring.
DIR. Pharo, who has been absent from
his office in town for about two weeks, re-
turned and resumed his practice as Vetern-
ory Surgeon on Monday last. We are sorry
10 learn that the cause of the Dr's prolonged
absence was a severe attack of sickness, but
we are glad to see him on his rounds once
more.
Prof Thos. NJ. Ballet, returned to hi:
duties at the Keystone Normal School, al
Kutztown, on Tuesday morning last, after Q
two weeks vacation.
For the week ending on the 7th inst.
the first week of the new year, there were
59,l57 tons Of coal shipped over the Lehigl
& Susquehanna railroad, showing an in.
crease over the same week last year of 4,
3Sl tons.
The owners of the Armory Hall Summit
Hill, alta meeting held Saturday, LIST inst.
decided TO remodel the place, and put in {
gallery and good, comfortable settees. Th'
Improvements will be begun at once.
OvERCoATINGs.--The Claus
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 il
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 elsewhere. w,
are bound to satisfy the mos
fastidious in the matter of clio
thing, gents furnishing goods
hats, caps, boots, shoes, etc.
AT the mines of sieger Brothers, q
siegerSville, ,Lehigh county, there are 1000
tons of iron ore ready for shipment.
Peter Duber,of Green Ridge, Schuylki
county, fell down stairs on Saturday an
broke his neck.
AT Fairview, on the Lehigh Vale
Railroad, Patrick Conroy was cut in two o
Saturday by an engine.
The twenty-second annual meeting {
the Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Societ
will be held at Gettysburg on the 18th
January.
The pistol with which Benjamin I
Bortree killed Henry W. Shouse, at Hone
dale, has been handed over to the family
Bortree at their request.
During the week ending on the 81
inst, 7O,l6s tons of coal were shipped oy,
Lehigh Valley railroad; a total for the sea
on to that date of 450,5 tons, decreas
as compared with same time last year of / 8
034 tons.
This is about the time TO commen,
looking up aft and proper persons" to f
the several borough and township Office
Capablity, Honesty and Go.aheadativeue.
: should be the qualifications sought after.
The question of good and durab
supply of water for our borough should no
= be agitated by our people Let us hear fro
you on the question.
While the snow lasts, you should n
miss the opportunity Of enjoying a Ri
! through the valley in one Of Dayid Ebbsr
r handsome sleighs. His terms are low.
o When treating yourself TO ride throuI
the Mahoning Valley, don't fail to stop
J. Frank Stocker's and J. II. McDaniel's al
taste Of their excellent refreshments.
u The Ladies' Mite Society of the NJ.
= church, OF this borough, will give a gra
u supper, at the residence of DR.. N. B. Reb'
y on Washington's Birthday, Tuesday, Fs
p" ruary 22, 1881, and on the same day Fl
will be held in Reber's Hall, for the sale
a variety of fancy and useful articles. T
a proceeds will be devoted to the NJ.
o. church.
le The Miners Bank Stuck holders
y Summit Hill, elected Directors as folio
's on Monday afternoon, Srd inst jose
y Schneider, Nathan Patterson Morgan Pri
. John c, Rutter, John Boyle, Thomas
~ Williams, William W. Thomas. The Ba
" is in an improving condition though
shares are rated at but half their real val
:, Edward seitz died at Easton Wedn
'ts day afternoon from injuries received in
20 morning by the bursting of a glass siphol
- Our good looking young barber, Fra
. Rhoederer was married To Miss Stuber
Tuesday last.
Il In Reading Wednesday true bill of
dictment was found against Isaac Graeffa a
is' eighteen other members OF the the Bellm
d. Church on the charge of conspiracy aud ri
to The Court decided that the Grand Jury
re no jurisdiction in the matter until the hab
J. corpus decision was rendered.