The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-09
From the County Seat.

Nearly oYer-Peaches.
Looking old-Potatoes.
Important follows-Voters.
Always welcome Payday.
Plenty and fne--TomatOes.
In full blust--The schools.
Getting cool-The evenings.
-Returning home-Seashore visitors.
Soon to take place Several weddings
-Sociable and polite Candidates for Of
fee.
Sad and morose Disappointed aspir-
ants.
-About-katie. dds or midnight serena
ders.
Proving The old adare-"There was
never Jack without Gill; If one won't
the other will"
Miss Matte seip, daughter Of JohH
Seip, race street, has returned home a1cran
absence of six weeks among friends in Ly
coming county.
Excursions to this place are so frequent
that they have ceased to be interesting, eN
cepting to those whom they directly or in
directly benefit.
H. c. Williams, son of Samuel Will
liams, leaYes on Monday next for an ex
tended trip through the West.
WIN. Flickinger, photographer, has put
up a temporary photograph gallery near
the l.. & S. depot, at this place. Call and
see him.
Abraham Stroh, of West Broadway,
made a short business trip to Washington I,
D. c., during the fore part Of the week.
In accordance with a previous notice
the Democrats of the county convened in
the Court House, on last Monday, for the
purpose Of nominating their county ticket.
As usual the party was fully represented
and after considerable voting the nomina-
tions were duly made, and the respective
candidates are now on the war path.
Il. L. Hulshzer, and family, returned
home on last Monday, after spending two
weeks with his parents at Branchville, New
Jersey.
WIN. MacNeal, clerk ia Joseph Laciar's
drug store at this place, left on Tuesday last
for Luzerne county. He expects to be ab-
sent eight or ten days.
The oldest son of Fred Krane, of the
2nd ward, net with an accident on last Sat
urday while trying to get on a moving oil
train, which necessitated the amputation OF
his right leg. Another sad result of trying
to get on the cars while they are in motion
Mrs. Harry Weikle In order to hurry
up the fire last Monday morning used kero
sene oil, and the consequence was she hac
her face and arms severely burnt. Only
what might have been expected. Whei
will such recklessness cease.
Mrs. Joseph II Chapman, one of tn
oldest and most highly esteemed citizens O
Elst Mauch Chunk died on last Sunday af
ternoon and was buried on Tuesday after
noon, in the Upper Mauch Chunk cemetery
She was permitted to live the allotted tim,
Of life and had reached her three score
years and-ten. During most of this tim
she was blessed with reasonable good health
until about one year previous to her deatt
wnen she was taken sick with dropsv w bic
resulted in her death. Thus in obedience t
Deaths stern decree, has another one Of th
old respected settlers of Mauch Chunk ras,
ed away. The deceased leaves to mour
her absence, husband, son and two daugh
ters, two sisters and many warm friend
We sincerely sympathize with the bereave,
and especially with her sorely afflicted hui
band, who, with her, travelled down tn
stream Of life for nearly hulfa century-an
FOR the last few years almost alone, for th
children are all married and away from III
old home, so the death of his companion hi
not only left him entirely alole, but hi
left an empty void this world can never fl
"W hen this transient life is over
May they meet on the other shore,
In yOndcr bright heavenly home
Where the pang of parting is unknown.
JUSTICE.