The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-30


the days OF coughs and colds-for we have
aways found it reliable.
Our public schools will reopen Tuesday
next, January 2ud.
William p Snyder, Of Allentown, has
been commissioned as acting assistant a.
torney general of The United States.
Mary Boyle, aged G2, and old and high
ly esteemed resident of Beaver Meadow,
died on Tuesday morning last.
Ed Hoffnrd, of Lehigh University, and
Calvin Bartholomew, of the University of
Penna., are home for the holidays.
Monday next, New Years day, the
bank will be closed. Notes due that day,
must be attended to to-day (saturday.)
Mrs. Berkemeyer died at her home in
Slatington on Saturday morning, after a
lingering illness, being upwards of sC years
OF age.
Irwin IIeft, of Bethlehem, an empoye
Of the L. v. railroad, was struck by an en-
gine at Penn Haven Junction, on Tuesday,
and severely injured on head and body.
Prof Geo. f. Little, of Washington, D.
C., the popular artist and instructor in cray
on work and charcoal sketchng. spent Sum
day in town, the guest of Supt. Ballet.
William Johns, miner, was killed on
Tuesday, at Wilkesbarre, by the explosion
of keg Of powder, into which he dropped
a spark from his lamp.
Col. Sanfords lecture at the county in
stitute was pronounced to be the finest lee
ture ever delivered in Mauch Chunk. Many
people regretted after it was over that they
did not 60 to hear him.
"A. L. Frisch, who has been absent for
the past five years, and now holds position
as conductor on the U. & N. railway, is at
home on furlough. Gus looks we'll. He
will return to Idaho in a few days.
Among the prominent instructors at
the county institute last week was Prof W.
W. Woodruff, County Supt OF Bucks county.
He is man Of fine scholarship and wide
experience. His lectures were very popu-
lar among our teachers.
Koch Brothers have dissolved partner
ship. |. S. Koch will continue the husi.
ness, and W. S. Koch will go to farming,
having purchased the farm Of Mr.. Daniel
Olewine, of South Lehighton. See notice
in another column.
Ie5~M Florey, Of Weissport, has now on
hand and for sale large stock of Horse
Blankets, Lap and Buffalo Robes. Bells.
Whips, and Double and Single Harness.
suitable for winter use, all of which he will
dispose of at very reasonable prices.
Alvin J. and Frank J. Marsh and their
wives, of Stroudsburg spent Christmas with
their parents at Weissport. They report
business at the Tanite Company'e works
whore both are now employed to be boom
lug right along.
"A young man named Patrick BOYLE, a
son Of Charles Boyle, of Lansford, was run
over and killed on the Lehigh Valley rail
road, near HazetGn, Monday. Deceased
was about 30 years of age, aud had been in
the employ of Pardee & Co.
Bright and early New Years morning
the carriers OF the CARBoN ADVOCATE will
greet their friends with a CHEEKY Happy
New Year" and their llth Annual Greet
ing, in the shape off very handsomely got
ten up little book of verses. Don't forget
the hoys.
Letters patent We're granted on the 18th
inst, to David Clark, master mechanic, and
John Lee, foreman Of the Lehigh Valley
shops at Hazla'on, for patent drill frame
by means Of which a drill can be so adjusted
as to do rapid and effective boring in boil
ers or other similarly constructed cylindri.
cal bodies.
"A Schuylkill county farmer has COW
that gives impure milk He is positive
that the COW is bewitchcd. lie filled small
bottle last week of fluid from this COW, aud
placed handful Of new needles ana pins
with some thorus in it. Every time he
shakes the bottle the witch is tormented
with the needles, etc. lie Gays: ain few
days she will come and acknowledge her
bad act, when the cow will be all right
sgan."
He was pretty close man without
doubt. At breakfast he cut an egg in two
and gave the new hired man one. half of it.
The help ate it and held up his plate for
more. What" gasped the boss, want
dull egg?" "of course do" said the man.
The boss stared blankly at him a moment,
aud then pushing the holfegg across the
table snaPpishly cried: "Take it, a te it and
kill voursef!" The man ate it and is still
lives, and go does our popular liveryman,
David Ebbert, with f.ll supply of excel
lent teams. which he lets at low rates,
Thomas Morris, working as a filler al
No. furnace Of the Crane Iron Works,
Catasauqua, was instantly killed Friday
morning by being struck on the head by the
brace of the framework Of the hoist, which
crushed his temple. The hoist was started
by the man on top who was blinded nv
steam and thought the man be low was ont
of the way. Morris was a fine looking man.
SIX feet two inches tall, twent, four wears
of age and unmarried. He had been in this
country about one year.
While Constantine Losch of Allentown.
was endeavoring Saturday to pry open the
gates of II dam which had frozen fast, he fell
on his head on the ice. The ice was some
two inches thick, and he plunged through
head foremost. He was in perilous posi.
ton with his head under the ice and his
legs dangling in the air. Grasping some
weeds and grasses growing in the bottom Of
the dam, he pulled his whole body under
water. and then putting his back against
the ice broke through it, and thus saved
his life.
Shooting Match and Ball
shooting match for a fine Fat deer will
come OF at the hotel Of ]. 7. Mcdaniel, in
Mahoning Valley, on Monday next, Jan'y
lst, with No, shot. The sport will wind
up with grand ball in the evening. Be
on hand if you want to enjoy yourself.
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