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The Anthracite Coal Trade.

Philadelphia Ledger, Goth inst: The an
thracite coal trade is in much the SO me con-
dition that has ruled for the past month or
two. The ch ief feature ef the market is
great scarcity of transportation. There is
little shipping at either New York or in
Philadelphia. though the demand for the
removal OF coal at both points is quite &C.
tive, and ifvesses were in full supply the
tonnage would be large. The trade in all
ITS phases continues to wear a good and
healthy outlook, and, with the steadily in
creasing chilliness of the weather, there is
no probability Of any decrease 10 prices dur
ing the remainder Of the year. The Miners
Journal on Saturday, the 18th instant, says:
"There is brisk demand for all sizes OF an
thracite coal except broken and pea which
have ruled dull for some time past. The
trade in the other sizes takes up the entire
production, and will continue to do so un-
til the close of the season. Prices under
such condition are well maintained, the
only cutting of circular rates being confined
10 inferior coal. Vessels are more plentl-
ful this week, and the accumulation of coal
sold to the Western and Southern trade, but
kept ON hand on account of lack Of means
tf transportation, is .gradually being re-
duced. At Port Richmend, the Phllsdel-
phia shipping point, there were not more
than $4,000 tons of all sizes on hand at the
close OF business on Thursday" The Boston
Shipping List says: "The demand for Eng
lish Camel coal has been moderate aud the
sales haye been in small lots at SO per ton.
The season for Nova Scotia coal shipments
is nearly over and the stock here is very
light. Cumberland continues in steady
demand, but the shipments are restricted
by the scarcity of tonnage and the nigh
rates OF freight. Anthracite is quite without
material change in prices. The demand at
retail has been COED and at full previous
prices"
The total tonnage of anthracite coal from
all the regions for the week ending Nov. IL,
as reported by the several carrying compan-
les, amounted to 684,57 tons, against 66l, :
779 tons in the corresponding week last
year, an increase of $500 tons. The total
amount of anthracite mined for the year is
24,9O2,665 tons, against 24,Ol9, los tons for
the same period last year, increase of sSS ,
4g7 tons.
For the week ending on the 18th inst,
iGl 1888 tons Of Goa! was Transported over
the l. V. RR., making total OF 6,O5O, ,23S
tons to that date, and showing. an increase
Of 474, ,s5s Ms compared with same time last
year.
For the week ending Nov. 18th there
were 80, ops tons Of coal shipped over the
L. 4 s. RR., making a total TO date of 4,
O63,SSl tons, an increase as compared to
same time last year of S2 .5s2 tons.
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Lower Towamensinp Chins.

-George Petit is the happest man in
Lower Towamensing, his better half pre-
scented him with twins last week-a boy and
girl.
Mrs, stenner, Of Lehigh Gap, is slowly
recovering from an attack Of malaral feyer.
-Revs. Breugel and Freeman will both
Impart catechetiea instruction during the
wiuter-they expect to have large classes.
Our schools commenced November lst
and 9th, while some did not commence al
all owing TO the scarcity OF teachers and the
two unfinished buildings in process Of erec-
ton.
The Democrats greatly rejoice over their
glorious victory.
The Supervisor has suspen 1ed repairing
roads next in order will be tue settling ol
accounts.
-Messrs. Ed. Lchtenwsllner, of Lehigh
Gap, Dallas Blose and Ammon Dreisbach
of Parryville, with their wives were visiting
at Fire Line last Sunday.
A strange physician, who pretends tC
cure oil diseases, visited this place last Sat
u-day. and called upon Mrs. Jacob Kuntz
man, Jr., who is very sick with consump
ton aud voun 'eered To cure her upon re-
ceipt OF So in advance to pay for mediein,
that he would deliver in few days, which
would surely restore her His offer was de
elined and he lett in an angry mood. II,
said he was paid by the Government anC
at present located at Maueh Chunk. Hi
name we were unable to learn. Will tn,
MauchChunk correspondent answer threugl
the columns Of the ADVOCATE if such
physician is located at that place. so, h
should not demand the money before tn
delivery of the medicine. Should no Coy
ernment physician reside there tho publ
is hereby cautioned not 10 deal with him.
CONFIDENCE.
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all other provisions hereof are subordinate
to this one" Mrs. Packer was greatly to
voted TO her husband and shared all his
trials and successes. They had lived in
Mauch Chunk since 1884. Mrs. Packer
was known through a wide circle for her
unobtrusive charities and good works. Re-
Gently she had caused to be erected a large
chapel and Sunday school room II eonnec-
ton with the Episcopal Church in that
town. The funeral took place at o'clock
on Monday afternoon last. The following
gentleman acted rs pail bearers: + r sayre,
Lafayette Lentz, A w Leisenring, Oliver A
G Broadhead, jr., A W Butler, General VIM,
Lilly, Joseph II Champan, John Painter,
Robert Klotz, Thomas L Foster, A A Doug
lass, David Trehan, r Q Butler, John Tay-
lor, J. II. Wilhelm and II Ruddle. The
services which took place at the house, were
conducted by the rector of stMark s schurch,
Rev. M. A. Tolman, assisted by Bishop
Howe, Of Reading, and Rev. J. Archer, Of
White Haven and were attended by large
number of the relatives aud friends Of the
deceased lady resident in the Lehigh VAL
ley, New York, Philadelphia and other
places. The funeral was tho largest eyer
held in the Lehigh Valley, with the ex-
ceptiOn of Judge Packers, in 1879. The
Offices of the Lehigh Valley Company at
Mauch Chunk suspended business during
the day.
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A Fatal Nitro. .olycer,ne EsploriOn.

The Cold Spring Chemical Works, on the
Lehigh Mountain, about four miles south
of Allentown, was the scene at l2 O'Clock
Friday Of a terrific explosion. One man
was blown to atoms The city was shaken
and window panes within a circle of half
mile Of the explosion were shattered and
numbers OF doors in the vicinity were 70. ced
open and the locks broken. The building
that exploded was The nitro.g glycerine mag.
azne, small frame concern resting on SOL
id rock. A big hole in the ground filed
with bits of stone, the remnants of the rocks
on which the magazine stood, attest the
force Of the explosion. Four men were at
the works at the time of the disaster. Three
were in the drying room eating dinner; the
superintendent and ehenist, II. c. Welch,
aged forty ave years, had gone with pail
into the magazine 10 tap.a pailful of oil to
mix with other material. The magazine
contained two forty gallon barrels of nitro
glycerlne. Just as one Of the others was
about to go to Mr.. Welch's assistance the
cXpOiblOn occurred.
The shock was terrible. Not Testige Of
the magazine was left. The workmen aud
the people who hurried to the spot searched
for Welch, Of whom nothing was fourd but
few small shreds Of clothing and a small
piece of skin. Notwithstanding that the
search was kept up until dark, not bone or
limb of the unfortunate man was fonnd
The mixing and packing houses we're dee
molished. The dana ges amount to about
$500. The. cause of the explosion is not
known. Great precantion was exercised in
handling the materials. A few days pre-
vious to the explosion the zinc spIgot Of one
Of the barrels holding the oil became clog
gpd aud Welch inserted q nail 10 open a
passage, when a slight explosion occurred.
Some thiuk be may have repeated this OPP
Grafton. Welch was engaged In the nitru-
| glycerine making business oil his life.
When his vile heard the report she ran to
the works and when told Of her husbands
fate she went into Mysteries. The same
works exploded last May, with terrific ef'
feet. but no lives were lost.
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A Burglar Sentenced,


John Solomon, burglar, who was ar
rested last September for number of rob-
berries committed in Allentown and ven-
ity, has been found guilty on three indict.
mcnts and Judge Albright sentenced him to
pay the costs of prosecution, fine of s: 90
aud undergo an Imprisonment in the East
ern Penitentiary for a term of two years
and six months. solomon was very bold
IN his operations and for about six years
carried on his nelarIous business. Last
August, while Rev. Ioilord aud family
were at the seashore, he broke into the house
and carried OF several hundred dollars
worth of goods. A few nights later he robbed
the college of which Roy .Hntord is principal.
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obituary-Mrs. S. B. M. Packer.

As beiehy announced in the CARBON AD.
GooATE last week, Mrs. S. B. NJ. Packer,
relict OF the late Asa Packer,th well known
protector Of the Lehgh Valley Railroad and
tho founder Of the Lehigh University, died
at the family mansion, in Mauch Chunk at
I;47 O'Clock Friday morning, after an i'll
ness Of fortnight's duration. Mrs. Packer
was born at springvlls, now Dmmick s
Four Corners, susquehanna county, Pa,
March l2, 1907, and was married to Judge
Packer January 23, 1928. Three Of Mrs.
Packers children survive her viz. Robert
A. Packer, superintendent Of the Peunsyl-
yania aud New York Division of the Lee
high Valley Railroad, Of sayre, Pa Hon.
Harry f, Packer, vice president of the Le-
high Valley Railroad and Miss Mary Pack
er. Mrs. Lucy P. Lindermsn, the eldest
daughter, preceded both the Judge and
Mrs. Asa Packer to the grave. Her surviv-
ing children were all present at her death
bed. Judge and Mrs. PaeEsr celebrated
their golden wedding January 2S, ls7s,aad
il was one of the greatest social events that
ever occurred in the Lehigh Valley. One
Of the provisions Of the will of Judge Pack,
er, who died in 1879, was as follows, any
purpose is that she Mrs, Packer shall hav,
whatever she wishes out Of my estate, and
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THE Tailor Makes the Man" :"

Since the tailor makes the man, II must
be evident to the most easy-going mind
that the best tailor makes the best man.
This, Of course, must be taken with limit
atious. However, it is a fact admitted by
all, that as a man must have clothing he
might as well have it TO fit him neatly aud
made IN becoming style as to have il dis
guise him against all recognition by his
friends, as it too frequently does. For tie
purpose then Of having their patrons praise
them because of their becoming appearance
and well-made garments, Clauss 4 Bro, the
popular merchant tailors, of Lehishtou
make point TO give their customers per
feet fits and garments well aud artIstically
made. Artist in clothing themselves, they
are satisfied only when their patrons are
satisfied, and their purpose is to come as
near perfection as can be, The stock of fall
and winter goods is very large, larger than
most merchant tailoring establishments
carry, and much larger than can be found
in any OF the tailoring stores, and being
gentlemen Of taste the style of their goods il
a prime consideration with them. In ad-
dltlon 10 their immense stock of merchant
| tailoring goods they have full line of boots
shoes, hats, caps, aud gentemen's furnish,
| ing goods, to which they invite the atten,
/ ton Of Their patrons aud the public. Price,
! fully as low as the same articles can be got
anywhere in the State.
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The Charles A. Vogeler Co.
THE NEw PARTNERSHIP IN THE HOUSE OF A
YoGELER l. Co.
(Baltimore Herald, Oct. I4.l


A most important change in one of the
largest enterprises of the city took place
yesterday, and inquiry was busy gathering
the facts.
Immediately following the death OF Mr.
Charles A. Vogeler the surviving partners
Of the house, OF which he had been the
moving spirit, issued circular to the trade
and press, which appeared in the columns
of this paper. 1t made public an arrange
ment which in the exigencies Of the mo-
ment was deemed necessary, and announc.
ed that it was the desire of all concerned to
continue its affairs as they hadFbeen pre-
viously conducted.
1t was learned, late last evening, that GER
tain changes affecting the permanent es
solved upon, and a reporter Of the Herald
was dispatched To the office 0f Colonel Chas.
Marshall, attorney for the estate of the late
Charles A. Vogeler, where it was ascertain
ed that negotiations had been concluded as
follows:
That the interests of the surviving part
ners had been purchased by Mr.. Christian
Devries, member of the old and substan-
tlal house of william Devries & Co., and
president of the National Bank of Balt
more, and that new firm was about to be
formed under the firm name Of The Charles
Vo geler, a Co., this name being in honor
and perpetuation OF the memory of the late
Charles A. Vogeler. 1t was further asccr-
tanned that the new firm will be composed
OF the widow Of the late Mr.. Voseler, (she
retaining her late husbands full interest) !,
Mr.. Christian DevTies, as executive partner
and financial head, aAd Mr.. II. d. UNI
bstaetter, who, from the first step in the
initial venture of the house OF A. Vogeler &
Co., was the manager Of the advertising de-
partment and confidential adviser of Mr..
Charles A. Vogeler.
BY this arrangement II has been fully
determined that all the plans and business
purposes Of the late Charles A. Vogeler, the
founder and executive manager Of the late
firm, shall be develop to their full fruit
ion, and that the preparations of the house,
prominent among which are St. Jacobs o.,
and DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg Famil y
Medicines, shall hold their high rank under
new auspices and the new manage ment.
There is one feature in this commercial
episode which appeals strongly to the kind =
liest feeling and points a touching mo ral
Mrs. Nogeler holds her relation to the firm
with wiiely courage. Her whsle future is
centered in the solve that the fruits Of so
valuable a life as that Of her husbands 8
which was freely sacrificed in his zeal for
the welfare Of his native city, and that the
aims and projects be pursued shall not be
permitted 10 languish, but shall be- revived
and strengthened To its credit and to his
honor and fame, and that she will strive to
build lor him gu enduring monument in
! the enterprise of his own founding
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Commits Suicide

On Wednesday Of last week fellow
painter of William Stark, residing at Phil,
lipsburg, N. j., visited the latter's home
aud found Mrs. Stark lying in a stupor on
bed. He succeeded in partially arousing
her and, thinking she had been sleeping,
left her. AT supper trme, when Mr.. Stark
returned home, he found his wife uncou,
selous aud summoned a physician, who
found the woman suffering from opium
poisoning. She died early Thursday mora
ing. A note found upon her told her hus.
band not to weep for her, but to soon follow
her to where there was no more trouble
She also asked that her ring be kept as a
remembrance. There is no cause assigned
for the act. When young girl in her
teens she marred David Wright, who died
three years ago. On October 2lst last she
WIS married to Stark, being then but 2S
! years old.
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MahoninR Items.


The County Superintendent, T. Balliet,
visited the schools in the Valley last week.
Mrs. John Nothtteln who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Ohio, re-
turned home on Monday.
Nelson Nothstein, pf weatherly, spent
Sunday with his parents in this place.
Some fellows from Lehighton were up
the Valley cunning last week. The farmers
around here don't Ubjectsto their shooting
rabbits but shooting rartridges, as those
fellows from Lehghton did, is positively
forbidden. Should those persons again at
tempt it, they will be dealt with according
TO law.
Mr.. Joseph C. Henry who is working
at the Bethlehem rolling mill, spent Sun
day with his parents and friends. We are
always glad to see Joe's happy face.
Mrs. Mary Miller, wife of the long since
deceased Wilson Miller, moved to Rockport
on Wednesday.
VIM. Stermer sold, at public sale, last
Saturday his personal property, pertaining
to farming and moved to Mauch Chunk on
Thursday.
The nuisance made by the Golden
Slipper Party" at the society has been stated
by the ADVOCATE last week. On Saturday
evening they had hearing before Squire
Musselmnn. The society did not wish to
be hard on them, and they had TO pay costs
and promise to behave hereafter. Should
this mild chastisement not prove efiectual,
there is some "tougher stuff where that
came from. Owing to this there was no
meeting of the society last week. but this
Saturday evening il will again meet at
New Maboning.
-Ammon Beltz and his wife, Of Wilkes
barre, were visiting their parents and friends
of this place last week. They returned on
Monday.
MIR. J. H. Arner has been 10 Buffalo to
buy a droye of cattle. He returned on
Wednesday.
-Rey. c. s. Hamnn of Reading, preached
in the Evangelical church OF this place on
Monday and Tuesday enings of this week.
-Mahoning was well represented in the
Salt River excursion at Mauch Chunk on
Thursday evening.
On Thursday evening of last week an
old fashioned huskinG bee came Off at
Stephen Fepstermachers When the corn
had all been husked and alter d splendid
supper had been done full justice N, the
young folks started a number of amusi lg
games which were kept up till a late hour,
when the party broke up.
The report of the New Mahoning school
for the month ending NoyemLer 81, 1882,
is as follows:
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The Shadow on the Snow.

There isn't much snow yet, but a heap tf
shadow-and the shadow is the shadow Of
Christmas, which. like other coming events,
projects its uD.brd IN front of it. In every
family two important Lroblems are hasten
ing to solution and while the elder mem
bers are asking themselves, "What shall we
give?" the younger are no less eagerly
speculating as to what they shsl. get. The
boys drop vague hints of the desrsblity of
skates and sleds, and books of adventure
and exciting narrative; while the little girls
are bemoaning the dilapidated condition of
the present generation of dolls, and are srt.
fully trying to inveigle mamma into 4 at
phase so full of promise, ," Well gre at Christ
mas time"
1t is really no easy task to select line
of Christmas presents, 50 MS to insure that
every little one shall get just what it will
most appreciate, and none shall be unduly
favored aud as the holiday season draws
near, the careful mother feels, more than at
any other time, the need of some reliable
manuel, by referring " which she may
know just what is to be had, and Just what
everything will cost. And luckily, in this
age o. journalistic enterprise, the very
thing she wants lies ready to her hand.
For the winter number of the Fdshign
Quarterly is out, and copy can be had for
fifteen cents. Within the compass Of its
ninety odd pages are illustrations Of every
kind and description OF Christmas gifts !;
from the rattle or toy reins for the three
year old infant, up to the gold headed cane
or dressing gown for paps, or the long wish
ed for watch for mamma. Dolls and dolls
furniture, tin toys, mechanical toys, tele-
graphic machines, bonoon boxes, veloci-
peies, fancy stationery, gorgeous plush COW
cred boxes, savings banks, magical aPparL-
tus, books of every kind-iu short, the
whole range OF possibilities in the way of
Christmas presents is covered, and the par
ents' purses and chidren's fancis can alike
be suited, however fastidious the one, or t
ienuated the other. Indeed. we believe il
safe IN say that such mass OF uselul infor.
Rtation, for so small price, was meyer is
suod from the press before.
The Fashion Quarterly is published by
Messrs. Enrich Bros, OF New York, At so
cents year, or 10 cents copy.
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No man knows what a ministerinG
angel his wife is until he comes home one
day, suffering with dreadful Cold and she
happens to have a bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup in the house.
John McNulty, a miner, aged %, was
instantly killed Tuesday morning by fall
of top coal at the Logan Colliery, near Cen
trala, schuylkill county. His body wa;
maugled beyond recognition. His partner
who was working with him, narrowly es'
capped meeting the same fate. McNulty was
unmarried and resided at Ashland.
John j. Brislin, of Sugar Notch, whC
cut quite conspicuous figure in the recent
political contest in Luzerne county, has been
pronounced Of unsound mind and was sent
to the Danyille Insane Asylum Saturday
He was secretary of Birmlngham's rumT
convention and distributor Of COopers and
Quay's Tablets containing the alleged No
and O's speech.
Daniel Ruffner, hermit for a number
Of years in Cumru township, six miles from
Reading, was found dead last Monday in
his cabin. Portions of his flesh had been
eaten awny by rats. Ruffner was SO years
old and was heavily insured in wildcat D
companies. He is supposed to have been
dead several days before the body was dis
covered.
On Monday morning a fast upwald d
bound freight train on the Lehigh Valley
railroad ran into coal train standing al
Ferndale, completely demolishing the en-
CINE of the freight, and oyerturning and
throwing some twelve or fifteen coal cars
over an embankment. Noone was injured
the engineer and fireman having jumped
from the engine in time to escape the col
lison.
At dinner party in New York the
other day they had git-bound tank in the
centre of the table in which were turtles
goldfish and frogs. During the meal the
frogs attacked the FISH and the tank bad tC
be removed to pacfy the ladies. But you
will still find David Ebbert at his liverJ
on North street. this borough, where he con
tinues to supply excellent teams at very
low prices.
Thomas and Albert Williams were in
stauily killed and Sylvester Williams wal
learfully injured by o tall Of roof in thu
Grassy Island ColIery Of the Della ware anC
Hudson Company at olyphant last Friday
The accident occurred shortly after firing
blast and came upon the men while Load
my coal car ,burying them beneath severa
tons of rock. 1t took two hours to rcleas
Sylvester Williams from the debris, during
which time his cries we're pitiGul to hear.
-Un Wednesday evening, at the n ew al
shaft of the Oxford Collery, at Scranton,
large platform, upon which an immens
quantity Of ice had accumulated, crash,'
TO the bottom Of the shaft, a distance Of ~
feet, where a number Of sinkers were Il
work. There was no possible way of escaP
| for those in the shaft. Two men named
Hopkins Hughes and Patrick Rochiort We:
instantly killed, and James Roberts, Will
| liam Hayes and Thomas Watkins, the con
tractor, were probably fatally injured.
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pquitted.

Preston Koous, the Democratic election
INSPECTOR of the Seventh ward, Allentown,
who was arrested for altering, changing,
substituting. destroying and em5rzzling
election tickets, was on trial Thursday OF
last week. The case was given to the jury
in the evening and after an all night ses-
sion they reported next morning they could
not agree. They were sent back and in
twenty minutes rendered a verdict of not
guilty, but imposed the costs OH the defen-
dant. The prosecution made out a strong
case and conviction was expected. The ver-
diet CAUSES great surprise.
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Tht Carbon Sdrntate,
pELlNoUENTs READ.

when the cold storms howl around the door,
And you, by the light Of taper,
Sit closely by the evening FIRE,
Enjoying theilast paper
Just think OF him whose work thus helps
To wear away the Winter,
And put this query to yourself
Have paid the Printer :
Lock at the yellow direction tab on this
paper and see how you stand, Wis
Iohn Jude mario 81
then YOU owe two years subscription, which
Meas. remit. We are in need of money.