The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-09

Weissport Letter.
-EH. Rsuch was in town or Monday
collecting outsts uding bills OF the Carbon
County Democrat. Any man who takes a
newspaper should have the manhood about
him TO pay for IL. OF course, as in any 9th
er business, there are dead heads, but all
such should be marked and receive their
black stripes.
"A. H. Hunsicker, Of Allentown, was in
town on Tuesday attending to business.
Miss Emma Rspp, the youngest daugh-
ter of George Rapp, without any warning
to her parents, left home for parts unknown,
but has since turned up at Iowa City, Iowa,
from whence she wrote requesting her folks
to send her wearing apparel. The cause Of
the unexpected runaway is ascri bed to a
desire 10 see the west and visit an uncle and
brother who reside at Iowa City.
e. ]. Sellers, whs has been stopping in
town with friends during the past week, re-
turned home on Tuesday. Mr.. Sellers is a
druggist and a proficient in the trade. He
is out of employment at present and would
be pleased to hire himself or bis services to
man in this line ofbusiness, on reasonable
terms. Ifa man in the drug business wants
aid we can heartily recommend him as an
industrious, frugal and honest gentleman.
His home is at Windsor Castle, Berks coun-
ty, Pa.
The teachers of the East Weissport
schools, Messrs. Compbell and Mooney and
Miss Snyder, have organized a private
grammar class. This is move that will
redown to their benefit and prove of invsl-
liable service to them in their teaching and
giving proficiency in this much needed sci
ence in the school room. 1t would be would
well if all the teachers in the County would
follow their meritorious example.
j. B. Iassan, of Indiana, Pa, was at
Weipsport during the week.
The many friends of W. c. Weiss are
urging him to become a candidate fSr re-
election as School Director in Franklin twp,
at the coming spring election. Mr.. Weiss
is averse to this, but we trust and hope that
his sense duty will overcome his tinidity
Mr.. Weiss during the past three years has
proven himself an exemplary Director. He
has done more Tor the schools in his term
than any other man that has preceded him
as Director. He has been the wheel horse,
the moving spirit of the present board, and
unless the people are derilcct to themselves
| uud hava No ranor I'd tor aoI
telligent men they will disregard his averse-
ness and triumphantly elect him again mot.
withstanding the contemplate opposition ol
a few designing ignoramuses whose sense Of
duty and perception Of right ends with their
low instinct. The schools are in a good
condition and let the people maintain this
condition by retaining the man in the
school board who is and was chiefly instru-
mental in making them.
--SteInmetz and Helmholtz, the chess
players, haye become iar-farned for their
er they are superior, in this game, to the
champion chess players of Weissport-W.
IL. Knecht and Harry McMulhn. These
gentlemen have limited reputation, but
the time may come when their names will
be on every tongue in chess circles. The
other evening these athletes and champions
met and played two games-tw games in
one evening and at the end each one wore
the laurel as victor OF one game. The time
OF game was 35 minutes.
Our esteemed young friend, A. F. Sny.
der, visited Pottsyille last Thursday, and
while there hcswas the guest of the Masco
| Social Club. In the evening a grand char
ade took place under the auspices OF the
Clab. Dir. Snyder has wide and extend
ed circle of friends and nothing of a social
nature within their domain accurs unless he
is invited to 1t and participates in Its pleas
ures.
We extend our sincere congratulations
to that jOvial friend OF ours, S. R. Gilham
upon his change from the joys of singleness
TO those of double blessedness. 1t will no
more be in order for him to chant:
AT three score winters end may die,
| A cheerless being, lone and sad,
| The nuptial knot never tied
And wish my father never had"
But instead, sing and lullaby that beautiful
verse:
| "a faithful wife
Becomes the truest and the tenderest friend,
| The balm OF comfort and the source of1oy.
| Through every virtuous tuin oflife the same. "
Scott Groot, our estimable friend. from
Drifton, was in town OH MondaJ looking up
old friends and acquaintance. Scott looks
well and hearty. ALIEN.