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

Big Creek DOingS.
Flowing mostly done.
Summer is rapidly drawing to clo'e.
Next IN order will be the County Fairs.
Cool mornings and evenings will soon
be upon us.
Cider and apples will be scarce this
year.
The buckwhent crop will bo light this
year.
Mrs. Mary Krum, of Scranton, is bone
on a visit to her parents.
The potato bug has left for parts un-
known.
Timothy seed is said to be plenty this
year.
Good hay is selling at from $ls to $40
per ton.
Fish seem II be very scarce this year,
especially in our waters.
Wilson shoenberger lelt for Kansas
again last week.
Advertising pays. This is the opinion
OF all good business men.
Hons. J. G. Zern and WIN, NJ. Rapsher
we're at this place on Saturday last.
"A good shower Of rain visited us again
On Sun lay night.
William Ieves sold his horse 10 Jeiieri
son Weiss last week for $40.
Mr.. Casper Neeb, OF Pine Run, is rap
idly pushing his house towards completion.
The carpenter work is being done by Paul
Buck and Philip Walck.
We had pleasant call from Rev. A.
Kndt, Of ParryvlIe, on Saturday while on
his way to Fort Sumpter, where he preached
in the evening.
Mr.. Bosch and wife, of Coplay, were
at this place on visit to friends on Sunday
They left for home on Monday morning
Mrs. Cathariue Brown, of Weatherly,
was home on VISIT over Sunday to her
parents who reside at this place.
DAVID Strohl, of this place, who served
in the last war and received a wound in the
arm by ball passing through it, drew last
week twelve hundred and sotne dollars as
pension; he had the order cashed at the LIST
National Bank Of Lehighton, on Saturday
| afternoon.
But very little threshing has been done
by our farmers so far, nor will there be un-
| I'll after the seeding has been done.
Rye averages from to 6 bushels per
100 sheaves this year, which is called good
by farmers.
| Lewis Leyes, who left for st. Mary's
Elk Co., writes that he is receiving $S5 pei
month and board for telling trees. Mr.. L..
is an expert at handling the axe.
Mrs. C. Raddatz was in attendance al
the Evangelical Campmeeting,near Stating
ton last week. The visitors from this plac,
were few this year.
The Conference of the Evangelical As
sociston for this Circuit will be held in thu
snyder's Church, near Lehigh Gap, to-da,
Saturday, at 2 o'clock p. M, and to.nor
row Sunday the Lords Supper will be ad
ministered by the Presiding Elder, Rev
Hnmmon, assisted by Rev. A. Kindt, pasto
in charge. All are invited.
How many paid correspondents doe
the Gazette count on Its list? II the Gazett
will be so kind Us to answer us this question
we will have but one more To ask.
The school house at Moria Furnace ha
been repaired by order of the School Board
the contract was given to Messrs. Anthon
and Driesbach.
The Supervisor, Mr. Jacob Zicgenfus'
has put number of strong props under tn
bridge across Big Greek, at Daniel Krum's
So far no frost has occurred at this place
and if it will not for few weeks the cor
will improve considerably.
Don't forget that the CARBON ADvooAT
ia only $l.00 per year and not $500 and
patent outside; besides the Editor will Civ
each subscriber paying in advance, a cop
of"A Thousand Facts" or "K endull's Hnrs
Book"--either one worth half of the pric
: asked for the paper.
The schools of Towamensing townshi
are very poorly supplied with black boar
surface, viii the directors please make
note Of this, and see that each school roor
will be supplied, as they have ample tim
to do So, as the schools will not open unit
about the lst of November. REvERK.