The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-16
Tht Carbon Sdtutatt.
Our Neighborhood in Brief.

mans Store, Lehighton. 25-y1.
The new steeple bell Of the Trinity
Reformed church at Coplay was on Sunday
last consscrated with appropriate ceremon-
les.
n@- Grand opening of Fall and Winter
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Dress
Trimmings. etc., at E. IL. Snyder's Bank
street, this borough.
--Uuf young friend, Amahdus Kbler, Of
Glendon, Northampton county, formerly of
TowsmeusiHg, was in town Monday, and
inside us very pleasant call.
Get yourself ready for lovely time at
the Lehlghton Fair, which will be held oc-
tober 3, 4, 5 and 8. For further particulars
see large bills printed at this Office.
%-If you wanta nice smooth easy shave
your hair cut or shampooing, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho-
tel. He will fix you right, and dontyou
forget it.
In 1880 Lehgh county had 1850
males Of voting age, of whom 1888 were
native, 2,7I9 foreign, aud 81 cdlureh. Its
vote for President in that year WAS l4,453.
&C. E. Bartholomew, oil this place, who
has been reading medicine with DR.. Reber
for the past Eve or six months, left on last
Saturday TO attend the medical college al
Philadelphia.
Matthew Fisher, finisher in the shovel
department of the Lehigh Manufacturing
Company, South Bethlehem, has fallen
heir to the vast estate Of Sir Matthew Cul
len, baronet, Bellshills, Scotland, who died
in July last.
Charles Won Etten, youngest son of IL
C. Van Etten, hotel proprietor.was drown-
ed in the Delaware river at Milford Tues
day morning in the presence Of his mother.
The body was recovered.
NH-FiNe designs in box papers, plain
and fancy Easels, various styles, sizes aud
eolors; Books and all kinds OF novelties,
very cheap, at Z. F. Luckenhach's, Broad-
way, Mauch Chunk. Call aud see his stock.
If you are going on an excursion or
business trip, stop in at the ADVOCATE OF
hce, before starting and purchase a travel
ers' accident policy which insures you $l5
per week in case OF injury, or So 900 to your
family in case of death by accident, for on
ly 20 cents.
Rev. w. D. C. Rodrck, of Blarstown,
formerly chaplain of the 47th Regt. Pa.
Vols, delivered an interesting address to
soldiers in the Reformed and Lutheran
Church, OF Weissport, on Wednesday eve-
ming.
sa.I.,hV, y,,h far IF Mo-.
Areth, Northampton county, was fatally in
Jured, Friday, in Easton, by falling from a
wagon.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Is erecting, at Hazleton, a square engine
house, that, when completed, will house
thirteen locomotives.
The hop at the Valley House on Friday
evening last was very agreeable affair.
Our young folks enjoyed themselves much
lyi
The twn dwellings of Mr.. Fred Schmidt,
en- Bank street, present very neat and
tasty appearance, having just received a
very handsome coat of paint.
An incendiary fire at Allentown, cn
Friday night, destroyed the livery stable Of
J. George Snyder, with sixteen horses ard
a number Of carriages; also, two Ice houses
belonging to b. +. Nudng.
NSE- If you have a cold or cough Of any
kind, buy bottle of Hills Peerless Cough
Syrup at rr. G. 7. Horns drug store. Use
1t all, ami if not satisfied return the empty
bottle and he will refund your money. He
ais" sells Peerless Worm Specific and Hills
Worm Drops on the same terms. No cure
no pay.
AT the recent meeting Of the Minister
iuni ct Pennsylvania, held in Philadelphia
1t was resolved to drop the word German
from the rotrnrate title Of this body, ST. as To
read "The Evangelical Lutheran Minister.
ium Of Pennsylvania and adjacent States,
In place of "The German Evangelical Luth-
eTan Ministerum," etc. The change has
now been legally consumated and the char
ter altereC.
"A tornado near the Village Of Eck,ey
Lukerne county, Pa, on Friday afternoon
upronted trees and carried off several barns
a bowling alley and two dwellings Iii
track was about seventy i've yards in width
and it just passed the edge Of the village
It was followed 10y terrific storm of wlnc
and hail.
DIR. J. A. Mayer, the practical Surgeon
Dentist, Of Broadway, Mauch Chunk, ha
had practice of over 30 years, aud is proc
ably the oldest resident dentist in this val
ley. The Drs work speaks for ITSELF an,
the fact that all critical work in the regioi
is given 10 him is a sufficient guarantee u
his superior ability as Surgeon Dentist.
Two girls, inmates of house of evil 70
Pute in Wilkesharre, attempted TO drawn
themselves by jumping into the Susquehun
ma river, on Friday night. They were par
TALLY drunk at the time. policeman sav
them, and, with the assistance of privat
watchmAn and citizen, saved their lives,
The well known pastor of the Presby
terian congregations of Hokendsuqua an
Ferndale. ReS. James A. Little, has bee
reVisiting his first parish at Couastoga, nea
Syracuse, New York, where he ofiicate
previous to his coming to the Lebigh Val
ley.
&-Good advice in the matter Of In
~eAiInents or Speculations in Stocks. ar
worth = great deal. We hear that Messr
E.deV. Vermont & Co., the correspondent
OF 400 American papers, send IN subscriber
for 81 per qusrter, a Private Financial Lev
ter Of information, concerning the n. Y
Stock market. They arc impartial and il
dependent, and ought to be gwen fa
trial.
Some of our young ladies at Odd Fe
lows festival on "Wednesday evening la
were too desperately too too for RnyIhinI
The "big sunaOwer" predominated. TIL
festival has been we'll patronized durin
the week, and will elOse this (saturda,
evening.
Professor rhurloW Principal of the Hig
School at Pottsvlle, and three boys, we
struck By lightning Friday afternoon, whi
crossing Lawton's Hill, but were not fatal
injured. The Professor had foot burne
Aad the boys were stunned one Of them.ba
ing several teeth loosened besides.
"A telegram from Wilkesbsrre repoi
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