The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-07-08
From the County Seat

go up, one or the other Is ineTilable.
Frederick Bertolette made short VISIT
to his friends at Lewisbutg, Pa, during the
asst week.
On last Sunday special temperance
services were held in St. Pau's NJ. E. church
and Sunday school.
-Condutor Ed. Horn, of East Msuch
Chunk, s again on duty after a months re-
creation in the West.
MIR. and Mrs. Thompson, Of Philadel-
phia are visiting her patehtsj Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Yaeger, on Broadway.
The ladies and friends of the NJ. L.
church Of this place held a fair and festival
on Thursday evening, in the lecture room of
the church. Proceeds to be used towards
purchasing new library.
--ReY. L. D. Hoffman, LEFT on Monday
morning for Cherry Hill, Md, to see his
father-in law, who has been sick for several
week.
Mrs j. D. Bertolette and son and Mrs.
A. W VanAnda and daughter, left to day
Saturday, for the West Mrs. VanAnda
and daughter will stop at Pull an, Ill, and
Mrs. j. D. Bertoette and son will proceed
to Peabody, Kansas. Both are visiting their
relatives and expect TO be absent three or
four mohths We wish them a pheasant
journey, happy visit and a safe return.
Mrs. Harriet Acker, sister of Mrs. Amos
sttoh, decd left for her home in Bridgep,rt,
Conn, on last Saturday. She went via Phil
adelphia where she expects to meet her two
daughters Who Will accompany her home.
Last Monday stranger with an 30 ID
dumb bell located himself opposite the Court
House between G. d. Zimmerman q Cos
Bank and the Steam Mill. Nutwithstand
ing the size aud weigh, of tho dumb bell,
he could handle 1t with an apparent ease.
1t seems his object was to attract a crowd,
and then take up a collection. Another
novel way TO make living. What next? ?
The brick work on the new Valley 0f
fee, on Pack sr's Corner, is progressing fine-
ly and is being ornamented with Terra Cot
Ia mouldings of different designs, adding
much TO the appearance and beauty Of the
building.
Crate Woodring, t6ung man Of the
End ward, ahd brakeman on a coal train, 4,
met with an ace dent on last Monday at
Coalport, in which his hip was severely
bruised and two of his ribs injured. We are
pleased to say the injury Is not considered
seriousi
--Rep5tt says that d nhtnber of our DID
school teachers have resigned or intetid to
do SO. We are sorry or they have proven
themselves excellent and capable feathers.
Leopold Rinkerbach, youngest con of
Joseph Rinkerbach, of West Broadway whit D
for the past nine months has been wbrking
In Johnstown,. pa; is hoihe On visit and
will return again in eight or ten days. He
seeihs very much pleased with Johnstown
likes his work, the place and the people.
w. II. Stroh. s6t Of Anics Stroh, is Wis
iting his uncle, DR.. William Stiles, at Wash
lngtnn, N. j. He expects to be absent a
month or twoi
-NEEbED "A new pavement 10 ftnnl Of
the First National Bank of Lehightoh. Some
may think that Lehighton is out of our bail
iwitk and therefore none of our business,
but that does not destroy the fact as it is
needed all the same.
In our humble opinion too many dead
heads are allowed 10 travel on the different
railroads. If we he'd the controlling power
we would, in order to de- justice tn ALL com
pei all to pay, irrespective Of position or in.
huence, from the President of the road down
to the humb est employe, All who travel
should pay and no free passes excepting to
those who travel To and from Work on said
read.
The usual quiet nf our Sabbath was diss
turhed or broken by the arrival Of about 500
Swedes and Germans from New York. They
stopped at the Mansion House. On Mon
day they visited Glen 0noko. the Flag staff
and took ride around the Switch. Back. In
the evening they gave a Cnntert in Concert
Hall, which report says was not success
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Our enterprising citizen, DR.. B. S. Ef-
win, has demonstrated to the people here
that silk worms multiply ard increase very
fast About year ago he procured ono
hundred ofthem and now has between three
and four thousand. A portion of them are
on exhibition in one Of C. A. Rex & Bros
store windows, and most Of them have gone
into cocoonery.
On account Of the incessant rain on the
Fourth, many who calculated on having q
good time were sadly Disappointed, and yet
notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, quite large number visited Glen
noko and 'ook ride around the Switch
back. Several of the excursonisis from Al
lentown in consequence of having imbibec
must too freely came in contact with somt
Of our young bloods here and were badly
worsted. "When Greek meets Greek, ther
comes the tug of war" JUsrIoE.