The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-28
Weissport Letter.


Aaron F. snyder.is doing it at the "Bi"
this week.
e. Ii. Snyder, of Lehighton, was in
town ou Monday. Snyder has lots of friends
in this town who will not forget him on
election day.
During tho week we received copy of
The Prohibition BrOadside. This new visitor
advocates the prohibition cause for all that
it is worth. It's articles and editorials are
pungent and incisivej and go to the very
core of the evil of intemperance and the i'm
portence Of prohibtory reform. The paper
is spicy throughout, and we have no doubt
that its mission will be effective, and that
some yoeman service will be performed by
ID. 1t enters the political arena rather late,
but for all that it will serve the purpose OF
arorsing those who want or are for a cUnsti-
tutional amendment. We hope it has come
to stay, for such an agent is necessary To
arouse public sentiment and to ripen the
time, for effective and permanent work in
the cause of temperance.
w. H. Oswald was one of the visitors at
the Pattison ratification meeting held at AL
lentown on Monday evening. According
to report the crowd must have been inl-
mense and crushing. Well, the name Pat
tison, is the synnihye Of enthusiasm, and
enthusiasm and patriotic fervor draw great
crowds.
Miss Alice j. Derr, with her sister Mrs.
Kressley, of Weatherly, is sojcurning in
Philadelphia during the week. Attraction
-Bi-centennial.
The free excursion on Monday evening
to Allentown, as reported was grand fzzle.
Richer things have taken place before, but,
we venture To say that seldom, If ever, our
Stalwart adherents who expeceed free ride
at Democratic expense were sold worse.
Their discontinue is to be relished.
Mr.. Robert Anthony, srY one of Frank
lin townships enterprising citizens, was in
town on Tuesday.
The public schools will open in Frank
lin township, on Monday next. The teach-
ers in East Weissport are G. A. Campbell
E. H. Mooney and Miss Mary Snyder.
C. F. Huntznger w0s in town during
the week looking up and seeing his friends
Vote for him for Jury Commissioner.
Mrs. F. p. Fenner is on the sick list thi;
week We wish her a speedy recovery.
On Tuesday evening we had The priy.
ilege to attend a rousing Democratic meet
ing at Little Gap, Lower Towsmensing twp
crowd numbering about 200 was present
The speakers were Hons. A. j. Durling and
W. NJ Rapsher and L. fl. Rauch. Rapshel
and Rauch are well known to be full 40
stumplng capacity" Durliug's address wat
happy, pungent and full of sound Democrat t.
ic doctrine. IL was delivered in an elIec
tive manner and its salient points will dc
good to the Eldred of Carbon Democracy
Durling would maks good stumper, for b,
is sound, plain, matter Of fact talker, AM
talks common senSe when he is on Tile hust
ings. His being devoid of our spread eagl,
iashinn will recommend him. So put Dur
ling ou the stump.
Mr.. Liehtenwallner of Allentown wal
in town during the week visiting friends.
John, the barber, is a happy fellow. II,
is the one to do fellow up brown for ppeci
al occasions.
DO not forget G. W. Esser, the well-triec
and competent Prothonotary, on election
day. Do hot change certainty for an un
certainty, as you would if Mulhearn woul,
be elected by your vote.
Miner Bros, according to the Govern
or's proclamation, celebrated Tuesday, as
holiday, in honor Of Penn's second hum
dred anniversary.
Mrs Albert Rhodes is very sick an,
has been for some time. ALIEN.