The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-10
Cht Carbon Sdruratf.
Our Neighborhood in Brief.

Tresckow, died on Sunday last, from gener-
al infirmity. lie was seventy-6ve years OF
age.
va. Brooks Method Of Teaching ard
Calcine Object Teaching kept in stock at
Luckenbach's, 81 Broadway ,Mauch Chunk.
Mrs. freeman. wife of the principal of
the Shenandoah High School, mysteriously
disappeared few days ago. She took her
son aud all of her personal possessions with
her.
1T is said the Lehigh Valley will tun-
mel the mountain between Vosburg and
Meehoopany and shorten the road four or
five miles. 1t is estimated the work will
take a year aud half
Za- Who wants to exchange Town prop
eriy for a Farm Of lag acres, with good new
buildings and fine fruit trees on it. Address,
W. NJ. RAPsHER, this borough.
Prominent politicians and business men
Of Lehigh county are anxious to have the
next Democratic convention held in Allen
town.
-Four Of the shoemakers now on strike
in Allentown have been arrested for threat
ening non union shoemaker and for Great
ing disturbance. They gave bonds for
tleir appearance at court.
There was sold on Saturday, 25th,
ult, at Hagaman's store, LthIghton, seven
ty-one dollars worth oil watches and jewel
ly, for one family.
- he american A0r Culturist English r
German edition) and tie CARBON Adv CATE
will be sent to any address on receipt ol two
dollars. The price of the AgricultuTiSt is
$3.50.
The wife Of Mr.. William Koch present.
ed him with girl badly on Tuesday OF last
week. and on Tuesday Of this week the good
wife of S. C. Wheatly presented him with a
bouncing girl baby.
wa. YOU wanta nice smooth easy shave
your hair cut or shampoolng, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho-
tel. He will fix you right, and dontyou
f'rget it.
w. C. Weiss, Esq, OF Weissport, is in
atendauce al the State Temperance
Convention in session this week at Harris
burg, Pa, as the representative ofthe Car
bon County Sunday School Society and the
Evangelical S. S. of Weissport We learn
that ex. CIV. St. John, of Kansas, will be
present and address the Convention.
A boiler exploded Monday morning at
the works of the CItasauqua Manufacturing
Company, Catasauqua. The buildings were
much damaged and the fireman was badly
scalded.
@s-Mrs. Mamie J. Mullen, fashionable
dress,nak.r, corner OF Second and South
streets, this borough. Perfect fits and work
msnship guaranteed. Wax Flowers Of all
designs at lowest prices. White Flowers
for funerals a specially.
For the week ending on the 3rd inst.
S5,47l tons of Goa! was transported over
the L. v. RR., making total of l,0l6,567
tons to that date, and showing decrease
of 1890 as compared with same time last
year.
For tn 10 days ending on the 3lst ult.
there were lO9 ,l0O tons Of coal shipped over
the Lehigh susquehanna RR., making Q
total for the year to that date Of S26,525
tons, an increase as compared with same
tine last year of 1896 tons.
AS-M. Fiurey, of Weissport, has now on
hand and for sale large stock oi Horse
Blankets, Lap aud Buffalo Robes. Bells
Whips, and Double and Single Harness
suitable for winter use, all of which he viii
dis.mse of at very reasonable prices.
Million G. CLAUS who has been work
insat Great Bend for the past eight months
has returned home.
The No. 3 furnace OF the Crane lfor
Works was blown out last week for repairs
On Monday morning, about half-pas
two o'clock, one of the boilers in the Cata
sauqua Manufacturing Company's rolllnl
mill exploded aud injured Frederick Carr
The building was shattered to some extent
Two other boilers adjoining the one which
exploded were thrown out Of place. Hat
the explosion occurred several hours earlie
the loss of life would have been terrible, ,Lr
fortunately there were only few men il
the nil at the time, and these At work som
distance from the explosion.
DIR. j. A. Mayer, the practical Surgeo
Dentist, of Broadway, Mauch Chunk, ha
had practice of over 20 years, and is prob
ley. The Dr's work speaks for ITSELF an
the fact that all critical work in the regio
is given to him is a sufficient guarantee
his superior ability as ii Surgeon Dentist.
Next Wednesday, February l4th, wi
be Valentines day, and our stores in preE
aration for it have already commenced dii
playing gaily colored valentines to attra'
the eye of the passer by in styles To su
each and every one.
The Lehigh bar and guide mill, cor
neeted with the Allentown Rolling MI
started up on Monday morning. The mi
was shut down three weeks ago to make r.
pairs.
Mrs. Horlaeher, wife Of Mr.. Fred. Ho
lacher, the popular lager beer bother
gtatington, is doing her best to fulfill Il
scriptual injunction to multiply and T
plensh the earth, she having the other d'
presented her husband with twin b.
babies.
There came down the Lehigh Vall'
road from MahanoY City one day last wei
and going to Philadelphia via the Nor
Penn road, little girl named Annie San
ers, now in her tenth year. She had be-
visiting her aunt, and was on her way ba
t. London, England. A year ago she cat
across the ocean alone, and is now on b
way back. She knew just where she war
ed so, and alsu had a paper on which {
Tactions were written.
One Of a nest Of boilers at the Colora
colliery, near Shenandoah, operated by {
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, blew
Wednesday, killing the fireman, Barn
Hillenthal. His head Was blown off a
his body was otherwise shockingly mutt
ted. These boilers supply steam for all
the colliery machinery, and it is feared
fore the DANA &c can be repaired the sl'
will be dro~ued out. 1t is alleged that
boiler that exploded was condemned by
boiler iusiecturs.