The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-02

ing June 9th; subject" Heart Of Man.
Admission Is cents. It being necessary tC
re-paint and fix up the church building, the
reY. gentleman takes this method TO raise
the necessary funds to defray the cost. Go
and hear him.
Work is about to be resumed on the
new Welsh Church in Slatington, which
owing to the severity Of the weather was
suspended late last fall after the structure
had been brought under roof.
MS~Mrs. Mamie J. Mullen, fashionable
dressmaker, at the CARBON Advocate Of
flee, this borough. Perfect fits and work.
manship guaranteed. Wax Flowers Of all
designs at lowest prices. White Flowers
for funerals speciality.
AT the meeting Of the East Penusyl-
vania classis of the Reformed church, at
the Altoona church, i'm Northampton county,
last week, missionary aid was granted sa-
lem's church, Catasauqua, to the amount Of
$500.
Mrs, Mcmahon will dispose of a
variety Of household furniture, consisting Of
beds and bedding, stove, tables, chairs, car
pets, &C., at the Presbyterian church, in
this borough. on Friday evening, June sth,
at Z o'clock, at public sale.
Es- have now on hand lot of Light
Single and Double Buggy Harness and
| Heavy Team Harness, which | will sell at
very reasonable price. Any style made
to order ON short notice.
Yours, &c,
MILToS FLoRY, Weissport, Pa.
The first day of the Spring meeting of
the Lackawanna Trotting Association took
place Tuesday at Scranton. The first race
was won by Edward H. in 2.S2, and the
econd race by 81. Cloud in 2.27.
William Bloss, operating quarry near
Slatedale, was struck Tuesday by a heavy
box on cable derrick and thrown eighty
fee to the bottom Of the quarry. He died
an hour aTterward. He leaves a widow aud
several children.
For the week ending on the 25th ult.,
there were lO0l 1877 tons Of coal shipped over
the Lehigh & Susquehsnna RR, making a
total for the year to that date ni 1861 1927
time last year Of 1876, $40 tons.
Land Plaster for sale bv
the barrel or ton at j. l..
Gabel's.
Our brother.in law Thos. A. Williams,
writes US from VerncI; Wilbarger county,
Texas, that his be,ter-half presented him
OH the 18th ult., with twius-a boy 6 lbs
Is ozs and girl lbs. ozs. He is, from
his letter. very happy. We don't want to
20 to Texas, not any.
"a. .TELEPHoNE.-"Hcllol hello Vino
is it Mary - Jennie, 1 did use Horns
Telephone Linimen for my headache, 1t
cured it IN less than ten minutes. | would
not be without it. 1t is the king Of all
liniments, aud thank you, Jennie, for
recommending me such good medicine.
Good bye |"
Memorial Day was generally observed
in MAuch Chunk and some Of the surround
ing towns. Chapman Post, G. A. R., the
Marion and Phoenix Hose Companies, and
citizens paraded and decorated the graves.
huJpT a. d. hO"elI, VI EistoHj "cLN cl'u
an uration at the cemetery. General Rich.
ard Coulter, of Greensburg, delivered an
oration at Summit Hill.
About noon Monday heavy wind storm,
accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning.
passed over Tamaqua. The lightning at
times was unusually heavy and did con-
siderable demage in the nelghborhood Of
Lausford. 1t struck the telegraph wires,
knocking a number of poles down and com
pleately destroyed the instruments at the
Lehigh Coal aud Navigation Company's
No. . breaker and severely injured W. j..
Peeler, the operator.
"Now does the poetess of spring
Exalt her feeble chirrup
And verse pUurs forth as sweet and soft,
AS fresh drawn maple syrup.
And speaking Of spring reminds us that
this is an excellent time for the husbands 10
take their families out riding, and that
David Ebbert's livery i, the place to pro-
cure teams at reasonable rates.
Ready mixed paints at
j. L.. Gabel's for $l.25 per
gallon.
The skeleton of a man was discovered
Sunday in the woods near Tamaqua. The
remains are believed tn be those of James
Campbell,a "a Brooklyn lawyer who wandered
from home in a state OF metal alteration in
April 1882, and was last seen in Tamaqua'
where his wife, who had come in sea rch OF
her husband, lost all trace of him. Camp
bells friends have been notified.
-Ou Thursday afternoon, Mr.. William
Blose, OF Slatedale, near Slatington met
with an accident which resulted in his
deaf. lie was assisting another man to un-
load box Of rubbish which had been
hoisted out Of the quarry where he was the
contractor, he was struck by the box aud
knocked oyer the bank into the quarry,
falling distance Of about sixty feet, sus-
tanning injuries from which he lied short
ly afterwards. He was aged fifty years and
leaves wife and several children.
Elizabeth, wife OF Samuel VanHorn, oi
Beaver Meadow, aged iorty-eight years,
saven months and twenty four days, died
Tuesday from a tumor, with which she had
been afflicted for some time past. The fun
eral took place on Thursday afternoon at
the cemetery in Beaver Meadow.
The Reading rairoad will run a Sun
day train over the East Penn. road, leaving
Allentown at 7.35 a. m. and reaching Har.
risburg at IL. Returning. leaves Harris
burg at p. m. aud reaches Allentown al
100 See new time table IN another col.
umn.
Decoration day in this borough was a
Uery quiet day, there being no celebration
The stores were generally closed. That
was all.
Mahoning Twinklings.
Grain fields are said by old farmers 81
the community never to have looked &c
promising as they do this summer