The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-10
Our Neighborhood in Brief.

is Csiinoted at $3.50 OGO
Lewis Grayer's new store building is
rapidly approaching completion.
A large fcrce OF men are busy putting
up telephone poles from beaver Meadow To
Drifon.
August Blum was thrown from wag
on, near Tower City, schuylkill county, a
few days since, and killed.
60 and hear the Swiss Bell Ringers at
the School Hall to night saturday., 10th
inst Il Is said TO be good.
About six inches Of beautiful snow fell
in this neighborhood on Tuesday last. The
q greatest fall Of snow for the season.
A root-rnce between Cannon aud Lewis
for 81 900 side has been arranged to take
place at Hazleton on the Goth of April.
The Comptroller of the Currency says
that the two ceut check stamp is not required
by law to be used after July lst next.
Henry BIrsbspise, Of Frauklin town
shin, offers his IS acre farm at Private Sale.
See advertisement in to.dsy's ADvooArE.
NO of Drifton made the largest ship
ment last year Of any breaker in the Hazlc.
ton district, the total being 237 093 tons.
re- Who wants to exchange Town prop
erty for Farm OF lag acres, with good new
buildings and fine iruittrees on il. Address,
w. NJ. RAPsHER, this borough,
A social hop will take place at the
"Valley House." this borough, next Friday
evening, the l6tli inst Tickets 30 cents
each.
-. The oyerseers Of the Poor oflhis bor.
ough pail to the Lehigh county Poor
Board during the year just closed Sl9I 43
for keeping raulers. ....
Ess- There was sold on Saturday. 25u,
ult, at lfagaman's store, Lehlghtnu, seven.
ty-ouc dollars worth OF watches and Jewel
ly, far one family.
While John Toy, n resident of Dugtnwn
near Tamaqua, was walking home Saturday
morning OH the railroad track he WAS run
over by a ceal train and instantly killed.
The houses of JamesW Whi:ciord William
Corbett and Patrick Rafferty,, at Carlton
Hill, near Scranton. were destroyed by fire.
on Friday. Loss, 5000; insurance, $iOUO
&a.If YOU wanta nice smooth .easv shave
your hair cut or shampooing, 90 to Franz
Roeierer's Saloon, under the Exchange IIo-
tel. lie will fix you right, and don't you
forget it.
There was n premature explosion in
the stone quarry Of the Saucon Iron Com
panv, near Allentown, on Saturday, which
resulted in JOHN Guth receiving fatal iujur-
les.
Patrick Dougherty, working at Buck
Mountain, was squeezed between car aud
the side Of the slope, last Friday, and hal
iy injured. lie tried 10 run up the slope
ahead Of the car and was caught. r'
GS-E. F. Luckeubach, Broadway Mach
Chunk. is now opening for the inspectini Of
his friends, the largest stock Of new designs
in WALL PAPERS ever seen in this coun-
ty, and is selling at very lowest prices
-Levitt's Swiss Bell Ringers, comprising
] o first class artists, will give performance
in the School Hall, this borough, this (Sat.
urday) evening, the 10th inst. Admission,
35 aud so rents. childreh 25 cents.
The american Aqritu'turi isl English or
German edition) and the CARBON ADVOCATE
will be sent to any address on receipt Of two
dollars. The price Of the AgricUituriSt is
81 80.
While riding up the slope at Packer
coli,ery, No. 2, Lost Creek, Tuesday morn
ing, Heneghan was struck by a collar
and had his back braken. He lies in
Iaralyzed condition, with no hopes for his
recovery.
&se- Mrs. Mamie 5. Mullen, fashionable
sdressmak ker. corner Of Second aud South
streets, this borough. Perfect fits and work
manship guaranteed. Wax Flowers of all
designs at lowest prices. Waite Flowers
for funerals specially.
fine tract of 900 acres of land in Nah
anoy and Ryan township, shuylklll county,
that recently was sold to the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad ComrSuy, once WAS
sod for rs cents to satisfy back claims ior
taxes.
For the week ending on the 3rd inst,
S5,l46 tons OF Goa! was TRANSPORTED over
the V. RR., making total of ,426 9l7
tons To that date, and showing an increase
of II ,ll6 as compared with same time last
year.
The Sophomrres of Lafayette College
had their annual bang uet this year without
being rsided by the Freshmen. There was
snme confusion when an unknown person
turned OF the gas, bat order was soon res.
t0rei.
Master Mechanic Hoferlier, Of Wealth.
erly, has just pat the dnishing touches IA
another new engine of the same style and
bGild as The "Pawnee." 4l2 is the number
of the new engine aud the historic name
oG "Pocohontas" graees her cab.
-Fof the 10 days ending on the 2Sth ult
there were l2S,4l3 tons of coal shipped ovei
the Lehigh 4 susquehanna RR,, making
total for the year to that date Of G3s ,49!
tons, aa increase as compared with same
time last year Of 81 ,63I tons.
A carload Of Huugarians were taken az
tie Lehgh Valley railroad Tuesday on
their way from New York. They will work
on the Pennsylvania and New York Di
vision of the Lehigh Valley Railroad il
grading for a second track.
The shipment Of slate over the Lehigt
md Lackawanna Railroad will 10 very
heavy in the curse Of few weeks Tier,
are large quantities Of slate along the linz
Of the road ready to be shipped as soon al
Oh weather moderates sufficiently to per
INIT handling without damage.
DIR. j. A. Mayer, the practical Surgeon
Dentist. of Broadway Maueh Chunk, ha
had practice of over 20 years, and sprob
ably the oldest resident dentist in this val
ley. The Drs work speaks for itself, an'
the fact that all critical worl; in the region
is given to hin, is a sufficient guarantee q
his superior ability AS n Surgenu Dentist.
A hght occurred Saturday evening il
front nf William Durkin's saloon at ShenaH
dnsh. in which Rush scanlan was shot b,
Andy PngeCty. FogeHy was arrested
Seanlsn's wound is dangerous. The bal
passed through his breast aud out under th