The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-01

found 10 a eulvert under q railroad bTidg'
on tho Mine Hill branch Of the Philsdei
phia 4 Reading railroad. II 10 thought tha
he sat down there to rest while int"xicatec
and was struck by q south bound coal trair
on Saturday night, He was twenty -tw,
years Of age and unmarried.
-l0d. to 40d. nails OF J,
L. Gabel's for only So 90 pei
keg. Locks $2.75 per doz.
Robert Peter. the son Of a wealthy
farmer named John Peter, residing abnnt
two miles above Rockdale was arrested
Monday morning for placing a tsrpelo on
the rails in front Of an approaching Goa
train. According TO the Allentown Telegram
the young namesake Of the great apostle
made habit of this business. When the
locomotive passed over the torpedo il wonld
Of course. explode, and the engineer would
slack the train. Peter would then jump oH
the train. close the breaks and draw the
couplings, thus sometimes cutting the train
into three sections which would not be no
ticed until the locomotive increased its
speed. Several times this trick came nigh
causing an accident. At last Detective
Smith was placed on the offenders track
resulting in his arrest as above. Alderman
Fry fined him $5 and costs.
j. l.. Gable has just re-
ceived three car loads of Phos-
phate which he is selling at
$50 and S35 per ton.
--Dildine Snyder, of parryyille, will keep
on hand, at the Iron Exchange House"
a supply of choice fresh meat of all kinds
to be disposed Of for cash only on Tuesdays
Thursdays, and Fridays. All who desire Ia
fnrtify their systems against the coming
winter hal better give Dildine a call aud
cal! again.
The Fall session in the Allentowun Fe-
male College will open on Monday next,
September Sd.
EH- Splendid time me-keeping clocks, are ri
beautiful designs, alec to be found in every
variety at L. II. Hohl's, Mauch Chunk.
We are able to state authoritalively
that the persons, lately suffering from sinal
pox in this borough, are gaining strength
rapidly and OH the high road to complet,
recovery.
- Best make of Horse
Shoe Nails for 20cts a pound
by the box at ]. l.. Gabel's.
Med LOTUS, nm old miner, sixty year
of age, while searching for the body of
woman in a burning house on tuesday, q
Mt. Lalfe, two mills from PUllsville, iel
dead from heart disease.
Va Farmers attend Buy the dust proc
watches at E. II. Hollis. Msuch Chunk
They sre just the thing for you and are sol,
| at as low prices as the common loose Gu sec
| ones.
Harry Sweeny and wife, Of Drifton
have been on q visit with their ancestors II
this place. Harry dropped in To see hi
friends at the ADvocArE office. and Tor Som
time tioated his tranquil mind in the CO.
umns Of the Plain Speaker, a paper whicl
he considers hnss."
Ready mixed paints a
J. l.. Gabel's for $1.25 pc.
gallon.
We would be pleased 70 get the addres
Of Orlando Keene. formerly Lieutenan
Battery C. 2nd Heavy Artillery (lI2,h
Reg't P.V. Heis supposed to reside som,
where in Lehigh county, and is a saddle
BY trade. An old comrade deslres his pre-,
ent address.
GS- Good assortment Australian gol
snectscles and eye glasses at L. II Hohl,
Mauch Chunk
-Newberry A. Fulmer, the efficient trai
dispatcher at Easton Of the Lehigh Vale
railroad, narrowly escaped being killed i
the Lehigh cut on Saturday evening. Ii
had stepped on locomotive u ride fror
the South Easton station To the cut. II
got down on the tank step, and while b
was waiting for the engineer to slucken II
ne was struck by switch target and throw
tO the ground. Fortunately he rolled Grol
the track instead Of toward it, otherwise /
would have Ueen run over by the wheel
Mr.. Fuiner's injuries consist of II bruise
arm, hand aud leg. A few minutes ait,
the accident no was able To resume work.
Pure Linseed Oil, at J
l.. GabePs, 6S cents pei. gal
Ion for cash.
The number of accidents in the antnr II
cite coal mines of Luzerne and Carbu
counties during 1882 were 25s, of whic
seYenty-three were fatal. making thirI
five widows and ninety one orphan
There was one fatal accident IN 1929
tons of coal mined in the Pottsville, Shel
andoah and shamokln districts in July; an
one non fatal accident tn every 26,5l5 lor
Hs9- Elegant collection Of plain, and a
kinds ot gold wedding rings al Z. II. Hohl'
Mauch Chunk.
From the published announcement
the coal combination after September a
anthracite cnal will be increased in PR,
per ton. Crate will be advanced 10 cent
egg, Is cents, and stove and chestnut,
, cents.
Lewis Best White Lea
at 800 a hundred at J. L
Gabel's, for cash.
-sPonduIix ~ Mcbride, a potentate
the d S. Society of Hszleton, made the f.
l"wing announcement amid hurricane
applause from the new temperance cohnr
Initiation Ices, 81 members. ore hundre
and fifty dollars forfeiIs, 80 men, thr'
hundred dollars" The club went hon
exuberant with their success. To outside
the report would IMPLY that the spnnduliC
cal statement merely meant that only oI
addition was really made to the Society,
80 out oi 81 men had " bruk the pledge" {"
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