The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-31

shooting at Brobst, at Tsmaqua, while he
ran from him to escape arrest.
VA Elegant new styles Of Jewelry at E
H. Hohl's. Maueh Chunk
"A number Of the engines on the Lehigh
Valley railroad have been supplied with fire
extinguishers. The extinguishor consists oil
a water eiector operated by steam.
nsy- have now on hand a lot of Light
Single and Double Buggy Harness and
Heavy Team Harness, which | will sell al
very reasonable price. Any style made
to order on short notice.
Yours, &c,
M1LroN FLoRY, Weissport, Pa.
Mr.. Zander Snyder, OF one time an
employee Of this office, announces that he
will commence the issue ofa daily afternoon
paper, to be called the Times, at Mauch
Chunk, on Monday next, April 2ud. We
trust that his venture may prove remunera-
tive.
MG-There was sold on Saturday, 25th,
ult., at Hagaman's store, Lehighton, seven.
ty-onc dollars worth OF watches and jewel.
ly, for one family.
Mr.. Joseph Keefer, an employee in the
American Slate Quarry, at slatington, met
with very painful accident the other day.
While in the pit in the act of lifting a slab
Of slate upon a truck stone dropped from
the bank above and struck him on the head
causing deep cut. A physician was called
to dress the wound, and the man is now do
ing fairly we'll.
you wanta nice smooth easy shave
your hair cut or shampooing, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho-
tel. He will fix you right, and don't you
forget it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Groo, Of Tannersville, are
visiting at Postmaster Peters on Bank-st.
John Collins, of Glendon, was run oyer
and killed by an engine on the Lehigh
Valley road early Tuesday evening. He
was working OH the truck and the shouts Of
warning and the blowing Of the whistle
were drownded by passing coal train.
Two months ago bis wife was taken to the
Norristown Asylum. Five little children
are thus lett entirely destitute. Collins
came from Wales ten years ago and was
sober, hard.working man, but very poor.
N1-E. F. Luckenbach, Broadway ,Mauch
Chunk, is now opening for the inspection OF
his friends, the largest stock of new designs
iu WALL PAPERS ever seen in this coun-
ty, and is selling at very lowest prices
The american AqritultuiSt (EnglIsh or
German diton) and the CARBON ADVOCATE
will be sent to any address on receipt Of two
dollars. The price of the AgricuitFiSt is
$3.50.
Hs-Mrs. Mamie J. Mullen, fashionable
dressmaker, at the CARBON ADVOCATE Of
flee, this borough. Perfect fits and work
msnship guaranteed. Wax Flowers Of all
designs at lowest prices. White Flowers
Tor funerals a specially.
For the week ending on the oath inst,
l62,672 tons of Goa! was transported over
the L v. RR., making total of l,7s6,S44
tons To that date, and showing an increase
of ll0,l77 as compared with same time last
wear.
The school slate manufacturers Of the
ton, on the 22nd inst, and formed them.
selves into the Pennsylvania School Slate
Exchange, with James Hess, Of Easton, as
president and treasurer, and J. B Mauser,
secretary. All but one or two manufacture
ers of school slate Joined the ASSOCIATION
The price Of school slate was advanced
about one fifth.
A farmer named Peter Ward, living q
short distance from Carbondale, killed his
mother.in Jaw, on Monday night Of last
week, with an axe, and was lodged in the
County Jail, at Scranton, Friday. Ward
is about forty years Of age aud has been
married about thirteen years. He says his
mother in-aw, Mrs. Donohue, made his
life miserable and in a fit Of anger he
struck the fatal blow, although he did not
intend to take her life. His victim was
about seventy years Of age.
G5-C. NJ. SwEENY & SON is the place
To buy 6ne brx OF TOILET SOAP, six
pieces, and only rs cents per box.
Judgment IN the Supreme Court, al
Philadelphia, was Saturday rendered
against the Susquehsnna Mutual Fire In
surance Company of Harrisburg, which
sought to be relieved of verdict obtained
against it in Northampton county by John
II. Staats, hotel keeper, of Portland, whose
property burned down on April l6, 1877.
The hotel was covered by policy of nsur'
ance of $4,000. but the company contested
on the ground that untrue answers had been
given by Stats in his application, and that
he had not given it sufficient notice Of the
loss by FIRE. The lower Court as we'll as
the Supreme Court fourd differently.
Editor Stutzbach, Of the Luzerue codn-
ty Express, a German Republican weekly
published at Wilkesbarre, has brought suit
against Robert Bauer, publisher Of the
Weekly Wdechter, also German, and Demo-
cratic, claiming $4,000 damages. Mr..
Stutz5aeh claims that for the past few weeks
he has been outrageously slandered by
Bauer in his paper, aud that to put stop
to 1t he has been compelled tn resort to law
The whole difficulty arises from the fact
that this year the Merca4til Appraisers
list was awarded by The appraiser to stutz
bach instead of Bauer. Bauer did not like
this proceeding on the part Of the appraiser,
and Immediately set about to denounce the
editor Of the Express in severe terms.
BY the breaking Of an axle, five or six
loaded coal ears were demolished at Penn
Haven junction on Saturday evening One
ni the cars left the down track and wac
partially forced through the side OF pas
spnger car OF No. 9 trhin which was await
ing the arrival of the same trsin on the
main line. Fortunately no one was in
iured although quite number OF people
were 10 the car at the time.
Ea-Go to C. NJ. S"eeny 4 Son for q
good TOWEL, only FIVE CENTS a piece.
-Deunis Toomey, of Shena ndoah hanged
himself ia his bed room Tuesday morning.
Iii daughter had been tn ball and return
ed home abnut three O'Clock aud was horr-