The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-21

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one day last week that dog was hunting
aiong the railroad track, when train came
along aud cut sff = portion Of his tail. That
dog is now a stump tail end dear dog.
On Monday night the railroad depot at
Lsnsford, was burglsrized. The miscreant,
entered through a window, ransacked
everything and forced open The money
drawer, finding only few dollars In small
change to reward them for their efforts.
Edwin stsltE and W. Ed Ward German,
WIN pleaded guilty to an indictment Of
dealing in lottery policies, at Allentown,
were On Monday sentenced b y Judge Al.
bright to an imprisonment Of nine months,
10 pay fine $500 and 10 enter security in
the sum of$5OO to keep from policy dealing
for two years.
Mr.. John s. Noble, a prominent young
merchant Of Eaaston, and Miss Florence
Baldwin, Of Mauch Chunk, were married
in 81. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church
Wednesday afternoon by Rev.M A. TolB an,
the rector. Mr.. Chas. B. Hetrick of Easton,
acted as best man, and Messrs. Frank
Burke, and C. W. Andrews, Of Ea stcu, and
W. Cullen Morris and W. c. Kent, Of
Maueh Chunk, as ushers. The bride and
groom len the same evening for an extend
ed trip through the East.
~ Abe Arner, Of Penn Haven, formerly
Fof town, seems to he particularly unfortp
nate, about 2 years age bo lost loot, Thurs
day he buried child, and second one had
both its legs broken, while the wife and
mother is laying at the point Of death We
sympathize with Abe in his misfortune.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad CompSnY are pushing their
coal operations forward IN the noighbOrhood
Of Wilkesbarre. at a rapid rate. Ground
has been broken for a new shaft and the
erection Of . new breaker on the lands re-
Gently leased from the Pettebone, Ely aud
Vaughn estates, opposite Hollenbach GENE.
tory, and the work will be pushed for ward
as rapidly as possible.
Emanuel and Gabriel Reed, two hunt.
ers Of Schuylkill county, were fined $50 on
Wednesday Of last week for shooting deer
in violation Of the game laws.
-Thn. Eagan, . miner, working a. the
Bear Ridge colliery, near Mahanoy Plane,
was instantly killed. Thursday morning of
last week, by a fall Of coal. He was at work
in breast when the fal occurred. He was
amarried man and leaves large family.
" Hon. A. ]. Durling on Friday last dis
posed Of bis drug business to T. Dio Thom-
as, the entsrprising young man who has
been with him asa clerk during the past
tive or three years. Mr.. Durling, as yet,
we believe has not decided as to his future
movements, but, being busy man, he will
not, probably, long remain out Of business
of some kind.
1t 10 considered certain that by next
fall the susqnehanna river will be navigs-
BILE for steamboats, frem Nanticoke, Luzerns
county, to Tunkhanoock, Wyoming county.
Two steamboats have been put in running
order fer the summer season.
The Stanton Mine, Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company, which has been idle
for over four years, will be ready tor opera.
tion May LIST.
The plan, for the Miners Hospital, en-.
dowed by the late Moses Taylor, have been
completed and are now in Scranton. The
estimated cost Of the building, complete and
furnished. is $4,000.
Morris Wolf, brakeman on the Lehirb
Valley Railroad freight tram going West,
was standing on top Of box car as the
train passed through Hokendauqua Friday
morning and wss struck by a bridge and
knocked off the car. One foet was thrown
under the train and badly crushed. lie
was taken to St Luke's Hospital whero his
foot was amputated. Wolf has wife and
three children living in Esston.
Cannon, Of Drifton, and Lewis, of
Wilkesbarre, will run one-hundred and.
hffyyard foot race at Lehighton Fair Course,
next Thursday, 26th inst, between the
hours OF 2 and 4 O'Clock for purse of 81 900
being $500 a side.
The anthracite coal operators have
agreed to work full time during the rest of
tie month.
No. IL shaft, of the Pennsylvania Csal
Co.'S Works, Pittston, was set on fire Mon.
day, and burned to the ground. About 100
men and boys are thrown out Of employ-
ment. The loss is about $50 200.
Major William schOonover.o of Bushkill,
Pike county, who was appointed by the
Governor Of Indiana first lieutenant Post
Guards Of the Republic Of Mexico IN 1876,
died lately. He served as a major during
the rebellion.
A few days ago George Barnet, n
stroudsburg bridge, builder, missed his hold
while On bridge forty feet high at Nichol.
son, Wyoming county. Falling a few fee.
he struck an iron rod, from which he re.
bounded and fell upon plank twenty feet
below. The plank snapped under his
weight, and Barnet tumbled the remaining
fiftesn feet to the ground. Not bone was
broken, and Barnet 10 now as we'll ss ever.
Sa- Il will certainly pay you to call and
see L. II. Hohls handsome stock batnre
purchasing elsewhere, susqushsnnA street,
Mauch Chunk.
-We notice the MRuch Chunk Gazette
has changed its publication day from Fri
day 10 Thursday.
A Rich Treat
We are pleased to state that our respected
citizen Th"s. S. Beck, Esq, hss mace ar