The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-04

er, was loading HIS wagon with slabs al
Miller's Mill, Middleport, his horse was
frightened by the humping re railroad cars
aud started to run away. spiese held on tc
the bride until the railroad crossing was
reached where he was thrown under the
wagon and instantly killed. He leaves 9
vile and four children.
The Eastons ana Actiyes played al
Easton on Tuesday and the visitors were
defeated by u to s. Lands, the Active
pitcher, was pretty freely bated. The
fielding Of the Actives was loose. The
Eastons played hard and won by heavy
batting.
Miss Sophia Raudenbush who has been
away visiting, returned home on Tuesday
last.
Tuesday afternoon several Polish la
borers were walking on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad track, west Of Mshanoy City. A
Passenger train for Shenandoah came along
anl before the Poles could get out of the
way one Of them was struck and hurled
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fatally injured. The others escaped with
slight bruises.
"A IA year old son of William Schleigh,
residing at Shamokin, had his LETT arm torn
off at the shoulder and his head seriously
injured Ly the breaker maehipery at the
Peerless Colliery on Tuesday.
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orwigsburg was razed TO the ground last
Monday. The last services were held on
the previous Sunday ard were attended by
many Of the prominent citizens Of Schuyl-
kill county.
Charles Parrish, the coal king Of the
Wyoming region, after having for 20 years
operated the varinus mines owned by the
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Ccal Company,
severed his connection with them on Wed
nesdav. farewell address to his ma, y
thousand miners was published aud dis.
tr,buted Tuesday night.
42ie on Wednesday evening an inter-
Lesting marriage ceremony took place in tn s
town. Mr. j. R. Evans, Of Beaver Run
entered the bonds OF holy matrimouy wit
Miss Mary Levan. The religious sery ice 8
were performed by Rev. J. II. Albright, at
the residence Of the bride. On the follow
ing morning the happy pair started fer
Ocean Grove, carrying with them Tito
welded life the esteem and best wishes 4
their many friends.
Warden Whitesell, of Easton County
Jail, denies that Stbasto Alexander was
starving himself to death.
"A caYe in occurred Tuesday mornng 9
at the Shenandoah colliery which will keep
the men idle Tor some. That portion of Il e
mine will now have to be abandoned.
-Rey. Dr. Herrick johnson, of the CT j.
caso Theological Seminary, is mentioned rs
n man who would make AN excellent pr, s.
ident for Lafayette College, as successor to
DR.. Catteil. who ielires in October.
When Edwin Booth, in the character
of Richard ILL., shouts out "a horse a horse
my kingdom for horse" hc might well
wish himself at this place near tho livery
stables of David ELhert. where horses or
teams, in the most fashionable style, are IL
ways ON hand ami may be hired Mt the
lowest terms, without any necessity fer
swapping or pawning a piece of real estate
like the little islands Of Great Britain.
If the several new railroad projec 8
now under way are carried cut Allentown
cannot fail to become great railroad ceatre.
1t required $l0,667,2l to pay the teach
ers of PottsviIle borough for the year e, d.
ing June 4, 1883. The estimated value o.
real estate is $2l7, 800. The State approp j.
alton is S3O9l A.
The miners Of the Hanover Coal Com
pany, at Sugar Notch, struck Saturday
night. They haye experienced cnnsideia-
ble trouble with docking boss, and refuse
To enter the mines again until he is dis
charged.
A movement is on foot looking to the
wan responded to the first call for troops
o. Pennsylvania into a State association.
jacob Hoffman, OF Tamaqua, died sud
denly last Saturday. Death is ascrbed to his
calling God tn witness to the truth of false
oath, relative to a borrowed horse which be
asserted was his own property. o..
j. Harry Zerhy, ol the SchuylkW Re
publican, is under bail for alleged maltreat
ment of ten year old MinersYllle boy who
threw "a stone at his horse.
Mrs. Frank Clarke, of Shamokin, died
from hemorrhpge caused by fright at her
ohlld falling fror. moying carriage.
beautiful language, or in other word.
"the gift of the gab" would haye long since
i'ded away from the earth if it were no,
for camp meetings and wandering medi
cine-men. One evening last week gedtIe
man had some tooth paste to dispose Of He
Quilt unto himself pulpit near the Elk,
change Hotel. Mounted thereon al 8 o'clock
Talked until 10, Gave ml account nj the
origin OF the world, the patrisrchs, the day
OF pentacosl, and Of the ancient and modern
miracles with whloh he himself had beer
! connected, c afterwards he came down tC
modern tines described his ancestors who
were Choctaw or some other Indians
, showed rare selection of decayed human
, teeth, a tooth brush and the rattles of de
lunct snake, aud finally, with much elo
quence auG poetry took about ten minutes
t, dispose Of about SIS worth of toolh.pow
der. Wonderful, the power OF genius.
Stephen Shultz, door boy at Wes
, Shenandoah colIiery, was caught hetweor
wagons last Monday and SO severel,
ammed that amputation of leg wa
t deemed necessary.
Luke McHale, Of Ashland, is in jai
for larceny OF goat. He sold the goat thu
purchaser paying part cash. Unable 10 col
lect the balance Of his claim, McIIale trieC
the resort Of the instalment feuds.
MIR. John E. Ballet has been appoint
ed mail carrier between Slatedale and Stat
ington.