The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-17


--"Tis more brave To live than to die"
Therefore don't wait till slight cough de-
velops itself into consumption, but secure a
bottle Of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup at the
small outlay Of 25 cents, cure your cough
and live on happily.
Wa Wright 4 Keiser, Blank Book Maxi
ers, Wholesale aud Retail Stationers, S3l
Hamilton street, Allentown, have the larg-
est Book 1indery in the valley and do first
class work at reasonable rates. Their agent
wi call at Lehighton and vicinity the Inst
week in February, with samples and prices.
II you have any papers, magazines or music
tn bind send or leave your address at the
ADvocATE Offices you will be called upon.
Rev. Charles Nagel, who since SIG has
been the pastor Of the Morayian church at
Littz, has received an official invitation TO
become the successor Of Rev. E. T. Kluge in
the Bethlehem pastorate, whom he succeed
ed at Lititz. The reverand gentleman hes
itates to accept the call and may submit 1t
10 the lot, in vogue among Moravians for
decision in that way.
Harry Hsndschuh and Wilson Smith,
local pugilists of Allentown, fought three
rounds of prize. fight on Monday and ran
into the country to escape arrest The fight
was declared draw.
John S. Laury has purchased the Weiss
port Bakery from Louis Stech and will take
chatge next week he will rebuild and i'm
Ho hao ho rI,ar
shop to George Horn.
--B. J. Kuntz, the tanner, lett last Fri
day right on trip to the West, to be alb
sent about three weeks.
We are sorry to learn that our friend
Frank Falls, of Audcnried, is just now
nursing carbunc!e.
-Engiue S37, on Monday, dashed down
the grade at weatherly, and run into the
rear end Of train drawn by engine 3I5,
smashing a number of cars, but no one wos
injured.
"A formal application for the termino-
tion Of the Philadelphia and Reading re.
ceivership was made to the United State:
was no opposition. and decree was made
ordering the receivers to hand over TO the
Union Trust Company as trustee all the
rolling stock and equipment Of the Reading
companies, to be held until certain obiga-
tions shall Ge met, when the receivershiT
will be finally discharged.
Rev. S. T. Leopold of Tamnquo. was in
town Thursday. looking well and happy
The people of Tamanqua evidently treat him
kindly.
"A serenaded girl leaned too far out o
her window, at Pottsville, TO see who the
singers were, and fell to the ground, wreck
ing the party and their song on the way.
"A Wilkesbarre despatch says seriou'
flood is apprehended there should the rair
and warm weather continue. The ice il
gorged bank high between Nanticoke and
Pittston, a distance of twenty miles.
The potato bug has lived through thu
winter, unframed by storms or floods
While workmen were digging for sand nea
Scranton, few days ago, they found thou
sands Of living potato bugs fifteen feet be
low the surface.
Mrs. Harriet Frances an aged aud res
pected lady Of Beaver Meadow, died ol
Saturday last aged 60 years, 4 months au'
81 days. She was buried ON Tuesday "A
the Beaver Meadow cemetery. She leaye
a grown up family.
About S:45 o'clock Tuesday mornin
engine 354, attached to freight train goin
east on the Lehgh Valley Railroad, strucl
and instantly killed Cornelius McIlhaney
the watchman at Giendon Station. Nell
haney was arranging TO run the engin
down tho west bound track to round Goa
trains which were lying ON the down tract
and in doing so he stepped ON the up tract
directly in front uf the engine, which. will
two cars, passed over his bnly, mangling i
IN a horrible manner. The remains wer
tpicked up and taken to the Easton depot
where an inquest was held, alter whicl
they were taken to the home nf his mother
in Phillipsburg. Deceased was twenty -lOu
years Of age and unmarried.