The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-18

-" N"sAht1t hhs haIIoNil eeeNptu NFhNh
from poison. One morning last week Mrs,
Semmel made up her son Daniels dinner
pail and after he had guno TO his work at
the Coplay Cement Factory the remainder
Of the household sat down to breakfast. A
white, bitter tasting substance was discovered
in some apple pie, whereupon Mrs. Sem'nel
threw the entire pe into the yard where it
was eaten by dog who died shortly after.
The persons who had tasted the pie grew
sick, but proper antidotes were administered
and they recovered. The physirlan say S
that there was sufficient poison in the one
| pie TO kill thirty persons. Great excitement
| prevails.
| zzs-I have purchased an immense stock
Of Wall PAPER as jobs, and will give the
people Of Carbon cnuuty chance to buy re
tsil at wholesale prices. Don't miss this
chance. +. +. Luckenbach, 81 Broadway,
| Mhuch Chunk.
-Leyi Koch, Of West Catasauqua, who
recently deserted his newly wedded wife,
was last week arrested on charge Of aband
onment laid against him by his wife, abd
after hearing before Squire KonDs, in
Catssauqua, was bound over to keep the
| peace.
Mrs Rachel Roger, widow oi the late
John Royer, VINO founded the Allentown
Democrat. died OF apoplexy last week at
Spring Guy, Pa
The Lehigh Medical Association held
its third annual meeting at Eiston ou We'd
nesday.
South Bethlehem is to have new in d.
dustry, either IN wool nr cotton. At least
her business men say SO aud they have
agreed to raise $40 900 for the purpose.
The Union Foundry aud Machine
shop oi Cutasauqua is at present turning
out one hundred cast iron wharf
posts for shipment to Jersey City, where
they are II he used for protecting the piers
on the water front.
-Chas W. Schmoyer, who some months
ago abscoudcd from Lower Macuuge, leav d.
ing behind young ami new ly married
wife the third one) and a child, is said to
be working IN a saw mill near Cherryvillc,
northampton county. Our exchange wishes
to apprise the innocent aud uususpccting
nailens of the neighborhood of the fact that
| he is deceiviug cuss, aud that he has al
ready deserted three wives.
-Rey. james A. Little has resumed his
! pastoral duties at Hokendauqua, Ironton
aud Ferndale, after enjoying vacation visits
|
to Delaware Water Gap aud TO various
| p|aces along the Jersey sea coast.
IA twelve-year,old boy named Schocl e.
while jumping on u coal train opposite the
Lshigh Stove WORKS opposite this place
Wednesday morning, fell under the wheels
above the ankle and smashed tho other in
horrible way. The amputaton was per-
formed by Drs. w. G. NJ. Seiple and Jos
Bauer, assisted 10y Drs. Eiskamp and
RrGer --latest, Boy is sinking and is very
| low.
The secretary's reports of the PatrioVC
Order of S ms of America, at the Session,
held in llszleton on Tuesday. show that
$500 members have been added to the order
in Pennsylvania, making up the present
membership in the State to 1876. During
the past year $ll $40 were expended as sick
benefits. Receipts Of the subordinate canr,
aggregated S90.5S4. and the present tota
valuation of treasurers is SlSO.060
T. Charles Boyer, a carpet weaver Of
Weisspnrt, died last Tuesday morning. Mr..
Bower hal been q soldier in ihe rebellion
and was sixty one years Of age at the time
Of his death.
George Brinkman is home on a visit tc
his parents.
Great excitement has been caused in
Blonmsburg over the election for district
attorney. Both Of the candidates, Robert
Buckingham and II. " White. are good
lawyers and excellent young men onl il
left to themselves would have made close
fight. But unfortunately for himself the
Court House "ring" advocated Whites
election and of course he was defeated by
the PEOPLE who nominated Buck ingham BY
ii majority Of Al to 90 Men cannot live
by rings" alone now davs, whether on
the finger or through the nose "of politics'
The "Andrew Lee"branch of the Anal
gamated Association Of Iron and Seel
Workers at BethIehem,w was 6naly Gisband-
ed on Tuesday morning.
The trial of john Dillman. for the mnr
der sf his wife. Charlotte Dillman, who died
April % from Injuries inflicted by her hus
band on March 30. began at Eoston on
Tuesday. II will be remembered thar Dill,
man refused to suppnrt hls wife and left
her in the poorhouse near Nazareth Hf
broughther awavfrnm there under pretenss
ofliv'ng with her again and having led hel
into lonely lane cut her throat from ear tC
ear with small pnck"t knife.
| james, Davis, Of Shena ndoah, was fat.
ally injured on Tuesday evening while Rr.
ing a blast at No. Packer Colliery. neal
lost Creek. Tue brenst closed IN and bur.
led him beneath tons Of coal and rock. Il
required four honrs Of work and a large
| ''l'V'l iiFb W fAlTFdNt lllls W ntn lllHU
he was alive, but with no chnnce of recov,
cry. lie has a wife and four children.
-Adolph Rufowiski, of sheua ndoah. at.
tempted to kill himself in a saloon IN South
Main street ON Tuesday. While mad with
drink he drove a knife into his face, scoop
ing out one eye completely aud cutting biz
check to the bone.
Peter Becker, miner, while attempt
ing to board rapidly moving freight train
on its way from Alaska to MI. Carmel, wal
struck by a car which broke one leg and in.
flictel several other serious injuries. His
brother George had been severely injared
the day before by mule kicking him in
the mouth.
Mrs, Mary Lynch, Of Scranton, died
last Thursday in her 10th year. She was
born In Sussex county, N. j., in March
liza. lior father was a revolutionary
soldier. and her husband, James Lynch