The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-05-05
Our Neighborhood in Brief

Snow last Sunday.
Beautiful-The weather Monday.
Go 10 the Concert this Saturday. even
ing
,-our public school term ends on Friday
OF next week
When are the payements along Bank
way 10 be fnishcdH
Read e. A. Horns new advertisement
on fourth page.
Frank Leibenguth is building an ad'
ditien to his residence on Bank street.
Trees are beginning to leaf. The crab
apple trees are already green with foliage
Pushing along-The tive new tene'
ments Of Hon. W. M. Rapsher, on Bank
way.
In town Monday, John LOesher, Of
Mauch Chunk. He looks we'll after his
trip.
--Iu bad way--the young lady who is
afraid she went like her new spring bonnst
after IL is finished.
The No. l stack Of the Saucrn Iron
Works, at Hellertown, has been blown out
for repairs.
The Bethlehem Iron Company has de-
clared semi annual dividend of6 per cent.
on their capital stock OF 81 100000.
--Anumber Of new opeu cars are being
built at the stemton Car Shops for use on
the Switchback road at Mauch Chunk.
Sa- illustrated Book of Cage Birds mailed
q ntna,
South 9th st., Philadelphia.
The Chicago meat market which has
been doing business here for the past few
months, closed on Tuesday last.
1t would be a vast improvement to
Weissport, il come of the pavements on
White street were put in proper state oi
repair.
Prof F. II. Bernd, Of this place, is com
pleteing his theological course in Philadel-
phia, and will enter the ministry thir
n)nth.
The other day thief stole the satchel
of State Senator Biddis, while the latter
gentleman was taking lunch at the station
on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Mg-Who wants to exchange Town prop
erty fora Farm Of l42 acres, with good ne"
buildings and fine fruit trees on it. Address
W. M. RAPsHER, this borough.
In January last $40 900 of per cent
Allentown city retun ding bouds were PLACED
on sale. The last were sold on Thursda,
oflast week.
= The Allentown National Bank oil
Monday declared dividend Of per cent
on the earnings of the last six months, pay
able Nay filth.
-Ifyou want team for any purpose
don't fail to call at the popular livery o
David Ebbert, North street. He will sui
YOU at a very reasonable price.
Daniel Graver, OF Fairview, Luzern'
county, was in town Monhay iuteryiewiu!
his old friends. Daniel looks well, and re
ports business very good with him.
Mg~ There was sold on Saturday, 25th
ult., at Hagaman's store, Lehighton, seven
ty-onc dollars worth OF watches and jewel
iy, for one family.
--Fairmount Gallery, at Pttston, will
have to lie idle until the shaft is sunk 2O'
will probably take three moaths.
TELEraosE.-"HelloR" 2" "Well hello
Who is it, Joe r. "Uncle did use Horn
Telephone Liniment and found it the best
eyer had. No family should he without ii
Good bye"
William Ash, an engineer on TIN
Perkiomen Railroad, died Saturday morn
ing at Allentown from the effects o ( eoa
gas, which he inhaled while in the cab o
his engine
Il. G. G. HanTeU, Of Allentown, VIII
claims TO be the champion billiard playe
of the State, has been defeated in six game
out of nine by Henry Donaldeon, a boy
living in E,nsus.
@a-Ify you wanta nice smooth easy shaw
your hair cut or shan,pooing, 60 10 Fran
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange He
tel. He will fix you right, and dout yo
forget it
Owing to the uawiliingneas Of the pee
pile Of Milford 10 subscribe to the capita
stock Of the Milford and Matamoras Rail
road the construction of the road has beel
abandoned.
"A slope mas beea sunk at the Jeanes
willie coIleries on the South dip of th
Wharton seam, and has reached the basin
where the coal is in good condition and Of
superior quality.
F. W. Christ, postmaster at LitE, VIII
for many years has been promineu
politician Of Lancaster county, aud who i
1860 was member Of the Pennsylvani
Electoral College, died on Friday.
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world, 100 large pages, pages nev musi,
1000 eugraviSgs each issue. so cents pc
year; single copies ID cents. STRAwBRIDG
& CLoTBIER, sth Market Sts., Phila.
For the week ending on the 2sth ult
l3s,6Os tons Of coal was transported owe
the L. v. RR., making total of 2,43S 80
tons to that date, aud showing an increas
of t7l,25o, as compared with same time ia'
year. ti't~
p. J. Cannon, of Drifton, feeling dis
satisfied with the result OF his foot race wit
Harry Lewis, in this borough, has cha
Ienged Lewis TO a race for aay sM"uut q
Hazleton within three weeks. The chal
isnge will be accepted
Nearly all the slate quarries in th
State are in full operation, but the supl !
is unequal TO the demand. During la
week 22OO squares of roofing slate WEI
shipped, besides quantity of school SLATE
and blaekboards.
&&-E, F. LuekeHbseh, Broadway ,Msuc
Chunk, is now opening for the inspection
his friends, the largest stock Of new desigr
in WALL PAPERS ever seen in this co0I
", and is selling at very lowest prices.
-J.C. Fritz presented himself for jur
duty in LuzerEe county on Wednesday
last week. The Sheriff had returned hil
as dead, and the Judge declared tha!
was compelled to accept the sheriffs retur
aud regard him as dead.
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