The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-01-13

/
The price is only twenty-five cents bottle
aud every druggist in the land sells and
recommends it.
For the five days ending on the 5th there
were 52,22S tons Of coal shipped over the
Lehigh & Susquehanna railroad AN increase
of ,l6O tons as compared with same week
last year.
"A social hop is announced to take place
at j. W. Raudenbush's, Carbon House, this
borough, on Friday evening the 10th inst.
or course all the young folks will be present.
MIR. A. D. Moser has sold out his stoye
aud tinware business to Mr.. Walp, Of Slat-
ingten, and will remove back to his former
home at Lock Haven, Pa
F-Is your sight failing2 II so, why
buy the Australian Lense spectacles, In
/ gold, silver, steel, celluloid, rubber, frame.
less and nickel frames, at r. II. Hohl's,
/ Mauch Chunk. Every pair warranted, and
| il not satisfactory, money refunded with
Pleasure.
"A large force of laborers are at work
laying track on the Pennsylvania, Stating
ton & New England Railroad. 1t is now
completed to the point where the railroad
crosses the public road from Williamsburg
to Tots Gap, in Northampton county, and
is progressng'at the rate ofa half mile daily.
From present appearances the road will be
finished to Slatington by next July.
On Sunday night bay horse, u years
old, IA hands high, with small white star
ON forehead, wac stolen from the barn of
A. w. Lerch, residing near Cherryville.
Harness, whip, blankets and buffalo robes
were also taken along. The horse was in
sured.
nss- Elegant assortment Of jewelry ofall
kinds Just received at L. IL Hollis, Mauch
Chunk. IT, you want to get something nice
in jewelry, go and see the new goods. Mr..
uohis business is rapidly increasing. He
had u rushing trade during the holidays.
For the week ending on the 9th INST,
lO6,6ll tons OF Goa! was Transported over
the L V. RR., making total of GG6,422
tons to that date, and showing an increase
of 7,6I0 as compared with same time last
year.
Val oOu NOuuJy lIdlu W lhS ONo'S 'oi
tavern licenses tor the year ending Norem
Der, 1882, the sum Of So 1883 25 for retailers
license $l,4l2.0l; eating house licenses
$437 brewers licenses S7l 25; liquor H.
cense, $3OS.7j; patent medicines, $1,000;
theatre, circuses, &c, $3.50. Total S4Ol2.76.
"A Local Institute will be held in the
pay cobn,l hnuea at M;Ilnort nm Cntnr1uv
January goth. There will be a session in
the afternoon beginning at half past one o.
clock and another n.the evening beginning
at o'clock. The evening session will be
devoted to addresses by prominent teachers
of the county.
The large Swiss barn Of j. F. NJ. Siffert,
at Mancungie, Lehigh county, was totally
destroyed by fire on Monday night, with
all its contents, except the live stock which
was safely removed. The fire is supposed
to have been started by tramp out of re
venge. The loss is about S., 900, purity in
sured.
A few days ago COW belonging to
George Knecht, farmer Lying near Egypt,
| 6ve miles fromiA Allentown, gave birth to a
calf with two heads, two tails and six legs,
four in front and two Iehini. The neck
and breast were. grown together. The cali.
which did not live, weighed between sixty
and seventy five pounds.
George Miller, son of Fred E. Miller, of
Bank street, this place, had a miraculous
e'cape on Saturday morning of last week
while walking down the track at Packerton,
a shilting.engine with FIVE or six cars came
along knocking him down and dragging
him several yards. His only injuries were
several bruises.
George Kessler, 50 years of age, was
drowned in The dam of the Emaus furnace
on Thursday evening of last week He,
with a number Of other employees, was cut.
ting ice on the dam, the water Of which is
about eight feet deep. Krcssler was stand
ing on large cake OF ice about twenty feet
from the shore and while making his way
towards the other men the ice broke under
him and he was precipitated into the water.
His companions endeavored TO save him
but he at once sank out Of sight. His body
was recovered in a few minutes
"A ten-year old son Of Henry Buck, Of
Centreville, died Sunday from exposure 10
cold. His father and some friends started
ON fishing excursion and the boy though
forbidden, followed the wagon. overtak
ing it four miles from home, he clung to
the axle for several miles and was then dis
covered. He was hal! dead with exhaus
ton. While the men Gshed. the boy was
wrapped in blanket and laid on some dry
brush Later he was found unconscious and
died within "a hours.
Mrs Joseph seaooldt and two children,
of Bankway, are on visit to friends in
Easton and vicinity this week.
!