The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-18
Tile Carbon Sdrufnte,
SATURDAY. AUGUST ls, 1858
Our Neighborhood in Brief.


are together in the White Mountains.
Sn-Go TO ROSEBERY'S, IN oBERT'S
BUILDING FOR AN EASY SHAVE.
Mrs William sackett, of Wlkesbarre,is
spending several weeks in town with her
mother, Mrs. Lentz, on Lehigh street.
Serious apprehensions are felt of the
destruction of IIcaton e Co.'S colliery at
Raven Rur, near Shenandoah.
"A charter has Just been Issued TO the
Kingston Coal Company, Of Kingston, Lu
zerne county, with 1900 600 capital.
Ready mixed paints at
J. l.. Gabel's for $1.25 per
gallon.
"A flye pound pickerel is reported to
have whipped ratllesnakc in an encounter
in Rifle Range Lake, near StroudsUurg.
Miss Cora Rhodes formerly teacher in
our public schools was in town oyer Sun
day. She was the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Beck, on Lehigh street.
On Sunday child set fire to some
shavings and caused the destruction of two
unfinished tenant houses IN Ashland owned
by X. Maurer.
&S-An ipcrease Of Clocks Watches and
Jewelry at Hagaman's store and decline
in prices. Please call and see as we make
no false statements in advertising.
The Easton Express states that party
of engineers are surveying route To carry
water to Philadelphia from some point on
the upper Delaware near the Water Gap.
The State Convention of the Patriotic
Order Sons Of America met at Hazleton at
ten o'clock on Tuesday evening. About
four hundred delegates were present. Many
brought their wives and children.
&a-Fur Sale, an illustrated edition Of
the History Of the United States, four large
octave volumes, will he sold cheap. For
particulars call at the ADVOCATE office.
"A. Ross, one OF the Yellowstone excur-
sionsts, editor Of the Boston Adrertiser, was
severely injured at Scranton, Friday alter
noon, while attempting to board moving
train.
On Monday mornings large number oi
Lutheran ministers arrived ut Shamokin 10
of the susquehannu Synod of the Lutheran
-Jh urch.
Catherine Roberts, sged twenty four,
a native Of Wales, where her husband still
lives, died in the Wilkesbarre hospital on
Saturday. Death was caused by poisonous
and rritant drugs.
Nsu~ Go to Haeaman's store, Lehighton
Pa, TO get the leading genuine American
watches; as he deals in nohe of the fpreigu
imitation trash with which the people have
been so extensively swindled.
A barber named John Redofsky was
ledgedin Scranton Jail last Saturday charged
with atternrtingtn Ia commit an outrage u66r
the 9-year. old daughter of Peter Cerrini II
May last. t
Samuel Hoffman,, foreman in the lie
high Valley pattern shops. at IIszleton had
the index finger of his right hand cut Off on
Saturday while working with the circular
saw.
VA Ifyou wanta nice smooth easy shave
your hair cut or shnmpoong, 60 to Fran.
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange IIO
TEL lie will fix you right, and don't you
forget it.
Two miners, named Shaughnessy and
Williams, were burned by an explosion o
sulphur gas at North Ashland colliery Mon
day morning. Their hands aud faces wer,
fcerlully scorched.
The railroad men Of the Lehigh Valley
Company with head quarters at Maucl
Chunk, have issued a circular appointing
Sunday, August 10, as their fifth annual
day of prayer.
IS- have now on hand lot of Ligh
Single and Double Buggy Harne and
Hrnvy Team Harness, which will sell a
very reasonable price. Any style made
to order on short notice.
Yours. &c,
MTLroS FLoRY, Weisspnrt, Pa.
John Longor, aged twenty five, dieC
suddenly on Saturday evening at the resi-
dehce of Mr.. a. S. Monroe, Hazleion. II,
hal just returned from Philadelphia whrr,
the doctors had pronounced his lungs to be
perfectly sound.
- For the week ending on the llth inst
lSl ,250 tons OF coal was transported owe
the l.. V. RR., making total Of 4,S7 ,2Ss'
tons to that date, and showing au increas,
OF z9,79s as compared with same time las
year.
The american AQriCuItHJist (Engllsh d
German edition and the CARBoN ADvocATI
wdl be sent TO any address on reeeipt of tw,
dollars. The price of the AgriculturiSt i
$3.50.
Frederick Sehrerple, aged eleven years
a resident ofa German settlement namec
Dutchland, near Ashland, attempted u
board a moving coal train at Locustdale
Saturday afternoon, and slipping, fell un
der the cars and had one of mis- legs cut of
An insane man. who gave his name
franklin Banks, was picked up by th
Shenandos police near the Lehigh Vale,
depot. on Tuesday, OF last week. III
claimed to be one Of the three wild lunutic
who had escaped from an asylum at Eus
ton.
While lineman of the Western Unioi
Telegraph Company was up pole, repair
ing the Scranton telegraph wires on Sun
day morning, three rifle shots We're red q
him' two OF which whistled close by hi
head and lodged In pine tree behind hin
"A man named Dessnroth, Of Hazletor
was arrested on Monday for having stole
money from jacob Kerner, of Freeland
while the two were on spree in a saluor
When arrested Deisenroth was as drunk a
half "a dozen lords and knew nothing abou
the matter.
Meyer Goldsmith, Of Eastcn, won ID
purse in very exciting boat race, Of on
mile in the L'high river Tuesday evenn,
in sixteen minutes and ave secunds.