The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-04

Wilkesbarre coal company has been f1ooded
by the recent rains. Gn Sunday there was
seventeen feet of water in the mine. Four
hundred miners are temporarily thrown
out of work.
Pure Linseed Oil, at J.
l.. Gabel's, 6S cents per gal
Ion for cash.
For the days ending on the 9th inst.
there were 1878 tons Of coal shipped over
the Lehigh & Susquehanna RR., making a
total for the year to that date OF 1856, ,l6I
tons, an increase as compared with same
time last year of l7S,9s4 tons.
-10d. to 40d. nails OF j.
L. Gabel's for only $3.10 per
keg. Locks $2.75 per doz.
On Thursday night of last week whilst
John D. Chamberlain was walking down
Susquehanna street, Mauch Chunk, he was
struck OH the head, knocked down in front
Of Sharkcy's store, and relieYed of his
watch and IS; no arrest made.
- For the week ending on the 2S h inst
l4S.OO2 tons Of coa! was transported over
the L. " RR., making total of 3,96l ,aJs
tons TO that date, and showing an increase
OF 56,Si8 as compared with same time la
year.
Greenwood Rolling Mill, Tamsqua
which was closed some time ago by the
fiilure oi C. F. Shoenen and the Greenwood
Rolling Mill Company, has been leased by
Messrs. Daniel Sncpp and II. A. Weldy
who will start the mill sometime this month
They will engage principally in the maLu
iaoture of hoop and merchant iron,
The Democratic Committee Of the FINS
Representative district held meeting at
Shenandoah on Saturday last. The best of
good feeling prevailed. Marvin Ltsch, cf
Mahanoy City, and NJ. L. DNyle, OF Shen
andoah, were chosen delegates to the State
Convention and were instructed to vote for
M Cool for State Treasurer.
William Mosely, aged thirty years
committed suicide by hanging, last Sunday
night. in his cell at SunLury Jail. lie wa:
recently sentenced to twelve years mpris
onmedt l"r the murder Of Dayld Powell, al
Mt. Carmel on last Christmas night. Iii,
wife died while he was in jail. lie leaves
two children.
The Pres6ytery at Lehigh will meet at
Delaware Water Gap on the 9th inst. to dis
solve the pastoral relations between Rey
Mr.. Knipe and The PresDyL Lerian Church al
| that place. This will leaye four important
churches in the Preshytery without pastori
tile second church at PpttsvilIe, tn,
church at Allentown, the one at Delawar,
Water Gap and the one AT Lchlghton.
AT s o'clock, last Sunday morning
fire broke out in the rag aud paper factory
of j. j. Young, on Railroad Street, Potts
vile. One of the firemen was seriously in
Jured by falling debris, aud William Farr
culored, while placing ladder near tn,
second story, fell to the street, but was no
seriously injured, Loss estimated at $4,000
No insurance.
"A coal team ran away on the Mahnno!
Plain pike Saturday morning aud wen
over the high eubunkment, killing tn
horse and wrecking the wagon. lora
stage, carrying passengers was descending
the hill at the time. The horses becam
excited and ran partially over the embank
ment, giving severe nervous shock Il
some of the lady passengers.
AT ten o'clock, Saturday morning, tn
ground at New Cranberry, about NIL
from Hazeton, owned by A. Pardee & Co
bega u to settle and continued sinking fo
some days. Seven houses Went down E
deep that the occupants were obliged +
move their effects. The sunken grnun,
covels AN area OF about two acres aud mucl
uueaslness is felt.
AS two miners named Humphreys anC
Griffith were walking along the Vallry
traca, on their return from Luzerne Groy
picnic last week, they saw n druuker
man lying on the track. Humphrey
wanted to move the man out OF danger, bu
Griffith objected, whereuuon Humphrey
bit "elean 90" he nose of Griffith. Humuh
rey was arrested as soon as he arrlyed q
Warrior Run. aud Squire Mooney sent hin
to Jail IN default of $500 bail.
-WLile Peter Colihan and two assist
ants were timbering in the slope at Cont
mental Colliery, at Ashland, Saturday, th
, top gave way preciptating large budy @
coal on Culihan who was completely buries
Having been dug out he was carried hon
where he died, after few hours, from il
jlrles received upon the head. lIs was
, a sou ul Burgess Cnlihan, of Centralia, an
ieaves widow and four children.
4 West Bethlehem is putting up a ne
e school building. The structure is beir
+ erected by contract as a cost of $500.
On Monday evening of last week
train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad ma,
a the distance from Mauch Chunk to East,
), as miles in one hoir and ten minutes, II
n inclusive Of seYen stops.
e Joseph PyGross, Esq, of PHILADELPHIA
son of Peter Gross, ESQ, Of slalngtnn,
i At Antwe'P, IN Germany. al present,
Of having eailed with his wife from Philad,
d phia for Europe on the 2Tth of June. |
IA vent abroad mostly IN build up his heal
which had become impaired 10 some c
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