The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-11

The great eScdFsion- to-,day fsauEihyl
T. Fairmount Park and the Geological Gsr-
dens promises to be a magnificent successs
Many people hsve abandoned long looked
for journeys 10 the seaside with the hone Of
making up foe all By the pleasure and
profit to be derived from the Geological
G,rdehs. And verify they shall not te
disappointed. All tho wonders Of land and
ocean will be disclosed. The wonderful
sea elephants will turn hesd-oyer heels In
their gigantic bath tubs; the chimpunEees
or man monkeys, will swing by their tails
from the topmost branches Of the tallest
pine trees, and Lions. Tigers Bears, Bufla-
les, Birds, Beasts, and Boys Of every ngewill
do some good work in the way Of eating and
roaring. Music BY the best Philadelphia
bands will be furnished throughout tho
afternoon. Return tickets, including od.
m ission to the Geological Gardens, from
Mauch Chunk $2.35 from PacKerton and
all stations between Psckerton and Allen
town, S2.25. Children under ~ years OF
age, 81 Is. Trains leave March Chunk at
$40 a. M, Packerton $50 a. M. Lebighton
at 537 a. M, stoppngiat all stations Le-
tween Mauch Chunk and Allentown.
-James Parks, the mute wild man Of
Wyoming, who butchered his sister, also a
wild mute, with whom he lived, in a cave,
was brought from the Wyoming County
Jail lust week and placed in the State In
sane Asylum at Danville. This uniortun-
ate, who was born in the woods and for
thirty years ran wild, donned his first suit
Of clothes after his arrest last week. His
ood was toads, chip nunks, roots and such
other articles ns he could get. He is per-
feclly dazed with his new quarters.
Es-E II. Hohl, OF Msueh Chunk, has
much improved his store to keep time with
his unusually large trade in watches, which
enables him to carry the finest and largest
line of such goods in the cnunty. II you
visit Mauch Chunk be sure TO step in aud
see Mr.. H., and his store. They will do
your eyes good.
- The Lahigbton Lutheran Sunday
school will picnic at Calypso Island Friday,
september l. Full particulars will be gwen
in due time.
Mrs. Langtry is on a visit to the Prince
and Princess Of Wales; President Arthur
and Roscoe Conkling are piscatorially en-
g4ged at Yellowstone Park; Mary Walker has
lett Washington, and John Kelley is conf
d mt in the Democratic ticket OF 1884. But,
notwIthsts nding all this, David Ebbert, the
famous llveryman Of Lehighton, is still at
mis- post, providing, at two moments notice,
the fastest horses and most dashina "rigs"
to be procured for love or money along the
Lehgh Valley.
The LehiRh Valley Railroad Company
has purchased large tract of land on the
very summit Of The mountain near Wilkes.
bsrrs aud proposes to transform it into a
pic mic ground, which it's asserted, will b.
the finest III this part of the State.
George Conway. a miner at shenan
doah, employed at the ELAN GJwan Col
liery. was fatally burned Tuesday morning.
He was carrying keg half full of pnwdsr
on his shoulder. Having his lighted lamp
on his head, spark from the lamp new in
to the keG and iEntsd the powder. A ter
rbe explosion followed aud Conway was
hurled, bleeding and burning to the rock y
door of his working chamber. Tho siotl :
ing was ntirely burned from his body;
H..s nd eIi in I1ark ah tatt tarA
while his eyes were wholly blinded. ~
last accounts his death was hourly ex-
pected.
Gss- Elevator and illuminous dial, shine
all night alarm clocks ut 4. II. Hollis
| Maueh Chunk. Call and see them. These
clocks, which are all warranted, sell on
sight to railroad men.
General William Lilly, Of NJ. Chunk
has gone 10 Grand uapen Mich, to auentt
the American Association for the Advance
meut Of Science, oi which body be is treas
urer.
The game between Trentous aud Al.
thractes at PottsvIle on Monday wss Won
easily" by the Trentons.
| -Ou MOuudy WICK tno hut1loNL
Creamery took in II 400 poundsol milk.
-.Tne plant of the Allentown silk mill
erected less than two years ago, Is nov
valued at $2OO, 700.
The locomotive "Metsmora," of lh'
CatasauquH aud Fogelsville railroad, is d
present being fitted out with n new steal
Ooilor made at the Baldwin LocomotIv,
works in Philadelphia.
j. 3. Everett, an enterprsing young
merchant of Rockport, was in town duru,
the past week.
Es- Do you want to see some handsome
gold watches? then step in to L. ii. Hollis
Mauch Chunk. and see tho most artist,
watches ever seen in the county, rom the
best anufactories.
Our young and popular barber, Samue
Rose6cry, spent the FIRE part Of the week Il
his home in Philadelphia.
The annual convention of the Nationa
Grand Lodge OF the Junior American Prot
day. There were fifty delegates present
The following officers were elected for th'
ensuing yea-; r. W. G. NJ, D. W. Penn
bridge, OF Hyde Park; r Wv G NJ, viii
liam Glenn, Of Philadelphia; r W G
Samuel Lister, Of Philadelphia, r W G
Joseph Oliver, OF Hyde Park r W G Chap
lain William Wesley, Of Cstasauquaj r v
G Con, John ] Armstrong, OF Hyde Park
RwG A Con, Eli Moore, of Nauticoke
wGT, Samuel NcClintock, of Philsd el
phia; r W G G, Thomas Evans, oi Frovi
dence, Pa. The organization is a secre
one. Reporters were excluded from tn
meeting.
gzEy-An elegant assortment Of gold wed
ding rings, engraved garnet, amethyst
onyx. cameo, intSglio, topaz ,turquoisS, ,ru by
sapphire, tiger eyes, bangle, and rings of sl
descriptions TO be seen at E. II. Hohli
, Mauch Chunk.
5 A child of Harry Millington, of sheu
( andoah. died ou Tuesday from poisoning b
8 drinking fly preparation. The mother hs
bought some fly poison and placing il i