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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-12-22
Mahoning Twinklings.

The School Board met on the Sth inst.
it being the second meeting for the present
term.
-Mahlon Nothstein has lost several pigs
cause "hog cholera"
Nathan NJ. Ballet, a student OF Frank
lin and Marshall College, Lancaster, is at
home during vacation.
A new coal house has been built at the
New Mahoning school house.
Mrs. John Lapp, of Beaver Run, died
on Friday. Her body was inferred at st.
Johns church on Monday.
"A rattle match came 0 # at John Delp's
hotel Oh Saturday.
Rev. W. II. Strauss will give catscheti-
cal instructions IN St. Johns church dur
ing the winter.
Thomas Musselman had the interior Of
his house repainted last week.
The snow was welcomed by all. We
hope il has come to stay, Sleighing parties
will now soon be the order of the day.
Dennis Nothstein's horses ran away on
Saturday, but, fortunately, were captured
before they had done much damage.
-Phaon Hontz, when on his way to
school few days ago, jumped on a wagon
and when lie attempted to get oil fell snd
received severe bruises on his face. Don't
jump on or of wagons when in motion.
A lew days since Mr.. A. Arner found
an egg on his premises, which measured
7sxsb inches. THIS is IN egg extraordinary
egg, and the Allentown Democrat is invited
TO match it.
We are now having opposition. Some
body from this place is reporting for the
Maueh Chunk Democrat. One Of the items
IN the last week edition Of said paper was
as follows: "Dr. Seiple, with several other
Lehightonians came up the valley on a
hunting tour. Mr.. G. X. Musselman acted
as captain of the expedition, and a grand
sneeess was aehieyed by capturing one
mud sniPe within a walk OF IS miles. i"
That's nothing. No use Dragging about
that. We have known "hunters" to walk
20 miles and not get anything. II any lie.
hightonishs again come up here IN hunt we
would adyise them To get Joe Kemerer as
captain. Joe is famous hunter, he used
to hunt, on an average, about six days a
week. but now that he has shot himself. he
has finally decided TO keep to bis bed for a
few weeks. He is, however, rapidly recov-
ering, aud then -- we'll, the game had
better 80 into winter quarters.
Rev. A. Bartholomew will preach in
81 Jnhu's church on Chrstmss morning.
! All are invited.
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Condition Of the Iron Trade.

Paid, Press: Speaking Of the condition
of the iron and steel trade and of the ru
mnrs that the market is largely oyerstocked
and that the trouble with the workngmen
will eventually cause an almost total sus
pension Of production, an officer Of lead
ing company said Saturday;
"Busness IS dull aud quiet, but that is
Just what might be expected at thus season
"i the year. In the aggregate Transactions
trs probably quite as large as usual at this
time of the year, and it is quite certain tina
large consumers are buying heavily An
active demand may be Looked for after the
holidays, aud while prices are not likely Ia
be higher holders are thought to be able Ia
hold them a. the present rates"
Secretary Swsuk, oi the American Iron
and Steel Company, said he had no fear as
TO the future or the present condition Of the
steel and iron market. The trade had
reached solid. non speculative basis ana
the dnllness was attributable, in purt at
le s., 10 "verproduetion. ThSt.was an evil
that could cure itself, and he predicted a
go)d and solid trade for the near future.
There were reasons to expect better tusl-
ness after the holidays, especially in bar
iron. Owing to the stock on hand some
mills were running short, but they would
resume probably in January, when the
spring demand called upon them.
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Pass the VparnedD Thing Around.


A female writer says "No.hing looks
worse on lady than darned stockings"
Allow US to observe that stocking, that
needs darning look worse than darned ones
- Washington Star.
Stockings looks best surely without any
"darned" holes in them Louisville Jour
nal.
"Darn it," gentlemen, if the lady has q
hole in her stocking can't she "knit in a
piece2"-- Plouer Herald
The foregoing are all the "yarns" on the
subject that we have found "unraveled. -
Madison Patriot.
Let UP on them, or you may get "worst-
ed" and have the "kinks" taken out Of you
Boston Post
Why don't they "narrCw" and come TO o
"point."- Berlin Courant.
Gentlemen, you had better attend to your
"knitting" and let the injury complained
of"heel" itself,-Spriog CITY San.
OF such "darned" talk, we don't take any
"stock in."-Hydc Park Rcuieto.
II is "darned" shame that you haven't
any "stockin" this cold weather.
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Found Guilty

1ouuh Hu1iig'
Mrs. j. Z. Goodwin was convicted last
Friday, at Easton, OF having swindled the
franklin House out Of $50 board bill
The trial, after session Of three hours
Thursday night, concluded Friday morning,
the Jury retiring shortly before twelve
o'clock and rendering ts verdict in the ef-
tcrnoon. The Court in charging the jury
said there had been no testimony offered to
show that Mrs Goodwin had not boarded
at the franklin House, nor was the allesa
tion that she had failed to pay her bill dis.
puted. The case Ind taken rather large r
ground In view Of the other cases pending
against Mrs. Goodwin for fraud in having
secured money from the sewing girls under
false representations. Mrs. Goodwin wos
placed on the stsud, but her testimony did
not bear on The point at issue. She denied
ever having been in Wheeling, West vir
giniaj Springfield, Massachusetts; Wuverly
or Cortland, n. Y, and said she had gone
to Cory 70 settle In business and had net
intended TO commit fraud. Sentence was
deferred. She was acquitted on the charge
Of defrauding young girls.
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"A remedy resting on the basis Of In
trinsic worth demands the confidence Of all.
De- Bulls Cough Syrup lie known and used
most satisfactorily throughout the land, as
is sttested by It's great sales Your drug
gist keeps it,
Mine. Fry's Concert Company will
give one of their superb concerts in the
Public School Hall, in this borough, on
Saturday evening, 22nd inst, for the bene-
fit of the Lutheran church. This company
is very highly spoken Of by the press, aud
we anticipate for our people decidedly
rich musical treat. Don't you fail to go
and hear them.
I'M Gold watches sold $40 cheaper at E..
II. Hohl's, Mauch Chunk, than anywhere
else in the county.
Christmas and New Year holiday ex :
cursion tickets will be issued by the Phila-
delphia 4 Reading Railroad, to be sold on
December 22d, 23d, oath, 25tb, goth, Soth,
and 3ist, 1888, and January LIST, 1884, good
to return until January I'd, 1884. The
usual issue will be made on the New Jersey
Central. New Jersey Southern, and Lehigh
& susquehannn Divisions.
Va Kind reader pause for a moment
and think carefully over this. You W i'll
6nd that the proper place TO buy the cheap
est harness, collars, blankets, ropes, whip
aud all pertaining to the working garb aud
pleasure clothes of horses, is at the store Of
Milton Flory, Weissport.
Mrs. Andrew Boyer, OF Little Gap, pre-
sented the Postmaster of Weissport, few
days ago with red beet, measuring 2 feet
inches in circumference, and foot
inches in length. This beet weighed 1O4
pounds. II any ofour readers can beat this
beet let us hear from them.
Daniel Dutt, Of Allentown, was arrest.
ed on Saturday on charge of obtaining
from Edwin Boyer, OF Kreidersvlle, black
mare under false and fraudulent rcpresen
tstions with intent to defraud. He gave
bail tor his appearance at court.
by a very recent and unpublished de-
cision Of the supreme court all bottlers oI
beer, ale, &r., must apply to the court at
January term for license, and give bond
under the provisions of the act ol 1875.
The annual exhibition of the Lehigh
Valley Poultry Association will be held in
Cantre Square hall, Allentown, on January
sth.
Hiram Ehrgosd and John Walsh, in
mates Of the Lackawanna Hospital, scran.
ton, were suliocated by gas Tuesday night
and were found dead in their room Wed
nesday morning by one Of the attendants.
We are under obligations to our young
friend Mr. ODE s. Keiser, of the U. S. Hotel
Sla ington, for an invitation to attend &
grand sociable on Wednesday evening, Dec
Goth inst.
The Holidays commence next weel
but the CARBON ADVOCATE will make its al
pearauce as usual. Terms 81 year in ad
vance.
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wRrsspoRr LETTER.


Sheriff c. W. Lentz was in town Nom
day evening.
Miss Amanda Weir, Of Germansville,
was visiting Weissport folks over Sunday.
Mrs. n. Culton and Miss Belle Nus
baum we're at Allentown several days last
week.
Mr.. w. II. Oswald and family are visit
ing friends and relatives at Allentown the
present week.
Again Postmaster Knecht has been
making numerous improvement on the post
Office building.
Washington Camp, 1872, P. o. s. Of A.,
has selected Friday evening as its time Of
meeting. Recruits are added weekly.
Our genial friend Frank Laury is doing
prosperous business In the dry goods line.
He is worthy the success that greets him.
"A Suicide--A dog hung himself last
Thursday in East Weissport. His master
gave him too much rope. 1t created good
dea Of excitement and fun at the time, but
now il is all over and the poor dog almost
forgotten. Never give and never take too
much rope.
Mr.. Hiram Levan has been appointed
by the Commissioners as the collector Of
the County and State tax for Penn Forest
twp. The rivalry for the tax duplicate !or
said township can not be so very great or
else the Commissioners would not be com
PEELED TO g0 outside Of the district to get
collector. Mr.. Levan is eminently quail
fed for the task and no doubt will perform
his duty satisfactorily.
Mr. Charles March. former dry goods
drummer, after an absence Of over a year
from Weissport, has turned up again. This
time in the role Of on agent for Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary. He took a number
Of subscribers at this place. lie sells his
work at 81 6, TO be paid in monthly install
ments Of 50.
Our old friend August Oswald, now
that the boating season is at an end has
commended 10 supply the citizens Of Weiss
port ana vicinity with fresh fish; &c. Gus
is good huckster and worthy of the patr, e
mage of our people. We wish him much
success.
We notice that our new watch and
clock makers, Deats & Co., haye Just fixed
up their show windows in the post Office
building, most elegantly for the holiday
trade. The display of silverware, jewelry
watches and clocks is unsurpassed by any
in the valley-and they are said to sell very
cheap for cash. Our people should patro-
nize them literally.
Mr.. Webster c. Weiss, the newly elect
ed Superintendent Of the Evangelical Sun
day school, began 10 discharge his duties
last Sunday. Mr.. Welss is perfect engine
of power and work in the Sunday school
field. As an organizer and manager in
this respect he has no superior or even
equal, in the county. lie brings the intre
pidity Of his magnetism, zeal aud endeavor
to this kind OF work aud il is this that gives
his labor so much success and reward. He
was formerly, for number of years, super.
intendent oi the same school, but on nc.
count Of vi health and oor ey,sight he
was compelled to resign. His old scholars
and teachers as well as all friends of the
SUNDAY school We're much gratled and
pleased at his assuming his old place in the
Sunday school room. EXTRA.
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PATRICK o,poNNELL EXECUTED.

LONDON, December 18th. - Patrick o.
Donnell, the murderer of james Carey, was
executed at eight o'clock this morning. lie
met his death firmly. His last night IN
Newgate was very quiet. lie went to bed
at an early hour, slept well and trose long
before Daylight. Father Fleming arrived
about FIVE o'clock and administered the
sacrament OF Holy Communion. After this
0'Donnell ate his breakfast, seemingly with
relish, and chatted pleasantly on various
topics He made use of an expression con.
ctrning America that showed his great love
fer that land. He said: "America will al
ways be home ior the homeless, and every
lrishman the world over will shout when
ever he hears the name mentioned. Ameri.
ca may not know il, but she is Engands
Toe, and will always remain So" At T3O
he was notified To make ready. lie was
perfectly resigned. lie expressed great sor-
row Tor his outburst of temper in the dock,
ut the conclusion of his trial. He said he
had lelt the greatest anilnosity for the wit
nesses who appeared against him, but that
had disappeared.
At 7.4O the prison bell began tolling and
similar warnings were heard from different
church b.lreys in the neighborhood. Directly
afterward the prisoner was removed from
his cell to the large room oil the prison. In
the large room were Binns, the hangman;
the Sherils and Under Sherilis, the Cover
nor Of the Jail, the Rev. Mr.. Duffield, the
prison chaplain, and the Newgs,e surgeon.
The process OF pinioning the prisoners
limbs was quickly performed by Bnns, o..
Donnell keeping resolute silence and shaw
ing the utmost iirmness, occasionally sT,il-
ing in a half abs'racted manner. This work
done, the procession moved To the court
yard where the scallnld was erected. o..
|. nnell walked with great firmuess. with.
out the assistance OF the warders, VINO stood
close around him. lie was perfectly calm
ami self possessed. lie declined any assist.
ance from the warders in ascending the
steps nf the sco0old. Father Flemin.a, hy
his side, repeated the service of the Church
for the dying and held the crucifix before
Donnells gaze. 0'Donucll too'k bis place
on the drop under the rope, tn 4 slack oI
which was tied ~ over his head by a niece
OF thread. lie looked arour ii unconcerncd
ly. Binns, the executions n performed his
duty quietly. lie amer red to be very ca In,
aud qnickly fitted the yoose around the neck
of the condemned u. an. Carefully placing
the knot under tn :, leit ear he stepped back
and just as the hsighboring church clocks
were striking he pulled the fatal lever
He had alleged tor drop of eight feet
The rope hardly quivered. There wa,
scarceiy any muscular movement of thu
oooy> Death was instantaneous.
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the trade should be IN a healthy condition
at the opening ofnavigation The Western
markets will take more or less coal oil
through the Winter. and prices are really
more stable than there was any reason 10
hope for, considering the enormous produr.
tion Of the year, which is sure to be 5 TO 8
per cent in excess Of that Of any previous
year.
The contract between the Reading, the
Jersey Central aud the IIehign Coal and
Navigation Company has been filed with
the Recorder Of Dseds of Luzerne County.
Its provisions were spoken of ina TINS Pass
when the contract was executed, but II is
worth while recalling the fact that the
Reading binds itself 10 ful6ll oil the pro-
visions of the lease Of the latler's road to
the New Jersey Central. II agrees to work
the Lehigh and Wlkesbarre mines so that
they shall have 2s per cent of the total
output, against ~ Tor the Reading, until
the mines ship 5000, 900 tons year, and
10 case Of auy falling of, the Reading must
divert tonnage enough TO give the Lehigh
aud Susquehanna a haul equivalent to that
percentage. Rates 20 the Lehigh Naviga
tioH are not to be higher than the lowest
given. aud the rental shall not fall belnw
Sl,4l4,40O in any year, the Reading guar
anteeIhg To make up any dehciercy below
that sun. The Rrading further agrees that
as the Lehigh Valley Railroad is q com.
petitOr through the Wyoming valley, the
Lehgh Valley Railroad shall no. by any
act obtain any interest in this agreement
which shall bo at any time asserted OF ex.
ercised to the detriment of the Bahigh and
Susquehanna. II, however, any contract
ever entered into between the Lrhigh Val
ley and Reading, the Lehigh and Susque
hanna receipts shall never be less Than one
ninth Of the aggregate of the receipts Of the
Lehigh Valley aod its branches obtained
through the merger. The Reading further
| agrees that the colleries located on the line
OF the Lehigh and Susquebsnna shall bt
furnished with cars for the transportation
| Of coal, at rates not 10 exceed those charged
1T the sa ne time on the same portions o.
'a'd road on coal from same cnlleri,s wher
destined to same points on said railroad
Phila P,csS 18th
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Resolutions Of Coincidence.

WHEREAs, The Almighty, in his infinite
wisdom, having crossed the threshold o
moved iro IL our midst our worthy and es
teemed brother, AARON LAuB.
Resolved, That, while we bow in submis
sion To the Divine will, we deeply deplore
the death of our brother, aud tender our
heartfelt sysmpathy To the family and
friends in this the hour of afiiiction and
sorrow.
Resolced, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the CARBUS ADVOCATE aud a copy
given TO the bereaved family.
o. A. CLAUss,
C. Il. lIuEN, Com.
A. c. BRoDHEAD.
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Lower Tovamensing Items.

Lower Tovamensing Items.
Milton ShoneuberGer is sick with ty-
phod fever.
Peter Blose was made happy by his
wife presenting him with girl baby.
christmas festivals will soon be in or
der-one will be held in Bpwman's and
one in Lehigh Gap
Maurice Bowman was made happy
week before last by the appearance ofa little
daughter in his family.
Penn Bowman regrets the loss of his
dog. It was shot by Mr.. Cooper, of Parry
vile, through some unknown cause.
Moses Stroup has lost six pigs by hog
cholera within two weeks. 1t is rather a
h Ird stroke on him, as their worth was esti-
mated at 500.
"A sad accident occurred at Lehigh Gap
last Wednesday evening, on the l.. & S. r.
r ; Stephen Snyder, lock tender of guard
Lick, below chain bridge. was run over aud
'stantly killed by the seven o'clock north
bound passenger train. AS the water was
W thdrawu from the canal, he after supper
wanted to inspect the lock, he told his wi .e
he would soon he back He clca red the
ack oi cattle train, and stepped on the
other track, and was thus knockei down
aud thrown into the water. He had one
leg broken aud his skull crushed in; he was
picked up and taken to the station at LIE
high Gap where he was recognized as
stephen Snyder. Two persons immediate.
ly went 10 inform his wife OF his sad fate.
bAs they approached the lock, she was there
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The Coal Trade.

Anu SOdA AIduo-
The beginning Of the days of suspension Of
coal mining has not come a whit too soon,
for there is no demand Tor the large amour {
ofeoal above ground aud still in the COM
panies' hands. There are about $50, 900
tons at Port Richmond, and all the com.
panies would be glad il they had orders
for the coal that they have on hand, cum
beriEg their wharYes and filing the cars
along the tracks. II the Miners Journal is
right, the tracks Of the Reading are blocked
with coal, for which they have no dump
ing place. u is true that there is not a
large amount OF eoal in The hands OF retail
ers, ana the demand is likely 10 be brisk at
the hrst splT'seh Of anything like cold
weather. II the policy OF restriction now
insugantsd it earrird through the Wiutsr
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Terms 70 Man subsor,bors.

The several editions OF THE SUN are sent
by mail, postpaid, as follows:
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Sunday edition, 81
SUNDAY - Eight pager. THIS edition
furnishes the current news Of the world,
special articles Of exceptional interest 10
everybody, and literary reviews Of new
books Of the highest merit. 81 lAy year.
WEEkLY-4l n year. Eight pages ofthe
best matter 1.-THE daily issues; an Agrieul-
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special market reports, and literary. scien.
tho. and domestic intelligence make TEE
WEEKLY SUN the newspaper for the farm
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New Advertisements.
Executors Notice,

Estate OF SOLOMON STEiGEHwALT, Deceased.
Letters Testamentary on tho estate OF Sol.
omon 5 teigerwdlt, late Of East Penn Town.
ship, Carton County, Penne., deceased, have
been granted to Moses Stelgerwalt, residing
in West Penn Township. Schuylkili County,
Penna., to whom all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands will make
the same known without delay, to
MOS ES STEIG ERW ALT, Executor,
or to FREEMAN & KEEPER, his Att'ys.
December %, 1Sss-w6H
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ESPECIAL NoTICE-Pcrsons making
payments TO this Office by money orders or
postal notes will please make them payable
at the wErssroRr PosT OFFICE, as the Le-
ihightou Office Is NOT money order Office
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THE SUN.
NEW YORK, 1884.


About sixty million copies ofrHESuN nave
gone out OF our establishment during the
past twelve months.
II you where to paste end to end all the
columns of all The SUNS printed and sold
last year you would get coniinous strip OF
interesting Information, common sense, wis.
dom, sound doctrine, and sane wit long
enough TO reach from Printing House square
to the top OF Mount Copernicus in the mo on
then hack to Printing House square, and
then three quarters Of the way back to the
moon again.
But The SUN is written for the inhabitants
Of the earth, this same strip OF Intelligence
would girdle the globe twenty,seven or
twenty-eight times.
lfevery buyer Of n copy Of Tug SUN during
the past year has spent only one hourover II,
and II his wife or his grandfather has spent
anoihet hour, this newspaper In 1883 has ai-
torded the human race thirteen years Of
steady reading, night and day.
1t is only by II tie calculations like these
that You can form any idea of the circulation
Of the most popular Of American newspapers,
or Of Its influence IN the opinions and actions
Of American men and women.
THE SUN is, and Will continue TO be a
newspap per which tells the truth without fear
Of Consequences, which gets at the facts no
matter how much the process costs, which
presents the news of the world without waste
Of words and IN the most reable shape, which
Is working with all its heart for the cau.e of
honest government, and which therefore be-
lieves that the Republican party must 20,
and must 20 In this coming year OF our Lord
1881
II you know The SUN, you like II already,
and you will read IL with accustomed dill
pence and profit during what Is sure to he
the most interesting year in its history. II
you do not know The SUN, II is high time TO
get iRto the sunshine.
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The following named pupils attended
every day during month: Harry Otter
line, Alvin johnson, Harry Burns, George
Hahn, Edgar Fritznger, Adam Solt, An.
thony Deichert, Alice Couariy, Mary Kin
sci, Emilia Ditterline. Mamie Dolon. Bar
bara Kinsel, Annie Remaly, Maria Deich-
ert, Emma Schaeffer, Willie Nicholas, each
missed ne-half day.
Both Sunday schools are decorating
their rooms for their Christmss festivals,
and the labor they bestow upon il is GER
tainly some credit to the people Of Packer
ton. The one on the hill will have their
celebration on Christmas eve, and the one
in the hollow on Christmas night. Mr..
Meriz is seemingly very live and progress
siYe superintendent and he will undoubted-
lY accomplish some good.
List Of letters remaining upcalled for
10 the Paekerton pos Office, Dec Is:
Fred Melber, Jos Mertz,
Jos Saddler, f.. p. Stewart.
Harvey Smawley, Nathan Solt,
VIM Scholilainaa