The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-09-08

is at present taking three meals a day with
more than the regularity of slockwork.
When he saw his death notice in the paper
he guessed he'd be able 10 "walk to bis own
funeral" This is good subject for "Why
Not Try"
Lewis Schloss, newsboy sixteen years
Of oge, was cut in two on Monday night at
Mohrsville. He had gone to work on Sat
urday as newsboy on the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad. Monday be made his
second trip. As the train neared Mohrs-
vile he started with a bundle Of papers to
60 back through tho train, supposing that
there was still another car behind. It had
been cut of at the station below. In the
dark he stepped of the rear platform aud
was so crippled by the fall that he was un-
able to crawl away and was cut in two by
down coal train. The deceased, who
lived in Hamburg, was bright lad and
much respected in the community.
%n-A lot Of good second hand watches
for sale at s. Hagamon's store, Bank street,
Lehighton.
-"BuiIalo Rill" was on the war-path
during the week and dropped into see us
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Clsuss has had substantial flag
stone pavement laid in front of her resi-
dence on Bank street.
S-Elmer Yenser, better known as,,"Jack," )"
abO0t II years OF age, was thrown from a
horse and So severely injured as to be con-
fined to the house.
Mrs. Iammarn accompanied by her
son Charlie, of Buffalo. N. Y, are visiting
friends in this town and Packerton.
Our genial young friend Al. Graver,
will start on a trip through the west some
time next week. Pleasant journey AL.
Allentown has 90 churches, % minis
ters, 90 hotels. "a lawyers, and l3 news
paper publication.
james Butt, hotel-keeper at Toptou,
exhibits potato behind his bar whi,h h
weighs two pounds and an ounce.
"A young Polish no5leman, who had
left Europe owing to completely in reyolu-
tionary associations, applied for work on
Tuesday at tho coal mines. His white
hands make it difficult to procure living
by manual labor, but his countrymen at.
sisted him and urged him to make tracks
for Northumberland county in which di-
rec,ion he Immediately wended his way.
George II. Hoffman formerly hotel
keeper at Scnuylkill Haven, met with q
very serious accident short distance aboye
Slatiugton on Saturday evening week.
While walking along on the track of the
Lehigh Valley railroad he was struck by IN
up bound freight train, causing fracture
of his right shoulder blade, several severe
bruises on his left leg, and a number of
painful scalp wounds. lie was the same
evening sent to St. Luke's hospital.
While Charles Kline, alias Cluster"
was playing cards at Pottsyille on Monday
night with Daniel Burns, the latter pro-
duced a long bladed knife and ripped up
the whole length Of Klne's bowels so that
the intestines protruded. Kline died on
Tuesday. Burns has not vet been arrested.
An epidemic prevails among the uaz.
Teton pigs. Jacob Drumira lost an animal
last week and has chance of losing an
other.
The largest school attendance ever
registered IN that district on irst Mnndry
took place this term at Wilkesbarre. 1,4tO
names were entered.
A folanier, named Albert Chchoch-
ussky, was killed by fall of coul IN M. 4, 4,
Tunnel mine, Nanticoke, on Saturday. lie
was 80 years "ld and leaves widow.
The infant child Of woman, who gave
the name of Frances b rbun, died
in her mothers arms in ,lrug store at
Freemansburg, Northampton county, on
Monday. The mother came from Prescott, =,
Canada.
The P. & R. company will build all
their own locomotives in the future, and il
is said that they are negotiating for the
Carter & Allen machine works at Tamaoua.
The Allentown rolling mills have be-
gun the manufacture of a full line of struc-
| tional irons.
On Friday feat unparalleled in the
history of rail rolling was accomplished at
the steel rail mill of tho Scranton Steel
Company. Steel rails 100 feet long were
rolled direct from the soaking PIT. This
has meyer before been done either in Europe
or America. Rails have been rolled direct
from the pit, but not go feet in length.
The tax suit of the Commissioners Of
Northampton county against Lafayette
College was decided at Easton on Tuesday.
The county claimed that the college proper
ty, valued at $75O,OOO, was not exempt
from taxation, as the college was not
charitable institution, inasmuch, as il
charged tuition fee and rented out its
rooms to students. The defense was that
the college was not selfsrPportins. The
court assessed the total tax at 5000, while
the amount sued for was $1,000.