The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-23

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The potato bog has made It's sppear-
Ance.
~. l.. Poitsteuewas visiting ct A. ArD-
er's during the weslcr
--Phaon MonN, Of steinsville, Lehigh
county, was the guest of E. 8. Hopes over
Sunday.
The click Of the moving machine is
now heard almost every day in the hpy
field.
Rev. W. X. wiennd preached in the
Evangelical church ON last "Wednesday
evening.
The New Mahoning Sunday school has
received its new book case, 1t presents q
very neat appearance.
The members of the Centre Sqne re
Literary Society will enjoy few weeks
vacation. The next meeting of the society
will be: held at New Mahoning On July
l4th.
"A foot race came uff at Centre Square
last Friday. j. II. Longacre won tho race,
but there 10 no probability that his spcc' s'
will elate him sufficiently TO challenge
Mley.
The Centre Square Select school closed
last Friday. No entertainment WAS held,
but there were some kind Of closing exercises
held in the school no use on Friday after
noon. A few compositions were read and all
the rest had declamstions. The visitors
present were well pleased with the exercisef.
Mr.. Twitmyer, the teacher, left for Lancas
ter on Tuesday morning. The school will
bo re-opened on the 3Oth July. The
boys will no doubt spend their vacItion ia
the harvest fields.
They are having pickering in the
Bensalem church, East Penn. Some time
ago they voted to repair the church and the
work is now going on. But ONE OF the
trustees had the other trustees arrested
and brought before Justice Of tho Pesee
on the grounds that repairs were being
made which were not authorized. Each
marty got one half Of the costs and the trus-
tees will let it to vote whether some OF tho
things are TO be repaired or not. What the
outcome of the whole matter will be remains
to be seen.
We are this week called on to make
correction. II. A. Keiser informs US that
our item Of last week concerning him was
not correct. He says that he was not at the
examination at Summit Hill, and that he
dues not intend to teuch at East Mauch
Chunk. We received our information from
wha, we believed to be a reliable source.
But we are always ready, to make eorrec =
tons, il, as here, we are mislniormed'
The annual election for officers Of the
Centre sdusre Sunday school was held last
Sunday. The following persons were elect
ed: Superintendent, c. II. 6eidle; Assic'snl
Superintendent, Dennis Nolhstein; Secre'
tarv, b. W. Sitter; Assistant Secretary, F.
D. Klngeman; Treasurer, d. Longacrej
Orgsnisis, Emma Seidle and Mrs. Frank
Behlor; Deacons, J. H. LonGsGre and
BENJAMIN Xander. Most Of the officers are
the same US last year.
Moses Rex, A. Arner's hired man, met
with an accident last Saturday. lie wason
his was on his way To Summit Hill, with
load of hav, and In crossing the track Of the
| Switchback railroad the hind wheels oi the
wagon began To slide along one OF the rails
and upset tre load Of hay throwing 1t down
over the embankment. He then got an
| other wagon and reloading the hay, pro
eeeded without further mishap.
An ice cream festival, for the benefit oi
the Now Mahoning Sunday School, Will be
held IN the school house, at New Nahoning
this Saturday. evening. The COMMITTEES
WIN have the arrangement of affairs in
band will do every thing possible To make
the festival success and TO enhance the
pleasure Of those attending. An evening
Of unslloyed pleasure can be expected. All
are invited.