The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-07-12

-Miss Hannah hcOee, vile OF the late
Oven McGee, Of Upper Mauch Chunk died
on Saturday evening at about nlno o'clock
and was buried IN the Catholic cemetery at
East Mauch Chunk. She leaves two grown
up daughters and one boy to mourn her loss.
For the week ending on the 2sth inst,
there were 2O5,5sl tons Of coal trans.
ported over The Lebigh Valley railroad,
making total to date Of S,O96,Os5 tons, a
decrease of 500 ,4s6 tons as compared with
same time last year.
= Henry Mearhoff, In n dispute With
Postmaster Peters and Policeman Drum
bore, on Monday last, had foot broken
while resisting efforts to eject him from the
post office building. He was taken on the
3 r. m, train to ST. Luke's Hospital, at
Bethlehem.
S@- Friedman & Lsnterjung are the
largest cutel-y manufacturers in the United
States, and their goods are guaranteed to
be hrst class in every respect and equal to
any in the market. About 80 different
styles Of their pocket knives and raEors may
be seen at the News Depot. They were
bought OF bargain and are being retoiled
at about ordinary wholesale prices.
The much talked Of game Of base ball
terminated disastrously tn the Socials, on
last Friday morning. The Sedge Ham
mer's succeeding in running the score up
to "A. some fine tH) playing was done by
both mines. Socials- earned runs, FIVE;
Sledge Hammers "A.
Our little friend Elmer Reed, who for
the p ,st month or so has been engaged in
the bolt making department, at Packerton,
had his hand caught in the betting of the
machinery on Monday, and pretty badly
squeezed-he can play around pretty lively
now.
M H. H. Peters, at the
Post-office building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you an all
wool suit Tor only $40 cash,
if you order now.
John Stout, employed in J. W. Clark's
stone quarry, Redington, while breaking
stone at the top of the quarry Monday af-
iernoon slipped and fell to the bottom, a
distance Of sixty feet. lie is thought to 10
fatally mi iured.
"A heavy storm Of wind and rain passed
oyer this section on last Saturday night,
tearing limbs from the trees, and shaking
everything generally, and at Weissport SO
veral large trees were completely torn up
by the roots.
80 Will you please tell me, Mr.. Occult, )"
asked his GYorite niece, "why Masons
wear pin with C. in it7" Certainly,
my dear" replied occull ait is the same
with r'en as with horses; &C. directs them
10 the right" Ard this reminds us to re-
mark that the right place tu hire your
h,rses and carriages is at Dsyid Ebbert's,
North street, this borough.
DT Only $1,000 cash
for an all-wool Suit at H. H.
Peters, Post-office building,
Lehighton.
Our young friend Dick Colburn gave
us an exhibition Of his skill as a bicyclis,
one evening during the week. The prin
cipal ieats were that cf falling of, first on one
side then on the other. Persevere, Dick
you will no doubt DO abl to master tho obj
in a short time.
A letter from W. II. Edinger, who left
here some few years ago, reports his well
doing, and gives kind regards to old friends
He is located Htthe End of Canadian Pa.
cic Track West of the C. P. Mail Co., Al
b'rta, Canada. His opinion Of that coun.
try ia brief but pointed, thus-"This is
hi of country" and then usks-"would
yon like letter." BY all means, Will,
seud us letter.
Now is the time, and
CLAUSS & B R O., the
place, if you want a nice fit
ting ALL-WOOL suit of clothes,
made to order for only $1,000.
Tommy Lcntz, better known as "Buf
falo Bill" was severely burned about the
face while firing cannon on the 4th of
July. He was trying to see the touch hule
through the barrel, when lighted match
dropped in it with the above result. Tom.
next time You want TO zee the touch hole
through the barrel q, a loaded cannon, get
a good sized telescope and view il through
that it is far safer, we assure you.
@ The rush still continues
at CLAUss & BRO, for those
handsomely-made, all-w o oil
suits at $1,000. Call early
if you wish to take advantage
of this remarkably low price
for a suit made to order.
Jacob Fettcr, of Hazleton. aged twenty
years, accompanied by his brnther and
companion, went 10 Crystal Rilge dam,
on the outskirts of town, Wednesday after
noon ct last week, for the purpose Of bath
ing. They had been in the water about
fifteen minutes when yoGng Fetter was
attacked by cramps. His companions at
tempted to rescue him, but before they
reached him he had sunk, never to rise
alive. The depth nf the water where he
was drowDed was about fifteen feet.-Plaiu
Speaker.
SON,
Take thy
best girl To an
ice cream parlor
and treat her. Thou
must remember that the
climate is warm, and that thy