The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-12-13
WEIsSPORT LETTER.

George C. Dea,s, the head of our poru-
lar jewelry firm, was on VISIT u Scrant on
and Stroudsburg during the early part ol
the week. George is popular young fell
low, well liked aud above all thoroughly
honest Democrat. Business OF Importance
took him To to the above named places.
Mr.. Pope, representing the Lagrange
+ ire engine Manufacturing Co., Of El.hira,
was IN town part Of last week, allemptit 6
to dispose OF one OF their engines to lhe
citizens Of Weissport aud vicinity.
The room fitted out and elegantly Juru-
ishei by that popular young knight, Mr..
Aaron Snyder, for club room is cosy
place IN which to spend an evening. Be.
sides the features tor amu4ements IN 1t, 10
make it complete, 1t should have billiard
or pool table vet Why eau not the young
men OF town club together and purchase
either pool or billiard table?
DIR. j. G. Zern had made some cxten
siye Improvements upon his residence
Doc is not ut home unless he Is improving
something, and teaching us we'll as advan-
eng the interest ol good, sound Democracy.
The work perlCrmed in the late campaign
is legiun.
Constable Leyan arrested two boatmen
for stealing the boat lines of a fellow boat
man. The prisoners were brought To this
place on last Monday, when they made
reparation for the damages sustained be-
sides paying the costs in full. There dis
charge was allowed by the prosecutor after
| this.
w. C. Weiss delivered an excel ent and
eloquent address before the Evangelical
school Oh Sunday,
Friday evening, as per call of some o!
the citizens, a meeting was held IN the East
| Welssport school house, for the purpose OF
ascertslnug what could be done toward,
purchasing some apparatus 10 extinguish
fire III the event it should break out again.
The was meeting we'll attended and the only
definite action taken was the appointment
OF II committee of five, for the purpose o
waiting ON our citizens aud property own.
ers t. solicit subscriptions with which 1,
purchase steamer. The cnmmntte is com,
prisrd Of gmid, substantial business IN, n
aud is, alone. able to furnish means wiil
whlch 10 purcnase the desired apparatus
Ta- committee is composed ol l. h. Wnis
j. G. Z-rn, X Rlckert, Nathan Sn, del
aud Jusiah Ruch, We h"pa that this com
m tee will not let this matter g. 10y de
fault, but use its means and powers To Cd
lect enough funds to purchase the desired
and needed apparatus.
Henry Campbell was unfortunate sine,
our last by beiug burned out. The damag,
AID lnss is considerable. for the euire
building is completely ruined and the arg,
stock nj store goods is considerably dam
aged by water and from being handled
clrelessly.
There is not crook, nook or CORNER IL
Weisspnrt that has not some indlvidu
wln wants something in the line of uflica
patronage under the incoming admin 8 ~
tion. This has its humorous aud serinn
side. The most amusing point about IL I
the preYiousness OF some Of the asplrant'
The post office plays the principal part il
the affair just now. Ono of those who i
on the anxious bench has already petition
; out to the, as yet, unknown, Postmaste
General, to DO gracious enough to appoln
'he beseccher and craving applicant
1t is fact the petition is out, but our ad
, vice to all citizens is not to sign any peti
tion three or four month before the time q
the change in administration. There ar
/ no less thnn seYen applicants in the Dor
ongh ol Weissport for his p'sitlon. Tner
/ are some very good aud creditable aspira nj
q among them we'll worthy to Gil the respun
/ sibilties o. the position.
Mr.. Daniel Kresce. of the Maria Fnrn
ace hotel. iuIorms us that he has fitted u
< a room especially for the entertainment q
!, parties who desire to have a plessan, tin,
,. during tbs coming winter when they 2
e sleishine. dublin Dan," as he is eon
o monty dubbed, is quite an entertainer an
: caterer TO ,he wants Of these who give him
'ssl! AAsoN.