The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-10-25

A series of protrscted meetings are in
progress in the NJ. L. church, aud are large
ly attended.
The Blaine aud Logan CLUB OF town
attended the county parade at Mauch
Chunk Wednesday night.
TsR-N New goods now opening at the No.
tion and Novelty store, next to the ADyo-
GATE office. Cheap for cash.
The Republicans of this (1lth) Con-
gressional district have nominated 7. Frank
Walter, of Mauch Chunk, for Congress.
The Lehgh Valley tunnel at Rockport
is about ready. Connections with the main
track will soon be made. The tunnel is
twelve hundred feet long and cuts off one
mile and n quarter ofa dangerous curve.
Fred Hurst, the ped estrian, who was
stabbed at Hszleton several months ago, has
recovered so as to enter the park again.
lie is to run with P. j. Cannon at Wilkes
barre to day Saturday. for purse Of three
hundred dollars.
The Bethlehem Town Council on Tues
day evening authorized an issue oil $40 900
borough bonds at four per cent, to run
thirty years from January 1st, 1855, the
proceeds to be used to pay for water, FIRE
and market departments Improvements.
-Lehigh county has new swinde, or
rather new modification ofan old swindle.
A stranger calls on farmer and asks him
to sign a petition for reduction of taxes.
Should he sign it he may find the petition
coming back 10 him in the shape of
promssory note.
The suit of II. V. Mortimer, sr.,
against the County Commissioners for q
bill of printing, was decided in his favor
last Tuesday by the defendapts confessing
judgment and paying costs The original
bill sued for was Sill the costs in the case
Will amount to nearly $50.
During the torchlight procession at
Mauch Chunk on Saturday night last, Law
renee Rauch, son of the editor ofthe Mauch
Chunk Democrat fired two balls from a
Roman candle into the Republican banner.
Mr. Rauch claims that it was purely acci-
dental. The affair is said to haye caused
considerable excitement for time.
No rabbits shall be killed, had in pos
session or exposed to sale, exc cept from the
lst Of November to the 1st of January. No
hunting rabbits with ferrets. Penalty for
hunting out OF season, S.; for hunting with
ferrets, $40. Partridges and quail can only
be killed from OJt. 18th to Jan. lst, and it
is illegal to take them with net, trap,
snare or torchlight Penalty for violating
the act, $40 for each bird taken.
An exchange says: There is an evident
tendency among young men to speak light
ly of women. Well, we should think there
was. Let every person listen as we have
listened to young men loa6ng on the corn.
ers at night aud hear them talk when
young .ladies pass by and they will ascer-
tain the truth Of what the exchange SAYS.
Many an innocent girls character is ruined
by the remarks of graceess scamp, who
has no respect for himself or anybody else.
Modern education is somewhat at fault in
this respect,or else the race Safeguarding
Michael Klinger, of Hozeton, marri
ed man, aged about thirty years, committed
suicide Tuesday evening by shooting him.
self through the right temple with revolv.
er. H. died instantly. He was a machinst
and was employed in the Lehigh Valley
shops, HIS health had been declining and
he was compelled to leave, and about a
week ago he entered grocery store as a
clerk. lie returned from his work Tues
day evening, passed to hts Oed room and
ired the fatal shot. lie leaves wife and
tw o children.