The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-01-26

---Fifty.eieht million dollars Is the esti
mated value of finger rings Of this country
actually worn, aud still there are people
mean enough to go hacking aud coughing
because they do not want TO invest rs cts.
for bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
AT the annual meeting Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, held in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday Of last week, L. P.
Wilbur, of Bethlehem, was elected general
manager of the company. The office of
general manager is new one.
Va Emory's Little Cathartic is the best
and only reliable LIVER Pill known, meyer
fails with the most obstinate cases, purely
vegetable, sugar coated, tasteless, harmless,
no gripping or unpleasant effects. Druggists
sell them.-l5 cents.
AT the stockholders meeting, on Tues.
day the 9Th inst the following were elected
directors Of the National Bank of Stating
toni Peter Gross, John Ballet, John Craig,
Thomas Kern, Dr.. II. II. Riegel, D. D.
Roper, V. W. Weaver, S. J. Kistler, David
Henry, Dr.. J.F. Miller and E: D. Peters
Our friend John G. Biery, some time
ago residing at Weissport, this county, now
of Newcastle, Kings county, Oregon, will
please accept Acknowledgements for copy
Of the Portland Morning Oregonidn. 1t is
an eight page, we'll gotten up paper.
Thanks, old boy.
The people Of Pike county are happy
the county is out of debt, and has a balance
of SLIPS .gS in the Golfers of the county, in
addition to which it is probable that no
State tax will be leyied this year by the
Commissioners as their credit balance from
the State to the county is $l277.36.
"A Big TnING!-Every subscriber to the
CARBON ADyoeATE who Immediately pays
up arrearages and one year in advance will
receive free for one year Health and Home,
large page, 40 column monthly paper,
devoted to home matters. Step up.
George Rimm, a cigar dealer, residing
in Tuscarora, in attempting to cross the
Lehigh Valley Railroad in sleigh at
Brownsville, small station near Sheuan-
doah, was run over and killed by an east
bound passenger train Monday night.
Pure Linseed Oil, at J.
l.. Gabels, 6S cents per gal
lon for cash.
Alter six months idleness on account
financial troubles, the Greenwood Rolling
| Mill, of Tamaqua, resumed operations Mon
day. Fifty men will be given employment
at once, but the number will be increased
shortly.
The large headhouse Mt the top of No.
Plane of the Pennsylvania Coal Company
at Pittston was destroyed BY fire Monday
morning. The engineer lie supposed to haye
perished in the flames. The loss is esti.
mated at $4,000.
- Best make of Horse
Shoe Nails for 20cts a pound
by the box at ]. l.. Gabel's.
d. Shackman, an extensive boot and
shoe merchant of Wilkesbarre, failed satur
day afternoon. The Sheriff has taken pos
session on preferred judgment, to the amount
Of 50, 600; entered in favor Of Issac Shack
man, Of New York.
Max Shields, driver Of beer wagon
while carrying a ask Of beer into the base
ment .! saloon at Nanticoke Monday
morning slipped and Tell to the bottom oi
the stairs. the cask striking him on the
head, crushing his skull ana instantly kill
ing him.
&aR-A Farm of lis acres with a house
on it, and about 8 acres cleared. for sale
cheap or in exchange for town property,
Three miles from Mauch Chunk. Address
w. NJ. Rapsher. Lehighton, Pa.
For the week ending on the 18th inst
there were lO2709 tons of coal trans.
ported over the Lchigh Valley railroad
making a total to date Of 655,2OO tons, &
decrease of 2O5,5Sl tons as compared with
same time last wear.
--10d. to 40d. nails OF J
l.. Gabel's for only $500 pei
keg. Locks $2.75 per doz.
A friGhtful explosion took place at thu
Lehigh Mountain Dynamite Works, or
Friday morning last, by which three mel
were instantly killed and several ether
more or less injured. The explosion oc
| Cured in A frame structure used asn mixinl
house, and caused several other building
in the neigL Lborhood to shake as though al
earthquake had occurred.
-"Ah" exclaimed Forg as he en,ere'
the store Of the man who never adYeriises
MDn Won knnM Ihat | alwaNs like tn cnmI