The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-31

Rep. Maloy will accept thanks for
Public Documents
--Bethlehem's total expenditures from
March 3, 1884, to Janusry s, 1885, were
$Qs, ,967,22
-weatherlyites propose trotting John
Hines, the popular host Of the Massey
House, out as oiliSens candidate for Chief
Burgess.
ass-The James W. Queen eyeglasses
will 1T any nose, sold at E. II. Hohrs,
Mauch Chunk.
Dem Deutschen Teutons Society will
hold grand ball at the Exchange Hotel,
Bank street, Lehigbton, on the evening Of
February 10, at nine o'clock. Tickets, 81.
The pewly erected Lutheran and Re-
formed Church at Whitehall Station will
be dedicated on Sunday, February sth.
There will be services in the morning,
afternoon and evening.
&n-If you want q Trustworthy railroad
watch, buy the Columbus Railroad Watch,
sold at Z. II. Hollis, Mnuch Chunk. Bes.
watch made in America 10 day. II has no
superior.
j. W. Lattig, superintendent Of tbe
telegraph lines ofths Lehigh Valley rail.
road, last week issued an order to close the
night Offices at Allentown, Geissinger's
siding, Coplay, Bowman's and Redngton
The order has already gone into effect.
The members Of the Legislature from
this county have been appointed to serve
on committees, ns follows; Craig geOlogi
cal survey, mines and mining, printing and
vice and immortality. Malloy-compare
bills, manuiact uring, public building, and
retrSnchment aud reform.
mar -Eine-tenths OF the spectaoles that
are worn ere no better for the eye than the
common window glass. Preserve your
sight by using Australian pebble glasses,
sold..st E. II. Hollis, Mauch Chunk.
The board OF directors Of the Perkiomen
railroad company at their recent annual
meeting decided by vote to reduce the wages
Of all employees from aud after Feb. LIST ten
per cent The reduction 10 not very kindly
received by the employees.
Samuel N. Stetler, ofScranton, sold The
stetler mine, in Marcy township, Luzorne
county, Tuesday, TO the Delaware Lacka.
wanna and Western Railroad Company for
$2oo, 900. Tho colliery employs four hun
drsd men and boys. The output last year
was nearly two hundred thousand tons,
&a- Eight day clocks best makeS--sold
| from one to two dollars cheaper than the
same can be bought elsewhere. HaYe
bought 400 clocks Of manufacturer, need.
ing money, at slaughtered prices. Now is
tho time to secure . good, reliable and
pretty clock at an astounding low price.
Every clock guaranteed to keep correct
time at +. II. Hollis, Msuch Chunk.
The prospcotors Tor coal on tho Raeder
estate, east of the Catholic church, near
Beaver Meadow, found a yeia two feet
thick at the crop under the black dirt, dip
ping north. This lisa promising indication
aud goes to prove the surface indications
that the territory north and south Of Mud
Run is undorlaid with valuablc seams Of
the black diamond.
The iron trade continues very light at
time when it is usually heavy. Southern
iron continues to play part in the rcgula-
tion Of prices in Pennsylvanla iron. Forge
Is selling at SIS to $l4, ordinarily, aud
inferior as low as Sll to $l4.5O. Mill
owners are not encouraged to make heavy
purchases, owing to the dull demand ior
finished products, AMI to the fact that steel
is gradually making itself felt in channels
which were supplied heretofore with iron.