The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-09
Our Neighborhood in Brief.


on Bankway.
IT. 8. Beck has moved into his new resi-
dcnce on Lehigh street.
Potatoes are selling in this place at
from 35 to 40 cents per bushel,
Prime butter from the hucksters is 20
and % cents per pound.
1T is reported that new daily paper is
t. be started in Bethlehem.
The Dickson Iron Works located at
Scranton are crowded with orders.
james Kelley died at wilkesbarre
Tuesday from the effects Of injuries received
in the mines.
Joseph Maduro, the supposed murderer
Of Andrew MscNae, of wilkesbarre has
been captured at Napticoke.
Few farmers hHye visited town with
produce during the past two weeks, all
being busy on their land.
The amount subscribed for tho shoe
factlry al Mauch Chunk, has reached $40,-
COO, and but $4,000 more remains to be
raised.
During the month Of April Clauss &
Bro, the tsilors of town, took measures for
Ill sits. And still people complain Of
dull times.
Parties desiring employment as can
vassers would do we'll to examine adyer
tisemen of R. G. Chase.& Co., in another
column.
"A 64 page cook book containing 500
valuable recipes 10 given away to puTchas
ers of one dollars worth oi Jadwin's tar
syrup. Sold at Thomas drug store.
The Lehigh Wagon Company, limited,
of this borough, shipped tour beautifully
finished delivery wagons to Fsiladelphia,
on Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas Richards, OF Wilkesbarre,
gave birth to triplets on Sunday, two boys
and one girl One died soon after birth.
All were feeble.
Scranton feels proud over II tons o.
police men they have been weighed aud
found not wanting -s,366i pounds is the
exact weight of the force.
Our people would like to know what
kind Of business our borough council
ira" slct at the stated meetings, or whether
they meet at all and where?
The Scranton City journal says "Mr. W
J. Kann, the printer, is haYing fine three
story brick house erected on Spruce street.
We are pleased to learn that be can do it,
You have heard of the man who
chased a mosquito through mile swamp
to get his fat. This was the man who
would not buy Jadwiu's tar syrup. HI
died with hacking cough. Sold at Thomas
"A runaway couple arrived at Allentown
a few days since in search of a minister
The young man had a trunk on his back
and the young lady on his arm.
Teachers of cur common schools viii
do well to bear In mind that the next tint
the County Superintendent examines b,
will examine on hygiene or Temperance
instruction.
Our taxpayers think the School Board
should furnish them with tho minutes o
that body. if they ever hold meetings
Other towns publish the proceedings, why
net LehightonP
%aa- you wanta nice smooth easy shaw,
your hair cut or shampooing, 60 TO Fran.
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho
tel. He will fix you right, and don't yoI
forget it.
Prof G. A. Ritter will open his selec
school on Monday, May IL. Teachers and
others desiring to attend a first, class schoo
should pa tronize Mr. Rittar.
-Tramps Monday morning fred tn,
stables of Mrs. MichliDg, at Zionsville
Lehigh county which, with six other stable
owned by different persons, were destroyed
The loss is about $4,000.
Nearly 43, 900 bottles of Jadwin's ia
syrup cold lsst year on positive guarau
tee Of cure, aud only Is bottles retur ned a
unsatisfactory. The largest bottle for th
money. Sold at Thomas drug store.
-"Dexter Dash" asks If we know th
fellows who shot dog last winter. Wei
no, we don't know who shot the dog, nc
are We quite certain as 10 the person VIII
poisoned our own dog "Sport."
-Elitor ADVOCATE please inform YOU
|
my cold after all other remedies failed.
is the largest bottle for the price ey,
bought. Old Subscriber Sold at Thoma
The Wilkesbarre professional base ba
club defeated the Allentown club on Tue
day of last week by score OF IA to !, an
next day they were again laid out by Il
Lafayette College nine at Easton.
-Morgsn's coal breaker at Pitlston W,
destroyed by IRE at l O'Clock Wednesda
morning. causing a loss of s29, 900. n
breaker had been idle for some montI
past. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Ssa-I have a complete line Of Lisl
z Single and Heavy Double Harness, Color
D Whips, Blankets, &c, on hand, all Of whiC
s | sm selling at very reasonable price.
. MILTON FLoRY,
i WEIssPoRT, PESN'A,
4 Our people should not foreget Il
4 Literary and Musical entertainment, und
6 the auspices Of the Ladies' Mite Society,
j. the NJ. L. church, on Friday evening, Il
- 18th inst. Admission 20 cents children
cents.
An English miner named John Touki
was killed in the mines, near Wilkesbarl
on Saturday, by the premature explosion
2 a blast. lie had two weeks previously Sc
money to his wife in England to enab
her to join him in this country.
" EEsAn all-wool impor
= ed Corkscrew Suit for onl
/ $22, at the popular tailorin
I establishment Of H III Peter
3s The cutasauqua Dispatch came to
Z Saturday enlarged from an s-eolumn 70
7. to 6 column quarto. The change isa
= improvement and we eongra tulste Brott