The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-20

Trying to do business without
advertising is like winking at a girl in
the dark. You may know what you are
doing, but no one else does. Hence, if
you need nice team call on David
Ebbert, at his popular livery on North
street. His terms are moderate.
GY-Lewis Wehr has nicely fixed up
his ice cream parlor for the accommoda-
tion Of ladies AMI gentlemen, and will
keep a full supply of choice favored
cream every day and evening. lie in
vites you to call. Ice waters, confec-
tions and fruits in season.
The experiments of conveying steam
In pipes from one slate quarry to another
has proven a gratifying success at
Slatington. One engine thus supplies
the steam power to run the machinery
of four quarries. The steam is conveyed
in pipe above ground distance of two
squares.
Rev. B. ]. Smoyer, who for several
years was pastor of the Evangelical
church, of town, and is now presiding
elder, has been chosen trustee of
Schuylkill Seminary, for the accommoda-
ton of which handsome new buildings
are in course of erection at Fredericks-
burg, Lebanon county.
Prof. c. A. Ritter, of this borough,
has taken the agency of Ivison, Blake
man Taylor & Co.'S new publication
Smiths Physiology and Hygiene, includ
ing the effects of stimulants and mar
cotics, for the use of schools in accord
ance with the recent law. He will see
the directors later.
The one-year-old son of Henry
Sigman, of Easton was placed on bed
to sleep Tuesday morning, but soon
awoke and crawled TO the foot. 1t put
its head through the rungs, while its
body slipped off the side. The result
was that the child was hanged. 1t was
quite dead when found
IfJY II. II. Peters. at the
Post-of1ice building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you an all
wool suit Tor only $40 cash,
if you order now.
Ex-senator John P. Colihan, a
prominent coal operator in Cleariield
county, died at his home Ashland, at
eleven o'clock Thursday morning Of last
week. He had been belfast for over
| two weeks and was reported fast recover
ing and out of danger, but q sudden
change took place and which resulted in
death as above stated.
Miss Dora Metzger, aged fourteen
years, met with serious accident few
days ago in the school slate factory of
| II n ~ hNl I & ot
ton, resulting in the fracture of her
right leg above the knee. 1t appears
her dress had caught in the screw of the
main shaft, which fortunately, at the
time was not rnnning at a high rate of
! speed,
The Reading Railroad Company on
Saturday commenced the payment of
the May wages, to be continued as
rapidly as possible, with view to hay
ing them completed by the first of July.
The receipts of the road are beginning
to increase, and funds will be more
plentiful the last six months of the
year than the first is reported at the
main office.
The Board of Directors of the Le-
high Valley Railroad have declared a
Quarterly Dividend of one and one-half
per cent, payable on and after Wcdnes-
day, July 10, 1885, to the holders of the
capital stock as they stand registered on
the books Of the company at 3 o'clock p.
M, Thursday, June Is, 1885. On Tues
day, July II, dividends will be paid to
women only.
Halt! Front! Comrades who have
signed the Roll for G. A. Il. Post in
the Borough of Lehighton, and all other
honorably discharged Soldiers and
Sailors desiring to join, are requested to
assemble in Rebers Hall, Bank street,
Lehighton, ON Saturday evening, June
20, at 1880 o'clock, sharp, for the pur-
pose of perfecting the organization,
electing officers, &c. by order Of com
nittec.
gB~For good gold or silver watch
go to E. IL. Hollis Mauch Chunk. lie
has an extraordinary large assortment.
The relief committee of Plymouth
believe that the funds now on hand
together with the amount appropriated
by the State, will be sufficient to carry
on the work Of relief among the fever
patients now sick until the epidemic
shall be brought to an end. They desire
: to give notice of this fact to the Chart.
, able people of the United States. who
have so generously and freely responded
to their call for help.
james Powers, a puddler employed
in the Ferndale rolling mill, near Allen.
town walked out of his rear gate
} Thursday evening, OF last week. and
stepped on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
track. As he did so he was struck by q
passenger train and instantly killed, his
body being fearfully mangled. He leave,
a large family in destitute circumstances
This is the fourth violent death within
thirty six hours in this vicinity.
-Clauss Dc BIO, The Tail.
ors, still have a few of those
justly celebrated $40 suiting,
on hand.
About three weeks ago five men
? with blackened faces, broke into the
residence of Daniel Rhoads, at Coplay
, with the intention of robbing him OF
! some money he had collected during the
, day. lu0ads, who is an old man, fought
desperately, and the noise awoke his
little granddaughter, who ran to &
neishbor for help. BY the time The
[ neighbors came the robbers had fed
From slight clues Detective Smith ha.
succeeded in learning who the five mer
were. Monday morning he arrested two
Of them, Daniel Becker, aged sixteen
t and John McGee, aged twenty-five, botl
, of them said to be known as ba.
characters.
= -Ratcliffe & Chubb. the bakers, O.
town, have repainte1 their tore room
= and are otherwise fixing up their build
, ing on Bank street.
We are sorry TO state that Cur yourt
friend NJ. G. Clauss is confined 10 hi
he'd with a sore knee. May you sooI