The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-15

s1-FOR SALE. One two-seated
standing top carTy-all, or family carriage,
in perfect order and good as new VIII
be sold for half value. Apply to A. q.
Prince, Bowman's, on l.. d S. or L, V.
r. Roads. Prince Post Office, Carbon
county, Penn'a, A S-2w
The attention of farmers and others
is directed to the advertisement of
Williams, Clark g. Co.'S fertilizers, sold
by Mehrkam & Son, of this borough.
AS an evidence of the favor which these
fertilizers enjoy we may state that
Mehrkam & Son have sold about 70 tons
this season.
The Mis- Hollow Sunday school will
hold their annual pic mic in John Mil
ler's Grove at that place, on Saturday,
August 22d. Prominent speakers will
be present, Should the weather prove
unfavorable, the pic mic will take place
on the following Saturday, All are
invited to attend,
ne II. H. Peters, at the
Post-oftice building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you an all
wool suit Tor only $40 cash,
if you order now.
"A terrible explosion of gas occurred
at the Haddock & Steeles mine at
Luzerne borough, Luzeme county, Fri
day morning, James Drumage, miner,
and Barrett, his laborer had entered a
chamber with naked light, which
coming in contact with the gas which
had accumulated caused an eXp,os.o q.
Drmage was thrown with terrible force
against the side of the chamber, breaking
almost every bone in his body, Barrett
was so badly burned that his flesh peeled
off.
a. At Private Sale A
second = hand Carriage and
Spring Wagon. Cheap. APP
ply at ADVOCATE office.
AT Dallas, Luzerne county, Monday
morning Thomas Casterline and Oliver
Rousby quarreled over the location of a
fence line. Rousby claimed that Caster
line was trespassing on his property, and
ordered him off. The latter refused to
go, whereupon Rousby fired at him with
shotgun, fatally wounding him. Rous-
by was lodged in Jail to await the result
of Casterline's injuries. Both men are
wealthy farmers.
--Llewellyn, 10-year-old son of
James Scarlet, a merchant of Reading,
hanged himself ON Tuesday of last week,
in his fathers stable. His father, who
was about going to Philadelphia on
business, had a short time previously
, directed the lad to weed the garden and
do other work in his absence, and this
being contrary to his notions he straight
way went and hung himself.
Mr.. II. A, Speice, of Tamaqua. is
at present laid up with a sickness of
which his home physician, DR.. Dreher,
has been unable to relieve him. On
Saturday, tho latter, by direction of his
patient, called into attendance by telo-
graph DR., w, A, Hammond, of New
York, one of President Garfield's physi-
clans. He came in response TO the
summons, staid an hour or two, and for
advising the sick man to take an ocean
voyage carged him S500.
John d. Bertoiette Post, No. 4S4.
G. A. r., meets, for the present, every
Thursday evening, at 1880 o'clock, in
Reber's Hall, this borough. Between
60 and 10 vets have already joined the
Post, and they invite all their old conn
rades in arms to step up and join. The
Post ought to have a membership of at
least 125,
Aaron II. Christman has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Carbon, this
county, vice Harrison Kunlle, resigned
Samuel Kramas, of Auburn, en-
| ployed as boatman on the Sohuylkill
Canal, accidentally fell into the water
near Pottstowp Tuesday and was
! drowned.
Many of the sufferers by the fever
recently prevailing inPlymouth, Luzerne
county, are reported to be about COM
mencing proceedings against the Water
Department Of that place, charging that
the epidemic was caused by impure
water,
Alfred II. Hahn, an ex-Auditor of
Northampton county, has been arrested
for forging notes to the extent of S175.
This is the third time he has been ar
rested for the same offense,
! Makau,pEr Cuuiba