The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-23
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DOiNd MUCH BETTER.
AS suggested in our last weeks issue
as TO the cleaning out of cutters and th,
carting away of the garbage which hac
accumulated in the same during the psst
year. our Supervisor, with the assistance
of gang OF men, has been busily en-.
gagged during the past week in this i'm.
portant work This is o very commend
able procedure, and the council deserve
to be complimonted in their ready com.
pliance TO the demands of the people.
Bank street now is, indeed, in q very
good condition-being clean, and the
stencil arising from the cutters which
foImerly was so prevalent has now al
most entirely disappeared. Now, II
prompt measures be taken by the coun-
cilto have the "stinking ditch" along
the Lehigh Valley Railroad drained, our
people would need have no fear of an
epidemic similar to the one raging at
Plymouth visitingour borough. "Clean-
illness is next to godliness," and we trust
our council will heed the old saw and,
now that 1t has commenced the work Of
cleaning out, go at 1t with a vengeance,
cleaning out every spot where garbage
OF any character has accumulated during
the winter. The wish of the taxpayers
is that they keep at 1t. Now, gentle-
men, do your dutyl D.
HooDLUMs..
Several of our most respected and
order loving citizens have recently called
our attention TO the fact that crowds of
large sized boys congregate on the corners
OF our principal thoroughfares in the
evening, and take especial delight in in
sulting ladies as they pass along and
splitting tobacco juice over the pavement
to the annoyance of pedestrians. Others
throw parlor matches upon the pave
ments, which when trod upon explode
and burst out in fame, to the great
danger Of setting fire to ladies garments.
Now, this state of things should not be
allowed in q town Of any pretensions to
respectahility, and we call upon our con-
stable and chief of police to sbate the
nuisance, even if few of them have to
pass a night in the lookup. The excuse
that the lookup is too dirty to put dis
orderly persons in it should be remedied.
and those who have during the past
winter been paid for keeping 1t in order
and lodging tramps made to clean it up.
I. o. O, F. Grand Encampment
The Grand Encampment of the indie.
pendent Order of Odd Fellows held its
annual session in Harrisburg Monday.
The attendance was unusually large.
The session was called to order by the
Most Worthy Grand Patriarch, H, w.
Bailey, of Philadelphia, The first bust
ness was the counting of the vote for
officers, which resulted as follows:
A. Fackenthal, of poylestown, NJ. W.
Grand Patriarch; William A, Witherup,
of Philadelphia, NJ. E. Grand High
Priest; James b, Nicholson, of Phiia-
delphia, r. w. Grand Scribe; John S.
Heiss, of Philadelphia, r. w. Grand
Treasurer; John Levergood, of Lancas-
ter, L. w. Grand Senior Warden;
Reuben Stedman, of Philadelphia, II,
". Grand Junior Warden; Alfred Slack,
of Allegheny, r. W, Grand Representa-
tive; NJ. Richards Muckle, of Philadel-
phia, r. W. Grand Representative. The
report of the Grand Scribe showed
receipts during the year of $2,636. SO.
The present membership Is 12,462,
the admissions during the year were
1,41, the number of working encamp-
ments is POI, the number of patriarchs
relieved 1,770, widowed families relieved
80. The total amount paid for relief |
was SOD, 1858 ,93. The annual receipts of |
the Encampmept was S9T, $50, 20. The |
total reported assets OF Encampments |
are $295, ,235, ,02, an increase of Sl3,S90.- |
81. There are six uniformed degree |
camps in the State.
The afternoon session opened with a |
discussion on and subsequent adoption |
OF the revised constitution and bylaws |
OF the Grand Encampment. The officers
declared elected at the morning session
were then installed. Among the COM
mittees announced was that on finance,
which consists of NJ. ID. Richards, A. B.
Connolly and Henry York. Fifty
Patriarchs were then admitted to memb-
ership in the Grand Encampment, after
which the unwritten work was exempli-
fed by the retiring Grand Patriarch, H.
w. Bailey. The session then adjourned
sine die.
The State Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
opened its annual session in Harrisburg,
Tuesday. Over seven hundred delegates
we're present. The reports of the finance
and Grand Treasurer show
an increase in the assets of S865, ,494;
estimated revenue, $lS,074; expendi-
lures, SIT Orphans Asylum fund,
19,117.30, The total amount as shown
by the Grand Secretary as paid for
relief S393,93 The following Grand
Officers were elected; II. W, Grand
Master, b. f. Yanarsdalen; r. W.
Deputy Grand Master, Charles w. Ridg-
wayi X. w. Grand Warden, John W.
Haney; r. w, Grand Secretary, James
B. Nicholson; r, W. Grand Treasurer
N. Richards Muclkle; II. w. Grand
representative to the Sovereign Grand
lodge, Francis NJ. Rea.