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


ington, is at present engaged in opening
a new slate quarry near said borough.
The first of the two camp meetings
Of the Eyspgelicals of Lehigh circuit
will be held in Bauer's woods, at Ma
cungie, commencing on Monday, Aug,
10th,
Are you going with Zlon's Reformed
Sunday School this Saturday morning
to the zoo2 The train leaves at 5 5:37,
and the fare is only 1926 for the round
trip,
Policeman Boyer, of Tamaqua, Pc
titioned the council of that borough to
increase his salary. Council refused
and a number of business men will con-
tribute each dollar a month to accom-
plish the object.
The little engine l.illlput, belonging
to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., and
formerly used to run the pee-wee trains
between Easton and Allentown, has
been torn to pieces and thrown upon the
scrap iron heap.
The miners of Wilkesbarre and vi
cinity have been holding meetings to
devise plans to support the Wilkesbarre
Miners Hospital which was deprived of
its State appropriation by the veto Of
Governor Pattison.
james, a son Of Charles Yenseb of
town, while playing ball on the old fair
ground, last Tuesday evening, slipped
and fractured one of the small bones in
his leg near the ankle joint, DIR, w, w.
Reber reduced the fracture,
The Arion Cornet Band, of town,is
making arrangements for a Grand
Peach Festival to be held in Linder-
mans Hall, during the second week in
September. Our readers will please
bear this fact in mind, and give the boys
lift on that occasion.
G937 At Private Sale A
second hand Carriage and
Spring Wagon. Cheap. APP
ply at ADVOCATE office.
Theodore Bortz, thirty-one years of
age, hung himself at his fathers house
in Upper Macungie. Three years ago
he separated from his wife, with whom
he had lived for six years previously.
Since then he frequently complained Of
the trouble caused by his wifo's depart
ure, but had never threatened suicide.
WALL PAPER BARGAINS
Brown hack paper, cts. and upwards.
| White /" 9 cts and "
| Gilt " 20 cts. and "
in small lots, as low as cents for white
back paper. e. f. LUCKENBACH.
81 Broadway, Mauch Chunk.
-Owney Meyer on Friday last fell
from the coping wall of the L. & S. rail-
road bridge, crossing the L. V. railroad
at the upper end of town, and stricking
on the track below sustained fractures
OF the frontal bone, two ribs and internal
injuries that will probably result fatally.
He is under the care of DR., G, w. Bower,
| lhc DoioltSu puySlCidu'
lB7Sea pretty new patterns in watch
chains, bracelets and rings at L. H..
lIohl's, Mauch Chunk.
"A telegram from bingham, Kansas,
announces the death, at the age of SO.
of Charles ID. Nipple, who in 1862 was
admitted to the Schuylkill county bar.
He was afterwards District Attorney
and represcn ei Schuyikill county in the
Legislature. lie moved to Kansas
twelve years ago AMI amassed a com
potency at his profession and has SINCE
been living in retirement
ne II. It. Peters. at the
Post-officc building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you IN all
wool suit Ior only $40 cash
+ Nou order now
John Killeen, a young married
miner, who lost an arm through an
accident at HaJlock 4 stec!e's mine
near Luzerne, has brought suit before d
| justice against the mine proprietors
under the Ambulance law' ana also
to recover $40 collected for him by hi,
fellow miners and placed i'll the employ
ers' hands for safe keeping, but held by
them in payment of q store bill, The
proprietors in turn are suing to evict the
manned miner from a house which hC
rehts of them.
Ey7 For a handsome gold warch SEE
f. II, Hollis elegant stock. Maucl
Chunk,
"A freight car on the Lehigh ant
Susqehanna railroad was burned OF
Thursday night of last week. nea
= Parryyille. 1t was loaded with oranges
and lemons. and was entirely cpssumed
The car was cut from the train and ruI
to a water tank but it had to be removed
as it came near setting fire to the tank
T The car had no hot boxes. 1t is pre-
sumed that when the car was loaded
, some cOmbustibe matter was PLACED
; among the fruit. The RAILROAD detective
are working up the matter.
Silverware that will give you tn,
NN'AiNN h'-@AAilE luolltlNo ib ~ II
; Hollis, Mauch Chunk. None but tAt
best goods sold.
j. X. Bogert, the new Democrat
Postmaster of Wilkesbarre, formal
e took possession of his Office Monday
? The Office has heretofore been the Loaf
e ing place for a certain class of idler
= about the town. Mr.. Bogert said h
e was going to reform this matter, an
Monday be undertook to clean out tn
q place, when he was set upon by thre
Q drunken men. The new Postmaste
o was equal to the emergency, howevel
) and succeeded in "downing" the Who'll
A three. He blackened one mans ey
and kicked the second one out into tn
gutter. The third was arrested an
lodged in the lookup.
e R~FOR SALE. One two seate
e standing top carry-all, or family carriage
II in perfect order and good as new. vi
be sold for half value. Apply to A. {
% Prince, Bowman's, on l.. & S, or l.. Y