The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-09-19


evening. They made a good appearance
in their new uniforms.
Mary, widow of Lewis Kllnger, died
in this borough, on Monday morning
last, aged about 43 years. Some six OF
seven children are left to mourn the
loss of an affectionate mother.
While Lehlgh aud Susquehanna
Railroad freight train was transferring
freight at Rockport a few days ago, an
unknown man entered the caboose and
robbed Conductor Billy Hubbe's cloth
ing Of gold watch chain and $50. 80 in
money, and stole So from Flaginan
Miller.
Some one has declared conceit worse
than consumption, and the comparison
Is true one. Many are the 'conceited'
who cry down legitimate remedies, and
who delude suffering humanity, whose
only salvation Is the immediate use of
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
He Jests at scars, who never felt a
wound" and man may stand with his
hands In his pockets and laugh at q
poor. worn rheumatic, but If he Is q
gentleman, he'll step into the nearest
drug shop and buy him bottle of Sal
walton Oil for 25 cents.
B[Ns An all-wool import
ed Corkscrew Suit for only
S22, at the popular tailoring
establishment Of ii ii Peters.
David Jones, of Summit Hill, was
killed in the Hoyt mine, No. 8, on
Wednesday of last week, by rush OF
dirt. He was Welshman so years old,
a member of Lansford Lodge l. o. o. f.
and Ashton Lodge X. of p, and a mem.
ber of the Baptist Church. He left O
wife and three children to mourn the
loss of an affectionate husband and
father.
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Mother De Chantal, Mother Super
ior of st. Mary's Convent at Wilkes
barre, died rather suddenly Friday from
combination of heart and liver disease.
She was about 90 years of age, was born
in Butler county, Pa, and was known
in the world as Mary Jane Donnelly.
She took the veil at Westmoreland, Pa,
in 1865, and went to Wilkesbarre in
1877.
Captain o. A. Luckenbach, Post
master of Bethlehem, sent in his resig-
nation Saturday. His term would ex-
pire in December. There are number
of Democratic candidates for the office,
among them eX-Sheriff George f. Her.
man, George Hammann, ex-State Sena-
tor Samuel c. Sinner, ex-Assemblyman
E. C. Peisert, w. T. NVieder and j. D..
Erdman.
[SY II. II. Peters. at the
Post office building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you an all
wool suit lor only $40 cash,
if YOU order now.
Lafayette College opened on the
10th inst, with but sixty-two new stu
dents, the chief cause is ascribed to the
! depressing financial state of the country.
Most of the old students are back and
the upper classes maintain almost full
numbers, so that the total in college is
nearly up to last year. Exact figures
cannot be given, but will be above two
hundred and fifty.
S3@Ladies don't fail to see Miss AL
venla Graver's new and fashionable
stock of Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Feath-
erS, Notions, DC, &C., before purchas-
ing elsewhere. New York Millinery
Store, Bank street. Wv
"A party, in honor of the birthday
anniversary of Miss Mary Smith, was
held at her fathers residence on Lehigh
street, last Monday evening. The usual
conyivalities were INDUCED in until
late hour; at about eleven o clock sup
per was spread for the merry-makers to
which they did justice. We hope that
Miss Smith may live to celebrate many
more such happy occasions.
The Democratic County Convention
of Luzerne was held in Wilkesbarre
Tuesday. District Attorney McGahren
was elected permanent chairman. James
d. Lenahan, of Wilkesbarre, was nomi-
mated for District Attorney; Philip
Name, of Hazleton, for Clerk of Courts;
Frank Brockway, of Beach Haven, for
Prothonotary, and j. L. Labar, of West
Pittston, Tor Jury Commissioner.
"A very interesting game of baseball
was played on the old fair grounds last
Saturday, between the Lehighton Jun
iors and the Upper Mauch Chunk club;
the game was decided in favor of the
latter by score of 10 to 16; earned runs
for the former, s; for the latter, 8.
The young men from Chunk" should
study up the baseball rules, and learn
to keep their 'clams" shut. AL. Bar
tholomew umpired the game TO the sat
isfaction of everybody. y.
-Tamaqua Courier gives an account
of worker at No. mine, Panther
Creek Valley, who refused to load eight
cars a day, the regular number having
always been six. On account of this he
was discharged and on making appl-
cation for work at other colieries was
told by the miserable things dressed
up with little brief authority" to do
as the boss at No. had ordered him
and his work was there for him. How
long, o Lord, how long.
-"Weak as a cat" from this terrible
cold. Well, don't grumble when it is
your fault and not ours, for we used
Jadwin's tar syrup and was cured. Why
don't you try it, you run no risk for il
is sold mo cure, no pay" and is the
largest bottle on the market for the
money. Thomas sells il.