The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-30

MIR. Charles Seifert, Of North street,
did q very commendable act by laying a
substantial board walk along his prop
erty on Bank street,
Nearly all the iron mines on the
Flats in Lower Macungie have now been
restarted for the summer, but the en-
ployees get only from 10 to 75 cents per
day of IL hours,
lB-Alfred Van Scooter, of Paekerton,
has opened stone quarry at the above
named place and is prepared to furnish
building stone in any quantity at very
reasonable prices, Give him call.
Hon. Eckley B. Coke, of Drifton,
will deliver the annual address before
/ the literary societies Of Muhlenberg
College on the evening Of June Oath, at
the Court House, Allentown,
The annual inspection of the Allen
town Fire Department came off Monday.
Although the weather was not as favor
able as could have been wished, the
town was well filed with people, and the
display fine one,
--George Steuber, tonsorial artist, of
town, spent half a day fishing on Tues
day and succeeded in capturing about
20 of the finny tribe measuring from 2
to 3 inches. The odor of frying fish still
permeates the air on Second street.
sg-Nearly 43, 900 bottles of Jadwin's
Tar Syrup sold last year on positive
guarantee of cure, and only IS bottles
returned as unsatisfactory. The largest
bottle for the money. Sold at Thomas
drug store,
The centenary of the Te-organiza-
ton of the Moravian Seminary for
Young Ladies, at Bethlehem, is to be
celebrated in October Of this year. The
institution was originally founded in
1749 and re-organized in 1885,
"A rattle will take place at the Poho
POGO Hotel, at Big Creek, on Friday
June ~, for a pheton, So gold piece,
violin, watch, meerschaum pipe and box
of cigars, winding up in the evening
with grand hep. If you want fun go
there,
Jonathan Kistler, the new landlord
Of the Carbon House," in this borough,
is genial, whole-souled host, and
strangers visiting here should not Sail
to stop at the Carbon" where they
are assured first-class accommodation at
reasonable charges,
The Evangelical Lutheran Minister
ium of Pennsylvania and adjacent States
opened its one hundred and thirty-elghth
annual session in st. Johns Lutheran
Church, of Allentown, Thursday morn-
ing. Nearly three hundred clergymen
are in attendance.
The eminent German Reformed d.
vine, Thomas G.. Porter, l.. J.. D., is
announced to preach in the Hokendau-
qua Presbyterian Church next Sabbath,
May 3lst, whilst Rev. James A. Little
is absent officiating in the Lock Ridge |
Church," near Alburtis, Penna.
Two tramps, Fritz Jonas, aged 81
years, and Frederick Snyder, aged 35 |
years, while walking on the Lehigh |
Valley railroad tracks at Glendon, on |
Friday night last, were run over by q |
pusher, The former was cut to pieces, |
and the latter seriously cut about the |
head and internally injured.
John pugan, of Mauch Chunk, a
brakeman on the Lehigh and Susque- |
hanna Railroad was killed Tuesday |
morning. 1t is believed he was walking |
on the track, when he was struck by |
freight train. His head was severed |
from his body. He was aged about |
twenty-five years.
sBLewis Wehr has nicely fixed up
his ice cream parlor for the accommoda- |
tion of ladies and gentlemen, and will |
keep full supply of choice favored |
cream every day and evening. He in
vites you to call. Ice waters, confec- |
tions and fruits in season.
The total amount OF anthracite coal
n ynf 20
May 10 was 551 ,4S0 tons. compared with |
7SS,9l6 tons in the corresponding week
last year, a decrease OF 237, ,436 tons. |
The total amount of anthracite mined |
thus far in the year 1885 is 9,197, ,347 |
tons, compared with 0,SS1 ,3l1 tons for
the same period last year, a decrease of
6S8,9 tons.
GB-With view to reduce stock and
make room for new goods, G.. c. beats
" Co., Watchmakers and jewelers., p.
.. building, Weissport, will dispose of
their present stock of watches, clocks
and jewelry at a great reduction on
previous prices. Now is the time to buy
If you need any article in their line.
I'VE inadvertently omitted to men
ton last week, that Miss Aggie Hauk
accompanied her father on the trip to
Europe. Mr.. ii. and his daughter after
a short stay among their friends in Ger
many, propose visiting Switzerland and
France. Miss Aggie proposes to visit
and inquire into the various systems and
modes of conducting educational insti-
tutions In the countries visited. The
party left New York, as per previous
arrangement, on Saturday afternoon, on
one of the Red Line Steamers, and will
be absent about three months.
Brumm, children of neighboring farmers
OF Hanover township, Luzerne county,
were shortly to be married, but on Sun. |
day night they had quarrel. On Mon
day Brumm called, but Miss Bohn re-
fused to be reconciled, when Brumm
shot at her twice, without effect, and
then beat her over the head with a re-
volver, injuring her seriously. Brumm
then jumped into the Susquehanna
river. His body has not been found.
ne II. II. Peters. at the
Post-ofice building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you an all
wool suit Tor only $40 cash,
if you order now.
Charles Lewis, boy, aged fifteen
years, employed as slate picker at the
William Penn Colliery, about two miles
from Shenandoah, was instantly killed |
in the breaker Saturday. Young Lewis, |
with several other boys, was PLAYING
about some machinery while the breaker
was stopped for few minutes and the
engineer starting the machinery sndden-
ly, Lewis was caught by a screen and
killed. His body was terribly mangled, |
He lived with his parents at William
Penn village.
M. q. Apt, at one time a well-to-do
citizen OF West Pittston, was found |
dead in the Susquehanna river at Port
blanchard Saturday by two boys. He
had been missing from his home for
five weeks and nothing had been heard |
OF him. The body was much decom-
posed. On the 4ls Of his disappearance
he told a friend that the ups and donws
OF this life were too much for him and
that he meant TO put an end to his exist |