The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-04-25

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town post Office
The Excelsior Wooden Mills, burned al
South Bethlehem on Saturday night q
week are to be rebuilt.
There is a hotel in Allentown that on
an average retails oyer its bar weekly a
barrel OF whiskey.
The spring term of the Allentown
Female College opened on Monday with
an enlarged number Of students. In ali
there are about 30 on the rolls for the year,
The Bethlehem iron company last
week shipped S5 cars Of steel rails for the
Northern Pacific ra lroad, and this week
they are making shipments to Eastern rail
roads.
On account Of the numerous narrow
escapes and accident that have happened
from time to time, the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road will hereafter prohibit coal picking on
their tracks.
On Monday Of last week Mr.. Wilson F.
Andreas, merchant at Walnutport, shot and
killed a wild goose near the water tank at
said place. II measured Al feet across the
wings, and weighed 10 pounds.
Charles Witmeyer died at Bethlehem
Tuesday, after several weeks suffering from
the effects OF Paris green, which, it is not
known, whether he swallowed with acci
dent or intention.
"A terrific explosion of gas occurred IN
the Phanix Colliery at Plttston Tuesday
morning. About 100 men were in the
mine at the time, and many Of them were
severely burned. None were fatally hurt.
The eleventh anniversary Of the Luth-
ernp Sunday School, of this borough, takes
place tonight Saturday in the ohnrch on
the corner of Iron and Northampton streets.
A very interesting programme has been
arranged. All are invited.
On Sunday week some unknown das-
tardly miscrcant placed Paris Green, a
deadly poson, in horse trough IN the Sun
hotel livery stable at Bethlehem. The
owner olfers a reward Of $25 for the detec,
ton OF the guilty william.
@e- Elegant silverware at E. H. Hollis,
Maucb Chunk.
For the week ending on April IS, 1885,
there were l2S,l45 tons of coal shipped over
the Lehigh Valley Railroud, making a
total of 8 1922 tons to date and showing
decrease Of lo,yl5 as compared with
same time last year.
-Clauss G Bro, The Tail
ors, still have a few of those
Justly celebrated $40 suitings
on hand.
-TELLs EVERYTHING. .-Ifths DR. Chase's
Recipe Book don't tell everything, it comes
nearer to it than any work ever seen, and
is an invaluable book in any family. We
advise every reader to send for copy. See
advertisement in another column Of this
paper.
The Eagle Knitting Compauy's machin-
cry, stock and manufactured goods on
hand, at Pittston, belonging to A. X. Howe,
were sold on the ! 9th inst, by the Sheriff
to G. ). Ferris. The execution under which
the property was disposed of was in favor
OF H"we's iather.
Louis Carl, who was convicted on Wed
nesday of last week at Allentown of volun-
tary maus!aughtcr in causing the death Of
his step son was on Monday morning
sentenced to six years solitary and separate
con flnement at hard labor in the Lehigh
county Jail and to pay fine of $500.
me- H. II. Peters. at the
Post-office building, Lehigh-
ton, will make you an all
wool suit Tor only $40 cash,
if you order now.
Some upknowu would be murderer
| recently fred ball into the watch house
ut the Railroad crossing at the Crane iron
company's canal house, in Cat+sauqua.
the building at the time, and doubtless the
/ bullet was fred with the Intention Of lay
ing him out He offers a reward of $25
Tor evidence leading to the arrest o the
guilty william.
A dish Of spInge cakes sent us by the
Lehigh Stove anu Manufacturing Company
were excellent The cakes were baked by
Mr.. Green, the foreman, in one of thelT
Bessemer Ranges, placed out in the open
air AMI with but one length of pipe at.
tsched To it The cakes were submitted tc
the inspection ni Mrs M, who pronounced
the II "baked to luru." This speaks wei
for the Bessemer Range manufactured by
this company.
Joseph Folya, en- Italian aged rs years
working IN the mines near Moosic ant
residing near Pleasant Valley. Luzern,
county was shot and fatally wounded lat
on Thursday night, 10Th inst, by fellow
couutryman na-ied Salvatore Coros. Tn
tive men were drinking in a saloon whel
quarrel arose, and Anton Sylvester hsnde,
C ros pistol, with which he shot Folly
through the Ghost. Coros and Sylyeste
fed and haye not been found.
THE USE Of Iodolorm or mercurais in tn
treatment Of Ca atarrh--whether in the fora
OF suppOsitOries or ointmebts-should
ayoided, as the y are both injurious an
dangerous. lodoform is easily lie tected b.
its offensive od0r. The only reliable ca
tarrn remedy on the market to day is Ely
Cream Balm, being Tree from all poison ou
drugs. II has cured thousands of chronl
nd acute cases, where all other remedie
have Jailed. A particle lie applied in to eac
nostrili no paint agreeable to use. Pric
6O centsj ~ druggists.
-In the issue Of the Wilson, kansas
Echo Of the date Of March 9th. which cam
to this Office few days sgo we clip the fol
lowing concerning our former townsmsn
"E Y D"lennayer, born in Pennsy lvanll
Game 10 Wilson iu 1879, Engaged in watch
max ng and jewelry business. Is FIRST
class mechanic aud has all he can do II
lie Clerk Tor the City, also Tor Wilson town
rhip. Likes the place and would not 4