The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-22

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death of the twelve miners who were
suffocated by gas on Tuesday Of last
week in the colliery at Mocanaqua was
concluded Tuesday afternoon. The
verdict Of the jury was that Christian
Conrad, the mine boss, was guilty of
negligence in allowing the men to enter
the mine when the fan was not working
"A fire in Hazleton Tuesday after
noon completely destroyed four large
stables and two dwelling houses in a
portion Of the town known as the
Bowery, on West Walnut street. The
fire originated in stable belonging to
Mrs. John Boyle. The dwelling houses
we're owned by Louis Zell. During the
progress of the fire Christian May, a
young boy, fell off the roof of house
across the street and is, perhaps, fatally
injured. The loss is estimated at So 900.
All the colleries Ia the Schuylkill
district were idle on Saturday owing to
the large number of employee absent at
church 1T being the feast of the Assump,
ton of the Virgin Mary in the Catholic
Church,
u. G, Messenger, aged % years, Of
Nazareth, was fatally injured on Satur-
day by attempting to board train as it
was moving. He was squeezed between
the car and platform and died soon after
ward,
Over ten thousand boys are affected
by the new law prohibiting the employ
ment of boys under the age OF fourteen
years inside the coal mines, chiefly in
Luzerne, Schuylkill, Carbon and North.
umberland counties.
-~On Sunday morning next the Re.
formed congregations will hold their
harvest home service in Wessport. Ser
vices in the German language-"T
Eye will be Greeted by all the Fruits of
the EARTH" On Sunday evening this
congregation will hold memorial ser,
vice for U. S. Grant. Let every soldier
come and join in this service in respect
towards their departed hero. All are
cordially invited to attend both services.
j. L. Freeman, pastor,
j. F, Reiger. will sell at public sale,
at the Exchange hotel, ia this borough,
on Wednesday next, some 40 young and
valuable Kansas horses. The sale will
commence at one O'Clock, and will offer
a rare change for farmers and others TO
purchase horses at reasonable figure.
You will attend.
The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Sunday School Of LehigEton, Pa, will
picnic at Glen Onoko on Tuesday, Aug.
25th. Trains will leave Lehighton, via
Lehigh Valley RR,, for the Glen at $50
a, m, returning, leave the Glen at 5 O5,
Fare, children 20 cents. adults 80. All
are cordially invited to join in and have
a pleasant day,
The Rev, James \. Little has been
absent from Hokendauqua on two
weeks vacation, enjoying the sea brcezes
and ocean waves near the Narrows, Stat
en- Island. Mr., Little has now returned
and resumed full pastoral work with his
HokendapquR, Fern Dale, IrontOn and
Lock Ridge congregations,
"A game OF ball will he played at
East MauGh Chunk to-day Saturday
between the East Maurh Chunk and
Lehighton clubs. The contest viii he
for the championship Of Carbon county
and vii! no doubt prove to be the most
interesting and exciting game ever
played in this county, "a Lehighton will
do its best to retain the championship,
and East AEaueh Chunk WI DO likewise
in order to win back that which it lost
on the 4th OF July.
Mr.. Elmer +, Keisor, of the Broad
way Hotel, Mauch Chunk, will be
married during the coming fall to Miss
Grace b, Pultz, formerly of Pough-
keepsie, now OF Philadelphia,
Mary Hurd Cortright, the infant
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan w.
Cortright, of Broadway, Mauc'i Chunk,
died at two O'Clock Monday afternoon.