The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-09-12

of this borough, last Thursday night.
The Post now members over 20 members,
and still they come.
If your horse has a feeble pulse,
cold extremltles, and great prostration"
he has Inflammation of the bowels.
Give him Days Horse Powder at once
Give a colicky baby DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup, and he will raise his hands and
crow with delight.
The effects Of eating and drinking Inn
prudently are speedily removed, and
the consequent depression banished by
using DR.. Bulls Baltimore Pills.
For the week ending Sept. 8, there
were 145, ,431 tons of coal shipped over
the i. V. RR., making total for the
year of 1920, APO tons, showing in
crease, as compared with the same time
last year, of 29, 1914 tons.
"A foot race of 100 yards for purse
of 800, between Pete Whitehead and
Z. Evans, will take place at the Iron
Exchange House, Parryville, on Tues
day evening, the 18th inst, and the
sport will wind up with hop at night.
Sam Loeb, motel horse thief, was
captured at Hazleton Monday in possess
sion of valuable team, which, It is
alleged, he stole at White Haven on
Saturday last. Loeb has already served
two long terms for horse-stealing.
-"Delightfulr Is the exclamation
of all who enjoy a ride through our
valleys, and over our mountain roads at
this season, in the handsome carriages
furnished at the livery of David Ebbert,
on North street. Terms very moderate.
In the case of William Bullet, on
trial at Pottsville, Schuylkill county,
for the murder of his son-in-law, John
H. Runkle, at Mahanoy City, on April
20, the jury Tuesday returned verdict
Of not guilty on the ground of self
defense.
~ At Private Sale A
second hand Carriage and
Spring Wagon. Cheap. APP
ply at ADVOCATE office.
Mrs. Peter Burns, of Pottsville,
who, on the night of the goth of Aug,
shot herself in the right breast, and who
was then reported to have died, survived
her wound till Monday, when she died.
A post-mortem examination was made
last night. The verdict of the jury was
death by suicide.
Fire on Saturday night partially
destroyed the United States Hotel at
Slatington, the loss amounting to about
$4,000. This is the first fire since the
disastrous coal-oil fire on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, near the depot, eight
years ago, whereby several lives were
lost.
The Rev. Father Dillon died at his
home in Easton at APO P. NJ. Tuesday,
after lingering illness. He was for
many years pastor of St. Bernard's
Catholic Church of Easton and a promi-
nent man in church circles. His age
was 36 years. He was the son of the
late John B. Dillon, artist.
S~Ns An all-wool import
ed Corkscrew Suit for only
$22, at the popular tailoring
establishment of II Ii Peters.
Prof. ]. T. White, principal of the
Mauch Chunk High school, has resigned
his position to accept the principalship
of the Union street High school of
Cumberland, Nd, at considerable
advance of salary. Prof. White did
excellent work at Mauch Chunk and
his departure will deprive the county of
one of the best teachers it has ever had.
On last Friday afternoon, DR.. w.
G. NJ. Seiple, of this borough, assisted
by Drs. A. s. and E. p. Miller and DR..
Hallman, performed a successful ampu-
tation of the leg, below the knee, on
William Deibert, at the Freiden's church,
Lehigh county. AT last accounts the
patient was reported to be getting along
finely.
The strike which took place at the
Jeanesville collieries on Monday last
week, is at an end. A meeting of the
company employees was held at the
school house on Wednesday evening, I'd
inst, and the proposition of seven cents
per day offered by the company was
accepted. Next morning both collier
les, No. 4 and l, resumed operations.
AS VIM. II. Schoch was returning
from the Mauch Chunk market last
Saturday, and coming down the hill at
Packerton, his horses became restive
and ran off. Mr.. Schoch jumped from
the wagon and severely hurt himself
about the head and body, and the horses
and wagon ran against a telegraph pole,
considerably wrecking the wagon and
the horses falling to the ground by the
shock of the collision.
} GB-WALL PAPER BARGAINS
Brown back paper, 6 cts. and upwards.
White g !" 8 cts. and
Gilt - 25 cts. and
in small lots, as low as cents for white
back paper. e. +. LUCKENBACH.
81 Broadway, Mauch Chunk.
Frank Lentz, a brakeman on engine
No. 10, of L. V. r. r. had his right
hand badly crushed Friday morning
| He was running cars at No. breaker
and while attempting to make coupling
he had his hand caught by both draw
heads. Dr. Person dressed the wounds
Mr.. Lentz has been brakeman fol
eighteen years, and is now regularly
employed on the night Anchor freight
He never before received an injury Will,
on the road.
The appraisement of the persona
property, without the real estate, of tn,
late Henry Singmaster, of Stroudsburg
amounted TO S02, 900. The real estat,