The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-07-11

w, at the popular tailoring
establishment Of II II Peters.
The Scranton Steel Company, in
order "to encourage continuous faithful
work" will make monthly presents to
its employees of bonus of half Of one
per cent, of their monthly due bills for
every six months they have worked for
the company continuously over and
above one years services,
The legislature of 1885 passed law
making twenty days a school month,
and compelling directors to close the
schools on legal holidays and during
county institutes, The Governor has
signed the bill, and IL is now law,
Heretofore twenty-five days have been
the usual school month.
LEA magnificent assortment of
GOLD WATCHES for ladies and gents at
L. II. Hohrs, Mauch Chunk. You
will miss 1t if you buy before you see
his elegant line of new goods.
William Lawthers, of Binghamton,
n. Y, in attempting to jump on NOV
ing passenger train at Bethlehem on
Saturday morning last, fell under the
oars, Both legs and arms were severed
from the body. He was taken to ST.
Luke's Hospital, his injuries resulting
in death soon after his arrival there.
Preparations began Tuesday for
putting up the machinery in the new
factory at the quarries of the old Bangor
Slate Company, now the Hyatt Slate
Company. Machinery capable of turr-
ing out from 10000 to $4,000 states per
day will be put in the building, making
it the largest school slate factory in this
country. 1t is expected to be in running
order by August l.
"A man named Oscar Weaver, re-
siding at jamestown, near this borough,
climbed up Q cherry tree on Saturday
last to gather some cherries, when he
fell to the ground, so badly injuring his
spinal column as to paralyze his lower
limbs. At last accounts he was lying
in q pFecarious condition. He has a
wife and two children, and was employed
at Packerton.
The Fourth of July passed off very
quietly in this borough. There was no
general demonstration; less number
than usual of fireworks were exploded,
and many persons spent the day at Glen
Onoko or visiting friends in other towns.
In the evening wills. Danhart got up q
fantastic parade, which created consid-
cradle mirth-especlally among the wee
'uns.
-Thieyes broke into Uriah Fatzing-
er's wood-shop, East Weissport, Tues
day night and stole number of tools.
The same night they visited the Fort
Allen House, ppied open the shutters to
the bar-room, entered and pocketed
three watches, and forcing open the
money drawer secured a revolver and
some small change. The landlord of
the hotel, Henry Christman, thinks he
gg~sIt will pay you to get L. H.
Hollis, Mauch Chunk, latest reduced
prices for railroad watches, a look
certainly costs nothing, and you may
find that it will pay you handsomely il
You intend to buy.
The wife of Daniel Donnelley, whG
was killed at the Hellman mine, near
Wilkesbarre, on Monday, has since be,
come insane over the death Of her hus-
band gpd is now Faying maniac. Ap
plicatlon was made to the police author
tiles Tuesday to aid in controlling hei
, actions. The family concists of five
, small, helpless children, who will bt
cared for by the Guardians of the Poor
The unfortunate Inothcr will be sent Il
!, the Danvliie Asylum after the funeral.
q -Lehigh county can boast of til,
champion opium eater. He consumes
monthly, opium in its various forms
such as pills, morphia and laudanum-
h the enormous amount of five thousan'
four hundred and twelve grains, which
q if reduced to lapdapum standard of on
grain Of opium to each twenty-five drop
of lagdanglG, would amount to owe
three quarts of laudanum per month
In the early part of last spring this un
fortunate old man paid over $4,000 t.
his medical attendants.
Hon. James Harvey, aged 50 years
one of the Oldest citizens OF the Wyom
> ing Valley, died at Wilkesbarre, Satul
Is day morning. lie was the first exten
. sive operator and shipper of coal in tn
&c anthracite region, continuing up to 1865
when he retired from active busines
e with large fortune, He was the so
n of Elisha Harvey, whs was prominer
lie among the Wyoming settlers, and VIII
E. was made prisoner by the Indians i
'e 1850 and conveyed to Canada. D,
ceased leaves an estate of over s., 900
/ O0O
e cB~Elegant new designs in bracelets
earrings, pins, ioeketS, neck-chain
IS watch chains, and rings, at L.
Hohls, Mauch Chunk.
Rocco Caminio, Antonia Frar
=, - and Guisseppi Franc were fatally il
"" "" jured Saturday while blasting rock
a railroad cut at Schuylkill Havel
- Carminio was in charge of the work ar
the blast having failed TO explode in Il
, proper time he gent to examine it. tt
nf others followed on his heels and whi
lie all were bending over it the load wei
10 off. Carminio had both hands cut @
lg and was knocked twenty feet into d
II ditch with stone in his abiomel
= Giuseppe Franc had his jugGlar We
: severed by sharp stone. His brothe
~ Antonio, was badly cut about the hes
also.
Important 10 Justices.
ho Alderman and Justices Of the Pea
he will do well TO take notice and bear
- mind that by the provisions of an a