The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-11-21


--Pennsylvania has more post-ofices
than any other State-vlz., 1896.
aE-Don't fail to see f. II. Hohrs |
elegant new line Of gold watches.
"A new time table went into effect
on the Lehigh Valley railroad on Sun
day last.
The cornerstone Of Scranton's new |
Polish Catholic church will be laid next 4,
Sunday.
William Schadle Is putting up a
largo porch in front of his house on Bank
street.
Don't miss the grand musical enter
tainment, In School Hall, tonight
Saturday. See programme In another
column.
--"Where can hire horse and bug
gyS' Why at the popular livery Of Dav-
I'll Ebbert, on North street. Terms
moderate and teams flrst-ciass.
aT-I have on hand full. line Of
horse blankets, lap robes, light and
heavy harness, collars, whips, &C., all
Of which am selling at yory low prices.
MILTON FLORY,
Wsissport, Pa.
Cards are out announcing the mar
iiage of George Poe and Miss Laura 8.
Focht, of Allentown, TO be solemnized
on Thanksgiving Day. ..
On Thanksgiving Day the Post Of
f1ce will be closed from $50 to 1890 a.
m, and from to 2.45 p. m. and from
8. 10 to p. IN. J. p. SMITH, +. NJ.
The Bethlehem board Of trade has
purchased an acre and half Of ground
on " est Goepp street for site for. o
silk mill. The price paid was 81 800.
Mr.. j. Bartholomew, residing at
Slatedale, recently sold his interest In
the Philadelphia Slate Quarry, near that
place, to Messrs. Kramer, Albertson &
Co., for $1,000 cash.
Mrs. Thomas Siegfried, Of East
Mauch Chunk, died Sunday morning.
She was highly respected in that COM
munity, and she leaves husband and
| large family to mourn her loss.
John L. Link prosecuted Wallace
Roth, of Slatington, for selling liquors
on Sunday. Roth was acquitted, because
of the prosecution having been brought
out of spite, and Link had to go to Jail
in default of payment of the costs.
ENsAn all-wool import
ed Corkscrew Suit for only
1922, at the popular tailoring
establishment Of II II Peters.
Jeremiah Bartholomew, Of Slate
dale, recently purchased ten acres Of
land at Rockjale. A valuable deposit
of roofing stale has since been found on
the land, and a quarry is to be opened
next week.
For the week ending Nov. IA, there
were 16s,966 tons of coal shipped over
the J.. v. RR., making total for the
year of 5,917,021 tons, showing an in
crease, as compared with the same time
last year, of 256,737 tons.
g-When In Mauch Chunk step in
at L. II. Hollis and see the elegant as
sortment Of Christmas presents received
this week-it will pay you even If you
don't buy.
"A rumor is now afloat that party
OF capitalists have purchased between
POO and 800 acres of land, in the neigh
borhood Of the L. g. S. tunnel, directly
opposite Glen Onoko depot, of the Le-
high Valley R. R., for the purpose of
erecting a mammoth hotel for summer
tourists.
One of the pioneer furnaces of the
Pottsville Iron and Steel Company has
been temporarily thrown idle by scaf-
fold of cinder, which formed in the
stack and which is being blown out.
The repairs will take several weeks. A
large force of men will be idle in the
meantime.
Frank Strittmatter, of Lehighton,
brakeman on the coal train drawn by
engine No. 3l7, on the Eastern and
Amboy Railroad, had his right leg in
iured by being struck by derrick on
the wreck car at Hampden, on the Eas-
ton and Amboy Railroad, Tuesday, while
assisting in raising several coal cars that
had accidentally gotten off the track.
AT five o'clock Sunday morning,
Mr.. Robert Harlan, died at his home on
West Broadway, Mauch Chunk, OF ty-
phoid fever, from which sickness he has |
been suffering for three weeks. He
was in his Goth year. lie leaves Wild |
owed mother, sister and brother, to |
mourn his loss, who depended mostly
upon him for their support.
nB-The Mauch Chunk One Price
Star Clothing Hall offers a good child's
suit-age from to 10 yesrs--at $3.50,
S2.75, S9.75, SIS and upwards. A line Of |
boys overcoats, age 4 TO l3 years, from |
81, $3.50, 1915 and upwards. A full |
line of Kilt suits and overcoats, age !
from 1-2 to 9 years. Mems suits and |
overcoats at prices low enough to suit |
everybody. Call and get your winter |
clothing at the One Price Star Clothing |
Hall, Mauch Chunk.
Judge Albright in referring TO the
tramp question in the course of his
charge to the grand jury at the opening
of court last week, suggested that the
citizens of each township organize and |
designate one of their number whose
duty it shall be to have the vagrants
arrested and committed to Jail. The
tramp nuisance is agrowing evil in rural
districts, and will continue TO be so until
such movement as Judge Albright sug-
gests is organised TO abate it. The la
is ample, and those who would enjoy its
protection must see 10 its enforcement,
Let our borough dads move in this
direction.
Thanksgiving Dav.
The following merchants will close
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