The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-16

--Allentown's tax duplicate amounts
to S52, ,370.23.
Tuesday was the 394th anniversary
Of the discovery of America.
The new two dollar silver certificate
will soon be ready for circulation.
-Luzerne county has two hundred
and ninety-six practicing physicians.
Potatoes are selling at 80. 40 and As
cents per bushel throughout the county.
--Arbor Day, on the 2Sth inst. should
be appropriately observed by our public
/ schools.
Mrs. H'm. Helm, of Reading, COM
mitted suicide by hanging on Vednes-
day last.
The Phelps system OF telegraphy is
to be introduced on the Lehigh Valley
railroad.
Get your sale bills printed at this
Office. Prices low as elsewhere. Give
lis a call
Heading has gained nine miles of
new houses, or 1854 buildings in the
past ten years.
"A Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion was organized in this place We'd
nesday night.
"A Lehigh county woman exhibited
| five hundred miscellaneous articles at
the Allentown fair
Terrence V. Powderly has been re-
elected as Grand Master Workman of
the Knights Of Labor.
The second conference of the Luth-
eran Ministerum of Pennsylvania, met
| in Zionsville this week.
The Allentown Iron company is
turning out pig-iron at the rate of six
hundred tons per week.
-Lehigh county has two hundred and
siXty-two United States pensioners who
draw 81, 1850 per month.
-HUngarans and Poanders are still
leaving Luzene county in large num-
bers, for points in the Vest.
The Salvation Army, located at
IIazleton, is meeting with rather rough
usage at the hands of hoodlums.
-Bcrks county is suffering severely
! from drought. Little or no rain having
fallen in the past siXty-five days.
Founders day was celebrated at
Lehigh University, South Bethlehem,
Thursday with appropriate exercises.
The annual conference of the North
| Philadelphia district of the Methodist
church was held in Allentown this
week.
The pig-iron trade has remained
steady during the past week. Prices
range from SlS to $40, according to
grade.
The new letter sheet envelope has
been declared a nuisance by postal
| clerks and their manufacture discon-
| tinued
The new one dollar silver certiii-
Gates have made their appearance. The
yignette is the head of Martha Wash
ington.
The circulation of the ADVOCATE is
constantly increasing. This fact should
he noted by merchants desiring to adj
vcrtisc.
Robert Heiney, of Slatington, a
brakeman on Lrhigh Valley coal train
was squeezed between the cars at Eas-
ton the other day.
You can shoot rabbits after No
vember 1st. Not before. We were in
error last week when we said that the
season opened on the 18th.
Monroe county had but ninety-seven
weddings during the first year of the
new marriage license law. The close
proximity TO Jersey is said to be the
reason for the number being so small.
Over three hundred delegates of the
Womens Christian Temperance Union.
of this State. were in attendance at the
| twelfth annual convention of this
organization held in H'ilkesbarre this
week. The membership showed an in
crease of two thousand over last year.
and balance OF $4,000 is reported as
being in the treasury.
The chairman of the Prohibition
! State Committee has received notice
that unless he ceases his indcfatigable
effort in the cause he will be slaughtered.
The letter winds up by saying: you
white liyered sucker, you had better 60
home and tend TO your business and
not rob us of our legitimate business. -
The letter is supposed to be that of a
crank.
-'Stay at Home My Heart and Rest. -
LOngfellow, music by W. A. Ogden. In
this degenerate age of music, when so
much of the veriest trash is issued, il
seems and is actually refreshing TO see a
song like the above, with a pure melody
and a thorough and musicianly treat
ment. We heartily recommend il to all.
Price 40 cants. Ign. Fischer, Publisher,
Toledo, o.
The latest imposition on farmers.
by the crafty swindler, is to drive up
TO farm house and give the farmer a
big game talk about the high prices
being paid for groceries. a barrel
or two of sugar is taken from the wagon
and offered for about one-lhird the
regular price. The farmer bites, buys a
barrel, and in two or more days discovers
lie has purchased ordinary salt. a few
pounds Of sugar covers the deception.
Strain at a gnat and swallow a
camelr' Do no such thing. Swallow
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup, baby, and YOU
will soon be we'll Price % cents. DR..
Bulls Baltimore Pills NAV be invariably
relied on to purify the blood. cleanse the
liver, and excite il TO healthy action.
Price 25 cents. Days Horse Powder
prevents cough. cold, and snots in sheen.
and faltens the lambs by increasing the
milk Of their mothers. Only % cents.
1t has been announced that the
Bethlehem Iron Company has recently
given an order for 10000 tons of the orc
found in New York State near the Ad-
irOnlack region. The cars bringing
this ore 10 Bethlehem can carry anthra-
cite coal back to be used in Northern
New York. The iron ore found in New
York is specially adapted for steel-mall.
ing, and branch line of railroad is ia
be extended to the beds for the convent
ence of transportation.
Thomas Fagan has turned over and
received a receipt from J. W, Rauden.
bush for the 500 90 which lac collected
for the purpose OF purchasing an arti.
fetal limb for Nathan Kemerer OF
jamestown, with the understanding
that Mr.. Raudenbush shall see TO the
purchasing of the limb. All Other
money for this purpose will be received
by J. w. Raudenbush. Nj. Pagan, Is
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