The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-28


during the past six months amounted t,
$50, ,232.21.
The Unicorn silk Mill, at Catasau
qua, is rapidly being pushed towarC
completion.
Our public schools will open OF
Monday next, August Soth, for nin'
months term.
The members of the Lutheran Sun
day School picniced in Linderman',
grove last Thursday.
"A partial eclipse of the sun, lasting
half an hour, will occur Sunday morn.
ing, shortly after sunrise.
Michael Gerber, an old and highly
respected resident of Mahoning Valley,
died Thu sday morning. Funeral on
Monday morning at o'clock.
Two Hungarians, while walking on
the track near Bear Creek, short dis.
tance below Penn Haven, yesterday
m ornihg, were run over and killed by
train No. 18.
DIR. G. f. Fox. of Bath, whose adj
vertisement appears in another column,
will not be in his office at Allentown fol-
the next several weeks. lie is on trip
through New York State and Canada.
Our friend Arthur A. Hatch, of
Franklin township, announces himself
as candidate for Assembly, in to-day's
ADVOCATE, subject to Republican rules.
Mr.. Hatch is a working man and is en-
dorsed by the Knights of Labor.
Barney Gallagher, of Trescow, met
with painful accident at No. 7 colliery
of the Lehigh and Wikesbarre company,
Tuesday, by being struck with rock
which fell from the roof of the chamber.
His head and face was badly bruised
According to general belief the rat
tie snake is now blind and will soon be
shedding his coat. For about ore month
he will be more dangerous than at any
other time, as he refuses to give his
well-known warning. Look out for
him.
Thieves entered side door leading
into Fred. Miller's drinking saloon, on
Bank street, between two and three o.
clock Monday afternoon, and forcing
the "till'' open, secured between SO and
81 in cash. 1t is thought that the
thieves are not strangers in the town.
Daniel Wieand, the carriage builder,
will in the course of week or two move
the building he occupies as a residence
and carriage manufactory, on the corner
of Bank and Iron streets, back, close to
the alley. This will leave room on the
corner for extensive improvements,
which we believe Mr.. W'ieand will not
be slow in making.
Late Wednesday night several men
and women, in spirit of pure deviltry,
no doubt, removed the street lamp in
front of Rhoads' barber shop and threw
it in the street. Ono of the men, how
ever, giving the matter second thought,
replaced the lamp. Such individuals if
apprehended should be given the full
extent of the law.
In answer to Governor Pattison's s
request as to whether the bodies of the
miners buried in the Nanticoke mine
could not be recovered, the Susquchanna
Coal Company say that the task is i'm
possible. And Mine Inspector Williams
claims that should the earth open itself
up and lay bare the spot where the men
perlshed, nothing but the bones of the
unfortunate men would be found.
The United States letter sheet en-
yelope is new and unique device that
is being introduced in the principal post
offices by the Postmaster General. 1t is
combination of letter sheet envelope
and the new postage stamp of the de
nomination of two cents, bearing thC
military portrait of General U. 5. Grant
They are to be sold at the rate of 81;
per thousand in any desired quantities
-Packerton people we're greatly ex
cited last Friday by the arrest of Otto
ITeiss, on the charge of assault and bat
terry, preferred against him by Adam
Longkamerer, who had had an ugl,
cash, three inches deep, inflicted in hi:
side. Weiss claims that it was uninten
tional, but on consideration of the evi
dence this seems rather parodox. Weis,
claims that they were eating their din
ner when words passed between them
and Longkamerer either struck O.
pushed him, whereupon he arose ant
made an effort to push Longkamerer off
having knife in his hand he inilicte,
the wound above mentioned. The par
ties appeared before Squire Beltz, ol
Bank street, Friday night, when Weis,
entered bail in the sum of $500 to ap
pear Monday right, at which time tn
case was settled by U'eiss agreeing t.
pay all the costs incurred, which amount
1 +.