The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-25


"A fatal hog disease prevails extensively
throughout Lehigh couRty.
~'-Ex-Sheriff Lentz has opened a real es'
tate office at Mauch Chunk.
The new silk mill at East Stroudsbure
win soon be put in operation.
shooting squirrels and rabbits will be
contrary to law after January 1st, 1887.
The ponds around here are covered
with ice six to eight inches in thickness.
The Bethlehem Iron Company is max
ing extensive additions to their property.
james Walp, our popular tinsmith, has
been granted a patent for a steam gener-
ator.
Interesting services will be held in the
NJ. e. church, on Bank street, Christmas
night.
Furnace No. 2 of the Thomas Iron
Company at Hokendauqua will start up in
a few days.
For smooth shave and a fine hair Gu.
go 10 Esrang's shaving saloon, opposite the
ADVOCATE office. \
Handsome gold watches-largest assort-
ment for ladies and gentlemen, at L. H.
Hollis, Mauch Chunk.
The annual election of seven directors
for the First National Bank, of this place,
takes place on the 1lth instant.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has just declared a quarterly dividend of
one per cent, payable January IS.
If you hold notes which fall due on
Saturday see to it that IL is fixed to-day
friday. The banks will be closed Satur-
day.
The Luzerne county institute convened
at Wilkesbarre Monday with large and
enthusiastic attendance of the teachers of
that county.
William Lewis, of Catasauqua, has
been named as adjudicator of the grand
Eisteddfod to come off at Lansford on New
Years day.
"A genuine Youman hat or a fur or
beaver cap would make handsome holi-
day present. Call at the o. p. S. Clothing
Hall, Mauch Chunk.
You will miss it if you don't see f. II.
Ilohl, the popular Mauch Chunk ieweler's
pretty stock suitable for Christmas and
New Year presents.
Charles Armbruster, of Mauch Chunk,
has purchased summer resort at Hawley,
lTayne county, and will take possession of
the same in the spring.
We are still making those famous all
wool suits and overcoats to order at from
$40 to S12 upwards, at the 0. 2. S. Cloth
ing Hall, Mauch Chunk.
Remember New Year comes right after
Christmas and if you forget TO buy Christ
mas present you can buy New Year pres
ent at the o. p. S. Clothing Hall, Mauch
Chunk.
-Rey. G. w. Gross will preach a sermon
to the members of Col. John Lentz Camp,
Sons of Veterans, No 95, in the Evangeli-
cal church, this borough, tomorrow (Sun-
day. evening.
There are large number of citizens
very negligent about cleaning the snow off
their sidewalks. This should not be- and
the ordinance compelling ALL to clean their
We have Just received a large assort-
ment of imported suitings and overcoatings
which we will make up in first class style
at prices that defy competition. At the o.
p. S. Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk.
-4j0 overcoats for men and boys are
still left to select from, either for Christ
mas or New Years present. Prices are
marked down TO suit the times, at the o.
p. $. Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk.
"A lecture by Rev. Amos and wife will
come off in School Hall, this place on Jan
13, 1887. Subject, "Rights of the People,"
an interesting subject which will undoubt-
cdly be finely handled. Don't miss it.
Howard Medlar, a prominent citizen
of Mahanoy City, shot and fatally injured a
man named Aaron Miller, in beer saloon
in that place last Saturday. The shooting
was the result of long standing feud
On Christmas day Readman, of Mauch
Chunk, will keep his Gallery open for the
accommodation Of parties who failed to get
pictures for Christmas, but who want them
for New Years. Cabinets four dollars per
dozen.
For the week ending Dec. is. there
were l4G,019 tons of coal shipped over the
Lchigh Valley railroad, making a total to
date of 3T0, sos tons, and showing an de-
crease of 5S,00S tons compared with same
date last year.
Christmas services will be held in the
Lutheran clnrch, on corner of Northamp-
tion and Iron streets tonight (Friday)
Christmas eve. An interesting programme
has been arranged. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend.
Our ''deyil' seems inclined to think
that he has been somewhat meanly dealt
with by the laws of nature owing to the
fact that he was born on the shortest day
of the year-Dec. 21st-giying him less
time to celebrate. Never mind Pete"
the Fourth of July is coming.
"A gang of thieves who have been ter
rorizing the farmers in the upper end of
Lehigh and Berks counties for the past
several months were captured and put in
the Allentown Jail last Saturday. The
crimes committed 10y this band have been
many and bold. The prisoners are a hard
looking set and range in age from twenty
to forty years.
Many suspicious wives, who wish to
detect any unusual thickness in their hus-
bands tongues or coming in late at night,
never fail in their schemes by getting them
to say 'chrysanthemum." The difficulty
is always amicably adjusted however by the
husband taking his better half for a drive
in one of David Ebbert's fashionable turn
outs. Livery on North street.
Great things have ever hinged on trifes.
The first family difficulty on record was
caused by an apple core; the last we heard
Of 1,a of