The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-09-25


town Hall at Catassuq,la last week.
Sale bills printed at this Office Will
you wait. Terms low. Give us a call.
We regret to announce the sever
illness of our townsman VIM. Seaboldt
There are seventy-four prisoners a
present confined in the Lehigh count,
Jail.
The refreshment stands on tn,
Reading fair grounds sold for 81, ,G92. 81
last week.
Our public schools were closed fo
two days this week to allow the pupil,
to attend the county fair.
The Bethlehem Iron COMPANY
shipped seventy-two carloads of stee
rails to points in the West last week.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod, in
session at Reading, this week, adopted
resolutions in favor of total prohibition
There are over six hundred thous.
and pensioners oil the rolls of the Unit.
ed States, and additions are constantly
made.
Your attention is directed to the
advertisement of the One Price Star
Clothing Hall, in another column of to-
days issue,
There is no change in the pig iron
trade. Very little iron is thrown on The
market, and that which is offered is OF
undesirable quality.
john D. Bertolette Post. 4S4. G.. A.
r., and Col. John Lcntz camp 85, S. of
". of this place, participated in the re-
union of veterans at Easton last Friday.
-"Holiness or Entire Sanctication, i"
will be the topic Of special sermon, in
the NJ. E. church, on next Sabbath
morning. 1t will be deeply interesting.
Don't fail to go and hear it.
The Carbon County Industrial So
ciety opened their annual fair, on their
grounds in this place, last Tuesday.
The display of agricultural products and
machinery, live stock, &c, &c, is very
good
Virgins, the Canadian weather
prophet insists that this country will be
visited by storm of unparalleled vio-
lence, sweeping across the country and
eXhausting its strength upon the rugged
point of the Rocky mountains.
The temperance people. of this place.
will meet in the building on Bankway
formerly occupied by the CARBON Ap-
vocArE, this Saturday evening. for
the purpose of organizing a Prohibition
club. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
The temperance people, of this
place, made their presence severely felt
on the day of the opening of the county
fair by serving rotices on the gentlemen
who had rented the stalls forbidding
them to sell beer or other Intoxicating
beverages. Prosecution is threatened
in case the notice is not observed.
Daniel Wieand, the carriage build
er, being about TO make extensive i'm
provements on his buildings, will offer
1t public sale on the premises, corner
Bank and Iron streets, on Saturday.
October 9, at one o'clock p. M, lot of
new carriages, wagons, phaetons. bug
gies, carriage and wagon material, &c,
&c.
1t has been discovered that the fam
ing meteor, which fell in an Ohio town
few days ago, was nothing but switch
which red-headed girl dropped from
third-story window. But no matter
whether you have red. black or brown
hair, David Ebbert, the popular livery
man, will furnish you with a frst-class
rig at low rates. Livery on North
street.
The Lausford Stars defeated the
Lehighton nine in one-siGed game of
base ball on the Old fair grounds last
FRIDAY afternoon. Lansford, IS; Le-
high,on, 4. The Lehighton club played
well during the season, and the last defeat
is owing to the fact that they have bad
no practice for the past month or more.
Considerable money changed hands on
the result.
On and after October 1st the special
delivery system is to be extended TO
every post office in the United States.
and by afiiXing the special ten cent
stamp in addition to regular postage,
letters will be delivered Immediately af-
ter their receipt to points within one
mile of the post Office, The law here
tofore has confined the special delivery
system to cities and villages with over
1900 population by the last ccrsus.
Distructlve FIRE NJ Vnisgn,r.