The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-24

During the heavy thunderstorm
which passed oyer Luzerne county
Tuesday afternoon the lightning struck
public school house at Freeland. pass
ing down the chimney into one of the
primary rooms and striking four little
girls who were sitting near the stove.
Florence Hodgson, aged nine years, was
fatally injured, her whole right side be-
ing paralyzed; her clothes also took fire
and She was terrible burned. The other
three girls-Mary Mccarthy, Jennie
Mulnder and Maggie McDonall-were
severely injured, but are expected to
recover.
William T. Grove, of Lower Sau-
con, Northampton county, was thrown
from his wagon Tuesday by runaway
horses and killed.
60, enjoy yourself and take your
friends with you, to School Hall, on
Thursday evening, April Goth. Bob
Burdett, the popular hunorist will de-
liver his lecture "Advice to Young
Men" a rare treat. DO not fail to
hear him. Secure your seats at Horn 5
drug store.
R. L. Wright, Esq, was on Monday
elected President of the Allentown
National Bank, to ill the vacancy caused
the death of Charles w. Cooper, Esq.
1t is said that the Pennsylvania and
New York Railroad Company is to pay
the widow Of the late Thomas Moore
(who was killed on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, at the Hokendauqua bridge.
some weeks ago, by the stack of his
engine coming in contact with the
structure his wages until his youngest
child becomes Of age.
Jacob Nicholas, formerly a passen-
ger train conductor on the Lehigh
Valley railroad, died In Chicago in the
early part of last week.
On Friday night thieves broke into
the barn of Elanius Fritzinger, who re-
sides on the farm of Edward Kuntz,
situated on the public road leading from
IValnutport to Lehigh Gap, and stole
valuables to the amount of about SlC0.
Entrance was effected by rrying open
the large barn doors and breaking the
lock Oft the door to the granery.
In the case of Francis Murdock,
charged with the murder of ali unknown
Pole at Catasauqua last December. the
jury at Allentown rendered a verdict of
not guilty.
Robert D., infant son of Mr.. David
Kreamer, on Bank street. departed this
lfe on last Friday afternoon, and was in
tered in tie Lehighton cemetery on
Monday.
Lewis Gcggus, resident Of town
and conductor on L. V. r. II. freight
train, while coupling cars at Wilkes
barre on Wednesday night had his hand
caught between the couplings, and q
thumb badly mashed He went down
to st. Luke's Hospital Thursday morn
ing to have the injured member dressed.
LEWIS many friends sympathize with
him in his misfortune.
The fate of twcnty-six miners at
Nanticoke is sealed forever. A second
bore hole was Wednesday driven from
the face of the tunnel TO the main gang
way, when Immediately there was q
rush of quicksand and water. This
proves beyond Il doubt that the mine is
filled up to the roof with debris, and
that all the men perished on the first
day.
At meeting Of the Lehigh Prcsby-
terry at Easton WelncsIay Rev. James l..
Leeper, of Washington, d. c., accepted
a call 10 Reading, and Rev. Orr Lawson,
Of Pottsvil!e, accepted call to Aberdine,
Dakota.
A four room house and lot for rent
or sale, apply u. :. Bock.
The body of a tramp who was frozen
to death last winter in Lancaster coun-
ty and who is said TO have had $4,000
in Lancaster bank was stolen from II
grave in Little Britain township on
Sunday night. SoMe think it was the
work Of medical students in search of a
subject and others that persons who
wished 10 get the 50, G00 hoped to find a
clue by which it could be drawn out.
The committee on monthly produc-
ton Of the anthracite coal companies
decided Tuesday to limit the amount
mined in May to 100000 tons. The
amount fixed upon last year was AGO.
600 tons. As yet nothing has been done
toward advancing prices, but the infer
ence is reasonable that the reduced pro-
duction for May means higher prices in
the near future. The amount mined in
March was 2.T50, 291 tons against p
O21, 100 tons last year, gain of 7,33, ,GOl
tons, and for the quarter ending March
81. 1852 .69l tons, an increase over last
year of 2,047, 800 tons.