The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-09-11
Our Neighborhood in Brief.

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Office.
David Deitz, of Freemansburg, was
run oyer by cars and killed near that
place Sunday.
Michael Boyle, the popular Summit
Hill painter, is having big rush in his
line of business.
George Bender has laid substan-
tial plank pavement in front of his resi-
dence on Bank street.
"A shocking case of infanticide
caused considerable excitement amongst
Hazleton folks last Saturday.
The new branch of the Lehigh Val
ley railroad from Hazleton to Audenried
is expected TO be finished about Decem-
Der lst.
"A. NJ. Mehrkam, promising theo-
logical student, of town, preached very
interesting sermon in the Lutheran
church last Sunday evening.
Harvest Home services will be held
in Trinity Lutheran church tomorrow
Sunday. Rev. j. S. Reninger, of Stat
ington, will preach in the morning.
Matthias Bush was arrested at
Stroudsburg, Monday, charged with at
tempting to commit felonous assault
upon Annie Tophorn, aged 10 years.
The following from the Mauch
Chunk Times needs no comment: "A
muslin guard is placed around the court
house pavement to keep the dogs and
other people off the pavement"
Work at Kuntz Bro. tannery, in this
place, which was suspended some time
ago in order to make extensive improve
merits to better facilitate their increas-
ing business, will be resumed again in
few days.
The special train bearing the men,
bers of the Brotherhood of Engineers
from Scranton to their homes, last Sun
day, collided with coal train near Eas-
ton. Fred. Yoeman, the engineer, was
badly injured.
George Fritzinger, of Heidelburg
twp, Lehigh county, has raised a stock
of oats measuring nearly five feet. bear
ing an ear containing 1876 grains. Doubt
ing Thomases can call at his residence
and see for themselves.
For the week ending Sent. 4, there
were 1l6,S25 tons of coal shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a
total to date of 1870, ,0GG tons, and show.
ing an increase of $40, ,636 tons compared
with same date last year.
Henry Bauchspiece, of Franklin
twp, this county, has raised a stock NJ
corn measuring over ten feet in height
bearing two ears of corn measuring ovel
16 inches in length. This in face of tn,
strenuous efforts to carry out Prohib
tion in PennsS lvania.
Our popular merchant tailor, II. II
Peters, has nicely remodelled the inside
of his store room, on Bank street, il
order to make room for his rapidly in
creasing business. During the week h
received complete new stock of cloths
cassimeres, &C., suitable for fall anC
winter wear.
The prevalence of typhoid feve
epidemics in the neighboring town
should be hint to our people TO lool
into the sanitary condition of our town
Disinfectants should be sprinkled aroun
pig pens, ccsspools and stables an
every effort made to prevent breakin
out of the disease here.
George Horn, formerly Of town, mo-
of Chicago, was united in marriage I
Miss Pauline New, of Peru, H., La
Thursday evening. George has the be-
wishes of his many friends here, th'
the matrimonial barque may safely bu
fet the waves and breakers usually ell
countered on the voyage of life.
DIR. Il. L. Davis, of Summit Hill
has put upon the market two remedi'
which promise to become very popular
Pauline, for headache, dyspepsia, &c
and a benzoated compound of tar an
wild cherry, for coughs, colds, asthm;
&c. The latter remedy we have tlie
and do not hesitate to recommend it.
Give your job printing to the hon
newspapers and then when it comes
making local notices OF improvement
changes, etc., it is easier for the print,
10 do it In whole sOuled manner tina
il he knows you take YOUR printing
some side office or send it away fro
home. Help the papers by giving the
your job printing.
While driving down Bank sire
last Saturday evening iive-Year-old 81
of Francis Rehrig, of Big Creek, f,
from the wagon to the ground, Il
wheels passing over his breast and ar
inficting severe injuries. DIR. Derhal
er alleviated the sufferings of the lii
fellow as much as possible, after viii
he was conveyed home.
The season for sportsmen to 60 o
after game is dawning upon us, and I
the benefit of those who at any Tin
wish TO amuse themselves by huntiI
we publish the following, giving t
time when hunting is made legal by t
laws of 1S7S-S3: Squirrels, Sept,
Jan. /; Woodcock, July 4 TO Jan.
Plover, July 10 to Jan. /; Quail,
tober / to Jan. 1; Pheasants, Octobe
TO Jan. !; Prairie chickens, Octobe
to Jan. /; Rail and reed birds, Sci
Oct. and Nov; Wild turkeys, Oct, 10
jan. !.