The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-23


Mauch Chunk sometime during next
week-plobably Tuesday.
Go to Frs. Roderer, under the
Exchange Hotel, for a smooth shave
and fashionable hair cut. /
VIM. Zerby, of Mauch Chunk, was
knocked off freight car at Easton
Thursday and badly injured.
After November lst the special train
running between Mauch Chunk and
Glen Onoko will be discontinued.
The twenty-fourth annual session
of the Berks county teachers institute
was in session at Reading this week.
The Carbon County Teachers In
stitute will convene at Mauch Chunk,
for one week commencing December 6.
The Lehgh Coal and Navigation
Company has notified the striking
moulders, at Lansford, to vacate their
houses.
An unknown Hungarian died sud
denly at Mauch Chunk last Tuesday.
His body was taken TO the poor house
for burial.
The Republican of the 10th con-
gressional district have endorsed Hon.
VIM. Sowder the Democratic nominee
for Congress.
A Mauch Chunk exchange says that
rumors are current to the effect that
plans for the erection of new court
house in that place are being considered.
When in Mauch Chunk don't fail
to drop in at Hollis jewelry store. and
examine the celebrated Dueber's inn
proved watch. Best in the world for
railroad men.
A Mrs. Lubrecht, of Freeland, Lu-
zerne couaty, was attacked by a Hun
garian near that place one day this
week and only by a very plucky ress-
tance escaped with her life.
The Rev. J. A. Little, of Hoken-
dauqua, preached last Sabbath morning
and evening to remarkably large and
appreciatiye audiences in the Presby-
terian church at Alburtis, Pa.
Our young friend Andrew Bayer
has opened a painters supply store in
Schwartz's building, on Bank street.
lie will make specially of wall paper
and decorations, window shades, &c.
-''lIeaYen or the Mansions of Light"
will be the subject of special sermon
at the NJ. L. church. Sabbath morning.
All are interested in the topic and want
to know more about that better coun-
try"
The first grand social hop of the
season will be given under the auspices
OF the Oriole Club of this place, at the
Carbon House. on Friday evening, De-
lober 20. a delightful time is antici.
patel.
Carbon Castle. No. Ill. X. G. E.,
Of this place is in flourishing condition.
New members are being added almost
every meeting night The Castle is
three months old and has a membership
Of about sixty.
-dirhael FeSsler, a veteran engineer
IN The employ OF the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company, was killed on the
rail above Mauch Chunk last SATURDAY..
He had long been resident of LansforG
where he was highly respected.
The production of anthracite coal
for the week ending October l6 was
14o,642 tons against TG2.SOl tons last
year; and from January l to date ~
I4l. I66, as against 23,926,2 ,2l5 for the
corresponding period last year.
-Chas. H. Cummings, of Mauch
Chunk, has purchased the archaeology
cal collection of DR. Stubbs, of Oxford,
Pa, consisting of over two thousand
specimens and presented the same TO
lehigh University, South Bethlehem.
-Messrs, j. =. Rowland and j. W.
Lattig, of Mauch Chunk, are expected
to he present and address the Prohibi
nf al, To-, IL. L
ADVOCATE building on Bankway.
Saturday evening. Everybody is invited.
The case of Joseph Drumborc VS..
Lafayette ochoch, assault and battery,
came up before Squire Beltz Wednes-
day evening, and after hearing Schoch
was bound over in the sum of 5000 TO
answer the charge at the next term of
our comfy court
"A perusal of the advertisements
which appear in the columns Of the AID
NOCATE from week to week should sat
lsfy the purchasing public that the place
to buy is at the store of the leerchant
who adverlises. Remember this when
you buy your dry goods, groceries,
clothing. DC.
Salvation Oil is guaranteed to cure
rheumatism, sore throat, swellngs,
bruises, burns, and frost bites. Price
only twenty-five cents bottle. TO
make children healthy use plenty of air.
plenty of milk, plenty of sleep,and always
have bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrnp
in case of Group.
The anthracite coal trade is active
and tull circular prices are maintained
generally. The policy of making a
further advance i'm present rates was
discussed last week by the several com
panies but no definite action taken on
the matter Another meeting will be
held this month when the rates for No
vembcr will be agreed upon.
M. l.. Smith, of Slatincton, and
Thomas Ueaver, of Packerton, both
noted contractors, have force of men
at work in picking over the large coal
and dirt heaps at the dsbanded coal
mines of the old Buck Mountain Coal
Co. Thousands of tons of pure coal are
said to be imbedded amongst the slate
aud refuse, and there is talk of erecting
small breaker.
-Lehigh county has more furnaces
than any other county in the State. the
order being, Lehigh, p; Allegheny, II;
Berks, l3. OF the u in Lehigh IL are
IN blast and IA out of blast. Number
OF days in operation, 365; persons en-
ployed,0l9; amount paid in wages. $40.
So1; number of gross tons of iron made.
POI 600; cost of labor at the furnace to
make one ton of iron, 81 40; value of
product, S3,322, ,477'
The statistics of the order of Odd
Fellows, from 1880 to December 81,
1850, are as follows: limitations in sub
ordinate lodges, ,5O4, no; members re-
heYed, l,2OS, $50; widows and families
relieved, l5I.O63; members deceased,
llI,H4; total relief, S4l. 154, 500 90; total
receipts, Sl09, 254, 362.OS There we're
December 81, 1885, Sovereign Grand
Lodge, - subordinate encampments,
1905 subordinate encampments. G5 sub
ordinate Grand Lodges and lSiS subor:
dinate lodges.
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