The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-11-13
Current Events Epitomized,

-Lansford is agitating the advisable
ity of organizing Board of Trade.
Summit Hill is to have a $4,000
hotel to be erected Immediately opposite
the Eagle House.
i, $40 marriage licenses have been
issued in Luzerne county under the new
marriage license law.
The first snow of the season fell on
Saturday night last and continued on
and off during Sunday.
Go to Frs. Roderer, under the
Exchange Hotel, for a smooth shave
and a fashionable hair cut. /
The Carbon county teachers insti-
tute will convene at Mauch Chunk fer
the week commencing December 6.
Don't fail to read the advertise
ment headed "Save time and money!"
and ending, "All cheap for cash."
The stockholders of the Lehigh
county agricultural society are consider
ing the efficacy of enlarging thc fair
grounds ia Allentown.
"A new vein of coal has been struck
at No. 6 Trescow coliery. The VEN is
six foot thick and is said to be of the
best quality.
1T is estimated that about 81 900, 900
has been invested in slate property in
Observation-Disclosures counties during
the past year.
On last Friday Joseph Harris, of
Allentown, was crushed to death at
STEMS quarry, near the former place, by
a rock weighing oyer a ton falling on
him.
Charles Malloy, father of James w.
Malloy of the Lansford Record, died
early last Saturday morning. The be-
reaved family have our heartfelt sym
pathy.
james Ryan, of Shamokin, was
instantly killed by falling down the slope
of the Reading CompanY's Big mountain
mine. He was completely dashed to
pieces.
Early on Thursday morning of last
week James Roberts, well-known cti-
zen Of Wilkesbarre, committed suicide
by shooting. Business difficulties is
assigned as the cause of his suiciding.
DO not wait uutil cold weather sets
in before having the baby's picture TAX
en-, but go to Readman, of Mauch
Chunk, and have it done at once; he
never fails either with children OF
adults.
For the week ending Nov. 6, there
were 1886 tons of coal shipped over
the LehiSh Valley railroad, making a
total to date of &, ,036, $50 tons, and show
ing an increase of 2SS, S25 tons compared
with same date last year.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Ballet, Superin-
tendent of Schools of Reading, formerly
of this place. will read paper on "Eu.
ncational Psychology" by invitation
before the State Educational Association
of Massachusetts,, to be held in Boston
November 26 and 27.
MIR. J. Oliver George, of Egypt, lie
high county, Pa, member Of the Rev
james A. Little's church at Hokendau
qua, was ordained, on Oct. 2S, as a min
lster of the PRESBYTERIAN denomination
The ordination services were conducted
by the Presby terry of Saginaw, in Mr.
Georges church at Sand Beach, Mich
The first annual grand ball under
the auspices of Col. John Lentz Camp
No. 95, S. of ", will be held at the
Carbon House on Thanksgiving eve
November "a. If you wish to pass a
pleasant evening in skipping the light
fantastic too, make it point to buy a
ticket and go and you won't be disap.
pointed.
"A charter recently granted to the
Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company authorizes it to construct q
new line of railroad from point neal
fremont. Schuylkill county, to Lehigl
Gap, this county. The proposed new
road will cover distance of fifty miles
and is supposed to link the Lehigh Val
lev and Pennsylvania interests together
Tho nit aI stool z,ill ha nOn
divided into 10000 shares at $50 pei
share.
For the benefit of sportsmen We
publish list of the game laws: Wild
turkeys, from Oct. Is to Jan. | (; ducks
Sept. to MAY 10; plover, July 10 tC
jan 1; woedcock, July to Jan. /
Oct l TO Jan. /; rail and reed birds
Sept. l to Dec. 1 elk and deer, Oct.
to Dec. 81; squirrels, Sept. l to Jan.
rabbits, Nov. l to Jan. /; lake trout
Oct. | TO Jan. 1. Shooting rabbits aftel
January 1st renders the offender liable
20 fine of $500.
We read that in jamestown, neal
Summit Hill, man "whle reading 6
newspaper was taken i'll, about twelve
O'Clock. and ten minutes later he ex
Mauch Chunk Gazette The above item
We clip from our sometimes esteemed
cotemporAry, the Weatherly Herald, ,and
naturally we are led to conjecture that
II must have been put in type just pre-
vious 70 Rinker's borrowing from the
Gazette office paper full of leaders.
How is it Rinker?
=" Meg's DIVERSION" a beautiful
drama in two acts, will be presented to
the people of Lehighton and vicinity by
our home talent, under the direction OF
Mr.. Alex Bowman, on the Bird and 4Lh
of December. Whilst the rendition OF
the drama is in happy, pleasing strain
there is neral underlying il all that is
worth the attention of the most careless
and frivolous as well as the notice OF
the staid and naughty. Save your coins
for IL. II is for tie benefit of the lie.
high Hook and Ladder Company.
"A despatch from Reading says that
the people throughout Berks and Le-
high counties are much incensed over
the workings of Mormon missionaries
whe have been plying their devish re-
ligious dogmas into the unsophisticated
ears of country girls to such an extent
that fifteen OF them left their homes for
Utah during the past few weeks. A
remedy, prompt, sure and decisive
IN this matter by the people of that sec
tion bo prevent the further success OF
the followers Of Young. Do your duty.
--Squalling babies are as distractne
as "Kilkenny cats" DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup soon restores harmony to the
household. Only twenty-five cents.
When your horses are affected with
"loss Of appetite, or have rough coat,
hide bound, or worms" Days Horse
Powder should be promptly given. DR..
BudPs Baltimore Pills are approved and
used by myFiads Of people throughout