The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-16
Current Events Epitolnized.


of the State.
"A drought prevails pretty generally
throughout the State.
The new silk mill at Bethlehem will
be ready for operation by the first of
November.
Farmers throughout the State claim
that the chestnut crop will not be as
large as last year.
Stephen Molen, a Bethlehem bar
ber, dropped dead while shaving a Gus
toner Saturday night.
Gen. James Beaver opened the
campaign in Hazleton Monday night
He was enthusiastically received.
The production of the Pennsylvania
Steel Works was greater last week than
any corresponding time in its history.
Carbon county had two hundred
and twenty weddings during the first
year of the new marriage license law.
N. c. Barr, treasurer of the Ham
berg Building Association, of Berks
county, is short $4,000 in his accounts.
Two miners were instantly killed
by an explosion of gas in the Port
Bowlkey mine near Wilkesbarre, Mon
day.
The Mahanoy City Local consoli-
dated with the Tribune of the same
place, last week. The new firm have
our best wishes for success.
The "I'm somewhat of liar my
SELF card has made its appearance here.
and now the teller of "Twice Told
Tales" is summarily dealt with.
Counterfeit ten dollar silver certifi-
Gates, with portrait of Thomas A. Hen
bricks, have made their appearance in
some parts of the State. Look out for
them.
Mrs. Bruzunski, of Highland, Lu-
Zerne county, was knocked down, brut-
ally outraged and killed. one day re-
Gently, on the road between her home
and Jeddo.
The celebrated Stroll family. con-
sisting of father, mother and eight
children. gave one of their popular en-
tertainments in School Hall, last Mon
day evening.
We call the attention of our numcr-
Gus readers to the advertisement of
Kramer & Co., dry goods merchants.
Allentown, published in another column
of to-day's issue.
A party of young boys make night
hideous to the residents along Bankway.
We refrain from mentioning names but
If the practice is not discontinued we
will expose the young rascals.
Adam Beers. pioneer resident of
county, died at his home in Rockport,
Sunday, at the advanced age of seventy
seven years. He was well and favorably
knnWp thrppObpnt tha ppnnt,r
Peter Hess, veteran of the war of
1872, and the only remaining pensioner
in this section of the State, died AZ his
home in Williams township, Northamp-
ion county, Monday night, at the age of
ninety-fiye years.
For the week ending Oct. 0, there
were l4S, 7SS tons Of coal shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a
total to date Of 3, ,403, ,562 tons, and show
ing an increase of SIS, 2S5 tons compared
with same date last year.
-Amandus Stephen, aged sixty years.
prosperous Lehigh county farmer, re-
siding at the Flats, about eleven miles
from Allentown. committed suicide,
Tuesday. by hanging. Dependency is
said to have been the cause for COM
mitting the act.
The convention of County Commits
sioners, in session at Harrisburg last
week, discussed the various forms of
assessment and taxation, and a commit
tee viii prepare report and ask the aid
OF the Governor and Legislature in
framing law to govern all counties.
The Rev. James NJ. Salmon. for
many years Presbyterian pastor at Ban
Parma nd
Haven, is expected to preach in the
Hokendauqua church Sunday morning
and evening, Oct. II, whist the Rev.
James A. Little is officiating at Albur-
tis, Pa,
General Guitar is running for Con-
gress in Missouri, and Fiddler TAYLOR is
after the Governor chair in Tennessee.
We trust that General Drum will step
forward, If he wants anything, and let
us have concert of action by all taking
ride through the valley in David Eb-
, bert's easy-riding carriages,
-Thomas Pagan informs lis that he
has collected sufficient money for the
purchase Of an artificial limb for Nathan
Kemerer, of jamestown. The amount
in full is even 5000. Mr.. Fagan de-
sires to express his thanks for the kind
manner in which our citizens responded
TO the call of charity. Mr.. Faglu
started the subscription book only few
weeks ago, but by continual push and
energy he has succeeding in meeting
with unusual success.
AN exchange very sensibly saws:
Newspaper subscribers who are in ar
rears should bear IN mind that a dun is
not an impeachment of their integrity,
but simply an outcropping of a publish
er's necessity. For instance thousand
men owe him one to four dollars each.
II is small amount TO each individual
but TO him the aggregate is large. In,
stead OF becoming indignant because the
publisher asks for his honest dues the
delinquent subscriber should be grateful
TO him for waiting patiently, and pay
up like man.
Some one has declared co1ceit worse
than consumption, and the comparison
lisa true one. Many are the conceded
who cry down legitimate remedies, and
who delude suffering humanity, whose
only salvation Is The immediate use OF
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, "lle iests al
scars, who never felt a wound and a
man may stand with his hands in hi,
pockets and laugh at poor, worn rheu
matte, but if he is a gentleman, he'll
step into the nearest drug shop and buy
him bottle of Salvation Oil for % cents
-Arner d Son, the popular manu-
facturers of pure bone phosphate, o.
New Mahoning, have. had very sue
cessful season in the sale of their yari
Gus grades of phosphates. The manu-
facture of these articles being undeI
their immediate supervision they cal
unhesitatingly recommend them as irs
class goods in every respect A displa,
of the different grades Of phosphates il
connection with the jaw bone of I
whale. the neck bone Of rhinocerou
and the hip bone Of an elephant attract
ed considerable attention at our lat,
county fair.