The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-01-09

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The January term Of our county
courts will convene at Mauch Chunk
next Monday.
john Ballet, aged Gs, a wealthy
resident of Slatington, died suddenly on
Tuesday Of heart disease.
"A new iron bridge is being built
over the Valley railroad tracks at the
upper end of town by the Central Com
pany.
The trial Of DR.. Kistlor at Allentown
for Malpractice upon Mary IIass, by
means Of drugs, Wednesday resulted in
his acquittal.
james McCabe has been arrested
and lodged in Jail at Honesdale, charged
with the murder of Farmer Riley, in
Preston township. Wayne county.
Herbert S. Graham, a lawyer of
Nanticokc, has been arrested by United
States Marshal on a charge of acting as
a United States detective without
authority.
lP-We have made the following re-
ductons in our tailoring department:
Suits worth Sl2 for $40.
Suits worth Slj for S13.
Suits worth SlS for SIG
Black cork screw worth 800 for S1S.
All our overcoats have been reduced
from 81 to 50. Don't fail to call at the
One Price Star Clothing Hall for suits
and overcoats. Mauch Chunk.
Tho officers of the Susquehanna
and Delaware River Railroad have been
cited to appear under a writ of quo
warranto, issued by the Attorney
General, and show by what warrant
they enjoy the rights and franchises of
a railroad.
The Rev. J. L. Freeman will preach
on the subject: "Trade Dollar Religion"
on next Sunday evening in the Weiss
port Reformed church. Services at I
p. NJ. All are cordially invited.
The $1,000 left by the late Samuel
Riegel, of Bethlehem. TO the Moravian
theological college, of Bethlehem; the
5000 to the trustees of the Moravian
church of the same borough, and the
5000 to the Moravian Sunday School of
West Bethlehem, have been paid over.
On Monday evening this section of
country was favored with quite an un-
expected meteorological demonstration
in the shape of thunder and lightning
The flashes were bright and vivid. and
az intervals sharp rolls of thunder. rain
at the same time falling in torrents.
1t is reported at Allentown that the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
will buy the Pennsylvania, Slatington
and New England Railroad as soon as
the receivers of the latter company can
get its affairs in proper shape, and that
the purchaser will complete it and con
meet it with the Lehigh and Hudson
RIVER Railroad, which has recently come
under Its control.
~ man who removes and owes Tie
printer for paper, and does not notify
the publisher of his removal, is n
ecounlrel ana a cheat, and the only
recourse the newspaper publishers have
is to notify the postmaster at the place
TO where he has removed, to caution the
people not to trust such man. And
that is the reason why some fellows
when they "go west" find out that the
people among whom they locate seem
to know them as soon as they get there.
-Allentown Democrat.
The effect of Mondays storm was
manifest Tuesday morning by the swell
len streams. The Lchigh rose to a point
higher than at any time since 1862.
Traffic between this place and Weiss
port was cul off, AMI trains on the Val
ley and Central roads were DELAYED by
washouts. The cellars of the residents
on Broadway, Mauch Chunk, were
filled with water which caused consider.
able loss to some of the business men.
At Hazlcton several mines were flooded,
and it probable work will be suspended
sometime thereby.
Tuesday morning wreck occurred
on the l.. 6 s. road between Parryrille
and Wessport which was caused by Sc
cond section of G3 freight train crashing
into the rear end of the first section,
which was lying on the siding. The ca
booSe and several cars OF the first section
were badly wrecked and caught fire
from the coliding engine, which was
Slightly damaged. The wreck detained
the regular passenger train several hour
John Mcclure was driving leisurely
along in Plains, LuzeTne county, Tues
day morning, when suddenly the earth
gave way under the horses feet, and he
went down into the mine thirty feet.
The driver jumped from the wagon in
time, and escaped when the horse went
down. The horse suffered only few
bruises. Some miners led him out
through the mine workings to the slope,
a distance of two miles, and then hoist
Ell him to the surface.
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