The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-18
Christmas at E. H. Hohr., Mauch

hOiludy lTultS, eJc.
A number of our store windows ar
very artistically arrayed.
Lot Of new good received to-day at E
II. Hollis, Mauch Chunk.
Potatoes are selling at from forty-liv,
to fifty cents per bushel.
VIM. Koch has sold his "milky way
to our young friend l.. o. j. Strauss.
Reliable railroad watches, fine assort
ment, at L. II. HOhl's, Mauch Chunk.
There are at present confined in tn,
Lehigh county jail thirty.seven persons.
-Aiburtis, Lehigh county, is to have
castle of the Knights of the Golden Eagle
Don't fail to see L. II. Hohrs new
stock of Christmas presents at Maucl
Chunk.
You will miss 1t II you don't look ovel
E. II. Hollis holiday stock at Mauct
Chunk.
"A peculiar hog disease prevails to an
alarming extent in some of the neighbor
ing counties.
For fine assortment OF ladies' gold
watches see new stock opened to-day at E.
II. Hohl's, Mauch Chunk. .
"A Berks county jury found a true bill
against Fraucis Kerner, who killed his wife
and set fire to his house recently.
We are still making those famous all.
wool, $40 to S12, suits and overcoats to Or
der,at Sondheims One Price Star Clothing
Hall, Mauch Chunk.
= Our friend E. II. Hohl, of Mauch
Chunk, is doing a splendid holiday bust.
ness. We are glad of it for Mr.. II. de-
serves 10 be patronized.
The postofiice will be closed on Satur.
day, Christmas day, between the hours of
S;3O a. m, and p. M, and closed again at
100 o'clock sharp. j. p. SMITH, T. NJ.
Say, Sallie, dc you want to give your
mash a Christmas present? Buy him fine
silk muller OF handkerchief at the One
Price Star Clothing Hall. Mauch Chunk. -
-Gloyes-We have an endless assort-
inent in ladies' and childrcn's suedes, kid
lined, fur tops, cachmel es, silk and woolen
miltcns, at NJ. A. G. Guldin's, COS Hamil-
ton ST., Allentown, Pa.
Doc. Severn, a travelling "cure ALL"
made sudden exit from Wilkesbarre last
Saturday, forgetting TO settle his board bill
of month standing in his hurry TO shake
Wilkesbarre mud from his shoes.
We have just received from the popu-
lar firm of Fuller & Co, manufacturers and
dealers in lubrcating, burning and leather
oils. Philadelphia, one of their standard
calendars for 1887, for which we express
our thanks.
Hon. A. W. Raudenbush, of town, has
the power Of appointing one student from
this section to the Oxford IND. Military
Academy. BY getting the appointment
from the honorable gentleman one half the
regular cost of such course can be saved
MIR. and Mrs. Fred. Miller, of Bank
street, desire to return their sincere thanks
to the many friends, including the Arion
Cornet Band and the Lehighton Orchestra
the latter for beautiful flowers, for their
Kind and sympathetic regard in attending
the funeral OF their son, George p. Miller.
The Audcnried heirs, tired of the
Reading Railroad Company's eyorbitapt
tolls, talk of building a railroad from Ma
cungie to Allcniown, to connect with the
Lchigh Valley. BY This means the yalu-
able field of iron ore mines around Wes-
cocsvIllc and Oh the Flats would he opened
TO railroad communication.
William Campbell, employed as extra
brakeman in the Packerion ward. had his
right had caught between tie bumpers of
two coal cars at the above place, Wedncs-
day, and SO severely mashed that il was
necessary to amputate the two first fingers
above the second joint. He was taken to
ST. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.
The second annual grand ball under the
auspices of Arion Conet Band, which
came off at the Exchange Hotel, last Fri
day evening, was participated in by about
forty couples. All present claim to have
enjoyedlhemselves highly in gliding through
the may waltzes, consequently it is safe to
presume the affair was a grand success.
Our irrepressible young friend Charles |
Emsnual Brnkman is developing quite a
propensity as musician. We had the un-
spcakable pleasure of hearing Chawlcs
draw sweet strains of gentle music from a
violin one evening recently and feel safe in
saying that our talented young friend has |
bright future before him. Now. Chawles
stay there.
"A grand shooting match will take place
at the public house of Lewis Christman. |
near Little Gap, on Thursday, December
%, for fine lot of turkeys, ducks and
shoats. Distance, forty-fve yards; shot
must stick. The affair will wind up with a
grand hop in the evening. Lew. wants
everybody TO come and bring with them
their sisters, their cousins, their uRcles and
their aunts as a genuine good time is ex-
pected.
William Seaboldt, of Iron street, ex-
perienced, Sunday evening, what is gener
ally kRown as spontaneous fracture of the
thigh bone. Mr.. Seaboldt has for several
months past been confined to the house
suffering with rheumatism which along
with greatly depIessed system would ac
count for such an occurrence. DIR. Horn.
assisted by DIR. Seiple reduced the fracture,
and we are pleased to state that he is doing
as well as can be expected under the cir
There have been several such
cases in town, generally preceded by what
is termed in medical circles osteo- malaria.
81 have thee on the hip" cried rheu-
matism seizins his victim and tossing him
on suffering bed. mot so," he cried,
mot so! Wait, my ancient foe, just five
minutes until the boy brings bottle of
Oil, then Wen see who wins the
day."
Patti, it is said guards herself carefully