The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-25
Current Events Epitomized.
Wedding rings, lat E. H. Hollis, Maucl

Current Events Epitomized.
Wedding rings,at L. H. Hohrs, Mauch
Chunk.
Beautiful silverware, at f. II. Hollis,
Mauch Chunk.
A Mauch Chunk infant glories in the
name of Cleveland Blaine.
Allentown will have professional
base ball club next season.
Largest assortment of all kinds of jew
elry, at E. II. Hollis, Mauch Chunk.
Go to Frs. Roderer, under the Ex-
change Hotel, for smooth shave and a
fashionable hair cut. Il
Our young friend Andrew Baycr is
happy. It's bouncing baby girl. Mother
and child are doing well.
Don't fail to read the advertisement
headed "Save time and money" and end
ing, Gan cheap for cash"
For a holiday present of either a silk
mufiler or handkerchief call at the O. p. S.
Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk.
Henry Mack, the son of a prominent
Easton hardware merchant is in Jail at that
place on the charge of forgery.
Adam Deener was struck by passeng-
er train ard killed at Lancaster Monday.
He was over eighty years of age.
Patrick Boyle, Of Beaver Meadow, has
been appointed Merchantile Appraiser, of
Carbon county, by the Board of Commits
sioners.
Useful presents-Gold spectacles, eye
glasses, gold pens and pencils, gold and
silver thimbles, at L. II. Hollis, Mauch
Chunk.
Saturday last was the anniversary of
the great mine disaster at Nantcoke, when
twenty-six men and boys were entombed
alive.
"A post Office in Lancaster county has
been named after Chairman Hensel Of the
Democratic State Committee. This is un-
fortunate for the postoffice.
john Baneko, Hungarian residing at
Ferndale, was instantly killed by being
struck by an engine while walking on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad near that place.
The post Office will be closed on Satur.
day, Chris tmas day, between the hours of
$50 a. M, and p. M, and closed again at
ZOO o clock sharp. J. p. SMITH, p. NJ.
William Beck, seventeen-year-old
son of John Beck, of Point Pleasant Bucks
county, growing respondent on account of
Ill health committed suicide on Monday.
The One Price Star Clothing Hall, of
Mauch Chunk, is doing a rushing business
in the ready made and merchant tailoring
department. Sondheim deserves it, as his
prices are lower than elsewhere.
The regular annual session of the
SchuYlkill county teachers institute con-
vened at Shenandoah Monday. Among
those present were noticed the most promi-
nent educators of the country.
--Gust&vus Hurts has purchased the lIv-
cry and sales stables, property of the late
Joseph Drumbore, and will be pleased to
accommodate everybody who may need
teams for weddings, funerals or parties
Cards are out announcing the marriage
Of Peter Kressley and Miss Emma Ieber-
ling to take place at the brides residence
on Lehigh street, to-day Saturday. We
extend our congratulations TO the young
couple
The attention of the people of Summit
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed to
the fact that George Il. Huntzinger, of she
popular Switchback Restaurant, is author
lied by us TO receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
TAKE NorICE.-All advertising papers
to insure proper insertion should be at this
Office not later than Wednesday. Cores
pondents from the neighbOring towns and
villages will greatly oblge us by sending in
their communications as early as possible.
Carefully examine all $50 silver certi-
fcates which come into your possession, as
counterfeit notes of that denomination
have made their appearance. The paper
on which the counterfeit is printed is heavy
and stiff, and the note is one-eighth of an
ZACH shorter than the genuine bill. There
are also several mistakes in the spelling of
the words in the panel to the left.
"A tall, pleasant-looking, unassuming
man, with iron-gray side whiskers, saun-
tered up and down the corridor of the La
fayette. 1t was NJ. S. Kemmerer, of Mauch
Chunk, one of the largest coal owners in
the Lehigh Valley. Mr.. Kemmerer is very
wealthy and is noted for his charitable acts.
He is accompanied by his wife, who will
assist him in leaving a large amount of
Christmas money in Philadelphia.-Phi
Times.
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company paid its employees Saturday. The
pay roll aggregated $500, 900, the largest
amount of money paid out during pay
day for many years past Some of the
miners made as high as SlOOfor the month
work. The anthracite coal fields has not
seen such prosperous times since the days
OF the war, when miners earned as high as
$3.50 a month. Business Of all kinds is
booming in consequence.
Mothers often grow weary and sigh
over the baby's troubles when DIR. Bulls
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by give the mother rest.
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