The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-12-11
Current Events Epitomized.

Current Events Epitomized.
-Bretney, the enterprising expzessman.
Is sporting new wagon.
Gold pens, pencils and toothpicls, at
Z. II. HohPs, Mauch Chunk.
Go to Sweenv's Corner Store" for fine
Florida and California fruits.
Joseph Seaman, of Reading, died Tues
day, the result q drinking ammonia.
Don't fail TO see L. II. Hollis holiday
stock. Susquelanna street, Aauch Chunk
One hundred and fifty carpenters were
suspended from the Reading car shops On
Monday.
Gold watches. handsome designs. guar
arteed accurate time pieces, at E. II. Hollis
haech Chunk.
Go to Frs. Roderer. under the FIX
change Hotel, for smooth shave and
fashionable hait cut.
"A pretty cisck for a Christmas gift
would be appreciated, 20 to T. II. Hollis,
Mauch Chunk, to get it.
For a smosth shave and fine hair GU,
90 to Esrang's shaving saloon, opposite he
ADVOCATE Office.
The usual preparations are being made
in our Sunday Schools for the holding of
Christmas festivals.
Don't fail to read the advertisement
healed Save time and money" and end
dng, "Allcheap for cash. U
-"Doing larger holiday trade than any
previous year." so says 4. II. Hohl, the
popular Mauch Chunk jeweirE.
The Lehightor PENN CARBON Ap-
wocATE has just started on its fifteenth
volume.-N. y. Monthly Union.
The mouders, formerly employed by
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., al
Lansford are still on ''the strike"
-IIunsarians and Polanders are ''pullng
out for Schuylklll and Luzrrne counties
where they will "hold FORT this winter.
The ribbon wessers and apprentices in
the Pioneer Silk Nils. Allentown, have
struck for an an advance of twenty-five per
cent. trL
Levi S. Miller, the popular merchant
of Packerton. will please accept our thanks
for favors shown this Office during The past
week.
Five hundred oYercoats for men and
boys, all prices, can he had a. Sondhem's
One Price Star Clothing Hall, Mauch
Chunk.
The Scranton Suburban Railway Com
pany has just put in successful operation an
electric street railway which runs distance
of two and half miles.
-'rhe grounds upon which the Berks
County agricultural society have been hold
ing their exhibition have been donated to
the city of Reading for Park.
DIR. Crocker Field. well and favorably
known throughout the Lehigh Valley, died
suddenly at his home in Easton last Fri
day, at the advanced age of ninety-six
years.
Garrett Van Antwerp and Elias Obcr-
dorf, charged with dealing in spurious coin.
were given hearing Saturday before Com
missioner Hahn ut Wilkesbarre and com.
mitted for trial.
Never mind cloudy weather, IL YOU
want photos tor the Holidays, Readman.
OF Aauch Chunk, makes them in any wealth
er. Cabinets at 81 per dozen; plenty of
time yet before Christmas.
-Amuse your little children by buyinr
real, genuine music box, for Christmas
gift, that any child can play by turning a
crank. Price 30 cents at f. II. Hohl's,
Mauch Chunk, other dealers sell them for
$I25.
The One Price Star Clothing Hall,
Aauch Chunk, has. thus far, measured and
made two hundred and eighty-six overcoats
Step up, lively, and have your measure
taken so we can make the number five
hundred before Christmas.
The jury in the Switchback cases AZ
Mauch Chunk have brought in a verdict in
the case of Frank Bishop. of EaSton. VS..
Mnmtord, In favor of the plaintiff for $500.
The five other suits against the Mumfords.
who are the lessees of the road have been
continued TO the January term of court.
-,'Lehlghton is going to organize a cas-
tie of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. -
Democrat. Considering that the castle in
TINS place has been organized for the past
six months, and at present has a member
ship OF sixty or seventy, Rauchs sagacitv
Tor getting In on time may be considered
somewhat marvellous.
-Ansoh, only son Of William Kemerer.
died after few days illness with typhoid
fever, and was buried in the Lehightun
cemetery on the stinst. large cOncOurSt
OF sorrowing relatives and friends followed
his remains to their last resting place He
leaves a wife and one child. who have our
sympathy in their sad bereavement.
The telegraph brought tiGngs last Fri
day, Dec. 3, of the death that morning of
Rev. DIR. Nathaniel S. McFetrihge, Profess
Sor in Manchester College. Saint Paul.
Minnesota. and formerly an honored Phila.
delphia pastor. In his childhood he lived
at Hokendauqua, and was a scholar In the
Presbyterian Sunday School IN that place
William Kunckey, notorious indiyil-
ual, who cruelty murdered John G. ThOmas
al Plymouth, about ten years ago, and then
escaped to the West. has Just been discov-
cred in Colorado, where he is serving a term
in durance vile. Steps will AT once he taken
To get out the necessary requistion paperS
and have Kunckey brought back to Penn
sylyania.
During the year ending November 80
1886. 1SS,255 loaded coal cars were novel
East from Packerton over the Lrhjgh Diyt.
ions Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad aud
nearly the same number of cars were moved
West TO the mines. During the same time
lO,7l7 disabled cars went into the shop for
Tepairs and of this number 4S0S ears were
reloaded.
The Reading Railroad Company man
agement expects TO affect a saving Of about
S35O.OOO by its reduction Of the wages Of
employees, the dismissal of employees and
the bureaus and divisions. The saving at
Reading by the dlsmissals amounts to SlO.-
4Sl, at WiliamspOrt TO about Si2. .OOb. and
In the coal regions 10 about $4,000. In
Philadelphia the reduction Of expenses will
amount to $4,000.
You can buy pouni package of Days 5
Horse Powder full weight for twenty-five
cents. aud IL will keep your stock thrifty
all winter and spring
a dull. heavy pain in the side, with con-
stant drOwsiness indicates a disorderel
liver DIR. Bulls Baltimore Pills cure such
affections. 25 cents.
No child can sleep sOunlly while suffer
Ing with collie, or from teeibing Remoye
the cause by. using Dr. Bulls Babv Strup.
Only p cents bottle.