The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-02

Next years state tlremenS Oon-
vention will be held at Allentown.
-Forepaugh's circus will visit Allen
town on Wednesday. October 20.
Michael Helfrich. prominent citi-
zen of Allentown, died recently, aged
ninety years.
Sunday newspapers were denounced
by the Lutheran Snyod, which convened
at Reading last week.
-Lehighton was represented to the
number of about seven hundred at
Mauch Chunk last Tuesday.
"A substantial stone pavement has
been laid around the Luthern church on
Iron and Northampton streets.
The Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence of the North Philadelphia District
will convene at Allentown. October IA
and 10.
Large numbers of Hungarians,
Polanders and Sweeds are constantly
leaving the coal regions for points in the
West.
Our council are rapidly pushing for
ward the work of laying pipes on both
sides of the square. This is commend
able piece of work.
The Lehigh Valley railroad COM
pany has declared a quarterly dividend
of one per cent, payable October 10;
women only, on the 14th,
-Four hundred and seventeen marri-
age licenses have been issued in Lehigh
county since the present law has been
in effect-iust one year.
Burglars entered the bar-room of
Dan Ellis hotel at Ringtown, ,Schuylkill
County, late Tuesday night and attempt
ed robbery but were frightened off.
Efforts are being made by miners
in the Schuylkill region to procure an
advance in wages. If their demands are
not recognized trouble is anticipated.
Naturalization Court will be held at
Mauch Chunk, to-day Saturday all
foreigners desiring to become natural
lied should not fail to be in attendance.
Lancaster county people expert
enced an earthquake shock last Mon
day and as consequence were consid-
erably frightened. These are trying
times for the average 'old resident"
-Rumor has it that the Prohibition
lists, ofthis place, propose fulfilling their
threat of prosecuting the person or per-
sons selling beer or other intoxicants on
the fair grounds during the late county
fair.
The production of anthracite coal
for the week ending September 25 was
72O, 637 tons, against 739,O35 tons last
year, and from January / to September
%, 22,5l1, ,3O2 tons, against 21,52S, ,947
tons last year.
Your attention is directed toa num-
ber Of new advertisements in to-day's
issue Of the ADVOCATE. The rapidly
increasing circulation of this paper
makes it the most valuable advertising
medium in this section.
DR.. Rabenold, the dentist, well and
favorably known here, has been nomin-
ated for the Sherilfalty of Lehgh coun-
ty. The doctor is a whole-souled, genial
fellow and staunch Democrat, ard
will, no doubt, $50 in" with big ma
jority.
Thursday, October Sth, will be OBJ
served as Arbor Day throughout the
State. A circular has been issued from
the school department at Harrisburg to
the teachers apprising them of the fact,
and asking for their aid and encourage
ment in carrying on the object.
The most annoying thing about an
earthquake is that you don't know it is
an earthquake until it is all over and
you begin to compare notes. But if you
hire one of David Ebbert's teams to take
pleasure ride you can always make up
your mind that you will be satisfied.
-Lehigh county has seven boroughs
named and organized as follows: Cat
asauqua, February l, 1853; Coopersburg,
December ,, 1879; Coplay, April I, 1859;
Emaus, 1859; Macungie, November s,
1915; Slatington, September 7, 1864;
and Hest Bethlehem, September lG, 1856.
DR., Seiple, of town, has in his pos
session violin over one hundred and
twentY-siX years old, which he has had
put in iirst-class condition by Elias
IIause. of Boston, who pronounces it
very valuable instrument. The doctor
is justly proud of his possession and de-
lights in drawing sweet strains of music
from the ''ole violin"
-Enterprising weather prophets now
tell us that We will have more regular
weather and not so severe during the
coming winter. The coolest weather
will be during the first half of January.
February will not be very cold but will
be very disaGreeable. Altogether the
| winter will be what is known as an open
season and a good wheat year.
"A Prohibition club was organized
in this place Saturday night, and the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent and Treasurer, w. w. Bowman;
Secretary, A. w. Horn; Committee on
Constitution, G. W. Gross, Robt. Walp,
f. j. Solt. Speeches were delivered by
Solomon Yeakle, w. w. Bowman, G.
w. Gross. The meeting was largely at
tended by the temperance element.
The exhibits of blooded stock. ag-
ricultural implements and products,
furniture, merchant tailoring gooas and
fancy articles at the county fair last
week were up to the average. The re-
ceipts were not quite as large as last
year. although the attendance during
Thursday and Friday was apparently
/ greater than on the same days during
/ previous years. Order and quiet pre-
/ vailed during the week. both on the
! fair grounds and in the town.