The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-07
Our Neighborhood in Brief.

cooler this week.
Only one more month until the
oyster season opens.
The improvements on the Carbon
House will soon be completed.
The Kutztown shoe factory gives
employment TO forty-three men.
z-Political aspirants in this borough,
If there are any, are keeping shady.
Our public schools open on Monday,
August 30, for nine month term.
The culvert opposite this office is
being pushed rapidly TO completion.
Michael Mcdonald has been ap-
pointed post master at Peely, Luzcrne
county.
The roofing slate quarries in Lynn
township have closed their works in
definitely.
The Reformed Sunday school will
picnic in I.inderman's grove on Satur-
day the 18th inst.
Several members of the Weatherly
town council were recently arrested and
fined for drunkenness.
"A number of the "boys' we're in
attendance at the picnic at East Penn
last Saturday evening.
The water company is getting along
slowly. Come, gentlemen, step up and
help this necessity along.
A natural cave of large dimensions
has been found on the farm of Henry
Bowman in Lancaster county.
Carbon Castle, X. G. f., of this
place, is now in working order and are
ready to take in new members.
Nazareth is to have knitting
mill. The main building is to be of
brick 30 As feet, two stories high.
Allentown wants some one to start
a fruit canning establishment in that
place. We suppose she will get it.
-Woman's Relief Corps, ,auxillieries to
the Grand Army of the Republic, are
being organized in many towns in this
State.
AN effort is being made to upset
the judgments held by the Allentown
National Bank against the Stemton Car
Works,
Edward lIorell, who was serving a
term in the Easton Jail for horse steal
ing, escaped from that building OH Sum
day night.
john Fry, of Bethlehem, aged 20
years, is under bail for attempting to
outrage six year old daughter of a man
named Dick.
Mrs. Robert Klotz, of Mauch Chunk.
is soliciting subscriptions TO purchase a
sgir on which to erect the much talked
OF Dimmick library.
"A correspondent writing from
Beaver Meadow says that the Cemetery
at that place is a common pasture field
for cows and pigs"
"A fire at Plymouth, Luzerne count, ,
this week destroyed $1,000 worth of
property. Plymouth is without fire
apparatus, SO is Lehighton.
-Hazleton people were greatly ex-
cited this week over the attempt of a
Philadelphia woman to entice two in
.nocent girls from their homes in that
place.
We are pleased TO note the advance
ment of our friend Il. st. John, of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
road to the position of assistant general
manager.
The Schuylkill county Prohibition
lists have put plank into their plat
form calling for the extension of the
civil service laws to Federal, State and
county offices.
Our friend Bryan, the gentlemanly
agent at the p. & R. depot, this place,
wears smile-a baby boy makes all the
difference in the world. Mother and
child are doing well.
Soldiers! Attention. Don't fail to
be present at the next regular meeting
of John d. Bertolette Post, 4S4, G. A.
r., in Reber's Hall, Thursday, August
18th, as business of Importance is to be
transacted.
For the week ending July "a, there
were 1l9, l00 tons of coal shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a
total to date of 1850, ,675 tons, and show
ng an increase of 423, IA tons compared
with the same time last year.
The race course on the fair grounds
in this place is being enlarged to make
full half mill, fence erected around
It, and a new grand stand put up. These
improvements will be completed in time
for the coming great handicap races.
We are in receipt of a letter from
Fred. Weidenheimer, formerly of this
place, now of Linn, Kansas, which
states that the prospects for large crops
in that section are encouraging, and
also, that the country is rapidly build
ing up.
The No furnace of the Crane iron
company, at Catasauqua, was restarted
last week after having undergone relin-
ing and other needed repairs. By the
relighting of this stack the company
has its entire plant of five furnaces in
working order.
"A Washington exchange says: "a
pretty wedding was solemnized by Rev
DR. Nayler, at Foundry NJ f. Church
on July 2S The bride was Miss Katie
daughter of II. T. j. Brown, OF the Wal
Department, and the groom was ReubeI
T. Phillips a well-known busines mar
of this city,"