The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-07-24
-Weatherly glories in the fact of hav-

ing no politicians.
Work has been commenced upon
the new silk mill at Bethlehem.
The Lutheran Sunday school will
picnic at Glen Onoko on Tuesday next.
WIN. Kochs new residence. located
on the road leading to New Mahoning is
rapidly nearing completion.
Enterprise Castle, No. ia, Knights
of Golden Eagle, will be instituted at
WCatherly on the 31st inst.
Wesley Oil, the popular piano and
organ agent, of Cherryvlle, is doing
brisk business in this section.
An enthusiastic Democrat of Le-
high county suggested Robt. L. Wright,
Jr., of Allentown, for Governor.
WIN. King, aged twenty-five years,
of Joliet, Schuylkill county, was killed
in North Lincoln colliery on Monday.
"A Hungarian had his leg taken off
while attempting to board train at
Penn Haven junction, last Saturday.
The Lehigh Valley National Tenn
perance Camp-meeting convenes at Is
land Grove, Freemansburg, on Monday.
Strenuous efforts are still being made
to organize a water company here. Step
up gentlemen and give the enterprise
lift. E..
The rolling mill of the Bethlehem
Iron Company is running day and
night, owing to heavy pressure of
orders. a. 3,
-Freeland people were greatly en-
cited on Sunday by the finding of two
new born infants buried in field near
that place.
j. b. Meitzler, of this place, had
the middle finger of his left hand severe
ly laScerated, last week. Dr. Seiple is
attending him.
Lafayette Lentz, of Mauch Chunk,
presented Col. John Lentz Post, No. 05,
Sons of Veterans, of this borough, with
a beautiful flag.
Lehigh and Schuylkill coal exchanges
met Tuesday and agreed to fix the total
output of coal for August at 100000
tons.
"A number of our young gents are
''ringing the chestnut'-a small bell
attached to the vest which is rung when-
ever stale gag is perpetrated. Rats I!
Bugs!
Conrad Hoffman and his wife and
two children were struck by lightning
Monday evening, while walking through
field at White Haven. They wall all
probably die.
The lifeless body of Carl Ernst, a
well-known dealer in glass and china
ware, was found hanging in his store on
Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, last Mon
day morning.
Daniel Wieand, our popular carriage
builder, furnished James Hall, of Lans-
ford, with a finely built hearse this
week. This hearse was one of the fin
est ever built in this section.
The twenty-nnth annual session of
the State Council of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics, con-
vencd at Harrisburg on Tuesday. About
two hundred delegates were present
'-rhe much talked of culvert, opposite
this office, has been commenced at last,
and the work of construction will be
buried through. This will be a big
Improvement to this end of Bank street.
Cards are out announcing the COM
ing marriage of Miss Katie NJ, daughter
OF Mr., and Mrs. II. j. f. Brown, to
Reuben +. Phillips, on July 2Sth, at
Foundry NJ L. church, Washington,
d. &.
Thomas p. Simpson. formerly a
prominent business man of Maucl
Chunk, but of late a resident of Mount
Clair, \. D., died at his residence in
that place, on Thursday of last week
Aged about 81 years.
For tile week ending July II, ther
were l3S, lOT tons of coal shipped ovel
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making 9
total to date of 8, ,S31, AIS tons, and show
ing an increase of 430,9S tons compared
with the same time last year.
Michael TreXley a Hungarian, at
tempted to jump a coal train Frida,
morning at the Quakake crossing of til,
Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Beaye
Meadow, when he fell beneath tn,
wheels which passed over his leg.
About the 18th of next month lie
, highton will be treated to a genuine da,
r of sport, in the shape of one mile
handicap, foot race, open to all: 49,
yards, handicap, open TO all; 200 yards
handicap, dog race. No efforts will b,
spared by the managers to make this
grand success.
DR.. Chas. German has bcautifie,
the appearance of his home on tn
corner of Bank and Iron streets, by tn
erection Of neat iron fence. ] he fenc
, was furnished by our townsman, Howar,
Scaboldt, who represents the Petersvill
fence works in this place. If you ar
, thinking Of erecting an iron fence, cal
, on Howard and get lowest prices.
: The coal tonnage of the Philadel
phia ard Reading Railroad last weel
/, amounted to 2sj, ,S36 tons, of whicI
5 lOO,967 tons passed over the Lehigh an,
e Susquehanna division. The total ton
mage for the fiscal year to date was I,
5O1,327 tons, being an increase of 55l,
: sd3 tons, as compared with the CORE
r spending period Of last year.
: Val. Schwartz, our wide awak
! townsman, is always making improve
ments of some kind. This week he ha
c had gang of carpenters at work tearin
out the front of his residence on Ban
street, and now he will fit up a numbe
OF a. d,