The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-09
Current Events Epitomized
Snow fell in Bradford county this


Court conYenes in the Court House,
at Mauch Chunk, on Monday.
--Wilkesbarre claims an increase of
10000 in population since 1880.
An unknown disease prevails to an
alarming extent amongst swine in
Berks county.
During the first year of the new
marriage license law Pike county has
had only fourteen weddings.
The annual fair of the Keystone
Agricultural Society, opened Tuesday
at Kutztown, with fair attendance.
Mis-. Grover Cleveland and her sister
Miss Emma Folsom passed through here
Tuesday in route for Washington, d. G.
Reports concerning the prospective
strike amongst the miners in the coal
regions have been greatly exaggerated.
The number of foreigners natural
lied at Mauch Chunk, last Saturday,
is said to have been greater than on any
previous year.
The Friedensville zinz oxide works
started up last week. The Thomas
Iron COmpanY's ore mines, west of that
place, will soon be worked.
Charles Lester, aged seventeen
years, was arrested at Allentown on
Monday for setting fire to furniture in
the factory of Kleunter & Yeager.
Merchants will do well to advertise
in the ADVOCATE. a constantly in
creasing circulation makes it the best
medium in the county whereby to reach
the people.
N nrI &C fY, 40 To-,
meeting assembled, passed resolutions
endorsing the course of Governor Patti
son respecting coal combinations and
freight pools.
Twenty-Five thousand people were
on the fair grounds at Allentown last
Thursday. The total receipts for the
four days was So, 757, or about 81, 600
less than last year.
"A cornstalk, measuring nine feet
five inches in heighth, the product of
Weissport soil, was sent to this Office by
Mrs. Cennor, of that place, last week,
Can any one beat it?
The Salvation Army, led by Cap
tain Akin, were arrested on the charge
of disorderly conduct last Sunday, at
Wilkesbarre, and in default of So fine
each, were committed to duiance vile.
The sacrament of the Lords Sup
per was administered by Rev James 4.
Little, Sunday evening, October 3, in
1lokendauqua Presbyterian church to
an unusually large number of communi-
cants.
For the week ending Oct ., there
were l30, 10 tons of coal shipped over
the Lehigh Valley railroad, making a
total to date of 8, ,214, ,524 tons, and show
ing an increase of 3lS, AL tons compared
with same date last year
-"Hales, or the intermediate State" {"
will be the subject of special sermon
in the NJ. +. church tomorrow (Sun-
day. morning. The holy sacrament
OF the Lords Supper will be admins
tered at the close of the service.
A ride over the famous Switchback
at this time is exceedingly exhilerating.
The autuminal tints which deck the
mountain sides. like a gayly pictured
panorama, making the journey through
the fairyland one of wondrous ad-
miration.
George Huntzinger, OF the popular
Switchback restaurant, Summit Hill, is
doing a rushing business. Almost
every week he has large excursions
from the cities. Amy one going to Sum
nit Hill will do well to give the genial
George a call.
"A man in BinGhamton boasts that
he has three mothers-in- living.
Strikes us that the thing he should boast
of is that he is living and still able to
enjoy an occasional ride in one of David
Ebberts fancy rigs Livery on North
street. Terms low
We acknowledge receipt of invita-
ticn to attend the marriage of j. Frank
Barr, formerly principal of our public
schools, now of Lincoln, Neb., to Miss
Mary Tyner. of Madison, Wis, to take
place at the home of the bride on Wed.
nesday, October l3. The young couple
have the ADVOCATES best wishes for a
prosperous journey through life.
Daniel Wieand, the carriage build
er, being about to make extensive i'm
provements on his buildings, will Offer
at public sale on the premises, corner
Bank and Iron streets, today SATURDAY.,
October 9, at one o'clock p m, a lot OF
new carriages, wagons, phaetOns, bug,
gies, carriage and wagon material, DC.
Don't tail to attend if you want to Sc,
cure bargains.
We are in receipt of a letter from
our old friend Charles Froelich, former,
ly of town, now Of Minneota, Mimi, in
which he says the members of his fam,
lily are enjoying good health and that
they are prospering in their new home.
They desire TO be remembered kindly "a
friends here. Mr. Froeich renews hi,
subscription to the ADVOCATE which.
he says, is welcome visitor to their
home in the West.
An exchange says that a black
snake that had been stealing the milk
from a COW in Blackick township, JEFF
terson county, was killed the other day.
When the serpent was cut open il was
found to contain about two gallons OF
fresh milk, four gallons of buttermilli
and something like seven pounds of
butter The stuff was measured and
weighed. so there can be no mistake
about the amounts.
-Ifyour horse has a'fceble pulse, cold
eXtremties, and great prostration' he
has Inflammation. of the bowels. Give
him Days Horse Powder at once. Give
colicky baby DR. Bulls Baby syrup,
and he will raise his hands and crow
with delight. Only twenty-five cents a
bottle. Give il a trial. The effects OF
eating and drinking imprudently are
speedily removed, ami the consequent
depression banished by using Dr. Bull;
Baltimore Pills.
I'm the Orphans Court at Philadel-
phia Monday Henry Packer aud others,
executors and trustees of the estate o.
Asa Packer, filed their second account,
of the principal and income of The estat,
from May, 1879, to December 81, 1883
The account of the principal shows tn,
receipts to have been $40, 1886 SO anC
the payments, 81, 10, ,Gd7. 53, leaving
balance Of S5,9I4,554.l9 The mcom,
account showed the receipts TO hay,
been S2,l53,OO5.27; payments, 5000.
Se4.0l. leaving balance of 81, $50,
1880.