The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-09-04


Hokendauqua during the past six weeks,
But few deaths bave occurred, however.
The Allentown Board of Health are
making strenuous efforts to prevent the
further spread of typhoid fever, which
has ragged there so fatally for the past
month.
"A charter was issued from the State
Department at Harrisburg, Wednesday,
to the Lehigh Zinc ard Iron Company,
of South Bethlehem; capital stock,
S4S0,O0O.
John Ryle, Jr., superintendent OF
the Pioneer Silk Mill, at Allentown,
died Tuesday, aged 26 years. His faith
er was one of the oldest silk manufac-
turers in America.
Mrs. Robert Walp, of Packerton,
was so unfortunate as to run needle
into her arm one day last week. DR..
Sciple, of town, was sent for and sue
ceeded in removing the needle.
Milton Stauffer, of Central Valley,
Lehigh county, on Saturday, had his
foot caught in a switch while working
it, and train of cars inflicted injuries
from which he died few days later.
"A. S. Sergent was arrested at Lans-
ford few days ago. lie absconded
from Mahanoy Plane about monthago
taking with him papers and moneys be-
longing to the Methodist church of that
place.
Wednesdaythe sun of summer spread
its rays over the hills for the last time
in 1886. The first day of autumn
marks the beginning of schools, the
commencement of the oyster season, land
the close of the dog days.
Rev. James A. Little, of Hoken-
dauqua, has accepted an invitation to
re-dedicate the Presbyterian church of
Allentown, SUNDAY, September 5th; the
pastor Rev. John f. Pollock being seri-
ously i'll at Saratoga Springs.
"A Mrs. Worman, of Allentown,
committed suicide Monday by jumping
in the Lehigh river, near the rolling
MILL at that place. III health is sup.
posed to haye been the cause. The
body was recovered shortly afterward.
"A cheap disinfectant is made by
taking one teaspoonful of nitrate OF
lead, dissolving in one quart of boiling
water, four teaspoonsfuls of common
salt, dissolved in bucket of cold water
mix both thoroughly and the disinfec
tant is ready for use.
Our friend Dr. T. A. Rabcnold, o
Litzenberg, Lehigh county, is candi
date for the nomination of Sheriff il
that county and We are reliably in
formed that his chances are excellent
Frank is a lirst-rate fellow and viii
make good officer if elected.
Rev. Wm. Major, pastor of the NJ
f. church, will deliver the third sermon
of the doctiinal series, on next Sabbatl
morning; topic, "IIow can a sinner b.
justiied?" A deep interest is taken b,
many in this course of sermons, and al
who can should 60 and hear them.
1t am powerful easy to discriminate
between wise man an fanatic. D.
wise man belongs to your party; de fan
attic to de opposishun. But everybod
stands square on the subject when the,
say that David Ebbert hires out the bes
teams at the lowest rates. Livery ol
North street.
Our neighbor, Jacob Dentinger, at
tended meeting of his lodge last Fri
day evening, and on his return kom
found that he had some one else's ha
or that some other fellow had got his
and now asks that the other fellow wi
come forth and make re-exchange @
the same. He thinks his own hat fit
him best.
On Monday morning, at about o
: clock, Benjamin Zellner, a young ma
about 20 years of age, son of Charlie
Zellner, residing about three-quarters c
mile below Slatington, died of col
: stipation of the bowels. The youn
: man was we'll and fayorably know
here, and his death will be great
mourned, Quite a number of our cit
= zens were in attendance at the funer.
on Thursday morning,
We are in receipt of the Septembc
number of EhrichS' Fashion Quarterl,
1t is replete with interesting short storie.
, prose articles and poetry from the pen
of some of the most gifted authors in til
: country. The fashion department la
a correspondent in Paris, who who wi
furnish the latest news from the cent?
of fashion. 1t is the intention of tn
publishers to make the Quqrtelry to ran
q among the best popular magazines.
Among the recent publications {
n music we find but two songs publishe
:, by Ign. Fischer, Toledo, o., that al
. really worthy of special mention Tenn,
. sons "Bredk, Break, Break, on tn
Cotd Gray Stones o Sea. Emusic by III
a well-known Fred. II. Pcase, and Lon!
. fellows "Stay at Home Ny Heart an
= Rest" music by w. A. Ogden, a
author whose works rank among IL
most popular of the present day. Pric
g of each, 40c.
+ Pennsylvania is richer than mo.
people give her credit for. The Stat
q geologist estimates that there are in Il
coal district 100000, 600 tons of COZ
r that can be actually mined and sol,
a Natural gas is taking the place OF CO.
/ in many places, and it looks as if Il
,t natural gas district would be the center
IT the iron, steel and glass industries of Il
,e country for a centuryto come. And /
d that time Pennsylvania may have
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