The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-07-07
OUR STROLLER AT WEISSPORY.
Town Gossip as It is Told to Our Special Re-
porter.

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Lewis Horns new dwelling is rapidly
going up,
--Milt Emery has improved his residence
by additions.
The gosslps are mangling certain
young fellow again.
John Arner has improved his residence
on Lower White street.
MIX shake and soda water aie new
features In our booming town.
B. vogt has accepted a position with
e. M. Williams at Packerlon.
"A Harrison club will be organized here
in the course of a week or two.
-Blackie Arner plays the bazoo in the
"snout band" What did yer say.
Mrs. Hannah Stout, of Bath, spent last
Sunday with Uriah Fatzlnger and family.
Daniel Grayers residence, opposite the
public square is being thoroughly renoYat-
ed.
Duffy, il you have anything to tell
"Chlch," say it yer self. No bricks on our
head.
Verify, AL. Hawk is happy. His good
wife has presented him with a bouncing
baby boy.
There is letter addressed to Miss
Amelia Good lying in the post-ofilce UNI
called for.
Joseph Rex and Hm. Beaver, across
the canal bridge, spent several days this
week at Gettysburg,
We are pleased to note that the young
daughter of Constable Levan is rapidly re-
covering from severe illness.
Another CleYeland Democrat. Our
young friend Doug Arner is the proud
daddy of a bouncing baby boy. Shake.
Ed. Nothstein lost the middle finger on
his left hand by coming in contact with a
steam plan. He was attended by DR..
Kutz.
Ed. Graver, of Mountain Top, was in
town this week. We didn't get to see Ed.
but we'd have liked very much too squeezed
his right.
Tax Collector Levan, of Franklin town
ship, has notices posted up, kindly inviting
tax payers to step up and liquidate that
little unpleasantness.
AN order of Tonti will likely be organ
lied here soon. Young men should learn
the methods of the organization and con-
meet themselves with it.
"A couple of young fellows were pulled
in on Monday evening for making a
nuisance. They were brought up before
Squire Miller and fined $4.55 for the
amusement
Augustus Oswald and Oscar Amer
have been appointed special police. They
will preserve and perpetutate the Sublime
dignity of lVeissport by strict enforce
ment of the law.
The Mackerelvillites were showed
under in game of ball with Mauch Chunk
on July Fourth to the debilitaLing tune OF
I6 to l. Come off Mackerelville, come off,
won't you? Don't make us blush.
-Childrens Day was observed in the
Evangelical church here on Sunday even.
ing last with much appropriateness. An
elegant programme arranged for the occa.
sion was rendered with much success.
North Weissport Evangelical Chapel,
Sabbath evening. A Gospel Temperance
Meeting by the I. o. G.. T. of Lehighton
A good speaker, formerly lecturer on
Temperance. has been engaged to addres:
the meeting. Come out and bring youl
Incorporate neighbor with you.
Fourth of July, 1888, will go down in
the history of Wessport as the biggest day
OF 'em all, thanks to the efforts of the
p. o. S. of A., Camp The parade, the
fire works, the bean soup, the illumination
and the speeches exhibited a patriotism
that knocks the spots out OF st. Patrick OF
any other man, and don't you forget it
The people of town who generously con
tributed to the success of the celebration
are to be congratulated, those who tool
part in the exercises to be praised for tina
which they did so freely. For Burgess
Grayer, hurrah! The bean soup, hid unde
many palpitating vest, tells the tale will
terrific fury,
Knights of the Golken Eagle.