The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-03-10
OUR STROLLER AN WBISSPORT.
Tcwn Gossip as 1t is Told to Our Special Re.
porter.

porter
DIR. J. G.. zern received from the west
two fine ponies.
Don't write your sale bills. We print
them very cheap.
-Rumor has 1t that Chester Buck con-
templates moving west
Francis Bartholomew, Of Ashley, Pa,
was in town over Sunday.
r. j, Sewell was on business trip to
New York city last week,
Mrs. B. X. Culton will erect frame
dwelling house on White street this spring.
Wesley Fatzinger left this week for
Factoryville, Pa, where he has secured
employment.
Misses Lille Guth and Carrie Delbert
were visiting Mrs. Nym. Meredith, at Ger
mantown, Pa, this week
The Knights of Honor will partalSe of
an elegant supper at Straussberger' Hotel,
on White street, tonight friday
Our hoodlums made Saturday night
hideous with their unearthly noises. Call
on the police and haye the racket sup
pressed.
james oliver, of NeV York city, will
open a merchant tailoring establishment in
Knecht's brick building on Or about the 1st
Of April
-Graver, in the postofIice building, sells
dry goods, groceries, provisions, queens
ware, etc., at very lowest prices. You can
save money by calling.
The remains of John Koons, Of Ash
ley. was buried in the cemetery here on
Saturday. He was former resident of
town and brother of ex-Sherlff Koons, Of
Lehighton.
We hope the progressive citizens over
the canal bridge will succeed in securing
sufficient contributions to ENABLE them to
lay the proposed stone pavement. 1t will
be an appreciated improvement. Keep
your shoulder at the wheel and push.
The breeding of fancy poultry is be-
coming very popular in this community /;
several of our citizens have very fine stock.
Persons contemplating raising fancy stock
will do well to call on B. X. Culton who
has on hand for sale full blooded brown leg
horn eggs.
Frank SNYDER, has resigned the prln-
cipalship of our public schools, to take ef-
feet on Monday, 1t is rumored that he will
accept position with his brother-in-law,
Daniel Graver, at Mountain Top, Pa. A
teacher to fill the unexpired term will be
elected Saturday evening.
-Rey. L. B. Brown, the newly appoint
ed Evangelical preacher, delivered an ex-
cellent discourse to large audience in that
church on Sunday. The reverend gentle
man is highlT spckcn of by those who had
the pleasure of hearing MIN. He will short
ly remove here with his family.
The new town council organized for
business Saturday evening: Andrew Grav-
er, burgess; Frank Laury, secretary; II. Fl.
Musselman, treasurer; J. S. Miller, Frank
Reed and Milt Emery. These are the men
who will look after our interes for the
next year-capable and efficient, all of
them.
The ReY. DR.. Wackernagle, of Mullen
berg College, will preach next Sunday
morning in the North Weissport church ;at
Big Creek in the afternoon, and at Weiss
port in the evening. Two weeks later, ,25th
inst, Rev. George W. Sandt, the newly
elected pastor of this charge, is expected to
occupy these pulpits.
Ten catechumens will be confirmed in
the Reformed church on Sunday morning !:
at the same time the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be observed. On this
occasion Rev. j. E. Freeman will discourse
for the last time prior to his removal to
Boyertown, Bucks county. Mr.. Freeman
was prominent in religious circles; he was
for six years president of the E. Pa. Chassis,
was twice sent to distric. synod and once
to the general synod at Baltimore, Md. He
Is brilliant talker, conservative thinker,
and as sucA has made hosts of friends. In
his new field of labor he has the best wishes
of our people, irrespective of creed.