The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-04-28

/ borough councils are recommended 70 take
various precautions to keep the dread di-
sease out Of the State. The best remedy
recommended is vaccination. Filthy gut
ters, and the "stinking bitches" bordering
the railroad should be Immediately attend
ed to-they are disease breeders.
Quite a number of our citizens have
contributed literally to the Lehighton
Base Ball club; there are still a few to be
heard from, however, and these we hope
will follow the generous action of the first
contributors. The club is well organized; I;
the best ball players having been scheduled.
The club will exert every honest effort TO
win the pennant, and that means con-
siderable, you know. So help the boys
along.
This FRIDAY evening the Carbon
county Prohibi.ioniss will hold their con-
vention IN the opera house, corner of Bank
and Iron streets. Delegates to the State
convention will be elected and county
ticket will likely be formed. After the
work Of the convention Is finished free
temperance meeting will be held, at which
Rev. j. S. Boyer, Of Weatherly, will talk.
--Muldoon's Comedy Company will ap-
pear In the opera house on next Tuesday
evening, Nav 1st. This promises to be
something tirst.class In every particular;
the press of the county speak in the highest
terms of the wonderful combination of
laugh creating and mrth provoking won
ders. This Is not Muldoon's picnic, bear
this fact in mind.
Preparations for the appropriate OBJ
servance of Decoration Day are being
completed by John d. Bertolette Post, G.
A. X. A number Of prominent speakers
have been asked for their services on that
day. The parade will take place in the
afternoon and cover route including oui
principal streets and the borough of Weiss
port.
-Children's Church. Rev. Vm. Major,
pastor of the nj. K church, will hold an
interesting service for children. on next
Sunday morning, 10 consist of singing. re-
sponsive readings and short sermon on
The first good boy" Evening subject.
what our Meihodism needs in Lehigh-
tom" Don't fail to go.
There Is now in circulation a very
dangerous counterfeit. 1t is a ten dollar
United States Treasury note, known as the
webster head" IL is so cleverel, exc
cuted that it deceives even experienced
cashiers. The only noticeable fault about
II is that the nose on the vignette of Web
ster Is crooked.
Charles Coyle, who shook the dust of
has not been heard of since. Notices and
offers of rewards for information leading
to the discovery of his whereabouts have
been fntile. His parents believe him to be
alive and are searching for him.
The jamestown Sunday school now
has membership OF one hundred and
thirty-nine. The members and friends of
the school are agtating the feasibility of
erecting church edifice. They have re-
ceiyed much encouragement thus far.
-Arbor Day. Prof. J. N. Roberts and
his corps of able assistants have been max
ing arrangements for the appropriate cele-
bration of this day tFrijay) A program
of speech and song has been arranged and
number of trees will be planted.
On and after the first of next month
the U S. express company will have con-
tract of the l.. & S. railroad, with an Office
here. This competition may have tend
ency to reduce the high rates of the Adam
express, at least we hope SO.
DIR. Seple is the owner of beautiful
chestnut-colored Hambletonian luare about
four years old. This new acquisition to
the doctors stable gives promise of devel-
oplng into filst-class piece of horse-fesh
in every particular.
On Wednesday morning last. small
fragment of rebel bullet worked itself
out of Comrade Charles Longkamerer'
arm. Mr.. l.. was wounded 20 years ago,
and has suffered considerably from this
fragment of bullet.
Rev. John F. Scott pastor of the Pres
6yterian CONGREGATION at Slatington, and |
DR.. James A.. Little, for SO many wears !
mnistering to, the Hokendauqua church.
exchanged pulpits last Sunday and preached |
TO large audiences.
Abraham Smith, administrator of The |
estate OF Jacob Smith. deceased, will ex.
pose torublic sale on May 81, on the |
homestead, about three-fourth of a mile |
from Stemlersville, valuable personal |
property.
The Y. M. c. A. meets every Tuesday |
evening in the Presbyterian church, on |
Northampton street. Discussions of |
popular subjects, &C., are INDUCED in. |
Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
+. -Meln Host HON, of the Mansion House.
Is remoddeing the interior of his hostlery |
When the improvements now in progress |
are completed the Mansion House will be |
among the leading hotels in this section.
Joseph M. Fritzinger has put down a |
substantial plank pavement in front of his |
Bank street property. There are num-
Der OF other property owners who should
llnmltate Mr.. Fritzinger's example.
You are invited to inspect the finest
display of silverware in this section of the
State; at Hobbs jewelry store, Mauch
Chunk. The stock just received surpasses
anything eyer shown here.
David Ebbert is becoming the most
popular man in this section, because he
turns out for funeral, wedding or party
purposes the best teams at the lowest rates.
a Of anf
The "flling up'' of Coal street with
loose top earth Is utterly ridiculous; the
first heavy rain will clearly demonstrate
this. Why not grade and make a sub
stantial job of it?
The Allentown Democrat speaks of
DIR, Haas, of Parryyille. as "a gentleman
OF very engaging manners, sociable and
polite and valuable acquisition to the
community"
--EGGs FOR sALE.-a supply of Pekin
duck eggs for Matching, 1t 90 cts, per doz-
en-. These ducks lay on an average 10
months in the year. 81. A. Beltz, Bank
street. Sws.
The interior of the Carbon House bar
and reading rooms have been artistically
repapered which adds muchly 10 the gen.
eral appearance of the same.
"A number of our townsfolks were kept
busy this week fixing up around their
premises-whitewashing, painting, paper
ing, sidewalking, etc.
james Boyer, pleasant and agreeable
young gentleman of Walcksville, has ac-
cepted clerkship with Robert Walp, at
the Eagle Store.
You can buy mems pants for 81 at
Sondheim's One Price Star Clothing Hall,
Mauch Chunk, that will cost you sl.5o
elsewhere.
Robert Walp, of the Eagle Store, north
Bank street, is making a number of inn
portant improvements around his property.
The ADVOCATE contains more original
county local news this week than any
other county paper. A glance proves this.
-Messrs. John Lentz and William Ash
have erected neat iron fences In front of
their properties on Northampton street.
The draft for Nusbaum's new brick
has arrived. The building will be the