The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-10-06
THB STROLLER AT WBISSPOR7.
Local Gossip Picked Up and assorted BY the
Stroller and his "chum."

ship will open on October %.
Our old friend AFR. Minich is erecting
new house on North Bridge street.
= -Herbey, son of Joseph Krum, is con-
valescing from a long sickness.
Reuben Hahn and wife, of Plansfeld,
Pa, are the guests Of Henry Berlin.
George Rapp, of White street, was to
Buffalo, this week buying in live stock.
Three childre of Dennis Dreisbach, of
Harrty, are reported as being seriously
i'll.
George Hongen, of Danielsyille, Pa,
circulated 'mongst friends here over Sur
day.
Charles Goth has secured The contract
to paintCultons new frame house on White
street.
Miss Emma Bachman, of Northampton
county, was visiting friends here for few
day this week.
Butcher George Emery fractercd his
arm on Tuesday afternoon. DR.. J. G.
zern reduced the same.
Robert GraYer will moye TO Penobscot,
Pa, where he was secured a position on
the Central railroad.
Miss Ella Rapp returned home on Mon
day from very pleasant visit to relatives
and friends at Philadelphia.
DIR. J. G. zern and wife, returned
home on Monday from months trip
through the states of the west,
"A new school house has been erected
at Beltzyille. The Big Creek school build
ing has been considerably improved.
AT the Evangelical parsonage, by Rev.
S. B. Brown, on Sept, 20, w. d. Koch
and Miss A. Henry. both Of Franklin Twp,
were happily married.
There's a new dude in town, a new
dude in town, and his name is Duffy
He's a regular la-de-dah Lehighton girl
says. Let that settle it.
Rev. A. T. Hueber and family, of
Danesville. Pa, moved to Franklin town
ship this week. Rev. Huber is pastor of a
Lower Towamensing church.
Daniel Graver and wife, of town; B. J.
Kuntz and wife and Jacob Raudenbush and
wife, of Lehighton, spent las. Sunday with
friends in Northampton county.
"A band of ten or more horsemen, head
ed by Dildine Snyder, of Parryville, and
Joseph Rex, of Franklin, spent last
Sunday canterng over hill and vale.
--Messrs, Charles Laury, Lewis Horn
and Austin Boyer took in the Monroe
county fair last week. Laury and Horn re-
turned on Thursday and Boyer drove in
the following day.
AT the Evangelical parsonage, Weiss
port, by Rev. S. B. Brown, on September
13, w. B. Adams and Miss Estella Graver,
both of East Weissport, were joined in the
holy bonds of wedlock.
The store room of NJ. A. Oswald will
be vacated by o. j. Seager soon. and the
former will restock it with dry goods and
groceries, cloJhing, boots, shoes, hats and
CAPS, which will be sold at lowest cash
figures.
AT late meeting of Poho POGO Tribe,
/. o. r. NJ, the following fficers were
elected for the ensuing term: Prophet,
B. X. Cuton; Sachem, Chas. Goth; Sr. S.,
Charles Hahn, Jr. s., NJ II. Hunsicker; /;
trustee, Thomas Arner. The order is said
to be in fiourishing condition.
The following are list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Weissport post
Office: A. Magaziner, Mrs. Elizabeth
Prateras, Miss D. Richards, Andrew Roth,
Edwin Smith, iss Annie Heydt, Gestina
Frey, Miss Lizzie Boyle, Emma Beers.
Persons calling for any of the above letters
will please say advertised.
"A lecture on "Sanctifed Education"
will be delivered in the Evangelical church
at Weissport by Prof. P. A. Getz, of Hazel
ton, Pa, at Z O'Clock, p. M, next Sunday.
Mr.. Getz is principal of the High school at
Hazelton and is a live Christian educator.
The public is inYited-lecture free The
Sunday school will conduct the singing, the
occasion promises to be an. enjoyable
event.
Sneak thieves have been manipulating
things in this place during the past few
days. On last Friday evening they entered
Milt Emery's cellar and emptied the
larder; they, also, visited the hennery of
Joseph Seidel and stole number of chick
ems, while at Carl AIiller's they secured
several pounds of lard. Where are the
police?
Mrs. Jesse Greenswig, of Franklin
township, aged twenty-four years, was
buried in the cemetery here on last Monday.
The funeral ceremonies were performed
by Rev. S. Brown. While the funeral
cortege was moving into the Evangelical
church great commotion was caused by
Mrs. Green being stricken with paralysis.
: DIR. Kutz was summoned and rendered all
l aid that medical skill could devise. The
afflicted woman was taken to her home
where fastest reports are that she is re-
covering slowly.
o -On last Saturday evening, by the Rev.
S. B. Brown, at the home of the BRIDES
parents in East Weissport, D. S. Hongen
was happily united in the golden bonds OF
matrimony to Miss Emma E. Whitehead,
very estimable young lady Misses
Emma Snyder and Lena Hongen participat-
ed as bridesmaids and Oscar Christman and
Charles Whitehead did the honors grace,
s fully as best men. The happy couple were
}, the recipients of a number of useful and
valuable presents. The "StroleI" ex.
I tends his best compliments TO Mr.. and Mrs
: Hongen with the wish that they may live
long and happily,
h John w. Gilham, for many years
d past, captain of the canal dredge boat, was
drowned at Lockport some time during
u Sunday night. Mr. Gillian has long beer
a sufferer from dyspepsia and it is presumed
r that sometime during the night he had oc
" casion to leave his bed to Yomit as wa
. frequently .he case, when he accidently fel
into the canal with the above result. Hi
" body was recovered on Monday morning