The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-09-08
THE STROLLER AT wEISSPORY.


Local sossip Plokoo UP ana Asserted BY the
Stroller and his "chum."
Daniel Graver spent Monday in New
Jersey.
Mrs, Lee wills is visiting friends at
Philadelphia.
John Hausman and wife will shortly
60 to house keeping.
Harry Welsh, of Franklin, is reported
as being seriously i'll.
&C. w. Laury was ON business trip to
Allentown this week.
Geo. Deats was in town this week. He
halls from Martins Creek.
Gus Oswald was injured in'an L. & S
railIoad wreck few evenings since.
Mrs p. T. Mack, of Binghamton, N.
Y, is sojourning with Mrs. Daniel Grayer.
"A delightful birthday party came off at
Levi Horns residence on last Thursday
evening.
B. F. Heimbach and wife, of Allen
town, spent Sunday with Evan Gaumer and
family.
Robert Grayer and wife started up
housekeeping in the old Graver homestead
this week.
"A certain married woman of Franklin
suddenly left her home for parts unknown
this week
Misses Lydia and Emma Scherer, es-
Unable young ladies of Allentown, spent
Sunday in town.
Sneak thieves forced an enterance into
the Everitt House cellar. They were scared
off before securing any booty.
Misses Mary Snyder and Emma Boyer,
accomplished young ladies of town, have
returned from a delightful visit to Atlantic
City.
r. j. Sewell has resigned his position
with E. M. Williams at Packerton, and has
accepted situation as extra operator with
Mr.. Lattig at Mauch Chunk.
The following letters remain in the
Weissport post office uncaled for: Chas.
w. Wolfe, John Schuck, M. Bernkopf G.
Bro, Albert Berger. Persons calling for
any of the above will please say advertised.
Quarterly Conference will be held in
the Evangelical church on Friday evening.
On Sunday, in the same church, Rev. E..
Butz will preach in the morning and Pre-
siding Elder @. X. Fehr will discourse in
the evening. All are cordially invited.
The petition in circulation during the
past few weeks praying for change of To-
cation for the new bridge was on Monday
put in the hands of the borough attorney,
Hon. W. M. Rapsher. The idea of chang
ing the BRIDGES location is very commend
able and should certainly receive the ap-
proYal of all parties concerned.
Amanda, aged twenty-three years,
daughter Of George Leuckel and the beloved
wife of James Hartman, died ON Friday
last at the home of husband in Franklin
township,afte a long illness with consump-
tion. lnterment took pace on Monday, a
large concourse of sorrowing relatives and
friends following the remains to their last
| resting place. This is the second death in
the Leuckel family in month.
Last Sabbath was a joyful day in the
history of the Evangelical Sunday school at
Weissport. On the Sabbath previous all
The envelopes in the possession of the teach
ers containing the amount contributed in
their respective classes, were collected by
the punctual Sec., Mr.. Rishel, and the re-
spectiye sums announced last Sabbath by
the Supt., Mr.. G. Roth. The total sum col
lected for Children's Day was $4,000. The
school is in prosperous condition, and does
excellent work.
| AT meeting of the Borough council
on Monday evening j. S. Miller, Andrew
Graver, Milt Emery, Frank Reed, Franz
Laury, anil H. III. Musselman reported pres
ent The contract for laying the new cross
| ing from Eyeritt's to Biery's corner wa.
given to j. Zeigenfus. A resolution
was also adopted calling for enforcement o.
the pavement act" viz; Property owner.
will receive thirty days notice to lay pave
ment, if the notice is not complied will
the borough will at once proceed to lay
them.