The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-10-20
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A Batch Of News Items Picked w By Our
speoial.

A Batch Of News Items Picked ur by Our
Special.
-ReY s. b. Brown and Wifi spent Mon
day at Hazleton.
-Protacted meetings arc now being held
in the Franklin Chapel.
Il. X. Culton was on trip TO Geneva,
N. Y, during the week.
The foundation walls of Miners new
building are completed.
George Slawyer and family, of Stating
ton, moved to Franklin on Tuesday.
Harry Welsh, an aged citizen of Frank
lin, is reported as being seriously i'll.
The Franklin township schools open
on Monday for a six months term.
Rev. 5. b. Brown preached in the East
Weissport Chapel last Sunday evening.
AN infant son of Henry Berlin, of
Franklin, is reported as being seriously i'll.
The employers of the L. c. S n. Co.,
received their monthly pay on Monday.
Charles Roth discoursed to an Evan
gellcal class at Bowmanstown on Sunday
evening.
j. X. Rickert returned on Monday
from a weeks trip TO points in Maryland
and Virginia.
George Schaffer is the happy 'pop'' OF
bouncing baby girl. Mother and child
are doing well.
Enthusiastic party men have placed
considerable money on the result of the
coming election.
--Snyder's planning mill has been weather
boarded and will be painted. A new sign
has also topped the building.
The town council will soon lay cross
ing at the alley between Miners residence
and the Evangelical church.
"A nineteen year old son of Freely Ser
fass, of Penu Forest, was buried at the
Chrstman church on Wednesday.
Henry Campbell grew one hundred and
fifty bushels of potatoes from six bushels Of
seed potatoes. Can any of your readers
beat it?
Maurice Bowman, local preacher, of
Bowmanstown, discoursed to large audi
ence in the Evangelical chuch on Sunday
evening.
Henry Linsteel, was knocked down
and run over by single horse team on this
side of the canal bridge last Thursday.
Fortunately he was not seriously hurt. This
is the second accident Of the kind that las
occurred IN short time.
Presiding Elder c. X. Fehr, of Potts
vile, we'll known here, has been elected
super intendent of the Flat Rock Ohio
Orphans Institute, of the Evangelical As
ISOLATION. It is said that, until the conyen-
ing of conference, Bishop Bowman will fill
his appointment.
Prof. w. E. Smith will on Monday
again take charge of the East Weissport
school as principal. This gentleman taught
here very successfully last year, and succeed
ed in raising our schools to much higher
standard than heretofore. We are pleased
to know that Mr.. Smith will be at the helm
again, it assures a successful school term.
-Biram p. Levan, the Democratic nomi
nee for Sheriff, is safe and reliable man
and the people Of Carbon County, irrespec
tive of party, can do no better than to cleo
him to the office for which he was nomina
ted The affairs of the office, in his hands
will be administered carefully and correctly
Vote for him.
The thirty days notice for laying pave
ments which the council served ON a mum
ber of property holders have almost expired
Quite a number have failed to comply will
the spirit of the notice. more from obsitnan
cy than anything else. Probably the counci
will lay payements for these parties-the!
have the power to do so-and then charg
them with the amount, plus ten per cent
for collection.
We will get it. The iron bridge acros
the .ehigh river at this point. The grant
jury viewed the proposed new site from tn
stock yard on the Lehlghton side to tn
mill creek on the Weissport side last Thurs
day and reported fayorably The question
must lay over, however, until the Januar
term of court to allow persons having oh
jections to file the same. The new brdg
when erected will be convenience and
credit to the two towns which it Wi
connect. Much praise is due our tow
, council, and especially Burgess Graver 70
! their efforts in the matter of new bridg
r and the change of location.