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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-06-02
neooration pay in Mahoning.

On Sunday morning May 26th, the fog
overhanging hill and vale was threatening
a disagreeable day for the observance of
Decoration Day in this place. But early in
the morning the sun pierced the overhang-
ing clouds and the northern breeze drove
them across the southern horizon.
Between nine and ten o'clock, large crowds
of people could be seen coming from all
directions to the st. Johns Church where
the graves of the honored dead were to be
decorated by the Comrades of John D.
Bertolette Post, 4S4, G. A. R, of Lehigh-
ton.
At about ten O'Clock some forty men of
the Grand Army from Lehighton accom-
panied by the Lehighton Drum Corps, ar
rived.
They formed few hundred yards below
the cemetary, and Immediately after they
had formed, the Normal Square, the New
Mahoning, and Evangelical Sunday Schools
accompanied by the Patriotic Sons of Am
rica from Montzville, and headed by the
New Mahoniug Cornet Band arrived
They met the Grand Army men and
formed in the following order: Lehighton
Drum Corps, John D. Bartetlette Post,
asa, New Moahoning Band, Sunday
Schools and the PatrioticSons of America.
The Sunday schools and the people of the
community had brought beautiful boquets
and wreaths which were handed to the
Grand Army men for the decoration of the
graves of our honored dead. After the
decoration of the graves the 1900 people
that had assembled were invited to gather
in the rear of the church where a temper,
airy stage was erected for the occasion
After some excellent music by the drum
corps and the baud w. c. Mccormick in
troduced Prot. S. f.. Stofllet, Principal o.
the Normal Institute, Normal Square, who
led in prayer, after which the band played
beautiful piece. Mr.. Mccormick ther
introduced Prof. j. NJ. Roberts, Principa
of the Lehighton Schools, who deliYared {
grand grafton. After the Grafton the Sun
day schools sang the Decoration Da!
Hymn after which Mr.. Cormick announced
that collection would be lifted for tn,
benefit of the Grand Army. He said, "WI
are poor and no one knows it better thai
we do" A good collection was taken VI
while the band was playing several patri
otic pieces. The whole audience joined il
singing, praise God from whom all bless
ings fow," after which the audience wa
dismi sed.
The people of Mahoning are hoping tn
Grand Army will not forget TO obserY
: Decoration Day hereafter on the Sunda
, previous to May Both.
ONE PRESENT
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-06-02
a well.Known Lshighton,an.

Frank P. Semmel first saw the light of
day at Neff's, Lehigh county, in the year
of our Lord A. d. 1S47. He came to Le-
highton in 1864 after clerking for several
years in general stores at Slatington and
Fogelsville. He was for three years assist
ant postmaster and Deputy Revenue Col
lector under the late Thomas S. Beck He
was collector of war taxes in the Lehigh
region, a position of much Importance,
around which clustered many dangerous
possibilities, he being compelled to have
armed assistants. For three years follow
ing he was book keeper and buyer for Jos.
Obert, proprietor of The Lehighton Pork
Packing Establishment. At Weissport in
1869 he was married to daughter of Judge
Heberllng, and shortly after originated the
firm of j. w. Heberling & Co., now doing
business at Mauch Chunk. Returning to
Lehighton in 1872, Frank opened up in the
dry goods and hardware business which he
carried on successfully for a number OF
years. During the early part of the 10 de-
cade he purchased the 'old tannery prop
erty' on Bank street, and erected the brick
building now owned by j. l.. Gabel. He
was twice elected mayor of our little city,
and under Sheriff Raudenbush was dep
uty, as he also was deputy under Prothon.
otary Esser; he now holds the position Of
mail agent on the l.. V. r. r. Frank wa:
one of the many who went down in the bis
crash of lS777s. However, since ther
he has always been up and moving HI
will be a candidate before the Democratic
County Convention for the nomination o
Prothonotary.
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Pleasant Corner Dots.

Frank Louchnor's colt is beauty-he
is proud of 1t too.
-Mlllard Siglin was on business jaunt
to Kresgeville over Sunday.
Charles Kelby spent Decoration Day
at White Haven, and j. f. Mcdaniel at
Summit Hill.
The decorating of the graves of the
dead soldiers was well arranged at the St.
Johns church on Sunday.
MIR. Nathan Gerber has key and lock
which he holds as a relic. 1t was found
where the house was burned down by the
Indians, occupied by the Gilbert family,
some one hundred and eighty year ago.
"A Sunday school was organized at
Pleasant Corner High School l4st Sunday.
Officers of the school; supt, VIM. P,
Creitz; Asst, James Garman; Cor. Secre.
taIy, Nathan Zimmerman; Treasurer
Frank Smith; Librarian, A. A. German
We wish the school success.
Among the parties visiting in thi:
neighborhood during the past week,
noticed the following: Wm. j. Wertman
of Lehighton, at Val. Newmeyers; Oliver
Hough and wife, of Lehighton. at Nathan
Reinsmlth's; Frs. Miller, guest of Jas. E
Mcdaniel; Chas. II. MacDanniel, Jos
Rex, AL. Goth and AL Nottingham, o
Weissport, at j. Il. MeDannlers.
Drinking without water and eatinl
without food Is like VIM P. c., without
mash on the one. GKRIK.
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Seven hundred people were on the old
fair ground Wednesday morning to witness
a nicely contested game of ball between the
East Mauch Chunk and Lehighton clubs.
The game opened with East Mauch Chunk
to bat; but the magnifcentlplaying of the
home team prevented them from making a
score. Smith opened mp for Lehighton by
making first base; in this inning two runs
were scored after this the visitors goose
egged It until the seventh inning, when
owing TO costly errors they succeeded in
working two men around the bags; the
eighth and ninth were wind-fanners for the
East Mauch Chunk, ball tossers. The
home team scored one run In the third, two
runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth and
one run in the eighth innings. Brinkman
and Reichard, the home battery, were well
supported in the field and on the bases.
Outside of the professional players and one
or two paid men with the visitors, they
failed to develope the strength they antici-
pated. Concisely and to the point: Le-
highton out-played them in every shape,
manner and form, and won, comparatively,
an easy victory. 1t was the first game for
the paid battery of the visitors, and, while
they might do wei, enough in other places,
they have no business to tackle the Lehlgh-
ton buzz-saw. We below append the
score
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A May Wadding.

The residence of Mrs. Caroline Johnston,
in Youngstown, Westmoreland county, Pa,
was on last Tuesday evening, May 29th,
the scene of pretty wedding Her daugh-
ter, Mary Montieth, a niece of Ex-Governor
Johnston, of this State, was married to
Rev. Hiram J. Kuder, well-known in this
town. The ceremony was performed at
eight o clock by the groom's brother, Rev.
j. H. Kuder, pastor of Trinity Lutheran
church, of this borough.
Many invitations had been issued, in
consequence of which large number OF
friends and relatives we're present from diff
ferent parts of the state. The couple left
on wedding tour which will take in Pitts
burg, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and the Lchigt
Valley, whence they will go to Harrisburg
which place they will make their home un
til the re-opening, in the Fall, of the Hagers
town Female Seminary, with which Mr.
Kuder is connected.
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Gold headed canes at E. II. Hohrs,
Mauch Chunk.
Wedding rings in all styles and shapes
at e. II. Hohps, Mauch Chunk.
Go to Ebberps popular livery Il you
want fancy turnout Prices very low
-Kemerer & swartz, Bank street, is
headquarters for bed room and parlor suits
Prices the lowest.
It. Glen. Beck, formerly of town, was
married Thursday to Miss Name Knipe, Of
Bethlehem. They will reside in that city.
Don't pay sSs 90 to Philadelphia firm
for a gold watch, when you can save $1,000
by buying at E. II. Hohl, at Mauch Chunk.
Two picked mines played o to game
on Wednesday afternoon. Clauss q Billy
Esrang did the battery work for the victori-
Gus club.
"A big time is expected at McDaniePs
Eagle Hotel Pleasant Corner, this Satur-
day evening. II you want to have a good
time, why go.
I'm the announcement of college honors
at Muhlenbrg, Allentown, on Tuesday, our
young townsman Charles D. Clauss was
faYorably mentioned.
The National Council. d. L., meet in
Allentown on Sept. 18th, The order has
about fifty councils in dozen States, two
of them being in Allentown.
We heard from our old friend Shrink
man. this week. Brink is doing o. X.
in New York where he holds cases. He
'deviled" it in this office years ago.
--Mauch Chunk lest game of ball tc
Summit Hill on Wednesday. Score TO 3,
The game is said to have been very interest.
ing. A large number Of people were pre-
| sent.
Memorial Day was observed Will
| great ceremony by Mauch Chunk people
Many of the prominent business houses ant
private residences were handsomely decor
ated. All the societies were in the line o.
parade.
There was a furore of excitement a
Mauch Chunk on Tuesday because Mrs
Grover Cleveland was in the town. Quit,
a number of Lehightonians:: "went up Il
see her. We have heard OF no presenta
tlons however.
The boys ought to know that it is no
only cruel to take eggs out of birds nests
but that it is also against the law. An
one seeing this done can make a complain
and receive half the penalty upon convic
tion, the fine amounting to ten or twent
dollars, as the court decides.
of the twenty-six sheriffs elected sine
the organization Of Lehigh county in 1872
only eight are yet in the land of the Lying
They are Joseph F. Newhard, elected il
1850; c. B. Haines, 1859; Owen W. Faust
1871; Edwin Zimmerman, 1874; Thomas 3
Morgan, 1877; George Bower, 1880; Cha:
B. Moberry. 1888, and Frank A. Rabenold
present incumbent, 1886.
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A Mild summer Predicted.

1t may comfort many extremely nervous
people to learn that astronomers are pre-
dieting that the coming Summer will be a
mild one. II is thought that there win be
but little extremely hot weather, and not so
is claimed by many meteorologists that
when there are numerous spots on the sun
there is much disturbance on the earth, and
more extremely hot weather than when the
sun spots are not so numerous Every
eleventh year the spots almost disappear,
and this is the eleventh year. 1t is claimed
that these spots indicate great internal dis
turbances and tornadoes on the sun, which
canses the sun to send out more heat
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OUR STROLLER AT WEISSPORP.
Town Gossip as II Is TOld to Our Special R,
Mortar.

Wesley Fatzinger Is soiouining here
with the folks at home.
DIR. J. G. zern was on a business trip
TO Easton on Tuesday last.
-Laury's Corner Store has been nicely
repainted. A big improvement.
Nathan Snyder is doing a rushing
busin ess--both at store and mill.
Many of our most prominent business
places were closed on Memorial Day.
Miss Lizzie Ellis, of Slatington, spent
Sunday with friends on White street.
The Misses Kesters, of Slatington,
were guests of Wessport ladies on Sunday.
Our ball tossers expect to go to Wealth
erly on Saturday and play nine in that
place.
East Weissport's popular merchant,
Henry Campbell, reports big boom in the
shoe business.
An infant child Of James Remaley is
reported as being very seriously Ill. DR..
Kutz is in attendance.
That lady who mixed horseradish, for
yeast, in her bread dough, wasn't mad, no
indeed. OF course, NUNS the word.
james Everitt is back home on visit
after year or more absence TO York state.
He's as good looking and healthy as ever.
John Laury and family, of Minooka,
are sojourning here with friends and rela-
tives. They will leave here for Colorado
during the week.
The notices posted up by Burgess
Grayer sometime since, prohibiting the
throwing of rubbish in cutters and alleys,
is not as strictly observed as it might be.
Charles Goth, our popular painter and
paper hanger is decorating the interior OF
Milton Flory's residence. Charley finished
up fine job at Lansford last week, too.
Probably one of the oldest ladies In
this section is Grandmother Stout, OF
Franklin township, who recently passed
her eighty-fourth birthday. She enjoys ex'
cellent good health.
The membership of Poho POGO Tribe
Imp. o. r. NJ, is gradually going up; ovel
one hundred of our best citizens are con
nected with the order. 1t is probably one
of the most fourishing secret societies il
this section of the county.
"A large delegation of John d. Berto
lette Post, G. A. r., of Lehighton, assem-
bled in the Evangelical church on Sunda!
evening and listened to an eloquent sermon
by Rev. S. B. Brown. The discourse wa
patriotic, and the "soldier boys" speak yer.
highly of 1t.
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A Card.
LEHIaHToN. PA, May 3Oth

LEHeHToN, Pa, May 30th, 1888.
Mr.. H. V. MoRTHIMER, SR., EDITOR:
1t is with the most sincere and heartfelt
feelings that l tender to you and Bertolette
Post of Veterans, my thanks for the hearty
cheers you gave me as you formed in front
of my dwelling on Decoration Day. 1t
made me feel that you had not forgotten
me as the soldiers friend, in my service as
U. S. Examining Surgeon for Pensions
from 1859 to 1884, when was totally dis
abled by paralysis. Although 1 sometimes
feel as though 1 were stepping into the
grave, with some of my fellow veterans,
still, this incident aroused me from my
respondent lethargy and told me that the
"Boys of many Battles" still remembered
me, and II is of them | want to be last for
gotten. And 1t is up there in the "sweet
afterward" ! want to shake hands with
them all. Oh, be brave boys, be good boys,
and let us throw all our strength into the
fight to conquer our last enemy-the enemy
of our souls, Satan, and Death will easily
succumb. May Gods blessing rest upon
you-upon us-all, is my earnest and sincere
prayer.
Sincerely and affectionately yours,
DIR. N. b. REFER.
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MemOflal DAY was observed here with
much ceremony; many of the business
houses and private residences being nicely
decorated with the National colors and
evergreens artisiically arranged. The G..
A. r., with the drum corps, band and dele
cations from other societies visited Parry
vile in the morning-parading the princi-
pal streets on which a number of beautiful
arches lad been erected by the patriotic
people of that pretty little town. Proceed
ing TO the cemetery salute was fired and
the graves of the dead soldiers who lie
sleeping there were decorated with flowers.
Rev. Bird, pastor OF. the M. E. church, de-
liYered an eloquentlY patriotic address,
which stirred the hearts and awakened
dormant memories of the days when our
country struggling with fates of war called
American freeman to protect her honor.
And they were not wanting either, thous-
and upon thousand from every city, town,
village and hamlet responded, and nobly
too. 1t is for this the national heart should
be proud, it is for this that patriotic peo-
pie should pay due reverence to their
heroic dead who sleep in unknown graves
upon battle fields as well as in our own
cemeteries.
On returning from ParryYlle delegation
of Bertolette Post visited the Catholic
cemetery and paid just tribute to the
soldiers who are among the dead.
The parade in the afternoon formed on
| ~
in the following order:
Chief Marshal and Assistant Marshal.
q. A. X. Drum Corps,
Firing Squad
John d. Bertolette, Post 4s4, G.. A. r.,
Soldiers and Sailors not members,
Carbon Castle, Ill, X. G. E.,
Gnaden Hutten Lodge, 6s6, |. o. o. f.,
Lehighton Cornet Band,
Lehighton Council, 1Oi, Jr., o. U. A. NJ,
/ Lehigh Hook and Ladder Co.,
Welssport Band,
Washington Camp 122, p. o. s. of A., Weissport
Franklin Lodge, POST, X OF H., Weissport,
Washington Camp, III, p. o. S. of A., Parryylle
Bowmanstown Band,
washgt Camp, 20, P. o. s. of A., Bowmanstown
Speakers and disabled Comrades, soldiers and
sailors in Carriages.
AlJtl pdlduluS bhO plihSiPai SbiCO'o VhSJ
proceeded to the cemetery where the graves
were decorated with flowers. The exercises
, opened with prayer to the Great
Commander; the Philharmonic society
rendered several beautiful selections; Rev
Vim. Major delivered the Grafton for the
day; Rey. A. S. Kline, made appropriate
remarks and the benediction followed
The parade reformed and paraded to Weiss
polt and through the main streets The ex
ercises in the Square at that place were r
the following order: Prayer by Rev. G
Burns; singing by the Sunday Schools
address by Rev. S. B. Brown; Grafton BY
Mr.. Snyder; address by Rev. Chas. Burns
benediction. Upon reforming the parade
; moved back to town and dismissed.
1t was the greatest day Lehighton and th'
surrounding town have had for years. Th'
hearts of our people, stirred by emotions
and memories of the past responded to it
patriotic impulses and Curned out in larg
% numbers to do honor to the occasion
During the day fully fifteen hundred
strangers thronged our streets.
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The body of John Pierce, who disap-
peared from Harrisburg on March 6, was
found in the Susquehanna River near Col
umbia, or Saturday.
The furniture store and building of DR..
Thomas and grocery store of d. W. Jones
were destroyed by fire on the 26th ult.
Loss, $4,000: partially insured.
One of the most severe rain storms in
a number of years prevailed throughout the
greater part of this state on Monday.
Electric shocks, causing considerable
damage are reported.
Charles Houser. aged 10 years, who
lived with his daughter, Mrs. Conrad Gas
ser, on East Orange street, Lancaster, on
the 25 ult fell down stairway from his
bedroom and broke his neck.
John. J. Pearson, Speaker of the SEN
ate fifty years ago and for many years
President Judge of the Dauphin Judicial
district, is dangerously i'll at Harrisburg.
Judge Pearson is in his Ssth year.
The county Democracy of Pittsburg
hung an effigy of Congressman Scott out
side of their club window to show their dis
approval of the boss methods he pursued
at the Democratic State Convention.
Mrs. Myers, of Shrewsbury township,
near jamestown, York county, died on the
Goth ult from injuries received at the burn
ing of her husbands barn, few days
previous, which, it is alleged, she herself
set fire to in a fit of momentary insanity.
"A man named .Brogressor was found in
his back yard at Shenandoah, on Saturday,
with his skull fractured, and his wife, on
being arrested confessed that she had in
| hicted the wound with ar axe in self de-
fense. 1t is believed the woman is insane.
Max Flatt, of Reading, a young bust.
ness man and prominent musician, com
mitted suicide on Saturday by shooting
himself through the head with revolver
| No adequate cause is known for the act, as
he was prosperous financially and happy In
his family relations.
Patrick Barrett, who was shot in her
husbands store on Monday by John
Keegan, quarrelsome neighbor, in re-
NeURt lOI IduCltu SlitNdhNC, SiONilS Ou
of quarrel among the children of the two
families, died this morning. Keegan has
been committed to prison to answer the
charge of murder.
AN Easton woman, who had previous
ly abandoned her child took the infant tC
the Nazareth Poor House, the other day
but as the stewardess refused TO receive i
unless the mother remained there the lat
ter walked back TO Easton with the baby II
her arms, and was then committed TO iai
in defarlt of $40 fine for abandonment.
/ james Snyder, the fireman of No.
passenger train on the the East Pennsyl
yania Railroad, at the peril OF his own lif'
Tuesday night, snatched from the middle
of the track near Fleetwood Station, a 3
year-old child named Hoch. Being unable
to hold it he threw the child to one sid
and it rolled down the bank but was no
seriously injured.
Joseph Gallen, aged l3 years, wa
found early Sunday morning in the yard o
his fathers house, at Somerville, nea
Germantown, Philadelphia, with hi
skull fractured. He died soon after
Patrick Gallen, his father, is in custody ol
suspicion of having thrown him from
, third-story window, though Joseph's broth
er saws he fell out.
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Lost-Reward.

A young dog. answering to the name of
Knight; height about seven inches; color
black with red face. The dog strayed from
farm of R. b. Diehl, near Big Creek on
Saturday. Any one returning the animal
to this Office or the above will be suitably
rewarded.
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Low Prices for Job Work.

We take pleasure is calling attention to
one fact, viz: We are now equipped with
the latest styles of type and the fastest run
ming presses which enable us to turn out at
very short notice and in the best style job
work of all kinds at prices EXCEEDINGLY
Low. Please remember this, prices ten to
twenty-five per cent, less than elsewhere.
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Earned runs, LehightOn 2; bases stolen, Gal
lagher, Albright, Reese, Brinkman, Smith; bases
on balls, Sassaman; struck out by Munday, I,
by Reichard, 10; left on bases, East Mauch
Chunk, 2, Lehighton, 8; hit by pitcher, Koons'
Brinkman; passed balls, Kennedy, 4, Brnllman,
2; total base hits, Lehighton, o, East Mauch
Chunk, p Umpire, Dougherty; W. Clauss Scorer.
Time hour and 40 minutes
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just received trom Bostol

Just received from Boston,
an immense stock of the genu-
inc Knight OF Labor Shoes,
which we are selling at $3.50
and So. Warranted solid calf
leather. Clauss & Bro, the
Tailors, sole agents for Carbon
county. Our stock of hand
made shoes cannot be beat by
any dealer in the county.
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A Twenty Years Experience

no Broadway, New York, March H. 1886
| have been using Allcock's Porous Plas-
ters for 20 years, and found them one of the
beast of family medicines. Briefly summing
up my experience, l say that when placed
on the small of the back Allcocks Plssters
fill the body with nervous energy, sndthus
cure fatigue, brain exhaustion, debility and
kidney difficulties. For women and child
rem have found them invaluable. They
never irritate the skin are cause the slighes'
pain, but cure sore throat, croupy coughs
colds, pains in side. back or chest, indigest-
ion and bowel complaints. c. d. Fredricks.
Fine solid sAyerwars Al f. II. Hollis
Maueh Chunk.
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The Switch Rack sohsduls.

Trains leave Switch-Back Depot, Mauch
Chunk, 80, 10 10, II 81 A. NJ, 20, 9 45,
8 35 P. NJ Sundays 80, 10, P. NJ.
Leave Summit Hill, 40, ~ 20, A. NJ,
20, 35, 9 10, P. NJ. Sundays 8 90, 90,
p. NJ.
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Capital. =::;::== STORE
Cash, and Cash Only.
ADAM MEHRKAM G SON,

Make it point to buy your Shoes from
us as we give you guarantee to every
pair. Nobody can sell cheaper than we
can. We make the price; you buy the
shoes. If not as we say, bring them back
every time and get your money. Ourprices
are $l.00 pair, $I.25 pair, $3.50 pair,
$l.75 pair, $500 pair
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Wall Paper. Wall Paper,

at &C., &C.,, 7c., &c., 10c.
Gold Papers at 1Oc., 12c., 15c., 20c., 25c.,
Soc. to SOC. E. F. LUCKENBAcH,
81 Broadway, Maueh Chunk.
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Major John p. Brua, aged IS years, a
brothsr-in-law of General Simon Cameron,
died at Cressona, Schuylkill county, Satur-
DAY at the residence Of Senator Keefer. He
served In the volunteer and regular armies
as a Paymaster. and was placed on the re-
tired list some time ago.