The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-07-28
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY. JULY 2S. 1883.
Current Events Epitomized.

Current Events Epitomized.
-Payithe printer.
Send us the news.
See that you are registered.
Chicken thieves, are turning up.
Pay your taxes IL you want to vote.
1t is not legal to shoot squirrels until
September l.
Don't drink two much ice water; IL is
not healthy.
People here complain of high rents ami
scarcity Of houses.
Chicken cholera is said to prevail ex-
tensively among fowls.
Why not organize Board of Trader
Other towns have them.
"A reliable watchmaker;-D. S. Book,
opposite the Public Square.
Go to Val. Schwartz's for all kinds OF
furniture. Prices very low.
The moon eclipsed beautifully on Sun
day evening. Did you see it.
Full line of Ingram and Brussels car
pets at V. Schwartz, on Bank street. If
Joseph Obert has had his handsome
Bank street residence artistically re-
painted.
Henry Swartz will erect new resi-
dence on Pine street. Contractor Werner
will oversee its erection.
twenty-five cents will buy pair OF
boys pants, at Sondheim's One Price Star
Clothing Hall. Mauch Chunk.
--Kemerer & Swartz haYe in stock the
largest line of bed room and parlor suites
to be found in this section. Prices low.
The Lansford Record strongly urges
council to adopt the electric light for street
illumination. If they are wise they will do
1t.
Summit Hill is to have new school
building 40x60 feet with four rooms. The
building will be frame and cost about S2,-
900.
Miss Nettie Guion's Comedy Company,
in the Opera House, on Saturday, failed to
draw a large audience owing to mismanage-
ment on Miss Guion's part.
New potatoes are selling at S1.O0 per
bushel. As the crop is unusually large II
is expected that the price will drop to 60
cents in the course of week or two.
Remember the ball game Saturday
afternoon on the old fair grounds. Wheath-
arly VS.. Lehighton, both strong teams, SO
you can expect rattling good game.
You can not find better assortment
of silverwars in any store in the Lehigh
Valley than the stock now on hand at the
jewelry store of e. H. Hohl, Mauch Chunk
-Dayid Ebbert, the popular North street
liverYman, hires out fancy rigs at lowest
possible rates. If you want to take g
pleasure or business ride, why, make it q
point to see him.
"A ladies gold watch and chain was lost
between this place and McDaniels Hotel
Pleasant Corner on Saturday evening last
The finder will be suitably rewarded OIL
leaving 1t at this office.
Oyer two thousand people witnessed
the ball game between Lehighton ant
Hazieton on the grounds here last Friday
afternoon. Hazleton won easily by
score of 10 to 2. The home club played
very poor game.
"A. A. Hatch, of East Weissport, is tn
agent for a very handsome, well-bount
photograph album. One of the pretties
and most substantial that we have seen in
some time. The price is only S1.65. Yo-
want to get one. If.
The attention of the people of Sunni
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed
the fact that George F. Huntzinger, of III
CxyffahhanE MI fa anth0l
lied by us to receive subscriptions an
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
W. s. Kcon's, the popular and success
full dealer in stoves, ranges, heaters, &c
on upper Bank street, reports business a
booming. Mr.. Koon's is a careful business
man and iudicious advertiser which n
doubt accounts for his marked success.
-FoR SALE Between one and tw
acres of land planted with choice fruit tree
on which is erecteda two and one-half stoI
frame house containing FIVE rooms, an
all necessary outbulldings. The propert
ls located In Franklin township. and is d
signed for pleasant and agreeable hom
For terms and particulars apply to or az
dress, A. A. HATCH, Weissport, Pa. 3
Mrs. Lydia Klotzs of Lehieh stree
aged ssYenty-nlne yearf, is suffering sinC
Wednesday with a severe stroke of paralysi
Mrs. Klotz has been resident of this tow
for more than half century. She is I'll
mother Of Hon. Robert Klotz, of AauC
Chunk, and of Mrs. Moses Rehrig, IL
latter with whom she resides. We trust Il
old lady may soon recover.
"A dangerous counterfeit of the 81 s.
yer certificate has been issued It is pc
feet in details, and only a small fraction
an inch longer than the Treasury plat
Close inspection will undeceiYe anyone,
the note is very deficient in execution. TT
Yignette of Martha Washington and Il
shading In the words "United States" (
the face of the bill shows course eDgravin
The paper, too, is poor glazed initiate
Of the Treasury paper, showing no fibres
all, although If soiled or wrinkled the no
would probably pass an occasional expert
We are pained to note the serious /
ness of our old friend and townsman l
DeFrehn, Sr., of Bank street. Mr..
Frehn is about seventy-eight years of ag
he moved to this town from OrwigsbuT
schuyIkill county, sometime during Il
year of 1864. He is the father of E
Joseph, Jacob, and Erwin, DeFrehn, Al
Of Mrs. VIM. Shade and of Mrs. Day
Hatch. He has always been firm al
consistent member of the EvangeliC
church. His many friends will no dou
painsd 10 learn of his condition which '
trust viii soon be greatly improved.