The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-06-30
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY. JUNE 80. 1888
Current Events Epitomized.

Current Events Epitomized.
Pay your subscription.
Fix the broken pavements.
-Patronize home merchants.
Fourth of JulY-Wednesday
Remember the pink tea party.
The Sunday schools talk picnic.
Picnic posters printed here neat and
cheap.
The will be no game of ball here on
Saturday.
1t is against the law to steal flowers
fro m the grave yard.
"A reliable watchmaker;- S. Book.
opposite the Public Square
Go to VAL Schwartz's for all kinds OF
furniture. Prices very low.
The money order sytem goes into effect
at the post Office here on Monday.
--Olewine & Koch's brlckyard was
washed out by the heavy rain last Satur-
day.
james Hollenbach, has erected neat
Iron fence in front of his Lehigh street pro-
perty.
Miss Mary Shultz, of town, and Mar
tin Hough, of Weissport, were married on
last Saturday evening.
Charles Greenawald, has improved the
appearance of his residence by the addition
Of neat verandah.
-Coal street suffered by the heavy rain
last Saturday and Sunday. The cutters
must be cobble-stoned.
There was big racket with the
moulders or Saturday night. What's the
matter with the chief of police.
Tho P. o. of A., picnic at Bowmans-
town on the 4th " July promises to be a
grand success. Don't fail to 60.
The Post Office will be closed on 4th
of July between the hours of $3.50 A. NJ,
and P. M. JAMES P. SMITH, P. M.
Five hundred Seersucker coats and
vests for men and boys at Sondheim's One
Price Star Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk.
The pink tea party to come off soon is
something entirely new for our people. 1t
Is for good cause, too; let it be well patro-
nlzed.
There will be grand hop at Poho
POGO Park Parryville the evening of July
4th. All ye pretty maidens want TO be in
attendance. -
The Dutch" got there again on
Saturday night. Strangers coming here
will do we'll to remember that our people
are up to point or two.
lin the city of Reading on Saturday
evening, Howard Deifehderfer and Miss
Mira Rehrig, both of town, were married.
We extend congratulations.
-R. F. Hofford, of North Bank street,
has purchased the old breaker property
along the Lehigh Valley railroad, in real
of the Lehigh Wagon Works.
The temperance people of Mis- Hollow
held their first temperance meeting on las
Sunday afternoon. The gathering is sale
to have been large and very enthusiastic.
Merchants who have not yet paid thei
mercantile licenses should do so befor'
July 1st. as after that date all unpai'
amounts will be placed in proper hands TO
collection, with costs added.
"A. A. Hatch, of East Weissport, is thu
agent for very handsome, well-bount
photograph album. One of the pretties
and most substantial that we have seen il
some time. The price is only $1.65. Yo,
want to get one. IT,
The attention of the people of Sunni
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed
the fact that George f. Huntzinger, of III
popular Swltchback Restaurant, is author
lied by US to receive subscriptions an
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
-Children's Day services in the MethC
dist church on next Sunday. A specis
sermon In the morning by the paster, Rev
Major; subject, "The Lesson Of the Birds.
Evening, an interesting programme by I'll
children including recitations, dialogue
singing, &c. A free admission but silly,
collection. All are invited to come.
Grand Chief Louis E Stlz and stat
will institute Lehigh Castle, No. 272,
Allentown, on the evening of July 4th,
Pfaff's Hall. The ceremonies will be pc
formed in the German language. All S
Knights are invited. There will be
short parade previous to the ceremony, al
the Castles and Communicates of Lehig
Carbon, Northampton, Berks, and Bucl
counties have been invited to participate
The next eclipse of the moon will Gee
on the night of July %, Sunday, and W
be more interesting than the one of Jan
ary 26. The diameter of the earth's sha
ow will be much larger at that time in pT
portien to the diameter of the moon, daT
ening the surface more totally. 1t will Ia
place at midnight, when the moon will
higher in the heavens, and will be visil
In this section.
From the Catasauqua Record: "Mr.
b. Kostenbader, the artist of Lancast,
arrived in town last week with twenty-thr
large pictures, thus making aboutIforty,,l
size portraits delivered in Catasauqua vii
In four mouths, and every picture ga
perfect satisfaction. This proves that
Kostsnbader is an artist of no small alb
ty." Mr.. Kostenbader was formerly
Lshightonian and no doubt his ma
friends here will be pleased to note
success.
The person who furnishes items 70
newspapes is always valuable friend
the editor. Many persons hesitate abb
sending personal notes to a newspal
regarding the movements of friends,
the newspaper man should think thom
anxious 10 see their name in print.
viii think nothing OF the kind, but on
contrary he is glad TO get such moi
Many seeming unlmporlant items wi
printed are news to large number of
readers.