The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-04-07
COUNTY SEAT CORRESPONDENCE.
Timely Topics fithily Written Up by Yer
satile ouillist.

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Court convenes on Monday morning
next.
The Democrat is now located in its
new building.
Miss Berthe Stiles, of Packerton, was
in town on Wednesday.
Harrison Bower, of Lehighton, circu-
lated here on Wednesday.
--Rumor has il that j. NJ. Fagan will
soon don the matrimonial robe.
The ball at the Mansion House on
Monday evening was a grand success.
up to date six hundred marriage Ii
censes have been issued in little Carbon.
Justice Boyle and Constable williams
have been kept busy this week on landlord
and tenant cases.
The property of the Middle Coal Field
Poor District, located at Laurytown, is val.
ued at about SsO,000
james Blaxslee and his good wife will
celebrate their half-hundred wedding ami
versary on April 10th.
-Ex District Attorney E. NJ. Muhearn
will deliver the Decoration Day grafton at
Slatington on the 30th of May.
Miss Katie McNalley, an estimable
young lady of White Haven, spent few
days with friends here this week.
The old Democrat building is being
razed to the ground. In its demolition an
old land mark is lost to Mauch Chunk.
About half dozen members of
Wahnetah Castle, K G. E., visited the
Carbon Castle, at Lehighton, on Monday
evening.
p. J. Lydon, of Ashley. Pa, attended
the Marion Band ball on Monday evening
The gentleman attracted much attention by
his graceful dancing.
Perhaps it would be of interest to our
people to know that Williams the photo
grapher, al Mauch Chunk still makes
Cabinet photos at $500 per doz.
The funeral of Miss Louise, daughter
of Simon Reichard, was largely attended
last Saturday by relatives and friends.
The afflicted family have our sympathy in
their sore affliction.
The Wahnetah Hotel, at Glen Onoko,
will be opened to the public on or about
May Is. The grounds surrounding the
hotel will be beautiied and otherwise i'm
proved prior to the opening
The base ballists of the county will
meet at Faga's store on Saturday evening
for the purpose of organizing Carbon
County base ball league. The base ball
interests will und oubtedly be largely re-
presented.
AT a meeting of the directors Of the
Middle Coal Field Poor District, held at
the almshouse on Monday the following
appointments were made: Steward, Anth-
onv Coll, Lausanne; secretary, Samuel
Wehr, Summit Hill; physician, DR.. Twee-
die, of Weatherly; legal advisers, Craig and
Loose, of town.
AT the Corner Store: Having purchas-
ed the business of Messrs. Treharn g. Co.,
and having added almost an entire line of
new goods, we are now prepared to offer to
the public choice line of dry goods,
notions and groceries. We also have some
great bargains in odds and ends, which
must be sold to make room for spring
goods. You are most respectfully invited
to call and inspect our goods. Williams &
Kaufman. 4t.
Among Republicans the name of
Thomas Kemerer, of Lehighton, is con-
nected with the Associate Judgeship. Our
knowledge of the gentleman allows us to
say that he represents ability and worth;
he would make a good associate judge.
With Democrats, the name of Hon. A. j.
Durling, of the same town, is mentioned
for the position. Intelligent, capable and
with fair executive ability, the honorable
gentleman would fill the important office
to the satisfaction of our people and with
credit to himself.