The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-10-06
heCarbon Advocate
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1888
Current Rvents Epitomized.

The second anniversary of Lehigh
Council, No. 101, Jr o. U. A. NJ, was
celebrated in a very appropriate manner at
the Council Chamber Oh Thursday evening
last. Very near four hundred people were
present and listened TO with much interest
to programme of speech and music.
Rey. G. w. Gross, of Allentown, spoke for
almost an hour and held his hearers in
wrapt attention. Refreshments were
served at late hour to which all did full
justice The exercises closed with the
benedietion by Rey. VIM. Major.
-Rebecca H., daughter of Thomas and
Maria Horn, of Mahoning Valley, died on
Sunday morning last at her home in the
above place of consumption. Deceased
was born the 3rd day of September in the
year 1S43. She was sister to Charles,
Ed, AL Joe, George, Frank and Thomas
Horn and to Mrs. John Gomery and Mrs.
Abbey Peters. Interment took place on
Wednesday afternoon from the Reformed
church, to which faith she was member.
She was buried in the Guaden Hutten
cemetery.
james Ginder, of East Penn township,
died suddenly on the 9th ult., aged about
thirty-eight years, of scurYy. He leaves a
wife and FIVE small children. Interment
took place at the Brick church, Mahoning,
on Sunday morning Scurvy is disease
almost entirely unknown in this section;
1t prevails principally on ship board where
rnuoh eo1tad uictuols ara oonaumed and
amongst Hungarians, Polanders and Itali-
ans who are not noted for their cleanliness.
Diseases, desperate grown, by des-
perate appliances are relieved, or not at all.
The point of wisdom is to check them be-
fore they reach so far by buying bottle of
Salvation Oil. Price 20 cents.
'Conspiracies no sooner should be formed
than excuted,' and cold should no sooner
be taken, then bottle of Dr. Bulls Congh
Syrup should be bought and used accord
ing to the directions.
There was wreck on the Lehigh
Valley road on Wednesday morning. A
number of locomotives were filling up coal
and switching in and eut, among the tracks
at the dump near the round houses, when
passenger train No. II, going at the rate of
twenty-five miles an hour run into engine
$50 and damaged both engines and the
baggage car. The fireman and conductor
on the passenger train were both slightly
injured.
"A young lad named Fronheiser EN-
ployed as switch tender In the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad company, at this place, on
Thursday afternoon last, boarded engine
l49, which was taking in supply of coal at
the dumps, and opening the throttle start
ed the engine which lost its cab by coming
in contact with one of the numerous shoYals
at that point. The boy was discharged and
the locomotive was taken to Easton for re-
pairs.
The Carbon county teachers institute
will be held in the Opera House, at this
place, during the fore part of December.
1t is said that preparations are now max
ing for program more extensive than any
prepared during previous years. County
institutes have always been well attended
and it is safe to say that the coming gather
ing of our teachers will will be no excep
tion.
The fourteenth annual fair of the
Carbon county Industrial Society opened
on Tuesday with exhibits of agricultural
products and live stock. Owing to the
extremely cold weather the attendance oil
Wednesday was-not as large as it has beer
on that day in previous years, on Thursda!
Aha att
fully as large as in previous years.
The lengthening evenings give plent.
of time TO read and among the selections o
reading matter for the family, each HON
should be provided with the best loca
paper obtainabe. In that class we the Al
vocATE, will bear-comparison with any O
its contemporaries in the county, and W
respectfully ask for it candid consider
alton.
The Prohibition meeting in Gabel'
Hall, Bank street, on Saturday evenin
last was fairly well attended by our people
Osborne Congleton, editor of the Philade
phia Quill, spoke on the occasion. Thos
who had the pleasure of hearing him sa
he is an agreeable, logical and forcefI
speaker, and thatIthe meeting was yer
interesting one.
AT a regular meeting of Lodge 6Sl
j. o. o. f., held in Reber's Hall ON Tue
day evening last, the following office
were installed: Noble Grand, Robe
Hongen; Vice Grand, 4. j. Seifert; a
sistant Secretary, s. II. Chubb; treasure
and representative. Joseph NJ. Fritznger
From the Weatherly HerdId-We a
indebted to the enterprise of the CARBC
ADVOCATE for very large portion of Il
matter and data contained in the biograp
ical sketches of the candidates, appearil
elsewhere in the Herald this week
The postal note and money order sy
TEN was formally instituted at the pc
Office here on Monday. Postmaster Smi
is to be congratulated for thus catering
the convenience of our people.
The total number of scholars enroll
in our public schools during the month
September were five hundred and sixte6
Prof. +. j. Stetler, the principal, repo
that the schools are in lourishiDg &C
dition.
Our stock of boys suits is larger tn
ever before add the prices run from SO
So and upward. You win positively sa
money by abuying overcoats and suits
Sondheim's, Mauch Chunk.
"A number of the members of Cart
Castle, X. G. E., will participate in
first anniversary celebration of Slatingl
Castle X. G. e., at slatington this Frid
evening.
Work has been commenced on sink
the arteaian well.