The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-12-21

Newsy scouringa from Here and There and
EverYwhers I'm the County.

Nswsy scOurInRs from Here and There an
Evsrywhers in the County.
The Lehlgh Valley depot and office
at Packerlon have been painted deep re-
NOT b. the genial young men of that place
but by the artists employed by the compan
The Sunday liquor law is excellentl
observed in Beaver Meadow, Packer ant
other places in the upper end, and the peo
pie Of good government thereabo' Is arr
happy accordingly.
For the second time within less period
than year the L. q s. freight station al
| BOwmanstown has been robbed. mo clew
to the perpetrators of these robberies have
as vet been discovered.
Valentine Newmoyer, OF New Mahon
ing, is the happy dad of a bouncing boy
baby "that looks just like him." 1t came
last week, aud We hope he may stay 10
cheer Wally when he grows old and gray.
The irst skip of the light fantastic for
Packerton young people come off at Zach
Hom's popular hosiery ON Wednesday
evening, and proved to be a more than
pleasant occasion for all who were present.
The heaviest hog probably to found in
Carbon county is owned by a man named
Hondshue, living near Lehigh Gap. Scores
of people for miles around go to see this
mammoth porker which is said to tip the
scales at 900 pounds. Did you say liver
wasn't and pon-hausp
1t looks, says writer to an exchange,
as If Hugh Ferry, of Yorktown, will be the
Democratic candidate for the Legislature
next fall, and tha he will be elected So
he ought, the party who defeated him
should now elect him. Ferry is good
man. worthy of the honor, and of better
company than that OF those who betrayed
him last year.
Coal lands In and around Beaver
Meadow have gone up in price, and
writer to Hasleton daily paper says,
''that where thousands of dollars would re-
Gently have bought the estates of Penrose,
Jones and Taiton, 1t now requires mil
lions" And yet coal kings kick on the
raised assessment
"A large frame barn In East Penn
township, owned by Lewis Ballet, was
destroyed BY fire early on Sunday morning
together with last seasons hav, grain and
other crops, ard number of wagons and
sleighI. The loss is partially covered by in
surance with the Towamensing Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Grand Van Sandt is coal train brake
man on the Lenigh Valley raj road, and
lives somewhere in the county of I.ehigb.
near the city Of Allentown. On Monday
while at work in the yards at Packerton he
was arrested by Detective Smith. He is
wanted by his wife whom he is said to be
hot Over-generous in supporting.
Nine Of the clerks employed in the
Forwarding Office of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company at Psckerton we're this
week reported on the sick list, as follows:
Lewis Peters, of East Mauch Chunk; VIM.
Buckley and W. E. Williams, of Manch
Chunk; Arthur Rowland, of Allentown;
Erwin Larrish, Of Packerton; James Boyer.
of Lehighton, and H. j. Shoemaker, of
Weissport.
Samuel Loeb, of West Penn, on the
Carbon county line, is in Jail at Pottsvlle
charged with incendiarism. Some time
ago the saw-mill of David Miller located
in that place was mysteriously burned
with all 1t contained and suspicion at once
pointed to Loeb who is a brother in law
of Ailler's and not on the best of terms
with him; several days close watching de-
veloped the correctness OF the suspicion
he was confronted with the charge and is
said 10 have confessed being guilty.
There IS a glorious religious revival 60
ing on just now out In New Mahoning, and
conversions are numerous. Rev. j. S. |
Newhart, of the Ebeneler Evangelical
church Lehighton, gives inspiration to the |
seekers Of righteousness who now number
between fifteen and twenty. Mr.. Newhart's
tall. commanding figure towers above the
penitenSs, and with an eloquence beauti |
fed by the souls inspiring love, wins them
over to Gods side in this great battle of |
life. He is the mos: successful revivalIst !
in the Lehigh Valley.