The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-12-28

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Our carriers will call upon our sub
scribers on New Years day with their an.
nual greeting, and If the joyful season ha;
been great for you, drop him your Offering
for his weekly vislt-through rain and sun.
shine, dust and mud, warm and cold, to
your homes. The duties Of a carrier are
not very pleasant. but the New Year visit
can be made doubly 90 by liberal gift.
Eddie Vert, an adopted son Of w.
of the lower Bank street crossings Satur-
day evening, and sustained fracture OF
the left leg, at a point five inches above the
knee joint DIR. Horn reduced the fracture
and the boy is getting sleng nicely.
leo. w. Morthimer's Journal of Local
Biography and History will contain sketch.
es Of the lives of such wel-known men as
DR.. N. b. Reoer and ex-sheriff Jacob w.
Raudenbush, along with the opening chap
ters of Carbon county history. Persons at
distance can have the book mailed To
them for two stamps.
Influenza, or the Russian La Grippe,
which is making many towns sneeze, has
a grippe on Lehighton.
The Hersh Heater Works closed down
on Saturday for the HOLIDAYS.
The Lenigh Stove Foundry closed
down on Tuesday for the holidays and TO
take an inventory of stock.
The Arion Cornet Band will don their
new uniforms on New Years day for the
first time.
The far away look In Expressman
JEFF Bretney's eyes when his mules boiled
from the wagon and left him In the mud
with Load of baggage last Monday, was
sad to behold-there was a sort of COM
pressed emotion behind it, unspeakable IN
its glorious eloquence.
The Republican Senate has confirmed
Hon A. w. Raudenbush postmaster of
this borough.
w. Il. smith, teacher Of the LehIghton
Grammar School, has rendered his resigna-
tion to tie school directors, to take effect
on January 2. Mr. Smith will launch into
other business.
1t is about settled that Hugh Jennings,
catcher for the Lehighton club last ear,
will come here TO live. Consequently our
sporting fraternity are happy.
Tie best teams are hired out by David
Ebbert, the North street liyerYman.
"A large variety of Christmas Toys al
Luckenbach's, Mauch Chunk.
On wall paper the lowest prices in the
Lehigh Valley are at Luckenbach's, s, ,Mauch
Chunk.
Hair, tooth, clothe and blacking
brushes and combs at Luckenbach's Mauch
Chcnk.
-Remember the low prices ON curtain
polls and window shades at Luckenbachs
Mauch Chunk.
Buy your jewelry at Books Jewelry
Store, Lehighton, and you won't be fooled
on the qrality. Prices the lowest. and
goods the best.
The prettiest selection of gold pencils
tooth-picks will be found at Books Jewelr,
Store, Lehighton.
The Arion Corne. Band discoursed
some of their sweetest selections to an
appreciatiye public on Christmas day.
There is no use talkln' they can blow
music.
The Christmas festivals in the several
chnrches were interesting, instructive and
most of all, happy affairs TO the hundreds
of little folks present. A programme Of
gospel song, recitation, prayer aud
addresses was the order throughout.
With the beginning of 1890 let every
merchant IN this city make up their mind
to push the town along.
The Presbyterian Sunday schoo |,
organized less than year ago. had its
first Christmas festival on Monday even
ing 1t was happy time for all present
The anthems, hymrs, recitations and other
exercises were We rendered, and delighted
che large audience. Santa Clauss and his
better and bigger half were present and
did full justice to the occasion. The long
row OF stockings suspended over the front
of the platform and filled with "goodv-
goodies added lustre to the many anxious
little eyes admiring them. and what
pleasure 1t was for every lttDs boy and
girl to lug home one of those precious
stockings.
"A local branch of the United States
savings. Loan and Building Company, of
St. Paul, Minn.. incorporated under the
statutes Of that state, has been organized
here by j. & H. Seabodt. The holders Of
stock include our best citizens.
The Shorteat Dav