The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-02-16
WEIS SPORT LETTER.
A Breezy Batch Of News Items that will
Intere 1t Advocate Readers All
Around,


Around.
Mrs. Kate Barr, of Hazeton, is visit
ing the family Of Rev. S. Il. Brown.
County Supt. Snyder, Of Lehighton,
visited the public schools on Monday.
Charles Gouber. lightning singer Of
Furnace, was seeing friends hcre on Sunday.
Mrs. p. I. Mack, of l3inghampon, N.
Y, is visiting Mrs. Jacob Strauss6erger on
White street.
Letters still remain in the post Office
for Amanda Boyer, c. L. Halman, and
Uriah StofIler.
---On next Sunday evening the pulpit in
the Evangelical church will be filed by
Y. NJ. c. A. delegate
Thomas Arner, OF Franklin, is spoken
Of as candidate for school director. Mr.
Arner would make an efficient official.
The Lehighton Y. NJ. G. A. held sue
cessful aud interesting meeting in the
Evangelical church on SUNDAY afternoon.
The voters of town will meet at the
Fort Allen House on Saturday evening
and nominate a ticket to be voted for at
the election on Tuesday.
1t is said that come of our young men
have the "Go Wesl' fever pretty hard,
and as a consequence a migration in that
direction may be looked for.
-Overseer of the Poor, Solomon Buss,
on Saturday conveyed Miss Betsey Harp,
to Danvi!le, Pa, where she is now con-
fined in the asylum for the insane, under
going treatment for mental difficulty,
The annual conference of the Evangeli-
cal association will convene at Pottsville on
the 29th instant. Rev. Brown will be in
attendance. The reverend gentleman has
spent one year with us aud it is the earnest
wish of his congregation that he may be
returned.
Daniel Graver and family after short
residence here, on Thursday removed to
Wilkesbarre where Mr.. Graver has launch.
ed into the general store business. A
large circle of friends extend warm wishes
for the happiness and prosperity of Mr. G.
and family,
Joseph Boyer, of East Weissport, died
on Friday night after suffering for over a
year from cancer. He WAS brother Of the
late Squire Henry Boyer, decd, and was
aged about sixtY-fve years. Interment
took place on Tuesday, Rev. 1. X. Loos, of
Bethlehem, officiating,
John W. Heller gave sumptuous sup
per to the members of his Evangelical Sun
day school class on Saturday evening. The
occasion was one of the social events of the
season. The table was loaded with all that
which pleases the inner man and finds free
expression in smiles Of satisfaction.
Rev. George w. Sandt and wife we're
pleasantly surprised last Thursday evening
by large number of the members of the
Lutheran congregation storming their hap
by home and taking possession of the same
Mr.. Sandt and wife we're the recipients Of
many gifts of esteem. The evening was
agreeably spent by all.
Calvin Arner has force of men at
work cutting and hauling ice frolu the
canal, for the Valley Railroad Co. On
J Tuesday morning the drivers struck for an
increase in wages and Cal bounced the
, whole campoodle and employed new men;
} in the afternoon the cutters, catching the
fever. did the same act, with the first re-
suit All moves along merrily now.
Frank Hontz, of Union Hill, brakeman
| on fast freight 2s1, Lehigh Valley railroad,
, had his left hand caught between the
bumpers of two freight cars at South
Bethlehem, one night recently, and SO
severely injured that the member was
} amputated by surgeons at st. Luke's Hos
pital He has the sympathy of numerous
friends in his affliction.
: The meeting held by the Young Mems
Christian Association of Lehighton, al
Weissport on Sunday was very successful
e in all respects. A large audience hao
3 gathered in the Evangelical church, many
being young people we'll selected pro
> gramme consisting of singing and praYe
was rendered with much ability. Mr.. ii
Franklin SchleSel, of the Mauch Chunk y
M. C. A., delivered an eloquent address
Mr.. u. Longkemerer, of Lehighton, alst
made a few remarks on religious topic
5 which brought to mind many conflicts ant
troubles of past, then followed the CLOSING
:, address by by J. F. Stark, formerly o
3 Easton, but now of Lehighton, and who i
also connected with the Association. Hi
o remarks were brief, substantial and full o
encouragement to the young men who
= lately gave themselves to the Nigh T.
Maker.