The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-03-23
MAUcH CHUNK LETTER
Ihe Doings Of the Week spiciiy Para
graphed by a Live Local scribbler.

The Doings Of the Week spicily Para
graphed by a Live Local scribbler.
In Carbon county there are twenty.six
election districts.
up TO date Prothonoiary Esser has
issued 59l marriage licenses.
The Broadway House is donning a
new coat of paint, which of course improves
the appearance of the same.
"A large number of new dwellings will
be erected here during the coming spring
and summer to supply the demand for com
Portable and cheap-rent homes
The Court has appointed Patrick Law
lor, of Nesquehoning, auditor of Mauch
Chunk township to fill the vacancy caused
by the removal of Auditor Washburn.
Mrs. Simon Belchard, of West Broad
way, an old and highly respected resident,
is lying seriously i'll at her home. A daugh-
ter, also, home on a visit from Wilkesbaue
is severely indisposed
The assessors and assistant assessors
have been notified to be in attendance at
the Commissioners Office on the 26th in
slant for the purpose of being instructed in
the method of assessment and valuation TO
govern their work this year.
-Mauch Chunk will furnish two Dem
ocratc candidates to the nominating con-
vention for the office of Associate Judge,
viz: Ed. Enbody and Samuel B. Price.
Between the two there is but little choice,
perhaps, unless the people desire to honor
an old and influential citizen.
Mrs. Charles Cummings, of Mauch
Chunk, nee Miss Mary Packer, has dla-
monds to the value of S150,00O. Her in
come from the Packer estate is computed
at $15 Is per minute. She wears pair of
earrings that rival an electric light in bril-
liancy. Pure and beautiful stones are her
especial hobbv.-EG
Josiah Hontz, an old resident, and one
of the oldest employees of the Lehigh Val
ley car shops, died suddenly of paral! sis on
Saturday morning a short distance below
the Valley station, while on his way to
work. Deceased was soldier in the late
rebellion, and was a brother of Daniel
Hontz. of Packerton.
w. G. Freyman, of town, and Horace
Heydt, of Lehighton, prominent attorneys,
have amagamated their legal interests and
will, after the 1st of April. do business
under the firm name of Freyman & Heydt.
The new firm make strong team and will
no doubt reap large share of the legal pat
ronage of the county.
-Assemblyman, Mulhearn of this county
has introduced three bills in theLegislature.
The titles are as follows: "An Act confirm
atorY of the conveyance of real estate;"
"An act to authorize boroughs to provide
and erect electric, or ether light plants, for
the purpose of supplying said boroughs
with light or fuel, or both, for the use of
the inhabitants thereof, and TO incur in
debtedness THEREFOR" can act TO empower
the president judges of the courts of COM
mon pleas in counties not having separate
judicial districts, to hold Courts of. Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer,
and general Jail delivery, in the absence of
the Associate Judges"
The Board of County Commissioners
alta recent meeting appointed the follow
ing assessors and assistant assessors for the
below appended districts, to serve for a
three years term in accordance with law
passed recently requiring each and every
election district to elect assessors and
assistants:
Audenried-Hugh Ferry, assessor: assistants,
Ferdinand Keiser and B. j. Gallagher.
Trescow-Stephen Farrow, assessor; assistants,
=. McGarvey and j. j. Gallagher.
Bloomingdale- Charles Remaley, assessor; as
sstants, Joseph Cunfer and Henry Buddles.
Nesquehoning-Wm Watkins, assessor; assist
ants, Charles Morrison and John Cresson.
Mauch Chunk 1st WE. II. Miller, assessor;
assistants, George W. Warncke and j r.
Dimmick.
Mauch Chunk, 1 st Views Nesley, assessor;
assistants, A. II. Tobias and Sam Behler.
Packerton- c. B. Rhoads, assessor: assistants
Alfred MertZ and Alfred Eckhard.
Mahonng-A d. Miller, assessor; assistants,
James Cunfer and j. 7. Mcdaniel
Millport-Wash. Snyder, assessor; assistants
Rob MushlitZ and Conrad Stroll.
Little Cape. M. Henry, ASSESSOR assistants,
w. II. Stroll and Daniel Serfass