The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-07-13
LIVELY wE1ssPoRT.
The Doings Of the Week Epitomized bv
the 9StroIler."


Henry Geisel, of Catasauqua, spent
Sunday in town with his mother.
Miss Sadie and John Sewell, of Aud
snrfed, was with friends for a few days re-
Gently.
Rev. w. A. Leapold, of Pottsville, was
in Franklin township during the past
week.
Milton Roth and family this week
moved to Hamburg, Pa, where Milt has
lirst-class job in the foundry.
Miss Addic, daughter of Squire John
S. Miller, has returned from a very pleas
ant visit to her sister at Brooklyn, N. Y.
w. A. Kindt who boarded with Rob
Hongen on Union Hill, for some time is
now taking Photographs" at Saylor's Lake
in Monroe county.
Rex, the well-known furniture man
across the canal bridge has his ware rooms
jammed full of new styles of furniture at
the very lowest prices.
Mrs. j. G. Zern and Mrs. Jacob
Stranssburger, were visiting Mrs. Daniel
Graver at wilkesbarre this week. While
ir that city they attended the great Sanger
fest.
BY "deap withHorseman Weisinger,
of Pottsville, John Rehrig the popular
landlord of the Franklin House. has come
in possession of valuable horse with
record.
The Evangelical Sunday School will
likely picnic In one of the two following
groves: Phfers in Franklin, or Zeigenfus'
down near Parryville, sometime during the
last days of the present month.
On Wednesday, July 18th the Luther
an and Reformed Sunday Schools will pic
mic at Glen Onoko. This is always a great
event with the members of the Sunday
School and they do not fail to take advan-
tage of it.
The annual camp meeting of the Potts
vile District of the Evangelical church will
convene at Bowmanstown commencing
August 9th. Persons desiring further in
formation can be accommodated by calling
on or addressing the worthy pastor of the
above church at this place, the ReY. S. B.
Brown.
Lydia A., daughter of Charles Mac
Daniel, aged seven years, died Wednesday
after a short illness. Funeral services will
be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The afflicted parents have the
"Stroller's" sympathy in their sad bereave-
ment.
-"Patriotsm let loosel" is the way
Weissporter put it to the "Stroler" on
Thursday evening when the air was filled
with the thunderoussdin of exploding fire
crackers and the sky was Illuminated by
the colored fame of roman candles, sky
rockets, &c, Several thousand people wit
messed the grand display made from the
hill near the G. r. r. To the promulga-
tors of the celebration much credit is due
as is also TO our people who made the cele-
bration possible by contributions.
In connection with the Children's Day
exercises in Ebenezer Evangelical Sunday
correspondent failed to mention the names
of John Heller, Charles Roth, Rev. S. B.
Brown, Mrs. A. p. Andrews and others
who labored so earnestly for the success of
en- also belongs much credit for the delight
full manner in which the members OF the
infantle department acquitted themselves.
The instrumental music was furnished by
the following young ladies: Ella Deibelt,
Ella Laury, Hattie Roth and Mrs. A. p.
Andrews. This correction is made IN JUS
tice to the persons who took part in the
event which ended so pleasantly and with
so much success.
Charles Roth and family will sometime
next week move to Hamburg, Berks co.,
Pa, where they will hereafter make their
home, Mr.. Roth launching in the merchan-
tile business. In their removal Weissport
and Franklin sustains loss of an estimable
and respected christian family. For twenty
years Mr.. Roth has been connected will
the Evangelical church, fifteen years Of
which he has served as assistant and super
intendent of the Sunday school. His wife
and daughter, Miss Hattie, are also earnes
Sunday School workers and their remova
will be loss to the church and school no
easily filled. The best wishes of host
of friends will accompany them with heart,
God-speed to their new home, where it i
hoped they will find life agreeable and hap
py as they have found 1t here. The "Strol
ler," too, in consideration of many favor
received from the genial Charley wishe
"luck to ALL"
The Weissport circu aling Library
something new for this place and is locate
eonspiciously in the rear of NJ. A Laury'
store room on White street. The member
ship thus far numbers twenty-five, repre-
senting one hundred and forty-one shares
each share having for its equivalent a wei
bound volume. The works include IL
works include the choicest products frol
' the pens of the best authors and embraC
history, science, travel, biography, classic
&C., the books being selected with gre;
care and with the evident desire TO plea
the intellectual taste of our people. I'll
organizer of this library is T. J. Collins,
d Haddentield, n Y, an intelligent gentl
man who made many friends during b
i short stay here. Frank Laury, also,
: much towari perfecting the Library al
giving space in his store room for the sam
n Nathan Zimmerman, a boy thirte,
s. years of age, of town, is in the Allentov
Jail, charged with train wrecking. For 4
{ past several weeks the Lehigh Valley
= ! ficials have been much annoyed by the fl
quent opening of switches near Slatingt
t. and last week three trains, two coal a
D, one freight, were run of the track at u
sr point. Several other attempts were ma
TO wreck trains, but the open switches W.
of discovered in time and accidents avert,
re Young Zimmerman was suspected for sol
time and Friday night he was arrested
ne Detective Smith. Only o short time befC