The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-07-27
OUR STROLLER" "
Paragraphs Wcissport and Vicinity. Per-
sonnl Gossip, Arrests. Sc

merchant Saeger was on business
trip to Philadelphia Tuesday.
The Evangelical Sunday school pic
niced in Klotz's grove on Wednesday.
Rev. Leopold and family, of Pottsvllle,
were visiting here during the past week.
Mrs. Frank Reitz and Mrs. o. Reitz, Of
Allentown, are sojourning with friends
here.
Station agent j. d. Benninger and
wife, spent Thursday in Northampton
county.
AN infant child of Mrs. John Wolfe
died Monday and was buried on Tuesday
afternoon.
Misses Hannah and Ida Fehr, have
returned home to Ashley, after pleasant
visit to friends.
The Lutheran and Reformed Sunday
schools spent Wednesday very pleasantly
at Glen Onoko.
Adam Eaches, of East Weissport, has
beautified his home by the erection of a
neat steel picket fence.
Mrs. J. +. Snyder returned home to
Mountain Top, after pleasant visit of two
weeks in .his neighborhood.
On Tuesday Marsh & zern leased
their large huckleberry patch. located in
Penn Forest, 10 II. A. KEEPER.
John Seidle lost year old baby girl on
Monday. Interment took place Thursday.
The "Stroller'' extends sympathy.
Mrs. r. j. Hongen and Mrs. Nero
Weiss were guests of Sheriff Leyan and
family at Mauch Chunk last week.
-Rev. Charles Becker, of Allentown, a
ietired clergyman of the Reformed church,
aged about seventy years, and former
resident, was seeing old friends here during
the week.
Lewis Daily is boatman, with home
here, and according to his own story did a
fellow up down near Bethlehem Monday.
He was arrested and taken to Allentown
and at hearing on Tuesday settled tile
case Smicably.
Constable Oswald utilized a box car
the other night to incalcerate two buns.
1t was novel Jug but it was a good one.
Tramps are finding this burg rather warm
for long quarters, ,and push through D. d. q.
via the tow path.
Police Gus Oswald pulled in a gang of
Lehightcn boys for bathing in the canal on
Saturday without the customary bathing
pharapanalia. He lectured them strongly
for disobeying the rules and let 'em 60
after the promise not to do it some more.
Andrew Graver, for year or more
past, proprietor OF the post office store, is
selling out at cost preparatory to moving
to Point Philips, Northampton county.
where he has purchased the goodwill. &C.,
of the general store of Merchant Troch.
1t is said that A. w. Marsh will 90 into
the old stand here.
Quarterly conference was observed in
the Evangelical church at Big Creek on
Sunday. Presiding Elder D. A. Medlar
and Circuit preacher, Rey. C. K. Fehr
were present and discoursed eloquently to
one Of the largest audiences that has ever
crowded the edifice. The holy communion
was administered at the same time to the
large membership.
In an orchard in Franklin, owned by
| the genial Benjamin Peters. there stands
an apple tree that is literally covered with
blossoms for the second time this year.
| Thus far the tree, which is young one,
has bore no fruit, and the strange freak of
nature cannot be accounted for. BY the
superstitious it is looked upon as a pre-
monition of coming evil.
| superintendent Charles Roth, of the
Evangelical Sunday school, delivered his
| farewell address on Sunday afternoon.
| He reviewed the history of the school dur
| ing the past twenty years, and spoke
effectively of his connection with it. AT
its conclusion ReY. Brown, on behalf of the
| officers and teachers presented him with
a solid gold pen and holder and beautiful
bible. Mr.. Roth moved his family to
Hamburg this week, where he will here
after reside. They have the best wishes
of hosts of friends for happiness and
prosperity in their new home.
Smoke was seen issuing from William
Koons' large meat house in the rear OF
Franklin street on Tuesday morning, and
the prompt application of bucket OF
water prevented big fire and serious loss.
Search as to the origin of the fire resulted
in the discovery, in the lott, of bottle
containing coal oil and also rag saturated
with the esame liquid. The fire was evident
ly an attempt at incendiarism and had led
to the belief that Zern's, large stable des-
troyed few weeks ago was fired in some
similar manner. The stable contained
twenty barrels of tallow, two ton of hay and
a quantity of meats.
| William Elliot, alias ''Saratoga Bill
was arrested by Constable Setter on Satur-
day at Easton for completely in the
Horlacher robbery at Lehighton a few
weeks ago, and following hearing in
Squire Bucks court was confined in the
county prison to await trial at the nexl
term of court. Saratoga Bill" is negro
six feet tall and weighing 200 pounds, and
is known as "bad man." When arrested
} he had in his possession thirteen incl
! knife. He was one of the Buzzard ganG
4 who had rendezvous in the Weicl
! Mountains and terrorized people in that
; section few years ago by committing th'
3 most atrocious depredations. He ha
/ served time" in various jails and for thi:
last offence he is likely TO serve again.
+ The genial Squire Buck will get al
/ appointment in the Custom House unde
n the red headed and hopeful Thomas V
! Cooper. 1t is all fixed; Buck has for hi
friend General Lilly, of Mauch Chunk, ant
o Lilly is ON Cooper's bond; consequently
v Cooper is under obligations to Lilly, ant
= the latter wants Buck appointed to a clerk
ship. Its all plain as day and Chester will
get the appointment sure as shooting
$ Mr.. Buck is serving bis second term a
. squire of Franklin, and is popular Re
G | Dublicau-a wear aoo runnino AGAINST i I