The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-07-13
7 heCarbon Advocate
SATURDAY. JULY 1S. 1889
LOCAL EVENTS CUT UP.

Koons and James Ballet were the judges
in the grand pacing race at the Driving
Park Saturday afternoon between Henry
Christman's "Black Frank" and John
Rehrig's "Fanny Lambert" for purse of
$50. Fanny" won easy in three straight
heats, after loosing the first to "Black
Frank" Considerable money changed
hands On the result. Between one and two
hundred people were present. Chrlstman's
horse is graceful black and easy of motion,
while Fanny Lambert" is~a roam and
somewhat inclined to be lazy and very de-
ceiving in appearance, but she gets there
all the same.
AT regular meeting of the Lehighton
Water Company, held in Reber's Hall,
Monday evening the following directors
were elected to serve for the coming year.
John s. Lentz, r. F. Hofford, Horace
Heydt, Dr. W. A. Derhamer, VIM Nc
Cormick. j. L. Gabel, William Montz, b.
j. Kuntz, John Obert and Vim. E. Ash.
The following officers were then elected by
the directors; President, John S. Lentz;
yice-president, r. F. Hofford; secretary,
Horace Heydt; treasurer, A. j. Durling.
-Arion Cornet Band picniced pleasantly
on the banks OF the picturesque Pine Run,
eight or ten miles from here, last Saturday.
They took the instruments along, and we'd
60 dollar that they awakened the echoes
of the quiet old Valley with the sweetest
music yet heard in that locality. They
were accompanied by the genial David
Ebbert who handled the rens of the four
finland bus.
An oat stalk FIVE feet six inches in
length, weighted down with over one hun
dred grains is a sample of the grain that
grows in Saegersyille on the farm of Lewis
X. Peter who is well-known here. The
above specimen was on exhibition at j. w.
Raudenbush's liquor store this week and
attracted considerable attention.
Communion services will be observed
in Trinity Lutheran church on Sunday
morning and evening. Preparatory services
will be held Saturday afternoon in the Ger
man language and in the English language
in the evening.
Rev. Allen requests us to extend a
special invitation to the public to attend
services in the Presbyterian church on Sun
day morning and evening and prayer meet
ing on Wednesday evening
If you contemplate the purchase of q
bicycle make it point to see Ed. Zern al
the Opera House store before closing nego
tuations and you will save money. o
The regular meeting night of the
Independent Order of Good Templars ha'
been changed from Saturday to FRIDAY
evening of each week.
Campbell, the jeweler, will occup.
David Ebbert's new building, next door Il
Walp's tinsmith shop, when completed.
of course you need not be told tha
DaYid Ebbert hires out the best rigs in tow
for pleasure ride. Terms low. o
Picture rod and coving. No nice roor
complete without it; very low, at Lucker
bach's, Mauch Chunk. o
Everything in the line of furniture q
Kemerer G. Swartz's. Prices always loves
and goods the best. o
Robbie. an eight-year old son of PETE
Frltzinger, fractured hisright arm on Tue
day while at play.
The members of Ebenezer Evangelc
church will observe Love Feast Sunds
morning coming.
The ADVOCATE has all the faciliti
for printing bills for pic-nics or sales
lowest prices.
-Ex-postmaster James p. Smith h
been sworn in as q clerk under Postmast
Rapdenbpsh.
THE holy communion will be observ
in lions Reformed church Sunday wee
The days have lost II minutes
length since June 2lst.
The number of Gnaden Hutten Cast
X g. E., is 316.
Bank street has a number of very b
sidewalks.