The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-10
cARBoN's CAPITAL.
A Lively News Letter From tile yonnty
Seat tly Our nsueciaiu

a Lively News Letter From the yonnt,
Seat by Our Especial"
-CoRPonATIoNs K1cK.-An appeal "a
Carbon county courts has been made from
the late assessments by the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, the Lehieh Valley Railroad
Company, Coke Bros, Cross Creek Coal
Company and the Lehigh Coal Il Nayiga-
tion Company. The assessment of the prop
erty belonging to the corporations was made
the same as the assessmenton the property
OF private citizen. They had special ap-
peal days of which they took advantage and
had the satisfaction of securing reduction
OF 90 to 100 per cent. ON the valuation re-
turned by the Assessors and on one-third
of this the tax was levied They feel ap
grieyed at this and say the valuation of coal
land at $500 and s4OO an acre is unjust, ex-
cessve and inequltable and ask relief by a
! re-adJustment at the hands of the county
courts. To be short, they have filled the
following reasons for appeal:
First. The said assessment or valuation
is excessive, unjust and inequitable.
Second The said assessment or yalua-
tion, as made and returned, under the act
OF Feb. IA, 1889, aforesaid is illegal and
void.
Third. The said assessment or valuation
as returned is illegal and void
Fourth. That under the sald Act of Feb.
Ia, lSS9,a tri-ennia' assessment to be illegal
and void.
Fifth. That any tri-ennial assess
ment made and returned for the year 1889
is illegal and void.
Sixth. Tha; under and by virtue of the
Act OF Assembly entitled Gan Act to
Amend an Act entitled an Act to Author
lze the Election of Assessors for 3 years in
the several boroughs and townships of this
Commonwealth" j." approved the 18th day of
Feb 1882" approved the Sth day of MAY
1852, the aforesaid assessment on valuation
is illegal and void.
-HE WAS RoBBED.-George Hartman
is German living near Long Run and
employed on the Packerton shift. He was
in town on Tuesday evening making pur-
chases and induging in ''exhiliration," :"
showing his money and making "snap"
acquaintance. Late in the evening he
started for home via the towpatb, but
growing tired laid down to rest by the road
side. Upon awaking few hours later he
was minus S32, silver watch, knife and
all his ''chaw' tobacco. Several parties
were arrested on suspicion Wednesday but
were released. Hartman is broke up and
swears he'll have everybody pulled on
whom he has ''explssion.'
CRUELTY TO AN1MALs.-William
Lloyd and Frank Steidel hired team at
Yeager's livery on Monday to drive to
Summit Hill, at which place they were
arrested by Constable Williams OIL COM
plant of John Yeager, who had been
notified by telephone of the fact that they
were cruelty treating his animal. The
arrested parties were brought to Mauch
Chunk late at night,-Steidel entering
bail for appearance Tuesday aud Lloyd be.
ing locked up. Befoie Squire Boyle the
case was amicably settled on Tuesday.
Steidel and LLOYD are couple of dollars
out, but experience comes high, you
know.
HERE FOR REoUPERATIoN. Our old
friend Alphabetical" Brown, an official
in the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, is at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ritz,
at Hackelbernie, seeking rest and recuper-
alton from the effects of close attention to
work and painful surgical operation per-
formed a few months since. He is filling
one of the most responsible positions in
the treasury at this time, having advanced
steadily since his appointment during the
second term of Grants administration.
We are proud Of his success, being a
"Chunker" and hope his permanent re-
covery will be rapid and lasting.
The genial Squire Boyle oficiated at
the marriage of William N. Stetler and
Miss Julia A. Rute, of East Mauch Chunk,
in the 'Squire's office on Monday.