The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-07-20
MAUcH CHUNK LETTER.
Versatile scribblings by Lively scribe
Personals, News, Politics. SO.

Versatile scribblings by n Lively sorii
Personals News, Politics. SO.
The Central railroad carpenter sho,
opposite the freight depot sports a ne,
coat Of dark red paint.
The number of marriage license
issued by Clerk of Courts Esser up to dat
aggregate 0s5-almost an even thousand.
In view of the recent New Court Hous
discussion, County Surveyor Mackl ha
drafted plans for a magnificent building TO
that purpose.
Superintendent Edgar Twining, of th,
Central Railroad, has received orders from
the County Commissioners to repair IT,.
East Mauch Chunk bridge.
1t is said on good authority that Hon
James Malloy will not be a eandidote fol
Associate Judge at the Democratic nomi
mating convention. A wise conclusion
eh?
Charles Brill, Jr., one of Hazleton's
most popular young men, has accepted a
position with Lesenring & Co. He swas
formerly with the First National Bank at
the above place.
The tax collectors who rushed Com
missioner Clerk Tom Arner for their
duplicates and now don't call for the same
are wanted by him. In other words they
are kindly iuyIted!to call and view the re-.
suit of his labors.
edward Leisenring and Sam'l Bertch, of
town, left on Monday with party in
cluding Robt. II. sayre vice president of
The l.. V. r. r., and others for a trip to the
far northwest. The objective point
of the party is Sitka, Alaska.
The firm of Earl & Graffin, Allentown.
have been awarded the contract for three
loo-horse power boilers, with pumps, heat
ers, etc., for the new electric light plant.
The boilers are to be sixtY-six inches in
diameter and sixteen feet long.
Jim Kelley who glories under the title
OF King OF the Buns, was discharged from
the County prison on Tuesday, when he
was Immediately re-arresUed by Detective
johnson for crimes committed in Easton
He is now confined in Jail at the latter
place.
&C. A. Rex's ponies caused little ex-
citement the other day by running away.
Mr.. Rex had just drove in from his farm
and stepped out of the carriage when they
started away on lively run. They were
caught on Susquehanna street before any
damage had been done.
The Electric Light and Heat Com
pany have awarded the contract of their
plant to the Westinghouse Electric Light
Company. Operations will soon be com.
menced, the building purchased for the
purpose will be remodelled and improved
and made a thing of beauty.
John Ruddle has received the appoint |
ment of supervisor of the canal for the Lee
high coal and Navigation Co., to succeed |
Joseph Weyhenmeyer; the appointment
goes into effect July 18th. Mr.. Ruddle is
a son of George Ruddle and has lately filled
the position of Lost Car Agent for the Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey.
p. j. Meehan, Esq, at one time
well-known lawyer in Carbon county with
residence at this place, but who is now
holding federal appointment by virtue of
Clevelands old power, seen friends here
Saturday. He looks older than when he
made the run for District Attorney de-
cade ago, but is as good-natured as ever.
'--One of the tramps arrested at Mahon-
ing Yard some weeks ago and locked up in
the County Jail here Is in danger of losing
the sight of one of his eyes-the result of a
kick received from one of the deputies
authorized for the occasion. Should his
sight be lost to him an interesting case
will result, and the 'brulsers' who did
the clubbing will get send off for their
little fun.
T-R, Q. Butler, one of our oldest resi-
dents, is loading up bis household furniture
and making every preparation to move with
bis family to Kansas City, Mo. 1t is hard
for them TO sever old friendships bonds to
make new friends so far away, but num-
Der of the family are located in that city
Ind they think that it will seem like going
home to join them. May prosperity fol-
ow them alway.
The coroner's jury in the cass of John
McGeady, the Mauch Chunk brakeman,
who was found dead at the foot of a rail
'oad embankmenJ in Scranton on the 18th
If June, has rendered a verdict of accidental ,
ieath. There was suspicion at the time
If finding the body that murder had been
'een committed, but the detectives have
ound nothing to strengthen the suspicion.
t is now belieYed that McGeady fell down
he bank.