The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-05-25
7 he Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY. MAY 25, 1889
LOCAL EVENTS CUT UP.

"A mlulobOEldl duu OuuuAN OCuOOl OOu-
ventioB will be held by the ministers and
active Sunday school workers Of the Potts
vile district East Pa, Conf, Evangelical
Association at Hazelton Monday June 3rd,
till Wednesday evening, June 9th. An in
teresting programme by the Executive
Committee, Of which Rev. Ne wharf of this
borough Is q member has been drafted for
the occasion. Rev, j. II. Smith, of town,
will talk on the Sabbath school, its pur-
poses, &C., ReY. Newhart, will read a
paper on the best methods of genuine
revival work; Rev. Brown, of Weissport,
on Die fersuchung yesu.
Members of the Iron Moulders Union
strongly deny the accusation that some of
their mer were concerned in the lombard
ment of II. G. Friel's residence on Lehigh
street last Tuesday evening a week. 1t is
claimed that the men accused can prove an
alibi. Nothing more is necessary and to
set the Union in clear light the members
should make an effort to discover the
guilty persons.
-"Lehighton's council has decided to
have FIRE plugs. As the borough has no
water supply, they will probably be con-
nected with the reservoir in some saloon
cellar. And won't the "boys" be happyP
Allentown Critic. Our interesting con-
temporary evidently guages the ingenuity
VI AenlRntOu peOplc w GHe VICES Vi uei
own wicked metropolis.
--Chidren's Day, Sunday, June 8, prom
ises to be an interesting occasion for the
Presbyterian Sunday school. The scholars
have been provided with envelopes for COZ
lecting purposes ana the smaller ones are
working actively to fill them. To the re-
guest, please give us penny" don't turn
deaf ear, 1t Is only mite and deigned for
good cause.
oh last Sunday while j. W. Rauden-
bush, W. A. Peters and D. S. Book, of
town, were driving up the Poho POGO
mountain they killed black snake meas
uring iye feet six inches in length. When
approached-the reptile reared itself in the
air and showed fight. but by the quick
manipulation Of a carriage whip it was dis
patched, p.d.q.
1t isn't the yellewest pumpkin that
makes the best pie. 1t Is the rosy checked,
dinpled, elbowed girl that does that. But
don't 60 too fast, young man; her answers
are sometimes as short as her pie crusts.
Perhaps so, but not when invited to take
drive in one of David Eberts fancy turn
outs. Livery on North street.
"A first-class idea. A bulletin board in
front of Reber's drug store gives the wealth
er indications every morning. Now, If the
genial doctor would only arrange like
scheme for baseball indications prior&o the
conflict he could fill a long felt wadt and
make the heart of the average Lehighton
boy too full for utterance.
The borough authorities have decided
to take thirty fire plugs at $50 annually
per plug from the Lehighton Water Com
pany as soon as the pipes are laid. Good
Now let the business and monied men step
up and do the square thing so that Lehigh-
ton can keep up in the march of progress
sion.
Bills are out announcing the holding
of the annual pic mic celebration OF the
East Penn Sunday school in j. D. Balilet's
beautiful grove. near Pennsville, on Whit
Sunday. June 0. A pleasant time is prom
ised all who attend; cornet band and good
speakers have been engaged for the event.
Joseph Drumbore, of south Bank
street, employed on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, while stepping from coal car tc
the engine tank, one day recently, slipped
and fell. cutting the tendon trlceps of the
right arm at the elbow joint, as a conse-
quence Joe has been off duty this week.
AT this season of the year it is the duty
of every citizen who has any consideration
for his health, or the health and comfort o.
those around him, to use some good disin
fectant around his premises, to destroy thu
germs of disease by deodorizing cellars anC
outhouses.
The funds belonging to the borough
were formally turned over to Ezra New
hard, the newly elected treasurer, by tn,
heirs of the Miller estate, on Monday
Messrs. 1. s. Koch and Reuben Fenster
macher are his bondsmen.
Secretary Marsh, OF the Iron Moulder
Union on Saturday received check TO
$102 to pay the weekly wages of the strik
ing moulders. Married men receive 81 pc
week and single men IS.
While engaged cleaning house on Sat
urday morning, Ella Metzgar, a servant a
the Mansion House. on Bank street, fe
from a step.ladder and sustained sever
bodily injuries.
Persons desiring arbor posts. feDc
posts, fire wood or the service of a ligh
team for hauling purposes can save none
by calling on Moses Rehrig, Lehigh stree
PHOTOGRAPH of family groups
cabinets all STYLES, and old pictures copie
and enlarged at Rishels Gallery, near Ii
high Valley Depot, Lehighton, Pa.
-Ex.counclman Ed Schmidt has bee
elected to fill the unexpired term of counci
man William Miller, deceased.
Constable Ed 3. Raworth has been al
pointed a special borough police at salal
of ten dollars per annum.
On Decoration Day the post office wi
be closed between 10 a. m. and p. L
JAMES p. SMITH. p. M.
Picture rod and coving. No nice roo
complete without It; very low, at Lucke
bAeh's, Mauch Chunk.
Everything In the line Of furniture
Kemerer & Swartz's. Prices always lowe
and goods the best.
Full line of Ingram and Brussels ca
pets at Henry Schwartz. on Bank stree
-Children's toys, books aud games.
Luckenbaeh's, Mauch Chunk.