The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-02
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weissport and Community Parasraphed
For the week just Ended.
-Four chi dren of Harry Trainers are
down with typhoid fever
Mrs. e. Boyer, OF Franklin, is lying
seriously IN with breast fever.
=-pierce Boyer, of SILVER Creek, is visit
ng his parents in East Weissport.
Joseph Weiss. who has been on the
sick list for oyer week, is recovering.
Elmer Brown and wife, of Reading.
spent Sunday with Rev. s. B. Brown.
Marriage license 1914 is held by parties
here and the wedding will take place very
shortly.
Constable Setter will leave for York
State this week to buy a car load of
apples.
-Commissioner Henry Miller, who
severely spraned his ankle, is able to be
around again.
Rev. S. b. Brown was unable to ill
his appointments last Sunday on account
Of sickness.
-Protracled meetings will commence in
the North weissport Lutheran church
Sunday evening.
w. F. Deeyer aud wife, we are sorry to
state, are both confined to the house with
typhoid symptoms.
Laura 1,hoades, daughter of Tilghman
Rhoades, is confined to the house with
symptoms of typhoid fever
commissioner O'Donnell and clerk T.
F. Arner visited the Franklin school
taught By our popular young friend Quint
,Arner.
Constable Seizer is the happest man
in Franklin. His good wife presented him
with brand new baby girl on Monday,
mother and child are doing we'll.
-Wentzel Snyder, of Packerton and
Miss Louisa wilk, of Franklin, we're
married on Saturday evening last, by Rev.
G.. w. Sandt.
-Henrv ChTistman has purchased the
Fort Allen House, in this borough, from
Joseph Feist. Mr.. G. will shortly give the
building thorough renovation and add a
number Of improvements.
There will be interesting services in
the North Weissport Lutheran church
next Wednesday evening. Several ministers
are expected to be present and address the
meeting. You.are invited to attend.
Buy the Galbraith patent self center
ing carriage and sleigh pole; will fit any
carriage or seigh and can be attached and
adjusted in minute. R. J. Hongen, just
over the canal bridge, is the agent. Call
and see it.
Presiding Elder, ReY. D A. Medlar, OF
Pottsyille, will preach in the Evangelical
church on Sunday morning in the German
language and in the evening in the English
language Communion will be observed in
the morning.
John Graver and Harry Handwerh
we're in attendance atthe re union Of the
47th Regiment Pa. Volunteers, held al
Catssauqua last week. About three hun
dred of the surviving members OF the regi
ment answered the roll call. Next yeal
the reunion will be held at Bethlehem.
Last Friday the court handed down o
decree granting an independent school dis
trict in Franklin; this matter has beer
urged for several wears, but held in obey
ance. The decree describes the boundrie'
and provides for the election Of the frs
board of directors at the coming spring
election. It. F. Arner and Levi Horn arr
appointed to hold the election at thu
| Franklin Houea NEXT sDrino
The committee of arrangements fo
the fair and festival for the benefit Of tn,
Good Win Hook & Ladder Co., No. /
have been working hard to make that even
a grand success. The fair Will open oil
Tuesday evening next in School II all, an,
it is hoped our citizens will freely AM
generously patronize it. The proceeds ar
to be devoted to the purchase of fire ap
paratus, something that has long bee
needed in our little borough. Come, now
give the boys" all the encouragement
possible.