The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-09-07
COUNTY, news.
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-Obert & Hofford have sold their saw
mill machinery, located at Pleasant Corner
tor year past, to J. X Rlckert, OF Frank
lin, and Eli Snyder, of Allentown. who
have made extensive purchases of timber
land in Virginia, to which State the
machinery will be moved at an early day
and operations for numbering commenced.
John Yost, who was with the old firm,
will attend the erection of the machinery
and the overseeing of the work. The
price paid for the outfit was $500.
William, young son of Jenkin E.
jenkins, of Nesquehoning. accidentally
fell into six foot culvert at that place on
Tuesday night, breaking his right thigh
bone and receiving a severe confusion over
the left eye. He was not discovered until
late Wednesday morning, when workmen
on their way to the mines were attracted to
the spot by his pitiful cries for help. He
was taken to Penn'a Hospital, Philadel-
phia, where heis doing well at latest ac-
counts.
"A large barn, filled with the seasons
crops. in Penn Forest, belonging 10 Geo.
Sebring, was burned to the ground in some
mysterious manner during his absence on
Friday night. About $500 insurance will
help cover the loss. About one year ago.
during his absence from home, a similar
conflagration took place on his property
and he lost his entire farming stock along
with the crops. 1t Is gravely limited that
these fires are the result of incendarism.
AT O'Clock Thursday morning quite
leading society event took place at Beaver
Meadow. The occasion was the marriage
of Frank Brogan, one of the popular Young
men Of that village, to Miss Mary Bowie
an accomplished young lady of the same
place. The ceremony was performed in
St. Mary's parsonage By Rev. Father Brady.
The best man was Patrick Boyle, while
Miss Mary Dunn acted as bridesmaid.
Frank Wisler, of Fire Line, has
bought The old stone school house at that
place. In its stead a new building will be
erected with commodious facilities and
furnished with modern improvements.
The school directors are to be congratulate
ed on their progressiyeness in thus keeping
apace with the times.
DIR. Gerheard, of Kresgeyille, just over
the line of Carbon county, has had his
residence remoddeled and built on Queen
Anne cottage style. The improvement is
good one, and the genial doctor is cense-
uuentlv mora than happv
Mary E., wife of W. D. Zehner, Supt.
for L. G. & n. Co., residing at Lansford,
died Sunday after few days Illness at the
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia. Inter-
terment took place at Mauch Chunk on
Wednesday.
Lewis j. Christman, of Little Gap,
besides remoddeing his popular hostlery.
has had it artistically repainted in the lat
est style, and now 1t is credit to the
county, "a thing OF beauty and Joy for
ever.
-Zern & Smith are fixing up their old
saw mill above Bowmans, near Wislers
hotel, at Fire Line, and will soor COM
mence to lumber the timber off the old
William Wagner estate.
~-Preparations are being made to build
instead of the old shop at Honey Brook.
The new one will be more commodicus
structure.
After long and serious illness Frank
Eckhart, the genial host of the popular
ChristmansYille Hotel, in the Pine Swamp
region, is again out and about seeing to
business duties.
The two school buildings in the Pine
Swamp district are to be nicely refurnished
with new and modern furniture, The
directors are to be complimented on this
move.
The Lehigh Valley depot at Yorktown
is being enlarged. In its present condition
It is too small to hold the freight recei we'd
| there.
During the past ten years the assess
ment in the district of Pine Swamp has
fallen off $15, 600 to $4,000.
The new Lutheran chapel at Millport
is rapidly nearing completion. The ediice
is credit to the community.