The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-01-19
MAUCHCHUNK NEWS.
ocurt pcings Epitomised. Another Rail
reader Killed. shsrt Local Etchings.

Court Doings kpiomiEeo. another Hall
reader Killed. shsrt Local Etehinss.
-Restaurauter Clark aud W. II. Woods,
of I.ehlghton, were in townpn Wednesday.
-Stetson's Double Uncle Toms Cabin
Show exhibited in Concert Hall on We'd
nesday evening.
Hugh Dixon, of East Mauch Chunk,
employed rs a fireman on the Central Rail.
road, was killed in the Mauch Chunk Yard
on Wednesday morning at two o'clock.
Passenger engine -. IL. Wilhelm"
No. S7t, on the Valley road, made the run
from Mauch Chunk TO Easton on Friday in
slxty-two minutes. The twenty-six miles
between this place and Catasauqua were
made In us many minutes.
Joseph Mosser, OF East Mauch Chunk,
for quarter OF century an employee ol
the Lehlgh Valley Company IN the shops
at Packerton rs engineer of the stationary
engine, was struck by locomotive and SC
seriously injured while walking on the
tracks az Packerton, Friday night, that he
died an hour later. He was about forty
five years of age and leaves q wife and seven
children.
james Maloy, Of the Lansford Record
is already harping in his usual chronic tones
regarding the possibilities that may develop
betwixt now and the Democratic nominal.
ing convention. just see wha. he has to
say regarding one of our citizens: "S. d.
Price would like to be Associate Judge.
II nominated, il will put some of our Dem
ocratic statesmen in dilemma. People
who thought G. N. Davis too near corpor-
alton influence to be elected, will have a
nice dish of crow TO eat In case Mr.. Price
is nominated"
Let the American eagle give gigantic
scream for glory. The babe is born and its
name is Summit Hill. The Court on Tues
day decreed that Summit Hill cast off its
swaddling clothes and become borough
with all the honors, trials, tribulations and
attendant councilmanlc difficulties The
first election for borough officers will be
held on February 81, 1899. The merging
from township to borough dignity will re-
suit in number of changes, among which
will be the increasing of the saloon licenses
from S75 TO $3.50, and the increase, proper
tlonately, of personal taxes. But all this
must be borne TO become fu'l flcdged
borough,
COURT SoTEs
j. NJ. Dreisbach, assignee, VS.. Il. l.. En-
vim; amendment to answer rule made alb
solute.
In re. final insolvent petition for dis
charge of Daniel Campbell And now,
January ID, the Court order that the said
petitioner be discharged as an insolyent
debtor upon taking the usual oath.
In re. Final insolvent petition of Harry
f. Bechtel for discharge. And now, jan
uary ID, the said Harry e. Bechtel is dis
charged as an insolvent debtor upon taking
the usual oath.
Petition of James McGinty for natural
lzation. Petitioner and witnesses sworn
and McGnty made citizen of the United
States.
Ashbel b. Hofecker VS.. Mary Hofecker;
decree of divorce granted
Petition of Paul Kattiska for naturaliza-
ton. Court being satisfied he, was sworn,
in as citizen of the United States.
Auditors report of the estate Of the late
Mary C. Lomison, of Packerton. reported
and confirmed nj 81.
James Dreisbach, assignee for the Miners
Bank, Summit Hill, ct. az. plaintiffs, VS..
Morgan Price, Charles Parrish, James Fin.
ley, ct. al. defendants. Bill in equity sub
stituting Margaret Finley, Administrative
of James Finley, deceased, allowed BY the
Court.
Estate of John Stevenson, decd, return
for order of sale. Sale confirmed nj ST.
Final petition of Thomas Pointing for dis
charge. And now, January IA, the Court
orders that Thomas Pointing be discharged
as an insolvent debtor upon taking the
usual oath.
Appointment of William Setter as con-
stable of Franklin township, in place of
Hiram Leyan, elected sheriff.
Township of Summit Hill incorporated
into borough.
Com. VS.. John Nothstein. Sur-charge,
larceny; verdict, not guilty.
Com. VS., Joseph Matti. Sur-chargc,
malicious mischief; jury out.
True bills have been found by the Grand
Jury against the following: John Garrity,
larceny; Jacob Butt, assault and battery;
George IVashority, assault and battery; j.
E. NJ Hawk, fornication and bastardy;
John O'Connor, same; Harvey Simpson,
larceny.