The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-03
COUNTY NEWS.
Local Jumbies Strung Together for ou
Renders

headcres
Contractor Charles Dick is having a
large movable derrick constructed at hi
+ stripping at Audenried. IL will be uset
t for lifting large stones from the pit.
Edward Griffiths has been given the
work of laying 10000 feet of pipe for th,
Weatherly Water Company. The line will
extend from the WeatherlY reservoir tc
Penrose's dam.
"A camp Of Junior American Mechanics
: Will shortly be instituted at Kunkletown
Monroe county near Carbon's line. A hall
Tor its accommodation has already been
built by Joseph Teel, the towns merchant.
-Lsas Williams, aged 21 and Edward
Evans, aged Is, both of Slatington, have
been arrested for robbing the store of
Andrews q Kichline, at Walnutport, on
Carbon's line, on Friday night. John
hinnich, 10 years of age, of Walnutport, a
suspect, eluded arrest.
"A select school for teacher only is now
In session in the Little Gap school building
under the leadership of Prof. DETER form
erly OF Northampton county, but now, a
CarDonlte. The attendance is quite large
and the result will no doubt be thoroughly
beneficial to the teachers attending.
Charles Bowers, is sixteen years of
age; by the Poor Directors of Northampton
county he was bound to George johnson,
prosperous farmer near Big Creek, until
the end of his eighteenth year. A few
weeks ago he grew tired of his apprentice
snip and skipped and has not been seen or
heard of since
Lewis Green, of Eldred township, in
Monroe county, just across the Carbon line,
uied on Friday after short illness. De-
ceased was employed on a, farm and was
aged about nineteen years. He exemplary,
young man and his death is regretted by
many friends. Interment took place Mon
aaY afsernoon-the funeral being largely at
tended.
-Dildine Snyder the genial proprietor of
the popular Iron Exchange Hotel, Parry
Vlile, was away from the cares of his busi-
ness ENJOYING delightful coaching trip
with his family through parts of Berks and |
hehigh counties during the past week. |
While at Alburtis, Penna., they were the |
guests, of Aboil Snyder, formerly doing |
business in Carbon as butcher
Prof. E. S. Dieter, of Muhlenberg Col |
lege, Allentown recently met with a severe |
accident at his farm near Kresgevlle. Mr.. |
Dleter had been moving, and, becoming
tired, hung the scythe on the limb of a tree
and laid down to rest. In some manner the
scythe fell, the blade cutting q long and /
painful cash in his throat. He is,now on q
Iair way OF recovery, though the wound
gives him much pain.
The popular hostlery at Bowmanstown
has changed landlords, Samuel Harleman,
retiring, and his son-in-law Victor Bow.
man assuming control. The hotel was form
erly run by Fred Horlacher, the bother of
Slatington, but for the past FIVE years has
been successfully managed, by the genial
and accommodating Samuel Harleman who
has made friends legion by his courteous
treatment. He retires from business actiy-
lty with the best wishes of all acquaint-
ances.
1t is reported the Coke Bros. & Com
pany haYe made successful find with the
diamond drill at their Beaver Meadow Col
Iiery to the east of the VILLAGE While drill
ling on the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany's property at the depth of several
hundred feet the drill passed through about
twenty feet of coal, supposed to be the Big
' elm, and further progress was prevented
by the drill breaking. The workmen claim
That the coal sis much thicker" Already
many additional improvements there have
been talked of. The entire surface over
mountain and valley has been honeycombed
oy drill holes during the past two years,
several hundred holes haying been put down
out not until the present have any more
Than ordinary favorable findings been made