The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-02-02
'WEISSPORT LETTER.
A Breezy Batch Of News Items that will
Interest " Advocate Readers All


A Breezy Batch Of News Items that will
Interest Advocate Readers All
Around,
Nathan Snyder was on business trip
TO Slatlngton on Tuesday.
Mrs. James Meyer, residing near
StemlersYllle, is reported as being seriously ,
i'll.
r. ]. Sewell aud wife spent Sunday
with George Laury and family at Mauch
Chunk.
Miss Mary Russell, of Bethlehem, IL
visiting Miss Lille Musselman, on White
street.
Miss Emma Easterday, of Danlelsville'
was visiting Towamensing friends during
last week.
"A. G. p. Laury and wife, and Mrs.
Kimbell, of Laury's, were seeing friends
here last week.
One of the excitements this week was
the appearance of brand new dude on our
streets. Oh. you giddy fellowi
Frank Zegenfus shot seven foxes, Of
the red and grey variety, on the Indian
Mountain. during the present winter.
Our obligIng and courteous assistant
postmaster, II. j. Shoemaker, spent Sun
day with his parents In old Northampton.
"A young son of Francis Koons while
coasting on Union Hill, collided with an old
post and sustained serious injury about the
head.
Dennis Dreisbach lost an interesting
child by death last Wednesday week. In
terment took place at the Big Creek church
on S Saturday.
George Buck and Milton Setter will be
candidates for constable and tax collector,
while John Nothstein and John Reber
both want the tax collectorship.
Rev. W. @. Weiss, of Bethlehem, and
Arthur A. Hatch, of Franklin, addIe Iessed
the members of the Evangelical Sunday
school on last Sunday afternoon.
The Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.,
are repairing the "locks'-putting in new
wickets, etc., along the canal preparatory
TO opening up for the coming summer.
Franklin had pugilistic encounter
between two young bleods one night re-
Gently. The constable of that district
should ''pull' the offenders of the peace.
David Beltz and wife, of Beltxyille,
passed through town Monday on their way
10 the Mahoning Valley, where they con-
template purchasing a tract of valuable
farming land.
William Green and Miss Mary Snyder,
both of Stemlersyille, we're married at
Slatington last Thursday. Upon their re-
turn home they we're serenaded BY the little
German band.
Frank Seiberling, Of the John Weiss
Hotel, several miles beyond Stemlersville,
has had his popular hostlery beautifed and
improved generally by the application Of
the paint brush.
Reuben Zimmerman, of Franklin, has
been appointed by the Postmaster General
to carry the mail between the Weissport
postoffice and the Lehigh depot, at
salary of $14S per annum.
"A. A. Hatch will move with his fam
lily to Easton on or about March 1st. Mr..
Hatch and family are much respected by
people of Franklin who will be sorry 10
learn of their prospective removal.
The young hoodlums who stoned Her
mans barber shop ore night last week
should bear in mind that they are liable to
imprisonment for the offense. The "Strol-
ler's" advice 20 the barber is TO load gun
and pepper the kids.
"A pleasant surprise party In honor of
Mrs. Schreiber came off at her residence on
White street last Saturday evening. About
twenty FIVE guests were present and en-
joyed the hospitality of the old lady who
has reached her 82nd milestone on the
journey of life.
DIR. j. G. Zern requests us to say that
he would be very much Obliged If the per-
son TO whom he loaned book, entitled, |
an ilton on Rest and Pain" would return
the same to him without delay. The doc |
tor has forgotten to whom he leaned the |
book, hence this public notice.
The funeral of Mrs. AL Koch took |
place on Saturday and was very largely at |
tended by relatives and friends. Deceased |
was daughter of the late Ed Weiss and a |
sister to Rev. w. G. Weiss. She was a |
kind and indulgent wife and mother, q |
faithful disciple of Jesus and faithful at
tendant at the Evangelical church. She
was aged about thirty years.