The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-06-15
MAUcH CHUNK WAITS.
Carbon's city Alive with Local Griet. Pot
iUcs. News, aud Personals.

lev railroad commencing vi Mohu"fb Aiuh'
instant.
1t will take A, 900 bri k to build Mem
ofial Hall and 0.00O for the erection Of the
new James /. B.akslee residence.
The genial George Hun Finger, of the
popular Switchback Restaurant, Summit
Hill, was on duty as JUROR this week.
The fifth anniversary of the s.. Alloy
| sious temperance society viii be celebrated
in Concert Hall on, Saturday evening, June
22d programme sparkling with inter-
est will be recited.
We had the pleasure of an introduce
tion to Albert Thomar, one of Lansford S
progressive and prosperous merchants one
day this week. He reports everything as
being lively in that section of the county.
Samuel e. Jones, a painter, employed
here, looked upon the wine when it was
red. He occupied sell in the county Jail
over night and gave bail for payment of
five in Squire Boyle's court on Wednes-
| day.
-Pardee's mill is now being vacated
preparatory to the remodeling of the build
| ing for the electric light plant, operations
on which will commence in the course of
few-weeks, some of the machinery mere al
ready been ordered.
Freight agents on the Lehigh Vale,
have been officially notified that on and
after July lst all freight charges must be
paid when the goods are delivered. Here
tofore credit was allowed, and freight bills
paid every two weeks or month, but the
new rule demands payment before the
goods are removed from the freight house.
John Connolly is moulder and halls
from lively Lelighton; on Tuesday while
| taking in the sights, he inbibed TO freely in
hot ioI, oh it,o
sequences: He was arrested by Police Rex,
hustled to Jail, and after nights repose
in Levans palace was taken before Squire
Boyle and fined $3.50.
Washington Camp, p. o. S. of A. and
Mt. Pisgah Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will
combine in tue patriotic celebration OF the
great and glorious Fourth of July. A pro-
gramme like this will probably be the Or
der of the day; short parade in the m orn
ing, speeches and singing and a pyrotech-
mic display after dark.
The liquor men have flooded the county
from the County Seat to every point avail
able with aht-prohibition literature that
reads sound and convincingly. If Carbon
county would poll its full vote the "Drys'
would be "swamped'' surely, effectively
and emphatically; by that understand that
the majority against license would be nigh
In the Methodist churches here and at
East Mauch Chunk the regular annual
ChildreD's Day exercises were held ON last
Sunday. The interior of both edlflces were
handsomely decorated with flowers. A
programme of gospel hymns, Duets, reci-
tations and addresses were rected credit
ably in both churches to interested and ap-
preciative audiences.
Fred Bereolette, #. L. Mumford and
e. B. Lelsenring, committee for the new
electric light company, were in Scranton,
Pittston and Wilkes-bUrre on Saturday ex-
amining the workings of the different
plants in the above cities. AS before stated
the plant will be located in Pardee's flour
mill upon the completion of many changes
now in contemplation. Some talk is iu-
dulged in of supplying Lehighton, Weiss
port and Summit Hill with illumination.
-rwo of Mauch Chunks christian gen.
tlemen, II. f. Schlegle and j. NJ Ross,
the former County Chairman of The
Amendment Association and the latter his
assistant, have been on the 60 this week
visiting towns and townships in the county
working like beavers in the cause OF pro
hibition. Amendment tickets and tracts
have been supplied every election district
and from now on the fight will be heated
one.
Perhaps the most important event in
the local history of Mauch Chunk will .he
| the laying of the corner store of the DIM
mick Memorial Library on Broadway, Sat-
urday. The exercises for the day will be
in charge of the Masonic fraternity Of which
the late M. NJ. Dimmick was a leading
spirit. Nothing should be left undone to
celebrate the event with ceremonies com
mensurate with the importance and NUM-
fcence of the gift which gives to Mauch
Chunk free public library.
misses Belle Brown, of Drifton, and
Emma Conner, of East Mauch Chunk,
have leased the EDderlyat n o. 402, Fifth
Avenne, Asbury Park, n. J. The location
is unsurpassed, being situated on Sunset
Lake, near the ocean, thus atfording an
unobs:roucted sea view. Miss Conner is
the eldest daughter of Capt. William
i Conner, who has the contact for opening
new branch of the Valley road through the
Dizzard Creek Valley.
Quite ripple of excitement prevailed
here Wednesday on the report that Robert
Brucker and James Betz, who are engaged
hauling stones for Blakslees new building
had found in the woods near Thom pson's
springs a box eighteen inches square con-
tanning the purified body of an infln.
child. At this writing conjecture is rife as
to whom the child belonged, was it still
born or aliYe, or whether IL is another hor-
riable case Of infanticide, similar to so
many that dot the calendar of crime in the
history of passing events? The case will
be sifted to its very bortom and the guilty
parties made to suffer the consequences.
This little city is rot behind in open
hearted generosity, in lending aid TO the
afflicted and suffering in helping to alleviate
hunger and want. Perhaps it was a mem
ory of the flood that swept through this
: valley so disastrously twenty-seven year:
ago that caused our people to vie one witt
4 another in contributing money an(
, living necessities for the Johnstown people
4 They were noble promptings nevertheless
! for q thousand dollars has been RAISED
. from all sources, Sunday schools. churches
rich and poor citizens, benefit concerts
a &C., &c. A car load of the necessaries o
: life will also be shipped tins week as re
!, suit of the efforts of our christian womer
e of whom We can be well proud. If othel
q towns do in proportion as Mauch Chuul
a has done there won't be much suffering
n in the Valley Of the Conemaugh.
e Price and Enbody are not making
s ''bitter fight fol- the Associate Judge nom
s inatien before the Democratic convention
e the truthful Record Notwithstanding Tn
If fight If any is being made, is done quietl
r. and without the III feeling that has charaC
e terized similar contests in the past. 1t
a the hope on the part of Jimmy MalloY, Q
IL Lansford, who is standing candidate wit
the Democracy for any and everything /
the way of political pap that comes along
that his insidious attacks on men OF abilit
may react in his favor. He will be left, fo
Z. Carbon county people known when the
" have had enough OF ''deyllsh poor IL
Yestment." Joseph Fisher stands well fC
rs the District Attorney nomination from th
Democrats, while for a man to nomirat
in for this position the Republicans are in I'll
soup, unless Lehighton's blood and hund,
orator, Samuel Gillian, would Offer hin
- self as a sacrifice TO a morbid ambition.
COURT NOTES,
Of Com. VS.. James McElroy, surcharg
)n desertion; prosecutriX, Mary McElro