The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-04-06
COUNTY SEAT LETTER
Local Grist Cleaned from The Hopper a
Every Day Affairs.

Local Crist Cleaned from The Hopper of
Every Day ARairs.
Uncle Louie Armbrustcr has been on
the sick list this week.
John Sitter, and old resident Of the
''kettle" will shortly take up his home at
Lehighton.
The Switchback railroad is now under
going a number Of repairs, preparatory 10
opening for summer traffic.
There are but few cases for the first
week Of court, although the criminal trial
list for the second week is quite large.
One of the most popular and successful
physicians from the lower end, we refer to
DR.. W. G. M. Seiple, of Lehlghton, ciculat-
ed in town Wednesday.
The entertainment in the Methodist
church at East Maueh Chunk, by Ella
June Meade on Wednesday evening was
quite success financially and otherwise.
Horace Heydt, popular and success
full attorney Of Lehighton, on Monday com
menced legal business with w. G. Freyman
under the firm name Of FIeyman & Heydt.
The coal dump to be erected along
Susquehanna street by the G. r. R., will
be unsightly in appearance. A force of
men are now at work cleaning Off to make
room fer the concern.
Rex d Bro. of the populor Bon Marche,
on Susquehanna street, have Just been
furnished with a new delivery wagon by
Trexler q Kreidler of the LehIghton carri-
age works. The vehicle is daisy.
Capt. VIM. Conner, of East Mauch
Chunk, who built the large trestle of the
new railroad near Hazleton, has received a
contract to built railroad between Schuyl-
kill Haven and Bowmanstown q distance
of thirty-one miles, for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company.
The Middle Coal Field Poor Directors
met at the Lowrytown Almshouse on Mon
day and after perfectinG organization made
the following appointments: Solicitors,
Rapsher and Cassidy; steward and matron,
Anthony Coll and wife; physician, DR..
P, H. Latham; secretary, w. A. Grimes;
treasurer, Hazleton Savings Bank.
The attention af our readers is direct
ed to the new advertisement of Rex and
Bros. Bon Marche in to-days paper. The
big reduction sale will continue at steady
prices from now on. Big profits are a
thing of the past; new prices and new
methods govern the popular store and bust
ness is booming as it never did before.
Immense crowds of people from all the
towns surrounding daily visit the Bon
Marche and take advantage of the rare
bargains which are unequaled.
The following story is going the rounds
of the state press and may not prove unin-
teresting to ADVOCATE readers with whom
| the name of Asa Packer is household and
| by thousands reYered and respected though
long since he has been gathered to his
| fathers:-The late Asa Packer, the founder
Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and of the
Lehigh University, as is well known, was
| once boatman on the Lehigh Canal, and
at the time of his death was worth millions
of dollars. When he first became boat
man he was almost "dead broke" wanted
| a mule, and hadn't the money to buy one.
Charles Anthony, then and now resident
of Hopes Lock, Northampton county, be-
came his bondsman, the mule was purchas-
ed, and young Packer started on his first
trip rejoicing. Mr.. Anthony is now well
advanced in years and in poor circumsuan.
ces. To add to his misery his wife's mind
has become impaired, and his daughter,
aged forty-seveu years, the only child, IS a
cripple and an invalid. The late Asa
Packer advertised for Anthony but died
without seeing him. 1t isthought by many
that Packer desired to reward Anthony but
failing to find him after long search con-
cluded he was dead.