The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-10-26
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1889
LOCAL EVENTS CUT UP.

New buckwh eat 3 cents per pound.
Potatoes are selling at 60 cents pei
bushel in this borough.
John HI. Bender has sold his Bank
street property to Joseph Krum, of Lehigh
street.
The Germania S@ngerbund has just
purchased a handsome new organ.
Full line of Ingram and Brussels car
pets at Henry Schwartz. on Bank st. o
The heavy frosts the past week have
stripped the trees Of their autumnal foil
age and they are now almost as bare as
telegraph poles.
There will be a grand rattle at Frank
Wisier's hotel, st Fire Line, on Dec. 7th.
john Hauk's horse, "Kibourn," took
second money in the pacing race, class
2:35, and first money in class 2 80, at Allen
town last week.
Everything in the line of furniture at
Kemerer & Swartz's. Prices always lowest
and goods the best. o
For stoves, ranges, tinware and all
kinds of housefurnishing goods, go to W
S. Kuhns, on north Bank street. Prices
the lowest and goods the best.
Thomas Brennan, 12-vear-old boy, of
Sturmervlle, was fatally shot in Wilkes
barre by Polanders, who haye been arrest
ed.
-"My Kingdom for a horse," said King
Dick; but you can get one at David Eb-
bert's livery, on North street, for g small
amount of cash for pleasure trip or Dusi-
ness.
-Railroaders, you can save good days
wages by buying your watches from d. S.
Book, Lehighton.
james McGarrck, a well-known base
ball catcher, was killed Saturday night
while walking oil the tracks of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey.
Call a. Kemerer & Swartz's on Bank
street, and see the largest stock of furni,
ture. carpets, ETC. You can save money
by doing 90. O
On Saturday evening while under the
influence of liquor GRANVILLE Hontz drew a
revolver and fred one shot at John Camp
bell, but missed him. Hontz got away
before he could be arrested.
The funeral of the late DR.. c. S. Ger
man. on Saturday, was one of the largest
that ever took place in this borough. ReYs.
Kuder, Berndt and Bower officiated.
Maj. Klotz Commandery, No. %, K.
G. E., drilled in full uniform and had a
sham inspection on Monday evening.
Orders left at this office for butter,
eggs, live and dressed chickens and coun-
try produce generally, wholesale and re-
tall, will be promptly filed by W. H.
Klotz. 45-4w
-Thos. A. Williams has had his house
weatheTboarded and otherwise improved.
-Childress (Texas) Inder. Mr.. Williams
was at one time resident of this place and
tmay interest his friends here to know
that he is prospering in far away Texas.
If YOU want clock or watch promptlS
repaired at reasonable price go to s.
Hagsmau Bank street Lehighton. 6m"
AS county newspaper the CARBON
ADVOCATE claims to meet every essentia
requirement. A glace at our news col
umns will prove this conclusively. ST. {
year; 30 cents for six months. Why no
try itp
--On the Oath day of next month will b,
the 144th anniversary of the famous
Gnaden Hutten massacre, familiar to al
our people on account of its close connec
tion with our history.
Push. pluck and progressiveness should
be the three p's backing every effort on til,
part of our people to make Lehighton tn,
liycliest town in the Valley. The ADvo
CATE will do what it can, and in return d,
what you can to help the ADVOCATE.
Mrs. Moll, of Allentown, mother o
Mrs. NJ. @. Trexler, of this borough, diet
on Wednesday after an illness of severa
weeks. Funeral takes place Saturday.