The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-09-28
LEHIGHTON, PA
A GROWING TOWN OF THIRTY FIVE
HUNDRED IN CARBON COUNTY.
Located on the Main Line Of the Lehigh VAL
ley and Jersey Central Railroads, its
Facilities for Manufacturing
are Unsurpassed,

-Four miles from Mauch Chunk on the main
line of the Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central
Railroads is located the thriving town of
Lehighton, with population of over three thous
and, pleasant homes and unsurpassed facilities
for manufacturing purposes. The town was in
corporated in the year 1866, it previously having
been a part and parcel of Mahoning township.
Its growth has been slow but steady since its
incorporation-the population having more
than doubled since 1870. Bank street, the main
business thoroughfare, is a well kept, thorough
fare generally speaking, and In appearance fully
equal to any of its size in the state. Many ofthe
buildings for mercantile business are brick, and
| in design very handsome, which bespeak fully
the character Of our people.
Among the prominent industries now in the
Borough are Obert's large pork-paeking estab-
| lishment the Lehigh Stove Works, Hersh Furn-
ace Works, Lehgh Spring Works, two carriage
| & wagon works, one tannery, three brick yards
and variety Of smaller enterprises, including
| two tailoring establishments which give en-
ployment to a large number OF hands. These
in addition to the Lehigh Valley Railroad shops
at Packerton, have provided almost constant and
abundant employment to the residents OF this
town, and II has enjoyed with one or two ex-
ceptions, continued prosperity since its incor-
of the Carbon county Industrial Society, which
are well kept and handsomely laid out. The
society held its first exhibition in the fall of 1868.
Lehighton has six churches Catholic, Presby-
terian, Evangelical Trinity Lutheran, Zion's Re-
formed and Methodist Episcopal. The churches
having large memberships and their services are
generally well attended, which fact in itself be-
speak the morality Of our people.
|
schools of the borough, are unequaled Al
present they are under the princpalship OF Prof
F. j. Steter, for seventeen years principal Of the
the schools of Slatington, a leading educator who
, is well and favorably known all over the state
The High school graduating course consists o.
eighteen branches, and is annually takeI
advantage of by pupils fro distance. There are
9 twelve departments, presided over by competen
2 teachers, with scholastic attendance of nearl!
or quite Co., The town Is proud OF Its schools anC
teachers and boasts of them and their w0rl
with pardonaDle pride.
Lehighton has one newspaper, the CARBof
: ADVOCATE with a circulation of 1900 We alS'
have one National Bank, three drug stores-Dr
c. T. Horn, DR.. N. b. Reber and 7. ID. Thomas
, nine doctors, DR.. Nathaniel b. Reber. DR.. 9.
German, Dr. w. q. M Seiple, DIR. G. I. Horn
4, DIR. w. A. Derhamer, DR.. w. w. Reber, DIR. G
' W. Bower and DR.. @. f. Delcamp. o. w. Snyder
{ d. V. s.; two lawyers-T A. Snyder, and S. r
a Gilham; two dentists-F. /. Smith and A.
Raubenold; two justices Of the peace-H. A
= BeltZ and f. Pierce LentZ; two notares-S. X
g Gillian and Howard Seaboldt; four large hotel
Mansion House, Carbon House, Exchang
e Hotel and Valley House; two tailoring establish
q ments-Clauss & Brother and II. ii. Peters
four restaurants-W. A. Peters, p. +. CLARK
. Fred. L. Miller and JOS s. Webb four shavin
9 saloons-F. Roderer. w. f. Esrang, s. n
= Rhoades and Chas Lilly, and large number @
e general stores.
n Few towns are possessed of better railroa
facilities than Lehighton--the Central Railroa'
. having depot at one end Of town and the LIE
I; high Valley at the other. The former roa
}, crosses, at this point both the Lehigh River an
n the Lehigh Valley Railroad and continues on
@ Mauch Chunk on the Western side. The nun
= ber of trains arriving and departing are numei
Ii Gus, and the advantages offered in this respec
s for the manufacturing industries, together wit
the excellent scope of land for building purpose.
make Lehighton place worthy of consideration
:. by parties contemplating entering into tho mani
= featuring business. There are but few towns 1
Vt the Lehigh Valley that possess so fully the eli
s ments so essential to success as does Lehightor
If our citizens and merchants generally bein
broad minded and generous.
"a With push and energy on the part of our pee
:, pie, cordial cooperation of the business IL
terests Of the town, the future greatness OF tn
% town is an assured fact. No town has create
II possibilities or more reason to look forward to
g happy realization of greatness than have tn
N people of this Borough. Manufacturers and a
- others looking for clean, healthy and thrivin
place to locate in are cordially invited to lnspe
+ the unexcelled facilities connected with tn
ir place.