The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-09-21
OUR STROLLER"
Local Grist from the Hopper Of Every
Day Events Here and Elsewhere.

Local Grist from the Hopper of Every
Day Events Hore and Elsewhere.
GRAND FArR AND FEsT1vAL.-The
newly organized Good will Hook & Ladder
Company, of town, will hold grand fair and
festival In the public school hall commence
ing on Tuesday, November 9TH and contin-
uing the balance of the week. Our people
want to patronize the boys on this occasion
with liberality that shows no mearness.
The festival will embrace a number of in
teresting and pleasing novelties and include
a grand parade in which visiting companies
will participate.
HAPPILY SURPMsED.-Tben numerous
friends of Mother Roth treated that vener-
able OLD lady to an unexpected and happy
surprise one evening recently by calling on
her with bounteous supplies of the worlds
necessaries-b in money and in articles
OF everyday usefulness. Mrs. Roth is
firm and consistent member of the Evan
gelical church and for many years has been
a resident bere-respected and esteemed by
all who know her. She is now oyer seven
ty years of age and enjoys most excellent
health.
RoBBED.-Thieves forced an entrance
through second-story window into John
kromer's residence on Monday night at a
late hour and got away with s45 in cash.
Judging from the manner in which er.
trance was made the thieves were not un-
familiar with the surroundings, and conse-
quently not strangers here. The loss is
unfortunate to Mr.. Kroner.
AN UNFORTUNATE BoATMAN.-John
Fink, of Franklin, is boatman on the
l.. @. g. N. Co. Canal and is the owner, of
or was at last up to this week, of two fine
working mules. On Sunday night while
stabbed, one of them broke its leg and had
to be killed, and on Tuesday the second
one fell into the canal at O'Brian's lock
and was drowned.
TYPHOID FEVER CASES. Hae-
enbauch is quite seriously i'll with typhoid
fever, ditto Tilghman Miller. Both these
cases are in Franklin where quite number
of persons are suffering from the same dis.
ease. The people should exercise all pos
sible care in preventing a further spread of
the disease which is generally so disastrous
| in its results.
OPENING A STONE QUARY.-Jno. Fish.
er, of Franklin, is opening stone quarry
near StemlersYille, which promises to de-
yelope quite proftably. The stones are of
good quality and large in size; one recently
removed measured fifteen feet in length.
WILL TAKE UP A RESIDENCE HERE
Sheriff Hiram Levan has sold fine build
ing lot on Union Hill TO Levi Harleman, of
Bowmanstown. Considerations, S275. Mr..
Harleman will build a pleasant home and
take up his residence heie.
GIVE US A New BRIDGE.-The bridge
across the canal is too small for its purpose
and should be removed and more sub
stantial structure erected. Let our con-
stable call the attention of the next Grand
Jury to it.
MEETING OF THE G. W. II. & L. Co.
The members of the Good viii Hook and
Ladder Company, will meet Friday night
to adopt constitution and Bylaws.
HE HAS A CARBUNcKLE.-Specia po-
lice, John Grayer, is taking the best of
care of a painful carbunckle on his right
hand.
New SToRE.-Tilghman Rex, of Frank
lin. will open general store in Rudy Ser
fass' building on Bridge street.
The well on the Sloyer premises is
over bundled feet deep and drilling still
I continues.
oliver Smell has taken charge of the
Webster Weiss farm in Franklin township
Miss May Prutzman, of Reading, is
visiting at Phifer's.