The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-07
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sonaI and Otherwise.
Court conyenes next Monday.
Ten prisoners are in the County jail
-Base Ball in Mauch ChunR is a dead
letter.
Our people are anxiously anticipating
the meeting Of the State Teachers Associa-
tion in this town in July.
Alex Snyder of Lower Towamensing
was paid SO bounty on six fox scalps by
the County Commissioners on Saturday.
"A solid old Republican war horse
circing among the politicians on Wednesday
was John Fenstermacher, of Lehigh Gap.
Frank Schwartz is president of the
Onoko Fire Company in East Mauch
Chunk-organize recently with 1903 men,
bers.
"A new wrought iron span will be
built to the East Mauch Chnnk bridge, in
according with the recommendations Of the
April Grand Jury.
Glen Onoko was formally opened for
the summer season last Friday when large
excursions from Audenried, Allentown
and Philadelphia enjoyed the wonderous
beauty of the most popular resort in
America.
e. II. Rauch, the veteran editor of the
Democrat, is a speaker at a big Democratic
picnic in Berks county on Saturday.
Among the other distinguished men to be
present is Congressman Mills, author of
the Mills tariff bill,
Samuel Cortright is scheming for
great Independence Day celebration for
Mauch Chunk. There will be chorus by
800 whiterobed girls, an grafton, display
of fireworks and all the other features of a
first rate 4th Of July.
Boon, of Wilkes Barre, breakman on
Lehigh Valley freight train, was badly
hurt about the head Wednesday afternoon
by being struck by one of the coal sheds
near this town. He was taken to st. Lulke's
hospital on train No Z.
The conductor of No. I,ehigh Valley
passenger train on the Beaver Meadow
road gave three tramps a severe beating at
Mauch Chunk the other evning for steal
ing the contents of the dinner pail belong
ing to his crew. He caught them In the act.
w A. Selgfred, of East Mauch Chunk,
District Templer of the /. o. G. T., will
institute a lodge in the school house at
Lehigh Gap on Saturday evening coming.
Flourishing branches of this order are
located in nearly all the towns in this
county,
Josiah Connolly, known all over Car
bon county as the blind and one-amed
soldier who lost both sight and limb by
the explosion of cannon during cele-
bratiou in this place some years ago, will
give his annual excursion over the Switch
back on the 21st and 22nd instant.
William Stormer, an old soldier living
in the second ward, still carries his right
hand in sling consequent to an accident
several weeks ago He is employed in
Nece's planning mill and was engaged at a
circular saw when his hand slipped and
came in contact with the saw, inficting a
painful injury,
. Jacob Ginter who is a familiar figure
around town celebrated his seventy-seventh
Ollbhud1 ahhlNOlSdIl On liz 10
J an original SchuYlkill county man and one
} of the oldest Mauch Chunkers now Lying,
and an original grandson of Jacob Ginter
who first discovered anthracite coal at
Summit Hill almost a century ago.
--On Tuesday evening with the ten
, o'clock Jersey Central passenger train a
prepossesing young lady well dressed and
evidently between the age of 20 and % years
was let off at the depot at this place, and
: on request for good hotel was directed to
the Mansion House, where she engaged q
u room for the night. On heing shown tc
: her apartment told the porter to turn on
= the gas at full blaze as she desired plenty
- of light, and then asked him to call hel
: early as she desired to depart on the early
s train going west the following morning
At the the hour requested when the porter
e Knocked on the door he smelled the strong
V oder of gas and receiving no response in
= formed the proprietor, when the door wa
e forced open and the young girl found deaf
II in bed smQthered by gas escaping from
1t jet which is presumed she blew out some
" time during the night. Investigation b.
d the jury empanelled by Squire Boyl
Wednesday morning deduced that she wa
u Martha Welsh an emigrant from Irelan,
bound to friends at Sandy Run, and tina
rs her death was the gesult of accident o.
DC her person was found So bill and tw
IL five cent pieces together with a ticket fror
r New York to Sandy Run. Her clothin
-' were neat and showed evidence of MOI
v refinement than usually found with th
III average run of emigrants. In her effec,
81 an Episcopal bible, showing signs of muc
ne wear was also found together with sever
other articles OF minor Importance. and Il
GU address of Mrs. Susan Keeny, 92l Frol
lei street, Philadelphia.