The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-07
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY. JUNE I. 1890
GOssTPING GATHERINGS.

GOSSIPING GATHERINGS.
Clean your cutters.
Build up the town.
Encourage enterprise.
Fix broken paYements.
The Valley paid this week.
This town has TAG taxables.
-Wanted-A new Valley depot,
Our public schools close to-day.
-On June 2lst the Water Company will
vote to increase its Indebtedness.
Fist street property owners com
meneed putting IN curbing on Tuesday
Bids are wanted from parties who
want to light the street lamps for the next
year.
If you want to get the prettiest and
very best buy your wedding rings at e. II.
Hohl's, Maueh Chunk.
For fine paper hanging and house
painting go to c. A. Goth. Prices lowest
for bes: quality Of work.
w. D. Clauss formerly with Coke Bros,
at Drlfton, is now employed by the Ameri-
can Insurance Company, Philadelphia.
John Stark, for several years with
John Hauk. the baker, goes to Easton to-
day where, in the future. he will reside.
George Stuber has disposed of his
Allentown barber shop and is once again
a Lehlghtonlan, He expects to go in
business here.
The movement on the part of our
citizens to secure the machine works
should be hearty and spontaneous. 1t is
necessary that we have more industrial
works II we want to go forward.
Civil engineers for the Central Rail-
road Company have of late frequently been
in this town looking over the company's
property at the north end, BY many It Is
conjeetnred that the Central contemplate
extensive improvements.
Mrs. j. W. Raudenbush, on the
occasion of her birthday anniversary,
entertained few friends at her home on
north First street Tuesday afternoon
Pleasant repartea aud the usual happy con-
Viyalities were lndulRed in.
"A beautiful sign, surmounted with the
emblem of the order, hanging from the
awning in front of Reber's Hall, tells peo
pie that John D. Bertoette Post, asa, g
A. r., meets there. The sign is the work
Of Andrew Bayer, and reflects due credit
on his ability as an artist.
The public meeting in Gabers Hal
last Saturday evening was largely ATTENDED
and quite interesting. Its object was TIN
explanation of the purposes and aims o
the P..Q. s. of A., with the ultimate obiec
OF organizing camp in this place, which
IL is said, looks quite favorable at this time
Work on Henry Miller's planning mill
this side of the Valley road on Sween
aYenne, has commenced, and the founda
tlon walls are almost up. The building
will be 80 by 100 feet in surface deminsion
and two stories high, and when in runnin
order give employment to twenty 10 thirt
mechanics.
There is some person or persons
town who make periodical raids on u
flower beds, robbing them Of their choice
plants and bulbs. II Is extreme
unfortunate that the guilty party can n
be discovered aud punished as they deserY
The p4n who steals flowers comes next
the man who Is too mean to pay for
paper. Both are frauds.
Don't kick an growl when Receiver
Taxes Schadel calls on you after June 10
with an itemlzed bin of your taxation
the year 1890. The mill rate is higt
than II was last year, that is, there I;
two mill special tax for county purpOs
fRa mills more on lhs borough one n
extra on building and an addition of a h
mill on the poor tax making a total Of
mills on the dollar.
After a very successful nine mont
term our public schools will close this
day evening. All the departments sh
marked advancement under the a
principalshlp of Prof. F. J. Stettler and
eorp Of excellent assistants, viz; L.
Beidler, Misses Hattie Koons. Ag
Hank, Ella Grayer, Alice MONTE, Ha
Musehlltz, Katie Werner, Myra Good, /
Grayer and Mrs. Thos. Catell.
Prof. f. J. SteIler has been re-eleC
principal OF our public schools at sal
oi 500 per month The reelection of
stetler is hut proper acknowledgment
meritoriops services rendered to the pu
SCHOOLS during the two years he has
connected with them. Under his mani
ment marked improvement Is noticabl
all the departments and his retention In
above capacity reflects due credit on
new board of directors.
For the first time in the histor!
Lehighton there will be a grand, patr
observance Of the glorious Fourth In
place. The conm.tee on aFrangew
b5pect between fO0 and 1910 Ir. o. u
II. members 10 be ln' line together
bands Of music. Following the pa
there will be public meeting in the q
House. on which occasion Rev. v
Covert, Of stonerWllle, Pa, aud Others
talk In the evening there will be a &
display Of hreWork. The latter part o
proNsmms our people are expecte
contribute 20 Literally.