The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-04-12

Straup and VIM. WalofDOis 1 nhb Us tNHtt-
~ the way the vote stood on the important
question i'm Council on Tues lay night. lt|
don't take half an eye TO see who are the
euterprising, progressive and pushing men,
neither does it require much reelection 10
conclusion as to who are the fossils and
mcss-b backs. With sinking cutters, tainted
well water from out-houses, etc the prac-
tical necessity of system OF sewerage Is
very urgent. II don't matter what some
other town has or has not, we should have
the sewer. The health of the town calls
for it and it. will become more urgent when
our water system is once in perfect working
order
Not satisfied with the verdict Of the
coroner's Jury who decided that the killing
of Lafayette Reichard, who was employed
| i'm the repair of cars in the Packerton Yard,
was the result of accident, Mrs. Emaline
| Re,chard. widow of the deceased, through
| her attorneys, Freyman u HeNdt,Uf Mauch
! Chunk. ex lmined the following witnesses
| i'm 'SuuiHe Beltz's court on Wednesday
evening: Morris Koch, Nathan Haupt, Ed
Hunscker, Casper Frederick, Jos Hager,
| II. Beck, James Billman, James William
son, Con Krause, Charles Haupt and Al
! Hinkle. 1t is presumed that If the evil
dence deduced be found sufficient, suit for
damages will be brought against the COM
pany.
-Eastertide dawned ioyously with Sun
day mornings light. The sun was warm
and springs ethereal gladness seemed to
echo in the music Of the church bells. In
all the churches there were special appro
pirate services connective with the cruel.
ixion and resurrection of Him who came
into the world that we might have ever
lasting life. The interior of the several
edifices we're beauLified by floral deeora Ions
In happy commemOration of the benign
mercy of Him who does all things well.
Alta meeting of the town council on
Tuesday evening il vas decided that First
street should be macadamized Glorious
news! OF course the work will be done by
contract, and under the supervision of some
} person of experience. The ADVOCATE
desires to congratulate each member Of the
town council separately for this eminently
wise and cTeditable move. Words fail to
express adequately the degree of apprecia-
tion with which the decision of council
was received by our progressive people.
The Newmarket club enjoyed another
pleasant sociable Friday evening, This
time at the popular hostleFy of David Beltz
in Towamensing, where they partook OF
sumptuously prepared chicken wallle sup
per with seasonable delicacies. Around
the festive board we're gathered on this
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daughter, Miss Ada, Prof F. j. Stettler
and wife, Miss Myra Good and Messrs. II.
j. Morgan, j. Good and w. E. Smith.
The Young Peoples Society will meet
as usual on next Monday evening in the
basement of the Reformed church. Fol-
lowing devotional exercises the appended
program will be recited Sketch, Mr.,
FenneT; vocal solo, Miss Mary Fenster-
macher; quartette, Misses ObeTt and Kist-
ler and Diehl and Kennel; select reading,
II. B. Kennel, musical solo, Carrie Blank;
select reading, Miss AnZie MONTE; recita
ton, Walter Weiniand. All are cordially
, invited to attend these exercises.
"A letter from Levan Rothermal, Of
. Akron, Michigan, tells us that "all Is well
along the line" Him and his brother
operate large flour and feed mill under
the firm name of Rothermal Brothers.
, Many OF the old Lehighton Cadets will re-
member the brothers, and no doubt be
pleased to hear of their success, and in
particular the ADVOCATE hopes for them
continued prosperity.
AT an election for Presbyterian Sun
day school officers on last Sunday morn
ing, John Bohn was made superintendent
{ John Stark, assistant; Miss Clara Kuntz,
! secretary John Stark, librarian; 7. A.
I Snyder, treasurer. The school has mem
bership of seyenty-five and is in flourish
a ing condition.
e The Luther Union Sooiaty has q MEM
= bership of over fiftv, and Is only two
weeks organized. Meetings are held in
the basement of the church every alternate
Tuesday evening. AT the regular meeting
! held this week an interesting program was
! recited with pleasant effect.
: The hearty cooperation Of each and
) every citizen is necessary to the welfare OF
, every town. We haven't gotit here, which
accounts for the fact that we don't move
:, forward. Let us turn over new leaf anC
ioin hands in earnest and make a combined
effort TO get up and get.
: "A representative of the Central Rail
q road Of New Jersey was in town Wednes
= day looking up the oOmpany's framed time
q tables and pu ling them In. 1t Is said tha
y handsome new frames and schedules will bI
. supplied to prominent business places il
. . the near future.
Probably the worst sold people in thii
y, town last week were the ones who bOugh
~ copies of the New York Police Gazette
!, expecting to see a correct picture of the
II Campbell -Hskey shooting affair, Shor
n and to the point, the Illustration was ;
o. miserable fake.
ar The fifteenth annual meeting of TIN
is stockholders of the Carbon county Indus
trial Society will be held at the Exchang
10 Hotel, this town, on Monday next at on
= O'Clock in the afternoon, at which TIM
!, new officers for the ensuing year will b
y elected
az Contractor l.. H. Nothstein will oi
al next Monday commence building the tw
)e story frame addition to the rear of Pete
HeiIn's shoe store on First street, opposit
y, the Park. When completed the buildin
~ will be occupied by him as a residence.
of --Eaches q Son are at work on the LIZ
he high Stove CompanY's houses on Thir
iy street. They will be thoroughly overhau
an ed, painted and repaired and be enclosed b
a neat picket fence. The improyemeT
Le will be creditable to that part of town.
he Put It down on record that on Satu
of day morning, April 5, 1890, small size
mt hurricance prevailed in this town and SCI
Int tion; gates, fences, trees, window shutter
nv and chlmneys we're blown down bat
didn't seem TO hurt the mud.
IL John d. Bertolette G, A. r. dru
lie corps will go to Tamaqua on SatuTdi
nd morning-if the weather be fair. Thi
on will attend base ball game In the afte
en noon and dance In the evening,
re Rev. S. W. Thomas. of Rhlladelphi
presiding elder of the Methodist Episcop
gn- Association of this district, will preach
rs- Packerton on Sunday afternoon at thr
lu- O'Clock.
er, Ed Hunsicker, for year or more pa
lea employed in the delivery of Adam EXPIRE
g." packages, threw up the job Saturday eve
elk. ing, owing to ''cut' in wages-they 50
IRIS 1t is said that Miss Minnie Lester, t
are actress, who played weeks engageme
s. here during last winter, will spend I
, i'm summer months in this town.
Samuel Seller expects TO build
on Seventh street duringsthe summer, a
, of accordingly Council are considering
ad- opening of that thOroughfare.
llu, House furnishing goods in great
anu riety and at very lowest prices at kuh