The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-03-01
Packcrton Paragraphs.

Granville Bretney, of the Packerton
weigh scale Office, is again at his desk after
a severe illness Of three weeks.
1t takes two days for letter mailed at
Wilkesbarre to reach our town; wonderful
rapid transit; what is the matter with the
route agents on the Lehigh route - who
can tell ?
Aaron Fritzinger, residing on Summer
Hill, was painfully injured last Saturday
while engaged in clearing up wreck on
the Lehigh Division. The injury is not
serious, but will conflne him to the house
for few days.
"A bowling crowd on the other side Of
the Lehigh opposite this place Tuesday
night disturbed the good citizens on Lehigh
Avenue; whether drunk or crazy we know
not, but the fool killer would have made a
fine haul had he been on hand. We ven
tuTe the assertion that the catch would
haYe wiped out the fool freaks" of this
section.
Thus far President Harrison has not
been accused Of intimacy with encyclopedia
his several addresses bear testimony TO
this. It is possible he is reserYing his pow
er for some state paper that will electrify
the nation. Great things we're promised Of
this grandson Of his grandfather. Truly
the mental reservation of this man is phe-
nomenal.
Our new Supervisor, Samuel Evert,
will bear In mind that the lower end did
not rally to his support very muchly. II
further honors are expected, it will be 8
wise move to give us better roads; be COM
planned of Mr.. Myers expenditure, now
let us see how Mr.. EVert succeeds. The
voters here are interested now and will be
the year out.
Leopold Myers does mt think he re-
ceiyed the support promised in the upper
end, be this as 1t may, the election is over
but the result Is suggestive, the memory oi
which will last until next February. VIZ
think Paokerton should be a separate town
ship--either that or borough. PackertoT
should be independent in the fullest sense
Treasurer George Dolon scored one
week or two ago in his catch of grass-hop
pers, but he has been beaten by one Of ou
good citizens. The potatoes in his celia
: having sprouted, he proceeded to remov
the sprouts, throwing them In the garden
In day or two he was surprised to finl
= them covered with genuine, hard-shell, aC
tive potatoe-bugs. This is said To be q fact
with this evidence the case was closed, th
jury polled, and verdict rendered in &C
cordahce with the above facts. NeXtl
Year after year the wage-earner vote
e for protection, high tariff, and gets ju'
b what he votes for-"protected industries,
;. increased profits, upon which the oWn'
waHes fat ip pRlatisl homes, with luxuT
and cOntentment; meanwhile discOnteT
perYades the ranks OF the wage-earner, il
creased by strikes aud lock Outsi distTel
\. and poverty are his companions and anetl
Y emas are hurled at capital as relief. Thu
y year In and out labor complains and b
:. wailsi offered remedy they hesitate, Il
~ cry of low wages arOuses thems and und'
the wand OF Protection forth from u
mine, factory, furnace and shop they raj
III and cast their votes for continued servitud
= Capital makes no such mistakea-aler
active, united aud determined, wins; lab
in sullep, WOrose, with no definite line
4 action aud unOrgahlzed, falls and thus
" promises ever TO be, ANON.