The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-08-23

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A Comedy Of Accidents A Chiid's Horrible
Death-A Rope walkers Tumble
Personal squibs and Gossip.
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Daniel Graver was at Phila. Monday.
Al O'Brian is the happy dad of a
bright and bouncing baby boy.
Baker Charley Laury smiles when you
ask about ''that little BABY girl"
-Rey. Jacob zern, Of Terre Hill, Pa, is
visiting his sons, DR.. J. G. and John.
Mrs. Thomas Arner and Miss Emma
Green spent Sunday with Bethlehem
friends.
Mrs S. b. Brown and son, of Allen
town, is visiting Squire John S. Miller
and family.
To let-A substantial and pleasantly
located dwelling on Union Hill, apply to
Daniel Grayer.
u. S. Kresge this week bought from
Andrews Il Leopold part of double
house located on the east side.
1t is said that Fred Horlacher, who re-
Gently bought the Albright q Yeake prop
erty, will erect thereon an ice factory.
Camp 122, P. o. S. of A, visited Camp
54l, at Lehighton Tuesday evening, aad
after comforting the White Degree conduct
ed a number of Invitations.
Bids will now be received by H. 4. Smaw-
ley, secretary of the school board of the In
dependent District, for the erection of
four room brick school house.
u. S. Kresge will add to his boot and
shoe establishment line of ready made
pedal covers. He was to the city this week
and bought in handsome assortment.
B. f. Rooms, of the east side, was
making it go on one leg this week as re-
suit of trying to stop Charley Meinhart's
runaway team of horses last Friday morn |
ing. ga
Council has appointed Joseph Fenner
and Daniel Graver a committee to see to
the planting of young trees in the Park, to
take the place of the massive leafy giants
now standing.
1t is now fact that Daniel Graver
will open merchant tailoring and gents
furnishing store, The new business should
soon become Aourishing one-heartily
supported by our people.
Retailers and all others will find it
cheaper to buy watermelons and all other
seasonable fruits and vegetables from 0. J.
Seager, than 10 purchase elsewhere. All
good delivered free of charge.
twin sister of Mrs. George Rapp, of town,
and Mrs. Fred. Brinkman, of Lehighton,
died recently, aged So years. Deceased is
well remembered here, having for many
years lived in tins neighborhood.
Oscar Graver lost a bright and inter
esting eight year old son by death last
Thursday. Interment took place on Sat-
urday from the Lutheran and Reformed
church. The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of neighbors and friends in their
sore afiliction.
Prof. Charles Barnet, who walks the
tight rope and swings on the trapeze, was
giving an aerial exhibition on the east side
last Friday evening when he missed his
hold and fell to the ground distance of 20
feet, striking on head and shoulder. He
was picked up unconscious and carried to
the Franklin House where he soon floated
into worldly realism.
On Wednesday, after an illness of
some weeks, Mrs. Mary c., wife of Elias
Miner, died at the ripe old age of IS years,
one month and five days, Interment will
take place from the house on Saturday
afternoon at two O'clock. Deceased was
good and faithful wife, kind mother and |
christian neighbor and her kindly face will
be much missed by our people who will
eyer remember her for her excellent
virtues.
After an illness with consumption of
more than year Paul Shabo died at eight
o'clock last Friday morning. He was aged |
between "a and % years and leaves wife
and many relatives to mourn his death.
Interment took place from the Evangelical
church Monday afternoon "a large con.
course of sorrowing friends following the
remains to their last resting place. To
the bereayed wife the "Stroller'' offers
heartfelt sympathy in this sad home of |
aflllction.
Mrs. Jacob Levine, Jewess, and |
her eight year old daughter were walking
up the Central railroad track last Friday
morning when the sharp whistle of an ap- |
preaching coal train drawn by engine 314
warned them of near danger. Instead of
getting from the track the mother took
her child's hand and started up the rail
road on a run In an endeaYor to make the
station platform ahead of the train. Just
as they were about mounting the platform
the pilot of the engine struck the little
girl in the back of the head crushing her
skull and making horrible cash from
which death Immediately resulted. The
force of the collision Threw the mother on
to the platform where she lay unconscious
from fright. and the body of the girl bound
ed bach between the cars and platform
from where the half frenzied father, who
was an eye witness to the horrible scene,
quickly removed it. The mother has since
been lying in precarious condition. The
same day the body of the child was placed
in a rough pine box and taken TO Allen
town where it was inferred according to
Jewish rites.
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