The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-21
THE COUNTY SEAT.


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sonal and otherwise.
Nine prisoners are in the County Jail.
Court adjourned Wednesday until the
first Monday in August.
u. Erwin Mcdaniel, of Pleasant Corner,
has charge Of the lunch counter in Arm
bruster's Hotel.
I Sam Cortright's Fourth of July cele-
bration promises to be big affair, $1,000
will go up in fire works.
The County Treasurer gives notice that
AL mercantile taxes are due by July ist
TO save costs they must he paid by that
time.
The Glen Pee-wee train was put on
the Valley road Monday, with Thomas
Fink, Of Lehighton, as the engineer Eight
trips are made daily between Mauch Chunk
and Glen Onoko.
William r, Moffat, of Wilkesbarre, is
dead at the ripe old age of % years. lie
will be remembered in Mauch Chunk. by
the older citizens, as having engineered the
famous Switchback railroad.
Thomas Dututt was appointed tax col
lector by the Court to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of john Painter. Much in
terest was centered on the appointment,
there being three or four applicants.
The trial of engineer Elisha Bennett IN
the Carbon county Courts, charged with
negligence in causing the death OF. a young
man named Gehriug, employed as a brake
man on train with which he collided at
Penn Haven Junction FEW months ago,
was found not guilty but to pay the costs.
Hon. W. NJ. Rapsher, of the Mauch
Chunk Bar, is the strongest possible man
the Democrats Of Carbon county could
nominate for the State Senate. He is
fearless advocate of many reforms that
directly benefit the working people, from
whose ranks he comes Being one of MS.
he understands our wants and works ac-
cordingly.
-Stangley, the murderer of Mrs. Wal
bert, bears his prison lie with apparent |
equuanmity. He is still pale and emacia'ed, |
with woe begone expression that is almost |
ghastly. When asked by your reporter |
whether he was feeling any better than |
usual he shook his head sadly and walked |
to the rear of his cell. The date for his |
necktie party has not yet been fixed.
George Boon, of Wilkesbarre, a brake |
man on the Wyoming Division of the Le-
high Valley railroad, who was struck by
the overhead bridge at Coalport, few
miles above this place, several weeks ago,
and had his back broken, died at ST. Lukes
Hospital, South Bethlehem, OH Saturday.
These bridges have since been condemned
by a Carbon county Grand Jury, and if the
court has the power the evil should at once
be remedied. 1t Is dangerous to the safety
of railroad men-their lives are as valuable
as the rest of community.
Twelve companies have put in bids for
the new iron span TO be built to the East
Mauch Chunk Bridge. They are the
Champion Bridge Co., Ohio: Dean q West
brook, New York; Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.,
Mt. Vernon, n Y; Milwaukee Bridge
Co., Milwaukee, Wis; Finley & Lachcolie,
Ohio; Pttsburg Bridge Co., Pittsburg;
King Bridge Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Colum-
bia Bridge Co, Dayton, Ohio; Berlin
Bridge Co.. Berlin, Conn. Variety Iron |
Co., PiLtsburg. There are great differences |
in the prices and the County Commission |
ers are now holding the granting of the |
contract under adYisement.
-."During the last Associate Judge con- /
test it is said that certain promises were
made TO one OF the candidates, that if he |
would withdraw he should have strong sup |
port for an Office this Fall" This is from |
the CARBON ADVOCATES Packerton cor
respondent and appeared last week. Now, |
in nutshell il means this. Hon, j. |
ZeIn, of Weissport, who is a Stale Sena |
toral aspirant this year was out for Associ- |
ate Judge last year and on the eve of battle |
withdrew his name because defeat was inn |
minent and he knew it. There was no |
deal and the effort making to create the |
impression is poor politics and very small! |
ammunition for big brains. Our advice is, |
don'tl