The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-11
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY, OCTOBER II, 1890.

- Washington Schoch Is a special "dandy
copper this week.
-Dayid Ebbert has added another new
horse 20 his popular livery.
Tax Commissioner Schadle reports the
payment of taxes as being slow.
-Hagerman, the Singer Machine man,
sports handsome new delivery wagon.
We regret to chronicle the serious ILL
ness of Mrs. Amos Riegel.
Henry Schwartz's display of fine furR-
iture at the fair Is perfectly lovely.
Policeman Weidaw makes nobby ap.
pearance in his new suit of b,ue with big
brass buttons.
1T is the talk that Hugh Jennings, late
of the Harrisburg base ball club, is to take
a college course.
The genial phiz of Charley Yenser, of
Freeland, smiles from behind the bar on
patrons at the Exchange.
"A. Fl. Gombert, of New Mahoning, by
a deal, is the new owner of Fred Horlach-
er's valuable sorrel horse.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the M. L.
church met at the home of Mrs. N. Il.
Reber on First street Wednesday after
noon,
Frank P. Semmel, of town, the Dem
ocratlc candidate for Register and Record
er Is hustling among the visitors in town
this week,
AL Bartholomew and George Morthi-
mer will attend TO the ticket office in
W;eand's Opera House during the coming
opera season.
Ferdinand Hager, of South Second
street, Is the owner of giant radish fiji
teen inches In length and five inches in
diameter. What's the matter with thatP
DIR. .. w. Snyder, of this city, who
recently opened branch Office at Lans-
ford for the practise of his profession, re-
ports business in that neighborhood as be-
ing very good.
"A man named John Hamburger, of
Jlmtown, suburb of this borough, who
started out In the rag and bone business a
few months ago, is tired of the job and
wants to sell out.
Mrs. David Kemerer, of Second street,
is quite dangerously ill--haYing had con-
tinuous hemerroage Of The lungs from
seven o'clock Wednesday morning until
early Thursday morning.
--Lehighton borough has secured $1,000
OF the necessary $4,000. Five per cent. in
terest is paid on the money borrowed. II
you have any ''swag" and want to put
out, call ON the Burgess.
Council meets In regular monthly
meeting on next Tuesday evening, when
such matters as bad pavements and street
distractions will be interestingly discussed.
They mean business evidently.
Frank Weinland, our popular young
hOuse-painter, has closed the following
contracts Residences of Daniel Kolp and
John Rabenold, at Pac kerton, and Thomas
Rhoads, Third street. Lehighton.
Vote for Frank p. Semme for Regis
ter and Recorder. He is pre.eminently
capable of conducting the important bust.
ness affairs of the Office. He'd do credit
10 the Office, therefore elect him.
The anxiously awaited Campbell.
Hiskey case will come off at the regular
term Of our county courts next week. The
history of the sad affair is too we'll known
10 our readers to need further reference.
Again there is some talk of re-organ.
izlng the defnnct Social and Athletic club,
who last year had rooms over Peter Helm:
shoe store on First street. To push the
matter Charley Wagner has been turned
into a committee Of thirteen and, of course
is expected to report.
As long as the petition asking for thu
apportionment of this town in two or NOR,
wards lies In the safe Of a certain enter
prislng gentleman, there is not much likli
hood of the prayers OF the people beinG
granted. II should be filled out now ant
put 10 the January term of court.