The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-02-01
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The old mines at Buck Mountain are
being put In condition 10 be worked.
Mrs. Robert Henry, Of Little Gap, is
can6ned to the house, and is sad to be
very III.
An old fashioned hop has been axed
to come of at,the Trachsyille hotel this
Friday eyering.
The short days that everybody breads
are departing. The sun now sets 80 min
utes later than it did on January 1.
The young generation Of Beaver
Meadow will appropriately celebrate the
birth of Robert Emmet on March 4th.
- Che man who hasn't ''time to read
newspapers" is usually the chap who wake
five miles to the saloon or grocery every
evening to hear the latest gossip.
The Audenrled Presbyterian church
is being remoddeled and renovated new
opera chairs, carpets and other furniture
has been purchased and the edifice iS now
more attractive than ever.
The late Carbon county grand jury
recommended that watchman be placed
at the l.. & 5. railroad crossing At Lehigh
Gap. The citizens in that locality should
see that the recommendation meets with
proper attention.
Oak Grove Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ,
at Pleasant Corner, initiated seven new
members into the mysteries of the order on
Monday evening. The council is in a
hourishing condition and numbers now
about forty members.
Julius Engleman, Of Weatherly, who
won in the race with Chincell, the Luzerne
sprinter, on a recent Saturday at Mines
vile, now wants to run Sharp, of Mauch
Chunk. Engleman is backed by Beaver
Meadow and Weatherly sports.
The Mcbride Hotel a. Beaver Meadow
will be opened to the public on Monday
evening. Neil Mcbride, the proprietor,
until recently conducted saloon and res
taurant At Hazleton, and is said to be ex-
cellently fitted for the new business
Frederick Beer, q prosperous Towa-
mensing farmer, is erecting q large and
commoGious barn, A by 4s feet, on bis
farm near TrachsYille. The building will
be substantially erected and have all the
latest improvements as to ventilation, DC.
Thomas Crossin, of Nesquehoning,
aged about twenty seven years. died at his
home in the above place on Monday In
terment took place on Wednesday afternoon
at three O'Clock. Deceased was much re-
spected by host of friends who mourn his
death.
The term OF Judge Dreher, OF the Car
bon-Monroe judicial district, will expire
soon, and he wants to be re-nominated.
In this he is meeting with opposition from
unexpected quarters, and some Of Carbon
county newspapers are booming Hon. w.
NJ. Rapsher, of Mauch Chunk, for the po-
sitiOn, ,-Tamaqua Courier.
Henry j. oldt, of Walnutpor', recent
lY come into possession Of = pair Of still
yards which were made in 1870, making
them 100 years old. They are remarkably
well preserved. The arm is equalized to
weigh 40 and 140 pounds, and the accuracy
Of the scales is excellent. Nj. Oldt Of
course appreciates this relic Of early me
shanicSl ingenuity.
Tho Hazleton PLUM Speaker says:
IAN effort is being made to organize .
base ball association in the Middle Coal
Field. HaEleton. Freelsnd, JeanesVille,
Audenried, BeaYer Meadow and Drifton
will be included in the association, and
there is some talk of taking in Lansford
and Tamaqua clubI. The league will be
composed of famateur players, all profession
ais debarred"
"A fatal accident befel . teamster
named Nathan Mertz employed by H. ].
Deppe, Of Albrightsville, one afternoon re-
Gently. He was engaged hauling bark
down the Pocono MOUNTAIN In the direc-
tion of Fenner'ville. and It iS supposed that
In some manner he was precipitated to the
ground. one of the wagon wheels passing
over his head crushing it terribly, and
necessarily resulting in almost instant
death.
Engineer Warg and Conductor Lentz,
both of WeaSheTlV, who are charged with
criminal negligence IN causing the late col
lislon on the Lehigh Valley railroad at
Laury'S Station, whereby engineer Monroe
Music, of Easton, lost his life, had hear
ing before Alderman Sepp, At Allentown,
on Saturday morning and were each placed
under $1,000 bonds for their appearance Rt
count ]. G. Eadie became Surity for
, Wang and Levi Lentz for his son.
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! order for 800 box cars and 200 refrigerator
cars. The refrigerator cars will require
: 24,O00 meat hooks, An order has also
; been received TO attach the new patent air
= brake lately adopted, to 1900 box cars.
This will make things hum at Packerton
! for some time to come Three monster
+ boilers, about fifteen feet high, with all
I the latest Improvements have been erected
and will be in running order some time
, next week,
An autopsy was held on the remains
Of Jacob Horn, of Laurytown, who was
buried Friday by Taylor Post, G. A. r.
His heart had become abnormallY deYel.
a oped, being almost four times the normal
size and was incsSed in hard, osrtiIlaEln
,s ous-like covering which attached itself tC
: the surrounding walls. How the mar
lived as long as he did was q mystery
- There are few such cases on record and th,
= phenomenon, for such It is, has causeC
much talk in medical circles.
- "A local institute will be held at Wealth
= erlv on Friday evening and Saturday next
"A The Friday evening lecture will be held ii
. the Presbyterian church. Prot. ]. Rohr
: bach, A. a., Of the Keystone State Nor
y NAL School. will speak on "Science in tn
common schools" The program for tn
Saturday session will be varied. Prot
ar Rohrbaoh will give instruction on the sub
:, jeots, 'How to secure order or essential th