The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-05-10
THE COUNTY SEAT.
A Local Casket Of Live Happenings Pc
sonal and Otherwise.

A Local Casket Of live Happening Per.
aonal and Otherwise.
The schools directors Of Carbon ,repra
Sc nting twenty-one districts and in number
lO5, assembled in the Court House, Tues.
day at one O'Clock, pursuant to the adver.
tised call and in accordance with the Law
to elect q Superintendent OF Public Schools
for the three years ensuing. Prof. +, A.
Snyder called the convention 10 order and
L. II. Barber, Of Mauch Chunk, was made
chairman; Thomas Arner, of Franklin,
and A. 7. Smith, Of I.ansford, were elected
secretaries. The preliminary part Of the
business Opened with roll call and correc-
tlonS. following which the several candid.
ates were put in nomination in neat ad-
dresses setting forth their relative merits:
I. A. Snyder by DR.. G. T. Horn, Of Le-
highton; q. w, Hemminger by Ben f..
Kuehner, of East Mauch Chunk; A. S.
Beisel by A. Y. Smith, Of Lansford; =. II.
McKabe by Vim. Bond, Of Mauch Chunk
township; J. j. Bevan by G. @. Fulton, Of
Mauch Chunk, The first ballot resulted in
the reelection Of Prof. T. A. Snyder, of
LehightOn-the vote standing SNYDER, 6s;
Beisel, 10; Began, IL; Hemminger, 8; Nc
Kabe, D. To the continued call for ''Sny-
der?' the Superintendent responded in a
lively address calling for harmony of action
and concluding with proper ackowledg-
ment for the honor bestowed upon him.
After more than two weeks continuance
the fair in the parochial school building
closed on Thursday night. The manage
ment Of the affair was divided into three
tables, via; the Mauch Chunk table was
In charge of Mrs. C, J. Sharkey and daugh-
ters; East Aauch Chunk table, Misses
Sweeney, Gallagher, Mcguire, McElrol aud
Mrs. Ryan; Upper Mauch Chunk table,
Misses Hagerty and Love, Mrs. Kane and
Mrs. Campbell. The merchants made
many liberal donations, including bed
room suits, carpets, tables, chairs, &c,
and the patronage was wonderful. 1t is
hoped by reverend Father Bunce, that
sufficient money has been raised TO pay OFF
the debt still resting on the school build
ing.
w. Oliver Stangley, the murderer Of
Mrs. Walbert, still pursues the even tenor
Of his way. He don't seem 10 realize, or
perhaps don't care as to the result. He is
allowed the free lom Of the Jail, and as his
epicurean tastes dictate he ''strikes" yisi-
tors for cigars, candy, oysters. etc. 1t is
said that he is looking better nOw,than he
did during his recent trial when his gaunt,
skeleton-like appearance made him an OBJ
ject Of pity.
Among the many prominent people in |
town on Tuesday your correspondent
noticed Hugh Ferry, of Audenried. Mr.. |
Ferry is spoken Of, in fact it is pretty
generally conceded that he viii be re-
nominated by the Democrats for the State
Assembly. Since his defeat two years ago
he has been working in the mines at Auden
rled.
Leading politicians say the contest for
the Senatorship is practically settled-that
Hon. w. NJ. Rapsher will surely be nomi-
mated OH the first ballot with blg odds in
his favor. A LEGAL puliticlan here says he
is ready to back his opinion with 500 or
$500 that Mr.. RaDsher will be nominated
BY large majority as stated.
Rev Archbishop Ryan, of Phiadel-
phla, will confer the right of confirmation
on large class of boys and girls in the
church Of the Immaculate Conception,
this town, on the Goth Instant The Arch
bishop Is recognized as one of the finest
pulpit orators in Pennsylvania if not the
United States.
1t is said that the st. Aloysious T. A.
B., will organize q base ball club. They
have some excellent material -Donahue,
O'Donnell, the McGinlsY boys and others
and could put up rat:ling good nine.
WIN. j. O'Brian. medical student in
the University Of Penna., at Philadelphia,
spent spent several days last week with
James j. Boyle, ESQ.,, while on his way
home to Sugar Notch,
"A wsll-knOwn LshlghtOn trio doing
business at the County Seat on Wednesday
we're Mayor Reichard, Road Commissioner
Newhard and H. Bower, prominent Re-
publican politician.