The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-11-08
cARRoN couNrY lis.

Offering Oasket ~ Crisp condemnation
Original and stolen from the Newsy Crea
lion.
Twenty one passenger trains 60 in anC
out OF Weatherly daily.
james Breslin has opened a night
school in Banks township.
-Weetherly's new drum corps is sand .,
be getting along in great shape
"A turnip measuring twenty -four inches
in circumference is the product of a
Mahoning Valley farm.
The new public school building at
Nesquehoning will soon he completed. 1t
is handsome structiye with modern con-
veniences.
The interior of the homes of Mrs.
Thomas Thomas and Supt. Seman, Of
Parryville, are being handsomely decorated
and improved by Artist Goth, of Ftankliu.
Samuel Harris, Of PackeIton, EN-.
ployed as a brakeman on the Lehigh Val
lev, had the thumb on his left hand crush
ed while making a coupling at Mahoning
siding on Monday.
james McSorely, Of Summit Hill has
been among the missing for the past four
weeks and fears are entertained that he
fell into a mine breach and has been cover
ed up by refuse.
~ will be gratifying for the many
friends Of Prof Thomas NJ. Ballet, in this
county =, learn that he has been uuani-
mously reelected superintendent of the
Springfield, Mass, schools
Subscribers in the county will confer a
favor by mailing us all important items Of
news. If a death, marriage, accident or
the like occurs, mail the fact to us, and :.
You wish we will re-wfite it.
f. +. Zimmerman, West Penn, Just
across the Carbon line in Schuylkill county,
is proud of a raspberry bush that is bearing
second crop Of berries for this year The
fruit is lucious and very large.
"A Young Mems Catholic Total Absti-
nence Society has been organized at Jeanes-
vile with the following officers President,
Patrick Stanfeld; vice-president, Coluul-
bus Roartyi recording secretary Edward
Monaghan; treasurer, James Sweeney.
An old farmer subscriber writes us
that 'the corn husks being thick we can
look for a cold winter, and adds fur her
that another old, but sure sign, is the fact
that the leaves falling from the top of the
tree first insures long and cold season.
To furnish amusement for his friends
and patrons big hearted Lewis Christman,
of the popular Trachsyille hotel, will hold
a grand shooting match for lot of turkeys
on the 14th instant. The affair will wind
up with an old fashioned country hop in
the evening. We lovers of fun, don't
miss IT,
On Sunday coming the congregation |
Of lions church in Vest Penn township |
will celebrate the Tooth anniversary of the
building and dedication of the old church.
Al least half dozen ministers will be pres
ent. Services will be held during the day
and evening, and the exercises will be un-
usually interesting.
Hunters who are booming around with
dog and gun should remember the penal
ties for uespassng. 1t is against the law
to trespass on farm lands, and all are sup
posed to know the law, Many of the
farmers have put up cautionarY notices on
their lands, and they intend to enforce the
provisions of the act regardless as to who
the trespassers may be.
The papers of the large cities are all
right if YOU want them, but it is the local
paper That adveTtses your business, your
your societies, sympathizes with
you In your Affections and reioices with you
in your prosperity. In short, it is the local
paper that mentions the thousand and one
TENS in which you are interested during
.he year, aud which you do not find IN the
papers of the large cities.
- In speaking of George NJ. Davis, Of
Lansford, who was the Republican cand-
late for Congress at the late election
to the Hazleton Sentinel.
'ays the following, which we endorse;
'Mr. Davis is by no means demagogue
,r bosses man. He is simply plain,
very day miner who has through his in
.egrity and honest qualities gained the
yood will of all who has gained his ac-
luaintance,