The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-07-12

A Local Casket Of Live Happenin g. Pc
sonnl and Otherwise.

A Local Casket Of Live Happenin 81 Per.
sonnl and Otherwise.
John Brighton, Of Armbruster's Hotel
Is said to be quite seriously IN.
The county jail contains blrt eiehi
prlsoners-some serving time and Others
waiting for trial
Elmer LeYan, Of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with the Sheriff and his family on
West broadway.
Associate Judge Samuel b Price is
spending the warm summer weeks at his
old home in Upper Lehigh.
John Kline who used to live here, but
is now of Bethlehem, is talked off as a
Legislative candidate in Northampton
county.
1t is said that Lansford is the only
town in the county that pays no state tax.
Considering things generally there must
be something wrong in the returns.
II. w. Corlight, of Mauch Chunk. Pa,
has his pretty cottage near Lake IIopat-
cong station almost completed. It is re-
ported that he has disposed of Halsey
Island for Sl5, l5,000.-Dover, N. j., Index.
--Slangley, the murderer, thinks the
Corut and lawyers are fooling around too
long with his case. However, he seems to
be quite anxious for the August special
court to convene when argument for a new
trial will be made.
The State Teachers Association in
session here Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week was largely at
tended by the teachers, Interesting pro-
grams were daily recited to large audiences
in the Opera House
Prof. James j. Began has been re-
elected principal of our public schools at a
salary of SllOOayear Mr.. Bevan is recog-
nized as an excellent teacher and the in
crease in his salary is merited by reason of
the excellent work he does.
Rev. NJ. A. Bunce, rector of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception, will
leave on Wednesday, July 16, on a trip
to Europe. He will be accompanied by
his brother, Patrick Bunce, of Philadelphia
and together they will visit their aged
parents in Ireland.
Sam Cortright is out STA on his
Fourth of July splurge. He gave the
people good time and now they ought to
pony up the balance of the Doodle to pay
for the music. He has issued letter in
which he says that it will be his last effort
for the next FIVE years.
The contract for the new span to the
East Mauch Chunk bridge was given out
some weeks ago with the understanding
that it be completed in ninety days from
that date. Work has however not yet
been commenced and there is now some
talk of building a walk to the side of the
structure.
About the most ridiculous thing of the
season was the issuance this week of
warrants by lower end justice of the
peace for the arrest of number of we'll
known Democratic politicians who are
charged by Charley Kline, of East Maucb
Chunk, with bribery and corruption,
Kline is a harmless sort of a fellow always
imagining himself great politician out
for office, and was refused warrants here
on account of his peculiar bent of mind.
He has been made guy" by those who
know him on account of these peculiar
characteristic. There is entirely nothing
in the charges and the wonder is that any
squire could be found to give him warrants.
Wednesday the District Attorney had the
papers, but all the police and constables In
the county were too busy to find time to
serve them.