The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-02-01

A Local Casket Of Live Happenings-Pe
sonal and Otherwise.

A Local Cnaket Of Live HRppenlngh-Eer-
sonal and Otherwise.
Since January lst Of this year the Com
missioners have paid bounties on four fox
scalps.
The number Of prisoners iu the county
Jail are thinning out. Eight now luxuriate
at the expense Of the taxpayers.
Samuel Rickert, Of Summit Hill, ex-
county treasurer Of Carbon, was promi
nent figure on our streets Wednesday.
The St. Aloysius T. A. b., will give a
grand ball al the Mansion House on the
evening Of February 13. Tue committee
are working hard TO make II a success.
-Sheriff II. p. Levan on Monday took
James Spohn, of this place, and Mrs. Susan
Hontz, OF Lehighton, 10 Danyille, Pa,
where they are now confined in the Asy lum
for the Insane, as per order of our Carbon
county Court.
The Philadelphia Times Of Wednesday
says: Three prominent citizens of Mauch
Chunk, Senator Allan Craig, DIR. j. S.
Wentz and NJ. S. Kemerer, sat in the par
lar of the Lafayette yesterday afternoon
and discussed their great coal interests.
On oath Of Daniel Cherdon, his wife,
Sarah A. Cherdon, and William I.eyis we're
arrested this week charged with adultery.
After a hearing they were bound oyer to
the April term of cOHrt for trial. Cherdou
will be remembered as the man who served
a term for burning his wife with vitriol
-StangleY, the murderer of Mrs. Wal
bert, is improving in health and al the
small talH about his not being likely to live
to stand trial in April is exploded. He eats
ravenously, but on sdvice of the attending
physician, his diet is limited. He still has
great craving for candy but his supply
has been cut off.
Judge Dreher has re-opened the Lans-
ford ward matter and it will now be a cues
tiOn for the April term of Court to decide.
Owing to the failure of the attorneys for
the opposition to- appear the matter was
held oyer until last Saturday with the re-
suit above stated. Tothe ordinary observer
there seems to be considerable politics in
the matter.
Harry Stine, Of this city, employed as
= brakeman on what is known as the can
non ball freight train on the jersey Central
Railroad, was killed at White House, N.
j., Friday morning, by his head coming in
contact with water pipe that had been
left projecting over the track from the tank
The train was moving rapidly when the ac-
cident occurred and his head was crushed
in horrible manner. The accident was
the result Of carelessness on the part of the
person who last used the pine. Interment
was made on Monday, and was largely at
tended by relatives and friends.
The statement Of Carbon county fnan-
ces will appear in all the papers next week.
1t will be an interesting document and
should be read by all. The expenses are
about the same as 1888 with the exception
Of the Lehlghton bridge which is an"extra"
and unavoidable. The Commissioners
have made creditable record in the fair
and square, economical administration of
the peoples affairs. In summing up the
report the auditors make a number of sound
and practical suggestions which will result
to the financial and general advantage of
the Board of Commissioners and taxpayers.
There is still a balance of over seven thou
sand dollars IN the treasury,