The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-04-12

A Local Caslset Of Live Happenings Per
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--Rev. j. II. Amies, Of Scranton, spoke
TO large aud appreciatiye audience on the
subject of Land" in the ST. Aloysous
room in Dolan's building on Tuesday even
/ ing. Prominent X of l.. men from all
over the county were present, and the
order In this place was aroused from its
legarthy and thirty new names added to
the roll The meeting was to have been
held in the Court House, the County Com
missioners having acquised. hut ihrougl
some misunderstanding John Hahn. the
| ianitor, refused TO open the doors. His
actions aroused considerable Indignation
on the part of the people who thought the
Commissioners were at fault, which, how
ever, was not the case, land no one is to be
ceusurod but the janitor.
The fifteenth annual statement of the
condition Of the finances of the Carbon
County Industrial Society issued this week
by Secretary Eleven e. Bauer, of East
Mauch Chunk, shows a balance in the
hands uf the treasurer of S635 26, after
paying S343l. 93 in premiums, repairs, &c
The par value Of each share is $50 and of
the 800 shares authorized by charter 435
have been issued.
Carbon county court convenes next
week. If Stangley the murderer is well
enough, he will he judged by jury of his
peers Ditto Young Webster H. Campbell,
in jail for killing his sweetheart, pretty
Gertie Hiskey, of LehightOn. There have
been no new developments in the latter
case, and the boy still maintains that the
shooting was purely accidental
The Democrats of this city are taking
the initive in Carbon by organizing
permanent club. A room in the new
electric light building has been leased and
will be put In order for the purpose named.
Judge Samuel b. Price and other leading
Democratic politicians are at the head Of
the new club.
During the past two weeks the County
Commissioners have paid orders on fox
and mink sealps, as follows: William
Weaver, three mink scalps, seventy-five
cents; Nathan Kistner, two fox scalps, 81;
Josiah Hontz, three mink scalps, seventy
FIVE cents; Jacob Smith, Towamensing,
wild fox scalp, 81; Thomas Lewis, two fox
scaips, 81.
-Ex-sheriff G. w. Lentz has launched
in the drug business in East Mauch Chunk
-haYing purchased one of the old estab-
lished stores in that place. Charley was
formerly in this business-once at Lehigh-
ton and later at Weissport, and is said to
be way up in physics.
1t is said that Rev. Father William
Heinan, of this town, has thoroughly
mastered the the Hungarian language,
and will hold services once week at
South Bethlehem with a view of establish
ing Hungarian catholic church in that
place.
Elizabeth Markley, of the 2nd Ward,
disposed of her Franklin township property
one day recently to e. Woolbert, of Pocono,
Monroe county. Money consideration,
$500. The exchange was made in Squire
BoYle's office.
In his usual graceful style, the genial
Squire James j. Boyle on Tuesday even
ing united in the golden cords of matri-
mony, Emery Litchenwater and Miss
Mary Seidle, of the 2nd Ward.
DIR. Peters, of Mauch Chunk, was
Thursday evening initiated into The mys-
teries of Elkdon. He is now full fedged
member of the B. =. O. f., of this city,
Critic, Allentown.
Charles J.. Sharkey, of Philadelphia, a
popular and successful Young attorney,
spent Easter at home.
All the county bonds for the two and
three year period have been issued.
Clerk of Courts Esser on Wednesday
issued marriage licence, No. 1896.