The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-03-29


John Oliver, employed about town il
removing garbage, &c, had a frightful ex
perience Saturday night. lie was engaged
fixing the grating across the creek in tbt
rear Of the Market House, when he was
precipitated into the water and rushed un.
der ground by the strong current which
hurled him along with frightful velocity.
Dozens of ropes were stretched across the
creek at point where It empties into the
Lehigh river and hundreds of people waited
in breathless anxiety, expecting to see his
bruised, mangled and dead body hurled
against the guard ropes. Fortunately,
however, he had presence of mind TO catch
on to an iron bar at the opering near Nc
Fadden's, about hundred yards from the
Market House, from where he was removed
comparatively uninjured, though badly
winded and frightened
"A more woe-begone and generally
broken-up Individual than Stangley, the
murderer, would be hard to find anywhere.
His eyes are sunk deep into his head, his
cheeks are pallid, while his form is bent
with the weight of premature age, He is
constantly so weak that he almost staggers
when he walks and his general appearance
is one of abject pity. To an ADVOCATE
man he expressed deep desire to be tried
at the next term of Court. His nights are
mostly sleepess and he claims to be much !
troubled by bad dreams which keep him
awake. Indications are that higher tri- |
bunal than the Carbon county Court will |
try him for the crime of which he stands |
self-confessed.
Sheriff Levan's number of boarders
don't get chance to go much below ten.
"Jack" Connolly was discharged Monday,
having served his term; but only day or
two before the number was increased by
two-Young Campbell, of Franklin, and a
young fellow giving his name as johnson,
with hOme-nowh6re. who mas beer swind-
ling farmers and others by misrepreserta-
tion. In this county he claimed TO be a
solicitor for the Mauch Chunk papers, who
had him pulled in.
1t is said that Anthony Coll would like
10 go into the saloon business in this town,
and with that intention was seeing saloon
proprietors here during the week. He is
1t present steward of the Laurytown Poor
House, but is very likely to be deposed.
some few years ago he was Carbon
county Commissioner.
H. Bartels, of Hackelhernie, has pur-
,haead what is InoxB,, ~ H. ilNrs-t.... |
property on West Broadway, from the
simon Reichard estate, and will take pos II
ession as soon as the Court grants clear !
title 20 the sale, which will be at the next q
erm,
-Jerre Connolly, a Central Railroad I
on freight train between this
own and Wilkesbarre, was accidentally hit !
" target, near the latter place last Sat I
lrday, and severely injured. He is recov- q
ring in the Wilkesbarre hospital.
1t is very likely that the County Com /
nissioners, who always keep ahead in the f
making of Improvements and the general '
Progress of the nineteenth century, will q
iave Carbon county's house of justice S
Illuminated with electricity. r
-Bounties on five fox scalps were paid
y the County Commissioners during the r
ast few days, viz: Joseph Heydt, Towa- a
nensing, 81; John Beer, from the same c
ocality, 80; Solomon Reiner, of Parry !,
lille, SO. l.
Percy Faust, of the Weatherly Herald, {
13s in town this week. Friend Faust a
alks of making a number of Improvements !,
n this newspaper plant in the near future. Il
The County Commissioners have de- n
ided to publish the Mercantile Appralse- a
lent in the CARBON ADVOCATE and the %
iauch Chunk Coal Gazette and Democrat. 81