The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-11
The Carbon Advocate
LooAr. EvMNTs cur UP.

One day last week Charley Gross stuck
pin in his record as marksman by shoot
ing siKtv-two rats.
Trinity Lutheran church now has a
membership, of 4s6, net gain oyer losses
By death, &c, Of forty four.
Joseph S. Webb ana John Esrang,
applicants for saloon licences before the
Carbon county courts thiS week, were re
fused.
Tho finest looking rigs in the county
either for weddings, party or funeral pur-
poses can be hired cheaply at Ebberts'
North street livery.
An improvement contemplated In the
n. Z. church is the putting of book racks
in the seats, together with two or more
hymnals In each rack.
Recently Past Councillor William J.
Heherling, Of Lady Washington Council,
No. 20, D. Of L., was appointed District
Dhputy for Carbon county.
Peter C4epert. an old resident Of this
vicinity and well known on account Of his
peculiar ecsentricities, was recently taken
TO Danville for treatment for mental
alteration
Heaters and ranges Of the best makes
are sold by W. S. Kuhns at the lowest
prices. Every one guaranteed to give the
best satisfaction. Before making pur-
chases call and see him.
An interesting, instructive and able
discourse, delivered In the NJ. E. church oil
Sunday evening by Bishop s. w. Thomas,
was listened TO by an apprecis,ive audience
with satisfaction and pleasure.
A very interesting batch of Lehigh
Gap Itemt In this weeks issue will be
appreciated by our readers. We hope the
''Solpler." who is a personal friend of the
editor. will be heard from eyerv week.
Judge Pershing, Of Schu kill, the
other day decided that the terms Of con-
stables elected last February are but for
one year, and that the three-Year law of the
Act Of 1889 did not coYer the last election.
1t Is Just about time for every voter tO
make up his mind to help elect no man a
member of council unless he is in for the
improvement Of Bank street. If you
haven't made up your mind yet, do so now.
Sunday, recently. the following new
officers were elected by Trinity Lutheran
church: Elder, C. Il. Nothstein; Deacons,
Lewis Fritz and Thigh. Stout; Trustee
Matthias LOngkamerer. They will serve
two years,
Three hundred cases of ''lA grippe,
or good old fashioned cold In the head, Il
the number reported here. 1t catche
everybody, rich, poor and Indifferent, ant
keeps the medical fraternity on the 6,
night and day,
Mrs. Peter Gabert, an aged Ant
christian lady Of jamestown, a suburb o
this town, met with an accident last weel
whereby her leg was broken. In her pain
full afliction she has the kindliest s, mpath
OF many friends.
-Brinkman Bros. are building a cottag
monument, nine feet in height, from daF
Columbia marble, for William BittenbeT
der, Of East Penn township. This fri
has the reputation Of turning out excel eT
work and the Blttenbender monument wi
be no exception.
Tho subscription dead beats shoul
bear In mind that changing the name
the bad place by getting rid of the doub
Il and calling It "hsdes" does not at a
change the character of the institution f
the wicked. Il will be everlasting wee
ing and WAiling aud moaning all the sam
There is grand revival talked of
that very necessary adjunct to every Ii
town. viz: = Board Of Trade. Such entC
PrisinR, .RoaheadatiVe citiaens as JOl
SesbOldt, J. L. Gabel and others are sa
70 be At the head Of the movement. Al
the ADVOCATE trusts that they will me
With such encouragement a. will see 1
perfection Of = frst-elAss organization
an early day.