The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-04
MEMsY WEIssPoRT.

The Doings ofa Lively Town Briefly Chroni
oled In short snip-suap order by th,
"stroiIer and Chum."
AL. Koch and wife spent last Sunday
at Mountain Top
-R. j. Hongen, Of Union Hill, circled
at Nazareth Monday.
Harvey Dreisbach, of Hazleton, was
home with the old folks Sunday.
--Seyeral loads more Of stone have been
dumped on the site the new Central depot,
Continued in our next.
Hiram Campbell, Of Catasauqua, and
Miss Lille Walck, of franklin, were hap
PLY married by Rev. l, j. Beitz, on Satur-
day.
Miss Mary OberlY, fashionable mil
liner of Philadelphia, has been engaged
for the fall and winter season, by Mrs, NJ.
Culton, our popular mlliner.
--Seager, over the canal bridge, is the
cheapest place to buy. all kinds of fruits
and seasonabe vegetables. Retailers and
hucksters should bear this fact in mind.
Daniel Graver and wife visited Wilbes-
barre friends this week. The rumor is
again current that the genial Dan contem-
plates a business venture in the above
place.
"A booming business Charley Larry,
the baker, sells 1000 to 5000 loayes of bread
every week. He also has a bakery at
Lansford where he bakes and sells 1900 to
1900 dozen cakes per week.
John d. Bertolette Post, 4S4, G. A.
r., of Lehlghton, listened to special
sermon by ReY, l, j. Reitz, in the Evan
gelical church on Sunday evening. Sub
iect: "War good war faae."
Matthias Ruff, of Franklin, aged 81
years died on Friday after an illness Of
some weeks. Interment took place on
Sunday-ReY. j. j. Stauffer officiating.
He is survived by second wife and four
sons' Albert, Joseph, Henry and Reinhart.
"A few practical iokers have built a
boat, painted il carmine hue and pre-
sented it to Levi Horn, the Republican
candidate for county treasurer It's a
little too previous, for as things look now,
Levi is going to poll ratting vote in the.
county.
The joyial Henry Miller, Democratic
candidate for County Commissioner, is
making lively canYas. He will poll
big vote through this section particularly,
and in the county generally more than
hold his own. Every Democrat should
vote him, he is a live, enterprisiDg busi-
ness man.
The Carbon County Democracy will
fire their first great gun by holding a grand
public meeting in Weissport on next Tues
day evening. Among the many prominent
speakers TO be present on the occasion
will be Hon. William Snowden, of Allen
town. a grand rally of the Democracy is
looked for.
The Allentown Critics story to the
effect that during the visit of Lecha Wonk
Tribe, of that city to Poho POGO Tribe,
Imp, 0. of r. NJ, here, watch and $40
was stolen from one of the visitors, is false
in toto. The amount mentioned was lost
found and returned before the party left
the lodge room, as to the watch, well, that
was taken by an Allentown man in the
way of joke and has been returned so it
only proves to be fake as the
following clipping from the paper
shows The reader will remem-
Der that several days ago we told how two
Allentown lawmakers had had their
pockets picked of watch and $40 in gold
while installing a lodge of the Order at
Weissport. Since then, both watch and
money have been returned to the owners,
and it turns out that the whole affair was
merely joke played upon the unsurpect-
ing farmers" of this city,"