The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-18
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The Doings OF n Lively rows Briefly Chroni.
cled In short snip-snap Order by ths
stroller and Chum."
Daniel Graver was At Wilkesbarre this
week.
Henry Shoemaker and wife visited
friends at Cherfyville over Sunday.
Daniel Albright is back home from a
weeks visit to good old Bucks county.
Mrs. Daniel Graver, accompanied by
Mrs. Peter Krum are visiting at Mountain
Top
Henry SteYer and wife, Of Kennedy.
Iowa, spent last week with Henry Shoe
maker.
james Remaley and family, of Frank.
lin township, are new residents Of our
little city.
Warren Straussberger is the Oblging
and corteous salesman in J. A. Fenner's
post Office stole.
Valentine Schoenberger, principal Of
the Union Hill schools, spent Sunday in
New York City.
u. S. Kresge has taken up residence
on the east side, in the building recently
purchased by him.
u. S. Kresge, our boot and shoe mer-
chant, has erected a big sign in front Of
his place of business.
Solomon Yeakle and wife will leave
next week for brief sojourn with Bucks
county and Philadelphia friends.
Frank Koons and Ben Peters who
were wrestling with typhoid fever for
several weeks past are on the mend.
in the course Of several weeks our
young friend r. J. Hongen will leave on
business trip to Iowa and Nebraska,
-"Levi Horn spent one day threshins
on his farm. This is in retutstlon that
Levi is a professional gambler. 1T. B.
- William Dreisbach and Josiah Mufiiv,
of the east side, left this week for Michi-
gan where they have secured lucrative en-
ploYment.
Jacob Chrstman, who lost his right
foot on the railroad last April, is walking
about this week on an artificial pedal ap-
pendage.
Mrs. Robert HongeR and children.
accompanied by Mrs. Solomon BrYfogel, of
Union Hill, spent Sunday very pleasantly
with Catasauqua friends.
Apples, cranberries, potatoes and all
other seasonable fruits and vegetables can
be had at Seager's store at lowest prices.
Make your purchases of him,
AN eight year old daughter of Fred
Messenger, of RickertsYille, died on Mon
day. Interment took place from the cyan
gelical church on Wednesday.
"A foot walk from Straussberger'
corner to the canal bridge is an imperative
necessity. Our wide awake borough
fathers should give it their attention.
Herman, the popular barber on the
east side, will add another chair TO his
fashionable shaving emporium on account
of the increased rush in his biz.
DIR. J. N. Brown, of Slatington, was
in town on Monday for few hours. 1t is
said that he will open a branch Office here
for the treatment of special diseases.
Fred Horacher has force of twenty
men at work on building the new dam for
his water power which, when finished, will
be the strongest in this section Of the
state.
Charles N. Stetler, of East Mauch
Chunk, aged 2S years, was buried in the
cemetery here on Friday last. Deceased
had been suffering for six months or more
with consumption.
The Democratic candidate for county
Commissioner; we refer TO Henry Miller,
is making winning canvas all over the
county. He will be elected because he is
the kind the people want. Vote for Henry
Miller
The following elective officers were
installed at late meeting of Poho POGO
Tribe, Ill, Imp. o. of R. NJ: Sachem, A.
j. Guth; senior sycamore, +. o. Stocker;
junior sycamore, John $. Miller; trustee,
DR.. j. G. Zern.
Elsewhere in to-day's issue the
'Stroller" is pleased TO refer to Mrs. N.
Culton's fall millinery announcement. Our
lady friends and readers will be more than
pleased in both prices and goods II they
| call before purchasing elsewhere.
%. j. Seager has bought from ex-
sheriff Thomas Koons, of LehightOn, the
brick corner on the east side now occupied
by b. A. Kuhn's as residence and store.
MIR. Seager will make numerous improve
ments on the building prior to taking
| possession.
The electors of the Franklin Independ-
ent School District will be called on to
vote for or against an increase of debt on
the 4th of next month. 1t should not re.
quire very big effort on the part of the
people to decide the question in point.
The school building is necessary and will
be erected whether the increase in debt Is
carried or not; but by voting for the in
crease it will create floating debt that
can run for number Of years and the
burden of taxation will then be light on
our people. If,however, the people should
decide not to increase the debt, the tax
rate will 60 up with jump in order "a
meet necessary obligations in the erection
of the building. Your duty is plain as a