The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-11-29


OF PASSING INTEREST.
-Wauen's main street win be paved with /
brick nearly mile ~ Icost OF sl.5o per square
The Phoenix Iron Company, OF Phoenixville, |
have laid on about 500 Of their workmen In the
last few days.
--Pennsylvania Steel Works at steelton en-.
ploy 4O94 men and last Saturday s0s,500 settled
the pay roll, the largest ever known.
james Vanderline, Pleasantville Forest
county farmer, sold 26o head Of sheep last week
at - head. raised on his own pastures.
Michael Zeigler, of Cedar Run, Nittany Val
ley, has sold within the past six months l,Oll
pounds Of butter made from the mik OF seven
COWS.
I'm his annual report Commissioner Raum
places the total number Of those who draw pen
siOns from the government at 5S,e54, OF whom
4o,57s reside In Pennsylvania.
Coal men predict brisk trade this winter,
and say though we should not have a seyetely
cold season mining VIII be better tiian last year
also better demand for coal.
Logs rated out Susquehanna boom at VIII
Transport this season numbered 1,473,75l, or 2l2,-
iss,47l feet. OF this 7S,l5s,95I feet we're pine
and oak and l3e, ,OO9, ,514 we're hemlock
in Emaus, in tho East Penn Valley, the
death Of any person in the town is made known
by quartette Of trombones playing from the
steeple OF the old MOravian Church.
in deciding that guessing contests are not
unlawful the Attorney General points out that
guessing Is based upon Judgment, but failed to
expect large class OF election guessess.
Norman NYe, a prominent and wealthy
farmer, of Jackson township, Susquehanna Co.,
committed suicide on Saturday by hanging
Continued III health was the probable cause.
An unknown tramp entered Klines hotel at
Farmersville, Lancaster county stole a iot OF
clothing and escaped. A posse overlook him in
the woods when he said he Just didit to get warm
winter quarters IN jail. The posse tied him to
tree, gave him terrible tiogging ana let him
roo,,,d,ng the o,3o,nai number aud the re-
cruits that were added to the regiment from
time 10 time. the Bucktails numbered about two
Thousand men 2i these ess less Una 9nan tres nun IN
| twenty-eight Of the forty-tour States OF the
Union.
There were twenty-three widows OF Revolu-
tiOnary soldiers upon the pension list on the 4tll
OF June, 1890. And the Revolutionary war end
ed one hundred and seven years ago. These
fncts are traught with warning to the advocates
Of additional pension legislation.
| There are many who hope for vigorous
| winter that It may freeze out the remains Of the
| grip, which some physicians say can only be
eradicated by real cold weather. Colds are un
usually severe and the opinion is fully expressed
that they AL present grip symptoms.
The Supreme Court OF Minnesota has lately
rendered decision OF Importance to the busi
ness community. In declaring that bank cheeks
are not cash and do not possess legal value o.
| money until cashed. In other words, the CIV
ing Of check on bank is not payment whei
passed between debtor and creditor, put ON!
"A fine OF So and costs was imposed Wednes
day, by Judge Butler, in the United States Dist
rict Court, Philadelphia, upon Edward w. Lerch
% dSbyE by f tosgS s fShfTgs eg mails sqE1g 6
| Of which had the card "Bad Debt Collection
Agency" on it. The excuse given by Lercl
was that he did not know that the act was a VIC
lstlon Of the law. He knows IL now.
John Hoffman, Of Hoffman Bros, lumbe
, jobbers, met with horrible death while work
Ing in the woods up Marvin creek, near Smetl
started down the steep incline on which he wa
working. He was caught between twoo tn
heaviest timbers and his body was sawed almos
in two. only the front wall Of the abdomen hold
ing the two parts together. In this manner tn
man lived for two hours. He suffered no pail
until within few minutes OF his death.
Miss Katie Eggleston of Chicago, visiting 4
PrlceVllle, five miles from Scranton, has ha
Peter Meehan arrested and lodged In jail on
! charge Of criminal assault. Miss Eggleston say
that Meehan was accompanying her home fr0T
] she Indignantly rejected When they reaehe
, quiet place Meehan knocked her uOwn, an
in spite of her terrific struggles, would hav
Q accomplished his designs had not her scream
brought help. Then her assailant fed.
-Rey. Sylyanus Stall, A. M, pastor of th
Second English Lutheran Church, Baltimore
: l formerly Of Lancaster, has been elected assoc
ate and managing editor OF the Lutheran OF
I server by the stockholders OF that paper. MI
Stall is l3 years Of age and is thoroughly famia
with every branch OF the Lutheran church. Iii
3 important editorshiD Of the Lutheran Year Boo
and Historical Quarterly has created universe
. satisfaction among Lutherans everywhere II
;, is thoroughly familiar with all the department
! Of printing and publishing, and is the author
: several valuable works on church topics.
Q 1T is reported that the grip is likely to
again prevalent during the cold weather. o.
experience with 1t last winter c0nvinces us thi
0 while apparently. trivial matter, it was
reality one Of the deadliest and most dangerol
Q epldemics that has recently swept over I'll
. country. 1t filed thousands of graves an
u many are still suffering from its after effect
o In view Of its threatened return 1t behooyt
everybody 10 conform with unusual strictness
. all the conditions which tend 10 preserve healtl
l.. Those who are found weak, and those who was
and are reckless OF their stock Of health, al
likely to be the first victims, so we say TO all OF
readers exercise every pfecaution.
The Washington Observer tells this stor,
y "An odd case OF affection OF animals is reporte
to have been seen In TINS place recently.
= happened one DAY last week, as I'm the Iworkme
church were going TO work In the morning, th
a dog was lying fast asleep right where the, pt
/: pit is TO stand Standing right behind the slee
Ing dog and guarding him as he slumbered stoc
J. q handsome sheep. MIR. Walker, one Of u
4. contractors, directed the men to go to work
another part Of the church and not to distul
u the friends. Later in the morning the caniI
aWoke and rising stretched himself and Wake
i on, followed by his friend and guardian Il
n sheep"
Thomas FawcOtt g. Sons, one of the olde
and largest bltuminous coal firms in Pittsburg
l. have failed. Judgments aggregatng $1,000
were entered Dy Ine central BANK mOndi
7, morning, and all property Of the firm has beC
:, levied upon by the Sheriff to satisfy these claim
The liabilities are estimated at 100000 wi
- assets Of about 100000. No statement has v
been made, but one Is promised at once. II
failure was not unexpected, and IL is assertl
n was not the result of present financial condition
:. The frm has been carrying a large amount
" paper, ard for two months 1t has been know
a. that they were about to give up the fight. II
senior member, Mr. Thomas Fawcott, Is d
10 President of the Central Bank, but the failu
IN will have no effect on that institution, as IL
y amply protected. The failure is attributed
D. the l0ng-continued depression OF the river CO
. trade.
Fanny Van Gorder a middle-aged woma
le living at Scranton, Monday shot herself IN q
n head with a revolver, and the attending ph
III siclan says that she will die. The suicide h
r attracted great deal of attention owing tot
4, fact that the woman was, few years ago,
IT garded as most extraordinary criminal 81
10 was the principal figure in a case in HollistC
= Vile, Wayne county, In which daring attem
Df was made to rob and murder a man nam
Baker. who was said 70 have large sum
lR money In his house The woman gained
m confidence, held high carnival with him, al
7 while he was sleeping on debauch she pull
IN the nipple OF his revolver Bakers house W
Al, set on fire, and while he was seeking 10 effect
" escape from the second story robbers enter
and ransacked the lower floors. Baker 81
them and attempted 10 fire az them, but
revolver was useless He escaped and sent O
n OF the men to the penitentiaTy, but the wont
was acquitted through 1urY'6 Whim.