The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-02-15

- LMe uuNN IHuNlel DOclelN VIII
meet IN the basement Of the Reformed
church next Monday evening Feb. 18th,
after the usual devotional exercises the
following programme will be rendered.;
Recitation, Miss Jennie Trainer; vocal
duett, Misses E. Koons and Ida Irwin f;
select reading, Miss Savilla Faust; sketch,
Miss Lizzie Montz; recitation, Harry
S ecker; solo, Miss Mary Fauen; select
reading, Harry Trainer; essay, Jno.
Schol.
The new county bridge across the Le-
high river viii be open for travel In few
days If nothing unforeseen occurs. The iron
work is complete and is now being painted
and work has been commenced on the ap-
proaches on this side. Now then, let the
proper borough officers see that stone
walk substantial and alike creditsble to
the agt-is at once laid from the bridge to
The Valley House. Don't put this of, but
get to work and do it..
"A question receiving It's due share Of
agitation just now is the macadamization
of Bank street. Business men. private
citizens, men and women, in fact, every
body, little and big, rich and poor, have
something to say on the subject. The
Council manic body have the grip on It too
and when the robins nest again work will
be commenced on its Improvement.
AT a meeting of the recently elected
directors of the Lehighton Cemetery As
sociation on Saturday last, the following
board of officers we're elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Theodore Kemerer;
secretary, John Seaboldt, Jr., treasurer,
Mahon Reichard; superintendent, Owen
Klotz.
With live and progressive men filling
the several borough offices, and little push
on the part of our business and monied
men Lehighton will moTe on and prosper.
Let us "get together" Democrats, Repub-
licans, ProhibitionisLs and everybody and
make 1890 notable for improvements.
The new base ball park on Heilman's
Hill, will be 350x45O feet and be enclosed
by six foot board fence Should the
weather continue favorable work will be
commenced during the early part Of next
month. The first game will likely be played
about April ~.
Our young friend Abraham Wolfe, Of
Mahoning street, was one Of the secretaries
at the Weatherly local institute last Friday.
He made very credltsble officer, and for
favors the CARBON ADVOCATE is thankful
-Messrs. Fehr & Butler, civil engineers,
presented to Council on Tuesday evening
well executed plan or plot of the borough
with thoroughfares running 70 fourteenth
street, which was adopted by that body.
Tax Collector William Schadel, who
has filled the above Office creditably to the
people for two years is out in to-day's paper
announcing himself as a candidate for re-
eiection.to the office.
Regular services in the Presbyterian
church will be held at 10 80 a. M and T:30
p. M, on Sunday. cordial invitation is
extended by the congregation TO the public.
Engine No. lS9, on the Valley road,
run into the coal schutes at the dump on
Friday afternoon and succeeded in smash
ing the cab, &c, of the engine.
The best place in town town to buy
our furniture is at Kemerer g. Swartz's,
north Bank street. Biggest stock and
lowest prices.
Peter Helm, after being confined TO the
house for two weeks, is about again and
will be pleased to see old friends at his boot
and shoe store.
al members of Maj. Klotz Command
cry. X G. E., are requested to attend the
regular meeting this friday evening, at
7:3O o'clock.
The population of Lehighton was in
creased last week by baby boy additions in
the families of Joseph Hess Hnd Frank
Acker
Council have called in all outstanding
bills with a view Of winding up the ac-
counts of the fiscal year about coming to
close.
Before the battle the ADVOCATE
would advise the election of only the very
best men TO the several elective offices.
"A fine line of all the various grades in
carpets can be seen at Kemerer 8
Schwartz's, Lehighton. Price lowest.
Elect good men only to the Offices of
public trust and confidence, and a creditable
borough government will be the result.
If Tuesdays election would vote In
live Board of Trade the town might have
something to be thankful for.
Fred Miller is around again after two
weeks illness with plenrisy.