The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-08-02
TheCarbon Advocate
SATURDAY, AUGUST ?, 1890.
Goss1PING GATHERINGS.


Henry Nolf will soon drive new
coach.
Lewis Brenner will build on Fifth
street.
Work on the macadam of First street
is moving along.
Dame Rumor tells of a marriage being
prospectively near.
Nice line of silver ice pitchers vt f, H.
Hollis, Mauch Chunk.
Mrs. Jacob H. Kline has moved with
her family to Allentown.
Again the rumor OF a new Central
railroad depot is current.
1t has been suggested that the Park
be kept in good condition.
-Lehigh Fire Company will hold
grand drawing sometime soon.
Tissue, French Tissue all shades at
Luckenbach's, Mauch Chunk.
Full line of Ingram and Brussels car
pets at Henry Schwartz, on Bank st.
The Lutheran Sunday school pleas
antly picniced at Glen Onoko Thursday.
Sunday school cards and books, lower
than ever at Luckenbach's, Mauch Chunk.
The First National Bank of town has
individual deposits amounting to$136, ,909.97
If you want first class family news
paper get the ADVOCATE. All the local
news.
Don't get left, buy the Racket Alarm
Clock. sold by E. II, Hohl, the Mauch
Chunk jeweler
Railway King, the Columbine Ameri-
can Watch is the best railroad watch, sold
by E. H. Hohl, Mauch Chunk.
The grass has been cut, but oh, my,
why don't they keep the walks in the Park
in better shapeP Get at it,
Council has served notice on First
street property owners to make cutters
within thirty days from July %.
One of the laborers on the street found
silver dollar foot under ground one day
recently. It was but little rusted.
--Dayid Ebbert, the liveryman, has just
purchased handsome gray horse from
Lewis ]. Christman, of TrochsYil:e.
1t would just take about two days to
put the walks in the Park in good condi
tion. Suppose the Road Commissioner
gets at 1t.
win the town council put a man or
two at work on the walks in the ParkP If
not, why notP The present appearance is
dlsgraeeful.
-'pm the daddy of a bouncing boy who
looks just like his pop" is said to be Oscar
strohm's favoriLe song since the arrival of =
bright young son.
-Deamondine spectacles and Eyeglasses
are soothing to the eye, cool, and often re,
store failing eye-sight; sold by f. II. Hohl,
Mauch Chunk.
The Young Peoples Society of the Re-
formed church talk of an excursion to
Reading and over the Mt. Penn gravity
road for sometime in the near future.
Three lots for sale on Carbon street
west of Walp's store, apply to V. F. New
moyer or j. II. Miller, Normal Square.
s-2.2m.t
The title of the new Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
journal soon to be issued by Joseph Ben
nett, Ed. C. Ditterlne and G. w. NORTH
mer will be the Compass and Square.
-FoR SALE--A Boys 30 inch Ideal Bi
cycle. Cost $50. IS takes machine. Thi
is a bargain. Machine is in good order.
f. G. ZERN, Lehighton, Pa.
Its the wrinkle now for the engaged
girl to wear gold heart on chain. 1h'
Lehighton girls who want to be with tn
times will wear the new ring-that is
they are engaged.
Francis Bowman, of the south end
employed on the Valley railroad, is gettinl
around again after several weeks confine
ment, due to being caught and badly in
iured In a landslide.
Council will hold a special meeting o
Friday evening for the purpose of consider
ing further in regard to the erection of
hose house, the purchase of hose and tn
building of a market house.
"A drive through our beautiful valley
at this time is just gorgeous-all nature
at its best and the air is laden with th
ethereal sweetness of the wild flowers
Hire your team of David Ebbert, the Mort
street livery man.
"A draft has been made of the old Da
Eastman farm at the west end, purchase
recently by syndicate of gentleman.
shows quite a number Of excellent bull'
ing lots which will no doubt be bought u
readily when placed in the market.
The meeting Of Lehigh Fire Compar
on next Wednesday evening IS a very in
portant one and all the "boys" ars wante
present. A representative will he elect,
TO the State Flremen's Convention
Chester and other business is TO be tran
acted.
-Bhnkman Bros, the popular mon
ment builders on South First street, ha'
designed, and are now at work on han
some monument for the late Thom
Kemerer, Il will be cut from Vernon
granite, stand ten feet high and be Of Il
cottage style.