The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-04-11

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Original aud Clipped. Little Matters OF
Interest that are worth the Headiug'
-Lansford will have select school
Prof. A. S. Beisel win be in charge.
-Lansford has balance of S530.85 in
the borough treasury after running the
machine for year.
Eugene Everitt, of the Packerton
Hotel has added new and handsome
piano to his hotel fixtures.
Rev. j. S. Newhart will preach in
the Evangelical church, Mahoning, on
Sunday afternoon at 300 o'clock.
Lewiston has more widows, accord
ing to a statement mnde by a represen-
tative of Coke Bros, than any town OF
its size in the region.
Rev. Tolman, of Mauch Chunk,
will preach in the Packerton School
House, on Tuesday evening, 14th inst,
at o'clock. ALI are cordially invited.
"A Hungarian, with jaw breaking
name, was stabbed at Lewiston, the
other day and is not expected to re-
cover. His assailant, George Philoko,
is still at large.
The co-partnership existing be-
tween Weston g. Peters, doing gener-
al store business at Parryville has been
dissolved by mutual consent. Peters
will continue the business.
There is said to be boy at Beaver
Meadow, only eighteen years old, who
can find backing against the best
sprinter in the county in a 100 yard
dash. Trot out your racers.
We regret to note that Mrs. Frank
Gerber, of Audenried, is lying quite ill
at the home of her parents infNew
Mahoning, and we echo the wish of
many friends when we hope for her
speedy recovery.
David Best, of Walnutport, died
Friday. For a year past he suffered
greatly from the effects of a paralytic
stroke which had completely disabled
him. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren. Interment was made Wednesday.
In few years more every town on
the South Side, save Beaver Meadow,
will be one vast stripping At Auden-
ried, Pleasant Hill and Tresckow it is
an impossibility to look or walk in any
direction without coming in contact
with them.
Persons caught fishing in the
waters running through the Schinke
property in the Pine Run district, will
be severely dealt with The law has
been disregarded on several occasions
and to prevent further trouble the
first person apprehended will be
soaked"
Because Judge Dreher reduced the
value of coal lands, thereby consider
ably lessening the taxes, Lansford is
compelled to close their schools on the
18th, making only a seven months
term. The Record says, sits bad, but
tbs true," and might well have added,
It's pity.
-Nesquehoning says an exchange,
has undoubtedly the champion egg
eater. On Easter Sunday he ate 2 dozen
hens eggs, ducks eggs, 2 goose eggs,
slices of ham, 2 roasted potatoes and
little of everything to suit the meal,
and afterwards drank two schooners of
buck beer
Ever since the Jeanesville mine
disaster some weeks ago, large num-
Der of families at that place have been
preparing to quit the mines and at the
present time there are upwards of a
dozen who have made arrangements to
take their families to other towns out
side the coal regions.
The way to reach mans heart is
to cater to his appetite. A girl who can
claw piano and aggitate the atmos-
phere promiscuously may be fine par
lor ornament, but the damsel that can
grease the griddle and turn two pam
cakes at time is the piece of furniture
in the most demand and the female to
tie to this time of year.
Mr.. Furguson representing the Le-
high Valley company was in Jeanesville
this week and made strong efforts to
settle the claim of Mrs. Edward Gal
lagher, whose husband was one of the
victims of the Jeanesville disaster for
$500. He did not succeed, however,
and it is not likely that this amount
will secure a settlement.
The roads of this section says a
Beaver Meadow writer, are in a bad state
owing no doubt to the last snow storm,
and the incoming supervisor has no
nall amount of work on hand to make
them at least passable besides listening
to the abuse of some of the dissatisfied
taxpayers, who growl sometimes not
without sufficient reason, and that of
fetal is the "butt" end Of all their criti
cisms and harpings.
1t is most common occurrence to
observe number of Hungarians on a
Sunday morning leaving ngBeaverMeadow
with keg or two of beer in their charge.
IL it was for nothing but their own per-
sonal respect the saloon keepers should
try and have such customers call on
Saturday night for their beer. A prac-
tice of this kind can not last forever
and when caught they will realize their
grand mistake.-Exchange