davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
To Fish, or Not to FIsh.
EpIroR LnHIeHroN AprocArr:

EDITOR LEHIGHTON ADVOCATE:
Dear Sir; The disciples of gentle
Isaac Walton who find delight in the
trout streams of Carbon county had
fondly hoped that the fish case recent
ly tried before Squire Beckhart of
East Mauch Chunk would be accepted
as a test ease by the lesees DR.. Biddle
and Rev's McMenainire and McElroe,
but it appears not, for in Tuesdays
issue Of the "Daily Times M. c." the
public is informed of the institution
of suit against two reputable citizens
of East Mauch Chunk on the charge of
trespass and damage. The charge is
less ingenious but much more ingenious
than the one decided adversely to the
lesees. In the first case the defendants
were charged with fishing in a private
stream kept for the propagation of fish,
in the case now pending, they are
charged with trespass and damages to
plaintiffs land although the real
grievance is the same as in the first
case, namely-fishing in Stony Creek.
lesees would not complain of trespass
upon their lands if they we're assured
that the fish in the stream, the sole
possession of which they desire to
usurp, would not be disturbed by the
people passing over the land. Having
acquired the lands by lease, with the
sole purpose of intimidating the public
from catching public fish, they propose
to make use of law intended to pro.
tect honest tillers of the soil and i'm
provers of land as the instrument oi
such usurpation. The fish in Stony
Creek were propagated there by nature
reinforced from time to time by spawn
from the state fishery at Emaus. There
| is unimpeachable evidence at hand tC
prove that it has been so stocked dur
ing the lease of the plaintiffs in this
case. Ofcourse this is directly contrary
to the fishing laws which provide thai
the public shall not be forbidden tx
fish in streams so stocked, but with
boldness and disregard of rights tha
has characterized their course al
through this attempt to sieze publ,
fish for private preserve, the lesee
have not been deferred by such consi
derations. They even did not hesitatt
to patrol and warn off trespasses from
tracks that they did not and could no
lease for their purpose, as is proved b,
their unwarrented use of the Grail
Estate lands along the creek. Sucl
perversion Of law is repulsive to
liberty loving people and any tribuna
or jury before whom this or simila
cases may come should rebuke it, ant
we have sufficient faith in Carbol
justice to believe that they will do s.
most effectually. AS the lawyers say
they do not seek justice with cleal
hands. It smacks too strongly of Eu
ropean effeteness to allow our laws +
be wrested from their proper use t
the rearing of piscatory rights for in
dividuals in our creeks and rivers.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

Original aud clipped. Little Matters Of
Interest that are Worth the Reading,
Weatherly wants fire company.

Original aud Clipped. Little Matters Of
Interest that are Worth the Reading,
Weatherly wants a fire company.
-Audenried is to have large hall
for entertainment purposes.
The Plain Speaker says that
Weatherly will enforce the blue laws
of 1894
-Engleman, Of Weatherly, will run
Lehman, of Will1esbarre, a 125 yard
race for $780,
Judge Meendson, Of Lower iowa
mensing, will rebuild his large barn re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Larry Tarleton, one Of Weatherly's
popular Democrats, i'll for some weeks
past with inflammatory rheumatism, is
again able to be about.
The Presbyterian church at Beaver
Meadow, built way back in 1888, when
that village had the promise of great
ness, is to be sold to the highest bidder
John H. Meyer, clerk for E. G.
Rouse, at the Weatherly car shops,
died suddenly on Saturday morning
He worked the night previous and
appeared TO be in good health. He
was well thought of at his home and
had many friends. He was 81 years of
age and a former resident of Reading.
1t has been reliably ascertained
that out of 1856 cases of successful
swindling through the State by travel
ing sharpers, in various ways by which
people of the rural districts we're rob
bed, some to the extent of thousands
of dollars, only nine or ten were sub
scribers or readers of the home country
uaperg
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
ADVOCATE ExPREssIoNs.

t8- We would kindly direct the
councilmanic optic to the ragged ap-
pearance of the Park. It's early in the
season, but the grass should be kept
nicely cut.
t$-We understand that Weissport
people will petition court to have the
L. @. q N. Co, remove their death trap
across the canal That's right, the L.
G. & N. Co., have fooled with the peo-
pie hereabouts long enough. Don't
you think so?
IL This town is to have a hose house.
Nobody will kick against that, but
nine out of every ten people want it
built so that it viii, at once, answer
every purpose and still be a credit to
the town in appearance. That's right
G8 observation-disclosures should
have the electric light placed on the
Lehigh bridge between this town and
Weissport. Don't you agree with us9
30. While council is giving out orders
to have pavements laid in the several
parts of town, we would respectfully
CALI their attention to the fact that
something should soon be done in the
matter of a pavement from the Valley
House to the bridge
IL. The old soldiers should have the
assistance Of all our people in the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day on the Both
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
Dead Under strange olreumstanoo..

Great excitement prevailed in
Bowmanstown Sunday morning when
the dead body of Harry Blose was
found face downward in a little stream
of water running through the above
village. The dead man was aged
about 80 years and was a widower with
several children. For sometime he
has been employed at Treichler's. He
had received his earning at the latter
latter place Saturday and was on his
way home to Parryville when he
stopped over at ball being held at
Bowmanstown. Those who saw him
say he had lots of money and showed
it freely and that he was under the
influence of drink. At late hour, it
is said he left the hotel and when seen
again he was dead A coroner's jury
on Sunday afternoon returned verdict
of accidental death, though there are
many who scout the idea and declare
that all the circumstances look like a
brutal murder. The county and town,
ship authorities should investigate the
matter very thoroughly. Blose was
buried Tuesday afternoon.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
sEOREr SOCIETY GOSSIP.

"a witty exchange says: Possibly all
of this grip that we hear so much of
was engendered by the accumulating
multitudes of secret societies that are
now infesting the land. Each one is
said to invent new grip, and this pre-
Valent malady may be the aggravated
result
washington Camp, 524, P. @. s. of A.,
Of Nesquehoning celebrated their first
anniversary on Friday evening by rem
dering the following program in the
basement of Needs Memorial church:
Chorus, "America," Epworth Choir;
Prayer, Rev. J. r. Grauley; Opening
Ode, the Camp; Annual Grafton, Mr..
d. G. Watkins; Anthem, "My Native
Land" Epworth League Choir; His
torical sketch Of the camp, Mr.. Jas.
Airey; Selection, marching On" Ep-
worth League Choir; Annual Address,
Fred. Bertolette, Esq, Closing Ode
The Camp.
$The Great Council, Independent
Order Of Red Men, met at Harrisburg
Tuesday. The past year has been 9
prosperous one for the order in this
State. Thirty-one tribes and twelve
councils of the degree of Pocahontas
have been instituted. The receipts o,
the great Council from all sources hav'
been sl0,34l74, and the expenditure
e8,007.79. There is a balance in thI
treasury of s4,44772. All of the indebt
edness on the hall in Philadelphia, ex
eepting $500, has been paid off. Tn
increase in membership is nearly 3,0OC
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
A Great Attraction.

The Spring Trotting Meeting of the
Lehigh County Agricultural Society,
at Allentown, Pa, on June I'd, Sd and
4th, promises to be one of the greatest
treats of the season. In addition to a
liberal offer Of purses for speed the
managers have secured Pawnee Bills
Historical Wild West Aggregation to
give imposing street parade and per-
formances on the Fair Grounds on
each day of the meeting. The entries
for speed embrace some of the most
noted horses now on the turf, as we'll
as the local favorites, and the races
will undoubtedly be the most exciting
ever held under the auspices of the
Society. The grounds present a lovely
appearance and the track is in excel
lent condition. The managers will
spare no efforts and expense to make
the occasion one of the most delightful
of all the summer attrac tions.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

THERE IS AN "amossingn side show 60
ing on in the Democratic party in this
county; it is an effort on the part of a
half dozen politicians to dictate who
shall be the candidates for this or that
Office, and particularly is this so in re-
CARDS to the Prothonotary Office, now
so ably and efficiently filled by George
w. Esser. win this half dozen men,
who have set themselves up as the gods
of the Democratic party, be allowed to
thus openly dictatete or distribute the
elective offices in Carbon county as
they may feel inclinedY There are.
according to the vote of 1890, 3775
Democratic voters in Carbon county
and it can hardly be expected that they
will blindly follow a half dozen politi-
clans who, it seems, have no better ar
gument in their opposition than per-
sonal spleen against an official who is
endorsed by eleven of the fourteen
members of the Bar as well as the en-
tire Bench for official integrity and
efficiency. Whom it is remembered
that this self-constituted coterie of
"bosses" are disgruntled and disap-
pointed seekers after office, the assuInp-
tion of power, while bordering on to
boldness, has also the flavor of humor
to that class of Democrats who are
familiar with "dark and tricky ways"
of the half dozen. Their futile efforts
to have Dr. Zern or Hon. A. J. Durling
become candidates for the Prothono-
taryship shows the extent of their in
genuity and cunning-but these gentle
men declined to become the catspaw
of the "bosses," and now they are trav-
cling the county in search of some one
or any one to beat that --- Esser.
Any and every Democrat is free to Of
fer himself for Office, but the party
can't stand the style Of electioneering
done by the coterie who are willing to
sacrifice everything to satisfy personal
i'll will. They will discover this when
they get among the ran and file,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
RAILROAD GOSSIP.

tThe engineers and flremen on the
New 8York Central road cannot hold
their situations, or new ones be en-
gagged, unless they can satisfactorily
answer two hundred and sixty ques-
tions.
tThe Lehigh Valley passenger train
men are now wearing their summer
uniforms. The clothing is made of
blue cloth, with metal buttons contain
ing the L. V. flag. Black caps, with
white cord, supercede the old style caps.
tThe "Mogul," ;" compound eight wheel,
four cylinder engine, built by the Bald
win company, and which has been given
trial up the Vally road went to New
York Saturday morning, following train
No. 81, and will be shipped to Australia
tat meeting of the Lehigh Valley
Shop Relief Association, OF South
Easton, held on Friday, the resolution
offered at the last meeting for the ad-
mission of engineers and firemen into
the association was declared out of
order as it confiicted with the by laws.
A committee of the association went
to Tottenville, Staten Island, Saturday,
to secure the picnic grounds for the
excursion, July Is.
trhe "breathing" of a locomotive
that is to say, the number of puffs
given away by railway engine during
its journey-depends upon the circum-
ference of its driving wheels and their
speed. No matter what the rate of
speed may be, for every one round of
the driving wheels q locomotive will
give four puffs-two out Of each
cylinder, the cylinders being double
The sizes of driving wheels vary, some
being 1S, 10, 20, and even % feet in cir
cumference, although they are gener-
ally made of about 20 feet. The express
speed varies from "a to So miles an hour
Taking the average circumference of
the driving wheel to be 20 feet, and the
speed per hour 80 miles, locomotive
will give, going at express speed, 86C
puffs per minute, or $3.50 puffs pei
hour, the wheel revolving 1920 time!
in 60 minutes, giving 1855 puffs pei
mile
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

The public schools OF town will close very
successful nine months term on the 29th inst.
For the last two or three years the attendance
in our schools was very much Affected by the
prevalence OF diphtheria, but this year no sick
ness OF any account interierred With the enroll
ment or attendance, thus enabling the teachers
70 do their best work. Prof. Beisel, of LansfOrd,
and Prof krout, Of Lehighton, have been Sc
lected 70 examine the members OF the GRADUATE
ing class. The examinations VIII be held this
FRIDAY and Saturday.
Merchant tailor, August seiber, left town on
Tuesday for Duluth, Mimi, where he has invest
ments In city lots. He intends 70 dispose Of
some Of his property, and TO erect buildings on
some OF the other lots during the summer.
I'D Kl0tz, mOulder in the Weatherly found
~, had several toes smashed on Monday by get
ting them under the wheels OF truck used ioT
carrying cores.
More than two hundred people took com
munich m the Reformed church on Sunday. 80
members were admitted BY confirmation.
N. A. Deiienderier, OF Lehighton, was 10
Town during the early part 0i the week trying
lc Induce come Of our mouleQ men 70 subscribe
~ q egaT i0tlofy which Do wants % e1labliIl
here
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

The Luther Union will hold their
regular meeting on Tuesday evening
May 26th in which all are cordially in
vited to attend:
Recitations, by Anzie Bauer, Harry
Nusbaum and Robert Stout; referred
question, by Granville Rehrig; sketch,
Wilmer Heldt; selections, Agnes Bauer
and Mary Ebbert; solo, Mary Rehrig;
debate, "Resolye that Moses played a
more prominent part in the church of
God than King David" quartette.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

Walter Blose has been elected Sup
erintendeht and George Ramaly Asst.
Supt., of the Fire Line Sunday School.
The school will open next Sunday
afternoon.
Champion Council, No. 317, Jr. o.
u. A. NJ, of Aquasbicola, intends to
turn out in a body to attend divine ser
vices on June 7th in st. Johns Church,
on which occasion Rev. Erb will dis
course. All are invited.
Decoration Day will be observed in
decorating the graves of the fallen
heroes in st. Johns and st. Paul's
Cemeteries. The G. A. r., of Stating
ton, Camp %, P. o. S. of A., Camp 4O3
p. o. S. Of A., Camp 308, P. o. S. Of A..
and Champion Council No. ~, Jr. o. u
A. NJ, win participate on the occasion
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
New rhInaain Ieusirv.

Here are few new things in silver
goods just displayed to-day at e. II.
Hollis Mauch Chunk: chatting dishes,
orange spoons, nut bowls, soup tureens,
toast racks, game sets, oyster forks,
crumb scrapers and trays, coffee urns,
pie servers, ice water filters, soap boxes,
liquor TASKS, pearl handled fruit
knives, complete silver sets, berry
dishes, bon bon trays, and tongues and
many other things too numerous too
mention. Don't buy until you see our
new stock.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
Spring, 1901.
Cassimeres,
W orsteds,
COrkscrews,
Cheviots, &e., &.

These are seasOnakle iRh-
rics and we have them IN aif
the newest styles and ekects.
The markets were searched isr
the best and here they arc in
great array at al prices. onr
reputation as merchant tailcrS is
established. We make the beut
fitting clothing at the lSwest
figure, two important facts to be
BONE in mind when you think
of getting measured for new
clothing. NE would like you
to call and see as before EcN
leave your measure elsewhere.
n. B.-only ore word more. DsAF fsrEst
that We haVealnpaeked new tbiAEs In sesses-
abs Footwear for Men, Wensn and SAudles,
also Gents FUEsishinU.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
BASE BALL GOSSIP. .

TDrifton plays at Scranton on the
26th.
TBad weather resulted in no game on
the homo grounds last Saturday.
FreeIand ehG I Wlf try a and prev prevent % Sunday E
ball playing in that town.
TTamaqua and Mahanoy City will
region championship.
1.-THE strong Lafayette College team
will play Saturday. Don't miss it. 1t
will be the game of the season.
1.-THE Jeanesville club has secured
the assistance of Keanard, Of Easton,
pitcher. The uniforms the club are to
purchase are to be white cap, gray
shirts, blue pants and black stockings.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
LION MAucK eHu NK

The County Capital spiritedly Epii o'.'i1e,.
BY a Special Correspondent p Hsoi'al
and Otherwise.
The Lehigh Valley Company are
repairing their bridge across 'he
Lehigh river.
John Yeager, doing a livery bl ISL
ness in the west end, made an ASST N
ment Monday.
The famous Switchback railroa d.,
under the excellent management OF the
Mumfords, is ready for the summer 9
traffic.
"A. P. Brody, agent for the Pruden-
tial Insurance Company in this county,
is said to be short in his accounts. dc
is now at his home in Reading.
Carrie White, aged 80 years, wife
of John White, of East Mauch Chunk,
died on Wednesday morning after a
three weeks illness. Interment took
place on Sunday in the East Mauch
Chunk cemetery. A husband and
three children survive.
Friday afternoon, a tramp named
Thomas Gallagher, while drunk, at
tempted to board a moving coal train,
a short distance above East Mauch
Chunk. He's dead now, having slipped
under the wheels and sustained in
iuries from which he died He was a
native of Mass.
"A decided sensation was caused
here the other day when an execution
was issued against q. r. Siewers on a
confessed Judgment of $4,000 in favor of
w. r. Stroh. Mr.. Siewers failure is due
to unfortunate speculation. In his
misfortune many friends tender
earnest solicitude and kindest hopes
for the future.
1t must be very gratifying to the
many friends of George Esser, the
present efficient Prothonotary, to
know that he has the endorsement of
eleven members out of the fourteen
comprising the Carbon county Bar, as
well as the entire Bench The half
/ dozen fellows who want TO run our
county politics will find it pretty hard
to get over this. Don't you think soi
Recently B. f. Kuehner and VIM
Mack, Of the east side, were arrested
for trespassing on lands leased from
Adam Christman, by DR.. Biddle, OF
Ashland; Father O'Reilly, of Shenan-
doah; Father McManius, Doylestown
and Father McConolough, of Mahanoy
City. The land is located in Pine
Swamp through which Stony Creek
runs, and Kuehner and Mack were on
a fishing excursion at the time of tres
passing. The case was heard before
squire Beckhardt some weeks ago and
dismissed. The leases of the land
however, are determined to have ''the
law" and the case will be heard before
Squire Beltz, Lehighton on Saturday
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

Flash Pictures Of Familiar Faces Coming
and Going.
George Buss, OF Nesduehoning.
spent Sunday in town
Miss Annie Raudenbush returned
home Tuesday from a visit TO Allen
town friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swartwood,
of Mauch Chunk, were visiting relatives
and friends in town Monday.
Mrs. Hotter and daughter Annie,
of north Third street, have returned
from delightful visit among Scranton
relatives.
"A. ID. Fether, Miss Louise Fether,
Charles Gerber and Miss Jane Fether,
of Reynolds, Schuyllzill county, visited
T. J. Bretney over Sunday.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

On EVERY SIDE could be heard ex-
pressions of satisfaction when it was
given out the other day that Council
had determined to build hose house,
but at the same time the hope was OK
pressed that the building in question
would combine market facilities and
also have rooms for Council assembl-
ings, &C. This is right. 1t would be
radically wrong for Council to erect a
cheap, one-horse affair in some obscure
place, when the people call for build
ing with modern facilities. Is it not
so? Other towns of less pretentions
then Lehighton luxuriate In these ad-
vanced and necessary improvements,
and common sense says we should have
them also. Build market and hose
house and the people will be satisfied
ELSEWHERE IN po-DAY's issue we re
publish from the Legislative Record
the remarks Of State Senator Rapsher
Of this district, on the all-absorbinl
question Of ballot reform. Il is vel
worth reading. Carbon can congratu
late herself that she has at last Sc
cured a representative who Is heard o
Ia the Senatorial Hall
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

The Borough Council have fixed up-
on the hours of from to Z a. m, and
6 to z p. m, for the sprinkling of streets
with hose, in the borough of Lehigh-
ton, and that all such sprinkling must
be done through a spray, sprinlzling
attachment to the nozzle.
All citizens are also hereby notified,
that all distractions on streets, cutters
and sidewalks, ashes, rubbish, refuse
&c, wagons, carts &c., not removed
from the streets, lanes, or alleys of the
borough, previous to Memorial day,
May 30, Will be removed by the super
visor, and the costs with 20 per cent
additional will be charged to the
owner of the premises abutting on
said streets, lanes or alleys, where
these obstructions are found
b. j. KUNTz, Burgess.
Attest: f. PIERCE LENTz Sec'y.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23
ORIGINAL CHEAPCASHSTOR
Sun Umbrellasl

The most handsome line ever
shown in elegant Oxldized
crooks, Oxidized Silver and
Gold Rings, a neat line with ma.
tural sticks, for mourning with
Black Rings and Crooks.
ParasOls,
From the small sizes to the
large sizes in Plain colors and
Stripes ond Brocades.
Fans! Fans J
You can get a handsome fan
for one cent, but better ones for
trihing more. ALI new dec
orations this season.
Mitts p! Mitts
These add to comfort as well
as to style, and at the extremely
low prices they are in the reach
Of everybody.
Belts !
Bodice Belts with Oxidized
Silver and Gold Anchors, fancy
Buckles, Regulation shape Belt
in Black, Brown, Buff. A neat
line with Fancy Buckles.
Buntings for Decor
alton Day!
Closed on Decoration Day
]. T. NUSBAUM.
First Street, between South and Plum Streets
Lehighton, Pa.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

On June 8, at the Court House,
in Mauch Chunk, the Sheriff will sell
the planning mill and dwelling house Of
David Swank, located in Weatherly.
On May %, the livery stable, effects
of John Yeager, in Mauch Chunk, will
be sold by the sheriff.
On June 8, at the Court House, in
Mauch Chunk, the frame dwelling
house of Ed and Rosa SWeeny, of East
Mauch Chunk.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

The undersigned desires to return
hearty thanks for the earnest efforts of
all who assisted in staying the work of
and in particular to Joseph obert, OF
Lehighton, and the Marion Hose Com
pany, of Mauch Chunk, for their
prompt arrival and earnest endeavors.
Respectfully
NATHAN SNYDER,
Weissport, 5, 10, 1891.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

Next Wednesday evening the famous
New Orleans Jubilee Singers viii APP
pear in the Opera House for the bene-
flt of the Lehighton Base Ball club.
The entertainment given by the Jubilee
Singers are highly spoken Of and will
no doubt, please our people. Admis-
sion 25 and 80 cents. Don't miss H.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-23

Wilson Frantz has opened his
jewelry store on Bankway and is ready
for business. All kinds Of repairing
done neatly, oheaply and promptly. A
nice line Of clocks, watches and ieWelry
always on hand 10 select from. Give
me q oau