The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-01-31

Tho County Capital spiritediy Epitomized
by Special Correspondent Personal
and otherwise.
Who is 70 be the Commissioners clerkP
is still troublesome question.
Rev. l. F, Heisler, Of town, was on a
trip to Hazletop Monday and Tuesday.
Frank Mckinley on Monday purchased
the Frank Inkman property on Susque-
hanna street, in this city, for 100000.
Ranch q Sons, printers, of this city,
have been granted the contract to print the
assessment books for this county for the
year 1891.
Major Klotz was this week nursing a
sore hand, an attack Of rheumatism and
the tooth ache. Could Job have been
worse afIlictedP
-On Friday night OF last week an at
tempt was made TO force an entrance into
sondheim's One Price Star Clothing Hall,
on Susquehanna street.
The Republicans Of the Mauch Chunk
section of the Middle Coal Field Poor
District, on Monday named Thomas
Clemens, Of Summit Hill as their choice
for Poor Director. Clemens was the Re
publican candidate several years ago aud
defeated Pat Lawlor, Of NesquehonIng for
the office.
The Democrats Of this end Of the
Middle Coal Field Poor District on Monday
named A. Neumlller, Of Lansford, as their
choice of candidates for Poor Director Of
this District. The Luzerne part Of the con-
ference will very likely ratify Carbon'S
choice. It's going to be nip and tuck
betwixt him aud Tommy Clemens, the Re-
publican nominee.
The annual statement Of county fnan-
ces on which the auditors have been work
ing for month past, will appear In the
several papers of the county, next week.
The expenditures are noticlbly less than in
1889, while the improvements have been
on greater scale This is credltable to
the old board of commissioners.
The sensational scribe of the Bethlehem
Times gets his fine work in this shape con-
cerning his visit TO our county prison Of
Webster Campbell, who is serving six
months sentence for shooting Gertie His
KEY at Lehighton, nearly year ago. He
says: Campbell has grown trile since
hisVincsrceratlon,y yet still wears that brazen
and Indifferent expression which many
think alone saved him from being found
guilty of deliberate murder. Campbell said
his term would expire on April 81. He will
still be a prisoner when the hanging takes
place, but when asked whether he was 60
ing to witness the execution he shuddered
and said, "You bet I'm not" Mrs Levan,
the warden's wife, says Campbell is the
best behaved prisoner in the jail He Is the
keeper of the upper cells and has more
liberty than any of the other Jail birds.
Among the visitors yesterday, II being visi-
tors day, were many girls who called es-
pecially to see Campbell. They came
from Lehighton and East Mauch Chunk, 4"
said Campbell airily, ito see me and john
son, the newspaper scoundrel, who is a
prisoner oyer there for obtaining money
under false pretenses, They keep us well
supplied with chewing gum and as he
spoke he masticated huge hunk of the
gummy substance with great gusto and evil
dent delight. johnson aud Campbell it
is said, often get excited, both being very
jealous, and have frequent tilts over their
Young lady visitors Young Campbell says
that his Intentions, after be gets out of Jail
are to return to his home in Weissport and
become clerk in his fathers store. If his
father won't help him he will leave for the
west The prisoner said he felt no disgrace,
as he had been acquitted, and he would re-
turn home with free conscience and clen
mind"