The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-07
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The Doinea Of a lively Town Briefly Chroni-
olod IN short snip-snap Order By the
"stroiler and Chum."
-R j. Hongen was doing Allentown on
Thursday,
Burgess Dan Graver was at Philadel.
phia Tuesday.
--Rey. ). J. Stauffer spent last Sunday
In New York City.
Levi Horn and w. Il. Reber clrcled at
Allentown Saturday.
Henry Trapp. and wife, Of Lansford,
spent Sunday in town with friends
w. II. Whitehead, Jr., Is convaiesclnp
from serious illness Of several weeks.
Levi Horn is the owner Of a spanking
team OF new horses purchased from George
Snyder Of Allentown.
Rev. J. J. Stauffer, Of the Reformed
Congregation. will deliver his farewell SER
mon on Sunday, 2Sth instant.
Miss Comfort, Of Philadelphia, ha 8
been engaged bY Mrs. NJ Culton for the
spring and summer millinery season.
Mrs. Josiah Ruch we are much pleased
to observe, is graderally improving from an
attack Of paralysis. The aged lady Is now
able to move about the house with the aid
of a crutch.
Council has awarded Sylvester Snyder
the contract to furnish ons hundred trees
for the new park. This plot OF ground
will be nicely arranged and made thing Of
beauty and Joy forever.
The overseers Of the poor Of franklin
township on Wednesday sold lot Of
pauDers to the Lest bidders. This brings
out the old truIsm, Il Is no disgrace TO be
poor, but Il is devillsh inconvenient.
Charles II. Nusbaum has bought the
Rev. Chas Becker property next door to
the post office. AT an early dav he will re-
nodded the same and improve II for store
purposes. This will make good stand.
Charles Laury has sold his Lansford
bakery to an Allentown party. This will
likely bring hack to Weissport our popular
young friend Henry Trapp. who has been
experimenting the above business for the
past year.
&C. o. Scheirer, Of Lehighton, is the
new Central station agent to succeed j. d.
Benninger, deceased. Mr.. Scheire has
been with tine Central company for about
nine years ard is thorough railroader.
lie Will make an excellent official.
-Rey. Rhoads, Of Ohio. delivered two
very interesting and able'trial discOurses 10
large audiences in the Reformed church
Sunday last. The reverend gentleman Is
forcible and pleasant speaker. While here
he was the guest Of Warren Seidel.
Letters remain uncaled for in the post
Office here addressed to the following per-
sons: W. n. Freymsn, Charles o. Rhoads,
Mrs. Aramanta Fisher, Sallle Shlvery,
Jane Shaffer, Mary Arner and Tillie Boyer
Is yonr namein the listP II 50, call and say
advertised.
The promised improvement at the
hands of the Central railroad company are
very slow In materializing. Two or three
loads of cinder were dumped In the ditch
between the railroad and brIdge,an 50 the
matter rests. Council wants to hurry up
the Institution.
The members Of council have done
very wise thug in ordering the annual re-
port of the receipts and expenditures OF the
borough published In the CARBON ADvo.
CATE. Almost every tax payer reads the
ADVOCATE, and the report will thus receive
the publicity that 1t shouli.
The Missionary Society will meet In
the Lutheran Church Saturday evening,
March at 7.S0 o'clock. The following pro-
gram will be rendered; solo, FlOssie Reed I;
recitation, Minnie Fenner; duet, Emma
Albright & Lizzie Nothstein; solo, Mable
Albright; recitation. Della Fenner; solo
Lizzie Fenner ;reeitatlon, Arthur Wuchter.
All are invited to attend.
The new town council organized itself
into working body Monday night. The
members are Joseph Fenner, Oliver Meyer
Jacob Straussberger, A. A. Beltz, Daniel
Graver and Milton Emery. Daniel Graver
was elected burgess; A. A. Beltz, secretary
and Jacob Straussberger, treasurer. They
%ill meet at the Weissport House on the
6rss Monday in each month,
The home of Miss S. E. Whitehead, Of
the east side. was the scene of delightful
social gathering on last Tuesday evening.
Games and other amusements were indul-
sed in during the evening and those pres
ent twere served with a sumptuous repast
after which the guests left for their homes
having thoroughly enjoyed themselves
The guests present were Misses Lucy and
Eva Romig, Mary Fisher. Mary, clara and
Sallie Whitehead, Jennie Gongle, and Ella
Oswald, Messrs w. H. Whitehead Jr., W..
H. Horn. Ed, Oswald, D. s. K0ons. w. b.
Arner, V. A. Arner, and H. A. GraYer.