The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-09-19
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The Doings OF a Lively Town Briefly Chroni-
clod in Short snlp-snap order by tho
Stroller and Chum."
Aaron Snyder circled at Philadel-
phia for a few days last week.
Miss Eliza Lines, Of East Mauoh
Chunk, is visiting Mrs. Angelina Groot,
on the east side.
Miss Ella Eaury left this week for
Bethlehem, where she will attend the
female seminary.
--Seager's Hall is ready for occu-
pancy. The room will be rented to
societies cheaply. Sw*
Miss Maria Mohr,of Lehigh county,
is sojourning with A. D. Hawk and
family on the east side.
Nathan Kresge, of Towamensing
township, has taken up residence in
this town with his family.
Adam Houser, who drives team for
Nathan Snyder, Is on the sick list. His
friends hope that he'll soon be o. X
Henry Blose and wife, of Wayne
county, spent this week very pleasantly
with Reuben Zimmerman ON Union
Hill.
If you are not subscriber to this
paper, you certainly should be. s1.00 q
year. Hand us your name and the
"dust."
Lee, three-year-old son of Alfred
Dreisbach was buried Saturday. The
funeral services we're conducted by
Rev, A. M. Sampsel.
An apple on exhibition in Joseph
Fenner's store this week, weighed 1S1S
ounces. Trot out your elephant if you
can beat It'll
The always lively Oscar Saeger
will build frame house 20x30 feet for
the purpose of carrying on the oyster
and fish business.
Our people will keep up their we'll
earned reputation for push and enter
prise by exerting every effort TO secure
first-class water supply.
Reuben Zimmerman, of Union Hill,
is all smiles on account of having re-
ceived two handsome canary birds as
gift from Scranton friends.
The Central railroad company has
run side tracks in to Snyder's new
planning mill, on the land of the Car
bon Improvement Company.
The viewers appointed by the Court
to open road to Franklin's new school
house went over the route the other
day. The October Court will settle the
difficulty.
William j. Solt has been appointed
teacher of the Union Hill School vice
William Phifer resigned. VIII is good
teacher and will meet with success on
Union Hill.
Al. Kresge, one of the best Repub-
llcans, in Franklin, has corn-stalk
over thirteen feet high, and he's anxi-
Gus to have some one trot out plant
that will beat it. Now, don't all talk
out in meetin' at once.
After an illness of some time Sarah
Harpel died at her home in Towamens-
ing on Sunday, at the age of thirty one
years. lnterment was made on We'd
nesday forenoon, Rev. J. 1. Yotter Of
ficiating at the last sad rites.
Milton Setter, Lewis Horn, U. S.
Koons and Ed. Leuckel made up a
good-natured fishing party to Long
Pond, near Albrightsville, this week.
1t is the report round town that Milt.
Setter accompanied the "boys" in order
to give no room for doubt when they
tell of the "catch" they made. Sawg
nix
Presiding Elder w. A. Leopold, of
the Allentown District of the Evangel-
ical Association, will officiate at the
regular quarterly communion service
in School Hall, Sunday morning COM
ing The usual preaching service will
be held in the evening. A cordial in
vitation is extended the public to
attend.
The nomination of d. G. Watkins
doesn't suit our Republican friends
hereabout, by great deal They in
cline to think that the Republican
party should not allow the Democratic
bosses to dictate the ticket. They see
in the nomination of this young man
Watkins, the fair hand of Mickey and
the Major.
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