The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-02


the Doinea Of q Lively Town Briefly chroni-
oled in Short snip-snap order By she
'sstroler and chum."
Mine host Christman, Of the Fort
Allen, and the genial Danl Graver are
at Philadelphia.
Seaqer will build a large hall,
26x5O to his store building on the east
side. Bully, for Oscar
Handsome wall paper, borders and
decoration at Biery's drug store. New
est designs and positively the lowest
prices.
Jonas Marlcley is building an ad-
dition to his Franklin township resi-
dence which adds much to the attrac-
tiveness of the same.
Henry Trainer, an east side painter
is Just getting over the effect of severe
fall from a scaffold on which he was
standing while at work some days ago.
-Milt Walck, of the east side, cele-
brated his 33rd anniversary on Satur-
day, by giving a delightful party to
many friends.
&C. w. Laury has a fine line of
SpalQlnBS 3 DullSi DdtSS uldSho, BlONo5
and other base ball articles on hand
which he sells at lowest cash prices.
Call on him. 1t
-Messrs. Minnich, Kutz, Biery Horn,
Zern. Bower, Arner and Brady" made
up a happy fishing party Tuesday to
the Pine Run. They had the proyerbial
flsherman's luck.
He's not much Of a fisherman, we
mean viii Reed, but still he caught a
beautiful mess Of trout one day last
week-one of the beauties measuring
1215 inches in length.
Rev. J. 1. Yotter of the Evangelical
Association, will preach in School Hall
Sunday morning at ten o'clock in the
German language. A cordial invitation
is given the public to attend the SER
vices
Late Sunday night thieves forced
an entrance into John Heller's stove
store on the east side by cutting a hole
through the outside shutter and fore
ing the window open. The thieves
were frightened off before they secured
anything,
The second entertainment under
the auspices of the Evangelical Choral
Society came off Monday evening. A
large audience was present and listened
with pleasureable interest to the recital
of an excellent program of song, prayer
and recitation,
Mrs. John Powell, mother of Adam
| Eaches, of Franklin township, died on
Friday last from the effects of applexy
She was aged 94 years. Interment
took place on Monday from the Evan
gelical church, Rev. Reitz and Nc
Cartney officiating
The job of filing up the Park is G
big one-work has been progressing fol
if it was half done yet. Christman is
the sub-contractor and the price fol
the work is S574 It's cents to dollars
that he losses money.
One day this week Jonathan
Leibensberger, who has quite a reputa
ton as a dealer in horses, disposed o.
his valuable (?) trotter, "Diamond" fol
55 cents. The purchaser on seeing the
animal gladly treated the crowd to gel
rid of him. The animal looks as if il
had been struck with seven kinds O.
lighting.
Elsewhere in to-day's issue is tht
announcement of our popular stow
and tin man, J. w. Heller, who il
branching out in his business and il
now prepared to give estimates fo
house heating with hot air, steam o
water circulation. If you should neeC
anything in this line it will pay you II
see him.
Our Literary Society gave a Graz
sociable on Thursday evening in schoo
hall at which time each one presen
tried to exceed the other in the Graz
combination of costumes worn. Fo
the gentlemen, Warren Straussberge
won the prize, and was presented wit
negro doll baby, and for the ladies
Miss Tillie Snyder led The affair wa
very pleasant.