The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-28
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Original aud Clipped. Little Matters o.
Interest that are Worth the Recalling,
Beaver Meadow has dramatic
club They're happyi
The Parrpville dam is being re
built after being washed out by the
high waters of a few weeks ago.
Some of Lansford's people are run
ming over with ioyAthe Supreme CourI
has sustained the county court and The
town has three wards.
John Cannon, twenty-five years OF
ago was killed in the Evans Coal Com
pany mines at Beaver Meadow, ,Monday
by huge fall Of top rock.
Patrick McKsbe who died recently
at Buffalo, was buried at Audenried
Friday. A delegation of the Brother.
hood of Railroad Firemen of Buffalo
attended the remains.
Nathan Stemler, a well-to-do
farmer Of Stemlersville, will greatly i'm.
prove the old Eichenberger farm OF
which he is the owner, by erecting
necessary out buildings.
Rev. Bernard Ruxton who up to
two years ago was in charge of St
Mary's Catholic chprcl, Beaver Mea-
dow, died suddenly It Philadelphia
| Sunday of hemmorrha Q.
Counterfeit two dollar bills with
the head of Cen McC ellan on them
are dangerously numel Gus. They are
so well executed that it is difficult to
distinguish them from the genuine.
In Towamensing township ON Fri
day last, Mrs. Sallie Ann Berger, died
at the age Of 63 years. Interment took
place at Kunhetown Monday. De
ceased leaves husband and grown up
children.
Another rich vain of metallic paint
ore has been located in the Rutherford
paint mines on the BIillport creek,
Towamensing, and is now being worked
by Wilson Kline, who has contracted
the job from the above firm.
Daniel Anthony, just across the
line in Monroe county, has perfected
all the necessary improvements for a
first-class hotel stand; and will soon
launch in this business if the Monroe
county courts grant him a license.
The stables of H. ]. Dancer in
Beaver Run are being supplied with
water from a spring fifteen hundred
feet distance from the building. John
Aclxer, of Lehighton, is laying the
pipes and doing the plumbing work.
The Millport Slate Company, of
Millport, have resumed operations. A
large new engine has been placed in
position, the water has been pumped
from the flooded parts of the quarry
and business operations are booming.
Holy Communion will be celebrated
in the Towamensing Reformed church,
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Con
firmation on Saturday morning previ-
GUS, when class of forty. will be re-
ceived into the church, by the pastor,
Rev L. A. Huber.
Berlin & Kresge, general merchants,
of Kresgeville, have dissolved partner
ship. The store business will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Berlin, and Squire
Kresge retires to private farm life, and
to occupy a newly finished and hand
somely appointed residence.
Train No. 26, drawn by engine 553,
Gus Hatch, of Easton, engineer, crashed
into Wyoming freight engine 3S1 in the
Packerton yards Saturday night. The
freight engine was standing on frog
to be shifted into a siding when the
collision occurred. Both engines were
badly damaged. No one injuredl
"A couple of young fellows, said to
hail from Bowmanstown, and claiming
to be detectives, recently fleeced Joel
Kresge, a farmer living near Kresge-
and the young chaps are likely to find
it hard job to extricate themselves
from the trouble they have gotten into.
The household of James A. Rehrig,
in Mahoning township, has been sadly
afflicted within the two weeks past.
First young daughter was badly
burned; erysipelas set in and death re-
suited, this was followed by the death
of another child and finally by the de-
mise of two more from diphtheria, who
we're buried on Saturday.
Our exchanges are warning their
readers to look out for gang of men
| travelling around the country making
contracts for painting roofs. If they
offer to paint your roof for S5 or any
price, don't fail to ask them how much
they charge for the paint they put on
before you close your contract. tbs in
the price of the paint where the fraud
exists.
-Basco Frinko, ono Of the survivors
of the Jeanesville mine horror, is
dangerously i'll, and his recovery is
doubtful. Frinko, with his three COM
panions, was discharged from the hos
pital soma days ago. Since then they
have been feasted by their friends, and
the high living proved too much for
Frinko's stomach in its weakened con-
dition. He has been removed to the
hospital.
Boat owners are preparing Their
crafts for an early resumption of bust
ness on the canal, the water having al
ready been let into some of the levels
The return of the boating season is the
return of scenes of stir and busines:
along the canal. twill be welcome
sight to again see the tow boat travers
: ing the old Lehigh; it drives away the
, monotony of a view of the river il
winter and makes one glad at the re
turn of spring.