The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-02-21

Original aud clipped. Little maitern Of
Interest that are Worth the Reading,
There are eight prisoners in the county
Jail
WIN. schoch Is building coy frame
dwelling In the Beaver Run.
10000 tons Of coal passed over the
scales in the Packerton yards on Monday
and Tuesday.
The Banks township night schools
closed successful three months term on
Tuesday evening. James BIeslin was the
teacher.
"A bin providing that The terms for
Chief Burgesses shall be three years In
stead OF one, has been introduced In the
Legislature.
Farmers and others IN The lower end ef
Carbon have set out over 1000 peach trees
according to the report of tree agent
Snyder, Of franklin.
Soldiers pensions have Just been
granite to the following named persons to
wit: Original-J oseph GIeenzweig, Weiss
port; John Wright, South Bethlehem.
Harry Petit, Of Parryville, who was
before Judge Butler,at Philadelphia, Mon
day, charged with sending obcene matter
through the mail was fined $50 and costs.
The plant of the silk mil at Wealth
erly, covers a ground space off 5,000s square
feet The buildings are all of one story
high. The outfit comprises 10000 spin
ming spindles, winders, &C.
-DiIdlre Snyder, of the old Snyder farm,
Towamensng, has stated a peach orchard.
He planted 200 choice young trees last fall.
Butcher Frank Delhi, Of the same town.
ahir "A Unua ipfn tho arnu bfrqinocc on q
small scale,
"A gentleman employed by the Evans
Mining Company met with serious acci.
dent at Audenried, late Monday evening"
His horse ran away. the carriage was upset,
and the man had one of his legs broken
and was badly cut about the head.
"A fool out West drank quart Of whis
key, and It killed him. A woman In New
York drank seven cups of tea, and the re-
suit was death. A man in our own State
drank fifteen glasses of water, and died
Whatever you drink, be moderate.
"A remarkable case of longevity exist.
| in Hanover township, Northampton county
There are three residents in one house,
Solomon Snyder, aged 81; his wife, aget
81, and bis wife's brother, Owen Ritter,
aged 7S-and aggregate of $50 years.
AT Rex's Bon Marche, Mauch Chunk
| purchasers will find one of the most exten
sive assortments of goods ever put or salt
4 in single store in Carbon county. Tit
! prices are in such an array of combination
and the goods so varied that the store re
| presents one dazzling bargain.
The habit of stopping wagons and 9th
er vehicles on the street crossings is a bat
one and should be stopped, especially IL
! bad weather when pedestrians, at great in
convenience and discomfort are Obliged t,
cass around the blockading vehicles in nut
and slush.
Tie various institutions, public ant
private, throughout the State, seem 4
think the State is a great charitable foun
tain from which ducals should. flow witt
out stint. Already appropriations hav
been asbed to the amount of S6,000,0 ,000
and they are not yet all in.
Philip Hofacker, the Master Mechani
and Superintendent of the Lehigh Vale
Railroad CompanVs foundry aud machin
shops, at Wealberly, died ON Thursda
night, after a brief illness with apoplexy
He was born in 1916, in Chester count
and took up a residence in Weatherly Il
1852. Deceased was much esteemed by
large circle of friends.
There Is trouble in the Walcksvill
precinct. The teachers of that district OF
ganized themselves into a literary societ
recently and held their weekly meeting 1
the school house. The directors found ou
about it and kicked so hard that at
special Meeting Wednesday evening th
society was ordered out. The young peopl
are up in arms against the directors.
Cards are out announcing the marriaQ
on Wednesday, Feb. 25, of Miss Virgini
of Weatherly, to Mr. Vim. NJ. Romine. {
Milwaukee. Wis. Miss Hunter is one {
the best known and most esteemed youn
ladies in WeatheTly and has great man
friends who will be pleased to hear of h'
, approaching marriage. Mr.. Romine is
? passenger agent for the Great Norther
? Railroad. The ceremony will take plat
E IN the Methodist Episcopal church
: Weatherly,