The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-06
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The Doings Of q Lively Town Briefly chroni-
cled in Short snip-snap Order by the
Stroller and Chum."
Jacob Kresge is building on the
east side
Miss Gertie Horn is visiting Allen
town friends.
And the Good win Hook and
Ladder Company, what ofitY
Benjamin Berlin, Of Berlinsville,
is visiting his brother in Franklin.
Howard, and Miss Mabel Morey, of
Danielsville, are guests Of Jacob
Wentz.
For sale "A good mare with colt
seven weeks old. Apply to Geo. Miller
North Weissport. 3t
Samuel Walp and wife Of the east
side, have returned from a pleasant
sojourn of few days with Monroe
county friends.
Some miscreants stole bunch of
fine bananas from Seager's Corner
Store, Monday evening The Jail is
waiting for such people.
David Straup is prepared to re-
pair sieves, stenners, measures, chairs,
&c, at very low prices for cash. Shop,
near squire Boyer's office. Give him a
call. 2t
Work will be resumed on the new
school building in the Franklin Inde
pendent District, next week The
building is to be completed for the fall
term of school
The old mud hole lying between
the canal and the Central railroad is to
be filed up, according to all reports,
nothing could be better. The old
puddle is only a disease breeder.
Presiding Elder W. A. Leopold, of
the Allentown district of the Evangeli-
cal Association, will preach in school
hall Sunday morning next at 10o'clock,
at which time the holy sacrament will
also be administered
Go to Curtis, the Jeweler
Oscar Seager was at Philadelphia,
Wednesday, buying in new goods. Mr..
Seager is now nicely located in his
handsome new store building ON the
corner and is ready for the rush of
customers, who want bargains.
Reuben Zimmerman and family
were in Fogelsville, Lehigh county,
this week attending the funeral Of Mr..
Zimmerman's sister Kate A., who died
suddenly of paralysis on Sunday even
lllB previous dJ uub dAb Ol W years.
Rev. Morgan A. Peters, a graduate
of the Heidelberg Seminary, of Tiffln,
Ohio, will preach trial sermon before
the Reformed congregation here next
Sunday. Morning services in German
at 10 o'clock: English services in the
evening at 7 o'clock All are invited.
Tho following letters remain un-
called for in the post Office Elias
Schnell. George Sacherer, Wester
Fisher, David Kibbler, Alfred Walcl1
and George Getz. Persons calling for
any of the above letters will please say
advertised" as they are kept separate
and apart from other mail matter.
All hail to Weissport. Council
have decided TO have our enterprising
little town illuminated with electricity,
and accordingly, the incandescent
light will soon take the place of the
miserable old coal oil lamps. The
council, the people and the town is to
be congratulated on the improvement.
Keep the ball rolling.
The new board of directors for the
Franklin Independent School District
organized Monday evening by re-elect-
ing r. j. Hongen, president; II. 7.
Smawley, secretary, and DR.. P. A.
Andrews, treasurer. The old board of
directors assembled in meeting twenty
four times last year, labored energeti-
cally for the success of the schools, In
retiring, they have the congratulations
of the people for their efforts.
Go to Curtis, the Jeweler.
The Weissport School Board re-
organized Monday evening by the
election of W. F. Biery, president; DR..
w. L. Kutz, secretary, and Reuben
Musselman, treasurer. The other
members of the board are Austin
Boyer, Chas. Laury and AlGuth. AT
the same meeting Che directors decided
to reopen the schools On August oath
and at the same time raise the salary
of the principal from $500 to $1,000
per month.
Now that the light question has
been settled, let our enterprising fel
low citizens 20 in with sleeves rolled
up for a solution Of the water problem.
The Carbon County Improvement
Company will give the town a first-class
supply of water, providing one hun
dred spigots are subscribed for and
the borough takes eight fire plugs, Tt
seems to us that this is one grand op-
portunity and it should be taken adj
vantage of. Come, stir up things.
now!