The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-07-18
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY, JUYL IS, 1891,
PACKERTON.

PAoKERTON.
Asher Yeakel was visiting operators
Long and Sewel at the Forwarding
office on Monday.
If candidate Esser captures all of
the delegates he expects to, his nomi-
nation is assured on the first ballot.
IF we are to have genuine ballot
reform, honest, patriotic, intelligent
men must be selected. This being the
case it matters but little with what
political party they affiliate.
The candidate that secures the
delegates of Packerton is--there we
came near telling would of
course bring this under the "New
Rules" namelY,paid for article.
Dispatcher Harleman, VIM. Harle-
man, L. p Peters, Matthias Fegley and
Alex Snyder were on a fishing eXcur-
sion last week in Monroe county, they
returned Sunday with fine catch.
&C. A. Harding, the pleasant, oblig-
ing and efficient operator at the For
warding Office, has accepted position
at the depot, ,Lehighton. Charles takes
with him the best wishes of host of
friends.
Robert Swartz, assistant night
dispatcher at this point, has taken
over a thousand trout this season.
Bob understands the ways and haunts
of the speckled beauties and has
way of successfully Turing them away
from their haunts. We think he is the
"Boss" fisher Of this section.
1T is important that delegates to
the Constitutional Convention should
be men of intelligence and ripe expert
ence, men who know just what the
people need and want, and honest
enough to work, insist and vote for
such measures-there are men in this
county, who can faithfully represent
the interests of the Democratic party,
and none better than the Hon. Allen
Craig if he could be induced to ac'
cept
While we can't say from personal
knowledge, yet judging from the say
ings of many of the citizens of Lehigh-
ton, the ADVOCATES persistent efforts
for the building up of that town, has
been of incalculable benefit. A live
wide-awake newspaper booms town
interests outsiders, attracts capital
encourages enterprise, arouses the
the voter, makes the political aspirant
in short dead town is made alive
A home newspaper should receive
cordial and substantial support, it il
the bulletin announcing the towns
doings
Joseph Hartley, resident of thi
town, and an employee at the car shops
suddenly disappeared five weeks age
leaving a wife and three children de
pendent. There was no unpleasantnes
in the home circle, and no reason car
be assigned for his leaving. The mos
careful inquiry gives no trace of hir
outside Of the town. 1t is possible h
may have taken his life, but it is NOR
probable that it is a cruel desertion {
his family His wife is almost hear
broken. If his absence continues, sh
viii be thrown on the charity of til
world. If anyone knows anything
his whereabouts they should let h
family know.
-Powderly severely arraigns seer
tary Foster, charging him with duplicit
tpickery and everything else. n
doubt he tells the truth, yet the fact
it was deep game played by both, al
the wisly secretary came out ahea
The leaders of the two labor organic
tions-Powderly and Gomphers, are
war The political party that prornis
most will get the vote of the stronge'
perhaps. The truth is this ballot 7
form will knock "smithereens" out
the sale of the so-called labor vo
every time. The secret ballot will ]
gulate such leaders to private life.
John Wannamaker, boodl
for the Quay campaign, stock gambl
holder of fraudulent bank stock issl
passes before the people to-day
innocent of all these charges becar
he DIDN'T know it was wrong. Fl
per cent Of the masses believe h
knowingly guilty, and if the "lootiI
of the state and city treasury
honestly and severely probed, tho ma
of John Wannamaker will be dishon
ed-Quay dare not sue the New Y,
World, for defamation of charac
and unless John Wannamaker does
will belong to the Quay roll of dishoI