The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-12-05
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The Doings Of a Lively Town Briefly Chroni-
cled In Short snip-snap order by the
Stroller and ohum."
Wall paper bargains at Biery's drug
store.
Joseph Green win build on Union
Hill.
r. J. Hongen was at Allentown
Saturday.
-Snyder's new planning mill is being
fitted up for occupancy.
Presiding elder Leopold, of the
Evangelical church, was in town this
week.
-Milt Snyder, the genial manager of
Snyder's store, was at Philadelphia on
Monday.
Mrs. Reuben Kresge continues quite
i'll and fears are entertained for her
recovery.
BY all means pavements should be
laid in Franklin. They are a public
necessity.
Drop in and take a look at our wall
paper bargains. You are bound to be
suited. Biery, the druggist.
-Gebhart Kerner, an old resident of
Franklin, continues seriously ill with
jaundice and may not recover.
Our low prices on wall paper, bord-
ers and decorations can't be beat.
Come and see, Biery, the druggist
Reuben Zimmerman has opened a
blacksmith and wheel wright shop in
Franklin, with Henry Berlin as manager
The Lutheran and Reformed Sun
day School will observe their Christ
mas festivities on the 'night before
Christmas.
Frank Leikel has bought the
Harvey Albright share in the artesian
we'll borer, and the firm now stands
Setter & Leikel.
Aaron Snyder, one of the ADvo-
Gates enterprising advertisers, last
week sold fine-toned organs to Wilson
Oplinger and Amandes Fritz.
-Bowmans Park Association, of the
Evangelical church, have purchased
the old street lamps from the borough
fathers, paying for the same sl.25 each.
The Carbon County Improvement
Company have located their ice manu-
factory near the electric light plant in
building built specially for that
purpose.
Our people will regret to hear that
the Lehigh Valley Biscuit Company, of
Allentown, owned principally by Web
ster G, Weiss, formerly of town, was
seized by the sher if Saturday morning
oh, oh, but it beats anything we
ever gazed on. We mean Charley
Nusbaum's large stock of holiday goods.
Go and see him and open your optics
as we did at the fine goods and low
prices.
The Ebenezer Evangelical Sunday
school has appointed the following
committee U. S. Kresge, VIM. Kreamer,
VIM. Whitehead, Rev. Reitz, Mrs. A. D.
Rishel and Miss Mary Whitehead to
arrange for the usual Christmas ex-
ercises.
The entertainment in the Evangel-
ical church on Thanksgiving night
under the auspices of the Choral Union
was very successful affair and the
committee, Misses Mary Whitehead,
Eva Romig, Gertie Horn, and others
are to be congratulated.
Rev. F. D. Geary, of Schuylkill
Haven, Pa, will off1ciate at the holy
communion of the Evangelical congre-
cation, in School Hall, on Sunday
morning coming. The services in the
morning will be in English and in the
evening German. The regular pastor,
Rev. j. l Voter, will also be present.
Letters for the following persons
remain uncalled for in the post-offlce
at this place. Jacob Keiser, William
Hager, f. p. Knause, A. w. Kramer,
Lewis Weiss, Samuel Rank, Mary Kun
kle and Buella Fisher. If your name
is on the list, when you call for your
letter accompany the request by the
word advertised" as these letters are
kept separate from other mail matter.
1t will interest Weissport people to
know that Rev. G. M. Sandt, pastor of
st. Johns Lutheran church, Wilkes
barre, was presented with a handsome
bicycle by his congregation on Thanks
giving Day, and it is currently report
ed that nearly all the ministers and
professional men of that progressive
city are adopting that mode of migra-
ton.
-ReY. T. A. Huber, of town, pastor OF
the charge comprising the Reformed
churches at Big Greek, Parryville and
, Towamensing, who has just accepted a
call rendered him from large Halle
ton congregation of the same faith, will
not move to the latter place until next
March. There are several pastors look
: ing for the charge to be vacated by
, Rev. Huber, though as yet no selection
. has been made.