The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-04-18
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viii very likely only be eight months.
Tho mines at Jeanesville arc only
being worked l3 and IA days a month
--Lansford pays their burgess q
salary of 500 a year; secretary, 500
and treasurer &34615.
Tho people of Audenried win be
treated to grand musicale in Hasack
Hall on the evening of the 18TH
Peter Kenan, an employee in the
Jeanesville mines, was badly squeezed
between the cars Monday. He win re-
cover
We won't mention any names, but
on East Penn farmer claims to have 100
chickens that lay 100 dozen eggs every
week. This is something quite eggstra-
ordinary.
-Enterprising Weatherly is always
wanting something. Now it is military
company. Anticipating its success,
what's the matter with editor Faust as
Captain? In the language Of the day,
shes all riehtm
Shortly after midnight Thursday,
Nesquehoning was visited by a fire
that cleaned out one block of houses
and for a time threatened to destroy
the entire town. No fatal accidents
occurred during the conAagration.
The town has no fire company.
Two coal trains eollided at the iron
bridge opposite Glen OnolSo Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Engine 344
crushed into the rear end of the train
hauled by engine 377, and twenty
loaded cars were derailed and com
pletely wrecked. No one was hurt.
Beaver Meadow celebrated Hun
garian wedding the other day. The
feast consisted of prunes,
pickles, bread and super abundance
of beer. These festive occasions
last a k, following which
the "happily mated couple" succumb
to a quieter life.
The wheat fields present very fine
and promising appearance. They are
fresh and green, and the indications
are that there will be rich harvest |
this year. The grass is also beginning |
to sprout and show signs of growth, |
and few weeks of favorable weather |
will bring out the crops all right.
The early part of April is almost as
dangerous to health as March and |
every one should be careful about |
to the treachery of its alleged |
mildness. Pneumonia and |
are prevalent and old |
people and children have special
reasons to keep themselves well clad.
The somewhat humorously inclined |
Mccarthy of the Hazleton Sentinel |
submits the following as the epitaph
Tor the Jacob Ginter monument to be
erected at Summit Hill. To the Mem
1ry of Philip Ginter, whose discovery
ed to the establishment of business
saL L. a,.1 - i
in the coal regions"
s. H. Hollinger, of Lansford, SEQ
-etary of the Middle Coal Field Poor
and well-known Republican
seriously ill for some
months, underwent surgical opera
ion recently and is now somewhat
better in condition. He has hosts of
friends all over the county who look
md hope for his speedy recovery.
Are you "all broken up2" Have
you experienced that stirred feeling9n
bad cold? Bones ache? General
ceiling of disagreeableness? Do you
hink marriage a failure? Wonder
whether life is worth living? Feel old?
Want to die? Don't care whether your
is paid up or not? Don't
believe it pays to advertise? You've
rot the "grip."
The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
company are preparing to drive two
'ock tunnels at Tresckow for the pur-
pose of mining large body of the
Wharton vein that cannot be taken
nut by other means. Both tunnels
tart from the bottom of No. 8 stripping
md run north and south. 1t will be
ome time before the work is accom-
,lished but when it is large body of
ioal is expected to be found.
-Weatherly has an electric street
light at a small cost to the town. In
rider to cheaper the street illumina-
ion, the Council also put in an inean-
lescent or domestic plant, which brings
n considerable revenue. The whole
,utfit cost S7,618.l1, and the running
expenses last year were $203242; the
eceipts were S2,4 39-considerable
,ver the running expenses The re-
,eipts were from these sources: Incan-
lescent light, S1,661.12; for arc lights,
i74027 Another commendable feature
S that the price for the use of Wealth
,rly's light to the consumers is the
owest in the State.
AT the silver anniversary of the G.
\. r., at White Haven, on Monday
April 9Th the following inter
iSIllk DIORIdll Was IBuUBf-
ID, including music by the band; songs
~ Mrs. Geo. Sackett, by a quartette
consisting of Messrs. Jones. Porter
Norris and Alworth, and by Geo.
Watson; prayers by Post chaplain S. A.
Stearns; recitation by DR.. Brader; his
ory of G.. A. r., by Adjutant D. KEEPER:
'eading of orders by Comrade Buck
Ilew; address by Rev. r. Mallalieu, and
IN Grafton on the Conception OF
Military Orders" by comrade I. H.
sourwine. The program was well
in every respect, and the
ration of Mr.. Sourwine was appro-
,riate, pleasing and we'll received. Al
ogether the exercises were successful,
md the old vets are correspondingly
lappy.
After signing petitions, collecting
money, running to Mauch Chunk fight
ng the courts of Carbon county for a
number of years, says a writer to the
Plain Speaker of Hazleton, the citizens
# this place who reside in Banks town
hip, have succeeded in getting poll
ng place in this town. Ever since this
district has been organized these voters
we're compelled to go to Lewiston to
lave the privilege of casting their
yotes. The movement has been on foot
md has been agitated for number of
ears but at the last term of court
Judge Dreher gave his consent to sign
he new district if the amount of money
'equired to pay the cost be collected.
This was done and was paid on Monday
md the new district signed for the fall
election. The following board has been
appointed: Judge, Pat Martin; inspec-
ors, Chas O'Donnell and VIM Hughes.
PAY UP.
Some subscribers are behind hand on
and we think it is about
-ina fhnu shnr1ld thinlr of rnarrinrr M,