The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-02-28
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-Ih0 cheapest WINDOW ohado8 IN the
county at Luckenbach's, Mauch Chunk
-Chsrles Boyer, Of Third street.: on
Tuesday moved his family to BreiniRs
Vile, LehiRh county.
There was pleasant little social gather
ing at the home Of George HallmAn, on
north First street, Monday evening.
AT BlsrY's drug store, Welssport, you
can buy the newest and cheapest wall
papers, borders and decorations.
DIR. W. +. Dancer. the eve, ear and
nose specialist, OF Hazleton, will DO at the
Exchange Hotel on Friday March 9th.
Merchant tailor Peters Is making ar
rAngements fOi the erection Of = double
frame dwelling house on BankwAy,
Buyers are surprised at the low prices
asked for new and beautiful wall papers.
decorations and borders at Biery's WelSS-
port drug store.
IA horse, horseW Come of, young
fellow. Hire your teams at Ebbert's pop
ulsr livery on North streets. Terms the
lowest.
If YOU buy wall papers, borders and
decorations before seeing the new stock al
Biery's WelsspOrt drug store you will lose
money on your purchase.
Our old friend, John Hauk, the baker,
laid up for several weeks past with rheum-
atiSm's fearful pangS. is able to move about
once more.
-Lehigh Fire Company will meet In
]. &. h. seaboldt's insurance ard real
estate office next Wednesday evening, and
every member Is wanted present.
"A larger and cheaper stock Of watches,
sllverware, &C., than ever before 10 now
offered for sale BY s. HaRaman, Lehlghton,
Penna. Dec. Com.
The days now lsngthsn at the rate Of
sixteen minutes everV week.
The electric light wires now being put
up along our streets by the Carbon County
Improvement Company are Of copper, tiYs-
eighth of an inch thick, with an insulating
covering Of one-fourth inch. The wire has
a capacity of 600 lights.
The Lehlghton Base Ball Club manage
ment can congratulate Itself on haYlnG Sc
cured Jim Simmons, the old reliable Sec
ond baseman for the season coming. Hes
a rattler on the diamond.
Council, that is the new body, want to
do something soon In the matter Of laying
q suitable foOtwAlk from the Valley Heuse
to the new Iron bridge. WeIHSpOrt took
the Initiative yearaRo In building plank
walk on their side Of the bridge, now this
town wants to do something.
AN obserVAnt exchange remarks that
30 far as economy lie concerned, 1t ls cheap
er for man to take his home paper than
1t Is to stop 1t, for nine out Of ten after or
derinR 1t stopped will in the course Of year
wear out two dollars worth Of sole leather
trying to borrow the paper they ordered
stopped.
When the assessors get to work In this
town they want TO value some Of the
property at the exoTbitant rates at which
It Is held by the owners. This might pos
siby prove to be means TO break the rule
whereby excessive prices are maintained.
Eugene Everitt, late Of the Welssporl
House, IN that town. has Just completed
negotiations whereby he becomes the ownel
Of ZachHom's popular Packerton hostlery
on the Mauch Churk road. he will take
possession as soon as Nj. HON take
charge of the Mansion House, in this city
now conducted by his brother, G. H., WHIT
will retire from active business.
Baker Joseph Seidle, reports his busl
meas as booming, Already this year hi
sales Of loaf bread have increased 1000
loaves over last year, This is quite en-
couraginR to Mr.. Seidle, when It 10 remem
bered that during 1890 he baked and sol,
! between 125,000 and 10000 loaTeS o
bread, not including cakes and pretEels.
Among some Of our merchants th
early closing movement don't close. Their
: is no reason why our people can't do thei
shopping during the day and early evening
The Luther Union will celebrate thei
: first anniversary on Thursday evening mex
q week. For the occasion q specially pre-
pared program iS now in course Of prepArl
tiOn. The regular election for officers wi
take place on the Monday evening proceed
ing.
The RAtclih fund 10 now over SooC
e The latest contributions were . receipte
T bill for S32 6S from DIR. N. y. RebeF. G
: town, for medical services rendered and
: cash subscription Of $50 from Mrs. Thol
Powers, Of Philadelphia.
The "Broom.maker'' advertised fo
, this Friday evening lS not for the benefit q
the Lehlghton Base Ball Association, q
& stated in our issue Of last week, but is unde
& Opera House management. We make thI
Q correction to remedy the wrong impresslo
now in circulation.
The new Council will organize ltse
e into an active body on Monday svenin
Il coming. They will elect . secretary, treai
;, urer and supervisor. Their selections wal
y 10 be good.
b We have received through Rev. G.. n
le DUNCAN, pastor Of the NJ. e. Church,
very Interesting sketch Of the life Of job
y Wesley, the founder Of Methodnm. OWN
D. 10 lack Of space, however. We are compel
b I'd 70 omit It.
"a The 0ermanlA Sangerbund had
7 special meeting on Monday evening In Il
e Mansion House pArl0rs for the purpose
celebrating the birthday Of the FEther
~ our Country, George Warrington. A
\, propriate addresses were made BY Presldei
~ Christian HAGerdorn, Charles Ripp 81
others.
The many friends Of Mrs. Jam
Campbell, Of Carbon street, ThurBday ev
40 ming suddenly surprised that lady By u
es ing possession Of her home-the oceaslI
being her birthday annivorsary. The eT
on ming was spent In very pleasant mann
and the climax capped BY . delectable I
g, past At which forty-tWo big and lltl
Itl- mouths participated.
The generous spirit which actuates 4
OF people Of this town Rnd valley in Xii
ng offerings to the Rascllh family Of Sec0l
'n' street, shown an excellent characteristic
he our people. To the many offerings Alrea
erS turned In the Luther Union have added
ed bag Of -four. Mrs. Ratclln Il now "
lye provided for.
he "A very bad habit that should be brok
ler At once is the croWdinR Of church vestibu
Oh and corridors by people who attend funen
ol5i 10 the great Inconvenience Of mOurDers, "
are forced 70 push their way throu