The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-02-07
a COLUMN OF JUmBLEs.

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Interest that are worth the Reading,
There will be fOur eclipses this year
two Of the sun and two Of the moon; also a
transit OF Mercury across the disc Of the
sun. May Dat Gas p M, transit Of Mercury
across the disc Of the sun, partly visible
here. May %, total eclipse of the noon
invisible here. June 9, annual eclipse Of
the sun, invisible here. November 10 at
p iu., total eclipse Of the moon, visible here
December 1, partial eclipse Of the sun, in.
visible here.
Tine teachers local institute At Lans-
ford on Friday evening and Saturday Of
last week was one Of most successful
educational events In the history of the
county. An extensive program was re-
cited with much genuine interest. Lans-
ford is to be congratulated on having the
material to promulgate and carry out so
successful an affair.
An exchange remarks that, If there is
anyone in the world who deserves pity, 1t is
the man who is too mean to subscribe for
a local paper aud week after week borrows
one from his next door neighbor, so that
be may know what is going on about him,
Still the borrower is one step higher Than
the man who subscribes for a paper and
never pays it.
This is the way fellow from East
Mauch Chunk advertises the holding of a
shooting match. As he has it, it hurts
your eyes to read i'll "Hollo Marks Man
A Shooding Match will tax Plas on 10 Feb
1891 in East Mauch Chunk & Lehigh
Street by the subscriber & If not A fare
shood day It be Post to Ia Feb. with shod
so yards"
The most independent fellows to day
holding Office are the Constables, because
they do not have to run the gauntlet Of an
election until 1898. The Assessors viii
hold over until 1892, This being the ear
for the triennial assessment each district
will elect two Assistant Assessors.
George Enzian, of Franklin township,
has leased his large tract of land in East
Maucb Chunk, TO party of gentlemen in
Mauch Chunk who will prospect for coal.
The machinery for this purpose has arrived
and work will soon be commenced.
The prettiest lot of silverware we ever
looked at can now be seen at the Jewelry
Store of e. II. Hohl's Mauch Chunk. II
you want to get nice wedding present at
remarkable price and something very
pretty, come here.
The sun was out just long enough on
candlemas day for the ground hog to see
his shadow and, according to old sayings,
that means six weeks more of cold and
clustering weather.
"A. w. Leisenring, President Of the
First National Bank Mauch Chunk, is still
ousing the same gold pen with which he
signed the first check when his bank was
organized in 1866.
"A popularity about the 1891" is that
adding the first figure to the second makes
the third aud subtracting the fourth figure
from the third gives the number of the
century.
Daniel Gallagher, of JeanesYille, is re-
jolcing over the recovery of S270 recently
lost by him. The money was found by Q
Miss Annie McCafferty, of Mauch Chunk
William Boaz, a Weatherly moulder
was taken to the st Luke's Hospital, Beth
lehem, Saturday, for treatment for badll
burned pedal appendage.
Constable Setter, of FRANKLIN town
ship, will sell the personal property o
Rachel Haines, of East Penn on the 12tl
to satisfy Judgment.
The public schools in some of tn
townships in this county will close the sii
! months term next month.
The Mauch Chunk fire department
have elected George Sendal Chief Enginee
and R, E, Seip, assistant.
! Patrick Ferry died at his home Il
} Beaver Meadow, Monday of dropsy.
Hon. Michael Cassidy has been mad
a school director at Nesquehoning.
The enterprising town of Weather.
wants to be divided into wards.
The Lehigh bridge at Walnutportrha
been declared free.
r = Che comic valentine has burst int
0 hideous bloom.
e "A Kickapoo Indian show il located a
Audenried.
t The I.ansford ward question is sti
S unsettled.
r -"Fastnaoht" will be here on the 1OLt
Lent begins on February IL.
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