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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16
MEWsY WsIsaPoRT.


The Doinga Of o. lively Town Briefly Chroni.
cled in Short snip-snap order by the
stroller and Chum."
The Good win Hook & Ladder Co.,
continues still
Weissport is now agitating the
water question.
Seager's new store building is
under roof.
Reckless driving on our thorough
fares should be stopped,
Constable Setter was TO Easton on
official business Saturday.
For Exchange silver watch. for
chickens, j. ID. Curtis, the Weissport
Jeweler.
For sale-A good mare with colt
seven weeks old. Apply TO Geo Miller,
North Weissport. 3t
For Sale-A new baby carriage at
500 worth $40 J. d. Curtis, the
Weissrort Jeweler
The Levan and Harleman proper
ties on Union Hill are enclosed with
handsome iron fences.
Thos, Arner has the contract to
build John Rehrig's new residence on
Union Hill
-Jona. Markley, OF the Philadelphia
Custom House, spent Sunday with old
friends in Franklin
The genial John Arner, Of Perth
Amboy, ~ j., was shaking hands with
old friends hereabouts Tuesday.
"A seven year old son of John
Seller was drowned in the canal, a short
distance below Geisel's lock. on Tues
day morning.
Neat iron fences enclose and very
much improve the appearance OF the
lL+eyan and Harleman properties on
Union Hill.
Mrs. Emma, wife Of George Fisher.
died Wednesday morning Deceased
was aged about % years. Funeral will
take place Saturday.
Rev. J. I. Yotter, Of the Evangelical
church, will discourse in School Hall
Sunday evening ct 7:30 O'Clock. A
cordial invitation is extended the
public to attend.
The people should petition court
to have the L. G. q N. Co, build new
bridge over the canal-the present
structure, with its apology for a foot |
walk, is = digrace to any. civilized com |
munity
-About 20 members Of Poho POGO |
Tribe, III, Imp, 0. Of R. M, accom- !
panied by the Arlon Cornet Band, of |
Lehighton, participated in Tammany |
Day at Allentown on the 18th instant |
The Road Commissioner Is cultivat-
ing Bridge street by filing up the |
numerous ruts with soft stones. One
OF two heavy rains and 1t will make |
beautiful mud. Such improvements
are all waste Of the peoples money.
"A very pretty wedding happily |
solemnized in Ebenezer Evangelical |
Church Thursday was that Of Miss Ella. |
the accomplished daughter OF Nathan |
Snyder TO Oscar Christmsn, one Of our
leading young business men. Rev. /. |
j. Rutz offioiated. The young couple
many presents. The ADFooATE
offers warm congratulations.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16
sEcRET sooIErY aossrP.

@WOmen figure prominently in the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows.
Twenty per cent. OF the Odd
Fellows in the United States and
Canada are of that sex. They consti-
tute what are known as the Rebecca
lodges, of which there are 2,016 in the
United States and Canada, with 115,-
393 members. They are full-hedged
Odd Fellows and they are highly ss-
teemed by their stronger brothers.
The daughters Of Rebecca have done
much to win the admiration Of the
fraternity.
*The parade in honor Of the 10th
annual session Of the Grand Castle X.
G.. f., of Penna, at Pottsville on Tues
day was one of the grandest and most
imposing demonstrations ever seen in
this section. Between 1000 and 1000
Sir Knights we're in line. The city
was handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion and the general verdict Of the
citizens is that 1t was the grandest af-
fair they ever witnessed.
"A statement prepared at the Pen
sion Once shows that during the month
| Of April last there was issued 3l.545
pension certificates OF all classes the
! first payments on which aggregated 63
| 874Sl5 OF the total number OF certi
| hcates issued II, l67 were under the
| general law, and 20,373 under the Act
! of June 9th, 1880.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16
Norrs RY ~ Va.

#Harry Swartwood, of Lehighton, was
doing good work with the hose when he
fell from the second story window of
Snyder's residence and sustained seri-
GUS injuries. He is still very low.
#The "boysn with the steamer, from
Mauch Chunk, are to be complimented
for their prompt arrival and the work
they did.
*rhe Obert's deserve q world Of praise
for the quick manner in which they
placed their machine on the ground.
*The bucket brigade and the boys at
The pump worked like heroes and are
to be complimonted for their efforts.
"a number Of Kings Daughters,
from this town, took the "boys," who
fell prostrated, in charge and kindly
ministered to them until they were out
Of danger. The editor and "deviln of
this paper kindly acknowledge their
treatment and tender thanks. Every
christian woman should be Kings
Daughter.
*Miss Gertie Horn, Alex Graver,
Oliver Trine, Lewis Werner, John
Hausman, Elmer Reed and several
others fell exhausted from the heat
and labor. They have all recovered.
"A boat passing up the canal caught
fire and was badly burned, and would
have been destroyed but for the men
who rushed in the water and guided it
out
*The fire that swept the same corner
occurred four years ego next October
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sMeadville Jail has nine prisoners
only
Slot weather crowds the Reading
mountain roads.
sBristol has a debt Of 10000 and
Newton only t250.
SIhere are more vacant houses in
Souderton than ever before.
sReading claims 67,s34, residents by
a new directory just published
sWith el4O0OO0O assessed valuation
Allentown pays $4,000 In taxes.
ga six-mill tax rate IN Reading gives
the Councilmen e325, 900 10 spend
sChester County Commissioners de-
cline 10 settle with the court stenograp
her.
Supervisors Of Halle township, Lu-
zerne county, expended Sl6, 100 last
year on roads.
SA new rolling mill to be located
near Kimberly's mill Is now an assured
fact at sharon.
sA camp Of Sons Of Veterans, with
eighteen members, has been organized
at HellertoWn
sThe Mammoth vein. 60 feet thick,
has been uncovered At West Bear Ridge
COlliery, Shenandoah.
eThe Scranton Letter-o carriers Asso-
citation has voted $50 toward the erec-
ton Of a monument 10 the late Sunset
Cox.
! sat tho State Encampmont Of the
Sous OF Veterans held at Dubois
( Easton was selected as the place fol
I the encampment next year
sWyoming county farmers report
that they have found more value in
cabbage and celery for the past twl
years than in other farm produce ex
icept potatoes. and a heavy aareaao o
sash Wil BE- planted this year.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16

Ere nhiin Township Suffers 100000 Lost
'5yFiro People wild with Excitement
Men Frustrated by Heat.
A little before twelve o'clock Mon
! day morning clouds Of black smoke
were seen issuing from Nathan snyder's
large planning mill along the canal in
Franklin township, and a few minutes
later bright, lurid flame shot from the
gabel end of the mill, soon spreading
its entire length and enveloping the
building in flames. The greatest ex-
citement prevailed the wind blowing
northward threatening the destruction
of the whole village A few minutes
from the time the fire was first dis
covered two streams OF water were
playing on it from the steam pump
connected with the mill, and little
later Joseph Obert's portable pump
engine was on the scene with q score Of
willing hands to work her This,
practically, saved the destruction Of
the village, and Mr. Obert can not be
too highly praised for the quick
manner in which the machine was
placed at tho fire The flames soon
spead to the lumber sheds, then to The
stables of Aaron Snyder and Joseph
Ruch, sweeping everything in its way
with devouring fiendishness. Several
times Snyder's big store building and
residence was on fire but q steady
stream of water from Obert's machine
soon. quenched it. The wind now
shifting more TO the east sent the
sparks whirling in that direction and
soc,n the cry of FIRE issued from there,
and just at this time the steamer from
Mnuch Chunk were unloaded from the
cars and run to the scene where they
sopn had things in control, but not
uu til Daniel Olewine's frame residence,
occupied by John Nothstein, was
ruined. The men worked like troians
at the pump and only quit when ex-
haustion compelled them too, and so
with the bucket brigade-men fell
prostrated while carrying water TO the
littleportable pump that has twice saved |
Franklin and has doubly earned the
name of "Franllin's Salvador"
The Snyder mill was one Of the
largest in this section Of the state, be-
ing of frame two and half stories
high, 45xl65 feet in dimensions. 1t
was fitted up with all the latest i'm
proved machinery and the storage room
contained thousands of dollars worth |
Of finished work In the three lumber
sheds destroyed with contents we're
piled 250OOO feet Of unfinished material
Mr.. Snyder's loss is not much less than
s600O0 The mill was uninsured. Josiah |
Ruch's stable, burned, no insurance;
Aaron Snyder's stable, together with !
contents, burned, no insurance; Ruch's |
lime-kiln, burned, no insurance; Ben |
Kuhns dwelling damaged, fully insured |
in the Northampton Fire Insurance
Co.; OlaWine's building, insured; house
hold furniture of John Nothstein. fully |
insured with the American Of Phila- |
delphia There were other buildings |
in the neighborhood damaged by the |
flames and smoke, but they are not |
material the loss being very light.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16

The County Capital suiritedIy Epitomised
by Special Correspondents Personal
nud Otherwise.
There are only eight prisoners I'm
the county jail
The famous" Switcbbaok Rail
road viii open for traffic on noxt Mon
day.
County CLERK Esser reports 1887
marriage licenses as having been
issued.
Frank P. Sharkey, ESQ, is Mauch
Chunks new town clerk, Franks
election meets with the unanimous
approval of his many friends.
John Spohn died Friday night at
the age Of 81 years. He was a native OF
Germany, having emigreted to this
country in 1852 For some years he
was night watchman for the First
National Bank Interment took place
Monday afternoon.
1t is the talk here among our
politicians that DR. j. G.. Zern. of
Weissport, who was Senatorial candj-
date last year, viii not 20 into the
prothonatary fight against George
Esser, the present able incumbent.
John Mulhearn who died in Pftts-
burg last week WAS brought to this
place for burial Monday - interment
being made Tuesday afternoon. De-
ceased was q brother to Hon. p. NJ. and
Dennis Mulheern, and had been located
III PittSburg for about one year.
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PrnpLr oN TEE 60.
Flash Pictures Of Familiar Faces Comm
md Going.

Flash Pictures OF Familiar Faces Coming
and Going.
Editor Faust Of the Weatherly
Herald was in town Monday.
Misses Gertie Peters and Laura
Seidle spent Thursday at Slatington
with friends.
Sheriff Levan was in this town and
Weissport for few hours Wednesday
serving jury notices.
Our old friend Dennis Nothstein,
of Normal Square, was a prominent
Lehighton visitor Monday.
The iovial Ex-Sherif Rabenold, of
Allentown, was closing digits with his
many friends here on Thursday.
Mrs. Milton Kemerer, Of Bethle-
hem, IS visiting her sister Mrs. Ii. V.
Mortimer, Jr., on BankWay.
Daniel Medlar, formerly, Of town,
but now Of Sayre, Pa, was shaking
hands with friends here on Monday
Misses Eliza Morgan and Lille
Kress, OF Slatington, visited Miss Gertie
Peters, on First street, last week.
F. p. Bachman, the courteous and
obliging clerk Of the American House.
Mauch Chunk, was here on Sunday.
Frank Semmel, Chronicle COM
positor of Allentown, spent Sunday
with Punch Reed, the Advocate artist.
Our old friend Sinyard, OF Mahon-
ing Valley, dropped In to see MS for a
few minutes Wednesday while in town.
George S. Hallman, Of the firm OF
Hallman a Kutz, manufacturers Of
cigars, Lansford, was in town Satur-
day.
-Thos. J. Nusbaum, one Of Lans-
ford's popular merchants, was in town
Tuesday for few hours while on his
way TO Philadelphia
Mrs. Peter Helm, left town Tues
lay for New York City, from where she
sailed Wednesday on the steamer
Westernland, for Germany, where she
win visit friends for the next few
months. We wish the lady bon voyage
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16

Harry Meendsen was home over
Sunday.
-Rumor has it that Mr. S. A. Prutz-
man will commence a pay school in
the near future
Lehigh Gap Good Templers we're
represented at Slatington Tuesday by
Messrs. Il. c. Teter and S. A. Prutzman
and Misses Matte Gruber and Bertha
Teter.
Mrs. Owen Schoenberger, after a
few weeks illness, died Saturday. De
ceased was sister TO Mrs Chas. Straup,
Of this place She was aged GA years.
A kind wife and indulgent mother.
she was esteemed by all who knew her.
Interment took place Tuesday, large
concourse OF sorrowing friends and re-
latives participating in the last sad
rites. Rev. w. A. Leopold, of the
EVangelica Church, oficiated.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16

From che IIopper of Every Day Evcnt
Tho ohroniciings OF a Live Reporter.
we are TO have hose house
Gobel's Hall on First street viii bc
electric lighted.
For the best makes Of Bicycles go
to u. G., Hern, Lehighton.
Full line of Ingram and Brusscl
carpets at Henry Schwartz's.
-Lohighton gets a hose house.
Buy wall paper, borders and deco.
ration at 8iery's, Weissport,
DIR. v. IT. Dancer, of Hazleton, win
be at tho Exchange Hotel on Friday,
May 2oth.
It is hose house.
Wall papers in all the new and
handsome effects are to be had at
Bierys, Weissport drug store, at the
very lowest figure.
For good clock and watch repair
ing go to Wilson Frantz, the new
ieweler on Bankway. All work done
neatly, cheaply and promptly. 4t
All the new things in wall papers,
borders and decorations and painters
supplies can be had at Luckenbach's
Mauch Chunk very cheap.
The popular Germania Sangerbund
were entertained in great style, by
Mayor Ben Kuntz at his south Second
street residence on Thursday evening
last.
The lack Of local news in this weeks
paper is caused by three of the force
having been knocked out at the fire
over In Franklin last Monday. Next
week will do better
This beautiful weather is just the
season for a drive through the valleys
on either side OF this town. Why not
take advantage Of it and hire team OF
David Ehhert. Livery on north street,
DIR. w. 2. Dancer, Of Hazleton,
successfully performed the operation
Of removing Jack Yenser's right eye,
the site of which had recently been
destroyed Jack bore the operation
like a soldier.
-"Full timen was ordered at Packer
ton this week for the men now working
there. This is good news, for much of
our business prosperity depends on
the Valley shops at Peckerton. We
hope the men who were suspended
viii soon be taken back.
The base ball festival on Friday
and Saturday evenings was not bloom
ing success-the patronage extended
being limited to a very small scale,
some Of our people, however, responded
literally for which the committee
tender sincere thanks.
AT q meeting Of the worthy gentle
men comprising Council, held this
week, it was decided that the borough
would erect a hose house. Goodl II
it is in order now to make suggestions
the ADVOCATE would ask that the build
ing be a thoroughly substantial one in
every particular.
There is no safeguard like a local
newspaper. Nothing conduces so
much to keep up a town and help bust
ness, and merchants and business men
should give them the preference. Yet
frequently the only return the papers
get for their enterprise is depreciation
from those whom they have benefited
both directly and indirectly.
On Friday night of last week Geo.
Enzian, Of Franklin township, was
driving along Third street when his
horse was precipitated in a trench dug
across that thorou9hfare FOR the pur-
pose Of making water connection. He
narrowly escaped a severe accident,
More care should be taken to guard
such dangerous places.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16
senator Rnpsher ON Banot reform .

On Tuesday of this week the Ballot
Reform Bill and the Bill for calling a
Constitutional Convention, were again
debated In the State Senate. senator
Robinson and other Senators referred
to Senator Rapsher's speech of last
week by saying that the Senator from
Carbon was the only Senator on the
Democratic side who had thus far open
ly and squsrely spoken Tor genuine
Ballot Reform, as laid down in the
Democratic platform of 1890 aud as de-
elares in Che recent utterance of
Governor Pattison ia his Inaugural
Address. Several Democratic Senators
have taken the position in the Senate
that q Constitutional Convention Is
not necessary TO secure Ballot Reform,
while Senator Rspsher strongly con
tends that the Democratic party Is
eomnlttsd 10 u, by the oft, repeated
pledges Of its standard bearers during
the campaign OF 1880, and that the
people Of this commonwealth earnestly
demand it.n-Evening Star.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16
NAILRoAp GOSSIP.

THE Iehigh Valley passenger train
have donnsd their summer
uniforms
tThe Pullman Palace Car Company
now operates 2,0JO sleeping and draw
ing room cars over l2d,O37 miles ofrail-
road IN this country. The company
has about e20OOOOO invested in cars.
tAmong the railroad boys foot race
is talked OF between Oscar Hines and
Mart H0ugh Ecve Schoch, who runs
the telephone shauty for the Valley
Company viii be pistol frer and stake
holder.
IA reunion OF railroad men win be
held at Scranton, Pa, on May 25. Rail
ROAD men from all over the State viii
attend The railroad men Of Scranton
ere making elaborate preparations for
the entertainment Of their guests.
IA bill was recently introduced i'm
the Illinois Legislature by one Of its
most faretious members, requiring
every railroad 10 the State TO employ a
man on each train TO be known as the
"hog killer his duty being to club
every person who pays for one seat and
occupies two, while other people are
standing.
fHow long does a passenger train
/ stop at an ordinary stationY The
ordinary man sWears when he goes
/ down 70 court on a railroad case that
/ 1t stopped at least 2 minute. just
/ time a train once and y0u viii see that
! forty Ave seconds Is long stop for a
station. Very often it is not more
than fifteen OF twenty seconds, and yei
You growl and call it a century.
trhe railroad men Of this city an6
/ towns surrounding on Sunday perfect
ed an organization Of The RAILROAD
/ Mems Christian Association" BY the
election Of Harry Blank, Of this town
| president; and ". Plummer. OF Weiss
( port, secretary. The boys will NEE
twice every month IN one of IN
/ churches here. On the 23rd instant
. they will attend divine services n
; Zion's Reformed church, at whicl
time Rev. J. Alvin Reber viii discours
to them.
tThe Wyoming division of the Lehigl
/ Valley has just received four ne,
! freight engines from the Baldwin
Z Works. They are four Of the heavies
y consolidated engines now Ia use on an
railroad in this country, Rnd will b
doing duty Just as soon as they can D
put in readiness Zach Of the engine
is capable az pulling twenty five cars {
e freight over tho Wilkes Barre mouI
y tain, ten cars more than any epQin
p nov muse can pun, They win ne use
e for heavy work on the mountain cl
b OH. The engines are OF great aiaQ an
q najestie appearances.
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A COLUMN o. JuR0aLEa.


Original aud clipped. Little Matters Of
Interest thnt are Worth tha Reading,
Beaver Maadow wants to become o
borough
At Summit tnn the people arc
husttng for Improvements.
-Weatherly schools have two weeks
to round out before the term closes.
The printing presses in the Wealth
erly Herald Office are run With q waite
motor.
-Woatherly is troubled with a gar 3
of boys who steal wherever and whs T.
ever they can The Jail looms up We ry
brightly for 'em
The Italians at Beaver Mead ow
were enjoying a christening celebrat ion
the other day where Magoga MHco st ort
and seriously wounded Elmer Pol ola.
The police are looking for him.
Two dwelling houses at Lansf ord
the property of the Lehigh Coal g.
Navigation Company, We're destr Dyed
by fire Saturday morning early. There
was no wind stirring at the time or the
town would have suffered the biggest
confagration in it's history.
The Lebigh Coat s. NAVIGATION
Company's mine about one mile from
Summit Hill is on fire since last Fri
day. When the ire was first discovered
there were two hundred men in The
mine, all escaped but Hugh Sharpe,
who is undoubtedly dead, and whose
remains viii never be recovered.
-Engleman, of Weatherly, is endeav-
oring to get up another foot race. He
has challenged Lehman, of Wilkesbarre.
for lbs yard race for 500 side, OF
l50 yards for $500 O side. Decent peo-
pie should have nothing to do with
Engleman. He sold his Lehighton race
with Chisnel some weeks ago.
An exchange reports a new swindle.
A fellow advertses he wants TO buy
farm. He gets hundreds Of answers, of
course. Then he writes that he will
send an agent to examine the premises
(as the place seems to be Just what he !
desires). II the farmer will remit a |
sum to pay agents expenses. Any
intelligent farmer who bites at such a |
bait deserves very little sympathy.
Rev. Ira Hicks, the weather
prophet, predicts q drouth the coming |
summer, which is to begin in June |
Mr.. Hicks has, heretofore, made such |
remarkably accurate prophecies re- |
specting the weather that we may well |
have cause to regret that his horoscope |
is such as to put forth this latest fore
cast. Droughts are to be dreaded |
evan more than excessive moisture.
Still, there is hope left. Perhaps our
section Of country may escape it
Neither a constable, nor the |
Governor, nor the President of the |
United States has any right to put his
foot across the threshold OF a mans |
house without permission or without q
written warrant issued by magistrate
A mans house is his castle and if any
stranger intrudes, be he = private
citizen or an official Of any kind, it is
the right of the householder to expei |
him if necessary by physical force
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ne.uir.mert. Or the school Eli

The Compulsory Education bill
passed by the State Legislature re-
quires that ell children between the
ages Of and u years nust attend
school at least sixteen weeks in year.
unless the child resides more than two
miles from the nearest school, Fail
ure to ds 80 is punishable by a hne.
AssessorS Of each district must furnish
the County Commissioner with q list
of children Of school age. This list
must be placed IA the hands of the
teachers OF each district, whose duty 1t
is to report 70 the Secretary of the
School Board the nRmes OF the children
who DO not attend Teachers Of pri-
vate schools are required to co operate
with the authorities In enforcing the
law, by furnishing the authorities with
. list OF pupils under their charge.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16

Grondmother Connolly, aged 40, the
oldest resident OF the region, was
burned to death IN her little home at
Beaver Meadow Saturday night. She
had no living relatives, and FOR twenty
years past lived on charity Of the peo-
pie Of the village, refusing TO be re-
moved to the Almshouse, Of which she
had a great dread, says an exchange.
Recently she became so weak that she
could not leave her bed and It was
purpOsed to remove her to the Aims
house, where she would receive good
care. The old lady suspected the
arrangement and rather than submit
to the proposed indignity she set FIRE
to the bed clothing upon which she lay
and was burned to a crisp.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-05-16

The has been no greater tribute paid
to the value and blessings Of common
schools Of the United States since they
were lrst inAugrAtod than Is contained
in the expression Of the Pope's views
The doctrine is laid down from Rome
that what might be necessary in Italy
as to educating children may DO wholly
unnecessary in the United States, and
that, while parochisl schools are ad-
visable from the religious point, they
should not be maintained where means
are not sufficient to render them equal
to the public schools.