The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20
ssIcILY TOLD.


Persons who complained so loudly |
about the lateness of the season, muir |
INJURED at the frequent cold rains, and
we're disposed to quarrel with Divine
Providence for withholding His warm
sun from the earth, have discovered
ere this, no doubt, that summer has
made it's appearance in earnest The
past few days have been regular
scorchers, the mercury i'm the thor
mometers running way up IN tho 9O's
"A handsome and jolly set OF
fellows were made up as follows: I.
Web Clauss, Henry Schwartz. Charles
Miller and Tom Snyder, of this city,
aud they weie fishing in Bear Crock
three or four days this week. We
didn't SEQ the "catch,n but they do say
''se hen fell CLICK cotta.n We hope so,
The children of st. Peters and St
Paul's Catholic church, this town, will
partahe of their first communion on
next Sunday morning when special
services will be held. On the occasion
Rev. Father Merch will be assisted by
a visiting divine from Philadelphia.
"A Lehighton man is porfecting an
invention which promises to revolution
iZe the sewing machine business. IL is
an automatic attachment for running
the machine and it works like charm
No machine will be complete without
the new arrangement.
While walking home from Mauch
Chunk over the mountain last Sunday,
Wentzle Schinke, of town, stepped on
a slippery stone and fell, breaking his
right arm at the wrist. The boys all
hope for the jovial Wentzle's speedy
recovery.
Samuel Seller, of town, who re-
Gently purchased 10l acres of timber
land in West Penn township, Schuyl-
kill county, has already sold and
shipped almost ono hundred tons of
bark. The timber will be sawed into
lumber.
Martin Leinhard, of town. employed
in the Packerton shops, let a heavy
piece of iron fall on his foot one day
recently, and he's been laid up ever
since. The wound is a very painful,
though not necessarily, a dangerous
one.
Peter Helm, on Saturday, received
word from his wife who is visiting in
the Fatherland. Mrs. Helm enjoyed a
pleasant voyage over the billowy deep,
and is now spending n season very
agreeably with old friends and rela-
tives.
w. i. Ash, of Third street, is the
owner of a handsome pair of Chestnut
bay horses, purchased recently, by him,
from party in Juniata county. Hen
Nicholas gives his attention to the
animals, and he thinks they can't be
beat.
ED Hofford, formerly accountant
for the Lehigh Stove Foundry. but late
of Alabama where he fills responsible
position, is reported quite sick Many
friends here hope for his early and
complete convalescence.
"A fountain in the Park and a neat
monument to Jacob Weiss, the founder,
of the town would certainly be an i'm
provement that would be creditable to
town and people. If you don't believe
it, you ought to.
The water in the Long Run dam of
the Lehighton Water Company is about
then there is a big leak in the dam
from which thousands of gallons ess
cape every day.
Buyers have the largest stock to
select from in the line of wall paper,
borders and decorations when they go
to Owen Rehrig's on Second street.
Clayton Iher, of Schuyll1ill Haven,
foreman of the Lehighton Hosiery
Mill, has resigned and returned home.
The vacancy has not yet been filed.
Harry A., son of Daniel Graver, of
Weissport, has been appointed clerk
and collector, for the Carbon County
Improvement Company.
-Luckenbach, Mauch Chunk, con-
tinues to sell the newest designs in
wall paper, borders and decorations at
the very lowest prices.
The borough council is not doing
much hustling towards having pave
ment laid from the Valley House to
the Lehigh bridge
-Clauss & Bro, our popular tailors,
have the order to equip the G.. A. r.,
drum corps with handsome new uni
| forms.
-Lehighton and Weissport have
more butchers and milkmen than any
other two towns Of the same size in the
state.
Charley Goth, Weissport's popular
artist. is repainting VIM. Kemerer's
store and residence on First street.
The interior of T. A. Snyder's resi-
dence on south First street has been
remodeled, painted and papered.
For Sale-A lirst-class moving
machine in good condition. See B. X
Culton, Lehighton, for price, &c.
The Germania Sangerbund spent
Sunday morning very pleasantly ut the
Flag Staff Mauch Chunk.
Don't drive out unless you have
one of David Ebbert's fine rigs. They
are safe and look dandy.
Central station agent Brader looks
as neat as a new pin in his handsome
summer uniform.
/ Charles Frantz, OF Scranton, form
erly a resident here, is quite ill with
typhoid fever,
One or two fellows who promised to
pay us this week have failed to mater
ialize. Why?
The Lehigh Wagon Works are
working short handed. They are slack
in orders.
Mary Hines, of Second street, will
be pleased to do family washing atvery
low rates.
Luther CLOSER, Of town, will so 10
Emaus whore he will run a stationery
engine.
) Robert Lentz will enroll himself as
3 a student at Lehigh University, Bethle
hem
Full line of Ingram and Brusse
4 carpets at Henry Schwartzs.
, For the best makes of Bicycles sc
to b. G.. Zern, Lehighton.
S The fountain for the Park should
r receive its share OF agitation.
Bangles gold and silver at j. d
{ Curtis Weissport.
t Don't let the hose house question
drop.
The public library is wanted here
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Fans repaired by J, d, Curtis
S WeisspoFt
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-Four Years for Reigol.
Jerome Reigel, of town, tried an,
> found guilty in the Carbon count,
4 court for committing a rape ON