The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-02-14
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Original aud clipped. Little Maiter- Of
Interest that are Worth the Beadiu
--Lansford wants new building nl
loan Association.
The SalYauon Army is added TO Jeane
vllle's other troubles.
lit cost Carbon County S9,sosS9 TO o
its Court-ing in 1890,
The county on fox and wild cat sea. ps
in this County amounted TO $3.50 last
lear
Philip HofIacksr, Master Mechanic 4
the Lehigh Valley shops, was stricken witi
paralysis Sunday afternoon, he has los
all power OF bis vocal organ.
Miss Lucinda Strohl, aged about thirty
ears, died Monday, in Lehighton,and was
buried in the Big Greek cemetery Wednes-
day afternoon.
"A hungarian employed at the Dick d
Monlz Audenried slrippings was hit by
runaway car ard instantly killed Saturday
The accident was caused by the rope break
ing as The car was being hoisted.
The awful catastrophe that has befallen
Jeanesville. little mining hamlet In the
upper end Of the county, has awakened her
neighbors. and public subscriptions are be-
ing raised in all Iheadjoining towns to allevi
ate the wants Of the afflicted people.
Meyer judge a man by appearances. A
shabby old coat may contain an editor,
while the man wearing high toned plug
Lat and supporting dude cane may be
deliquent subscriber.
-s3s5.OOO was paid during 1890 by
Carbon County for the burial Of old soldiers
This is in accordance with an act of the
Legislature providing that $50 be paid by
each County for the burial of INDECENT
veterans.
Nathan Drumheller, for fifteen years
past Master Mechanic of the Lehigh Coal
& Navigation Company shope at Lansford,
died suddenly of apoplexy Monday even
ing.
Several borougbs and townships in
Carbon owe the county 81, ,5e4, 46 for main
timing indil eat insane in the Asylum at
Danvi'e. This money has been paid by the
county, but according to law 1t must be re-
funded by the district haylng claim on the
insane.
Miss Tillie, daughter of William
Schweibinz; of Big Creek, died at Cata-
sauQua Saturday and was buried IN the
former place on Monday. Death resulted
from consumption.
There are people who pay thousands of
dollars to doctors for trying to cure or al
leYiate diseases that brought on by neglect
ing to act upon the following piece of i'm
portant advice, whlchis here given gratuti-
ously to all concerned Keep your feet
dry.
An observant exchange remarks that so
far as economy is concerned, it is cheaper
for man to take his home paper than it is
20 stop it, for nine out of ten after ordering
It stopped will in the course of year wear
out two dollars worth of sole leather trying
TO borrow the paper they ordered stopped.
Lewis Chrlstman, the jolly landlord OF
the Tractsviile Hotel, will havJ the cele
brated Kunkletown band at his place on
the evening OF the goth instant, at which
time there will be grand hop. If you de
light in skipping the light fantastic toe
why, don't fail 10 be there. Fer ges es net
On Friday evening Rev. Steveson, of
Maucli Chunk. delivered lecture in the
Presbyterian church at We1thellY on MY
Bicycle Trip through England and Scot
land" The lecture was largely attended
and was very interesting. After the lee
ture refreshments were served in the lee
tuie room blythe young ladies of the
church.
The Republicans of Weatherly have
nominated the following ticket for Tues
lays election: Burgess, l.. Smith; Coun-
Gilman, Sam Gangwere and O. j. Kstler;
school directors, S. E. Scoouover and
James Roda; tax collector, A. II. Lauder
burn; assistant Assessors, J. r. Cassler
aud 4. j. Roberts, Judge of election, Chas.
Bensinger; inspector of election; John Z.
Ne, ers; Auditors, p Il. Cheeseman Justice
of the peace. Geo. II. Jones, County Com
mttee. j. O, Sendal j. l.. POeleger and
VIM. NJ? Loughlin.
"A. j. IVomelsford, the engineer Of the
flooded Jeanesville collierY was in Jeanes-
vile on Saturday evening from New York,
with a submarine diver, named Beam. The
situation was fully explained to Beam. He
then declared that II would be impossible
| fol him TO reach the breasts sou feet below
| the surface; that it would take almost an
hour to reach the bottom, and with the
immense water pressure II would be impos-
sible. even if reaching the place in safety,
&c do any effective work. He was offered
purse of $4,000 by member of the firm
10 make the attempted rescue. This vast
sum was no inducement to the diver. He
dec ared It would be pleasure to him to
make the mothers, wives and children of
The victims happy TO restore them, but he
declared it would be impossible to recover
the bodies unless the water was all pumped
out. Beam has left for his home in New
York