The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-05-07
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Stroller" and Chum.
Ed Olewine, of Millport, circled
here Wednesday.
-Edgar Kresge has returned to
pottsville where he is attending school,
Milton Roth, of Hamburg, Berks
county, was a visitor in town this week.
There is man named Weiss buried
in the Weissport cemetary who was
born in 1850
Principal w. j. Solt, of the Union
Hill schools, is proud over the arrival
Of bright little baby girl.
Mrs. Levi Harleman, of Union Hill,
has been on an extended visit TO White
Haven friends
Levi Harleman and Joseph f. Rex
attended the funeral of Mrs. John
Huusicker, at Heidelberg, Thursday.
The civil engineers are here going
over the route to be occupied by the
tracks of the Carbon County Electric
Railway,
u. S. Kresge and wife are visiting
and friends in Pottsville.
The receipts of the borough of
Weissport for 1891 were Sl253.4l and
the expenditures 5ll4433, leaving a
balance of Sl09lS aud 1851 uncol-
lected.
Union Hill population is increased
by the arrival of a baby girl in the
family of Harvey Zeigenfus. We hope
the little one will live long and happily.
Harvey Shafer, fireman at the
Snyder Planning Mill, is nursing some
very sore bruises. He was filling up
the furnace when the flames shot back
in his face burning him severely. The
injury though bad might have been
much worse. Harvey. however, is
plucliy and will pull through all right.
A little baby girl is a new arri-
val in the home of AL. Walck.
We have $4,000 envelopes that we
print for Sl.9O per 1000. Leave your
order with the Stroller"
County Commissioners Miller,
Sendel and Cannon, chaperoned by
Constable Setter, inspected the lower
end county bridges on Saturday,
Miss Twella, daughter of Reuben
Rehrig, was married Saturday to Chas.
f Hohl, of Allentown, by Rev. j. Alvin
Reber, of Zion's Reformed church, Lc-
highton.
Miss Ella Deibert. of Lansford,
spent Sunday very pleasantly in town.
VIM. Gilham, of East Weissport.
shot a wild goose the other day.
Rev, Tobias Kessler, of Allentown,
will preach for the Reformed congre.
cation in this place next Sunday morn.
ing at which time Rev. Charles d.
Creitz. now of Franklin and Marshal
College. Lancaster, will be voted for as
pastor of the charge. Rev. Creitz is a
young man and well spoken of as q
pleasant and eloquent discourser.
%. J. Saeger mas SOFA his retail
store to o. W. Kuntz & Co., in order to
devote more of his time to the build
ing up of his wholesale business. He
handles all kinds of fruits and vegeta.
bles, cigars, confectionery, wood and
willow ware aud solicits your trade.
Reuben Zimmerman now runs ,
coach between the Lehigh Valley depo
Lehighton and all points on this sidt
of the river. The innovation is a nev
one and will no doubt be well patron
lied by our people. Uncle Rube is
iovial, wholesouled fellow and we wisl
him success.
On Wednesday, May 25th, tn
greatest live pigeon shooting mattel
that has ever taken place in the lie
high Valley will come off at the Frank
lin House, in this place. The match i
for $50 a side. The teams consist a
follows: Clayton, Freed, Rehrig, School
and Koch. Their opponents are Ulmel
Benning, S8ger, Bertolet and Sitter.
Our popular young friend, Johl
Rehrig, Jr., broke eight blue rocks on
| of a possible fifteen at the MONTH
shoot of the John Weller Gun Clu
at Rittersville on. Tuesday. The gol
medal was won by John BenninG
/ of Allentown. and the silver medal b
Clayton, of Tamaqua,
Warren Straussberger, for som
months past the bright and accOmmo
dating salesman in Snyder's store, ha
resigned on account of his health. Ii
will spend the summer months in n
cuperation and his many friends hop
that ere winters SHOWS cover oil
mother earth he will be enjoying tn
best of health.
The following letters remain in tn
post office here uncalled for: Elmt
- w tlllLs Nndllto Nlll loNA1tAllF ~
Longe, David Kibbler, Joel Stroh
Misses Mary Hough, Alice Koch, EV
Dunbar, Lille Mouyer. Persons cal
ing for any of the above letters wi
please say advertised" as these lettel
are kept separate from others.
W. H. Oswald is in trouble agai
This time he threatened his wife wit
death, and accordingly was locked u
Constable Setter taking him to Il
county seat on Monday. Oswald WI
formerly one of our most popular
he was also one of our brightest al
= most prominent business men, bl
liquor got the best of him, and he hi
been going from bad to worse, despi
the protestations of his family al
friends. viii should pull himself t
gether and make man of himself.
r Memorial Day in this town Civ
every promise of eclipsing itself. Th
, far the indications are that nearly
! all the various lodges will participa
l in the beautiful exercises of honori
a the loyal dead who took part in t
S wars of America The p. o. S. of
Iron Hall and Improved Order of RI
Men have notified the Committee tn
e they would be in line of parade and I
70 the other lodges should at once follt
suit in order to enable the gentlem
= on the Committee to quickly arran
the program for the occasion. Sol
r. prominent speaker will be engaged
l. address the people and everythi
u possible will be done to make the eve
an interesting and pleasant one.
The entertainment in the Luther
y and Reformed church Saturday eve
ing under the auspices of Miss Man
Oswald, teacher of the Grammar schl
in the Franklin Independent Sch
- District, was enjoyed by 800 or Il
people. The extensive program G.
S sisting of addresses, vocal and inst
S, mental music. dialogues, recitatio
ne drills, &C., was recited without brI
- the scholars showing great protici
!, cy under the able management of th
f. tsacher. The success of this enterta
ut ment is very gratifying to Miss
No wald's many friends and the patr,
a Of the school as well as it must
~ pleasurable to Miss Oswald, who &C
or ing to this place not quite two ye
e ago, has won the esteem and respect
as all our people by her earnest effort
school work, her amiable disposit
NC lady like bearing and christian ct
Ia acteristics. Miss Oswald has returl
ey to her home in HoTnelsyille, n. Y,
Of spend well earned vacation, but
sincerely hoped that the directors
the district will re-elect her for
Us coming term.
of -~'s-
A Good Company.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM Pa April 10, Is