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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
COUNTY It'd BITS.
EVERY NOOK AND CORNER REPRE-
sENrED IN THIS COLUmN.

The bright Newsv Occurrences Of the Week
Brieay Chronicied tor Our Many Readers.
Throughout the County Eisewaudhere
4 Audenried is said to have more
card players than any other town in
the state.
4 The Jeanesville base ball club will
run an excursion to Glen Onoko on
the 7th of September
Il "Bleg" Gallagher, the pitcher for
the old Lewiston club, caught for the
Hazleton team in their game with New
Boston at Mahanoy City on Saturday.
As usual he played a good game and
made a good impression upon the
Schuylkiil people for his fine throwing
to bases.
4 Weatherly people can't be very
wide awake or they wouldn't monkey
much over having fire protection. The
water company ofert free water If the
town puts in the plugs, and yet there
are those in the town council who are
too slow to take advantage of this. The
mossbacks are evidently not all dead
yet
z Weatherly has a very valuable
water plant. Eight years ago the cor
poration was organized with a capital
stock of slO,OOO which was in a short
time increased to $4,000 A debt Of
$1,000 is carried. The part value of the
stock is $40. It cannot be bought to
day for $40. The town could not pos
sibly get along without the reservoir
water, and as a matter Of course, the
stock is not depreciating, it is safer to-
day than the Reading or any of its
branches, Including the Lehigh Valley.
4 VIM. Mccarthy, of Beaver Meadow,
employed in the "Chain Gang" for
Coke Bros, met with an accident Mon
dsY which might have cost him his
life. He was engaged in doing some
work about steam pipes near the
breaker when his wrench slipped and
he fell distance of thirty feet among
lot of debris ON the ground below.
He was unconscious for some time. He
He received injuries about the head
and body and had a number OF teeth
broken.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1892.
A Letter from Heny.

MACKERLTOWN, Aug. 23, 1897:
Mr.. DRooKEB: We gates Goot. Well
sell is recht, so SUITS by oil de lett ga,
aver IS dut net we's sheiut, abordich by
a dale sheints gons duterich zu 81. Do
ON onera Mondawg wor ich in Mauch
Chunk on der Demokrawtisha county
meeting un do kon ich deer sawka os IS
awver bar gonga is; we'll es hut mich
gamont os won a hunerd dousand
hounce hinich anne haws werra, we de
gayellt, gagrisha un gajumpt hen os
won Sc nonnsr de awge rous seisa volta
Do kousht denka os so N wertshoft we
sell uns goota Republicans gons goot
feela hut mocha. Uf amol aver is amer
uf sajumt gons hooh in de hal un hut
81 orm nous un in amer minnud wor
olles so ruich os mer n mouse hara het
kenna, un wos danksht os er ksawt
hut. er hut ksaut volt eer OILS Demo
krawta freeta un n harmoniousa party
howa uder net, un don hen Sc by
chucks ol manoner gagrisha, ovcourse
woll ermer united 81 ! Sell konsht
deer denka hut uns Rep net so goot
Gaplessed,i ,ich hob sellen net gakeut, no
hob ich unserkondidawt for de Assem-.
bly, der Ben kfrokt wer sell wer no hut
er meer zu ferstah gevs os won's net
forseller wer don dates gons ding fer.
hutlea blewa no wer av oil recht for 81
empty, awver es weT OILS noch hufning
No hob ich kfrogt won, un er hut meer
weeder zu ferstah geva os won see era
convention hetta no data see zwa
Assembly candidawta ufnema no wer
ar oil recht un won net date er anyhow
glawver os or nj kaimt vile ar so bully
goot galuffa wer for Burgess. Now Mr.
Drooker 81 so goot un drook my breei
no shrive ich deer de news fun der con
vention. HENY.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

The American Association rules will
govern the shooting. All entrance in
cludes birds at twenty cents each, and
dead birds belong to the shooters. All
purses will be divided into 30, 30 and
% per cent. and less than five shooters
so and 40 per cent. 1t is expected that
this event will bring many well known
shooters to town.
We regret to chronicle the death
of much loved and highly esteemed
lady of East Weissport, on Sunday,
Mary, wife of Josiah Ruch, after
a confinement of twenty-one months
with paralysis. Deceased was born in
Lehighton and was a daughter Of Da-
vid and Elizabeth Heller, the former
died in the year 1910, aud her aged
mother is still living here with Gus
Oswald. On the 9th day of August
in the year lSi9 she was married to
Josiah Ruch. Rev. Il. \. Bauer, of Le-
highton, officiating at the ceremony
-Four children werd born to them, all
of whom preceded their kind and Low
ing mother to the great beyond. Death
came to this desciple of God as quietly
as sleep in which her soul returned t.
its maker, Interment was made on
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. l. j. Reitz
of the Evangelical church, of which
she was member, officiating. The
husband in his sore bereavement hai
our sincere sympathy.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
BOLD HIGHWAY ATTACK.

Two Young Girls Robbed and Outraged.
\ bold outrage was committed on
the daughters of James Fries, farmer
residing near Guthville, on Saturday
evening last, between seven and eight
o'clock. The two girls who are aged ls
and 20 years respectively, were sent by
their father to the country grocer's to
buy goods. On their way thither they
we're approached by burly looking
man, whose height is very near six
feet. lie demanded their money and
would not allow them to proceed until
he secured every cent of it. Then he
committed "a criminal assault upon one
of them. The sister, who succeeded in
escaping the culprit, ran to neighbor.
ing house and informed the inmates of
the affair \ posse of farmers at once
started for the scene but arrived there
too late. The william had fled and left
his victim by the roadside weeping.
She told the followers that the man
had gone through cornfeld near by,
but after a thorough search they could
not find the assailant.
The father of the girls has offered a
reward of $50 for the capture of the
culprit.-Allentown Critic.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
RAILROAD NOTES
shOrt Paragraphs That Will be of Interest
to the Railroad Boys

short Paragraphs That Will be of Interest
to the Railroad Boys.
The Jersey Central Road has CON
tracted to carry l67 car loads of G. A.
r. men to Washington TO participate
in the Grand Army Encampments to
be held there in September. The men
will be mostly from New England
States.
! President Mcleod, Of the Reading,
has issued the following circular under
date of Aug. II: "Rollin H. Wilbur is
appointed assistant to the third vice
president, and in the absence of the
third vice president will perform the
duties Of the office. Mr.. Wilbur will
continue to perform such other duties
as have been, or may be, assigned to
him by the president"
I A good deal Of dissatisfaction has
been created among the Pennsylvania
Railroad employees at Columbia, num-
bering GOO men, by the posting of the
following bulletin: "The use of intoxi-
eating liquors by the employees of the
Pennsylvania Division on duty must
be stopped at once. Any employe
found visiting a saloon or a place where
Intoxicating liquors are sold will be
severely disciplined, Train men are on
duty from the time they are called
out"
Z Every now aud then some one il
reported as having solved the auto
matte car coupler problem. This is a.
improvement that will never be an,
, good until the cars are made uniform
and the coupler is invented that vii
never get out of order. More hand
are squeezed and lost by substituting
the old fashioned pin for the paten
coupler than in any other way on tn
railroad.
The effort to combine the two rail
road stations at Penn Haven Junction
p wouldn't work. o. r. Schlauch, fol
merly at Roclport, is the new freigh
and ticket agent on tine Central a
Penn Haven Junction.
tCaytOn Hoover, the Weather.
railroad storekeeper, under the Read
Z ing system, has resigned his position
, Mr.. A. b. Defender, or Packerton, ha
n received the appointment Ia his plac
' Mr.. Defender has some experience 1
3 this work, occupying a similar positio
In Paekerton.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
THE COUNTY SEAT.
UARBON's CAPITAL IN PULL SUMMER
LOVLINEss.

A Special writer Tells the Story Of the
Week In breezy Sentences. Personal
aud Otherwise.
A swindler giving his name as RI
d. Ritter. of Lehigh Tannery, near
White Haven, called at the undertak-
ing establishment OF II. G. Melber, in
the Second Ward. early Friday morn
ing, arranged for coffin for his wife,
who he said was dead at the Tannery.
and purchased half dozen of chairs
from the undertaken. lie said the fu-
neral would take place Monday aud
directed Mr. Melber TO assume charge.
lie then asked for his bill, which
amounted to SIG. Ritter produced a
check for 532.lS. u was drawn 10y ID.
w. Miller on the Second National
Bank of Wilkesbarre and iudorsed 10y
II. ID. Ritter. The undertaken gave the
difference, sG.lS, in cash to his custo-
mer aud the latter departed. Saturday
morning Mr.. Melber proceeded to the
Tannery with the coffin for his late
friends deceased wife. Upon arriving
there he was informed that no one in
the village was dead and no such per-
son as Ritter resided there. On pre-
senting the check at the bank it was
at once pronounced a forgery. Melber
is mad.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

According to bulletin issued by the
cencus bureau, giving the number of
persons Of school, militia, and voting
ages, Pennsylvania has the following
as shown by the census OF 1890: Ag,
gregate number from TO II years in.
elusive school age), l,467, ,sls, of whom
1,44l, ,5s5 are white aud l,3sO,337 native
born. The number of males subject to
militia duty, that is, under "A years, is
1,l40,476, of whom l,ll0,ssl are whites
and s75,294 native born. The aggregate
number of males having reached the
voting age-2l years-and over is 1,
46l, ,s69, of whom l, ,429996 are white anC
1904 ,429 are native born.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
ORIGINAL CHEAPCASH STORE
0UEENSWARE! !!

Have you seen our I'm
matched Bargains we are show
ing in QUEENSWARE :
Look at this and then COM
pare them with any house in
the valley.
10 Piece Decorated Toilet
Set, at 1855, the same goods
with slop pail, $50.
White Dinner and Tea
Sets at prices that cannot be
equaled by any of our rivals.
Water Sets and Wine Sets
ar among the bargains, also
very handsome Glass Set. in
endless variety, plain and en-
graved these sets must be seen
to be appreciated.
Motto Cups and Saucers
for the baby, also Cup, Saucer
and Plate sets for the little ones.
Some of the latest designs
in Lamps. A complete assort-
ment of Lamp Fixtures not
usually found elrewhere,
]. T. NUsBAUM,
Fnst street, between South and Plum Streets,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

Located about mile and half from
lively Lehighton, on the main road TO
New Mahoning, is the handsome coun-
try residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Rex.
of Mauch Chunk, The dwelling is a
large, roomy brick, and was built by
the late Charles Lippencott, back some
where in the early part Of the decade
of forty. 1t comprises all necessary
outbuildings and 205 acres of land, all
Of which is thoroughly improved, 8
acres of which is devoted to a peach
orchard on which is planted 1000 trees
Of the finest varities of peaches. From
this orchard, one day last week. the
manager, Nathan Rex, picked from one
hundred trees l75 large baskets OF
peaches. There are ten different vari
ties, including the early and late peach
and they find "a very ready market at
Mauch Chunks popular Bon Marche
The orchard was planted about foul
years ago by Mr.. Rex and is perhap.
the largest devoted exclusively TO the
peach in Carbon county or the Lehigl
Valley. A representative of this paper
visited the orchard Tuesday in com
pany with Mr.. Jonathan Kistler anC
feasted on the luscious fruit through
the kindness of Mr.. Rex. The tree,
are literally bearing down with fruit
and many hundred baskets can yet b,
picked and marketed The yield las
year was very small, not more thar
fifteen baskets coming from the 100
trees. The peach too is excelentll
favored and rich in its lusciousness.
The present owner Of this handsom,
and valuable property has been in po
session about six years, having pur
chased it from the Linderman estate
Mr.. Rex is always making improve
ments and just now is building a res
ervoir and laying a pipe line to suppl
the different building on his propert,
with spring water.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

Mss Anzie Bauer, daughter of Rev,
E. A. Bauer, of Third street, will start
a class in music next week. All who
desire TO associate themselves with
this class should notify Miss Bauer at
an early day. The instruction will be
on the latest and most improved
methods and pupils will be given every
advantage. Miss Bauer rendered
several selections ON the piano at an
entertainment in this town recently
and all who had the pleasure of hear
ing her renditions were loud in theil
praise of her proficiency. Parents viii
do well to place their children undel
her charge. The rates will be yerl
reasonable and can be had by callinl
on or addressing Miss Anzie Bauer
Third street.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
NEWSY WEISSPORT.
BEN town WiDEAwAKE n
AND PUSHING

The "sirollsr" sensibIy EpitoiniIes the
Happenings Of this Town and vicinity In
His Usual Bright style.
I. G.. Bagentose, of Mahanoy City,
was a visitor here this week.
BENZ. Kern, of Slatington, was here
for few hours on Monday.
Abraham zeigenfus, of Philadel
phia, was in town on Saturday.
Joseph Krum has the contract TO
build Elmer Gilham's new home In the
east side.
Dennis Zellner, "a Slatington CON
tractor, was in town on Monday doing
business.
Mrs. Annie Seip is home from a
pleasant soiourn among Danielsyille
friends.
Miss LOWE Brown, of Schuylkill
county, was the guest of Miss Mamie
Werley this week.
John Lentz, of Slatiugton, repre-
senting the New York Life Insurance
Company, was in town Tuesday.
Religious services will be held in
School Hall at the usual hour on Sun
day morning. All are invited.
Daniel Graver, our popular tailor
was in Philadelphia, this week buying
in fall and winter suiting, &c.
Charles Goth has the contract to
paint and paper the interior of James
Williamson's pretty home on Franklin
street.
Our public schools will open for "a
nine months term on Monday coming,
with Pref Davis, of Lansford, as prin-
cipal, and Miss Helen Carpenter, of
Bloomsbury, in charge of the primary
school.
The Cynosure Club Lemon Grove
Tea held in their club room on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ings of last week was grand success
in every particular young ladies
clearing about $50.
C. w. Schwab, the successful wheel
right and blacksmith of North Weiss
port, reports business as being exceed
ingly brisk. VIII has large trade
because he does all work in his line in
the very best manner and at the lowest
prices.
Levi Horn has the contract to do
the excavation for large bake oven
in the rear of the p. J. Kistler proper
ty now occupied by the post Office and
recently purchased by Charles Laury,
our popular baker. 1t is expected that
Mr. Laury will take possession of the
building during next spring.
We verv much regret to note the
continued illness of Mrs. Samuel
Welch, who, about six months ago, was
afflicted with paralysis. Mrs. Welsh is
aged sixty eight years and is now quite
feeble. Her husband, Tax Collector
Welch, on Monday reached his 73rd
birthday anniversary and is enjoying
comparatively good health.
A little child of j. w. Heller had IA
very narrow escape from death or SER
ious injury on Monday. The little one
was in Il coach pushed by young girl
when II drunken farmer driving a
spirited team of horses came galloping
along at Il wild speed and only by the
quick manouvers of the nurse was the
child saved. More care should be ex-
ercised in the future and something
should be done to put a stop to this
wild and unreasonable driving.
4; There will be grand sweepstake
shoot with live birds at the Franklin
House on Thursday, September 10, at
nine o'clock There will be six events
, as follows:
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

Conrad Baumiller, aged IS years and
employed by the Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company at Puekerton, met with
a serious accident on Friday evening
at O'Clock. Baumiller had just com
pleted his days work aud concluded to
walk down the track 10 see one Of his
friends In so doing he walked in
front Of q passenger train and was
struck. He sustained serious scalp
wound and was otherwise badly hurt
He was taken TO the ofiice of Dr. Erwin
at Maueh Chunk, Who dressed the
wounds Of the unfortunate man. Ii,
was then taken 10 his home Baumillel
is married and has seven children.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
STATE MATTERS IN BRIEF.


The Best OF News Called From " Multi
tudc Of Sources.
Falling from a second story window
at Mshauoy City, little Gertrude
Shrock was fatally hurt.
Charles Dawson escaped from the
sheriff at Lancaster on Tuesday Of
last week, and was captured in Pitts
burg Monday.
Tax payers Of Hegius, Schuylkill
county, have called public meeting
to overturn the heavy assessments
levied.
The famous rifles used 10y the Read
ing Railroad during the Mollie Mcguire
times and stored at Reading, have been
ordered cleaned for use.
Reading Council have asked the
Philadelphia u Reading Railroad to run
all freight trains around that city to
avoid danger at grade crossings.
After chasing j. S. Emery 100 miles,
Constable Neff, of Allentown, caught
him in Pike county, and locked him up
for stealing Frank Hausman's horses.
While driving a four-horse team
near Stickersville Edgar d. Carlisle
fell from his wagon and was fatally
trampled and kicked by the horses
Monday.
Having but recently been pardoned
from the peuitentiary, George Gorlitzki
was Monday sent to prison at Lancas.
ter for two yearo for receiving stolen
goods.
Ashland's water supply is 50 scarce
that the water company is talking of
turning on the water but three hours
in the morning and three hours in the
evening.
George {. Ogden, Il travelling sales
man for Krause, Ingham Il Heiser, of
Philadelphia, and graduate of Buck
nell University, was drowned at Lewis.
burg while bathing.
Homestead is daily becoming more
deserted, many of the strikers secur-
ing work elsewhere pending settle.
ment of the strike. As result the re-
lief committee find their work much
easier. The soldiers here are looking
forward to the first of September when
they expect to be relieved. By that
time they will have been in continuous
service longer than at any time during
the history of the guard, having been
in the field sixty days.
The boycott instituted 10y the Home
stead strikers against tradesmen who
sold to the Carnegie Steel Company
resulted Tuesday in the failure of
Adolph Doerr. one of the principal pro.
vision dealers in the borough.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

Town Clerk Il. Glenn Beck, OF West
Bethlehem, met with a serious acci-
dent on Saturday night. While com
ing out OF Trinity Lutheran church he
made a misstep on the temporary plat
form at the main entrance aud had to
jump TO the ground below. The dis
tance was only two or three feet, yet he
fractured one Of the small bones Of the
right ankle DR.. Garis reduced the
fracture. The accident will confine the
unfortunate young man to his bed ioI
several weeks. Bethlehem Daily Times
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

Don't fail to see the most beautiful
line Of ladies' fine gold watches ever
brought to this locality; they are dis
played at Il. II. Hollis Mauch Chunk
Jewelry Store.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

The devil never sees "a praying mans
back.
A wicked man is his own grave
digger.
God is everything that the soul
needs.
Long suffering always makes Gods
children gentle.
Don't look hack and you won't want
30 go back.
Gods way is the only sure way in
anything.
The only easy thing IN this world /.
10 love.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
Beaver Meadow Election Distrio, to be
Divided.

Beaver Meadow Election District to be
Divided.
\ move has been made 10y the citizens
of Beaver Meadow to have the Beaver
Meadow election district divided into
two parts, thus having another election
poll established at Beaver Meadow
As matters now stand the lewiston poll
serves for the voters of lewiston
Tresckow and Beaver Meadow, fully
six hundred in all, which is entirely toe
much for one district. The six hun.
dred votes are never polled at one time
owing to the great inconvenience ex.
perienced by the voters in coming Ia
and from the polls. 4 petition will be
drawn up at once and signed by the
citizens in order that it may be pre-
sented to the court at the October
term in order that poll may be es
tablished for the November elections
Sentinel.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
MAHONING.
A Breezy Batch OF Lively Happenings In a
Lively Community.

A Breezy Batch OF Lively Happenings In a
Lively Community.
Lewis Zimmerman is building a
hall at New Mahoning.
David Longacre lost a valuable
horse by death last week.
The brick work of the new st.
Johns church is finished.
d. w. Sitter is studying law with
Lawyer Biery, Of Allentown.
jefferson Arner has broken ground
for the erection of dwelling house.
Quite a number of people from the
Valley are camping at the LehiRhton
camp meeting.
The New Mahoning Band furnish.
ed the music for a pic mic in West Penn
last Saturday.
Among the visitors in the Valley
during the week we're the following
Miss Elsie Guth, of Allentown; Miss
Souri, T.. Keissr, Of Catasauqua; Miss
Nellie Musselman, of Weatherly; Mrs
Francis Faust, Of Albany; Rev. Milton
Kuehner aud family, Of Stettlersville
PA James Boyle, OF Audenried, anC
W. F. Ely, of Lansford.
At a meeting of our School Board
held ON Monday, the following teacher
were appointed for the ensuing term
Strauss Valley, Miss Martha L. Sitter
Oak Grove, Miss Anna NJ, Keiser; Ne,
MahOning, Miss Ida Zimmerman; ;IIapp's
Milton Strauss; Pleasant Corner, Osca
Zimmerman; Horns, Alfred Smith
Sendels, Mahlon Hardinger; Norma
Square, A. G.. Musselman; Beaver Run
George Lentz; Mis- Hollow, Wilsol
Hardinger. The salaries are s27 an.
$50 per month. The term, which vii
be one Of six months, will begin ON th
10th Of October. The directors ar
Nathan Zimmerman, president; Tho
Rehrig, secretary; Nathan Gumber
treasurer; David Eberts, Moses Re
and Adam Eberts
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27

Don't be a jay by paying the in
stallment man 5000 for gold watch
that can be bought right here at home,
of f. II. Hohl, the Mauch Chunk jewel
er, the same identical watch for only
$500; fully guaranteed, and II, per.
chance, it should get out Of repair we
are right here 10 attend to t.
The Sinnet Club, Of town, have
arranged a tournament consisting OF
singles aud doubles with the Y. NJ. @
A., Of haueh Chunk. The singles vii
be played az Mauch Chunk on Friday
and the doubles win be played herr
later,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
NewFaIICOOds
Arriving Daily,
Wash GOODS

Full assortments Of New
Prints, Ginghams, Outing
Flannels for the fall season are
here, and selling very freely,
now would be a good time to
get your supply while the stock
is new and fresh.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-08-27
FLANNELS

In this line we show the largest
variety ever owned by us and
are in position to suit every one
either in quality or price.
Blankets and Comforts are com
ing in and will all he here in a
days.