The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-05-14
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Vhe Dolngs OFFS Lively Town Briefly Chroni-
,cied In Short snipspap order nv the
stroller" and Ohum.
-Messrs Biery and Boyer "Four-
Pawcdn at Allentown on Tuesday.
u. S. Kresge and wife, are back
from n pleasant visit to Pottsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Remmel, fthe County
Seat, were visitors in town on Monday.
The old canal bridge has been re
painted. Il is net beautiful structure
but it is substantial.
We have $1,000 envelopes that we
print for sl.90 per 1000. Leave your
order with the "Stroller."
John Kreidler and Miss Standa
Oswald enjoyed Tangled Up" at Con
cert Hall. Mauch Chunk, Monday even
ing.
Miners foundry continues idle for
some reason or other. A few years
ago this was one of our towns busy in
dustries.
There will be religious services in
School Hall Sunday morning and eve
ming to which the public is cordially
invited.
Rev. Wuchter, Of town, was at
Wilkesbarre during the week attend
ing the annual session of the Lutheran
Conference.
H. T. Smawley, of the east side.
has been appointed general store
keeper" for this end of the Reading
Division with Office at Packerton.
We are pleased to note the success
of Miss Gertie Horn, who, on Monday.
convened a session of summer school
with a large attendance, in the public
school building
DR.. W. L. Kutz will be away from
home all next week attending the state
medical society session which convenes
in Harrisburg. The doctor is a dele
gate, representing the Carbon county
medical society
The Memorial Day Committee are
hard at work and should be encour-
aged by our people. The committee
have expressed a desire that all bust
ness places and residences be decorat
ed on the above day.
Lewis Graver, who came near be
ing killed at Whiteheads lock some
weeks ago, the full particulars of which
we published at that time, is about
again attending to his duties as watch
man at the Central railroad crossing.
We call our readers attention to
Kuntz & Co.'S, advertisement elsewhere
in this issue, The new firm are doing
big business but can do more and
solicit the patrsnage of people who
wish to save money in purchasing dry
goods, groceries, &c.
Squire Beltz, of Lehighton, has
given judgment in the amount of 5000
to Daniel Williams against Constable
Setter, w. b. Adams and Lewis Horn.
The suit was caused by the latter
evicting Williams from his tenament
house in East Weissport some time
ago.
On the 25th instant Il big shoot for
$50 will come off here. Among those
who will contest is John Rehrig, Jr.,
of this place, who has made himself
quite reputation for fine shooting.
1t is an easy matter for him to throw
up in the air quarters and half dollars
and pat hole through them with a
bullet from an air gun, while with a
beautiful 800 gun that he was showing
us the other day he throws blue rocks
in the air and breaks ten out of a
possible ten.
Lewis Cochery, of Union Hill, EN-
ployed as an engineer on the Lehigh
Valley, met with an accident Wednes
day, through which he loses three fin
gers on his left hand, He was at the
telephone shanty at the terminus oi
the Packerton yard, and attempted tC
jump "A moving engine to ride to the
round house, when he fell, his left
hand getting under the wheels, witt
the result stated. His thumb and in
> deX finger remain.