The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-10-29
STATE MATTERS IN brief.


Ahe best nt News Cullcd From Multi
tude OF Sources.
Thursday morning at the Old Men.
MONTE Church, Petersburg. in the
presence of large congregation, a
minister for the church was chosen
from fo1r candidates, John Rohrer
Amos G.. Kaufman, Christian G. Frank
and Joseph Gochenauer, all residing
in that section. According to the Gus
tom four books we're placed in front of
the candidates and each had the priv
ilege of selecting any book from the
four. The candidate who selected the
book containing certain slip of paper
is the man who becomes minister. The
lucky book fell to John Rohrer.
The works at the nickel miues in
Bart township, Lancaster county, are
about closed for want of material.
Seven hands are yet retained, being
engaged in prospecting for new beds
of ore, on the finding Of which the re
opening of the works depend
Historic Chambersburg, the only
town north of Mason and Dixon's line
destroyed by the Confederates during
the rebellion, is making bid for pop
ular favor and endeavoring to get a
new industrial start. To help this
movement the Chambersburg Reposi-
tory, edited 10y \. Nevin Pomeroy, has
just issued "a nicely illustrated trade
edition.
During the last decade, as bulletin
in preparation at the Census Office,
will show the population of this State
increased 975,123. In the same time
the total valuation, not including many
millions on account of salaries, occu-
pations, professions and the like, in
creased S976,337, ,s93. It seems futile to
attempt to grasp them, but here are
the totals of valuation at the begin
ming and the end of the decade In
1880 the valuation was sl6s3, ,459,O16, in
1890 the valuation was s2,659,796,9O9.
The population in 1880 was 4,2s2,s9l,
and in 1890 it was 5,25S,0l4.
Wilson f. Miller and his wife, Of
Bethlehem Heights, have been married
about eight months. Splicing was a
failure with them. The lord of the
household, it is said, has an undesir-
able disposition. If his wife doesn't
do as he commands rumpus ensues.
He disciplined her the other dav His
method is very vigorous. 1t is said
he struck and kicked her and fright
tened the wits out of the poor woman
bv threatening to shoot her. He point
ed the gun at her and fired off lot of
percussion caps. She says Miller sup
plemented this act by gouging her in
the stomach with his knees She sued
him for assault and battery, surety of
the peace, and another charge or two,
before Justice Yost, S. b. Miller paid
the costs, promised to behave, and was
released.
Josiah Gerhard, the miller at Plover,
i'm Lower Milford, is missing from home
aud his prolonged absence is giving
his family and friends much worri-
ment, Mr.. Gerhard left home on the
llth to attend sale of cattle at
Treichler's, five miles from home, lie
was seen at the sale, but he left at >
o'clock, driving away with his horse
and carriage. He had a large sum of
money with him at the time. Foul
play is feared.
Edward Madicias, u thrifty black
smith employed at Lawrence Colliery,
Fanckville, has been using stocking
for the storing of his hard earned saw
ings. He had raised almost 81 800 with
which he intended purchasing hotel
in that vicinity. The fact and where
abouts of his wealth became known to
a boarder, who on Monday robbed his
his landlord Of the amount and de-
camped.