The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-12-24
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LITTLE GAP.


Christmas is close at hand.
George NJ. Henry transacted busi
ness at Effort, Monroe county. on
Monday last,
Frank Ash, Of near Aquashicola
lMillportl, lost valuable horse by
death one day last week.
If man wants to known a little
about everything he should not neg
lect to read the CARBON ADVOCATE
Sylvester Jones, of near Kunkle.
town, bagged so far this season G5 cot
ton tails. This beats the record.
The game season is rapidly draw
ing to close, it will be unlawful TO
shoot any kind of game after Dec. 3lst
on Pennsylvania soil.
Edwin j. Klotz, of this place. one
day last week caught trout i'm the
Aqunshicola Greek, that measured six
teen inches in length
The hop which came off at the
public house of John Eckhart, at Lit
tie Gap, on Friday evening, was largely
attended. IL continued until three
o'clock in the morning.
The following pupils attended the
Georges school every day last month:
f'NhAA NAbAtAaNAs NHAAAAh AAt'bi ktr y llld II
da J., George, Lille c. Beltz. Hattie
NJ. George, Emma j, George aud Mary
\, Smith. A. II, Silfes, teacher.
William ~ Mooney and Jacob
| Fogel, both Of Aquashicola, lMillport.
! during this season caught 100 turtles.
One they caught bearing the date 1872
on its back and two bearing the date
1870 One day recently Mr., Fogel
caught 60 turtles.
Frank Wagner, this place. trans
acted business at Allentown, on Mon
/ day last.
Owen Lerch, one, of Lower Iowa
meuing's oldest and most favorably
/ known citizens, died on Wednesday.
Dec. H. after a brief illness of only a
| few weeks His sickness was due to
/ Bright's disease. Deceased was "a mil
Ter, though he long since retired from
active labor, He was a good man, and
no eulogy that we might write TO the
memory of the dead would in any way
add TO the record he has left behind. An
| who knew him, and his acquaintance
/ throughout the county WIS large. hon
| ored and respected him for his many
noble qualities of head aud heart. a
useful citizen, kind aud good neigh
| bor his death, though not unexpected
/ precipitated a feeling of sadness over
/ the entire community. lie was a good
man in every particular His domestic
/ virtues, his personal excellence of
character, and his frankness and gen.
erosity were known and admired by all
lie was loved and respected by every
one for his worth; for his courtesy and
dignity; for his integrity aud homer,
for his genial, modest and cheerful
disposition, and for his known sym
pathy and Kindness He was a man OF
large heartedness and transformations
in his kindness and charity. he was 4
free and most cheerful giyer To every
object of benevolence lie was especi
ally attracted 10 the Towamensnl
church, of which ne was "a regular
member, and liberal i'm its support
Having embraced Christ and an III,
benefits with "a believing heart, ne dieC
in the full triumph of faith, able tC
give a reason for the hope that was il
him, TO the last. In the several sphere,
Of husband, father and citizen he oc
cupied position worthy of emulation
He brought his age to 60 years,
months and 10 days, and Is survived
by his wife, q born Kuntzman, Mrs
Frank Wagner, Mrs. Soph. Stroll, Mrs
. Francis Eugler, Misses Julia, Lille
Messrs Valentine, Abraham, Milton
and Charles Lerch. Abraham Lerch
. of Cherryville, is "a brother TO the de
ceased. The funeral took place Tues
day forenoon. lnterment was made II
the st. Johns cemetery az Lehigh Gap
The pail bearers were Frederick Boyer
p Reuben Christmau, John Stroll anl
benjamin Correll. Revs Huber am,
herchner conducted tine ceremonie
on the occasion.