The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-03-05
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The Doings Of a Lively Town Briefly ohroni-
cied In Short snip-snap ut,ier by the
Stroller" and ohum.
Frank Laury spent Sunday at
| Wilkesbarre.
Mrs. Erwin Fenner is quite seri-
ously i'll.
e. +. zellner, Of Seigfrid's Bridge,
wasLere on Monday.
Miss Lille Fatzinger is recovering
from a recent illness.
Henry Shoemaker and wife spent
Sunday at Mauch Chunk.
Harry Shoemaker, of Cherryville,
is visiting his brother Henry.
Mrs. Betsy Heller continues quite
i'll at the home of Gus Oswald.
Mrs. G. V. Aurandt, of Catasauqua
is visiting DR.. p. A. Andrews and
family
Martin Hough, of Union Hill, is
proud Of the arrival of bright young
railroader.
Benz. Klotz will build cozy home
on Union Hill during the coming
spring
William Wagner, of Wilkesbarre,
is Y sitting John Zeigenfus on Union
Hill
Lewis Graft, of Millport, was in
town Monday. Lewis is perfecting ar
rangements for the building of resi-
dence in the former place.
--Notice-5UOO Fence posts for sale.
Also lot of fire wood at low figure,
See George II. Enzian. Weissport. Or
ders can be left at this office.
Dennis Zellner, of Slatington, cir
cled here Tuesday afternoon.
Squire j. S. Hawk, of Kidder, was
a visitor in town Wednesday.
Owen Dean is out after few days
illness with the prevalent sore throat.
Mrs. Peter Finkler, of Weatherly,
is visiting at the home of Tax Collector
Samuel Welch.
-Uriah Weiss, Of Union county, Pa,
after a pleasant visit here has returned
home.
William Dreisbach is excavating
for "A cozy dwelling house in North
Weissport.
Samuel Welch and sister, Of Sugar
Loaf, Luzerne county, are visiting
George Welch.
Miss Comfort, of Maryland, is back
with Mrs. Culton our popular milliner
on White street.
We are pleased to note the con-
valescence of Mrs. Lydia Harp who
has been seriously i'll for some weeks.
R j. Hongen has just completed
a fine piece of iron machinery for r. ].
Bowman, of Parryville.
The many friends of Mrs. Samuel
Welch will be pleased to learn of her
gradual convalescence from a recent
paralytic stroke.
"A movement is ON foot to locate an
electric light plant at the foot of Tar
Run to furnish illumination for Union
Hill and the east side generally.
We are sorry to report the serious
illness of baby Reed, the bright little
daughter of Elmer Reed, Of North
Weissport
Robert Henry, aged 70 years, one
of tranklin's oldest residents, is i'm
proving very slowly from recent
severe illness.
Joseph Berger, Of Big Creek, was
married on Sunday to Miss Lizzie,
daughter of Joseph Hunsicker, of
North Weissport.
Squire Boyer had gang of men
at work to-day digging up the Park to
the depth of several feet to find a stake
in order to correctly survey the Miner
property.
Work is unusually brisk at the
Lehigh Emery Wheel Works. The
large pressing machine broken some
days ago will be repaired this week and
orders filed with the company's usual
promptness and desprtch.
To clean out the dam at Mauch
Chunk water is being put in the canal.
All boats at the former place will be
moved down this way to facilitate this
work.
Some body at our shoulder wants
to know what has become of the party
who was going to supply Union Hill
with water system? Don't all answer
at once.
The little old red school house on
the hill in East Weissport, purchased
recently from the Franklin Indepen-
dent School District by j. X. Rickert,
will be removed and used as a shed for
his lime kiln.
For Rent Saeger's Hall, East
Weissport. Well heated; all convent
ences; lighted with electricity. Open
evening s. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Saturday. Terms reasonable apply to
o. ]. Saeger,
B. X. Culton, who has not been
well Of late, has placed himself under
the treatment of DR.. Estes We hope
the genial Ben will soon be fully o. k.
Levi Horn and Joseph Krum have
| the contract to build Aaron Snyder's
new building on the land of the Car
| bon County Improvement Company,
at the Lehigh bridge. The structure
will be frame, 28X55 feet, three stories
high.
The members of Weissport town
council have passed an ordinance
granting the Carbon County Electric
Railway Company the right and privi-
leges Of laying tracks, switches, &c, in
and through the town. Bully fol
Weissport.
e. j. Frederick has been appointed
Master Mechanic for the Jaragua Min
ing Company of Cuba. He will sal
about the 18th instant. This company
is one of the most important factors
in furnishing ores suitable for tht
manufacture of armor plate for the U
S. Government at the works of thu
Bethlehem Iron Co., South Bethlehem
The following letters remain un
called for in the post Office here: Jos
Reinard, W. G.. Markley, Alvin May
Charles Christman, Mike Silver, Al
Gabel, Lewis Green, Thigh. Hawk, Geo
Ziltman, Herman Hecher, Mrs Mar!
Albright, Mrs. G.. b. Williams, Mrs
Catharine Weiss, Miss Agnes RinkeI
Susan Obling. Say advertised" il
calling for any of the above.