The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-08-12
WEISSPORTANDAROUND
SPICY HAPPENINgs BRIEFLY EPITO.
MIZED.


Nathan Snyder did business at
Allentown this week.
John k. Lentz, of the enterprising
firm Of Kramer and Lentz, is building
an addition to the rear of his coy east
side residence.
Jeremiah Sourwine, of Slatington,
called on Weissport friends last Satur-
day.
"A large number of people from this
neighborhood attended the funeral of
the late Jonas Arner at aillport last
Tuesday.
"A. r. Snyder and wife and Miss
Mary Snyder will leave for the Worlds
Fair, Chicago, on the 10Th of this month
They Will spend several weeks in sight
seeing.
Theodore Doll, of town, conductor
on Valley freight, fell from freight
car down at East Penn Junction last
Saturday and sustained severe ingories.
He was brought home by his son. Mr..
Doll recently moved here from White
Haven. lie has been on the road a
quarter of century.
-Ducan MacGregor,editor and publish.
er of "The Plain Speaker" of Hazleton,
Pa, will lecture in the Weissport Evan
gelical church on Friday eve, at 1880
o'clock. Subject, "The Bible, Home,
and Heaven" All are invited. Lecture
free
Services in the Evangelical Church
on Sunday by the pastor, b. II. Miller,
at 10 A. M. in German and 7:30P. M. in
the English language. Sunday School
at p. NJ. All are invited.
During the absence of Francis
Solt, Bert Gomery, of Lehighton, has
barge of delivery WACO n on Laury's
bread route.
jacob Straussberger, Francis Solt
| Ulysesses Kresge, Irwin Kresge and
Francis Kresge spent four days this
week at Long Pond, up in Luzerne
County where they angling for mem
bers of the finny tribe
The funeral Of Wilbur Marsh on
last Thursday afternoon was largely at
tended. The pail bearers we're Clyde
Wills, Guy Zern, Harry Rickert, John
O'Rourke, Howard. Arner and Lance
Rooms. Revs. Creitz, Miller and Long
acre ofilciated.
Frank Laury is greatly improving
his property on White street by laying
a fine flag stone pavement. The stones
are the Columbia tagging and are
furnished by Brinkman Bros, Lehigh-
ton. Owen Boyer has laid a pavement
of the same quality of stone along his
property over in Franklin.
Harry Rickert, salesman in
Louay's general store, last week pur-
chased fine bay riding horse from his
father, The animal is beauty.
j. A. Phillips, dealer in pianos and
organs, is driving a new bay horse.
Charley w. Lentz, of East Mauch
Chunk, was political visitor IN towu
on Tuesday. Charley wants the Demo-
cratic nomination for register and re-
corder and he isn't sparing any time in
button holing the leaders in the towns
and townships in this end of the county. |
Our old friend Ulysses Kresge, of
Pittston, was "a familiar figure on our
streets this week, Mr.. Kresge at one
time was merchant here, doing "a |
large boot and shoe business, but dis |
posed of his business to the late Daniel |
Graver.
The members of the Lutheran Sun
day School will picnic at Glen Onoko |
on Thursday next, The members of
the Lutheran school of Long Run and |
North Weissport will participate with
the Weissport school on this occasion.
Mrs. Isabella Becker, an aged and |
highly esteemed resident of Cherryville |
died at her home in that place on last |
Monday after few days illness with
paralysis. Deceased was the mother
Of William Becker, of Union Hill.
John S. Miller has about completed |
important improvements on the interi-
or of his residence.
The ordinance adopted by the
borough council granting the Pa. Tele-
phone Company the right of way
through this town is published in this
weeks issue of the CARBON ADVOCATE.
Hon. Charles l. Becker, of Norris |
town, was in town Tuesday, the guest |
Of Hon. William Biery. Mr.. Becker
was unseated by Taggart in Republic
an house, notwithstanding that he had |
a clear majority over his opponent.
"A company of gentlemen will give
Weissport water supply in three
months time if the borough council |
will give them an order for fire hyd- |
rants.
"A two horse team of Tom Sloyers |
backed over Union Hill, Tuesday and |
fell a distance Of fifty feet, at a point
near OBrians lock. The horses for
tunatelY were uuiniursd.
Herbert Krum spent last week
with the family of J. +, Snyder, at
Mountain Top.
To improve their electric light sys-
tenn the Carbon County Improvement
Co, will place a 100 h. p. engine in their
building.
"A vacancy exists in the principal
ship of the Franklin Independent dis.
trict school through the resignation of
Prof Wannemaker who has accepted
the principalship of the public schools
at Stroudsburg. A meeting of the
school board was held on Monday eve.
ming but the directors could reach no
agreement in the election of new can.
didates,
The corner stone of Weissport's
new Lutheran Church was laid last
Sunday with ceremonies of the most
impressive order. The morning ser
vices WAS attended by a large concourse
of people aud Rev. J. II. Kuder, Of I.e-
highton oftieiated. The afternoon SER
vices likewise were largely attended
and the discourse was delivered by
Rev. Wackernagle, Of Allentown. and
the evening services were conducted
J by Rev A. Il. Horn, Of Allentown.
2 Large collections were lifted at the
different services, Among the con.
tents of the corner stone were silver
d quarter, testiment, bible, copies Of
the CARBON ADVOCATE aud LehiQbton
Press, bottle Of wine, a eateohism,
5 se. When the new edifce is completed
I \ viii be coy and pleasant nlece of