The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
WEISSPORT AND AROUND.
SPICY HArPENINes BRIEFLY EPITO-
MtZED.

The Doings OF the Week InterIeaded with
Personal Mentions,
Robert Anthony was at Slatington
on Tuesday.
Henry j. Shoemaker. of Franklin
street, was at Easton on Monday,
e. G. Smith, of Lynnville, Lehigh
county, Is new employee IN Florys
popular harness factory.
Frank Irwin and wife, of Lansford,
Sundayed with Jonathan Deibert and
family on the east side,
-Messrs. Levi Harlemsn and r. J..
Hongen we're doing business In North
ampton county Tuesday.
Hiram Green has contract to
build barn 4SxG6 feet in dimensions
for Oscar Diehl at Big Creek.
Hon. w. +. Biery, accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. G. w. Laury, speLt
Sunday at Perth Amboy, n. j.
The Franklin Social Club will
shortly add an elegant pool table to
their club room in Snyder's block.
Charley Wentz, of Union Hill, who
took tumble through the hay loft
one day last week, is still unable to
move about.
Robert Rehrig, whS for some weeks
past had been in a Philadelphia hos
pital under treatment, is back home,
looking first class.
J. g. Everitt and } A. Walp are
now in full possession of the Hongen
blacksmith shop. The business is in
management of Mr.. Everitt, who is a
practical, experienced mechanic
Rev. j. S. Newhart, pastor of the
(Bowman) Evangelical congregation,
will preach his last sermon for this
conference year in school hall on Sun
day morning at the usual hour. Al
are invited. Conference convenes at
Reading next week.
Rev l. j. Reitz, pastor of the Evan
gelical congregation, (Anti-Bowman)
will preach farewell sermons to his
congregation on Sunday morning and
evening. Ia the morning in the Ger.
man language and IN the evening in
the English language Rev. Reitz will
go to conference at Bethlehem next
week and he may not be returned here
The members of the Lutheran and
Reformed congregations of this town,
after worshiping God in the same edi-
| fee since 1889, have at last concluded
that it will be clearer sailing for each
| congregation to worship in their own
respective buildings. To this end the
Lutheran congregation on last Satur-
| day sold their interest in the union
church to the Reformed congregation
for 200. The Lutheran congregation
will buy lot and put up pretty
modern editlce. The latter people have
about lao members and the Reformed
folks claim $40
Lizzie Rehrig was hauled up be
fore Squire John S. Miller, Tuesday,
charged by Owen Cadeu, of Mauch
Chunk, with having purloined about
S35 from his inside pocket. The night
before Caden wasn't. steady on his
pins" it seems, and they say that the
festive Lizzie wasn't far off being rocky
on her "uppers" either. She was on to
her man, however, judging from the
"pull" she made. The star eyed GOODIES
of justice weighed the gay Lizzie and
the doubly repentant Owen aud found
Lizzie wanting 1t cost her S25 and
the expenses of prosecution. She
whacked up the bill like little man.
"A representative of this paper on
| Tuesday visited the new pretzle bakery
Of G. W. Laury, Weissport's enterpris-
ing citizen and baker. The ovens we're
built under the special supervision of
Mr.. Thomas H. Keller, of Lititz, Ian
caster county, Pa, who is an expert in
this business. The daily capacity of
the ovens will be 1000 to 5000. The
pretzles are of the genuine Lititz
brand, popular all over the state for
their pleasant taste. In Lancaster
county the Lititz pretzle has knocked
the soda cracker into a cooked hat. 1t
will likely do the same here. Mr..
Laury intends to wholesale and retail
pretzles and Judging from the present
demand 1t won't be long before this
will be the most improvement part of
his already large business We wish
! Charley success.