The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-07-22
WEISSPORT AND AROUND.
SPICY HAPPENINgs BRIEFLY EPiTu-
MIzED.


City during the last days Of August.
j. Meredith, of Roselle, N. J. was a
visitor in town over Sunday.
-Uriah Fatzinger and Miss Clara
Whitehead were welded on Monday at
Catasauqua. Many friends tender
warm congratulations
Miss Lille Laury, of Mauch Chunk
V visiting at Nathan Snyder's resi-
deh1e Of the east side.
-Geo'Ge Arner and wife, of Bow
Inahstown, spent last Sunday very
pleasantly with b. F. Peter and family
on the east side. :
Samuel Schneck. of Berlinsville
was in town for few Sours on Mondav
and found time to tell his friends that
his brother Levi who is eiAploved at
Slatington, has travelled 2s,so0 miles
in going to and from his work in the
last sixteen years.
-Beneville Dreher was riding mule
bare back mp tue tow path the other
day when the animal stumbled and fell
with Bonneville under him. Besides
being badly bruised he sustained a
fractured arm.
Rev. Jos. Werner and wife. of
Pottstown, were guests of many friends
IN town this week.
Music dealer Phillips is complet-
ing arrangements for the erection of a
large music house on the Lehighton
side of the Lehigh river bridge. The
building will be two stories high and
2Ox4O feet in dimensions.
Michael Farren, of Lehighton.
come near being victim of careless
ness at the Central crossing on last
Friday morning. An early morning
passenger train stopping at the station
had pulled below the guard gates
when Mike started across the tracks
with his two horse team when for some
unknown cause the train backed into
his wagon the prompt action of the
engineer alone saving a serious
collision.
The Reformed church ediflee is
undergoing many internal improve
ments. The old gallery has been torn
out and a floor will be placed in the
building making it two stories high.
The basement will be used for Sunday
school purposes and the second floor
will be for church services. The i'm
provements making will aggregate at
least $500, but when completed will be
to the pleasure of the congregation.
The new editice in which st. Paul's
Lutheran congregation of this town
will worship, will be located on White
street, opposite the old Andrew Graver
homestead. It will be built on
modern plan and have the conveniences
necessary in a church building. The
structure will be one story fifty feet
deep with large and roomy annex for
Sunday school purposes. The new
pastor, Rev. Longacre, of Normal
Square, recent graduate from the
Lutheran Theological Seminery at
Philadelphia, will be ordained on next
Sunday. There are three churches in
his charge, at North Weissport, Big
Creek and this town. The services of
ordaination will be held as follows:
at North Weissport, Sunday morning;
Big Greek, Sunday afternoon; Weiss.
port, Sunday evening Revs. Walker.
and Nagel, of Allentown and Revs
Bauer and Strauss, of Lehighton will
officiate at the services.
Last Thursday afternoon very
pretty wedding was coRsnmmated on
White street at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. Oswald when the nuptial
knot was tied Sniting Miss Standa NJ,
their pleasant and estimable daughter
to j. Peter Kemerle, of Mauch Chunk.
Rev. II. Franklin Schlagel, of Free
mansburg, otfioiated. The ceremony
was performed In the parlor, which
was beautifully decorated, the con
tracing parties standing under pretty
arch. The wedding march was render.
ed by Mrs. H, T. Schlegel Of Freemans.
burg. The brides maid was Miss
Sallie Whitehead, and the best man
! was Mr. Thomas Johnston, of Mauoh
Chunk. The ceremony was pssformed
in the presence Of 14O guests who were
, also present at the reception and par
: took Of most delectable supper. The
young couple have the well wishes OF
I many friends. The "Strottern also
: adds his hope that their lives may be
free from trouble and that all theil
cares may be but LITTLE ONES.
The Jr. o. U. A, NJ, festival was 4
success in every particular, larg,
: crowds being present during the thre,
evenings. The interior of the hall wal
beautifully decorated with brigh
colored bunting and Chinese lanterns
The ladies who assisted in making tn
! affair a success were Mrs. Angelin
= Groot, Misses Sallie Whitehead, Till
: Deibert, Emma Boyer and Mrs. Robi
Graver who looked after the lnnel
counter; at the ice cream stand thes
young ladies held forth; Misses LiIi
= Musselman, Ella Rapp, Annie Soohelt
Mamie Werley and Mr., Martin Miller
at the cake stand we're Misses Mar
Christie and Mamie Smith; at tn
: candy counter Misses Eva Romig an
= Lizzie Nothstein did the honors. Tn
law won't allow us TO publish th
names OF the successful contestant
ID The committee on arrangement
F. Messrs. Ike bartholomew, Richar
A., Christie, Milt Setter, Robert Grave
r and VIM Whitehead deserve niue
10 credit for the hard work they did 1
or make the affair success.
Big reduction in baby coaches
j. L. Gabel's,
or Pure Paris Green at lowest pri,
re at Gabel's.
-FOR SALE.-First class Dwellir
.e House on Third street, Lehighto
"a Apply 10 w. p. Long.
Lee cream freezers 81 Gebels Fir
street