The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-10
; WEISSPORTA AND AROUND.
SPICY HAPPENINGs BRIEFLY EPITU-
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/ SPICY HApPENINGs BRIEFLY EFlIo
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The Dolngs Of the Week Iuterleaded with
Personal Mentions,
Rev 1, J. Reitz, Of Slatington, was
in town on Monday.
Engineer VIII Plummer circled at
Bethlehem on Monday.
Ed Monier, with Campbell, the
barber, is out again after several weeks
Illness.
Mrs, Frank Snyder, after pleas.
ant sojourn among friends here, re-
turned to her home at Mountain Tol
on Monday.
Mrs. r. j. Hongeu of Union Hill
was guest of Allentown friends this
week
Thomas Krum and family OF
Scranton, are visiting relatives here
about.
Amos Brown and wife of BOwmans
town Sundayed with John Zeigenfus-
Ben Klotz, of Union Hin, recently
purchased canal boat from Bristol
party.
Mrs. Frank Laury was at Lewis,
burg this week, visiting her estimable
daughter, Miss Ella, who is a student
in the female seminary at that place.
John Sellers smiles happily over
the arrival of little girl.
James Nothstein has accepted a
possession wite John Yeager at Mauch
Chunk.
-Mesdames JacobWentz LouisaWeiss.
Joel Wentz and Breyfogel, were guests
of friends at Weatherly last Thursday.
John S. Miller expects to attend
the annual meeting of the Funeral
Directors Association of Pa, at Scran-
ton next week
-A.-A. Beltz and wife spent Sun
day at Beltzville.
Dennis Dreisbach, of Franklin,
buried an interesting child in the Gem
etary at Big Creek on Sunday.
Mrs. Jacob Kresge and Mrs. Daniel
Kresge, of Franklin, attended the fun
eral of their dead sister, Mrs Edwin
Everitt at Effort, Monroe County on
last Tuesday.
Amos Eaches, of Reading has tax
en- up a residence here. Mr.. Eaches
formerly lived at Lehighton where he
built the brick school building.
The Faithful Friends Society, of
the Lutheran congregation, contemp-
late holding a strawberry and ice cream
festival at an early day.
The pleasant and agreeable Ed
Shitferstine, for some months past
with Biery, the druggiet, will return tc
his home in Tamaqua this week. While
here Ed made hosts of friends-parti
cularly among the fair sex
Hon. w. F. Biery was at Philadel
phia on Saturday.
Miss Annie Comfort spent Sunda,
at Reading where she was the guest q
relatives.
Misses Emma Boyer and Emma
Snyder will leave next week for Chicago
where they will spend several weeks.
For sale-Three acres of hay, tx
be cut by the purchaser Apply to b
f. Peter at Snyder's Popular Bazaar.
"A number of boys who participated
IN disturbing the peace on Monday
evening, May 20, we're arrested las
week and taken before Squire Mile
where they we're each fined 81 anC
costs of prosecution. This should bt
a warning to others who are inclined
to cut up their capers about town.
Notwithstanding the fact tha
there are some people who are working
against the establishment of the sho
factory for this place, that institution
will come here. In few days an OF
ganization will be effected
-Saeger, our hustling fruit dealer
received 1000 pine apples on Wednes
day morning. Oscar is getting there
lie sells cheaper to retailers than the
buy in Philadelphia or New York.
Representative William Biery i
home from Harrisburg, the Legislatur
having adjourned sine die, last Thurs
day. He will give his whole attention
to the drug business and oe pleased t
see his many friends and patrons a
his establishment.
We announce with pleasure tn
approaching marriage of Miss Louisa @
+ the estimable and accomplished daugi
ter of,Mrs. Hannah Rapp TO the pleasan
and atfable Charlie Maurer, of Wilke.
barre, on the 18th day of June at 4:3
O'Clock at the home of the bride
mother on White street. The youn
couple will be at home in Wilkesbarr,
where the groom has business interest
The annual statement of theFranl
lin Independent school district showi
3 Number of schools, 3; number q
teachers employed, 3; pupils enrolle,
212; average daily attendance, 229; Ia
for school purposes, S920S1; tax fC
t building purposes, 81, ,S44 20; total r,
= ceipts, S2,Sl7.07; teachers salarie
r 81, ,4O9.25; debt and interest pai,
{ sl,Ol.O9. Debt still standing, s5,52O.j
d The school board of the Frankli
Independent school district, organize
2 on Monday evening with the electio
n OF the following officers: Presiden
4 Mahlon Chr1stman; secretary, John
% Lerni treasurer, Reuben Zimmermai
y The other members are Samuel Wal
u Edward Leikei and Douglas Arne
% The board VIII hold their reeul,
~ monthly meetings on the first Monde
% evening OF each month at the l'rankli
House.
. The Lutheran and Reformed Su
% day schools have been formally al
" solved. The Reformed Sunday scho
u and church services will continue TO
o conducted in the church edifiee, viii
y the members of the Lutheran congr
10 cation will go to school hall, whe
10 services will be held next Sundi
q morning and afternoon at the usu
50 time. The congregation viii wOrsh
3 Ia the hall until their new edihce
% erected and furnished.
Do Unless the people of this cor
% munity make determined effort the
M Will be no new canal bridge this We
% or for "A good many years for Tia
% matter The J.. @. q n. Co. have hi
"a their own way for SO many years tn
10 they don't intend to be dictated to nf
% if they can help it, At the June eou
no this pampered corporation will hk
o. try TO explain why they refuse TO bui
% a new structure by showing that ii
IN bridge is the same, or very near d
W samewidth Of nine out of ten bridq
% on the interior of the county and ia
M traffic does does not demand a n,
O0 bridge. They have had their hir
20 agents count the number of tear
~ passing over the bridge and have h
% many bridges on the interior of Z
90 county measured as to width and
4, course expect TO prove that Ia,
J., structure is not needed win the
y, little game be a success ? Not il Z
e people demand what is Just aud rig
n IN no uncertain tones. We must ha
~ "A better bridge across the canal
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VA TWO ITEMS.
Bernard j. Dever, of Beaver No
dow who was ordained to the prie.
hood Saturday, May 27th, read his hI
, mass in st, Mary's church, Beav
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