The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-14


home after a pleasant sojourn with !
Miss Hattie Markley
Mrs. Agnes Heimbach, of Allen !
town, who was the guest of friends here
for several weeks. has returned to her
home in the former city.
The stock of the late Daniel Graver,
decd, merchant tailoring aud gents
furnishing store, will be closed out at
public auction Friday evening.
-Chas. Arner, who had his portable
saw mill at Millport, doing service for
Levi Harleman and r. j. Hongen on
their large timber tract, has moved the
machine onto tract of land owned by
Thompson Mcdaniel and has it now in
full operation.
The regular quarterly conference
will be observed in the Evangelical
church, (anti- Bowman) on Friday even
ing. On the Sunday morning follow
ing the holy communion will be OBJ
served Rev, Click, of Hazleton, will
officiate in place of Presiding Elder
He'll, who will be unable to be present
on this occasion.
The new officers Of the Lutheran
and Reformed Sunday school for 1893
are as follows: Superintendents. A.
A. Beltz and Milton Flory; secretary,
Henry Shoemaker; treasurer, Owen
Boyer; librarians, Mamie Werley ard
Emma L. German; organist, Ella Rapp.
The Sunday school continues in pros.
porous condition
Mr.. Henry Shifferstine, of Tama
qua, night foreman at the shops of the
Lehigh Coal S Navigation Company, at
Lansford, was the guest of his son, Ed,
the general clerk with Biery, the drug
gist, on last Sunday. Mr.. Sbifferstine
has had the not very pleasant ex-
perience of falling from No. IL breaker
at Lansford about "a year ago. The
height of this breaker is 135 feet. To-
day Mr. s., appears none the worse for
this thrilling experience.
Our popular young friend, Il. j.
Hongen, on the Hill, drives a pretty
bay horse, just purchased from Dildine
Snyder, of Parryville Mr.. Hongen is
one of the most popular, snterprising
and successful young men on the east
side of the canal, and it is said, that
when The proper time comes, he will be
urged for the important office of justice
of the peace. We would like very
much to see "Bob" get thar with both
feet
Much success is attending the
! series of revivals now in progress in
the Evangelical church Penitents
nightly seek the mourners bench in
search of Gods grace and mercy from
past wickedness, and we are rejoiced to
say that they are successful. The
effort put forth at these meetings can
be made of great good If those who are
washed in the lambs blood of life''
abstain from future sin aud walk in
the light of God. LCI us hope they
may, and thus develope into main
stays of the church
Our old friend Joseph +. Rex, who
left for Philadelphia during last week
with the purpose of becoming a patient
in some good hospital for the treat.
ment of dropsy, is back home. Mr.
Rex was at one time leading merchant
here but illness caused him to dispose
of his business to others. Joe, alsC
served with great credit in the war o.
the rebellion aud is now good stand
ing member of John d. Bertolette Pos
4s4, G. A. r., Lehighton. In his pre-
sent atiiiction, Mr. Rex, has the SINGER
/ sympathy of his many friends.
e The following newly elected ofii
| GERS of Washington Camp, No. 100, 1
o. S. of A., were installed by Distric
S President J. J, Bevan, of Mauch Chunl
! and staff Past president, L. X. Al
bright; president, C. A. Boyer; vic
president, Daniel Hoffman; master q
r forms, W. II. Straussberger: treasures
? Samuel Hartman; recording recretar!
: Edward Groot; financial secretary, "
n II. SehOfeld; conductor, c. w. Mile
!. inspector, Samuel Hartman; quite
8 guard, w. B. Schafer; chaplain, b.
Arner; trustees, l.. X. Albright, A.
Yeakel and W. H. Schoheld: right sci
tinel, c. W, Burke; left sentinel. &c
y Meyers.
4. This Friday evening the member
"a of the Union Hill Literary Society wi
"a have the pleasure of listening to a d
is bate ofthis question Resolved: 9Th
n the pen is mightier than the sword
a Mr.. NJ. IL, Christman will handle Il
- affirmative side ofthe question, viii
our old friend Capt Sol Yeakle W
take care of the negative side of Il
issue. The weekly meetings OF III
H. society have became quite feature
nt the Hill, as is attested by the lar
no number of our people who attend the
re OF course, the more who attend. t
lu more interest is exhibited, so all o
~ people should turn out en- masse a.
hi encourage the Union Hill Litera
Se Society which is now on the top wa
of success.
- The members OF Ebenezer Eve
a. gelical tanti. .Bowmanl eongregati
have presented their excellent pasi
- with a purse Of S23uO as a slight tss
y. monial of their appreciation of
~ services among them during the thu
=. years of his postorate. Rev. /. j. Re
= will leave for conference during n,
=. month, the session OF which will m
~ at Bethlehem, and it is not at all D
"a "a bable that he will be returned owl
IN 10 the rule of the conference VIII
limits the time Of pastors TO one cha
in for a longer period than three yes
es- During their residence here the pas
,l I'M and his family have endearsd the
n selves TO the members Of the ehui
ins and our people in general, and n
lie will leave ms with the best wishes
ON ON all.
he ne I The Reading company has alb
ur- definitely decided 10 lenEthen many
ek- its sidings along the main line in
md spring, and most of the property
~ it these extensions has been seeul
10 More storage room is wanted and
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