The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-06-10

~ Jonas and Charles Rehrig, Ash
field citizens, we're doing business here
on Saturday.
a The shell house, small building
used to manufacture shells by the Blue
Ridge Americante Association, took
fire on Saturday morning and was des-
troyed. The loss is estimated at
about $780,
a The foundation is up for Samuel
Straup's new residence. Builder Paul
Snyder, of Lehigh Gap, has the con
tract.
a George Hensler, of the County
Seat, was visitor at the Augustus
Noll residence over Sunday.
q The handsome new porch at the
front of Anthony Snyder's residence is
big improvement.
a The Blue Ridge Americanite As
sociation have just received a fine new
10 horse power engine and boiler to be
used to crush nitrate of soda, used in
manufacture of dynimite. The Com
pany's new buildings are rapidly go.
ing up and it is expected that when
they are completed the capacity of the
works will be more than doubled.
a The members of the Evangelical
congregations forming the Parryville
district of the Association, will observe
| the Holy Communion at the camp
meeting on Sunday, 18th instant.
The congregations forming this dis
trict are those of Bowmanstown, Mill.
port, Big Creek and Parryville.
a Camp meeting opens here on next
Tuesday. 1t is expected that there will
be very large attendance.
a Bowmanstown people who want
the eNEws-bright, reliable and crisp,
should get this newspaper 81 "A year;
30 cents for 8 month; % cents for 8
months.
a The handsome new iron fence in
front of jolly George Arner's residence
was built by the genial II. b, Snyder,
of Leibyville
a Robert Ash, of Millport, was
pleasantly entertained at the home OF
Ed Boyer and family over Sunday.
a The members of the Evangelical
Sunday school have Just organized a
Young Peoples Alliance with the fol
lowing officers: president, Maurice
Bowman; vice president, VIM. Walp
secretary, Eugene Beltz. Great inter.
est is manifested in the work of the
society by the members and the organi
zation will be a success.
a Romig's Sunday school will pic
mic on Saturday.
a james Amer, of town, has pur
chased his brother Charley's half in
terest in the portable steam saw mil
and it will hereafter be conducted by
George and James Amer.
) a. Barthold and Blazius Zeizer
Mauch Chunk citizens, were guests O
q their brother iu this place over Sunda,
a The Lower Towamensing schoo
board organized on Monday evening
The following gentlemen comprise tn
board for 1898 Thomas Craig, ReubeI
Rehrig, Lewis Zeigenfus, Peter Kos
tenbader, N. George and Osville Kern
= The retiring members were Georg
Kunkle and Peter Blose.
, a Lyman Mcdaniel, Of Packerton
, was a veteran Republican in this dis
triet on Saturday. Mr. NJ is eaudi
, date for the Republican nomination
! for county treasurer and feels conf
dent Of success attending his efforts
D a John passed., of Allentown, pre-
/ sident of the Blue Ridge Amereanit
Association, whose works are locate,
here, was in town ON Saturday ol
business.
= a Hon NJ. j. Lennon, Of Lehig
! county, is again agent and despatohe
! at Lizard Creek Junction, after al
/, absence Of some time during whic
> period he WAS attending the session O
I the State Legislature at Harrisburg
: During his absence r.. II. Stern, b
Lehighton, ably filled the position
! Mr.. stern will now 90 TO Allentown
I where he has a position as operator a
! East Penn Junction with the j. & I
+ Mr. Stern will make his home In Aller
: town.
4 a Anent the post office talk here
5 abOuts there is much arguing as {
4 whether the old name of the office wi
e be assumed. It appears that unde
t Cleyeland's former administrator
y eight years ago the Office went by th
T. name Of Bowmanstown, this wa
e changed TO Prince when the Republ
Z can Postmaster General gave ont TIA
e plum, four years later. Post office tai
recalls the fact that it was our oh
friend William Romig,t theaccommodai
ing Lehigh Valley station agent, VIII
circulated the first petition for th
establishing of post office here. 1ha
4 was thirteen years ago aud the hgh
p that resulted as tc the adoption OF
/. suitable name SO disguised him that h
!. dropped the whole business. Some
time later another petition was circu
lated and John kuch was made post
! master The office pays about $50 pc
!, mouth and 1t is predicted by thos
who ought 10 know that the genia
{. Frank Geist will he the new pos
, master and that the Office will b
located in - store, Who eau nm th
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