The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-11-18
WEISSPORT AND AROUND
SPICY HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY EFITu
MIZED.

The Doings Of the Week Interleaded with
Personal Mentions.
George Buck, of Franklin, con
tinues quite ILL.,
We regret to note the illness OF
Mrs. John Gruber.
Joseph Seaboldt continues quite
ill with rheumatism.
Mrs. Sarah Mcdaniel, Of Lansford,
is visiting friends here,
Miss Lille Kresge is still confined
to the house through illness.
Levi Harleman and r. J. Hongen
we're at Millport on Monday.
Ed Shifferstein, of Tamaqua, was
here on Monday for few hours.
Henry Christman and Joseph
Stroll, did business at Allentown on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Chss Laury is home from a
pleasant visit TO friends at Perth
Amboy,N j.
John W. Beaver is selling out the
L. j. Weston general store goods in
Campbell's block.
Prof. Ed Boyer was down at Allen
town on Monday where he did busi.
ness connected with.bis phonograph.
The new Lutheran church is being
plasterd. It is expected that the new
editce will be ready by Christmas
time for occupancy.
The Carbon County Improvement
Co., will erect number of frame
dwelling houses in this town between
now and the first of April.
"A fund is being collected to pay
the expenses of an electric light at the
foot of Union Hill. Reuben thinner
man is doing the collecting.
We congratulate Warren Horn and
Miss Emma German on their marriage.
The cermonV was performed by Rev.
Miller, of the Evangelical, church.
Squire Austin Bower is back home
from two months iaunt through the
west. For some weeks he was located
at Chicago where he witnessed the
closing exercises OF the great Worlds
Fair.
Ground has been broken for the
foundation walls of J. S. MIller's new
frame building near the Central rail
road. The structure will be frame aud
Will hb Obbulltu ny NlI, hlllbT rs Il
justice office and by Campbell's ton
sorial sploon.
There will be a meeting of the
directors of the Franklin Building &
Loan Association on Saturday evening
week when final arrangements will be
made for the acceptance of payments
Persons who desire to subscribe for
stock should do so at once.
The attention of Sunday school
festival committees is directed to the
fact that o. j. Saeger is in a position
to supply them with all kinds of con
fectionary for Christmas time at the
very lowest rate. 1t will be a big
saving to Sunday schools to call on
him when about making their pur-
chases.
The grand opening of the st. Elmo
Hotel and Restaurant on Wednesday
evening was an immense success. The
proprietress Mrs Lizzie Yiengst enter
tanned her friends and patrons in royal
style. After an oyster supper the
rooms were cleared and dancing was
INDUCED in until the "wee sma' hours
anent the twal." Arion Cornet Band,
of Lehighton was present aud dis
coursed most excellent music during
the evening. Guests were present from
Philadelphia, Allentown, Pottsville,
Tamaqua and other places.
-Th Union Hill school, ably and eff
aciently taught by Q. d. Arner is in a
prosperous condition. The pupils who
attended regularly during the month
are: Edwin Arner, Ralph Dreisbach,
Willie Follweiler, Robert and Allen
Green, Frank Hont2, Ellsworth and
Clinton Rothermal. Asa Smoyer, Chas.
Walck, Jennie Bollweiler, Martha and
Carrie Graver, Stella Gaumer, Tillie
Roth and Belle Rothermal. Among
the visitors were Directors Zimmerman,
Leuckel and Zern; Principal Lee and
County Supt. Beisel,