The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-09-16
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The Doings Of the Week Interleaded wit
Personal Mentions.
Frank Laury and Squire Austi
Boyer will leave on Monday for tn
Worlds Fair.
George Yundt is seeing the World
Fair.
Levi Horns many Republica
friends are pushing him at lively rat
for the nomiRation of county trea.
ure.
-Albel Smuthers of Franklin. wa
committed to jail Monday in default O
bail charged with assault and batter
10y Annie Snyder
Mrs. Fietta Leopold, returne.
home nom a pleasant visit to Norris
town on Saturday. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Aurand.
Frank Laury did business ut Allen
town on Tuesday.
The Franklin Shoe Factory expec
to commence operations about Oct. Is
The machinery necessary is now bein
placed in position.
-Tillis Saeger and Elmer Boyer will
leave on Saturday for two weeks trii
to the Worlds Fair.
Harvest Home services will b
observed by the Reformed Congre
CATION on Sunday the oath. Rev. G. E
Creitz, the able pastor, IL oficiate.
Al D. Hawk has purchased brea,
delivery route from U. S. Koons.
Mrs. A. X. Lester and family, o
Sullivan county, and Miss Pericilli
Houser, of Wilkesbarre, we're guest
this week of Adam Houser.
Miss Jennie Hutchinson. of Ne
braska, and Mrs Jane Hutchinson, o
Mauch Chunk, visited Robert Henr,
over Sunday.
The Republican primary elections
will be held at the usual places Satur
day evening between the hours of 81,
and eight o'clock.
Mrs. James Williams is home from
a two weeks visit among Philadelpbit
friends.
William Gillian is on "a visit tc
friends at Shamokin.
Mrs VIM. Wagner and daughter
Lizzie hre visiting Mrs. T. f. Arnes,
The public schools of the Franklin
Independent District will open fol
the winter term on next Monday.
ALFRED Wittingham and Elliot Nc
Daniel, of Philadelphia, are among the
visitors in tov 1.
Mrs. William Miller, of Weatherly
spent Saturday with Chas. Arner.
The Salvation Army made an attack
on Weissport sin last Saturday evening
in Laury's Hall. There was very
large attendance, the comm odious hall
being crowded to its llllest. The
visitors were branch of the Amy
now stationed at SlatinL on.
The Franklin School district will
open their public schools forthe winte,
term on the first Monday in October
Francis Hawk, of Fail view, was,the
guest of his brother All in Union Hill,
over Sunday.
h j. Hongep, who is the owner of
the only three horned COW in the world
50 far as we ere aware, has had the
animal on exhibition at the Lehighton
fair this week and it proved a great at.
traction to those who delight iu seeing
freaks.
The gang of hoodlums who forced
an entranC Into the school buildings
on Union HiIl and committed disa1st.
ing depredalions will be severely
punished by the board of directors if
they do their duty.
George Leikle, Jr would like TO
run the best sprinter in the county a
two mile race for purse of sIOO.
Next Sunday evening the organ of
the Refomed Sunday School will be
appropriately dedicated. Rev. Schaf
fer, OF Ashland, will be present and
otiieiate on the occasion.
Frank Mertz and family have
moved to Allentown.
Joseph Seaboldt, former Lehigh.
ton resident now of New Jersey, was a
visitor here during the past few weeks
Jacob Straussberger is impro, ing
the interior of his restaurant and store
The show windows will be deepened
the room papered and painted and
otherwise arranged to meet the con.
venience Of his trade. Jake is a hust-
Ter.
-"St. Elmo Hotel and Restaurant"
is the new name Of the White street
saloon, of which Mrs. Lizzie Yingst, of
Pottsvi e, is the new proprietress
The sample room will be remoddeled
and beautified and no effort will be
spared to have the house conducted in
such manner that the st. Elmo will
soon be one Of the most popular host
leries in this town.
There will be a grand shoot at the
Franklin House on the 18th and 2Oth
Of October. American Association
rules will be followed. The second
day will witness some lively live bird
shooting by Philadelphia, New York
and Reading shooters 500 birds will be
received John Rehrig, Jr., the new
Of the Franklin, viii make
the arrangements
1t is said that Miss Annie Scofield.
one of our most estimable young ladies
who has filled the position of assistant,
postmaster quite efficiently under A.
W. Marsh, wilt be continued in that
office under p M. Arner. Miss SEQ
ield Is corteous, Of obliging and eli
'ient IN the performance Of her duties
aud the patrons of the office have
never had cause to complain during
her term in office.
Judge CraiE's Conf ,ee,
Hon. Allen Craig who wrs empowered
by the late Democratic convention TO
ihoOse his own cOuferees to represent
ais interests In the Judicial con
.erenee tOmeet at EastOn next Thurs