The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-11
WEISSP0RT AND AROUND.
SPICY HAPPENINGs BRIEFLY EPiTu-
mIZED.


list.
Jacob Silfles, of Pottsville, was
here on Monday.
Miss Annie Comfort has returned
from Hanover, Pa.
Mrs. Belle Meredith visited at
Philadelphia this week.
Miss Eva Romig, of the east side.
was at Mauch Chunk on Monday.
Squire Austin Boyer was on a trip
to Shamokin, Sunbury and Wilkes
barre last week
Alex Marsh has the smallest Indian
arrow head in this section. It is l5xss
of an inch.
C. w. Laury now employs in his
bakery seven men, as follows: two on
cakes, two on pretzles and three on
bread
Thomas Arner, who represents the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
of New York, reports business as being
very brisk
Our young friend Ed SchiHerstine
was nursing cheek this week that
looked like a toy balloon, caused from
having a half dozen molars extracted
The spirited team of Henry Everitt
took fright on Monday and runaway
The animals were caught by the
genial Tom Arner before any damage
was done
Miss Lille Rapp, of Wilkesbarre,
and Misses Mary Rapp and Minnie
Stahl, of Mauch Chunk, were guests of
the Misses Rapp, on White street, oyer
Sunday.
Fred Wassum and wife and Mrs.
John Arner, we're at st. Lukes' Hos
pital, Bethlehem, and on their return
were accompanied by Miss Doll Arner,
who has been quite seriously indis.
posed for some time.
John Rehrig and CLAYTON, Tama-
qua's well-known shooter, shot at ten
birds each on Monday in friendly
contest and the score resulted like this:
M X
Eiaytaa-i EESSTiS1-i / i ii4 i-S 10 :
Fred Krause, the well-known Allen
town horse dealer, lest valuable bay
horse by death Monday evening. He
had just brought lot of horses from
Hazleton,o which this was one, and had
placed them in John o. Weiss livery,
when it took suddenly sick, and soon
after expired.
All the necessary papers have been
signed for the transfer of the interest
of the Lutheran congregation in the
union church building to their neigh
bors of the Reformed congregation.
The former congregation are now look
ing after a location on which to build
a new edifice.
The Faithful Friend Society, com.
posed of the lady members of the
Lutheran congregation, has been
formally re-organized, and held their
first meeting on Thursday. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to do all
kinds of sewing, the receipts for which
revert to the church.
The Weissport String Band gave
a delightful sociable in school hall on
Friday evening, The program was
vocal and instrumental music and a
very appetizing luncheon. The mem
bers are; Ray Straussberger, banjo
Howard Arner, David Lacy and Chas
Meyer, harmonicas; Ollie Koons anC
George Reed, bones; Wilbur Marsh
triangle; Ford Miller, ACCORDION.
In honor of her Goth birthday an
niversary Mrs. A. W. Marsh, one even
ing recently entertained in pleasant
manner the following ladies:
J Mesdames, Levi Fogel, Milton Rehrig, J. A
Philips, oscar Arner, James Williams, Franl
koons, Alfred Whittngham, A. Marsh, Leal
Boyer, FTnncis Yundt, d. b. Albright, Charlie
Laury, VIM. Reed, Frank Reed, GnOrge Moyei
! oliver Trne Beer, W. l.. Kutz, Irvii
/ Kresse and Rev. G, W, Creitz and A. W. Mars
aud Miss Gertie Wagner
I Since Grover Cleveland's inaugura
/ tion the contest for the post office il
I this town has assumed new light an,
f interest. Before the 4th of March tn
only candidates were 9harley Nus
| baum and Jacob StraHssberger. Nov
two new contestants are in the fielC
s They are George Enzian and Dougla
n Arner. The office here pays abou
4 $500 per annum, but is worth NOR
than this owing to the custom it bring
with it il the Office is in with store.
Mrs, Samuel Welch, who, very nea
y or quite year ago, suffered almos
n complete paralysis, was made happ
the other day when she was presente
/. with an invalid's chair, which will Ell
+ able her to move abont with ease an
IS comfort. The chair was purchase
l. through the efforts of Mrs. c. Ii. Nh
I. baum who solicited subscriptions fC
Il this purpose, When the chair is L
.e longer used by Mrs. Welch it is to r
l. vert to the Lutheran congregation fC
Ie the use of any of its members.
IS The genial Squire AustinBoyer b
"a sides attending to the immense amour
of legal business that comes his wa
It finds time also to divert from u
m monotony to occasionally officiate
m tieing of the silken cords that biz
s. together "two hearts that beat as on
N two souls With but a single thought
- Since the new marriage licence law h
a. been in force he has tied five knot
Of the last being Joseph Schweibinz al
pc Miss Susie Eek, of the East side,
rf Monday evening The young coup
ln were blessed by the squire, and Il
n "StrOller" also wishes them much j,
or and prosperity.
-Mamie, the three year old daug
ter Of Rev. and Mrs |. j Reitz, died
last Thursday after a few days illne
with that dread disease, membran
ls Group. Interment was made on Tu,
- day afternoon Presiding Elder H
~ aud Rev. A, NJ, Sampsel nfiiciated
" a. the last sad rites and the funeral "
-, very largely attended Deceased "
v, an unusally bright and intelligent !
~ ~ tie girl for her age and had endesr
,ot herself to many outside of the fami
TOR all Of whom tender sincere sympat
ng to the sadly bereaved parents 7
ms pail bearers We're Ralph Morthim
,ot Chas. Sellers, Chss. Breyfogel, Jo
le" Zeigenfus, Lance Koons, Howa
say Arnei, Clyde Wills, Harry Ronemus
he
by A Bargain sever Equaled.
.te We can show you 20 styles of
wool spring suits at IS and $40, woI
at least sl4OO also larger line Of d,