The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-08-19
NEWSY OCCURRENCES.
LOCAL MATTERS OF MORE OR LRss
IMPORTANCE.

-Everitt & Honehen, contractors,
are building William Brittians new
dwelling house on the corner Of Second
and Ochre streets.
The Lehighton Water Company
have extended their water mains on
Fouth street south from Alum to
Union streets.
-Ifyou have anything worth'exhibit-
ing see to it that you have it at the fair
next month.
The fall painting season is ct hand
IL you want reliable work and material
at the lowest prices call on or write to
e. f, Luckenbach 81 Broadway Mauoh
Chunk.
Harry Laufer and Dora Fenner
were angling for fish at Big Creek last
Monday. Their catch is not for publi-
cation.
-Married-On Saturday evening,
August 10, 1903, by Rev. j. II. Kuder,
at his residence, Mr.. William W.
Kunkle and Miss Mary e. Zimmerman,
both of Paekertod, Pa,
Moses Rehrig, OF Second street, who
has four of the finest pug pups in the
county, will place them on EXHIBITION
ct the fair next month.
The First National Bank will net
cash P. 4 R. checks but they will be re.
sOived on deposit Ifrom persons doing
business with the bank.
-Born-A baby girl to Mr., and Mrs.
Chas. Christman, of South street.
Miss Mable Wheatley, one of Le-
highton's most excellent young ladies,
is student in the American Business
College, Allentown, where she Is taking
a thorough course in stenogrRphy.
DIR. G. w. Bower contsmplates
building a large store room on the
vacant space between Bretney's news
stand and the frame building owned
by himself on First street.
George Clauss, of the Valley House,
was opening soda water bottle on
Saturday when it exploded, cutting q
deep cash in his thumb on his right
hand.
John J.Hummel blows handsome
S125 B flat cornet. John belongs to the
Lehighton Orchestra and IS = cornet
list of no mean ability.
oliver Follweiler, of the first ward
has an old fashioned corner cupboard
that belonged to his great grandmother
1t is over 1875 years old and is still il
an excellent state of preservation.
Our public schools will reopen fol
nine months term on the 2Sth instant
The residence of Engineer Thomas
Fink, on Second street, is undergoing
numerous improvements that will
when completed, add greatly to tn,
coziness of the same. Among the ad
| ho vNln l..
to the south side.
Fire did considerable damage to
valuable tract of wsod land in tn,
vicinity of Long Run, owned by assis
tant Valley station agent P. A, German
, of Third street.
--Everitt q Honchen have the con
tract to build T.. Hager's new dwelling
on Second street.
The Harmonic Social were delight
fully entertained by Miss Emm
, Seller atuher pleasant home on nortl
First street last Thursday evening
The usual amusements were happil,
indulged in until late hour when
: very tempting repast was elegant
; served. Besides the members Of tn
, club there were present Misses Aggi
ReiShard and Sallie Rsudenbush.
4 The refreshment stands and othe
Q privileges on the Fair grounds her
t will be rented to the highest bidder o.
3 Saturday afternoon, September 5. A
{ the same time bids will be receive
. from the different bands to furnis
/ music during the fair.
On Monday Charles Greenwald, c
! Second street, failed to returned hom
: TO dinner, and on investigation he wa
I found unconscious on his farm sewers
: miles from this town by his son Al VIII
- had been sent to look for him, Med
!. cal aid was summoned and he wa
y taken home when it was found that b
d had suffered stroke of apoplex
q We are pleased to state that he
g gradually recovering.
Z The Lehighton Watea Compan
i at meeting of the directors, on MOI
" day evening decided to run Sawmi
creek into Long Run and thus great
~ increase their already excellent wat,
supply. The distance dividing the tv
creeks is about one mile, Work wi
. be commenced at once.
= -Arion Cornet Band rendered job
H. hoons pleasant serenade en- Mo-
N day evening when they rendered SON
a. of their best selections in a master
way. The Arion boys deserve mo
AZ generous support from our people an
4. they should have 1t. There is no re
q. son why Lehighton should not have
~ band second to none in the L,ehiG
" Valley.
OF 1t will be exceedingly gratifying
ns the family and friends of o. A. Hau
g. of this town, to learn that he has be-
70 reelected to the prinsipalship of Il
ne IobYhanna Mills, Monroe Count
AZ public schools. That Mr.. Hauk
"a giving excellent satisfaction as an /
~ structor and principal is fully attest
~ in the fact that he has been re elect
- to the position for the third tin
ot Principal Hauk is a graduate of /
~ public schools of Lehighton and ais
=" graduate OF the MilleTsville State N,
NAL School.
. Rev. A. ID. Mehrkam, of Columt
of diseoursed to the Lutheran conRrel
,ot tlOn on Sunday evening. He Hsed
me the words OF his text the sixteen
lhe verse Of the sixth chapter of st, Mari
no. A large audience listened with dc
IN interest and ap probation to the serm
~ which bore the marks Of clear think
III and intelligent reasoning of the wt
AhC of God. In Columbia Rev. Mehrk
ais has large congregation and it is s
to say that they fully appreciate th
able pastor, Rev. Mehrkam and
wife are spending some time with
a9- mother in this place
-. The annual exhibition of
inc Carbon County Industrial Society '
tbs be held on their spacious grounds
~ Lehighton from Tuesday, Septem
- to Friday the 18th. The time inl
yening is very short and our farr
y and mechanical friends should k
rial their weather eve open in the prepf
lpg ton of their exhibits, The ladies &
nor who will exhibit fine art needle We
the fancy bric-a-brac and culinary prodU
yer, should keep thinking of the date
ll-i hustle up little, Remember, Sept
AZ az Der II to 10. Now move lively.
~ Last Thursday evening at
me. home Of Martin Leonard on Sec,
street, most delightful party
given in honor of his daughter, N
Lena Leonard. During the even
ssr. the usual games we're INDUCED In
to ! at late hour a delightful repast
rohl elegantly served Those present VI
YES. Misses Sophia BsckendOrf, SoI
the Leonard, Emma Peters, link, Min
, at Kemmrer, ida Irwin, Jennie Irl
sion Matilda Horn, Alice Mantz, Ii
. In Schmidt Emma Wundt, Name Sm
Nay, Ella CaiireY, MattieCaffery andMes
d va Charles A. Wagner, Jos. Brader,
Schwartz and 4. W. Clauss, Mrs. G
horn and son Bert,
last III, g. 80 ,,,a,, re ns .eiis lhe
.n'sA and he will prove Il. Or ask The publ
y -, ~ prove Il by comparing his excellent )
tns aud lew figures, with that Of other dei
hnn lee cream freezers at Gabels ]
olnts street