The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-04

Mrs. Thos. }. Harleman, spent last
Monday at Parryvine visiting relatives.
Miss Ella Peters, OF Lehighton, was
tho guest Of Miss Annabel Mcdaniel
over Sunday.
b. t. Rinker and wife. Of Parry
vile, we're the guests of relatives here
on last Sunday
w. f.. Brodhead circled at Noun
tain Top on last Sunday and was the
guest of Mr.. d. Gilbert.
-- Mrs. Stuckley and daughter Lizzie
are visiting relat tives at Coalport this
week.
Mrs. U. S. Grant Tobias spent
Tuesday at the Brodhead residence on
the hill
John W. Heller, of Weissport, oc
cupied the pulpit in the M. Il. Church
on last Sunday evening.
Ambrose BackeHstine who has
been resident here for the past five
years moved with his family to Hum
melstown, Dauphin county, where he
will reside IN the future.
w. w. White and wife, of Weather
ly; j, L. Harleman and wife, T. j.
Harleman aud wife, of this place, made
a sleighing party to Beltz's one night
this week. A pleasant time was had
Mr.. Porter, candidate for the
County Superintendcy of schools, but
at present the principal of the public
schools here, spent Sunday and Mon
day in Kidder township visiting his
family.
The foot bridge crossing the river
has been damage by the recent blizzard
to such an extent that notices have
been posted up cautioning and pro
hibiting persons to cross, as the bridge
Is unsafe and persons crossing will do
so at risk.
Friends of the public schools may
well feel proud of Messrs. Ira Everitt
and Harry Snyder the latest additions
to the echool board by election, they
are both young men of great promise
and will see that questions appertsin-
ing to education are advanced in the
interest Of the school going boy and
girl,
AT the late election the good peo.
pie of this town voted for and elected
a supervisor We can but hope that the
new incumbent will deal fairly with
his constituents at this end of a large
township, our roadways for the past
few years have not been kept up to a
very high standard therefore it is
necessary this important matter should
receive prompt attention on the part
of the new official, that is VIXEN he
takes hold of the reins of government
Two new snow plows we're turned
out of the car department this week
they present very handsome appear.
ance, railroadsrs claimed them to be
the best in use, the plows from the
body up are built house shape and are
made of the best material obtainable
the weight of both plows is sixty tons
tons and tons of iron can be placed on
the inside which will allow the car to
tackle the largest kind of snow drift
without damaging it in the least, they
are to be used on the n. Y. division OF
the l.. V. r. r., near Buffalo.
-Fidel Armbruster, who for many
years was a shifter here in the coal
yard died at his residence in East
Mauch Chunk on last Monday night
deceased was a native of Germany and
came to this country while very young
taking up a residence in and around
Mauch Chunk; he also served in oul
late war and was one of the famous
Bucktails, He was of a generous
whole-souled disposition, and had {
large circle of friends who deeply sym
pathize with the bereaved family il
this their sad aftliction, Mr.. Armbrus
ter was a member of the Grand Arm!
Post at Mauch Chunk.