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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
STOLEN BANK CHEUKs.

They Turn Up at Perth Amboy, N. j., and
Frank sSmmsl Runs Down the Thief.
Frank Semmel lived at Weatherly last
August and was the proprietor of the Gil
bert House and Of ar incident Of the time
the Hazleton Standard says this:
Last August, when the little borough
Of Weatherly was In danger OF being wiped
out of existence by a fire, there was CON
siderable plundering going on during the
progress Of the fire, Among the number
that were robbed while making every effort
10 save their little all from destruction,
was Frank z. Semmel, then proprietor Of
tue Gilbert House. On the night of that
fire there was great excitement at the Gil
bert House. Nearly all the furniture Of
the hotel had been carried out of the build
lag. Among other things was a trunk
from Mir. SemmePs bed room containing a
large portion of his Yaluables. The trunk
was left on the store porch of w. ".
Blakslee on the opposite side of the street
A few moments after the trunk had been
left on the store perch, il was missing and
the following morning was found on a va
cant lot in the rear Of Cassler's Rink, rifed
Of all its contents.
! Ever since that time Mr.. Semmel has
sndeavored 10 locate the thief. He notified
the cashier OF the Philadelphia 4 Reading
Railroad Company and that official kept
an eye on the checks. By this means they
were traced as coming from Mr.. LAUGH
ner The fire happened in August and II
appears that be carried the checks in bis
pocket until December when he Travelled
TO Perth Amboy and then had thsm cash.
ed. A cbeck In favor of Charles T.. Mont7
for $50. 80 was exchanged with Frank L.
Mead, Perth Anboy jsweler, for watch
Lauchnor received $l5 In change. a checl
IN favor Of Edward Dunnlgan for $34 81
was exchanged with Press Bros, also o.
Perth Amboy, for dry goods, and a check
in favor OF Harry l.. GangWere for 90 O-
was cashed At the Perth Amboy Bank.
After being informed OF the above facts
Mr.. Semmel ~ once swOTe out a Warran
before Squire Boyle, of Mauch Chunk, fol
Lauchnor,s arrest and placed il In th
hands OF Coal and Iron Policeman Hood
macher, who arrested LAuchnor AZ Wealth
? erly Mondaj evening". He WAS given
Z hearing Tuesday morning before Squlr
, Boyle, OF Mauch Chunk. Mr.. Lauchno
protested his innocence, stating that h
had found the checks. but the Squire he'll
! him In the sum Of 5000 bail for his appear
ance al tue next term Of Carbon Count
; Court County Commissioner Sendel be
I came his bondsman.
The arrest has created considerable "a
z citement among the people of Weatherly
8 as air. LauchnOr has alWass been know
Q as hard working and industrious youn
}. man, and bore an excellent reputatiO
prior To bis arrest. He has been a rssideI
of Weatherly for a number of years, Owl
. bis own home, and has family consistln
= OF wife and ID year-Old daughter tn
total amount taken from the trunk WI
, S325, of which 1920 was 10 cash and Il
:, balance In Philadelphia and Reading RAJ
n road cnecksm y
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
COMING AND GOING.
BRIEF ITFMs or PURELY Personal
MENTION.

Concerning People who visit and Go a
Wishing Here, There and Everywhere.
Jonathan Kistler, of the Third
Ward, was ut Easton on Friday.
County Auditor A. q. Peters, OF
the County Seat, was here last Friday.
Miss Agnes Strauss, of MahoninR
street, is visiting friends at Allentown.
II. V. Ash, of Upper LehiRh, honor
ed our sanctum- -sanctoruim, Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Katie Hickey, of Slatington,
spent Sunday with Misses Annie and
Emma lsaman.
Landlord Bittner, of Lansford, was
a prominent Lehighton visitor on
Saturday.
Engineer w. r. Plummer and wife
spent several days this week with
Easton relatives.
Mrs. A. L. Campbell, of Lansford,
spent several days this week with rela.
tives and friends in town.
William Porter, of Kidder, candi.
date for county superintendent of
public schools, was in town on Tues.
day.
Mrs. John ESch ana Misses Susie
Wuest and Lydia Kibbler, of Bankway,
we're guests Of friends ut Scranton and
Williamsport during the week.
n w. r.. Ash and wife and A. L.
Hagerman and wife enjoyed a delight
full sleigh ride to Tamaqua on Sunday
and spent the day with +. Brode and
family.
b. J. Kuntz and County Commits
sioner Miller were at Allentown on
Saturday afternoon in consultation
with State Senator Henninger on the
proposed change of Carbon's County
Seat from Mauch Chunk to Lehighton.
VIM. Laubach, representing Coke
Bros, miners and shippers of coal, was
waiting on patrons in town, Tuesday.
Mr. Laubach is an Allentownian, and
by the way, a very agreeable gentle
man.
Rev. A. NJ. Sampsel pastor of the
Evangelical church, will leave next
week for the annual session of confer
ence which convenes at Bethlehem.
Mr.. Sampsel's friends hope to see him
returned to the charge here.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
AUDENEIED.

Patrick Brady, who was injured by
fall on the ice flve weeks ago, is lying
in critical condition at his home in
Honey Brook.
Daniel Hughes, rock contractor, of
Audenried, has completed the work of
grading the No. IL slope at that place
And hereafter two cars eau be hoisted
at each trip.
The scarlet fever is now prevailing
in the vicinity of Honey Brook. Three
of the family of Edward McFadden are
prostrated with the dreadful disease.
DR.. Mears is using the most effect,
i've means to prevent its spreading.
IN. j. Mulhall, the able principal OF
our schools, who has been teaching
night school since it commenced, re
signed the latter position. p. f. BOYLE
Of Beaver Meadow, is now teaching in
the evening.
The United States Express Office
has been transferred from this place u
the Philadelphia & Reading station a
Ior ktown. John j. Hepplewhite, thu
genial and obliging station agent, will
take charge Of all express matter il
the future
AT o'clock Thursday Afternoon
John j. Sweeney and Miss Sarah Gal
lagher, of Tresckow, we're married Ii
st. Patrick's church, Audenried, by th
pastor, Rev I. j. Marion. Hugh O'Dou
nell, OF lewiston, and Miss Mary A
Sharkey Of Lewiston, were groomsma
and bridesmaid respectively.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Compan
paid its Yorktown employees on Satu
day. As consequence the foreig
element % Slabtown, donhed their WI
paint aud commenced hostilities in II
evening. After the usual program
dancing and singing was carried OF
the grand wind up took place. Resul
several broken window panes, two fra
tious Hunks with their clothes full
sore bones.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
SECRET SOCIETY DOINGS.
Society Iid-Bits Of Interest 10 the Mem
bera Of the Traternitv

Society Iid-Bits Of Interest 10 the Mem
bera Of the Fraternity.
sit is said that considerable opposi-
tion is manifesting itself by secret
societies and kindred organizations to
the bills introduced in the Legislature
by Representative Boyer, Of Philadel-
phia, and Miller, of Somerset, respec-
lively. providing that such organiza-
tions shall make annual reports TO the
insurance commissioner of Pennsyl-
vania, and be under his control in GER
tain other details, although not so fully
as insurance companies The Boyer
bill excerpts the Free Masons and Odd
Fellows, but the Miller bill goes much
farther aud includes all secret societies,
beneficial societies organized by mem
bers Of religious bodies, and by en-
ployes of any corporation or firm,
which have system of death, disabili-
ty, or sick benefits. Some of the high
est offices Of the A. o. U. W. favor it,
but the rank aud file of the various
orders and societies condemn the bills,
and there is some talk of circulating
petitions to the Legislature, opposing
! its MASSAGE
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18

Capt. M. o. Bronedict, of Philadel.
phia, who is getting up a series of rec
ord books for G. A. r. Posts of the
rarest and most costly character, has
these books presented to the Posts
through liberal minded citizens. The
book Is known as the personal Mem
ior Book" containing 800 TO 400 pages
each, of which is engraved in approp-
riate designs, and elegantly bound in
Turkish Morocco. The citizens Of Le-
highton and MRuch Chunk who unite
in giving this elegant work TO John ID.
Bertolette Post, NO. 484, G.. A. r., are
Fred Bertolette, James Loose, Amos
Reigel, Daniel Olewine aud B. j Kuntz.
The record is a 200 page book and costs
SO. The first page will contain the
biography and military history of Col
| j. ID. BertOlette after whom the Post
was named. The next pages will con
| tain brief notices of the donors, theI
will follow a sketch of the life Of eael
member of the Post, whether living o.
dead, together with his war record
These will be written by fair penman
Near the end of the last volume will b
a record of the dead, consisting OF tn
name, date of death, companies AM
regiments served In during the wal
and cemetery where body Is interrei
The last page OF the book will be rS
served for the last meeting Ofthe Pos
/ A formal presentation of the vOlum
OF the Post will take place sometime /
; the near future when the book
received.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
PACKERTON.

Mrs. Andrew }. Snyder is sojourn-
ing with friends and relatives at Wea-
therly and Mountain Top.
Misses Rosa Miller and Laura
Behler we're the guests of Mrs. Douglas
Stroll this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Grant Tobias.
of Mauch Chunk, spent last sunday
pleasantly with Mr.. and Mrs. W. F,
Brodhead and family.
John Snyder, of White Haven, is
the new salesman in the store of j. l..
Harleman, versus Harry Wolf, resigned,
The nightly meetings which have
been held in the M. b. Church for the
past fonr week have been dispensed
with for the present.
We deeply sympathize with Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Snyder in the loss of
their little son, through that monster,
death. The child had been i'll for some
time, but it was not thought its illness
would terminate so suddenly. The
burial took place on Thursday fore
noon at LehiRhton.
VIM. Rabenold, of the Hotel Ever
lit, has been confined to the house for
several days suffering from severe
cold. George Emory, OF WeisspOrt,
has been attending to the duties dur,
ing his absence.
Owing to REORGANIZATION of work
in the several departments connected
with the Forwarding Office, Mr.. f. NJ.
Williams, the Forwarding agent, has
hired a stenographer, which was a
much needed necessity, since the com.
( bination of the company. The work in
this particular department has in.
creased daily.
We exceedingly regret to announce
that II. S. Kidd, the efficient principal
of our public schools, is about to de.
part from us, his future home will be
Marlboro, in New York state. Mr.. Kidd
has resided here for the past fouI
years and during that time made many
friends who will be indeed sorry to SEE
him go. However, he goes into thi,
new field of labor with the best wishes
of the people of Packerton for his fu
turs prosperity. Mr.. Porter, of Whit
Haven, has been elected to fill thu
vacancy.
On last Friday night about twelyu
O'Clock the ice ON the dam at the rea
Of the Forwarding Offlce began I,
/. break up. 1t came down with a rusl
taking with it a few of the old ou
, houses, it also moved the middle pee
under the foot bridge about one foo
nearer TO the embankment. No seriou
damage was done, with the exception
that Tug Wilson, the operator, claim
that janitor Fegley's office, which wa
, situated upon a lofty peer adioinin
the engine house, had disappeared
where, no one seems to know, but h
rejoices in the fact that his nibs, tn
operator was spared from this awfU
catastrophe, All this NAV have ter
dency TO create agility about the oil
! gent. An extra polish may appes
: upon the stained glass windows, whic
4 surround the operators desk.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18

The season Of Lent commenced We'd
nesday and continues until the evening
before Easter, comprising fsrty days,
exclusive of Sundays which fall within
that period, as all Sundays are feast
days and therefore can not be part OF
Lent. The season of Lent Is one OF
fasting, humiliation, and prayer IL is
kept in commemoration of the total
abstinence Of Jesus Christ from all
manner of food for forty days during
His temptation by the devil in the viii.
derness, The pious members OF the
church who most vigorously keep il
abstain during the season from al
worldly amusements, observe the pre-
scrlbed time laid down by the head ei
the church, and conform in so far a.
they can 10 the life of him who WheI
on earth endured the temptations o
I the evil one, aud conquered through
the power Of his divinity,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY FEBRUARY IS, 1892
WEATHERLY,


The P, o. s. Of A. band, of Wealth
erly, will give a concert at the Beaver
Meadow fair on Saturday night
Invitations are out fer the twenty;
6fth wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. il. Houck. The happy event
takes place Monday evening the 2oth
inst.
Mrs. Jacob SevisOn, was buried
Monday afternoon from the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Stout. She
had been an invalid for many years.
She died last Saturday. The pastor OF
the LutheIn church Oficiated.
The town council gave the name
Weatherly No, to the new hose car
riaQe recently ordered. The hose de,
partment Of the fire company selected
the name Florence in honor OF the
daughter of the president OF the com
pany, but council ruled otherwise.
Miss Laura Hoford, of Lehighton,
dan0hter of an ex-County SuBerinten-
dent r. f. HoffOrd, of the Carbon
comfy public schools, has been visit
ING for a week or more with the tamll-
les of Principal Ritter, of the public
schools, and Thomas Hall. She re-
turned home Tuesday.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
P. Rabenthal died on Saturday. In
terment was made on Wednesday.
The Junior American Mechanics
and the P. o. S. Of A. have arranged
things for parade on Washington's
Birthday to be followed by the raising
of flags ON cur public school building
The regular monthly teachers
meeting was held in the high school
room last Monday evening. lntellec'
tuRl education was the subject under
consideration. On account OF the In
clemency Of the weather several OF the
teachers we're not in attendance at
this meeting. Next meeting will be
held on the 9Th Of March.
--Tha Weatherly Fire Company will
have a grand ball in Cassler's Rinh
the coming Friday night. First-class
music has been engaged for the occa
sion thus affordinR all an opportunity
to engage in an exercise that Is consid
cred most healthful. The body as vel
as the mind feels its gladdening infiu
ence. No amusement seems more tC
have foundation in our natures. The
animation Of youth overhows spon
taneously in harmonious movement
resulting in an ease and grace, anC
the sense of the graceful Is one OF tn
highest faculties of our nature.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
PARRYvILLE.

Prof. Wolford, of Millport, spent
Saturday in town.
Henry Millheim made a trip TO the
county seat on Saturday.
Benz, Steigerwalt made a tour to
Lehighton on Saturday.
Mrs. Edward George, of Allentown,
is in town since Friday.
Mrs John Graver, of Lehighton,
made a visit to town on Friday.
John Mertz transacted business at
Mauch Chunk on Saturday.
The Carbon Iron and Steel Com,
pany paid its employees on Friday.
Walter Anthony and his esteemed
comrade spent Sunday at Seiberlings
Jacob Smith, of Mauch Chunk
spent Sunday pleasantly with his
friends in town.
Percy Peters, of Siegfried's. spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
]. NJ, Peters.
Miss Alice Traub spent Saturda,
and Sunday pleasantly at Allentown
with j. d, Kistler and family on Nintl
Street.
james Snyder, Of Packerton, wa
the guest of Mr.. and .drs. William Re
maly on Sunday.
C. W, Bauman, chief clerk of tn,
Carbon Iron and Steel Company, mad,
a business trip to the county seat OF
Friday.
The ice on the dam Is starting [,
break at the upper end. Some troubl
may arise from this source. All indi
cations are that the water will continu
10 rise. Below the dam the ice ha
moved down into the river. The cana
bridge crossing the Poho POGO Cree
has been fastened 10 the railroad bridg
10y means OF large ropes.
On Thursday evening a farewe
party was given to Miss Autelia RIM
er, of Hazleton, who has been yisitin
her uncle, Dildine Snyder. for the las
three weeks. The following conviyia
lists wei . pr asent: II. +. MeAuffe, Wu
MOntz, Chas. Phiefer, Miss Matte Pc
/ tit, Miss Belle Connor, Miss Jenn
| Petit, and Allie Montz. The affa
proved TO be oreditable As well as Ell
/ joyable,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
THE INVALID PENSION BILL.
Representative Mutchier Wants to Reduce
the Amount Appropriated.

Representative Mutchier Wants to Reduce
the Amount Appropriated.
The house Thursday, in committee of
the whole, proceeded to the consideration
of the invalid pension bill. Mr.. Mutchler,
of Pennsylvania, in charge OF the bill,
stated that the appropriation recommended
was $lB6, 400, 900. 1t was proposed to
amend the measure so that the amount
would be reduced 10 $l66,OOO,0OO The bill
carried about $4,OOO,O0O in excess of the
amount that would be expended during the
present fiscal year. This was the heaviest
appropriation that has ever been before an
American congress, In only three years In
the history of fhe government were the ex-
penditures for single year greater than
would be the expenditures during the next
fiscal year. The committee on appropria-
tions had come to the conclusion that there
should be retrenchment, that a reform in
the granting of pensions must begin some.
where, and that the time had come when
that reform should be inaugura.ed. 1t was
not the desire Of the committee to deprive
union soldier who was deserving of q
pension ofsanY pension he now received.
There was nothing in the bill that would
take cent from any pension that had been
granted TO a deserving soldier. The com
mittee had recommended several amend
ments which 1t thought would institute a
reform, and he thought tie most important
was that providing for the transfer of the
pension bureau from the interior to the
war department. Such transfer would les.
sen the amount Of money appropriated fol
pensions and would not deprive a single
deserving soldier of the pension which hC
might hereafter obtain. The pension bureau
could not be taken ont of the arena oI
politics until 1t was put where political in
fluence did not count
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
WEST Penn.

Alfred Steigerwald, of Kepners,
will soon open his new store at Sny-
dersville.
So far this winter upwards of go
sleighing parties had chicken and waf-
fie suppers at Frank SchwaFtz's North
Penn hotel.
David Hill, of North Penn, was
stricken with paralysis, which render
ed one of his arms and hands useless.
Up to this writing his condition is such
that it is feared he cannot recover.
Deputy Sheriff Salada, on Wednes.
day of last week, closed out the per
sonal property of Lewis Ziegler, of
near Leibysville. There was very
large crowd of people present. The
sales amounted to between $500 and
$500.
1t has been reported that during
the extreme cold weather lots of poi
tatoes, apples, etc, were frozen through.
out this section, and that in rooms
where fires we're burning brightly all
night water in glasses were frozen
| solid.
1t is difficult to tell which is the
most attractive part of Snydersyille al
/ lIp pA6oonh. L ht lbNn II spreading III
ali directions, and AS a town establish
ed few years ago, contains a posi-
office, large dry goods store, tavern
machine shops, foundry, blacksmith
shop, patient iron fence factory, saw
mill, and large warehouse of farming
implements, &c, p o. S. of A. CAM
with 60 members, a Council of Jr. o. U
A. NJ, and fiourishinR cornet band.
AT primary election recently
held by the Democrats of the various
districts in the township, the following
persons we're chosen as candidates TO
the respective offices to be filed at tn
spring election, February 2lst: Su
pervisors, Moses Steigerwald and Ma
than Knepper; School Directors, NJ.
, Troxell and ID. @. Miller; Tax COllee
tor, Aaron Zimmerman; Auditor, l.. Il
p Guidner; Constable, j. J. Schsaffel
Northeast Ward. Judge of Election
+ f. r. Zimmerman; Inspectors, DAME
, and Frank ZChner.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18

Mike Ritzel, Of WeathOrly, was ar
rested Monday morning at the Mauch
Chunk station by Coal and Iron Po
liceman HOOdmacher, Of Weatherly,
upon a warrant charging him with
false pretence. Mr.. Ritzel has been a
resident of Weatherly for a number of
years, during which time he was en-
ployed there, and was about TO remove
to Pottsville. DR.. Tweedle, whose ten
ant he was, had the warrant issued,
stating that Ritzel was endeavoring to
es ape without paying the rent due
him.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18
EAsTPENN.

The people of East Penu are exer-
cised over a three legged calf. The
animal is perfect in all particulars
with the exception that where there
should be two legs at the front part
there Is but one. The appendage hangs
at the side. This freak IS the property
OF Nathan German.
"A sirculRr Variously posted up
throughout this district rejecting on
Eli HeintzlemRn, James Ballet and
others is said to be from the hands Oi
DIR. Sitter. II this be so the doctor il
even a smaller potato than we thought
him to be. He should try again, how
ever, for this circular only reflects hii
own smallness and does the gentlemen
attacked no harm.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-18

will be given at Cables Hail on Satur
day evening, Feb. %, bV the Girls So
ciety Of the lions Reformed Church.
A program will be rendered consisting
Of praise in song and speech of the
Grand Old Patriarch, Geo. Washing
ton, and Martha, his amiable spouse,
interpreted with instrumental music
iu solos, DUETS and quRrtettes The
object for which the entertainment is
given is a most deserving one, ami the
| programme Is such = complete one
that II calls forth the hearty support
Of all. Come, ye Patriotic Sons and
! daughters. Admission fee is the small
sum of ten cents, which entities yoC
after the rendition of the program 4
refreshments served free Door
open at 700. Exercise 7.3O.