The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-25
WElSSP0BTAND AROUND.
SPICY HAPPENtNus BRiiFLy EpiTo-
MIXED.

SPICY HAPPEstNgs BRirFLY EriTo-
MtzEp.
The Doiure ct the week iutcrloedod with
Personal Mentions,
John Weller, Alleutown'S popular
/ liquor dealer, was here on Wednesday.
Mrs.Owen Kemerer Of the east
side, who for three months past has
been confined TO the house with a
rheumatic affection, is gradually bet
tering and hopes soon TO be able to be
out.
Will Oswald is remodelling the in
terror Of his store room aud is ia the
fish aud oyster biz for himself once
more.
George Lutz, Leopold Becker, J.
NJ. Scott, w. B Cooper aud Rob. Nor
wood, Nesquehoning gentlemen, regis
tered at the Fort Allen on Monday.
Miss Ella Rapp, one of Weissport's
most estimable young ladies', is the
new saleslady in G. w. Laury's popular
retail bakery aud confectionery in the
post office building.
Mrs Belle Meredith was at Phila.
delpha, when she was making extern
sive purchases for Mrs NJ Culton, our
popular miIliuer. Mrs. Meredith also
employed irst-class city milliner.
who will be with drs. Culton for the
coming spring and summer trade.
The interior of the Fort Allen
House looks immense A handsome
new bar with fixtures looks fine, while
the addition Of a handsome reading
room adds a 100 per cent. to the cozy-
ness of the popular Fort Allen. The
pool room has been removed to a room
at the south on the first floor. The
genial Henry Christmau. the success
tul landlord, an well feel proud of his
excellent hostlery.
The partnership existing be-
tween Weiss d Lefiier in the Franklin
House, East Weissport, has been dis
solved by mutual contest. Mr.. Weiss
will continue the business, in connec-
tion with which he will handle horses.
wagons and carriages. The hotel H.
cense was withheld from last court. it
is expected and much hoped will be
granted to Mr. Weiss at the April
term. Mr.. Weiss is a very pleasant and
agreeable young man and has the best
wishes Of many for success.
M. o. Kuntz, with Headquarters
here, is doing quite a rushing business
His shipments of hide and tallow is to
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and to points in our own state.
No shipment is less than car load.
He receives this line of goods from
counties all over tho state and the
business for the year would run up in
the thousands lie has on hand now
many hide besides enough tallow to
make candles sufficient to reach be-
tween here and Allentown, distance
Of "A miles.
--Lovin Hahn, who was one of the
carpenters in the employ of Arner and
Sloyer, when the Heilman fee house
accident occurred over year ago, is
cripple for life from that terrible cas-.
ualty His left wrist was broken then
and after spending many weeks in st.
Luke's Hospital he was discharged |
from that institution well, but with
left arm and hand that will never be
of use to him. He is unable to follow |
his trade and in order to make a living
honorably has opened and is now run
ing little store along the canal, next |
to Heller's stove store, where he should |
be heartily patronized.
The oldest living being in Frank |
lin township to-day is Mrs. Elizabeth
Rinker, relict of the late Abraham |.
Steckel and of Reuben Rinker She
was born in Heidelberg, a township in |
Lehigh county, famous for its open
hospitality, pretty girls and cider 81 |
years ago next June. She was twice |
welded, First to Abraham Steckel and |
then to Reuben Rinker Both preceded |
,i1i AZ Hel'oe' mere Is ol'lS one daughter
-u'' iietile''a "eiss' WIN whom the
'seu ino'ner mas warm and more
,iI'n ,, ne'Golle nome III her ola age
Mrs. Rinker still possesses all her IA |
culties and passes her time quietly by
Due nIeslue III reaulhg the olole. She
Is SUN quite nearly and gives every
promise Oh IlVlhg out a lull century.
me electioh III Welssport ON Tues
uay resulted as follows
burgess-John ). Miller, X, %; DR.,
W. L. hutz' d., 81
IoWh Couhcl--A' A. Beltz' X, IS; i.
A. GraVer H. ~; Oscar Arner d., 10;
solomon buss, d., 2}.
ochool Dlrectors-D. u. Albright, r.,
io' FRANK Rooms H., 49, VIM F.. Reed,
y, 'o' VIM H. Schoheld, d., -.
Judge Of Electlon-Edwin Fothstein,
H., 2i John Arner, Sr' D., 30.
lnspector-AL Whittingham, r., Al:
Reuben Rhoads, D., 30.
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