The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-29
MAUCH CHUNK.

Hugh Ferry, of Audenried, was
here on Tuesday.
This is Mauch Chunks permanent
organization of board of health. Presi-
dent, DR.. Erwin; secretary, Robert
Heberling; health officer, DR.. Inach,
deputy health officer, DR.. Henry. Work
will be commenced at once to prevent
any probable epidemic striking Mauch
Chunk.
The work Of razing the old court
house building was completed on
Saturday by Contractor Herman Reibe
of Lansford, who had the job.
Few plays come with heartier re-
commendation than Denman Thomp-
sons "Old Homestead" which will be
presented at Concert Hall this evening
and of which so much has been written
The plot is a simple story of the pre-
sent day, and deals with one Of the
present types of country farm life in
New England, into which is thrust a
wedge of life in the city-a moving
panorama of the two-bringing back to
all dear memory of "old home" The
moral tone is perfect, the impression
pure and wholesome, its success is its
simplicity in dealing with a subject
that comes home to everybody.
Genial John Brighton is back at
the Armbruster House, after an ab.
sence Of several weeks through severe
sickness.
Mrs. William Carroll died at her
home in East Mauch Chunk on Satur-
day. Interment was made on Tuesday.
The 18th anniversary of Odd Eel
lowship in America was celebrated in
an imposing manner in this town on
Wednesday, The parade formed at
llSO in East Mauch Chunk. The dec
orations in both towns we're grand. Bo-
tween l5U0 and 2OOO men were in line.
VIM. Arndt was marshal. "a splendid
account of the parade by special cor
respondent is crowded out
AT meeting of the Board of Mana.
gers of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation
Company, held in Philadelphia on
Monday, Joseph s. Harris rendered his
resignation as president of the com
pany. This was accepted, and Mr..
Harris was elected to the Board of
Managers. At the same time Edward
b. Leisenring rendered his resignation
as manager, and was elected to succeed
Mr.. Harris as president. Mr. Leisen-
ring Is member of the well known
Leisenring family of Mauch Chunk.
which has taken an important part in
the development of anthracite coal
land in Pennsylvania. He is himself
Individually interested in a number of
collieries, and has for years been iden.
titled with the business of the COMPANY
OF which he becomes the president.
Mauch Skunk feels honored at the
distinguished recognition showed one
of her faVorite sons.
The contract for building Carbon
County's new court house was award
ed on Tuesday morning to Herman
Reibe, of Lansford, for SS1, ,25OC1 There
were two bidders lower than Mr.. Reibe
W. b. Hall, PottsYille, s7s,776.CO and
Schaffer Bros, Stroudsburg, s79,95oCO
Why this discrimination was made in
granting the contract is clothed in the
deepest mystery to the public and
place the county commissioners in IN
enviable light before the people. Mr.
Mr.. Reibe also had the contract for
razing the old court house building and
there we're ugly expressions heard re-
garding the manner in which that CON
tract was granted. We regret that
there should be a lack of confidence in
our public officials, yet the privacy
with which matters pertaining to this
business is conducted is not at all de-
sirable by the people, nor, we doubt
can 1t be long pleasant for the County
Commissioners. Let us hope that in
the tuture all will go we'll and that the
ugly rumors viii cease. Messrs. Mil
Ter, Sendel and Cannon are all reliable
and experienced business men, and
should bend their best energies 10 give
ths'people of the county good, suit
able and substantial building at moder-
ate cost. The other bids we're as fol
lows:
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