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JEW YORK,
SATURDAY, McEMBEll ii, 1879.
liOcal and Personal.
TO SUIISCIHHEItS.
, Subscribers will please refer to the direc
lldji Ubs on their pipers, by so doing they
iti be able to see Whether they are square
tn our books r not, tliilS t
John ritrtHIUflhi mar8 79
Shotfl.lllt'l InMMbKrlptlon has been paid
iip till Marcli Bih, 1879, and consequently
there Is one dollar due us on tho present year,
which you will please, remit, or $1.23 will bo
charged If wo haw to tend bill.
Col. Robert IngcrsoiTTe announced to
lecture In AllenUiwn next February.
Bay Hum SO cents per pint, at Dr. C.
fy. Lenta's Drug Store, Wcssnort.
There are sixteen patiSHU in St. Luke's
Hospital, at Bethlehem, at present
Do you know that T. D. Clauss sells bools
knd shoci cheaper than any man in torVr! ?
Snioiie I and when you do smoke cigars
procure one of those elegant five cculcrs sold
at Dr. C. T. Horn's Central Drug Store, on
Bank street, utter you have smelted one
yovi will want another. 14.
The stock of the Alientown Iron Com
pany has risen from $6 three years ago to
$35 & share.
The Jonana charcoal furnace, in Berks
county, has again gone into blast, after hav
ing been idle fur thrco years.
The Popular Western Ticket Agent, B.
O'brian, will be at this office next Wcdlics
Hay night. If you Intend to go west, call
and see him, he will send you right, cheap
ari'ii quick.
Pure Caustic Soda, for soap making,
bnly 10 cents per pound at Dr. C. W. Lontz's
UHlg stor;, Weissport-
The bonded debt of South Bethlehem
has been refunded at i per ttsi' interest.
The total debt was $09,675.
the No. 6 stack of tho Crane iron com
pany, at Catasauqua, recently relighted,
Wakes 3du tons of Iron' per week.
300 boxes West's Vegetable Liver Tills
fdr sale at Durling's Drug Store. 20 cents
per box: tf-
Tile annual stockholders' meeting of
ihe Siiatiiigton Bridge Compahy will be held
ht the public iibuso ol John Queen, iii Wal
hutnort, on Mohiliiy, Jan. 5th.
Just received an elegant assortment of
Ladies' coatings, which will bo made up to
order at lowest prices at T. D. Clauss' mer
chant Tailoring establishment.
Holiday Goons. Dr. C. W. Lentz, of
the Weissport Drug Store, lias just received
h fine Hssbrtmehl bl Fancy and Toilet ar
ticles, suitable for holiday presents, which
he is selling rapidly at extraordinary low
prices for cash.
It is said that all the car shp at Soutli
Eastori ore running on full time and unable
to supply the detnmds made upon them.
The impression prevails that the Lehigh
Valley road will not have enough cars next
Jrear to accommodate Its fre'ght traffic
Letter and note heads, envelopes, bill
heads, Ac., a specialty at very low prices.
Call and. see samples.
If you wanta nice sHidolh, easy shave
Jrour hair cut or shampooing, go to Franz
Roederer's Saloon, under the Exchange Ho
tel. He will fix you right, and Uou'tyou
forget it.
Smoke; tmnke, smoke, and you can af
ford to dd in iiow, when you an buy a fine
Havana cigar for 5 ccnu,nt Dr. C. W. Lentz's
Drug Store, in Weissport.
Uev. Course, C ilart hidden very favor
able iHlpressmii, last Ifrblnv night by hi
Stirring U-injiertiiicc speech in the Presbyter
ian church ilf ilitkcililittiqitu.
lienry Campbell, ,i Ii.it Wcjls'sptirt; an
nounces to his I'ric'ildi! mid tliu pilliliclhat lit
is prepared tH supply th'ciu with the beM
tpiality ilf reudv-iiiailc tall unit winter
BOOTS and S1ICJKS lit a gn-at reduction in
prico from lat year, notwithstanding the
rebc'iit iidvanco in tiinnufiictiirera' prices id
from lllto 15 per cent' Thl;s bonis aim
siioes have Weji irimle expressly toliisnrih
and are guaranteed to civo satisfaction. Call
and sco them.
Havo you got your w'ltitcr overcoats?
Jfnot, gotoT. H. Clauss, the (.lilnrj ttul ft-e
(lie immense display tif new und elegant de
signs in titcrwtntlhjji just r.civcd.
Two pounds of finely ihixcd canary
seed for 25 ct!hlSjflt Dr. C. V. Leritz'sdrug
sloMj WeisspBrt.
Ziba G. MdjbPj a farmer ol Luzerne
county; was killed on Friday of last ejeek
by a filling tfee: lid resided In tho vicini
ty of Pi ttston;
A full line' hf Ladies' Misses', arid tl.il
drens FURS ADOLOVm at J. It. Hand
worh's; Oak Hall, Mauch Churtk.
JaltH EiCh; Ut the Tulley itnilsfi this
borotlgh; left Tuesday morning fur Wcath
erly, where ho has1 obtained a situation as
brl;hder at the Gilbert House. He Mill be
an attraction to the hoi.'So.
Just received a fine assortment of New
Tear's Cards. Cheap for cash. Call and
tit thein.
J. T. Niwbaiiffi Jc Son mnlt'e a very im
poftaut announcement in another column.
--For the week ending on the 12th Inst;
theft; ttere shlpiic'd rtverthe h, & S. railro.id
8J),01 tuns of coal, a tola! of 3,921,525 tons
for the. season to date showing an Increase
of 1,679,520 Inns ml last year's business.
ltt.fJt tons nt coal wern eltlppVd over
the Lehigh Valley railroad for tha week
ending on the 13th inst., n total forlhe pes
tnt reason, coinniencing on tiie Ut in(., of
207,129 tons, an incfciin'j compared will
same date lat venr, of 5ft,4SS tons:
Fine la'diiV und Ri-iitlcirien's xciet
Iiooki, fnnn 10.MS. to $2.50. Vfritingdeeus,
75cts. afttl UJiwiiril. Scrap albums, 12cts,
an( tijiitaMs. Seting IrnxM, -Itldl. ahd
upward. Chatter bMes, SOcU. Autogr.ipH
albums, &rt! to (5.00. Phntograi1l alWlfii
55cU. to $12.00 at Luckefibach's, Mauch
Chunk.
Th Ref Jamei A. Liltle, for the last
tUieti yea'rt the" Ver eilcWofBl 9iflnr nftlie'
Ilokendauqna! chtrrth, is engaged to deliver
his popular lecture oxt "lover Courtship,
Marriage," at (he Bridge street Presbyterian
Church j Catasauqua, Christ ma eveninmDe
tember Si, and olso it While Haven, Sew
fear's Ee December 31 it, 1879, at White
Hav the prtfreeds will go towanls im'
pmveineftt of tHS parsonage of the Uev. N.
3. U. Boswnt.
At RcrAntin fnndav. AV V rii
fresMentoftheSMnnd jjallonat Bank; his
son, A. 11. Wintnn i his on'-in'.law.Thom
Livey j and hit brother In law, Isaac Dean,
were arrested oh oath of George 8. Goodall,
receiver oi tno uank, r maliciously con-
spiring W defraud It of $135,000. They
jave eon in me sum of f 80,000.
Estates. HUi Accounts and Orphans
a' cur oihfiV nticnnctl IK . J,e'I
In KnclisU ind Herman. Jan .
Ml
HottttiD'A'tQCA, Dec 17, 1879. II. V.
Mrinfilflit?Ri sq., Dear Sir:' I was mucB
pleased ttfltli the style In' tthlcli you gotup
the placards for hly lecture, Dec. 15. The
price of tickets' and placafds' Was very rea
sonable. I remember my visit to Letifgh
ton with extreme pleasure. I preach! in tho
Audenrlcd Presbyterian church, by ex
chtfiijci with Rev. J, F. Kaier, Sabbath,
D'efi f .' Cordially, yourif; ilt. A. Liiili.
The f Oth' anniversary of flnaden Heut
ten Lodge, fiR8, I. 0. O. F., will be held In'
Rcber's Hall, this borough, on Tuesday
evening next,23rd Instiipbn .which occasiofl
a Rebecca Degreo Lodge will bo Institutell.
Ji number of the officers of the Grand Lodge
with delegates from other lodges will be
present The evening's ceremonies will
close with It copper. The members ol the
Order hereabouts should all be present.
Mr. Jones don't you think women are
more sensible than men T" asked Mirsdmith.
And JoHes, after scratching his favorite
bump for a tuoirle'nt or two, said : "Why,
certainly lUcy are. They marrv men and
men only marry women. And speaking of
marrying reminds us that if you contemplate
anything of that kind you should apply to
David Ebbcrt. on North street, to furnish
you with cheap and handsome teams.
E. H. llohi, Mauch Chunk, Is now sell
ing an Immense number of the New Im
proved American Watch, and no wonder,
they are so cheap. Call and see them.
Daniel Graver, of the Bci Hive store
has just returned from tho city witli a new
and elegant assortment of ladies' dress goods,
notions and fancy articles for the holidays,
which hejis prepared to sell at the lowest
posslblo prices for cash. Call early and se
cure best bargains.
Mrs. ICnto ICast, aged 72 years, died in
the poor house of this borough, on Wednes
day morning last about 6 o'clock. She was
buried this (Friday), the coffin being furn
ished by E. H. Snyder, who has always
been a good friend to the deceased.
During tho coming week tho following
weddings will tako place: Prof. T. A. Sny
der, of Stroitdsburg, Ut Miss Emma Hauk,
In the Rcforihcd church j Dr. W. A. Der
hamcr to Miss Maggie Kemerer, daughter
of Win. Kemerer, in the Evangelical church)
and John Ycogcr, son of tlio late ltenj. Yea-
ger, Esq., of Mauch Chunk, to Miss Emma
Webb, sister of Jos. S. Webb, of tills borough.
If this is not nn evidence of thc"godd times"
now here, what is it? other marriages arc
also reported as being about to take place
shortly.
A fino assortment of Whitman & Son's
choice candies, at ioivut prices, at Dr. C. W.
Lentz's drug store, Wcissjiort.
Wo notico Emanuel Clntisi on the
Btrects again Hfter being confined to the
liousc for some weeks by sickness.
A largo assortment of fino jewelry, suit
able for holiday presents, nt very lowest
prices, at E. H. Hold's, Mauch Chunk.
The daylight portions of next Sunday,
(December 21st,) will be the shortest in the
year, tho sun ut thirty-two minutes after 12
m. reaching its farthest southern limit,
the winter soUtice. The sun will risb at
7:20 a. m., and set at 4:38 p. in., making the
lay between sunrise and sunset but ltlria
hours and eighteen minutes in length in this
latitude.
Winter Stilt hiia Ucrco:itN by
tho thousands for the holidays for les
money than ever before,
All wool Suits nt from $4.00 up.
ieu s coon uvcrcoaia ni irom... a.su up.
Boy's Melton Overcoat's at from... 1.95 up.
and an Immense stock of boots und shoes,
hats, caps, trunks, valises, and gent's furn
ishing goods. Call before Christinas and
secure a good overcoat and suit at lowest
prices at Jonas Soqdheim's, first clothing
store above Mansion House, Mauch Chunk.
Tho lecture in the Presbyterian church
of this place; on Monday evening last, by
Rev. Jas. Ai Little, for 11 years past lie
npi)lar pastor of the nnkeilddun'tla church,
wae lletencd to Ilf Etii ilitclligeht and ap
preciative oudiehec. The subject "Love,
Courtship, Marriage" Vns treated iii oil its
phases, and iutersierscd with numerous In
cidents illustrative of the suijer!t. The
church was tolerably well filled, and tlui
lecture was well received.
All the latest styles of IIAT3 AND
CAPS, can be found nt .1. II. Handwork'
Oak Hall, Munch Chunk.
A. Vimsi-oter.of Packcrton, ilriqiKsl in
o our sanctum u few davsngo mid informed
ns that wheil lni f.milly, iluriiw; the fall,
brought In the dowers, they also brought in
ii strawberry plant and tint the plant had
hlnonu'd, and at that time, Friday of last
week, it was full nf berries, two nf ithieh had
matured and were fully rijie.
On Saturday Frederick Roach sent his
Sixteen year-old son to Taylorsvllle, neir
Scranton, for some nii of vitriol. Tho bot
tom ot the Vessel containing the oil broke,
and tho fluid burned the boy's flesh so tcrri
bly that lie fell from the horse, which gal
loped home. Wheri fodrid tile ))drtr fellow
had torn oir his clothing, and he died soon
after in agony.
Just received ot the store of J. T. Nils
liaum A- 8nn, n very largo and attractive Us-
eortmciit nf Fancy Goods for the Holillav
trade at lowest prices.
A largo lot of alarm clocks for railroad
men, just received nt E.' H. Hold's Mattcli
Chunk. Very cheap lor cash.
The numerous IricndsofJ. W Rauden
bush will nit doubt be pleased to learn that
he will ugiiii take charge of his hotel the
Carbon Hoitsc In this borough, the coming
spring. Jako ii n whole souled, genial
gentleman, and makes a lip top landlord.
Wo understand lhat it is the inteutiou
of ex-Sherill" Fraileis 8tnc.ker to take posses
bion of tho Pleasant Corner liotel in tho neai
future. Frank knows how to keep a hotel.
and will undoubtedly do well in his new
undertaking.
Do you know why J. T. Kusbaum
Sou are helling kuclt large quantities of Dry
Goods, Boots, Shoes, A-c.T Because they are
selling atom i'uicks.'
Arrangements are miking togivo the
hildren connected with tho Lehighuin
Evungelical Sunday schools a grand jubilee
on Christmas eve. A huge Christmas treo
.till be fitted up, and the eie'rclfts will in
elude singing, addresses, Ac. Among those
cxiectcd to bo present on the occasion are
Rev. C. K. Fehr, P. ft of the dibtikt, ;Rov,
li. D. Shultz and others.
A L. Gabel has just received a fine" lot
of sleds, suitable for holiday prc6eliU fur
boys and girls, which he wilt Self nt very
low prices fir cash ( together with a large
vafiity of other fjoois suitable for holiday
presiuts In ycftlng and old.
'-Handsome velvet frames wftfc dreeikn
corners ind sytin tufting, and matiy other
new and artistic designs, at Luckenbacl
Jerome Rcigel son of ex-Slicrilf A
Reigtt; of Mahoning twp., was married on
TuesdffJ morning hisl.'ltfMissTillio.daUgl:
ler of Fred. Lcuckel, Fq , of this borough
The cereintflfj was fier5rmed, at the rest
dem-c of the bride's parents, by Rev. B.J.
Smoyeij immediately after which tho ban
py pair were conveyed to tha Lehigh Val-
ley depot in one of David Roberts' handsome
! barouches,-whence they started ford'ncin-
null and other pAlnts fcn their wedding tour,
The happy jwir have our best wisties for
j their happiness and prosperity through life,
titVasfrft.
Our correspondents will tWnfer & faV'or
by sending in their contributions us early as
possible during the coming week, to Wo can
push bur Work ahead to give the "boys" a
holiday on Christmas Day,
If you want the best Jeweled watch In
America, $ WE. H. Hohl Mauch Chunk.
Tho work done by the amateur printers
In this vicinity, and some of which is used
by business men' of standing and high pre
tentions, looks abotit as Much like decent
printing as & h'Hwlc does like a hand saw.
Tho Reading lUilroad has at last suc
ceeded in crowding the Adams Express
Company outof Reading The purchase 6f
the Berks and Lehigh road by the Reading
finished tho business, closing tho last ave
nue oVcr which the Adams could work bill
side of tho Reading Railroad and its'
branches between Reading and
phia and Intermediate points.
Navigation on tho Lehigh canal time
to a' close' Saturday.
Some men never pay tho printer utilil
they have paid all (heir other obligations,
and some never pay at all. But you aren't
that kind oi a person, are j-'ou T
AVclssprot Ileum-
The water wheel of tho Weissport Tlan
Ing mill whs broken by a rush of drift
wood ) it will taketwo weeks to replace it.
Tho new coroner, C. W. Lentz, has In
troduced a patent cigar lighter on his coun
ter, find febls proud ofiti
A visit to the FoH Alien Foundry con
vinced us that the Miner Bros, nidlec no er
roneous statement wlen thpy say that with
them business Is ''riistlHlg.' There ar5 now
fifty men Working on full tlhUS, and a portion
of them night and day. The outlook for
a continuance bf this state of thlfigs at the
Fort AllStt Foundry is very bright:
The painting and re-decoratlhg bf tho
Evangelical church by E. F. Luckcnbaclijof
Mauch Chunk, will be perfected this week.
The church Iiow presents a very tasty ap-
fiearancei The re-opening seryicas will bo
icld on Christmas day.
A Spclllm? JlUcIi.
Weis3port, Dec. I5j 1878.
Ma. Editor Plcaso publish tho follbwirig
and you will oblige not only tlio writer but
all persons mentioned besides !
To elicit more enthusiasm and rouse
greater interest iii the sadly neglected
ranch of education called tpcltinq, a contest
was held in East Weissport School, No. 2,
last Friday afternoon, i Ifiy miscellaneous
words wcra selected from nifiercnt lessons
that had been previously studied, and taken
as a test. Tho words were not of the most
difficult, but were such as are very often
niis-Biellcd. Fifteen pupils entered the con
test and strovo vigorously for tho coveted
belt of perfection, with tho followiile results:
Mis?os Lucy Romig, Estclla Bloss, Amelia
Koellyi Hatllo Markley, Martha Rebcr,
Alice 'Miller, and Messrs. Thadeus ICresge,
Martin Krobihcr; Elvin Green and Milton
Hcrp wero peffect, while Daniel Campbell,
Wm. Kroemer; Daniel HuHman, Mary Gig
bo and Minnie Solt mis-spelled duly one
word. Yours Respectfully; O. 8
4
Inquiry AiikWor.
Leiiioiiio.'J, Dec. 15, 1879.
Dkar Editor : As I am ill tho dark, can
you give me a little light in regard to the
report of our Poor Treasurer? lean glean
holhinit in tlio report of interest or principal
of a lot sold on Secoild street a lew years
ago. i ininK we nave some assets yet. As
you hayo been a director ot the Hoor I think
you can cive me lieht to lead tno out of mv
iiinuiitv. iiiiiii uu-su lew lines win uol
iihu'id iiui guy uueiiM, tu uny.
OfcsF.RVF.n
Answer. Tho lot refefed In was sold to
Mr. Jos. Obert, for the Reformed church. A
portion ofthb purchase iHollev has been paid.
and Mr. W. Schwartz holds Jlr. Obcrt's no'.e
for tho balance, but why this is not shown
in the last statement we know not, and the
question can only bo answered by the bor
ough auditors. The amount of tho nolo is
$504 40 with Interest since Juno last. Ed.
Advocatk.
Our I'nrf yrlllo iluiljrrt.
-Whatsoever VO would that mfn nhnnM
no to you, do yo even so to them.
Our bovs and eirls are talking nlrcnrlv
about Santa Claus, and what ho may have
iur mem.
Considerable preparations are innltinir
(lurches for Christmas.
-The two cinder cars that fell down ovnr
me uaulc lire not vet lemoved.
The furnaces am still in course of pre-
paiatioii.
Quite ii number ofixirkers had to suffer
pain lllis week m order to bo turned into
j.aiis.i:e.
Mr. E. Strauii has Wen niiiwiinlfl nt,lil
icii-grapii nperiiuir at tno u. X S. Ueiiot, In
sicad ol Mr. Williams.
Miss Bcilhlll Polcrs is ouitn sick or
ivi. u-vi-r, urn inert aru sun nupes lor Her re
en crv.
-Dr. W. T. Clmst is nuito frcnnentlv
vi-itcd by persons Inun Eastnn. Shitinetoii
und Mauch Chunk, who call on him for
eilicil treatment.
Miss Clara Wanner, from Tamaniln! is
..civoi, u i9iv iii .ur, Jiierillllll. ilLFUNSU.
ICellsinuv rtdtcs!;
I'ACKEKTON M. E. IIIIUIICII. RcV. W. 11.
I'lckop, pastor. Tu-morruw (Sunday), preach
Ing at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. in. Sunday school
2 p. m.j Prayer McetlngThursday evening at
jus u'clock.
Lkiuoiitox m. E. Ounncil; Rev; J. P
Miller, pastor. 0.30 a. ifl t lass Mectlnir:
10:30 a. m., Scro.on by the pastor. S p. ni..
riundai school) Op. m., Prayer and Praise
bervlco) 7 p. in., -ermon by the i.astor.
1'ror. T. M. Ilalllet. from the Keriinnn
Normal School, will preach In the V'elssKirt
itciurnioii rnurcn, to morrow (Sunday) even,
fair. In the Eiiijlish lanxuaire, commencing at
T o ciock. iiie publlo may expect a treat.
All are cordially Invited to attend:
J. Ei FREKVAft. Pastor.
Protracted Mketino in TiiKtlEi'iiaiiTox
Evasoblical Ohubch. A Christinti ser-
mon lo-morrow (Sunday) morning i t 10 o'
clock. Evening subject: "The Great Visitor
and how lie was nccelreil." All are welcome.
Rn-oricAiNti Serviies ox Christmas.
r.raaycncal Uliureli Weissport, tc-openlng
hennon by llev .13. K. Fehr, at 10 o'clock a,
m. Jaiiillih scrlfiori to the younv folks at 7
p. m., by Rev: O. K. Fehr, T. E, of Allen,
l5wn district: All are cordially Invited to at
tend tins reast.
EVAKOEMCALClIURCn WKIS8rORT J. K.
Seylrlt Pastor. Oerman preaching at 10
ccloclt a. in., by tho Pastor. Teachers meet.
Ing nt 1:30 p. ui. Sunday School at 2 p.ui
uigiiin prcaclilngat 7p. in.
lliji Creek llcuii,.
Mr. J. Lewis lluck.of Ilanlelsvlllc, Nortri.
ampton county, was. visiting here on Satur
day and bunda). Mr lluck formerly taught
school at this place, but at f-'n sent teaches
inc. Harper's school in DaHelsvllle.
W. E. Kemerer tho Secretary of the Tow.
amtnslog lUrfe InsCrance Company, has re.
ceived orders to cull.ct the outstandlDir fines.
He will visit to-day (Saturday) the following
nainett jices: weissport, East ( Welf sport.
norm Last weissport, rarryvllle.Uowuian's,
Flrellne, Lehigh Gap, Millport and Stemlerl-
VUle, when those knowing themselves InBebt
ed for fines will do we.t, 16 leave the mine at
home If they should bo called away by bust
ness.
True prosperity can only be secured bv
every man attending to Ills own business. The
Continued dabbllnir In otherneonle'a affair, la
alrt.jr fes'utiant ol s'crioui dlfflcultles, loscss
and Ultimate ruin. It lakes time Hut Is
needed lo make the business man iToiroui
takes his mind from those things that need
must care In the management of details, and
deitrojithe respect and confidence of those
with whom lie has dealings. To let olhe
business alone Is to mind )our own, and any
man who practice! It one year could never be
Induced to pay any attention to the affairs of
otkera thereafter.
llev. E, Hats, of Parryvllle, will preach'
fn the Bolt's church on Sunday, to-morrow, at
10 a, m. Rkvzre.
Our Wetuherlj- Rpcclnl.
The advent of Christmu Ii evidenced by
the holiday appearance 'which U asinmod by
cur shop windows, thou of Hank 'and Harl
acher being especially ltf active.
On Sunday evening; last, at the retldenco
orftfiT. G. Wagner, Mr. Jno. Donavan and
Miss Ida Wagner were made man and wife
Rev. Oolburn performing tbtrlte bymchlth.
Teacher's Institute last Saturday, attend
ance medium, but exercises very Interesting.
Our teachers tell us' that as yet there have
been no visitors, strange. An Interesting pro
gramme Is annonnced for next session.
Miss l!clla,Nusbaum,wel8port' efficient
primary ftacfoer. durlnsr her recent visit to
our town, wis very favorably Impressed with
our community, which Is In keeping with the
mprcsslons ol the average visitor to our little
Mountain Ctty.
Our friend. E. O. Wilson, altera lapse of
many years In the mercantile business, has
resumed his old position aa machinist In the
shops here.
Chaplain MeCabe Is booked to lecture In
the M. . Church, Feb. 24th next. About 250
itckets havo already been sold. Only to left.
County Superintendent llotford, In his of
ficial capacity, visited our schools on Wednes
day. During his stay In tho High School he
preseMcd, In a neat speech, In behalf of Prof,
Montgomery, a pretty silver medal to A. J,
Rowland, a member of tho school "for best
work" In drawing, as exhibited at the County
Institute. lie said It gavo him great pleasuro
to make the presentation, considering It a
compliment to the school and community, and
hoped that It wonld Incite still others to as
pire for the honors.
Our Methodist friends are to bare an en
tertainment on Christmas' Eve, which promis
es to be quite a treat. The exercises are to
consist of orchestral land vocal music, recita
tions, concert and select readings; Besides
the above the usual Christmas tree, gorgeous
ly decorated, will appear as an attraction for
the eye. Rates of admission for adultf 16 cts.,
for children 10 cents. Doors open at 7, exer
cises to begin ct 7:30 p. m.
Tho doublo-hcaded Janus a locomotive
belonging to tho Lehigh Valley,bultt at Taun
ton, Mas.,and formerly In use here,ls again In
the shops undergoing repairs. There Is only
one other such locomotive in this Country. It
is quite a curiosity, therefore, and a number
of our people have paid Itavlsltforlnspectlon
during the past week. It Is In every respect
double engine rendering an appearanco
much like that ol two locomotives tank to
tank, having two smokestacks and two sets
ofgearlng and weighing 73 tons. It has lain
Idle at Mauch Chunk for the past 4 years and
Is btlng prepared for active service again on
our heavy grades. It Is expected to leave the
shop the latter part ofthls week.
Tho ladles of tho Presbytorlarl church
about two months ago organized a sewing
society which is doing a good work. Thlj is
society No. 2. now let our other churches
follow shit. Yours,
Ethel Wast.
ylld fcrcclc ituiiis).
Messrs. George Kibler,ofRlttcrsvl!le,and
Daniel Deck, of Krrtdcrsvltle, Northampton
county, paid, us a flying visit on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, Wo Were all glad to see
them.
Joseph Ktbler bwhs tho oldest cat In this
part ot the country. She Is 19 years of age
and catches rats and mice as well as ever.
The teacher of Klbler's school No. 6, has
enrolled 35 scholars, and more coming.
JchnScliuIti moved Into his new dwelling
Thursday.
The roads wore very slippery here, on
Sunday and Monday.
GcorRS Melnhard of this place Is very
sick Hnd helpless.
Al. Klblor Is busy getting up his lottery.
A grand shooting match will bo held at
the house of John Eckhard, Jr., on Saturday,
the 20th Inst. There will bo a dance In the
evening.
Leandcr Weiss and wife, formerly ofthls
place but now of Jewel City, Kansas, returned
home, to their parents on Thursday of last
week. Mr. W. EpiakC well of Ills western
home and will return ere long.
Mr. Henry Kunket, ofTrachsvllle, was on
a business visit to Albrlghtsvlllo on Friday
and .-aturday of last week.
Fred, Iluck, who resides nearTrachsvllle,
Interred one of his children on Saturday of
last week.
John rUrohl, of Kutitown, burled his In
fant child at tho Jerusalem church, on Sat
urday of last week.
-A shooting match will be held at tho pub
llo bouse of John II, Weiss, In Towamenslng
two., and will be wound up by a dance In the
evening. All dre Invited to Join, in.
Mr. Jonathan Klelntop, of Poho Poco
Creek, is very sick and helpless. Ills recovery
Is doubtful.
Miss Susan Klblerwcnt to Mauch Chunk
on a visit uu Thursday, to Charles Ahner.
Joe.
stuitfi's! ICun iikiiiaj.
Tho hardest thing In this world for tho
rich people to see. Is a poor man get up allttle
In the world.
-Mr. P. Lapp had a good shooting match
last Saturday, ft I his cow, which he won
himself.
"Bingo" was at the shooting match but
was afraid lo shoot.
On M nday rooming Mr. L. Rex and
"Ulngo" had a spat at Stuart'sltun.
Mr. Ilex Is raising In tho world he made
a new wagon buYi
Jiiiine of our friends started for Wcath'erly
on Tuesday.
Christmas Is near at hand. Girls looTi otit
for tho llolsenickles.
Some of our company boys Intend to jo to
Lcadvlllc again next Spring, We wish them
snccess If they go.
Mr. E. Ilex Is tiflsy hauling railroad tics
for Rev. Strauss.
Mr. W. E. Shlngler Intends to go to Hok.
endauaua to look for work next week.
Sir, P. Deck Is busy cutting down his
timber.
Mr. Daniel Shafer who has been sick for
a couple week! Is lowly recovering.
Mr. W. Ileilman shot what he thought
was a skunk but ujion eiamlulng It fouud It to
be a possum. Mt
Mr. H.l.or.s cutting timber (or anew
pigsty, Qo in carpenters for the Job.
-The people 'vho were praying for water
are glad that It rained. Now they Pave an
abundance.
Mr. A. Drelshsch Is still hauling milk to
Nesquehonlng,' He Is doing a good business
Sir. P. Uombert and Sir. E. Krum started
for KrcsKevllle on Tuesday.
Mr. Drelsbach, the miller, was mucli
pleased when It commenced to rain hilt now
uo euj e uo iiaa uu cuuuiucra. x uu j auk.
i:ut 1'?iiii num.
Cold weather
Uhrlstmas Is nearly here.
The puhllo schools are Id a flourishing
condition at present;
Rumor says the young folks are about to
organize a debating society. A good Idea,
Now Is the lime to subscribe for a good
newspaper on account ox the long evenlnvi
when there Is plenty of time to read. Tho best
pdpCr srdl the most news Is foblllhcd In the
tavorlte tUnnoN Advocatk. Only $1.00
year. "
The Sunday schools are now preparing
lor Uhrlstmas festivals.
Church on Sunday at 10 a. m.
Sunday school at U p. m,
'flie serlntrfres sijj the man who can'
oriuie uu lotgue, is i erieci. rnero are some
who think themselves perfect, but their
tongues are still "unbridled "
The tax collectors are unwelcome guests
at present. Ukcijc Sam,
Ilatfle Itr'a Fat Hog-.
The undersigned will hold a Ruffle for a
Fat Hog, at his Hotel, near Parryvllle,-Car
bon county, on FRIDAY, December 2Clh,
1879. The public are invited to be on' hand
on the occasion, as there is rare sport In store
for those who attend. II. Fruvfiit,
Prop'r. Horse Shoe House,
Tarryvlllo, Dec 10, 1879.
The new Bessemer Steel Company, re
cently formed at Pillsburg, have purchased
fitly acre ef laud about a mile above the
City Poor Farm, on the Pittsburg, Virginia
uu Lnarimiuu juiuniau, sun ine works will
ue erecieu mere at oncx.
Munch Chunk Note.
F, H. Moscr, F.vp, has Toculed his of
fice as Justice or tho Peace, and accepted a
positlott as agent fur the P, k R, express.
Wm. II. Stroh will associate! with him
In the shoe business; after Jan, 1st, his son
Wm. It.
Messrs. Tlios. Kemerer and 13. R. Stroh,
will dovdtb their entire attention to life and
fire insurance in the best companies.
The stores dtirihg Hie holidays will
keep opeii till tl ri: rri:
The County Commissioners. libld their
regular fortnightly meeting on Wednesday.
No business of Importance wai transacted
other than the approval bfa HUhiUjr of bills
and tl few exonerations. Prcseht; J. J. Gal
lagher, Josiah Andrews and Janies Ash.
Ji II. Handwcrk left for Philadelphia
ThuFfidtty lliornlng, he will purchase a new
stoik for tho holidays'. Look out for' novel
tics In his line.
.-iThe wife of. Geo. Smock; residing on
VftJt Broadway, who lids bceri sick for a
ldrig lime of consumption, died on Wednes
day nfterncoti. Shb' leaves five children to
modhl their loss:
-he newly elected rrothonotary, Geo.
W. Esser, will assume tho duties of bis of
rite oil January 5th, when the new Fee Dill
pKsscd.ln 1878 will go Into effect, which law
pfovides that .all fees shall bo paid in ad
vance; Those Interested will do well to re
member this point.
. Tlio County Commissioners notify Tax
Cbllectors, by advertisement in another
column of to-day' paper, that they must
get their cxnnci tUiotis made on or before the
31st IHst. For whlcli iMrpose the Commis
sioners wHI be in session every day from
the 22d to tho 31st. After that date no ex
onerations will be allowed.
All the store windows in town nro
lulndsoinely decorated with holiday goods.
But Ihere is great complaint of dull times. J
tjo. JI., Qnpti Wcnnor, of Hatlcton, on
their way to Philadelphia Monddy evening,
had to stop over here for several hour! n.l
occupied the time visiting the various saloohs
and sight seeing. During tlio evening a
roway gang oi ooauneu got on the track: or
some of tho members of CH. If., and picked
up what they called -'a iriuis" with tlletlii
the soldier boVs Anally rallied, rind ''walked
into the rowdies," eivini? them idst what
they wero in search of, a sound thrashing, at
least so so says Damo Rumor, and w6 horks
she speaks truly.
-Mrs. Gcorao Williams, who has been
sick for some time, was stricken with palsy
while sitting at the supper table on Tuesday
evening last. At lasj accounts she had
somewhat improved.
rlsaviiration on tho Lehlch canal ceased
for the present reason on Saturday last,
when tho water was drawn off.
I'uchcrton Hippie.
F. IJ. Morris, Fdrwafdlng Agent, Is con
fined to the house with a severe cold.
Wo wero shottr! a statement of the1 year's
tonnage, Issued from the Forwarding Office,
and gotten up by E. M. Williams, chief clerk
under F. O. Mbrrls, all done with a pen, It la
the finest thing of the kind wo ever saw.
Mr. WllllamS Is very retiring and modest,
though his abilities are of tho highest order.
Itev. m. II. I'lckop Is ready to receive
subscriptions to thatexcellentrellglous paper
the Mtthodiit. The premium book offered to
each subscriber Is worth moro than the sub
scription prico of the paper.
rno many incnusof iBra. Thomas Harle-
man gavo her a pleasant surprise on Tues
day evening, It being tho annlveraary ol her
finioth birth day. She Is known In thla com
invnlty, by old and young, as "Aunt Sadie,"
kind and gentle, with a smllo and a happy
greeting for every Otic) she Justlydeserves the
lovo and respoct of all who know her. The
friends gathered, numbered about fifty, and
tho evening passed pleasantly. Refreshments
wero served about eleven o'clock, oxcellcnt
music has furnished by Sir. Lyinan SleDanlel
and daughter. Tho party dispersed at a late
hour, Willi hearty good wishes for manyyears
of happiness for "Aunt Sadie."
The coal boom over the Lehlith Valley Is
perhaps not qriile so. big a thing as the Grant
boom not attracting so much attention: yet.
we believe, moro profitable1 to those engaged.
uur quiet town stnt no representative to join
In the welcome of the great American travel.
er. Whether he can be Induced to visit this
sectlon..heforo settling down depends on the
kind ol a boom we can glva him. It la sur.
prisma: how crazed the American people are
over this great "silent many and why
shouldn't he be silent when so many are wll-'
ling to talk for hlmj some or our stalwart
seem to think that he Is tho only man lo save
this our beloved land fronldlsentegratlon.and
their prayer la mat- he may to induced to ac
ccpt tho task ; It Is enough to mako one trem.
blelest he diet Where, oh, where lean an
other be foundt Is there nowhere In this
broad land sofaE one to fill tho office of Chief
Magistrate when H. II. Hayes will retire?
How Insignificant Sherman, Ulaln,l'onkllng,
and others must feel when they contemplate
tho wisdom and greatness of this great man.
Anux:
AlbrlglitKvlllu Iteiim.
Raw material a raw hide.
Mioses Maggie M. Kresgo and Ellen
M. Ebbert, of Lehighton, paid iii ft Hying
visit on Similar hist, and wero tha c'nesLs nf
oaniuci iY. mccacs. iney reiurucu Home
on aionuav.
Mr. Nelson R. Depney, formerly of this
piucc, now oi lllckorv Hull, will Please, oc
ccpt thanks' for past favors.
Mr. William G. Hcckman and wife,
spent Sunday last among friends In Dutters-
vino nun Jvresgovllle i they returned home
Monday, much pleased with their trip.
Mr. William A. DeGrown. formerly of
Sinithvalley, Mouroo cohiily, now of
wiiiiainsport, passed through this place,
oi roiiie for his former homl-, where ho itt-
iciius to visit his many friends.
Mr. Nicholas Glotiderch, of Snvders-
vino, nionroo couuly, Is rusticating with Us,
Your correspondent had tho pleasure lo
visit tho public sbliools of Peun Forest twp.,
wnicu are under tno charges ol Lhas. JI.
Reise, who leaellesiJo.-i.atMeokesville.and
Win. A. Roth, who teaches No. S, at Al
brightsvillc, and finds them in a very fino
and progressive condition. This speaks
yery well, for both of these geilllem'erl dfo
wen rjuuiiueu lor tno positions wuicli they
now hold, and, so far as I have heard, thev
are very much liked by the community at
large, and esiecially is this so with Mr.
Reise, who is a cripple, haying lost one hand
by tlio explosion of a shot cun while out
gunning ionic six yenfj ago. This is the
twelfth term for Mr. Reise. Ho was form
erly a resident of Bucks county. Last year
Chos. B. and his elder brother Jereinieh C.
R., bought a tract of latld in I'enn Forest,
which his elder brother.!' itltctullnj; to and
trying to clear Op; while the youhglr is
teaeiung scnogi.
Mr. atfet Mrs. Amandas A. Jtauk and
daughter, formerly of this place, not of Gil.
berts, Monroe county, paid their many
ineuiis visit last week ; iney seemed
pleased vill their visit (d tlfc'if friends, aud
returned Home on MuhrWy last.
Etnorj- Gels is tlio champion saMytir in
ii!isen-iio3 oi me country.
Constable H. G. Deppey was on a bush
ness trip to Truchsville. Weissport and Le.
hiehton on Fridav end Saturday last, and
returned home on Monday last very much
m-uacu w,ut mo trip. UUTLXX.
It mil mid Murder.
The following, says the Mahanov City
Valley Record, la the statement given by
Dsolel U'Connell, In the Jill at Pottsvllle, of
tno rracasibetween himself and John Hackett,
between' Ibis place slid Boston Run about two
o'clock Sunday mornlnit: which has added
one more to the list ol Sehuylkllloounty mur.
drri. He and Hackett, avrd refl ectively 45
and 81 years, h id been In this place Saturday
evening and visited several saloon cnrouilrfg
In company with a party oT friends. They
started for home soon after mldnltht. Oil the
way Hackett, who has a reputation lor being
vrrjr coniraryand stubborn showed bis nrocllv,
Itles In a decided manner much to the disgust
ol other incroberl of the parly. Finally he
became puglllillcally Inclined and waa ae-'
eommodated with a flxht by DaTilel O'Uon
nell, wiioie iledge hammer blows soon laid
him out. He was taken to their bordlp,;
bouse and U'Connell aentln to Mahanoy City
for a physician. Dr, Philip A. UUseli was
brought, and afteran examination of Haotet'i
injuries pronounced him In a dying condition.
(J'Uonnell thereupon returned to town and
appearing before Chirr Burgess Griffiths ask.
ed to be taken Into custody.
When (VOoqo! entne for the door and
during the Doctor's stay at tho house of the
patient, ho displayed great anxiety and
solicitude at to the condition of Hackett, and
when the Hector reported to him that Hack
ett would hoi litre ho became great) excited.
He waa then advised id determine on what he
would do and a kindly hint given that It
would be well for him to make himself scarce
as speedily as possible, but he said "No, sir,
I'll not clear out, I'll give myself up like a
man," and destrod to be taken to Squire
Griffith's olncc. The Squire wasaccordjngly
routto otrt of his bed Juat as th"l clock: had
told midnight and by I o'clock Monday morn
ing, U'Connell, after consulting with Lawvor
Darling, was committed to await trial as
above stated.
Hackett died at half past twelve b'cloc'k,
Monday morning. U'Connell who Is now
placed In the position of a murderer comes of
a respectable family, who reeldo near New
Philadelphia, this county. One of his brothers
Is a Catholic priest. Ho claims the act lias
done In self-defense and that ho waa Justified
In striking Hackett, or to use his own words
"a man would be a fool not to take his own
part." A deep gash under his chin, evident
ly received from a knife blade, gives credence
to his story.
iN!frKHKSTi:u iouKtu.s6i'i'!i.
Marshal Canrobert. in the French Senate,
on Thursday, declared that, so far from or
dering the soldiers lo fire, on the Boulevards
in 1851, he stupjicd the firing and said that
the firing was an absurdity which no gener
al would have ordered, mid was doubtless
begun by young hot-headed recruits.
Nearly all the rivers and brooks in Tran
sylvania have overflowed their hanks, lay
ing under water vast tracts of country and
destroying bridges and Houses) Interrupting
communication and sweeping away fanning
utensils, cattle and grain. Iu sumo cases
the inhabitants wero for days on trees and
roofs of hjiuses awaiting rescue.
A grand banquet was given at Taris bh
Saturday evening in honor of M. Leon
unotteau, wiio is aooui to again aersrt lor
the. United States'.
The Catholic clcrnv have refused the Ger
man Government's concession nlldwingthem
to suivcrviso religious instruction in the
schools. They claim that thby themselves
should actually give instruction, as before
tho enactment of tlio English laws.
It was stated it tho Indian ofllce in Lon
don that Lord Lytton telegraphed from Cal
cutta, Friday, that he had been' shot at by
a drunken East Indian, but that no one was
Injured.
The riso in tho price of cereals throush
out Germany lias necessitated a correspond
ing incrcaso in the military estimates for
IBSU.
Many arresLi were made at St. Peters
burg Friday nf last week. It is said that a
plan of the Winter Paiacb vfriS found upon
one of the persons arrested.
rassaco has been booked for Mr. Charles
S. Parnell and a friend bv the steamer Scv-
thia, which will sail from Liverpool for
new iorK to-ciay.
The overflowing of tho rivers Koros and
Maros, in Hungary, has caused fearful de
struction. The city of Arad, on the Moro3.
and several other towns have been ruined
and their inhabitants driven away. Fully
10,000 personcs natd been rendered hemc
less. Rowel!, the pedestrian, publishes the
Astley-belt regulations for a match to take
place on April a, issu, in Lioiidon or nt
Manchester. Rowell declares that if O'Leary
will come' td England lib ii ready to accoin-
modato mm witu n wager oi tsuo or more
A mass mectlnj! of cottorl bp'iratnrS at
Oldham ori Saturdey protested hgaiHst.tlie
overtime system. The meeting uiso resolved
that from that dnv the operative wnnhl
commence working on the old time.and that
any operatives wno snail uo discharged there
lore snail bo supjwrteu.
rrinco Gortscliakoff, upon his return to
St. Petersburg, is said to Uavo-presentcd to
the Czar n programme of hii fiilliru policy,
which the Czar approves. Tho basis of tho
programme is x-aco. Friendly relations
with Austria, Hungary and Germany are
recognizee us luiiisgiviisaie.
Tho noted executioner, Colcraft, who for
lorty-slx years Mold thu olllco of hangman
in England, is dead.
It is rcpiirted that two English travellers
nayo ueen captured py urcek brigands in
r.pirus; wno ueinana a.4,uuu lor their ran
soni.
. The Poris correspondent of the London
J'nc'i.nnrionnfces the death of Claude Eti-
etino Minle; tho inventor of many ltnprbve.
nlehts in flro apparatus.
According to official statistics there were,
irom iojj ui jboo, no lewer than Vi iwr-
sons uiineu aiive, iiirougn accident or Ig
norance, in vttri'jilS parts of Fraficc.
Ah Uppeal hos reached London from
American missionaries at Vnnaoiimreyah,
Persia, ill bt'liall of tho population of that
district and 'lurklsh liuruiEtan, who are
starving.
The Calcutta IHonccr asserts that a mass
of correspondence has been found and laid
before tho Government which ohowa that
Russian intrigue's against Afghanistan were
ncuyo as lar back ns 1H73, and toatlurti con
clusive proof of the falsity of tin- excuse
given for tho Russian mission to Cabiil lust
ycor.
A serious tnltrogo was committed on fi.it-
uruuy on tne porcn ol tlio l.iinnck Couutv
Club Houso by ntl excited tenant of. Lord
t orinoy, wno resides 111 the county of Lim
erick. Tho assailant felled Lord Fermoy
senseless to the pavement with a largo
cudgel. Tho man was immediately seized
and taken to prison.
There is is great distress umong tho poor
ciussca nt iwnie, aim tue municipal uuutlCU
is i-ousiucriug measures ior reiici.
The Italian shin Ravenna Padre. Carta in
Torogone, from Philadelphia, Nov. 14, for
uonoa, uas ueen auauuoneu at seal
Austria declines to particiato in collec
live action at uonstaniinopie lor the settle
ment nf tho Gusinjt affair,' on the ground
,.-. :. ,i i ..-j i
biiui. ii, nuuiu urcuiu ucir Ulllicilllics.
The Armenian Patriafbliate lias b'ech in
fonrlej that tlicro is famiuo In the Province
of Van Armenia. I he Patriarch hasnpen
ed subscriptions for the relief ofthnsull'erers
aud has requested the Porte tt distribute,
wneat among mem.
An official decree lids been issued In Paris
pardoning one hundred aud fifty commu
nists. . , ,
General Marrltit, President of the Euro.
peart Railway Administration in England,
IS dead.
The upper House of the Prussian Diet has
adopted the bill providing lor the acquisition
of several private railvruvs by the State.
It is stated in London that arrangements
have been concluded for the completion nf
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u, o c jniiiiouui k;iu iii,u5C uu lua
Thames' embankment, the construction ol
which was suspended aomo years ago. W6rk
win no resumed snortiy.
The evicted tenant, who so brutally as
sailed Lord Fermoy, knock ing him senseless
to the pavement with a heavy cudgel, on
the porch of tha Limerick Oiunty Club
Hotise, on Saturday last, has been bentenc
ed to Ave years imprisonment tieual servi
tude. Tim centenoo caused much sensation
in tno Court.
Tho London correspondent of the fjiver
pool Daily Putt states that the decision of
tho Attorney General to reopen tlio case
oi i no Micuuorn, claimant was influenced
by tne citation n! the decision in the case
of William M. Tweexl, on tho question of
cumulative or concurrent sentences.
David Bhah, formerly Commander-ln.
Chief of the Afghan army has been profess
ins: to oo-opcrate with the British since tha
occupation of Oibu), and hia arrest would
seem to indicats recent treachery or the dis
covery ;f (ii perfidy i.q the affair of the
siaugmcroi me uriiisn embassy in cubul
Robert Carli le, the Cnrniah Jicleitrlaii,
who .lartcl on iho 23d of September to
walk from Land's End, England lo John O.
uniat nouse, hooiiand, and back, Ins ar
rived at Pensanco, the woetcru-iiiost town
oi r.ngiumi.ou his return journey.
The Porte has issued a proclamation to
the Albanians rciiiindliig thei;-, (hut the
cession ofGuninje and Plova to Montenegro
.... ..j uo ireaty oi uenin, aim
rt i " contemplated by'a wit
uv 'uiiauitanuoi tiiosu places would only
-uu in useless uioonsncu.
The English Attorney fjencral baj grant.
J a fiat for a risk .of error In the case of Ar
thur Orton; otherwise known as the, "Tich,
borne claimant," on the ground that matters
have been put before hiii) justifying the dis
cussion: of the point whether Chief Justice
Uockburn should not have made two sen
tences of seven years penal servitude una
oi wmcn nas just expired concurrent in-
MVHJ I 'I MJCVfc41VO,
iiiMsawnsiirfisW
MTATU NEWS,'
A new glasi company has been forrncd
In Pittsburg, with n caplUI stock nf $.10,000.
The wages of the employees of the Milton
Cat Wcft-HS wore Incrcaicd ten per cent..on
the 15th itiit.
Never let tl tough, cold or croup go loo
far. (.'h the first symptoms send lo your
druggists for "Dr. Seller!' Cough 8yrup."
25 cents a bottle.
By n f.ittoftot),slalc IH the ftuirl colliery,
near Treinnnt. Friday mnrninti. Freilcnck
Kay, John Rlcktcr and n boy naliied Jalnet
were instantly killed.
Col. John G. Parr, rif Armsirona coutily.
formerly enmumrider of tlio One-hundred-
and-thirty-ninth Regilneiil Pcnnsylvatiin
vuiuiiit-cni, nas ueen pniuouucou insane hiiu
taken to tho asylum.
In Lower Baucori towns! ih. Lehleh coun
ty, a slati miner tiamttl WaghHr laid down
by n stove and fell asleep vtltii bis child In
his arms. A lei was knocRbrl from under
the stove when a boiler bf scalding wa'er
was thrown over the lunn and chlld.tlia lat
ter being so badly scalded that It died soon
afterward.
Three brutes In Erie dipped a pat in coal
oil and then applied a match. The poor
animal was roasted alive.
Jacob Beelcy's barri near PotUlovVn with a
part of its contents; Including a Valuable
horse were burned at an early hour bh Sat
urday morning,
On Thursday of last week, a Mr. Kavser.
of Brimmcrsvillc, purchased n $7,000 resi
dence in Alientown. That night his wife
was bereft of her reason and had to be re
moved to an insane asylum.
Joseph Rebcr, of Harrisbilrtr. a carpenter
employed by the Reading Railroad. Cortlpa
nv, was run over and killed nt'af the New
York Junction on Saturday night: He
leaves a large family.
David Chllda, a well connected vddrltr
man of Slroudsbure, who forced the name
of his uncle some timo ago for a largo
amount, has been captured in Scranton and
returned to biroimsburg lor trial,
Atlthony Jertnlncs, a puddler, residlne nt
Mount Claro, opjiosito Phoenlxville, who
mysteriously disappeared on Iho night of
November I Tl und who was supposed to be
drowned in the Schuylkill canal, was found
on Satuiday liiorniiig about tito miles from
rncotnxviiie. Tne remains were terribly
decompdsctl arid prcschtcd a elckbuing
sight.
As soon as tho three furnaces of the Ed-
gitrTholiipson steel worksare finished Pitts
bdrg will have fifteen blast furnarc'5 with a
nominal capacity ol 7CS.UC0 tons a year, savs
d piper of that city.
Charles H. Encle".a s'efarwron denier. and
fo'rlrlerly a resident of Read inc. was arrest
ed and taken there Monday night by an of-
ncer irom rotisiown on a cnargo ol poison
ing his wife about four years ago. At the
time of Her dentil the Coroner's jury made
Inquiry, but. failed to obuiili fevidenco suffici
ent to warrant's Engle's arrest. His arrest
at this time is said to bo due to lately dis
covered evidence. It is' supposed lie admin-
isicreu poison in a giaa oi lemonade. Jin
gle was discharged from cujtody Tuesday.
Feter Henry, need eicnty years, uicht
watchman for the Phasnix Iron Company,
was found drowned at Phnmnixvillo Tues-
day.
Aulhony Carbine dropped dead In the
railroad depot nt Mahonny Plane Tuesday
niornlnffwliilo in the act of purchasinc a
ticket. Deceased was seventy-live years of
gc.
The Grand Jurv of Pike county icriorcd
the bill ocainst tho Prothonotarv. Sheriff
anu oiners ior violating me game laws, and
Kleinhaus, the prosecutor, must pay all costs
and be comntitted till they are paid. Action
win nisa eg laken nguitist Kleinhaus Tor
false imprisonment.
Eight pickpockets wero "gathered in" at
Pittsburg during the Grant parudo in that
city.
Edward McCarey wnlkpd into tho Dela
ware river nt Chester on Tuesday iliglit atid
was drowned.
Tlio Huntingdon Xcios says that $30,000
of the Middlo Penitentiary appropriation
has been spent, and 50,000 moro of it is
available.
The bard ofSimon Snyder, In NorlhWood
bury township, Blair county, was destroyed
by fire oil Tuesday evening. hot; $2,000 j
insured ior i,uu.
Why suffer slecplcs: nights with n distress
ing cough, while a quarter of a dollar in
vested in 'Sellers' Codgll Syrdp" will give
instant reiicfl
Jefiefkin finicr; tho engineer who was
caught in the' belting at Kerpcr'a tannery
at Reading several days ago, died Monday
uui-miiuii. yr
On Sunday morning a miner .named
Dominick jlnfWn was lun over aud killed
by coal cars in Scrautori.
William BdrflJ; d farmer, severity-three
years of age, committed suicide in Liberty
uare, jjuncasier county on i cuuesila,
lust. Thirty-six years ago Burns made
similar attempt on his life.
A rat that was as large as a kitten and
weigncd lour pounds, lought a 1'iltsburg sa
loon Keeier fifteen minutes btifnre he whs
killed. A large cat was called in ahd was
gian to get out.
Citizens of the Fifteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth ttnhlj of Pittsburg huvb held a
public meeting Ii nd declare their objections
to thu assessments placed upon them for tile
payment oi ute niaie ueut.
Governor Hoyt has onlered .commiJsibhs
to bo issued lor thojiiliowing Trustees of the
State Insano Hospital nt Norristowh : John
F. Hnrtrauft, B. K. Janilsoo add Sdmml
M. CirJes, of Pliilodclhhfi ,' Jajnts Ilnyd, if
juontgomery county, anil riiomas ii.urowu;
oi ueiaware county.
TrJenty-llw yCart aim Mr. Daniel J. Mc
Daniel, of Erie, nurcliured a lot of cround
fram Mrs. John II. .Miller, ol that place.
Mrs. Miller's husband had ueserted her and
been absent at tho tlmo twelve years. The
heirs of tlio estate brought suit for the prop,
crty sold without the consent of her bus.
baud, although the property was left the wo
man uy ncr lamer.
A I.ndy'o AVfsli.
'Oli; how I do wish my skin was as clear
nod soft as yours," said a lady lo her friend.
"Ton can easily make it so," answered the
irieinl. "How 7" inquired the first ladv,
"By usine Hon Bitters. Hint mokes nure rieli
blood nud blooming health. It did it for
me, ns you observe." Read of it. Cairo
llullctm. 4 2t.
3i,Kitu:i,
REIO Elv LEUOKEL At the residence of
tne Drme's parents In bis boruuiih. by Iter.
. i. . ,ii,,v.jli, ii.,. goiuuia XlClBI. Ol .'IB,
lionlnK twp.. and Miss llllle r.euekel
dauithter of Mr. Fred. Lcuckel, of thl. bor
ough. REEII KOONS. On theSJnd ult., by Rev.
a. reciuuii, rri,iK itceu anu ,uiss i.ar,
rle Koons, botti of Weiunort,
ZEKIKNFI'SS STOUT At the resl.lenee.
oftho bride's paienir, In North Welsaiort,
by he same, J. K, Zeigenluss. of Franklin.
uuu ..ii. a. Alice oiuui, ui norm wciss.
Iort.
SMITH ANIinU tn Mlllnnrt. nn Ih.lllO,
ult., by the same, Abraham Mnllh, of Lit.
tip flun M,l Ml.. V Ti, A.,.l..'..llllll
pVrtT ' ' r
hi i:d.
ItlOE. In the Eranklln Alms House, onthe
t Ii int., Frederick l.lte, aged 85 years, I
Lclilglilon I'rotltice Market.
COBBECTXD WXIILT.
Floor, per sack si zs
uorn, per bushel ,,. ft
traif, ir uuinei
Mixed Uhop, per ewt.M... .........
Mlddllnaa, r ewi.. ...... .'';!...,
M
1 40
1 10
Hi an. per uwt
lluuer, per pound
1-Vk', erdoteu. ......
Ham. periound
lanl. per iiound
Mioulders. per Kiund .
PvUtuea, per bushel ..
24
10
9
Closing prices ot Diiuvn Tiiwuatxii)
gtnek, Uiiyeriimeiit, ami Uuld, 41) Hn'ub
in I PI Olicei.rniluuelpliia, Die, 18, hill
U 8. i.'.U3l
II n. uuiucv a'...
U, H. viSi. no,..
t'. ti. 4S'h now
U i 4'a new
Feunsj Iruhiw It. 11..
...,I0ii bid IH-t rflH
,. i v on, v.-zi, .s.eo
blu t c-,
IJ'lb-U( is.M
".i f! k',':!".,'S1"!!
Phibi. A iteadtuir It. It..
l - 1 ,Hl
t-e)ilh V.lley lt.lt. ..'..,. li bli otHatfcec
I elilitlitte.i k nv. t o.... a, Old 1A...H,
IU l tai
Itnlt-cl Compact of A. J. 4 in ia usa (
N..itheru Cratral .11... 1 h bid rt 4er
HoUiniHl I'ltn.. II. It. I o .(V bid .1 atv c
lilt.. Tit. l hIT. II It. Co. It Old lilt aakto
Central TtiiiHilnllou Co 47 tu.l
NuiitwrnPabincCom. a: old .is,r4
Jloesb Penpnlv ma II. It. MV bid tih ulH
r'niii, a, iiiu a r1
ia. iooi jionn Ainenca. H uo , ati.ro.
rtv-,.1rdJ H t. wJaU,,1
Now A tlvc ftiK'tticnte;
Announces the avrivnl of an
immense stock oi' Goods
suitable for the
Comprising nil the latfst
Novelties in l.ndies'
&c., &d. Aiso, a full line of
the choicest
AND
To all of which lie invites the'
attention ol' the people.
A Full Line al the
Don't yoii Forget,
Jbakk street,
Lehighlon, Par
J
P
uim.h; si.i: (if
Carriages, Harness, &c.,
, Thennderslgned will sell at i.nhllc sale, t'
hit Mahles, In th HOIiOlKill Ol-' I'A III! Vi
V1I.I.K. In the Ciiintv of I'nrbun, StnUof
Pennsjlvaiila, on SATURDAY',
DECEMBER 20, 1879,-
commencing at TWO o'clock In the Alter
noon, iho following valuable Horns, far.
Uges, Stc.(
1 Orej Mare, t years old. a good family horse,
kind and K-ntlo In liarin-Fn.
i uhown Tiiiirrt.Mi liui.sn-iiraoisr,
seven years tdil.
1 Illack ilurse, JO years old. kpd and gentle
In harness, suitable for a finilly.
a good workli'K llorscf, tuitablc fur Team or
f'arin Woik.
1 ('Or. r, will he two years old next Sprtnir,
! Phrcton,l Palling Top Iluirgv. li-n IIiir.
gy, t Ruck-board, 1 tw ,.horsu lli avv T'ui-k
tt'airou. 1 one-liursi- Truck Wngnn, 1 Cuttf r.
1 Piano-box McIkIi, I Haskrt SIcikIi. 4 so a
i.Uht Single llarncs, and n number ufutuer
arilcle ti n numerous to mention.
TERMS : Six miiiitlis eredli. with approv.
ed paper, on all purchase above
iiir.nl.K SNViiKn;
Parryvllle, Carbon Co., Pa.
Dce.13.-w2. '
j"F YOU aim: I.N M.I'.ll OF
Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps;
or, Gents' Furnishing, Gootlsj
GO TO
T.l).CIAUSS,Agt.i
THE POPULAR
Ilcrchaot' Tailor
Bank Street, Lohighton;
PRICES VERY LOW FOR CASH, The'
public palroaaiio solicited. u2-tf
Eroeured for soldiers dlnilited In V. S serrlee'
y reasons ot wounds and other c.iu-.s.
All pensions dale luck to day of ol,cUrrt.
Penalona Increased. Address with tlaiup,
8TUUDART & CO.,
No. n E St.; N. W Waihlnisthi; D. O.
oct.Ci.xita,
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