'Original Ohoap Cash Storo."
Thl$ Storo Will ho Closed on
Deooration Day.
P -
ha Knowing Ones
fae'lre lo do TMr Mint
note are Sa?cfl by Sota.
You are sure of Kcttlnif high grade iioods nt
prices away down below faot. Have you seen
"our new lino ot
Parassls and Umbrellas ?
tf not you "should do so. Wo liavo a 4ftrgo va
riety ot i'arasols In .Striped and Cheokud
bilks. Figured Silks, and Satins,
1'laln .silks and Satins,
Cream and Ecru
Laos Mid
Sqteotis.
tTMBEELLAS
, In 'Hlllci Gloria Oloih, Alpaca, Gingham tuid
Muslin. "
M Lace .Milts in Elect and Colors,
4?or Mlsses'nad 'Women, Cheaper the tte have
ever before soldnem.
J. T. NtfSBAtfM,
Opposite Public Square, Back Street, LeTfoliton.
rrr-XHE PUBLIC isiTotasleop.
In respect to sewing machines,
and a lady, now-a-days, "buys a
tnaphiiMvnot hec&use it had a
good name fifteen, years isince,
bufBelects the machine that
pleascHhct best has the most
improvements', and does its work
in thVmost; quiet and ladylike
fashion. The New High-Arm ,
Davis, with its vertical feed, fills
the above .requirements, nnd is
said to combine all the advant
ages of other machines, with
ttiany tfoat are original and
peculiar to the "Davis." Indeed,
any lady who is the possessor of
one, may rest assured she has a:
treasure.
Geo. 1 Mat, A&eit,
Bank Street, Lehighton.
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The Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY. MAY 2S, 18S7.
crECT XL NOTICK -retsosis maltinK nayn
w to this office oy money orders or postal i
yments
ttv inonev orders or nostal notes
Xvlll please rt.ake them payable at the WKISS
j'OItT rosTOf I'ICE, as tho LehighUra Wllce Is
Ji()Tmonev orcr omco
Current Events Epitomised.
Oat schools close to-day.
The? all use It Tulip Soap.
Head the advertisements In to-day's
tsy'e.
The Easton fair will bo held Sept. 13.
14, IS and 16.
The advertisements tre fullxjf inform
ation read 'em,
Don't miss llie game of ball on the old
fair grounds Monday morning.
l'lnk eye has made Its appearance
Amongst cattle In Dorks county
C. and L. Green advertise for two girls
to learn the drcssmaliins business.
The Salvation Army at Itcthlehoni Is
tneetlug With Innumerable difficulties.
Tho bestjaundry soap In the world Is
the Tulip Seap. Irv a quarter's worth.
Forest fires are destroying much, valu
able property hi the western part of the
Hula.
Six skeletons, supposed to bo those of ;
Drltlsh prisoners who died during the revo
lutionary war, wcro unearthed at Uethle
liem Saturday.
ShcTlft Rabcnold, of Lehigh county, on
Tuesday closed the wholesale furniture
factory of Schlejel & Co., at Allentown.
Liabilities $20,000.
Charles K(bblcr,ef East MaucH Chunk,
who was runoVor by cars at Packerton and
killed, last Thursday, was buried In the
Vrachiville cemetery Monday,
Wanted One thousand good watclr
taakers. Hoys fifteen to eighteen years of
of age desiring to learn tho trade should
apply at the Advocate office.
.-rLraber and coal yard for rent. Loca
tion good. Will be rented on easy terms.
Stock on hand for sale. Apply at Gabcl's
hardware store, Itank street. 2-tf.
If your watch or clock don't run -cor
rectly, take It to IIagamaii,on Bank street,
ml If it then falls to keep time lie will
make no charge. March 20 Om
Wanted, $800 for one year, at legal
Interest; security, first mortgage on real
estate, tor further information annlv to
II. V. MoriuInier,tir., Cyuuon Advocatu
onicc. t(.
Itev. W. IT. Stranss, of Mahoning
street, in the absence of Iter.. Ii. Ruder.
fircached two very interesting discourses to
argo audiences In the Lutheran church
last buudiy.
An elegan display of fino gold watches
RtK. H. llobl's, Mauch Chunk. It will
positively pay vou to rail and Inspect his
large aud Varied assortment before pur-
coating eiscwucre.
Hoses Rehrlg, on Lohlch street, has
for sale a lot of sound crane arbor Doles
and posts; parties desiring mythlnc in this
line will do well to give him a call before
purchasing eisewiicre. tt.
For the week endlnc on the 21st Inst..
Ultra were 100.602 tons of coal shipped over
the L. & S. lUL.a toUl to date of 1,857,050
tons, showing an Increase as compared with
same date Jast year of 78.440 tans.
letter Shlffert, of Uethlehem, fell down
Saturday while drunk and broke his neck;
Horn, a sinai: boy, wno was teasing lilui
at the time, has been committed to jail on
. , , , .. ......
me cnarge oi involuntary mansiauguier,
We carry a larger stock of ready made
suits for men and boys and at prices low
enough lo please tho most economical buy
er. Call at the One frlce War Clothing
Hall, Mauch Chunk,- for genuine bargains
JW'Mahonlna Walts." a beautiful
musical composition by Prof. T. F. Klein
top, has been arranged for orchestial pur
poses and will be rendered by the Lehighton
orchestra at the High School commence
ment. For the week ending May 21, there
were 127,23) tons or coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making a total to
date of 3,308,174 tons, and shoeing an In
crease of 300,007 tons compared with same
date last year.
Leopold Meyer, of the Dolonsburg Ho
tel, has first-rate accommodations for six
or eight good boarders, ot 3.50 per week,
l'ersons who wish the comforts of a home
should not miss this opportunity. Leopold
keeps a nice clean and quiet place.
me attention of the peoplo of Summit
mil, Lansford and vicinity is directed to
the fact that George F. Iluntzlnger, of the
popular Switchback Restaurant, Is author
lied by us to tecelve subscriptions and
moneys for the C'AiinoN Advocatb.
Now Is tho time, for Ciikai- Wai.i.
Tapeu as wo are offering over half of our
entire stock of Wall l'aper and llorders at
one-half and some less than half the usual
price. Do not miss this offer. F, Luck
kndacii, 61 Broadway, Mauch Chunk.
We have just received- several new
tyles of genuine Scotch pantaloonlngs
vrbleh we will make up to order at 83.00,
worth at least $8.00; Scotch suits made, to
order at S15, worth at least i'M. Call at
Bononeim une i-nce war uiotntng nan,
Mauch Chunk.
The thirty-third annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania btato JeacherV Association
wm dc neia at uiearpeiu on tne otn, otn
and 7lh of July next. It Is expected that
then will bo over seven hundred teachers
in'o3atloi aud tha exercises it is said
will be uoQsaaUy interesting.
Picnics.
Linen dusters,
Our baseball club.
Observe Decoration "Day.
Read tire advertisements. V -.'
Everybody speaks well df TuTttfi
The.scalp law has been repealed'
Freclaud is to be electric lighted at an
early day.
The Car Spring Works liavo
menced opciatlons.
Thefe are twenty-five hundred Golden
eagles lu ibis state.
Wedding rings of all styles "at sU. II
Holil s, Mauch Chunk,
The catcher of 'the Allentown "baseball
club gets fits a month.
A ntitliber of our people saw Barfium
ai-Aiieniown rnursuay.
An Iron bridge is to be built across
Dlack Creek, near Wcat'lpr'y.
Nicholas Simon died 1r Lehigh county,
aged one hundred and two ycats.
Forest fires are ragltig with raoreor
less violence tlrofifclifttu the Slate,
Tho haffdsomest picture cards we have
ever seen are given wltti Tulip aoap.
8,412 cars of Chicago bw'f were shipped
over the, valley from April ii to May a.
Syrups made from pure fruit Suites.
Most dellelaussoda at Horn's Central Drug
Store. lit
-A. shifting cifgllre. to weigh sixty-four
hundred pounds Is -feeing bum in the South
Katton shops.
Whit Sunday ot Mingst tce-mdrrow
is considered one of the most important days
in the ecclesiastical yoar.
Daniel WIeand wfH bfilld t large and
commodious town hafl en the corner of
Rank and Iron streets.
Mrs A. R, Nluison has had her Rank
street residence nicely repainted which adds
much lo its appearanco.
The aiittitaclle coal trade Is said to be
In a more settled cendlUOn than at any
time during the past year.
Your attention is directed to the ad
vertisement of M. Brenner in another col-1
ulin of to-day's Advocate.
There Is absolutely no adulteration In
the Tulp Soap, therefore It Is the cheapest,
soa'p for laundry, bath or toilets
Wcatherly Is to haeanew Aopoffcnd
a silk mill. In the meantime the iLthlgh
ton Board of Trade slumbers serenely.
The po5t-ofllco will fee closed on Decora
tion Day between the hours of 1 and 5 p.,
m. J. P. Smith, 1'. M.
Onr old Democratic friend T. W.
Stelgenvalt. of East Penn, wo'filcl make a
(capable and efficient coanty commissioner.
George Domalne and wife, of Nantl-
ooRo, were arrested Tuesday for killing one
of their children and throwing tho body In
to a cesspool.
Monday cvcnlnz the tallv-ho "Ram
bler," bearing Col. B. K. Jamison, the
Philadelphia banker, and party, passed
through hare.
Ellas Rncti. nge.l sixty-one years', n
resident of East Penn. died at his home in
that place Friday. lie was a resident of
this county for many years.
Milton Schlegel, a Northampton coun
ty school teacher, was drowr.ed in the Le
high canal at Wagnersvlllr, Monday.
Schlegel was aged about twenty-one years.
$2 00 will be nald to the finder of the
fishing basket and cood line that was left
on the pavement In front of W. A. Peters'
saloon, last Saturday nisht. Call at this
office.
It is the law of development, that the
new shall succeed and displace the old.
This law apnlrcs well to the New Davis
Vertical-Feed Sewinz Machine. Have vou
seen It?
Frank Zabel. of Itcadlnz. who killed
Ills brother about a year ago, and was
adjudged Insane by the arand jury, was
released Tuesday after one years confine
ment In an asvltim,
The surviving members of the 15.1rd
regiment, raised almost wholly in North
ampton county, will hold a re-union at
Pen Argyl, that county, to-day (Saturday).
They will feast on "hard tack."
The Ashland Board of Trade has sub
scribed $75,000 for the use of such manu
facturing Industries as may locate there.
Jn the meantime, the Lculghton Board is
waiting for nomethlng unexpected to turn
up.
You can "kill two birds with one
stone" by calling at Headman's, of Mauch
Chunk, on Decoration Day and having
your picture taken, cither before or after
the parade. Tito gallery will be open all
day.
On Saturday, June 4th there will be
exposed to nubile sale at the public house
of Penrose George, In East Penn, a lot of
valuablepersonalproperiy iucluding.horses,
cows, mules, bedding, &c, the property of
Aurauam .noyer oeo a.
Thos. J. Beck, proprietor of the Roch
ester Bottling establishment, on Bank St.,
sports a new and handsomely painted gen
eral delivery wagon. Tom's temperance
beverages take the lead over all other Ids
ginger ale Is pronounced by all to be par
excellence.
Henry Ccddington, aged fourteen
years, son of Christopher Coddlngtoii, of
Centralis, has been missing since last Sun
day, when he loft home to go to Sunday
school. The mother is frantic with grief
and anxiety. Any information will be glad
ly received by the parents of the boy.
Copy.
Messrs. David Miller and Charles
Hauk and Misses Klla Peteis. Anzle Monti
and Laura Weldaw. members of the. lilnh
school graduating ckis acqulted themselves
witii mucn credit at t re tinal exam nat on
last Saturday. Thecomincncemutitcxcrelse
!ll be lield In School Hall on the 4th
proximo.
Kemcrer & Swarts. Bank street, have
just received from the manufactory a com-
pieie new line oi iae latest styles oi furni
ture, inciuuing crusnett and embossed mo
hair plush parlor suites, patent camel rock
ers, Ac., which they sell at maryclousry
low prices. See tills beautiful assortment
of furniture before purchasing elsewhere.
A nuisance which should bo tmmenl
ately stopped, Is that of running wagons or
other vehicles on the crossings and side
walks, and allowing them to remain there
until the driver feels ready to remove them.
rrpqueuuy are pedestrians compelled by
these obstructions to pick their -ay out
Into the street through dust or mud in
oruer to get past.
We call the attention of our numerous
readers to an advertisement or tho Singer
M'f'g Company, which appears In to day's
Advocate. Mr. C. F. DelbeH, who has
represented the interests of tho company
for the past fifteen years has opened an
office here and will be pleated to meet any
aud all persons tleslilng to purchase a first
class 6ewlng machine. Office on Bank
street. )
"James," 6ald the milkman to his now
boy, "d'ye see what I'm a-doin' of?" "Yes,
sir," replied James; "you're a-pourln' wa-
Inr 111 Ilia lillllr "Vn ln. i,nl T.,,
I'm a-pourin' milk lu the water. So, if
anybody asks you if I put water in the
milk, you tell 'cm no. Allers stick to the
truth, James, and hire your teams of David
i.uucrt, Jieuigiiton's popular liveryman.
Terms low.
Michael Hammond, conductor on a D,
& II. passenger train, uus killed at Hill
inan'.s hlope, near Wilkcsbarre, Tuesday
A woman and child were walking nn (he
track when, In order lo savo their lives
Hammond run along tho track and pushed
them down an embankment,, falling under
the wheels of tho cngino as he did so. He
was horribly mangled,
The seventh annual encampment of
the eastern division of Pennsylvania Sons
,,i . hi . . ,
i , iTiciaiia, i, in i-uuveiiu hi .vuoona, on
tho 14th of next month, to continue In
session lour days. It will be the most Im
portant encampment ever held and renrn.
sentatlves troui all camps lu the State are
raim-icu 10 ue present, -mere are two di
visions of the Sons of Veterans In till.
State, and at this convention they will be
consolidated Into one.
Lizzie Freese. a beautiful and talented
MoniCifl ClltlnlVnlrl nf.Ail lw.nl..ltrn.dr.
died one day recently from tho effect's of
iciKirss uissipauoii. At tne deaui ol tier
. parents she Inherited $15,000 which
i biia squandered to meet her extravagant
wants. An exchange In commenting on
her death says! "Thus passed awav un.
i i i ... . . i . - . . . . . i
uuiiuicu nun uii9uus, uus yiu who dj nrr
accomplishments might hava adorned a
h'8n '"oaJt lifeJ' Her untimely fate
, ..u,u m ituHuifw juuug unit iu every
,torn. '
OUR BTROttfcllAT WEISSPOET. .
Interesting Items ricked Up and Asiortodbr
lha Btroller.
A lonely looking Arab passed t!hNirgh
town Sunday.
Wo arc pained to report the serious Ill
nets of our townsman, Owen Graver.
OsearSaegcr opened his general store
in lsast wcissport to me puonc on won
day,
'Lev'l Horn has '.built fc fish dam and
will, tit nn early date', stock it with choice
-Rev. Leonold Is butldlnz an addition
to his residence opposite Snyder Son's
store.
Rev. J. U. Fretman was In attendance
at the Eastern Pennsylvania Classls of the
r.oformed cnurcl, neid tt Hamilton, -aton
roe county, during this week.
Joseph 'F. Rex 1s Doing' rushing busi
ness. Ho receives every week new Invoices
of furniture, flour, feed, fte. See his ad
vertisement in another column.
John Rehrlg, of tho Franklin House,
ha? -opened n llvferyand exchange stables.
Parties desiring to purchase or dispose of
first class borses will do well 'to give him a
call.
The Tiew time table on the L. & S.
railroad went Into effdtl Monday and was
the cause of much grumbling by some of
tho fellows who didn't get thero soon
enougli.
Decoration Day will bo patriotically
observed 'here, more so than It has for
many years past. Programme and route
of parade will be found in another column
of to-day's Issue.
Wo would adviso an amalzamatlcm of
Uhe baseball interests of Lehlglrton and
wcissport. uy tue nest players oi uoin
towns co-operating we could turn out a
club that would be second to none In the
Valley.
Henry Chrlstman, of tlie Fort Allen
House has just added a tine pair of gray
horses to his livery stable. Henry Is now
fully prepaied to supply his patrons with
first class 'turnouts al low rates and at shoit
notice.
Tho cra-hATalr and festival Under the"
auspices of the Young America Cornet
uann wiircotne otr ror the ween commenc
ing June 7th. Our people sliould bear the
above fact In mind and give them a liberal
support when the time arrives. .
Onr'Choral XJnlon Is In a prosperous
condition. We hope that at an early day
they will give our peoplethe benefit of their
talent by holding a musical entertainment
In School Hall. We ran assure, them a
generous support from our people.
When tho new oavement was laid In
front of the Fort Allen House several
weeks ago, one of llie workmen found an
old ET.gWsli coin dated 1744. The coin Is
valuable not only as a gem of an'tlqultv.but
also from the fact that it may have "been In
tho possession of wie of the Benjamin
Franklin soldiers who occupied tho fort on
the site where the hotel cow stands, oVcr
one hundred years ago.
Bargains in Carpets.
Itcmerer it Swartz, Bank street, have
taken the agency for one of the largest car
pet houses in New York City for tho sale
of all kinds and grades of carpets, which
by the 1d of the patent carpet exhibitor
they are enabled to show how the carpet
will look on a floor when matched, sewed
and tacked. This exhibitor relieves us of
the expense of carrying a large stock of
goods on hand, we are thereby enabled to
sell at lower pneps than any other house In
tills section. Before purchasing elsewhere
don't fall lo call on us. tf.
Reserves vs. Arcadia
A game of baso ball under the new rules,
will come off-on the old fair grounds.
corner of Northampton aud Elm streets,
Monday morning Decoiatlon Dav. Game
will be called at 8 o'clock sharp. Don't
miss it.
RESur.VES. George Relcliard. lb. Clias.
Brlnkmaii, c; J. C. Koons. p; W. Clauss,
ss; II. bchwarlz, cf; u. Ilemmlneer, if:
W. Obert, If; II. Diehl. 3b: T. J. Nusbaum.
2b.
AncADlA. Ed. Nusbatun. n: Andv
Green, c; Frank Nusbaum, lb; James
Yenser, 2b; Tom. Gardiner, 3b; W. Strohm.
ss; Geo. Buss, cf: W. Suoonhelmer. If: L.
Schoch. rf; Wm. Yenser, Umpire.
Card of Thanks From the Arvan C. L. 8. C.
TheChatauqua Circle, wishes herewith to
express Its hearty thanks for tho material
assistance rendered for their entertainment
on last Saturday evening. While those
members of the clvcle who had the burden
of the entertainment on their shoulders
did all thev could, and did It well, yet they
owe a iiue portion ot ineir success to tun
kind and efficient assistance of the friends
of the Circle.
Thanks are herewith tendered those who
assisted In the performance, aud the general
wont or i he entertainment.
Special thanks are given the publisher of
the CAnnos Advocate for furnishing all
the printed matter, and the. Lehighton
Orchestra for their acceptable service.
u. W. bTiniEZ, Pres. U. L. 8. U.
LookOut for Them.
Another form of rural swindle lias made
it: appearance in the northwestern part of
the State. Tho swindler visits a farmer.
says Jio is Introducing a patent fence, and
wishes to put up a Ten' rods of the same on
the farmer's place to give the people of the
community a chance to become thoroughly
acquainted with Ita merits. Furthermore,
as it might be sonic tlmo before lie would
bo able to get mound to put up the fence,
ho asks the farmer for his nanio ami address
so that he can send him some circulars for
distribution among the farmers of the
vicinity. Several days later the second
swindler arrives and notifies the farmer
that the machine which bo ordered the
Week before for huildlnc a sort of woven
picket fence is at a neighboring station.
lie also asks for the f-00 due the company
for the machine. If the farmer refuses to
do anything, having ordered nothing of
ine -Kind, tue "agent" uaeKs down and
offers to let. him out of tho affair tf he will
pay tho freight, etc., which would be about
$70. The farmer has to keep a stiff upper
Hp nowadays to prevent unknown frauds
ironi rouuing mm; but it is a pretty safe
rule to refuse to give a signature to any
man ho does not know, Honest ettaneers
do not want signatures.
Saturday Klght's Entertainment
The entertainment in School Hall Satur
day evening under the auspices of the Ay-
rian C. L, S. C, for the benefit of the
Young Men's Christian Association was
liberally patronized by tho people of Le
highton and vicinity. An elegant pro
gramme nan been arranged lortiiu occasion
tue rendition ot which brougui form loud
and prolonged applause. Among the
special features nt the evening's entertain
ment was the singing of Miss Katie Dur-
llng, the fan drill by a number of little
ladles. "Syko's Predicament," a farce in
three acts, in which poor bid Sykes kept
the audience in a continuous roar of laugh
ter, and a temperance drama tn two acts
entitled Tho Last Loaf; the latter was ex
ceptionally well rendered, the performers
bringing nut tho several characters In re
alistic effect picturing with unusual viv
idness tnu uowiiiaii ot man, the misery ami
degradation to which the demon alcohol
brings its lcllms. In this Instance Miss
Aggie Hank doserves especial piaisu for the
fine manner In which she handled a veiy
dltllcillt character; Misses Mary Ebbert and
Mvra food did exceedingly well, while the
male characters -could not have been better.
Wo understand that the Y. M. C. A. will
receive about S50 as the irsnlt of the A. C.
L. S. C. labors. Tne promulgators deserve
Hot only the thnnks of the Y. M. C. A., but
also ol our citizens for auordlng them a
pleasant evening s entertainment.
Just received frpm Boston,
an immense stock .of the genu
ine Knight of Labor Shoes,
which we are Celling at $2.50
and $3. "Warranted solid calf
leather. Clausa & Bro., the
Tailors, sole agents for Carbon
.i n, i.i. r i j
COUntV. C)Ur Stock of hand'
made shoes cannot be beat
by
. j i .
j any dealer in the county.
Decoration Dav rrogramm.
The following Is tYie programme arranged
for tho observance of Decorattou Day In
this borongh aml Welssport.
The Organizations, Societies. $nndav
schools and Bands who have signified their
intention to participates win assemble on
the l'abllc Square at Welssport at one
o'clock p. m. sharp.
The memorial services will be oomlncted
as fellows:
OpcnlngtWycr, Itev. Leopold.
-Singing, wcissport "Choral union.
Address, S. It. Gilliam.
Slnplni?, Welssport Choral Union.
Address, 4ev. T. M. Jackson, ot Mnucli Chunk.
(. losing Addicss, Itev. Ficcman.
Singing, Welssport Choral Union.
The procession will then forta -and move
in tho following order:
Mahoning Band, . .
Sons cf reKVau, i
6. A. It.-, Drum Corns, '
John D. Bertolette Tost, Ko. '43VCt. A. It.,
Disabled soldiers and speakers In carriages,
- Goddess oil.lber'ty,
Welssport Camp, I'. O. S. of A.,
Jr. O. U. A. M.. Lehighton,
OnMen lluttcri Ledge, I. o. of O. F
I'olm l'oeo Tribe Imp. O. K. M.,
DO.'ma'nstown Cornet Hand,
Carbon Cstle K. (5. K.,
Tetitonla Society,
K. ol Hi, Franklin Lodge,
Good Templars,
Lehigh Hook and Ladder Co.. Lehighton.
Comet Band,
Sunday Schools,
Citizens on foot and In carriages.
Route, from Wcissport to Lehighton, up
Bankway to Bank street, oftt Balik street
lo the Mansion House, Coii'n'terinarcli back
to South street, up South street to North
ampton street, out Northampton to Oehcr
street, thence out Ocher street lo the
Cemetery.
i tie exercises at tne Lehighton Cemetery
will be as follows:
Opening Trayer, Itev. Freeman.
music, uornet nana.
Opening Address, T. A. Snyder.
Aiiiiress. itev. v. maim
Music, Cornet Hand.
Address, Horace llevdt.
Closing, wllh Benediction, Itev. T. M. Jackson.
The kdies are earnestly invited ro par
ticipate; and to contribute flowers for the
occasion.
W. C. McCoiimick, Chalrmau.
Sol. YCakel, Secretary.
The following Is a list of departed com
rades Interred in tho soycral cemeteries, so
far as we know:
INTEltlir.D IJT TUE LHHiailTOX CKHKTF.RlKS.
WA1I OP 1812T.
John Lentz, I Hen. Kolder,
- Heaver, Leonard Houtt,
uanici kioiz.
LATK nnBKLMON,
,1. W. neticrllne.
Henry Miller,
James Holmes,
Herace DcVoung,
Ai'L. Patterson,
Lewis Kllncer,
Granville Clauss,
David O'lhlan,
K. F. Mullier.ru,
Ailam lliuliman,
John I). llcrtolette,
Gcorire Dlek,
Joseph DriunbnTo.
Chailcs Kemerer,
.lias Weiss.
Henry Melghftn.
Matliew MclKhan,
F. P. Loiizstreut,
William llontz,
Charles Mulhcarn,
Chailes Patterson,
Jeremiah Koons,
I lanicl Xe.nders,
James 11. Campbell,
George Derlminer,
Aaron Weldaw,
fAIIIlVVlLLK CBMKTEBV,
Charles Wlntlhig, August Winning,
John .Mlllluin, Robert I'lilter,
Mex. llelhinl, Charles Brown,
Charles ltamaly, llaumgarten,
WltlSSr-OKT dMIKrUKV.
Jacob Weiss. 17W. I .lelin AWlOr, 1812,
Frank Weiss, 1812, Jacob sehwahk, 1812.
LATB IlEUKLUOX,
Aniandes Moj'cr,
James Powell,
Jona. C Kuril,
Chailes Hrowu,
Charlos lloyer,
Mai In Illnse,
Joseph (l. Connor,
William 1'. Klotz,
Hubert Weiliind,
WUllain Kline,
.liarlmun,
Daniel Klvsgo.
rranns noons,
Albeit Herman,
Alfrevl Launch)
Geofon Buck,
Jacob Wlsuer,
John Gnth,
Alexander Lentz,
Alexander llartman,
Frank Sourwlne,
John Powell,
NKW MAUONIXO CEMKTKIIY.
O. F. Mimelman, I Joseph Mertz,
Henry Snyder I Augustus Wnlton,
George Arb, I Ilchfy Wehrstcin,
Wllloughby Kons.
Mahoning Items.
Miss Ellen Arner, of South irbltettall,
Is at home from a visit.
Moses Zellner Is putting up a wire
fence around his farm,
Last week Daniel Krossley killed a
black snake that measured over six feet.
Eddie Relgel received a severe kick on
the forehead fiom a horse.
Frank Gilbert and John Miller are
having their houses palmed.
Mrs. Mary Walton, of Summit Hill.
is visiting at Thomas Musselman's.
Christopher Schclrer, aged ninety
years, one of the oldest citizens of Mahon
ing, died last week.
The purchasers of tho Gerbcr's farm
will In the near future have the timber
thereon cut down and -uw-ed into lumber.
The nrom letor of the New Mahoning
Hotel did not take out any license this
spring; so thero will be one hotel less In
the Valley,
DASH.
Fnrtaer Testimony Card to the PudIU A
Base Misrepresentation. Thomas' own
Latter Cundemns Him.
T. D. Thomas has been exhibiting lately
in his show case a landlord's notice to ten
ants, signed by me, to impress the people
wltli mo idea mat be was COMI'I-I.t.ttl) to
leave the old stand, A travelling, agent
told a Mauch Chunk druggist that Thomas
said lie was compelled to leave the old
stand showing that the Ho lias gone trav
elling. My letter that accompanied the
notice he does not exhibit It refutes the
above lie aud false impression, and reads as
fOllOWSI
Dec. 31st, 1836.
Mlt. T, D. Tito.MAs: Hearing rumors of
your intention of vacating my premises at
tl.a ntt.l ,lf vmir ln... T tl,nllf.ltt ft Itnal In
order1 to find nuirlie facts in tfie case to send
you the usual police, sq that I might make
all the necessary arrangements at as early
a time as possible In case von should innve.
The ofjeef fs (tot fo prevent a renewal q
your icase eiouw you desire to do so. Iiy
idling ine Know your conclusions or. or be
fore Jan." 8, 18S7, joh will confer a favor.
Very respectfully vours,
N. B, Reheii.
This letter, as above, can be established
by affidavit and w itnesses. T. D. Thomas
was not compelled to leave the old stand.
lie was at iincny to remain as long as I
lived, and was told1-? by me. He knows
he acts and tells an untruth when he says
anything tn ilm contrary. Would a man of
Truth ami 11 or deceive his friends and
patrons In n-h an Innidlous manner?
simply lo ii , mfac'iiro a little sympathy.
After wr ng the above Mr. Thomas'
own letter una found which condemns him
out of his own mouth, proving that he had
alretijly nultd a laruer room beore re
cehiny in; UUer. It reads as follows!
I.MiioiiTOjf, Pa., Jan. 5, 1887.
Dlt. N. B Rcheh; Duar Sin rn reply
to yours of the 20th ot Dee., I will say, 1
have purchased a soda water apparatus,
and you are aware that I can not place it
Into the room to advantage, CMisequehtly
I was oblkwl lo rent a larger room. Hop
ing this will bo' satisfactory.- Ynuis Ac,
T. D. Thomas.
Let the people decide between us
N. B. Reueh, M. D.
adv. May 36-tf.
See the pretty watch chains, lockets,
collar and sleeve buttons, pins and ear
rings at II H. Hold's, Mauch Chunk.
Choice Clover Seed, at low
est nricos, at Gabel's Hardwaie
Ste-r.
IK THE LABOR WORLD.
6perfially Compiled for he Toilers by an Ad
r. vocato Man.
5Tne Lelilgh Coal and Navigation Com
pany will sink a sliaft and open a cdllliry
near lamaqua.
, "ttliKiigeVas just found out that
Hie K. of 'L., is a strong organization.
Belter late tliau never.
"Fore'lKn emigrants nio rapidly filling
l ic)lacesof striking coke miners lu the
Coiflicllsvllle. coke regions.
T4ie Fortli of July will be enthns'lasi'l-'
cally observed by Knights of Labor In every
city -and town throughout thb'tdoiitry.
Between $23,000 a'hfl $50,000 Is paid In
wages every week to 'the operatives lu the
Variuiis Industrial wbrks In CataSauqtm.
An exchahgo truthfully says that just
so long as there are lazy, shiftless men,
just so long will poverty and want pre
dominate. "-'Corrcspdndehcc'to this column solicit
ed. If you have anything of Interest to the
tollers send It to "Labor Editor," 'care o'f
Advocate, Lehighton.
Tlte'fntners, laborers anfi slate pickers
employed in and aiound the Warrior Run,
Luzerne county, colliery, have struck for
an advance. It is 4ikrfy that the strike
wlfl last seVcraVrho'httis.
By the shutting down of Packer
Colleiles,, Nos. 8 and 4, at Shenandoah,
operated by the Lehigh Valley Company,
tfnet bousaiid men andboys are throw n out of
eBiBloyinent for an indefinite period.
Of the forty-eight furnaces In the Le
high Valley forty-one are in blast. In the
Schuylkill Vallev twenty-eight of forty-four
furnaces are In operation. There are one
hundred and thirty-seven out of riife onej
hundred and ninety-nine antlirac'Ito fur-;
naces In the United States In blast, with a:
capacity of 43,805 tons per week.
The slate operators tn the Lehigh
region claln that the Inlet-Mate commerce
law ls grcatly Interfering With their ship
ments, and that it has unsettled the tiade
to such an extent that lliey aro ttfiaule to
give raies to uartles making inquiries. The
slaie trade Is anything' but active, and the.
indications of & brisk summer are anything
but promts'rn.
There are two lidrdred and 'fifty
Knights of Labor at Birmingham, Ala.,
who liavo purchased a tract of land near
that place and have hid off and are build
ing Up a town. A large furnace will be
constructed sbo'ray and work will bo car
ried on under tire Co-oncrMlve olafi. The
Knights of WKineptg, Manitoba, ate talk
ing oi noing me same tning.
The Phlladelpli'ia and Reading Rail
road Company has Issued a special circular
to employes 'anfiofmclnfi that hereafter
those who have been In the continuous
service ot the company for the longest
period ot time aud wno nave proven tliein-
sf Ires capable and trustworthy of higher
positions on the road will have lire 'prefer
ence nlreri Vacancies in more desirable
places are to be filled. Tills applies parti
cularly 10 iiremcn, uratccsmen ami others
wno desire to be engineers. This is a cor
rect tuqye in the part of tho employe! s.
Wcatherly locals.
Tlie Advocate SI a year.
Rev. A. M. Masonhelmer ot town Is at
present In attendance, at a meeting of the
Reformed classics at Watsontown, Pa.
-Farmers around here aro lust about
done planting their corn and potatoes.
The season is particularly late this year.
Enftncs No. 35 "Mercury." No. St
"Ant" ami No. 333 E. 1 Wilbur are at
present In the shops for general repairs.
No. 81 Is about ready for service.
-Trout Ashing Is now at its higlil around
hero and the mountain streams that 4 si 111
have some of tlie speckled beauties are
last giving mem up to tne anxious fisher
men.
me public schools of this town
closed on tlre'SOth Inst. High school Com
mencemeilt on Thursday evenlnir In
Cassler'sRInk. The class this year numbeis
eigtii, viz,--(itibelt croll, Oscar Davis,
Morris Hooven, W. Evans. Allle Smith.
Laura Rouse, narry Wvant and Bertie
loung.
Weatlierlv Is to have a sill: mill. A
citizen's meeting was held In Casslcr's
Rlpk last Saturday eveningand tho required
amount of money subscribed for. The
parties locating their mill hero are from
Patterson, N. J. Wo are at present having
all hopes for getting a number of needed
Improvementsamong these a new station.
Engine No. iai "Onnko" drawing a
heavy train of loaded coal cats was badly
wrecked at lieaver Meadow last Monday.
It seems some miscreant from that be-
nlghtcd region misplaced a switch which
was the causo of the wreck. Tho engine
and some twenty coal cars are lying in a
swamp buried in the mire.
The town talk is High License and
H'eatherly the effect the former will have
on the latter. Alpha.
That Tired Feeling
When tho weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired Xsellng, waul of appetite,
dullness, languor, and lassitude, afflict
almost tho entire human family, and scrof
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. It Is Im
possible to throw off this debility and expel
humors from tho blood without tho aid of a
reliable mcdtclno like Hood's Sarsaparilla.
" I could not sleep, and Vould get up In
tho morning with hardly lite enough to get
out of bed. I had no appetite, and my
face would break out with pimples. I bought
Hood's Sarsaparilla
a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and soon
began to sleep soundly ; could get up with
out that tired and languid feeling, and my
appetlle Improved.1' R. A, SAxronb, Rent, O
"I had been much troubled by general
debility. Last spring Hood's Sarsaparilla
proved jast tho thing heeded. I derived an
immense amount of benefit I never felt
better," II, F. MiLUit, Dos ten, Mass.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold by all druggists. $1 j six lor 15. Made
only by C I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses Oho Dollar
Good Advice to All.
The first person sending In a correct solution to the following Rebus wilt be entitled
to a premium of $5 towards the purchase of a sewing machine; the second $2.60.
mss $Q ray
in RKZ Z he
5B OS
hA t-vi : I W
The Singer Manufacturing' Comjmny,
C, F. DEI BERT, Agent,
Near the Post-Office, Bank Street, Lehightor.i
Peoplo ai They Come and Oo,
Frank Clark, of Nesmiehonlng. circu
lated hero Monday.
Al. Montz. of T&maoua. was scelnt
'friends heie Saturday.
Wm. Graver, 'of Pfendweot, Pa.-, VM
In tow n" on buslrfesyFfltlay.
W. D. 1'cters and -wife spent Sunday
with Slatlngton relatives and friends.
Oar yofing friend T. Clem. Befclc, of
Bbth'lelle'iii, was In town -over Sunday.
'Our genial friend Leopold Myer, of the
Packerton lintel, dropped In to see us Fit
day, Mrs. Robert Natrcsi. o'f Mauch Ch'nnk,
was the guest of Mrs. Q. V. Mbrthtmcr,
Saturday.
James Keller, of Aluonla, Conn.-, Is
sojourning with T. J. Bretney ind fsir.lly
on Pine street.
Miss Ellen Gallagher, of Summit Mill,
was the guest of Miss Annie Clark, on
Bank street, Saturday.
The genial John Magulre, 'ot Phila
delphia, was the guest of r. F. Clark, on
Bank street, this week.
Charles Wagner, of Northampton
street, is solnrnlnfr with friends In the
City of Brotherly Ixrvc.
Dr. E. S. Miller, f Patnassfts. Pa ,
spent several days 'In to'wn. 'with 'his 'father,
Philip Miller, flils week.
Prof. L. M. Beldler. principal of the
Packerton schools, left Slonday for Lanry's,
Pa., where lie will be located daring the
coming sli'mlner.
Miss Ireno Kunti an aecorhpllslied
young lady of Slatlngton, was visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. W. tiowrnan, on Bank
street, this week,
Yj. S. Lltienbcrg. pension claim agent
of Allentown. while In this boroutth Tues
day made us an agreeable call.
advertisement in another column, ace uls
Mrs. Harrington, wife of tne Rev.
John Carrlngton, at one time pastor of the
1st Presbyterian clmrcli ot this place, and
now of San I'Ta-ucisco, California, with her
son Palil, are the guests of W. Lee Stiles,
Packerton.
John Artier, of Arner & Son, New
Mahoning, manufactures of pure bone
phospbates, while in town Wednesday
dropped In tb see us. This firm is meeting
with great success in tho manufacture and
sale of these justly popular fertilisers.
Closed Decoration lT&y.
The following Yiamtd mercliants will
close tliClr place of "business all day on
Monday, May 30, in order to properly
observe and commemorate Decoration
Day:
J. T. Nusbaum, Sweeny & Son,
W. F. Esrang,
S&.00 Howard. En'torp'r'lao.
Arner fc Son, the popular bone fertilizer
manufacturers of New Mahoning, effer a
fircniium of $5.00 for tho two largest and
icavlest heads 'of cabbage gfown by using
the Victor Phosphate. The size and
weight must be sworn to before a justice
of the peace and tho prize w ill be paid
November 1st.
Normal Square SquibletS.
John Notlisteiu has opened an ice
cream saloon.
Nathan Zimmerman and wife spent
Sunday with Schuylkill county friends.
Dennis Notlisteln and family were
visiting friends In Nls-Hollow over Sunday.
D. S. Longacre and wife spent Sun
day willi relatives and friends In Scliuylklll
county.
Our young folks have been taking
advantage of tho fine weather by indulg
ing in -drives.
C. II. Seidle purchased from a Lehigh
comitUn last week i team of bay horses.
Consideration, -$450.
The Mahoning band furnished the
music at an organ dedication In Schuylkill
county last Thursday.
Rev. J. H. Kuder the able pftstor of
Trinity Lutheran church nt Lehighton, In
the absenco of Rev. W. II. Strauss occupied
the pulpit in Bensalem and Zlon's church
last Sunday. The reverend gentleman
delivered an interesting and appreciative
discourse using as his text the twenty
seventh chapter of St. Matthew and the
fifth verse.
NORilAI..
Blue Grand Army Suits hi cither ready
made or made to order at fcO. 810, $15, up
to $20. Call at Sondhclm's One Price Star
Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk.
Isaac W.-.mboI 1, the leader ot a gang
of thieves who have been carrying on their
depredations Id various parts of Lehigh
county, was arrested and lodged In jail
Monday. m
ilrantnd Two girls to learn
fashionable dressmaking, apply
to O. & 1j. Green next to the
Valley House.
At no other season is the system so t,us
ccptlblo to tho beuedclal effects of a re
liable tonic and Invlgorant. Tho impure
state- of tho blood, the deranged digestion,
anil tho weak condition ot' the body, caused
by Its long battlo with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for tho reviving, regulating
and restoring Influences so happily and
effectively combined in Hood's Sarsaparilla.
" Hood's Sarsaparilla did me a great deal
of good. I bad no particular disease, but
was tired ont trom overwork, and It toned
me up." Miss. O. I!. Bullions, Cohoes, N. Y.
" For seYCn years, spring and fall, 1 hid
scrofulous Bores come but on iny legs, and
tor two years was not tree from Uiem at
all. I suffered very much. Last May I began
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, and before 1 had
taken two bottles, the sores healed and the
humor left mo." O. A. Aiinold, Arnold, Me.
" There IS no blood purifier equal to Rood's
Sarsaparilla," 12. , ttiELps, Kochtiteri K.X.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1) tlx for ts. Made
only by C I, II'WD ti CO., Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar
I3M
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C JAN.IS.T
hi ACID 1ST
ran nrn.
Vol. I.
Iitkighton,
DH. REI3ER,
11re liave had a number of
calb ior goods, we could not sup-
'ply. W-c are daily adding to
otir sto"ck--medicinesicnc'micles,
proprietary articles, fancy goods,
stationery, Cigars, &c., unex
celled in 'quality, because fresh
and new in Variety We cau't be
bat, Ayer'8,leber'sand Hood's'
Sarsaparilla, malt preparations ;
Jayne's, Ayer's and other pector
al remedies ; Cutictita aud Bur
dock blood bitters-'the latter
sure cure for 'eczenia, Uostetter,
Ilop and Iron bitters, and many
others tif the same kind, lint,
oh dear, we though.! we would
enumerate, but rind it impossible
both for want of time and space.
Come alld see, examine and se
lect for yourselves.
Wxj -are not. fully c'q nipped yet,
still we are able "to obey all com
mirtids filrd demands in oir line.
Otir beautiful perscription case
is rapidly Hearing Completion ;
our signs will soon adorn oilr
Front. Our Golden Mortar
the Golden Mortar as announced
was swung lo the breeSe, and
tlrerc she hangs in all her glory,
not only an ornament to out
place, but one of the ornaments
of our town, and we take con
siderable pride in our town for
we have passed More than a
quarter of a century in it, there
fore we call boast bette)' now
than fight ; we can plan, We can
adviso, sort of "power behind the
throne.' An engineer buckled
to his post, bul depend upou it
we shall do our "level best" not
to disappoint our friends. And
don't forget that, although being
worn out in service among you,
and for three years laid oil tlie
shell", we have been taken down,
dusted ofT, and our head piece has been
found to bo all the better for the shelying.
Wo cart not Visit you-Vieit Ue, and we
will give you as good ttdvise as we ever did,
and as good as you can get anywhere cIfo
FItUE, and furnuh you all the medicine as
good and as cheap as anywhere.
1867. KEBER'S! 1887.
Store will be Open till Noon !
Ask for our Meh's Combination $2.00 Shoe. Wo
claim that it is the 13est Shaped and Easiest Fitting shoe that cair
be bought for the money.
W. L. Douglass' $3.00 Shoe for Mert.
W. L. Douglass' $2.00 Shoe for Hoy's,
"With the above mentioned Three Blinds of Shoes, We"
challenge any other three kind or shoes in the world thatcost the
same mojiey.
Talk about Cheap Shoes. 'Wo can give yott shoes at any p"rice4
in any size, and any quality and, in fact, all of the Very best qual
ities and makes.
We haVe a Men's Ilrogan Tor $2.00, which knocks all other:
Brogan's higher thon a kite.
Adam Mehrkam
Bank Street, Lehighton, Pa.
Murch tl, 1S8T- 3m
Mansion House, Bank Street, Lehighton,
iA
rjj
JKG.'i
This is the Place You Want!
I have "made away'' with my
prepared
uomim
g bummers i ra
with ope oi the most FASHIONABLE as well as SUr
STANTIAL Hues of
Ladies', Geut's and
Gouts' Fbbbc Shoes Up2
Ladies American & French Kid $2. to $4.
Ladies' ahd Children's Spring Heel Shoes, AllSiBeS
Ladies' Kid-Button Shoes, $1.25 Up !
Latest Styles Hats and Caps,
AU LOWEST PRICES.-
.A-t The "OOPHSTK. STORE."
LEWIS WEISS,
BANK STREET, LKfllUHW. PA.
May 20, 1887.
No. 6.
Advertising Editor.
With the filling of onr last. trder bur Sta
tlontry far a Orng Store, will fce the finest
nnd most -complete In the neighborhood:
Estcrbrook, Hllberts, and Spencerian pens:
Dixon's. Father's and other lead pencils all
lu variety unexcelled. Of
wo fcae"his four specilil assortment cases
consisting of forty-eiitht varieties with four
teen additional number; si'ifllclent to sat
isfy all the wants of our Community; also,
two kinds of Dixon's patent pencil protec
tors, And his Ink and lead erasers and
paper cleaners.
Of pens wb havt tbe largtst krletv of
Edci brook's.. His f nil SHOW CASE).pf
twelve kinds, besides clfeht numbers mpre.
We give electrotypes of Hi0 most popular
pens, as 'follows: first comes
"ho "Bank Pon."
Tlits fien tn un. i . hi niu i i
'"v".v--5rr-rw?-
MIU II UN-
Mi
yvif nrmfcfeu u lMiti tih and Urirfe
riV.ho!o makes It mnderateTv elastic and
IS
"E3torbrt)OkB Faloon" Pm.
e .
Tlie most papular pen Irt n$6 for general
business purposes.
Fine nnti cAsy
action aiitl excep- 1
tronauy popular.
A small, extra fine pointed pen becoming
very popular.
The Lawyers Pen.M.
Coarse, blirnt "point. Vcrypopu'ar. Lasliv
Wit no least, comes
"The ' Mammotu Saloon."
Exact size. IWutp
ful action. Largely used
for conimcrciai writing"
and entry clfer'ls usc-
also, holders lor sarhe.
Il'e haVe his line case
tssor't'mentxif
Peri Holders.
Tlis patent Self Bind
rs the best in -the
market, and very fcheapi
Also, Dixon's Pencil
Sharpener, which sharp
ens sixty pencils iu five
minutes.
Lnto of 1,1 nn llie. l'n..ltiid for sevenil Vears III
successful practice at that pucu.nlth lilt broth.
er, Dit. KJ.IAS SXYDUIt, has opened nil olllce
At the Mansion House, Lenishton',
whero lie lll be pleaded to alt upon all whd
may desire Ids nviUlanco In the
VETERINARY ART.
Dr. SnjileV in a eradiiale f the Oninrlo VeleH
lnary I'ol'ege, TorontOi runadai He devotes
Idsenllle attention to nil diseases prevalent
aniouz iioniesiiciieu Annuals. iHisinuinn iht
fornieil tlth the Deiaii.Hir.lf desired; all 4itlier
iiieiatlons sklllfullv performed. Air calls by
inall or otherwlso proinirtly attended to. b-7
T
old stoek and am now fully
for tho
Children's Shoes
111!
Ti.l 1 iirifiTMi
The Latest "tadidg Peri."
Mi
u Son,