3! lie &&iraftf.e IIbh h larger circulation than any othor newspaper )iruilel In Carbon county, oon soqui-iitly It I- the Ih"I medium for adver tisers. Our uews column sparkle with I lie ocouireuoes or the day -olern, spioy, interesting, bright Hint Independent. Our editorials are original ami will be wortli reading on ucoount q.( their spirit which Is Independent of nuUhla dictation. Our price la one dollar a year. Just you try it Inasnccialtv at our .lob V 'i K "'I I . in Suydoi's Block, wist -BrMfCe. Envelopes, N ' Phamplets, Oicii'i lh Mill all kinds ill I'd' ' Bills. Wc ilo all wot cleanly. Io you need ..i . 1 1 line? then call and wo us, or . postal card and we will be at yoi id - i oil n i eg in tin k tC U- sen 11 "INDEPENDENT" "LIVE AND LET LIVE." VOIj XXI. No. 19 Lehighton, Carbon County, Fonna, March 25 , 1893 $1.00 a Y$ar in Arvane ORllHIUL CHEAP GASH STORE j This is the sensen uhcn every person needs Muslins, .Sheetings 'riots, &c. nnd they wnnt to buy them at lowest prices also. Come and lenm onr prices and judge for yourself, wo are in a position to give you better values for less monoy, than any other house bar none likewise In Notions, Boots and -Shoes, Rubbers, Queensware, Wood and JPillow ware, Oil Cloths, Groceries, Provis6ions, &c. Itemembrr our stock in the first place is much larger. Must be and are lower then that of other houses. Have you tried our Own Baking Powder, you should and save money. Our Golden Rio or Matchltss Coffees exeell any thing in the market lor flavor or quality, the prices arc right, J. T. NUSBAUM, Hit Street, between South and Plum Street, l-elilnhton, rn. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE What the Solom at Ilarrisbur? Are Doing. HATittisBunu, Mnn.h 17. In tlie senate restenUy Mils were Intro-luced: Making It unlaw ill to fiHl liquor within ft mile of any camp meeting; making the punish ment for murder of the first degree either ileath by hangiiiBorHtftry imprisonment at bard labor, and ImpONltiK on the jury the duty of stating which punlMiraent shall be inflicted. Bills passed finally, and tvIM be sent to the house for concurrence: KnabllDK hulmml and wife to sue and testify against eacli oilier lit certain cases; appropriating 1,000 to Pennsylvania state college for experiment! in tobacco culture. Governor Pattison sent to the -senate a communication in which he submits the statement of the special committee of the World's fair board, made March 9, 1893. Uptothatdatetl43.T71.94 had been paid out for all purposes; contracts unpaid aggre Kated 172,018. 17; the putt mated expanses nec essary to complete the work on present lines uere t't.OW.. In the house the com mlttee on municipal corporations reported favorably the Penrose bill providing for the abolition of the public bulldiugs com mission of Philadelphia and t he completion of the construction of the city hall under the supenislon of the director of public works. Among bills reported negatively were: Amending the retail liquor license act by providing a fixed time for hearing applications; making it unlawful to utter or accept a promissory note to which Is attached a voluntary confession of Judg ment; authorizing veteran' soldiers and sailors to bring suit against their respective counties for liouuty mone-y. Hills intro duced: CTo empower courts of quarter ses slons, or any law judge thereof, to fix the place of holding the general election; to repeal the act of June 11, 1801, enabling townships adjoining boroughs and cities to hold elections within the limits of such boroughs and cities, I loth of these bills are designated to ufTect the conditions growing out of the Andrewa-Hlgby elec tion coutroersy. IlAltmsmJlto, March 18. in the house i jWeiday the memory of St. Patrick was honored by a general decoration of the ! desks and persons of the members with green emblems. The vote by which the Kipp bill providing for the punishment of poachers was defeated was reconsldertsl, and the bill wan again sent back for fur ther reilslou. The city passenger railway committee reported favorably the bills giving electric railways certain police priv ileges, allowing them to carry express packages uud freight, and providing for the punishment of persons wilfully ob structing their tracks. The senate bill re imbursing comities for bridges destroyed by the Hoods if tHSD was reported with a negative recommendation, Hills Intro (l ced i Changing the trout hea-non from April 15 to July 15 to May 1 to August 1 ; appropriating .V),(tK) to aid in the erection of the Second regiment armory In Phila delphia, A Hpeclal order was granted for the antt-Piukerton bill for next week. A number of bills pasMed fiot leading, and the house ndhmrned until 8 n. m Monday llAMtlbHTl.o, March IK. In the senate yesterday the following bill werelntro duced: Fixing the legal weight oi a ton of anthracite co.il at 2,0 W pound and imprs lug Inline for violation; preventing a id punching the circulation of indecent mid immoral writing, printing on photographs and of drugs or recipes delgi.ed to serve an unlawful purpoM. making dying decla rations In caes of malptactlce, where death results, admlsshe in evMence in ctimliial cates: prohllilling any one of ficially connected with the common school sht -m from lH-comiug agent for the sale of school iHMtks, maps or other stationery. The following paed set-uml reiullng. Kx tendiug the powers of shipbuilding corpo-- rat inns. reeiilingtheact providing for the regulation of fuel com pun I es and giving them the isiwrr of einluent domain; re- qutriiig iia: in medicine 'formulas to be pi ued in KniUh in the house the auti iitiherion lull ni-mh1 finally, there being mil four oiv- Hgntust It. it provides that lu (he appointment of deputies, marsh hU or tMilitt-iiien unly citizens of the state shall U eiintofl lolaiious may lie punished hy f.iti) nue or one ear s imprUoument. II vi;::iu iin, Mnrcli iM. The senate bill am hoi ifug i he formation of co-operative InnMiig associations where the net profits hIihI, lU'crue to the depositors ami ttor ruwrrtui projtottiou to ihelr deposits or loans was defeated ou final pusage. Hills introduced: Itepealtng the act providing for i he examination of miners and pre senting (he employment of Incompetent iK'rMJtis repealing that part ot the act reg nliituiii tstpiughs which prevents corpor ate otitcers from receiving compenAtIon fortlulr ner ices In that capacity. The teltrptione bill posrttfd muiuh1 rwMliug after btiin amended so as to make (7 the maxi mum charge iwr mouth for one or more htilruiiifiii The Mil appropriating U)(i fur tut) reefiulpmeut of the National (jitanl piisHMl lniull Uoiie bills iuued itecoud i filing, KmiHmt-rlug cities ami Iforoughs 10 appioprm'e mouy to pay fire men in bertiou and doubled, cliauglug IUir Day from the ilrni Monday to the flrd Saturtlay in SepteitiU-i In the house bills were Introduced, To appropriate t',881.45 to pay the eXenhHs of Vltlur P. lltgby, who contested the seal of William 11. Andrews, to prohibit the use of any college degicv uules the same Uoouferred by a regular college; stipulating how In vestments .hall I inatle by trustees of eatings banks The Hoer medical exam iner bill passed mvtiid reading, with aineudmeuta The uunpulsory education bill also ttasswl serwd wmdtTirr, WALK'S EAGLE STORE. reojilo who buy at our Store utways ko away Hfttl.flotl be cause wo Rive them thtir money's wortli, then too, they have a large OMiortiueiit ot all kluds ot Geueral Store Oooil, to select from. Some noola, tboteof l'all niul Winter pat tern we are elmtiiw out at re iluotlon prioea In onler to make room (or our rlB( ar rival of gooU which we Intend to -turiuta all previous ex tnlit ioiik. We atnAu conlbtlly Invite you to oout aud tee ua. Robert Walp, First street, Op. Round IIsumk. " ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. Matters of Interest from All Over the Commonwealth, PRESENTED IN BRIEFEST POEM. Crimes and Casualtlet of Kvery Clisr- arter Sent by the Newt Gstlierers of the Different LoralltU and Cnrefully Kdlteil. SckANTOX, Vn.t March 20. At Jermynn Vhonms McAndrew, aged 8t years, who has been despondent owing .to misfor tunes, bid good-bye to a friend who stood by him near the Ontario railroad track, threw himself In front of an approaching passenger train, and wan cut to pieces, Patrick Welsh, aged 11 years, was picking coal Iwneath a gondola car, when the car started lip And cut oil his head. On the Keyser alley branch of the lacka wanna road Frederick H. Vlckery, IS years old. leu beneAth coal cars he was trying to board and was cut to pieces. Heath nf IVnnny Ivnnla Justice HtTKTlKODov, Pa.. March 23 Tobias Foreman, one ot the a-ssoclate judgea of this county, died at his home in Hopewell township yesterday afternoon of pneu monia, aged 75 years. Judge Foreman, who was elected twice on the temperance Issue, achieved considerable distinction in 1885, and subsequently, when with the aid of a brother associate on the tiench, he overruled President Judge Furst's opinion to grant licenses and placed lluutlngdou in the list of prohibition counties. 11) and Convicted of Murder. K ITT ASM NO, Pa. ,March 21. After being out Ihlrty-nlne hours the jury in the case of W. J. Hyand, charged with murder and attempted bank robbery at Lecchburg, found Hyand guilty ot murder In the sec ond degree. The judge then discharged the jury and sentenced Hyand to twelve years In the penitentiary. The cases of Dr. WyckofT, Spaythe and Kromer, under arrest on the same charge with Hyand, have Iteen postponed until the June term ot the court. A Prominent lVuntylv nnlnn's Fall. IiANOASTKit, Pa., March 21. Peter S. HeUt, of LttitV., who was constderetl one of the richest men in the northern section of this county a few years ago, and whose prominence for many years in the affairs of the state horticultural and agricultural societies made blin well known through out the stale, wascommlttedto the county Jail yesterday afternoon for failure to pay over trust money as trustee of the estateof John Heist. V l'Ile's rnrty State Convent ton. Dubois, Ph., Marih'Sl The state exec utive committee of the People's party met here jesterday and fixed June 14 as the date and Williatusport as the place for ' holding the state convention. A resolution was passed lu fuvor of a straight ticket. The basts of representation lu the conven tion la to be oue for each representative district and au additional one for each 100 1 votes for Weaver. Luiern County Llrennes. WiLKt.bHAiutK, Pa., March 23. The total amount of money realized for licenses lu Luzerne county this year was 181,091.70; of this 1-32,410 goes to the county and (21, 000 to the state. The balauce, (127.581.70, will be d I tided bet ween the cities, towns and boroughs In the county. Wilkes bar re will receive of this amount 48,118. The total number of licenses takeu out was 849. Crnfeil by Ilellglon. Pittsburg, March 23. Through worry ing over the condition of his soul W. It, Newell, a student of the Western Theo logical hemlnury, Alleghany, lias gone crazy. He was a brilliant man, 27 years of age, of attractive appearance and Lid fair to become oue of thri inost talented men of his profession. Mr. New ell's father is a Presbyterian minister. The Teach f-r Acquitted, Reaihno, Pa., March 23. In the nerks criminal court Franklin Gaul, aged 18, I teacuer oi lue.iouuna scnooi in itooexon icwnmp, was cnargeu wuu assault ana battery on William Coller, a pupil, aged 11 years. The j"ry acquit tetl the defend ant, but directed thst he pay oue-half the costs. ! An Ks-Omrlsl's Scntentr, CahMM-E, Pa., March 20. News is re ceived here that Martin Guswller, of Mc chanlcsburg, this county, revenue col lector under Clev eland's last administra tion, who was recently convicted at Hloomlngton, Ills,, for bigamy, has leen sentenced to live years In Jollet prison. Killed the Ilnrfflur. STnouPsnt'lto. Pa., March 23. Hiram Kistler, proprietor of a general store here, was awakeued by the ringing of his burg lar alarm. He seized his rifle, ami seeing a man taking goods from the store, fired and killed the robber. The latter's two companions ran away and escaped. A llorae Thief Coiifesnes. WEST Newtos, Pa., March 23. Robert T. Clark, of Oreeusburg, was arrested here nnd locked up on a charge of horsesteal ing. He confessed that he had stolen a horse from Paul Dry, a Ori-ensburg grocer. He also said that he was a member ot an organised gamr working In this country. An Old Woman Falsity Ilurud, Headin'O. Pa., March 2:l.Wnlle boiling soap at llerneMlle, .Mrs. John enrich, a giil 00, was so baitly burned that fche can not live. Her clothing was burned from her lndy. Mrs. Morris Kerthher, her daughter, was also seriously burned, but not fatally. Itiifrlerl Muni Hang, PiiILAiiF.mtiA March 21. An opinion was ha ml iil down in the supreme coin t atllrmliig the Judgmeut of the Herks county court In thecaeof Pletro Hucclerl, convicted of the murder of his nurse, a lister of Charity. In a Heading hospital. I Ira til ul Ilou. Itlrlmrd htaplei. WlLKKMivititK, Pa,, March l.-llrn. Hichard S. Staples died at White Haviii yesterdav of heart disease. He was 75 years of age. The dec eased some years ago was a memter or the legislature rrom Mouroe county. Two Child rrn ! a tally llurned. PliiUAPKLruiA, March 31. Five-year-old luse 'ihomas, .Monastery Avenue, Hox borough, and 7-year-old Agnes Nell, 3JG Clarence stteet, were latally hurued by playing with matches. Death Warrant lanuvd. HAituislil'lHi, Pa., March 31. Governor Pattlson issued the death warrants of Isaac HoMMizwelg and Harris Hlauk, the W)imtug oouuty munlerera. They will 1m huugeil May 18. Two Children llnrned to Death. - GHfcKNsBTHo, Pa.. March 34 The rel denie of t'harles Mjtw, colored, was burned to the ground, and two of his ehll dieu terthe4l In the Haines. IraiCKd hy III HunuHav Horse. Hkhkhihd, Pa., March W. peter Shuler, a farmer, wa dragged a quarter of a mile over the ground by a runaway horse. His recovery Is dunbtfuL The "JUO" lisiuiuet. Philadelphia, March aa. At a full meet i uk of the oouimltleeof arrangements for the "800" lianquet, Geueral James A. Heaver presiding, held At the Hellevuelafit night, It was determined to change the date of the banquet from April 37 to April a. Jtesitoutwe were receive 1 iroin over oue hundred of the "Old Guard,' signify ing their Intention to lie present. It was also awrtamed that sixty-five of the '8ii have diid ttiiau the ineiuurable oou veiition of sso. A LrttUlatnr Snwl fur llamatfes. St. Pauu .Muixh ai.-The attempt to ooinpl a committee of tlw I4i1latiire to give up uisiaaauii papers of the oual com bine tw bleb l UecsiiitiMttt-ee la lu v t igat lug is a failure, in the dislrlvt otairt .ludui Kmhii deufdeil that lie bail nn Jurllictl over Ike IcgWators. Joliu J. Itho.1, gu eral iimunae' oi the oual bureau, lm biiuigbt im for 4)W10'ti iumugea agalukt the ouui milt M) ami oftkwN of thelegUla ture. I'ullklt I'mmuIs I(HImI by fculdUr. Viknsa, March J. Crtja4u immmauu hmi madw arraugemeuta Ui emigrate from Ituasiaii ldaud. ami were i rsMsiug tbv VUritU when ihe were auiunuHieil by the Husabui fniuMvr guards t-u turn baok KiMMi.UK the uiamlate sis peatanU Here killed lu the struggle that followed, and several wen- hurled Iruiu a bridge aud dlOH liCM, TvrrlM, lluIUt'H-iu. KL Hkmi. l T Mar, h 51 This cltv aud I he aurrcMiiitlin . i.. .uirv tva-. visited i bt.i uigbt hv ruii.uu. Uansturw. All the ,!7 a . . 7u aua T.. ' . . . H. . 'Sowauione b,Wi ruiui JUkIu -' brok.u. fruit uuu rului and soux (.ruV hlll-a, A WEEK'S NEWfl CONDENSED. Friday, March 17. HMtop IJrown, of. the Afrloau M. R shureli, died In Washington, agsl 7f. The funeral of Luke Schoolcraft, actor ind minstrel, was held yesterday afternoon in the Church of the Advent, Boston. J. W Short, ex-sherllT of Sussex county. Delaware, was stricken with paralysis and died.nl most Instantly at Georgetown yes- , lenlay. Saturday, March IS. M. Jules Ferry, president of the French senate, died in Paris yesterday, aged 00 Squire Abingdon, the backer of Charley Mitchell for the fight with Corlett,dled in New Orleans today of pneumonia. Hy the explosion of ten iHiunds of dyna mite in an lioit mine In the Hera district, Germany, ten miners were torn to atoms Hamilton Hook, a colored farm hand near Hohards Station, Ky., committed suicide yesterday by eating poisonous roots A Isnnb was exploded at the residence of United States Minister Potter, In Home, which did but slight damage. The Italian foreign minister called to express regrets. Mninlny, March 90. Captain Jacob H. Vanderhllt, brother of Commodore Cornelius Vauderbilt, died at his home on Grime's Hill, Stuten Island, Aged So. A mob at Houbalx, France, attacked worshippers In a church, spit upon, the crucifix ind broke it Into fragments and dragged the priests from the church. The Freedom Manufacturing company, a concern organized by colored men to give employment to their race, has been opened In Washington. Frederick Doug lass is the president, nnd the officers In clude some of the leading colored men in the country. Tn end ay, Mnrrh21, Carlyle W. Harris, the New York wife murderer, was resentenced to electrocution In the week begtuulug May 8. During a fire In Madrid, Spain, twenty one persons lost tlielrliffs by sufilcatlon and jumping from burning buildings. The twelve-round fight at the Coney Island Athletic club lost night, between George Dlxou and GeorgeSIddons, resulted lu a draw. A sawmill near Home, la., was blown up through lack of water In the boiler. The mill was blown to pieces and four men killed. Fire at Athens, Ala., destroyed several stores and small buildings. William Chati- dler, of McKenzIe. Temi., a student in the Alabama Agricultural college, and Owen Brown, of Athens, were caught under fall ing walls aud crushed to death. Wednetlay, March 33. In the Maine house the woman suffrage bill was defeated by a vote of 03 to 54. Jake Schaefer, the champion btlllurdlst, slipped on the sidewalk to Chicago aud broke his wrist. He may not be able to play again. Near St. Joseph, Mo., a hunter found the bodies of four meii ami one woman fixat ing in the river lu a dry giods box. 1'hey had evidently been murdered. Pugilist Charley Mitchell left New York for England with the body of "Squlie" Abinuuon today, lie To re leaving he ex pressed his firm intention to come buck to tight Lorhett. The Hhode Island Democratic conven tion nominated Daniel S. Baker, of North Kingston, for governor; Dalton K. Young, of. Newport, lieutenant governor, and for congress, Austin Lapbam, of arwltk, and (Jharles ll. Page, or itochester. Hhode Island He publicans renominated D. Russell Brown for governor; for lieu tenant governor, Edwin R. Allen, of Hop klnton; for secretary of state, Charles H. Bennett, of Providence; for attorney gen eral, Kdwant C. Dubois; of East Provi dence; for treasurer, Samuel Clark (re nominated. Thursday, March S3. Ex-Senator Ell Saulsbury, of Delaware, died at Dover jesterday, age,d 75. , Mr. Gladstone dined last evening with Henry White, secretary of the United States legation lu Loudon. In the trip of the American bark, Nellie Smith, fiom Savannah to Colon Mate An derson was -swept overboard aud drowned. Near Leathervvood, Ky , Ed Hiusley was killed aud T. A. Bancroft fatally'lnjured by an explosion in Lance's sawmill Three others were slightly injured. It Is stated upon good authority that Mayor-elect McKenna, of Pittsburg, has lecelved 337 applications for the five ap pointments of police magistrates. The arrangements for the authors' con gress at the World's fair have at length assumed definite form and promise au ex ceedingly brilliant aud interesting succe. Daulel E. Webster, formerly private sec retary of Seward, and who held many pub lic imsitions, including thai of consul at Bradford, England, died in Washington yesteiday, aged . PHILADELPHIA MARKETS. Closing Quotations of the Stock and Produce Exchanges. " Piui.Aitrt.piiiA, March In the stock market Lackawanna was the leader, with a KinofH per cent, lo 111?, while .Missouri Pacific rose from filW to Si, New England from SiVi to and Hi. Paul from 7414 to "H There were fractional Improvements luuioot nf the other leodlug slocks. Closing bids: Ix-hluh Valley 4ti UiadloKg. m. U- 72 N. Patltlo com.. . Id Heading lt pf.&a. ityn N Pacific pi-ef ... VH Kbadlu ;M pf. 5s Xi I'epns) lvaula. fit Heading : fcl pf. 5s. 24 II. & H. T. com.H. XH li. & II. T,pref.. IKi W. N. Y. & Pa. W Headline Lehigh Nuv.. til. Paul . - UK ltntral Markets. Philadelphia, March J. Flour Winter Bitiwr, a.3- do. do., extras, $.aox.7; No. 3 winter family, $t.7&ft8, IVun)lvaula roller, stralsht, $J.4tl.Wl; wtwtera winter, clear, $4.J&fe&&n; do. do., straight, .&8 7A; winter patent. $-LlM0l.l5; Mluasota, clear, S.7&ft d-H. do., ktialvht. ATriiU 10 do patent, itiJb; da favoritu braud. higher, He flour,- $.L3Ttih;r ttarrut. hat Dull, oaler, with 7K. bid and 73,1b--. akiil for Mai eh. VAc. bid and T34c. ahkoil for April; 7H- bid Aud : asked for May: 7ityc- bid and 'Mc asked for June Corn yuh t, steady, wltUV. bid aud 490. asked for March; 4ic. bid and 4c. asked for April CV bid aud mfr. asked for May; VJfo bid ami i'ic. asked for Juo. Oats-Dutl, stmdy, with 41c bid and iHa, ABked for Manh; 40. bid and 41c. sktd for April, i'lvc bid and 41c. asked for Mays loiftc. bid and 41c. asked for Jane. Keef ftull. extra mess, $8.3099; family. Slid 3.5i. Lard -Steady; steam rendered, ft'HX KutUr-Dairy, UvTtc.: westeru, ld83a; Elglns, UHCgdifc: state cruaiuery, iWo. Cgtfs-New York aud lVunslvanla, 17H ftl7Vc. wttrrn. 1717i.; Mutura, ta Haltiuohk, March St. Flour stuly, un chautred. Vbat dull. Corn dull; w hlte corn, byaaiuple. 4U lWUc .: tvllow do.. 4Wafctc. Cats ririu. He inaetlve. Haynriu; kwmI to choice tliuuthj, $16 aoodT.U. Cotton noiutnal: wlddllag, v9mi-. provisions mitt, Hutter arm: crMiuery fauc, JfcV.i do, fair to choice, &VTa; do., iuiilatktu, JMu EtfK tady at lftftltiUn. v I)entntad by Prairie Fires. GuTllitlK, O. T , March Everything in the teuitory Is im dry as tinder and prairie tires are dally ot-curreuotM. lu Cheyenne otmiity whole townships have been swett lo the tires and hundreds of cattle perished Near hvausvHle a num ber of farms were swept away. IllM-hargrtl holdiers l'referrel Washihoton, March IH. Secretary Ia nuint luu auiuiutiowl that lu the matter of appoluUueiiU ami reteutlous in the war departinetit, everything eie imiug equai, the preference will be given Ui worthy buuoraldy dicharg-a t uion aoiaiers. Au Arssiitod lnlter fWmlctel, MT. Hollv, X. J., March Theown mlttee on charge agaiast Hev. (Jeorge K. Sykes fou iH I the aociistsl guilty of ocuuluct UulasxHulug a mtulster, and he wa aua peiided for one ear. The oonferwioe ad journeil sine die last utght Iliupy ltefiMtl a New Trial. PuiLtuhi.FuiA, March HI. The atwcUl allocatur axked iu the ewsw of IXeniLisey aud lUwtt), the ouuvlviasl llouiaiaad palaaiwtrs, was refused by the supreme oourt. It will be argued in IHitaburg be fore the oourt lu Uttobwr. ChlKu I'vlfUrallug William's Illrlhday CNR u; Wan li N Th- nn linn nte th tug till- ill t h bt n tuiitt Urn I-" ii. lu. eipiU boiitias Pi ck s Hay - makiiiH i a niom Ui III.. iu s..irrN. U Mi I T PL, Muli Hvsvult-.if -11 ! f?. " ' U T. ' " I Vu, " Ml Ui wuilicu NliWSY OCCURRENCES. i.imu, MATT IS 11H oi- moiii: IMI'UUTANm; AVhl lln. Omirnl in tlil.l'ltt Durliii- llir Wi-rk Trlilti.titly l-Sitlloitilt-l hy Our Sl-.l H. (M.T-..F.. Tuewlar was the tint iHr oti-entl( HpritiK- lino team for all imrioea at the South End Livery. Ti Pull Hue of Ingrain niul llrnssel-i pRrit at Heury Seliwnrte'a. AH ItludK of books uud flueMntimi- ery at Luukenbnch'H, Munch Chunk. l'-jue free lnncti will be served at W. A. 1'eteiV reatauraut ou Saturday evening. Harvey O. ICoons In iuotIuk about ukuIu alter h bud ftquewe between two ears on the Valley roud. Just make it a point to Aee David Ebbert when you want a teamfor busi ness or pleasure. Lowest priees. All wool EUitH made to order from $12 up to HO, at Soudlielm's 'lillorln- nun, Aiuuvb.unuiiK. David Hutch, who has n hvdraulio well Ijoi luii muchiup, will sink au ui teHiau well for Joseph Obert. Go to O. A, llartliuK-s livery on Xorth street for teuiiis for pleasure purposes or for weddings or funerals. Iiwest prices. CouncilnmU'.Toseiih Isuniau, of tho t. w., coutomplates bulliTiug u two story attnciimeut to his cozy uoine dur ing this spring. Tho report Hint .Mr. John D. Acker would tender his reslunutiou as Street Commissioner, to which posltiou be was receutly elected by Council is not true. , Our old townsman Mr. John Hank Sr., was out on Friday forthellrst time following au Illness of some weeks. Wilson Walck, who now runs a milk wugou, coutemplntos retiring from tills business during the early spring. Several parties are after his route. The Enterprise Iluildlug aud Loan Association will elect new ofllcers ou the Hist Saturday before the third Monday In April. Mrs. Frank Shlvcly, residing inthe south end, receutly sulteied a paraly tic stroke, but, we a pleased to state, is now much improved iu her condition Lumber is piled up ou the Lehigh ton side of the Lehigh bridge. Hie supposition is that a uew floor will be placed on the structure. It needs it badlys D. A H. Albright, of Welssport, who will do a retail ice ousiuess next sum mer, have purchased a heavy delivery wagon from Exprossman Hagermua. a. a. u. suits at eaoo, 8S.00, 510.00 nnd $12.00, less it) per cent discount, at the One Price Star Clothing Hall, Alaucii uuuiik. Lust Sunday the lteformed con gregation elected tho following olllcers: Polders, Charles Schmale uud John Ueggus; Deacons, Tobias lluss nnd Al Xothsteiu. David Conninglium, of the Flats, was lu Ifeltza court ou Muuuay, charg ed with trover and conversion by Harry Loper. Judgement was given Loper iu the amount ot Jll.l.i There was a big rush at Cultous popular ice creum parlor ou Saturday evening, by persons who liuvo a palate for ice cieum. It was the first this s ason, aud it was of the Usual excoll eut quality maue ny lieu. Prudential Ins. Co. Claims re cently paid by the Prudential. Hebecca Gould deceased of Lehighton claim paid 888. Protect your self by iusur iug your family iu u reliable Company. Uriukmnn Ilrothers, flue sculptors marble cutters, have just iluishoJ two Hue headstones for the late J. W. Itaudenbush and wife. They will be placed lu the Lehighton Cemetery. Property owners on north Fourth street, are anxious for that street to be properly graded In order that pro perties along that tliorouglifaro may be Improved by tho laying of pave ments. Tho Lehighton lleef Company's flue turnout lanaway nn Monday after noon while going out Third streetTlie jovial Charley Villhour, the driver, stopped tlie runaways before damage was done. -Chief ot Police V'm. Weidaw don ned a new uuifotui and got on his beat Saturday morning. Kawoitu retired. Police Weidaw will no doubt make a good ofllcial at least he made a good soiuier lor uucie earn, so we can ex pect good service from hini. The eutertaiument under the auspices of St. Peter anil Paul's Catho lic church, inthe Opera House on Mon day eveniug u week, gives evory pro mise ot being a very enjoyable event. The program, now iu llual arrauge. meut is replete with luterebt. Landlord Amundes Kistler, ot the American House, suffering with bad sight and other ailments for some mouths past, is gradually recoveriug and is now able to move about to his own satisfaction and to the great joy ot his friends. Ed Strauss, who now supplies mauy Lehighton people with the finest lactael fluid, will take possession ot Strauss farm lu Mahoning township. about tho first ot April. This farm is oue of the finest lu the Valley and comprises 73 ucres of cultivated laud beside all the ueceskary outbuildings. William Horn, aged 21 and with .120 poundsrt good, solid Democratic avordupolsto Ms credit, will buy the Lewis Walck milk route and take pos session ou the llrst. We wisli the geu lal, pleasant William n full share of success. Itobert Chambers aud wife will live at Allentuwu. Thomas Mantif, late landlord of the Lxchange, will make his home iu the same city, while O. II. Mantz, will make his home iu Haidetou where he will bt couneted with Dick & Mantz, contractors, his father being oue of the firm A fellow from Parrvville with a little too much bail whiskey on board, drove through towu mi Monday. Op jxMtlte the Mansion House his horse took iright and started to run away. The ocouiiant of the crrriage was throwti forward between tlie wheels and waslunlly squeezed. I he tuuaway was siuppcu. .iu uauiage. Josiali Miller, of Mahoning town ship, this week became a resilient of this town. He will lire ou Mahoning street iu the . w. Joalah is just re covering Iranian llluesaoi tour weeks, during which time he nursed a bad case of rheumatism. We are pleauai to see him movlug aliout again and hope soon to see him fully recovered. One day recently while Mllkmau Andrew Graver, of Franklin townabtp, was going oer his Leblghtcn route, he wa so unfortunate aa to meet with au upset opposite the residence of Engin eer C. A. Huiith, on Scoud street There was no injury to himself or horse, but the wnuoa was damaged and there was a olg spill or lactael fluid. J. II. Koous, the new proprietor of tho ItaudeuliHsh liquor store, is home from the weat uud cau now tie found on deck. Mr. "Koous Aontemnlatea mauy improvements to his place of business, foremost amoug which will be a large luvoice of flue liquors. Hotel aud aaloou keepers will he sure ot getting ouly the lwt at theUwest price by deallug with ulio. Mr. Koons le originally from Alleutown, aud is a pleasant aud agreeable geutleuan. Owners of property along Mahon ing atreet, waut pavements. They should have them by all means. Tlie ordinance presenlies a three fo.it walk on each side i( the street, but the Auih Te thinks that the owneis of piuperty along thut thoroughfare would act wif-eu ir they were to pur t here feuces back and make all ii.ie . mi U aot las tnau tlie feel wide Tiu--I improvement can b maile now, be cause all the bulldiugs are back: from ,k the street far euough to alio it The ' owuera id pruiertyim Mauoulug street I should tlk about this COMING AND GOING. niiiKP itpms Of runni-r 1'hiibonai, ' M HNTIOS. Coiirfriiln-f I'r-npl A Who Vl.lt nmt Go l.llln-r llsr., I nrr. mm i.t-twii-ts. .J. L. Gabel wasat Wilkesbarre on Wednesday. .L. F. Kern, of Lehigh Gap, was a visitor here ou Saturday. .Expressman Hagerman was at Al leutown ou Monday evening. Mrs. E. II. Snyder was the guest of friends at Hazletou last week. .Landlord Al Mantsi. of the White Dear liostltry, was here this week. The jovial Charley Ouinn. of Shell- andonh, was here ou Tuesday. Andrew Mayer spent all of last week with friends iu S'ew York. 1n... aikv uni...-rn. ..r t'.t.... Sundayed with Newsdealer Vjrctuey. Slis. John Muflly, of Sayre. was a visitor among friends in towu over Sunday. Ueorge Xewtou and wife, of Hazle- ton, visited Frank Eisenhour and fam ily this week. Thomas Crnlg. one of Lohlgh Gap's genial, airable young men, was lu towa ou Wednesday. . .uev. i'.. iiartnoiomew, or Cresso na, was In towu over Monday night, the guest of his pareuts. ..The genial Charley Maurerer. of Wilkesbarre, closed digits with Lehigh ton frleuds ou Monday. . .ltev. C. Sauer, pastor of St. Peter and Paul Catholic church, was at New York last week. ..Mrs. Susan Grossman, of Iowa, Is tho guest of her brothers, Dr. and E. G. Zeru, on Third street, . .Mrs. F. K, Hermit and daughter, of Kutztown, are visiting M. Hellman and family on Third street. . The genial Thomas Fajran, of So. Eastou, was in town this week and made us a very pleasaut call. . . Dr. F. I. Smith and wife wcie sum moned to New York Wednesday by the death of the dr's step-father, Mr. Ilird who was known here. .Charles Deibert and wife, of Lehigh county, visited Joseph Hess aud family on south Second street, this week. . Mrs. Joseph Shaffer and Mrs. Peter Kruus--, of Waluntport, spent Wednes day verj' pleasantly with Mrs. Thos. E. Morthimer, ou llrnkway. . Miss Uertha Keck, one of Hazle ton's most estimable young ladles, spout several days this week with Mrs. E. 11. Snyder ou First street. Mrs. Charles A. Smith and Mrs. Chas. llossard, of Second street, spent a lew uays mis weeK very pleasantly with frleuds at Pottstown aud Phila delphia. ..We had a pleasant call on Satur day from O. O. lllose, of Millport, Mr. IJlose is u soldier of the latowuraud belongs to the O. A. R., Post at Slat; iugtou. . .Prof. A. S. Ileisel, principal of the Lausford public schools, was in town on Saturday. The prdfessor Is a candi date for the ofllce of county superin tendent oi puouo scnoois. . J. P. Donnelly, George Harleman, Wm. Pendcgrass and C. C. Kosenberg, Valley division railroad officials, were lu towu ou .Monday aud registered at tne i-iXcnange Hotel. . .Thompson McDaulel, of Pleasant Corner, and his sou tlie genial James E. McDaulel, proprietor of the Wash ington House, Summit Hill, were well Known people lu town on Saturday. .MlssAIvenla Graver, our popular ami successiui milliner, was at 1'hila dolphia this week buying new goods, bue was accompanied by Mrs. Lewis wehr nnd daughters, Mable and Gertlo ..George Gelss and wife, of Sayre, Pa., aud Jacob Geiss, of Easton, spent Sunday very pleasantly with Assessor Miller ia the f. w. It was the first time .Mr. Goorge Geiss has been lu Lehigh tou in four years, aud he was highly gratified ut our Improvements. In Fa,oroftli llowlnftultr.. From a dispatch Just received it Is learned that last week In the state court at Nelson, Neb., the trial had beeu con cluded of a suit between the two part ies of the Evangelical Association and a decision rei-derod in favor of the ad herents of the Indianapolis General Conference. This is accounted an Im portant victory for the Dowman-Esher party and is to overrule a late decision iu the same state In which the )ubs party was sustained, The case Involves the validity of tho Platte River Annual Conference and tho determination was that that wiugof said conference, which was recognized by the ludianapolis Con fereuce, was the lawful body. ri.Mti.ic sai.i; iiKnisTKit. Persons who have sale bills printed at our ofllce, can positively sate ten ceuts ou every dollar, on the price charged elsewhere, and secure a notice iu this Sale Register free ot charge. We will write up your sale, print the bills utmost while you wuit. We have all kinds of .1 splay farm cuts to Illus trate bills. If you can't como, send us your order aud it will be promptly tilled, NUurdsy, Mari'li 20. - H.unu.1 (lHir-t), Utile lloiMsm,, Urtn wauim., et( Saturday, March it-Austin itmer. adiu'r ot John trey, disrd, rranklln iim.. 31 acres, vsllll Unelllns Iidum and oilier inilirov.ineut. aiuiu..-, ii I'.mri iipck, Aiaiioillll-, iuiiiiiok .iM'K mill iNMWVIIOiU -pio.1,. FIlOM ASHKIIil.l). (J John Ruch, of Slatedale, visited friends here over Sunday. V Send Tour name and get this paper for a year. Asnfleld news every week. .urn. uavia -euuer.oi ueyuoitis,is vlsitiug her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Sitler. V Mrs. J. D. Kistler. ot Pottsville. was tlie guest of frleuds iu this vicinity during the past week. Tobias Vouse contemplates paying a visit to Fleetwood his old home in the near future. IC.G. Ilalliet and David Rehrig, two of our popular' young men and also members of the MLUiort Jr. O. U. A. M-, were at the latter place on Sat urday and attended a meeting of the order. They had a pleasaut time. V Joslab Andreas, agent for the S. t". i uoniu-i Hone Fertilizer Co., Is call ing ou his patrons and is booking many orders for spring delivery. The fertilizer give general fratUfactlnn, Prof. X. M. Ualllet, of N. Square, was here ou Saturday. The prof, is u candidate for oouuty sunt, of public schools and is meeting with much sue cess in his oauvass. V Fulton ltowtnan, one of Allen- towns expert painters. Is at ptesent engaged decorating the interior of Charles Relirig'a pleasant home. W Prof. W. P. Porter, of Kidder, can didate for oouuty aupt. of pub. schools, waa registered at tne .-siilleld House last week. WThe Aahfleld scribe for the Le highton Pre, should be a "leetle" bit more careful lu reporting from this place, leu tne trutn. f?The notorious Celeeta Itlose, of Parryvllle will find herself lu castle Webb at MauuhWhuuk should she be so indiscreet as to tumble ou this town in the same fashion aa she did some days ago, V A pleasant and long to be remem bered surprise iwrty came oft at the well knowu nostieryor I'eiirofteweorge lat Thursday evening In honor ot Mrs. George. After the usual pleasant con vlvalitieaa bouuteousrejiast was served to tne z gusts preseut. The regular monthly meeting of the school board waa held ou last Sat urday veuing. The teacher were all smiles following adjournment they received tueir pay. f Our school house should be eulargd aud remoiiueuM or a new oue snouid lie erected It U time that our schools were graded. The ssuuol here lias 80 pupils and une tohr musHook after the interests or all. It is too much rk I'M Sal.. A plauo box buggy in flrst-ekvM eon ditiou. Apply to B. K. Culton, oppo site the park, First street, Lehigh ton. U. I'ACKRHTilN, ti Miss Aunie Ilrodhead is on an ex- teuded visit to her sister at Dingmau's Ferry, rlke county. ft Lewis Snyder spent last Sunday at Lehigh Gap with relatives. 6tW. Lee Stiles, one of the best Democrats in Carbon, was at Wilkes bvrre en Tuesday. fi Joseph f. Bennett Sundayed vtry pleasantly at Slatlngton. ft E. M. Williams, Forwarding Agent at this place, Is conllned to home at Mauch Chunk through illness. f? The genial Tom Jenkins, of Cata sauqua, is again following his duties as clerk lu the Forwarding ofllce after a few weeks Illness. tli Mrs. Ira Everttt and Miss Auua. bel McDaulel did shoplng at Alleutown ou last Wednesday, U It Is reported upon good authority the ex-postmaster Lyman McDaulel will be a candidate for the nomination of couuty treasurer, at the next fall convention. ft. Miss Annabel MoDauiel, L. Mc Daulel and Jno. F. Miller constitute the Packerton string baud, on last Tuesday evening they serenaded Mr. ana Mrs. lra r.veriit. ft George Engleman, of Weatherly, is the uew clerk in Harleman's Btore, he will move his family rrom tlie above place Into the dwelling part of the store. Mr. Harleman intends moving to the Frame Kow. d Snrlag Is rapidly approaching and the people naturally look for good rnn.u at this time of vear. A uew ofllci nt nr fciinervlsor has beea elected to perform tueiltmes oi tuis impormu. onlce, It IS quite liecessui-y iuai m whole time and attention should be given this matter, aud that as soon as possible, tho roads are in a delapldated condition, further the people have been taxed sulllclutiy, so as to warrant and demand good highways. (SFred Messerer, better-known as "Ilntch" had a narrow escape from death on last Saturday ulgnt, tne scene of the accident was at Hethlehem, Messerer Is a brakeman and was stand ing on the top of a box car which was bulnff drilled through the yard at a rapid rate ef speed when the street car bridge, over crossing me rnuruau was reached, he failed to stoop low ennni-h. The conseuueuce was his head came In contact with the bridge, throwing him to the roof of the car with trlghtiui lorce, tue conuucior who was on the same car was at his side In an Instant. On picking him up Messerer asked what struck him UPOU being told he smiled and walked off, beyond a scratched and bruised phiz lie reels none tne worse iroin me au cldeut. l-AUIll VII.I.K. -Charles Sewell, with N. D. Cort right A Sou, at Mauch Chunk, visited friends here ou Thursday. Van Clause.the Central night oper ator, spent Thursday at IJaugor with friends. Wm. Snheckler. who was spending a week at Little Gap, returned Friday.. G. W. Wilhelm, of Phlllipsburg, traveling dispatcher for the Central Railroad, visited the venerable W. N. Pursel Friday. Jacob Schearer. the Central track walker has abrndoned workon account of a bad sprain. No. .1 furnaee is In had shape. She was blown out Friday. Considerable repairing will be required to put her lu good woraiug oroer. Pale faces (our white friends) de slriug to become Red Men of this (Mondamln) tribe should present their applications at once. The admission fee has been reduced to $1 for a limited time only. For Information eonsult with any of the chiefs. While Benj. Steigorwalt aud Thos. Zegenruss were wormug oi o. .i mr- nace to, Friday, lliey received a num ber nf bad burns about the head, caused by the hot escaping gas. The latter nad a narrow escape irom lauuia "uu the heisting sbatt. tames R. Rmover. on Main Street. bus in bis nnssesslou a chest which is a century old. It bears the name of llaterene iraunem. Anno iminmi.irM Mr. Smnver has had this relic for years and it may bo exhibited at the World's Fair. The ceneral merchandise store of T. J. Weston, at Rowmaustown, Carsou county, was the other day closed ny Sheriff Joseph S. Webb on executions amounting to $.1,151.bV. Judgements had however been entered up oeiore amounting to 1,C00. The value of the stook in tho store Is estimated at 84, 000. It will probably bring from $2,"i00 to $.1,000. Among the creditors secured li? itidirement havina nriorlty over the execution claims are W. R. Lawfer k Co., of this city, for 8000. The other Allentown creditors are 0. Y. Schelly ABro., 8218.44; W. R. Lawfer & Co., $081. 52; G. H. Klepplnger Jt Co., r2(0.r8; Strauss Jk Klepplnger, $311.2.-1, and the J. R. Sehall estate, $182.17. WKATIIKHI.V. The Tacker House changed hands Friday. Mrs. Hartz moved into the residence part of the Verzl house. Ed ward llouser takes her place. The Grand Army people have made arrangements for a scloptlcon exhibi tion in C'assler'a Rluk the coming Wednesday and Thursday nights. Views of some of the leading battles of tho civil war will constitute the pro. gram for the evenings. While Mr. Chamberlain an aged citizen ot the west side was engaged lu digging a graveiu the Union Cemetery, he was suddenly paralyzed by a stroke of apoplexy and had to be carried to his home where he now lies in a pre carious condition. The old grave dig ger probably will have to succumb to the Inevitable. Married at the Reformed tiarsou- aire. I.nirene nines to Miss Aiiuanei Shellhamer both of Weatherly. After short trip they will go to noiiso Keep ing In this towu. Musio undoubtedly has Its charms. So thinks Mr. Diefeuderfer, ot the Gilbert House. With two profc-slona! players from Wilkesbarre and two or the colored attaches of the house he enlivens his hostelry with music. UKAVKlt MHA-T.OW. A IIuiiL'arian lad employed as a slate picker at Tresckow had his leg brokeu Saturday evening by falling down the breaker steps. Another Hun garlan carried him ou uis uuck to u.s home heie, after whlsh he was taken to Hazletou Hospital, Thefourth oonventiou of the fourth district of the Scranton C. T. A. U. will be held In Reaver Meadow ou bunday April .10. The members ot the St. Aloysious T. A. II. Society or the latter nlaro will endeavor to have a program arranged to entertain the yisitlngdele gates. AUDKNUIKII. -George Sang, of Andenried, who was lujured last July at theTsesckow oollierv. Is now able to walk about. Mr. Bang's escape with his life waa miraculous, his rlgnt leg having lie.n broken lu six places and his left in two, but notwithstanding this I Kith were saved. Don't forget the great clothing sale which has Jiut beeu started by Snnd- heim, the tailor, .Mauch Chunk. He I olfering ready made clothing at one half price to reduce stook before en- l.le .In,. ImlMlnrr- KA -ulll ,l allow a oath dlwonut of 10 per cent ueaiowi i lie rw uimu pnisfw. Last week's Lausford Record tells. of the prosperity of Thomss J. Nue imuul, woo lormeny htbu iere, iu iu. followioir terse lauimase: "The exhi- bit at Nushaum's, of Spring MQlnery, Drv Goods and Notions snrpaas any - thing of Its kind heretofore seen in .k, o .. ti. n ir.,B .... nARia of beauty, and on the whole the store presents a spe.dacle nf grandeur Lans- f-irri an foal nrmi-l nn liavlncr within kr borders a stsre of ueh high order." SECRET SOCIETY- DOINGS. Hoclrtr llil-lllt. of lnt.re.t tn the M.m- ti.r. nf the Fral.rnllv The followiug are the newly elected officers of Germauia Saengerbutul, of town: PresIdeut,Wentrel Schlnke; vice president, Charles Kipp; secretary, riorum Sella; assistant secretary, utto Dittmar; treasurer, Tobias lluss: col lector. Joseph Schlnke; musical direc tor, Wilhelm Suudherr; assistant musi cal director, O. A. Clauss; trustees, August riometusay auu .nion May. Five Castles of the Kuliihts of the Golden Eagle have been instituted lu Pennsylvania this mouth, as follows: Krosgevllle. No. 427. Kresgeville. March 3. Illack Raven, No. JOO.Keystone Hill, March 0. Scrautou, No. 117, Scranlon, March 11. Wm. Thaw, No. 470, Pitts burg, March 13. .rnot, No. 220, Arnol. March 14. " State Secretary Wm. Weand.Patrlo tlu Order Sous of America, reports that during 1802 there were members initiat ed, 8,221; members admitted by card, 227; members reinstated, .110; total membership December .11, 17r').)l; n - mount paid out in benelltn during the year, $10G,08.-.18;' total receipts duriug the year, ?.H!,ai!.83;expendltures,:iOG, 000.00; amount of cash lu treasuries ot sulsmlluate camps, $111,721.41; invest ed in bonds, real estates, etc., 8100,208. 70; value of paraphernalia, 81(i,0!Vi.oti; total valuation $740,018.20. mauch chunk. Josiah Williams, of Lausford, was a visitor here Monday. Mr. Williams was nt one tlmo County Commissioner of this county. Wm. Rapsher, Jr., Is back from Tierce's HusinessCollege, Philadelphia, and has accepted a position in the Valley offices at Packerton under E. M. Williams. Oscar Klotz kicked up a nuisance in tlie Opera House on Saturday even ing. He was arreted and for his little fun paid 87.50. This should Ilea warn lug to others, - W. R. Boyle, a Central brakeman had his right hand so badly crushed between the bumpers of two coal cars, on .Monday morning that amputation was necessary. Judging from the praise aud com ment which McCarthy's Jshaps has received throughtoiit the country this season tlie Mauch Chunk Opera House will rlug with laughter oh Friday even iug wheu tliU farce will be presented. A late train jwill take Lehighton and Welssport home after the show. Concert Hall was crowded Friday night to do tribute to the closing exer cise of St. Patrick's d 'y. The lecture of the evening was by Hon. E. M. .Mill, hern, one of the brightest stars at the County Bar. Fred Bertolette, Esq., also spoke pleasantly ou the occasion., The exercises were plcasaijt in the ex treme. -Senator W. M. Itapsher dlstlng. uislied himself at a special session of the Senate last week, held as a uiemori al ou the ileath of the late Senator John N. Neob, of Allegheny City, by delivering a eulogy that was pronoun ced by the Senators present to lie a model oratorical gem. The Harrisburg Call says, "II e never heard an alder and more chagrining eirort." ji:ani:svii.i.h. Rev. James McMauus, a former resident of Jeauesvllle,died utJils home in Phoenixville ou Wednesday morn ing at eight o'clock. He was thiity three years of ago and bus been or dalned a priest eight years. Three brothers and threo sisters survive. Lewis Fisher, aged about twenty one years, and a former resident of this place, met with au accident lu Philadelphia recently which resulted iu his death, He was a conductor on a P. A 11. freight train and while ou daty was caught by a guard rail aud thrown uuder the wheels of his train. An arm uud leg wore severed. Inter ment waa made at Freeland. Lerey, the 17 month-old sou ot Daniel Reed, was badly burned on Saturday afteruoon, Mrs. Reed was engaged lu some domestic work and had a pan of hot chocolate nn the table when the little one went playing a round and pulled the pan from the table its contents coming on his head aud arms. The riRht hand Is badly burned aud the hot liquid ran lu one ot his ears making a bad burn. An effort was made to wipe tlie hands and in so doing the .skin pealed off along. Tli. Ilefon-ietl Church. Cent.iililMl. The centennial of the Reformed Church of this country will he celebrat ed iu alt the churches of this deuomi nation on Sunday, April 30, 18011, and it is recommended by the proper com mittee of the various svnods that nrnn- er measures be at puce adopted by the pastors oi an tne itenirnien congrega tions to bring the subject to the atten tiouofthe people, and that they be earnestly requested to celebrate this anniversary in their respective places of worship on the Sabbath slated as au important epocu in the history or the church iu this country, and that where this is not possible the preceding or the succeeding Sunday lie devuted to this purpose, and, furthermore, that ou said Sunday nf April .'10, all the church's Sunday Schools be also re quested to hold appropriate services. It is desired that tlie exercises pertain ing to the centennial anniversary con sist of sermons, addresses, and essays Having a bearing on the history, doc trines, cultus aud educational system of the Reformed Church, together with devotional services including scripture lessens, prayer, anil song. Married in Tex.. Under the heading ot Married lu the Lerado, Texas, Daily News, of the 18th Inst., we limit bis Item that will Interest mauy of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. ISaehmau's friends lu this city. Miss Weidaw is a daughter or Ciller or Police Weidaw, and at oue time, a lew years ago, she was oue of the best primary teachers lu our public schools. Mr. Bachmau was clerk tn tho post ofllce here under J. P. Smitli, and is a son of Wm. Bach mau. ine young counle iiave our warm congratulations: -'At the Victo. ria Flats, at 8 o'clock last night, Rev. tvlgar II. Murphy, or the rJPlsoopal cli u roe, united lu marriage Mr. F. K. Haclimun and Miss jiura W elbaw.Tbe bride lived with the family of her uucle Wm. Smith, who is a conductor on the .Mexican National Railroad. The groom represents In this city the firm of uauaniaHer A' mown or t'hlladelphia. The Newe wishes them all joy and happiness." Carbon 11 ant, Nona of llaxlrluii. Cai bou county Is going In build a new oourt house. Wide awake Lehiirh- ton wants It erected in that town, while Maucn v. Iitiuk expecta tu retain It. Pending this discussion as to tlie location of the new building, Hazletou boba up ami says she will divorce her self from Luzerue aud unite with Carbon if she can't have a county of her own. It is everything to get u court house with tlie Hazletou land speculators and boodle statesmen, and tludiug that their uew oouuty scheme will to be come a law, they are Ijeoomlug frantic. and lu their desperation turn to little Carbon. Here, they think, Is our be! cliaucel Ihe little oouuty la a read r organized, and will take the new court house. White Haven Journal. Hue suk. An elftht louin ueUU-K uuumi. built .us uu-ttera -'tali H all uuaalre and riewu taatra. beat witb hot air . Hot aud eokt 4er, a baili renin . larne panlr , pauly ot ebaad.. large ttuV Lueated lu oue of the DreUusal oalU id Uilitali Ion. An .LoeUeol opnuruiallf for a .tool. I JSaiVlXi'l,!!4 "" "' -t"""-" . , i"".T', ... Kjldaj tarv of Watweek, r.; : " , ; . , aulUbly rswanlad by leaving aameat this oltloe. 1 ' . . , r hlokory suits ror Iwys ar double sewed, have dounl ku and double ata, and will Im sold st an al- ( iowanoe at a , exufa disoouut of 10 par cent at Sondheiu's Oue Price Btar , Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk. WEISSPORTANIJ AKO UNI). SI-KV H.MTI1-.INI1S ItltlKI'l.r llriTO. Ml.tlll. TIio lloln--. -.fill. Week I Iilir1---i.il . I Willi lr.onnl AtenllniiH. The water wrs let Iu the canal this week. Miss Mamie Horn Is out after a seveie illnese. s -Welssport children are suffering witn wuonpiug cough. Al Whlttliighani and family will move to I'lillailclphla. Charley Mauerer, of Wilkesbarre, wns in town on holiday. Charley Whitehead, of Allentown, was Here over Monday. The Lutheran congregation will worship iu the union oditice until June. - Miss hnllle Whitehead Is in Phila delphia buying In new mllliueiy wiods. Dr. W. W. Klotx has opened a ; wneeiniigni snop in .ininieimau s old isttttid. Prof. Smvser, of the Union Hill schools, spent last Hun-lay at Allen, town. The lady members of the Reformed congregation have oigaulzeda sewing circle. A. F. Snyder wns doing business at Pottsville thisAicek. Dr Bower, the specialist will re main at the Welssport House until .May 1st. Mrs.T. F. Arnor, of Franklin, fell recently and sustained a fracture of the right rib. Charles Deibert and wife, of Lehigh couuty visited friends here abouts over Sunday. Miss Ida Dauber, olio of our esti mable young ladles, spent several days this week with Allentuwu frleuds. There will lie a pleasant social gatlieiiug iu tho coy rooms of the Franklin Social Club this evening. -"Butch" Ijiikel, of Finiiklin, has sold his fast horse "Dick" to John HatismHii, nf tho Wcisspoit House. Miss Gertrude Horn will have her grand opening of spiiug millinery ou Saturday. She has a new and pretty assortment nf goods. E. W. Drelsbach has put chased the llageubach store stand, East side and will llll uii witli " line uew stock of general stole goods and push his'husi n ess. Ed Oswald and .Miss Ilaibaiu Kcllty wore wedded Thursday by Rev: Erb, ol Slatiugtoii. Tlie young couple have the-best wishes of their many fi lends for a life of prosperity. -It is leportod that Frank Helfcl lluger, of Lehlgiilou, and .Miss Annie Wassum, of White street, will wed lit a very early day. In advance we wish the young couplo much joy. Thomas Schw all, aged 75 ye.il s.dlcil ou Sunday. Intcimuiil was made on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Creilz, jmsl or of tlie Reformed congregation, oftl clated ut tho last sud rites, Resolved, That the drunkard should be pitied lather than blamed, will be debated by tho Union Hill Lit erury Society on Saturday evening. Affirmative speakers.Aiuiiudcs Schafer and William Whlttlnghain; negative speakers, Georgo Yundt and Wiyde Wills. Rev Wuchter surprised many of Ids congregation when, at the close of his last Sunday evening discourse, he unexpectedly announced that he had preached his last sermon to tho con gregation, lie has accepted a charge at Pleasant Valley, Monroe county, to which place he will shortly move. Miss Mary Whitehead, one of tho best female teachers In the lower end of the county, will open a "summer" or select school In the new biick build ing. The term will open ou the 21th of next month. Miss Whitehead's ex cellence as a thorough teacher is so well known uud so much appreciated that she will no doubt hate a large number of pupils. The Carbon County Improvement Company will assume control of the Fraiikliug Planing Mill on the 1st nf next month. Mr. 1). L Davis will be iu charge of the eulire business, and we wish for him a full share of success. He is a very pleasant and agreeable gentleman ami we hope lie will find this locality so congenial that he will permanently resldo among us. There was a very pleasant carpet rag party at .Mrs. Jos. Iluusickei 's on Wednesday. Those present were: Robt. Anthony uud wife, Mrs. John Heaver. Miss Mary 1-asderihiv. Miss Sadie llower, Samuel Shnell, ,drs. Jas. Heaver, 1-inilT 1 'relsliach, .mis. ,1.-1. Uarkley, Miss Lilly Bearer, Mrs. Harriet Drelsbach, .Mrs. Sarah llerker. Th Ilarmonla Social Club istbe uunionf l.ehightnu'ri new elite orguni zatiou, the nieiubeis of which were entertained in a most graceful and. delightful manner by .Miss Helen Car penter, at the home of ,1r. and Mrs, Robert Sewell on last Friday oveuiug. During tlie evening tho usual amuse ments weic indulged in with a delect able luncheon luter. Miss Carpenter, Is oi iiioomsimrg, uud is teacher or the primary school here. She Is a p-leawiul, agreeable and most estimable young lady and a uiol siiot-essrul teucher. The next meeting of the Hnrmonia Social Club will le at the tialatlal resi dence of W. E. Ash.oit Third street. Lehighton, when Ihe members will lie entertained by Miss Gussie Clauss, oue or Lelilglitoii H fair daughters. A party of ladlea and gentlemen from Maiica Chunk tendered a aur prise tiarty to Q. I). Arner and his chum O, II. Kern. of Ixiiduburg, Perry county, and to Prof. Presho of the Union Hill schools. The purty was Held at t lie Home ur .Mr. Arner. inir lug tlie evening various games were in dulged iu among which was bubble blowing, lu this game Miss Sadie I toss received llrst piizeand Misa MoAllUiter received the bnohy prize. At a late hour refreshments were servod.Present' Misses Li&zie aud Sadies Ross, Kmile Sigley, Evu Seinlal, Luella McAliater, Lsther and I-aura Arner, Eva Belts, Stella Beiber and Mvaan.. Stedman, Illekley aud Boyd, of Mauch Chunk, aud MIsi-eH Gertie Horn, Mary White liead, Annie Soolleld and Mamie Wer ley and Ed Schllierstine and Prof. C. V. Kleiutop. liHt 911.. Itrlie.-4'a lloilld. After au illness dating many months liack-Mlaa Rebecca Gould, died at 11 Ho o clock Thilrsi rsdav uialit. at the home nf her sister, Mrs. lUtclilfe, north llrst stieet, lehighton, with whom she had been making her home for some time pa.t. Deuaased was aged Ul years and .....I ....... n ,n,,t,ia, r ii,u iuiu Gould, for many years a resident of Mauch Chunk. Her brother was Jerry lioulil, or rackertou, who iliml lakt summer. Mrs. Itatcllffe Is the only surviving uieuilier ot the family. The oause of deitth was turner iu the stomach. The funeral occurred on Monday afternoon. Servient were held lu St. Mark's KnUcnisil church. Uuuoli Mauch Chunk aud interment was made iu the upiier Mauch Chunk cemetery, -John (i. IUi, Jr., who for some time (aiat, has beii doing u stios re iwiriiiK boaluess In IlalUier's little I mi I Id ing. ou First street, will move to lluiikwuy in the f: -w Mr. Raltzor will at oiuw rase the old building aud mm -nience xcavaiiug for a hatiiluome new atjileaud rasiricucM. The loitalion is oue of Ihe Iwst in town. A great otfel are our men's nnd iMijh' suits which we urn uuw st-lluigat mark down pi ics Man's suits ut aTi, $. and sin, woith diuildethe moner. Boy's suits from 'i ceuU up. t the line Price Star I'lothiug Hall, Mauch . ' The ,PtM, n ,, conduct-.d by ll.iln md f. d I uslues-. I . Ill lie ubert building 11,-1 -I, I I .. .mm ku kMH Kh-ji. .i.,u.i The building Is owned by Mr Obert and it ia uot likely that he will long i allow the bulldinir to lieidle. but i.er haps will greatly luiprou it. ON THE HAILHOAl). MRVTIIIN Or A WKKK'S IM IN OS O.N THR I A 1 1 . . short l-'irt-rlsil-. That Wl i he ol in to Ihe llallm-Ml l-iy. X The automatic car co ipler in, by Eli Frnut, of Copluy is destm suirseile all others. A- a hie s. 1,1 It,, lllg institutiou it rauks with the most l(l i liable f the day. Promlm at capittiti .1 Irillie Initial! Valley sie luleiesiuiu themselves iu the patent and hic cuun dent that it will eveutuoiy he adopted on most roads, t Gen. Supt. Twiuini.. f the Lehi-l, A Susquehanna Division ot lite ,lelse Central Railroad, ha, iven notic to all conductors aud iilIucims ihit derailing switch has i . eu connect, ,1 with the signal at the nih Bethlehem crossing. All tialn-- must stop at notice board ou the out to 1,1, In tweeu Bethlehem Ju u inn and smith Hethlehem aud wait I 'i sigual X The annual statenn nt of the Lehigh Coal ,v. Navigation !' iieticiul I uiot shows that lust year t h, aorkmen on trlbuted $11,102.11 awl the Louipuuv -312,803.118, and the itil.r- sl of luuds iu vested was $l,ijC5.,i, making thetutul Income 25,jiU.il0. Duriug the y.-ui employees received In benellts, ifls.o ( IS: expense of printing, pbj siciun, etc., 0i2.;i".; total pnyuients, 813,020 .l The fund iu the treustiry at the clo-,c of liu year was 4,. 057.70, which includes I be balance oil baud at the beginning or the year. X Eight moulders wore suspended i.. delimit ely al the Iehigh Valley fouum y South -2uetou shops, last week- Aiu Express says; "work in the moulding deimrtmeut here has tieen slack lur some lime past, and it spinet lung don t smut turn up untie lueu will have tog., ine i.eaitiug people nave sent uo oidi r fy any work, niul as not the slightest thing can be cast without orders a cut ting down of the torco was the onlv alternative. There Is hardly enougii work ou baud at tnosent to keen me shop running for a week." X One of the Royal Blue Line trains ol the Baltimore and Ohio lluilruiid,uu n recmit inn between New ork au l Washington, covered a mile in.lO1 , c ouds as recorded bv a mechanical iu-o catnr. At this rate the tialn traveied at the phenomenal speed ot a trifle over a mile and a half a minute, oi over ninety miles au hour which sui msses all previous records ol fast time It the speed were maintained the time between New York and V ashirfgtou would lie reduced witli outstupatowo liotus uud a half and wit li .stops i,, three boms. Fne hours is now the fastest time between the twucities, anil it is mailo dully by the Royal time Line only. X One of the most interesting rail road exhibits ul the World's Fmr will bo I ho English locomotive and cars now on their wrfy to Chicago. The engine is tlie largest built lu England itis.y. icet long aim uelghi 4 1 tons I'ho tender Is about 13 feet long and weighs 13 tons. When etuunned. load ed Willi coal and ready to haul a train, the tofal weight of the eugine and ten icr lsesitmatiidiitHOtons. Theemmie is one of the F. B. Webb pattern and is capable of making ninety-odd miles an hour with uu ordinary passenger train on its own railway. The Lehigh Valley Railroad's ex hibits will not be sent to the World's Fulr, the Eastou Free Press snys. I p until Thursday afternoon work ou those exhibits was lu progress aud the employees iu various departments weie bringing their best effoits aud skill into play to give the very best possible results. In the Huzleton shop-, u speiulld engine Is almost completed as line a machine as was ever built At Packerton a modern gondola and freight car are almost readv for the order to mote them from the shops lu .South Easton the handsomest t-f di v cars is almost completed. But the will not lie exhibited. After months of work and care notice comes from head quarters lu Philadelphia that tbeie will be no display by the Read ing or Lehigh Valley in Chicago The inforuiatiou teached .Vaster Mechuni. Kiusey on Thiir-day afternoon uno now interest is lost in the hand- um car iu tiie paint shop Duuhtlc-.-, muii lar disappointment is felt at Pack.-rt m anil llazielou. Arie.le.l Tor sleallna a Wat. li. John .VlulliganL ot Audouiied, and Michael Keating, of Weatherly, wen ariested Sunday ou the charge oT steal ing a watch belonging to Edward I'm ,v of the Point, on Saturday evening M the hearing Keating was discharged, and Mulligan was heid lu $.H0 bull The watch was afterwards found in oue or the jewelry stores of town, wheie it had bef ii sold fur $3. The case was settled this morning by some of .Mulliguu -frieuds payiug the costs aud i el in ning the watch to the owiiet. 1' reeiaud It i Iniiie. lho llreutv.t DIoIIiIm-t Sale ever held will take place during tin next 00 days ut Snudhetm's One Pn e Star Clothing Hall, .Munchl'hunk W intend tn enlarge our store and must have room for that purpose, we an offering jou 15,000 worth id men's, boys' ami children's clothing at anal lowauce ot a cash discount ot pi p.-i cent, which, wit h our former reduction, will give you clothing at almost b.d! prioe. This oifer is good only fot ' days and should uot be missed l ,iu means. l'niiKrH..i.iau l.llll ..lMlnt t a,lel. Thomas Costeulieudei , ot Main h Chunk, has Iweu appointed as a cutet for West Point, bv Congi essinan l.du The young man will report al e-i Point, June 1.1th. He has also appoint. 1 Robot M, Dovw.ll Moser, sou of Lb ut. .1 Mo ser.U.H or naKtilugton, loimciU of Slatlngton, as cadet tu the Naval Academy at Annapolis, j .seph t.utol son of Mr. and Mis. E. 1, K.ihod,oi Mauch Chunk, is named as nUt-mai, toAuuapnlis. XVt.nl.--!, A iiumber of youug rirls uudl-o- can find steady employment at goo.t wages, ny applying innuediutciv to Jobu Yost, sniwrinteudi ot l-hihtoo Hosiery MiU. n Cara of Tluiaii' The telatlves of the Ut K. I., ,, .1 Gould wish to avteud to the nubli in general their grateful thuk foi tl kliiduess shown to dec, 111 tie la-t I' I, illness aud the faium it pecial thanks are -t,t rector and nieiiih i - t st church uud b t ft n i I Chunk To lu i l,iu, I- deat h i. led It Maik- . in and Mao. h fot ilo 1 neighbor iu I' the Daughters, Pa.!,,i ,,i, I . ml.ei s ol 1 1, I M- church, audio tt inany friend- and neighbors n J.. Ingbtun l'o tic physiciau iu chos iw In atteudauce aud i" ut win lallhliil tiled lo of oui make cheerful the 1 1 t days dear one. Also the kindness and psthv shown to the family Mart A. Hmuin, Maroarkt J. Uoi i i Pf.tnttHilt fi'&pfUUy iti'rih id liirttir IIoiis( ,d nil stri IlKtll 1 all United M,i. - ( ni i-i n in d, i,,. . I (tipori. UilX.il ii.imiio 1,1 1 I .11 , 1WI) till , , 1 Bafcintf- 1 A lnni-r. Ii d,vetiiiit!
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