Births, Marriages & Deaths From The Carbon Advocate, 1882-1883 This is the fifth in a series of vital records extracted from the Lehighton Newpaper, The Carbon Advocate. Like the previous parts, in extracting the births, marriages & deaths, I have not included the following types of items: 1. Items that did not pertain to Carbon or the surrounding counties. I excluded anything west and south of Berks County, and south of Lehigh & Northampton Counties. I generally included anything north of Carbon county. 2. Estate notices. 3. Murder trials. 4. Coroner inquests when they are not part of the original death notice. In extracting these records, I have copied items as completely and exactly as possible. I have not attempted to correct any spelling errors. If I felt a need to add any text, I did so in brackets. Although most of the papers on microfilm were easy to read, there were some times where the image quality made things difficult. Because of this, researchers are advised to consult the original records. Volume 10, Number 7, Saturday, January 7, 1882 Local and Personal. James Coon, a well-known mine contractor of Pleasant Valley, Luzerne county, acidentally shot and killed himself on Monday while hunting. Local and Personal. Frank Dormer died at Pottsville on Saturday from the effects of injuries received in an explosion at Otto Colliery about two weeks ago. Local and Personal. The youngest daughter of Mrs. C. DeTschirschky, of this place, died, after a short illness of diphtheritic croup, about 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon last. Local and Personal. A young man named John Leighton, a resident of Pittston, and employed as a brakesman on the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was killed near the Weigh Lock, below Mauch Chunk, on Wednesday morning last. Both legs were cut from the body, and he was otherwise badly mangled. He lived but a few minutes after the accident. He was unmarried. Local and Personal. John W. Rickert, of Rittersville, died on Monday morning of small-pox. He had the disease in its worst form. He was a shoemaker by trade, and leaves a wife and eight or nine children. Local and Personal. Thomas Williams, a miner, working at Logan Colliery, near Centralia, was struck by a fall of slate Tuesday, and died from internal hemorrhage shortly afterward. Local and Personal. Jerome Cole, was killed by cars at Bangor, Northampton county, on 1 Saturday. Wild Creek Items. L. A. Smith, of this place, is the happy man--it is a boy. From the County Seat. William R. Stroh was made happy on last Wednesday morning by his wife presenting him with a promising young son. We congratulate the young man on this addition to his family and new member of the firm, and are glad to learn that mother and babe are both doing well. Surprise Party. On the 3rd inst., the children of Mrs. and Mrs. Lewis Graver, of this borough, took occasion to surprise their parents in a very agreeable manner, in commemoration of their fortieth marriage anniversary. Mr. Graver was the happy recipient of a valuable gold headed cane, bearing the inscription, "To our Father, Presented by his children." Mrs. Graver was gratefully remembered with a pair of beautiful gold specatacles and a silver castor. The whole occasion was one long to be remembered. It speaks very highly for sons and daughters when they regard their aged parents with love and honor. What a blessing it would be if all children, instead of recklessly bringing the gray hairs down into the grave with sorrow, would strive to become a source of joy and benefit to their parents. Warren Crossland, night dispatcher at Palo Alto, was struck by an engine Wednesday evening and fatally injured. He leaves a wife and family. MARRIED. MORRIS-FRY.--At the "Sunnyside Parsonage," Hokendauqua, Lehigh Co., Pa., by Rev. James A. Little, David Charles Morris, of Ferndale, and Miss Sarah E. Fry, of Unionville, Pa., on Saturday evening, December 31, 1881. MARRIED. SCHUTER-HOLTZER.--On the 4th inst., by Rev. J. H. Hartman, at his residence, W. A. Schuter, of Lehighton, and Miss Amelia Holtzer, of Allentown, Pa. DIED. DeTSCHIRSCHSKY.--In this borough, of diphtheria, on the 1st inst., Wilhelmina C, youngest daughter of Mrs. Caroline DeTschirschsky, aged 7 years, 7 months and 26 days. Volume 10, Number 8, Saturday, July 14, 1882 Local and Personal. Thomas Moran, a miner, working at Welsh & Co's colliery, near Minersville, in Schuylkill county, was instantly killed on Monday last. Moran and his companion prepared a blast and lit the fuse, but before reaching a place of safety it fired, with the above result. The other miner escaped injury by falling flat on the ground. Moran was 58 years of age, and leaves a large and helpless family, consisting of a crippled son, a blind daughter and an invalid wife. Local and Personal. Martin Cain, employed at Wadleigh Colliery, near Centralia, while working on a dirt bank Thursday evening was smothered to death by the undermined bank caving in. Local and Personal. William Heydt, of Lower Macungie, Lehigh county, fell under a moving coal car on Saturday and was killed. 2 Local and Personal. Edward Green, a retired mine boss at Ashley, while feeding a vicious cow Friday was gored to death. He was the father of the Green brothers who were entombed in the Sugar Notch mines two years ago, and who lived upon mule meat for five days. Local and Personal. David Wehr, residing near Pleasant Corner, in Heidelberg, died on Sunday evening at five o'clock, aged sixty years and Stephen Heintzleman, also living near the same place, died on Sunday night, aged about forty years. Walcksville Items. January 5, 1882.--It is with regret that we have to chronicle the death of one of our scholars, Master John Campbell. The sad event occurred on Tuesday of last week. His death is said to have resulted from brain fever. His remains were deposited in their last resting place, in the cemetery at Northeast Weissport, on the 30th ult. Walcksville Items. Mrs. Thomas Zeigenfuss died on Monday, 2nd inst., at 9 o'clock a. m. Funeral took palce at St. Paul's church, on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Samuel Arthur, aged 60, residing at East Hokendauqua, while walking on the Lehigh Valley Railroad track on his way to his work in the Fullerton Car Works, between 5 and 6 o'clock on The Tuesday morning of last week, was struck by an engine attached to an iron train. He was thrown upon the pilot, and carried for some distance before he was noticed by the hands on the locomotive. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, at Bethlehem, where he died shortly afterwards. His injuries consisted of a severe fracture of the skull and compression of the brain. His remains were taken to Hokendauqua for interment. Daniel Malloy received fatal injuries in William Penn Colliery, Schuylkill county, on Tuesday. Fire-Damp Explosion at Lansford. An explosion of fire damp occurred in one of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's mines, near Lansford, on Saturday last, when there were over 200 men at work. The explosion was terrific, causing the caving in of one breast and destroying a shute and a portion of a monkey gangway. There were 16 men at work in the section of the mine where the explosion occurred, nine of whom were more or less severely injured. The following is a list of those injured: Thomas Perry, fire boss, Bull Run, face and front of body badly burned-thought to be internally injured by inhaling flames. Died from his injuries on Tuesday night. Jacob Reinhold, Tamaqua, right leg and thigh broken, and face badly burned. Edward Gatens, Gearytown, face cut and injured internally. Frank Boyle, Tamaqua, thigh dislocated and face and body severely burned. Daniel McGee, Gearytown, hands, face and body burned. John Kline, Tamaqua, burned in several places and body bruised. Michael Burns, Tamaqua, slightly burned. John Sneddin, door tender, Gearytown, head cut and hands and face bruised and burned. ---- Kenarium, Tamaqua, slightly burned on hands and face. The fire did not spread, and the damage to the mine is not serious. The explosion was caused by a fall of coal breaking the safety lamp of fire boss Perry. MARRIED. LOCH-STOUDT.--On the 18th ult., by Rev. A. Bartholomew, Noah A. Loch and Miss Mary A. Stoudt, both of West Penn, Schuylkill county, Pa. 3 MARRIED. REHRIG-BOWMAN.--On the 24th ult., by the same, Henry H. Rehrig and Miss Catharine A. Bowman, both of East Penn township, this county. MARRIED. RICHARDS-DAUBENSPECK.--On the 25th ult., by the same, Chas. H. Richards and Miss Emma E. Daubenspeck, both of West Penn, Schuylkill county. MARRIED. GRILL-BOYER.--On the 17th ult., by Rev. Mr. Bruegel, Wm. W. Grill and Jennie Boyer, both of Millport. MARRIED. DISTLER-GREEN.--On the 24th ult., by the Rev. W. J. Peters, John C. Distler, of Weissport, and Miss Catharine Creen, of Millport. MARRIED. STILLE-DORWARD.--On the 1st inst., by the same, Jacob Wilson Stille, of Slatedale, and Elvena Dorward, of Franklin. DIED. MILLER.--On the 21st ult, in Lansford, Nathan David, infant son of Abraham and Elizabeth Miller, aged 2 mos. and 2 days. Volume 10, Number 9, Saturday, January 21, 1882 Local and Personal. John Williams, of Bethlehem, was killed by cars there on the 10th inst. Local and Personal. A miner named Robert Marshall, was killed in the mines, near Scranton, on Wednesday of last week, by a fall of coal.