While  still  a  boy  Abraham  Carl  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  and  he
followed  it  for  a  few  years,  but  later  became  a  butcher,  learning  that  calling
at  Fearnot,  where  he  resided  for  a  period.  In  1874  he  located  at  Tower  City,
and  until  1881  was  actively  engaged  in  butchering.  Then  for  a  year  he
operated  a  farm  in  Porter  township,  and  returning  to  Tower  City  embarked
in  a  general  merchandising  business,  which  he  continued  for  seven  years.  He
built  the  well  known  "Carl  House"  at  Tower  City,  and  operated  this  hotel
until  within  a  year  of  his  death,  which  occurred  Jan.  30,  1898.  His  remains
were  interred  at  the  Artz  Church,  near  Sacramento,  in  Hubley  township,
Schuylkill  county.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  well  known  men  of  this
section,  and  his  success  in  business  through  honorable  methods  proved  an
incentive  to  others  to  pursue  a  like  course.  He  was  one  of  the  members  of  the
Patriotic  Order  Sons  of  America.
