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If
RA TUB VN CHAMBERLAIN:
fguccfesBbr ro tJ; A; itathbuh,) Attor-neys-ftt-Law,
Main Street, Ridg
way, Elk Co., To.
! ...
HALL & M'UAULEY,
Attorney jat-L. .
Offtc in Ne Brick Bulidiogt Main St
Ridgway, Elk Co., PA. 8tt2lf.
i UCORE A HAMBLENi
Attorneys-nt-LftWi Rddgwaji Elk
County PA. Office across the lroll from
the Democrat establishment; Claims
for collection promptlj attended to
Jne. 15 '70.
' CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Eagrater and Jeweler
Main afreet, Ridgway, Pa. Agent fbr the
tlowe Sewing Machine, and Morton Oold
en. Repairing Watchea, ete, doeewlth
te aame acourady at heretoWH. Sntia
faction guaranteed. tlhly
j, o. K MILtiT,
ATTOItNKT-AftAW.
vlniol. Ridgwayj fcik CHUhly, Pa.
Agent for the TraTSlbr' tlfe and Aocl
Jent Inauranee Co., of Hartfordj Conn.
JAMES D. FULLER TON,
Burgeon thin tint, VaViilg permanently lo
fted in Rlgway, offera his proreSftlBtial aer
tioei to the citUens or Ridgway and aur.
ronndlcg country. All ork warranted.
Offioe In Srvro& Wheeler' Building, up.
Btaira, first dd-it tffth Hit; T3-n-82-lr
t?. G. MESSENGER,
Druggist and Paria6eutilt, 5. W. cornet
of Main and Mill BtftieiSi Ridgway, Pa.
Ml as9ortmelit of carefully selected For
eign arid Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
eareftflly dispensed at ll hours, day or
night. ln8J
T. S. 11 A lit LEY. M. D.,
PUjsiciita ntia Stirgeon.
Office in Drug 8torc, corner Brood and
Main St?, RiisidonSe corner Broad St.
bpposite the Colleoft. OlhXS hbtir from
6 to 10 A. M. find frofi 7 to 8 P. M.
Tln2yl.
J. S. li VRD WELL, M. D.,
Eclectic Physitian and SUrgeon, has remov
ed his office from Ceiilre street, to Mail st.
Ridgwny. Pa in the second story of the
heir brick building ef John G. Hall, eppo
eito Hyde's Cttfre.
Offieo hours: 1 U 2 P t 7 to 9 P M
11 YD E HOUSE,
BiaAT, EtK Co., Pa
V. II. SCHIiAM, Proprietor.
Thankful fbr the fiitrohflge heretofore
io liberally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, t7 paying Strict at
tention lo the comfort p.nd convenience o:
guests, tb merit a continuance oi th
Dame.
Oct 3d 18B3.
kERSEY HOUSE,
CfcftTRSVILU!, ELK CO;, Pa.
Jotlt) COLLtflH, PtoprielW.
Thankful for tilt) patrtrnage lic'relolort
to libcrxlly bestowed tip oil Mm, the now
proprietor, hot: a, b pSjing strict at
tention to the comfort ?,nd convenience
bf gu.-sts. f merit a caatiausne'e of tin
aaine.
'
i?. a. FA Y.
i-UMBKH ANDjlSURANCE COM
MISSION BROKER;
UENERAI. COLLECTION AG ENT
No 2C6 Wt'lfiut Place,
( !10 Walniit Strefct,)
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
h 41-ly
The undersigned represents the fol
lowing reliable Companies for this
District;
Aetna llaitfm--j, $ 7,000,000.
North British Mercantile;. 10,000,000.
German American, N. Y... 2,?OU,O00.
Niagara N. Y ;. 1,500,000.
Amazon, Ohio....;;.;:. 1,000,000.
Pttterson, N. J..; ; ,000.
Farmville, Va.; i 250,000.
Travelers Life & Accident.; 4,000 000.
Correspondence srtUcitetl (tail, those
desiring insnrtince: , ., ,.,
P. IJ. WACjUTM;,
ii41tl3 St. Mttry's I'a.
1 W. HA YS,
i'kf.Lt in
aad (Seneral Vsritty,
FOX ELK GO,, PA.
tMrlttf P. O;
niftf.
k. i. BARI.KT, St. !. W. B. IABIVA, M. D,
RS. ARll2Y & HARTMAN.
Jr. W. B. Martnmn. fOrfflerly OfKt.
Al.Hry's, has ussoefated hlmseltwitnM.
I. Earley, M. D. lu the torsctice of
medicine at RldarTrat.- Br close at
tention to busineso they hope to re
toive a liberal share' 6f the patronage
bf the public'. JJr. W; B; Hartman
fan be found t all boarsi, either at his
rooms, over the post-Ornce, of at Br.
M. J. Etrrley's Drue Store. Dr. M. J.
Earley can be found at the residence
of Br. C. 14. Earley, or at bis Brug
8tore. Surgery, , end diseases tf
Ivomen and children a speciality.
K (jiRESIIy
4VM1V1 lit UJi 4V X A A V V A Vtl'IUV V ITHlVl
U'oodand cane seat chairs, kitchen and
extention tables, wood and marble top
tanas, wood ana marble top bureaus,
tvhat nots, looking glasses, tfood and
marble top chiimber suits, fnattrtsses,
pring bed bottoms, bed steads,- cribs,
Laferty's metal lined wood pumps,
&c, &.C; ,Cane eats replaced with
perforated wood seats, Weed sewing
imachine reduced from $65 to f 4.5, the
.vest macntne in tne marKet, ana pic
luro irames rrraae to order. Also a
large assorted1 stock of ready made
coffins constantly on band and trim
med at shortest notice. All fhe above
roods are sold ai.ptmfe' prices. Ware
Rooms In masonic building, Ridgway
Pa. v5n49tpdapr27'77
Katff of AireTiking.
'ba eolunia, one yesr........ ...$75 00
' 1 innn
" ...v.v 25 00
Al. 1.4 t: , :. ; .... A. ' .
Bui, lines, one insertion iwo inser
fiona, $1.60, three insertions", j.
Business oardtf, ten lines' or Usi, per
year $5. r
Adyertisementff payatl'e (iiiarCerl.
DRIED APPLE8 AT
POWELL & KIME'ei.
f 1 jUtt!t
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1877.
L l I'THHlll mi i II.
ArrlTtl and Departure of Malta
it r r
Easterh Daily except Sundays: ar
rives at 2:22 p. m., leaves at 6:16 p. m.;
Western Bally except. Sundays;
leaves at 2:22, arrives at 6:10 p. m. -
Brookville Daily except Sundays
arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:80 p. m.
Spring Creek At rives Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 11 a. in.; leaves Wednes
days and Fridays at 9 a. m.
Lodge Meetings.
"RlW t.rwtw TCo.8T. A. V, Mi. hiepta
the steoiid arid fourth Tuesdays of
oach month In Masonic Hall,
Elk Clliibter, NO; 830, R. A. M.,
meets th third TUesddyof each month
In Masonic nail:
KnntiD CbMmhiklery. Xo. 40. K. T.
meets the fourth Thursday of each
month iu Masonic Hall.
County bnicers.
President Judge-Hbil. h. D. Wetmore
Associate Judges Hons. J. K; Whit-
more, Chas. liuhr.
isherln" Daniel Scull;
Treasurer Jacob SlcCauley. , '
District Attorney J. K. P. Hall.
Co. Superintendent Geo; R. Dixon.
Prothonotary, &c Fretl. Schoenlng.
Deputy Protlionotary W; 8; Horton.
Commissioners Mlcliael Wedert. W.
H. Osterhout, Oeorgb Reuscher;
Commissioners' Clerk-W. 8. Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Spanc-
ler, George Rothrock.
Township Officers.
Judge bf Eledtion-Will Dickinson.
IiispectorsJaniCB Pcttficld, P. R.
Smithi
Justiet-3 Of the Peace Charles Mead,
Jas. D. Ftilltirton.
School Directors 0. B. Grant, Jas.
GardiifcK.Gh T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum-
mings, W. 8: St'i vice, Eng. J. Miller.
Supen-isSrS O. B. Fitch, Jns. Riley.
Treasurer W. H. Hyde;
Assessor M; S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors Oeb Dickinson-,
John Walmsley.
Auditors J. H; Hagfcriy; James Pen
field, J. S. Powell.
Clerk-M. S. Kline.
Constable J. W. Moigesfer.
C'hiirchts.
Lutheran Rev. IiBreniieniah, pas
tor. Services every alternate Sunday,
in both English and German, at 11a.
m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10
a.m. the pastor Superintendent; Geo.
A. Walker, assistant.
Grace Episcopal Rev. Win. James
Miller, rector. Services every Sunday
at the usual hours, 1 1 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. in. All are
cordially invited to attend. Seats free.
Methodist Rev. A, Van Camp,
pastor. Services every Sunday at 11
a. m. and 7 p. hi. Sunday school at
9:30 a. n. C. E. HolltMluy, supcrin
tendenl'dbo. R. Dixon, assistant.
Young Folks! Bible Class at 3 p. m.
Regular Ofllcial Meeting the second
Monday bf each month at 8 p. m.
Romaii Catholic-Rev. Father Maher
pastor. SerVices every other Sunday
ut 10 a. nv
PKKSBYTEniAN.. Rev. A. J. Mont
gomery, Pastor, Services every fourth
SundaV in the Iiiithefaii church tit 11
A. M. and 7 1'. M.
CUt STADORO'
HASR D YE .
Crisbidt-ro's iiuir Dye is the
SAFEST r!nd BEST; it ai-ts instanta
neously, producing th-s mbst natural
shades of Black Of Brori-u; does NOT
STAIN the Sif lN, ftnd is easily ap
plied. It Is u stn'udard preparation,
and a fiivr't? tpon every rell ap
pointed Tolltt f6r Lady or Ot iiileman.
Sold by Druggists.
J; CPISTADOltO,
P. O. Box, 15IW Sfew Ybrk.
Nt-44
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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Ph!!rf(l6lfliia & Erie It. R. Diis!oti
" WINTER ilME TAt'tE.
ON afidafftr SUNDAY, NOV. 26', 187G,
thd trains on the Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad will run as follows :
YTE8Tr?ASD.
NIAGARA EX learea Renot o'... 4 45 p a
" " Driftwood.. 6 68 p m
' " " Emporium 6 60 p m
" " " St Marys... 7 45 p m
" " Uiilgtfay.;; 8 14pm
firr at Kane.. 9 20 p m
ERIE MAIL lease's Philadelphia 11 65 p m
" " ' KenOTO.v 11 00 a m
" " " Emporium... ...12 65 p m
fit. Mary's...... 1 4(1 p m
" Ridgway 2 11pm
" " Kane ,3 80 p m
" arrWe at Erie .; 7 35 p m
EASTWARD,
DAY EX leae Kane' .v..S.oaa m
" " " RidgWay ....7.6ani
" " St Marys .7 20 a m
Emporium ...8 10 a m
Driftwood..... 8 68 p m
' J " Benovo 10 10 p m
ERIE MAIL leaves Erie.. 11.00 a m
" " Kauo 3C0pm
" " " Ridgwely 4 43 p m
oi. j:arjr a o lo p m
x.mponum...... 0 10 p m
" " Renovo 8.85 p m
" " arr. at Philadephia... 7 00 a ni
Day Express and Niagara Express con
neef east with Low Grvde Division and B
N. Y! & P. R. R.
WM. A. E-AlDWIN.
Gen'l 8up't.
SCIENTIFIC FARMER.
BOSTON, MASS;
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In matters that pertain lo the farm".
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For on! v One DoAar a veaf.
And1 year name and address plainly writ-
ien,
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Enabling yotr to' profit from' others expert
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Reflect that idea's turned1 to uses are' money
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SUPTl DlXO.rS AS SMI All REPORT
Elk County's Educational Aflhfrs.
Educational advancement In this
county during the year Just closed has
been decidedly gratifying to its pat
roils fend frlonds. Teachers and di
rectors have sho-wn much earnestness
in the discharge of their duties, and
there was clearly manifested au inti
mate co-operation between teacher and
parent'.
jSchobl jjultditigs.-TlidgvrRy erected
a flnl; school house at Wilntnrth, Ben
Kingoi jiit Rathbun, and at Centreville,
by Fox, was built a beautiful and com
modious structure fbr a graded school
oLtwo departments, and furnished the
rooms In a praiseworthy hmnner.
Three buildings were set apart for
school purposes in bther parts of the
county but were hot entirely new,
however, they were suitably arranged
and comfortable. The school build
ings throughout the county are excel
lent, with a feW exertions, and a ma-
ority of them are supplied with
patent desks. The grounds aro suffi
ciently amplejand are generally well
supplied with butbuiklingsi shade
trees, water, aiid id 6biiie of them
plants fetfe cultivated by scholars and
teachers. The brick school building
at St. Clary's was partitioned so as to
make four departments and two of the
rooms Were furnished with ftpproved
furniture;
New Buikiinffg Needed. There is a
pressing demand for a new school
house in Benzhiger ample to accom
modate about one hundred 'scholars.
The bnj how used, which Is situated
in the boroiigh of St. Mary's, is by far
too inadequate for the purpose, The
building used for the graded school In
Benezetto is not properly arranged,
and as Benezettc is a growing village,
there ought to be a two-story school
house eiCctbd at that place;
At Medix Run, Benezette, a new
school building is needed W take the
place of the one now in u5c, and at
Brandy Camp, Horton, a similar
change ought to take place; Wliistle
town, JG&rdner and Laurel Mill, in
Ridgway, will s&on need better school
houses, tis the biles they hbw use are
very poor. Fox will sb'im bo called
upon to build for the Mountain school,
prlvnte dwelling being nbw in use
for school purposesi
Apparutils. Abdiit twenty-five of
our schools ale Without accessary
school apparatus: Millstoilo has set
an example worthy bf emulation by
the Others. Her schools are well sup
plied with charts, mnps, globes, &(.,
and text-books aro uniform.
Text Books. Our greatest drawback
is the want of properly graded serk's
of text-books, but we expect soon to
report a different state bf ftfiulrs.
Schotite. Thers are sixiy-fcur
schools in the cSuhty, arid In them
are taught all the brandies required
by law, and hi rt'atly of them the
higher branches" receive much at
tention. There arc five trraded schools
iu the county; they are situated at
Benezettc, St. Mary's, Centreville,
Wilcox tlnd Rldgfra. ofte more is
needed at Beuzinger. A hindrance to
our progress is th& too frequent Change
of teachers, ninety-six having been
employed in the year to teacli our
sixty-four schools.
Teachers. We have more applicants
for schools than formerly,' hence we
ure able to secure bettor teacher. I
am gradually raising tho standard and
will sooti be able to reject all those
whose attainments are not of a high
order; One year airo there was not a
teacher in the county who was a sub
scriber to the Pennsylvania School
Jouriiat, but there aro now about
thirty-five subscribers. There are only
about ton counties in the State that
pay hlglier salaries, on the average,
than Elk;
Director. Among the directors we
have many good, honest workers, and
there are some who nro lifeless and
deserve burial;
JJietrict Institutes. District instl
tutes were held in several townshi)s,
Eight educational meetings were held,
together with three local institutes.
mo interest ntaniiested was un
bounded, and the results were highly
satisfactory. The county Institute
was held at Wilcox, December 6, and
nearly every teacher was present. It
was indeed a most grutifying success
ine lecturer una instructors were
Revs. Wm. Martin, Win. Hoffman,
Profs W. W. Woodruff, W. II. M'Col
lin, A. Grant Childs, W. S. M'Pher
ran, S; T; Brockbank Hon. Jackson
S. Schultzv Deputy State Superiuten
dent Henry Houck and others. The
directors' day was largely attended
A Normal school is iu operation at
Wilcox this summer under the direc
tion of Prof. W. S. M'PherraG;
Superintendent1 a woik. My first
year's work as Courty Superintendent
is over, and I have some, but few, re
grets. My labors have been arduous,
and none can say I have not tried
hard to do my duty. I have visited
every school in the county once
nearly all of th6m twice, a majority
of them three times,' and many of
ten er, I have traveled in Elk county
iri tho discharge of iny ddrtl&s,- about
1,700 miles. The average time at
school was about two and one-half
hours. Have held 27 examinations
rejected o applicants, annulled one
certificate, held 8 educational meet.
ings, 3 institutes, made 150 addrdsses.
and wrote 450 official letters.
Thanka. I tender hearty thanks to
parents, teachers, directors and pupils
who have encouraged me in my work
to the press of Elk county, and to the
Department c-f Public Instruction? fd
favors done:
Call at this office for stationary
printed or without printing. We sell
envelopes by the pack or thousand
cheaper than the cheapest.
NOTES;
CouriT this week.
Subscribe for tlie AnvocAtu;
TAe sleighing continues good.
Call and see our stock of envelopes.
Township Election Tuesday, Feb.
18th.
Wk Will give life court proceedings
risxt week.
Vou can buy noto paper and envelopes
chenp at tho Advocate utllcO,
Frank VanOksdalu, who has
been sick for several weeks, is font re
covering. D. F. FAftBANii Will bo ii candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Constable. Iii out last issue we said
D. A. Farrand.
Our thanks are duo Hon. L. A.
Mackey M. C. frjm this district, for
continued favors iu the Way of Pub.
Docs.
LeRt tcgiiis oil the 1 1th of Febru
ary (Valentine's Day,) Mid Easter falls
on the first day df April (All Fool's
Day.)
The Danbury News is correct in
saying that "doing business without
advertising is a good deal like trying to
borrow a Hug on the Fourth of J uly."
We publish in this issue the report
of County Superintendent Dixon to
the State Superintendent of rubllc
nstruction. It wasomitted last week
for want of space;
Mrs; S. Jackson stiys she killed five
chickens, tile Other day; that weighed
29 pounds, or tin average of 5 4-0
pounds apiece. Pretty good for May
chickens.
The Potter Eii.crprkn says: Here
tofore the Sheriff of this county lias
received four dollars per week for
boarding prisoners. Tho County
Commissioners talk of cutting the
price down materially.
To TiiE Voters Ridgway
Townshii'. I, hereby announce that
am a candl late for the office of
Constable and if again elected will
attend to tho duties of said office to
the best of my ability:
J. W. MORGESTER.
PrksbyteuiAn. Services next
Sunday Jtmt'ary 2?tH, in he Lutheran
Church, moHiitig and evening by Rev.
W. II. Filson. Communion after
morning sen'ic'j. Also preaching Fri-
ty eveniugat7J o'clock and Saturday
.iftcrnoou at 3 o'clock by Mr. Mont
gomery..
Josiorit DiLL of Jay tbvVnship cut
one of his hands badly in a feed cutter
few days ago. The llesh on two
fingers was tilt to the bone, and left
hanging by the skin; Mr. Dill was in
our office the day after the accident
happened, and stiys lie experienced,
no great puiU;
Mrs. BKi.b, Wife of John Bell, of
this place was arrested last Thursday
on a requisition frint Governor
Hartranft, charged with forging a
noto for $200 in New York state. We
have bebn nimble to gleah further
particulars, further than Mrs. Bell de
clares hereself entirely ignorant of the
crime.
The County S"up'erintemt6nt will
hold educational meetings as follows:
At Ilellen Jan. 26th ; Weedville Jan.
2!th; Benezettc, Jan. 80th ; Cale
donia, Jan. 31st ; Centreville Feb. 1st.
The meetings will be held at the
school houses and will begin at 7.30
M. Let them be well attended.
The meetings at Weedville will be
held at the store of Avery & Brown.
Attention Hotel and Board-
nci House Keki'ers. We have on
hand, and for sale at fifty-cents a
dozen,- printed Oh heavy Card board,
the recent act for the protection of
hotel keepers, and blanks left for
charires by the day and meal and also
blanks for hours of meals etc. Call
and get them' at this office, or send 50
cents a dozen and three cents a dozen
fir postage;
A eiil has been intrbdueedjn the
Legislature by Mr. Hitchcock, mak
ing void any waiver of the exemption
laws. This bill should pass, as it
would prevent many a man from sign
ing away, in a time or imaginary or
real want of money, the rights of his
family to the benefit of the exemption
laws. Of course rouges would profit
by the law, but it seems as though the
law would have a good effect in the
long i nn.
3,000,000 6f letters are sent to the
dead letter office yearly. Muchof this
would undoubtedly be avoided if
every man had his name printed on
the envelopes he uses, with a request
to return; We have a fine assortment
of envelopes ut this office, which we
will print cheap. Remember that we
will print from a single paCkngo to any
number you may require. We can
furnish, envelopes, also, without being
printed. Give tra a call:
Gay Sleigh Ride. The coimeaut-
vi'lle Courier gives the following as a
recipe for a "gay sleigh ride:"
Ten y6ung couples. One two-lrorse,
outfit with driver; One night, Colder
than blitzeur; One mile of merriment,
Ten miles of nearly frozen to death.
One chilly country hotel ball room,
One fiddler. Three hours 6f light fan
tastic toe. bupper. first course
lukewarm milk and water that has
been bathed In by au oyster: Second
course same as the first: Dessert
Kcountry air and ice; The party is
now half wuy thr6irgh. Next comes
a little more squeaky fiddle and bal
ancing around. Then all aboard for
home: Colder drive than ever. All
sitting in tho sloigh-box. Driver
losses his way. . Young men crawl out
and swear. Girls cry. Home at last
four o'clock in the morning: Total
Nine frozen ears. Twenty played out
jicople of both sexes. Two used-up
horses, and a lot bf young liars, Who
go around the next day and say they
had " 'mens time."
Barbers w ho have gained a tem
porary Increase iri ihbit jiairtiitrtg'e r
ottering a shave for five cents, bt a
clean shave with aschOoii'eVbf beer for
ten cents, nro how eclipsed by the
brilliant genius of a tonsoi lal artist
ftr well he merits tho title who ad
vertises a silent shave. His shop Is
crwded from morning until night, and
people walk many squares to find the
magic sign. Only ono thing now
hinders him from amassing A colossal
fortune. He is unable to find assis
tants. Hcglvcs them short hoursand
introduces thenl to all the book agents
and insurance agents lie knows, but
they cannot ge t Over their bl-irietallic
theories; they still prefer the spech
that is silver hither than the silence
which is golden. The force Of habit is
so strong that success is hardly within
reach without the abolition of sham
pooning, for the firmest padlock can
not prevent the incvil&blo question,
"Shampootl Mr?" and the equally
Inevitable sequel, "Head needs it, sir ;
it's very My."rhiladfJphia Times
Sheriff's Sales;
Tropei-ty of P. J. Kunzleman, to
Adolph ITertley for $S0; containing
fifty-seven and three-fourths acres of
land iu the village bf Centreville,
upon which there is erected a two
story frame dwelling house ZlxM.
Property of Joseph T. Southard to
B. E. Mbi-ey for f W0; onc-hilf acre in
Jay township.
Property of Michael Hcltidlc to M.
M. Schultz for ?37" ; fifteen acres In the
Borough of St. Mary's, and one two
story frame dwelling house 30x20 and
barn COxW. Also n, good spring of
water and orchard. "
Property of J. S. Eals to J. Henry.
CochraH for $410; thirteen tracts of
land.
Property of Joseph Wliulfelder to
Andrew Kaul for 110,; lot in Windfel
der's addition to the Borough of St.
Mary's. '
Property bf li. F. &H. M. Powers to
Daniel Crabtreo for $400; 434 acres of
land in Warraiit 2773 iri Sprilig Creek
township.
Property of I). F. H. M. Powers to
Daniel CrabtreCfdr SWW; fifteen acres
of land in Spring Cfetk township.
Property of Joseph Wiudfelder to
Andrew Kaul for $100 jsix towri lots
In WindMd-'i's addition 16 St.Mary's.
Property of N. M. Brockway.known
as the Keystone property,' t D. C-
Oyster for $14lo ; eleven tracts of land
in Horton township-
Shakespeare Given Away.
With No 107 the Family Story Paper
commenced to give ftWOy Shakespeare
iu parts. Every person who purchases
the No. referred to and succeeding
issues of the Family Story Paper will
be entitled t a part of Shakespeare
free, weekly, till the work is com
pleted. This edition is in Royal Oc
tavo Form, Finely Illustrated, and
printed on good thick paper, With new
clear type. When buying No. 107, and
succeeeding issued of The A civ lork
Family Story Paper, do not forget
to ask your newsdealer for the accom
panying part of Shakespeare's works,
free. The Family Story Paper sells
for six cents per copy. No extra
ediarge for Sh'i'kespeare.
Postal Chmiges;
Washington, January 21. Post
office changes for tho week ending
January 20, in Pennsylvania?
Names Changed Iiatnar Mills,
Clinton cothity, to Ma'jkcyvillc.
Pontmanters Appointed. Elizabeth
Galbraith, Braiubridge, Lancaster
county; John II. Hoffman, Curtin,
Dauphin county ; Robert F. Smith,
Dent's Run; Elk county; Miss R. E.
Foster, Foster's Mills, Armstrong
county ; Franklin Showers, Kersey,
Elk county : Thomas M. Walker,
Library, Allegheny county ; John P.
St. Clair, Lower Two Lick; Indiana
county ; Joseph Nevlandj Lucinda
Furnace, Clarion county; Mary J. Mc-
Collough, Modern, Clearfield county;
Daniel W. Peed, Pennsburg, Mont
gomery county; Ann C. West, Ridley
Park, Delaware county; Jacob H.
Brubaker, Rockton, Clearfield county;
Francis M. Case, "Sugar creek,
Venango county;
The Pctroleinii Situation.'
The Titusville Herald contains a re
view of the petroleum market for 1876,
in which it says:
The 2,500 new wells rArt dbwti only
served to incrcas6 the average produc
tion for th6 yeflr to a figure less than
1,000 barrels per day 6ver that of the
yearprevtous. This falls very short of
the increase of consumption. As to
the stocks on hand, there has been a
large increase; although the final con
test t'ctween the exporters and re
finers, which began early in Septem
ber arid continued for about sixty
days, prevented & further draft of at
least half a million' barrels during the
year, and Which must necessarily be
taken during the early part of this
year, in addition to the usual demands
of the trade. There is at present only
about two months visible- supply in
the oil region. The ntoiber 6f produc
ing wells is now nearly 6,000 against
8.500 this time last year. They are
located promiscuously upon almost
every available farm known in the oil
region, and the year failed to develop
any new field of production. Here
and there pools have been struck of
more or less magnitude, but they have
not brought to light any new field, and
all are located within th h limits well
defiined two years .go. Tho produc
tion for December last was hut a few
hundred barrels more than the samo
month' in 1875, and the average for
the year was but slightly in excess of
the previous year, and this, notwith
standing the unprecedented develop
ment and increase iu the number of
producing wells.
The Commissioners have appointed
Thos. J. Burke, of St. Mary's, Mer
cantile Appraiser for the present year.
IKe News!
Erie, ra. Jouuary 19. WL K:
Lathy, late city solicitor of this City;
turns out to be A defadlteh ( He was'
arrested tit Tionesta; yesterday, on
charges made by Mayor Hammond.
The amount Involved is nearly $2,000.
Tho decrease of imports st New
York, last year, in the single article of
dry goods, of $10,099,862, and of f it!,.
114,449 in 1876 hs compared with 1872,
shows A niost encouraging progress iri
the direction of national independence
and self support.
Utica, N. Y. January --riold
man named Wool! ver was buried Wive
in a well forty feet deep, while clean
ing it, near Mohawk, Herkimer
county, this morning: , He has not
becil lescited up to a luto hour.
Jamestown, N. Y.J January 21 At
Clark's foundry yesterday afternoon
Girard B. Hamilton, while threaten
ing Clarence Halo With a knife, was
struck by the latter With a bar of iron.
Hamilton's skull Wus fractured, and
he died tills morning.
St. Louis, January, 10. The Ger
man Protestant Orphan Asylum, ten
miles from this city, burned lost night
All tho children Were safely taken
from the building excepting Eugene
Long, six years bid, who perished in
the Humes. Loss not ascertained ; in
surance 8,000.
Albany; Jan. 10 An unpreceden
ted state Of uflliirs, owing to the tre
mendous smhV storms of the past two
weeks, exists iill along the railroads
west of hero as far as Buffalo. Be
tween that point and this there aro
8,000 loaded freight Cars snow-bound,
waiting to get to tidewater. If all
these were coupled together on one
track they would extend over a length
of 44 miles.
Philadelphia, Januir 20. This
morning a police officer in the
northern part of the city arrested a
colored ftian who had in his possession
a leg of pork, Which he had evidently
stolen. The fcolbred inan endeavored
to escaps frbhi the officer, Who fired
his revolver at him three times, the
last shot killing hint instantly. The
name of the negro has not been ascer
tained; New York; January SO Albert
Vogel, Bennett's valet, sailed for
Europe on Thursday by tho steamer
Lessing. Sixteen traveling trunks
and five wine cases marked "J. G. B."
were shipped upon the same steamer.
Vogel it is bbllevcd acted its escort of a
veiled lady who arrived shortly before
the vessel left the docks, and who is
believed to be Bennett's sister, Miss
Jcannctte Bennett:
Memphis, January 10. Mrs. Con
nors, a huckster, was assassinated
about 7 o'clock to-h'ght While trund
ling a wheelbarrow of vegetables from
tho Poplar street market to her resi
dence in Washington street. The as
sassin crept up behind her and cut her
throat, severing the "jugular vein,
cansingdeath in twenty minutes. The
murderer escaped, The old lady could
not tell Who Cut her, and no clue lias
been Obtained by which the assassin"
can be identified-
Cleveland, Ohio, January 20. This
morning the dead body of Charles
Collins, chief engineer of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern rail
way, was found at his residence It
was apparent that he had been dead
twenty-four hours. In one hand was
grasped ti revolver; while another
pistol and a razor were lylh'g b'isI'LS
him on the bed. Ho undoubtedly
committed suicide by shooting, and it
is believed that anxiety on account of
the terrible disaster at Athtabol"i af
fected his reason. The family 6f Mr;
Collins was absent at tho time of his
suicide.
Ashtabula, January 10. Funeral
services of the unidentified dead took
place to-day, and nineteen bodies were
lowered in the grave at Chestnut
Grove cemetery. Services were held
at the Methodist Episcopal Church at
3 P. M., and an Episcopal service at
St. Peter's at 2 P. M. The clergy of
Ashtabula, assisted by two Episcopal
ministers from Cleveland, held joint
services with the Masonic order at the
grave. Threi bodies still remain in
the vault in hopes that friends may
yet be able to identify them by pieces'
of clothing clinging to them;
Cincinnati, Jan. 19. Dr. R. G. Mc
Lean, the cousin and younger con
panlon in arms of Gen. Wlnfielct
Scott, is dying near Circievllle, Ohio,
from a strange accident; He was il
lustrating the use of the syringe for
the hypodermle injection of morphine,
so that a young lady could administer
it when' necessary to her mother. He
had the syringe filled with Water, and
made a slight puncture with it iu his
own arm. The instrument had in it
something which poisoned him, and
the old man, after passirrg safely
through two wars for ho served in
the civil as well as the Merican war
thus meets a patriful death. He
strongly resembled in' person his"
cousin, Gen. Scott.
Philadelphia, Jan. 10. The Com-'
mlssioners of Fairmount Park have
engrbssed on parchment, in handsome
style, au extract from their minutes,
containing the letter from John D;
Lankeuan, Gustave Remak and
Charles H. Meyer,' the resident Ger
man Centennial Commissioners, pre
senting the German Pavilion to the'
city, and the resolution Of acceptance
and thanks. At the head bf the testi
monial is a photograph of the pavil
ion, and at the foot are signatures of
Hon. Mortoir McMichael, President
or tne raric commission, and Hon
,Vm. S. St6kley, Mayor of the citv. at
tested by the city seal. The ddcument
has been elegantly framed and trans
mitted to the German' Imperial Gov "
ernment).