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RIDGWAY, PA., MAY 23, 1878.
Lnst Pay of School.
Tuesday, last, was that day. And In
the afternoon an exhibition was given,
the programme of which Is given be
low. The exercises were listened to
by a full bouse and all bands seemed
well pleased. The performance of
little Henry Willard, who Is but little
more than four years old, were given
in a manner to do credit to an older
bead. The composition "Our School''
was well written and neat. As to the
other performances we can only say
they were very well given. The win
dows of the school room were dark
ened and the lamps lighted. The ex
ercises commenced at half-past one,
and ended at four o'clock.
PROOKAMMK:
The Mtle Orator Eddie Holnday.
MusicPolly Pcrklngg Class In Interme
diate Department.
Tlie Silly Goose Clam Willard.
School Dialogue Nellie Jackson and Lulu
Holes. ,
The Quiet Husband Viola Nelll.
Whlppoorwill Souk Ella and Maud Kl me.
An Original Poem Henry Willard.
Dialogue -"Her Treasures" Kmma Ross
nnd Dora Irwin.
The Schoolmaster's Guests Agnes Barrett.
Popping Corn Gussle Woodward.
Music'Tve No Home" Katie Gresh and
Kittle Whltmore.
Prophecies Jennie Hall.
Vacation May Barrett.
Music "Dcutsclier'sJDog" Class in Inter
mediate Department.
Washing Dishes Julia Flynn.
Frog Hollow Lyceum A Debating Club.
The Golden Side Katie O'Connor.
Halfway Do'en's Eugeno Willard.
How I Speak a Piece Oliver Miller.
Dialogue "The Wonderful Hcholar" Car
rie Luther, Jennie Hall, and Daniel Irwin.
Charade Eddie Powell, Willie Luther,
Willie Sehram, and Ellle Kime.
Close of Term Minnie Miles.
Ten Little Country Boys -Henry Willard.
Music "Sweet Bye and Bye" Class from
High School Department.
Composition "Our School" Rose Miller.
Music "Purtlng Whispers" Katie and
Jennie Gresh.
Will. Clyde caught seventeen
pounds of trout lust week.
Dun. Bcribner has bought another
circus-colored calico horse.
J. O. W. Bailey returned yesterday
ofter an absence of several week.
Charley Cody and Frank Dill are
painting It. V. Kline's buildings.
IJev. Mercer makes a fine looking
"heathen Chinee'' all for thirteen cents.
Clint. Paine, a former lumberman
of this county, but who took Greeley's
ndvice to "go West," is back again on
a visit.
Court next week. If you owe
"the Printer'' call and pay up. It you
can't pay all remember that every little
livlp.s.
Will. Cuthbert has the contract
for painting Osterhout's tannery teu
aiueut houses. He has commenced the
work.
John G. Hall has a telephone be
tween his house and residence. I). R.
Kline has one from his residence to that
of Mr. Hall.
Fred. Wilmarth in town again tills
week. This time he tells about his
two game roosters fighting until they
killed each other.
Hank Thayer cleared, ready to
burn, one acre of his farm in two days.
He expects to clear twenty acres this
season, and thinks the cost will not ex
ceed ten dollars an acre.
William Hohl, and Fred. Vogel,
two of the new German settlers, got
lost last Friday and laid out Friday
night in the woods. Saturday morn
ing they managed to lind the way to
their shanty.
The Catholic-Congregation, of this
place, intend holding a picnic, for the
LcnelHof their church, in ltidgwayou
next Fourth of July. A pleasant time
is expected. Further particulars will
be given as to programme of amuse
ments at an early date.
Olr Telkphoxe. Harry Head
Hindu the sounders and Sam Clark
made the waxed end, and last night
the new-fangled speaking trumphet
was in full operation between J. S.
Powell's shoe shop and The Advo
cate office. Every sound could be dis
tinctly heard, and when bam Clark
whistled "Yankee Doodle" we imag
ined ourself at a Fourth of July cele
bration. This morning we received a
message from Will Hyde at the shoe
shop end of the telephone, as follows:
"I caught fifty; Cal. caught fifty; and
John caught ninety-three." This in
reply as to how many trout they caught.
Uepiiblican Convention.
This body met at Harrisburg, May
15, and did its work promptly and well.
John N. Purviance, of Butler, was
made temporary chairman, and Mayor
fttokely, of Philadelphia, permanent
President of the Convention, with L.
Rogers, Secretary, and a long list of
Vice Presidents and Assistant Secre
taries. On the first ballot for Governor,
Henry M. Hoyt, of Luzerne, received
161 votes, G. A. Grow 47, Gen. Beaver
12, and Mr. Wickersham 29. Hoyt's
nomination was made unanimous amid
great applause.
For .Lieutenant-Governor, Senator
Stone, of Warren, had 182 votes, and
J. Howard Jacobs of Berks, 59. The
nomination of Stone was then made
unanimous.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
James P. Sterritt, of Allegheny, got
154 votes, and Judge Aguew of Beaver,
82.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs,
Senator Aaron K. Duukel, of Phila
delphia, was the winning man on sec
ond ballot over M'Clellan and Donley.
A new line of dress goods at J. H.
HagertyV Call and seethe elegant
new stock.
For all kinds of job work call at
this office.
Q7f
How to Give Value to the Timber of
the hemlock Bark Lands of rennsvl
Tanla. r A mbma lr Tifibwin CI ttnlmltw r XT n w
York City, before the reoent Tanners' Conven
tion at Harrisburg. Pa.
(Concluded.)
In this and many other ways the
hemlock lumber trade of Maine has
the advantage of ua. They need not
necessarily sell at less price, and I do
not think they do as a general rule
that is, the quoted prices of hemlock
in Maine are not lower than in Phila
delphia and Albany. But, by reason
of manufacturing their lumber at tide
water, they can utilize, all their slabs
and ordinary wastage, and ''saw to
order," which gives them a great ad
vantage over us.
Hemlock lumbermen everywhere
will understand thedifference between
one dollar made on each thousand and
fifty cents lost. The one encourages
and builds up trade, the other kills
business and ruins all concerned
From some personal knowledge of the
hemlock lumber trade, as pursued on
the Delaware river, in the State of
New York, its branches and tribu
taries, for the past fifty years, I am
free to say that it has been a business
Involving great labor and no profit,
while the hemlock lumbermen of
Maine have had a profitable business,
and always been able to pay the owner
of the land fully fifty cents, and often
as high as two dollars stumpnge for
their logs. If the lumbermen of Penn
sylvania are unable to handle with
profit the millions of feet of logs now
rotting in the woods it is because the
policy of the State forbids such use of
the streams as will allow them to han
dle this cheap lumber to advantage
The laws relating to this intrest are
friendly to the rafting of lumber, but it
seems to have been taken for granted
that this mode of forwarding lumber
is better than to float unsawed timber
to where it can be made available to
better advantage than at present. It
is believed that such preference is the
result of indifference or want of atten
tion to the whole subject rather than
to a well-formed conviction that there
are no better methods. It is with this
conviction that I have invited atten
tion to the State of Maine method of
lumbering, as applicable to our portion
of Pennsylvania.
Hemlock lumber must be sold cheap
that is, it must be offered at a low
price, if it is to enter into universal
use by farmers and builders. What
we waut to do is, not to study how to
raise the price of manufactured hem
lock lumber, but, rather, to furnish it
at such low rates as will induce, in the
first instance, and finally compel, the
farmers of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,
and other States bordering on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, to build barns
and sheds for their cattle, and inclose
their fields with fences made of hem
lock pickets and boards, and at a cost
so low that they will find it impossible
to get along without securing the ad
vantages which the farmers in the
older nnd better cultivated States have
experienced from the use of thischeap
lumber. For frames and coarse siding
hemlock is now almost universally
used by those who have access to it.
It, however, is little known through
the South and West. This lumber
has been peesented to them either at
so high a cost, or in such unsightly
garb, as to repel all attempts at its
general adoption.
COST OF HEMLOCK LUMBER.
What will be the cost of hemlock
lumber manufactured ut or near Pitts
burgh, from logs floated down the Al
leghany and its tributaries?
Cost of stumpnge (per 1,000 feet) t. $ 50
l uumganu HtocKing IM
Driving and booming 1 UO
Manufacturing or suwing 2 00
Cost delivered on flat boats $5 00
The question I wish to propound to
the dealers aud consumers of lumber
on all the Western rivers is this : If
you could always depend upon a sup
ply of clean, merchantable hemlock
lumber at Pittsburgh at $5 per thous
and, how much more of it could you
consume than you do now? I think
the answer would be such as made to
me by a Kentucky farmer within a
few months. He said : "It would be
a 'god send' to the cattle of Indiana
and Kentucky if the farmers could
get cheap lumber and shingles, for in
that case many farmers would house
their stock, whereas now the cattle
stand shivering for three months of
the year in the cold."
I shall be reminded that I have
made no provision for profit in furn
ishing lumber at five dollars, at Pitts
burgh. My answer is that neither
does our present system furnish any
profit at eight dollars. But in this es
timate I have made no claim for the
value of what is now wasted, slabs,
etc., from which pickets, lath and
shingles can be made to great advan
tage j when the product of this refuse
is so near a market, it is claimed that
it alone will pay the whole cost of run
ning and booming. It must be re
membered that, with our present im
proved method of obtaining power, the
sawdust alone will give all the power
needed for manufacturing, so that,
whether this is done at Pittsburgh or
at the head waters of our streams, as
now, the cost of power is the same;
but, instead of burning the slabs and
edgings in open fires, as is now the
practice, all these would be utilized
and made to pay a large share of the
expense of manufacturing. t
What would be the immediate and
remote effect of this new method of
handling hemlock upon present mills,
and mill interests? -Beyond supply
ing the local trade and such inland
consumers us can only be reached by
railroads, these mills at the head wa
ters of our streams would go into dis
use. And why should they not? As
at present managed they are of no
profit to their owners.
It is an ojeu secret that no mill
owner who lias been running his man
ufactured lumber off by either rail or
water is as well off as he would have
been if he had allowed his mills to
standstill, as most of them are now
doing, and he has no right to think
he is to have any better result In the
future. The competition from the
West, of the lower grades of pine, to
gether with the prejudice against hem
lock covered with dirt and oil, has ren
dered all efforts in the present manner
almost hopeless.
What is then wanted to introduce
this bettor way of manufacturing hem
lock lumber Is to secure from the Leg
islature of Pennsylvania a law au
thorizing logs to be thrown into all the
streams emptying into the Allegheny
river, under such conditions and re
straints as will not materially inter
fere with any of the uses at presenten
Joyed, but will, at the snme time, fur
nish a cheap highway for all logs to pass
down these waters until they become
navigable by boats. In addition to this
general permission there should be
formed log-driving and booming com
panies for each oftheprincipalstreams;
or, what would be far better, there
should be one general company to be
known as the "Allegheny Log Driving
and Booming Co.," which would in
lncludeall the tributary streams. Be
cause there has been one booming com
pany which has beenasourceof great
profit to a few monopolists, we should
not be deterred from having another.
Indeed, the unfortunate experience In
regard to the Wil llonisport boom would
enable us to ask for such form of legis
lation as would be sure to avoid the
monopoly features of that one. I ven
ture to think, availing ourselves of the
experience and even the forms of char
ter granted in the State of Maine, that
a company could be formed with its
capital so distributed, and with such
limitations as to dividends, that it
would be equally acceptable to lumber
men aud boom owners.
PRACTICAL WOUK1NOOF THISSYSTEM.
The hemlock logs would be cither
thrown into or placed on the banks of
all the tributary streams. Each own
er's logs would have a registered mark.
Generally these logs would be bought
up by the mill owners or large opera
tors, for it would beundesirableforany
one man to handle his own logs down
at Pittsburgh unless he was a large
holder. But, however this might be,
the log driving company would give
notice of the day their drive would
start from given points say at Ridg
way on the Clarion for this company
would not, as a rule nttempt to go up
the small streams for their drive, but
would confine themselves to streams
having volume of water enough to
easily lloat thelargest logs inany ordi
nary high water. The "storage" or
"booming" need not be at any one
place, but might lie at a dozen or more,
wherever the Clarion or large tribu
tary rivers, within ten or fifteen miles
of the mills mi;;ht favor. From these
booms logs could be loosely rafted and
towed by small steamers or tugs to the
mill booms, as they were wanted, and
according to the marks and ownership.
The log driving companies of Maine
deliver each man's logs in the "mill
booms;" either this could be done as
there during the season of sawing, or
the undertaking on the part of the
company could be confined to the
boomsalong thcrivers, without under
taking to deliver at the mills. There
can be no difficulty in nioviug logs in
the Allegheny anywhere below where
the Clurion enters, and somewhere
ftom this point to Pittsburgh, no
doubt, it would be found expedient to
place the mills, which should be at
such point on the Allegheny river as
can be reached by small steam tugs
and flat boats during most or all parts
of the summer season. The large trade
these mills would build up would jus
tify the strongest competition for their
presence. A population as large as
Williamsport would result almost im
mediately from the influence of these
mills, for, although the aggregate
amount of lumber manufactured, in
money value, would be less, the
amount of labor to produce It would be
quite as great as at the lattercity, and,
when we consider the amount of flat
boattonnage which would be required
to carry this lumber down the river,
we may safely assume that this indus
try would be ample for a new city on
the Allegheny.
IS THERE DEMAND FOR THIS LUMBER ?
I am credibly informed that new,
fresh hemlock lumber, sawed to order,
would sell at present for nine dollars
per thousand In reasonable quantities,
but at six dollars per thousand there
would he a much increased demand.
The practical questions, in conclu
sion, are these: Shall the hemlock
timber of Northern Pennsylvania,
which is now lying in the woods rot
ting, be sent down the rivers to con
sumers that will be greatly benefited
by receiving it? Shall we give labor
to thousands of men now idle? Shall
we add five dollars' value to each acre
of hemlock forest land of Northern
Pennsylvania? Shall we make it pos
sible for the tanner to continue his
calllug with profit by permitting him
todivide the cost of buying and clear
ing the forest lands with the lumber
men? The hemlock counties of Penn
sylvania are among the richest of the
State, If her legislators will only ap
preciate the fact, but the poorest if neg
lected in the future as in the past.
The National -Green back -Labor
State Committee met at Harrisburg,
on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for Judge of
the Supreme Court and Lieutenant
Governor, Judge Buntley, of Lycoming
county, having declined the former,
and Christopher Shearer, of Berks
county, the latter. Judge Agnew, of
Beaver, was selected as a candidate for
Supreme Judge, aud J. M. Steck, of
Lycoming county, - for Lieutenant-Governor.
List of Jurors.
drawn for May term of court, com
mencing Monday May 27, 1878.
GRAND.
St. Marys. Gerhard Fochtman.
Benezette. H. R. Wilson, Dennis
Tnylor.
Beuzinger . Bernard WesniUer,
George Wendle, Simon Brelndle,
Henry Fletterman.
Fox. W. A. M'Kay, Thomas Sulli
van, Jeremiah Sullivan.
Horton. Henry Reedy.
Highland. Robert Wonderly.
Jones. John Weidert, J. C. John
son, Jr.
Jay. John Gordon.
Millstone. William Dunn.
Ridgway. Melvln Gardner, L. A.
Brendle, W. C. Heoly, Michael Bailey.
Spring Creek. Nathan Laughner.
St. Marys. Edward M'Bride, Louis
Gles, Joseph Hanhauser.
TRAVERSE.
Bei ezettc. Coleman T. Johnson.
John Barr, W. H. Johnson.
Benringer . Michael Neibert,
Joseph Cheatle, Peter Wilhelm, Jacob
Schneider, Jacob Nist, John N.
Geitner.George Nissell, John Heindle,
Joseph Schauer, Joseph Werner,
Leonard Ritter.
Fox. Peter Thompson, Talbot
Thompsou, Adolph Timm, Lawrence
Mohan.Jr., John Koch, Joseph An
singer John Hershey, Henry H. Saw
yer, Reesman Meredith, Marshall
Keefer. '
Horton. Willis Taylor, A. S. Hor
ton, Jacob Fields.
Jones. John Bonnert, J. S. WeitofT,
J. C. Meffert.
Jay. Wm. P. Luce, William Rob
inson, Ephraim Hewitt.
Jay. John Turley, Charles P Chase.
Ridgway. William Fannin. E. J.
Miller, Minor Wilcox, G. G. Messen.
ger, James P. Garrett, James Rickard,
George Dickinson, Andrew Jackson.
St. Marys. Fred Leoffler, George
Young, Frank Aves, Frank B. Hall,
Anthony Boanninger.
I
HE SOCIETY STORE.
A new store started in Ridgway un
der the auspices of the ladles of Grace
Church, with
MISS A. E. M'EEE.
as Agent and Saleswoman,
A fine assortment ofgoods-on hand
and selected with great care.
EMBK01DKH1KS.
LACE EDGE.
FRINGES.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
LADIES TIES.
TOILET SETS.
L1EN SUITS.
CHILDREN SUITS
SAMPLE SILKS.
Machine silk, thread and needles.
Also a fine lot of Dress Goods, Fancy
work of all kinds. Framed mottoes
etc.. c. All cheap as the cheapest
and goods warranted first class. Call
and examine our stock.
MISS A. E. M'KEE,
Agent for the Society.
The articles appearing in the Elk
Democrat and Elk Advocate signed
by Rev. J. M. Gillette, and "A Catho
lic." also Rev. J. M. Gillette's
"Thanksgiving Sermon,' are pub
lished in a neat pamphlet, and for
sale at this office for 25 cents. Send in
your orders.
Court Proclamation.
WHEREAS, the Hon. L. D. WEr
more, President, Geo. Ed. Wets and
Julius Jojces Associate Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas, and Justices
of the Common Pleas, and Justices of
the Court of the Court of Quarter Ses
sions, and Orphans' Court, and Court
of Over and Terminer and General
Jail Delivery, for the trial of capital
and other offenses In the County of
Elk by their precepts to me directed,
have ordered a Court of Common
Picas, a Court of Quarter Sessions.
Orphans' Court, and Court of Oyer &
Terminer, and General Jail Delivery,
to be holden at Ridgway, in aud for
the County of Elk on the
Fourth Monday in Ma-, 1878,
being the 27th day of the month, to
continue one week. Notice is hereby
given to the Coroner, Justices of the
Peace, and the Constables of Elk
county, that they are by these presents
commanded to be then and there in
their proper persons, at 10 o'clock, A.
M. or said day, with their rolls, re
cords and inquisitions, and other re
memberances to do those things which
their offices appertain to be done, and
that all Justices of said county make
returns of all recognizances entered
into before them, to the Clerk of the
Court as per Act of Assembly passed
May 8th, 1834. And those who are
bound by their recognizances to prose
cute the prisoners that are or shall be
in the jail of the said county of Elk
and then and there to prosecute against
them as shall be just.
D. C. OYSTER, Sheriff.
May 2, 1878.
SHERIFF'S SALE
BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY writs
of fieri facias, alias fieri facias, vendi
tioni exponas, levari facias, and testa
tum fieri facias, Issued out of the Court
of Common Pleas of Elk County, and
to me directed, I D. C. OYSTER.
High Sheriff of said county, do hereby
give notice that I will expose to pub
lic sale or outcry at the Court House,
in Riugway, at one o'clock P. M. on
MONDAY, MAY 27TH, 1878.
ALL that certain piece or parcel of
land lying and being in the Township
of Benezette, County of Elk and State
of Pennsylvania, described as follows,
to wit: Beginning at a white oak
which is the northeast corner of war
rant 6286 owned by GeorgeO. Brastow;
thence south 150 rods to a white wood;
thence south 72 east twenty rods to a
yellow pine thence south 74 east
twenty rods to a yellow pine, nineteen
rods: thence south 79J east thirteen
and four-tenths rods to a yellow pine;
thence north 84 east seventeen and
two-tenths rods to a yellow pine;
thence north 70 east live and nine
teuths rods to a yellow pine ; thence
north 68 and one-half degrees east 7.6
roads to a chestnut oak thence north
72 east sixteen aud five-tenths rods to
a yellow pine; thence north 79 and one
hulf degrees east nine aud three
tentlis rods to a yellow pine; thence
north seventy-six aud. one-half de
grees east seventeen and six-tenths
rods to a yellow pine; thence north
72 and one-half degrees east five aud
six-tenths rods to a yellow pine;
thence north 78 and one-half degrees
east eighteen rods to a yellow pine;
thence north 64 east -seventeen rods
to a white piue; thence north 86 east
twelve and two-tenths roads to a chest
nut oak; thence north twenty-five
and one-half degrees east sixty-three
rods to a chestnut; thence north 18
east twenty-two rods to a hemlock ;
thence north 54i east twenty and two
tenths rods to a yellow pine; thence
north 69 degrees east fifteen rods to a
post and stones; thence north twelve
degrees east 65 rods to a ost and
stones; thence north 63 and one-half
degrees east nineteen and seven. tenths
rods to a chestnut now fallen; thence
north 24 west 100 rods to a white oak;
thence south 67 degrees west 44 rods
to a white oak; thence north 92 rods
to a post and stones; thence nort h 68
west fourteen rods to a post; thence
south 212 rods to a post and stones;
thence north seventy-four and one
fourth degrees west nine rods to a post
and stones; thence south four degrees
west nine and three tenths rods to a
post; thence north eighty-three and
one-half degrees west seventeen and
one-tenth rods to a post; thence south
one-half degree west nineteen and
four-tenths rods to a post: thence
south sixty-four and one hair degrees
cant nine and five-tenths perches to a
post thence south seventeen degrees
west six aud nine-tenths rods to a post;
thence south fifty-four and one-half
degrees east seventeen rods to a post;
thence south eight and five-tenths rods
to a post nnd stones; thence south 71
and one-half degree west fifteen and
eight-tenths roils to a post; thence
south eighty-seven and one-half de
grees west twenty.eight rods to a post
thence north thirteen degrees west two
rods to a post thence south 08 west
five and nine-tenths rods to a post;
thence south eighty-seven and one
half degrees westseventy-nineandsix-tenths
rods to the place of beginning.
Bounded on the south by vacant lands,
on the east by lands of John Barr, on
the west and north by Ketland lot No.
6482 and the beforementioncd Geo. A.
B raws tow lot No. 6286, nnd contain
ing two hundred and seventy.one
acres and eighty-five perches (271 85
160) and allowance. Being the same
land which Ellis Lewis and wife by
deed dated the 25th day of December.
A. D. 1873, conveyed to Edward
Fletcher and William Fletcher, which
deed is recorded in Elk county in deed
book "Q" page 201 &c. Upon which
is erected one dwelling house 20x24
feet three stories high, with wing I6x
20 feet one and one-half stories liigh.
One shop 20x30 fejet one and one-half
stories high, and one barn 87x47 feet.
Also upon which there is a fire clay
mine in operation with tram road,
plane and other improvements to fa
cilitate the mining and transportation.
Also a miners house 16x24 feet two
stories high one blacksmith shop
1'ixlO and one drum house 12x16.
About eighty acres of the above de
scribed land is cleared and under
fence and cultivation, on which there
is 100 fruit trees more or less.
ALSO One other tract of land sit
uate In the Township of Benezette,
County of Elk and State of Pennsyl
vania, described as follows to wit: Be
ginning at a post, said post being the
northwest corner of land owned by
Geo. English; thence south along the
westlineof said English's farm ninety
six and seven-tenths rods to a post, said
post being the southwest corner of
English's land; thence twenty-three
and three.tenths rods to a jiost on
English s south line; thence south one
and one-third degrees east thirteen
and six tenths rods to a post; thence
south eighty-four and three-fourths
degrees west twenty-three uud eight
tenths rods to a post; thence south
sixteen and two-tenths rods to a post
on the north side of the Ridge Komi;
thence north sixty-eight and one-half
degrees west twelve and six-tenths
rods, thence north sixty-eight andone
half degrees west twelve aud six
tenths rods; thence north 57 west six
rods; thence north 47 west seventeen
aud six-tenths rods to a post; thence
north 108 rods to the north line of the
Ketland lot; thence along said north
line east twenty-nine and six-tenths
rods to the placeof beginning, contain
ing twenty-four acres and sixty-five
and six-tenths perches more or less,
and being part of tract known as the
Ketland lot. Being the same piece of
land which Julius Jones and wife, by
deed dated the 1st day of February,
A. D- 1873, conveyed to Edward
Fletcher and William Fletcher, which
deed is recorded in Elk county in deed
book "P" page 506 &c. About nine
teen acres of which is cleared and un
der fence and cultivation. Upon
which is erected one frame shed 30x20
feet. Also one grafted orchard there
on. ALSO All that certain lot of
ground in the village of Benezette,
County of Elk, and State of Pennsyl
vania, described as follows: Begin
ning at a point on Front street 210
feet from a sand stone corner deeply
set, at the junction of the road lead
ing from Trout Run to H. R. Wilson's;
thence north twenty-three degrees
west along said street sixty feet to a
corner; thence west sixty-seven de
grees east 150 feet to an alley, thence
along said alley south twenty-three de
grees east sixty feet to a corner of lot
occupied by Henry D. Deer; thence
south sixty-seven degrees west 150 feet
to place of beginning containing 9000
square feet. Being marked on plan of
said village as lot No. 5 on corner of
Water and Piue streets. Being the
same lot which Reuben Wlnslow aud
wife, by deed dated the 25th day of
August, A. D. 1864, conveyed to Ed
ward Fletcher which deed is recorded
in Elk County in deed book "K" page
212 &c, subject, however, to the same
condition contulued in said deed in
reference to the sale of intoxicating
liquors. There is erected on said lot
one two story frame dwelling and
store house 18x32 feet with cellar, and
wing 16x32 feet. Also one frame barn
25x60 feet, aud a good well of water
thereon.
ALSO All that certain niece or oar-
eel of ground situate in the village of
ueuezette, lownsmp or Henezette,
County of Elk and State of Pennsyl
vania, described as follows, to wit:
Being lot No. 8 on Second street, on
the plot of said village, and having
sixty feet front on said street and one
hundred and fifty feet deep to an alley.
Bounded on the southeast by lot No. 6,
on the southwest by Second street, on
the northwest by lot No. 10, and on
the north by said alley, containing
&U00 square feet. Being the same
land which Margaret T. Milner and
Joseph Milner, by deed dated the 16th
day of July, A. D. 1869, conveyed to
Edward Meteher, which is recorded
in Elk County in deed book page
14o &c. There Is a hay shed erected
on above lot about 25x50 feet.
Seized and taken in execution as
the property of Edward Fletcher anil
William Fletcher doing business as
E. Fletcher & Bio., and to be sold at
the suit of Ellis Lewis.
ALL the interest of defendant in
and to the following described real
estate to wit
ALL that certain piece or parcel of
land in Sterley's addition toSt. Mary's,
in Beuziuger Township. Elk county,
Pennsylvania, described as follows:
Beginning at a pout on the northerly
line of Washington street, about 440
feet easterly from the southeast corner
of the Shiloh Presbyterian church
property, and at the southeast corner
of a lot sold by said Foster to Joseph
Aich; thence by said Aich'g land
northerly at right angles to Washing
ton street, one hundred and forty (140)
feet to said Aich's northeast corner;
thence easterly parallel with Washing
ton street about one hundred aud
sixth-three (163) feet to a post; thence
southerly at right angles to Washing
ton street one hundred and forty (140;
feet to the northerly line of Washing
ton street, one hundred and sixty
three (168) feet more or less to the
place of beginning, containing twenty
two thousand eight hundred and
twenty (22820) square feet. Being part
of the same land that Georgo Schmidt
and wife, by deed dated 6th day of
April. A. D. 1875, conveyed to the said
Joseph Foster. There is erected on
above lot one new frame house 24x86
feet, two stories high with porch on
each side of house aud stone basement,
also a well of water and about one
dozen fruit trees on premises.
Taken in execution and to be sold as
the property of Joseph Foster at the
suit of Weldenboerner and Wittmann.
ALL that certain part or tract of
land being and lying in the Township
of Fox, Elk County, State of Pennsyl
vania, bounded and described as fol
lows: On the north by warrant 4900,
on the south by warrant 4001, on the
east by lands unknown, and on the
west by supposed vacant lands, and
containing ninety acres and one hun
dred perches, with allowance of six
percent, for roads, c, in district No.
4 as granted to John Tudor by warrant
dated 30th day of January, A. D. 1866,
and recorded in theSurveyorGeneral's
office at Harrisburg, the 5th day of
July, 1867, by J. M. Campbell, Sur
veyor General, and it being the same
piece of land conveyed from William
Shoemaker to John Tudor by a con
tract dated 10th October, A. D. 18-54,
and from John Tudor to Peter Holla
buugh by deed dated May 81st, 1875.
About thirty acres of the above is
cleared and under fenceand cultivation.
On above piece of land there Is erected
one frame house 16x22 feet, with
kitchen attached 16x16 feet, and an old
log stable aud a young orchard and
spring of water.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Peter Holobaugh at the
suit of Joseph Pantzer, Sr.
ALL the following piece, parcel, or
tract of land, situate and being in
Benezette Township, County of Elk.
and State of Pennsylvania, bounded
and described as follows to wit: Be
ginning at a brick corner, near Ben
nett's Branch of the Siuuemahonlng
Creek, about two miles below Wins
low's; thence south three hundred and
twenty perches (320) thence east five
hundred and eighty-three (583) perches:
.thence north three hundred and
twenty (320) perches; thence west five
hundred and eighty-three (583) perches
to the place of beginning, containing
eleven hundred acres more or less and
being warrant No. 2341.
Seized and taked in execution as the
property of John Wainwright, de bo
nis non, of the estate ot Cornelius
Wainwright dee'd. at the suit of
Charles St. John.
ALL the interest of defendant in
the following described real estate:
First All that certain tract, piece, or
parcel of land lying and being in the
Borough of St. Mary's, County of Elk,
nnd State of Pennsylvania, situate on
the Brussels' road, Jand described as
follows to wit:, Beginning at a post
on said Brussels road, being the south
east corner of Sebastian Halm's lot;
thence north thirty-two and one-half
degrees west one hundred and seventy
feet to Elk creek: thence south eighty
three and one-half degrees east seventy
three feet to corner; being northwest
corner of F. J. Sheet's lot; thence
south thirty-two and one-half degrees
east one hundred and thirty feet to
Brussel's road; thence along said road
to the place of beginning, containing
seven thousand three hundred and
fifty (7 50) square feet, said lot being
No. 4 according to the plan of George
Wanisley, Esq. Upon which is erected
one frame dwelling house 18x28 feet
two stories high. One frame stable
12x12 feet. A well of water, and lot
under fence.
Second All that certain town lot
situate in the Borough of St. Mary's
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
Leonard V ittman's lot, said corner be
ing likewise the northwest corner of
the lot hereby conveyed; thence along
Wittnuin's easterly line south 53 east
275 feet to a post on the north line of
lands of Leonard WHtman's; thence
along said Wittman's line eighty-one
and one-half degrees east 75 feet to a
post, said post being the southwest
corner of F. X. Eilck's lot; thence
along said Erick's westerly line north
45 west one hundred and twenty-
seven feet to a post; thence along said
Erick's line north sixty-three degrees
wst thirty-five feet to a post; thence
north thirty and three-fourths degrees
west eignty feet to a post on new Jirus-
caMu ......I. lw... .... ..:.! H 1
. ..... 1 , uivllLv UlUllf; BlliU JUilU
south eighty-one and one-half degrees
west one Hundred and thirty-three
feet to the place of beginning, contain
ing nineteen thousand one hundred
and twenty-three (19123) square feet
be the same more or less, on which is
erected one frame blacksmith shop
25x42 feet two stories high.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Frank Gerg at the suit of
Allois Schauer.
ALL the following described piece
or parcel of ground situate, lying, and
being in the Borough of St. Mary's,
County of Elk, and State of Pennsyl
vania. Beginning at a corner post on
Washington and Madison streets;
thence north one hundred feet along
Madison street; thence west fifty feet;
thence south along line of Geo. Im
hort 's lot one hundred feet to post on
Washington street; thence east fifty
feet to place of beginning, containing
five thousand (5000) square feet, on
which is erected a two story frame
house about 20x30 feet, and a well of
good water on the premises
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of John Seel at the suit of
Joseph Schade, now for use of J. B.
Sterley.
TERMS OF SALE,
The following must be strictly com
plied with when the property is struck
oft:
1. All bids must be paid in full, ex
cept where the plaintiff or other lieu
creditors becomes the purchaser, in
which case the costs on the writs must
be paid, as well as all liens prior to
that of the purchaser, and a duly cer
tified list of liens shall be furnished,
including mortgage searches on the
property sold, together with such lieu
creditor's receipt for the amount of the
proceeds of the sale, or such portion
thereof as he ahull appear to be en
titled to.
2. All sales not settled immediately
will be continued until six o'clock P.
M. at which time all property not set
tled for will again be put up, aud Bold
at the expense aud risn of the person
to whom it was first struck off. and
who, in case of deficiency at such re
sale, shall make good the same, and in
no instance will the deed be presented
for confirmation unless the bid is ac
tually settled for with the Sheriff as
above stated.
D. C, OYSTER, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Ridgway, Pa. 1
May Wh, 1878.
See Purdon'a Digest, 9th edition,
page i46; Smith's Forms, 384.
Rat of Advertising.
Oneoolumn, one ywr.. ....... ....... (78 (M
4 " " - 4U VI)
I " " " m 28 W
I 15 U0
Transient advertisements tier tiara or.
eight lines, one Insertlou (1, two Inner
tl.ail, three insertions ti.
llusluess cards, ten lines or less, per year
. . . . .
Advertisements payaDie quarterly.
Business Cards.
GEO. A. RATHBUN.
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW,
Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
HALL M'CAULEY.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Office lu New Brick Building, Main Street,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa, V3n2tf,
4. O. W. BAILEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk Connty, Pa. Agent for the
Traveler's Life and Aculdont Insurance Co.,
of Hartford, Connctlctit. Vlnffiyl.
LUCORE & HAMBLEN.
ATTORNEY!) AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk County Pa. Ofllue across
the hall from the Dkmocbat establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended to
Jue.15-1870
E. G. FAY.
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMI9-
HIOK BROKER.
And General Collection Agent, Ho, 20d
Walnut Place, (318 Walnut Street.) Philadel
phia, Pa. n-l
G. G. MESSENGER.
DRUGGIST AND PA RMACEUTIBT. ' " '
N. W. corner of Muiu and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa., full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign atid Domestic Drugs. Pre
scriptions carefully dispensed at all hours.
aay or night. TlnSy
T. S. HARTLEY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office in Drus Store, corner llrnod Knf
Main Streets. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite the College. OIHce hours
from 8 to 10 A. M. aud from 7 to 8 P. M.
vln2yl.
J. S. BOROWELL, M. D.
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his office from Centre Street,
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., in the second
story of the new brick building of John O.
Hall, west of the Hyde House.
Ollice hours : 1 to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINGS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW
STYLES SPRINU HATS JUST RECEIVED
at; Mrs. N. T. Curamlngs, also ties, collars
culls, lioisery, gloves, and a general assort
ment of ladles' fancy goods. Remember tha
place In H. 8. Thayer's Building, Main street
Call and examine before purchasing els
where.
HYDE HOUSE!
W. H.SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
Thankful for the putronugo heretofore so
llburtilly bestowed upon him, the now pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to
the eomfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a contlnuauue of tuo same,
oct3u'0l)
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
MRS. J. R. KELT, Kersey, Elk Co., Pa.,
takes this method of announcing to the oltl
zens of Elk county, that she has on hand an
assortment of fuiihionuble millinery goods
which will be sold cheap. Also dressmaking
in all Its branches.
Agent for Dr. J. Ball it Co's Patent Ivory
and Lignum Vlke Eye Cups. Send for des
criptive circular.
nl7yl.
APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA. Vol. 8 of this admirable work is just out
making It half complete, as there are to be 18
in all, of 800 pages each, oue being Issued la
two months. It makes a complete library,
and no one can atl'ord to do without it who
would keep well informed. Price 8tl,W) a vol
ume in leuther, or S7,oo iu elt-guut half Tur
key. C. K. Judson, Krcdonla, N. Y controls
the sule in Elk county. Address him for
pattculars. BOp n-tf.
E. K. GRESH.
DEALER In all kinds of cabinet ware,
wood and cane seat cluiirs, kitchen and ex
tention tables, wood and marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots,
looking glasses, wood and marble top cham
ber suiU, mattresses, spring bed bottoms
bed steads, cribs. Laforty s nietul lined!
wood pumps, 4c, Ac. Caue seats replaced
with perforated wood scats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from JUi to 94S, the best ma
chine in the market, and picture frames
made to order. Alsoa large assorted stock of
ready made colllns constantly on hand and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
in masonic building, Ridgway Pa.
V7n51t.
QUOTATIONS
White, Powell & Co.
BANKERS AND littOKEKS,
No. 42 South Third Street.
Stocks and Bonds Bought aud Sold on
Com mission.
Philadelphia, May 21st 1878.
BID. ' ASKED
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New 6's Reg. 1881 lod
" " C. 1881 105
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New 4's Reg. 1907 101
" " 0. 1907. 101
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Lehigh Navigation- 16
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Nesquehoning 451 43
North Pennsylvania, m 83 84
Health and Happiness.
Health and Happiness are priceless Wealth
to their possessors, aud yet they are within
the reach of oery one who will use
WRIGHT'S LIVER PILLS '
The only sure CURE for Torpid Liver,
neauacue, sour rJtomache,
Coustipation, Debility, Nausea, and all Bil
Houe complaints and Blood disorder.
None genuine uulees ligned, "Wm. Wrig'jt,
Phil" If your Druggist will not supply
end 25 cent for oue box to Barriok. Hoi.
ler a Co., 70 N. 4th St. Phila
n750yl. s
Hides, Sheep Pelts, and Calf Skina
wanted at 42 Main Street.
Fit ASK SETTELLE.