THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 1881.
I. 0. of 0. F.
Rldgway Lodge 0Gt, I. O. of O. P,
meets every i nursuuy vveiiing, v la
sting members are cordially Invited to
OFFICER:
John A. Ross, N. O ; L. A. Brendel,
V. O.j Sec'y, John An-
derson, Ass't Sec'y; II. II. Wensel,
Treasurer.
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EENEY A. fAESONS.JIV,-Proprietor.
A choice' lot of smoked meats JuhI
rceived at Morgester's
A court martial will con ven 0 nt
Ureensburg on the 22d of August for
the trial of thirteen men who refused
to attend drill and inspection.
Dr. J. S. Bordwell, who has had
over twenty-five years' practice, hns
moved his office to his new building
opposite the Bogert House, Main St..
Rldgway, Pa., where he may be found
from 1 to 2 and from 7 to 8 o'clock P.
M.
Frederick Foreman had eight
hundred bushels of wheat at Green-
castle for more than a year, expecting
to sell it at his own price, aud litis at
lost sold it at the market price, which
is much less to-day than it was a year
go.
A man in Mlfilintown has four
wives buried in the same cemetery
where one tombstone serves to record
the uame, date of birth and death,
with the virtues of each, and the
much-made widower Is at great pains
to place floral offerings on Mich of the
graves of his dear departed every Sun
day evening during the season of
flowers.
Urand Ball.
There will be a Grand Ball at
Hyde's Opera House, Rldgway, Pa.,
on Friday Evening, September
9, 1881. All arc cordially invited
to attend. Music by Miller's Quad
rille Band. Tickets $1.00.
Again we call upon the public to
bear in mind that for bargains in Dry
Goods and Clothing, Boots and shoes,
hats and cups, Hosiery, Notions and
Furnishing Goods, they must call at
the New York Store before the pro
prietors, Cohen Hros., fc Brownsteine
depart for the East to purchase their
Fall and Winter stock tor which they
must make room, and . therefore are,
so as to say, slaughtering everything
to close out. Bear in uiind all tee say
is Just exactly so, and to convince
yourselves give us a call.
Cohen Bkos., and Brow.v.vtein,
Xew York Store.
Had Chronic; Catarrh and Con
stipation; could get no help, l'eruna
cured me. Mrs S. B. Williams, Mar
tin's Ferry, Ohio.
Co. II at Camp Vincent.
In another column we publish from the
Satuburg Prem a very full and accurate- ac
count of the annual Inspection of the Second
Brigade at Camp Vincent, near Sallshurg.
Therefore, we will not miter Into any further
details of life In camp generally but only so
far as relates to Company H of Rldgway.
The following Is a list of the members
present at the encampment:
Fred. Boliconlng, Captain; W. S. Horton,
First Lieutenant; Geo. It. Woodward, Hecomt
Lieutenant.
Henry A. rarsons, Jr., 1st Rgt.; Howard
Gorton, 2nd 8gt.; Joseph Bailey, 3d Sgt.; O.
O. Kelt. 4th Bgt.; S. 8. Wilson, 6th and Com
missary Set.
Frank Gorton, 1st Corp.; John Bailey, 2d
Corp.; C. D. Varncr, 3d Corp.; Llbbeus
Luther, 4th Corp.
Privates. Anderson, John; Aaron, Geo.
T.; Benton, Isaac; Barrett, Jack E.; Bnllcy,
Edward; Coon, John H.t Heller, Wtlmer;
Hooghtallng, Amos K.; tCennlcnt, Jerome;
Luther, C. E.; Luther, Ed. J.; McChesney,
Boot.; McAllister. Crete; Morey, William;
McCbosney. William; Melstnger, J. A.; Ma
loney. William; McMlllnn, W. C; McCauley,
James E.; Mohney, Fred. ('.; Nichols, Frank;
Rosa, I. H.; Shcan, John; White, Jas. 1),
ITEMS or CAMP LIFE.
Daniel Nulf cooked for the boys and gave
(rent satisfaction.
Mack Kline and Coyt Messenger were
along as supernumeraries and liked camp
life flrst-rato.
All the members of Co. If. were pleased to
learn of the re-appointment of our old
Sergeant Major Crawford, city editor of the
Erie Berald. He Is a gentleman and a
scholar beside being a popular officer.
We were all pleuned to become acquainted
with so many -members of the sixteenth
regiment. The Oil Clry. Erie, Corry, Brad
ford and Warren boy are a lot or "bricks"
anyway.
Bgts. Shannon and Crura are well know to
us all and happy are we to renew their ac
quaintance. May they live long and prosper.
Co. H was obliged to wait In Warren
MTeral hours, during which time Company I
made onr stay pleasant. Sergeant Hackney
as wall a the rest of the Warren boy will
plea accept our thank.
The residence of Prof. Mercer, just sera
from Camp Vincent, was much admired by
our boys a number visiting the place.
Through the kindness of the Professor we
were shown through bl elegant houshlcb
for convenience and completeness we have
seldom seen excelled. In fact model of
good taste.
Th sad story of Cheeky and Bets 1
nongb to bring tear to the heart of a stone.
We'll write a story of their tribulation one
of this floe day.
List of Letters.
Remaining in the Ridgway Post
office, Elk county, IV, up to Aug. 22,
1881.
Allen, A. D.; Cochran, J. A.;
Dunmise, Adison; Goodwin, Mrs.
Mary; Johnson, J. T. ; Millar,
Miss Annie; Mitchell, Misa. E;
McDonall, Miss Annie; Rack,
Wm. II.; Tomgren, J ; Wilson, R,
A; Wileon, J. B;
J' H. Hagebty, P. M.
PERSONALITIES. .
Q. T. Wheeler has been back
from Texas ten days.
M. J. Earley, of Alton, Mc
Kcan Co., is here this week.
Mrs. J. W. Eyster and Miss Nellie
Cronnin returned to Erie to day.
Miss Agnes Barrett and Mrs. J.K.
Jeffrey, returned from their visit to
Warren Tuesday.
-Mercer Brothers new horse is
supposed to be the handsomest one
in the county.
-Mrs. Pcnfield, mother of Jas.
AvPenfieldj is in town on a visit to
hef .'son and other friends.
Wm Cohen, who superintends
Cohen Bros., & Brownstein's branch
store at Luddington, Mich., is in
Ridgway for a few days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pcnfield, of
Jefferson county, was in Ridgway
Boro for several days visiting her
son James Penficld, and other friends
here.
John Winklcbleck, of Horton
township, was in town yesterday
and made his annual visit to The
Advocate office. Mr. Winkle
bleck has cut twenty ton of hay and
120 dozen oats on his farm this season
doing nearly all the work himself.
He is one of the best farmers in the
Toby valley.
MARRIAGES.
McQuone Fhindel. Tuesday. Auir. 16, I.
at St. Marys, by Bnv, Father Hemic, Mr.
Arthur 8. McQuone to Miss Mary Frlndel,
nil of Ht. Mary's.
Ilokf Jackson. On Monday. Ausr. 15, 1RH.
at the residence of the bride's pnrcnt. by
Hev. J. Sunder, Mr. Henry J. Iloft", of Kane,
Pa., to Miss Mary A. Jackson, of Laurel
Mill, Pa.
Births.
Fannin To Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Fannin, Jr. Tuesday, Aug. 22,
1881, a son.
McGovern to Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Mc Govern a son.
Jones to Mr. and Mrs. Thoma3
Jones a son.
DEATHS.
Ihwix. August 13, 1881, Molly E., in
fant daughter of J. H. and L. C. JJ.
Irwin, at the age of 3 months and
8 days.
"ettie Is not dead, but gone before,"
One sweet flower has drooped and faded,
Ono sweet Infant voice has fled;
One fair brow the grave has shaded.
One sweet darling now Is dead.
She Is gone to heaven before us.
But she turns and waves her hand,
Pointing to the glories o'er us
In that happy spirit land.
W. P. I.
Baruett. At- Dagus Mines. Elk Co., Pa.,
Aug. B, 1S81, Mary A., Infant daughter of C
W. mid Klizu Barrett, aged 3 months and
two days.
PitovtN. Weilnos lay, Atiir. 21, 1W1, Infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. d. 3. Provin. acd
ubout 19 months.
MRS. E. CKAYSTOS.
In returning thanks for past favors
respectfully begs to inform her friends
und the public generally that she has
just returned from New York where
she purchased a large stock of Milli
nery aud fancy goods of the latest
styles, also a nice selection of ladies'
Skirls, Plain and Fancy hosiery,
Ludies' and Cbildrens' Parusols, Hair
goods, fancy Chinaware, &c, which
she Intends to sell as cheap us the
clreapest. Particular attention given to
trimming and in a stylo that cannot
be surpassed In this section. All are
invited to call and inspect her goods
before purchasing elsewhere. nlOmG
Dr. Sharp Hello! Doctor where
are you going to on such u ruu so early
in the day ?
Dr. Smart Why, you know at
Cohen Bios., & Brownstein's New
York Store they have got the biggest
bonanzas out. They are closing out
their spring and summer stock to
make room for their fall and winter
goods and you can buy things almost
for nothing there.
Sharp Well, that Is good news, but
what ure they selling there that is so
desirable?
Smart Well there are Dry Goods
and Clothing, Boots and Shoes, bats
and Caps, Notions, Hosiery, and
Furnishing Goods.
Smart Well if tiiat's the case I'll go
down with you for I need some things
and if I cuu save any money I am
ready so do so.
Smart Well hurry or we may be
too late for the bargains.
Sharp Bo here goes for Cohen
Bkos., & Bbownstein.
Bonanza X. Y. Store Bonanza.
My daughter hud a very weak
back, peruna cured her. JohnOrgill
i'lttsuurg.Pa.
No Hospital Needed.
No palatial hospital ueeded for Hop
outers patients, nor large-salaried
talented puffer to tell what Hop Bit
ters will do or cure, as they tell their
own story by their certain and abso
lute cure at home. New York Inde
pendent. New Jot Flour, Feed Meal, Corn,
Graham, Oats, &c, at Morgester's.
Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Ac., at Mor
genter's. What the ladies say about the
Vapor Stove:
It bakes better than the Cook Stove.
I would not have believed it possi
ble to do such an ironing aud not beat
up the house.
I can start a Are in one minute.
It Is as portable as a sewing ma
chine. W. H. Sehvicf, Agt.
Ayer'a Ague Cure is a purely veg
etable bitter aud a powerful tonic, free
from quinine or any mineral substance
and always cures the severest oases. j
THE LATH JAMES L. OILLIS.
A MOST REMARKABLE CAREER SOL
DIER, STATESMAN, JUDGE AND
LEADING CITIZEN HIS ARKKST
AND TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OP
MORGAN HIS STATEMENT ABOUT
MORGAN HIS BLAMELESS LIKE.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The death of Judge Gillis. at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, a few weeks ago, calls
to mind the man, who he was, and
the part lie filled In his eventful life,
most of which was spent in Pennsyl
vania. He was born in Washington,
New York, October 7, 1702, and was
one of a large number of sons, all
sturdy and hardy men. His father
lived to a ripe old age and visited his
sons, James and Eons, late in life,
when they resided at Rldgway, Penn
sylvania. A few years prior to the war
of 1812 the family moved to Ontario
county, in the State of New York.
There, In 1M2, James enlisted in a
company of New York volunteers, and
was immediately commissioned a lieu
tenant of cavalry and assigned to a reg
iment commanded by one Colonel Har
ris, regular dragoons. He was in the
battle of Fort George, Chippewa and
Lundy's Lane. Shortly after the lat
ter battle he was taken prisoner by the
British and confined at various places
in Canada, and in 114, while under
parole, he was arrested and put on
board a transport about to suit for Eng
land. Gillis and several others were
successful in making their escape by
capturing a boat belonging to the
transport and gaining the bank of the
St. Lawrence river opposite (Quebec,
at which place the vessel was lying.
All were finally retaken. They wan
dered about for several days, wishing
to reach the United States frontier,
and made but little headway in Hint
direction. Finally they made terms
with a Canadian Frenchman, who
promised to guide them towards the
boundary, but betrayed them; the red
costs got tlieni, returned them to con
finement, and Lieutenant Gillis wtis
not again permitted to escape. JIc re
mained in confinement until the close
of the war, when he was exchanged nt
Salem, Massachusetts. When Con
gress, about 185:!, passed a law giving
a bounty of 100 acres of land to the
soldiers of the war of 1812, Judge Gil
lis had no trouble in proving his title
to one He considered it too sacred to
part wiflfc, and for years he kept it
hanging in his house in a giit frame,
which was a luxury in the way of fine
art that his neighbors generally could
not indulge in.
IN THE WILDS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
In 1822 he moved to Pennsvlvnnia
and located in what was then Indiana
county, afterwards a part of Jefferson
county, now Elk county. His near
est neighbor was sixteen miles distant
and his nearest postoiliee about seventy
miles. The approach to his location
was from Clean Point, on the Alle
gheny river, and supplies were
brought from that place over u rough
wagon road, about thirty miles of
which he got over as best he could.
He cume there as the agent of Jacob
Bldgway, of Philadelphia, who owned
a large trad of land in Indiana county,
expecting that the country vould soon
settle up. He built a grist mill, upon
a small scale, to supply his wants in
that direction and those of the fu
ture settlers, hut it was some years lie
fore it was used by anyone except
himself. In IS 1G he married a Miss
Mary Ridgway, of Philadelphia, a
niece of his future employer. By that
marriage lie had three children Ridg
way B., Charles B. ami Caroline, now
the widow of Judge Honk, late of
Ridgway. Iu that wild country he
reared tlie.se three children. Hiswife
died iu 18Jb, and in 1WS lie married a
MissCelia A. Berry, who died in 18 A,
leaving seven children. In liO lie
moved from li'.s farm, which lie cleared
six miles from the town of Kklgwny,
to tluit filace, naming the place Ridg
way, where lie and his family resided
for a long time. In that country,
where the benefits of education were
very limited, he brought up his ten
children, giving them such education
as the country altonlcd, and all of
them have acquitted themselves very
creditably in life. One of his sons,
Capt. James H. Gillis, United States
Navy, did gallant service in the late
rebellion. He was in command of a
war vessel throughout the war, and at
the bombardment of Mobile his vessel
came in contact with a torpedo, was
sunk to her gundeck, but lie fought
her as long as there was enough of her
above water to stand upon. While he
was a midshipman and the vessel to
which he wus attached was in a South
American port, he called i'or volunteers
from liiscrew, look one of the ship's
bouts and saved l be crew of a Chilian
vessel which was going to pieces iu a
fierce storm two miles Irom the shore.
He took the crew from the rigging and
brought them safely to laud. The act
was recognized by the Chilian Gov
ernment in a fitting manner Another
son, B. W. Gillis, has made considera
ble reputation as u journalist iu Vir
ginia. Another, C. V- Gillis, lives in
this State.
JUDGE AND CONGRESSMAN.
Judge Gillis was llrst appointed As
sociate Judge of Jefferson county by
Governor Porter. Wnen Elk co'untv
was organized he wus appointed one
of the Associate Judges of that count v
und served one term. In 1810 he was
elected to the Legislature of Pennsyl
vania. He served in ull three years' in
the House aud one term in the Senate.
He wus elected to Congress in 180K,
but he wrecked his future political ad
vancement by voting for the Kansas
Nebraska bill. After his Congres
sional term closed he wus appointed
agent for the Pawnee tribe of Indians,
and he located them upon their reser
vation, built buildings for them, among
the others a grist mill, and was tiuir
fuithi'ul friend and protector while he
remuined wi;h them. No act of spec
ulatiou or crookedness was ever laid to
his charge, either there or in any
other pub;iu office which he held. As
an evidence of his kindness and good
ness of heart, he adopted from the
tribe a little Pawuee girl, uged 5 or 6
years, under the following circum
stances; Both parehts of thechild were
dead; she had no relatives, who, under
the laws of the tribe, were bound to
care for her or support her, aud was,
therefore, cast oft by everyone. The
story goes that Judge Gillis found her
picking the pieces of fat off the entrails
of a decayed buffalo. He immediately
took her to his owu quarters, had her
wasl.ed up, clothed and cared for as if
she was the most precious child in the
world. He brought her to Bidgway
with him when be returned there.
She lived in bis family while be staved
there, went with him wiieu be moved
to Iowa, and died there.
His Congressional course was but
one term; he knew his defeat for the
second term would be sure if he fa
vored or voted for the bill having for
its end the repeal of the M issouri Com
promise. HisattHchment to President
Buchanan led him to vote for it aguinst
bis better Judgment. The President
made it a party measure, aud when he
interviewed Judge Gillis the Judge
said to him: "It Is defeat for me in
either event. If I don't vote for it, the
politicians will beat me. If I do, the
people will." He knew the sentiment
of his district. 'He was renominated
by the Democratic Convention in 1808
In his district, but was defeated at the
polls by Chapln Hall, of Warren, now
deceased. In Congress and in tlie Leg
islature of the State he was faithful
alwavs to the local Interest of his con
stituents. It was through his efforts
at Harrisburg more than that of any
one man that the counties of Elk and
Forest were organized, and iu lite con
test for the location of the comity seat
of Elk county he favored, of course,
the location at Kidgway, and used his
future efforts to keep it there. When
in the Senate he passed a resolution
which created the county of Forest
It also passed the House of Represen
tatives, and Is theonly instance in the
history of the State wnere a new coun
ty has been created by a joint resolu
tion. It was approved by the Gover
nor, of course, and thereby became a
law. It was near the close of the ses
sion, and the Joint rules would not
allow its passage in any other form.
He did this to oblige a fellow pioneer
in the wilds of the new county, Cyrus
Blood. Subsequently Forest county
was enlarged; its primitive limits were
quite circumscribed.
THE ABDUCTION OP WILLIAM MOR
GAN. The connection of Judge Gillis with
the abduction of William Morgan, of
Batavia. New York, the exposerof the
secrets of Masonry, rendered him no
torious through life. He was tried at
Canuuduiguu, N. Y., in connection
with the affair, and charged with
being one of the abductors of Morgan.
He was accused of being one of the
party who helped to convey him from
Batavia to Fort Niagara, whither he
was taken, no doubt, in a close ear
Huge, und relays of horses were fur
nished by the brethren along the
route, thus insuring rapid und secret
transit. At the trial lie was defended
by John C. Spencer, a lawyer then of
great reputation, of Cauundafgua, af
terwards Secretary of War and of the
Treasury, who subsequently became
noted iu the politics and affairs of I lie
country. The trial resulted in the ac
quittal of Mr. Gillis, und the affair led
to the formation of the party known
iu politics as the Anti-Masonic party,
which held an important part iu poli
ties from 13'-'7 to la.ii. It held such
power in Pennsylvania that in ls;i3
Joseph Rituer was elected Governor
by it. The removal of the deposits
frem the United States Bank devel
oped a new issue, and Morgan ai.d his
platform dropped out of politics. At
the time Mr. Gillis was arrested be
was residing upon a farm, which he
was cleurimt up, in what was then In
diana county, Pa., and which was on
the old road' known us the Milesburg
and Smcthport turnpike, six miles
northeast from Ridgway. At the time
of bis arrest lie was busily at work
clearing the farm, which was known
then, and is now, as the Montmorency
farm. A deputy sheriff from Ontario
county, N. Y., came there for him.
He was a man who Gillis hated most
intensely, btu he kept him over niulit,
as the nearest neighbor was sixteen
miles distant The sheriff had come
there from the town of Indiana, the
county seat, accompanied by a deputy
sheriff of that county. The requisition
of the Governor of the Stale had been
duly recognized by Judge Young, who
was then holding court at Indiana,
and the proper warrant had been is
sued for the arrest. The party started
on horseback the next morning for In
diana, a distance of about one hundred
miles, through the woods. The most
part of the way was only a blazed line
and bridle-path for their route.- A
heavy ruin had caused tlie Clarion, the
Red Bank and other streams to rise
very high, und the party was delayed
three days over the proper time mak
ing the trip. Great anxiety wus felt
at Indiana, caused by tlie delay, and
the opinion freely expressed that Gil
lis had made way witli both of t ne
officers. Late oiie afternoon, how
ever, the community was relieved by
the arrival of the overdue party. Gii
lis was handed over to tlie sheriff of
tlie county, who was a Mason, anil
spent a pleasant night iu the town
witli his brother Mason. The next
morning he procured a writ of hahva.
corpus to be issued by Judge Young.
Upon the hearing a discharge was re
fused. He was conveyed to Canan
daigua by way or Franklin und Erie,
Pa., and Buffalo. N. Y. Upon the
route he lacked neither food drink cr
lodging. During tlie whole trip lie
refused to associate or have anything
to do with the deputy sheriff who
nominally had him in custody would
not let him ride inside tlie stage with
him. Gillis ul edged his word to the
shel l ir before leaving Indiana, through
a third party, that he would accom
pany tlie deputy to Cauanduiguu
peaceably and quietly, but if any
harsh means were used ho would not
be responsible for the consequences,
and ironed he would not be. A rescue
could have been invited ut any point
almost along the rood. The sheriff
knew this well; he also knew that his
prisoner was a gentleman who would
keep his word, and he relied upon it.
When they arrived at Cauanduigiut he
was released immediately upon bull,
and he returned to Pennsylvania At
the proper time he went to Cumin
daiguu, stood Ids trial ami was ac
quitted. Ho had the lull rejKtrt of the
trial printed in a Musoniu paper or
magazine, called the CrufUman pub
lished ut the time, which he kept care
fully though life. His special friends
had access to it Tlie writer of this ut
one lime requested Judge Gillis to
write up the history und bis knowl
edge of the Morgan affair and leave it
sealed, and it should be kept secret iu
the hands of t lie writer till after the
death of the former, when it should he
published and thus throw some light
upon tlie mystery. His reply was: "I
don't know, I never did know what
became of Morgan. You know from
what you have read and from what I
have loid you what I was accused of.
I have no knowledge as lo what be
came of him No information was
ever imparted to me. He was evi
dently taken to Niagara Fulls and
passed into Canada from one set of
men to another. At that time almost
every British man-of-war had a regu
lar Masonic lodge, acting under a char
ter from tlie (jlruiid Lodge of Great
Britain. Some of these were stationed
at Montreal, Quebec and Halifax. He
could have been easily la ken, or passed,
from one to unother, us being a man
who hud divulged the secrets of Ma
sonry, till be reached one which wus
shout sailing to a foreign shore, and,
carried there, kept in such position
that be could communicate with no
one, and ended his life in a natural
way. I never believed that be was
murdered, either by drowning or
otherwise, as alleged. At any rate I
cun leave nothing la hind me which
will throw any light upon the subject,
and would not If I could There are
many persons living now, ue.icendauts
of those who were implicated in the
matter, and respect for them, if noth
ing more, in sutlicient for me nottouid
iu stirring the subject, now almost
forgotten." He wus a truthful, hon
orubit) man. What be told me I have
no doubt was tiue.
HIS SON'S ASSASSINATION.
In 1862 be left Elk county and went
to reside with his son Charles at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, the one who was shot
dead in li is own door by some un
known and undiscovered assassin. The
son was a good man, beloved by every
one, holiest, faithful and true, and
what the motive was which Impelled
any one to assassinate him Is unex
plained and a mystery. His father
was the first one at his side after he
fell, and there is no doubt but the
shock experienced then very much
shortened the father's days. Judge
Gillis. after he moved to Iowa, made
annual visits to Elk couuty, and took
great comfort add delight In visiting
his relatives and early friends. Every
house was open lo receive him, and he
was beloved and welcomed by all.
Throughout life he wus a Democrat.
The 7th day of October last, his eighty
ty-elghth birthday, he was at Ridg
way, aud at a Democratic meeting be
mude a speech for Hancock aud Eng
lish and the whole ticket, tlie last and
only one he made during the cam
paign. Those who beard him say that
it had the old style ring to it. Judge
Gillis' early education was very lim
ited. He was reared in a country and
at a time when school houses were
scarce and an education hard to ob
tain He was a great reader. En
gaged in a book, past midnight would
often, and very often, find him ab
sorbed in it, and if approaching the
end of a very interesting one, lime of
day or night was nothing to him till it
wus concluded. His library contained
many of the standard works. Shakes
peare, Scott's novels and poems he was
extravagantly fond of. The writings
of tlie politicians and statesmen of this
country he took great delight and in
terest iu, and upon the political topics
of tlie day he was always one of the
best posted men. As an evidence of
his reading power and ability it is a
fact that he read through entire that
sot of public literature published by
the Legislature of this State u few
years ago, known us the "Colonial
Records and Pennsylvania Archives,1'
some twenty-live or thirty volumes
probably tlie only person who ever did
it. Much, very much, of interes'
might bo added to this, which would
be of interest to the renders of the
2'imcs, ubout this man. His life und
the part he took iu the settlement of
thut part of Pennsylvania where he
lived would make a very readable ami
valuable book. Probably it will not be
written. He was a man of sterling
und inflexible integrity, a kind, affec
tion ate, companionable husband, friend
and parent. His conversational pow
ers, fund of information and anecdote
were comprehensive and great; every
one loved ids companionship und so
ciety, and last und best of all he died
in the laitli of a Christian, a firm be
liever in God the Father Almighty
and iu His Son, aud In the resurrec
tion of the dead ami life in tlie world
to come. Henry Souther.
Erie, Pa., July 1881.
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Soused Mackerel in cans boneless
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Call at the West End Furnishing
Store and see the McCabe reclining
chair.
The weather Is hot but the rush at
tha Union Store still continues. Goods
down to cost.
Camp chairs, canvass cots, Ion ogee,
wood and marble top tables at the
West End.
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Bowers keeps Hull's Giant Frame
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Marble and slate mantles fur
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BOROUGH ORDINANCE, No. 8.
REGULATING THE HAWKIO
OR PEDDLING- OF FOREIGN
OR DOMESTIC GOODS, WARES.
&C.
Be It ordained and ennctcd by the
Town council of the Borough of
Ridgway, and it Is hereby ordained
and ciiu'ctcd by the authority of the
same
1. That no person shall employ
himself, or be concerned, in the busi
ness or employment of hawking or
peddling any kind of foreign or do
mestic goods, wares.merchandise.fresh
meats, or agricultural products of any
kind from place to place In the Borough
of Rldgway, without having first ob
tained a license so to do tinder the pro
visionsof thesecond section of this ordi
nance; and, if any person shall go
from place to place to sell, or expose to
sale, any such foreign or domestic
goods, wares, merchandise, fresh
meats, or agricultural products of any
kind, in said Borough without a license
so to do being by him first obtained
such person ahull forfeit and pay, for
the use of the Borough, the sum of
five dollars, to be collected in the
same manner as debts of like amount
are by law recoverable, and any
Justice of the Peuce, or the Chief
Burgess of said Borough, on view, or
the Information or complaint, oath or
affirmation, of nnv other oerson. is
.hereby authorized and enjoined to
proceeu, in a summary way, against
any such person so offending, to con
viction; and, in default of immediate
payment of said penalty, the said
Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace
shall commit tiie offender to the
county jail, or Borough lock-up, not
exceeding forty-eight hours; and
every repetition of the said offence
shall be considered and punished as
a separate offence; and every person
so employed, who, upon demand, shall
refuse to exhibit his license, shall lie
deemed an offended against this ordi
nance; Provided. That this ordinance
shall not apply to persons hawking or
peddling the products of their farm, or
their labor and manufacture; Provided,
further, That this ordinance shall nn
apply to resident dealers of the Bor
ough paying mercantile tux.
2. That the Chief Bur-gross of said
Borough is hereby authorized to grant
separate licenses for one year, under
the se tl of said Borough-, to hawkers
and peddlers of foreign und domestic
goods, wures, merchandise, fresli meats
und agricultural products, each person
applying having first produced a
receipt from the Borough Treasurer for
the sum of ten dollars.
This ordinance to take effect on and
after September 1st, ls8l.
C. H. M'CAULEY, President.
Attest W. C. Hhaly, Secretary.
Approved this loih day of August,
A. D. 1881.
J. POWELL, Chief Burgess.
BOROUGH ORDINANCE, No. 9.
REGULATING THE LEVYING
AND COLLECTING OK STREET
TAX. AND DEFINING THE DU
TIKS OF THE STREET COM
MISSIONER, &C.
Be it ordained and enacted by the
Town Council of the Borough of
Ridgway, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the aulhoiity of the
same
1. That it shall be the duty of the
Borough Assessor to furnish tlie
Town Council with a certified copy
of the assessment containing the last
adjusted valuation of all real and per
sonal estate, offices, trades and occupa
tions in said Borough, on or before
the first Monday of April in each
year.
2. That i shall be lawful for the
Town Council to lay a rate of assess
ment, not exceeding ten mills on the
dollur, upon all real und personal
estate, otlices, trades and occupations,
for tlie purpose of laying out, opening,
muking, amending or repairing of
streets, lanes, alleys, courts and com
mon sewers, und for the constructing
and repairing of bridges in said
Borouaii.
8. That the Town Council shall
cause ull rates and ussesments by it
laid to be entered in a book to be pre
pared for that purpose, to be called
the "Borough Tux Record," which
shall be signed by tlie President and
attested by the Secretary of said
( 'ouucil, und shall be deposited witli.
and remain in the custody of, tlie
Secretary of said Council. The said
"Borough Tax Record" shall be open
to the inspection of uny person
charged with Borough rates ami
levies, at any und all times, without
fee or reward, and the secretury of
said Council is hereby required, tipon
demand of any such person, to give
certified copies of the same, or an.y
part thereof, upon being paid at the
rute of one cent for every eight words,
and fifteen cents for the" certificate
aud seal.
4. That the said Town Council
shall unnually, on the first Monday
of April, appoint one suitable person
to till the office of Street Commis
sioner, of said Borough for the term of
one year, and whenever und as often
as any vacancy muy occur iu taid office
appoint one such "person to till such
orlice until the next annual election.
5. Thut every person appointed
Street commissioner of said Borough,
before entering upon the duties of iiis
oillce, shall take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation, before some per
son having authority to administer
oaths, to support the Constitution o,"
the United 'States and that of this
Common weul'h, and perform the
duties of his office with fidelity, a
copy of which oath or affirmation,
certified by the person by whom the
same shall be administered, shall
forthwith bo filed with tlie Secretary
of said Council, and shall give bond,
with two sufficient sureties, to be ap
proved by the Thief Burgess, in such
sum as the (.'ouucil muy designate,
which bond shall be taken in
the name of (he Borough, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the
duties of his office, the accounting for,
aud paying over to the Borough
Treasurer, any balance thut may
remain in -bis hands at the
settlement of bis accounts by the
Borough Auditors, und the de
livering to his successor Iu office of all
tools, books, papers und documents
held by him by virtue of said office;
and, iu case uny Street Commissioner
shall neglect or refuse to pay over any
balance remaining iu ins hands,
within thirty days after such settle
ment, it shall be the duty of the
Council to proceed, by due course of
law, Ui colled the same for the use of
said Borough.
0 That it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of said Council, upon the
laying of any road or efreet tax us
aforesaid, to forthwith make out and
deliver to the Street Commissioner of
said Borough, a correct aud fair
duplicate of the same; and the
said Street Commlssiouer shall,
upon receipt of said duplicate,
give personal notice to each ami
every resident, and written or printed
nonce, uuiy uiuuea, to eacu ana every
non resident, rated for such taxes, to
attend at such time and place as such
Street Commissioner may designate.
so ua to nivo all persona full opportu
nity to work out their respective tax
before the first Monday of Hcptembur
iu each year. Th said Street. Com
missioner is hereby required to mak
return of his duplicate, on oath, to the
Council of said Borough on the first
Monday of September in each year,
showing all takes worked out under
his direction, and all taxes then re
maining unpaid therein; and it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of said
Council to enter tlie return of tlie said
Street Commissioner upon the Tax,
Record of said Borough, and forthwith
make out and deliver to iheCblef Bur
gess a certified transcript or duplicate
of all the taxes remaining unpaid In
said Tax Record; and the Chief Bur
gess, upou receipt of aaid certified
transcript or duplicate, is hereby au-.
thorized and required to Issue the
same, together .with his warrant for
tlie collection thereof, to the Collector
of said Borough, as required by act of
Assembly.
7. Tlie Towti Council shall bave the
right to remove, at uny time, any per
son appointed Street Commissioner of
said Borough.
Thts ordinance shall take effect on
und after September f, 1881.
C. II. M'CAULEY, f res t.
Attest-W. C. Hkaly, Sec'y.
Approved this loth day of August,
A. D. 1B81. J. POWELL,
Chief Burgess.
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