I . VOL 1. IU n GWAYi PA., MAY 7, 1870. NO. 30. r B . PUBLISHED WEEKLY, t a peii ytJtrjrujfr. Rates of Advertising. 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COUNTY OFFIUJEKS. President Judse S. P. Johnson. Additional Law Judge Hon. Jho. P. lucent. Associate Judges E. C. Sohultie, Jesse Kjler. District Attorney J. K. P. Hall. Shariff Jacob McOauley. Prothonotary Ac., Fred. Schcening. Treasurer Claudius V. Gillis. Co. Superintendent Rufus Lucore. Commissioners II. Warner, Jos. W Tavlor. Louis Vollmer. Auditors Clark Wilcox, George D. Messenger, and Joseph Wilhelm. Couutv Surveyor Geo. Walmsley. Jury Commissioners. George Dickinsn, ana Horace Little. TIME OF HOLDING COURT. . Second Monday in January, Last Monday in April. First Monday in August. First Monday in November. RAILROADS. PHILAD LTHIA & EEIE BAILBOAD. WINTER TIME TABLE. "v and after MONDAY, NOV. 25th, II the trains on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad will run as follows : WESTWARD. Mail Train leaves Philadelphia .. 9.8a p. m. " Kklgway - 2.00 p. m " arrive at Erie 8.20 p. m Brie Exp leaves Philadelphia 11.60 a. m, Ridgway 3 30 a. m. ' arrive at Erie -10.00 a. m HASTWABD. Mail Train leaves Erie 8.40 a. m. " Ridgway 2.60 p. m, " arrivi at Philad'a - 6.20 a. m, Brit Express leaves Erie 4.00 p. m. p.idgway p. m, k ar'at Philadelphia...- 12.45 p. m, Bxpress east connects at Corry, Mail eatit at Corry and Irvinton with trains on Oil Creek AAUegbeny Kiver it. K. ALFRED L. TYLER. General Superintendent LLEOHLNY VALLEV RAIL ROAD. The only direct route to Pittsburg WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS fVnm Oil CMv. On and after Molfaay Nov. 22d 1869, train will ma at follows : GUING FOl'TIT Day Express leaves Oil City at 10,30 a. m. Arriving at Pittsburg at 6,30 p. m. Night Exprrss leaves Oil City at 9,30 p. m. Arriving at Pittsburg at 7,00 a. m. Kittanning Aco. leaves Emlenton 0,10 p. m Arriviving at Kittauning 9,00 p. m. Mixed Way leaves Oil City at 7,00 a. m. Arriviug at West Penn Junction at 7,05 p. m. GOING NORTH. Day Express leaves Pittsburg at 7,15 a. m. Arriving at Oil Citjf at 1,65 p. m. Hight Express leaves Pittsburg at 8,00 p. in. Arriving at Oil City at 6,00 a. m. Parker Aco. leaves Kittanuing 7,20 a. m. Arriving at Parker 9,65 a. m. Mixed Way leave West Penn June, at 7,00 a. m. Arriving at Oil City at 6,00 p. m. Connections at Corry and Irvine'on for Oil City and Pittsbuig. At Franklin with James tewo and Frannlia R. R. Connections with Wvst Penn, R. R. at West Penn Junction for Blairsville and all points on the main line of the Pennsylvania R. R. Qr-"8ilver Palace Sleeping Cars" on all Night Trains both ways from Pittsbrgh to Corry, J. J. LAWRENCE. General Supt. Taos. II. Kino, Asst. Supt. OOK AGENTS WANTED FOR Struggles ana inampni oi P. T BARNUIV), Written by himself. In one large octavo Tol as nearly 800 pages printed in English and German. 83 full page engravings. It em- ' b.aeei forty year recollections of his busy life, s a merchant, manager, banker, leoturer and showman. No book published so acceptable to all daises. Every one wants it. Agents aver age from 50 to 100 subscribers a week. W fr extra inducements. Illustrated catalogue aae terms to agents sent free. . J. B. BOKR ft CO., Publishers, . ft- Hartford, Conn. JOB WORK of ill kind and deewi la at th'n eff ee.. BUSINE8S CARDS. J. 8. BOKDWELL, M. D. eclectic pn rstctjur The word eclectic means to choose or se lect medicines from all the different Schools of medicine ; using remedies that are safe, and discarding from practice all medi cines that have an injurious effect on the sys tem, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop' tier, &c. I lay aside the lance the old bloodlcttor, reducer or dcpleter, and equalize the circuia tion and restore the system to -its natural slat by alteratives and tonics. I shall hero after give particular attention to chronio dis eases, such as Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver complaint, Catarrh, Ne iralgia, diseases of the throat, urinary organs, ana all diseases pecu liar to females, &o. CATARRH I treat with a new instrument of a late invention, which cures every case. IbETli extracted without pain. Office and residence South of the jail on Centre St. Office hours from 7 to 8 a. ; m 12 to 1 p. m ; 6 to 7 p. m. ieo. 26 07. -J y. J. a. UUKDMJCl.li. TOHN G. HALL, Attorney at law, Ridg- tJ way, Elk county Pa. mar.22'60 ly JOilH O. HALL JA8. K. P. HALL. HALL. & T3IIO. Attorneys -at cif u i nvc . Law OA. 1U n iV A O . BENZINGER P. O. ELK. COUNTY, PA. September 20, 18G6. ly. J. S. Bordwell, M. D. Eclectic Physician' Jail, on Centre St., Ridgway, Pa. Prompt at tention willbe given to all culls. Office hours : 7 to 8 A. M-; 12 to 2 P. M. ; and 6 to 7 P. M. Mar. 22, Gu-tf. I7HANKLIN HOUSE, 1 St. Mart's. Pa. LARGEY & MALONE, Pr.orn's. The proprietors respectfully ask the attention of their friends and the public in general to their large and commodious hotel. Every attention paid to the convenient of guests. II. LARGEY, my30 -1803 1y J. A. m ALONE. If ASLIN Kettles, Brass Kettles, Porcleau 1VL Sauce Pans, French TineJ Sauce Pans. Fruit cans the cheapest and best, at W. S. SERVICE S, Hardware.Store, Pidgway.Pa. HYDE HOUSE, Ripowat. Elk Co., Pa. W. II. SCIIIiAM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro prietor, hopes, by paying strict attcinion to the ooml'ort and convenience of guests, to merit a continuance of the same. Oct 30 I860. nHAYER HOUSE, I RIDGWAY, PA. DAVID THAYER, Proprietor. The undersigned having fitted up a large and commodious hotel on the southwest corner of Centre and Mill Btrects, villi good and convenient stabling attached, respect fully solicits the patronage of his old friends and the public generally. declS 66 ly DAVID THAI EK. KERSEY HOUSE, CaNTUtviLLi, Elk Co., Pa. H..B. Leach, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro. prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to the comfort and convenience of guests, to merit a continuance of the same. vln201y. jyjORTON HOUSE, EUIE. 13A- M. V. Moore, (fate of th Hyde House) 1 "roprittor. Open Day and Night n30tf. H ENRY SOUTHER, Attorney-at-Law (fcb29'C8), Ridgway, Pa. B LANKS of all tic J. kinds for sale at this H. VOLK, Manufacturer and Dealer y. in Lager Beer, opposite the Railroad Depot, St. Mary's, Elk county Pa. Mar-22'be-l . E ENVELOPES, LABELS & TAGS neatly printed 1 1 the Advocate Office I WAS cured of Deafness and Catarrh by a simple remedy, and will send the receipt free. MRS. M. C. LEGGETT, 4w Hoboken, N. J. I was cuied of Deafness and Catarrh by a simple remedy and will send the receipt free. 19u 4w. MUS. M. U. ttUUU'f, Hoboken, N. J. D R C. H. FULLER, BOTANIC PHYSICIAN, RlDOWAY, tk. J D. PARSONS, Manufacturer and Dealer in Boots & Shoes, Main St., opposite Hotel, nov27y Wilcox, Pa. JgOARDlNG HOUSE, near tneuepoi, nueox, ra. MARTIN SOWERS, Proprietor. The undersigned has opened a large boarditg bouse at the above place, where be is amply prepared to satisfy the wanti of those who nay averhim with their eastoss. bov 6930, X ACOB YOUNG & CO., Book Binders And J ! Blank Book Manufacturers, Wright's Blk. Oorry, Pa Blaak Beoks Made to Urdwr. jStlttt DBiscdlanj. MR. PETEHSFIEST WIFE. ''Dear, dear; do toast; eggs boiled as hard as brickbats, and coffee stone cold. And Mr. Peters rose from the table in a tember by no means atr.aible, and rang the the Cell violently. There was no answer. He rang again, a third, a fourth time, ond still no answer 1 Out of patients, he went to the door and called "Maria ! Maria I" A slight pretty litte woman, Dressed in a soiled, tumbled wrapper, with bair in a state of direful confusion, answered his summons. She had one of those bright faces which nature intended should be decked with continual smiles ; but now all its roses in bloom, it was drawn down to its full length, and the large eyei bad serious, or rather doleful expression, totally at variance with its usual joyous lock. Her voice, too, had lost its melodious, ringing sound, and was subdued to a dismal whine. What is it, Joseph V 'Where's Bridget? 'Gone out for me. I want more white ribbon for my assension robe.' Mr. Pcter3 said a very naughty word, and then continued : Cold coUb bard eggs, breakfast not fit to eat.' 'I wish,' whined his wife, 'you would take less of tetnpocl matters and turn your attention to the great end of life.' hag it all, madam, I like to enjoy my life while I do have it.' Here was I, the hap picst man in trie i niicd btatcs, with a pleasant home, a chatty, checrtul, loving wife, and good quiet children ; and now, since you have joined the Millerites, what am I V 'Oh, Joseph, if you would only come in- that blessed circle.' 'Oh, Maria, if you would only come out of it. Where are the boys? 'I'm Fure I don't know.' 'Are they going to school to day ?' Xo dear Joseph.' 'Fur what reason, madam V 'My dear, the teacher has given up the school, and is turning his mind to more ex alted objeots. Oh ! Joseph, turn now, while there's time, you still have a week for prcperation and repentance V 'Repentance ! Well, when I take up the subject, it will take more than a week to put it through.' And Mr. Peters put on his coat and took up his bat. 'Joseph,' said his wife, 'you need not scud home any dinner. I shall be out, and I'll take the boys over to their uncle's for dinner.' Joe made no answer, unless the violently emphatio manner in which he closed the door was one. Muttoring with anger, he strode into a restaurant to make a breakfast. Here he was hailed by one of hia friends, Fred. Somers, who looked up as be beard Joe's order. 'Halloo!' he cried, you here? What are you doing here at breakfast time ? Wrife sick V 'No.' 'Had a quarrel ?' No.' 'Gone to town V 'No.' 'Then why don't you breakfast at borne V Chimney on fire V 'No.' Well, what in thunder's to pay ?' 'Maria's joined the mileritcs 1' Fred gave a long whistle, and then said: 'Going to asceud next week ?' 'Yes, and if I don't commit suicide in the meantime you may congratulate me. I am al most distracted; can't get a decent meal, chil dren running riot, servants saucy, house all in confusoion, wife got the blues, either quoting the speeches of the elders at me, or sewing on a great white robe, and groan ing every third or fourth stitch. Hang it all, Fred , I've a great mind to take poison or join the army." 'H'm ! h'ui 1 you give an 'enchanting picture, but I think I can suggest a cure.' A cure V Yes if you will promise to take my ad. vice, I will make your home pleasant, your wife cheerful, and your children happy.' .'Doit!' cried Joe. 'I'll follow your word like a soldier under his superior of ficer. What shall I do?' At tea time Mr. Peters entered his home whistling. Maria was seated at her sew ing, and there were no signs of preperartbn for the evening meal. 'Maria, my dear,' said Mr. Peters, 'is tea ready ?' 'I don't know,' was tbe answer, have becfl out all day attending meeting.' 'Oh, very well ; never mind. Attend ing ! You are resolved, then, to leave nest week ?' 'Oh 1 Joseph, I must go when I am cal led on.' Yes, my dear, of ctjurse. Well, I must resign mynelt, I suppose By ths way, my dear, has it ever occurred to you that 1 chilli be left n?widower with three children ? I think I am a handsome man yet, my love, and Joe walked over to the glass, passed his finders through bis hair, and pulled up hiVJeo'.lar. Maria looked up rather surprised 'Yeu sec, dear, it is rather a relict for you io go quickly, you know. It is so wearing on the nerves to har3 long illness; and besides, my dear, there will be no fu neral expenses to pay, and th.-.t is quite a sa ving.' Mrs. Peters' lips quivered, and her largb blue eyes filled with tears. Joe longed to q'lit his heartless speech and comfort her, but he was fearful the desired effect was not yet gained 'So, my dear,' he continued, 'if you mutt go, 1 have been thinking of getting another wife.' 'What?' crifti Mrs. Peters. 'Another wife my love. The house must be kept in order, and the boys cared for.' The grief was gone from Maria's face, but her teeth were set with a fietce wrath. .'Another wife, Joseph! Another wile! 'Yes. I think I have selected a good successor. I have deliberated a long time, when I was a batchclor, between her and yourselr. You wjll like her ; she is your bosom friend 1' 'What 1 Sarah Ingraham !' 'Yes my dear. I think that on the day you ascend, I will marry Sarah Ingraham 1' 'What, that good-tor-nothing, silly, empty- beaded old maid, the mothor of my children ! What !' 'Well, my dear, it seems to be the best I can do. I don't want to leave my busi ness sod go a courting, and she will have me I know.' 'No doubt ! Oh, you great brutal, hate ful ' - - 'Stop, my dear, don't fly into a fury ! We will try to spend our last week in hap piness. Oh, by the way, I have a propo sition to make.' 'Go on, sir ! Do not spare me !' 'Ah, yes, that is tho very thiug I wish to do. I know your miud is entirely en grossed with your ascension, and I with to spare you the care of the bouse, suppose you invite Sarah here to-morrow, to stop a week !' What !' 'Then I can arrange our matrimonial prepeiations in the evening, while you are at the lecture.' 'What !' 'And you can lcavo tho bouse in her charge all day. That will give you plenty of time to go nut, and she can learn the ways of the house' 'What 1' 'And, my dear, one little favor- It may be the last that I shall ever ask of you. Stay at home one or two days, and show her around, where you keep things, and so on, so that she won't have any trouble in keeping order after you go. You will do this to oblige me, won't you ?, Mrs. Peters for ansaswer, rolled up her ascension robe into a ball and fired it at Joe. The cotton, scissors, work basket and table cloth followed each other in rapid succession, and he was unable to fly. Then Maria's rage found vent in words. 'So ! you are going to marry Sarah ! That's tbe reason you whistled so nice when yau come in ! But you shan't mar ry her, sir ! You thau't have that gratifi cation ! I will stay, if it is only to spite you ! I won't go ! I tell yoi, Mr. Peters that I won't go !' But, my dear, you must go, if you are come lor. 'I won't go 1' 'But consider, my dear.' 'I won't go !' 'But what will Sarah Ingraham think of it ?' 'Sarah ! Don't dare to mention Sarah to me again I 1 I l on: i am rainy choking !' and the little woman threw her self into a chair, in a fit of hysterics. Next morning Mr. Peters met Fred in tbe street. Well, old boy, how goes it ?' Fred,' was the reply, 'I Am the hap piest man in tbe world ! I bave regained my wife, and domesiio peace, and got rid of a busy, tatlicg old maid, who, under pretense of loving mj wife was everlasting ly interfering in all our household arrange ments.' 'Then Mrs. Peters will not ascend, will she?' 'I( Sarah is to be my second wife, and stepmother to my chilren, Mrs. Peters baa concluded that on tbe whole, she won't go.' Romnce in Real Lifa Among Ourselves. From the Yatas County Cnaosici.a. Casting hbout in tbe town of Potter for history fitting for your volume, Mr. Editor, I am often surprised by facts and events which partake strongly of the novel and romantio, yet are regarded either with in difference or forpetfulness, and are passed over without note, until developed by the investigation called into action by your contemplate enterprise of a history of the early pioneers of Yates county, and inci dents attending their advent to the then wilds of the famed Genesee Country, of which Yates county forms an interesting portion. Among the personal histories which I have exhumed from oblivion in thus pry ing into family and lecal events, is that of a boy, who in 1815 footed it into that town by the side of an ox team, from Mt. Plea. snnt Pa., in company with a man by the name of Capt. Reuben Carr, who had some years before taking him into his family as an orphan, and to whom the boy became strongly attached, and lived and served him as an elder son. This journey of about per haps 200 miles, occupied eleven days of con stant and persistent toil. The load consis ted of household goods, provisions and the wife and two children of Capt. Carr. The boy by the side of the oxen, and the Captain engineering tbe route and the necessary provision s for the progress and suscess of their undertaking, from day to day, until they at last terminatnd their journey on the premises of Joshua Parsons, in tbe then town of Middlesex, and at once commenced preparations for opening a spot on the wil derness farm which they were to occupy, on the west sidi of Flint creek, (about a mila from where is now Potter Center,) and the building of a log cabin for shelter and pro tection, fur it was no uncommon event of those days to encounter a bear in your path way, and to be lulled to sleep by tbe howl of the wolf, and cheered, perhaps, in the ight of the morning, by the near presence of a fat deer, which the sharp crack of the Captain's unerring rifle often announce would furnish the dinner for the 'day. Here tbe boy of fourteen and the then stalwart Captain in the vigor of manhood, attacked and swept away the dense forest which uncumbered every foot of the prem ises on which they were to make their fu ture home. A living must also be provided for tbe family, while they were clearing and preparing for a crop the succeeding spring or fall, aud thus toilsome days' work were often performed at a distance of miles from home, to procure their daily necessaries, and many obstacles surmounted that would now be regarded as mountains. Yet they toiled on. The Captain's fam ily increased in nu.iibers by the addition of children stated reasonable periods. The forest disappeared slowly but surely before their axes, and "logrollings," sided by fire, the pioneer's friend. The boy grew in years and manly strength, plodding his way to the Nettle Yalley School House, a dis tance of two and a half miles for a month or two every winter, when he could be sparedj for the beoefit of scholastic advan tages, which were dtlly appreciated and faithfully sought for by the eager youth, who thought himself thus most highly fa vored. In tbe use of the axe be became a pro ficient, and a customer that tbe ambitious in that popular line of the day were loth to ebcountcr; he often turning out io a sin gle day his five and even seven cords of wood, fitted for Williams' potash distillery, to which it was hauled over a mile and a half, and sold for 75 cents a cord. Subse quently, and after living out bis minority, the boy, now the man, entered upon tbe line where the Erie caaul was under con struction, worked first for about $3 per month, opening tbo way for that then stu pendous undertaking, but soon was promo ted to the leadership of a company of axmen, and sent to open the track about Lockport and the vicinity of the Tonawanda, at the advaneed wages of $13 per month, camping in the woods ao?i taking turns in the duties of cook and house-keeper. The next year he ventured upon the rushing waters of the Seneca and Mohawk as "jolly Durham Boatman,' and soon suoceeded to a captaincy in this department of maoly arts. He fol lowed this business in all of its changes thence forward during the boating season for many years, up to tbe time of the com pletion of the Erie1 canal, when landiug the last load of his river craft within the month of mud creek, in Wayne couuty, near the village of Lyons, it was allowed to sink into forgetfulness, with the fact that for many years the early riontois bad deemed them Belvea blest by a kind Providence, for these uncertain and toi.scuic avenues of ingress and egress to the "Gencsto Couutry." On the oiictiini! of the Erie canal our friend became a successful and energetic navigator, nnd for many years commanded and run a boat, identifying himself with the early events and progress of that internal water communication from Albany to Buf falo (the pride of our Slate.) and encoun. tcred its many vicissitudes, as well as shar ing its benefits, in the way of cholera and perils of the kind, bringing him often with in short range of the grim messenger's shafts. At length he married the daughter of a neighbor, retired finally to the peaceful life of a farmer, occupying as owner for a time, the old farm on wftioh he settled with Cap tain Carr, who by the way bad sold and emigrated to Western Pennsylvania with a large family of boys, to encounter for tbe third time tbe wilderness, and open a farm and make a home, where he now resides in the midst of his children, with his third wife, at the age of 90 years, quite active, and in the enjoyment of peaceful conscience a happy temper, and a comfortable store of this world's goods, while our adveutuous boy has many years been a resident of Penn 1 an and viainity, has represented the good people of the county in tho highest political office within their gift, and discharged the duties of a national position in this village for several years, as well as that of a hisrh military oommand, and other publio trusts, as it is well known to his credit and the satisfaction of bis constituency. Reader, do you recgoize tho boy of 1815 in your neighbor ? and is not the truth of this brief sketch of such a career quite as interesting as yellow "covered fiction ?" lea! and so is every neighborhood within our county filled with incidents and history, to be broucbt out by the investigation consequent upon the publication of this Gazcteer and Histo ry that cannot fail to intercut the present and future reader. "Grace Greenwood," in a recent let ter from Washington, says : "Whilo on a visit to the Land Office I was shown by Mr. Wilson, the Commi3sisiouer, a singu lar relic of a late fight on the plains. It was a garment taken from an Iudian Chief, after his death. A shirt of buckskin, made without the usual ornamentation of beads and porcupine quills, yet graced with some thing quite novel in the decora tive way a full, long fringe, formed of formed ff the hair of white women and children. It was a ghastly ornament ; in deed, the entire garment was a very un pleaaeut thing to inspect. The only point in it on which the eye could rest without horror or pity was a small, round hole, be neath which the raging heart of a human wild beast came one day to a full stop." Useeul Hints. Ask no womau her age. Never joke with a policeman. Do not play at chess with a widow. Never contradict a man that stutters. Be civil to all rich uncles and aunta. Your oldest hat, of course, tor an evening party. Always sit next to tbo carver at dinner. Keep your own socrets. Tell no human beiti you die your whiskers. tVind up your conduct like your watch once every day, examiniug minutely whether you are "fast" or "slow." Make friends with the steward on board a steamer ; there's no knowing how soon you may be in his power. Write not one letter once more than you can help; the man who keeps up a large oorrefpon dence is martyr tied, not to stake, but to the post. ' Patrick.," said a priest to an Irish man, "bow much hay did you steal ?" ' Well," replied Pat, 'I may as well confess to your reverance for the whole stack, for my wife and I are going to takeMhe rest the first dark night." A woman's wrights advocate insists that divorced women have a right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment, which provides that the right of suflerage shall not be de nied or abridged an account of race or col or, or 'previout oonditiou of servitude." A person desiring a situation as teacher in Nova Scota wrote to the board : 'feb 4 1870. Tir I Offer myself to you for that plaoe to the board which I am wall quali fiede for my edge 402 (meaning, doubtless, 4-0. " - - This is what I call capital punishment, as the boy said when his mother shut hia up among, the preserves. ' 4
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