- um,r,attiif-AiJllW'W1tfi"UHl.'l. I i CI 14 I n CO JTHURSDAT, FEBRUARY 23, 3875. ETangelic&l Lutheran Church. RKV. I. HPIJNF.MAN. rslor. Sunday Fob 2S, 1873, Euglish services homing and evening I At half-ptst nine oclocn a m mo new Lutheran Sunday School will bo organized 1A.U are invited lo attend I cRAC2c7rja::i f REV. WM. JAS. MILLER, Recter. ' Services every Sunday at 11 a. m. and H . . , , , , . . A 11 . 4 p.m. sjunuay scaooi ai w a. h. mm cordially invited to attend. Sealijrcc. VartTlmt.at MUit triraj. Mail East do West Through Local, E.ist do do West Local East 4:43 P: M. 2:i!G 1'. M. 8:20 A. M. 0:44 P. M. 4:50 P. M do West 8;20 A. M The Mail and Through Local carry passengers, the local does cot. ELK LODGE, A. V. M. e stated meetings of Elk Lolje, No. are held at their linll, corner of Main d Depot streets, on the second and fourth luesdays of each month' N. V. MhU.V, Sec y. TU e poem "Sunshine," lead by Miss ase A. McCleary, before the Teachers institute, on Friday evening last, is the boductionof Geo. 11. Dixon, and ap- jard ia the Advocate in the issue of Kot. 12, 1874. S. A. llote of Weft End Gallery has een appointed agent for the sale of Icthing made to order, by Waaaaiakei ; Brown of Philadelphia the largest fothingjiousc in America, and has on xhibition samples to a grer.t variety of uita &c , at all prices. Perseus wishing o get clothing would clo well to call nd examine tlit-m and have their Measure taken. The principal features f their mode of business are Case, thus insuring low prices. Oni Price, thus treating everybody like. FULL GUARANTEE, aeeouipau !S every gaiuicut sold. r-ASII lM-.TTIKXEI). if pant you. The advantages thus secured te a saving of time end temper, perlect acurity, absence ol all buekptcriiiji i-o. 1 it nuke: g'.od c'.uihitur cheap. ry it. Mr. 11 A Pattcrsou, wilting from acksonville, Florida to Mr. S A Rote f this place says: I am glad to hear Juat Sheriff Hen'y, is coming to our ftate on a visit, utid hope that Irs im Iressions, may be of the most favorable possible' churae'er both as to hiuiscll mi for our stato. I was struck wit li ne difference of atniospherio tempera ture between your placo uudthis and ket we have lud what is called coul weather by tlrj "old citizeos." I viil, ive our temperature as shown by the teport of the U S Signal service at this place. Monday, bth mat., i A., u therm une tor :S nbeve, diffeience 46; Tuesday, Oil, i'.S0 ut your place 14 be- ow Lcro, diiLi'cucu o-'; Wednesday 10th, 5- above bel t, with you 2- be low difference 7-1; Thursday, ILL 02 Vbove Lcro with you -1 below, dillcr teuce Gti: Friday 12th -lo above heits, Vth vnu S brl.jw. diSVsrence f;l. and 111 iu our iavor. The fict is sweet po- Ltoe vines ure dying a natural Jet.th o frost as jot to kill, straw berries are X.imiti'' iu (mite rleutv. not uiewn in u 1 ft ar w lot-tousts, other than that big one aused by the daily shining of "old sol." A Hint to the Wuiikixo Man. K mau with a family, however poor he Lay be, owes it to his wife to save her lealth and strength iu every way possi ble, lie has no right to allow the uother of his children to wear her life .ut toiling with her needle to clothe her amily. His duty is to buy the Wilson Khuttle Sewing Machiue, tho best ma- :hine for family sewing and mauulaetur ng purposes ever invented, and he can uy one for fifty dollars. More than his, be can buy the Wilson Machiae kpon terms which euable bim to pay for t in email montmy installments, tnat ie can spare out of his wages without eehng the drain. Ho will get, thereby, i machine capable of doing erery ariety of family work in the most (beautiful manner, a machino that even a bhild can operate, and whioh will prove permanent family blessing. Machines will be delivered at any Railroad Station in this county, tree ol transportation charges, if ordered through the Com- fpany s urancn House at oil & 6Z'J Superior at Uievelana Uuio They send an elegant catalogue and chromo circular free on application This Company want a lew more good agents BIRTHS THAYER On Tuesday, Feb. 23d 1875, to Mrs, aud Mr. II. S.Thayer, V son. SCIIOEN1XG On Wednesday, Feb. 24th 1875, to Mr. and Mrs. Capt. Fred. Schocning, a son. M ARMAGH )RniNES-CALLAN,--Oo Sunday b. 21st 1S75, by ltev. Wm. iMartin, . Urnn'M. llhioeg to Mus Amanda lan, all of this place. DEATH S ERNITOUT At Wilcox. Pa., on ,nday Febuary 22d 1875, Mrs. Milla wife of Captain John Erohout, 8"ed 49 years lees 5 days. COOKAt Jamestown N Y Feb. 20, 1875 Charles .Cook, ot quick con gumption, aged about forty years. (Ol il A4 V A-i SOW TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS. niHKZKTT Constable D. E. Hewitt Supervisors Denis Taylor, Abner Ober School Directors Geo. T Rotbrook, Osborne Johnson ' Inspectors of Elootion D S Johnson, Geo. Mahon Judge of Election Robert Smith Clerk James liarr Treasurer Benj. Johnson Assessor II F Wilson Auditor R W Petriken Justice of the Peace A Bryan JAY Justice of the Peace D 13 Polton Supervisors Alfred Evans, L E Leggett Treasurer Wm M Webb, Auditors Wm B Hewitt J M Brookins Constable Martin Evans Assessor J It Morey School Directors Justus Webb P year, J W Rothrock, 2 years, J E Morey, 3 years Clerk A W Gray . Judge of Election A W Gray Inspectors of Election Wm M Webb, C J Dill. IIORTCX Justice of the Peace G W Clinton Judge of Election E D Alden Inspectors of Election A B Sparks J S Chambcrlin Treasurer II Ilorton Supervisors N T Hippie, James Pbalen . Assessor J Hartman Auditor W II Ilorton, 3 years, J J Taylor, 2 years Clerk A D Alden Sehoo! Directors James McClelland, G S Ilimes Constable Jno. Brown EI'BING crEF.K Auditors Samuel Daugherty, W. A' Irwin Supervisors Mathew Shanley, Reu ben Mohuey Constable Enoch Moody Judge of Election Samuel Beers Trcas urer John MegaCick Inspectors Geo Irwin, J. J. Henry School Directors Thos Irwin, A Fultneu Asseor Enoch Moody Overseers of tho Poor E W Rogers, John Megailick Al'l'I.EXONS AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA that the revised, and elegantly illus trated edition of this work, now being published, a volume of 800 pages once in two months, is the best Cyclopedia in Aiuciicj, is certain. No library is com plete without it. It is a complete one iu itself. It only costs $3 a month to get it in leather binding. The best and ehea J est library in the world. FIRE AT jaiFORIUM. 1.033 870,000. This morning, about, 2 o'clock, the front of tho premises oecupied by 1'. J. McDougal, in PhelpV Block, was dis- covcrcii to te on ure. An alarm was i, immediately given but the fire was under too much headway to bo checked by the apparatus at hand. The block was soon in flimes. The Union Hotel, owned and occupied by Thomas Crcatou, and Riley Warner's Hotel soon fell a prey to the devouring elements. Then the new and unoccupied building be longing to John Crcaton was swept away. The fire then crossed Broad Street, completely destroying the Bid ule House, and extending down Fourth street soon left nothing but ashes of Rockwell's New Block. Phelps Block was occupied by Phelps, Mine.r & Co., Dry Goods, II. L. Putzel, Clothing; Tulis & Hogan, Dry Goods; P. J. M' Dougal, Billiard Saloon and Restaurant; Mrs. Hitchcock, Millinery, Mrs. Crane, residence, aud the third story by Ma soaic, P. O. S. of A., and Good Tern plar orders. Union Hotel occupied by Thos. Creaton, Warner's Hotel by Riley Warner; Biddle House, owned and oc cupied by C. Swcazey; Rockwell's Block, by E. Canfield, Groceries and dwelling; II. C. Rockwell, Millinery and dwelling. LOSSES: Phelps' Block, owned by Philadel phia & Erie Land Co., loss 110,000. No insurance, Phelps, Miner & Co., $5,000, fully insured. II L Putzel, $6,000; insurance $4, 000. Tulis & Hogan, 7,000; insurance $4,000. P. J. McDougal, $2 000; no insur anea Mrs. Crone, ou furniture, $500; bo insurance. Mrs. Hitchcock, on goods, 8 GOO; no msuranoe. Masonio Lodge and Chapter $3,500; insurance, $2,000. Good Templars $200; insurance $140. P. O. S ef A., loss only about $100 Thos. Creaton, hotel and furniture $0,000; insurance $4,000. Riley Warner, building and furni. ture, $2,500; iusurao.ee $1,500. John Creaton, unoccupied building $3,000, insurance 52,000. Sweazev's Hotel and furniture, $18,- 000; insurance, $7,000. II C Uoctwell, $4,UUU; insurance, $2,000. E Canfield, $1,000, fully insured. Iu addition to the above, the boarders and guests of the Biddle House lost a censiderable amount in clothing, books, &o., and the Opera House row was eon siderablo damaged. Cameron Prei Extra, 22d inst. Elk County Teachers' Institute. The Elk County Teachers' Institute conveacd in Ridgway school building at 2 o'clock P. M. on Monday, Feb. 15 1875, and was called to order by County Superintendent Luoore, president cx officio. The following officers were then eleoted and installed; S. T. Brockbanki tiee president; Miss Babe E. Wilcox, Messrs. J. O. W. Bailey, and S. T. Brockbank, secretaries. Tho presid?nt then addressed the In stitute, exhorting the teachers to effi cient action, as ia (ho absence, during the greater portion of tho time cf pro fessional instructors, the success o! the Institute woald depend largely upon them; also, hoping that their actions and demeanor would constantly attest that they were fully conscious of the impor tance of the work thoy were assembled to preform. After transacting miscellaneous busi ness, the Institute was entertained ,by a class drill iti inental arithmetic. During the evening session the ques tion, "Should children be compelled by law to attend school," caused an absorb ing interest. Opeued by Mr. Fleuiiug followed by Messrs. Builey, Hambliu and Little in the affirmative, aud Messrs. Brockbauk, Luther aud Painter in the negative. By a vote on the aaerits of the question, the expression was id favor ot the affirmative. C. 8. Luther then conducted a class drill in elocution, exposing tho fallacy of depending upon definitions and rulec without being able to apply aud illus trate them efficiently. TUESDAY MORNING SESSION. After devotional exercises a spoiling exercise was entered into by the Insti tute, followed by a cli?s drill in written arithmetic aud muiic by Ridgway school. Recess. Discussion, "How can regular attend ance of pupil be best secured?" Dis cussed by Messrs. Fleming, Dixon, Ripple, Brockb.iuk and Painter. The general tendency of the leuiarks was iu favor of securiug it by freely ojuiiuuni eating with aud securing the co-operation of parents. During the afternoon session the ex ercises consisted ot a class drill iu gram mar by G. It. Dixon, methods of teach ing alphabet by S. M. Fleming, and methods of teaching yeograpby by Edgar Wilson. During the evening session a large and attentive audience wn entertained by a lecture by Prof. Dixon. We on unable to give the lecture entire from want of space but append tho following extracts: roues aivz raicnoif. Mr. Superintendent, LtuUcs ami Gentlemen: It is a principle in natural philosophy tint force cannot bo annihi lated. It may a-stume Protean gaises, but it is d'ubt!-3 rsjcntuliy ;i nait everywhere. It nny disappear from tiie earth, still "Sotueviatre vet te atuxsfoiet Movm the light poise uuivene,'' What the nutuie ot torce is w? cn- not tell. We think it to be a mcde of motion. Bevond this, all is ui story. Every thouhllul mind, however, ad mits that there is a deirxtbiii termed force, which is strangely blended and interlinked with the whole creation, de veloping our bodies, framing our mindst building the oak, revolving ibc earth. It is a principle in political economy that the educated laborer in any produc tive employment will waste less force than, the uneducated laborer. In word, that education prevents much waste of labor aud utli;.e$ uri c. We must, of course, grant that there is a necessary waste of force in all kinds of work; but it is the peculiar province of education to direct well the blows that are struck to so organize and sys tematize that there will be as little fric tion in the process as possible. Tan ners, mechauics, farmers, railroad kings, producers everywhere of all kinds, are alive to the fact that there u too much iorce wastedthat friction is eating up the profits; and to remedy this evil political economy was brought iutoexis teuco as a science, and during the last twenty-five years tho civilized world has made startling progress in solving the momentous problem of Wow, ioUur can be saveit, J'uixc utilized cud friction avoided. It may be a little immodest in me (a teacher) to speak cf teachers first. But by many people teachers are faid to be, the sinners above all sinners, and of course, are capable of doing anything, however immodest. I say first, then, friction is caused by tho inconncleniy of teachers. I mean that we lac thorough information, and who will question anything so painlully evident. In many cases we tremble before our school superiuteadaut as guilty crimin als befoie a sentencing judj;c, and 1 sometimes think we are criminating ourselves by rushing carelessly into positions that aagcls would fear to oecupy. many of us are barely or only superficially acquainted with the sub jects to be taught. We ask for positions as teachers, and have little that we cau teach. We may havo thoroughly memorized the books iu which we were instructed, but even in the mere memory of faots some of us are sadly deficient, while the real gist of the matter is seldom possessed by us. We can give definitions, but sot illustra tions; results but not causes showing that iwe have the husk, but sot the corn; the external, but not the internal. Now, to be a parrot is one thing; to be a thinking, rcasouiug comprehending be ing is another. To be dependent upon a certain author oi a certain text book is to be crippled; but this if very many times the case, for school patrons know too well, aud to the shame of teachers be it said, that with nearly every chango of instructors, there is a call for a chance of books And why is Hi tie eause teachers are dependant and not independent: because tbey are book. worms and not thinkers; because they must see the words, the problems, the statements, as they wore written iu the book out of which they learned, or else they oio far out at sea, without a com pass to direct or a star to gaide. They are much like the boy whojcould solve any problem in a certain arithmetic, but could not measure a load of wood be cause he failed to find an example in tho book setting forth like dimensions. I sulcmuly ask, of what use is . our teaching unless we can make a practical application of principles? The prineU pics must live they are the fruits. The words must soou drop from the memory they are the blossoms. Then, to utilize time and labor, to avoid ono great source of lriction in common schools, we say: Teachers, let us get something to teach; let us qualify ourselves by learn ing living, generating principles in all their bearings and relations; make them our own; stamp them with our own in dividuality, and however necessary it may be to have text books, let us be able to use as not to abuse. Again, as a result of incompetency, a waste of fo.ee arises from the teaching of thimjs not vs'fid. Our text books are greatly at fault here. 1 hey are in mauy cases, crammed with details of dead and senseless things, which only serve to burden and discourage the in structor and the instructed. Our geographies, for iustanee, are strange conglomerations of almost every art and science -almost every subjsct ever treated- snd instead of geographies be ing on elementary branch, much pre paratory knowledge is necessary belore it can be studied with any degree of satisfaction. Evciy teacher kuows that it is quite impossible to teach a pupil anything about geography under the present mjimc, and my hatublo reason is that there is not one. text hook in teu on this subject that contains enough common sense to make ic practical. "Our intellectual arithmetics are school room juggernauts," as some one has well said, "and heueath their wheels many a bright intellect is crushed-" The men tal arithmetic is useful enough wbeu the icienco is properly applied, but most text books on that subject lack practicality. Friction n!? arises from imperfect nietliodn of insiruction- We allow pupils lo contract desultory habits of study. We raietoo scMoui an nceurate Btimlunl of knowieJje. J t is so easy to skim the sur face, nnU so painstaking to be radical, tlial the slovenly hubils of looseness are allowed to fasten upon the scholars. It is u method witu borne to have pupils oxcrcisc the memory principally, cause tliem to memorize lcng lists of adverbs aud prepo sitions, the idea being to discipline tbc memory Tais, in my opinion, is outra geous. It doei little else than to encourage stupidity. The proper purpose of all true education ba it primary, or academic, or collegiate, a professional, or whatever else it may be ia to teach the pupil to think; to use his own senses nnd his own powers of mind '" w Auatkor source of friction is the govern ment of a school, nud eipec':ali3' u tkcre friction if a scholar be mceiy lloijnt. ieuchers, ns a lust resort, when prayers, tears, exhortations aud long sulleimg kavc .ailed to accomplish the desired tad wbeu you have so studied lice dipositior.s aud peculiarities ot your pupils is to know hw m net win; a you are driven lo the wall then apply force to jour unruly schuhus. I have known seaeals to be governed viith. out the red, but 1 have known schools le be governed fur Letter with the help of the lud. C.rpotal punishment, when pioptrly applied, mil u.lj'isi n;:ilirb iu about out c;iso in twciiiy. lu I lie etuor nineteen the parents will interfere ani de stroy tho tU'eet. What else can be ex pected when i.ineieen-lwentieths of tkc puieuis are ruled by luo childrsn. 1 pity I lie teacher wag has nut a sliif verbetrule culuuiu, lor he lulcs umoug queens and kings. A parent once told a leuciicr to Jloy his ion if tie did nut obey, and one day the tcacker did t!qg him uud in Ike proper way, and lefore Light the parent came to the school buiiing and kicked the teichtr out uf the door fur doing just what he hud told him lo do. I knew a buy to be whipped for e wearing, and the fat her swore at iiim nhile Hogging liiui. l ai emsun ofleu iu-ciii.-iMctu, olieu prejudiced against teach-ti-j, and are i itrly always willing and eager to believe any lie about them that may be started Im-jutae ultuidtiiac of pupils is another sourcu of friction. Our text books are gen era ily couipi ed so that the Undent cunuot commence anywhere; but niiiat, in moat cases, begin al the beginning, and must advance siep by step, without ouiiiting anything. The scholar who enters late in the term, or who utteuds very irregularly, caines much trouble; ia frequently a dead weigiit ou tho v'.na and nu annoyance to the instructor. When will parents learn ihet to have a good school they in tint see to it that the children nrc prompt nud regular in tbeir attendance; thai to have pupils advauet in learning it ie positively neces sary that thoy keep daily with the ranks. A day missed is a iiuk gone, uud the chain is broken forever. U, patrouj of schools 1 appeal to you, for the sake of the pro cress of classes, for the suue of the child lor the sake of the teacher, for the sake of reason and justice, for the sake of order, for the sake of the school, do tee to it that tkoee whom ycu send are prompt and regu lar in their attendance, lu my opinion the compulsory education laws nre cutting re proaches to indillereut parents and guar diaus. Jhe idea of being forced by law to do su important a duty as sending the caiid ren to sciool, speaks badly for the parents. Let us hope it may never be necessary to pass such a law it Pennsylvania. .besides psrmittiUL' the children to at tud very irregularly the parents them selves stay a wuy from schools a'most en tirelyt If a teache.' did not chastize ( pupil occasionally, he would not know that iliero was a parent in the neighborhood. Hut let a. teacher ilos a pupil aad the school will Le visited immediately. Par. cuts have a right to know how their child ltu are being taught und covorued, and they not only have the rigkt to know, but it is tueir duty to know. 1 could lav. too. Pthat school directors, aud prekupo school superintendents, neglect visiting schools very much. The truth is teachers are left alone iu their glory a little toe much. Alter the lecture the audience list encd with intense inteiest to the read ing of" A Legend of Bergeuz," by Mus JU Uleary. M'EDNESDAY MOUSING SESSION. Class drill by Prof. Sneigcl. Subject "Articulation. Miss M'Cleary then entertained the institute with an elocutionary drill, iol lowed by Prof. Curry with "Methods of teaching geography." AFTERNOON SESSION. Music by llidgway school. Discission "Is the school day too long?" Opened by Mr. Barlew, fol lowed by Prof. Dixon, Speigcl and Luther ia the negative, and Profs, Curry and Brockbank in the affirmative. Class drill in elocution by Miss M' Cleary. Discusioa ''Propsr Biethod of warming buildings with a furnace." The discussion was entered into with great earnestness by teachers and citi zens. After listening to the "Keeper of the Bridge," read by Miss M'Cleary, tho institute sojourned. KVKNINO SESSION. Instrumental ruusio by Miss Florence Ustsrhout. Select readme, "A Tribute to Water," by Miss M'Cleary. Music. "Peri Waltz," by Katie and Jcnnio Gresh Lecture by Prof. Curry "The Earth as a Model Bohool House." Vocal music, "Sweet Snirit Hear Mv Prayer," by Prof. Ernst and Mrs. Ful lerton. Lecture by Prof Sneigel "Indivdu- ality the Ideal of Life." bclcct reading by Miss M'Cleary. 1 Ht nsbAY MOHM1NO Prayer by Hev. Burlew. Music by Misses Gresh and Oster- hout. The Institute was then ably enter tained by a clasi drill in mental arith metic by Miss Flora Spencer. i'rot. Curry then occupied the In stitute with remarks on oral arithmetic, ably setting forth its use:) and necessity. Class drill iu written arithmetic by II. li. Sawyer, followed by class drill aud select reading by Miss M'Cleary. Al'TKl-NOON StSSION. Musio by Miss May Little. Spelling exercise by J' O. W. Bailey. iienuirks ca musio in school by C. S. Luther. Etmology its importance and study, by Prof. Dixon. Lecture by Prot. Curry. RECESS. Instrumeatal music by Miss F. Oster- liout. Discussion "Is uniformity in text books desirable, and how cau it best be secured?" On motion a committee was appoin ted lo devise means for 6ecuiiag uni formity. Committee S. T. Brockbank, G. 11. Dixou aud Miss Elder. Select reading dy Miss M'Cleary. l:LJtl.fl SESSIOK The evening session consisted of reading by Miss M'Cleary, coucert reading by class iu llidgway school, and musio be llidgway Glee Club aub Choral Society. 1K10AT MOIiNINO This Ecvsion was opened by a distus sion, relative to the value ot district in stitutes. Music "Music iu the Air," by Mi-s Schultz, followed by report of committee on unifotiuity of text books, the rcpoil providing lur the appointment ol a committee to solicit the different school boards to mtct, or appoint instructed elegatcs to meet, at tha county scat he secoud Tuesday of April, 1875, and provide for the adoption of a uniform erics of school text books throughout the county, eummittee to consist of Supt. 11. Lucore, II. II. Sawyer, N. J. lSoriin, J. U v liartou, C. 11. Burlew, . C. Painter, George 11. Dixou, Wm. Gross, C. S. Luther and Miss 11. J Chadnick. The report was accepted aud adopted. J be committee on resolutions made the following report which was adopted: iieukas, W e the tcaohers of Elk county, hare enjoyed a week of profit and pieasuie in to is Insulate, aud being about to separate, we wish to express our appreciation ot the work per formed, tbeielbro resoled 1st. '1 bar we recognize in our County Institute one of the bestmeaus ol ad vancing the cause of education. -CU. iuit we believe the district in stitutes are productive of great good to teachers, therefore we encourage the holding ot them in every township in l',lk county. 3d, 1 hat, feeling- the lmpoitance of universal education, aud believing that a portion ot the youth ot our State will grow up id ignorance without some law compelling the attendance at school oi all children ot a suitable auc, therefore we reeommend that our Legislature pass a law compelling all children, whose education is not otherwise pro vided tor, to atteud our pubiio schools, which arc maintained lor the beneut of 11. 4th. That we urge upou our directors tho uecessity of establishing a uuifoim scries uf text books for the county, aud recommend a meetiug ot directors and teachers to confer upou this matter. Otti i hat we are under great obliga tions to Prof. Curry and Miss Hose A M'Cleary for their entertaining and valuable instructions during this session of our Institute. 0th That we believe that the culture of the voice and the subject has been too much neglected, and urge each teacher to put forth au extra effort in this important branch ol education. tn. ibat we tender our sincere thanks to our County Superintendent 11. Lucore, for this and all like oppor tunities he has afforded us for meeting iu Institute for mutual beneat and in struetion. 8th That we tender our thanks to Mr. D. F. Farrand for keeping the school room so comfortable, and in such excellent order dunug the week. 0th That we are under great obliga- to the citizens of llidgway lor their eu coumgement and assistance in our work G.ll. DIXON, J. O. W. BAILEY, MAilY ELDEll, Com. on llesolutior.s. The following resolution was offered by Mr Luther, and adopted: liesolved, That wo tender our hearty thanks to Misses 1 foresee Osterhout Katie Gresh, Jennie Gresh, May Little, the Choral Society and llidgway Glee Club, for the excellent musio with which they have entertaiued the Iosti tute. EXECOTOK'S f OTlCE Letters testa mentary of the last will aad testament of l'killip Meyer late of Bcnzingor township Elk County Fa., deceased, having been granted te John Glciohsuer, of said town, ship, all persons Indtbted lo said estate are requested tomyke payment, and those bav lag claims or demands will make kaiwa the same te the undersigned without de lay. JOHN GLEICHSN'ER, Executor Bentinger, Feb. 25, 1876 nltS. NOTICE ie hereby given that the Com missioners of Elk County will hold a court of appeals at tbeir office in Hhlgwny, on the 9TH and 10TH DAYS OF MARCH, A. D. 1875, fer the purpose of hearing and determining appeals from the assessments, and reviewing tho military enrollment of 1875, at whioh time and place all persons feeling tbemselvos aggrieved by said assess ment can attend if they see proper. 13 y order of the Hoard. C. II. M'CAULEY, Comm'rs, Clerk. Commissioners' O flics, 1 February 16, 1875. f fohl8-3t ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Estate ot John E. Turley, late of Jay township, Elk County, Pa., deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having legal claims against the same will present them without delay in proper order for settle ment to A. W. GRAY, 1 . , , JULIUS JONES, Admrg Benezette, Feb 25th, 1875--nlt4 POWELL & KIME. MAMMOTH STOCK Firmly believing mat iLe world moves, and that the demands of the pubiio are con stantly iuereasin-;, the proprietors of the (Brand GknirLal $toip have just r turned from the eastern and western cities with the most perfect and complete stock oi MERCHANDISE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. You cannot ASK FOR ANYTHING they do not keep, aud they have absolutely BROKEN THE BACKBONE of high prices, Tbey buy for cash aud SELL FOR CASH t CHEAPER THAN TIIE CHEAPEST ! Ridgway, May 1st, 1873. BUSINESS CARDS. o. A. UAT1IBUX, Attorney-at-law, Ridgwny, l'a. 2 2 tf. RVFUS LUCORE, Attorney-at-Law Uidgway, Elk Co., Fa. Office ia Hull's new Brick Building;. Claims for collection promptly attended to. v3nlly. HALL cfc M'CAULEY, Attorney s-at-Lnv. Office in New Brick Building, Main St J Ridnway, Elk Co., l'a. v8n2tf. J, O. 11. BAILEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. vlD4uyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. Agent for tho Traveler's Life and Accl dent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn. JAMES D. FULLER TON, Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo cated in Rigway, otfers bis professional ser vices to the citizens ot Itidgway ana sur rounding country. AU work warranted. Oilicc iu Service & Wheeler's Building, up stairs, first door lo the left, 73-n-S2-ly CHARLES HOLES, Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler, Main street, Kidgway, l'a. Agent for tb Howe b'civing Machine, and Morton Gold l'en. Repairing Watches, etc, dote with he same accuracy as heretofore. Satis- actioa guaranteed. vlnly, G. G. MESSENGER, Druggist and raraceutisl, N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, Fa. lull assortment ot carelully selected For eign and Domestic Drugs. Frescriptions carefully dispensed at all hours, day or night. vln3y T. S. HARTLEY. At. D., Fhysician ana Surgeon. Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and Main Sts. Residence corner Broad St. opposite the College. Office hours from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 F. M. vln2yl. J. S. BO RD WELL, M. D.t Eclectic riiysicinn and Surgeon, has remov ed, his office from Centre Btreet, to Main st. Kidgway, l'u,, in the second story of the new brick building of John Q. Hall, oddo- site Hydo's store. (jtheo hours: 8 to 0 a- m: 1 to 2 p. m. T jan 'J li HYDE HOUSE, Ridoway, Elk Co., Fa. W. II. SCIIRAM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at tention to the comfort and convenience ot guests, to merit a continuance oi the same. Oct 30 1800. BUCK TAIL HOUSE. Kane, McKean Co., , F. R. E. LOOKER, Froprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upou him, the new pro prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention lo the comfort and convenience of guests, to merit a emiLiuuance ut the same. Tho only stables for horses in Kane and well kept night or day. Hall attached to the Hotel. vln23vl. KERSEY HOUSE, Centbevillk, Elk Co., Fa. John Collins, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage hcretolore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new proprietor, liopes, by jmying strict at tention to the comfort and convenience of guests. 1 1 merit a continuance of the same. J'. If. HAYS, 1)1. A LB., IN Ery Goods, Notions, Grcceries, and General Variety, FOX, ELK CO., PA. Ear try 1. ) vlnI7tf. RAILROADS- PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division. WINTER TIME TABLE. ON and after MONDAY, NOV, 16, 1874, the trains on the Philadelphia & Li ia Railroad will run as follows : WaSTWAIlO. ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11.55 p iu " " " Renovo.... 11.10 a ni " , " " Emporium 1.10 p m " St. Mary's 2.05 p m " Ridgway 2.33 p m " arrive at Erie 8.05 p m EASTWARD. ERIE MAIL leaves Erie 11.20 a m " " " Ridgway 4.45 p m " " " St. Mary's 6.10 p in " " Emporium 0.05 p m " " " Renovo 8.25 p m " air. at Fhiladephia... C.50 a m Mail East connects cast and west at Erie with L ti M S R W. Mail West, with east and west trains no L S & M S R W WM. A. BALDWIN. Gcn'l Sup't. (QUOTATIONS or White, Powell & Co. BANKERS AND BROKERS, . No. 4:2 fc'outh Third Street. Fniladeipbia, February 23th, 1875. BID. ABKfcD V. 8. 1881. o 19J 2UJ do 6 20,o 't2, M and N ItiJ 17 do do '04 do 17J 18 do do '05 do i 20 do do '05 J and J 18f 18 do de '07 do l'Jf lu do do '08 do l'j 20 do 10-40, toupon 17 17 do Paoifio 6's cy Int. off 191 l'Jj New 6'a Keg. 1881 15 15fc de e. 4881 15 15 Gold 14 14 Silver :.........107 10'J Pennsylvania , 54 fclj Reading cf 0 Philadelphia ti Erie 181 18 Lehigh Navigation Div. off. 49 60 do Valley 63 63 United R R ef N J Ex. DW.........13H Oil Creek n Northern Central J4J 34a Central Transportation 43 44 Nesquehoning 54 541 . A k A Mortgage h i '89............102 102" i
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