G. A. RA TUB UA, Attorney-at-law, Ridgway, Pa. J 2 tf. RUFUS LUC ORE, Atlorney-at-Law Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. Office Id HaII's new Brick Building. Claim . for Collection promptly attended to. 3nl1y. HALL & M'CAULEY, . Attorneys-at-Lw. Office iu New Brick Building, Main Si Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v3n2lf. J, 0. IF. BAILEY, ATTORNEY-AlMiAW. lnoyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. A gent for the Traveler's Life and Acoi deni Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn. JAMES D. FULLER TON, Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo cated in Rigway, offers his professions! ser vices to the citizens of Ridgway ana Bar rounding country. All work warranted Oflico in Service & Wheeler's Building, up Btairs, first door to the left, 73-n-32-ly CHARLES HOLES, Watchmakr-r, Engraver and Jeweler, Wain Btrcct, KldgWny, I'a. Agent tor tb llowe Sewing Mucl.iiie, aud Morton Gob' Pen. llepniriug Watches, etc, doce with he name accuracy as heretofore. Satin actio l guaranteed. vlnly G. G. MESSENGER, Druggist and Parinaceutht. N. W. cornet of Main and Mill street?, Hidgway, Pa. full as9orluieut of carefully selected For eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dispeused at all hours, day or night. vlu3y T. S. HARTLEY. M. D., Physician aba Surgeon. Office in Drug Store, corner Broad aud Main Sts. Residence corner Broad St opposite the College. Ullice hours lroin B to 10 A. M. nud trom 7 to o 1 M. vlu'.'y 1. J. S. B ORB WELL, M. D., Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, has remov ed Ins o Hi ce from Leutre sued, to Man st Itidgnuy, Pa,, iu the second story of the lie brick building ot Jotm u. Hull, eppo bite Hyde's store. t;fid j hours: 1 to 2 P .I 7 to 0 P M HYDE JW USE, KiDQWAY, Elk Co., Pa W. II. SC1IKAM. Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon uim, the new proprietor, hopes, ty pnying strict at tention to the comfort and convenience ot guests, to inerii a coutiuunuce oi the bame. Oct 20 1SGJ. KERSEY IIO USE, Ckntucvillb, Elk Co., Pa. John Collins, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretotort so liber illy bestowed upou him, the new pro prielor, hopes, by paying strict at tention to the comlon aid convenience ot guests, t merit a continuance of the same. P. IF. II AYS, deals, in Cry Goods, Notions, Groceries and Genial Variety, FOX, ELK CO., PA. Zarlcy 1. O. vln47tf. RAILROADS- PENNSYLVANIA HAIL HOAD Pbiladelph.a & Erie R. U. Division WINTER TIME TABLE. ON andaftor MONDAY, MAt 24, 1875, the trains on the Philadelphia & Ens Ku.lroad will run as follows: WEST WAUL). KANE ACCOM leaves Keuovo..... 4 35 p m ' " ' Diit't ood.. 5 55 p ni ' " " Eaiporiuji tj 55 p iu " " " St Alarys... 7 65 p m " " " Kiilgway... 8 -!5 p ni ' Wilco t 05 p m ari' ut Kane.. 9 80 p ni ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 55 p oi ' llenovo 11 06 am " Emporium 1 10 p ui St. Mary's 2 00 p in " KMgwuy 2 25 p ui " Wilcox 2 58 p ui " arrive at Erie 7 60 p ui EASTWARD. RENOVO ACCO 1 leaves Kane.,. 8 00 a m " " Wilcox 8 33 ni Ridgway 9 25 a in " 8: Marys 10 01 a ui " Eo-poriuui 1105 am ' " Driftwood 12 15 p m " Rcnovo 1 40 p in ERIE MAIL leaves Erie.. 11.20 a ui " " " Kane 8 46 p m t' " ' Wilcox 4 08 p oi " " Ridgway ..4.45 pm " " St. Alary's 6.10 p m 41 " Emporium (3.05 p ui " Keuovo 8.25 p ui " " arr. at Philadephia... ti.60 a m . Renovo ooom aud Kane Accom couuect east and west st East with Low Urado Di vision and B N Y & P 11 K WM. A. BALDWIN. Qen'l Sup't. Fresh family Groceries, and Canoed goods at P & K's. The ehtanast aad test. THURSDAY JANUARY 20. 3876. FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES J. S. BORDWELL is Local Atfcnt for all kinds of Fruit and Ornamental Trees Shrubs, Roses, Flowers fto-, from the best Nursery In the state of New York. Buy at home and save money. v5n37m3. Look out for tramps. Give us a call for job worlc. Court commences next Monday, l'he Township election ocoufs on February 15th. Easter Sunday occurs on the 16lh ol April. Star spangled stockings for ladies are the latest. The Oil Creek It. R. was recently sold for $100,000. The P. & li. R. R. Company will conimenco running a night express train about the first ot March. "I wish you a happy Centennial," is the latest way of expression the con: pit -i meats of the new year. Tup. stamp tax on bank checks, matches etc, will not be repealed. We have received from E. W. Gray, the Democrat carrier, a very beat ad dress, printed in purple and gold. When you see a married man loafing around, you can wager your last dollar that his wife baa to support him, Judge Whitmore keeps a good sup ply of wood on hand for the amuseuieut of tramps. Four tramps took up lodgings in the P. & E. water tauk for a few days recently. Gov. Joiix F. IIaRtranft wil! ac cept our thanks fur a copy of his mes sage, A large stock of fine furs were de ceived fast week at the Aew 1'ork Store Sold at remarkably low prievt. In Brad Ibid county, the other day a father ag?d ninety years boxed his son's ears severe for ubusing his wile. The boy is about sixty years old. Mr. Jacob McCauley has .had the old Abvocute office in the Court (Iuuc, neatly papered and painted, making a very neat and attractive office. 1 1 is stated that oter 13,000 tracts of land embracing 2,500,000 acres, reaiaiu unpatented in Pennsylvania, upon which there is due the commonwealth threc-Quarters of a millioo dollars. The grass grew, wild pigeons flew and balmy zephers blow, while the centen nial year was uew. Just keep these wondrous fads in view, as the like may ne'er again be seen by you. Clearfield Republican. "Gulliver's Travel," Mark Twain's ' Sketches Xew and Old," Dr. Hayes. ''Open Polar Sea," Prcscolt's "Con quest of Mexico," and Irving's "Life of Columbus; all beautifully illus trated, for sah at the Xew York Store Assistant Assessors, Next year being the time for making; the triennial assessment it should be borne in mind that two Assistant Assessors should be elected in every borough and township at the approachiug February election, on the third TuesJay of the month The Leap Year Party ni Compiuy IPs armory last Friday evening was a decided success. Thu ladies connected with the party have the thanks ol Company II. for the handsome amount turned over to thu Treasurer, for the purchase of a flag. Oil Creek and Ridqway. 'This road, which has, until lately, been known as the Cranberry, is seven miles lung from Oil City southward to Cran berry coal mines. The uarrow gague of the road has been changed to the stan. duid 4 leet 8 inches. It is iutended lo extend the road eastward through the oil region aud to Ridgway. Railway World. A man tied up his boat with a rope made of hay. A cow got into the boat. ate the rope in two, and the bout floated off with the cow. Now the legal mind iuquircs whether the owucr of the boat sh ill sue the owner of the cow for the loss of his boat or the owner of the cow sue the owner of the boat lor the loss of bis cow. Which? E. W. Sheets, a Lawrenoe county youth, was the successful competitor of his Sabbath cchool class committing the greatest number of yerses in the New Testament, in three months. lis re peated, so a looal paper says, 2,700, and was presented with a copy of a book en titled "Cast Adrift." A eooiety for the prevention of cruelty to children, is sadly wanted in that county. Recently at Petroleum Center, a fifty- five hundred barrel tank, in which five thousand two hundred barrels of oil were placed five years ago was emptied of its contents, after a restsinoa 1S70. Thirty-seven hundred barrels of mer chantable crude was obtained, showing that fifteen hundred barrels had been 'lost by evapotation, sediment, water and d. a., a decline of nearly twenty-nine percent. iNTCRESTiMO TO SCHOOL DIREC TORS. State Superintendent Wicker sham, in his report submitted to the Legislature at its present session, says that seotion 6, of the act, of April 20, 1874, applies to school directors, and it is their duty to comply with its provis ions. We quote from this section as follows "The corporate authorities of everv such municipality or district shall an nually, in the month of January, pre pare and publish, in at least two news papers of said municipality or of the oounty in which tho same is situate, if so many be printed therein, a statement showing in detail the actual indebted ness, the amount of the funded debt, the amount of the floating debt thereof, the valuation of taxable property therein, the assets of the coporation, with the character and 'nature thereof, and a Deglect or failure so to do shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine not exceediog one thousand dollars. Printers' Legal tap and Juniata Broad hill Legal Cap Paper, und all kinds of Fancy Note Paper, including every grade of the new " Centennial Paper," received last week at the New York Store. A Dastardly Act Ths Urookville Republican" of tjje 5th inst., gives the following, which exceeds any act of pure unadulterated deviltry, of which we havo&ny Knowledge. "On Sunday night the 20th ult., some villian, a candidate for the gallows went iuto the stable of Mr. Oran Rut terfield, in Rarnetc township, aud cut the throat of one of his horses, so that bled to death. NEWS ITEMS. A Chicago justice wouldn't believe a woman who ascribed hc-r staggering to the effect ol a very tight pull-back tkii t A bill has been introduced into the Legislature of Mississippi to make edu cation compulsory throughout the State. It is estimated that about 812.00U worth of dried fish are monthly sent from San Francisco to China by the Chinese. A private meeting of Western iron dealeis was held lately at t' Louis fur the consideration of certaiu matters re lative to the present depression iu trade A nice young man, in New Orleans, stabbed his mother, the other day, aud then excused himself by saying tint she A-asatbief and wouldu't allow him to live honestly and dtcently. Clinton county, Iowa, stood in the way of a thoroughbred hurricane last Saturday, that cut accross the country without auy respect tor line teuees, and unrooted tuoie barns and demolished more sunll buildings and little shops than cau be repaired iu a week. Up to December 1st, 1875, the Cen tennial Board of Finance have received the sum of 5,187,750, of which sum Pennsylvania alone contributed $4,609, 700, leaving the balince ot receipts from all the rest ol the States and Ter ritories in the Union, at $488,050. The discrepancy in these figures will strike every one with peculiar force aud hence comment is not called for. The Louisville Courier Journal re ports a very sad case from Sandusky, Ohio. A man huug himself there the other day because his wife wouldu't lend him thirty cents. Now. if his wife was a personal friend of his, or it his collaterals were worth anything at all, it really does seem that he ought to have gotten that amount. However money is very tight, aud uo doubt he was, too. New Orleans, January 14. After a lengthy del ate to-day in the Senate, a resolution was passed providing that the Governor shall send the militia to the parish ot East Feliciana, West Feli ciana and Fast Bu'ou Houge, to assist thu courts in executing the laws against the socalled regulators. If the militia is insufficient the Oovernor is requested to report so by special message to the Legislature, the latte; to call, under the Constitution, upon the President of the United States to restore a Republican form tif government iu the said parishes In the House a committee was ap pointed to call upon Governor Kellogg, and uotify bitu of the election of Sena tor James B. EustisQo the United States Senate, and request him to issue to Eustis the necessary ctedentials. The committee waited upon Governor Kel logg, who answered that, having already issued credentials to Senator Pinch back he could not issue them to an other geutleman forjihe surue positiou. lie declared himself, however willing to certify to the proceedings of the House relative to Eustis' election. The com mittee reported ibis to the IIoue. Cincinnati, January 14. The will of Timothy Kirby, who died recently, leav ing an estate valued at over a luilliou dollars, was taken to the Probate Court yesterday, but owing to the strange be quest made by the deceased steps were immediately taken to prevent the pro bate of the will by General Manuingaud Don Piatt. It appears that Mary Fran cis, a notorious character of Cummins ville, a suburb of this city, where Kirby resided, claims to have been the wife of the deceased and is left by the will 50,000. Five illegitimate children, whom the deceased mentions as his adopted children, are placed on an equal footing with the legitimate children. The latter are made the trustees fot the period of fifteen yean of the former. Mrs. Fox, another woman, was made a handsome bequest. It teems the eutire estate has been frittered away iu this manner. Dr. Thomas Wood, who had known the deceased a number of years, testified iu court this morning that th deceased was a tnonomanic; that he was infatuated with the woman Francis, and submitted to intolerable abuse from her. Other witnesses will, it is said, (ive aim. ilar testimony. 1876. CENTENNIAL YEAR. THE PITTSBURG DAILY DISPATCH. A Paper for the People The Leading Journal of Western Penn sylvania, and Oue of the Largest, Liveliest, Cheapest aod Best Newspapers in the United States. FURNISHED IN CLUBS OF TEN AT SIX DOLLARS A YEAR AND POSTAGE PREPAID- Every One Should Subscribe For It. Those of our readers who desire a good city Daily should, by all means, subscribe for the i'ititburgK IMipalch, a Large, Live Independent Paper, always foremost in ob taining and furnishing the Latest News, and, beyond question one of the most readable reliabla and interlacing Daily journals published in the United Statci. The Dupatch will enter upon Us Thirty First year on the 8ih of Febiu ry, when it will appear in new type now beiug cast for it, and otherwise improved in all its de partments. It is the labors r fapsr in the Slate, publishing from thirty-six to forty columns of matter daily, as the exigencies of the occusioa requires, and giving the latest news by mail nud telegraph from all quarters of the globe, including the fullest and most reliable Commercial und Finan cial ttepoils, home aud foreign; full aud reliable Cattle Market and Uil Reports; daily report of current events iu the city, including Court News, Police Reports, and General City intelligence; I'ertonal Politi cal rnd Society Ntws, with carefully diges ted tdiioiiui Comments upon all t lie more important topics of the day Special Corres. pobdeice from various points of interest, Urigiual Poetry, Kic , Etc. Whether for the Merchant, the Manufacturer, Ihe Pro. leiou.il man, the Parmer or the Family, ttie Dixpatch will be n most valuable and reliable journal, and as such we can cheer lolly commend it to the reading publio. ihe best evidence of the popularity of the Jiitputrh is the tact it is read by all classes, legiirdies of Country, Creed or Politics, nud enjoys a circulation more ihau double thai of utiy paper iu the State outside ot Philadelphia. 'lERMS-lty mail to single subscribers, pesiage prepaid, $8,00, per annum iu clubs of It) $'i,0'). Served by agents or carriers to single suliscribers ai lo cents per week. Postmasters are aut'ioi-ized to rvceivs s n gle subacribers at So UU each. Send for a gpeciiuau copy. THE WEEKLY DISPATCH One ol the Choicest, Cheapest aud Bebt Fuiuiiv Newnpapcrs Published. Every Oue Should Subscribe for it. The Pittaburgh Wtckly Dispatch, like the Daily, is pf inieJ front deaf ne type, and ia one of the choicest, as well as oue of ihe Cheapest Family (luperB published. It is a large folio sheet, eoutaiuing thirty-six col umns of mailer, embracing all ihe more im portuul uews of the week, carefully collatod aud condensed and uuiitiiu nothing esseu tial to a general luowleUge oi everything of interest trauspiiiug turoughout gthe country Indeed, as a newspaper, it is not Surpassed by any eiuiiliar publication id .America; while the care with which its select ions arc made and tLcir great variety render it a niosi desirable journal for the family a journal replete with interesting reudiug, and one tuul cannot fail to please. The Cuuiuieioiul, J:uaucial ai d Uil Keporis of lue Weekly Viaputch are made up with gre.tt.caie, aud uiv always full and reliable, while to us Calile .Murket reports equal at tention is given. The Weekly Dupitch is furnisned to Single subscribers at $1 60 a year, or iu clubs of ten at $1 CO, with a paper grulis lo the party geuiug' up the club. It is the cheapest paper in America) us size and the amount of reading mailer it gives considered, and every family should have it. Address, O'NEILL k BOOK. Publishers Daily aud Weekly Dispatch, Filth uveuuu. Pittsburgh, Pa. The ln'lowiug is the list of license petitions filed in the Court of Quarter Sessions for January Sessions 1876 And will bo presented to the said court on Wednesday, the 2Gth day of January 1870 at 2 o'clock P. M, TAVERN. lieiiezctle 1 Henry Blush Bentiiigef 2 F N Sorg. Fox 3 John Collins Joy 4 Luther Lucuru Ridgway 5 William If Schraui 0 Riley Bros. St. Mary's Bora. 7 Artun Foohtilian 8 LorenS Vopel 9 Joseph F. WindfelJef 10 Joseph Wind'clder 11 William Ze.lt 12 James lloan 13 Jobu Wachtle Si Son EATING 110181 Beuezettt 14 John Daley Ridgway 15 James Maginms St Marys Boro. 16 William Oeis 17 Anthony Schauers 28 Jacob Kraus 10 D II Ilaints June 20 A I Wilcox et al. STORK Ridgway 21 O. Q. Messenger St- Marys Boro, 22 Joseph Wilhelto, FRED. SCIIOENING, Clerk. 1876. Cincinnati, January 8 Robert O Strong, City Solicitor and a prominent lawyer and politician, died last night. Charles Sufhers.'the great ootton spin ner of Oldham. Lancashire, Knirluod, has failed. Liabilities, ei.000,000. Ridgway Cemetery. Lots are now ofTiered for sals by the Ridgway Cemetary Association in the new Cemetery The presont low price for lots may soon be advanced. Apply at the office of W.S. HAMBLIN, Secretary Ridgway Sept, 7, 1875. n-20l:f Jtu? List. following Is the list of jurors drawn for the January terra of eoart. ORAMU JURORS. Benezotle James D. Winslow, laborer; Keubcn Winslow, laborer; II. R. Wilson, lumberman. ' Benzinger Philip Toung, farmer, George Fritz, laborer. Fox Win. Wood, laborer: rtobt. Wilbur, civil engineer: Thos. Qross, farmer; Con tod Moyer, farmer; James Mohan, lumber man; Itrues Herrington, laborer Jonis A. A. Clay, farmer; J. C. Maloue jeweler, Ridgway Horace Warner, gunsmith; Oeo. F. Dickinson, lumberman; C. . Holi day, clerk, M. K. Lesser, blacksmith. ft. Marys borough Frank Sosenheimer, tinsmith; Gerhard Fochtman, laborer; An ton Bonniuger, laborer; Casper Wegcmer, plasterer; Anthony Oerg, blacksmith, Matthew Maloue Miller. Spring Creek Jesse Claypool, laborer. TRA VERBS JURORS. Benezette D. B. Winslow, farmer; H. D. Derr. blacksmith; Petrikeu Wiuslovv, laborer; William Winslow, laborer; James Overturf, farmer. lieniinger Antony Munich, laborer; Michael Schubert, laborer; August Pleder man. fanner; Joe. Blessel. Jr., farmer Adam Jesberger, farmer. Fox John Koch merchant; Wm. E. Hewitt, farmer; Patrick Brown, farmer; Jacob Dollinger, laborer; James O'llara, laborer; Geo. B. Taylor, farmer; George W. Taylor laborer: Andrew llowe, faruior; Talbot Thompson, laborer. IJorloQ Nathan Hippie, farmer; Then dore Fox, farmer) Harvey Parsons, laborer. Jay Leander Gardner, farmer; Wm. Webb, carpenter. Jones--Valentine Miller, farmer. Millstone U. C. T. Hotf, laborer. Ridgway James Gardner, lumberman, O. B Fitch, farmer; Wm. It Hyde, mer- cliant; ulias. Holes, jeweler; Johu Casserly, mason; 8. A. Olmstcad, millwright; George Cooley, clerk. St. Marys Borough Michael Brunncr, merchant: Edward Babel, wagon-maker; John Meisel, baker. B. F. Lawrence; laborer; John Lieluer, painter: Bernhard Severiug. laborer; Spring Creek Emerson Crabtree, saw yer. UEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Casper Koper, 1 In the Court of Common vs. V I'leas of Elk County. Mary Iloper. J No. , Sept. Term, 1873. DIVORCE. To the Defendant above namea: Subpoena and alias subpoena having issued in the above entitled case and re turned "not found in the county," you are hereby notified to appear before said court c the fourth Monday of January, A. D. 1870, lo answer to the said complaint. DANIEL SCULL, Sheriff. Bht' ill's Office, Ridgway, Pa. 1 Dpo. 21st, 1875. n45t4. j 4 List of Caus. Set down for trial January Urul, com mencing January 21th, 187'i. 1 Lewis S. Dodd vs. John Mann, No. 44, Nov. TM-ni, 187.). 2 William H. Evans vs. A. J. Avery, No. 19. April Term, 1874. 3 J. B. Whitman vs. John M Gafllck, No 33, August Term, 1874. 4 Lazarus Moyer vs. Pa'rick Lamb, No. 84, August Term, 1874. 5 11. W. Moorhead et al. Adm'rs of N. W. M'Clure, deceased vs. Hiram Carmau. No. 28 September Term. 1874. t John Andrews vs. G. T. Wheeler & Co No. 53, September Term, 1874. 7 U(J McGill Vs. The Peun'a R. R. Co.. No. 9, January Term, 1873. 8 Frank X. Sore vs. D C, Oyster, No. 5. January Term, 1875. 9 Miles Dent vs. M O Wyckoffand Wm WyckolT, No 6, May Term, 1875. 10 Sarah V. Wilcox, widow, Ac, vs Jesse and John Flatt, No 21, May Term, 1875. 11 Wm. R Young et al ts The A V R R Co. No 28, May Term. 1875. 12 Lorena E Lucore et al vs Hiram Wood ward. No 118. May Term. 1875 13 J S Bates vs Maritn Ens, No 174, May Term 1875 14 John J Ridgway vs tsnnc Stephenson, et al, No 175, May Term, 1875 15 John J Ridgway vs Sarah S Burns et al, No 170 May Term, 1875 1(1 J K P Hall Vs O Kune and Mary Kunes, No 19:1 May Term, 1875 17 James Black Vs Orr'm S Sauders, No 19 September Term, 1875 18 A Wolf don vs Martin Em, No 23 Sept- Term, 1S75 19 J W Brown vs D B Polen, No Si Sept. Term 1875 20 II C At tore et al vs The Township of Millstone, No 79 Sept. Term, 1875 21 Geo Wels survivor, &e. vs. The fit, Mary's Coal Co., No ItiO September Term 1875 22 D C Oyster, late Sheriff, tor use vs. Martin Soi it et al., No 167 Sept Term, 1875 23 A C Allen vs H W May, No 193, Kept Term, 1875 24 Geo Brown vs. William K Winslow No 231, Sept Term, 1875 SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VIRTUE ofsundry writs of fieri lacias, alias fieri facias, venditioni exponas, levari facias, and alias levari facias and testatum fieri facias, issued out ot the Court of Common Fleas of Elk ceuuty, and to me directed, 1 DANIEL SCULL, Ilih Sheriff ol said county do hereby give notice that I will expose to public salo or outcry, at the Court (louse, in Ridgway, at one o'clock V. M. MONDAY JANUARY, 24th, 187(5 By virtue of a certain writ of Levari Facias &o. ALL that certain piece of land situate ia the Village et Ridgway in the County of Elk and kuown ou tne plot or map of said Village as lots Nos. thirty-six (36) and thirty-seven (37) beiug the same lot s on which George D. Messenger now re sides, on which there is erected a frame dwelling house, main part two stories high and 21x00 feet in sise, with wing 2Gx3U feel one and half stories high, also a large frame barn and other outbuildings Eicept ig 4,000 square feet of land out of lot No 87 above named being forty feet in front on Main street by one hundred feet in depth along Mill street, upon which is erected oue two story Drug t'tore 20 feet front by 60 feet in depth betas: the same land Con veyed to Grove G Messenger bv the said George D Messenger and wife by deed aaica ceoruery 'i 187. AL40 the east half of a certain other lo known on said plot or map of Ri Igway as number thirty-five 35 being the same property eonveyed by Deed dated the 28th dBv of March 1807 by Jacob Houck and wife to said Mosseuger ALSO, a certain other piece of land in Ridgway township, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a Post at the 8. W oorner of the Capiat lot t ience N. 1E 52 roils to oentre of Clarion River thence up saU Centre of the River by its various courses and distances to the N. W. corner of the lol soli Powell ft Kimo by G. D Messenger a post) nn the South Bank for a corner thence 8. 1 W. 40 rods to a Post in the south line of the Cardo', lot. thence by said south line N. 88" W. 23 2-10 rods to the place of beginning, oontsining 6 42 100 acres. ALSO thirty acres from the east side of ths said Jacob Cardot lot being the same sold to Powell & Kime by George D Messea ger by deed dated November 5th 1873, aad being the remainder of the said Jacob Car dot lot. AL90 four thousand square feet of land out of lot No. 87, being forty feet in front on Main street by one hundred feet in depth along Mill street, upon which Is erected one two xtory Drug Store 20 feel bv 00 feet in depth being Ihe same land conveyed to Grove O. Messenger by the eaid George D. Me4eno;er aud wil'a by deed dated February 24, 1874. Seized, taken in esecuuon.aml to be sold as thepioperty of George D. Messenger, at the suit of O. E. Elliot. ALL the right title interest claim and demand whatsoever of defendant of, in, to or out of ihe following ical Estate, situate in the village of Weedvilie, Jay Township Elk County Pa. bounded as follows: Beeinnina at a post, on the western side of Ihejiighway leading from Weedvilte to St. Marys, seventy-two feet northerly from the North East corner of lot owned by J. J. Shaffer: thence south seventy ami three fourths degrees West eight, and one fourth rRll rods lo a Dost; tticoce North ni .ety anu one fourtli degrees West eighty 801 feet to a 'postt thence ftoitn seventy ami three fourths degrees bast LiOJ"Lj eigni and one fourth BJ rods to a post; thence South niueteeu and one lourtu uegrees East eiahty feet to the place of beginning cou'alnitig one fourtli of an acre ALSO all of defendants inlersst whatsn ever in another lot of land situate in the village of We dville atoresaia rtescr.heu as f.dlows: Beginning nt t tie intersection of Ihe rnal leadin from St. Marys Roal; thence along the Creek fload one hundred and twenty tect lo a post, ihence southerly at rig lit angles one nniru-eu mm j to a post; thence Westerly to'a point on the Penflcid KoaU ninety live ice'i mcuc iUug m.niinnod road one hur.dred ai.d uine f.i m the Dlace of beginning. Containing eleven tliousaud eight hunlred square ieet more or less upon which is erected a two story frame house 18 feet by 28 feet and a store room One story high, 12 feet by 18 feet. . . , Seiied, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of L. N. Briggs at the suit of A J Avery . , . ALSO all the riglt title lnieresi, cimm and demand whatsoever of iletenu ints ot in to or out of ail the following tract piecj or parcel of land to wit: Ueuig in tne lowu. .Lin nf Rnvinff Creek County of Elk and State of Pennsylvmia bouu ied and des cribed ns follows: being Jpart of warrant 2775 warranted in the uame ot niiueim Willink nnd others llturtntiliKt at Saddle Back Rock on the left bank of Spring Creek; thence Nerlh hirly-one (31 1 decrees ncsi nineteen rial rails: tlience North (o legrees oesi seventeen HTlrods o a heuiloflk tree on said left bank of Spring Creek; Ihence North sixty (50 degrees Eait forty 40 rods to a post; thence South thirty (30 degress East sixty seven and five teuihs 07 o I roils: tneuce oomu umc fourth f9J) degrees West five and five tenths 5 5 rods to tho place of beginning contaiuinx fifteen 15 acres more or less on which are erected the following buildinsjs to wit: On larjie water saw- tui I one Iramo scnool nouse. tour irauie dwelling houses about 10x18 feat with additions, obe log house about 20x30 feet, also one frame barn about 30x40 leet. The above houses are used as tenaut houses in and about said mill property. ALSO an undivided three fourth J interest iu, to, or, out of the following tract piece or parcel of land situate and being in Spring Creek township Elk County and Statu of Pennsylvania bounded and described as lolloWs to wit: On tho North and East by lands of Nelson Strom;; "on the South by war rant line of warrant No- 2789; on the West bv Millstone Township line con- taiuiug 454 acres more or less being part of warrant No. 2775- Seised taken into execution ana to be sold as the property of Lt F & II M Powers at the suit of Jerome Powell et al. ALSO all the right title interest claim and demend whatsoever of defendant, ot in and to the following described Real Estate consisting of one town lot being 50 feet Iront by 150 feet deeD situate on the East side of St. Michael Street in the Borough of St. Marys Elk County Pennsylvania being lol No. 2 ou said Street according to the plan of Martin Sorg Esq. Rounded on the North bv th land ot John Heindlo on tho East by land of Phillip Meyer on the South by land of Martin iorg and on tho West by St. Michael Street con taining T&'.'O square tcet ot ground; on which there is erected a two story frame dwelling house 20 by 34 feet and a frame barn 10 by 20 feet; there is also a good well ol water on the premi ses. ' Seized takn into execution and to be sold as the property ot J. W. Fox at tho suit ol b X. sorg. TERMS OF SALS. The following must be strictly com plied with wheu property is struck off. 1 All bids must be paid in full ex cept wbere the plaintiff or other lieu creditor becomes the purchaser, in which case the cost on the writs must be paids well as all luns prior to that ol the purchaser ana a duly certified list of lictis, shall be furnished includ ing mortgaged searches on the property sold together with such lien creditor's receipt lor the amount ot the proceeds ol the Bale, or such portion tuereol as be shall appear to be entitled to See Purdoo's Digest 9th edition page 446; Smith form page 384. 2 All sales not settled immediately will be contiuued until 6 o clock P M at which time all property not settled tor will again be put up ind sold at the expense and risk of the person to whom it was tiret struck off and who iu case of deficiency at such resales shall make good the same aod in no Instance will the deed be presented to eourt lor cou Urination unless the bid is actually settled for with the fchexiff as above stated. DANIEL,SCULL, Sheriff. Bhffi. office Deo. 29 1875, llats and Caps a complete aisorluifat at P. & K's. Hunting Rubbers! with and without heels, a large lot at P. & K's. All other kinds of rubber boots aod shoes. Weddim and Mourning outfits for la dies at MAY ft SILVERMAN'S, opposite the court llJlise, Williatnsporl, Pa. C1IEAPI CHEAP! CHslAPl Coods marked dowa to astonish the world Call and see us. MAY & 81LVEU. MANN, Willianisport, Pa. Millinery goods, hair switches, jewelry, fancy -roods, notions, ladies & children cloaks, dicsses & undergarments. Whole sale lUtail at MAY A SILVERMANN'S opposite the court house, Williamsport, Ps MADAM DEMOKErfT PATTERNS. We are agents for nudim demorest pat terns, oatalouges free, send for one, pat terns sent by mail, MAY It SILVER MANN'S Williamsport Pa. "King lieo" and many others kinds of chewing tobacco. Also smoking of all the popular brands at P. (t K's. COATS FURS. From two to three hundred ladies cloth ccats latest styles also a large lot of Furl al prices so low to astonish every body MAY & SILVERMAN'S, opposite the Court House, Williamsport, Pb Coodfish boneless and skinless. Also some of the old fashioned in lull dress, at .'. & K's. Have you been to Williamaport. Pa., to buy what you want at MAYA SILVER MANN'S, opposite Ihe Court House. They are giving up retail business A are selling goods very cheep. Those new style prints, at P k K's arc the general talk of the town. Go and see them. Paper collars the nobbiest! with turn down coruers also the good old Byron style at P. k K't. A lull stock of fresh Family groceries, such an Teas, Coffees, Sugars, ltice, Syrups, Spices, It. li- Powder, Hating, aud Sweet Chocolate, and every thing in that line, at P, & K's. A general stock ot winter clothing, at very low prices at P. k K's. If you want a bag of feed, or a bushel of potatoes or a barrel or sack ot hour or evca small sack of Graham flour, it will pay you to step into P & K's lor it PAY AS YOU GO. If you pay for goods when you buy them, you will never be troubled with the uigt-mare of debt, your sleep will be sweet your dreams pleasant, and your wife and children will greet you with a shiile in the morning. Go to Powell k Kime's model store with your cash, get more than its value and go home satUfied. They have adopted the cash system, aud say it is working charm ingly. Hair switches 75 cents $1 00 2 00 8 00 & 4 60 worlh double the money and Ruohes Tor 25 cents hats from 25 centi upwards Tiimed hats from $1 00 upwards, great re- auctioii in an kinds of goods at MAY C SILVERMANN'S, Williamsport. Pa. Prices lo astonish the world. Everv thing is bound to bo sold to quit business: Come every body. Building and fixture for sale. MAY A SILVEUMANN, Wil liamsport opposite the Court House. READ Tills. MAY A SILVERMAN Williamsnnrt Vm. are discontinuing ihe retail trade and are selling goods at and below cost. Call and see them they are great bargains. It you want any bl'ched or brovfo muslins, from to 10-4 wide any quality, go to head quarters," Powell & Ivime a and select to vour taste. FURS! t'URS! rURS! FURS! F.rtra inducements offerd in ladiea A chi'.drens furs, small sets at $100 ladies sets from $'2 00 and upwards extra bar. glins in Mink gets first quality as, MAY A ciLviia.iunn s. Evangelical.Non-Sectariau tudtpendeo The Christian fat Work. T. Do WittTalmage Editor. The Best Religious Paper published Mr. Talmage'a Sermon tach week. Full lleportsof Mr. Moody's Work A NEW SERIAL STORY. hi Kev. W. M. BAKER. One of the most popular ol American star TWO new premiums! 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Pupils wauiisg to receive instruction in Gree or Latin, or desiriog to prepare for veuege can itava opportunity of doing so by app yiog tatha Ueotor of Oraoe Church, He haviug mad the necessary arrange ments will be glad to receive a limited number or youug ladies aud gentlemeu for iustruotion. got information as ta terms &o apply lo KEV WM. J AS. MILLER, A. M. Aug.lD,S Kidgway.r. A'