G. A. RATHBUA,
Attorney-at-lew,,
Ridgway, Pa.
Htf.
HUfUS LVCORE,
Attorney-at-Law
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. Offioe in
Hall's new Brick Building. Claims for
Collection promptly attended to.
v3nlly.
HALL & M'CAULEY,
4ttorneya-at-Ltw.
OfTice in New Brick Building, Main 8t
Ridgway, EJk Co.r Pa. v3n2tf.'
J, 0. If. BAILEY,
ATTORNEY-AT'LAW.
vlnioyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Traveler'e Life andAooi
dent Insuranoe Co., of Hartford, Conn.
JAMES D. FULLERTON,
Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo-
-mm in niEwnv. oucra inn muivseiuni nrr-
. . r - li. r :
pps to ine emzeua oi niuicwsv nuu our-
i . ... i- i
e in Hurvioe vt heeler utiiiaing, up.
a tins, Ilnx. t n I h a .11 .X.n.K'.IV
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, EngraTer and Jeweler
Main itreet, Ridgwoy, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Pawing Machine, and Morton Gold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, docewith
he same , accuracy as heretofore. Satis
1'aetioa guaranteed. . vlnly
G. G. MESSES GER,
Druggist and Parntaceutist, N. W. cornel
r Alain lUU .,1111 Bliueir, iiiukkhji f.
full assortment of carefully selected For
eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dixpensed at all hours, dny or
night. ln3y
T. S. HARTLEY. M. D.,
Physician ana Surgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner llrond and
Main Sis,'.' Residence corner Broad 81.
opposite the College. Olfioe hours lrom
S to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 P. M.
vlnJyl.
J. S. B OR DWELL, M. D,,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, has remov
ed his otlice from Centre street, to Mail St.
Kidgway, l'a in the second story of the
lie ir brick building of John O. Hall, oppo
site Hyde's store, - -Office
hours: I to 2 P M 7 to 9 P M
HYDE HOUSE,
It mow at, Elk Co., Pa
W. H. SCI1 11 AM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage herelotort
ao liberally bestowed upon bnu, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying s;riot a,
tention to the comfort and couvenienoe ol
guests, to merit a continuance oi tbi
time. Oct 80 1803.
" KERSEY HOUSE,
CKNTKBTII.LK, ELK Co., Pa.
.Tun n f!oi.r.iNa. Proprietor.
Thaukful for the patronage herelotort
eo liber illy bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
lention to the comfort acd convenience
of guests, t 'merit a continuance of thf
same.
7. IF. II AYS,
DEALS.. 1M
Dry Goods, Notions, Grcceriet
and General Variety,
FOX, ELK CO., PA.
Ear ley M. .
vlu47tf.
RAILROADS-
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
WINTER TIME TABLE.
ON and after MONDAY, MAY 24, 1875,
the trains on the Philadelphia &
Kris Railroad will run as follows i
WESTWARD.
KANE ACCOM leaves Htnovo-... 35 p
Drill wood.. 6 65 p ni
" " Emporium 6 55 p m
" 8t Marys... 7 65 p m
' " Kidgway... 8 V!5 p m
" Wilcox V 05 p m
arr at Kane- 0 30 p m
R1B MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 66 p ni
" Renovo 1106 am
Emporium 1 10 p m
St. Mary's 2 00 b in
Ridgway 2 25 p m
Wilcox 2 68 p m
" arrive at Erie 7 60 p m
EASTWARD.
RENOVO ACCO.vl leaves Kane... 8 00 a m
" " Wiloox.. 8 83 a in
" Ridgway 9 2 5 a m
" 8; Marys 10 01am
" Emporium 1106 am
" Driftwood 12 16 p m
' Renovo ......... 1 40 p m
ERIE MAIL leaves Erie 11. UO a m
" " " Kane....... 8 45 p m
Wilcox 4 08 p as
Ridgway ........ 4.45 p m
8t. Mary's 6.10 p m
" " Emporium 6.06pu
" " Reuovo.. 8.25 p m
arr. at Philadephia... 6.60 a m
Renovo Accota and Kane Acoom connect
cast and west at East with Low Grade Di
vision and BKYiPRH
WU. A. BALDWIN.
Oen'l gup't.
Fresh family Groceries, and Canned
goods '. IM K'l
The eheapaet and
Hats and Caps oomplete assortment
at P. & K's.
Hunting Rubbers! with and without
heels, large lot at P. & K'e. All
other kinds of rubber boots and shoes.
Coodfish boneless and akinless. Also
some of the old fashioned in full dress,
ati?& K's.
Those Hamilton Corsets at P & K's
are the most durable, and the cheapest
in market.
Over Coats? from $5 to 2A a targe
and splendid stock. Stop in and get
one at P. & K's.
Rosted coffee a genuine article, at P.
& K's.
Summer Ciothiug, for those Boys
and children, Linen, Alapaea and sum
mer Cashnier at P & K'e
Uive the Admocats ottioe a call for bill
heads, letter-heads, cards, shipping tags,
and if you are going to gel married leave
us an order for your cards
New poods, every day in the year
exeppt Sundays and legal holidays at
the great mammoth Grand Central
Store of P. & K's. No bragging
around. Call for whalyou want.
A complete stock of ladies misses and
children slices, light, medium and
heavy at P, & K's. Now is the lima to
buy.
Alpucm cheaper thai ever befor
known at P. k K's
"King Bee" and many others kinds
of chewing tobacco. Also smoking of
all the popular brands at l & K's.
Those' new style prints, at P & K's
are the general talk of the town. Go
aod see thcra.
Paper collars the nobbiest! with turn
down corners also the good old Byron
8 yle at P. & K's.
A full slock ol I'resli Family groceries,
such as Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Rice,
dyrups, Spices, R. B Powder, Bakiog,
aod Sweet Chocolate, and every thing
in that line, at P, & K's.
A geuera! stock of winter clothing,
at very low prices at P. & K's.
It you waot any bl'ched or brown
muslins, trom j to 10 4 wide any
quality, go to head quarters, Powell &
Kime's and select il your taste.
Young niau if yju want to add
greatly to votir appearance go at once
to PO'.VELLi KIM K'S orand Cen
tral Store, and get youself a Dew white
linen boow i-hirt. You can get a good
fitting white clean shirt for 51.25 and
Irom that up
Buffulo, New York li Philadelphia R'y
Qn and after November 23th. 1875, and
until further notice, trains will leaTe Buffalo
from the Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia
ttaiirand Depot, corner Exchange aud
Louisiana streets, (litiffulo time) as follows:
7;u0 A. M., 'MAIL, (daily except Sun
days) sloping at Kbent'tet- :55 Spring
brook 8:00 Elma 8:11 Jamison's 8:17
Aurora 8:2 Wales 8:34. Holland 8:44 Pro
tection 8:64 Arcade &05 Yorkshire 9:12
Much ins 9; 19 KraukiinyTtle 9:87 Ischua9:66
liinxdale 10:10 Erie Railway 10:24 Olean
10,:io Weston's 10:43 Poitville 10:50 Slate
Line 10:58 Eldied 11:11 Larabee's 11:20
Sartwell 11:25 Turtle P..int 11:30 l'ort Al
iegeny 11:42 Lihcity 12:02 P. M. Keating
12.09 Shippen 12:26 Emporium 12:40 P. M
Connecting at Olean with Erie Ry. for local
points west, a id for the Oil Territory, arriv
ing at Litneaione at 1:03 and Bradford at
1:25 P. M at Larabee's wilb the McKean
& Buffalo R. K., and at Emporium with
the P. a E. R. 11. for local points west to
Erie.
8:06 A. M., ACCOMMODATION', (daily
except Sundays) slopping at Ebenexer at
8:50, Spring Brook 9:16, Klma 9:35. Junii
sou's 9:47, Aurora 10:05 Wales 10:40 Hoi.
land 11:10 Protection 11.35 Arcade 12:10
P. M., Yorkshire 12:30 Machias ILVil
Frauklinvtile 1:36 IscbUa 2:25 Hindoie
3:li2 Erie Railway 4:05 Oleau 4:16 P. M.
4:00 P. M., EXfKESS, (daily except
Sundays) stopping at Ebcnner 4:23,
fpring Brook 4:33 Elma 4:38 Jamison's
4:43 Aurora 4:48 Wales 5:00 Holland 5:10
Protection 5:20 Arcade 6:33 Yorkshire 6;40
Muchias 5:50, Frauklinville C:0G Ischua
U:25 Hintdalo u:W Erie Railway 6:65 Olean
7:10, Weston'a 7:18, Portville 7:25, Stale
Line 7:32. Eldred 7:45. Larabee's 7:52
Sartwell 7-57, Turtle Point 8:02, Port Al
legany 8:14, Liberty 8; 32. Keating 8:40
Shippen 9:00, Emporium 9:15 P. M. Con
necting at Larabee's With McKran & Buf
falo R. R.
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM.
4i(Kr A. M , EXPRESS, (daily except
Suudaye) stopping at Shippen 4:16. Keat
iug 4;34, Liberty 4:42, Port Allegtny 5:01,
Turtle Point 6:13 Sartwell 6:18, Larabee's
6:24, Eldred 5:32, Stats Line 6:4o, Port
ville 6:52. Weston's 6.00, Olean 6:21, Erie
Railway 0:23, Hinsdale 6:37, Ischua 6:62,
Frauklinville 7.09 Machiaa 7:26, Yorkshire
7:33, Arcade, 7:40, Protection 7:63, Hol
land 8:03, Wales 8.11, Aurora 8:23, Jami
son's 8:29 Elma 8:84, Spring Brook 8:40,
Ebenezer8:50, Buffalo D.15 A. M. Connect
ing at Larabee's with the McKean & Buffalo
R. R.
1:40 P. M-, MAIL, (daily except Uun
days) stoppiug at Shippen 1:55 Keating
2:15 Liberty 2:23, Port Allegany 2i43
Turtle Point 2:65 Sartwel1 8i00, Larabee's
3:07. Eldred 8:15, State Line 3:30, Port
villo 8:38, Weston's 8;45, Olean 4:03. Erie
Railway 4 05, Himdale 4 21. Ischua 4 88,
Franklinville 4 68, Machias 5 15 Yorkshire
5 26 Arcade 6 38 Protectlou 6 47 Holland
5 68 tiales 6 08 Au.-ora 6 20 Jamison's
6 27 Elma 6 81 Spring Brook 6 36 Eheoezer
6 45 Buffalo 7 10 P. M. Connecting at
Olean with Erie Railway from Limestone
aud Bradford.
TRAINS LEAVE OLE AN-
6 40 A. M., ACCOMMODATION, stopp
ing at Erie Railway 6 60 Hinsdale 7 20
Ischua 7 60, Franklinville 8 40 Machias
9 27 Yorkshire 0 50 Arcade 10 10 Protection
10 49 Holland 11 10 Wales 11 85 Aurora
12 07 P. M. Jamison's 12 24 Elma 12 85
Spring Book 12 60 Ebeneier 1 16 Buffalo
2 00 P. M.
SUNDAY TRAIN LEATES BUFFALO
9 00 A. M., stopping at Ebeneter 9 22
Spring Brook 9 81 Elma 0 87 Jamison's
9 48 Aurora 9 47 AM.
SUNDAY TRAIN LEAVES AURORA
642P M . stopping at Jamison's 6 48, Elma
6 63 Spring Brook 6 68 Ebeneier 6 06
Bu2alotS30P. M.
J. D. YEOMANS, H. L. LYMAN, .
V en' I. Sua't. Gin I TWr Jgt.
T0B'TT7'0BK w re no1r prepared
A y to doall kinds of JOB WORK,
Envelepea. Tags. Bill-heads, Letterheads
neatly and cheaply executed. OfEee in
Thayer & Hagerty's Ml kail Ji eg, Uaia
sweet kUdgway, Fa.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10TH, 1876.
Annonncemeats.
To (he Yuten of Rvhjway toxenthipt
We are Authorized to Announce the
DAiue ofC. W. BARRETT as an Inde
pendent candidate for Constable at the
Township Election to be held Feb.
15th 1876.
Township Oflloers.
The act approved March 10, 1875,
provides that all township and
borough officers, excepting school di
rectors, elected in Februaiy shall be
gin their terms of office on the first
Monday In April. .
Act approved April 12, 1875, supple
ment to Act of April 20, 1874, amends
section Gth so as to read as follows:
"The corporate authorities of every
snch municipality or district, shall at
the end of their fiscal year, prepare
and publish in at least two newspapers
of said municipality or of the county
In which the same is situate, if ho
many be printed therein, a state
ment showing in detail, the actual in
debtness, the amount of the funded
debt, the amount of the floating debt
thereof, the valuation of taxable
propety tlierclnrthe assets of the cor
poration, with thcchaiactcr and value
thereof, and the date of maturity ol
the respective forms of funded debt
thereof; and a neglect or fuilure so to
do shall be a misdemeanor, punishable
by fine not exceeding ono thousand
dollars."
We called attention to the law of
1874, which requires publication In
January, having overlooked the sup
plement of 1875. Iu the case of one or
two statements already in type, we
have received orders to publish the
number of times required by law, the
officers believing that they fulfilled the
inention of the law, if it did not come
quite up to the letter of law, and
where the statements have been pub
lished in January, probably no state
ment will be published at the end of
the fiscal year. Iso Btatomont re
ceived after we learned of the supple
ment of 1875 have been put in type, as
we had reason to believe they were
made out under the impression that
the law of 1873 was still in force. At
present the law does not seem to be
generally known throaghout the
.State. We uotice a large number of
our exchanges calling attention to the
law of 1874, and some of them are pub
lishing au item to the erTwt that State
Superintendent Wickcrshiim, in his
report submitted to the Legislature at
Its present session, calls attention of
school directors to the law of 1874, re
quiring publication of financial state
ments, and that the Btate Superinten
dent says in that report that it is the
duty of school directors to comply with
it. It seems that even the State Su
perintendeutls not posted on the law.
Potter Enterprise.
A Remarkable Winter.
8ince the advent of February
the
weather has been somewhat more seasona
ble than before, as if Winter, having en
tered on the last third of his calendar
reign, had suddenly waked up to remind
us that he is the "king of cold," and had
conclued to give us a touch of his prerog
ative. In many parts of Europe the win
ter has been as far beyond the average of
severity as here it has fallen short of it.
The snow blockade of railroads for weeka
together, so familiar here last winter, has
been almost unknown in our country this
season; but in Europe great snow storms
have swept vast regions, not only in the
north, but occasionally in sunny Spain and
Italy. Russia, in the region of St Peters
burg, is described as hiving bsen shrouded
in gloom, in eoneequence of the terrible
cold and the storms; while here in Pbila
delpbia pansies have been blooming in
midwinter in open gardens, and some pro
tected woods of New Jersey have brought
forth wild flowers. Year before last there
was a mild January, and six years ago
the month was milder even than the
one past; but the strange thing about At
present winter has beta its almost utter
lack of severe eold, and its absence both of
snow and very eold weather from its be.
ginning till now. An equally mild No
vember, December and January will be
hard to find in succession for many years
baok.
This weather has been a priceless boon
to the poor, especially coming, as it has,
in bard times, and enabling the povety
stricken to get an without that quantity f
fuel and thick clothing which in a severe
winter is needful to avoid fretting. It has
also helped them in another way. by al
lowing an unusual quantity of oat-door
work, of the unskilled sort a kind of
labor commonly suspended necessarily in
winter.
The mild winter has not only been fa
vorable to the poor, but it has been
specially favorable I) the building opera
tions of fhe Centennial Exhibition ia Phila
delphia. The eoLtractora have certainly
had extraordinary lock in this) respact.
Two successive witters ao favorable for
building have not been known within re.
membrance; and the springs, autumnsand
summers have been almost equally re
saarkable by their equable temperature,
and their comparative freedom from storms
which would delay work. With such ax
ceptional weather the readinesa of the
buildings at the opening of the Exhibition
can of course be safely predicted.
The eosstsnt fear has been that such
weather must ba unhealthy, and terrible
sicknesses have been apprehended. Yet
last week there were but 863 deatha,
againat 890 in the corresponding week af
the year previous. Statistics of previous
weeks also show that the mortality baa aet
bean increased by the mildness af the tea
sen Steck't PhUa- R. It. Guide,
Remember we do job w ork cheaply
and neatly.
Give the Advocate office a call for
Job work.
The present week came In warm
and pleasant.
The Township election Will be yield
next Tuesday.
Read the "Auditors Settlement,"
our leading editorial in this Iwue.
If you want to live miserable and
die happy (because of the relief,) sub
scribe for the Democrat. '
Geo. R. Dixon, County Superinten
dentent will please accept our thanks
for a copy of the Pennsylvania School
report for 1875.
And how they say that blackboards
should not be black at all. Sea-green
boards are said to be most agreeable to
the eye.
James Mgnlnnis' hew building on
Muin Street is now nearly completed.
It Is one of the finest buildings on the
street and an ornament to the place.
Capt Schocning and Lieut Bailey
have gone to Corry to attend a meeting
of the officers of the 17th Regiment N.
G. V, to decide on a regimental uni
form. Three pounds of hay cut fine will
feed as much as four pounds uncut.
This is a gain of tne-thlrd, and if hay
Is wortli $12 per ton, gives you $4 for
cutting.
Chloride of lime will generally re
move mildew without rotting the
cloth or destroying the colors. 'Dip
the mildewed article in the lime water
and dry quickly in the sun.
John Campbell a son of Thomas
Campbell, aged about 23 years, died at
Highland last Monday morning of con
gestion of the lungs, after a Very brief
illness.
Treasurer McCauley will advertise
the unseated lauds sale about the, liith
of march. All persons having un
seated lands upon which the taxes have
not been paid will save costs by attend
ing to the matter at once. -. :,
We have received lately several new
fonts of beautiful job type, and are
prepared to do letter heads, bill heads,
cards, envelopes, aud all kinds of
blanks in a neat and systematic man
ner. -; , ... ;. -,
Girls, the pnpers stute, and: it oitBt
be so, that during leap year the" girl
who counts all the gray horses she
sees, until she gets up to a hundred,
w ill be married within a year, to the
first gentleman w'ith whom she
shakes hands after counting the one
hundredth horse.
The decrease of the national debt
during the first month of the Centen
nial year amounted to the handsome
sum of one million five hundred and
ninety-niuc thousand, ono hundred
aud fifty-five dollars. This is not bad,
when We consider the stringency of
the times.
The Milford Herald anounces the
death of Mr. Ripley, a noted hermit of
Greene Township, Pike Co., Ta.- He
was formerly a wealthy merchant of
New York City, but fulled in business.
His reverses so preyed on his mind
that he fled to a wild, desolate plaee,
several miles from any habitation.
Therefor 35 years he had sustained
himself by fishing and hunting.
The Rhode Island House of Reprc,
sentittives yesterday passed, without
division, a bill providing, that land
occupied or owned by churches,schools
colleges, and charitable associations,
shall no longer be exempt from taxa
tion. Tliis is a rather sweeping bill,
and in some respects an absurb one.
The school property for instance, be
longs to the taxpayers, and was
bought and paid for, and Is maintained
by taxation. To make it subject to
lotuil and State taxation seems to us
absurd. Pittsburgh Telegraphic.
The salaries of Postmasters Were
fixed by the business of the, office a
few years.ago when business was live
lier than now. That put up the oil
town to a bigger figure than their
present returns will warrant. In this
section they figure thus: Corry,' $2,
900, Franklin .$2,000, Erie $3,100,
Meadville, $3,400, New Castle $3,000
Oil City $3,1000, Parker's Landing
$2,000, Petrolia $2,600, Pleosantville
$2,500, St. Petersburg $2,000 Sharon
$2,800, Tidioute 3,800, Titusville $4,
00, Warren $2,500 Warren Mail.
Judge Sterret, of Pittsburg," ren
dered an important decision on. Tues
day relative to the construction of the
law on "cumulative voting" as pro
vided for in the new constitution.
He affirms the general opinion as to
that article of the constit ution, and de
cides that strockholders ill any cor
poration are entitled to one vote per
share of stock for each director to bo.
elected, and that stockholders can dis
tribute their votes among oil the can
didutes or cast them all for the same
person, as they may choose( thus .af
fording the minority a means of secur
ing representatives upon the board of
directors.
Centennial Mail Costract. A
Washington telegram of the 27th ult.,
says the carrying of the Centennial
mails, which embraces the carriage of
the muils from the Philadelphia post-
office to the Centennial grounds, has
been let by the Post Office Depart
in en t to Thomas Cannon, of Phlla
delphia. This service ia Intended to
be upon a scale of great magnificence.
The contract calls for five wagons-ittid
ten horses. The wagons, of a hand
some design, are to be of the very beet
workmanship, with all the equip
inents, such as harness for the horses,
cushings; coverings, etc., to corres
pond. The messengers, five in num
ber, will wear uniform clothing, and
it is stipulated that of the ten horses
five shall be of a bay color and .the
others dapple gray.
Bakers Sweet Chocolate
rOW ELL & KIME'S.
Republics! State Convention.
IlEDQTJ4RTER9 Republicas
:
Rtatk CoMMittke.
Harrisbcro, February 1, 1876,
In pursuance of a resolution of the
Republican State Committee, adopted
at a meeting held in Uarrisburg this
day, a Republican State Convention,
to be composed of delegates front each
Senatorial and Representative district,
to the number to which such district
is entitled in the Legislature, is
hereby called to hieet In the city of
Uarrisburg, at twelve o'clock,' noon,
on Wednesday, March 29, 1876, for the
purpose of nominating an Electoral
ticket and of electing Senatorial and
Representative delegates to represent
the State in the Republican National
Convention, to be held at Cincinnati,
Ohio, on the 14th tiny of June, 1870.
By Order of the Committee,
HENRY M. HOYT, Chairman,
A. Wilsox Noams, Secretary.
Republican Caucus.
At the Caueus held on Tuesday eve
ning last at J. O. W. Bailey's office A.
II. Head was elected chairman and T.
A. Nelll Secretary'. H- H. Wenscl
and W. S. Sen-Ice were appointed tel
lers. The following nominations
were then made:
Justice of the Peace J. O. W. Bailey
School Directors D. C. Oyster and
B. F. Ely for 3 years, and H. M. Pow
ers for 1 year.
Constable J. W. Mofgestcr.
Judge of Election Capt. James
Woodward.
Inspector of Election James Pen
field. Assessor Henry A. Parsons Jr.
Assistant Assessors R. V. Klme
aud G. G. Messenger.
Town Clerk J. M. Schram.
Town Treasurer Horace Little.
" Auditor T. S. Hartley.
Fatal Accident. -
Last Tuesday, 8th Inst., J. O. W.
Bailey, Esq., was called to Wilcox to
hold an inquest on the. body of a man.
who had been killed that. day. We
will give the particulars as we karn
them. The accident took place about
four miles from Wilcox where a well
was being dug for water. The dead
man was a tramp named Patrick
Hagan, who had came along and was
hired to help dig the well. He stated
that he was a miner and' understood
blasting. On the duy of the accident
he hud gonedown in the well and put in
a torpedo for the purpose of blasting t ha
roc k after whic he called to the men
above to haul- him out, and to hurry
about it. The men above, it is Slip-
posed Were considerably frightened,
for about the time Hngtui's head came
above the surface they gave the wind
lass a sudden jerk which threw the
man back into the well agaitl. The ex
plosion took place shortly after he lan
ded on the bottom blowing his face and
part of his breast off. We did not get
the verdict of the jury but persume it
was in accordance with the above facts.
A leading New York paper on Satur
day had a long dispatch from Philadel
phia giving an account of a movement
believed to be on foot to orlng out
Governor Hartranft for the Presidency
not a candidate to receive the com
plimentary vote of the Pennsylvania
delegation, and then be set aside, but
one to struggle w'th the strong contes
tants for the pri.e. Some of the gov
ernor's good qualities are thus spoken
of: .
He is quiet, reticent, unaffected, averse
to speech-making, firm in his opinions,
true in his friendships, and immoveable
hen once he has made up his mind. But
unlike the President, he has never re
garded his office as something belonging to
him personally, like a farm to be worked
or bis own advantage aud pleasure and
that of his family. On the contrary.
through his whole official career he has
manifested a strong sense of his duty aod
responsibility to the state, and has thus
won the praise of all parties for his con
scientious and impersonal administration
To have made a good governor of a great
state like Pennsylvania is as strong a re
commendation as a aaan can have for the
Presidency. In Pennsylvania, as in Mew
York, the right performance of the duties
of the executive office requires administra
tive abilities of a high order. If military
reputation ia to count for anything in the
comu.g canvass, Uen. Hartranft bas ao
army reooru unexcelled by that of any
volunteer omcer.
State Notes.
Julge McJunkin, of Butler foUntr, bas
decided that ail wells are ezcapf from all
taz. Heretofore it baa been customary in
Butler county to impose a separate tax on
oil wells, and consequently there has bsen
considerable interest mamreelea in regara
to what his decision would be, and tne
large number of persona interested will be
pleased to learn that by his decision wells
are hereafter eiempu
A young man, named Henry Tons, who
bad been assisting Ret. Mr. Hammond in
bis revival work at Uarrisburg, was
married about a week ago. and went to
Renovo to spend the honeymoon, where
his wife had relatives. A few days afther
hia arrival he was arrested and taken back
to Uarrisburg on lha charge of forging
Mr. Hammond a name to a note or
A prlsioner in the Clearfield eounty jail
was presented by the eounty commission
ers with a suit of elolhes to enable him to
appear ia a respeotable meaner in court
durinr the trial. The erimfnal tore the
clothes and burned them after his convio
lion. Judge Orvis sentenced him to a
term of two yeaia and four months, one
year of which he owes to hia destruction
ef tha sait,
At Espyvllle, Crawford county, an epi
demic ;a prevailing, and although no
deatha have occurred, yet it ia attended
with a great amount of suffering, and in
hoveral cases Ufe ia being despaired of The
disease appears ta be an affection of the
liver ana kidneys, In sasny eases being at'
tended with severs vomiting. Many lam
iliea are still prostrated, but are in a fair
way of recovery.
Tha cantributioa of Somerset sonnty to
tha Centennial will consist of tha identiola
compass used in the original survey of the
southern boundary of this Btate, acoordiug
ta tha grant made to William Pann. it ia
ow in poasesaioa of Dr. William Collins, af
that soroggh. It ia ia a good atata of pre
servation, and ia in perfect working order,
although showing marks of tha ravages ef
time,
MARRIED.
EGGLESTON BRIANT At
Grace Church on Febuary 4th 1878 "by
the Rector, ReV. Wm. Jas. Miller.
William P. Eggleston of Brandy
Camp Elk Co. and Hannah S. Brlent
ofSugar Hill, Jefferson Co.
Jiews Items.
Des Moines, February ?.-Peter
Me vers, banker, at Carthn&c. Mo..
charged With taking $00,000 of the de
positors' money and absconding, was
arrested at Council Bluffs on Saturday.
Chicago, February 7. The Tiinc
euloifizes Secretary Bristow for his
crusade against the w hisky ring, and
says he Will be the strongest can
didate for the Presidency that the Re
publicans tan select.
Lousville. Ky.. February S.-The
State Senate passed a bill providing
$10,000 for a representation of Ken
tucky's resources and manufactures
at Centennial Exhibition, The bill
then came up in the House, and, con
trary to general enectation. was re
jected.
Apileton8 American Ctcloprdia
that the revised, aod elegantly illus
tratad edition of this work; now being
published, a volume of 800 pages odco
in two months, is the best Cycloped 5'
Anierioa, is certain. No library is com
plete without it. It is a complete one
in itfcit. it only costs if ci a month t
get it in leather binding. The best and
cheapest library in the world. Address,
C. K. Judson.- Frjdonia, N. Y.
PAY AtS YOU GO.
IfyoU pay for goods when you buy
hem, yua will never be troubled with
the nigt-tuare oi debt, your sleep will be
sweet your dreams pleasant, and your
wife and children will greet you with a
smile in the moroiDg. Go to Powell
& Kime's model ptore with your cash,
get more than its value and go home
Ratified. They have adopted the cash
system, and say it is Working charm
ingly.
Executrix's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the estate of J. V.
jriouK late or Ridgway townsnip,
deceased, have been granted to
the undersigned. All persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment, ami all .persons Having claims
will present them properly authenti
cated for settlement
JEANNETTE CAROLINE HOUK,
nol-tit Executrix.
Executors' Notice.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the estate of Francis
Tegeler, late of fSt- Mary's borough,
deceased, have been granted to the un
dersigned. All persons knowing
themselves indebted to said estute are
requested to make immediate payment
and all persons having claims will pre
sent them properly authenticated for
settlement
ADOLPH FOCHTMAN '
Ex'rs
nCl-Ct
CHAS LUHR
Notice
given that the Commis-
Is hereby
misionera of Elk County, will hold a
court of anneals at their Office in Rldir
way on the 24th and 25th days of
February, 1870 for the purpose of hear-
ing and deterinining appeals from the
assessments, nnd revlew-ing the mili
tary enrollment of 1870, at which time
ana place an persons ieenng mem
selves aggrieved by said assessment
may attend if they see proper.
By order of the Board:
Attest:
W. B. Horton, Commr's Clerk.
NEW LtlVEHY STABLE
DAN SCRIBNEK WISHES TO IN
form tbe Cittiena of Kidgway, and the
public gcterally, that he bas started a Liv
ery Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
Buggies, to let upon the most reason
He terms
BS.He will also do job teaming.
Stable on Broad street, abota Main
All orders left at the Post Office will meet
prompt attention
Aug SO 1870. tf.
YOU WANT TO BUT
GOODS CHEAP
eo to
JAMES H- IIAGSRTT
Main Btrest, Ridgway, Pa.
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, MOOTS
SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS
WARE, WOOD AND
W1LLOW.WARE.
TOBACCO AND CIGAR.
A Large Stock of
Groceriw and Previsions,
Tbe BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
Constantly on hand, and sold as cheap
tb.mlKAl'k.ST
H. IIAGERTT.
Ridgway Cemetery.
Lots are now offiersd for sale by tba
Kidgway Cemetery Aseoeiation in the new
Ceaetary Tha preseot low price for lots
may aoon ba advanoed.
Apply at tha office of
VT.S. HAMBL1K, Baeretary
Bidgwey, Sept, 7 187. n-29
MMV AIM liltf ISEMENlSr
Notice.
Alt persons are hereby cautioned against
buying removing or in any way meddling
with a lot of household goods in the pos.
sesion off. McCamey, of Spring Creek, as
1 have purchased the above named property
at Sheriff's 8ale.
blLAS MOHHEY.
Spring Creek, Jan. 26, 187. n49t3.
SOW'S J- EVANS ft CO.
NURSERYMEN AND BEEDSMEN
York, Penn'a.
SEEDS. Garden nnd Flower Seeds,
Grass Heeds, Seed Corn, Heed Potatoes,
Keed Wheut, Tree and Hedge Heeds.
Ac, Bulur, of all kinds, for Hpring
and Fall planting, BULBS.
TREES. (Standard and Dwarf Fruit
Trees, Grapes nnd Huiall Fruit.
Evergreens. Ornamental Trees and
Hhrubs, Roses, Hedge Plants, &c. En
close Htanip for price list, 25c for
fun ueseriptivc Latatogue.
. K. (jiHESU,
Driller in all kinds of cabinet ware.
wooduud cane seat chairs, kitchen and
extention tables, wood and marble top
stands, wood and marble top bureaus,
what nots, looking glasses, wood anil
murble toll ehumber suits, mattresses,
spring bed bottoms, bed steads, cribs,
Ijiuerty's metal linetl wood pumps,
&c, &c. Cane seats replaced with
perforated wood seat, Weed sewing
machine reduced from $6o to $, the
best machine in the market, and pic
ture frames made to order. Also a
large assorted stock of ready made
coffins constantly on hand and trim
med at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware
Rooms in masonic building, Ridgway,
ra. vonwtpuaprzi 77.
Financial Statement of MilMone Town
Mipjor uieyear cnamg January, 3d
1870.
VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY
Unseated Lands
f WM7 00
Heated und Personal
1,646 00
85,673 00
Total
Mills Levied for Road 10
Additional cash for " 10
Mills Levied for Poor 3
Additional for Poor 7
KOAD TAX
Elk county Dr. to Township
for unseated Tax Returned . .
for 1874 & 7-5, $1,080 81
Supervisors, Br. to Township
to Seated Tax for 1875 891 71
Total
Cr By unseated Road orders
to Township Treasurer
To Balance due Township
from Elk County and (Su
pervisors, 2,372 52
525 00
1,847 52
2,372 62
Dr. to Itidsrfneht acainst
Township by HarrisOil Cats
Interest and cost, 1,475 00
POOR TAX.
Elk County Dr. to unseated
Tax returned for the year
1874 & 75 $8G4 40
Overseers, Dr, to Seated Poor
Tax for 1875 193 43
$1,057 42
Cr. by OrdersjssUed by overseers
of Poor 231 42
To balance Due Township
from Elk county and over
seers 82,6 50
. ... 1,05702
We, the undersigned auditors of
Millstone Township, Elk county, met
acording to law and certify that we
have carefully examined the above ac-
counts and find them correct to tho
best of our knowledge and belief.
jan. Mil isu,
CAMPBELL BLAIR, 1 AuditorH.
nlJl1'
Attest.
U. Ji.
Hoffmait, Clerk, n49-t3
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