B5
OEO. A. RAT1IBUN,
Attorncy-at-Law,
Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Tru
BALL dk .VCAVLET,
Attorney- tt-Lw.
Office in New llrlck Building,
RidRway, Elk Co., Pn.
Mala St
8n2if.
L VCORE A A4 Mil LEX.
Attorn eys-at-Law, Ridgway. Elk
County Pa. Office across the hall from
the Democrat establishment, Claims
for collection promptly attended to
Jne. 15 '76.
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Main street, Ridgway, Ta. Agent tor the
flowe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold
en. Repairing Watches, etc, docewith
ie Hist acouraov as heretofore. flatis-
fact! an
gvuiranteod. tlnly
J. 0. W, J1AILET,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
tIhzo1. Ilidgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Traveler's Life and Aocl
lent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
JAMES 1). fFLLERTON,
Snrgeon Dentist, having permanently lo
cated in Rigway, offers his profrspional ser
vices to the citiicus of Ilidgway ana sur
rounding country. All wovk warranted.
Office in Service & Wheeler's liuiUtine, tip
talra. first door to the left. 73-n-S21y
G. G. MESSENGER,
Druggist and rnnnncputisl, S. vV. cornet
o Main and Mill ptrectH, Ridgway, Tu.
full assortment of ettrefe.llv selected For
eign nit J Domestic li. 1'tewriptions
rarefnlly Uinpenurd l all hours, day or
night. vln3y
T. S. 11 MIT LEY. M O,
IMiVMi.Miin nna Surceon.
Utfive in ltruir Store, corner I'.rond and
Main Hi. I:i.ii.iice ccrncr I'.road St
Vpr.osin the t:,il'.'ge. Ollice hour irom
to 10 A. M. and Horn T to S 1. M.
lniyl.
J. S. U OR DWELL, M-
Eoleclio Physician and Purgeon, litis remov
ed his oRicc Irom Centre sircct. to Mait si.
fUdgway. l'a in the second story of the
ie Ivrick building of John G. Hall, oppo
site Hyde's s'ore.
OBiio hours:! lo 2 T M 7 tfi 5 P M
inn:: house,
KinnwAT, Elk Co., Pa
V. II. SCIl HAM, Proprietor.
Thankful f-r the pslronsge heretofore
o liberally bestowed "pon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict in
tention to the comfort and convenience ol
guests, to ir.erit a continuance oi the
same.
Oct SO lMU.
KERZEV KVUSE,
Cknthsvilik, K'..k Co., Ta.
Jons (loi.Mss, Ptopviefor
TliHnkful for the patronage herelolort
a liber illy I'estowfd upon him, the nv
firorrietor, hopes, tv ptiying strict nt
'.ention to the Cur.it'or: fttd cenveaienot
o" giust. t merit .i continuance of tht
tmme.
Ea. fa v.
L UMBER AND INSURANCE COM
MISSION BROKER,
A.
GENERAL- COLLECTION AGENT
No '-'CO Walnut Place,
("10 Wuluitt :-'ti't,i
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
h 41-ly
The undersigned represents the fol
lowing roiiuKo 'omprniu'D for this
District.
Aetua lLiUfor.1 7,000,000.
'orth Uriti-h Mercantile... 10,0(10,1)00.
Herman American, N. Y... 2,000,000.
Niagara N- Y 1 ,000,000.
Amazon, Ohio 1,000,000.
1'aterson. N-J -100,000.
Farmvillc, Vu 2A0.000.
Travelers Lifts & Accident.. 4,000,000.
Correspondence solicited front those
desiring insurance.
" P. 15. WACHTEL,
I14U13
St. Mary s Pa.
II. HAYS,
tl..IK IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Grroeries.
and General Variety
FOX ELK CO., PA.
Cur try I'. O
vtnlTir.
txecntor's 'otice
Estate of John Ratlin, late of Ben
eingar township, Elk Co, rluccafced.
Ltttcrs Test amenta rjf opoii the above
estate have beun granted to tho under
signed, nil persons indebted to said es
tate aro requested to make payment,
ond tho huving claims to present the
Mtmo without deluv to
n52t3 JOHf G. DETII, Exr.
ExectitoiV Kollco.
Estate of Elizabeth Cordcs, lute of
Bt. Mary's borough, Elk Co., deceased
Letters 2'cntamvntari upon the above
estate have been grunted to the un
dersigned, all persons Indebted to
fcaid estate are requested to make pay
ment, and those having claims to
present the same without delay to
MARY SEVER1N, Vvpfl
CONRAD MARQUART. f ljXrs"
SCIENTIFIC FARMER.
BOSTON, MASS.
Science ia knowledge, scientifio Is knowing.
Can better motto be Mdopted
la the interest of a profitable culture.
Kntering familieg in every section,
Never has it failed to give satisfaction
To the Intelligent farmer,
In all things practical)
For it treats of the doctrine of ujcs
In matters that pertain to the farm.
Cannot you afford to give it a trial?
Tor only Ode DolTnr ft year,
And your name and address plainly writ
ten, Remitted to the Scientific Farmer Co.,
k Boston, Mass.
Much of monthly value will be received,
inabling you to profit from others eiperi
ence. Reflect that ideas turned to uses are money.
Five Copies, 6 eenlaeach.
THIS COLD WEATHER RE
mindo U3 that POWELL & KIME
have a nice lot of Thermometers on
and
JP YOU WANT TO BUY
GOODSCHEAP
GO TO
JAMES II tlAGERTY
Main Btroct, Ridgway, T
DBY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS
SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS'
WARE, WOOD AND
WILLOW-WARE,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
A Large Stock of
Groceries and Provision
The BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
Constantly on hand, and sold as cheap
as the CHEAPEST
JAMES H ItAGERTY
NAILS AND GLASS, AT
POWELL & KIME'S.
N
EW LIVERY STABLE
IN
1UDGWAY .
DAN SCRIBNER WISHES TO
inform the citizens of Ridgway, and
the public generally, that he has
started a Ljvery stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
and Btigpies to let upon the most
reasonable terms,
j6ia?He will also do job teaming.
Stable on Broad utreot, nbove Main
All orders left at the Post OiBw will
receive pronuit attention.
Aug'iOlSTltf
WO 1. 1. EN SOCKS A 2s D MITTENS
at
1X)WELI. & KIME'S
BUCKWHEAT
Graham Flour at
FLOUR. AND
POWELL & KIME'S.
BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS
a new etock jtwt arriving, at
POWELL KIME'S.
AT POWELL KIME', YOU
pay rash for goodi, ami got more than
the worth of your ensh.
SLEIGH BELLS AND WHIPS.
a nice little assortment, at
POWELL & KIME'S.
FLOUR, 1-ORK, FEED, CORN
Mcul, O.-Us, always on I'.und at
POWELL & KIME'S Rl bottom pri
ces A FEW MORE OVER COATS
and Buffalo Robes ut
POWELL & KIME'S.
SUGARS AT POWELL AND
KIME'S are high to be Mire; but sill
are n Hi tie cheaper ihun t any other
Riore in town.
n."oT mIilaTes for 'cook-
Ing, also choice syrup h1vua on hand
at
POWELL & KIME'S.
ONIONS, A NICE LOT AT
P. K'S.
PIMPLES,
I will mail Free she recipe for prepar
ing a simple Vkoktabls Hai.m that will re
move Tak. rKBCKLES, I'lPPLKd ad
Ulotciies, leaving the Skin soft, clear and
beautiful ; also instructions for producing
a luxuriant growth of hair oh a bald head
or sin ooi li luce. Address lien. Vandelf or
Co.. Box 8121, No 6 Wooster St., N. Y
ERRORS OF YOUTH.
4 GF.NTLEMAN who suffered for years
A from Nervous Debility, Premature Ue
chv, and all the effects of youthful indiscre
tion will, for (he sake of suffering hu.
manlty, send free to all who heed it, the
recipe nnd direction for making the simple
remedy by which be was cured. Sufferers
wishing to profit by the advertiser's ex
perience can do so by uddressing in perfect
confidence.
JOHN C. OGDEfC,
42 Cedar St.. New Yolk.
A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS
at POWELL & KIME'S, only eight
euts per. yard.
1. EABLEV, M, D. W.
It. UUUAH, M. D,
D
RS. EARLEY
& HARTMAN.
Dr. W. B. Hartman, formerly of St.
Mary's, has associated himself with M
J. Earley, M. D in the practice of
medicine at liidgway. Jiy close at
tention to business they hope to re
ceive a liberal share of the patronage
or the ijuuiic. ur. u. nartman
can be found at all hours, either at his
rooms, over the post-omce, or at Dr,
M. J. Earlev's Drug Store. Dr. M. J,
Earley can be found at the residence
of Dr. C. R. Earley, or at his Drug
Store. Surgery, und diseases of
women and children & speciality.
E. K. (iRtSR,
Dealer in all kinds of cabinet Ware,
woodand cane seat chairs, kitchen-and
extention tables, wood and marble top
tanas, wooa ana marnie top bureaus,
what nots, looking glasses, wood and
marble top chamber suits, mattresses,
pring bed bottoms, bed steads, cribs,
Laferty's metal lined wood pumps,
tc. &.c. Cane seats replaced with
aerfomted wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from C05 to the
oest machine in the market, and pic
ture frames made to order. Also i
large assorted stock of ready made
cohins constantly on hand and trim
med at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware
Rooms in masonic building, Ridgway
i'a, voiiaipaaprs'7
BUTTER AND LARD AT
P. & K'S.
FUR!, A EMALL LOT AT
POWELL KITE'S.
Arrhal and Departure of Blalls.
Eastern Dally except Sundays; ar
rives at 2t22 p. m., IcavTS at 6:16 p. m.;
Western Dally except Sundays;
leaves at 2;22, arrives at 6:16 p. m.
Brook vllle Dally except Sundays
arrives at 12 m, leaves at 2:80 p. m,
Spring Creek Arrives Tuesdays and
Thursdays at II a. m. leaves Wednes
days and Fridays at 9 a. m.
onnty Officers.
President Judge-Hon. L. D. Wetmore
Associate Judges Hons, Geo, Ed.
Wels, and Julius Jones,
PherllF-Daniel Scull.
Treasurer Jacob McCattlcy.
District Attorney C. H. M'Cauley.
Co. Superintendent Oeo. R. Dixon.
Prothonotary. &c Fred. Schrjenlng.
Deputy Prothonotary W. S. Horton.
Commissioners Michael Wedcrt, W.
H. Osterhout, (Jeorge Reuscher.
Commissioners' Clerk W. S, Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Spang
ler, George Rothrock.
Township Officers.
Judge of Election Will Dickinson.
Inspectors James Penfleld, P. R.
Smith.
Justices of the Teace Charles Mead,
Jas, D. Fullcrton.
Beliool Directors 0. B. Grant, Jns.
Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cttm
mings, W. 8. Service. Eug. J. Miller.
Supervisors O. B. Fitch, Jas. Riley.
Treasurer W. H. Hyde.
Assessor M. S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors Oeo. Dickinson,
John Walinsley.
Auditors-J. H. Ilagerty, James Pch
fleld, J. 8. Powell.
Clerk-M. S, Kline.
Constable L W. Morgester.
Churches.
Lutheran Rev. I. Brenneman, pas
tor. Services every alternate Sunday,
In both English and German, at 11 a.
m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10
a. m. the pastor Sujerintendent; Geo.
A. Walker, assistant.
Grace Episcopal Rev. m. James
Miller, rector. Services every Sunday
at the usual hours, 1 1 h. m. nnd 7 p. m.
Sunday seliool nt io r. m. ah are
cordially itu ited to attemi. Seats free.
Methodist Rev. A. nn Camp.
nastor. Services every Sunday nt 11
a. m. ana 7 p. ra. Minany ecnoot ai
30 a. m C. K. UollHduy, mipcnn
tendent: Geo. R Dixon, assistant.
ounar Folks' UiOlo i ians nt p. m
Regular Orlicial JSleeting the second
Mondiiv of each month at 8 P. in.
Roman Catholic-Uev. Uatlier wnner
pastor. Services every otlier bunuuy
at 10 a. id.
Pkksbytkriax. Rev. A. J. Mont
gomery, Pastor. Services every fourth
Sunday in the Jutneran cuurcnat n
A. M. and? V. J1.
RAILROADS-
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie It. R. Division
WINTER TIME TADLE.
rV aniufter SUNDAY, NOV. 20. 1870.
V the trams on the Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
WESTWARD.
NIAGARA KX leaves Rtnovo... 4 4" p m
" " ' Linn if oort.. b -68 p m
" " Emporium 0 60 p m
" ' " BtSIarys.,. 7 4o p in
" " " Kiugwny .,. J 14 p m
arr nt. Katie.. 0 1!0 p tu
KKIB J!.ii loaves nutnlelplita ll p ru
" Ronovo 11 00 m
" " Lujioriiim..i...l2 65 p m
V l 40 p m
" Kidgwuy 2 It p m
" ' Efiuu ,..v...3 SO p ni
' art'ivu at Erie .... 7 85 p in
EASTWARD.
DAY KX leaves Kane ...( 00 a w
' " Kid(;way.l....i..6..:i( a ni
" " Bi Marys. ,.i,,...;7 20 a in
" 11 Emporium ..8 10 a m
' " Driftwood...,. ..8 68 p ni
' " Ker.oro 10 Itp m
btiib m.wij tetivr.s trie.., ll. uu a m
' " " Kane 5 60 p ui
" " " Ilidgway 4 49 p lu
" St. Mary's 616 p ni
" " bmboriuin ..... b JO p m
" RetloVOi , 8.B6 p m
" " arr. at Philadephiii... 7 00 a m
Day Express and Niagara Express con
nect east with Low Qrede Pivision and ii
N. Yl 4 P. R. R,
WM. A. BALDWIN.
Gen'l Bup't
FROM QES Z). S. FORBES,
The following chatty letter from
Gen Forbes relates ill a pleasant way
his experience with Dr. Fen tier's
Golden Relief. What he says will be
appreciated by the thousands who
have experienced instant relief from
pain by the use of that wonderfully
effective Compound:
Fredoniai N Y. April-Mh, 1875.
Dn Fenner Dear Sir You will please send
me another bottle of your Golden Relief. It
has become a fixture In my house as a medl
cine. We consider it Invaluable, and cannot
do without It. I must here rclute an anecdote
of your valuable Golden Relief. Hi tile nth of
1872, in Jumping from my Cdrrhge I sprained
my ankle and was unable to walk. An agent
of the Buffalo Courier called ut my bouse (of
course you know what he called for it was
to collect my subscription), and finding me In
great pain he commented telling me a won
derful story about a most wonderful medicin
that he had found in Butfulo and that he
would go and bring to me for trial, as it was
in bis valise. Imagine my suprUe when
found it Was your Godfth Relief made here in
Fredonia I I sent to you for a bottle and af
ter using It a few times the pnln entirely lea
und a speedy cure was obtained.
This agent of tho Courier said he could not
live without it, as he was an almost Constant
sufferer from Neuralgia, and that it was the
nly medicine that gave him Instant relief
So you will see that others appreciate your
wonderful medicine as well as mysfelf, and
will add that In all the numerous coses where
I or my family have tired it, it has never
failed to give relief. Bo you will not wonder
that We have learned to rely on it in all those
eases lor wuicn you recommend it.
Yours truly,
V. S. FORBES.
C. T. Moore, tioprletor of the Celebrated
wholesale tea and coffee house, 14 Front
street, Rochester, N. Y., certifies that Dr,
Fehner's Golden Relief cured hihi of sore
throat more speedily thaii; anything be has
ever fcraud. His family has learned to rely
on it In Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Toothache, eta, and would not be without It.
C. W. Tenant, Fredonia, X. Y., certifies that
two bottles of Dr. Fetiner'i Golden Relief
cured htm of a bad Rneumatlsm, after all
other treatment had failed.
The best families in the land are now keep
ing it constantly in the house for family use,
and attest to 1M extraordinary powers and
hoaling capabilities to conquer pain and an
nihilatedtsease from the system,
Ask for a ciruurlar entitled "People'
Remedies." For sale by dealers.
FOR YOUR STOVES AND TIN
Ware call at W. B. SMITH'S, corner
of Main and Mill streets.
IFE, Growth, BEAUT T.
LONDON HAIR COLOR RESTORER
LONDON HAIR COLOR RESTORER
Not a Dy; makes harsh hair toft and
ilky; cleanses the soalp from all impurities,
causing the hair lo grow where It hag fallen
off or become thin.
Can be applied by the hand as It dots hot
stain the Bkin orisoil the finest lineh. As
Hair Dressing It is the most, tierfeet the
world has ever rroduoed. The hair is re-
ovated nnd strengthened, and natural
co'or restored Without the application of
mineral substances.
Since the introduction of this truly valu
able preparation into tnls country, it has
been the wond4 and admiration of all clas
ses, as it has proved to be the only article
hat will absolutely Without deception, re
store gray bair toils original color, health
softness, lustre and beauty, and produce
air on bald heads of its original crowth
and color.
This beautiful and fragrantly perfumed
article is complete within itself, no washing
or preparation Betore or after its use, or
accompany ment'of any kind being required
o obtain tnese aesirame results.
Hera Is the Proof Of Its SUPERIOR
EXCELLENCE.
fead this Home Certificate, testified to
by Edward B. Qarrigues one of the most
competent Druggists and Chemists of Phila
delphia, a man whose veracity none can
doubt.
1 nm bappy to add ray testimony to the
great, value of the London Hair Color Re
storer which restored my hair to lis ongi
nal Color, aud the hue appears to be per
manent, I am satisfied that this prepara
tion not a dye but operates upon the se
cretions It is also a beautiful hair dress
ing and promotes the growth. I purchased
he hrst bottle from Edward R. Qarrigues,
druggist, Tenth and Coates street, who can
also testify my hair was quite gray when 1
commence-! us use. MRS. MILLER, No.
730 Nonh Ninth street. Phila.
Ur. Fwayho a Bon. Respected friends!
l bave tne pleasure to inform vou that a
lady of my acquaintance, Mrs. Miller, is
delighted with the success of your London
UBiroior restorer. Her iiuir was fast
falling and quite gray. The color has been
restored, the fallinr off entirely stopped.
anj a new growtn ot hair ts the result.
E. 11. UARKIGUES,
Druggist., cor Tenth and Conies, Phila,
BOSTON TESTIMONY.
July 22d, 1871. Dr. Swayno & Son:-
Last winter while in Trenton, N. J., I pro
cured six Domes London Hair Cnlor Ke
stoier, which I like very much, in fact bet
ter than auy thing 1 have used in the last
nine years. If you please, send ine one
dozen bottles C O D care W 8 Fogler &
Son Druggists, fi0 723 Tremont street.
Boston. Reepectfully yours, ADA BAUER
ISo o'J Uutluiid square.
London Hair Color Restorer aud Dressing
Has completely restored my hair to its
original clor and youthful beauty aod
caused a rapid and lnxuriaut growth.
MKiJ. AjNME MORRIS, No 616 North
Seventh Street, Philadelphia.
nr. Dalian ot rtiiladelnhia, says of it.
The London Hair Color Restorer is used
very extensively among my patients aud
friend, as well as by myself. 1 therefore
spc.ik fro".i eiLpsrietu-e.
75 CENTS PER BOTTLE.
Address orders to Dr. SWAVNE SOS
380 Ni.rth Sixth Street, Philadelphia, I'a.,
soic rroprieiors.
T II K li 11 N 6 8
CONSUMPTIOH!
This diktrersiiigand dangerous complaint
and its premonitory symptoms, neglected
cotigli, uiglit sweats, hoarseness, Wasting
ticHli lever permanently cured by DOvTOU
SWATNS'S CeMPCFiTi, 5YBI7P OF 'UlUu
CES EU Y.
lillO.M'UITIS A premonitor or Pul
inuunry CoiiMimptiou, is Characterized by
cr.tnrrli, or tumiuiation of the mucuin mem
brane of the air passuges, with cough and
expectoration, short breath, hoarseness,
puius in the che&t. tur Alt bronchial uffec
tions, sore throat, loss of voice, coughs,
DR. SWAYNE'S
Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry
H A (SOVEREICN REMEDY
Ilctnorrlliige. or Spitting of rflood, may
proceed Irom Hie larynx, truchia, bronchia
or lungs and arises from various causes, as
undue physical etertion, plethora, or full
ness of the vessels, weak lungs, overstraiu
ii g of tuo voice, suppressed evacuation, ob
struction ol the spleen or ilver, Sic.
Dr. SvTOj-nc's Compound Syrup of Wild
Cherry.
striken at the root of disease by purifying
the blood, restoring the liver and kidneys
to healthy action, iuvigorating the .nervous
Hystettii
The only standard rcinciiy for hemor
rhan) bronchial nnd all pulmonary com
plaints. Con?uiilptive8- or those predis
posed to weak lungs should not fail to use
this great vegetab.e remedy.
Its marvelous power, not only over con
cumpt-on, but over every ehronic disease
where a gradual alterative action is needed
Under its use the cough is loosened, the
night sweats diminished, the pain subsides,
the pulse returns to us natural standard
the stomach is improved Iti its power to di
gest and assimilate t lie food, aud every
organ has a purer and better quality of
blood supplied to it, out of which pew re
creative and plattiO material is made.
Prepared Silly by
DR. SWAYNE&SGN,
3.1t) North Sixth Street, Philadelphia.
Sold bt all FRortiNE.t DbI'uoists.
Itching Piles !
FILES, PILES, ITCIIINQ PILES,
positively cubed by the uae of
SWAYNES OINTMENT
HOME TESTIMONY.
I was sorely afflicle'd trif't t-De of the most
distressing of all diseases Pruritus or Pru
rigo, or more commonly known as Itching
files, ine itcmng at times was almost in
tolerable, increase J bv scratching, and not
unfrequently become quite ante. 1 bought
a box ot b irayne a Ointment; its use gave
quick relief, and lira short time made a
perfect cure. I tan, now sleep undisturbed.
and I would advise all who ai-6 suffering
with this distressing complaint to prooure
Swayoe'i Ointment at onoe. I bad tried
piescriptions alruoH ihftiimerabe, without
finding and permanent rener
JOSEPH W..CIIRIST.
(Firm of Roedel & Christ,)
Boot and Blioe House 844 North Second
btreet, Philadelphia.
SKI1I DISEASES.
Bwayne's All-healing Ointment is also
a speciiio for Tetter. Itch, Salt Rheum
Scald Head, Erysipelas, Barber's Itch
Blotches, all Scaly, ertisty, cutaneous Er
ruptionti Perfectly cafe and harmless
eveu on the most tedder infaut. Price 60
oouta Sent by mail to tidy address oft re
oeint of orice.
SWAYHE'S PAlTACEA.
Celebrated all over the world for its remar
kakle eures ot SCrofdla, Mercnraland Svohl
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communications, aaaress letters to DR.
W ATMS SOU, Philadelphia.--n7yl
MriTrJli'Iii1rftMll-iTl iJ i Has
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 18??.
(Josslp.
SAVE your eggs forHaBtef.
TliEsnowla fast disappearing.
Heb the Mercantile Approver's List.
Mns. James II. Ilugerty U seriously
ill.
We have rumors of marriages after
lent.
THE boys aiid girls had a nice little
sleigh ride last night.
Mtt. and Mns. Daniel Bcribner
are blessed With & son.
TitB Triennial Tabular Statement
will be found in another column.
The song of the robbin and lullfrog
will soon be heard in the land.
A oentIjEMAN from Lock Haven
Intends starting a tailor shop here
soon.
Eggs are sellttlg here now a3 low as
twenty cents A dozen. Cats are not
quoted.
We publish a long temperance arti
cle from a Wilcox Correspondent in
this issue.
Mrs. L. Lefever died ttt Ostcrhout's
tannery last week and was burled last
Sunday.
We hope in our next issue" to report
some encouraging news from the Wil
cox oil Well,
It is a fact that a test oil Well Will
be put down in this vicinity as soon as
spring opens.
Oeo. A. Rathbiln, Esq., will move
Into D. D. Cook's houee on South
street about April 1st.
I.EARN'to labor and to wait" Is a
good motto, but "Pay the printer"
would oft times save its use.
Candidates for Sheriff Scull's old
snoes will soon become as thick as
bugs oil a Kersey potuto patch
The secretary of state has been
taken from New York ever since the
organization of the Republican party
Seward was the first
A two story addition will be put on
the house now occupied by Parsons,
the printer. The house will be occu
pied, as soon as ready, by Mr. S. Jack
son.
J. Powell Is having a two'-rtory
buy Window put on the house occupied
by Mr. S. Jackson. We understand
that Mr. C. R. Kline, is to occupy
the house.
Donald Cameron was elected,
no Tuesday last, to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate, occasioned
by the resignation of his father Hon
Simon Cameron.
Give of thy wealth to the poor, and
also give us a cull for nice visiting
cards aud all other kinds of fine iob
printing. You are earnestly invited
to call npd see our samples.
According to the new schedule the
fare from Chicago to New York will
be $20, to Boston $21, to Baltimore
117 50, Philadelphia $18 25. Bales
from St. Louis arc three dollars
higher than from Chicago.
Ciiahles Meenan, alias "Omaha
Jack," who served a term In the peni
tentiary from this county, for the rob
bery of a freight car Ut St. Mary's
was killed at IWund Island last
Friday, while, as is supposed, stealing
a ride. He was buried at St. Mary's
on Sunday. He leaves a wife.
Reports from the Wilcox oil well
tduy f.ay that pumping has been
commenced, and that the well was
producing at the rate of from eight to
ten barrels a day, when an accident
occurred causing a suspension of busi
ness. We will report progress next
week.
On Ft-ldoy hist snow commenced
falling at this place, and continued
coming down, more or less, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. On St. Pat
rick's day (last Saturday) tho sleigh
ing was good, and on Sunday the
sleighing was improved by those pre
pared to enjoy it. Taken at tho best
the month of March Is a fickle one,
to-day sunshine, and to-morrow snow,
rain, or slt-el; .
Biugham Young tlio Mormon
Prophet who Is now inhisTTih year, is
reported very ill, and it is hardly ex-
peted that in the natural course of
things he can live much longer. His
death will most likely cause- consider
able commotion In the church as the
members are known to bo divided
into factions which are very
hostile to each other and war between
them 1ms only been prevented by the
Influence of Brighum. It It thought
that the announcement of his death
will be the signal for an outbreak
among them which may finally end
in the disintegration of the Mormon
church
The latest "joke on Snyder" came
oft' at Clarion a few days ago. A lazy
chap, from Brookville, had quartered
himself on a one-armed stage driver,
and utterly refused to work. The
woman of the house seemed to have
been well enough satisfied, but the
husband demurred all to no purpose.
The "boys" of Clarion gave him do
tice to leave, or take a riUe on a rail.
He failed to head the Warning. The
"boys," as good as their word, ap
peared one night'and gave him a ride
gratis, notwithstanding the protests of
the victim and the woman; Lights
were carried that the passers by might
see who was being honored, and at
every hotel and public place, ho was
invited to make a speech, all tho time
protesting against the treatment. Af
ter the parade he was given fifteen
niinute9 to leave Clarion, but asked,
and was granted, time to pack his
"duds," T?lien he was "escorted" be
yond the limits of Clarion, on the road
to Brookville, at 10 P. M. The treat
ment is a little rough but without
dov'it it served him right.
Wlloox 5otes
Wilcorf Pit., March 20th, 1877.
The sun has good sleighing on
which to cross the line.
Col Wilcox Is at home for the first
time since Christmas.
Oil Well No. 8 is tubed, commenced
pumping Saturday night, broke the
sucker rods and it will take a da or
two to repair damages, and then we
will see what wo will sec.
Lone Wolfe's howl about the excite
ment In Wilcox Is purely the Im
agination of an excited brain. Every
one Is perfectly quiet here, no one has
sand In his pockets, or bricks la his
hat; But the operators have plenty
of saiid in their giaards and are bound
to put the thing through or Lust. '
Some practical oil operators were
here yesterday from Bradford, leased
five hundred aore3 of land and arc to
have a rig up and commence drilling
inside of a month. They think the
show is good for first class territory.
The young man at an evening party
a short time ago Who Was discovered
to have a piece of court plaster on his
lip that was not sore snys he don't
see how in the World It got there.
The fellow that 'snee.ed out tho
lamp at the school exhibition last
night says that's the way he always
puts them out, PETE.
The Musical Convcntlw.
We again call the attention of all
lovers of music, to the Convention to
ue neiu at itwgway, eomniencing-
Monday evening, the 2ith Inst.
Every one will admit, that the culti
vation of musical talents tends to ele
vate the social, moral and religious
standafd of individuals and com
munities. Turn ottt then; from every
portion of the county, and Improve
this opportunity. Prof. Suffern, the
musical director of this convention is
unequaled in his profession.
The jlurptty Temperance Movement in
flortu western l'ciins) Ivaula.
Mn.- Editoh. Your readers have
doubtless, long ere this, been made
aware of the general working of the
so called "Murphy Movement," which
has so interested the people1 in the
western counties of our Common
wealth during the past few months; of
its inauguration at Pittsburg ; of the
small body of earnest Christian and
otlier workers being awakened to the
enormous extent which the vice of
Intemperance had assumed in their
midst, meeting together and resolutely
determining to no all in tlieir power
to aid in arresting its further progress
and averting the many dire evils
which always attend it ; of their suc
cess in securing as a leader In their
work Mr. l-'rands Murphy who had
then risen to some prominence as a
Temperance Orotor ; of their first pub
lic meeting and the unhoped for In
terest that was there manifested; of
Mr. Murphy's memorable words at its
close when he said "Pittsburgh is
ours;" of the great and mighty work,
there commenced being carried for
ward until thousands, yi-a tens of
thousands, have placed their names
upon the pledge of total abstinence
and released themselves by one solemn
word from a bondage in itself the
most terrible and degrading. Of its
wide spread influence throughout
Venango, Erie, Butler nnd Crawford
counties, but.of ctiurwe.this knowledge
can only be general to most of you,
and thinking that a few words from
an cyo Witness to the actual working
of this great reform movement, ex
plaining their manner of action and
at the same time staii ue some of the
immediate results attained, might be
of interest to your tenders, I pen this
hurried article. It was my privilege
to be in Titusville, the Metropolis of
the Oil Regions, at the time of lis
inauguration there, and was permitted
to attend the large mass meetings
which were held nightly in the
Opera House, under the direction of
Prof. Evans of Pittsburgh, a member
of the "Murphv" Executive Com
mittee. The meetings are based on
religious principles aithough eutirely
devoid of sectarianism. Calvinists,
Wi-slyans, Episcopalians and Ro
manists are together interested in the
great work, indeed, the controlling
and underlying power of the move
ment seems to lie in the three prom
inent words which stand out on the
pledge lu clear bold type. "God
Helping me." The meetings n re al
ways opened with Prayer and Scrip
tural Reading, showing that the lead
ers rest fur tlieir ultimate triumph
wholly on the help which may be
given them from above. After the
opening exercises Mr. Evans makes a
short pithy address, brimful of love to
the fallen and degraded and earnest
desire for their redemption, he pleads
with liis whole soul for tho cause, at
times almost reaching forward to the
audience and plucking lost men as
"brands from the burning" in the in
tensity of his desire for their rescue.
He knows into what depths the
drunkard has fallen and upon what
dangerous ground the Indeiate
drinker stands, having spent the best
part Of his life as a victim of the fatal
cup, and can sympathize fully with
those who now are clasped tightly
with the fearful fetters of intemper
ance closing invuriably with an earn
est aud direct appeal to all to come for
ward and niyn the jrtedge aud while
some familliar hymn is being sung us
"Hold the Fort" or "Rescue tho per
ishing" the aisle begins to fill with
men and women anxious to be first on
the Temperance Roll of Honor, and
every other moment tho house will
ring with chefcrs as some poor fallen
drunkard goes up, with faltering step,
aud with trembling hand, places his
name to the Pledge. Often, If well
known, he is invited on the stage to
testify to his determination and pur
pose before the lurge assembly and
ask their sympnthy und help. Old
men with gray halr.whose whole lives
have been spent in "riotous living,"
young men just starting in life and
middle aged men in the prime of their
career.standlng together, acknowledge
ing their past errors, oftentimes relat
ing experiences that would bring tears
to the tye of the strongest man, and
asking, In earnest and unmistakable
language, the aid and prayers Of their
fellows and urging former companions
in vice to travel with them in the up
ward road to virtue. Then the great
business of the meeting, which always
is pledge slgnmg, continue" uutil the
hours for closing cofilrs wnen tne
audience is dismissed with the bene
diction) only to return arid witness
simillur scenes the next evening.
In order that earnest faithful Christian
men nnd women may lift their united
petitions to Ood that his choicest
blessing may tttiend the work a noon
day prayer meeting is held daily in
the churches, alternately for two
hours. Such is the plan for united
wcrk, hut the individual work must
not be forgotten, hundreds of faithful
men und women leave business,
household cares, pleasures, everything
and engngc In personal eflbrt, talking
of th cause to this one and that one;
encouraging a weak brother here, and
pleading with a strong minded opposer
there, scattering pledges from house
to house, aud speaking a word in sea-
. ... -a 1 .
son Whenever it is required ana m
the work has gone on until in Titus
ville the army of workers numbers one
thousand, in Oil City the same num
ber, Franklin one thousand, Parki
City one thousand and many thous
ands more in other places and I hear
that M'Kean Co., is "Holding tho
Fort'- und that great mass meetings,
are being held in Bradford nightly
under the efficient leadership of Jno.
F. Clark one of the strongest advo
cates of Temperance that Pennsyl
vania can boast of.
And now, friends of Temperance in
Elk cbtttity, christian brothers and
sisters, what shall be our position in
this great movement which bus for its
aim tho "lifting up of the fallen" and
'rescuing of the perishing" shall we
stand idly by with our eyes wide open
to the degrading scenes which are be
ing daily enacted on our streets and
in our saloons ; to the misery, nnd sor
row which is how in our very midst
as the eil'ects of Intemperance, or,
shall we join hand lu hand with our
sister counties and make our voice
heard and influence felt in this the
greatest of all reform, the raising of a
brother man from the depths of vice
and sin up to a higher plane of life and
usefulness? Whut shall wc say ?
A"MURPHA-1TE."
Wilcox Pa. March 17th, 1S77.
Pennsylvania Sews.
There were Klxty-flvo dcntlis in rittsburgH
last week.
A lurgo Hteiim tannery Is to he erected nenr
Ciirweiisvlllo, ('leurllekl eount y.
lli-.vii"klsvll!q4 jelt'erson county, hhd 2H
store lost year but. only 13 have survived.
Tlu-re arc n number of cases of small pox
in Allcntown, nc-uording to the Eastern papers;
Klnce the opening of the temperance cam
pntiin In Krie 1,330 persons have signed tho
pleduu.
Mrs. Jlills, of Corry, wns found dead in hor
barn lust week. It is supposed her death re
sulted irom a Jcick utven by a vicious cow.
At West Chester, on Tuesday last, Mrs;
Margaret Graham, more familiarly known
us "Aunty Graham," uttulued tho remark
able use of 10U years.
Luke Flood, who murdered Alexander
lllnck at .Modoc C ity In Iieeembcr last, Is to
be tried ul the coming term of court iu
llutler.
It cost S. S. Grimes, of Wuynesburi;, Slt).iV)
tor what he knows about tho game laws of
Pennsylvania in connection with squirrels,
lie killed nine out of senfeon.
It is stated that the Boston and Maine rail
road company has concluded u contract for
.15,000 tons of Clearfield coal. This company
lias heretofore used Cumberland conl.
Twenty rounds wore fought between two
men employed in Hoach's ship-yard nt
Chester, on Monday, when the wive of the
combatants put In an appearance and led
their brutish husbands home.
Tho oflleers of the l-'lrst National bank, of
Allcntown, hicli is winding up its business.
allege that there is no occasion for uneasiness.
Its assets are ubuniunt to pay all it owes.
Tho East on Express pujs there aro six sis
ters residing lu Houth Easton, who, together,
weigh l.iil pounds. One year ago they aggre
gated 1,230 making a clear gain during tho
centennial yeur of one pound.
V. Itoardmau Heed, a former editor of
the Philadelphia Sunday l'ress, who pub
lished uti article charging Mrs. Annie Ualley
with having abandoned her husband and
eloped witli another person, has been sen
tenced to pay A fine of 8100 and costs,
Colonel M. it. Horn, of Catusanqua, has on
his dairy farm near that place nine Ayrshire
hellers, real beauties, four Ayrshire cows, one
Aldcrney cow, four lievonshirecows, aud oue
Ayrshire bull, all full blooded.
Mrs. Ciiroliuo F; Schugart committed tu''
clde by hanging in a wood shed attached to
the bouse in which she lived, In Erie, on Sat
urday. Her husband had gone for a doctor
and when he returned found her suspended
to a beam and lifeless. The cause wu sick
ness, poverty and despair.
The Lewistown Gazette says: A. M. Shoor,
of Yeagortdwn, Miitlin county (who hasheaid
his twenty-third child cry), vtus re-elected
justice of the ptucoul the lute election, which
hinds the veteran hero at the threshold of h 1
twenty-fifty yeur as an expounder of Justice
to those that err. The Inkstand in his otllce
has been In use over one hundred and sixty
years lu a Justice's olllce.
Tho Iiloonisburg Columbian says, Mrs;
Sallie Snyder, an aged widow, committed sui
cide on Wednesday, February 28, by drowning
herself in a spring, ner the resideucO of l'hln
eas Vouug, lu Orange township, where she
had been living. The water in the spring did
not cover her head, and she laid with only
her face in the water. It Is said she bee tried
to freeze herself to death several times this
winter, fchu was about 75 or 80 years old, and
bad been supported by the poor directors for u
number of years.
We have tu York at this time, says the Press;
a first cousin of Curl Uchurz, who is a tailor by
trade, and working at tbo establishment of
Mr. Ucorgo Kuble. Tho gentleman corres
ponds regularly with bis lucky relative at
Washington. He says he used to make bis
cousin's clothing, and was always npon the
most iutlmuto terms with the new cabinet
officer. No doubt the tailor will soon be ele
vated lo a position mure suitable for the rela
tive of a cuMuct oltirer, by '.Us more ford''
nut cousin.
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