GEO. A; RATHBUN, Attorney-at-Law, Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. HALL & M'CAULEY, Attorney at-Lw. Office in New Brltk Building, Main St Ridway, Elk Co., pn. ?3n2tf. L UCORE & HAMBLEN. Attorneys-at-Law, Ridgway. Elk County Pa. Office across the hall from the Democrat establishment. Claims for collection promptly attended to Jne. 15 '70. CHARLES HOLES, Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the rlowe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold in. Repairing Watches, etc, doeewith is same accuracy as heretofore. Satis factl3ti guaranteed. vlnly J. O. W, BAILEY, , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. tlnza1. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. Agent for the Traveler's Life and Acol Jent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Corfn. JAMES I). FULLER TON, Burgeon Dentist, having permanently lo cated in Rigway, offers liis professions.! ser vices to the citizens of Ridgway ami sur rounding countrv. All work warranted. Office in Service & Wheeler's Building, up stairs, first door to the left. 73-n-32-ly G. G. MESSENGER, Druggist and Parmaccutist, N. W. cornel of Maiu and Mill streets, Uidgway, Va. full assort nicnt of carefully selected For eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dispensed at. ill hours, day ni night. vlnSv T. S. HARTLEY. M D., riiysician ana Surgeon. Office in Drug Store, corner Broad ami Main Sts. Residence corner Broad St. opposite the College. Office hours from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 1 M. vln'Jyl. J. S. BORO WELL, M. V., Eclectio Physician and Surgeon, has remov ed his office from Centre street, to Mail st. Ridgway. Pa,, in the second story oi me now brick building of John 0. Hall, oppo site Hyde's store. OlHeo hours:! to 2 P M 7 to 0PM HYDE HOUSE, RmowAY, Elk Co., Pa II. SCIIHAM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at tention to the comfort and convenience oi guests, to merit a coiuinunuce oi the same. Oct 30 18UH. It UMBER AND, INSURANCE COM MISSION BROKER, A.I GENERAL COLLECTION AGENT No !!(' Walnut Place, (31 ( Walnut Street,) I'll I LA I) K LI' H I A . PA. n 41 -ly II'. IJAYS, OKAI.K. IN Goods, Notions, Groceries. Dry and General Variety, FOX ELK CO., PA. I tir Icy I, a. vlnlVif. N. J- KAIU.KY. M. I). W. B. II HI M AS, M, 11, D US. EARLEY & HARTMAN. Or. W. B. Ilartmun, formerly of St. Mary's, has associated himself with M. J. Eurley, M. I), in tin; practice of medicine at Ridgway. By clo.se at tention to business they hope to re ceive a liberal share of the patronage of the public. Or. W. B. llartman can be found at all hours, either at his rooms, over the post-office, or at Or. M. J. Earlcy Drug Store. Or. M. J. Earlcy can be found at the residence of Or. C. R. Earlcy, or at his Drug Store. Surgery, and diseases of women and children a speciality. E. K. (.'UKSH, Dealer in all kinds of cabinet ware, woodand cane scut chairs, kitchen and cxtentioii tables, wood and marble top tandx, wood and marble 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, c, tec. Cane scats replaced with iserforated wood scats, Weed sewing machine reduced from $(5 to $45, the oest 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 Pa. von49tpilupr27'77. J-EW L I VERY STABLE IN RIDGWAY . DAN SCRTBNER WISHES TO inform the citizens of Ridgway, and the public generally, that he has started a Lrvery Stable and will keep GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES and Buggies to let upon the most reasonable terms. JSTHe will also do job teaming. Stable on Broad street, above Main. All orders left at the Post Office will receive prompt attention. Aug201871tf ERRORS OF YOUTH. A GENTLEMAN who Buffered for years from Nervous Debility, Premature De cay, and all the effects of youthful indiscre tion will, for the sake of suffering hu. inanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and direction for making the simple remedy by which be was cured. (Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser's ex perience can do bo by addressing in perfect confidence. JOBN B. OGDEN, 42 Cedar St., New York. A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS at POWELL & KIME'S, only eight enU per. yard. SHERIFF'S SALES. T)Y virtue of sundry writs of fieri faoias, I alias fieri faoias, venditioni exponas, levari facias, alias levari faoias, and testa tum fieri facias, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County, and to me directed, I Daniel Bcull, High Sheriff of said county, do hereby give notioe that I will expose to public sale or outcry at the Court lloiiBe, in Ridgway, at one o'clock P. M. on MONDAY. MAY 28TH, 1877. All the following described lot of land situated in the township of Fox, county of Elk and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to witt Com mencing at a post at the northwest oorner of John Moyer's land thence west by lands of Isaao Hays forty-two and three fourths (42 j) rods more or less to a post, thence south by other lan is of said Enos Hays one hundred and seven (107) rods moro or less to a beech tree; thence east partly by lands of A. Lindner seventy-two (72) rods more or less to a hemlock tree ; thenc north five (5) rods more or le'stoa pest; thence west by lands of Thomas A. Gross twenty-nine and one-foarth (29J) rods more or less to a Hemlock tree ; thence north by lands of T. A. Gross and John Moyer ono hundred and two (102) rods more or less to the place of beginning, con. taining thirty (30) acres more or less, be ing part of warrants No. 4083 and 4091 , excepting, however, to the parties of the first part all the mineral rights also, one half (J) acre of land in Fox township, Elk county, Pennsylvania, bounded and des cribed as follows to wit: Beginning at a post on Jacob "M'Cauley's line, seven and three-tenths (7 8-10) rods south of the northwest corner of a certain saw mill lot, sold by Jacob M'Cauley to J. W. Hays ; thence north seventy.one (71) east eleven (11) rods to a post on tin line of P. W. Hays' mill lot; thence north seven and three-tenths (7 3-10) rods to Jacob MXau ley's liue ; thence north seventy-one (71) degrees west eleven (11) rods to a post, the above mentioned northwest corner of aforesaid mill lot sold to J. W. Hays by said Jacob M'Cauley ; thence north seven and three-tenths (7 il-10) rods lo the place of beginning, containing one half (J) acre. Seized and taken in execution as the property of Esther Arncr and John Arncr, at suit of Matthew Smith. ALSO. All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in Jones township. Elk county, Pennsylvania, bounled and deS' cribed as follows: Beginning at a birch tree corner ; thence north fifty-six and one- half (5(1 J) rods to a post, corner; thence west fifty-six and onc-lialf ("(! ) rods to a post corner; thence south fifty-six and one half (3CJ) rods to a pont corner; thence east fifty-six and one-hvlf (5(J ) rods to the place ot beginning, containing twenty acres of lnnd nnd being part of warrant No. 8293, upon which is erected a two-story frame dwelling house, 20 feet front by 20 feet deep, with wing or shed, 11x20 feet, one story high. Seized and taken in execution as the property of John A. Anderson, at suit of Wilcox Tanning Company. ALO. All the right, title, interest, claims and demanu of defendant in and to the following described land: All that certain piece or parcel of laud situate in the villago of Hidgwny. Elk county I'enn sylvrnia, being the west purl of lot No. 141, beginning at the southwest corner of lot No. 142, occupied by Chas. Mead, a post in ihe north hue of South street; thence westerly along the north line of Suiilh street thirty (30) feet; thence northerly piirullel with the east line of lot No. 141 one hundred and sixty (100) feet to the alley thenco easterly along t lie south line of said alley to a post, tho northeast corner oflotNo. 141 and the north-west corner of lot No. 142: themie southerly along the wart line of said lot No. 142 one hundred and sixty (Kit)) feet to the place of begin ning, coniiiinitig forty-eight hundred (4S0') sijuuro feet, of land more or les, on which is erected ono one-i lory ari l a half frame dwelling houe, 2(1 feet by 24 feet. Ssized and taken in execution as the properly of V. S. Service, at Euit id Carrie D. Willis, Administratrix, ALSO. All that, certain piece of land situated in Ihe village of lienzette, Klk county, Pennsylvania, and numbered on the plot ot said village ns No. U on Second street, henijj sixty (ti(l) feet front on Second street nnd extending one hundred and fifty (1 3(1) feel in depth lo an alley, bounded on die north west by Second street and on the northeast by lot No. 7, being Ihe same premises oonveved to said parties of the first part by Hcuhen Winslow, Sr.. nnd wife, bjr de.-d dated July l!8ih, 1SC6, recorded m Deed Hook "L," page 0(H), &c, upon which is erected one two-story frame house, 10x24 feet, with cellar and wing at tached, 14x20, one and one-half stories hijrh. fccized and taken in executbn ns the property of Dennis Taylor, at suit of E. Fletcher ahd Bro , for use of Johuston & Urcvillict. ALSO. All that certain tract or pa reel of land siiuaie'i in the town of Caledonia, in the township of Jny, county of Elk and State of Pennsylvania, known as the Caledonia Hotel property, bounded and described as fol lows: Peginuing at a post set for the cer tain point of lot No. 6, sold to Benjamin Urownlee from Heading and Hurtles ; thence west nlong the middle division of warrant No. 528o fifteeu aud nine-tenths (15 9-10) perche to a post ; thence south forty-three aud one-lialf (43 j) degrees east ten and seven-tenths (10 7-10) perches to the northwest side of township road ; thence north forty-six and one-halt (46 ) degrees eapt along said township road eleven and eight-tenths (11 8-10) perches to the place of beginning, containing about sixty-ibree perches, upon which is erected one two- story frame house, 1830 feet and basement, with wing 18x30 feet, two stories high, with cellar and kitchen attached, 10x20 feet and barn, 24x24 feet. Seized and taken in execution as the droperty of Luther Lucore, at suit of B. E. Morey, for use of Erasmus Morey. ALSO. All that certain tract of land situate in Bonezelte township, Elk county, State of Pennsylvania, known and num bered as number five thousand and one (500) and bounded as follows, viz; On the north by warrant forty-nine hundred and ninety-six (4'J'jlj;) on the east by war rant five thousand (5000 ;) on the south by warrant fiva thousand and ten (5010,) and on the west by warrant five thousand and two (5002.) ALSO. The one undivided half part of a certain tract, piece or parcel of land situate in Jay towuship. in the county of Elk and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and des cribed as follows, to wit; Beginning at a beech corner; thence north seventy degrocs east ninety perches to a small hemlock ; thence south about nineteen degrees east one hundred, Beventy four and a half perches more or less to a maple ; thence south about seventy degrees west eighty eight perches more or less to a post, and thence north twenty degrees west about one hundred seventy four and a half perches to the place of beginning, contain ing ninety-eight acres more or less, and being the purport number four (4) of the Morris Webb estate. ALSO. The undivided half part of a certain other tract or piece of land Bituate in Jay township, in the county of Elk and State of Pennsylvania, and in great lot 4803, bounded and described as follows, to wit; Beginning at the northeast oorner of said great lot 4893 ; thenoe west on the line of said lot 4893 so far that a due south line to the north line of the Jot or piece of land belonging to Charles Gardiner, whiou is part of the aforesaid great lot 4893, and from thenoe east on the north line of the aforesaid Gardiner lot to the east line of theaforsaid great lot 4803, so that a line to the place of beginning will make and con tain ninety-three acres and three-fourths of an acre, striot measure. ALSO. All that certain tract of land situate in Jay township, Elk county, part of warrant No. 4893, containing two hand' red and seventeen acres more or less, being the same assessed in the name of Wood ward a Finney. Seized and taken in execution as the property of Hiram Woodward, A. C. Fin ney and 8. D. Barrows, at suit of John Tudor, now for use of Isano Breneman. ALSO. All that oertain pieoe or parcel of land oontaining two hundred and seventy five (275) acres, situated in Benezette town ship, oounty of Elk, State of Pennsylvania, being part of warrant No. 5481, whioh wag old to John Brooks, of first part, by the treasurer of Elk oounty, by deed dated June 9th, 1850, and was located by Edward Vos burg, by lines marked on the grounds, be ginning at the oorner on the narth line of warrant 6481, about one hundred and ninety-eight (108) perches from the north west oorner of said warrant; thenoe east about one hundred and forty-five (145) perobes to a corner; thence south three hundred and twenty (820) perches to a cor ner on the south line of said warrant; thence along the said line one hundred and forty five (145) perehes to a oorner ; thence north to the place of beginning. ALSO. All that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Benezette township, Elk county, Pennsylvania, de scribed as follows: Beginning at a post, said post being the northeast corner of R. Johnson's lands ; thence south along the said 11. Johnson's eist line one hundred and two (102) rods to a post; thence north fifty-four (54) degrees west ninety-one (91) rods to a post on the line of the railroad; thence north forty-five (45) degrees east seven (7) rods; thenoe north thirty-eight (38) degrees east twenty-one (21) rods; thence thirty-four and one-half (84) de grees east fourteen and three-tenths (14 8-10) rods; thence north thirty-two (32) degrees east seventeen and two-tenths (17 2-10) rods to a post; thence east thirty, ssven (87) rods to the place of beginning, containing twenty (20) acres and ten (10) perches, being more or less. They reserve one-half the coal and mineral rights to Ralph Johnson, Jr. ALSO. AH that tract or parcel of land situate in the town of Benezette, county of Eire and State of Pennsylvania, known as part of warrant fifty-four hundred and eighty (54.S0,) bounded as follows: Be ginning at a stake and stones in Stephen hollow in the south liuoof said lot; thence north twenty (20) degrees west sixty (00) roils to the Sinnemaliouing creek ; thence west fifty (50) rods ; thence north sixty nine (09) degrees west fifty. eight (58 tods thence north sevenlv-eight 78 degrees west thirty-two 32 rods1 thenco west forty 40 rods; thence south seventy-five 75 degrees west eighteen 18 rods to a post, on the west lino of said lot; thence south ninety-seven and forty one-hun l redths 97 40-100 rods to a hemlock in the southwest corner of said lot; thence east two hundred twenty-three and fifty-eight one-liunJreilllis 223 58-100 rods in ihe south line of said lot to the place of begin ning,, upon which is erected one two-story dwelling house 20x30 feet, with addition 10x18 feet, frame barn, 40x50 feet, and we'l of water. Seized and taken in execution as the property of Martin Enz, at suit of D. J. M'Donald & Co. AL.SO. All that certain traet of land in the town or settlement of St. Mary's in tho county of Elk and State ot Pennsylvania, situate on J'.nzauetii road ; thence west one hundred aud thirty-three (133) perches and one third I J I of a perch to a post; thence sou tli tinny (10) perees to a post; thence cast one hundred and thirty- tnree too J perenes ana onc-tnira 11 of a perch to a post ; thence north thirty 01 perches to the place of lie ginning, containing twenty-live (25) acres and being number two on Elizabeth road in the map or plan of the town or settlement of St. Mary's, upon which is erected one one-story log house, is..24 teet, and lianie barn, 18x3.0 teet. Seized and taken In execution as the property of Car. Schneider, at suit of Casper Etuniert. AliSO. All that certain niece or parcel of land situated and being in the township of Jay, In tho county of jiiiK ana state or I'etinsyivania, known and described as follows, to wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of Meribah B. Lucore farm where the new road starts and runs through the orchard, on the old farm formerly owned by iienjamln lieffget, now deceased, and being part of war rant number tour thousand eignt hundred and forty.four (4844; thence alonir the south line of said old farm or warrant No. fortv-eiirht hundred and forty-four 4844 east sixty-four rods to a stake ; thence north to the north line of said old farm; thenoe west along said north line about lifty rods to the northeast corner or Ke becca C. Morey 's farm which is a part of said old farm, aud from thence south along the east line of K C. Morey's farm to a stake on the road ; thence along the road, thjough tho orchard, to the place of beginning, containing fifty-one and one-fourth oil I acres more or less, upon which is erected a two-storv frame dwelling house, 0x2U, and one log barn, suxrfo, AESO. One other tract of land, situated in town, county and State aforesaid, and being part of said war rant number four thourand eight hundred and forty-four 148, bounded and described as follows, to wit : Commencing at the northwest corner of George w. Huller's farm at a stake in the road, running thence easterly along the road between H. Z Leggett's and (4. A. Huller's farm thence easterly along said Huller's line to the east Jiue ot said old farm about forty-eight 48 rods more or less ; thence north along said east line to the notheast corner of said old farm; thence west along the north line of said old farm to the northeast corner of the above fifty-one acres of land ; thence south along the east line of said fifty-one acres of land to the place of beginning, containing thirty six 3(i acres more or less. Seized and taken in execution aa tho property of E. F. Morey, at suit of J. 15. Coryell. ALSO All that certain tract piece or parcel of land in Benzinger township, Elk Co., Pa. on St. Michael' Road. Beginning at a post on said St. Michaels Road ; thence south 54 east following the line of St. Michael's Road, thirty perobes j thence south 40 west seventy perches to a post ; thence north 64 west thirty perches to a post; thence north 40s east seventy perches to the place of beginning, con taining thirteen acres and being so much of the northerly part of number two 2 on St. Michael's Road in the mp or plan of the town or settlement of St. Mary'. Upon which is ereoted a log dwelling house 18x20 feet 1 stories high and a frame barn 80x40 feet. Said land is all iin proved, and is under fence : has an orchard thereon, and a good living spring of water and is about J ot a mile from Bt. Mary' Borough. Beiied and taken in Exeoution as the property of Tost Wehler at the suit of Joseph Wllhelm- This last above described property to be sold at the Court House in Ridgway on Friday, June 1st, 1877, at one o'clock P. M. TERMS OF SALE. The following must be strictly com plied with when the property is struck oiF: 1. All bids must be paid in full, except where the plaintiff or others lien creditor becomes the purchaser, in which cases the costs on the writs must by paid, as well as all liens prior to that of the purchaser, and a duly certified list of Hens shall be furn ished, including mortgage searches on the property sold, together with such lien creditor's receipt for the amount of the proceeds or the uale, or such portion thereof as he shall appear to be entitled to. 2. All sales not settled Immediately will be continued until six o'clock P. M., at which time all property not settled for will again be put up, and sold at the expense and risk of the person to whom it was first stuck olF, and who, in case of deficiency at such re-sale, shall make good the same, and In no Instance will the deed be pre sented in court for confirmation un less the bid Is actually settled for with the Sheriff as above stated. DANIEL SCULL, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Kidgwayl Pa., May 1, 1877. See Purdon's Digest, 9th, edition, page 440. r . THURSDAY, MAY 24, )877. STATEMENT OF THE AUDITOUS SET TLEMENT tiP THE ACCOUNTS OK ItmuWAY TOWNSHIP EOH THE YEAH 1878. O. II. Fitch and .Tamos Hilov. SunervlKors and ex-orllclo overseers of the poor ofHUli;- wny township, In recount with the several funds. ROAD FUND. To amount tax levied on unseated1 nrowrtT 13S2 Bl To amount tux levied on seated prop erly Ifjiu 13 3U7 (17 II7H 61 Excess of expenditure, S.T7.-J1 2S By nmonnt expended building nnd re- pairinii ruiiu kc -Avm vs By supervisors service lSTtl .Tjtj so roou Fusn. To amount tax levied on unseated ni onert v ta fu To amount tux levied on seated prop erty KB 15 To amount received for rent for house on south street is mi To uinouut received iVoni Itorton Tp.. 51 so $115 8.5 By amount pnlil for keeping and sup- jjij ui jjiuih'i By amount paid tor keopliiK and ti'iins 0S5 84 48 04 nortinir triimim By amount paid O. It. Klteli's bill for services 21 00 "l0.3 83 ITo OI "i-J-Ii 85 . SU 30 Excess of levy of tax side Walk FUND. To amount of tax levied.., 811 3fl By amount expended building nnd rc- poiring Kido walk By supervisor 0. 11. Fitch's services 291 IB 5o Si II 4:1 12 m Excess of levy of tax S114 m We. tho undersigned, auditors of Rlduwnv township, for 1877, having met on tho second Mommy n April 1x77, lor the purpose l set tling tho accounts nf the several township of ficers, do herehy certify, Unit in the presence of O. li. Fitch nnd Jul lies Hllcy, supervisors mid ex-olHcIo overseers of the poor of said township for 187H, we settled their accounts with the several funds thereof for ls7(i, and Unit the above statement is tho result, of said sottlenien t. Witness our hands this 15th day of May, .A. I f. 1'. I. JAMES PES FIELD. ) .1. s. POWELL. 1 Attest, M.S. KLINE. Clerk. Auditors. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF FOX TOWNSHIP FOK THE YE.VIt ENDINtJ APItlL -'Nil, 1877. KO AD FUND. ASSETS. By amount due from Henry Lnrgay, ( iillcctor IRS 31 l y iiiniiont due triiin P. W . Hays Col. HU 74 Ity amount duo from county Trens. 00 70 liy amount due from P. M'Cready. Collector II 44 By amount due from Elk Co., on ac count, .insepn v lnui&iucr i7 By Cash in Treasury 3 0.1 By Excass of Liabilities 11M IM S174S J.IAJIII.ITJKS. To outstanding orders and Judgments POOll FUND, ASSISTS. By amount due from J. IlcwittC.'ol.... liy amount due from Denis Toomy, Overseer By amount due from Elk Co., ac count Joseph Windfelder By ain't due from unseated taxes '70. By amount cash in Treasury 1748 75 403 81 49 03 ll!2 11 235 00 30 30 S1I1S 31 J.IABII.ITIKS. To amount due Elk Co.. for support of Kate Williams SOB 2r, To outstanding orders 577 OU To excess of assets 03 06 8l 31 Amount of taxable property in Fox townsliii $210,511) (W We. the undersigned. Auditors of Fox Township, having settled and adjusted the ac counts, of said township And the assets und iiaiiiutics oi tnc lunos as tioovo set Iol'lll. JOHN IIEHSHEY.) 1. A. JORDAN. Auditors .1. It. MEKED1TH. j Attest. J. J. TAYLOH, Clerk. Fox, April 80th, 1877. War Maps. Sehedler's Map of Turkey, Greece, Iloumania, and the North western part of Asia Minor, together with special maps of the Black 8ea, Con stantinople and the Bosphorus. Size 17x22 inches. Colored. Price, folded and in cover, $0.25. Published by E, Steigeb, 22 & 24 Frankford Street, New York, by whom copies will be promptly mailed upon receipt of price. The same publisher is issuing a num ber or other ar Maps, wnicn we shall mention hereafter. Behedler'a Map of the Black Sea, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Southern Russia, Iloumania, aud Eastern Tur key. Engraved on stone, carefully printed and colored. Scale 1 : 3,000, 000. Size, 22x28 inches. Price, folded and in uover, $0.40. This Map is very accurately com piled from the latest and most com plete material. It prescihs at one glance, the scene of the war, both in Europe and in Asia- Published by E. Steiger, 22 & 24 Fraukfort Street, New York, by whom copies will be promptly mailed upon receipt of price. This publisher has made preparations for bringing out additional War Maps, as soon as such may become necessary. St. Joseph, March 17- At Oregon Holt cnunty, Missouri, Miss Kings bury, teacher in a select school, at tempted to punish a pupil named Wil liam Payne, aged 13. He resisted ami struck her several blows with his fist in the breast, when she immediately fell over and expired. A post-mortem examination revealed the fact that her lungs were diseased and her heart so badly involved that death might have been caused any time by over excitement. .The Coroner's jury Is now investigating the. case. Kotos. Lilacs are in bloom. Rainy weather first of the week. Next week court convenes here. Potato bugs are as thick as spatter. The signs are good for plenty of fruit this season. C. B. Kline has moved Into the house fitted up for him on Mill street. O. T. Wheeler has commenced re-building the Laurel mill. Dickinson Bros', wheat field looks finely. Our Wilcox correspondent 'Tete'' sends us an Interesting letter this week. Where Is our Benezette correspon dent? He has been silent for a long time. Isaac Avery had the misfortune to have one of his horses die the other day. The Printer will have a birthday next Saturday, 20 Inst., a quarter of a century is the mark. In the northern districts of Berks county laborers are payed on the aver age fifty cents a day. A villain in Scranton who ruined a girl aged twelve years. Settled the case by paying the girls mother fifty dollars. BYiAckstone says, "A Bankrupt Is trader who secrets himself or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors." The Novelty Photograph Gallery will be closed after June 20th until September 1st. Parties wishing work done will do well to call soon. D. W. BALDWIN, Operator. Supervisor M'Govern and Gul. nack have decided not to overwork the road tax the present season. This is a move in the right direction and all lax payers hope the resolution wil be carried out to the letter. A few hundred dollars saved each year would enable the township to pay oil the judiiments that are now bearing interest. The spring fires in the northeast have been unusually destructive this year, and a great deal of loss and suf fering have been entailed. These fires are still raging in many localities and will continue until they exhaust themselves, or copious showers ensue, In the meantime thousands of people have been left destitute. TEPvRiBLE accident occurred at Roach's ship yard, Chester Pa., last Tuesday morning. The Saratoga, a large Iron steamship, was launched at eight o'clock. About forty men were under the vessel at the time of the launch, and not hearing the order to come out seven men were killed and several wounded. The scene after the accident is described as heart rending, About lo00 men are employed at the yard, and the friends of nearly all of them rushed to inquire for them. Sad Accident. Last Thursday afternoon, Elbrldg F. Tcrwilliger aged thirteen years ami three months, met with a sudden and fearful death at A. Kaul's mill a few miles west of St. Mary's. He and his father, J. W. Tervilliger,were engaged making lath in a triple-saw lath mill and as the father turned to bind an other bunch of lath the boy discovered a piece of wood between the saws, and reached to get it when the loose sleeves of his flannel shirt were caught by the saws, anil he was at once seized and hurled, in the twinkling of an eye, to an irresistible doom. He called to his father to stop the machine, who did so only in time to catch the lacerated form of his son, and carry him a few- steps to the engine room, where the boy looked up In his father's face, and smiled, as though to say, "am I to blame," and expired. Tho boy was nearly cut in two, one arm was en tirely severed, producing, as we have said, almost instant death. To the (School Directors of Elk County. Gentlemen : the time for making your annual report is nearly at hand and I deem it highly proper that I should call your attention to the fact and urge you to attend well to the matter. It is not my prescribed duty to bring this matter before you but I am very anxious that our school dis tricts may all receive the State appro priations which are apportioned them. A considerable sum of money has nearly every year, for a long time, been withheld from this county by the State Superintendent because of the negligence of directors. Highland which had not reported for many years was urged into it last year and an appropriation obtained. Look on page 82-3 In the report of 1874 and you will find that $337,90, were withheld for want of reports. In the report for 1873 on page 33'J It Is stated that $132,01 were withheld and in 1872 page 3G9 of report it is given that $92,38, were with held. The names of the districts are there given on the pages mentioned and their respective lostes opposite, If I can- save such moneys to the county for the benefit of our schools by "hanging on the tracks" of the di rectors I am going to do it, Last year not a cent was lost and tho reports were In early and was it not because the matter was urged again and again? It is, hoped aud earnestly desired, that the directors may have a pride In re gard to the reports, make them out correctly, which is seldom done, and forward them to me the first Monday in June. See that the accounts are balanced and all the questions answered aud the blanks all filled Nearly every report was last year in correct and had to be returned for cor rection. Send your report in all right on the first Monday in June and no doubt bv the next Monday you will have your money. Resnectfullv. &c. GEO. It. DIXON, Co., Suptf Wilcox otes. Mrs. Aldrich is better. Mrs. Wilcox is Improving. Eddie Bevler is getting well. Miss Mitta Wescott Is very sick. More growing weather. Even the boys in the streets are being sprouted. Some of our young men are having their hair pulled. If "Egypt'' don't quit fooling around that skunk he will have to bury ills clothes. Nothing new at well No 3, they are In the third sand which Is a line, close, hard sand, saturated with oil, but not porous enough to yield any great quantity. Trout fishing is in season and Ira Wescott is the champion. He came In one day last week with a splendid string, five of which measured five feet in length an average of a foot each. nd this is no fish story either. Tuesday May 22rd. A. C. Aliens Billiard Hall burned at four o'clock, this morning j cause of fire unknown. It was a two-story building; first floor used for billiards, and second floor for a dancing hall and shooting gallery. Fire was first discovered in the attic or near the roof. Loss about one thousand dol lars. Insured for eight hundred. A prominent citizen of this place feeling himself aggrieved by the way "Old Proh." was running the weather department, went all the way to New York and bought a barometer that he might regulate the weather to suit himself. He brought the thing home. regulated the running gears, wound it up and as we were having a long dry spcH4 he set it for rain ; twenty-four hours passed and no ram. He then overhauled the "critter;" regulated its digestive organs; gave it a few shakes and set it again, but, no rain. The third day he gave it another twist, stimulated it with camphor gum, and alcohol, gave it a thorough shaking aim succeeded in getting up a young "Jnnmyeane ;" finally all of a sud den the thing got on its "car" and fairly howled with rage, threatening to deluge the whole country with rain, hail, and snow, and an hour after wards it had settled down as calm and serene as a maiden in her first love, and in the most flattering manner showing you that it will not rain for three days. You take off your coat, and go forth to your daily avocation, and, ten to one, your jacket is.wct in an hour- That butter-milk barometer is a fraud ; a nuisance, an unmitigated humbug, and that fellow has got to take it out of the country or get a first class engineer to run it, for we will not be imposed upon much longer with a new fangled weather machine in the hands of a green-horn. PETE Gen. Harrison Allen's Troubles, The Erie Dixnatch says : General Allen has abandoned his fine resi deuce near Warren, to his wife, and has announced that he will stop at no sacrifice to break the bonds between himself and his faithless partner. It was supposed that the case would be settled in the courts but on Wednes day afternoon the general heard that his wife was entertaining a stranger at his house and, securing the aid of sev eral policemen, lie proceeded to arrest the disturber of his domestic peace. Mrs. Allen held the fort in front with a pistol while her companion escaped from the rear and drove offliotly pur sued by the general and the police, who were fired upon by the fugitive, and who returned the shots with great liberality. No harm was clone by tho bombardment and the man escaped to the woods. The following particulars are given in a special to the Titusvillc Herald : Warren, Pa., May 17. Between four aud five o'clock yesterday after noon the chief of police of this place with General Harrison Allen, at' tempted to arrest George Watson, of Titusville, for indecent conduct with tne general's wile. Mrs. Allen re sisted any entrance to General Allen's house, and when the door was forced she discharged a revolver without any damage, but so close as to blow the powder into the face of the policeman Watson, who had been surprised in the house, about this time made his escape through a window and jumped into a buggy standing in a convenient location. The general and the officer jumped into another carriage andgave pursuit.- Watson red two shots from his buggy, when the officers returned tho fire, kecidng up a regular fusilade for nearly two miles. The horses were forced to their utmost speed, and rather than be captured Watson jumped from his buggy and ran into the woods. Watson returned to Gen eral Allen's house at night and sent word to tho officers that he did not in tend to run away ; would bo down town ; wanted no nonsence ; the first man to interfere w'ould get hurt, NEW MUSIC. We have just received from the Publisher, a copy of a new Temper ance Song and Chorus by tho popular and favorite author Jas. G. Clark, en titled "Nowhere to go." Mms is the latest as it is ono or tne best of Mr. Clark's popular songs and comes most opportune just now when tAere is such an interest in the tem perance cause. Mr. Clark's produc tions including "When tho mists have rolled away," aud the "Two Vil lages" are known and sung through out tho. land, their beautiful melodies, choice poetry, and rare adaptation of musio to the words rendering them universal favorites. We append the opening stanza of "Nowhere to go :" Homeless to-night aud with no one to pity, Weary of living and dying with woe j Homeless to-night in the heart of the city Frcrzing and sturving yet nowhere to go, Stale Notes. Mrs. Charles Wleand. wife of an Al- letown truckman, attempted suiciue on Thursday, by cutting her throat. George Blue, son of an ex-Bherlll or Northumberland county in a fit of in sanity, hung himself the other day. The officers of the Ashland Savings Bank are on trial at Pottsvllte, charged with conspiracy to defraud the deposi tors. John Berry, an old fanner of North ampton county committed suicide on Tuesday, hanging himself to abeam in the cellar, P. T. Barnum and the father o. Charlie Ross Issued a card ottering '$10,000 for the return of the child and pledging not to attempt to discover the Identity of the persons so returning him. Thus far tho quantity of lumber shipped from Willlamsport does not come up to the anticipations of tho manufacturers. During the month of April 23,20t),OOO feet were forwarded y lail au,, canal, showing an Increase of 9,473,023 feet over the business of March. Compared with April, 18G, there was a decrease of 3,533,859 feet. Alexander Booth, of Pittsburgh shattered a pane of glass in a room window last week and attempted to cut his throat with a piece of it. He cut himself severely, but the arrival of a friend prevented him from accom plishing his design. About a year ago Booth also attempted to cut his throat. He was laboring under a fitof delirium tremens when he made the last enort to kill himself. Mrs Multon, of Kittanning, mother of Judge Multon, is 104 years of age. Vn extraordinary circumstance has occurred to the lady within the last two years, her hair, which for a long time had been pure white, has dark ened gradually until it has nearly re covered its original color, and not only that, but all her mental faculties ap pear to have received new impulse and she can read without the aid of glasses. The Clarion Republican says: The building of a narrow guage rail road from Franklin to the Bullion oil district has been determined on. A company has been formed with a capi. tal of $115,000, of which $04,000 has al ready been subscribed. Engineers are making tho preliminary surveys. F. W. Mitchell is the President of the company, and otuer capitalists oi Franklin constitute the Board of Di rectors. iV Scranton lamplighter named Hill whose clothes were saturated with kerosene and whose pockets contained matches, set the latter afire while get ting out of a wagon the other day. In a moment he was the centre of flames, and in his efforts to put himself out set the wagon on fire. The flames were finally quenched, but Hill was worseinjured than the wagon. The Bowen &Cone block in this vil lage had a pretty close call last Sun day morning. A burning cigar stump was thrown into a spittoon filled with damp sawdust, probably Saturday night, in the drug store and early Sunday morning the box of sawdust was found to be slowly smouldering towards a conllagation. It is safe to say there will be no more sawdust spittoons in that store or that block. They are dangerous articles of furni ture anywhere. WelUtboro Agitator- Chap. Sayro has a dog of the terrier breed and a horse that are fast friends. When tho horse, attached to a car riage, stands hitched to a post, if the dog happens to be along, his favorite place to take a nap is upon the horse's back ; or if he is chased by another and larger dog, he makes quick time to tho carriage and out upon the horse's back and sits there looking down upon his pursuer with as much gravity as an owl. Montrose Rcjmbli can. James Sweeny escaped from the Suiethport, M'Kean county jail, and the Sheriff ottered a reward of $50, dead or alive," for him. Sweeny subsequently, while attempting to steal a ride on a freight train, fell un der the wheels and was cut in two. A thrifty farmer, who had read the description on the Sheriff's bill, re cognized the man and quietly gather ing him up tumbled the corpse into his wagon, before the Coroner got round, and hauled it to Smethport. Meeting the Sheriff he accosted him thus; "Sheriff, I'm sorry I couldn't bring the critter alive, but 'ere's wat's left of him, and I want that re ward." He got it. An election for state senator to nil a va cancy was held in Chester county, . U., on Tuesday, when General W. A. Walker, democrat, was chosen by 1.000 majority, a gain of over 700on Governor Ilampton's majority in that county in November last. On Sunday night last a party of dis guised men went to the jail at Bland ville, Kentucky, and with drawn pis tols demanded the keys. They en tered the jai! and seized a negro named Levi Pile, who attempted to assault aud murder Mrs Pile, the wife of his employer, last week. They put a rope around his neck and tied him to a mule and dragged him away to the woods Nothing further is known ex. eept that his dead body was found hanging to a tree with several holes in it aud the clothing burned. 31 A It 11 I E I). M'VEY MEAD. At Corry, Pa., Monday evening, May 14, 1877, by Rev. D. V. Mays, Mr. Wm. S. M'Vey to Miss Loviua L. Mead, both of Ridg way. J ONES L A YMAN. In Warren, May 1, 1877, at the Revere House, by Rev. It. M. Warren, Mr. Allen Jonea to Miss Louisa Layman , botli of Ridgway.