GEO. A. RATHBUN,
Attorncy-at-Lnw,
Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
HALL fe jrcAULETi
Attorneys-at-Lw.
Office iu New Brick Building, Main St
Rideway, Elk Co., f a. v3n2tf.
L UCORE & HA MB LEX,
Attorneys-nt-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
Mnin street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Oold
itn. Repairing Watches, eto, doeewith
le tame accuracy as heretofore. Satis
lactisa guaranteed. vlnly
J. O. )V. BAILEY,
ATTORNEY-XT. LAW.
Ylnojrl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent, for the Traveler's Life and Aool
Jent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn.
JAMES D. FULLER TON,
Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo
cated in Rigway, offers his profcssionsl ser
vices to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur
rounding country. All work warranted.
Office iu Service & Wheeler's Building, up
stairs, first door to the left.. 73-n-82-ly
G. G. MESSENGER,
Druggist and Farninceutlst, N. W. cornel
of Main aud Mill streets, Kidgway, Pa.
full assortment of carefully selected For
eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed at all hours, day or
night. vln3y
" T. S. HARTLEY. M. O.,
Physician ana Surgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner Itroad and
Main t't". Residence corner Broad St.
opposite the College. OHioo hours from
8 to 10 A. M. an 1 from 7 to 8 P. M.
vlnJyl.
J S. LORD W ELL, M. D.,
Eclectic rhysician and Surgeon, has remov
ed his otlice from Centre street, to Mail st.
Ridgway. fu,, in (lie second story of the
tie ir brick building of John G. Hall, oppo
eit llj'le; store.
Oifieo hours: 1 to 2 P M 7 to 9 P M
HYDE 110 USE,
Hum way, Ei.rCo., Pa
W. H. SCIIllAM, Proprietor
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
ao liberally bestowed upon nun, t lie new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort aud convenience of
guests, to merit a continuauce oi the
same.
tltt 80 18!l.
;. a. fa v.
LIT Mil Ell and. insurance com
MISSION BROKER,
AXI
G EN Kit AL COLLECTION AGENT
No 21 (i Walnut Place,
(Slii Walnut Street,)
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
-iy
rTw. J1A YS,
IIKALB IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries,
and General Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
iAtrltiJ I', ft-
vlntTif.
ni;w STORE
IN RIDGWAY.
SILVERMANN & Co's
3 I A A A A It of WJL L I A MSl'O UT.PA.
liave opened n large stock f Millinery
iiinl Fancy Goods, Notions, Gents
Fiiriiisliiuir Goods, Picture ami Motto
Frames, Hair Switches, &., which
they will sell at priees within the
reach of all.
Don't fail to call and examine their
full amlcontplete stock before purchas
ing elsewhere. Itemeiuher the place
next door to the Post-olllce. nloniH.
JKWLIVK
ItY STABLE
IN
RIDGWAY.
DAN SCRIBXER WJHIIKH TO
inform the citizens of Ridgway, ami
the public generally, that lie has
started a Livery Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
and Buggies to let upon the most
reasonable terms.
jfcSyHe will also do job teaming.
Stable on Rroad street, above Main
All orders left at the Post Ottice will
receive prompt attention.
Aug201871tf
"F YOU WANT TO BUY
GOODSCHEAP
GO TO
JAMES II HAGERTY
Main Street, Ridgway, Pa
DBY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS
SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS
WARE, WOOD AND
WILLOWWARE.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
A Large Stock of
Groceries and Provisions
The BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
Constantly on hand, aud sold as cheap
a the CHEAPEST
JAMES H HAOERTY
County Officers.
President Judge-Hon. L. D. Wetmore
Associate .TinlirtoTTnna rjor tr.l
Wels, and Julius Jones.
pnenn uaniel Scull.
Treasurer Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney-C. H. M'Cauley.
Co. Superintendent Geo. R. Dixon.
Prothonotary. &e Fred. Sehnenlng.
Deputy Prothonotary W. 8. Horton.
H. Osterhout, George Reuseher. '
Commissioners' Clerk W. 8. Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Spang
ler, George Rothrock.
Township Oflicers.
Judge of Election Will Dickinson.
Inspectors James Pen field. P. R.
Smith.
Justices of the Peace Charles Mead.
Jas. D. Fullerton.
8chool Directors 0. B. Grant, Jas.
Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum
mings, W. 8. Service, Eug. J. Miller.
Supervisors John Gulnack, Daniel
M'Govern.
Treasurer W. H. Hyde.
Assessor M. 8. Kline.
Assistant Assessors Geo. Dickinson,
John Walmsley.
Auditors Will . Dickinson, James
Penfleld, J. 8. Powell.
Clerk-M. 8. Kline.
Constable Geo. D. Messenger, Jr.
BEHOLD
THE LOW PRICES
AT
Silvermann & Co's
BAZAAR
EVERYTHING MARKED DOWN FROM
THE ALREADY LOW FIGURES.
Anyone in need of
Millinery,
Fancy Goods,
Notions,
Dresstrimmings, &c &c.
WILL DO WELL TO EXAMINE OUR
STOCK BEEORE PURCHASING
ELSEWHERE.
From this date AN EXTRA DIS
COUNT of 5 per cent will be allowed
ON ALL PURCHASES exceeding
$1.00
SILVERMANN & CO.
next door to Post Ollice Ridgway.
n-Jltf
Call at this office for writing paper
and envelopes.
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The advertiser, having been permanently
cured of tliat dread disease. Consumption,
by a simple remedy, is anxious to make
known to his fellow sufferers the means ot
cure, lo all who desire it, he will send a
copy of the prescription used, (free of
cnaige) wim the directions Tor preparing
and using the same, which they will find a
Sitbb Curnt for Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, ic,
Parties wishing (he prescription will
please address, Kev. E. A. WILSON, 1U4
Penn., VVilliamsburgh, N. Y.
Appleton's American Cyclopedia.
Vol. fi of this nilmirulilo wnrlr Iu tn.it
out, making it half complete, as there
are to he 10 in all, of MHI pages each,
one being issued in two months. Jt
makes a complete library, and no one
can atlbrd to do without it who would
Keep wen informed. Price $0,110 a vol
ume ill leather, or AT nil in dun-nut
half Turkey. C. K. Judxon. Fredonia,
.. i ., controls the sale in l'AU. county.
Address him lor particulars.
sepl'-t
,F0R
Health. Comfort
c . and Economy.
L-orR Miavmgs are unsurpassed as an
article for Beds, Mattresses d'C They are
ten times as durable as Husks or Straw.
Only 0 cents per lb. Forty pounds will fill
the largest, bed. Fsr sale by Armstrong,
Brother Co., 41 and 40 First Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa. nSIlmlinl.
SPECIAL KOTICES.
DIl VAN DYKE'S SULPHUR SOAP.
DR. VAN DYKE, whose life long
strciaiitt, and world wide reputation for
CURING SlilN DISEASES, has endeav
ored for yeers to combine an external
treatment. He has accomplished this de.
sirable besi'lt in the preparation of his
compound "SULPHUR SOAP." the merits
of which are spoken of by thousands ; it is
nigniy recommended to all our readers.
Price 23 Cents a Cake; a;Box (three Cakes)
CO Cents. 3ent ,by Mail, (pre-paid) on
receipt of price. Office, 50 N. 5ih St.
Wholesale Depot, 400 N. 8d St. Philadel
phia, Pa. Sflld by DRUGGIST.
n21yleow.
Go to POWELL & KIME for your
flour, feed and pork, and everything
else in the provision line.
Administrators' Notice.
Estate of John McLaughlin Jate of
St. Mary's Boro. Elk Co-, Pa-, de
ceased. Letters Testamentary upon
the above estate have been granted to
the undersigned, all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
payment, and those having claims to
present the same without delay to
ALICE M'LAUGHLIN kA ,
PATRICK M'LAUGHLIN f Admr 8
nl'Jta.
N. O. MOLASSES FOR COOK-
ing, also choice syrup always on hand
at
POWELL & KIME'S.
SUGARS AT POWELL AND
KIME'S are high to be sure; but still
are a little cheaper than al any other
store in town.
A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS
at POWELL 4 KIME'S, only eight
cents per. yard.
FLOUR, PORK, FEED, CORN
Meal, Outs, always on hand at
POWELL & KIME'S at bottom pri
ces. Notice,
All persons are hereby forbidden
selling goods to, or trusting any person
on my account, without my written
order, as I will pay no debts thus con
tracted after this date.
M. T. FRENCH.
Rldgwny May 2, 1577.-ly
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 1877.
Notes.
Select Oysters at the West End
Store.
POWELL A KIME keep Flour
Feed and Grain.
ALL KINDS of Family Groceries
at the West End Store.
Beautiful moonlight evenings
and pleasant days. Good time to dig
your potatoes.
Cameron county has organized a
county agricultural society, with Hon.
John Brooks President.
W. R. Simpson had his leg broken
while skidding logs near Bear Creek
Mill on Saturday last.
O. B. Grant has sowed forty-flve
or fifty acres to wheat this fall. B. F.
Ely has sowed five or six bushels of
wheat.
Election comes on November Cth.
Pay your taxes without fail on or be
fore October 6th or you may lose your
vote. .
Owlnsr to the absence of Rev, W. H.
Swartz there will be no services in the
M. E. Church, until the third Sunday
in October.
Another savings bank, the Mer
chants, Farmers and Mechanics, in
Chicago, has gone up, taking with it
the small sum of $500,000.
A teachers' examination will beheld
in the Ridgway school house on
Saturday Oct. 6th, commencing at 9
o'clock A. M.
English Services in the Lutheran
church next Sunday evening by Rev.
I Breueman, subject, "The Bible and
Geology." All are earnestly invited
to attend.
Sheriff Scull accompanied Willie
Brown aged about seventeen, con
victed of rape, and Henry Hornbeck,
convicted of stealing a heifer, to the
Western Penitentiary, a few day ago.
S. S. Wilsou has moved into the
back part of John Casserly's house
John Kime has moved iuto his house
on Broad street, and W. F. Mercer
will move into the Powell farm house-
Oil in small quantities has been
found in the first sand at a depth of
375 feet, at Cooksburg, Forest county
a point on the Clarion river four miles
below Clariugton, aud thirty-two
miles below this place.
This is not exactly a land of milk
and honey but a great many bee trees
are found in this vicinity, and one, we
are told, yielded sixteen ten quart palls
of honey, and about a' barrel left in
the tree aud a large amount of comb.
Capt. James Woodward has
moved his stock of groceries into the
old New York Store room, where he
will be found hereafter ready and
willing to wait on all hisold customers
and as many new ones as may favor
him with a call.
The Democrats of New Jersey in
their recent State convention nom
inated Gen. Geo. B. M'Clelland for
Gov. of New Jersey. The announce
ment of General McClelland's name
was the signal for an enthusiasm be
fore which all lesser lights succumbed.
The specimens of portrait paint
ing in the Prothonotary's ottice are
the work of Joseph Scliaut, of St
Mary's, who followed his profession
for six years In the city of Munich
Bavaria- These specimens certainly
stamp Mr. Schaut as an artist of a su
perior order.
A fire broke out iu the Patent Of"
fiee, Washington, about noon on the
24th inst- It is supposed to have
originated from a flue reaching from
the conservatory. The models lost
are numbered between 60,000 and 70,
000, but the drawings and specifica
tions of them were saved. The loss on
the building is estimated at $1,225,000.
Let's see there is D. C. Oyster
Republican; John R. Kime, Demo
crat; T. J. Burke, Independent
Democrat, N- G. Bundy, Indepen
dent Greenback ; James Phalen, Inde
dendent Phalen ; Geo. Everitt, Inde
pendent Everitt, and Thomas Rogan,
St. Mary's candidate, which makes
seven, thank the Lord there's not
eleven, candidates for the office of
Sheriff in this county this fall. Choose
ye this hour whom ye will serve.
Married.
Lamb Shelvey. At the residence ot M.
T. Krencli, on Huturauy, wept. s:u i77, dv
Charles Mead, Esq., Mr.Htniuu Lamb to Mrs.
Mary hbetvtv.
Taylor. Roll.. On Thursday. Sept, 20th,
1877. at the residence of J. W. Tuylor. by Uev.
Mr. Mnher, Mr. H. H. Taylor, ol Kidgway, to
Miss ourun ttou ot nonua iwwimiiip.
Child Lost and Found. Dennis
Flynn lives on Elk street, in this vil
lage, and is a laborer by occupation-
Last Saturday his wife and daughter,
about ten years of age, were on the hill
above the ;State road looking after
their cow. and on the return home
the daughter left her mother and fol
lowed a path which led away from the
road the mother following and calling
until she had lost sight of her child,
when supposing that she had taken
another path in a homeward direction
made her way out of the woods
Upon reaching home great was the
mother's surprise to find the girl bad
not come. The neighborhood was
aroused and a search instituted, with
lanterns, which was continued until
after midnight when the conclusion
was reached that the lost one was
either too far away to be reached that
night or had returned home, the latter
conclusion seeming altogether Improb
able. Another surprise awaited the
searching party when on arriving
home thev found the girl had pre
ceded them. She came out into the
clearing back of Earley's field, and it
Is supposed she had wandered around
several miles in the woods. She was
badlv frightened and it is thought
was u little out of her mind.
Conrt Proceedings.
The September Term of court com
menced on Monday Sept., 17, 1877.
Hon L. D. Wetmore, presiding. Asso
ciate Judges Geo. Ed. Wels and Ju
lius Jones present.
Attoney's present. Henry Souther,
John G. Hall. C. II. McCauley, J. O.
W. Bailey, J. M. Judd, R. Lucore, W.
8. Hamblen, Geo. A. Rathbun, R.
M. Chamberlain, H. M. Powers, and
J. K. P. Hall.
ARGUMENT LIST.
James Thomas vs. T. B. Wlnslow et
al. Motion for judgment agaiust
garnishee, for amount admitted to be
duo, and rule to show caase granted.
The County of Elk vs. Joseph Wind
feldcr. Petition of County Commls.
sloners to open judgment aud rule to
show cause granted.
Snyder Brothers for use of C. E.
Wlllard ; stayed, lien to remain and
rule to show cause granted. Depo
sitions on part of plaintiff filed and
notice Issued to J. O. W. Bailey, de
fendant's attorney.
CIVIL LIST.
Cornelius Wainwright vs. Wallace
H. Johnson and Newton Johnson,
trespass, cutting timber contrary to
act of March 29, 1821. Plaintiffs at
torney suggests the death of plaintiff
and moved for leave to substitute John
Wainwright, administrator as plain
tiff in above entitled case. Motion
granted and case continued.
Jacob H. Walter, trustee, and C R.
Earley et al. vs. Thomas L. Kane and
Ida Anderson ; ejectment for warrant
No. 4112 iu Jones townsiiip Elk,
County, Pa. Continued.
Charles Webb vs. Simon P. Romig ;
assumpsit and judgment. Continued
at cost of plaint iff.
A. L- Stout, W. M. Mills and John
Temple, partners doing business as
Stout, Mills & Temple vs. Ralph
Johnson administrator of Cornelius
Wainwright deceased ; trespass on the
case upon promises, damages ?-"!(.
The death of Ralph Johnson is sug
gested and on motion of defendant's
attorney the substitution of John
Wainwright de bonis non as defendant
is granted.
The Commonwealth ofPennsylva'
nla ex. rel. F. X. Koller vs. Daniel
Scull, Albert Wels, Martin Sorg, and
Geo. Ed. Weis; debt upon official
bond in $5000. Rule to show cause for
change of venue discharged. Verdict
for the Commonwealth in the sum of
$5000, and for the plaintiffiu the sum
of $21.20.
The Meredin Cutlery Co. vs. W. S.
Service and W. H. Schram, late doing
business under the firm name of W,
S. Service fc Co., case upon promises,
Verdict for the defendants-
James H. Hugerty vs. Walter Bry
ant and Daniel Euwcr doing business
under the firm name of Bryant and
Euwer; assumpsit, damages $2000.
Continued by consent.
Hood, Bonbright & Co. vs, Miles
Dent, assumpsit, damages S'-'uOO. Con
fession of judgment filed.
Rachel Gross and Henry Grotm, hor
husband for use of said Rachel Gross
vs C. R. EarleyJ; scire facias on Mort
gage. Continued.
Van Camp Bush vs. J. P. Feltfc Co
case upon promises- Settled.
Wm. Richardson & Co. vs. C. R.
Earley ; ease upon promises, damages
$1000. Stricken off.
(KIM IN A J,.
Commonwealth vs. J. II. English;
desertion of family. Continued.
Commonwealth vs. Anglica Klaus-
man : selling liquor contrary to law.
Not a true bill and county to pay the
costs.
Commonwealth vs. Francis M'Kay
et al. ; malicious mischief aud a.ssault
Nolle pros, entered upon payment of
costs.
Commonwealth vs. Martin Herb-
strett, Anthony Krieg and George
Kreig; assault and battery. Defen
dants to each give $200 bail for ap
pearance at next term.
Com. vs. Amanda Trumball; cruelty
to animals, a true bill. Verdict.defend-
antnot guilty, thatshe pay two-thirds
the costs aud the prosecutor Peter
O'Neill to pay one-third the costs.
Costs amount to $45.05.
Com. vs. Joseph Hanes ; assault and
battery, a true bill. Continued.
Com. vs. Washington Galbraith;
assault and battery. Continued.
Com. vs. same; threats to kill-
Continued.
Com. vs. Richard Dunn ; larceny.
No arrest.
Coin, vs Henry Hornbeck ; larceny
Deft, found guilty on first count, and
not guilty on second count. Sentenced
to restore stolen property if notalready
done, pay a fine of five dollars to the
commonwealth and undergo an im
prisonment In the western peniten
tiary at labor for the period of one
year,
Com. vs. W. F. Mercer ; assault.
Not a true bill and the prosecutor Geo.
W. Rhines to pay the costs.
Com. vs. Rictard Dunn; assault
and battery, a true bill. Continued.
OYER AND TERMINER.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
ni vs. William Brown ; rape. Re
cord and proceedings certified from
the Court of Quarter Sessions, deft.
arraigned and pleads not-guilty. The
defendant found guilty of committing
an assault upon Annie Hoklusou with
Intent, forcibly and against her will,
to have unlawful carnal knowledge of
her person. Deft, arraigned and sen
tenced to pay a fine of $25 to the Com
monwealth and costs of prosecution
and undergo an imprisonment by soli
tary confinement at labor ltf lhe West
em Penitentiary in the county of Al
legheny for the period of one year and
eight calendar months to be computed
from Sept., 18, 1877, and stand com
mitted etc.
In the matter of the attachment
aeainst Peter Valk! contemut. Hen
tenced to pay a fine of $5 and tbe costs
of attachment. Deft, arraigned and
discharged.
ROAD VIEWS.
Petition of citizens of Fox township
for a road from a point in public road
near Joseph Roger's farm to a point In
Boon's mountain road near Hollo
baugh farm. Talbot Thompson and
P. W. Hays appointed viewers, and
Geo. W. Clinton, Surveyor.
Petition of citizens of Jones town
ship for a road to lead from the St.
Mary's road near Adam Pistners to
the Montgomery lot. E. Lentz ap
pointed surveyor and Geo. Wiesner,
and Martin Fritz viewers.
Petition of citizens of Jones town
ship for a public road leading from the
Wilcox and Hamblin State road to the
Milesburgand Smethport turnpike In
Jones township. J. L. Brown ap
pointed Surveyor, A. T. Aldrich and
Lucius Wilcox viewers.
Petition of the citizens of Jones
township for a public road leading
from Dahoga on the P & E R R to the
public road leading from Wilcox to
the Big Level State Road via Wilcox
and the mouth of Wolf Run. J. L
Brown appointed Surveyor, and A.
T. Aldrich and Lucius Wilcox viewers.
Petition of the citizens of Ridgway
township to vacate a portion of the old
Ridgway and Whlstletown road, being
that portion between Elk creek and
Eagle Valley Mill Dam, Ridgway
township- E. K. Gresh, B. F. Ely
and Chas. Mead appointed viewers.
REl'OHTa OF VIEWER8.
Road from North end of bridge
across Bennett's Branch near Medox
run to Barr's Station on A. V. R. R.
Confirmed nisi and ordered to be
opened 50 feet wide.
Private road In Fox township from
a point near tne corner between the
lands of Joseph Seifried, Hugh Mc-
Cready deceased, and the petitioner
Ralph Bell, to the northern terminus
of a private road heretoforejaid out,
leading from the house of Joseph
Seifried to the Milesburgh aud Smeth
port, turnpike. Confirmed nisi and
ordered to be opened 25 feet wide.
Road to lead from point near Anson
Robinson's in Jay township to a point
near where spring run crosses the
township line betweeu Benezette and
Jay townships. Confirmed nisi and
ordered to be opened 50 feet wide.
Rnad to lead from the line of war'
rant 6027 and 5028 to village of Bene
zette. Confirmed nisi and ordered to
be opened 50 feet wide.
Bridge across Bennett's Branch of
the Sinnemahoning creek at or near
the mouth of Dents Run. Not recom
mended.
PRESENTMENT OP THE GRAND JURY.
To the Honorable the Judges nf the
Court of Quarter Scmion of the pence
in and for the county of Elk. The
Grand Inquest inquiring, for the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in and
for the said county of Elk, would re
spectfully recommend that the sheriff
of said county be compelled to keep all
stock from running loose in the court
yard, and also keep the court yard
cleaned and in better condition, and
we also recommend that tho iron
bridge over the Clarion river be re
painted. We find the jail clean and in
good condition.
CHARLES MEAD, Foreman.
Analysis of Petroleum. Any
thing in relation to petroleum is pre
sumed to lie Interesting at the present
time, aud for this reason it may not
lie out of place to notice that the chemi
cal constituents of rock oil, are carbon
and hydrogen, generally ninety parts
carbon and ten parts hydrogen, by
weight. These proportions form
about an equal bulk, carbon being
heavy while hydrogen is light and
volatile. Originally they both existed
as gases, and by their union they form
protocarburet of hydrogen, which be
ing condensed, forms naptha, or light
volatile oil, and after the escape of a
portion of hydrogen, the product is
heavy petroleum. By a further es
cape of hydrogen, the product be
comes more solid, as bitumen, pitch or
aaphaltum, the higher stages of con
densation being cannel, bituminous,
and anthracite coal. The diamond is
the purest utute of solidified carbon,
and is probubly a crystalization of car
bonic acid gas, unadulterated with
hydrogen. Coal oil is artificially pro
duced by eonvertlnjioal Intogas, ad
ding a proper eifSivulent of hydrogen
and then condensing the gas. Iron,
sulphuric acid and water, when placed
n contact give off hydrogen gas
Burning charcoal gives off carbonic
acid gas. Mix these gases in proper
proportion, subject them to heat un
der confinement then allow the
heated gas to escape through water,
and the condensation will produce
carbon oil on the surface of the water,
but it will cost about ten dollars per
gallon, even If you get through with
out au explosion. Clarion Republi
can.
Dangerous Counterfeit. '
A counterfeit five-dollar bill on the
First National Bunk of Tamuqua,
Pennsylvania, has been issued. It is
exceedingly well executed, and is cal
culated to deceive even the shrewdest
experts. People handling money
would do well to refuse to receive all
fives on this bank until further ud
vised regardingthis spurious note.
The amount of oil shipped from the
Oil Regions during the month of
August exceeded the shipments of any
previous mouth in the history of the
trade by 134,251 barrels. The total
amount removed by the different
routes having aggregated) the enor
mous amount of 1,420,608 barrels, of
forty-two gallons each, including the
shipments of refined reduced to crude
equivalent, which Is a daily average,
for the thirty-one days of the month,
of 46,128 barrels.
POWELL & KIME have a tine lot
of dress goods, also all other kind of
dry goods at low rates.
SubBcribe ten- the Advocate.
Wilcox Notes.
Wilcox, Pa., Sept. 25, 1877.
And yet it Is dry; no rain to speak
of; springs dried up; wells out of
water, and people out of patience.
Jack Frost, with his sharp scythe,
mowed a heavy swath through this
country last week.
Andrew Youngs and Belle Forsythe
were married a rew nays ago. iiie
boys gave them a rousing old-fashioned
serenade, and Andy responded
handsomely with the solids, no liquids
allowed in this temperance town you
know.
And now I will tell you something
It you won't mention it to any living
soul, honor bright. Well, we are
going to have another wedding, and
if anybody asks you who is going to
be married tell them you don't know.
They have a fast hold of the lost
tools In well No. 3, and are slowly
bringing them up with strong hopes
of getting them out
James M'Kean was quite severely
burnt at the burning water well a few
days ago. He ran up with a lantern
to look into the hole, when the gas
took fire and burned his hands aud
face badly.
John Pingstcr, a union soldier in
the late war, tiled, a few days ago from
tho effects of a gun shot wound re
ceived while fighting for his country.
A short time ago his neighbors took
hold to assist him in getting his justly
deserved pension, and had nearly suc
ceeded, when he died in comparative
poverty just as the hard-earned boon
was almost within his reach.
Mrs. Aldrich is quite siek. Mrs.
Thco. Cook has been sick for a long
time.
Doctor Ilartman tried to knock a
railroad bridge down with his fist,
while riding through it on the cars at
the rate of forty miles an hour. The
bridge is all light, but the Doctor's
hand is all broken to smithereens
Many a broken bone has the Doctor
patched up, with delight, for that s the
way he makes his bread and butter,
but now he knows how it is himself.
The Tanning Co. are undoubtedly
the most extensive farmers in Elk
county. They cut this year three
hundred tons of buy and a large quan
tity of outs; raised three thousand
bushels of potatoes; three or four
thousand bushels of turnips, and have
sowed sixty or seventy acres to rye
this fall. Can any body beat it?
Poor Willie Brown l sent up for a
year and eight months. While we
must acknowledge the justice of the
sentence, ;we feel sorry for the poor
boy and his heart-broken relatives,
Verily, the way of the transgressor is
hard.
G. A. Jackson was brought before
Esquire J. L Brown, on Monday,
charged with selling liquor without
license, selling to habitual drunkards,
and selling on Sunday. He was held
to bail In the sum of six hundred dol
lars for his appearance at court, on all
three charge i.
The Wilcox Graded School will com
mence next Monday, Prof. Priedeaux
as principal, with miss innie
Murphy and Miss Eula Schultz us
assistants.
The fellow that tried to climb the
liberty pole on Sunday appeared to be
high enough without climbing.
Was ho on a "high?" Ed.
PETE.
Prevalence of the Plague.
PKOORKSS OK THE DHRAD DISEASE IN
FLORIDA. THE DISEASE EPIDEMIC.
Jacksonville, Florida Sept. 21.
There was one yellow fever death at
Fernandina to-day. Twenty-one new
cases reported. Several critical cases
reported yesterday are better to-day,
Dr. Palmer being among the num
ber. The disease is becoming epi
demic at Old Town, about a mile north
of the city proper. There is considera
ble increase of the disease among the
colored people. A doctor from Key
West arrived there to-day. Contribu
tions from towns in the State are be
ing received.
FERXANDIXA ASKS FOR 11KLP.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 21.
The following appeal has been issued
by the Mayor of Fernandina :
In view of the fact tliut many of our citi
gens luive left our stricken city, and that
therefore the burden of providing fur the
large number of poor and sick devolves upon
the remaining few and also for tho reason
that medical gentleman present announce
it as their positive belief that the dreadful
disease In our town will not be stayed until
after frost, we reluctantly ask our fellow-
citizens who muy read this call to moderately
aid us In our trouble. We would ask that
corporations, associations and private indi
viduals who desire to extend a helping hand
may be pleased to notify us of the amount of
moneys or supplies by them collected, and
give us authority to draw upon them as our
necessities may require.
The very much disputed question as
to what constitutes a laboring man is
settled by the National Labor Trib
une, edited by the workingmau's can
didate for Auditor General. It says
that "they are workingmen who labor
with body or brain, or both ; who are
receiving compensation directly from
individuals and corporations, or .from
society, fcr their services, in amounts
somewhat appropriate to the amount
and character of the lubor performed."
We j udge that about everybody outside
of the almshouse, except tramps, is a
workingmau under this definition.
The powder mill of Messrs Gaulby
& Fegley, of Pine Grove Lebanon
county, exploded on Friday afternoon
at live o'clock, and was entirely de
stroyed. The dry house and material
house is situated several hundred feet
away from the main building, but on
Saturday nijiht this, too, caught Are.
causing two and a liulf tons of powder
to explode with terrific effect, shatter
ing tne window panes of houses that
were 300 feet away. The report of the
explosion was heard a distance or rive
miles, and extinguished caudles in
houses within a half mile of the ex
plosion. Trees that stood in close
proximity had the branches thereof
knocked off, and a wreck of a build
ing could not have been more com
pltte. No ror&oa hurt.
Slate Notes.
The cattle disease is opreading in Lan
caster oounty and causing additional alarm .
Rcr. J. d. Carnachan, pastor of the
First rreebylerian Church, Meadvillo, has
sued the Oil City Derrick for libel.
The handsome opera house at Easton has
been sold at assignee's sale. It cost $60,
000 and broke the proprietor.
The Swatara Rifles, of the Eighth Regi
ment, have been disbanded. The Rifles
were the first as well as the last of the Le
banon county military organixations- at
tached lo the Eighth Regiment, National
Guard.
Milton Grccnwalt, a member of tbe Allen
Rifles, of Alleutown, died Wednesday
morning after a severe illness from typhoid
fever. lie is said to have contracted his
illness from the evil eficct of the water he
used while encamped at Harrisburg several
weeks ago.
The cornerstone of the Catholic Hospital
at Lancaster will be laid about trie middle
of October. It will be a hospital and oi
phan apytum for male persons only, and
sick, diseased or maimed persons may
enter and he carefully nursed free of cost.
when destitute of means, regardless of na
tionality or religious orecd Hebrews
Protestants or heathen being ag welcome
as Catholics.
The Carlislo Sentinel prints Borne inter
ting reminiscence?. Carlislo has been a
military post for more than a huncrcd
years. From here numerous expeditions
wete sent, agninst the hostile Indians west
of the mountains, and here Colonel Forbes
gathered the little army that marched two
hundred miles through the wilderness,
enp'ured mFort Duquesne and drove the
French out of Pennsylvania and beyond the
lakes. It was a famous recruiting station
during the Revolutionary War, and it was
tbe headquarters of the mounted service
from the time that the first regular cavalry
was organized until some five ot six years
"go.
Savings Banks.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
The question now arises whether the na.
tional debt should not be utilized so as to
serve the purpose of savings banks, A. It
65 bond, issued in denominations of $25
and upward, nn l sold at par for carroucy,
would answer the purpose. People could
put their savings into that where it would
always be safe both an to principal aud in
terest, and always be available in case or
need. There are millions of dollars in cur
rency hid away in Ohio alone, that would
at once be put into those bonds, if obtaina
ble. At least SdO.UOO.OUU ol tne outstanu.
ing curreucy would be drawn out of its
hiding places and another $100,000,000
would be drawn out ot the traps called sav-
ngs banks, if the government would issue
3.05 currency bonds in such a way that.
owners of small amounts of money could get
hold of them. In this way the road to
specie payments might be made easy and
tne naiioual debt niigul luueoa o.couie a
national bleswug. It is the ouly blessing
discoverable iu a national debt. Anything
that would encourage clerks, mechanics
and laborers to save money, and that
would take the place of savings banks,
would more than compensate tho govern
ment for tho interests on its bonds. Be
sides it would keep a large proportion of our
bonds at home and give our own people the
benefit of the intcre st instead of sending it
abroad annually to the extent of one hun
dred millions.
Before any moro bonds are sold through
syndicates this question ought to be cou-
sidered, and I resident Hayes sliould make
a nolo of it so that tho subject will not es
cape his atteution when he conus to write
his annual message.
A WOKD TO THE UNEMPLOYED.
Our attention has been called to a
new cooking utensil, recently in
vented, which makes baking a pleas
ure, instead of a dreaded necessity ;
the inventor of which has couferred
an everlasting blessing upon every
housekeeper. We refer to the Patent
Centennial Cake and Bread Pan, with
which, by simply raising a hook, you
can remove the sides of the pun from
the cake Instantly, without breaking
or Injuring it in the least, thus en
abling you to ice and frost it while
warm. To remove the tube iu the '
center, insert a knife in the slot in the
top of the tube, and simply give it a
half turn, and it will drop out. It is
also provided with a slide on the bot
tom, so that, when you remove tho
tube, you can close the hole, making
plain cakes, pudding, bread, etc., thus
practically giving you two pans for
the price of one.
The Centennial Cake Pan is highly
recomended by the ladies as being the
best and most convenient pan ever in
troduced. They are made of Russia
iron, are more durable and will bake
your cakes more evenly and a much
nicer brown than you can bake them in
the old-fashioned tin cake pans.
These goods are sold exclusively
through agents to families, and every
housekeeper should by all means have
them. A splendid opportunity is of
fered to some reliable lady or gentle
man canvasser of this county to secure
the agency for a pleasant and profitable
busiuess. For terms, territory, etc..
write to L. E. Brown & Co., Nob. 211
and 216 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
"It Still Waves." Among the
solid aud established papers that have
lived through the hard times, we aie
glad to see the old-time and favorite
Star Spanoled Banner. This ever
popular paper begins its loth year
with 1878, and deserves to be in every
home. It is a large, 8-page, 40 column
paper every issue actually crowded
with charming Stories, Poems,
Sketches, Wit, Humor; Fun, Puzzles,
and Rebuses tine illustrated Poems
and Stories, It is a national lavorite,
and should be in every family. Iu its
"Rogue's Corner" every swindler,
quack, humbug aud fraud is fully ex
posed. None need ever be swindled If
they will but read tho Banner. Try
it one year. Only 75 cents a yeav, or
with six fine chromos, or an elegant
dictionary, ouly $1. Trial trip 3
months, only 10 cents. Specimens 6
cents. We advise every reader to tiy
this great family paper three months
only one dixi:e. Address Btr
Bpa.ngild Bannlh, Hinsdale,-N. H.