.
GEO. A. It A THIi UN,
Attorncy-at-Lnw,
Mnin Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Tn.
HALL fc ATCACLET,
Attorneys-at-Liw.
Office in New Brick Building, Mnin St
Ridtrwny, Elk Co., Pa. T3n2tf.
L UCOllE & HAMBLEN,
Attorneys-nt-Law, Itldgwny. Elk
County l'a. Ofllce across the hull from
the Democrat establishment. Claims
for collection promptly attended to
'Jne. 15 '7.
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Mnin street, Ridgwny, Pa. Agent for the
dowe Sewing Mncbine, and Morton Gold
ien. Repairing Watches, etc, douewilh
le uvme aoourncy as heretofore. Satis
ractisn guarnnteed. vlnly
J. 0. K BAILEY,
ATTOHNEV-ATLAW.
rlnz.iyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the TraTelcr's Life and Ace!
ient Insurance Co., Of Hartford, Conn.
JAMES D. FULLER TON,
Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo
cated in Rigway, offers his professions! ser
vices to the citizens of Itidgway and sur
rounding country. 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 Partnnccutist, X. W. cornel
of Main and Mill streets, Kidgwny, l'a.
full assortment of cnrcfiilly selected For
eign and Domestic Drug. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed ni hours, day or
night. vln3y
T. S. HARTLEY. M. U.,
Physician ani Surgeon.
Office in Duig Store, corner ltroad and
Main St, Residence corner Broad St.
opposite the College. Office hours irom
8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 1. M.
vln2yl.
J. S. lWRIt WELL, M. D.,
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, has remov
ed his office from Centre street, to Mnit si.
Kidgwny. l'a., in the tecond story of ( lie
ties brick building of John G. Hail, oppo
site Hyde's etore.
Office hours: 1 lo 2 P M 7 to 0 P M
HYDE HOUSE,
UlKGWAY, El.lt Co., T
W. II. SCII RAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
eo liberally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to Hie comfort and convenience of
guests, to merit a continuance oi iLe
game.
Oct GO ISiIO.
E. (.1. FAY.
LUMIIKIl AXD. INSURANCE COM
miss ton I'.noiCKi:,
OEXKKAL COLLECTION AGENT
No l-'t'ii Walnut Plnee,
(310 Walnut Street,)
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
M -II -I y
. II. HAYS,
DKALU. IN
Dr7 Goods, Notions, Grrceries.
r.rul General Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
fUirUu i. it.
vlulTif.
k. k. citKsu.
Denier in all kinds of eahiuet .ware,
wood and cane scat chairs, kitchen
mid extoiitioii tables, wood and marlile
top stands, wood and marhle top
bureaus, whatnots, looking glasses,
wood and marble toj chamber suits,
mattresses, spring bed bottoms, lied
Kteads, cribs. Lafcrty's metal lined
wood pumps, cOc, itc. Cuiie feats re
placed with perforated wood seats.
Weed sewing machine reduced from
$il" to $4-3, the best machine in the
market, and picture frames) made to
order. Also a large assorted stock of
ready iiimle collins constantly on hand
mid trimmed at shortest notice. All
the above good are wild nt panic prices.
Ware Dooms in masonic building,
lUiljiway Pa.
vTnOlt.
NKW
LIVKKY STABLE
IN
III DG WAY.
DAN SCHIBNEIl WISHES TO
Inform the citizens of Itidgway, and
the public generally, that he has
Started u Livery .Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
and Buggies to let upon the most
reasonable terms.
JCSS-He will also do job teaming.
Stable on Broad street, above Main
All orders left at the Post Cilice will
receive prompt attention.
Aug201871tf
"F YOU WANT TO BUY
GOODSCHEAP
GO TO
JAMES II HAGERTY
Main Street, Ridgway, fa
DBY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS
SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS
WA11E, WOOD AND
WILLOW-WARE,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
A Large 'Stock of
Groceries and Provisions
The BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
Constantly on band, and Bold as cheap
as the CHEAPEST
JAMES II HAGERTY
Cotmljr 0 Ulcers.
President Judge-Hon. L. D. Wetmore
AMMOCintn .Tmlirna 11" roia linn V.il
Wels, and Julius Jones.
Pherlll Daniel Scull.
T rensu rer J acob McCauley .
District Attorney C. H. M'Cnuley
Co. Huperinteudent Geo. It. Dixon.
Prothonotary, &c Fred. Scheming.
Deputy Prothonotary W. H. Horton.
ConnniAsiouers Mlchnel Wcdert, W.
II. OMterhout, George Keuscher.
Commissioners' Clerk W. H. Horton.
Auditors W. II. Hyde, It. I. Spnng
ler, George Rothroek.
ill AH) hi)
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 thi date AN EXTRA DIS
COUNT of !i per cent will lie allowed
ON ALL PI RC1IASES exceeding
$1.00
SILVERMANN & CO.
next door to Post Ofllce Ridgway.
n-'ltf
Call at this ofllce for writing paper
and envelopes.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE of John E'Cusker, Into of Fox
township, Klk county. I'll.. tiweuMtl. I.KT
TKHSlll.' AHMINISTRATION hnvlnie been
irriiiited to the iinilerslnnoil upon 1 lie unid es
tate nil jierxoiiH indcbteU to said estate ore
reiiirsted to make payment, nnd tliose
havliiK claims to present them for set
tlement. JAl'lin MTAV1.EY, Admr.
liolli:.
REGISTER'S NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby iriven that the followtnn
nccounts will be presented on the first day of
the next term of the ii phaiis Court for con-
lli'iiiiilion. belli); the Sd Monday oi November
next, to-w it :
1. I'inal m couut of I.awreiK'O Mohan exe-
cutorot ll:c Inst will mul testament ol I'atiick
Siiiilh, late ofh'ox township, l'a., deceased.
F1SKD. SCIKKNINif, Kesister.
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The advertiser, having been permanently
cuivd of that dread disease, Consumption,
by a simple remedy, is anxious to make
known to Inn lellow eutlereru the means ot
cure. To nil who desire it, ho will send a
copy of the tirescription used, (free of
charge) with the directions for preparing
nmi using t tie same, which they will hud a
.Si;rb Cent! for Consumption, Astuma,
ISUOKCIIITIS, Ac,
Parlies wishing the prescription will
please address, Kev. E. A. WILSON, l'Jl
I'enii., Willinnisburgh, N. Y.
Appleton's Aincricnu t'jcleiictlia.
Vol. S of this admirable work is just
out, iiiukinjr it half complete, as there
are to he 10 in ail, of sfu) juices each,
one l)cinjf issne in two month.". It
makes a complete library, and no one
can nllhrd io do without 'it who would,
keep well informed. Price f (i,00 a vol
ume in leather, or iw.OO in clcpiht
half Turkey. (,'. K. Judson. Fredo'nia,
N. Y., controls the sale in Elk county.
Address him for particulars.
Kpl7-tf
KKliOSENE OIL 110 Fire Test
at aie per (iallon. Diamond Head
Light Oil, at only 20c per Gallon at
the Wkst End Stoke.
" SPECIAL SOTICESr-
DU VAX DYKE'S SULPHUH SOAP.
DR. VAN DYKE, whose life long
87ECIAHTV, and world wide reputation for
CURING SKIN DISEASES, has endeav
ored for yeers to co.muink an external
treatment. He has accomplibhcd this de.
sirable hesi'LT in the preparation of his
compound ''SULPHUR SOAP." the merits
of which are spoken of by thousands j it is
highly recommended to nil our readers.
Trice 25 Centsa Cake; a;Box (three Cakes)
(JO Cents. Sunt ,by Ma'u, (pre-paid) on
beceii'T of rnicB. Ollice, 50 N. 5th St.
Wholksale Depot, 400 N. 8d St. Philadel
phia, Pa. Sold by DRUGGIST.
u21yleow.
Go to POWELL & KIME for your
flour, feed and pork, and everything
else in the provision line.
N. O. MOLASSES FOIt COOIO
ing, also choicesyrup 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 ai any other
store in town.
A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS
at POWELL & KIME'S, only eight
cents per. yard.
FLOUR, PORK, FEED, CORN
Meal, Oats, always on Land at
POWELL & KIME'S at bottom pri-
Xoticc
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.
Ridgwriy May 2, 1877.-ly
MILLINERY AD DRESSMAKING.
MRS. J. R. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk
Co., Pa., takes this method of an
nouncing to the citizens of Elk
county, that she has on hand an as
sortment of fashionable millinery
goods which will be sold cljeap. Also
dressmaking In all its branches.
Agent for Dr. J Rail & Co's Patent
Ivory and Lignum Vitas Eye Cups.
Send for descriptive circular.
nl7yl.
POWELL d- KIME keep Flour
Feed and Grain.
CANNED GOODS Peaches. To
matoes. Cherries, and Plums at the
store of Powell & Kime.
QUOTATIONS
White, Powell L Co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
No. 42 South Third Street.
Philadelphia, Oot., 16, 1877.
BIO. AKKRn
U. 8. 1881. o HOI HO
do do 't'i5 J and J.. .105 105
do do '!" do 107 KlS
do do 'do do 10 10!i
10-10. do ronpon 107 107$
do Pacltlo (i's cy 1120 1 20
New 6's Reg. 1HH1 100 UMil
' ' C. 1881 107J 107J
" 4J, Reg. 18!H 101 105
" " c. 1S')1 W 10"
Gold lOliJ 108
Now 4'g Reg. l!)07 101 jf 102
Pennsylvania 2'.lJ 80
Reading V 1(1 j
Philadelphia & Erio "j H
Lehigh Navigation 10J 1!)
do Valley '.S ''0
United R R of N J ox. div.-linj lid
l'lttslmrgh. T. Buffalo K. R OJ Hi
Northern Central ex. div 17 IS
Central Transportation itO 31
Ncsqtichoning 41 4'i
North Pennsylvania, ilt '
C & A Mortgage G'g '80 Ill 111
INSURANCE AGENCY.
OK
P. B. WACHTEL,
St. Mary's, Pa.
The largest agency In cither Elk or
its adjoining counties, representing
through his General Agents about 0
responsible and prompt loss paying
companies, among me principal ones
are the following:
NORTH nill'J'lKH A MERCANTILE,
Gross assets $32,533,612,
ETNA, !' HART FORI , CONN..
Asset-' over $7,000,000,
FIRE ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA
Assets $l,ouO,ooo
NIAOARA, OF
As
NEW YORK.
;ets $l,Goo,ooo.
KHAWMCT, ROSTOV, MASS.,
Capitalsi-3i"Moo.
GERMAN AMERICAN, NEW YORK,
Assets sj.. iiio.ooo.
TRAVELER. (Life and Accident) CON'S,,
A:scts i-i.'JO'i.ooo.
n30yl.
A WORD TO THE UNEMPLOYED.
Our attention has been called to a
new cooking utensil, recently in
vented, which makes baking a pleas-
nre, instead of u dreaded necessity ;
the inventor of which has conferred
an everlasting blessing upon every
housekeeper. We refer to the Patent
Centennial Cake and 11 read Pan, with
which, by simply raising a hook, you
can remove the sides of the pan from
the cake instantly, without breaking
or injuring it in the least, thus en
nbling you to ice nnd frost it while
warm. To remove the tube in 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 i
also provided with a slide on the bot
tom, so that, when you remove the
tube, you can close the hole, making
plain. cakes, pudding, bread, etc., tius
jwactieaty (jiving yon two paws fur
the prtrc of one.
The Centennial Cake Pan is highly
rccomeuded by the ladies as being the
Lest and most convenient pan ever in
troduccd. They are made of Russia
iron, an: marc tl urn file and will bake
yjiir :a:n wore evoi'y and a Hutch
nicer brown than you can baku ttciu in
the uid-luihioncd tin cake 2"nus
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 t-ccure
the agency for a pleasant and profitable
business. For terms, territory, etc
write to L. E. Drown & Co., Nos. 214
and 210 Elm Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
NEW GOODS nearly every day at
Powell & Kime's Store. They keep a
large assortment of Groceries, Cloth
ing, etc., etc., all of which they sell
cheap.
Thero nro many cases of typhotJMBVer ut
Danville, caused by the. defective drainage of
the insane asylum.
The celebrated Chew mansion, ntGcrmnn
town, litis been kindly dealt Willi by time
and Hill remains intact. The lineal descend
ants of the chief Justice Ktill occupy it, and
the marks of cannon balls and bullets arc
still visible. The house is two stories in
height, with nn attic; is built of stone and is
about 110 years old.
Three soldiers of tho First Artillery, now
lying ut Munch Chunk, have been tried by
courtmnrtlal nnd convicted of desertion,
They were sentenced to two years at hurd la
bor in tiie military prison at l'ort Leaven
worth, Kansas, and at the expiration of sen
tence to be dishonorably mustered out of ser
vice and drummed out of the regimental
camp,
A meeting of the State Association for the
Protection of Ojimo and l'ish wus held ot
Pittsburgh last Tuesday. The association
has for its object the enforcement of laws
against the killing or selling of game out of
eason and the advancement of fellowship,
unanimity and a higher standard of action
among sportsmen. It is composed of regu
larly organized clubg throughout the Suite,
Home twenty delegates were in attendance,
An Inquest was held on Saturday over the
body of James Coyle, who was killed by the
explosion at Eagle Hill Shaft on Friday
morning. The testimony showed that the
man John Lore, who worked in the adjoining
breast to Coyle, had gone into the mine with
his naked light lu direct violation of orders
from the Are boss and wus guilty of gross
negligence lu so doing. A verdict in accord-
unco with the tacts was (rendered. Lore will
be held to answer at court for criminal care
lessness under the act of March, IS70, provid
ing for the health and safety of persons em
ployed in eoal mines.
The cartridge manufactory at Bridgeport
Connecticut, is supplying material for both
the Russian and Turkish armies aud Amen
can bullets are hurled promiscuously from
both sidos. The Bridgeport company niunm
fnctureg from live to seven huuaiea car
tridges per day. They huve supplied forty
millions to Russia, seventy millions to
Turkey, and have Just received an order of
eighty millions from the Italian Government.
Two tons of powder are used each day, and
other materials, in like proportion. An lu
spectlng officer for Russia and Turkey were
recently alikeengaged side by side In super-
intending the production of the cartridges for
their respective governments.
fW
V . i
17.
TIIUliSDA Y, OCT. 17, 1S77.
Soles.
Theso frosty nights will rat lie the
chestnuts out.
No butter but the Very Jlcxtut the
Wkht End Stoke.
Tho roads are muddy, nnd travel
thereby made tinpluasnnt. '
We publish tho trial list for No
vember term of court this week.
James Slnglclon will open an oys
ter saloon In Holes' little More room.
L. V. Powers has moved into the
rearofll- S. Thayer's building at the
corner of Mill and Main Streets.
W. H. Oslcrhout has put up a foot
bridge across the Elk creek on the
Ostcrhout road.
The little house owned by M. E.
Lesser and next his blacksmith shop
looks well since receiving a coat ol
paint.
$. liiunoreaux has moved into 1),
I). Cook's building on Main Street
He will start a Jewelry stvre.
Messrs Elynn and Maloney are
busy finishing Doctor Earlcy's vault
in the Itidgway cemetery.
llusiness must be improving as we
notice three new business places open
ing up in Kidgwny.
Mrs. Paine is having her house
painted while, and the blinds green.
Phis will be a decided improvement.
A new hardware (store in the
Jhiitncral (?) building, Frank Settle
l.roi.rictor. and W. S. Service inana-
1 -
ger.
J. K. Whitmoro has moved into the
Cumniing's house at the Eagle Valley
Mill. Kev. Mr. Gillet has move into
K. Wliilnioie's house.
llev. W. II. Swartz has returned
from conference and will hold regular
. . ... . K..I ..!.., .1 ......1,
services in ine .ueiiwuiau uiiuiv;! v..vi
Sunday, moruitig and evening.
Will Derby and John M'Cready
... I
are going to open up an oyster aim
beer saloon in the basement of the
Democrat (?) building.
Festival in the basement of the M.
E. Church next V ednesday ami
Thursday evenings fjr the benefit of
Dev. W. II- Swarlz. Don't fail to at
tend. -These cool nights make us think
of putting on our over-coins, xvio
remember that the place to gel a new
one is at tho Merchant Tailoring Es
tablishment of James M'Al'ee.
Pete C onver the editor of the For-
Cbt 1'rems has been sued for libel, with
damages laid at $10000, And this
with all the other triais to which an
editor is subjected.
The ltcpublicans of Elk county
will vote for D. C. Oyster for Sherilf al
most to a unit while scores of Demo
crats, bick ol the strUe in tiieir own
party, will Hock to his standard.
It is exceedingly strange to see the
very men who were moat persistent in
getting Mr. Oyster to withdraw last
fall, now using his withdrawal as a
weapon to defeat him this fall.
Our wasp waisted contemporary of
the Democrat devoted three items last
week to urging, the claims of Kime
against Oyster Pitch in Eugene, no
danger of electing him if you give
him more space.
Father Mahcr has bought six acres
of ground from Mrs. J. C. Ilouk, ad
joining the Itidgway cemetery, on the
upper side, for a Catholic cemetery.
Our Catholic friends have heretofore
buried their dead either ut St. Mary's
or Ceutrevillo.
The glass in the transom at the en
trance to Hyde's Hall was broken by
the wind suddeuly blowing the door
shut, last week. The side containing
the word "Hyde's" was entirely de
molished. The Keiley Bros formerly of the
Thayer House, this place, Lave pur
chased and are refitting and refurnish
ing the Wachtel House, St. Marys,
which will hereafter be known as the'
Keiley House.
Mrs. Lizzie Spaffbrd of St. Mary's,
a highly cultured and accomplished
lady, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.
Garner, died at the residence of her
husband, on Oct. 8th, under very dis
tressing circumstances, she having
given birth to a child but a fhort time
before she expired
There was an election fu Ohio last
week, aud the Democrats carried the
State by from 2-3,000 to 30,000 majority,
and now have a majority in the State
Legislature, thus securing a Demo
cratic U. S. Senator in place of Stanley
Mathews, Republican. The vote was
120,000 less than last year.
--S. A. Olmstead has had a well put
down on his property corner of Centre
and East Streets. Dan Scribner
has had the old well on the old Bum's
place, cleaned out and put down
deeper. Tom Noon has had the well
on his place on South Street sunk
deeper, John Mann, is the man, who
sunk the wells, and ho says the past
season has been the best for digging
wells, on account of the long dry spell,
of any within his recollection.
Oneand one-half milesthisside of
Tylersburg, in Clarion county, week
ago last Sunday ,a80iivaged between 12
and 14, of the widow Walters, met
with a violent death. He and his
elder brother were in a field near their
mother's house, the elder brother sit
ting on a leg looking at an account
book, aud having a revolver in his
rear pocket, this the younger boy took
out and wliile handling it with the
muzzle toward Jiim, jtccidently dis-
i ,.i i . , . i ,. . .. .
""B i" piece, . uie mul Binning
about the middle of the forehead and
killing Liai inbtaully.
The Miei ilf (iicstion.
We aro not prepared to ftato that
there are more than six candidates In
the field for Sheriff of Elk County
this fill, hut ifthero were six times six
wc do not see how more than one is to
be commissioned In tho present state
of tho law. Tho ofllce is an important
one to tho debtor as well as to the
creditor class, and every voter, before
casting his bifnot, nhould look over
the candidates, study their qualifica
tions and characters with a view to
the election of tho best man for the
position. When so many arc in the
field a vote may be easily thrown
away and that vole may bo the very
one Hint Is to decide between a com
petent or Incompetent, a reputable or
disreputable candidate.
Wetlo not know why Itogan, Evarts
and Dundy are candidates at all since
it must be evident to themselves and
their friends that they stand no possi
ble chance for an election.
The time has passed in this county
when a nomination for a county oil lee
by a Democratic convention wasequlv
alcnt to an election and our friend
Kime, it seems to us, is leaning upon
a broken reed if he rests his entire
claims upon such nomination. What
other claim lias he upon the people?
lie Is a comparative stranger, lias
been here but a few years, during
which lie has been an employee of
Powell & Kime, merchants, nt Itidg
way. He is no more competent for
the ofllce than Oyster or Burke and
much less known, and at a time like
this when people are choosing for
themselves, it is hardly probable that
the recommendation of a nomination
alone will serve to give him the po
sition, and this is not ouropiuiou only
but that of all those whom we have
met from different portions of the
county and who are best qualified to
judge. We say nothing against Kime
personally for we believe he lias done
his duty fairly in his position, but
from all information in our possession
or wlncn can be obtained, we arc as
sured that his chances are less than
those of Oyster and Burke, and that
one of those two in to be the next
Sheriff: choose ye between them.
Daniel C. Oyster was born in the
ounty and has always lived here.
From his earliest boyhood he has been
amongst nnd of us and his outgoings
ind incomings have been known to
all. Sober, industrious, holiest and
frugal, he -funds the type of a good
-lti.eu, doing his share for the well
fare of the community. His ollice
holding H confined to one term as
lerill", to which ollice he was elected
six years ago tins tall, and ins conduct
was such as to win him the cncoiui
urns of enemies as well as friends, and
with all the reputation of having made
the best Sheriff we tave had for years,
if ever. It is as well known, too, that
he was not disposed to 'multiply costs
for the distressed debtor to pay, thus
adding to his burdens, but was ever
ready to be as lenient as his duty
would permit and, in extremity
to lend a helping hand to the worthy
lebtor whom a rapacious creditor or
attorney might desire to sacrifice. It
is idle for his opponents to say that he
acted thus for gain since money then
and every since has been worth twice
what he could hope to get, and in
many cases his aid was given to those
from whom he has not had, and did
not expect a return.
Such is Oyster's record and it i ojiu
of which lie may well bo proud and
which will afford him consolation
when he comes to render a final ac
count at the end of all things.
Wo are of those who believe the
devil is not as black as he Is painted,
and of the many bad things said of
Burke we' confess wo do not believe
all. So far as the duties of the ollice
are concerned he may be, and doubt
less is, fully competent, but his reputa
tion, to say, theleast Is unsavory, and
In choosing a candidate for so respon
sible a position, through whose hands,
If elected, large sums of money must
pass and who will be brought into
communication with a large portion
of the people, reputation ought to be
of weight. Still he has many warm
friends active in his behalf, and his
election is probable unless every voter
who cares for the reputation of the
county resolves to defeat him by cast
ing his vote for the only other candi
date who stands a chance of an elec
tion, Daniel C. Oyster.
For a nicely fitiug Biiit of clothes
call on M'Afee the tailor.
Iowa is the State for Republicans,
in the election last week tho Republi
can candidate for Governor was elec
ted by about 30,000 majority.
The extra session of tho forty-fifth
Congress met at Washington last
Monday. Samuel J. Randall, Demo
crat, of Pennsylvania, received 119
votes for Speaker, and James A. Gar
field, Republican, of Ohio, received
132 votes. .
Doctor Earley vouches for the fol
lowing potato story : John Christ of
Fox Township, brought the Doctor a
lot of potatoes and among the lot were
twenty potatoes which filled a half
bushel measure heaping full so that
tho top of the potatoes were two and
three-fouths inches above the level of
the half bushel. Tills beats John
Kime's potatoes one, but then the one
that tells ho first story stands no
chance.
Married.
Dickinson. Kkimiu r.i. At the
residence of the bride's mother, War
ren, Pa., by Rev. Wm. Martin, Mr.
Will Dickinson, to Miss Lyditi I
Krimbill, both of Ridgway, Pa.
Burn.
On Friday morning Oct. 12, 1S77,
Ridirwav. l'a.. to Mr. and Mrs. P. V.
Powell, a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brown, a sou
on Sunday Oct. 7th, 1877.
State Motes.
Harrlsburg Is agitating the question
of a workhouse for tramps-
A fishing firm nt Erie made a haul
recently of 10,000 pounds.
There were seventy-five deaths from
diphtheria in Pittsburgh alone last
week.
Eighteen citizens of PunxHUlawncy
Jefferson county, aro in tho peniten
tiary.
Charles Lambert, of Philadelphia, a
few days since stood before a looking
glass and cut his throat.
George Buchanan, a Washington
county school tcacher,has sold a wush-
Ing machine patent for $.50,000
Two Philadelphia lawyers 'named
Gallaglicrand Bowman have been ar
rested for having attempted to bribe a
juryman in the Bliss case.
A German Catholic church in Alle
gheny was robbed of $.5,000 worth of
valuables. An attempt was also made
to burn down the edifice.
A Parker City corn doctor Is about to
leave for Melbourne, Australia, lo lake
possession of $2-5,000 left him by a rich
relative lu that city.
Joe Metz, had his leg badly cut last
week through an ax slipping from the
hands of .Mr. Jlclsel whom he was
working with.
Nathan Frlekinger fell from the
Rockville bridge, Harrisburg, on
Thursday morning and was instantly
killed.
The oil regions are now producing
feu thousand barrels a day more than
a year ago, nudlhc price is less by SI. 20
to $1.00.
The two trials of Patrick Hester and
others fried for the murder of Alexan
der W. Ilea co.t Columbia county
about !?s,000.
Furnace No- 1 of the Kciuhlo Coal
and Iron Company at Riddlesbttrg.
Bedford county, has been started, af
tcr undergoing thorough repairs
Nearly 20 men are employed.
Considerable excitement was created
at Dean City, in the Bullion oil dis
triet, on Wednesday, by theaiinounce
meiit that a new well on the Crawford
farm was flowing 1,000 barrels a day.
'The coming hore fair at the Potts-
town Trotting Park is likely to eclipse
the one held in September. It com
nicnccs on the 2;ld and continues four
days.
The woods have put on their beauti
full fall attire, and the dirge of Borea
lis through the tree tops and the fall
ing leaves and frosty nights, and low
ering sky nil tell us that the Winter
King approaches.
R. M. Shoemaker, president of the
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, lias
purchased of the Cumbria Works ol
Johnstown, twenty-five hundred tons
of .steel rails at f 25. 7-5 per ton, deliv
cred on the line of the road.
John aud William Park, of Pitts
burgh last week went to Westmore
land county on a gunning expedition.
While getting over n fence William's
gun was discharged the contents en
tering his brother's head and produc
ing dangerous injuries,
Rudolph Horn by the careless use of
a shotgun on last Saturday met witli
an accident at Erie which may ter
minate fatally. The dn-chargo muti
nied his right arm in such a manner
that death is almost certain to occur.
Samuel H. Mays borke his arm a
year ago by falling on a defective side
walk at Oil City. He sued the cor
poration and the matter was submit
ted to three arbitrators, who have just
awarded Mr. Mays $7,000. The city-
will now appeal the case to court.
Mrs, Catharine Hofecker, of Cam
bria county, while attempting to get
into a wagon was thrown against a
rubber block by the sudden startingof
the horses and rubtured a blood vessel,
which resulted fatally in a few min-
tes.
Lorenzo Crouse, of Westmoreland
county, was crushed to death on Wed
nesday in Knier's lime quarry. He
was engaged in bearing in, preparatory
to knocking down a quantity of lime
stone, and while at work the dirt and
stone above .him gave way, falling
upon hint-
M. F. Gates, a shoe dealer, who de
camped from Huntingdon about a year
ago, was arrested recently in Denver,
Colorado. Gates is charged with hav
ing committed a forgery to the amount
of rf $1 000 using the name of Hon.
ohn Cessna and that of his own
father for the purpose. The accused
lias entered $3,000 bail for trial.
Amos Borneinan, of Boyertown,
Montgomery county, is writing a his
tory of the Borneinan family, which
promises to be very interesting when
completed. Daniel Borneinan, the
ancestor of the family, came to this
country in 1721 andj settled in Mont
gomery county.
August Meyer, the alleged murderer
of Constable Norman, at. Tarentum,
foino weeks ago, who was supposed to
have fled to Kentucky, has been se
creted in Dorsey's coal mine, near
Dorseyville, in Butler county, ever
since the deed was perpetrated. His
hiding place was discovered by officers
who shadowed a relative. A sentinel
was left to watch the mine while the
oll'icers put the relative in jail, and
when they returned both sentinel and
murderer had fled.
Give us a rest ! How long Is it since
the Democrat's cry was "Down with
the bloody shirt !" "lie has had enough
of tho war!" to ttc. ad nauseam.
Now it is Kime who is the disabled
soldier, vote for him because he is.
We never should have known that
"Snyder" was disabled if it had not
been for the pension he draws adding
so much to the burden of taxation
Ladies' Shoes, Gaiters and ltub
bers, a large variety at P. & K's.
NEW ADVEJtTJS.KM h. J
Cites of Advertising.
Dne column, onfi year $75 00
25 00
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Transient advertisements per square of
(Hllilll
piirht linc. one insertion $1, two inser
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Advertisements pnyiiblo quarterly
" J. C. Kelden
vs.
In KIk County
! Common Picas.
Administrator nnd the
.1 am- jMi'mrii i-t
Widow nnd llelin or
diaries sheldrake,
dereaed.
No. 50, Jlny T., '77
I-'I K- flirXTV. MX
Tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
to
the Miei iil ormid County, (.ix-ciiiin:
Wiikkkah, .1. C. Helilon, on the stli day of
t)i'-i-iiilii'r. In the venrof our Ixird one Minus-
iindelL-lil hundred and seveiitv-liiur. obtained
Juilumeiit In bur county Court of Common
lens ol I. IK i ninny iiKil r-pam, oenire our
Jiul'ex nt Itldirway, iiRaliiKt Jane Hheldrnlio
nliil l'.. 11, l M.xoll, luilii! lllHM ntors oi uieer-iMLu
ol I .'buries Sheldrake, deeenscd, Into cifyouu
county, yeoman, as well for a certain debt of
Iwn hiimlreil thirty-one una elulil nne-iiuiiii-
rciliiis tioiii-.rs, iiiwhii money oi mo i.niieu
Slnt'-s, nnd Interest thereon from Isoveiiilier
ITth, Is7l,nn also twi-iity-nine nnd liveone-hiiiiilrt-ilUis
dollars like monev. which to tho
sai'l pin fitt i tl I ii our said court were awarded
and mljiulni'il fur his damam-s, which be sun- -
tnliit-il hy occasion nl the lciciiuun ol llio
ili-l'l, wbVi-roI" the said dch-ndnhtH convict as
aii(-:it's to us ol' record, Ac. Yet the execution
ol I In- said judgment will remain to be made,
as we have- been iriven to understand by thu
said lilaliillir, who hath besought us to pio-
viiiu inr nun a ni)cr ii-ineiiy in nun ni-uaii,
ami we In -trite willing Hint what is riijbt in
Unit, behalf should lc done.
Therefore v. e cnmuiauil yon, slcat plurlus
prcccmiiius that by hom-Kt. and lawful men of
your bit 11 wick you inn ke known unto Clint-lcs
slii-Mi-iiko thai he be and appear before our
Jinlni s at Kidgwny at our county Court of
( (minim rn-it. lucre lo lie neui lor said
county, on the third Monday of November
next, lo show if aiiythini; for himself bus nr
knows lo say why I lie said piaihlilt'Hhouid not
have the above staled juditmeiit revived to
cunt intic fie lien, mul also why tho said
plaint iU hliiiiild not have execution tn-'alnsL
iihn lor the sni'l ilcbt and damages, accnniiiiK
lo the force, I'orin and ell'ect to llio recovery
and jttfluiiieiit aforesaid, if to him it. shall bo
expedient. And further to do nnd receive
what our said court shall in that behalf con
sider, aii.l have vuu then and there the names
ot 'those by whom ynu shall make it known
1. 1 1 1 1 1 him and this writ.
W itness the honorable I.. I. Wetinorc,
president of our said court, at Kidnwav, tho
illlh day ol'i iclober, in the year of our Lord
one, thousand cljjit bundled and seventy
seven. l-'itl-.D, SCIKENINO,
LL. ;-4. l'rothonotary.
Sept. II, 177
Sheldrake
Order ot publication on Chas.
UAMKb HCUUj,
Blielifr.
List of Causes.
SKT down for trial at November
Term of the Court of Common Picas
of KIk County :
I. John 'Wainwright, adm'r. Ac.
vs. V. II. Johnson ct al. No 14, Sep
tember Term, 187-3.
J. Jacob H. "Walters et al. vs.
Thos. D. Kane et al. No. 83 Septem
ber Term, lh7li.
3. t han. Webb vi. Simon Roniig.
No. 112 September Term, 1870.
4. W. Ji. Konkle vs. C. It. Earley.
No. i!ll, September Term, 1870.
o. Darbara Kckl, Widow &c. vs.
Kdward liabcl. No. ii'Jo, September
Term, 1870.
0. Stout, Mills, and Temple vs.
ltalph Johnson, adm'r, &c. No. 57,
November Term, 1870.
7. Michael Slieehan vs. Joseph B.
Powers. No o'. January Term, 1877.
8. N. M. Drockway vsJ.S. Hyde
etal. No. 03, May Term, 1877.
'J. Jas. H. Hagerty vs. Walter Ilry
ant et al. No. tio, May Term, 177.
10. John W. liriggs, now for use,
vs. H. 1. Campbell, adm'r. No. 01
May Term, l-7i. '
II. George L'ickhifcon et al. vs Fred
Wiliintrth et al. No. 103, May Term,
1877.
1-. liachael Gross et al. vs. C. It.
Karley. No. H-3, May Term, 1877.
13. The Township of Itidgway vs.
V. S. Wheeler et al. No. 17'J, May
Term, 1877.
11. C. II. M'Cauley vs. Patrick
Lamb etal. No. 71, September Term,
77.
lo. Solomon S. Johnson vs. Janetto
C. Houk, executrix, ivc. No. 110 Sep
tember Term, lfc77.
10. John Tudor et nl. vs. Peter llol-
labaugh. No. 115, September Term,
1877.
FRED. SCHCENING, Clerk.
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One of Kime's friends went elec
tioneering among tho "horny handed"
a few days ago. He presented "Sny
der's" claims with much, eloqueuce;
he was poor; ho was a worker; he
needed the ollice, aud the like potent
arguments, to all which the "horny
hatidedsou of toil" replied; "Its d d
strange his rich friends should bo so
anxious to get him an office." Our
"horny handed" friend should remem
ber that apparently rich men (some
times need a friend at court, aud they
may expect a call from the Sheriff
themselves within the next three
years.