? 5 GEO. A. EAT1IBUN, , , Attorney -nt-Lnw, Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Ta. a ALL A MAULEY, Attorneys-at-Lw. -Office in New Brlek Building, Main 81 Rldttway, Elk Co., J?a. v3n2lf. LVCORE &1IAMBLEX. Attorneys-nt-Law, Rldgwny, Elk County Ta. Oflloe across the hall from the Democrat establishment. Claims for collection promptly attended to Jne. 15 '7t. CHARLES HOLES, Watchmaker, Engraver knit Jeweler Main street, Ridgway, Pa. Agent tor the' Howe Sewing Machine, nntl Morton Gold en. Repniring Watches, eto, docewith le time accuracy as heretofore. Satis .nets an guaranteed. . vluly J. 0. H. BAILEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Tlnz1. Riilgway, Elk County, Ta. Agent for the Traveler's Life nnd Acol ient insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn. JAMES I). FULL Ell TOX, Surgeon Dentist, having permanently to cateJ in Rigway, offers his professional ser vices to the cit izoiis of Kidgway ana sur rounding country. AU work warranted. Office in Service & Wheeler's Building, up stairs, first door to the left. 78-n-82-ly G. G. MESSENGER, Druggist and FarmaceutiRt, N. W. cornet of Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, I'a. full assortment of carefully selected For eign (in J Domestic Dings. Prescriptions carefully dispensed at. all hours, day or night. vln8y T. S. HARTLEY. M O., Physician ana Surgeon. Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and Maiu Ste, Residence corner Broad St. oppositn the College. Office houri from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 P. M. Tln2yl. J. S. Ii OR DWELL, M. D., Eclectio Physician and Surgeon, hns remov ed his office from Centre street, to Mair st. Ridgway. Pa,, in tho second story of the neiv brick building of John 0. Hall, oppo site Hyde's store. Offioo hours: 1 to 2 P M 7 to 9 P M nips house, Ritiowat, Klk Co., Ta W. II. SCHKAM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore So liberally bestowed upon him, the ne proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at tention to the comfort and convenience o: guests, to merit a continuance oi tut same. Oct 80 1801). E. G. FA Y. X.UM3 Eli AMD. INSURANCE COM MISSION BROKER, AND GENERAL COLLECTION AGENT ; No 2C8 Walnut Place, I (818 Walnut Street,) - PHILADELPHIA. PA. " n 41-ly - '. IF. 11 A YS, DSALB IX Goads, Notions, Grrceries. and General Variety, FOX ELK CO., PA. fat-fey J?. O. - t! ii t"i f. p. k. (;jii:sir. Dealer In nil kind ofeiibinet ware, wood and cane -nt chairs, kitchen and extention tables, wood and marble jup stands, woo.i uinl marble top .menus, wiiarnoin, rmiiiri.ir (.Masses, wood and marble tp chamber suits, mattresses. miiIsi 1 steads, cribs. Lafcrty's metal "lined wood pumps, c, Arc. Cane scat re- placed with perforated wood seals. Y eed sewing machine reduced from $t to $i. the best I!l.'lilin ill th. .. market. ami niet .t'. -vi-iiiH larsre assortet s oe r readv made colli ;ud trimmed tit shortest notice. All .i. the above good are sold at panic prices. j Ware Rooms in masonic buiiuiug, v7nolt. J J"EW LIVERY STABLE . IN RIDGWAY DAN SCRTBNER WISHES TO inform tho citizens of Ridgway, and the public generally, that ho has tarted a Ljvery Stable and will keep GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES and Buggies to let upon tho , most reasouuble terms. S42rlIo will also do job teaming. Stable on Broad street, above Main All orders left at tho Post Ofllee will receive prompt attention. . Aug201871tf "F YOU WANT TO BUY GOODSCHEAP GO TO , JAME3 II IIAGERTY Main Street, Ridgway, Pa I DBY- GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS SHOES, HATH AND CAPS, WARE, WOOD AND WILLOWWARE, TOBACCO AND CIGARS A Large Stock of Groceries and Provisions The BEST BRANDS of FLOUR Constantly on hand, and sold as cheap JAJSIES H HAGERTY . Connly OITlcerg. Presblent Judgc-Hon. L. D. Wetniore Associate Judges Hons. Geo. Ed. Wels, nnd Julius Jones. fhcritr Daniel Scull. Treasurer Jacob McCauley. District Attorney C. H. M'Cauley. Co. Superintendent Oeo. it. Dixon. Prothonotary. So Fred. Scheming. Deputy Prot nonotnry W. H. Morton. Commissioners Michnel Wedert, W. II. Osterhout. (Jeorge lieuscher. Commissioners' Clerk W. H. Itnrlon. Auditors W. H. Hyde, It. I. Spang ler, thorge Rothroek. Call at this ofllee for writing paper and envelopes. ADMINISTIIATOIVH NnTIl'K. KSTATK of John K'Cusker, Into of Vox toiviiHtilii, Klk Muntv. I'm., ili'iu'MHiMt. I.KT-TKItsol.- .lMIMSl'HATtoN havlnic t'c-n KrmttiHt to the unitrrHlmit-il 11,11111 the hM la bile till iermns tmlctiteit to Bniil phIhIo arc roiuosttHl to lnnke paynient, unit thoso hiivliiK claims to vivscnt thrin for sct tleiiieut. JAtH.Ul M CAl'i.KV, Ailmr. UKdlSTEU H NOTICE. Notlro Is hereby ptven that tho following nooomita will be presented on the first iliiy of tho next term of the Orphans Court for i-on-ttrinntloti, being the 3il Momliiy ol November next, to-wlt : I. Kiiml account of I.nwrenec Mohnn exe-cutoroi'tl-e last will nnd testament of 1'ntrlck Smith, lute of l-'os townslilp l'n., deceased. FUE1). 8CIKKNINO, Kcglster. CONSUMPTIVES. " The advertiser, having been permanently cured of that drend disease, Consumption, hy a simple remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers the means ol cure. To all who desire it, ho will send a copy of the prescription used, (free of chnvgc) with the dircclions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a Sons Curb for Cohsumm-ion, Astuma, Bronchitis, &c, Parties wishing the prescription will please address, Kev. E. A. WILSON, 104 Tenn., Williamsburgh, N. Y. Appleton's American Cyclopedia. Vol. 8 of this admirable work is just out, making it half complete, as there are to be 16 in all, of 8W pnges each, one being issued in two mouths. It makes a complete library, and no one eun afford to do without it who would keep well informed. Price $o,00 a vol ume in leather, or $7,00 in elegant half Turkey. C. K. .ludson. Fiedonia, N. Y., controls the sale in Elk county. Address him for particulars. sep!7-tf KEROSENE OIL 110 Fire Test at 0c per Gallon. Diamond Head Light Oil, at only 2oc per Gallon at the West End S r 3. SFF.CIAL NOTICES." Mi VAX DYKE'S SULPHUR SOAP. DR. VAX DYKE, whose life long b?eimautt, and world wide reputation for CURING SKIN DISKASES, has endeav ored for jeers to combinr an tx-ehnai, treatment. He hns accomplii-hed thisde. sirable besvi.t in the prcpavation of his compound "SULPHUR 80 A P." the merits of which are spoken of by thou'auds ; it. is highly recommended to all our readers. Price 25 Cents a Cuke ; a Box (three Cnkes) COCents. Sent by Mail, (prepaid) on bkceipt cp pnics. Ofiice, 60 N. Sih St. Wholesale Di:pot, 400 X. 3d St. 1 hiladel phia. Pa. Sold by DRUGGIST. n21viei,w. Go to POWELL & KIME for your flour, feed and pork, and everything else in the provision line. N. O. MOLAS.SES FOB COf)K Ing, also choice syrup always on hand at POWELL & KIME'S. SL'GAftS AT POWELL AND KIME'S are high to be sine; but still area II tie cheaper than at any other siore in town. A ITlCELOTOF NEW PRINTS nt POWELL KIME'S, only eight cents per. yard. FLOUIt, PORK, FEED, CORN Menl, Oats, always on hand at POWELL & KIME'S at Lot urn prices- Net ice. All persons are hereby forbidden selling goods to, or trusting any person on my account, without my written order, as I will pay 110 debts thus con tracted after this date. M. T. FRENCH. Ridgway May 2, lS77.-ly MILLINERY A XI) DRESSMAKING. MRS. J. R. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk Co., Pa., takes this mcthoU of an nouncin!? to the ciiiriu i.r vis county, that she lias on hand an as sortment of fashionable millinerv ;oods which will be sold cheap. Also Iressmaking in all its branches. Acrcnt for Dr. J Rail & Cn' Pntnnt Ivorv and Lignum Vitai Evn Cum Send for descriptive circular. nl7yl. CANNED GOODS Peaches. To matoes. Cherries, and Plums at the store of Powell & Kime. List of Causes. SET down for trial at November Term of the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County : 1. Jonn Wninwright, ailm'r. &c. vs. W. H. Johnson et al No 14, g ep- tember Term, 1875. ' L. Jacob H. Walters et al. vs. Thos. L. Kane et al. No. 83 Septem ber Term, 1876. 3. Chas. AVebb v j. Simon Romlg. No. 112 September Term, 1870. 4. W. ii. Konkle vs. C. It. Earley. No. 211, September Term, 1870. 6. Barbara Eckl, Widow &c. vs. Edward Babel. No. 223, September Term, 1870. 0. Stout, Mills, and Temnle vs. Ralph Johnson, adm'r. &.C. No. 67. November Term, 1870. 7. Michael Shcehan vs. Joseph B. Powers. No 09 January Term. 1877. 8. N." M. Brockway vs J. 8. Hyde etal. No. 63, May Term. 1877. 0. Jas. H. Haircrtv vs. Walter l?rv. ant etal. No. 05, May Term, 1877. 10. joun w.uriggs, now for use. vs. li. 1. Campbell, odiu'r. No. 91 May Term, 1877. 11. George Dickinson et al. vs Fred Wilruartb. et al. No. 103, May Term, 10 1 1 . 12. Rachael Gross et al. vs. f!. 11 Earley. No. 115, May Term, 1877. id. 1 ne Townsnip of Ridgway vs. . S. Wheeler et al. No. 179. Mnv Term, 1877. ' ' 14. C. II. M'Cauley vs. Patrick Lamb etal. No. 71, September Term. 1877. ' 15. Solomon S. Johnson vs. Jnnetta C. Houk, executrix, d-c. No. 119 Sep tember Term, 1877. 16. John Tudor et al. vs. Peter Hol- labaugh. No. 14a, September Term. 1877. ' FRED. 8CHCENING, Clerk, INSURANCE AGENCY. OP P. B. WACHTEL, St. Mary's, Pa. The largest agency in either Elk or lis ndjolnlng counties, representing through his (jtcncrnl Agents about So responsible and prompt loss paying companies, among the principal ones are tho following: Noimt nniTWH mk.hcantii.b, Q:0r.s ctsets $32.E33,C12, a-:tn., ok HArtTi'oTtii, ros.. Abmu over $7,000,000, vitiv. ahhociation of Piiin.vDELrniA Assets 1,000,1100 NIAGARA, OF NEW TOHK. Assets $1,500,000. SltAW.MUT, nOMTON, 5IAS.1., Capital..$joo,oou. UERMAN AMKRIf AN, NKW YORK, Asset3 i52.aoo,0i0. TnAVKLKf'.S, tMfenmt Ancldent) CONN., A-ssts SJ.aoi.ooO. n30yl. XEAY TIME TARLE i'OFT IIE P & ER.R. commencing Monday, Sept. 24, 1877. WILCOX. Mail East 4:13 p m " West 2:00 p lit Day Express East 0:22 a m Niagara Express West 8:22 p m kidowat. 1 ; Mail East 4:40 p m Mail West 2:19 p m ihiy Express East.. 6:o0 a m Niagara Express West 7:45 p 111 Si. maiiy'h. Mail East 5:18 p m Mail West 1:57 p m Day Express East 7:20 a 111 Niagara Express. West 7:18 p m Township Officers. Judge of Election O. It. Dixon. Inspectors M. E. Lesser, 11. II. Wensel. Justices of the Peace Charles Mead, Jas. D. FuKerton. School Director" O. Ii. Grant, Jas. Gardner. O. T. Wheeler. N. T. Hun mini's, W. t!. Service. Etijx. ' Miller. Supervisors Jnhn Gulnack, Daniel M'Govern. Treasurer W. H. Hyde. Assessor M. S. Kline. Auditors Will Dickinson, James ren field, J. H. Powell. Clerk M- S. Kline. Constable Geo. D. Messenger, Jr. QUOTATIONS White. Powell & Co. HANKERS AND BROKKKH, No. 42 eurh Third Stmt. Stacks and I-.!id ituuUt and .Sold on Commission. Philadelphia, Xov., BI U. S. 1SSI. c do do '(15 J nod J do do '67 do do do '08 do 10-40. do foupon do Pacilio fi's cy New o's Reg. 1881.... " C. 1881 " 4. Keg 18SI1 " " " c. 18')1 New 4's Hejt. 1(107 " c. 1907 Oold I'em.fiy ivuiiia Hend tiji rinhiduiphiii & Lne Lehigh avigati iii do Valley United lv U of X J es. eittsburgli, i'. liu3lo R. K .Sort l.t rii Ccli'r;.! ex. 'vu:rai f r.tu-parisiiiou Ne.iiUvii..-nitig X01IJ1 t'i'i,!js iruaia, 20, 1877. " ASK k d 110 HO" .....105J 10i 1 1 Oj lll'l losi io4 l-.'l 11 .... loo 107 10i!J 107 1 04 1 104 l05 10-V1 , ..102-J lOliif 12 102i "0& 30 l-g v$ (ij 10 171 17 ."!( 40 bv..ll) ip.i' d.v 15 J ::o 40 30 1 BOi lii'l cuiiEj) aftfu. m o tiiousaxd DULL A FX HFFXT YA AV. K'ii.; town Ohio, M,:cli 2S, 1 h" i;. lr. M. M. l-ciinor, i 'rr.luiit.i, V. i.ur sir li'y.iii wnnl iiio 01' the le.-( .i-stiiiirnii.us ol .v.-ui- Kiuo.l nntl l.lvcr iii-medy anil .irvi Toim .ii run irrt itoi" Mr. Jiiiiioh l'lirli.li. in' tills IK, is h irlhiii:e iiiiin, nnd "ln.d Ijit ii Fii k fivo yours uiid Ki.ent mino two tliii.isiii,.! iliillnrs tor iiiciiitriiiu i.nd trriiliiirpil. iic Jozrn iMHtk-sof your ilrnieity nurd him. lie- hud tin ii'.s-ish Hint wus ilisclianiini;, when he Ciii.niu-mcd tiiking tlm lncdk-lnr, from 11 pint to u 411111 1 a day. lie was uiinliki to kavo his bi d. Is now nliolit and tiHrlidilie to his biisinrrs. TI10 uliscrss riilirrly licalrd hrfore lie hail taken three hollies. Ilo has hern the means o! our selliiii; very limeli of your iiiodklneH here, nnd everybody likes t!;rm. We, as agents, would like vcrv inueli to have you write liiiu lor a statement of liis exact condition. Yours Trulv, Git KEN ftsl'iiLMAN, Slerehants. It Is now everywhere conceded that this is a remedy never heretofore equaled In real curative value. It accomplishes several Im portant Indications, chief nmoiig which may be mentioned : 1. It completely cleanses nnd purines the blood, quickly overcoming constipation, causing the liver to throw off It's bile, and cleansing tlio entire alimentary canal, rid ding It of worms and other vermin inhabit ing an unhealthy stomach and bowels. This action renders it peculiarly valuable In the weaknesses, thick nnd Impure blood, bilious ness und lassitudes Incident to tho change from Winter to Spring. It causes those feel ing dull, heavy, headachy, oppressed and blue to become clearheaded and cheerful within two days time. In thus removing all humors from the hlooil, it cures all blood diseases from a pimple 011 the face to a grave scrofuln, 2d. It has wonderful healing und nutritive properties for the relief of all Irritations and iuilummation within, and restoring and building up the system, it thus strengthens and heals tho Stomach, Iservous System, Heart, Lungs, Kidneys and all other tissues. 8d. It is an active and permanent Nerve Tonic, thereby adapting It to all grades of "nervousness" by building up the nervous system. Nervo medicines will not act, un less associated with cleansing remedies, Ilcncothe beauty of this compound, 4th. By Its healing and nutritive qualities It becomes the necessary and best remedy in all chronlo Coughs. Assisted In these cases by Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey, the lungs and throat readily heal. 6th. Owing to its Llealiug, Nerve Restora tive and Cleansing properties. It becomes the best remedy now known for all that long list of ailments peculiar to females. It Is there fore a vegetable compound, so made up of the choicest plants narsfully collected from every country and clime of the world, as to possess the rarest Alterative or Cleansing and Puri fying, together with Healing and Tonic or Nerve Ktreugthlng and Itcstoratlve proper tits combined. For sale by dealers in medicine. At the millinery establishment of Mrs. N. T. Cummings, the ladies of Ridgway and vicinity will find a large assortment of fashionable hats feathers, etc. Hats pressed over at reasonable rates and at short notice Rooms over R. I. Campbell's Store Main Street. Give her a call. Hides, bheep Pelts, and Calf Skins wanted at 42 Main Street. FRANK SETTELLE. ' Stato otes. Oil has been discovered at Osoeola, Clearfield count?. John Welsh will sail for Englnnd on the 29th Inst. About hnlf the collieries in 8ohuylkill county are idle. An agricultural station is to be estab lished in Fftirmount park. A Willinmsport schoolma'am has been arrested and put under $300 bail for whip ping a fourteen -year-old boy. There are four or five breach of promise cases before the courts at Butler. Over 4,000 locomotives have been manu factured at the Baldwin works, Philadcl. pbia. Miss Von Ilillern walked 100 miles in Philadelphia in tnentj-five hours two min utes and one second. A small painting valued at $15,000, which, vins stolen from the academy of fine arts, Philadelphia, has been recovered. A compnny is about to be organized at M'Keeuport for the purpose of developing the oil territory in that vicinity. A man ja Tiltshurg advertised for a bookeeper, and within twenty-four hours he had 113 applicants. Mary Montague, of Philadelphia, poured coal oil in a stove nnd was so badly burned by the resulting explosion that she is ex pected to die. The incomo of the Girard estate applica ble to the purposes of collcgs Improvements and support, amounts to about $100,000 a year. Mrp. Werling, of Lehigh county, took poison because ber husband wanted her to leave him. Slid has died from the effects of the poison, , Dr. Thomas Rothroek, suspeoted of kav iug caused the death of a woman in Clinton county, by producing an abortion, has fled for unknown parts. Special constables appointed by the (unction of the Governo" ate now scooping up the tramps along tho Pennsylvania Railroad. The work of demolition is going on in earnest al the sito of the proposed new United States Government buildings at Hnrrisburg, The Reading Times nnd Dispatch gives a resume of the condition of trade in that city and conoludes that there is generil and en couraging activity. The Pennsylvania railroad company has officially notified the oil men In Pittsburgh that another advance in the rates will be made in December, but. have not announced what tho rite9 will be. The Keystono bridge company, of Pitts burgh, have received an offer from the Rus sian govcrmcnt to build a single spau bridge 2,100 lect long across tho Danube. Col- James Millikin, late district attor ney of Illnir county, has written to his re latives from Qucenstown, Ireland, stating his intention to join the Trukish army. The British church at Perry, M'ICean county, has expunged a resolution by a vote of 80 to C7, prohibiting a Free Mason from becoming a member. Tho resolution had been operative for fifty years. J- Tho commission appointed to inquire into tho mental condition of Elasius Fist lius, who is in the Korrlstowu j:H for tho murder of Issue Jacunette, has declared him tune. Over twelve vessels are expected to arrive at Philadelphia before the 10th of January uext, laden with bananns, eoconnuts, oranges and limes from the West Indies. Suuiul-1 nnd Issue Noll, two brothers, of Centre county, were thrown against a stono fence while driving, and both Lad their skuils ftictur ed. Samuel Koll died in about three hours, und his brother three days af terward. M'ljor John Thomas, a colored man, formerly a slave, died at Gaysport, Blair county, he other day, aged about 83 years The major witnessed tho burning of the capitol at Washington. While quite young man ho escaped from slavery. The inspectors of Moyamensing prison have unanimously resolved to recommend the pardon of Edward J. Ford, who was sentenced to be executed in 1830 for mur der, lie has been in close confinement ever since, a period of twenty one years. The grand jury of Luzerne county has found true bills against Michael Lahy and Patrick Connor, for the murder of John Borie, in June last, at Chervalo ; also against John Molia, charged with the mur der of Michael Walah, last September, at Duniuore. A few nights since a number of rob beries were committed in Allegheny county. Tho thieves were pursued next day, and seven of the eight captured in a coal pit, to which they had retreated to evado cap ture. Previously the thieves had fired about fifty shots at their pursuers. Before surrendering they had to be smoked out of their hiding place. The papers announce the purchase by agents of the Standard oil company of the interest of II. Wetter, of Clarion, in about eighty wells in that region producing in the neighborhood of fourteen thousand bar rels a month, or about five hundred barrels a dayv With this vast property went a largo number of valuable leases aggregating nearly two thousand acres. In giving an account of the death of the late Hon. Jerome Iletrick, the Pittsburgh Post says: "That Mr. Iletrick was presi dent of a bank in Mexico, Perry county ; that Mr. Uetrick's brother-in-law was the cashier; that the cashier robbed the bank of six. thousand dollars ; that Mr. Iletrick was summoned to Lewistown to give evi dence against his relative, and while in the witness box fell dead " Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of Nornstown, on Wednesday celebrated the one hund redth anniversary of ber birth. She was born at Barren Hill, Montgomery county, November 14, 1777, and lived there until she was ten years old, when she removed to Norristown, where she has ever sinoc re sided. When quite a small girl she saw General Washington at the Black Horse hotel, in Plymouth township, and oa that ocoasion she shook hands with him and handed him a drink of water. THURSDAY, NOV. 22, 1S77... Jfotes. Renutiful moonlight evenings. Court proceedings in our next issue. See "Estrny" notice in another column. All kinds of job work cheaply nnd neatly done at this ofllee. Hon. Henry Souther is in attcn danceon court here this week. Keep your weather eye out for a snow storm and cold weather. Note-heads and bill heads neatly printed at tho Advocate ofllee. Joseph Metis is building himself a house near Dickinson Bros. mill. Hon. Goo. A. Jenks, and Gen. Thos. L. Kane are In town this week. Several of our subscribers called in this week and paid us money 011 sub scription account. Ben. Malin, whose leg was ampu tated several days ago is doing as well as could bo expec ted. Dr. D- B. Day has purchased Dr. M. J. Earley's drug store and proposes to make Ridgway Ms home for the future. It is said that Senator Morton left a fortune of $50,000 This amount will kept his widow from want for some time yet. Do you take a county paper? if not, subscribe for one at once, you will never regret the small amount of money it costs you. The Ridgway House now has a new sign, and with a coat or so of paint one hardly knows the place, the improvement is so great. "Will Dickinson, and bride are going to liou.se keeping in the old boarding house at the mill, the place having been repaired and newly fitted up for their reception. "Early to lied and early to rise makea a man healthy, wealthy and wise," but it's mighty uncomfortable business this time a year, especially the early rising part. We publish an article in another column, from the Philadelphia Times entitled "Who are to Profit by it," which wo consider sound on the goose, or rather money, question. Two young ladies living in Cum mings township, Lycoming county, undertook to commit suicide by swal lowing strychnine. They were saved by opportune medical assistance. Thursday of next week being ap pointed as a "Day of Thanksgiving," there will bo service and sermon in Grace Church at 10:30 o'clock, A. M. All are cordially invited to attend. . The neeommodation train has been discontinued by the P. & E. It. Co. Tliis train was, indeed, an ac commodation train and a convenience to our citizens, and it is to be hoped that it will ngain he put on. We un derstand that tho train did not pay, for which reason it was taken olF. The local freight now has a passenger cur ut (ached. The one-armed tramp printer who made this ofiice a visit labt .Saturday, and refused our oflfer of a "square meal" will pleaso expluin why his "oh" hand" protruded from his coat sleeve while he slept in the telegraph office? After lie answers this ques tion will lie please tell us how a man can be a temperance man and sneak around a hotel on .Sunday after a drink? The Elk County Teachers' Insti tute will be held in the School Build ing, St. Mary's, Pa., commencing Monday Deo. 17th at 2 p. M. and clos ing Friday, Dee. 21st at noon. The evening session will be held in the new hall. The following lecturers, aside from tho teachers, will be present: Dr. J. J. Villers, New York City; Prof. John C. Slutrpe, Indiana, Pa., Supt. N. H. Schcnek, Emporium, Pa"; and probably Supt. J. A. Gregory, Clearfield, Pa. The circular will be issued iu a few days giving particu lars. Thursday November 20th, has been appointod by the Governor of our State as a day for thanksgiving to God for his mercies during the past year. In view of this fact, and observing of this day as a day of praise, offering, and thanksgiving to the Giver of all good meeting with our hearty concur rauce, tho Pastors of tho Presbyterian and Methodist Societies, will celebrato tho day by appropriate public services. Services will be held in the M. E. Church, commencing at 11 A. M. Rev Gillet will deliver the address. We give a cordial invitation to all to join with us iu this service, and trust Unit our church will be thronged with those who desire to offer their tribute of praise to God, our Creator, Preser ver and Redeemer. W. II. SWARTZ. George F. Snell, a young man of nineteen, indicted for extracting money from letters in their passage through the Erie Post Ofllee, in whieli he was an employe, has been par doned by the President previous to being sentenced. The Erie Observer says that young Snell appeared before the United States Court at Pittsburgh iu July last and plead guilty. Owing to the influences in his behalf on the part of a number of our citizens, who sympathized with his family and thought his youth somn mitigation of the crime, sentence was suspended until the next May ternj. The grant ing of his pardon establishes a prece dent upon a point over which the law yers have differed in opinion, viz, whether a pardon can be granted until Bcntencehas been actually passed. Elk county gave Trunkey 627 ma jority; SchellC14; Ncyes 652 and elec ted Oyster, Republican, sheriff a feat, which na Democrats, her people must 1)0 proud of. Emporium Independent. You are right Mr. man the majority of tho Democrats in the county are proud of their "feet," ond sometimes wash them, a feat the Independent man knows not of. Dining the campaign a great deal of fun was poked at Mr. D. C Oyster, who was running for Sheriff in Elk county, by the papers throughout tho state. But notwithstanding there were five candidates in the field, Oyster shelled out 68 votes more than any of them, and consequently was elected. The home tretcn was as fol ows: Oyster, 580; Kime, 22; Burke, 3"i2; Everett, 68; and Rogan, 70. Tliis is probably the first case on re cord of an Oyster being elected to t he ofllee of sheriff. Tho Irfroeate snys that lie is good on tho "hulf shell," or any way you perfer to take him. And he is a Republican Oyster too. Ji'ti liamsport Uazcltc & liuUctin. Tho above is all right excepting the fact of its being the first case on record of an Oyster being elected to the office of Sheriff. D. C. Oyster was.Sheriffof Elk county three'years before, having been elected in 1871. Tho people oi this county are very fond of Oysters. D. C. Oyster, Republican candidate for Sheriff in tho strong Democratic county of Elk, was elected at the late election by a majority of iW. Shell's majority in the county whs C14. This speaks well for the popularity of Mr. Oyster. Clarion Fiputilican. They are having a run of oyster suppers in Warren. We not ice by t he last Mail that there are numerous if not more oyster suppers niiiiounced for various purposes charitable und otherwise. ForrM Jiepuljlinan- Yes, we are doing fairly in the half shell business. But the best run of Oyster's was in Elk county at the election when D. C. Oyster, Republi can, was elected Sheriff! That isn't one of the victories the Democrats crow over Warren Mail. Editok Advocate. Deau Sin : Have you space in your columns for a little story from natural history, showing why an astoot Miller went on the war path and how the circumnavigated too poor little de fenseless yellow-jackets? It is to be liberally illust rated with cuts and will contain the soliloquy of Mr. Miller in rhyme commencing with "Twinkle, twlnklu little star I wonder whotlio duce you nre." and set to the music of "Gaily tho truo bmlour touched his guitar. When ho was hastening home from tho wnr" It was the first intention to entitle it "The belly cose Miller" but on further reflection it lias been decided to call it "The tail of a yellow-jacket in too parts" as the author sometimes has bad spells you will be kind enough to correct errors. Yours Truly. From "Wilcox Items" In M'Keun Miner. Election is over, The Republicans of Elk have elected the whole County Ticket, and arc happy. The Democratic ring of this County have gone up Salt River, led by "Moustache" of Urn Democrat ; Powell it Kime followed in the rear, and "Oyster" was the cause of it. Twenty-five cents apiece to the children could not suve you, Bob. Jones Township started the boat and Ridgway had to tumble in and follow. "Ye veu lure the following epitaph : DIED A POLITICAL DEATH, caused by the enlargement of the Oys ter Vote, R V. Kime and others, No vember, 0, 1877. Terrible Accident. The Tyrone correspondent of the Altoona Fvcninr) Mirror, of Saturday, Nov. 10, relates the following: "About 9 o'clock yesterday morning our town, or that part better known as "Brewery Hill," was thescene of a sad fatal ac cident, which crushed out the life of Mr. Monroe Kinch, who was engaged in cleauing out a well belonging to Samuel Study. The well is 43 feet deep, and the unfortunate man, assis ted by his two brothers-in-law, named Rhodes, had removed ull tho old wall except about 8 feet at the bottom when, about fifteen or twenty minutes before the accident occurred, Mr. Study warned Mr. Kinch of the proba ble danger of a largo boulder falling which projected from the side of the well and about midway from tho top of the well to the bottom. Tho weight of the stono is 11 ton or more. But no danger appeared to bo apprehended on the part of Mr. Kinch, and lie contin ued working till tho massive rock' fulling on him crushed him deep in the mud at the bottom. The rock was so large that it almost covered the bot tom of the well, rendering it impossi ble to roll it offthe body. Sometime in the afternoon "Con" Sullivan, of East Tyrone, appeared at the terrible scene, and immediately descended to the bottom of the well, when it was at first thought that blasting the rock was the only means of removing the stone, but with drill and sledge in hand, Sullivan succeeded in breaking the solid rock and removing it. At 7 o'clock lostnight the body, a crushed, lifeless mans, was windlossed up in the presence of a large crowd of people, and carried to a house near by, where an inquest will be held. Mr. Kinch was about twenty-five yearsof age and leaves a wife and two little children to mourn his terrible death. One of the Rhodes' boys narrowly escaped the fate of his brother-in-law, he having been windlassed front tho well, and had no sooner turned to look down, than the rock gave way." Short settlements make long friends, and In order to settle In good shane vou need some of thnu riimn and neat bill heads printed at the Ad vocate orace. over Powell & Kline's Store.- V Important to School Director. The following extracts from t.iio Fcnn'a School Journal, should bo read f!y all School Directors 1 School Directors cannot attend to official business uuless in soesion. Pnpers are sometimes signed by the officers of school boards, or by individ ual members of the same, that have never been formally passed upon by the board. All such papers are illegal, and not binding upon the board. If they bind anybody it is only tho in dividual members who sign thorn. The law makes it the duty of boards of directors to visit the schools under their control by one or more oft hid r number at least once a month. This duty is not always performed. Is it possible to do it better tho coming term ? Let all boards take the mut ter up in earnest, and abtpt n plan of visitation. They can appoint a per son outside of the board and delegate to him the power of visiting the schools, instructing the teaeiieis and reporting to the board. They can ap point a member of the board d'vM riot Superiuteiidant, and require liiiu to do all the visiting. They eun divide themselves into committees of one or more and pay monthly visits to tho school. Or they can diviilo the schools among them and each mem ber visit his allotment of them. But to be effective tho visitation must bo regular, and tho inspection closo and careful. Properly done, it is the life of a system of schools. Teachers are plenty, and many can be found who will accept very low salaries. Let Directors remember that low priced teachers, like mai;y other thing that are low-priced, are liable to be the dearest. It is vastly better to employ a good teacher tit a fuirsa'ary than it is so employ a poor teacher ut one-hulf the amount. In deed many teachers are dear at any price. The best policy for a board oi directors to adopt in regard to teachers is to employ none but those who urn well qualified, and then aggreo to pay them fairly for their work. We regret exceedingly to see boards of directors cut down teachers' salaries drive out; of theirdistrictsthe best teachers, and then supply their schools with teach ers who will work cheap Such a policy tends to rob the children of what to them is more valuable than money. On the second Tuesday of May next , county, city and borough superin tendents are to bo elected. This i really a more important election than that of members of the Legislature or even that of Governor. TheSuperln tendency is always successful when the right man is in the office, and it is never successful unless he is. "We can name Superintendents in Pennsylva nia whose worth to the counties and cities where they labor cannot be estl mated in dollars and cents. They are literally doing more than all other ugeucics combined to lift up the people to a higher level of '.Intelligence and morality. And, unfortunately, we can name others whoso services could be dispensed with without incurring loss of any kind. They are dead weights, drawing their salaries and doing nothing. We write to osk school directors to begin to look around for the man they want to servo them as superintendent for the next three years. If you now have him, keep him ; if you have him not, light your lantern and go iu search of him. Don't hesitate'about the'salary. Yo;i can hardly pay a good man too much, and a poor man you do not want at all. AVife Murder iu a Church. Philadelphia, November 18. Dur ing the services at the Church of tho Ascension, Lombard street abovo Eleventh, this morning, Alexander Is Suyers walked up tho aisle, drew it pistol and shot his wife Elizabeth, who occupied a pew several feet in ad vance of where Sayres had been sit ting. The bullet entered her back near the shoulder and she now lies at the hospital in a dying condition. Sayers was promptly arrested. Both parties were regular attendants at tho church but have been separated for two years. Tho husband has already served a term in prison for breaking her arm. Tho Mexican Border. COL. VILLA HEAL INVADES MEXICO UPANS rUNISQED BY BULLI8. St. I.ouia, November 17. A Globe Demo crat special dispatoh from Houston, Texas, snys : It is rumoroil that Colonel Villareal invaded Mexico fifty miles above Mutauioras in the interest of Gon. Esoobedo and Lerdo and to stir up a revolution in Tamaullpas. Col, Villareal'g foroe is small and unable to cope with Gen. Canalea, commanding in Tamaulipas, but ho expects to be joined, by the adherents of Lerdo. Latest advices say that Lieutenant Bullis undoubtedly destroyed the Indian camp at Saragossa- It is oertain that parties of In dians and Mexicans from Chihuahua and Northern Mexico have crossed into Texas on the war'path, in revenge for the invasion of Lieutenant Bullis. General Ord has cautioned the inhabitants of the threatened district to be on their guard. The latest intelligence from 1 Paso oounty is that the entire region is under control of the Mexican mob, backed by Mexicans south of the rWer, defying the United States authority and olaiming alio giauoeto the Mexicsn flag. General Ord deoliues to interfere in a matter that eon. cerus the state of Texas. Major Jones commanding the Texas frontier battalion, is at El Paso, but hae not force enough to put down the revolt. It is believed if Gen eral Esoobedo is acquitted at his trial be. fore the United States court at Brownsville he will immediately attempt to preoipitate another revolution in Mexico. Ladies' Shoes, Gaiters and Rub. ber8i a large variety at P. & K's. SLEIGH BELLS AND WHIPS. a nice little assortment, at POWELL & KIME'S.
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