? 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.
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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.