11 Jwwoik lien 17 A. Parsons, Jr., - Editor THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1878. A Card. ED. ELK ADVOCATF.-Deur fln-I hereby with your permission, throniili your Journal, return my hearty thanks to that, largo party of excursionists from Ridgway who attended Dr. VUlers, entertainment tit St. Mary's. 1 regret that I did not havonsti trident number of orders for excursion ticket to supply nil who wished them and I also regret Hint nil evil report concerning the itnsnfty of the hall should hnvo been stiu t-tl by nnynnn, I horehy thank Supt. E. II. West full fur provid ing as he dlda first clas Coach for Dm ac commodation of the excursionists. Yours respect fully, OKO. H. 1!XUN. Comity Officers. President Judire-Hon. L. D. ffdmnre Associate Judges Hons. Geo. Ktl. WeLs, and Julius Jones. Sheriff Daniel ISftill. Treasurer Jacob MeCaulov. District Attorney C. II. M'Cnuley. Co. Superintendent Geo. It. Dixon. Prothonotary. &c Fred. Sehcening. Deputy Protlionotary W. S. Mnrton. Commissioners Michael Vcdcrt, W. II. Ostcrhout, Ueorpe Reusclier. Commission ers' Clerk W. 8. Horton. Auditors W. H. Hyde, H. I. Bpang lar, George Rothrock. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Sates of Advertising. One column, one year $75 00 ' 40 00 " ' " 25 00 " " " ........ 15 00 Transient advertisements per square of fight lines, one insertion $1, two inser tions, $1.60, three insertions Si Business cards, ten lines or less, per year $5 A ivertisemtnts payable quarterly Jiotice. Any person wi&hiug to adopt or Apprentice a ooy or girt child will please eorpespoud with W. J. King, P. O. Box 113 I'enfield, Clearfield Co. Pi. u41w:teow. t Our 101b bill-heads are just the thing you want. Xotice. Notice is hereby given that the members of Kersey Grange No. 628. P of H. of Centreviile, Elk'counlv. Pa. intend to apply at the next term of court, January 2Stli, 1878, for a charter for a Building Association, for the purpose of erecting a building or buildings for the use of said Grange. W. II. MEREDITH, 1 WILLI A M McCAUL 3 Y. Coin HAYS KYLER, I List of Cause.. Pet down for trial at Janunry term, com niencing Monday January i!S. 1878: 1. John Vuuglinn vs. Philadelphia A Erie K. it. 10. o. 0, .Noveniiier Teriii, ls4. 2. Charles Webb vs. Hiinon 1". Uom 112. SentemberTerm. 1W0. . ltomlg. No, 3. Hidgway Township vs. V. H.. Whecleret 1. No 17U May Term, lt77. 4. C. II. M'C'aulcy vs. Patrick I.fiinb. No. 71. Jsepiemuer xerm, isii. 5. Frank Gerg, for use. vs. Andrew Kaul No. 81. .September Term. 1S77. 6. W. B. Ilnyes vs. June Mheldrnko et nl. No. 1S3. Heptember Term. 1M77. 7. Tohn Tudor vs. Peter Hollobnugh, No 11), September Term, 177. REGISTER'S NOTICE. given that the following mnfntn LH llHVe Sfcr-tlk- ti Inrl III iiiv ntll. uiil be presented at the next term nr tiw iii nii.i s will Court for confirmation: 1. Final account of Charles I.nhr and Charles Ritter, executors of the lot will and testament of Andreas Hlemal, late of tit. Mary's Borough, Elk county, deceased. 2. Final account of Charles Luhr, executor of the last will and testament of Charles UrOL'kl, late of Kt. Mary's Borough, Elk Co., deceased. 8. Final neeonnt. of Henry M'Cready, ad ministrator of the estate of Hugh M'Cready, hue ol Fox township. Elk county, deceased. FRED. SCHCENINU, Register. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of sundry writs of fieri facias, alias fieri facias, venditioni exponas, leva.-i facias, alias levari facias, and testa tum fieri facias, issued out of t lie Court of Common Pelas of Elk County, and to me directed, I Daniel Scull. High Sheriff of said county, do hereby give notice Ibat I will expose 1 public sale or outcry at the Court liou-ie, in Ridgway, at one o'clock V M on MONDAV, JANCARY 2S. 1878. ALL ibe right, title, and interest of de fendant in the following described re il ea state to wit : Commencing at a post on west side of Theresa road (now Henzinger Road;) Thence North 54 West for 111 rods to the Btniinger Coal and Iron Co., rail road line : Theuce South 53 30' west 30. rods ; Thence along P. Millers and Charles Schissels laud south 61 east 110- 410 rods; Thenoe along Charles Kchiesels land south 13 23' east 7- C rods to a post on the west side of Theresa Iload ; Theoee noilh 42s east 35. 8-10 rods mere or lees to Ins place of beginning, containing 21. 75100'acres more or less, lacing part of laud which Benxinger & Eeclibach con veyed to John Rothccboifei- by Deed recor ded in Peed Bonk 1 page 330 wlio devised the lands lo Defendant. All under fence and about the half of it uuder cultivation. Upon which is erected cue butcher shop U'xl 8 feet. ALSO all that certain town lot iu the Borough of Si. Mary's, Elk Co Pa situated on St. Mary's street. Coutuining in front cm 81 Mary's street ei.e hundred feet by two hundred feet deep at right angles and being Number 45 on St. Mary's Street ac cording to the map or plan of the Borough of St. Mary's. Upon which is erected a Ira me house one and a half stories high 14x20 feet, said lot is under fence aud has u well of water ihereou Seised and taken in execution as the property of Thrcsa Rothenhofl'er at the suit f Joseph Wilheltn aud to be sold by TERMS OF SALE. The following must be strictly complied with when the properly is struck ofi : 1. All bids must be paid in full, except where the plaintiff or other lien creditors 1 eeomes the purchaser, in which case the rosls on the writs aiust be paid, as well as ill liens prior to that of the purchaser, aud duty certified list of liens shall be furn ished, including mortgage searches ou the property sold, together with such lien creditor's receipt for Ibe amount of the proceeds of the sale, or such portion thereof as he shall appear to bo eutitled (0. 2 All Bales not settled immediately will be continued until six o'clock P M1. at which time all property not settled for will gain be put up, and sold at the expense and risk of the persoa to whom it was first track oi, and who, in case of deficiency at such re-sale, shall make good the same, and in no iustanoe will the deed be pre sented in court tor confirmation unlets the bid is actually settled for with the Sheriff as above stated. DANIEL SCULL. Sheriff, per W. 8. Horton, Deputy Sheriff's office, KHgway fa. i January 2, 1878. J SeePurdon'e Digest, 9th edition- page 4iH Smith's Forms, page 884. QUOTATIONS White, Powell L Co. BANKERS AND 15 It OK KM. No. 42 t-otith Third Street. Stocks and Bonds Ron?ht and .Sold on Commission. Philadelphia, Ueo , 81, 1877. S1U. ASRRD 1881 .. lofil no do 'Co J and J.. 10;" 100 do '07 do l()f-l 1083 do 'RS do tin una 0. S. do do do 10-40, tlo coupon 1071 J07i do Pacific fl's cv 110 I9f - - .."'I- New 6 s Keg. 1881 Kifii 0oJ " C. 1H81 ( 6 105 4, lieg. 1891 I0."J 108 0. 1H91 1M!!1 in:;5 New 4's Reg. 1007 1001 100 e. 1907 in-'j ina Oold ..10'4 lO" Pennsylvania jjjji 3;l 17 17$ Philadelphia & Kris in Hit Lehigh Navigation Jsj 19 do Valley 40 41 1 United ft ft of N J ex. div.. 120 1204 Pittsburgh, T. Buffalo ft. R RJ 81 Northern Central ex. div list 17 (Central Transportation gyi $3 NcsQiiPhoninir Ani 47 North Pennsylvania, . 87 87J License Petition". Tho following petitions for licenses nt Jun. term have been tiled In my office: EATING HOUSE. niDOWAY. 1. James Mnginnls, 2. Geo. W. niilnes. 3. John M'Cready A V. A. Derby. ST. M AHV'8 DORO. 4. Wm. Gels, 3. Anthony Schaurrs, 0. John Groll, 7. Joseph Kraus. STORE. ST. MARY'S HORO. 9. Joseph Wllhelm, TAVEr.X. BESKZETTE. 9. Henry lilesli, 10. G. L. Winslo v. CK.sTnRvn.r.if. 11. John Collins, 12. I 'iin Id Scull. RIIHIWAY. W. Wm. H. Schrnm. II. James McFarland A Urn. ST. MARY'S BOKO. 15. Joseph F. Wlndfeldcr, 10. Henry Luhr, 17. James Rogan, IS. Lorcntz Vogel, 19. Ililey Bros. FRED. SC11CEKING, rio. I1TSURA1TCE AGENCY. or P. B. WACHTEL, St. Mary's, Pa. The largest agency in cither Elk or its adjoining counties, representing through his General Agents about 80 responsible and prompt loss paj-ing companies, mixing the principal ones are the following: NORTH BRITISH MERCANTILE, Grass tssets $32,533,612, XTSA, OF HARTFORK, CONN.. Asset over $7,003,000, FIRE ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA Assets f 1,000,000 NIAGARA, OF NEW YORK. Assets $1,600,000. 6HAWMUT, BOSTON, MASS., Capital.Sioo.ooo. GERMAN AMERICAN, NEW YORK, Assets .500,000. TRAVELERS, (Lite and Accident) CONN., Assets $VJOi,ooo. n30y1. In the Court of Philip Wilhelm Common Plena of vs. -j Klk County, Sept. Mary Ann Wil- Term. 1S77 No. 107 helm. J DIVORCE. To the Defendant above named: Subpoena and alius subpoena having issued in the above eutitled case and returned "not found in the County," you are hereby notified to a ppenr 'be fore said court on the fourth Monday of January, A. D. 1878, to answer said complaint. DANIEL SCULL, Sheriff, per W. S Horton. Dputv. Sheriff's Office, Ridgwnv, Pa. Dec. 22d, 1877. f Elizabeth A. Jle Enerney. vs. John M'Enemey Iu the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County, Sept Term 1877. No. 92 DIVORCE. To the Defendant above named. Subpoena nml alias subpoena having issued in the above entitled case and returned "not found iu the County," you are hereby notified toappear'be fore said court on the fourth Monday of January, A. D. 1878, to answer said complaint. DANIEL SCULL, Sheriff, per. W. S. Horton, Deputy. Sheriff's Office, Ridsrway, Pa Dec. 22d, 1877. 1 In the Court of FatiinaCaden Common Pleas of Elk vs. ! County, September Owen Caden Term, 1877 No. 93 J DIVORCE. To the Defendant above named: Subpoena and alius subpoena having issued in the above entitled case and returned "not found In ihe County," you are hereby notified to appear be fore said court on the fourth Monday of Janunry, A. D. 1878, to answer said 'complaint. DANIEL SCULL, Sheriff. Ser W. S. Horton, Deputy, heriff's Office. Ridgway, Pa. Deo. 22d, 1877. f Auditor's JTotice. In the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County, No 81. Kept Term 1877. In the matter of the account of Wm. II. liachman Truateefor Hondholdem of Tohif Creek & I'hiladetphia Coal and Oil Compani. NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned Auditor appointed by the Court to report distribution of the fund in the hands of the Trustee, will attend to the duties of his appoint ment at his office in Ridgway, on Saturday, the 5th day of January, 1878, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at which time, all persons Interested are notified to appear. J. O W. BAILEY, Ridgway Deo. 8, 1877. Auditor. n42t4 Hides, Sheep Pelts, and Calf Skins wanted at 42 Main Street. FRANK SETTELLE. Neat note-heads printed cheaply at the Advocate office. Our Motto: The Best Goods and Lowest Prices at the West End Store. nltf. Township Officers. Judge of Election G. R. Dixon. Inspectors M. E. Lesser, II. II. Wensel. Justices of the Peace Charles Mead, Jas. D. Fullerton. School Directors O. B. Grant, Jas. Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum- mlngs, "W. 8. Service, Eng. J. Miller. supervisors Jolin Gulnack, jiruioi M'Govern. Treasurer W. II. Hyde. Assessor M. S. Kline. Auditors Will Dickinson, James Pen field, J. 8. Powell. 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Wherever wo mny hnvo carriers oi agents HIE DAILY TEi.EGUAPli will be deliv ered at 15 ceuts per week. NOW IS THE TIME TO fcCHSCRIBE. and begin with tlic beginning of winter, when so plessiut a companion will be welcomed to every fireside. Money may be sent by dml't, Pcstoflice order, or in registered letters. Aedress all communica tions to T I! 15 THLF.G KAPH, 12-2 and 14 Filth avenue, Pittsburgh. fia?iiend lor a specimen copy. RALPH BAiiALEY. Proprietor. 1 'HE SOCIETY BTORE. A new store started in Ridgway un der t lie auspices of tlic ladies of CJritee C'hui'tli, with HISS A. E. M'KSE. as Agent and Saleswoman, ' A fine assortment of gooda on band and selected with great cure. EMBUOli-'EKlh. LACE EDGE FRINGES. HANDKERCHIEFS. LADIES TIES. TOILET SETS. Li;SEN SUITS. CHILDREN; SUITS SAMPLE SILKS. Machine silk, thread and needles. Also a fine lot of Dress Goods. Fancy work of all kinds. Framed mottoes dVe., Ac. All cheap as the cheapest and goods warranted first class. 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LKTTEU8 OK AU MINISTHASIUN, having been grunted to fio undersigned upon the said estute all peiK'ins Indebted to said estate are requested to molvo payment, und those haviiig.chitius to proxnt theiufor settlement. ELIJAH L. UUOOKINS.;Ad"" nSStfl. Administrator's Xotlee,' Estate of riiilip Meyer, late of St, Mary's Borough. Elk pjunty, Pa. de. ceased. Letters of ' Administration having been gra.uted to the under signed, upon t'je suid estate all per sons indebted to said estate are re quested to make payment, and those having cinims to present them for set tlement. MARY MEYER, Admr'a. GIVEN AWAYdTeroefYh7s' rea der of this pa per A PREMIUM STEEL ENGKAVINO, Entitled "The FindlliK of the Saviour In the Temple" with the WOHK1NU CHUUC11, A -21 Puiie Reliulous Family Newspaoer.de- voled to Household theKunduy Mchool, Music jn.l i4enerKl Church . Work. On V month's trial for 25 ets. AOTH. WANTED. Address, J. B, BUEW Ktl, 7 it s warren si., ntwi ora novKir.:iin:X. Combines more - atlraotions ha other." Heaver (Pa ) Times. C-CHEAPEST AND BEST t-t PETERSON'S MAGAZINE. FULL-SIZE PAPER PATTERNS! 03-A SrrnKMKST will be given every number tor coninmiug ...... size paper pattern lor a ij -dress. Every subscriber will receive, dur Ing the year, twelve of these patterns, f that those alone will be worth more thsa the subscription price. Sf Tktebsos' Maqsis'' contains every year, KJIHJ pnges 14 sieei piaieo, j. colored Berlin patterns, 12 mammoth colored fashion plates, 21 pagM of music, and V00 vood cuts Its immense circula tion enables its proprietor to spend more money on embelishmcnts, stories, &0 , Ac, than any other, it gives more ior mo money than any in the world. Ils THRILLING TALES AND NOVELETTES Are the best published anywhere. " All the most popular writers are employed to write originally for Peterson-" In 1878, in ad dition to the usual quantity of short stories, FIVE ORIGINAL COPYtUUHT NOVEL KTTfl will be given, by Mrs Ann 8. Stephens, Frank Lee Benedict, Mrs. F. H. Burnett, and others. Mammoth Colored Fashion Plates Ahead of all others. These plat cs are en graveJ on steel, twior ths usual bizr, aud are uneqaled for beauty. They will be superbly colored. Also, Household and other receipts; in short, everything inter esting to ladies. N. B. As the publisher now pre pay the postage to all mail subscribers, "Peter son" is ciieapkr TtiAst eveb; in fact is tha CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. TER5I3 (Always In Advance) $-2.00 A YEAH. 2 copies for $3.G0 ; 3 copies for $ I 80 ; With a copy of the premium picture (S!4x2 'The Anoels or Christmas. '' a five dollar engraving, to the persoa getting up the Club. 4 copies for $6.80 ; 5 copies for 800 ; With an extra copy of the Magazine for 1878, os a premium, t the person getliDg up the Club. C copies for 1.60 ; 8 copies for $12.00; U copies for $10.50: With both an extra copy of the Magazine for If 78, and the premium picture, a five dollar engraving, to the person getting up Ibe Club. Address, post-paid, CHARLES J. PETERSON. o(!(i Chestnut f t ., Philadelphia, I'a. F7Specinieiis tent gratis, if written for. nl'2. THE SEASIDE LIBRARY. ('hoick books no longer for the few only. The e.-"t standard novels within the reach of every one. Hooks usually sold frum SI to 3 given (unchanged and unabridged) for 10 and 'M cents. 1. EAST LYXNE, l$y Mrs. Ilenrv Wood (Double No) 20c. 2. JOHN HALIFAX, Gent., By MissMnlock. 20c. JANE EYR15, P.y Charlotte jii'onte. ( Double No.) 20c. A WOMAN HATER, Charles lleude'a new novel. 20c. TH 15 BLACK-INDIES, JuIm Veine's latest- 10c. LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, By Bulwer 10c. ADAM BEDE, l?v George Eliot. (Double No) l20c THE ARUNDEL MOTTO. By Mat-v t'ecil Huy. 10c. OLD M Y D D E li T O N'f3 - MONEY. By Mary C Hay 10o. 10. THE WOMAN IN WHITE. Bv Yv'ilkie CollitiH. 20e. TIJ E MILL ON THE FLOSS. By (Jeorge Elliot. 2fK. THE AMERICAN SENA 11. li! TOR. By -vnthonv TrollopeiOc. A PRINCESS OF THULE. By Yv'illium P.lacli. 20c. THE DEAD SECRET. By Yv'ilkie Coilinx. l(ie. ROMOLA. Bv George Elliot. ( Double No.) . 20e. THE ENOL1SH AT THE U. 14. 15. 10. NORTH POLE AND FIELD OF ICE. In one book. By .litk-s Verne. Kin. 17. HIDDEN PERILS. By Mary Cecil Hay. 10c. 13. BARBARA'S HISTORY. By Airieliii E. Edwards liCe. A TERRIBLE TEMPTA TION'. By Cbas Reitde. 10c. OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, By Charier Dickens. 20c. FOUL PLAY. - By Charles Rcudo 10c. 19. 20. 21. MAN AND WIFE. By YVil- kio uoiiiiis. 20c. THE SQUIRE'S LEGACY, liy Mary Cecil flay. Never too I.nto to Mend, Cy C, lleivlo. I.ady Adelaide's Oilh, By Mrs il Woj-J ' 20c. 20c. '24. 2. 26. 27 i'S 20 SO 31 lOo. Aurora Floyd, liy Miss M E Brad- don 20o, ictor and anguished, By M C Bay A Daughter of Both, By Williim Dlack Nora's Love Tost, Py Mary Cecil Ho JOo 10 10c 20o lOo 10o 20o ' lOo 20o 20o ller Dearest Foe, By Mrs. Alexan der Love Me Lilllc, Love Me Long, By 0 Itcnuo v The Queen of Hearts, By Wtlkie Collins Bandy Andy, By Samuel Lover A Simpleton, By Charles Keade, (Single No) Felix Holt, The lUdical, By Geo. LUot The Wooing O'T, By Mrs. Alex ander The Mystery, By Mrs. Henry 30 37 48 S'J 40 wood lOo Heritage of Langdale, By Mrs. Alexander 10o Autonina, By Wilkie Collins, (Double No.) ' 20o The Heir to Ashley. By Mrs. Henry Wood 10o For sale by all Booksellers and Newsdealers, or sent, postage prepaid, on receipt of price by GEORGE MUN.ltO, Publisher, Gleason's Publicatious. Orent reduction In prlzo for 1878 ofGl-EA-kon'8 ficToKiAL toiJ u year. Biugle copies 5 een ts. r ThkAome Circle to $2 a year, single cop ies 5 cents, for sale by all newsdealers. Olbason's Monthly Companion to $1 a, year, single copies 10 cents. All postage froe. Kin pie copies sent on receipt of a 8 cent stn nip. The prlco of Cl.omos has Just been greatly reduced. No one now gfves such liberal terins to agents as we do. Send for new J 'w!n Ullrss Ulbason, 73S WasblUB- ton St. llostou Mass. u:;uilinl. 3 OOO ii" WANTED. From ti r' y.rT, l," tl D"y turo. Ministers, Book and Picture Agents, and all out of em ployment, of either sex, hero is the best chance ottered this season. A Cash Present ol from So to S100 will be given to every good working agent. Send 10 cents for small sumple, or better still tl for H large samples once clrculuri, ternis, dc. and. go to work at REV. g. T. RUCK, Box 840, Milton, Pa. -MHiitlon thle paper, nullm.
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