I I
KIDGWAY, VA.
APRIL 4, 1878.
No lC8.
The days are longer growing.
Mud in the streets is drying up.
Kill the cats if you wish to raise
chickens.
Brick sell her for a cent and a-half
a one. $15.00 per M.
The Treasurer's Bale of Unseated
lands numbers 832 tracts.
' The County, Superintendent's
salary bill has been defeated.
' Several new shade trees on the
south side of school house square.
The singing by the Grace Church
Choir on Sunday night was excellent.
House cleaning time has come.
The women are happy and ;the men
more so.
We publish the March report of
the Ridgway Publio Schools in
another column.
Several new subscribers to the Ad
vocate this week. Ve have still
room for more.
The bill allowing school boards to
choose a secretary outside the directors
has been defeated.
The street lamp at Doctor Earley's
corner don't seem to be attended to
much during the Doctor's absence.
. April 1st "All Fool's Day"- passed
'Ridgway pretty much as all pleasant
days do, and no serious accidents to
report.
J Collector Horton is busily circulat
ing notices for payment of county tax.
The rate is 8 mills on the dollar of
valuation.
Gold don't seem to reach a higher
or lower point than 101 1 notwith
standing ull the howling of the hard
money men.
C. D. C. Bowers has rented the old
post-office building, cornerof Main and
Mill streets, and proposes to embark in
the furniture business soon.
Ye editor has a new chimney in
the addition to his south street house.
Locals were commencing to get scarce
and something had to be done.
Can't you afford to take the Advo
cate? If you would like the paper a
year and are unable to pay for it we
will iseud it to your address gratis.
The new band under the teaching
f: of Prof. Brack, are making wonderful
I progress. We are happy to know that
I our beautiful viUuge is again to have a
I band.
f Wild Florida oranges can be had
at S. A. Rote's West End Store.
Those we hud seemed tame enough
but it don't do to let those wild oranges
get the upper hand of you.
The "dollar of the sons" has been
nuccessfully counterfeited, by some
unprincipled renegade, and it is well
done with the exception that the coun-
terfeit is a little oil" color.
; Ridgway is going to have an oil
well now sure. It will be located near
Hie Gardner school house, which is
v situated about two miles from this vil
lage. The rig will be erected in a few
days.
Pigeons are said to be nesting
near Marionville, Forest county. A
party from Wilcox and Ridgway have
gone out to sec about it. C'al Luther
is the only one from Ridgway in the
party.
The meeting of school Directors to
elect a Superintendent to succeed Mr.
Dixon, will be held in this place on
May 7th. The chances are that the
present incumbent will be re-elected
'without serious opposition.
We have received from the Penn
sylvania Boad of Centennial Mana
gers two volumes, embodying the
Preliminary and Final Reports of the
Board to the Legislature transmitted
to thai body witli a message from the
Governor.
Louis Wray a resident of Wilniarth,
this township, caught on April 2d
near Wilnwrth, a brook trout which
measured seventeen inches and
weighed, (live weight) two and three
fourth pounds. For the first catch of
the season we call this good.
Trout fishing is now lawful. Look
up that little brown jug, borrow some
one's fishing tackle, get a small boy to
. dig some bait, get your jug filled, and
after these preliminaries are attended
to wait for a rainy day and go fishing.
Its fun but you are welcome to it.
Back yards may now be relieved
of the accumulated litter of fruit cans,
dead eats, old rags, hoop skirts, broken
down tin ware, etc., without danger of
taking cold. You should have some
elder blow tea ready in ease a sudden
change in the weather should occur.
Henry M'Dowell a well-to-do-farmer
of Derry township, Westmoreland
county, committed suicide by hang
ing. The determination to end his
life was shown by the fact that his
feet would have touched bottom had
he straightened them out. That we
call grit, but it might be used in a bet
ter cause.
At the teachers' examination,
held in the Ridgway school house, on
Saturday last, four applicants received
certificates and eight, were refused,
chielly on account of age, the appli
cants being under sixteen years. Al
though come of the parties interested
may feel aggrieved by reason of not
receiving their license to teach, yet
the action of the Superintendent will
be supported on all sides as an earnest
to put a stop to the practice of young
and incompetent teachers procurin"
positions. Another year on the heads
of the rejected ones, with hard study,
and the experience It will bring will
make them fur more worthy of the
places they desire to fill.
Personal Notes.
Robinson (R. I.) pull down your
vest.
Kline (M. 8.) how does your new
coat fit?
Mr. V. C. Healy Is expected home
this week.
Geo. Rhinesr the younger, has a
lame hand.
Frank McGloln now has forty-two
young chickens.
James Penfleld has been suffering
with erysipelas In his linger.
Doctor Earley was in town a few
days this week.
George Woodward now goes around
with his hand tied up.
Curtis (J. P.) better have a piece
put in then they 'ill fit.
M'Afce will make you a suit of
clothes for twenty dollars.
B. Lamoreaux has moved Into
Hartley's drug store.
Thomas Johnson has moved into
his new house across the river.
James Penfleld Is going it alone as
Postmaster while Hagerty is away.
Isaac Avery is still busily engaged
putting in hemlock square timber.
Pat Malono Is suffering with a
terrible cold in the head. And yet no
ice.
Those people that can never take
a joke have no business in this neck of
woods.
The number of ladies on the street
last evening would seem to indicate a
storm.
Capt. Schcening is having his
garden laid off in neat beds and
mounds.
Mr. Joseph Taylor is highly de
lighted with this beautiful spring
weather.
Doctor Hartley has purchased a
new span of black pouies, a fine look
ing team.
John Kime is making several im
provements about his residence on
Broad street.
Francis M'Gloin was the name
given the peddler's boy at the chris
tening on Monday last.
Jackson S. Schultz, of New York,
was in town yesterday. Looking after
oil territory no doubt.
Flynn & Maloney are building
several cellars under the tenament
houses at Osterhout's tannery.
Jno. G. Hall, Geo. R. Woodward,
and A. C. Brown, are going to lay out
the "dutch lands" in a few days.
The Paymaster whose duty it is to
pay Company H lias not yet arrived.
The boys are all anxious to see him.
They say that Pete O'Neill's mule
beats all to pull stumps, and can easily
get away with one sixteen feet square.
Hon. Jno. G. Hall has returned
from his southern trip. He looks
much better thau when be went
away.
The fashion now is to have your
boots of different style. The road is
fearfully muddy between here and
Portland.
Frank Dill was busy one day last
week trimming up the trees and burn
ing the rubbish on his Centre street
property.
Harry Wilson keeps busy doing
odd jobs of carpenter work about town.
If you want anything done in his line
give him a call.
Prof. VanOrsdnll besides being a
handy man about the depot is now
strugling with a moustache, which is
quite becoming.
Messrs. Sherman and Gardner, the
-new Supervisors, were sworn In on
Monday last, as also was Capt. Jas.
Woodward, Town Clerk.
The man who emptied the dead
fish in the alley back of Oyster's barn.
should have one tied to his nose while
he is compelled to remove them.
1110 nine iur garuen matting in
earnest wjll soon be at hand. Spade
up your lettuce bed and plant a few
peas now, they will come handy in a
lew weeKs.
M'Afce is the chap to make clothes
to lit. No use sending away to get a
miss lit when a splendid fit can be had
at home. Put that in your pipe and
BlUOKe it.
J. K. Whitiuore, was on the streets
Tuesday looking for men to run his
lunmer. as tne water is now quite
low we presume he intends to
bracket out.
Mr. W. H. Schram is a persistent
wood spliter, he was almost obliged to
give up on that stick last Saturday
But with Mr. Brook's help the stick
had to succumb.
Jerry Sheehan is busy clearing up
nis iarm soutn of South street. Jerry
has a neat looking place, much differ
ent man wnen lie commenced, several
years ago, to clear it up.
Harry Wilson, 'joe Bowers and L
L. Miller, put up J. s. Powell's house
in Benezette, size 10x21 aud 18 feet
nigh, iu three weeks, which we con
sider good running time.
-James Hagerty, P. A. Mead and
Henry Wensel are in attendance on
the Clarion county court this week.
Mr. Hagerty as one of the principals
in a suit and Messrs. Mead and Wensel
as witnesses.
Capt. Schoening's new clothes, of
which we spoKe last week, have one
other peculiarity, which consists in
mere uemg only one button on the
coat, excepting the two small buttons
on the large inside pockets.
Mr. Beuj. Bevier will put down
the oil well, spoken of in another
place, iu the woods opposite James
Gardner's house, about two miles
northwest of this village, on the
Smethport pike. The engine and
boiler are now at the depot and we are
informed that operations will be com.
menced soon.
Notes.
Rainy day last Sunday.
W. B. Smith Is in town.
The lurv list Is published In
another column.
Snccial meetlnjr of Co. H on
Saturday evening next.
Adjourned term of court last
Saturday. See proceedings in anoth'er
column.
Money is 6 and 6 per cent, on call
in New York. If it wasn't so far we'd
holler for some.
The bell punch may be a very
flne'punch, but give us the old fash'
ioned kind with a little sugar, if you
please.
Princeton College must be
healthv nlace now. Very like the
Irishman's free fight, "if you see
head hit it."
How the devil must ache to get
hold of Beecher and Ingersoll, and
teach them by actual experience that
their no hell theory is a snare and a
delusion.
It will be lawful to catch trout
after the 1st of April. Prepare yonr
flies. Erookville Jtpublican.
Thank you. our boys take theirs
strait.
At the First National Boot and
Shoo Store, J. S. Powell Proprietor
you will find a new and large assort
ment of ladies' and gentlemen's shoes
and gaiters, of the newest styles and
lowest prices.
Timber dealers are happy.
JIarrisburg Telegraph. Why should
they pine? Publio Opinion. You
oughj to be ash-aiued of such a silly
pun. Cameron Press. Oak long with
your cu-cuinbersome cherryness.
Butter 28 cents a pound. Eggs
16 cents a dozen. Potatoes 50 cents
bushel. Beef steak 15 cents a pound.
Flour $7. 60 to $8.00 a barrel. Onion
setts 8 to 10 cents a quart. Good white
sugar ten pounds for a dollar.
The New York Herald is becom
ing very enterprising. The other day
that paper started a hurricane, causing
the loss of the English training ship
Eurydico with three hundred persons
on board, and shook London up so
badly that she thought the world was
at an end.
Tlie people of Bergen, N. J., were
mad the other day because a dog bit
and horribly mangled a child, and a
party of masked men, armed with re
volvers, began an indiscriminate
slaughter of the innocent dogs, until
Bergen didn't contain enough dogs to.
swear by.
The cost to Elk county for the
maintenance of the boys atthe Penna-
sylvania Reform School is 35 and 450-
1000 cents a day. Wm. Malone, Wm.
Hartman, and Wilson Greenawalt are
the boys now there from this county
and the cost is a little less than four
hundred dollars a year to the Elk
county taxpayers.
Eugene Lawrence takes up several
columns in Harper's Weekly to prove
that the silver dollar is worth only
ninety cents; but with beans at ten
cents a pound, we'll take our silver
dollar and buy just as many ten
pounds as Eugene can with his gold
dollar, and if he isn't convinced of his
error, we'll count beans with him.
Brookvillc Democrat.
Keep your boys home at night,
The practice of allowing boys to con
gregate on the street corners at night,
where swearing and obscene language
is indulged in, besides any amount of
improper actions, is only allowing
them a privilege that must in time
give to the world a worthless, and
wrong-headed set of men. If parents
remember that boys make men there
would be fewer boys on the Btreet at
night. The Apostle Paul says "evil
communications corrupt good man
ners" and we all know that the nightly
congregation of the worst boys in
town is but an association of evil
doers.
Personal.
Crackers, Carpet Tacks, Castor Oil,
Coffee, Lard, Cheese, Garden Seeds,
Peanuts, Puper Collars, Stove Polish,
Chimneys, Bread, Cakes, Tobacco,
Soap, Curry Combs,Cigars, Shoe Black
ing, Sugar, Lye, Kalsomiue, Tea
Onion Setts, Paper and Envelopes, (3
cans tomatoes for a dollar, at The
West End Store.
Editorial Notes.
It is said that Secretary Scliurz de
votes from fourteen to sixteen hours a
day to his official duties, and now
the report comes that he is sick.
The nomination of Hon. Gleuni
W. Scofield for Register of the U.
S. Treasury has been confirmed by the
Senate.
Ex-Attorney General Al
Phoxso P. Taft has been nominated
by the Ohio Republican Convention
for Judge of the Supreme Court.
The chances for war between Rus
sia and England seem very good at
present. Let the Bear and Lion claw
each other, their loss will likely be our
gain.
The Cincinnati Enquirer thinks
that Ben Butler has an eye on the
Governorship of Massachusetts. Ben
will go one eye on it you bet, he
couldn't well do more.
Mr. Tilden has been beaten in the
preliminary skirmish with the Govern
ment in the income tax matter. And
now a jury will have to decide the
amount the ex-candidate for President
must fork over.
The Philadelphia mint commenced
the coinage of the new silver dollars
on the Hth of March, and up to the
end of the month have coined $1,000,-
000. It is expected that the mint will
be able to turn out $1,750,000 during
the month of April.
Chnreh Directory.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. W. H. SwHrtz, next Sunday,
morning and evening at the usual
hours. . .
GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Wm. Jas. Miller, next Sunday,
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. M. Gillette (Presbyterian),
morning and evening, at the usual
hours.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Rev. Father Vincent Tranquilinl, of
the order of Posslonlsts from Balti
more, will conduct a mission in the
Catholic church of this place, com
mencing on Sunday next at 10,30 A.
M. and continuing all week, morning
and evening. Our citizens will remem
ber he conducted a mission two years
ago here with most satisfactory re
sults. As a lecturer he is most elo
queut as all who heard him last time
here must remember. Admission free
to all.
Birth. r
BowERS-'-Last week to Mr. and Mrs
John Bowers, Grant's tannery, this
place, a daughter.
Meeting of the Republican County
Committee.
The Republican County Committee
of Elk County will meet at the Ridg
way Bank, in Ridgway, on Friday the
12th day of April, at 2 o'clock P. l.
The presence of every member of
the committee is desired, as matters of
importance will be under considera
tion. J. O. W. BAILEY,
Cha i rman .
Funeral Seruiou.
Last Sunday evening at Grace
Church, by Rev. Wm. Jas. Miller,
was preached a funeral sermon on the
death of George Byron McGibney,
whose death atOlean N. Y., was duly
recorded in these columns. The text
was from Psalm CX VI 9th verse: "I
will walk before the Lord in the land
of the living,'' the discourse was
highly interesting and was listened to
by an audience which filled more than
the seating room of the church. Com
pany H, of which diseased Avas a mem
ber, turned out in full uniform, and
their attendance on the services was a
graceful tribute from the living to
their dead comrade, than whom no
member of the company was more re
spected. Centreville Letter.
Centreville, April 1st, 1878.
Mr. Editor Dear Sir: Fifty of
the miners resumed woik to day at 45
cents per ton, but the company have
made a reduction In tle price of oil,
powder, and house rent.! About thirty
miners have been discharged for
merely'upholding their rights.
The S. P. T. A. Society met at their
rooms yesterday, und elected a com
mittee of three to attend the sick.
Martin Gallagher was elected Record
ing Secretary to fill the place of Ed.
Brinon whose name has been erased
from the books. Some members have
had to leave on account of the strike,
They were not defenders of temper
ance alone but took part in defending
the rights of working men.
In my last letter the names of the
Vice President and Sergeaut-at-Arms
Were given wrong. They are, Vice.
President, Thomas Walsh ; Sergeant
at-Arms, Put Walsh, Jr.
THE IRISH BOY.
Notice for Convention of School Direc
tors to elect County Superintendent.
To the School Directors of Elk county
Gentlemen: in pursuance ot t he
torty-iiiini section ot tlie act of 8th
May, 1S54, you are hereby notified to
meet in convention, at the'eourt house,
in Ridgway Elk Co. Pa. on the first
Tuesday in May, A. D. 1878, being the
7th day of the month, at one o'clock
in the afternoon, and select, viva voce.
by a majority of the whole number of
directors present, one person ot liter
ary and scientific acquirements, and
oi sKiu ana experience in me art ot
teaching, as county superintendent,
tor three succeeding years j determine
the amount of compensation tor the
same : and certify the result to the
State Superintendent, at Harrisburg,
as required by the thirty-ninth and
fortieth section or said act.
GEO. R. DIXON, T
Co. Sunt, of Elk Co.
April 4th, 1878
List of Jurors.
drawn for May term of court, com
mencing Monday May 27, 1878.
grand.
St. Marys. Gerhard Fochtnian.
Beuezette. H. R. Wilson, Dennis
Taylor.
Uenzinger. Jiernara wesnitzer.
George Wendle, Simon Breindie,
Henry Fletterman.
Fox. w. A. JU'-Kay, I nomas Sulli
van, Jerennan buliivau.
Horton. iienry neeuy.
Highland. Robert Wunderly.
Jones. John Weidert, J. C. John
son, Jr.
Juy. John Gordon.
Millstone. William Dunn.
Ridtrwav. Melvin Gardner. L. A.
Brendle, V. C. Healy, Michael Bailey.
spring ureek. jNatnan Linugliner.
St. Marya. Edward M'Bride. Louis
Gies, Joseph Hanhauser.
TRAVERSE.
Benezette. Coleman T. Johnson.
John Barr, W. H. Johnson.
Heninger . JVlicnaei Nelbert.
Joseph Cheatle, Peter Wilhelin, Jucob
isennciuer, Jacou jxtst, jonn jn.
Geituer.Georjie Nissell. JohuHeindlc.
Jose j ill Schauer, Joseph Werner,
Leonard Hitter.
Fox. Peter Thompson, Talbot
Thompson, Adolph Timiu, Lawrence
Mohan. Jr.. John Koch. Josenh Au-
singer John Hershey, Henry H. Saw-
er, Keesmau Mereuitu, jYiarsuaii
teeter, i
Horton. Willis Taylor, A, S. Hor
ton, Jacob Fields.
Jones. John Bonnert, J. o. weiton,
C. Mefferf I
Jay. Wm. P. Luce. William Rob
inson, Ephraim Hewitt. I
Jay. John Turley, diaries f Chase.
Ridirwav. William Fannin, E. J.
Miller. Minor Wilcox, G. G. Messen.
ger, James p. Garrett, James Riokard,
George Dickson, Andrew Jackson..
St. Marys, Fred Leoffler, George
Young, Frani; Aves, Frank B. Hull,
Anthony BoBi nlnger.
V i' .
Ridgway Tobllo Schools.
Principal's report for the month
ending March 20, J 878.
w A S
8 Re? R.S ?
v TEACHERS. g. gj 3 3
MissB. E Wilcox 8 77 "04 83
MissS.B.Kinnier 2 66 60 83 24
Mr. and Mrs. J. B
Johnson. 1 70 65 92 82
Summary. " 20!) 17 81) 56
The highest average class standing
obtained Ijy any pupil for the month
is 100, and the lowest 60; the best gen
eral average 100, and the lowest 83.
Seniors.
Carrie V. Luther 1100
100;
98
90
100!
loo !
100i 98
100
95
95
90
95
94
87
09
Helen M. Little 1)7
Julia Flynn 85
100 80
100 100
100! 83
100! 81
Tillie Cunningham 100
Minnie M. Service 100
Thos. J Malone
Katie Callahan
Rose Miller
Charles Olmsted
"A" Grade.
90100'
801 90!
100
100
100 100
18 100
100
100
Daniel Irwin 85 08-100 98
95
Charles Meeenan 23il00jl00
Emma K Ross 100 08 loo; 07! 99
Agnes Barrett !5 88
Dorie M Irwin 100 IW
Katie O'Connor 100 100
Ida M Olmsted 10 100
Emma Olmsted 100 100
Allice Toomey 95 90
Charles Johnson 100 100
OrinMHead 60 08
1001 81j 91
I00i 03, 97
loo; bi
100
100 76,
100 83
100 94
100
'B" Grade.
Lewis Lesser IOO'100'IOO 96 90
Maggie Flynn 100 lOO'lOO 90 90
Michael O'Connor 95 lOOj 97 83 94
Dan Cunningham 100 100 100 78 95
100 100
100 90
100! 100
Clvde Kime 85
Annie M Irwin it
Jack E Barrett 53 88
90
EJ Luther 100ll00 97 03 1 9,8
Michael May 95jlOO
100
Patrick Holland 85 9(i
Mary Homing 97H00
96
100
100
90
100
97
100
Ella Wicks 100 100
Taylor Swartz lOOllOO
Jennie JM'Uready m 100
Seneca Beun 100 100
Fred Ely 75 98
"C" Grade.
Ella Kime 100 98
Henry A Paine I 23' 100
)00
100
100
97
80
100
100
100
97
100
Amanda Lindgrcn ilOO lOO:
Jennie Hall 80 100!
Willie T Neill 08 100
Willie Meenan 90. 100
MagRieShean 100 100
Edward Paine 35 100
Viola Neill 72 87
G C Kime 60; 100
Willie Schram 1001100
Addie Bordwell 97:100
85
100
"D Grade.
John G Whitmore
Josie Messenger
Rollan Cook
Chauncey Wilcox
lOO'lOO 100
100100
100
100:
ioo;ioo
63 ; 100
90 98
97
96
v line Outlier
Annie Kline
97100
97jlOO
80 82
78;' 00
83,100
75 94
97
Minnie Kline
90
100
100
100
100
Rosepha Meyers
Sadie Lamoreaux
Eddie Powell
John Luby
Kittle Whitmore
John Healy
"E" Grade.
100 100,1. )
100 98 06
Katie Meenan
Gussie Woodward
Eddie Horton
Adah Malone
Eddie Laymon
Flora Irwin
Alice Neill
Ella Lubv
so loo'ioo
10l)j 95
88! 95
94 99
97 99
77 92
95 99
lOO'lOO 93
loo ioo loo
100 100 100
97 100
94
100
98
100 100
781 06
Charlie Miller 8100100
Lizzie O'Brien 00 100100
Mack Kime 83 100 97
Coryell Ross 100,100 100,
Glenni Johnson 100 100 90
Gahanna Maloney 70ll00100
John Nichols 2811001100,
INTERMEDIATE.
Names of those who excelled in E
Grade. Nellie Olmsted, Minnie
Miles, Eddie Holaday, Lou Egler and
James May. In F. Grade. May
Barrett, Clura Willard, Mary Johnson,
Oscar Miller and Josie Weaver. In
G. Grade. Laura Williams, Bennie
Little, Frankie Oyster and Charles
Lindgren.
Trcant Willie Maloney.
Visitors. Messrs. James M'
Cauley, Calvin Luther, . M. Benn,
John Mohney, C. E. Holaday, Dr. T.
S. Hartley and N. H. Schenck, Co.
Supt. of Cameron Co. Mrs. C. E. Hola
day, Mrs. T. S. Hartley, Mrs. O. B.
Giant, Mrs. C. Kline, Mrs. J. Mc
Cauley, Mrs. B. T. Chapin, Mrs. R.
V. Kime, Mrs. H. Little, Mrs. P. A.
Mead, Mrs. N. T. Cummings, Mrs. B.
T. Benn, Mrs. Rhines, J Mrs. Pollnian
and Mrs. N. II. Schenck. Misses.
A. P. Taylor, May Wilmarth, Alice
Zimmer.Stella Schenck.
J. B. JOHNSON, Principal.
The articles appearing in the Elk
Democrat and Elk Advocate signed
by Rev. J. M. Gillette, and "A Catho
lic." also Rev. J. M. Gillette's
"Thanksgiving , Sermon," are pub
lished in a neat pamphlet, and for
sale at this office for 25 cents. Send in
your orders.
For curing Rot Foot on horses,
nothing is better thau Thompson's
Great Healing Ointment. In one
case a horse was so badly diseased
with the Rot that he was about to be
turned out to die, when the owner was
advised to use the Healing Ointment.
Following the advice, his horse was
completely cured. It is also a curative
for Scratches and Sore Legs on horses.
Horse Doctors also use it to restore the
hair on horses, where it has been
rubbed off by the harness.
E. K. Thompson's Great Healing
Ointment is put up in 25 cent bottles ;
for animals, in cane at 60 cents and
one dollar each. ,
Sold by Dr. T. S. Hartley, Ridgway
Elk Co. Pa.
Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods 42 Mai n Street-
Wilcox Notes.
Wilcox, March 25th 1878.
The Wilcox Oil Tank Co., shipped
to Smethport one day last week a tank
gauged ten barrels to the Inch for use
at the Haskell well which was consid
ered altogether too small in view of
the reports daily received of the enor
mous production of that well. But
further developcments have demon
started the fact that one a fourth as
large would have answered the pur
pose. Then it is better to be prepared
and have plenty of tankage than to let
the expected gusher run to waste.
The tools are still fast in Ernhout
fc Taylor's well No. 1. They are get
ting some new fishing tools and think
they will be able to clear the hole this
week. Their No. 2 is down about six
hundred feet. The rest of the wells
are working along all right.
Capt Ernhout came home Satur
day, with his new wife, and set up the
beer for the boys who had a good time
aud all hands are happy. The Cap
tain has his working harness on this
morning" and is pushing things with
his usual vim, and that he may get a
fifty barrel well is the wish of all.
PETE.
Little Toby Letter.
Toby, April 1st, 1878.
Mr. Editor The congregations of
"Little Toby Charge" were treated to
one of the most interesting entertain
ments in the Sunday School line on
March 81st. The event being the re
view of the first quarter's lessons for
1878. The Pastor, Rev. H. M. Burns,
has demonstrated beyond a doubt that
he is by no means a novice at the
business. He presented us an acrosti
cal review of the quarter on a canvass,
10J feet in length, surpassing anything
that has ever been offered in the S. S.
line in this valley. The review
throughout showed depth of thought
and skill. Not only in the Sabbath
School has he proved his ability but as
a, pteacher he is a man of strength.
Under his pastorial labors during the
winter there lias been up to this time
110 added to the church, aud 100 have
professed to find Christ. The Rev.
Burns is popular with all and this is
as it should be, for he is a strong
church worker, an able speaker and a
man of eminent social qualities.
TOBY.
Resolutions of Respect.
At a meeting of the officers and
members of Co. "H" 17th Regiment
N. G. of P. the following resolutions
were offered and unanimously
adopted :
Whereas, on the 12th Inst., at
Olean N. Y. It pleased Almighty God,
by death to remove from our midst
George B. M'Gibney.
And Whereas, said deceased was a
member of this organization, there
fore.
Resolved, That in the death of our
late comrade we recognize the loss of
an efficient soldier.
Resolved, That while expressing
regret at the loss which it has itself in
cured, feels it due to itself and to
others, to offer the expression of its
deep sympathy to the mother and
friends of the deceased and to the com
munity of which he lias been a valued
member.
Resolved, That we regret that cir
cumstances were such as to deprive us
of the sad privilege of paying to his
remains, tLe honors due to the de
parted soldier.
Resolved, That our armory and
colors be draped with mourning for
thirty days, and that each officer and
member of this Company when in
uniform, wear the usual badge of
mourning for the same period of time.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be communicated to the
mother of our deceased comrade, and
also a copy printed In eacli of the
Ridgway papers.
Resolved, That as a further token
of respect this organization in full uni
sorm attend the funeral sermon to be
preached in Grace Episcopal Church,
Sunday evening 31st Inst.
J. O. W. BAILEY )
W. S. HORTON I Committee.
M. S. KLINE. J
Ridgway Pa. March 30, 1878.
Court Proceedings.
ADJOURNED TERM, SATURDAY, MARCH
30TH, 1878.
Hon. L. D. Wetniore, President
Judge, and Julius Jones Associate.
ARGUMENT LIST.
Com. vs. Willie Malone, et al. Con
tinued. W. B. Hays vs. William M'Cauley.
Fi. fa, No. 22, November term, 1877.
Rule for attachment on ex-Sheriff
Scull made absolute.
James Brayley vs.(P. W. Hays, et al.
Fi. fa. No. 81, November term, 1877.
Rule for attachment on ex-Sheriff
Scull made-absolute.
.In the matter of the estate of Julana
Burlinganie, minor heir of Erastus
Burlingame, late of Jones township,
deceased. Motion for attachment
against guardian A. I. Wilcox, and rule
to show cause granted. Enlarged to
next term.
In the matter of the license of Frank
Sorg, Benzinger township. License
granted.
In the matter of the petition of H.
W. May for revocation of order of
court. Rule discharged,
James Barr vs. T. J. Burke. Con
tinued to next term.
The silverware delivered by the
National-Plating Co. No. 704 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia, is giving en
tire satisfaction. All orders are
promptly filled, and no one need
hesitate about sending them money,
Lutheran Observer,
A new line of dress goods at J. II.
Hagerty's. Call aud seethe elegant
new stock.
Ratsa of Advertising.
One column, one yer J75 OJ
ii ii ' VV7"."V.V.V.'.'."."" 25 oo
I'rannient advertisements per iquare of,
eight linen, one insertion tl, two inser
Sl.fid, three insertions S2.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per year
$5,
Advertisements payable quarterly.
Business Cards.
GEO. A. RATHBUN
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW,
Main Street, lildgwny, Elk Co., Pa.
HALL & M'CAULEY.
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW.
Office in New Brick Building, Main Street,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v3n2tf.
J. O. W. BAILEY.
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. Agent for the
Traveler's Life and Accident Insurance Co.,
of Hartford, Conncticut. vlnatyl.
LUCORE & HAMBLEN.
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Itidstwny, Elk County Pa. Office across
the hull from the Democrat establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended to
Joe. 15-1870
E. G. FAY.
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMIS
SION BROKER.
And Oeneral Collection Agent, No. 200
Walnut Place, (HliJ Walnut Street.) Philadel
phia, Pa. n-il-ly
KEW MEAT MARKET.
MERCER BROTHERS hnve moved their
meat market from D. D. Cook-s building to
W. S. Service's hardware store, where they
invite all wishing beef, pork, veal and
sausage to givo them a call.
v7ni7tf,
G. G. MESSENGER
DRUGGIST AND PAKMACEUTIST.
N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets,
Ridgway, Pa., full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign and Domestic Drugs. Pre
scriptions carefully dispensed at all hours,
day or night. vln3y
T. S. HARTLEY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office iu Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main Streets. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite tho College. Office hours
from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 P. M.
vlniyl.
J. S. BORDWELL, M. D.
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his office from Centre Street,
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., Iu the second
story of the new brick building of John G.
Hull, west of the Hyde House.
Office hours : 1 to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINGS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Ladles' Cloaks.
.at Mrs. N. T. Cummings, also ties, collars
cull's, holsery, gloves, and a general assort
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Remember the
place over It. I. Campbell's store, Main street,
Cal 1 mid examine before purchasing elso
where.
HYDE HOUSE.
W. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
Thankful for the patronago beretoforo so
liberally bestowed upon him, the now pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance of tlio sumo,
oet30'(J9
Ridgway Oyster, Fish and Produce
Market.
The undersigned having leased the build
ing formerly used by Mercer Bros., us a Meat
Market will occupy the same as a General
Market House, and will constantly havo on
hand, Shell, Tub, and Canned Oysters, a
variety of Fresh und Salt Fish, Foreign and
Domestic Fruits and Nuts, and all kinds of
Produce Canned fruits and Jclllls.
Fresh Invoices of Oysters and Fish Daily.
A. C. MATHEWS & CO.
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
MRS. J. R. KKLTZ, Kersey, Elk Co., Pa.,
takes this method of announcing to tho citi
zens of Elk county, that she bus on hand an
assortment of fashionable millinery goods
which will bo sold cheap. Also dressmaking
iu all its branches.
Agent for Dr. J. Bail &. Co's Patent Ivory
and Lignum VI tie Eye Cups. Bend for des
criptive circular.
nl7yl.
APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA. Vol. 3 of this admirable work Is Just out
making it half complcto.as there are to be 10
in all, of 8uu pages each, one being issued in
two months. It makes a complete library,
and no one can afford to do without it who
would keep well informed. Price S1,00 a vol
ume in leather, or $7,00 In elegant half Tur
key. C. K. Judson, Fredonia, N. Y., controls
the sale in Elk county. Address him for
paticulnrs. sep 17-tf.
E. K. GRESH.
DEALER ill all kinds of cabinet ware,
wood and cane scat chairs, kitchen and ex
tol lion tables, wood und marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots,
looking glusses, wood and marble top cham
ber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms,
bed steads, cribs. Luferty's metal lined
wood pumps, &c ic. Cuno scats replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from ttio to tio, the best ma
chine in the market, and picture frames
made to order. Alsoa large assorted stock of
ready made coffins constantly on hand and
trimmed at shortest notices All the abovo
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
in masonic building, Ridgway Pa,
v7u51t.
Choice Rio Coffee,
Costs but 23 cents at The West End.
A CHANCE TO MAKE SOUS MONEY, EUEE.
'Cornell's History of Pennsylvania." Now
ready. Write for Agency at once. JOHN
SULLY & CO., Publishers, Ti Sausoui Street,
Philadelphia.
n7in)4m;.
A New Snpply.
of London Layer 1 Rllisins
Valencia Kulalus-
Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Prunes, at
The West End.
Groceries, fresh and good, and the
best crackers at Hagerty's.
Shipping tags are printed cheap at
this office. Call on us.
Neat note-heads printed cheaply
at the Advocate office.
Diplit her iul
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment will posi
tively prevent this terrible diseuse, and will
postively cure nine cuses in ten. Informa
tion that will save mauy lives sent tree by
mall. Don't delay a moment. Prevention is
better than cure, . ti. JOUNtjON & CO..
Bangor, Maine,
nonil.