BIDGWAY, PA., APRIL 11, 1878.
Notes.
Oct your cats ready to place nrountl
four grope vines.
Pigeons are said to be nesting In
Highland township.
Hnnk Wensel Is the first man In
this ptace thnt had his garden plowed.
Why don't you come In and see
our new shoo boxes with patent fas
teners?.
The engine for the oil well near
James Gardner's has been hauled on
the ground.
The Ridgwny Township Audi
tors are auditing the township ac
counts this week.
N The weather Is again pleasant and
those having gardens to make are lin
proving the time.
The Lenten1 Services In Grace
Church are well attended and create
considerable interest.
mat w uninrtn trout story we
published In our last Issue was one of
Fred Wilmarth's sells.
The court square, in a few years,
will make a .neat public park. The
trees are all grooving and doing well
bix persons were taken into full
membership at the Presbyterian
church lust Sunday.
The pound party at the Methodist
parsonage last Friday evening was a
very enjoyable affair.
jriyucs new pinning mill across
the mill race is going up rapidly
The size is -JSxnb feet, and two stories
high.
Ridgway may yet be an oil centre,
Who knows? We firmly believe that
oil will be found In paying quantities
in this section.
The location of Hyde's large
planing null will undoubtedly raise
the rate of insurance on Main, street
property.
The roads are fast drying up, and
Its a pity some of the yahoots that go
about the streets at night 'could not
profit by the example.
Jake notice that we publish
oirtns, marriages, and deaths free of
charge, besides we will consider it a
favor if Ministers, Doctors, and Jus
tiees will send us these items.
Hie accommodation train will
again be put on the P. & E. R. R
about the 20th. .So we are creditably
informed. This will be good news to
he traveling public.
several of our weather prophets
predict snow and cold weather some
time this summer. If the prophecy
conies true the peas we planted last
Monday will be apt to get their noses
frozen.
TheM'Kean Miner tells of land
being sold in Smethport for $10 a foot
front. That's nothing laud has sold
here for nearly 50 a foot front, Ma
ginnis giving $1000 for 21 feet on Main
street.
The attention of Auditors, Consta
bles, and others interested in township
offices is culled to the article which
we publish this week from tlfe lirook
ville Republican In relation to the
publication of township accounts.
Mr. Bird, who taught school in the
Holobough school house a year or two
ago, in Fox township, this county,
died on Tuesday, March 1, 1ST8 on
his farm in the neighborhood of
Coudersport, Potter county, being up
wards of seventy years of age. He is
the father of L. Bird who resides at
Penflcld, Clearfield county.
Ike, the butcher's dog, hud a
brother once, and now that brother is
no more. He became too familiar
with Gil. Wheeler, one day last week,
so much so that Geo. Cooky could not
make the purp let go. Finally his
hold was broken as also was his head
by a grub which Gil. used us an argu
ment against such dogoned freedom.
Major Noble of Erie, paymaster of
the troops, who served during the
riots last summer, was here on Friday
evening last. Company H received
$1056,67, as follows: Captain, $100,00;
First Lieutenant $125,00; Second
Lieutenant 116,07; Orderly Sergeant
$32,00; two Sergeants $27,00 each;
two Corporals each $25,00; and
twenty-three privates each $23,00, giv
ing the above aggregate. The boys
were all well pleased..
Mall west just escaped being
thrown from tho track on Saturday
last, at the curve nearly opposite the
Osterhout road. A mule hitched In a
cart was standing near the track,
while the cart was being loaded with
dirt. The train frightened the mule
which at once started toward the
track and reached It about the same
time the train did, and the next was a
mule and cart performing eleight-of-
band performances in the air. The
mule was not much hurt, but the cart
was a total wreck. Fortunately no
damage was done the train.
Messrs. Geo. A. Rathbun, and C.
E. Willard are now engaged in mak
ing an abstract of all deeds recorded in
Elk county from the time of its for
mation to the., present. They have
been at the work since last full and
now have the work of making ab
stracts about one-third . completed.
After the abstracts are made an index
of the names of grantor and grantee, a
huge work in itself, will be arranged,
od besides the names will be given
ail the dates, location of land, aird. in
tact, a brief discription of the Iund, so
that any title can be looked up in a
very few minutes. They calculate
that the number of deeds will reach
nearly seven thousand, and that i a
year or more will yet be necessary for
the completion of the work.
; Persons?. Notes.
Jerry Sheehan is plowing his
farm.; jv. :, . . ;
Orange blossoms at Grace Church
on May 7t h
r-rter Houghtalling sleeps in the
court house " :
-lapc woouwara's girl has been
named Estella.
O. B. Fitch made considerable
mnple sugar this season
Miss Frank Stout, of Lock Haven,
is now talorlng for M'Afee.
Mrs. Maglnnls is on a visit to
friends in Stuben Co., N. Y.
Curt. Barrett has concluded to stay
at Centreville a while longer.
Meals at all hours and bread and
butter for Saturday night lunch
Doctor Bordwell has planted 800
grape vines on his farm this spring,
Pat Daley and his men are put
ting In a geat many new ties near the
depot,
Mrs. J. O. W. Bailey has gone on
a visit to friends at Hammond. Tioga
county
Several of our citizens were very
particular about keeping lent. This
is a joke.
Dave Mulqueen's girl was ehris-
tened on Monday last and given the
name Kate,
How many pontes make a horse ?
Referred to the committee on vice and
immorality.
Ed. Gray and G. C. Brandon's
son were in our office last Saturday.
Call again boys.
Louis Brendle has had the Inside
of his store room newlv minted. A
needed improvement.
w. F. Mercer, formerly of Mercer
Bros., butchers, will move his familv
to Baltimore next week.
W. B. Smith Is now working for
W. S. Service. He expects to stay all
summer, and we hope he will.
Geo. Woodward's garden on Main
near Depot street has been beauti
lully arranged by John Fannin.
M'Afee don't like it because the
grate in Ills new stove only lasted
about two weeks. A great grate
Matthews, of the Ridgway Market
House has moved into the corner re
cently occupied by B. Lamoreaux.
Rev. I. Breiiemaii is very-
punctual about collecting pay for the
monthly dues of his ladies' society.
Joe Metz has purchased a ten acre
farm of Dickinson Bros, west of the
mill. He intends raising turnips and
poultry.
Miss May Little, who is attending
school at Painsville, Ohio, after visit.
ing here for a week, returned on Wed-
nesday hist.
joim i iynn has suffered more or
-w . . - I
less wiih pain in his head since the
stone fell on him while diinring
Geary's well.
Lawyers Bailey and McCauley
ueiu uie urst dtook trout ot the season
on Thursday last. They hooked them
Irom Mohan run.
Mr. Xichols has moved from
I'owell s house, corner of Mill and
Centre streets, to the Cobb house next
above the cemeteries.
Supervisors Sherman and Gardner
intend to build the bridge, on the Os-
terhout road across Elk creek, about
the first thing they do.
Charles .Mathews has two roosters
and one pullet, white bantams, and
the roosters are the greatest little vil
lains to crow we ever saw.
Captain fechcening'g new Grand
Square SWO piano has come and i
beauty it is. Perhaps the finest in
strument in Elk county.
iKiviu l iiayer, wno has been an
invalid for a number of years, is now
feelingquite comfortable. We noticed
him at the door a few days ugo.
Col. Luther has returned from his
pigeon hunt, bringing with him sev
erul dozen squabs. He reports the
pigeons as plenty and pigeon hunters
ditto.
Grove Messenger wishes us to cor
rect the statement made two weeks
ago "that he often keeps his drug store
open," and we cheerfully take back
all we have said.
B. P. Mercer has kalsomined
painted, and neatly arranged the old
place on Court street, where he now
dispenses steak, roasts, and surloius to
his customers as formerly.
Thomas Noon is raising potatoes
from the seed. This is the third year,
and next fall he expects to have
several bushels of dinner potatoes ; he
may call them twelve o'clocks.
There are some neat specimens of
gentlemen's sewed shoes in J. S.
Powell's show window, the hand!
worn ot bam uiark, who, for neat
work and good fits is hard to beat,
sawyer Bailey is also a chicken
fancier, an old hen of his stole her
nest under Cal. McCauley's barn, and
had enough eggs under her for a goose,
and succeeded in bringing out four
chicks.
, SherifT Head is digging a cellar
under his house on Depot street. He
wheels the clay to the front part of his
lot, and says that he by the time he
has a wheel barrow load out he feels
like resting.
Orderly Horton, besides belne
Commissioners Clerk, Constable and
tax Collector, has purchased some
land near Bradford, and has given
four leases to put down wells. Hone
the Orderly may find lots of oil.
W. C. Healy has returned from
his annual trip to Florida, and looks
quite well. The present winter was
not as agreeable to Mr. Healy as have
been the other ones spent In the land
of flowers. Cold rains, and an unusu
ally steady cold weather, seem to have
prevailed in Jacksonville to the dis
comfiture of travelers. i
Sofas.
Eggs 16 cents a dozen.
Tomatoes 16 cents a can at J. H.
Hagerty's.
Dan and Jim M'Govern are haul
ing ties every day on Ed. Grant's con
tract.
The grass looks green, and all veg
etation seems thankful for last night's
warm rain.
Always make out a man's bill on
paper, and as the cost Is a trifle have
bill-heads printed.
Tho Republican County Com-
jnlttee meet at the Ridgway Bank to
morrow at 2 o'clock, P. M.
The services at the Catholic
church this week have been largely
attended, the eloquence of Rev. Father
Vincent being noticed by all.
The People of Ridgway, get their
clothing at the same prices at home,
that they would in Philadelphia by
crlvlnor Hin A (rant U A
order.
The Washington Post thinks this
a great country because Congress ad
jonrned for a ship launch, and when a
man takes a little drink in Virginia
they ring a bell.
Several more new subscribers
That's right the more we get the bet-
ter we'll make the old Advocate, if
we don't have a new suit of clothes
in
a dog's age.
The receiver's sale of the Dagus
cahonda lumber, an advertisement of
which appeared in our last issue, and
which took place last Thursday, April
4, amounted to $3300,50. Less than
the cost of sawing.
M'Afee, the tailor, cn be found on
Main street, over Powell & Kime's
store, and he guarantees a fit. Those
misfits, spoken of in the Advocate,
were made for persons who sent out of
town for their clothes,
The law now before the Legisla
ture compelling liquor dealers to use
the Molrett bell punch proposes to tax
- -' . . u - ItlVUUUllU 11,1 ,1111 I. U II
. , ,, , s
... uuc-uau cems, ano eacn glass or
ale, beer, or porter half a cent. It is
luutme revenue irom nquor
V "' "'.-. .i "
...t ... uijc.auuu in Virginia wan
satisfactory results, and the Legisla
tures of Maryland,
New York, Iowa,
Kentucky and other States are awake
to the importance of such a law and
will undoubtedly puss it. The law has
already passed the loweriiouse in New
York
Friday evening, the Ctli inst.. was
the occasion of a very nleasant stir-
prise to the members of tho M. E. Par-
sonage. The first intimation thev re-
ceived of what was coming was a
chorus of voices joining in the words,
"Hold the Fort," etc. Immediately
.. 1", . 1 ' J 1 .. .
u 11X1 lms lue Jrt was tanen by the
0esieffers, .whom the inmates readily
recognized as a company of friends.
The members of the party seemed to
be burdened, and their was a general
movement towards the culinary de-
Ijuriinent. ine result or the move
ment was a pyramid of packages.
which upon after inspection proved to
contain many articles pleasant to the
palate and serviceable in the house-
hold. Several hours of real enjoy men
were spent In social conversation and
merry games, when our company
bade us good night, leaving us rich in
the enjoyment of the evening, rich in
the possession of a circle of warm
friends, and to entertain pleasant mem
ories of the event. W. H. S.
An accident by which two of
Daniel Scri liner's horses were
drowned, and two persons nearly lost
their lives, oceured ut Whistietown on
Monday morninu hmt. w w rnttiurn
and Geo. Cooley had had the horses.
and hack for nleaaure rldino-. nrl nn
rT "
the morning in question were sending
me team nome by a young man, son
of Andrew Jackson, who was occom
panied by Mrs. Delos Dollivar. As
the team drove on the bridge at Whis
tletown, young Jackson discovered a
team at the other end of the bridge
and as it was not wide enough for the
two teams to pass, endeavored to back
off the horses in his charge, when the
occupants of the hack were thrown
into the water on the upper side of the
bridge, and the hack and horses tum
bled in on them. Several persons,
who witnessed the accident hastened
atonceto the place expecting to find
the persons drowned, but in a few
minutes they were rescued. The
horses, however, being unable to ex
tricate themselves from the harness,
were drowned. Messrs. Mattison and
Cooley have made Mr. Scribner whole
for the loss of his team.
THE CLEAR UREEK- "CATASTRO
PHE." It is known that not long ago
the depot on the B. & S. W. railroad
known as Clear Creek, was aban
doned. The morning train from
Jamestown not long ago on passing
the deserted depot slowly tolled the
bell as the train was passing. , This
incited the population of Clear Creek,
and the "boys' were determined to
get even with that train on its return
The train reaches the station about
seven o'clock in the evening, and all
at once the headlight broke out upon
a man stading upon the track. The
bell was rung, but he moved not.
The whistle for "down brakes" was
sounded but still the man on the track
moved not. Then a shriek of "toot I
toot! toot J toot I toot! toot!" was
sounded, the engine reversed, but all
too late and the great iron horse
struck the man hurling him far off
the track. The train was stopped as
soon as possible and backed up and
the train hands got off prepared to
raise up the mangled and lifeless body
of some human being. They didn't
care for the remains, as the man
proved only to be a lost year "scare
crow, taken from some neighboring
corn held, t here hasn't we believe
been any tolling since. Oowaada En.
terprise.
Wilcox Notes.
whcox, April 0th, 1878.
John Smith, of this place, brake-
man on through freight was pulled off
uis train ry me oeu rope hear Em-
porlum yesterday, the train passing
ov er mm, causing aeath instantly,
wcu 18 "1B Js man who de
.-cii ueorge rsmiui in nig burglaries
at the Wilcox depot, and the only im-
WiiiitBHgaiiist mm.
Fred. Peters, of. Wilmarth, and
formerly of this place, was thrown
irom a car near Ludlow yesterdav.
and was seriously, but It is hoped not
fatally injured.
Mr. Sturdevant, of this nlaee. re.
ceived a telegram from Bradford yes
terday that his son Charles fell from a
derrick at eight o'clock, and was ore
t . ....
naps nuaiiy injured,
The tools are not yet out of Em-
hout & Taylor's well No. 1. No. 2 Is
Hnwn nbot . ti,n..nj rLJ
I . ...
The rest of the wells are being
pushed along with due diligence, and
we win see wnat we will see.
PETE.
Birth.
McGeeiiin. On Thursday. Anrll
4th, 1878, to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mc-
I Geehin, of this place, a son.
C'hnrch Directory.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. W. H. Swartz, next Sunday.
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Wm, Jas. Miller, next Sunday,
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
The subject of the sermon next
Sunday evening at Grace Church will
be, "The Burning Bush," Services
commence at 7 J o'clock.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Sen-ices next Sunday, by Rev. I.
Breueman. German in the morning
and English in the evening.
I n . J . 1 ,
i ""'""B" "u luwiisuip omcers
elected at the election on the 19th ult..
will assume the duties of their several
positions on the first Monday
April, except school directors, who
enter unon the
upon the discharge of their
duties on the first Monday of June.
The law requires the board of auditors
to meet on the first Monday of April,
to audit the accounts of supervisors
and poor overseers, and also direct
that a report of their findings be pub
lished in two newspapers, Imposing a
penalty of $20 for a neglect of this
duty. Since this law has been in force
we have noticed quite a satisfactory
improvement in the financial con.
dition of a number of district tho niri
and unsettled business being gathered
up and put in a shape desirable for the
I. ., ,, ... ...
investigation ot the public, a
process
unncessary some years ago, and which
was taken advantage of frequently, re
tiring officials thinking it quite un
necessary to make a statement of their
accounts, the new officials ' usually
finding on empty treasury and very
little if any record to show what was
done by their predecessors. It Is a
proper law and is bringing about the
exact condition of things for which it
was intended.
Judge Jenks, one year ago, in
structed the constables to see that
this law was complied with, and re
port all who failed to meet its require
ments, and it may be expected that a
few of the negligent will be victims to
the amount of the penalty unless they
are more prompt in the future than
they have been in the past. Brook-
ville Republican, March 20, 1878,
Teachers.
iU n,l1 nn assortment of cards for
rewards to scholars in Sabbath and
rewards to scholars
Day schools at the West End Store.
Any publications of the American
Tract Society not on hand promptly
ordered.
We have cured some of the worst
cases of scalding by hot water and
steam on record. By taking cold, the
burns of the sufferers had become ag
gravated, and being over the vital
parts, the case seemed absolutely hope
less. We used E. K. Thompson's
Great Healing Ointment as directed
cleansing the angry looking burns by
dipping a sponge In warm Castile
soapsuds, and squeezing it over the
sores until thoroughly cleansed, then
spreading the Ointment on a thin
piece of cloth, and laying it gently on.
This treatment was kept up for two
weeks or more, and in a month or six
weeks the patient was out doors as
well as ever.
Prepared by E. K. Thompson,
xiiusviue, .ra. trice zo cents.
Sold by Dr. T. S. Hartley, Ridgway
Elk Co. Pa. J
Fish.
Take your old suit to go fishing and
get a new one from Wanamakers.
No trouble to show you the samples,
at the West End Store (over 800 In
number.)
On Sunday afternoon last, while
John Connelly, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
was playing with his little son, aged
j.iui.iuB, wno was in ms lap, ne
playfully blew a puff of tobacco smoke
into his face. The child coughed
gasped for breath and fell back un
conscious. In a few minutes it died
from suffocation. The physician who
was summoned said that the child had
probably sucked the smoke into its
throat and had been unable to dis
charge it. The father became almost
wild with grief.
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. M.
Ihe presence of every member of
the committee Is desired, as matters of
importance will be under considera
tion. J. O. W. BAILEY.
. , ' Chairman.
Director's Convention on May 7th.
Oar Colony.
We read In the papers of colonies
formlnn to uo to Texas, the far west.
south, and all the different points of
the compass. For several months t
project has been on foot in our midst,
originated and carried forward through
- the exertion and enterprise of Hon
Jno. G. Hall. The whole plan would
have been laid before our readers long
ere this, had not the seal of secrecy
been placed on our pen until such
time as the fruit of the plan was ripe
for the clucking. We will brleflv
state the object and plan of the scheme
as we understand It. Mr. Hall has
several thousand acres of land lying
west of this village in the section be
tween the mouth of Island run and a
point near the Reed farm on the
Brookville road. It is proposed to lay
this land ofr into twenty acre plots,
and to give actual settlers one of these
under certain conditions, and two of
the plots to be reserved by the owner,
and so on alternately; twenty acres
given away and forty acres reserved,
eeverai communications have ap
peared In the Welt Bote, a German
paper, of extensive circulation, pub-
hsbed at Allentown, this State, in re-
P'y to which more than an hundred
letters have been received from differ-
entsections of thecountry. In reply to
those letters a circular was printed in
German, and sent to each applicant.
The circular giving a fair account of
the county, as the kind of land, wood,
water, etc., found here, it further set
forth that this was not a land of milk
and honey, but that a stout heart with
a few hundred dollars to back it
would undoubtedly enable a man to
make for himself a home in the woods.
The Surveyors are at work now lay
ing off the land, and in a few weeks
we may expect several families to
come here ready to make a pleasant
valley, busy with active energy.where
now Is a silent forest. The settlement
was intended, in the mind of its pat
ron, to be one composed of Germans,
as they are admitted to be an indus
trious, frugal, and patient class, and
these qualifications, are certainly
needed to Skrve homes out of, and sup
port families in the primeval forest.
Several of those intending to come
have been already on the land spoken
of, and express themselves us well
pleased with the land and are anxious
to come as soon as the chance Is given
them to locate their place. Of those
coming nearly all have a few hundred
dollars which is undoubtedly neces
sary to have when starting In this
kind of an enterprise, and In fact none
others than those having sufficient
money to start with are encouraged.
The pine, popular, and hemlock tim
ueri together with the hemlock bark,
urc refiel'vel1 W the owner, and the set-
tiers paid by the day for cutting the
timber and peeling the bark thus giv
ing them an opportunity to earn
money to help them along. Two men
from Pittsburgh have signified their
intention of purchasing the forty acres
reserved besides the twenty acres they
get gratis, thus showing that they, at
least, are In earnest about the matter,
The Messrs. Hyde have agreed to furn-
itfh the luuibe1'. necessary for building,
to those desiring it, taking a claim on
the land as security, and giving a long
time for the payment of the debt thus
incurred. We predict that this enter
prise will In the course of a few years
give us, what Is much needed, In view
of the fact that our forests are being
laid low, our hemlock bark becoming
scarce, and all our natural resources.
failing us, a hardy, industrious and
prosperous class of farmers who will
add, year by year, to the weahh and
stability of our county. This land
with proper; treatment, will yield
almost anything that you may wish,
corn, potatoes, wheat, buckwheat,
vegetables etc. And certainly no
county is more naturally adapted to
grazing than this, and the production
ol butter and cheese, articles which
will for all time command a liberal
cash price in the markets of the world
There is no natural reason why Elk
county butter should not become as
famous, as Chautauqua or Orange
county butter. Then cheese factories
will be another enterprise which will
follow an abundance of milk as natur
ally as the night follows the day,
These things will give us a stable ex
istence, and a steady supply of money,
which will not depend so much on
uncertanties as do hemlock boards
and square timber. There is no fear,
as many have tried to argue, of a race
of paupers being foisted on the town
ship, but instead a valuable class of
frugal, industrious citizens. Rev. I.
Breneman has been of great service to
the enterprise in helping to receive
and answer communications etc., and
we will here state that in no other
manner is he an interested party. As
the work progresses we will lay before
our readers, from time to time the de
tails and the measure of progress.
The Four Rules.
aan rayment lived up
to have
made Wanamaker &
Brown the LARG
One Price
Full Guarantee
Cash Returned
EST and most POP
ULAli Clothing
House in the world.
Some good friend at Wilcox has
sent us a diminutive specimen of an
oil tank, bearincr the inscription:
"For Haskill Oil Well care H. F
Barbour." It will probably hold
three gallons, not more, and thus we
judge it is sent to us as a sample of the
tanks in use in the "Wilcox Oil
Field," and shall prize it very highly
as a curiosity. We should Judge, how
ever, from all reports that it is al
together too large a tank for that
territory. JcAean Miner.
That Spring Suit.
Can now be bought at a very low
price by making a selection from
Wanamaker's samples at The West
End Store.
A collisions of trains at Slating
ton, Pa., on Friday last attended by
the explosion of several oil tanks and
a locomotive, caused the loss of five
lives, and the distinction of two hun
dred thousand dollars worth of prop
erty.
Postmasters of the fourth class are
to be paid a commission on the amount
of stamps canceled, according to the
post office bill for the next fiscal year.
nstead of on those they sell, as the ex
isting law provides. This will put
stop to the lively traffic In stamps
by which dishonest postmasters have
increased their salaries.
Notice for Convention of School Direc
tors to elect County Superintendent.
To the School Directors of Elk countv
Gentlemen: In pursuance of the
May, 1864, you are hereby notified to
meet in convention. at thecourt house.
in Ridgway Elk Co. Pa. on the first
Tuesday in May, A. D. 1878, being the
i iu uuy oi me montn, at one o'clock
in ine aiternoon, and select, viva voce,
oy a majority or tue whole number ol
directors present, one person of liter
ary and scientific acquirements, and
of skill and experience in the art of
teaching, as county superintendent.
tor three succeeding Years: riptpnnlnn
tne amount or compensation for the
same : and certify the result to th
btate superintendent, at Harrlsburg,
as required by the thirty-ninth and
fortieth section of said act.
UEO. B. DIXON.
Co. Runt, of Kllr n
April 11U, 1019
A It .i. . nn -
List of Jurors.
drawn for May term of court, com-
.uvui;iiig wuuuuy iviay jsi, 10(0.
GRAND.
St. Marys. Gerhard Fochtman.
Benezette. H. II. Wllann npnni.
Benzinger . Bernard Wesnitzer,
George Wendle, Simon Breindle,
Henry Fletterman.
J? ox. W. A. M'Kay. Thomas Sulli
van, jeremian Hunivan.
Horton. Henry Reedy.
Highland. Robert Wonderly.
Jones. John Weidert. J. O. John.
son, Jr.
Jay. John Gordon.
Millstone. William Dunn.
T-? iilrvwat' Afi.li.fn T a
Brendle, W. C. Healy, Michael Bailey.
cip.ii.g wcbk. nuinuu iauguner.
St. Marys. Edward M'Bride, Louis
Gies, Joseph Han ha user.
TRAVERSE.
Benezette. Coleman T. Johnson,
John Barr, W. H. Johnson.
Benrtnger . Michael Neibert,
Joseph Cheatle, Peter Wilhelm, Jacob
Schneider, Jacob Nist, John N.
Geitner.George Nissell, John Helndle,
Joseph Schauer, Joseph Werner,
Leonard Ritter.
Fox. Peter Thompson, Talbot
Thompson, Adolph Timm, Lawrence
Mohan, Jr., John. Koch, Joseph An
singer John Hershey, Henry H. Saw
yer, Rcesman Meredith, Marshall
Keefer.
Horton. Willis Taylor, A. S. Hor
ton, Jacob Fields.
Jones. John Bonnert, J. 8. Weitoff,
J. C. Meffert.
Jay. Wm. P. Luce, William Rob
inson, Ephraim Hewitt.
Jay. John Turley, Charles P Chase.
Ridgway. William Fannin, E. J.
Miller, Minor Wiloox, G. G. Messeu.
ger, James F. Garrett, James Rickard,
George Dickiuson, Andrew Jackson.
St. Marys. Fred Leoffler, George
Young, Frank Aves, Frank B. Hall,
Anthony Bosnninger.
Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods 42 Main Street
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.
A new line of dress goods at J. H.
Hagerty's. Call and see the elegant
new stock.
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,
T
HE SOCIETY STORE.
A new store started in Ridgway un
der the auspices of the ladies of Grace
Church, with
MISS A. E. M'ZEE.
as Agent and Saleswoman,
A fine assortment of goods on hand
and selected with great care.
KiMliUUlLtttlUES.
LACE EDGE.
FRINGES.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
LADIES TIES.
TOILET SETS.
LINEN SUITS.
CHILDRENS SUITS
SAMPLE SILKS.
Machine silk, thread and needles.
Also a fine lot of Dress Goods, Fancy
work of all kinds. Framed mottoes
&c, Ac. All cheap as the cheapest
and goods warranted first class. Call
and examine our stock.
MISS A. E. M'KEE,
Agent for the Society.
ROSES.
Eight beautiful Every,
Immediate flnwArinir nml "Tho u
uiuuuimg noses, ready for
a . . v v. i t(i,ii. ivyi
oue year, sent DostDuld hv mull nn ...( nt nt
SEEDS
25 varieties of Choicest
Garden." sent postpaid, by mall, on receipt of
one dollar. r
The Gardpn thb gabdem is an
. . vfcllut;" elegant quarterly
Magazine, devoted to the culture of Flowers
and Vegetables. It is printed on line book
paper, profusely illustrated, and contains a
splendid Colored Plate of Flowers. Price 25
cents a year, and 25 cents worth ofSeeds free.
Splendidly Illustrated Catalogue of Flowers
auu v egeutDie eeeas ana nttnu for
three
cent stump.
Special Pr
Price List to Market Gardners fee.
Wholesale Catalogue to dealers on aDDllca-
tion,
Address i
A ,,rA.. . "
BUM. FT.T.TIYTT A rv
114 Market St.. Pituuurah. P
ulvtMt.
Glad Tidhigss for the Weak, Nervous
aua veimiutea.
Our Latent IinDroved Keir.Antlnir Clvinla
A ppllances are a speedy and Permanent cure
for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Kidney, Liver
aad Female Complaint. Nervous Prostra
tion, Weak Lungs, Rack aud Spinal Irrita
tion, and Kidney Diseases. Prloes, Waist
Belt- 16.00; Spinal Belt, for Paralysis and
Spinal Allmenis, (10.00, and upwards; Arm
leu, Anklets, Head Bands. Knee Caps, (2.00
each; Suspensories, (5.00. Illustrated
I'anin blet Free. Address.
bLVANO-M EDICAL ASSOCIATION.
if? East Ninth Street, Mew York,
Rates ml Advertising.
One eolnma, ens year..... MMNMNWtMt
W " , . ' " WHHHMMMHMHiM W 00
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Trn1nt sdTvrtlmmenU pr quaro of,
eight line, one lnrUon II, two Intar
11 -iO, tbree InMtrtioni i.
Business card, ten Itnei or less, per year
Advertisements payable qaarterljr.
Business Cards.
QEO. A. RATHBUN
ATTOKNEY-AT-1AW,
Main Street, Ridrwsjr, Elk Co., Pa.
HALL M'CAULCY.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Office In New Brick Building, Main Street,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
V3n2t
J. O. IV. BAILEY.
ATTOrtNEY-AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk Connty, Pa. Agent for the
Traveler's Life and Accident Insurance Cot,
of Hartford, Connetlcut, vlnSSyl.
LUCORE & HAMBLEN.
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk County Pa. Office across
the hall from the Democrat establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended to
Jne.l6-187fl
E. Q. FAY.
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COM Mrs.
SION BROKER.
And General Collection Agent. No. 300
Walnut Place, (3W Walnut Street.) Philadel
phia, Pa.
NEW MEAT MARKET.
MERCER BROTHERS have moved their
meat market from D. D. Cook's building to
W. S. Service's hardware store, whera the
Invite all wishing beef. pork, veal and
sausage to give them a call.
V7n47tf,
O. Q. MESSENGER.
DRUGGIST AND PARMACEUTIBtf.
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 In Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main Streets. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite the College. Office hours
from 8 to 10 A. M. and from 7 to 8 P. M.
vln2yl.
J. S. BORDWELL, M. D.
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed bis office from Centre Street.
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., In the second
story of the new brick building of John O.
Hall, west of he Hyde House.
Office hours : 1 to 2 P. M. T to 9 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINQS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Ladles' Cloaks.
at Mrs. N. T. Cummings, also ties, collars
cuffs, holsery, gloves, and a general assort
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Remember tho
place over H. I. Campbell's store, Main street.
Call and examine before purchasing els
where.
HYDE HOUSE.
W. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa,
Thankful for the patronage heretofore so
liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
moiit a continuance of the same,
oot30'69
Ridgway Oyster, Fish mmi Prniucm
Markat.
The undersigned having leased the build
ing formerly UBod by Mercer Bros., as a Meat
Market will occupy the same as a General
Market House, and will constantly have on
hand, Shell, Tub, and Canned Oysters, a
variety of Fresh and Salt Fish, Foreign and
Domostlo Fruits and Nuts, and all kinds of
Produce. Canned fruits and Jelllls.
Fresh invoices of Oysters and Fish Dally.
A. C. MATHEWS 4 CO.
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING-
MRS. J. R. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk Co., Pa..
takes this method of announcing to the citi
zens of Elk county, that she has on hand an
assortment of fashionable millinery goods
which will be sold cheap. Also dressmaking
In all Its branches.
Agent for Dr. J. Ball 4 Co'a Patent Ivory
and Lignum Vltce Eye Cups. Send for des
criptive circular.
nl7yl.
APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA. Vol. 8 of this admirable work is just out
making It half complete, as there are to be 19
In all, of 800 pages each, one being Issued la
two months. It makes a complete library,
and no one can afford to do without It who
would keep well Informed. Price (6,00 a vol
ume In leather, or (7,00 in elegant half Tur
key. C. K. Judsou, Fredonla, N. Y., controls
the sale In Elk county. Address him for
patlculars. , sep VMf,
E. K. (MESH.
DEALER In all kinds of cabinet Ware.
wood and cane seat chairs, kitchen and ex
tent Ion tables, wood and marble top stands,
wooa ana marble top bureaus, whatnots.
looking glasses, wood and marble too cham
ber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms,
bed steads, cribs. Laferty'a metal lined
wood pumps. Ac, Ac Cane seats replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from (65 to (45, the beet ma
chine In the market, and picture frames
made to order. Alsoa large assorted stock of
ready made coffins constantly on band and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panto prices. Ware Rooms
In masonic building, Ridgway Fa,
V7n51t.
Choice Rio Coffee,
Costs but 23 cents at The West End.
1 C2AXC1 TO 1UZX SOUS U0HZ7, SURE.
''Cornoll's History of Pennsylvania" Now
ready. Write for Agency at once. JOHN
SULLY A CO.. Publishers. 725 Sansom Street.
Philadelphia.
n7iuiiui
A New Supply.
of London Layer
Valencia
Raisins.
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 Advocatk office.
Diphtherial
Johnson's Anodvna IJntmant win na
tively prevent this terrthla disease, and wlU
uwmv,j vurv uiuf nasi m ia Hn, informa
lon that will save nuailtwuni rP k
mail. Don't delay a moment. PrevanUoa (a
beiwr than cure. I. 6. JOHNSON A 6oV.
Bangor, Maine. . .
ml.