RIDGWAY, PA., APRIL 18, 1878.
Kotos.
Fly time will soon be hero.
reople are now making soap.
Next Sunday Is Easter Sunday.
Corpus Chrlstl comes on Thursday,
June 20.
May terra of court Is a license
term.
Our lumbermen are praying for a
flood.
To morrow Is good Friday. Sow
your cabbage seeds.
Send In your subscriptions to the
Advocate.
Farmers are now busy putting
In their spring ciops.
Old sheep and green pea9 will
Boon be In market.
This Is Holy Week and the last
week of lent.
Less than $10,000 of one cent pieces
were coined last year.
Another lot of new samples for
ummer wear just received at M'
Afee's. This is the last "r" month and the
close of the oyster season for some
time.
The croakers are still determined
to have a young winter some time this
summer.
Pleasant wenther, and a good time
to clean up yards and get ready for
the;summer campaign.
The survey of the "Dutch lands"
is being pushed forward as rapidly aa
possible.
The lumber for the derrick, near
Jim Gardner's, has been hauled on the
ground.
Many people plant their potatoes
In the moon. We propose to plant
ours in the ground if it don't rain.
April showers bring May flowers.
ThejTshowers have not been very
plenty this month thus far.
The constables elected at the
spring election will be sworn in at the
May term of court.
The Republican State Convention
will be held on Wednesday, May 8,
1878atHarriMburg.
The State Convention of the Na
tionals will be held in Philadelphia on
Wednesday, May 8, 1878.
Potatoes are very plenty in this
market at present and are .quoted as
low as 40 cents a bushel.
The breezes that are wafted from
the skivingson the old road opposite
the grist mill, are anything but spicy.
April report of the Principal's Re
port of the Wilcox public schools in
another column.
If the weather continues fine we
expect to plant a lot of dead cats in a
few clays. We have a few chickens
and that is the cause of it.
We would like a correspondent
from each township in Elk county.
Any thing you would like to see in
the Advocate please send us for pub
lication. There is talk of consolidating the
Methodist and Presbyterian congrega
tion of this place and hiring a Con.
gregational miuister. This will en
able the congregation to hire a good
man and pay him a good salary.
The crop of spring chickens is
looking finely and reports from our
correspondents in diil'erent parts of
the town report them as unusually far
advanced for thisseasou of the year.
There will be a meeting of the
Ridgway Greenback Club, in the base
ment under W. S. .Service's hardware
etore, next Saturday evening, for the
purpose of electing a delegate to the
ensuing county convention.
My friend a little advice. Don't
borrow the Advocate from your
neighbor, remember we will send it to
your address for one year gratis pro
viding you say you are not able to pay
for it. Then have a copy of yourown.
The payment made to the Seven
teenth Division, P. N. ii., for military
services during the last July riots, ag
gregate $27,000, Clarion Republican.
The Seventh Division is undoubtedly
ment in the above item. As no such
division as the seventeenth exists in
this State.
The number of officers and men in
company H paid by Major Noble was
thirty-one as follows: three commis
sioned officers ; five non-commissioned
officers ; and twenty-three privates.
This as a correction of the Democrat
which made the number thirty-two,
and which seems unable to figure.
The culture of grapes in this vil
lage is improving very much of late.
There is no question about this
climate and this soil being adapted to
the culture of that delicious fruit, and
we hope every person having a spare
spot will set out a grape vine as an ex
peslment, and our word for it the en
terprise will pay. Judge Dickinson,
Harry Wilson, Charles Matthews,
and others about town, have had good
success with grapes, and no sufficient
reason can be given why any person
having a piece of ground cannot raise
enough grapes, for h is own use.
The Republican County Com
mittee met. pursuant to call, at the
Ridgway Rank. In the absence of
J.O. W. Bailey, Chairman, W. C. Spaf
ford, of St. Mary's was chosen Prea
dent. H. M. Powers was chosen
Secretary. The Borough of St. Mary's
and Townships of Fox, Ridgway and
Spring freek were represented. W.
H. Osterhout, of Ridgway was elected
as representative delegate to the ensuing-
Btt Convention. W. W. Ames,
of Bt. Mary's was named as the choice
of Elk county for Senatorial delegate.
Pergonal Kotos.
D. C. Oyster's peas are up.
Cal. Luther has bought a cow.
Mrs. C. R. Earlcy is again at
home.
The township auditors have com
pleted their labors.
T. A. NelU is boss on Hyde &
Ross' new planing mill.
Mrs. Patrick Riley was In town
on a visit last week.
Phillip Lesser has made himself a
neat grape arbor.
Oren Rhincs has a cow and a calf
and a new spring house.
Hon. K. L. Blood, of Brookvllle,
was In town last week Saturday.
Grant & Hortou are building a
big barn near their tannery.
Mr. W. H. Schram has a beautiful
sorrel colt of which he seems very
proud.
W. S. Service has returned from
the city bringing with him a nice lot
of goods.
M'Afce borrowed a hen of we'uns
the other day and now proposes to
have some poultry of his own.
Ben Dill was down from Shaw
mut the other day and took home a
load of potatoes and other necessaries.
G. T. Wheeler has a bad sore on
his leg, the result of the dog bite he
received a week or so ago.
Geo. W, Rhines has set out a
number of fruit trees on his farm on
the State road below that of Jno. G.
Hall.
r-Every fellow must now lick his
own postage stamps as the postmasters
are not allowed to do that business
any more.
G. W. Rhines, George Rhines,
Carl Rhines and James Rhines, yester
day started for Highland on a pigeon
hunt.
Michael Mann is doing the plow
ing and other team work this spring
for all of Irishtown.
R. V. Kime is having his garden
nicely laid out. Year by year people
take more pains to beautify their
places.
Grant's rye and Dickinson's wheat
are looking finely. And show what
can be done in this soil with the aid of
good fertilizers.
TneSupervisors of Ridgway town
ship have employed Messrs. Lucore &
Hamblen as their counsel for the en
suing year.
The Warren Mail says: "the Mof
fit bell punch is the coming thing.
You don't drink the punch it only
punches your drinks.
A good many German strangers
are seen on our streets for the past few
days. We may expect to hear the
sound of the ax in the "Dutch lands"
before long.
Frank VanOrsdall, for a long time
employed at the depot, will take the
position in Powell & Kiiue's store,
made vacant by the resignation of B.
T. C'hapin.
R. II. Coates started out on Mon
day morning, for a trip with Service's
peddling cart, loaded with tin ware
etc., to be exchanged for rags, old
copper, and cash.
Whatever shortcomings Messrs.
M'Govern and Gulnack may have
been guilty of they are certainly de
serving of great praise for not increas
ing the township debt.
Mrs. N. T. Cunimiugs has just re
turned from the city with a new and
elegant stock of millinery goods. Call
and see her in Thayer's building in
the room formerly occupied by Miss
Krimble.
There was a little error in the Elk
Democrat of last week in relation to
the size of Hyde & Ross' new planing
mill. That paper gave the size as
45x100 feet, when the size is, as given
in the Advocate, 48x96.
M. E. Lesser has torn down his
old house across the creek next west
of Mrs. Houk's and has commenced
the cellar for a new dwelling. There
are several handsome building lots on
the other side of the Clarion.
B. T. Chapin, who has occupied
the position of book keeper for Messrs.
Powell & Kime, has purchased the
stock of goods and rented the store of
Mrs. Moorehead, atBrockwayville, for
u term of five years. He intends com
mencing at once.
Mr. P. T. Brooks cut the limbs off
an apple tree next his house because
the tree did not do very well. He
says the tree bore last year one million
little apples and two million caterpil
lars. The apple crop being out of all
kind of decent proportion to the other
crop.
A young chap poked his head In
our office door the o'her day and in
quired ''have you change fora$o bill.''
Ou our asking him for his bill he re
plied, "I have none now but thought
prehaps I might get one." We killed
the villiau at once and buried him un
der the grape vines.
Eight Mollie Maguires were ar
rested at Shamokin on the 12th Inst.,
ou the charge of murder and iucen.
diarism. With the hanging and Im
prisonment of the Mollie Maguires the
time will come shortly when the or-
ganizatiou of which they are members
will be a slim one.
i resiueni Hayes has ordered a
court of inquiry to rehear Fitz-John
Porter's case. Sixteen years ago Por
ter was tried by court-martial for diso
bedience of orders and upon convic
tion of the charges against him was
sentenced to be cashiered and forever
rendered incapable of holding office
under tne government of the United
States. It is claimed on Porter's be
half that new evidence can be pro
duced which will exonerate him of the
charees on which he was convicted
His petition for a re-hearing has been
refused by three President, Lincoln,
jounson ana urant.
Notes.
The premium on cold Is now only
from one-fourth to seven-eights of a
cent.
-Deficiency bills to the tune of
$9,000,000 have been passed by the
House at Washington, and more are
coming. That's a good way to reduce
expenses.
Several southern papers want
Alex H. Stephens to be President.
He declares he will reduce himself to
a skeleton rather than bo President.
A $130,000 jail In Clarion county
does not hold the prisoners. Two of
them dug through the wall with a
twenty cent jack knife a few days ago
and escaped.
The Buffalo races are to be on the
30th of July and the two following
days. Purses, $13,500. There will
also be a three days' meeting In June,
the days and time being not yet fixed.
The Philadelphia Times calls the
members of our State Legislature.
"Legislature paupers." And they
continue to take their $10 a day, for
bringing disgrace on the common
wealth, all the same.
The Derrick's report of oil opera
tions for the month of March, shows
that 212 wells were finished in that
time, of which 89 were "dusters." A
slight increase in drilling wells is
noted over February. The daily pro
duction was 87,400 barrels.
A post mortem examination of the
body of a young lady named Allen,
who died recently at Spring Station,
Crawford county, revealed the fact
that her liver, stomach and intestines
had grown firmly together. Her suf
ferings M ere very severe. Tight lac
ing is said to have been the cause.
The Bradford narrow gauge road
and the one legged road have gone to
the courts to decide a controversy
about the right of way beyond Brad
ford. Application has been made to
the Attorney General of the State to
annul the charter of the elevated road,
the claim being that it is not a railroad
within the meaning of the statute.
A letter was published in New
York last Monday from Mrs. Tilton to
her private legal adviser, Mr. Wheeler,
declaring the charge of adultery be
tween herself and Mr. Beecher Owe!
Mr. Beecher confronts the new confes
sion with an explicit and absolute
denial !
The Renovo Eecord last week
copied an article from the Advocate
without credit, in relation to keeping
boys home nights. If the article was
good enough to use it was certainly
deserving of credit : We expect, how
ever, to be bothered with these thiev
ing cases as long as we write articles
so much better than our cotempor-
aries.
W'm. M. Tweed is dead. At noon
on April 12, 1878, he breathed his last
in Ludlow street jail, New York City.
His last words were "I have tried to
do some good, If I have not had good
luck. I am not afraid to die; I be
lieve my guardian angels will protect
me." Besides being Mayor of New
city he succeeded in stealing from the
city several millions of dollars, and yet
was allowed to quietly die in bed in
stead of being hung as he deserved
Ridgway township has an interest
bearing debt of $12,71)3,65 and with
the judgments in favor of the town
ship and the amount of tax in the
hands of collectors has enough to pay
half the amount. And while this
enormous debt, bearing interest to the
amount of over $750,00 is carried, the
taxes in the hands of collectors is bear
ingno interest. There seems to be a
needed reform in the niannerof collect
ing taxes, and we propose to harp on
this matter until some action is taken
by the powers that be to have taxes
promptly collected and promptly paid
over. No reasonable man can ask for
a longer period than six months for
the payment of his tax. Then let the
duplicate be placed in the hands of
collectors, allowing a reasonable dis
count to those who pay ill sixty days,
and let those who pay in four months
pay the full amount, and those who
wait until the expiration of the six
mouths should have a reasonable per
centage added to the amount of their
tax. Upon the expiration of the time
named compel the collector to settle
his duplicate, and square up his ac
count. The tax then remaining un
paid should then be collected by levy
and sale forthwith. There is no need
for the dilatory collection of taxes,
and once get the tax payers in the
habit of beiug prompt and a few years
would extinguish our debt and make
the taxes so low that what now is a
grinding burden would become a com
paratively pleasant duty. Correspon
dence if solicited on this subject, and
we hone bv persistent agitation to ac-
comnlish an end for which all most
devoutly hope, viz: the payment of
our debts ana low taxes.
Good Friday.
To-morrow, the 19th, Good Friday,
the day on which our blessed Lord
was crucified for the sins of the whole
world, there will be service at Grace
Church at 1:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M
A Christian people should not let this
day pass as an ordinary day no more
(to sav the least) than a legal citizen
would treat with unconcern "Wash
ington's Birthday" or the "Fourth of
July." Therefore, the Rector of Grace
Church cordially invites all to the
solemn observance of this Christian
Fast.
Birth.
Agens. On Thursday, April 11th,
1878, to Mr. ana Mrs. Simon Agens,
of this place, a son.
" That Spring Suit,
Can now be bought at a very low
price by making a selection from
Wanamaker'g samples at The West
End Store.
Township Jccouuls.
A good dealof dlscssslon Is going on
in regard to the publication of the ac
counts of boroughs and townships.
We have heretofore published the
several laws in relation to this ques
tion, and therefore deem It unneces
sary to do so again. The law plainly
requires the auditors of the several
boroughs and townships to publish a
statement of their accounts respec
tively at the close of each fiscal year,
which previous to'76 was in June. We so
stated In previous years but there were
persons, and some lawyers, too, who
had not given the Bubject a minute's
attention, who argued that the law
did not require any publication other
than a written statement posted up in
the borough or townshp. A case was
tried in Northumberland county, in
volving a neglect of the auditors to
publish In the papers, and, after .a
thorough examination, the court de
cided against the auditors, and fined
them twenty dollars each. In Alle
gheny county a like case was tried,
and with like result. It was all along
clear to us that publication in the pa
pers was necessary. The reason why
people thought a publication by writ
ten or printed statements put up in
the borough or township was a suf
flcent compliance with the law, was
because the act of 1874 so stated it, but
the proviso to the act says as follows :
"Nothing in this act shall be con
strued to interfere with the present
law, which requiresannual statements
of the receipts and expenditures of the
borough councils, road commissioners,
supervisors, overseers of the poor and
scnooi directors to ue advertised in the
weekly papers of tlife county."
From this it Is clear that the written
or printed statement to be put up in
the borough or township is a publica
tion in addition to the publication in
the papers, for were it not so the act
itself would be practically of no effect.
Several laws have been passed bearing
on this subject since 1874, and the
whole of them sum up thus :
First The auditors are required in
each borough and township to settle
the annual accounts thereof, and pub
lish the same not only in newspapers,
but also by written or printed state
ments put up in the most public
places In the respective boroughs and
townships, as soon after the close of
the fiscal year, which is on the first
Monday in April, as possible.
Second If the borough or township
is in debt, has a funded or floating
debt, it must be included in the state
ment, together with the valuation of
property, &c, and published in at
least two papers, and embraced in the
written or printed statement also.
It is necessary that the auditors of
the respective boroughs and townships
should go to work at once and settle
the accounts as they are in duty bound
to do, and have them published as the
law directs. When the borough .or
township has no Indebtedness, neglect
to publish incurs a flue of twenty dol
lars, but if the borough or township is
in debt, the neglect Incurs a fine of one
thousand dollars. We would advise
those who read this article to cut it
out of the paper and preserve it, so
that it may be had for reference.
The following supplement to the
above act was approved March 31,
1876, and is also of importance :
"Be it enacted, etc. That the time
for the Auditors of the several town
ships and boroughs within this Com
monwealth to meet annually, shall be,
and Is hereby changed from the first
Monday of June, annually, as pro
vided in the act to which this is a sup
plement, to meet the second Monday
of April, annually, except so far as
said auditing relates to School Direc
tors." Qreensburg Argus.
The New Bogus Five Dollars.
This city and vicinity is now being
flooded with counterfeit five dollar
bills on the First National Bank of
Hanover, Pa. We alluded to this
fraudulent bill in our last; a subse
quent, careful, examination enables
us to lay before our readers a more de
tailed description of this dangerous
counterfeit, which is so well executed
that It has deceived several experts.
The bogus bill is marked ou one of the
D series, the only defects the closest
scrutiny reveals are in the cautionary
directions printed on the back of the
note. The word "owing" on the up
per right hand corner had evidently
been originally printed "ownig" and
afterwards changed as there is an ex
tra, dot over the "n." The word
"thousand" in the lower right
hand corner has the last syllable
printed "aud" and the word "exceed
ing" immediately following begins
with a "c." These are very trifling
defects, and may have been corrected
in subsequent Issues of the counterfeit.
It would be well to refuse all $5 notes
on this bank of the Beries D. Peter
sons' Counterfeit Detector.
Church 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.
Next Sunday being Easter Day, the
subject of the morning sermon will be
"Light Springing up" and of the even
ing, "Si)iritual Resurrection.'' In the
afternoon at 3.30 o'clock there will be
a children's service.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. M. Gillette (Presbyterian),
morning and evening, at the usual
hours. .
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Next Sunday there will be no ser
vices although it is tne regular dav
Rev, M. Meagher will be In attendance
on the Mission at Emporium which
closes on that day.
Wilcox l'nbllo Schools.
Principal's Report for month ending
April 2, 1878.
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TEACHERS.
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Miss. Eula Schultz.
Miss. W. Murphy.
W. H. Prideaux.
Bu miliary.
The standard
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here used
Is 100;
The highest average class standing
during the month is 99 the lowest 65 ;
the best general average 100; the
lowest 88.
Divisions.
1st. Div. A Grade.
Ella Locke 100 100 100 08 99
Amanda Wilcox 100 98 98 97 98
Jessie Parsons 90 100 100 97 98
DoraStarks 100 98 08 96 98
Willard M'Vean 100 99 98 97 98
Maggie Murphy 100 100 98 97 99
Lucy Nearing 90 100l 96 97 07
"B" Grade
Katie Murphy 100 100 95 97 98
Mattie Locke 100 100 98 97 99
Ada Miller 100 100 98 97 99
Martha Groat 1"0 100 95 97 98
Mary Schriner 100 100 loo 98 99
Johnnie Murphy 100 loo 97 87 98
Eugene Parsons 90 94 90 95 94
Freddie Aldrich 100 100 94 95 97
James Murphy 100 90 98 90 97
"C" Grade
Eddie Wells 96 100 90 05 97
William Miller 98 0 96 93 00
Mary Myrthough 90 100 loo 94 90
2rd Div. A Grade.
Bennie Murphy 100 100 99 97 99
Grant Allen 99 100 98 92 97
Willie Sweet 99 100 99 94 98
Eddie Bevier 99 100 00 89 94
Martin Brogan 90 100 95 95 95
Jackson Schultz 100 08 98 89 96
Minnie Whiteman 95 100 loo 95 97
Flora Weining 100 100 loo 98 99
John Leonard 98 90 95 65 88
"B" Grade
Hatta Whiteman 75 100 95 83 88
Ellie Whiteman 90 100 97 88 94
Lillie Brown 100 97 85 93 94
Edna Walker 100 100 loo 98 99
Willie Locke lOojlOO loo 98 99
John Flannagan 99 100 98 95 99
Geo. Weining 100 100 9.5 90 98
M. Westcott 100:100 90 96 96
LucvStarks HMlOOloO 99:i00
Charlie Armel 97100 95 97 97
Charlie Stoltz 99 100 85 90 94
Otto Schriner 99 100 98 93 9
Bernardine Veditz 100 100 loo 85 96
Sarah Nearing 100 95 90 96 95
"C" Grade.
Lillie Ernhout 98 100 100 96 08
Allie Houghtailing 100 100 100 99 99
Celia Miller 100 100 100 99 99
K Flannagan 95 100 100 92 94
LMurtough 701 100 loo 86 89
Visitors, Messrs. Geo. R. Dixon. A
T. Aldrich, H. M. Campbell, James
Iveeley and Rev. Wilson.
W. H. PRIDEAUX, Principal.
National Greenback Men ! Take Notice t
A convention of delegates from the
several Townships of Elk Co., will
meet In Ridgway, Thursday, April
25th at 2 o'clock P. M. to select a dele
gate to the State Convention to be held
in Philadelphia May 8th. Also to
perfect County organization. Each
township is requested to send two
delegates.
By request of W. S. SERVICE,
President of Central Club,
April 17, 1878. Ridgway, Pa.
E. K. Thompson's Great Healing
Ointment has cured cases of badly
frozen feet aud toes, taking the frost
out and healing the parts.
Recently a man had his large toe
froze so that the flesh came off, leaving
the bone almost bare. He applied the
Ointment as above, and in a short
time bad a new one. Prepared at
Titusville, Pa. Price, 25 cents
Sold by Dr. T. S. Hartley, Ridgway
Elk Co. Pa.
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Notice for Convention of School Direc
tors to elect County Superintendent.
To the School Directors of Elk county:
Gentlemen In pursuance of the
forty-third section of the act of 8th
May, 1854, you are hereby not! lied to
meet in convention, at thecourt 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 of liter
ary and scientific acquirements, and
of skill aud experience in the art of
teaching, as county superintendent,
tor three succeeding years: determine
the amount of compensation for the
same; and certify the result to the
State Superintendent, at Harrisburg.
as required by the thirty-ninth and
fortieth section of said act.
GEO. R. DIXON,
Co. Supt. of Elk Co.
April 4th, 1878
List of Jurors
drawn for May term of court, com
mencing Monday May 27, 1878.
OKAND.
Bt. Marys. Gerhard Fochtman.
Benezctte. H. R. Wilson, Dennis
Taylor.
lieiizingcr . Bernard Wesnitzer,
George Wendle, Simon Breindle,
Henry Fletterman.
Fox. W. A. M'Kay, Thomas Sulli
van, Jeremiah Sullivan.
Horton. Henry Reedy. '
Highland. Robert Wonderly.
Jones. Johu Weidert, J. C. John
son, Jr.
Jay. John Gordon,
Millstone. William Dunn.
Ridgway. Melvin Gardner. L. A.
Brendle, W. C. Healy, Michael Bailey.
Spring Creek. Nathan Laughner.
St. Marys. Edward M'Bride, Louis
Gies, Joseph Hanhauser.
TRAVERSE.
Benezette. Coleman T. Johnson,
John Barr, W. H. Johnson.
Bensringer . Michael Neibert,
Joseph Cheatle, Peter VVllhelm, Jacob
Schneider, Jucob Nist, John N.
Geitner.Oeorge Jvissell, JohnHeindle,
Joseph Schauer, Joseph Werner,
Leonard Ritter.
Fox. Peter Thompson, Talbot
Thompson, Adolph Tinim, Lawrence
Mohan, Jr., John Koch, Joseph An
singer John Hershey, Henry H. Saw
yer, Reesman Meredith, Marshall
Keefer. '
Horton. Willis Taylor, A. S. Hor
ton, Jacob Fields.
Jones. John Bouuert, J. S. "Weitoff,
J. C. Meftbrt,
Jay. Wm. P. Luce, William Rob
inson, Enhraini Hewitt.
Jay. John Turley, Charles P Chase.
Ridgway. William Fannin, E. J.
Miller, Minor Wilcox, G. G. Messen.
ger, James P. Garrett, James Rickard,
George Dickinson, Andrew Jackson.
St. Marys. Fred Leoffler, George
Young, Frank Aves, Frank B. Hall,
Anthony Boenninger.
Paper Rags taken in exchange for
goods 42 Main Street
The articles appearing in the Elk
Democrat and 101 k Advocate signed
by Rev. J. M. Gillette, aud "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 aud seethe 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'EEE.
as Agent and Saleswoman,
A fine assortment of goods on hand
and selected with great care.
EMBllOIbElUES.
LACE EDGE.
FRINGES.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
LADIES TIES.
TOILET SETS.
LINEN SUITS.
C1I1LDRENS SUITS
SAMPLE SILKS.
Machine silk, thread and needles.
Also a line lot of Dress Goods. Faney
work of all kinds. Framed mottoes
4-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.
"ROCirrC Eight beautiful Evcry
itUO IjJ. bloomiiiK Hoses, ready for
....... IUK J1WT1 l 111. 1. 1 ' . UaiUDtli IUI
one year, sent postpaid by mail on receipt of
1 ... ... I t A H..,naii..r "Til a n.ihlnn II f,...
one uonar.
tC'C'TJJC 25 varieties of Choicest
Garden," sent postpaid, by mall, on receipt of
one uonar.
T,V-ICk riayirlon Thk Garden is an
11G UdlUCU elegant quarterly
Magazine, devoted to the culture of Flowers
and Vegetables.- It is printed on line book
paper, profusely 11 lustra ted, and contains a
splendid Colored Plate of Flowers. Price 25
cents a year, and 25 cents worth ol'Seeds free.
Splendidly Illustrated Catalogue of Flowers
and Vegetable Seeds and Plants for a three
cent slump.
special rrice i.isi to mantel uaruners lee.
Wholesale Catalogue to dealers on applica
tion. Address I
BESJ. KLLIUTT &CO.
114 Market St., Pittsburgh. Pa.
nlvS-lt.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. B. Division
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
-N and after THURSDAY, JULT. 28.
If 1877, the trains onthe Philadelphia &
Lri ttrnroaa willrunas follows t
WESTWARD.
ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 65 p m
" " Kenovo 11 00 a m
" " " Emporium 12 65 p m
' St. Mary's 1 46 p m
Ridgway 2 16pm
" '' Kane 8 80 p m
" arrive at Erie 7 85 p m
EASTWARD.
ERIE MAIL leave Erie M .....11.00 a m
" '. Kane 8 60 p m
' " ' Ridgway ........ 4 49 p m
" " St. Mary's 6 18 p m
" " " Emporium 6 15pm
Renovo- 8.85 p m
" " arr. at Pbiladephia... 7 00 a m
Day Express and Niagara Express oon
neoteast wilh Low Grvde Dilution and B.
N. Yl & P. R. R.
WM. A BALDWIN.
Gen'l 8up't
Hmtrnt ! Advertising.
One oolnran, oat ye"'
Sum- 15 0O
& I t .J...ItuimiinU Mr Bfl HUT Of.
nlilit llnca one insertion II. two luser
1..tII, I lireo insertions 2.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per jrear
.
Advertisements payaoie qunrwnj.
ri.n.ruiri. i - - -riji-n.gjui n fi rji-iAfirVwssT 1"-
Business Cards.
GEO. A. RATHBUN
attorney-at-law,
Main Street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
HALL A. M'CAULEY.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Office In New Brick Building, Main Street,
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. 3n2tf.
J. O. W. BAILEY.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk Connty, Pa. Agent forth
Traveler's Life and Accident Insurance Co.,
of Hartford, Connetlcuh vln25yl.
LUCORE & HAMBLEN.
ATTORNEYS AT-LAW.
Ridgway, Elk County Pa. Office across
the hall from the Dbmocbat establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended tr
Jne.15-1876
E. Q. FAY.
LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMIS
SION BROKER.
And General Collection Agent, No. 204
Walnut Place, (311) Walnut Street.) Philadel
phia, Pa. n-ll-ly
NEW MEAT MARKET.
MERCER BROTHERS have moved their
meat market from I). D. Cook's building to
V. 8. Service's hardware store, where they
invite all wishing beef, pork, veal and
suusage to give them a call,
v7nl7tf,
G. G. MESSENGER;
DRUGGIST AND PAUMACEUTIST.
N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets,
Rldgwuy, Pa., full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign and Domestlo 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.
vlnJyl.
J. S. BORDWELL, M. D.
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his office from Centre Street,
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., In the second
story of the new brick building of Johu G.
Hall, west of the Hyde House.
Office hours : 1 to 2 P. M. 7 to 8 P. M.
MRS. N. T. CUMMINGS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Ladles' Cloaks,
at Mrs. N. T. Cummlngs, also ties, collars
cuffs, holsory, gloves, and a general assort
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Remember the
place over R. I. Campbell's store. Main street,
Call and examine before purchasing else
where.
HYDE HOUSE
W. H. SCHUAM, Proprietor,
Kldgway, Klk Co., Pa.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore so
liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro
prletor, hopes, by paying strict attention to
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance of the same,
oct30'0
Ridgway Oyster, Fish and Produce
Market.
Tho undersigned having leased the build
ing formerly used by Mercer Bros., as a Meat
Market will occupy tho sume as a General
Market House, and will constantly have on
hand, Shell, Tub, and Canned Oysters, a
variety of Fresh and Salt Pish, Foreign and
Domestlo Fruits and Nuts, and all kinds of
Produce, Canned fruits and Jellils.
Frcsli invoices of Oysters and Fish Daily.
A. C. MATHEWS A CO.
MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING.
MRS. J. R. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk Co., Pa..
takes this method of announcing to the cltl
Eens 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. Bail it Co's Patent Ivory
and Lignum VlttB 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 18
in all, of 800 pages each, one being issued In
two mouths. It mukes a complete library.
and no one can afford to do without it who
would keep well informed. Price 86,00 a vol
ume in leather, or $7,00 in elegant half Tur
key. C. K. Judson, Fredonla, N. Y.. controls
the sale In Elk couuty. Address him for
patlculars. sep 17-tf.
E. K. GRESH.
DEALER In all kinds of cabinet ware.
wood and cane seat chairs, kitchen and ex
tention tables, wood and marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots,
looking glasses, wood and marble top cham
ber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms,
bed steads, cribs. Luferty's metal lined
wood pumps, dec, ic. Cane seals replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from $65 to (-15, the best ma
chine In the market, and picture frames
made to order. Also a large assorted stock of
ready made coffins constantly on band and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
In masonic building, Ridgway Pa.
v7nolt.
Choice Rio Coffee.
Costs but 23 cents at The West End.
A C2ANCS TO HAKE SOUS MONEY, SUEE,
'Cornell's History of Pennsylvania." Now
ready. Write for Agency at once. JOHN
SULLY (V CO., Publishers, T Sansom Street.
Philadelphia,
UinViii.
A Sew Supply.
of London Layer t, .
Valencia Rlns.
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 oflice. Call on us.
Neat note-heads printed cheaDlv
at the Advocate oaice.
Diphtheria!
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment will pos
tively prevent this terrible disease, and will
posllvely cure nine cases lu ten. Informa
tion that will save luauy lives sent free by
mail. Don't delay a moment. Prevention Is
better than cure. I. S. JOJtNSOH m,
Bangor, Maine. '