v.. . ItlDQWAY, FA., AUG. 8, 1878. Notes. Oren Ithines' boy has been sick for a week post. Hattle Oyster, the Sheriff's little girl, is nick. Note heads very cheap at this of flee. Call and see the stock. The slaughter house on Powell's farm is a sweet-scented posy. Miss Jennie Gresh was unable to appear at the concert Friday night. Sheriff Oyster has exchangad his old piano for a new one, made by Lin- denian Sons, New York. Thomas Malonc, oldest son of Tat, Malone, has commenced to learn the printing trade at the Democrat office, John Casserly is suffering with toothache. Although a strong man, the toothache makes him look sad. J. O. W. Bailey and family have arrived after an absence of several weeks. We understand that Bailey has been sick for some time. tiuite a circus on the streets of our village last Sunday. Those who wit nessed the equestrian display seemed eatisfied that they had their twenty five cents' worth. Rev. H. V. Talbot succeeded in raising one hundred dollars in the M. E. Church Sunday night, to apply on the payment of the church debt. Since Sunday lie has increased the sum. Butterfuss & Bechtold are now engaged in making and repairing boots and shoes at low prices, at But terfuss' harness shop, Masonic build ing, Read their card in another col umn, and then give them a call. Mrs. Judge Horton, aged seventy six, walked to Judge Whitmore's resi denee from this place, a distance of more than a mile, one day last week Mi's. Horton, as will be seen by this, is still hale and hearty, despite her recent illness. The rollers at Oterhout tannery took exceptions to our correspondent's article in our last issue. We wish to say that no slur whatever was intend ed, the whole thing being a harmless joke, and that the feelings of any person should he hurt we regret. The dedication services of the Presbyterian Church at Kane will be lield on the arrival of the afternoon trains Saturday, Aug. 10th. Return trains to Warren, Wih-ox and Ridg- way will be provided in tiie evening, All are invited to attend. Curiosity Box. Riijgway, Aug. 0, '78. Ritlgway ought to be a Borough. A policeman very much needed nhout the corner of Bowers' furniture store about 10 o'clock i if. The editor of the Democrat is about putting up a common string tele phone from his office to a corner room in the Hyde House. A telephone line is going to be put up from Hartley's drug store to the mice of V. H. Osterhout. Hartley olid Osterhout are the projectors. A certain kind of sk'kii'ss is very prevalent among several of our prominent citizens. The doctors have diagnosed the disease correctly, but have noc as yvt found a remedy to at leviute it. It is said tliat in the end it always prove fatal. "Uene," don't get mad about that common atriiig telephone. The Dr. says he was never in better humor in his life than when he heard that your string broke. Gene,'1 you are happy when circumstaneea suit your temper, hut the Dr. is more excellent, because he can suit his temper to any circum stances. Whoever blows the whistle at Grant & Horton's tanucry must be a first cousin of Gabriel, for lie attempts to raise tho sinners at 6 o'clock a. m not only at the tannery, but also in tiie 41 borough' of Ridgway. Brother Grant, hold on to the whistle. We are not ready to be resurrected ; some who rise at that whistle will never be raised by Gabriel's mighty blast It is advisable for the owners of cows in the " Borough '' of Ridgway to keep them off the street and getting in people's gardens, or something else will be done with them than driving them to the pound if there Is any. There is no doubt but that damages will be exacted if a cow with white and black hair should trespass in the future. Friends, take notice, and gov ern yourselves accordingly. Young ladies and gentlemen had better, in the future, take their moon light excursions in some other place than in the cemetery. A repetition of such conduct as was enacted a few days ago will be punished by the exposure of the individuals. Be careful, boys. Girls, take warning. Dr. Hartley lias been on a very successful piscatorial excursion to Lake Erie. He has brought to town some of the finest specimens of black bass, white fish and pike it has been our lot to gaze upon in a long time. In strong contrast with Bro. G., the Dr. has not had occasion to use any " an tidote" for "snakebites," as he has never been bitten yet. We call attention to the miserable sidewalk in front of the fouudry. "A word to the wise is sufficient." Ben. Lamoreaux Is happy. Why? because he has plenty of work. Our genial friend and lawyer, J. O. W. Bailey, has just returned from his western tour. The question. "Where is Bailey?" can now be answered, "at home." KlOGWAY WAKDEEEB. Fox Township Notes. Fox, Aug. 6, '78. Good 'weather for haying, with an occasional thunder shower. Born, Aug. 80, to Mr. and Mrs. Lute Keller,' a son. We had quite a destructive hall and wind storm Aug. 1st., which passed over our township, from which we make the following notes: The tin harvested crops from Hays Kyler's to Mrs. Thomas Cross', on the top of the Hogback road, were more or less In jured. On the other road, Andrew Shiver's corn and potatoes were con siderably cut down with hail. Tcter Thompson's crops were most all de stroyed, and fences blown down. Some eight rods of Simon Thompson's fence blown across the road Into an other field, and the boards spilt and scattered In all directions. J. R. Tay lor says he had more chopping done in five minutes than he could have done himself in a week, but his oats were threshed a little too much. Conrad Moyer, Jr., plank blew off the bridge where he drives in his barn, that was spiked down, but did not injure the barn, and the hall broke most of the glass on one side of his house. U. W. Rogers had all his oats and corn de stroyed, and Borne four or five acres of timber blown down, and his fences were blown from the foundation in places. John Myers had his best cow killed, and his orchard and fences more or less damaged. P. W. Hays' fence was badly demoralized, a portion of his orchard blown down, and some of his second-growth hickory so badly twisted that It won't make axe-handles. J. S. Hyde hod quite a large tract of timber across the Toby Creek, towards the mountain, blown down, and what is generally called a regular windfall. The house that Thomas Hewitt lived in, on the Joseph Rogers farm, was a portion of it blown to pieces, and the main part unroofed and moved about twelve feet off the foundation, and their stove and dishes all broken to pieces. Mr. and Mrs. Hewett, their two little children and a hired man, barely escaping with their lives. SXUBB. Wilcox Notes. Wilcox, Pa., Aug. 6, '78. Mrs. Wilcox had an attack of paralysis Saturday afternoon while walking alone in the front yard. She succeeded in getting on the veranda floor, where she lay in an unconscious state when discovered by Miss Elmira Horton, who summoned assistance, and got her into the house. Dr. Straight was immediately sent for, and she had so far recovered on Sunday as to be able to walk a little by holding on to a chair, since which time she has continued about the same. The National Greenback party had a meeting Saturday evening to ap imint delegates to the County Conven tion, which meet at Ridgwuy on Tuesday, Aug. 6th. Esq. John Par sons was cIkkkmi Pivsldent, and O. M. Montgomery, Secretary. On motion of Martin Sowers, R. Brennan and M. Fearu were unanimously chosen to represent this township in nomina ting candidates for the fall campaign, and. this morning they started for Ridgway to assist in devising means by which we can all have our pockets full of greenbacks on eight hours' work a day. A party of ladies and gcutlemeu of this place, while, fishing in the East Branch of the Clarion rl'.er, or eight or nine miles from here, and in the woods, a mile and n half from any house, were suddenly cut off from all communication with the outer world By a rapid rise of the river, caused by a tremendous rain storm, which con tinued with terrific force during the whole night. The party sought shel ter in an old camp, where they stayed all night amid the howling of the tem pest, and the imaginary howling of wild animals. ,Nor were their troubles at an end in the morning, for they found the'water had risen six feet, and it was impossible to cross with their team, and there they stayed the long and dreary day, and another dark and dismal night, only to awake in the morning and find the river still too high to ford. But the gentlemen suc ceeded in getting the ladies over the stream, in the after part of the day, and in getting supplies for them selves and team, and another night they spent in the dark woods, with fit ful slumbers and frightful dreams of ghosts, hobgoblins and the ferocious wild beasts of the forest. The fourth day came, and with it a successful at tempt at crossing the stream ; and just as the sun had closed his labors for the day they came into town, weak and weary, wet and sour. E. O. Aldrich came home from Bradford on Saturday, sick with typhoid fever. Col. Wilcox came home Sunday morning. He drove from Bradford in the night Pete. Mrs. W. S. Service has gone on a visit to friends at Binghampton, N. Y. Tal. Cuthbert drives at the other end of the Brookville stage line, and Jim McCauley at this end. James Magi uu Is' saloon was en tered by the rear window on Saturday night, and cigars and tobacco taken to the amount of $20 or ?25. This is the fourth time Maginuls has suffered from sneak thieves. Mrs. Ernhout's musical concert at Hyde's opera house on Friday night was attended by a large and apprecia tive audience. The performance throughout was good, and, with few exceptions, excellent The duet by two little folks, Lillie Ernhout and Frank Oyster, was received with re peated outbursts of applause by the audience. " "' Elk Connty N. 0. L. Party. PROCEEDINGS OF TUB COUNTY CON VENTION. Tuesday, Aug. Gth, 1878, was the time fixed by the County,, Committee for holding the County Convention at Rhine's hall, at half past one of thnt day. The Convention was called to order by Capt. J. Woodward, Chairman of County Committee, who stated the ob ject of the meeting to be selection of county officers, naming of candidates for State Senator and Congress, ap pointment of County Committee, etc. Geo. A. Rathbun, of Ridgway, was elected temporary chairman, and Henry A. Parsons, Jr., of Ridgway, and C. S. Luther, of Fox, temporary secretaries. LIST OP DELEGATES. Credentials of delegates wero re ceived as follows : Benezette D. W. Delloss, D. A. Seward. Fox James Donnovan, W. T. Mere dith. Horton H. C. Burchfleld, H. B. Shontz. Jay A. W. Gray, Lafayette Copp. Jones Richard Brennan, Michael Fearn. Ridgway Geo. A. Rathbun, J. B. Rice. Spring Creek M. Shanley, Hiram Elselman. On motion the temporary organiza tion was made permanent. NOMINATIONS FOR ASSEMBLY. W. H. Horton, of Horton township, was nominated by acclamation. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. B. F. Ely, received ten votes, E. K. Gresh three, and G. T. Wheeler one. All the candidates being of Ridgway township. On motion, the nomination of B. F. Ely was made unanimous. The nomination for Prothonotary was passed for the time. COMMISSIONERS. D. W. DeHass, of Benezette. re ceived seven votes, Martin Perrin, of bpring ureek, received ten votes; W. E. Hewitt of Fox, received five votes, and J. W. Brooklns, of Jay, two votes. The nomination of D. W. DeHass and Martin Perrin were made unani mous. COUNTY AUDITORS. Henry Blesh, of Benezette, and Charles Holes, of Ridgway, were nominated by acclamation. JURY COMMISSIONERS. Geo. Thurston, of Jay, received four votes, and Jerry Mecum, of St. Mary's, six. Mr. Mecum declared nominated. COUNTY SURVEYOR. Geo. W. Clinton, of Horton. nom inated by acclamation. STATE SENATOR. Geo. A. Rathbun was unanimously nominated as the choice of Elk county for the Senatorial nomination for this district, (formed of Cameron, Clarion, Forest and Elk,) with power to up Kjiiit his own conferees. CONGRESSIONAL. On motion, the County Committee were empowered to appoint Congress ional Conferees. PROTHONOTARY. By a vote of Ave to six, three dele gates not voting It was decided to place in nomination a candidate for Prothonotary, for which position C. S. Luther, of Fox, was nominated by acclamation. COUNTY COMMITTEE was selected as follows : Chairman Capt. Jus, Woodward, Ridgway. Benezette H. R. Wilson, C. H. Winslow. Fox Wm. McCauley, N. G. Bundy Horton A. J. Allen, Geo. W. Clin ton. Jay J. M. Brooklns, Martin Clover. Jonej Jerry Wells, O. M. Mont gomery. Ridgway Capt Woodward, G. T. Wheeler. Spring Creek M. S. Shanley, L. B. Elliott On motion, the Convention ad journed iiie die. Freaks of the Wind. We have all read of great tornadoes and whirlwinds, but they generally occur at a distance, and so do not in terest us as much as did the one wit nessed last Thursday in Horton town ship. The large building at Brandy Camp, known as the Plumber Little house, size about 32x40 feet main part, two stories high, with a back addition attached used for wood bouse and stable, owned by J. 8. Hyde, was completely demolished. The barn was unroofed, apple trees torn out by the roots, and a great amount of timber belonging to Mr. Hyde blown down and destroyed. In the parlor a large looking-glass survived the storm, while the rest of the furniture joined the general pile of kindling wood. Two currents of air appeared to meet at the Little house, one from over the hill near Chamberlin's, and the other between the Brandy Camp Hotel and the building. Rafters were carried a quarter of a mile and driven into tho ground with terrific force. The build ing was unoccupied at the time save by four men who had taken shelter from the storm, all escaping serious in Jury with the exception of Mr. Lowry. who was considerably bruised. The duration of the storm was said by eye witnesses to be not more than two min utes, but its work of destruction ter rible. The Brandy Camp Mill, also owned by Mr. Hyde, was badly broken up. From reliable estimates Mr. Hyde's loss is set down at $5,000, which does not include the timber destroyed, The same day, at the Elk Lick, R. Mahoney, Chris Mays and one or two others, were taking shelter near a barn, when a tree came crashing through it ; they narrowly escaped, and took shel ter under a bridge. Visiting cards as low as 25 cents, post paid, at this office. Our new Spencerian script is the " boss." FcnnftylTanU and Erie Railway. Much inquiry has recently been made in regard to the Pennsylvania and Erie Coal and Railway Company's road, partly for the purpose of getting at the facta, and, we regret to say, partly for the purpose of finding fault because the road has not already been built. Amongst those who are com menting unfavorably upon the efforts now being mado to secure the com pletion of the road, there are proba bly not many who have fully consid ered the amount of money required to carry out such a project; the num ber of men who must necessarily be Interested in some shape or other be fore such an amount can be raised, and the great diversity of views that must be talked over, explained and recon ciled before these men will consent to act According to the Railroad Man uel, edited by Edward Vernon, the first action taken towards building the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad was in 1887. Surveys were made, but. noth ing further accomplished for a long time; and, as many of our readers will remember, the road was not com pleted until 1884, a space of some 27 or 28 years. It is true, a number of years have elapsed since the first move was made toward getting a road from our Elk-county coal fields direct to the northern markets, and it is without doubt among the possibilities that it may be some time yet before it is built, but the friends of the road ought not to feel discouraged because they do not see the ties being laid. The road would probably be in operation to-day had not depression in all kinds of business intervened to prevent parties from in vesting, and notwithstanding the un favorable times, much has been accom plished. Numerous Geological and other scientific examinations and re ports have been made showing the quantity and quality of the coal and other mineral deposits along the line of the proposed road; and, for the pur pose of bringing these matters in a more practical wy before those who profess less faith in Geological reports than in practical results, tons upon tons of the coal have been mined and sent free of cost to various parties to be actually tised and proved for making gas and steam. We who live here in the midst of the coal and see it used every day, know just what its qualities are but when we talk to a person who is entirely a stranger to this section of the country, it is not an easy matter to convince him that we know anything about it unless we ac tually produce the results we claim. We intent to publish (perhaps next week) some extracts from these re ports, and will, at the present time, merely say that they all represent the coal as being most excellent in quality and almost Inexhaustible in quantity. Besides having accomplished this much towards letting capitalists know that we have a quality of coal for which there is now, an must continue to be, an active demand, and this de mand will innure the prosperity of the road. Much lias been done, and a large amount of money has been ex pended, in making the preliminary surveys. A nuinberof lines have been run from points in McKeun county, following different routes south to the coal fields. The results have been fully compared, and the company now has reasonably accurate information as to the length and cost of construct ing upon each route. Two of these routes passing through St. Mary's were quite direct, and, in some respects, very favorable, and the disposition to build through that place was so strong that a large amount of money was ex pended in thoroughly examining the country along these routes. It was as certained that the line would cross sev eral summits, or ridges, making it necessary to adopt heavy grades some times in favor of, and sometimes against the trade and that natural ob stacles would be encountered which would sender the construction of a line through St. Mary's more expensive than a longer route along the Clurion river. The St Mary's route was, therefore, reluctantly aban doned, and examinations were begun along the East and West Clarion, resulting in adopting, as the most favorable route, the line through Wilcox. The sur veys show that the main line, in order to accommodate the anticipated busi ness, will be 101 miles in length, of which 26 miles are already built from Carrollton to Gilesville, leaving 74 miles to build, which the estimates show can be built for about $20,000 per mile, or at a total cost of 91,405,000. That part of the Hi? from Wilcox to Ridgway, a distance of 14 miles, would be parallel with the Philadelphia and Erie railroad, occupying, probably, the opposite side of the river. The ar rangement has been made with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company whereby the Pennsylvania and Erie Coal and Railway Company acquire the right to run their trains over this part of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, and also over that part ly ing between Ridgway and St Mary's. The Company is thus enabled to avoid building over this 14 miles, which con sequently reduces the length of main line to be built to 61 miles, for which they will require but $1,220,000. If compelled to do so, they can even commence transporting coal from the mines near Earleyville and St Mary's with a far less immediate outlay than that Their road is already built from the mines of the Northwestern Mining and Exchange Co. to Daguscahonda station, on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, from which point, as well as from St Mary's, they would,. under the arrangement with the Pennsylva nia Railroad, be enabled to run their trains to Wilcox; they would.therefore, only have the distance of 20 miles, from Wilcox to Gilesville to build, which would only require about $400,000 for construction, and perhaps $200,000 more for equipment, making $000,000 In all. The distances between points along the line surveyed are as follows t Cnrrollton to Glint villa, (built,) miles Gilesville to Wlloox 20 " Wiloo to Ridgway, (built,) 14 Ridgway to Mouth of Toby 8.64 - Month of Toby to Rattlesnake; 11.63 " Rattlesnake to Fall's Creek 8.04 Rattlesnake to Tunnel .12.41 " At Carrollton the road connects with the New York, Lake Erie and Wes tern Railway (an abbreviation for what was formerly known as the Erie Railway) by which route the distances from Carrollton are as follows: To Dunkirk, 62 miles; to Buffalo, 68 miles; to New York, 407 miles. A connection will also be made at Car rollton with the Rochester and State Line Railway by which route the dis tance to Rochester will be 104 miles. At the south end of the route connec tion will be made with the Low Grade Railroad near Fall's Creek, from which point the distances are as follows : To Reynoldsville, 7 miles ; to Brookville, 22 miles; to New Bethlehem, 42 miles; to Brady's Bend, 66 miles. Coal is now hauled from Brady's Bend to Roches ter, a distance of 283 miles. From Brady's Bend to Rochester via. Fall's Creek, Ridgway and Carrollton the distance is 259 miles, a saving of 24 miles In distance, from Brady's Bend. From the Northwestern Company's mines the distance to Rochester is 185 miles, a saving of 08 miles in distance, and to Buffalo the distance is 148 miles, a saving of 08 miles. We have endeavored to make a com parison between the estimated cost of the proposed road and the cost of some of the roads in operation near here and give some of the results below ns ob tained from the published statements which have been returned to the proper State officers in New York and Pennsylvania, and sworn to as being correct We do not give them on account of any supposed inherent value, but merely as a matter of curi osity. Taken from report of 1876 of Secre tary of Internal Affairs of Pennsyl vania : Phtla. A Erie R. R. miles. Cost, $-26,185,158 Erie Rail way 460 103,783,281 Total.........747 8129,928,446 Or an average of nearly 174,000 per mile. From reports of 1865: Phlla, A Erie R. R. 287 miles. Cost, $17,682,706 Erie Railway......... 459 " " 41,858,232 Total..... - " $59,510 ,998 Or an average of nearly $80,000 per mile. The wonderful increase in the re ported cost is partially explained in the report of the Philadelphia a Erie Railroad for 1876, in which it is stated that the amount of all charges in ex cess of receipts is included in the re ported cost of the road. To our unso phisticated views it looks as if this way of keeping books might cover much crookedness. At all events we think the reports quite valuable for waste paper. Some few of the reports, however, do not show an annual In crease as most of them do, and we have selected a few which have the ap pearance of only giving the actual cost, as follows: Buld Eagle Valley ...51 .2 miles. Cost, $ 1.050,000 Bcllerte & 8. Shoe. ..21.2 ' " 323,201 Mimin Center Co.12.8 ' 252,491 Mont Alto... 10.5 " " 219.473 E. B.S Wayneslmrrfn.S " " 259.000 Cumberland Valley 74.0 " " 1,131,037 Total 18fuT " " $3,235,292 Or, an average of $17,310 per mile, which, it will be observed, is less than the Pennsylvania & Erie Railway Compuny's estimate of the probable cost of their road. In our next issue we will try to show that we have at this end of the road an immense supply of most ex cellent coal, and at the other end of the route there are a great many ex cellent places to burn it. . . Shape's Assets. From the Now York Herald. The recent apparent disposition of the creditors, or some of them, of Walter H. Shupc, editor of the Advo cate, to crowd him down, seems to have resulted in a determination on his part to erect a statutory barrier against them. He filed in the United States Circuit Court yesterday his vol untary petition to be declared a bank rupt His entire indebtedness is set down in his petition at $69,620 58, by far the greater portion of which is for deficiency on foreclosure of mortgages. His largest creditors of this character are Hulton fc Brother, of Rockland county, for$9,860, partially secured by mortgage; Andrew Luke, of No. Ill Fulton street, this city, $12,000, of which a portion is secured by an as signment of a claim of Mr. Shupe for $3,000 against the estate of the late John Hancock. Mr. Luke has another claim for $35,000, of which $20,000 is for deficiency on foreclosure, and on which there is $6,000 interest Hultin & Co. hold a second claim for $8,000, covered by notes. Margaret Hengster, of Rockland county, holds a claim for $3,000, deficiency on foreclosure. The balance of his debts consist of sums less than $1,000, of which the judg ment in the Marine Court for $211 62, on which he was recently examined, is one. His assets are put down at $387. This Includes the two notes for $87, and $25, respectively, which were mentioned in his examination already published. To these he adds his li brary, valued at $200, and his ward robe, valued at $75, the latter being ex empt by Statute. Beans of excellent quality at J. H. Hagerty's. The Latest Thing Out is Lard in Coffee and Tea Pots, at the WEST END STORE. If you like Clam Chowder, you will find excellent Quahauos, prime and Fresh, at the WEST END STORE Slate Notes. Every flour mill In the State Is busy. Horse cholera Is prevalent 1 n North umberland county. The Wheat fields of Bradford Co. contain white mice. Fanners in Chester county offer 25 cents for ground-hog scalps. The Woodvale woolen mills, in Johnstown, will shortly suspend op eratlons. The disease 'among horses, first de veloped lu Berks county, in spreading eastward. King, Son fc Co., of Pittsburg, are filling a large order of glass for South America. It is estimated that the recent wool clip will circulate over$2,000,000 among the farmers of Pennsylvania. The creditors of Lloyd, the Al toona banker, who failed some time ago, are having a great deal of trouble to determine how the estate shall be handled. The three-cent beer men in Pitts burg are beginning to make inroads in the ranks of the opposition. From the Saloon Keepers' and Brewers' As sociations fresh converts have been made within a very few days. Israel Erb and Uriah Moyer were arrested and placed in Middleburg jail on Saturday, charged with the murder of John Knisler and wife, of Adams township, Snyder county, some months ago. A third party informed on them. Z. T. Owen, a milkman, living at Plymouth, Montgomery county, dis appeared on Tuesday, and nothing was heard of him by his family till yester day, when they learned that he had been injured on the railroad at Wlssa hlcken, and was In a Philadelphia hospital. The tenth annual reunion of the Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry will be held at Titusvllle, with Appropriate ceremonies, on the second Tuesday In September. Invi tations to attend will be extended to all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors. People in Montgomery county are still hunting for those wolves. A goodly company of sportsmen assem bled at the Frunklinvllle hotel on Tuesday to search for the animals. It is said that another company, num bering about forty hunters, has been organized a few miles from thatvi 11 age. At a meeting of the Reading Com mon Council last week one of the members, Mr. John C. K. Heine, in terrupted the proceedings by insisting in a boisterous way that some one had stolen his spectacles. He refused to be quieted, and finally after a fierce struggle with an officer he was ignom inious thrown down stairs. Mrs. Henry Hlnkle, living on the line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, two and a half miles below Weatherly, Carbon county, on going to the cellar on Sunday last heard the sound of a rattlesnake She called for assistance, and her husband came with a candle, when they discovered a snako en deavoring to devour a rat, which It had swallowed all but the hind parts. The snake had fourteen rattles. Speaking of the probability of the tax-payers of Pittsburg nominating a ticket, the Dispatch of that city says : " There are four tickets in the field already. The addition of a fifth will only assist in still further dividing the torces opposed to the regular Republi can ticket, and so favor its chances of election. The more opposition candi dates there are the brighter is the out look for the Republicans." The resumption of work at the mills near Philadelphia, where the special fibre paper on which green backs and other Government issues are printed, is only temporary. The Treasury Department needed an addi tional lot of paper on which to print the new 4 per cent, bonds, for which there is such an unexpectedly large de mand, and its order has enabled the mills to resume temporarily, after sev eral months of idleness. Rev. John Moffett, of Smithfleld, Fayette county, is a naughty preacher, according to reports. A month ago he married Mrs. Hunnuh Freeman and went with her to Baltimore. After a two weeks' debauch he disappeared and has not since been heard from. He had managed to get possession of ail her means, which seemed to have con sisted of a certain amount of ready cash and two drafts, one for $1,000 and the other for $500. These he got her to indorse, and then, it is alleged, surreptitiously abstracting them from her trunk, made them payable to him self and negotiated them and pocketed the proceeds, leaving her in a strange city, almost penniless. It is discov ered since that he has victimized a number of the brethren at Smithfleld in sundry small amounts, amounting in gross to about $200. Married. Prince Sykes At the M. E. Par sonage, this place, Tuesday, Aug. 6tb, 1878, by Rev. H. V. Talbot, E. M. Prince, of Smethport, McKeau, Co., and late sergeant in the U. S. regular army, to Miss Lizzie A. Sykes, of St Mary's, Elk county. Penfield, Pa., July 26,'78. Editor Advocate : You and your readers are invited to attend our annual S. S. Jubilee and Basket Picnic at Weedville, Aug. 10. Excursion rates are granted from Driftwood and points between there and Weedville. You can be on the grounds three hours, and leave by the regular evening train. Brass baud to be in attendance. Nellie Bird, Sec'y. Boned Chicken, Turkey, Ham and Tongue, splendid for Lunch or Fishing Parties, at the WEST END Rata of Advertising. One column, one year ait - " I " "." V.V.".".".7.V.V.V. 25 w .. .", , 15 DO ...,..i o.ivsrLl-tii.iiLN 1'i-r suiiare 01 right lines, one Insertion l, two Inscr $l..i, three Insertions fL Husiiiess vard. ten lines or less, per year AuverMHPineni pyiiu ! - . . .,- n....invt Business Cards. GEO. A. RATHBUN. attounky-at-law, Main Htrcet, Illdgwny, Elk Co., la. HALL M'CAULEY. ATTO!iNEYS-AT-LAW. Office In New Hrlck Building, Main Street, Itklgwuy, Elk Co., Pa. v3n2tf. 4. O. W. BAILEY. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Ridgway, Elk Connty, Pa. Agent for th Traveler's Lift) and Ace.idc.nt Insurance Co., of Hartford, Count-Went. vln25yl. ' LUCORE & HAMBLEN. ATTORNEYS AT-LAW. Illdsway, Elk County. Pa. Office across the hall from the Dkmochat estnlillnhment. Claims for collection promptly attended to Jno.lS-1878 E. Q. FAY. LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMIS SION imoKEIt. And General Collection Agent, No. 308 Walnnt Place, (318 Walnut Btroet.) Philadel phia, Pa, nll-ly Q. Q. MESSENGER. DRUGGIST AND PARMACEUTIST. N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets, Utdgway, Pa,, full assortment of carefully selected Foreign and Domestic Drugs. Pre scriptions carefully dispensed at all hours, day or night. vlnHy T. S. HARTLEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON. Office in Drug Store, corner Ilroad and Muln 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 SUROEOM. Has removed his office from Centre Street, to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa., lu the second story of the new brick building of John Q. Hall, west of the Hyde House. Ofltce hours : 1 to 2 P. M. 7 to 9 P. M. MRS. N. T. CUMMINQS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OK NEW STYLES SPRING HATS JUST RECEIVED at:Mrs. N. T. Cutnmlngs, also ties, collars cuffs, hoiscry, gloves, and a general assort ment of Ladles' fnncy goods. Remember the place In H. S. Thayer's Building, Main street. Call and examine before purchasing else where. HYDE HOUSE. W. H. SCIIRAM, Proprietor, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, tho new pro prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention to the comfort and convenience of guests, to merit a continuance of the same, ocWU'OO 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 Tor Dr. J. Ball A Co's Patent Ivory and Lignum Vitie Eye Cups, Bead for des criptive circular, nl7yl. APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO PEDIA. Vol. 8 of this admirable work Is Just out making It half complete, ns there are to be 18 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 S0,00 a vol ume in leather, or $7,00 In elegant half Tur key. C. K. Judson, Frcdoula, N. Y., controls the sale lu Elk county. Address him for patlculara. gep 17-tf. E. K. GRESH. DEALER in all kinds nf pnhlnnl vara wood and cane seat, chairs. kit.ehm nml at tention tables, wood and marble top stands, woou ana marble lop bureaus, whatnots, looking glasses, wood and marble top cham ber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms bed steads, cribs. Laferty'a metal lined wood pumps, 4c, 4c. Cane seats replaced with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing machine reduced from W5 to $45, the best ma- cnine in the market, and picture frames made to order. Also a lnnre assorted atjvtir r ready made coffins constantly on hand and ininmeu at snortest notice. All the above goodB are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms in masonic ounuing, KlUgwny Pa, V7nolt. QUOTATIONS or White, Powell & Co. BANKERS AftD BROKEHd, No. 42 South Third Street. Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold on Commission. Philadelphia, June 11th, 1878. BID. ASKED U. S. 1881. e 109 109 do 5-20 '65 J and J 104 J 106 do do '67 do 108 107J do do '68 do 1101 ll(i ao coupon ...107 1071 do Pacing 6's cy 1191 lift) New 5's Reg. 1881 106 100 " " C. 1881 106 106 4J, Reg. 1891 . . 103 103 0. 1K91 1fiS ins 0. 1891 103 103 100 New 4's Reg. 1907 o. 1907..., Gold , 100, 101 100 29 101; 100: 80 Pennsylvania, Reading ik, 151 rnuaaeipbta & Erie -niiaueipbla & Erie 71 g .ehigU Navigation- 161 lfi do Valley ......... 87 88 Jnited R R of N J..- x. div-123 123 Left 1H United 1 ruisDurgn, T. Buffalo R. R ... 5 6 Northern Central ex. div 14 lfi Central Transportation 881 88, 1 wesquenoning 40 4b- Horin renneylvania, 85 85 He'alth and Happiness. Health and Hannlness nr. vipIamIamb W..1tl to their possessors, and yet they are within ui rccu 01 overy one wno wm use WRIOUT'S LIVER PILLS The only sure CURE for TorpiJ Liter, Dyspepsia, Headache, Sour Blomiohe, Constipation, Debility, Nausea, aud all Bil lious complaint and Blood disorders. None genuine unless signed, "Wm. Wright, Phila-' If your Druggist will not supply Bend 23 cents for one box to Barrick, Rol ler a Co.. 70 N. 4th 8t. Phlla n7v50yl. At Hagerty's will be found a freMh. lot of canned goods which he Bella cheap.
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