ELK COUNTY ADVOCATE.
Vol. VIII.
HIDOWAY, ELK CO.. FA., DECEMBER 20, 1878.
No. 43
Business Cards.
Rates of Advertising.
One column, one year $75 00
U " " " 40 00
85 00
k, 15 00
Transient advertisements per square of 1
eight lines, one Insertion SI, two Insertions
1.50, three Insertions S2.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per year
5.
Advertisements payable quarterly
GEO. A. RA1HBUN
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
Main street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa
HALL & M'CAULEY
ATTORNEY- :V.T-LA W.
Office in new brick building, Muln
street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v32tf
LUCORE & HAMBLEN
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Ridgway, Elk county. Pa. Office
across the hall from the Democrat es
tablishment. Claims for collection
promptly attended to. jnelo,187)
G. G. MESSENGER.
DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTIST,
N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgwny, Pa., full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed at all hours, day or night
vln3y
T. S. HARTLEY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad
and Main street. 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.
ELECTIC PHYSICIAN & SURG'N,
Has removed his office from Centre
street to Main street, Ridgway, Pa., in
the second story of the new brick
building of John G. Hall, west of the
Hyde House.
Office hours: 1 to 2 P. M. 7to 9 P.M.
MRS. N. T. GUMMINGS.
A LAltGE assortment op new styles
HATS JUST RECEIVED
at Mrs. N. T- Cummings, also ties, col
lars, cult's hoisery, gloves, and a gen
eral assortment of Ladies' Fancy
(ioods. Remember the place, in H. S
Thayer's Building, Main street. Call
and examine before purchasing elsewhere.
Institute commences next Mon
day. Subscribe now for the Advocate,
$1.50 a year.
Company "H" will parade on
New Year's day.
Christmas Eve and the thermom
eter 13 degrees below zero.
Fine syrup and New Orleans mo
lasses at the corner grocery.
J. W. Taylor froze his fingers
a day'or so ago while splitting wood.
This small specimen of the Advo
cate is issued on account of legal ad
vertising. We did not intend to issue a paper
this week but a force of circumstances
compels us to.
Snow eighteen inches on the level
and the drifts are too deep to measure
during this cold shap.
Mrs. L. L. Miller died at Bear
Creek on Monday and was buried at
this place on Christmas day.
Neut. Rhines has a boil on his
arm Take courage Neut., and re
member that an old chap named Job
once had the same failing to an almost
unlimited extent, since which time he
has received an unlimited amount of
gratuitous puffs.
Attention Company "H."
The officers and members of Com
pany " H," Seventeenth Regime.it N.
G. P.. will meet at their armory, Jan
uary 1st, 1879, at 2 o'clock p. in. sharp,
for dress parade and inspection
By order of
FRED. SCIKENING, Capt.
Attest :
Henry A. Parsons, Jr., Ord.
APPLETON'S AMERICAN CYCLO
PEDIA. Volume 10 of this admirable work is
just out, making it complete. Each
volume contains 800 pages. It makes
a complete library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
well informed. Price $3.0 a volume
in leather, or $7.00 in elegant half Tur
key. C. K Judson, Fredonia, N. Y.,
controls the sale in Elk county. Ad
dress him for particulars. scp!7-tf
Teachers' Institute.
The teachers of Elk county will hold
their twelfth annual convention in the
school building, Ridgway, Pa.", com
mencing Monday, December, 30, 1878,
at 3 p. m., and closing Friday, Janu
ary 8, 1879, at 12 m. Prof. J. B. John
son will deliver the address of welcome,
which will be responded to by Prof.
W. H. Prideaux- A large corps of
lecturers and instructors are engaged
for the occasion. Mrs. P. S. Ernhout
will conduct the musical exercises,
which fact is a full guarantee that that
part of the institute will be a success.
The Democrat office will issue a daily
paper each evening, contnining full
notes of all proceedings,. Thursday
afternoon will be especially set apart
for directors. Holiday excursion tickets
may be bought at the various railroad
ticket offices. Boarding at from 75
cents to $1 a day. All are invited,
and an unusually good time is antici
Washington, December 23. Govern
or elect Hoyt, of Pennsylvania,
accompanied by M. S. Quay, James
M'Manes, William R. Leeds and other
prominent Pennsylvanians, called
upon Mr. Hays to-day to urge the ap
pointment of Governor Hartranft to
the Berlin mission. Some of the
members of the delegation feel satis
fied that their petition will receive fa
vorable consideration from President
Hayes.
Fresh eggs, butter and cheese at
the corner grocery.
Fresh lemons, oranges and celery
the at corner grocery.
Auditor's Notice.
The undersigned auditor, appointed
to distribute the fund in the bunds of
Jacob McCauley, Esq.. administrator
of the estate of John McCosker, late of
Fox Township, deceased, will attend
at his office, in the villageof Ridgway.
on the 4th day of January, 187, at
10 o'clock a. in., for the purpose of
hearing claimants, when and where all
may attend who see proper.
GEO. A. RATH BUN,
41 -St Auditor.