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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 18S1.
UJLm..-iLi-'-i-l-J.-1 m...u u-jm.
I. 0. of 0. F.
Ridgway Lodge 009, 1. O. of O. F.
meets every Thursday evening. Vis
iting members are cordially invited to
.tend.
OFFtCKKS:
M. Cohen, N. G ; J. A. Ross, V. O.;
R. S. Gross, See'y; J. V. Smith, As't
fciec'y: H. H. Wensel, Treasurer.
ELK CO. ADVOCATE RATES.
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KSNSY A. Pa,BSuKS,J&., Proprietor.
. -Subscribe for the Advocate.
The fishing party returned home
thts week.
The engineer corps returned to
' town Inst Tuesday.
' Slight frost on the hills in this
- .vicinity Inst Tuesday night.
Do you wish to do the family
Ironing without heating The house?
Buy the Hull Vapor Stove.
W. S. Skuvick, Ag't
The Iroquois II. B. C of this Bor
ough will play a match game of ball
.. with the Emporium li. B. C. on Sat
urday of this week.
The house on Mill street owned by
J. Powell and occupied by C. It. Kline
lias recently received a new coat of
paint. Cal. Luther did the work.
Do you wish to get an ordinary
meal in fifteen minutes without heat-
. Jug the house? Buy the Hull Vapor
Stove. W. S. Skiivick, Ag't.
Company "H" will, hold a pic
nic and platform dance on the Fourth
of July in Capt. Fred. Schoeuiug's
grove. Everybody its invited to at
tend. The absorbing"" theme before the
Ridgway public is, "what will be done
with the grass along the streets now
the cattle are not permitted to ran nt
large?"
A grand ball will be given in
Hyde's Opera House, July 4, 1S81, for
the benefit of the I, O. of O. F. Lodge
No. 909. The public are cordially in
vited.. Tickets $1 .00. '
Street commissioner Hagerty- has
a large force of men and boys at work
making repairs on the plank road run
ning through the Borough. The street
crosslmrs are also rceeivitiir ueeded at
tention.
Ridgway, Pa., June2, 1881.
To Whoin it may Coneci'n :
: prut.. -it, x ..M:r.. .k... .....i..-
A inn in 111 i:vililay mill lliv lliKIL'l-
li.iu wf ln! Inli'li nun Iw,
nitii-ia una (iwt 11.11 inn if uwi nw:r- nv
fiit.nml in. 11s Iihm tiupn roiiiii'til nrnnnri
-. the county; But you can find' mo at
.the West End Furniture,.-Store in
Tlealy's building where I 'removed to
on April 1st. . . C. Boweus.
A CARD.
Charles R. Kline this dav retires
from the Elk County Bank on account
of ill health. The business will be
continued as heretofore by the under
Digued remaining partners.
John G. Hall,
Jeuome Powell,
W. H. Hyde.
( Ridgway, Pa., June 17, 1881.
Tlie following persons have been
constituted by the Legislature a re
turning board to count the vote cast
for State Treasurer next November,
In accordance witli the provisions of a
law of 1879 : Senate: W. B. Rob
erts, of Crawford ; G. B. Seamans, of
Lackawanna; Frederick Grof, of
Siuinirwl- VV AT .VlLhii' f VV .,.,.,
House: Geo. W. Hall, of Philadel
jmia; John Hill, of Indiana; C. W.
Tyler, of Crawford; Michel Cassidy,
of Carbon ; J. L. Brown, of Elk ; and
H. S. Ackerman, of Westmoreland.
List of Letters.
Remaining in the Ridgway Post-
office, Elk county, Pa., up to June Sd,
1881.
Askey, Curtin (i)
Bowers, M. A;
Breheny, James
Coon, Miss Bettle
Halburg, P. J.
Hetrlck, John (12)
Jeppson, Peter (2)
Kellog, Miss J.
Mackmuloy, Win,
Richardson, A. A.
Riley, P.
. Taylor, Jacob
Tier, Mrs. Sarah,
Walker, Miss Annie
J. H. Haokktv, P. M-
a The great secret of Peruna is that
It always coincides with the vti
medioatrix natura. (Nature.)
b No remedy except Peuuna does
always coincide with the vis mediat
rix natura.
o Any remedy that always coincides
with the vit medieatrix natura cures
all diseases. Pekuna.
d My daughter's Paralysis ataxia
disappeared from the use of Peuuna.
B. U. Hicks, Pittsburg, Pa.
- If you want a set of springs of
any sort or size go to Bowers'.
- Excellent cellerv DlanU on salp
at Morgester's after June 20.
- The weather is hot but the rush at
the Union Store still continues. Goods
down to cost.
Camp chairs, canvass cots.lounges,
.wood and marble top tables at the
VwtEud.. .
Prints at the Union Store must be
sold. Fof the best 7 cent a yard; and
m low as sis cent. Other dross goods
jj&rked down to correspond.
PERSONALITIES.
Mrs. Horace Warner returned
to Wilcox on Saturday last.
; L. 8. Horton, and wife of Brock
port were in town this week.
. Miss Katie Devereaux, of Wilcox,
is visiting friends in this Borough.
Mrs. Swarlz Ross wertt to Lock
Haven yesterday on a visit to friends
in that city.
Ben. Dill has been making hay
under a shining sun for several days
In the court yard.
Hon. William M. Nelson," State
Senator from Wayne county, was In
Ridgway last week the guest of Sena
tor Hall.
Mrs. C. E. Holiday, who has been
ill forBome time is Improving rapidly
and will no doubt be out again in a
few days.
Hons. Henry Souther, of Erie,
and Geo. A. Jenks were In at
tendance on an adjourned term
of court held here 011 Wednesday.
Bro. Brandon, of the Gazette, at
tended the Kline sale of household
goods on Saturday last as auctioneer.
Quite a number of bidders attended
the sale.
Mrs. Evu M. Parsons, wife of the
Advocate editor.is at present enjoy
ing a summer vacation among rela
tives in Erie county. If there in any
tiling we had rather be than an editor
its an editor's wife.
Frank Marshall, who lives at
Eagle Valley, was injured by a falling
limb in the bark woods last week
Thursday or Friday. The limb struck
him on the shoulder. He was out the
next day but hardly able to walk.
Mrs. Palyer Jackson is lying
seriously ill at her residence, theltidg
woy House. Miss Nellie Jackson
came from St. Marys on Monday
night, Joe has also come home, and
considerable alarm is felt at the low
condition of their mother.
Saturday morning last at 9 o'clock
Page R. Prindle at Eagle Valley had
the misfortune to lose his house and
household goods by fire. So rapid
and complete was the work of the
Haines that Page and wife scarcely
secured anything. Mrs. Prindle was
in bed at the lime of the fire, and nar
rowly escaped serious injuries.
The 'case of Geo. A. Rathbun vs
The Northwestern Mining and Ex
change Co., which was decided by the
Court of Common Pleas of Elk county
in favor of the plaintiff, and taken to
the Supreme Court on a writ of error
by the defendant, has been passed on
by that court and the decision of the
lower court affirmed.
C. R. Kline and wife, left yester
day for Reading, Pa., where they will
hereafter permanently reside The
many friends of Mr. Kline in this
vicinity sincerely regret the fact that
his health compelled him to leave
Ridgway,- where he has for four years
been engaged In the banking business
as cusliier of the E1k County Bank.
An accident happened last week
to Johu Stoner, an employee on the
engineer corps, by which he nearly
lost two of the Augers on his left
hand. He was in the act of holding
back a clump of bushes with his left
hand which he proposed to cut off
with an axe in his right hand. Carl
Rhiues, who was also cutting bushes
close by struck at about the same time
without noticing Stoner's hand was
in the way, the result being as above
stated.
MARRIAGE.
Bowker Rhines Wednesday,
June 22, 1881, by Rev. J. Sander, at
the residence of the bride's parents,
Mr. F. E. Bowker, otSt..Marys, Pa.,
to Miss Dosia F. Rhines, daughter
of G. W. Rhines, of Ridgwuy, Pa.
A Star Ronte .Swindle.
IRrndford Suuiluy New.
The examination into the Star Pos
tal Route swindles which has been
occupying the minds of the United
States authorities lor several weeks
past has developed one of local inter
est, inasmuch as it has been discovered
that the swindlerswere getliug in their
work in this vicinity. In keeping
with all their other transactions the
field selected by the "contractors" for
the carrying out of their scheme was
through a barren, unbroken country,
and it is a question If there are half a
dozen houses lying between the two
points traversed. The route was from
Custer City to Kinzua village, and the
contract, which was awarded to a man
living in Kentucky, called for the de
livery and transportation of all mail
matter between these two places once
a week. The recompense was placed
at betweeu six and seven hundred dol
lars a year, and the material used for
transportation consisted of a solitary
horse and one man.
The conveyance, it appears, was ex
tensive enough to perform the work,
and it was never known where the
horse or man suffered auy Inconven
ience from an overload. Judging
from the amount of labor required,
the position the deliverer of mail mat
ter enjoyed was an agreeable one, and
he has been known to go and come for
weeks at a time without receiving or
delivering as much as a postal card.
Postmaster Streeter, of Custer City, on
assuming the duties of his office over
a year ago, soon saw the uselessness of
the delivery, and he wrote to the
proper authorities at Washington in
timating that it ought to be ubolished.
No attention was paid to the matter at
the time by the powers then in posses
sion of official station, but since the
new administration has been in opera
tion they have taken cognizuneeof the
"Custer City.Kiuzua postal route," as
it was called, and last week ordered
that it be discontinued. Wherefore
the solitary horseman with an empty
mail pouch will no more wend bis
way over the lonely bills between
Custer and Klniua.
Educational Soles. .
School Directors and Teachers
will be interested in the follvrlng Act
of Assembly, entitled "An Act re
quiring the school directors of the
several school districts of this Com
monwealth, to allow the school teach
ers their time and wages while attend
ing the annual county institutes aud
prescribing certain duties - of the
county, and city superintendents re
specting the same:
Spo. 1. Be It enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same: That from and after the pass
age of this act, It shall be the duty of
the school directors of the several
schools districts of this Commonwealth
and they are hereby required to allow
the school teachers employed In the
said school districts who are actually
engaged in teaching school therein,
the time and wages whilst attending
and participating in the exercises of
the annual county institutes for the
improvement of teachers. j
Sec. 2. That at the close of the an
nual sessions of the said Institutes it
shall be the duty of the several city,
borough and county superintendents
to make a report to each board of
school directors in their respective
jurisdiction, setting forth the number
of days that each teacher shall have
attended and participated In the ex
ercises of said annual teachers' insti
tute, which said report shall be the
basis for allowing the teachers- their
time and 'Wages; provided, that the
provisions of this act shall not extend
to thfe first school district of Pennsyl
vania nor to the counties wherein
special laws, regulating or relating to
county institutes are in force.
It should be a matter of special pride
to the school teachers of Elk county
that their own Representative Hon. J.
L. Brown framed, Introduced, and
warmly advocated the passage of the
above bill. It was known as"Brown's
bill," and was passed without uny
amendment. Many a teacher will
now feel relieved and county superin
tendents need have no anxiety about
attendance at county institutes.
The annual district reports should
be made at once. Directors do not de
lay or the appropriations may be lost.
Geo. R. Dixon.
Co. Supt.
Dry Goods aud uotious at cost at
the Union Store.
Some Superstitions.
INCIDENTS in the lives of oreat
and little men.
The most matter-of-fact man we
know, and one who would be consid
ered the very last to be ell'ected by
these old traditions, says he don't care
for new moons over his left shoulder,
howling dogs at midnight, or any
thing of tiie kind, but when he sees' a
woman with a big .stone chasing a
mooley cow, he is always sure to hear
of a new made grave.
It is said that even President Gar
field has his little peculiarities in this
line. When we were boys together in
Ohio he would never get 'into a water
melon patch at night where there was
a bulldog. He said that wherever
there was a bulldog everything was
sacred. So superstitious was lie about
this style of bird. Garfield said to us
nuie that he would just as soon rob
his mother's grave us to enter the
hallowed precincts where the bulldog
reigns. Then he showed us a pair of
overalls with a seat to litem that
looked as though it hud sat down on a
buzz saw.
James G Blaine has a superstition
about kicking an old felt hat 011 the
1st of April.
Carl Sehurz lias a mortal dread of
holding a post mortem examination
on a live hornet.
Attorney General MacVeagh who is
bald, will never brush his head with
the brush that the hired girl has lor
rowed from his dressing case. He
says that the long hairs tickle his
scalp, and the girl is almost sure to
lose iter situation. It is a bad sign.
. Roscoe Conkling never chews his
own tobacco. He thinks that if he
were to do so he would come to want,
and he would rather, if anyone suffers,
that it should be his friends.
Henry Ward Beeehersays that if,
in walking out in the yard, he sees a
clothes line aud saws it across his
windpipe, it is a sure sign that some
one wilt get licked.
General Sherman says that he cares
nothing for the usual warnings and
bad signs, but he would go around
seven blocks to avoid a woman with a
garden hose and a a linibersiiu bonnet.
An old journalist we once knew was
so suspicious about railroads aud differ
ent lines of transit that he wouldn't
take a journey over any railway until
lie had a note from the superintendent
that could be shown to the conductors
on the way. He said he tried to make
a trip once without this precaution,
and met with a terrible accident. No
body else was hurt, but he was
thrown off the train and over an em
bankment twenty-seven feet high into
a frog pond eleven feet deep. He
thinks the conductor had something
to do with it. Hill Xyc.
Goods at the Union Store disap
pear like the morning dew. Cauae
selling off at cost.
ew ork Seuatursiiip.
Albany, June 21. The vote to-duy
for Senator in the place of Mr. Conk
ling was: Jacobs, 52; Conkling, 33;
Wheeler, 38; Cornell, 8; Foiger, 2
Lapham 25; Bradley, 1; Crowley, 1. '
The vote for Senator in place of
Thomas C. Piatt was: Kernan.51
Piatt 27; Depew, 62; Cornell,
Wheeler, 3; Crowley. ; William B.
Bliss. 1: Folsrer. 1: Tremaine. 1 Vn
choice.
Mr. Sheridan moved an adjourn
ment. Lost; 69 yeas to 83 noys.
1 ue convention men proceedea to
vote iihI 11 n it h th fiilliiwimr ruauli ,
Jacobs, 50; Conkling, 3J; Wheeler, 35;
Lapham, 25; Bradley, 1; Crowley, 8;
Foiger, 2; Cornell 1; Tremaiiine, 1.
.til. n 1 I 1 I A. . . . 1 .
i uk seeonu uauot mr me long term
was as follows: Kernan, 51; Piatt, 27;
Depew, 50; Cornell, 9; Lapham, 1;
Wheeler, 4; Crowley, 5; Bliss, 1; Fol
ger, 1; Tremaine 1. No choice.
Senator Murtha moved an adjourn-,
ment. Carrie I yeas 79, nays til and
the convention adjourned.
Do you wish to do your washing
without heating the bouse?. Buy the
Hull Vupor Stove.
W. S. Service, Ag't.
If you want a suit of clothes at
the very lowest prices, go to the NEW
YORK STORE in the Postoflin
Block where you can find what you
want, and are always sure of polito at
tention by the Proprietors.
BOROUGH ORDINANCE! NO. 6.
Be It ordained and enacted bv the
Town Council of the Borough of
Ridgway and It Ishereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the
same.
1. Thai the assessor of the Borough
of Ridgway Is hereby authorized and
required to forthwith make an assess
ment of all dogs and bitches owned
and kept within the limits of said Bor
ough and make return thereof to the
Town Council, and annually there
after the assessor shall assess all dogs
and bitches as aforesaid, at the time of
making the. regular annual assess
ment. 2. That there ' shall bo levied and
assessed upon the owner or owners of
each and every dog owned, and kept
within the Borough of Ridgway a tax
of one dollar and upon the owner or
owners of each and every bitch so
owned and kept by him, her, or them
In said Borough a tax of two dollars.
3. That all taxes so levied and as
sessed shall be added to the regular
duplicate of Borough taxes, and the
collector of Borough taxes shall have
the same power and authority to en
force thecollection thereof that Is now
or hereafter may be conferred upon
tiie collector of other Borough taxes.
This ordinance shall take effect on
and after the first day of July. A. D.
1881.
C. H. M'CAULKY, Pesident.
Attest W. C. Healy, Sec y.
Approved this 2oth day of June,
1881.
J. POWELL, Chief Burgess.
BOROUGH ORDINANCE! NO. 7.
Be it ordained and enacted' by the
Town Councij of the (Borough of
Ridgway, uud it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of tiie
same.
1. That all saloons, bars, and place,"
In the Borough of Ridgway at which
intoxicating drinks aro sold shall be
closed at 10 o'clock P. M. of each day,
and no person shall furnish any in
toxicating drink by sale, gift, or other
wise, or permit the same to be drank
on or wiiliin the premises at any such
place between the hours often o'clock
P. M. and four o'clock A. M. of the
day following, and the furnishing of
each and every drink of intoxicating
liquor, or permitting the mime to be
drank on the promises as uforesaid
shall constitute a separate offense
and any person who shall neglect or
refuse to comply with any provision
of this section, shall forfeit aud pay
for each aud every oifense the sum of
ten dollars for the use of the Borough
to bo recovered l.n t he same manner
that debts. ot lika. uniouuta are by law
recoverable. .,, '
2. That any 'person "who shall be
found intoxicated upon any street,
lane, alley, or highway, or in any
public, house or place, in said Borougn
shall be fiued 011 the view of, or on
proof made before the Chief Burgess
or any Justice of the Peace of the Bor
ough, not less than three dollars nor
more than five dollars, and if such
person shali neglect or refuse to pay
and satisfy such line, together with
proper costs, the same shall bo levied
upon the goods and chatties of the de
fendant, and in case sufficient goods
and chattels cannot be found to levy
uiesuuie oy Distress ne or site shall
be committed to the County Jail or
Borough lockup for a time not ex
ceeding forty-eigut hours.
3. Aud it shall be the duty of any
Constable of said Borough to arrest
any and every person who shall be
found intoxicated on any street, lane,
alley or highway, or in any public
house or place in said Borough, aud
to take bini or liei" forth with before
the Chief Burgess or any Justice of
the Peace of tiie said Borough, when
such arrest shall be mude in the day
time, or if such arrest shall be made
later than eight o'clock in the evening
the person so arrested shull be con lined
in t lie county jail or Borough lock-up
until eight o'clock A.M. of the day fol
lowing and then taken before the
Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace
as aforesaid, und if such Chief Burgess
or Justice of the Peace shall alter due
inquiry deem him or her too much
intoxicated to be fully examined or to
answer on oath correctly, said Chief
Burgess or J ustice of the Peace as the
case may be, shall cause him or her to
be confined in the county jail or Bor
ough lock-up until he or she becomes
sober, before a final examination and
hearing of the case.
4. And it shall be the duty of the
Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace
before whom any - tine shall be re
covered to award one half of said fine
to the officer making the arrest, for
his time and trouble, and the rest
thereof smili lie paid into the .treasury
of the Borough -
6. This ordinance to take effect on
uud after July first, A. D. 1881.
C, H. M'CAULEY, Presideut.
Attest W. C. Healy, Sec'y.
Approved this 2uth day of Juue, A.
D. 1881.
J. POWELL, Chief Burgess.
Advertising: that Paid.
John Manning, Sheriff of Dead
wood, Dakota Territory, was in St.
Louis on business, aud he remembered
that the year before a St. Louis man
had been up to Deudwood and left ow
ing a man several hundred dollars,
which was to be paid as soon as begot
home. Manning met the man In St.
Louis, aud he" sutd be would baud
him the money next day, but the day
1 asset I and the money did not come,
though the man was amply able to
pay. So one morning Manning in
serted a personal in a newspaper to
the effect that if the man who left
Deadwood between two days, did uot
pay the money be forgot to pay night
before, the whole circumstances would
be published next day. The notice
wassigued "John Manning, Sheriff
of Deadwood." Before 9 o'clock a
young man called at Manning's hotel
and suid he had seen the notice and
had come to pay $220 he bad borrowed
to get out of Deadwood. Manning
found out who the money was bor
rowed of and took It to carry to the
Deadwood citizen, remarking that be
was not the man to whom the Sheriff
referred, but it was a mighty mean
Sheriff that would not carry money
to a friend. The next man to call was
the one be wan.ad, and be payed the
money, aud apologized, and begged
the Sheriff to say nothing about it.
During the day seven citiitsus of St.
Louis called on Manning aud paid
hi m mouey for citizens of Deadwood,
believing the Sheriff had reference to
them in uis notice, and after be bad
gone away another citizen called aud
usked the clerk for Manning, but the
clerk said the other fellows had all
been there and paid up, and this man
had better keep bis money. The
Sheriff said be always thought adver
tising paid but be never bad it demon
strated to bis satisfaction before,
. Clerer Forgeries.
A WESfERlf SYBTEM OF VICTIMiaiNO
BANK THAT HAS MKT MUCH BUC
CESS.
A system of bank swindling bos
been carried on In the west for some
time past that has not only alarmed
monetary Institutions all over the
country but has baffled every effort at
discovery. It Is conducted by men
who are thoroughly acquainted with
the routine of banking business, And
who continue to effectually keep their
Indentity a secret. That there are
several engaged In it has become an
almost established fact, and that they
are bold, adroit, well practiced rascals
Is evident from the success with which
they have so far crowned their opera
tions. The Exchange bank, of Pittsburg,
Pa., has suffered exteuslvely from the
attacks of this gang ou its resour
ces. It has borne the burden
patiently for a year, expecting each
moment to see the guilty parties
brought to justice. That has not been
done.and tlieagents of the bank in New
York city have taken another course.
This was resolved on Thursday morn
ing, when Mr. Butler, the paying
teller of the Leather Manufacturers'
bank, at No. 29 Wall street, received
two forged checks. One Was for $500
aud the other for $000, and both were
drawn on the Exchange bank of Pitts
burgh, Ph., and purported to come
regularly from that institution. They
were sent to the Leather Manufactur
ers' bunk, the representatives of the
Exchange bank, through the Bank of
New York and the Bank of Commerce
aud had been cashed originally, one in
Michigan and one in Ohio. Mr.
Butler, who has become acquainted
with the evidences of the system of
the western swindlers, returned the
checks aud forwarded Information of
the matter to the proper authorities.
A reporter of the Herald called on
him duriug the afternoon to make in
quiries relative to the forgeries, and
he said that, to his knowledge, the
forgers bad boeu at work for over a
year.
"Where do you suppose these
forged checks come from?"
"All over the country. These men
are too clever to confine their opera
tions to one locality. They know too
much. As soon as they get a draft
cashed In one town off they go to
another, and we have been receiving
thein from ail quarters."
"To what extent have you been
viciimteed?"
"The Exchange Bank of Pittsburg
has lost bslween $3,000 and $!),00').
This sum has beeu obtained in checks
ranging from $5H) to $1,6U each."
"How are theforgers able to get the
money ?"
"Well, you see, this roan, or these
men, whichever it is, manage to get in
with some drover or merchant in the
town, and they arrange matters for
him at the bank. Probably he does
business with the man, und then,
in the course of trade, puts the fraud
ulent paper on him. Some of these
country bunks have no agents in New
York, and these checks travel round
by way of Chicago and other large
cities to us, and so a number of people
are cheated before we see the checks."
"How about the indorsements ?'
"The indorsements are done In dif
ferent hand from the body of the
checks, but of course that is attended
to in order to avoid suspicion. It
might be done in a disguised band by
the man who passes the check if be
filled the uody, but it is more likely
that different parties attend to the
different departments of the business.
You see, a man in a remote neighbor
hood is easily thrown off his guard by
a plausible customer and be will read
ily go out of bis way to oblige a mau
who is likely to do business with him
in the future, and promises a continu
ance of most profitable and harmoni
ous relations. They are clever, there
is no doubt of that, but I think they
will soon be brought to grief."
Do you wish to use a hot fire
for any purpose for a few min
utes only buy the Hull Vapor
Stove. It can be lighted in one
minute. It can be extinguished in
one second. It is always ready. It is
safe. No dirt. No fuel to split, cut,
break or carry in. No ashes to carry
out. Examine it. Try it. You will
be sure to buy it.
W. S. Service, Ag't.
Valuable Property For Sale.
The Union Store building, located
on Mulu Street, Ridgway, Pa., is now
ottered for sale. The lot is 22x200 feet
aud located u the most central busi
ness portion of the town. There is
erected on the lot a main building
22x00 feet two stories high with uu ad
dition 10x40. Also erected 011 the
premises a barn 20x40. Running
water in both lower and upper stories
of the building. For terms, etc t in
quire at the Union Store. The store
will be sold separately or with the
stock of goods it now contains. ;
Do you wish to bake without
heating the bouse? Buy tbo Hull
Vapor Stove. W. S. Service, Ag't.
Go to the dauco 011 the Fourth of
July in the Opera House.
Goods of every description at cost.
Go to the Union Store.
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Renewer is a uuiversal favorite for re
storing gray hair to its original color,
aud making hair grow out thick.
Folding cribs, cradles, bedsteads.
Mattresses, &c, at Bowers.
Don't forget it you will get great
bargains at the Union Store.
For bill-beads and note-beads call
at the Advocate office.
Fresh berrlea every day at Mor
gester's direct from growers.
Don't forget it The Union Btor
is the place to get bargains.
irli'inlUlf lll l fc Jrti 11 Mil 1 !
TN REPETITION OK THE
I CLARION RIVER AND
SPRING CREEK OILCOMPANV.
Notice Is hereby given that the said
Corporation did on Saturday, May 28,
1881, present its petition to the Court
of Common Pleas No. 1 for the City
and County of Philadelphia to March
Term 1881, No. 57, praying for a
decree of Dissolution. The said Court
will hear the said net! t ion and any ob
jections that may be made thereto on
Saturday) June lMtn, 1881, at ten
o'clock, A. M.
Nortow P. Henry,
Att'y for Petitioner.
MRS. E. CUAYST0S.
In returning thanks tot past favors
respectfully begs to Inform her friends
and the public generally that she has
just returned from New York where
she purchased a large stock of Milli
nery and fancy goods of the latest
styles, also a nice selection of ladies'
Skirts, Plain and Fancy hosiery,
Ladles' and Chlldrens' Parasols, Hair
goods, fancy Chlnaware, &c, which
she Intends to sell as cheap as the
cheapest. Particular attention given to
trimming and in a style that cannot
be surpassed In this section. All are
invited to call and Inspect her goods
before purchasing elsewhere. nl0iu6
If you have any work In the line
of upholstering send it to Jacob But
lerfuss' harness shop.
Brackets, ch ronton, picture frames,
looking glasses, and everything in
that line at the West End Furniture
Store.
In the undertaking line I keep a
fuil stock of goods, even a few shrouds.
C. Bowers.
Having become agent for Harry
Chaapel, Florist, we are prepared to
deliver free of expressage and at cata
logue prices any orders you may leave
with us for Mowers, bulhs, etc.
Henky A. Parsons, Jr.
Wooden ware, tinware, glassware,
shovels, rakes, hoes, nails, axe handles
&c at Morgester's.
Get your note-heads, letter bead
and envelopes neatly printed at Tiia
Advocate office.
Leave your orders for house
plants, cut flowers, and bedding plants
at The Advocate office.
Call at the West End Furnishing
Store and see the McCabe v .-sliniug
chair.
Flowers for house or garden, Ger
animus, fusehias.heliotropes, verbenas,
roses, or in fact anything in the llower
line at The Advocate office. We
are agent for one of the cheapest as
well as best dealers in the country, viz:
Harry Chaapel, Willlamsport. All
orders left at this olllco will receive
prompt attention. G'luds will be de
livered in Ridgway at your residence
at catalogue prices.
Flowering p'ants purchased of
Harry Chaapel, Williamsport, reach
here the day they ure taken from the
greenhouse. Tlius limiting the time
of transplanting to the shortest
period. Leave orders at The Advo
cate office.
A. Swartz Ross, Merchant Tailor,
sign of the red front, has on
hand, and is constantly receiving the
latest and newest samples of cloth for
spring and summer suits. Prices to
suit the million. Work guaranteed to
be as represented and delivered at the
time agreed upon.
JULY
4, 1881,
GREAT INDUCE
MENTS AT THE
NEW YORK STORE.
Ladies' French Kid shoes $3.25 to
$3.00.
Ladies' American Kid Shoes $1.75
to $2.75.
Ladies' Sandals $1.25 to $1.50.
An immense stock of Misses and
Children's shoes and slippers at very
lowest prices.
Best quality cotton batton 12J cents.
Corticella silk 10 cents.
Dry Goods, Trimmings, Silks, Para
sols, Hosiery, Gloves, also Clothing,
Huts, Cups, Straw Goods, &c, &c,
will all be sold at very lowest price.
To all we say call and convince
yourself that we are Head Quarters
for this line of goods.
a For nervousness and Chronic Ca
tarrh take Pekuna. I tried it. L.K.
Mysler. Allegheny City, Pa.
6 I bad great trouble with my lungs
until I took Peruna. Am well. Mrs.
A. Briske, Pittsburgh, Pa.
0 My baby had a terrible sore scalp,
(scabby). Peuuna cured it, John
Crowel, Pittsburg, Pa.
d Chronic Rheumatism aud Catarrh.
Took Pekuna. .Ant well. Mrs. F.
Olinghouseu, Brownsville, Pa.
STOVE
SIGN
No. 42 Main St.
IIULIi VAPOR
STOVE,
Mason's Fruit
Jars,
Our Own Jelly
Jars.
Bower keep Hall's Glatjt Frame
extenelonble at the West End Store
me oevi laoe in ine mar net
niini 1 '
Business1 Cards;
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GEO. A. HATHBMN.
ATTORXEY-AT-LAW.
Main street Ridgway, Elk Oi., ?
Particular attention given to tb
examination of titles, also to patent
and patent cases.
" HALL & M'CAULEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in new brick building, Malb
street, ltldgwny, Elk Co, Pa. v82t
W. ,. WILLIAMS.
Late tit Stftttranville), Physician and
Surgeon, Ridgway, Pa. Office lri .
Hall's Brick Building (up stairs)
References J. I). Smith, H. Li
Young, R. Rulofson, Htraflanvlllel
Major John Kitle W, W. Green
land, Clark n. Has practiced his
profession sccessfuily for more than
ten years.
G. Q. MESSENGER.
DRUGGIST & PARMACEUT 1ST,
N. W. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa., full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dia
pensed at all hours, day or night.
vln3y
J. S. BOROWELL, M. D.
ELECTIC PHYSICIAN & SURG'
Has removed his office from Centro
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. tto 9 P.M
HYDE HOUSE.
W. Hi SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage hereto4
fore so liberally bestowed upon hlnii
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort and con
venience of guests, to merit a continue
unce of the same. oct30'69
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$0.00 in leather, or $7.00 in elegant
half Turkey. For particulars address
W. H. Fail-child, Portville, Catt. Co.j
N. Y., who has been duly appointed
agent for Elk county by C. K- Judson,
general agent.
DRESSMAKING.
Mrs. F. Pollman having moved1 intd
the house of Jus. Pcntield near the
Catholic church wishes to inform the
citizens of Ridgway und vicinity that
t-he is prepared to do in a neat and
satisfactory manner all kinds of plain
sewing and dressmaking.at reasonable'
prices. All persons having work in
this line are respectfully Invited to
give her a cull. nl5m3
A Losing Joke.
A prominent physician of Pittsburg"
said jokingly to a lady patient who
was complaining of her contiuued ill
health, uud his Inability to cure her,
"try Hop Bitters!" The lady took it
in earnest and used the Bitters, front
which she obtained permanent health.
She now laughs at the doctor for hid
Jotte, but he is not so well pleased
with it, as it cost him a good patient.
Harrisburg Patrioti
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Estate of John C. Corbe, late of
Benziuger township, Elk County.
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oove named estate- All persons in
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nl3 t Susan Corbe, Executrix.
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