The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-27

| perseverance,, along WIN lengthy expert
ence in the journalistic line, will override
all obstacles. The paper is a model of ty-
geographic neatuess, is independent in polls
tics, and we trust it will meet with encour-
agement commensurate with its deservings
Do you want stove If so, go to Ser
vices, and get one. We found it necessary
few days ago to have room in the upper
part of our house heated. We called to
see Service, when he Immediately put us
up stove, and when he LETT gave orders
to use no wood or coal in it. We have not
done so, but the room is heated to charm
By adding little coal twice day to the
stove in the room below, we have two
rooms comfortably heated, thus saving
large amount of coal, which costs money,
and besides is scarce just now.
WE notice that our neighbors Powell Il
Kline, as usual, have their magnificent
store filled to overhowing with choice and
seasonable goods. They still are, as they
have ever been, the regulators of prices for
this market They still believe in keeping
prices down to the low water mark. They
keep everything used by the lumbermen,
and people generally. They are selling
pure Corn and Oats Chop Feed at S2.10
per hundred weight; Wagner's Best XXX
Bellefonte Flour a. $3.50 per barrel. Pork
and all other Western Produce at Erie
prices, with only transportation added.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-A some.
what serious railroad accident occurred on
the p. 4 +. Railroad five miles east of this
place on Saturday morning last, which re.
suited in the killing of brakeman and the
total demolition of five freight cars. The
accident was caused by the first freight
train going west becoming stuck in the
snow Which had drifted into the cut, and
the second freight train coming along
shortly alter, aud not discovering anything
wrong until too late to check the speed
ran iuto the first train with the above sad
result.
MANY of our readers will be panied to
learn that Mr.. Hiram Woodward, of Penn
field, Cearfeld county, was dangerously in
jured by gun in his own hands on Tues
day Of last week He was out hunting,
rud, coming to a log-slide, he stopped to
talk with the person attending it. While
engaged il conversation he took the gun
from his shoulder and set it on the side OF
the slide Suddenly the gun slipped from
It's resting place, and the hammer striking
IN the log, discharged 1.-THE ball entering
Mr.. W's left arm near the wrist, emerging
just below the elbow, and lodging near the
shoulder The injuries he sustained are
Of serious nature, and may prove fatal.
THE future prospects OF the ADVOCATE
are hattering. When we assumed control
it was our expectation that a great number
of our subscribers would leave us, but in
this we have been disappointed. Except
few in the dark corners Of Fox, whom we
suppose do not want to hear the local news,
there are none Of any account gone back on
US. We wish to increase our circulation,
and whoever reads this article, let them
ask their Leighbor to subscribe. Remem-
ber that newspaper is sort Of joint
stock concern-:hat the more patronage it
receives, the better able will the publisher
be to give them on interesting paper.
| Send us all matters of local interest
that occur in your neighborhoods. We
will make our paper worthy Of your patron
age if you do your part.
FRIG HTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENTAL
about half past five o'clock on Tuesday
| evening last, the mail train going west Oh
the Philadelphia and Erie railroad collided
with freight train near Pattonia, about
seven and half miles this side of Warren.
The locomotives are complete wrecks, and
the baggage car is "telescoped into the
smoking car, which very fortunately was
nearly if not quite unoccupied. The first
report stated that no one was killed and
the injuries were chiefly slight, but we
have since learned that out Of twelve per-
sons injured, ten are seriously hurt, three
of whom may not recover. Following is a
| list of casualties so far as we have obtained
them r. Horrel, fireman, arm and hip !;
John Spatford, mail agent, side and head /;
Martin M'Laughlin, engineer Ct mail train,
side and hip: j. M'Geverny, baggage
master, head and side; A. Quirk, newsboy,