The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-10
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cents.
THE weather has been very warm
the past week.
WE call attention to the water article
in another column.
Hon. j. " HoUK is lying, at pres
ent, dangerously i'll.
NEXT week comes the Northwestern
Pennsylvania Fair.
TIE methodist church building is
fast assuming proportions.
JAS. HAaERrY has a pair Of cat
birds, which are much priced by their
owner.
Rev. WM. MARTIN will Gil the
Methodist appointment, at this place,
for another year.
SHERIFF OYSTER seems to do nearly
all the business that is transacted about
here now.
We hope to see full turn out at the
Republican Convention to be held on
the 22d inst.
7 THE potato crop this year is said to
be good one; although but few in a
hill yet they are of unusual size. We
have heard Of no rot.
TIE State Normal school at Edinborc
Erie County, has an attendance Of four
hundred and lorty-one students, this
! fall term.
Esquire MEAD, married Mr.. Sanford
S. Provin, of Smethport, and Miss
Katie Coats, of this place on Sunday
evening last, Sept 9th 1874.
We don't mean to dun our subscrib-
ers, but would like to hint that money,
IS staple necessity ia the ADVOCATE
office.
The Warren Ledger man has hcart
of the Beccher-Tilton affair; but the
way he heard it Tilton was spelled
"Tylden."
THE Williamsport Register beauti-
fully says: We can see numerous po
litical "rooSters" perchcd on the fence
with the autumn leaves Of politics fall
ing about them.
AN outrage was perpctrated at Kane
week ago last Sunday, By three men on
an aged, and infrn woman. We believe
the williams are at large; they deserve tc
be hung.
THE Elk Democrat says that "Flora,
lady correspondent of the Gaze,te,
wears No. 10 boots, and tight panta.
looms. If we were "Flora" we would re-
sent the imputation.
We understand that there is to be a
new paper started at ReynoIdsville, JEFF
fcrson county, by G. c. Brandon of the
St. Marys Gazette and Mr.. Reynolds
of Reynoldsville.
Our young Democratic friend Ar.
thur B. Little is contributing a series
of readable letters to the Elk Dsnao.
crat under the nom de plume of "a
Voyageur."
PRoFF. G. r. DIXON has been i'm.
7 proving his summer vacation by taking
unto himself wife. We presume be
will now resume his duties with renewed
energy.
THE HOUSEHOLD published at Brat
tleboro, VT, has been received for Sep
tember. The wonder is how this valnr
BILE monthly can be furnished at 81, ,0(
year. Address Geo. E. Crowell
Brattleboro, Vt.
Work has been resumed on the
State road from the termination of South
street to Portland. 1t is intended t(
complete it this fall. This will give &
more direct communication with Brook
Vllie, ana other intermediate points.
DAN ScRIBNER lost horse last
week through the want of passable
bridge on Mill Street. In attempting
to cross with a load the horse broke
through the bridge, breaking one leg
which made it necessary to shoot him
DURING the past two weeks our sub
y scription list, has been gaining, having
added several new names during that
time, all of which is very gratifying to
US. We hope all Republicans, and as
many Democrats as may see fit to, will
subscribe for the ADVOCATE and thus
onpport the only Republican paper in
Elk County.