The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-01
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SOME very rainy weather here last
Sunday and Monday.
THE festival for the benefit of the
Episcopal Parsonage, Noted $3.50.
DANIEL FARRANp is busily engaged
getting the Jail and outbuildings in
readiness for the winter.
THE insurance companies are cancell-
ing all policies on unoccupied houses in
Cory.
The weather is becoming too cold
for gate sparkling. If she don't ask
you in, you had bettergo home.
REV WIN MARTIN, did not preach in
the Court House On Sunday evening
last, owing to the rain.
Tue HOUSEHOLD, Brattleboro, Vt,
has been received for October. 1t is
furnished at s1,00 year, and is we'll
worth three.
The people of Clearfeld have COM
pleted an elegant new school house at
/ a cost Of $780, 900 which was occupied
on the 2Sth ut.
Mrs M'GovERN mother of Haniel
Ind James M'Govern, died in this place,
last week, at the advanced age of n
years.
Now the melancholy days have
come the saddest of the year; and win
ter winds commence to hum "coal il
enighty dear"
The Grangers, Of this place, played
the Modoes of Brockwayville, match
game at this place last Saturday. The
score stood Grangers 35; Modocs SO.
A MAN named Clark, in the .employ
of w. H. Osterhout, had his leg broken
last Tuesday, by the team which he
was driving, running away; one of the
horses was killed.
WE added two new names to our sub.
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A RETURN game of base ball will be
played at Brockwayville, on Saturday,
10th inst, between the Changers, of this
place, aud the Modocs, of the latter
place.
REMEMBER that Saturday, Oct, Sd,
is the last day for payment of taxes.
Ifyou neglect to pay, on or before that
day, state or county tax, you may
lose your vote.
Our genial friend Geo. Walker, was
even more smiling than ever on Tues.
day of this week. We inquired the
cause and were told that the eleventh
responsibility" was added to bis
household.
Mr.. LOUIS BRENDEL, and Miss Jennie
Cuthbert, were married on Saturday,
September, 18th, 1874, by Rev
VIM. Martin, at the residence of the
BRIDES parents; both parties of this
place.
In order to vote you must have paid
a state or county tax, within two years,
and if you have not paid it before, you
must pay tax at least thirty days be-
fore election, that was assessed at least
sixty days before election.
NATIONAL GUARD-Last Saturday
evening pursuant to call, meeting Of
the citizens of Ridgway was held IN
the Court House, for the purpose of or
ganizing Company H. 18th regiment,
National Guards of Pa. Quite large |
number of citizens were in attendance.
On motion Horace Little was elected
chairman, and j. o. w. Bailey, seoro-
tary of the meeting.
Forty seven names were signed to the
roll, the minimum number allowed to a
company being forty.
An election was held to elect CON-
missionea officers, which resulted as
follows:
For Captain, W. s. Service, received
'13 votes; Fred Schoening, IA votes.
For First Lieutenant w.. s. Service
was unanimously elected.
For Second Lieutenant e. T. Grant
was unanimously elected.
After the election the meeting adjour-
ned to meet st the call of the captain