The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-12-17
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the seat OF Ut. Egbert, In Congress,
from the Erie district.
CHARLES HOLES, is again in a criti-
cal condition, being delirious most Of the
time.
SERVICES in the Lutheran Church
next Sunday morning at ths usual
time, in English by Rev. J. Breneman
In the city of New York there are
10000 men and women out of employ
ment, Contributions are being solicited
on their behalf.
THERE is to be . dance at Rhine's
Hall, and supper at the Hyde House on
Friday evening December rs, 1874.
A general invitation is extended to all.
Judge Bucher, Of Union county, has
decided that there is no law for the ar
rest and confinement of tramps under
the plea of vagrancy'
The anthracite coal field Of our State
exceed the enormous yield of the
English mines more than three-fold in
proportion to extent ofsurface.
In one square in Philadelphia there
are twenty-four whiskey shops. For
the 3ake'of couvenienoies two men Who
make business of "layiug out" oorpses
have taken rooms in the came square.
The Commissioners will meet at their
o&ee 10 Ridgway Pa. on Monday
January the 4th, 1875.
Oh. M'CAULEY
Clerk.
Allegheny college, Meadville is to
have q scientific exposition, whereat
will be exhibited the various specimens
iu natural history, now included in the
college cabinet. 1t will opeu on the
Oath of December.
Two hundred and forty-three per-
soas perished on the lakes this year,
against TIVE hundred and twenty-oue in
1873, and two hundred and nineteen 10
1872. The estimated damage to prop
erty foots up 3,03l 800 against Sc, &c.
900 in 1873,
John H. White, of Venango county
died last week after being confined to
his bed for thirteen years. His disease
was o! the spine, caused by the inhuman
punishment Inflicted on him by q scb ool
teacher when he was IL years of age.
EZRA CORNELL, fouader Of the Cor
uell University, died in Ithaca, N. Y,
last Wednesday, aged sxty-seven years.
He was one of the greatest benefactors
of the age, and vas among the fr.t to
appreciate the importance of the mag
nstic telegraph.
DANCE There will be a dance at
Rhine's Hall, on Friday evening
Dec. 25th 1874, under the supervision
of Messrs Rhines and Barrett. TIE
bill for dane, and supper will be So, so,
for dance alone 81, so, supper at the
Hyde House. From present indications
there will be large turnout.
CORRESPONDENTS describe a fearful
state of destitution among the miners
employed in the coal regions of Luzerne
county Men without work, vcmeu
without food, families in danger Of starv =
ing, should not culy excite our pity. but
our alarm, for distress so great as that
pictured by correspondents must su.ely
end 10 crime.
DEATH OF CLARK 4. Wilcox The
above named gentleman, died this morn-
ing, December 18th 1874, after 4 briel
illoess from the effects OF a earbuncle
on his neck. Deceased was q man be-
twees forty-fve and fifty years of age,
and has been for O number Of years a
resident of this county, being exteu
sively engaged in tho numbering bust
ness in Horton township
LEG BROKEN, A man named
Michael Donahue, was found, at the
depot last Saturday evening, with his
left leg broken between the ankle and
knee. There are several suppositions
as to how he came to have his lcg
broken; one is that he came from Cory
and was stealing a ride being under the
cars, on the truck, for that purpose, and
/ at he accidently fell off with the above
result. The man has told numerous
stories as to how the &C cident happened
but he seems in a semi insane condition
and his stories are not credited.
RaltimOre Hanemhar 10 kim