The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-03
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NJ Q T e S Z.

SEPTEMBER has an and so has
oyster
THE school directors meet next
Saturday.
WE report two more games OF base
ball this week.
WE publish stock quotations in
another column.
b. GOULD of the Cammeron P,ess
was in town Tuesday.
PEOPLE are now laying in their win
ter supply Of coal and wood.
Fred. SCHoENINd paid visit to the
West Branch Camp Meeting.
THE melon-colic days have come,
the sadest of the year.
BLAcKBERRIEs continue to be plenty
on the hills about this place, and are
six cents quart.
THE attention of Republicans is
called to the call for county conven-
ton in another column.
THE HARMONIOUS Democracy, met
Cst Tuesday. We give the proceed
as in another column.
THE winter term OF school commen-
ces next Monday. Prof Dixon is
principal, and Misses Taylor and Will
COX are assistants.
IT is rumored that one of the candi-
ates, for sheriff, il not two, who failed
p receive the nomination at the hands
the Democracy, will bolt and run in
pendent.
J. w. PHELPS has bcen nonGn ated
the Republicans Of Cameron County,
for the legislator. Mr.. Phelps is a
good man and we persumc that his cleo
tion is assured.
NUMBERING business promises to be
very slack this winter. There will be
not over fourth of the amount of logs
cut in this section that have been form
'erly, which will have the effect of ad-
vanoing prices.
A GAME of base ball between the
|. Scrubs of this place, and the Sabbath
nBreakers Of St Mary's, was played here
friday of last week, resulting in the
bry of the Scrubs by score of 26
NILLIAM SMITH, Of Osceola, is re-
5rted to have recently purchased six
Thousand acres of timber land in Tioga
) county, for s365,000. He paid one-half
the purchase money in cash, and the
balance in 80 and 90 days.
THE Inauguration Running Meeting
of Buffalo Park is to take place in Buff
falo on September 9Th, and 10th, and
promises to be success beyond all
question. Nearly all the prominent
stables of the country have already en-,
tered horses.
CHARLES MEAD has been appointed
Justice of the Peace, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of c. E. Be-
man. His commission continues until
thirty days after the next spring eec-
ton. Mr.. Mead has his Office at his
~ place in the court house.
FHE New York State Association for
Protection of Fish and Game, has
Z issued call for National Convention
of Sportsmen,to be he'd at Niagara Falls,
September 9th. Tne object of the con-
vention is to form a National organiza-
ton, for the better protection of Fish
and Game of all kinds. The call
should be generally responded to.
ELI PERKINS, Saratoga correspon-
dent of the N. Y. Sun, "gets off, the
following good'un: A" Deacon Gaudam
of the First Presbyterian Church in
Lock Haven is sojourning in Vandam
street. The Lock Haven Republican
says, when the minister wants the
collection taken up he often remarks,
Deacon, Gaudam you, please pass the
plate.'"
THERE is man in the Elk County jail |
who refuses to leave that institution, al |
though his term ofimprisonment has expir.
ed. He shows good sense in prefering the Jail |
to associating with the people of that be.
nighted region. cameron Press
but the people have improved since
relieved of the burden of the Cameron
Press man &C, B. Gouli,) as editor of
this paper; of course that was years ago,
but goes to show that "evil commuuica-
tons corrupt good.manners." and that
the man who wrote the above item is no |
stter than he should be-.