The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-11-26
NJ O T e S .
THE weather is very cold.
DEMOCRATS are lively now.
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HE weather Is very cOlu.
DEMOCRATS are lively now.
THNKsGIvING to day.
The Catholics realized from their ,air,
nett, about $3.50.
The Cameron Press compliments
Ridgway on her street lamps.
Hon GEO jerks was in attendance
on court here last week
In another column will be found the
court proceedings.
Navigation on the inland lakes for the
season is about over.
We delayed the ADVOCATE one day
last week in order to get the Democrat
to copy the official vote from.
CLEARFIELU and Cameron counties
are still infested with petty thieves and
burglars We had better look out for
these chaps.
THURSDAY November Is, 1874, first
>snow Of any amount this season; pleasant
weather for six weeks past, excepting a
few days.
Or the 8th day Of December Venus
will cross the face Of the sun. The
transit will be not be visible 10 the
United States.
PERSONS sending letters should be
careful to put on the right amount OF
stamps, otherwise the letters will rot be
mailed. We notice that Postmaster
Hagerty has letter holding for postage
every few days,
CAPT. ScHoENING moved into his new
house last Tuesday, and we can safely
say it was onc of the coolest days OF the
season, aud moving is such fun you
know; especially on a cold day.
DENNIS Donovan, convicted | of be.
ing au accessory 10 the saurier Of Wm.
Phalen, has been refused pardon by
the State Board of Pardons to whom
his case was referred.
"CHEAP and hungry parties" are to
Ne known this winter as those dances
where the fun commences at nine
o'clock, ceases at twelve, and you don't
get anything TO eat
COMPANY H.-The new militia CON-
pany, just started in Ridgway, now has
iull compliment of men. The arms
Springfield rifles breech- leaders, are ex-
pected here next week; the company
is talking of renting Rhinc's Hall to
hold meetings in.
DAVID D. WILLIAMS, convicted of
embezzeling the funds of the First Ma
tional Bank, Of Conneautvile, while act
ing in the capacity of cashier, of said
bank, was sentenced to FIVE years ip
the Western Penitentary, in the U. S.
Circuit Court, at Pittsburgh, last Satur-
day.
THERE is balm in Gilead, and this
time it comes from the mountains of
Eastern Kentucky. The official vote
of the Ninth Congressional District OF
that State stands White; Republican,
S774; Cockrill, Democrat, 1913; Re-
publican majority, 356. Two years ago
the vote stood; Republican, 8,s63;
Democratic, i0,2S7.
New SUNDAY PApER.-We are in
receipt of No. 9 Vol. l. of the Sunday
Tribune, new Sunday paper just star
ted in Philadelphia. The terms on
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is full OF lively reading matter, well
worth the price of subscription. We
are pleased to add the new paper to our
exchange list.
The Hornellsville Herald says that
few days ago, on an Erie train an elderly
Frenchman bet on a three card monte
game, and lost 1925. Conductor Study |
held his train at Nunda 45 minutes to
enable the Frenchman to search for his
men and money, The chaps were at
length identified, though one of them
had changed his shirt and hat, being
searched in one of the rooms of the pal
ace car, the money was found and re-
turned to the old man, but the officers
of the law at Nunda declined to hold |
the Williams. The affair created quite an
excitement among The passengers.