The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-24
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SMETHPoRr now boasts of brass
band.
Potato BUGS, the buggers, will soon
have freeze.
we publish in another column, an
account OF the war in Louisiana.
GLYcERINE and lemon juice it is said
will remove tan from the face.
PATTERsoN's majority for delegate in
Colorado is between 1900 and 1000.
WE are informed that a new brass
band is to be started in town, to be
called "the Temperance Band"
MISS EMMA GARRITT has been en-
gagged for the primary department of the
Ridgway academy.
IF any one contemplates going crazy
let them "hold their horses" until the
new asylum at Warren is finished.
THE Roflsman's Journal calls the
regular Democrats "Warm springs" as
opposed to "Modocs."
Hon JNo. G. HALL is the member
ofSe Democratic State Central Com
mittee for this senatorial district.
|. THE Williamsport Register says the
water in the Susquehanna River is lower
than it has ever been since 1903.
THE election of the entire Republican
Ticket by large majority is daily be-
coming more, and more evident.
is cheapest to buy a COW or
Buy your milk at 10 cents a quart, and
your butter at 35 cents q pound.
JUDGES Brown and Wetmoro of
Warren, and Geo. jerks of Brookville,
talk of starting writing class.
FROM all parts of the State drought low
water, and consequent danger of fire, is
the absorbing topic of our exchanges.
TIE ADVOCATE is RpuJ1'can pa
per and the only one in Elk County.
We ask Republicans to subscribe and
thus help keep the paper going.
THE Forest Press says there will be a
birth in Tiopesta next week. Such re-
<reshing items Of news help make pa
peNlively.
EVERY few minutes we hear the boys
in the Court Yard say they have "caught
fy;" wish they'd come TO our house
once, and catch 1900, 100000, 900,
and one.
TIE Fix Democrat has an account of
frisky and religious bat, that invaded
the court house on last Sunday evening
week. My but it was fun to see the
ladies juke.
On Friday last fellow of mean pre-
tentions, caused the hair of our citizens
to stand on end by his cries for help.
On examination it was found that ex-
cessive "smiling" had wrought its work.
WE were present on Tuesday evening
last, at the Jail, while Esquire Cum
mings united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony, Willis Mcsier and Amanda
Jane Titus.
THE Eli Democrat claims that the
emocracy of Elk County are unit on
the County nominations. He may find
after the election that the unit was only
a cypher.
MILLER of the EM Democrat sank
us in oblivion some two or three weeks
ago. When we reached "oblivion" we
found only one seat vacant-the Presi-
dents, and that was for Miller.
CENTRE county has now Is Oranges,
several more prospective, with county
council we'll organized. 1t is scarcely
more than six months since the first
Grange was Instituted.
How amusing for the boys to see
three men, each leading the other, and
each full of dragged anxiety" walking
up Main street seeking some place to
rest.
MILESTONE has a literary society,
with a membership of twenty-six. Its
officers are, H. B. Raught president,
Charles H. Hoffman secretary, and II.
"A !, Raugh,. treasurer.
y The Renovo Record publishes
poem entitled "the Resolute Nine,"
wherin the said nine challenge the world
and every other nine to conflict. We
think the "Grangers" or "Nest Hiders"
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