The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-06-24

rain in this section. Since the rain yege-
taiion has made wonderous strides.
There will be Presby terrain services, by
Rev. D. W. Cassat in the Lutheran church
neat Sunday. morning and evening, at the
usual hours.
Parsons MS poultry fancier, keeps his
readers posted on the price of eggs.-EH
Democrat.
And Miller as base ballist, keeps his
readers posted on the scores of games
James Rhine's caught trout last week
which measured liz inches, and weighed
one pound. This we believe it the "boss"
fish of the season. If any one can do bet
ter let us know.
Hazleton. Pa, June Civ. H. Curnew,
John Cartnel, and James Weber were suffo'
Gated in the Stockton mines yesterday
while engaged in clearing the chamber Of
black damp. Three others miners who were
in the mine at the time were overcome with
the foul air, but are recovering.
The Rev. WIN. Jas. Miller intending to
return from his vacation this week; there
will be services in Grace Church next Sun
day. at the usual hours II A. NJ. and j
p. NJ. All are cordially invited to attend.
We have heard Ridgway's chronic grumb-
lers say at different times tn at his country
was worthless, agriculturally considered
Let these malcontents look at the oats crop
growinti on Osterhout's Heights and then
hold their peace forever.-Elt Democrat
And yet Gene, with all your know ledge
eff cold rye" you call rye oats. go west,
young man, go west"
The township supervisors, made a raid
on Peter Ycnnedas domicile last Tuesday
afternoon, and succeeded IN finding a super
abundance of agricultural implements, and
large lot of soap and candles, together
with about S2S in silver and currency.
Peter and his wife, an aged couple, have
been tewn charge for about sic years past
and complaints having reached the super
vispis lhat Peter was "playing off, and
that he was as able to do a days work as
anyone they concluded TO visit him anil as
certain his circumstances, There was
found in the shanty ten good coats belong
ing TO Peter and any amount of dresses be-
longing to the partner of his woe'sand joys.
Tie candles and soap were drawn from the
township from time to time ana it is sup
posed the bonest Peter intended to trade
| his soap an | candles for cash or other arti
ces. There is one lesson that this revela'
ton teaches and that is that the township i:
being badly 'taken in' by its poor.
We are informeo that Mr.. Bachelor, who
resides along the pike. several miles from
! Phillipsburg, committed suicide on Friday
last. Some time IN the afternoon of tina
day he remarked that he was a cumbranct
to his family, but no further notice was ia
ken of what he had said In he evening
he walked out from the house, and, no
returning, fears were entertained that
he had done himself some bodily injury
These Gears were ma de known, and searcl
! instituted which resulted in the finding o
his body in Steiner's saw mill dam, will
the throat. cut froa ear to ear. 1t j
thought that he first waded into the waite
and then cut his thoat. lie leaves wifi
and several children to mourn his sac
death -RattsRan'8 JourRal.
The Fatriot says: Ii Lancaster county
is the greatest nickel mine in the wortd
and the only one that has yet been diseov
el ed in the United States. The mine lie
upon the dividing ridge between Cheste
county and Pequa Valley. Besides nickel
iron and copper ore have been found. Tht
copper has been known there for sevent
years. The nickel ore is Of gray color
and so hard that it can be obtained only
by blasting After it is broken into sma
particles, it is thrown into a furnace an
subjected to strong heat 1t is the
smelted like iron. After bein
placed between two heavy iron rol ler
and pulveri2ed it is sent to Camden,
j.. where the copper is separated from II
nickel 1t is merit protected from fOreig
nickel by forty per cent. duty The ave
age price of pure nicke is about $500
pound. In the Lancaster mine 400 or 81
tAs are obtained monthly, and about on
hundred and fifty men are employed
PLAYING AN OLD Trick, An o.
dodge uIder new guise is being su
cessfully practiced by sharper in Me-
York city, who signs himself "Wesie
Law" He writes to country stor
keepers, telling them that packages fo
them, shipped through him, are he'll
for charges, upon payment OF which h
will forward the detained articles. Ii
has found several dupes who deserve
be taken in for not having sense enoug
to know tha. goods not worth tn
amount of expressage to their final de-
tination, are not worth having, Their
is wolk for he fool-killer yet.
On Monday morning last, viii
Richard Mayer and VIM. McIninc
were removing the timbers from an a
andoned coal drift on the Henry Asl
baugh farm, about quarter of mi
north of this place the roof fell in al
before Mc[ninch could escape part
buried him He Immediately called