The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-04

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Company II. meets every Saturday
at their amory for drill.
Last Monday there was a heavy fall
of Snow at this place, and sleighing now
is very good.
March comes in like lion, and ac-
cording to popular tradition will 90 out
like a lamb.
The Reynoldsvills Herald, now
prints its own outside, and has a new
head. We wish the new enterprise con-
tinued success.
Some rascals, not having the fear of
the Lord before their eyes, entered the
U. p. church at Brookville and pock-
eted the collection left in the baskets.
Jas. Ii. Hagerty, postmaster at this
place has been appointed Inspector of
National Banks by Gov. Hartranft, for
the counties of Cameron, Clinton,
Forest, Elk, Mexican aad Potter.
The Milleritos are again predicting a
winding up Of things terrestrial on the
3D. of October, 1875, at which time this
mundane sphere will be knocked intos
three cooked hat,
Two chaps in Youpgsville worked
hard against each other all day for the
office of inspector of election, only to
find, when the votes were counted in
the evening, that both were elected.
Mehitsble Baker, the ouly Revolu-
tionary soldiers wido. in Iowa, died of
old age in Des. Moines the other night
She has been pensioner of the Govern.
ment fifty years.
We have just entered on the fifth
year Of the publication of the ADvo-
CATE, and will just suggest that now is
a good time to pay your two dollars for
the cerrent year.
During the year 1874 there was over
three hundred thousand dollars worth
OF property destroyed by fire in Jef1er-
son county, on which insurance was
paid to the amount of over one hundred
thousand dollars.
With the last issue we entered upon
volume Y. OF course most of our sub.
seribers time expires at the end of the
old volume, and we hope, as our terms
are Ia advance, this gentle reminder
will suffice to make all pay over at once.
Doctor c. 4. Farley, proposes build
ing a three story brick building on his
land next Halls brick building the com
ing season. j. $. Hyde, will also put
new store building of ample dimensions,
On his vacant LOT near the place his old
store nov stands.
\ Moutano c0itor benz B. rs the cslam-
tiles of 1874 ia the following touch.
irg strsiu: "Frst, that Bcecher bust
ness; then the grass-hoppers. then the
Democratic victories, and nov an IN
creased tax on whiskey. What is ihi.
poor country coming t.!
Horace Warner, was down to Lykens,
Dauphin county, the other day at a shoot.
ing-match, it was advertised that one huu-
dred dollars ia gold would be awarded the
winner. Now Warner had an itching for
that gold, and went for it, On arriving
found That the hundred dollars, had dwind
led down to sixty, in three small prizes, 50
he shot few times, and took the whole
amount. The next time they have a shoot.
ing match at Lykens, Warner won't be iu-
vited.
There will be Ridgway t3Rnshi q
contested election case, before the court
here on Apri! I'd. There were six meu
running for the position of school-direc-
tor, with one vacancy and two regular
terms TO be filled. 1t is claimed by the
plaintiffs in the case that they were en-
titled to the certificates, given the, de-
PENDANTS, because their tickets desi gna-
ted the person to fill the vacancy, while
The other tickets failed to make a dis
tinction. John G. Hall, has been en-
p!oyed by the.plaintiifs and as there is a
ine point of election law, envolved 10
the case, We await the decision with in-
terest.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT ST MARY's-
Last Saturday at fifteen minutes to eight
o'clock, in the evening as b. + Weis, a
young man about eighteen yesrs old, and
assistant of the freight agent, was going
home to supper he was suddenly startled
by blow ON the head with club, or some
other heavy weapon, and partially stunned.
lie at once started on a run, and had pro-
ceeded but a a few rods, when he stumbled
and fell toward, at the same time receiving
bullet through the first joint of his left
little finger. The men who f-ed the shot