The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-05
Car Time at Rtdgtcuu.
Peaches are in the market.
August comes in cold and wet.

Peaches are in the market.
August comes in cold and wet.
Cheese! Choice Factory, at P & KS.
The Benezette looals we're mislaid
last week.
The apple crop will be light this
year.
In accordance with the new law,
Supervisor Fitch has placed watering
trough at the intersection of Broad and
Main streets.
Ed. Paine has purchased of D. D.
Cook, FIVE acres fronting on South street
and extending back to the top of the
hill, for $500. An average OF $500
an acre.
Service in Grace Church Sunday
next at IL A. NJ. and 81 P. M. The
Rev. Hugh @. Miller of Warren will
Pficiate. All are cordially invited to
bttcnd.
A sensation was created few days
hgo by the finding of five human skele-
tons at Pierceville, Wyoming county,
Pa They were unearthed by party
lunting woodchucks. Their dog Was
fhasing one OF the animas among lot
Pf big rocks, and commenced digging
Phere the remains were discovered.
he old settlers believed them to be
hose of family named Searles, who
Fartcd for New York many years ago,
ut were never heard from.
Mr.. Musselman, residing in Shrews-
ury township, York county, while in
he woods loading bark, on Monday,
as struck by large rattlcsnake in the
riddle tiuger of the left hand at the
scond joint, ripping it open to the nail.
the inside and outside OF the fiuger,
terrible was the attack. Mr.. NJ,
no had left his axe sticking in log
ose by, with remarkable presence OF
lind, stepped to his axe and chopped
IS iiuger off close to his hand. lie is
citing welt though he suffered consid-
raby.
A RAILROAD TO PUNXsUrAwNEY
-Puuxsutawney, after long waiting, is
.N last to have q railroad. The Sandy
Z;4al and Iron Company is the corpora
idn that is to build it, and Operations
re to commence immediately. The
bad will extend from Holden's Eddy or
hat is known as Rocky Bend, on the
~ grade division of the Allegheny
alley Railroad four miles below Rey-
pldsville, and will certainly be compile
d to the residence of d. B. Straight
2H, six miles from Punxsutaw ney, this
!. The citizens OF Punxsutawney
meeting, for the purpose Of Sc
sng stock subscriptions to complete
road to their town. w. p. jerks
,ded the list with a cash subscription
$1,000 and other considerable
q bunts were subscribed Clarion
Fad tsoniaa.
4 lie following Cambria county tran
Baction is spoken of by the Herald:
"On Monday last two judgment notes
were picked up in our streets drawn in
avor of man named Helsel, and
ned by a man named Dodson. One
Ee called tor a hundred dollars "for
ue received" and upon which $40
been paid, 1t appeared that Hell
wife and child, resided in the will
of Carrolltown, as did Dodson. Hell
made proposition to sell his wife
bodson for the sum of 500, hence
was drawn up for that amount and
70 to Helsel-at least such is the
y told by Dodson. Helsel then lett
country and was gone for some six
this when he returned. In the
ntime Dodson and Helsel's wife
ID together as man and wife, in lieu
the "value received" They were
fged with the crime of adultery by
lson's father, for which offense they
arrested and lodged in Jail in this
9. The recreant husband returned
arroiltown and was made acquainted
these facts in relation to his wife.
hen came to this place, where he
cen for the past couple of weeks,
avoring to get his wife out of Jail,
again claim her as his own. Doubt
he is unable to collect from Dodsou
therefore concluded that, viewing
ers in this wise, he had better take
his wife and child"