The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-08-19
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yatermelons have appeared.

Watermelons have appeared.
D. D. Cook and Ed. Pain are having
their South street hill cleared up.
Mrs. Barrett's new house on Centre
ktr eet has been inclosed.
Blackberries are selling here at eight
cents quart.
The army worm stills prevails in this
ection.
Iurned this week.
The work on the new foundry is pro-
ressing rapidly.
A colored lady died in Reading on the
tn inst aged lis years.
We publish in another column the names
the Republican County Committee.
Company H goes to Erie on the 4th of
Fptember. See general orders in another
lumn.
al have done my duty to my God, my
punlTy unu my idiuily, "olS INV i"S'
ords of Andrew johnson.
Mrs. Rufus Lucore showed us large
cen cucumber that measured fifteen in.
hes in length. Quite cucumber.
II. s. Thayer has made an improvement
the shape of new side walk along his
i'll street property.
Rev. Ross. Stevenson, of Corsica. will
reach in the Lutheran church next Sun
at the usual hours.
Robt. Kline has harvested his rye, and it
Ids about sixteen bushels 20 the acre, Or
uld have yielded that much had not
out half been lost in harvesting.
rhe Ridgvay Bank building has been
cred inside and several improvements
hde; a new window has been put IN the
mt.
Don't fail to get registered before the
t of September Come in person or
d your name to the ADVOCATE Office
you will be registered.
wo men were lodged in the Jail Al this
pe Yesterday, for stealing and killing
ng heifer belonging to Theodore Fox Of
rton township.
here was a very hard rain here last
hit, and it It looked as though we were
NO to have flood; the hope vanished
I'm this morning was ushered IN warm
pleasant.
ERM,N SERvIcE-R.v S K. Brobst of
entown, Pa. editor OF the Lutherischs
schrih and the Tugendfreund will preach
German in the Lutheran church in
Eway nert Sunday afternoon at 8
SEX.
case has recently occurre1 at Goshen
j., that seems to confirm the popular
{ that beech trees are never struck by
ming A beach aud maple standing
together with branches interlocking
j other, received an eletric bolt from
sing cloud which shattered the maple
passed into the earth through pros
hemlock tree lying near, which was
pped OF its bark nearly the whole length
trace of the lightning was upon the
ch.
IRE AT BooT-JAcK.-The house at Boot
* owned by J. s. Hyde was burned yes
Iay afternoon. The fire is known to be
work of an incendary, as he build
eng has been fired several times before.
A family was living in the house at the
time of the fire; but they managed to save.
nearly all their household goods. We have
not ed the extent of the loss by the
Gre. Ipcendiarism seems to be a growing
endemic in this country and we know of
M better use to which Judge Lynch could
he nut than exterminating the class of
neople that persist in firing other peoples
property. The fire at Rootjack was through
personal spite at Mr.. hyde.
\ Last Friday was gala day for Ridgway.
San Amburg's circus and menagerie was
here and everybody came to town to see
the show. 1t is said there were from ff-
teen hundred to two thousand persons in
town. Several persons were see meanderI
;np about town filled with the fiery potion
that steals mems souls, two or three
fcbts. the legitimate fruits of said potion
,yere reported at various times during the
Jov. The circus came into town too late 10
o~Iibit twice as advertised, having travelled
al night from Sheffield over an extremely
had road their horses were somewhat
;aded and the men tired completely out, and
70 can the Gilman the rain poured in tor
tents as they came into town. In the af-
ternoon the weather cleared up and the
performance in the evening was well atten-
ded. the crowd present being variously esti'
.od ot from tan hundred 10 two thousand,