The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23


The season Of mud will soon be on us.
Butternuts will be plenty this year.
Very slim attendanc ce at court this week.
Miller has concluded not to dig his Elk
Creek Canal this year.
Remember that October lst is the 10 ct
| day for the payment of taxes.
See proceedings of Republican County
| Convent on in another column.
PIT Brooks COW came to an untimely
| end on the railroad track last week.
The heavy rains the forepart of the week
did not make flood.
The probabilities" are that we will have
winter before long.
W.. J. Colegrove, of Colegrove, HKean
county, called on US this week.
Putting up stoves is now one Of the or.
ders of the day.
Services IN the Lutheran Church uert
Sunday, morning anL evening IN English,
by Rev. Brenneman
Please remember to return next Sabbath
the envelopes given out, last Sabbath, in
the NJ. E. Church; for benevolent Contri-
buttons"
FAREWELL SERMoS-Rev. Vim. Martin
will deliver his farewell sermon, before
going to conference, next Sunday at 1880
z. M.
Powell & Kline arc having a new floor
put into the Grand Central Store. The
great rush of customers for several III oath
past has worn the old floor threalbare.
Mr.. Luck was pronounced the best and
most expeditions cook at the late Cincin.
natl Fair. The facts upon which the award
was made were as follows: In thirty minu-
tes Miss Luck cooked, and cooked well, pota
toes, chicken, porter-house steak, tomatoes
and corn, aud made coffee, tea, pie and
Biscuit, and set the table in the neatest
lyle.
The Olean Times has been investigating
the subject, and has uncarthed the follow
ing: Twenty five years ago this month i
rained eighteen days in succession with ou
skip. Hay blackehed and moulded il
the swarth, wheat grew in the shock, ant
even in the uncut wheat the kernel
sprouted in the heads. 1t was truly we
harvest"
In many counties of the State the town
ship Auditors are being prosecuted and
fined for not publishing the annual state
ments, as required by law. This is prOp' r
for the people have right to know no,
their taxes are expended and refusal o
neglect to publish, as required by law
raises q just suspicion that some of tn
funds have been misappropriated. A
laws ought to be complied with, and whe
ofhce-ho!ders refuse to comply with thel
it is always sign of corruption and tn
penalty for refusal ought to be enforced.
WHAT Is A CAR LOAD Nominally
'car load" is 10000 pounds. 1t is ais
70 barrels Of salt, 70 of lime 90 of -four, 6
of whisky, 200 sacks Of -four, 6 cords c
soft wood. II to 20 head of cattle, 80 to 6
head of hogs. 80 to 100 head of sheeI
5000. feet of solid boards, 1900 feet I
siding, 1900 feet of flooring, 1000
shingles, one half less Of herd lumber. on
tenth joists, scantllng, and all other larl
timber, $40 bushels of wheat, 900 Of corr
$50 of oats, 400 of barley. $50 of larsee
$50 of apples; 430 of Irish potatoes, $50
sweet potatoes, 900 bushels Of bran.
The compulsory education law of Ne
Jersey is now in successful operation, al
will beyond doubt result in good ber
accomplished sc, far as the educational il
terests of ner children are concerned. tt
law requiIes parents and guardians wi
J, have children under eighteen aud over f'
years Of age under their supervision,
send said children to school at least twel'
weeks in each school year, Those who
not comply with these requirements will
compelled to pay fine of $25 for each o
fence. That is; they may be fined, if al
one desires to make complaint Of tn EN- +
the neglect to comply with the law.
The Brookville Republican says:-We leal
that company of farmers of the Beechwoo
settlement, of which Mr.. W. Mccullough
the principal, have been, during the pre-
ent season, manufacturing cheese und,
the most approved York State process,
large amount having been made and son
sold at remunerstive rates. The plan {
which the manufactory is operated is c
operative, each farmer delivering his mi
and receiving credit for it IN pounds, al
after the manufactcr is paid small 81
for his work, and the salesman and boo
keeper remunerated, the balance is distIit
ted among the patrons. the settlements
ing made once month.
The enterprise is progessin 9 to the emit
satisfaction Of al concerned, and we m
expect others of like character organ
q IN.