The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-06-17


It is SAID that the potato bugs are
not as plenty this year as last.
For job work give the ADVOCATE
office a call.
Remember the Festival on the 25th inst,
the proceeds of which 60 to the support of
Rev. VIM Martin.
Tea! of excellent flavor and good
strength for S1.00 per pound at
POWELL & KIME'S.
BouN-On Saturday morning June 12,
1876, a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. N.
J. Farley. On Sunday, 18th inst. a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Butterfuss.
Married on Sunday June 18th 1875,
at the home of the brides parents, IN
Fox township this county, by the Rev.
Breneman, Mr.. Maurice l. Richards
of Horton to Miss Rachel Hollobaugh.
Blibb's boy says that if he though
he should ever get so old that he would
not care for a molasses ball, he would
pray that he might die when he was
young and innocent
Mr. William James, of Kane was in
town this week, he gave US an orde r
for quite lot OF job work. Mr.. james
is a successful lumberman, and believes
in ussipg a little printers ink occasion
ally.
b. 1. Campbell has purchased for
$1,000, the half lot on Main street be
tween Geo. Rhines', and Mrs. Ross lot
Thirty years ago the whole lot was sold
for sS1, and now halt the lot sells for
$1,000.
Young man if you want to add
greatly to your appearance go at once
to POWELL & KIME'S Grand Cen
trail Store, and get youse!f Few white
linen bosom SKIRT. You can get a good
fitting white clean shirt for 81 ,25 and
from that up.
c. R. Farley is erecting large barr
fronting on the alley back Of his Centre
street residence, The dimension OF the
barn is 40x42 feet, and it will be two
stories high with basement. This
barn when finished will likely be the
finest in the county.
A Strawt erry and Ice Cream Festival
will he held IN the basement of the NJ. T.
Church on the evening of the 25th of thi
month"; next Thursday. Among the novel
ties of the occasion will be the Fishing
Pond and the Illustrious Art Gallery
Further particulars will be given by pro
gramme. All are cordially invited to at
tend
There are Republicans in thi
county who would seek Office at th'
hands Of Republicans, and still Others
who hold Offices under the Republica,
administration and yet they are so mar
row. minded that they will not even sub
scribe tor the only Republican paper il
the county. Yet we still live
There was terrible frost in thi
section of the country last Sunday nigh
At Wilcox, St, Mary's, ,Centreville, and
Brandy Camp, everything left uncov
cred was badly frosted, and at Laure
Mill ice is SAID to have formed one
fourth of an och thick, At this rlac,
there was not very heavy frost al
,hough in some parts Of the tow
vegetation was slightly frosted
Postmaster Hagerty has received in
structions from the Post Office Depart
ment "that by act of March Sd, 1875
the fees for Domestic Money Order
have been changed so that on after tn
first day of July 1873, the fees or com
missions to be charged and exacte,
shall be as follows:
On orders not exceeding S15 10 cent
Over 81 5 and not exceeding $50 10 cent
$50 $40 20 cent
$40 $50, 20 cent
Now is the time to plant your cucun
bers over.
1t now seems that the McKe al
county school directors have made
great mistake in raising the salary o
their county superintendent to $1,000
year. State superintendent Wicker
sham has notified the Mexican scho'
directors that unless they agree to n
consider the salary question, he wi
deduct the amount from their state ar
preparation and as this will only leave
the sum of about $500 to be divided
among the public schools, in NcKeal
county the people of the county ar
raising considerable of howl about th
matter.