The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-08

W. G. HEALY, Sec'y.
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The reduction of the public debt the
past month was three million six hun.
bred and eighty. one thousand dollars.
A Democratic Governor, Bed,e, Of
New Jersey leads off in appointing q
colored man to State office. lie has
appointed Adam Ray, colored. Notary
Public for the city Of Newark.
Mrs. N. E, Malone has the agency
for Elk County for the Combination
Shoulder Brace Corset Adjustable Skirt
Supporter, Call anu see it. Also ior
the Excelsior Shield Or Corset Clasp
a lady named Judge died in Troy
recently, aged 1Q2 years. She was the
mother Of eight children, all of VIII ON
are liviug the eldest being seventy
years oil. and the youngest forEy-tive.
According to the Clearfeld Raft
moiS joHWoJ only about one.hall the
usual amount Of square timber will be
run this season from that region, aud
pr3iic,j better prices in consequence.
They have an oil territory IN Lime
stone, Ca''a,augus Co The well lately
put downsand which yielded on the
start about 81 barrels per day, Is now
pro lucius over 80 barrels Land in
the vicinity Is held at $500 per acre,
and new wells are going down.
The WUren LeIgcr says:-Ovcr ia
Ltt'e Valley, kind hearted man who
had an aiIius wife, thinking she might
take cold IN the upper room Of the
house, threw her down stairs, the other
day She didn't take cold, bus got a
sso'G sinking up, aud the husband said
it soud 90 her good
Tto Danvilio ,1nrrtcaa says that
post .oflice package containing a silk
dress en- route from Stewards establish
inent, in New York, to lady in
? Muncy, was picked up in the streets OF
bat place last week. Happening to
!4ll into honest hands it was safely de-
livered to its destination, but the mys-
terry is how it ever got out of the mail
bag and into the streets at Danville.
The Erie Dispatch says: A well
dressed womau in walking along East
ninth street Monday afternoon sud
denly dropped upon her knees uttering
the ejaculation "My Cod" in which
position she remained for several
seconds, and when two or three sympa-
thetic persons became interested in
her behalf, the fact was manifested that
she h i'd been indulg'ag too literally in
|stimulants.
GAME AND FISH LAws.-The re-
port that the last Legislature had passed
a law altering the game and fish laws
was an error. They remain precisely
the same as in 1874. The trout-fishing
season, therefore, begins with the first
OF April and closes with the fifteenth
day of August. An effort was made
10 drop the month of December from
the deer-huntipg season, but it was
killed.
We understand that on last Friday |
=. NJ. a; our Public School large
class was most thoroughly examined in
Anderson's History of the United |
States and as it was previously announ-
ced that the examination would be
public, and that prize would be given
o the scholar showing the greatest pro-
icency. A large number of Visitors
we're present which made the occasi on
pne OF deep interest the questions asked |
py the examining committee were COM
|Prehensive topics and the answers were
both oral and written. The examina-
ion lasted two hours without intermis-
ion and in every case without a single
deception the answers were concise, ex-
|haustive, and clear and were promptly
given. In the words Of Prof. Kelly of
|3rookv'lle who was present "Ilach one
FhOwcd a great proficiency and all
Feemed equally worthy OF the prize"
The examining commmittee found it i'm
possible to decide that any one member
pt the class should receive the prize bu
Baid "if any were given it belonged to
all" |