The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-07
LOCAL NOTES.
GRAPES are in this market.

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JOHN NELL has been released from
Jail on bail.
THE Hayes g. Wheeler Club num-
bers 10 members.
WE print letter-heads and bill-heads
neatly and cheaply.
Mrs j. A. BOYLE, well known by
many of our readers, is in town.
EGGS are selling here at Is cents a
dozen.
POTATOES are still selling here at so
cents bushel, with a good prospect
for an advance in price.
Don'T fail to attend the Hayes &
Wheeler Club meeting on Saturday
evening.
B. F. ELY is laying pipe from a
spring on the top of Elk creek hill to
his residence.
We are told that Highland township
will poll about 40 votes this fall In
former years the votes of the township
averaged but fifteen.
THE public school commenced last
Monday, with j. B. Johnson as prin-
cipal, assisted by Mrs johnson, and
Misses Babe E. Wilcox and Belle
Kenear.
On Sunday next at the evening SER
vice it is the purpose of the Rector ol
Grace Church to preach a sermon
especially suited to young men. Sub
! iect.-'ShOw thyself a man." All
especially the young men of our vii
lage are cordially invited to attend.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has just decided that usurious
interest charged by national bank
vitiates the contract. Such an over
charge works forfeiture of all inter.
est agreed to be paid. This is in acord-
ance with the rulings of our State
Courts
One of the most sensible items in
the new postal law, and one which
everybody will appreciate, is that
which allows person to write his OF
her name on the wrapper and also the
word "from," to let the party receiv-
ing it know who it is from, without
violating the law.
WE are under obligations to the
three gentlemen, at Wilcox, who have
favored the ADVOCATE with com.
munications. In this connection we
will add that communications from
other sections of the county are ear,
nestly solicited and will be thankfully
received.
B. F. Ely has brought us specimen
ofmillet which is5 feet and 10l inches
in height. The heads are well filled
out and the stalks are large This
millet was planted June goth, on land
that was never manured. Millet is a
very fine grain, and is very valuable
for feeding horses, cattle and poultry,
and when properly prepared makes
very good slap jacks"
WE desire to express our heartfelt
thanks through the columns of your
paper, to the pupils of our school who
so beautifully and appropriately deco
rated our school room with evergreens
and notices and for the warm greeting
we received at their hands upon re-
suming eur labors for another year.
MIR. and MRS. J. b. JOHNSON,
Sept. 5, 1876.
BURGLARY.-The Methodist church
was burglarized last Monday after
noon, and the missionary box contain
ing a small quantity Of money, taken.
The theft was discovered on Monday
evening, when an official meeting was
being held. The back door was forced
open and two brass locks forced from
the library doors. Suspicion resting
on two boys, Willie Malone and John
Neill, they were arrested on Tuesday
morning, and brought before Esquire
Mead, who, after a hearing, bound
them over to court and fixed the bai
at 500 each. In default of bail the
boys were lodged in fort Scull,
KILLED.-John Van Braband o
Penfield, we'll known in this place
was killed by the fall of a tree, on
Tuesday, Aug. %. He was employed
on the Laurel Run log job of Leandel
Denning, as boss of the "cribbing'
crew, and had directed a man to choI
certain tree, telling him upon which
side to chop 1T. When the tree wa
ready to fall Mr.. ", and about a dozer
other men were in its way, and wer'
told to move. They did so and all es
capped but the unfortunate Van Bra
hand, who stepped in the wrong di
rection, the tree striking him full upoI
the head and shoulders killing him al
most instnatly. He was about forty
seven years of age.-RGftsnedn'S Jour
nat