The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-08-17
STATE NOTES.

Mrs. Rachel Cook, of Summit town
ship, Crawford county, celebrated her
one hundredth birthday on the 18th
ult
The executive committee of the
Chester county agricultural society
has decided not to hold fall eXlibi-
ion this year.
The total lumber shipments from
| Lock Haven for the week ending July
| 81, 1875, were $4,000 feet, The total
shipments for the season were Is, ILL.,
| 800 feet.
According to report complied by
the Oil City Derrick, the total num-
Der of iron tanks in the oil regions is
asa, with total capacity of 6,a77, 739
barrels.
1t is now said that leading railway.
| companies propose to build short
pipe line from the oil regionsto.the sea-
board, and thus get ahead of the
Pennsylvania transportation COM
pany's project.
The wheat crop in Crawford county
has been harvested in excellent con-
dition, and the yield is generally re-
ported as above the average. Hay is
also a heavy crop, and the oats at this
time promise finely.
OF the Philadelphia banks in the
clearing house association, three de-
clare dividends of 20 per cent; one, II
per cent: six, II per cent; eight, 10
per cent; two, 8 per cent; two, 8 per
cent, and six are private concerns.
The editor of the Mansfield Aduer-
tiser has been shown a centennial bed
quilt containing 5,5l5 pieces, the
work Of Mrs. Mary Nelson, aged 81
years, of Clinton county, mother of
Mrs. l.. II. Decker, of Mansfield.
The Oxford Press says that Leon
Garrett, seven-year-old son of Clin-
ton II. Garrett, ofLittle Britain town
ship, with pair of gentle mules and a
good reaper, cut his fathers crop of
wheat, fifteen acres, and did it exceed
ingly well.
A mare valued at $500, belonging to
Chas. Holt, of Greensburg, died sud-
denly week ago, and a post mortem
examination revealed II quantity of
poison in the stomach. A reward of
$50 is offered for the arrest of the per-
son who administered the poison.
and Sarah Hcald, George Stern and
iJtitt ttii W NSi, III III an ONCI
| 100 persons, nearly half of whom are
now living, purpose holding q grand
family reunion in basket picnic style,
at Longwood, Chester county, on
Thursday, August 10.
Scranton, August 1O.-The Republi-
can Senatorial Convention for the
Twentieth district met in this city to-
day, and nominated DR.. George b.
Seamans, of Pleasant Valley, near
IittstOn. $. 5, Jones, of Carbondale.
was nominated for Assembly by the
Republicans of the Eighth district.
Five children and wife of Jacob B.
Mauk, of Perrysville, died within the
past two weeks, of diphthcria, two
children being buried in one grave on
Sunday and one other on Tuesday.
The great grief of the mother is sup
posed TO have in part caused her death.
Mr.. Mauk has the sympathies of his
many friends and accquaintances,-
BrO0hpWc Republicdn
The Milhcim Journal says that on
Monday, the oath ult., while j. w.
Gardner, Il vendCr of medicines from
Columbia county, was crossing the
mountains from 1'ylersville to Rebers-
burg, he was attacked by three men
who came out of the woods, and
robbed him of$35. They presented pis-
tolls and demanded your money or
your life" They got his money and
let him go without personal injury.
Saturday mornings market was the
largest of the seasOn-in fact, the larg-
est ever seen here; there being three
hudred and ten wagons present. But
ter sold at % to 30 cents per pound
eggs, 10 to IS cents per dozen; new
potatoes, 20 cents per peck; green corn
10 to II cents per dozen; oats, 10 to As
cents; hay, 50 to 81 per ton; huckle-
berries and blacllberrjes, to 8 cents !
per quart; blackbCrries cultivated 10 |
cents. Meats We're very fine, also
vegetables, and in abundance VIZ |
Transport q. " b.
Pottsville, August tO.-9,2o 7. NJ
This afternoon scaffold at the new
prison extension, overloaded with
stone, fell, and seven men were in
jured. One named Otterbein, who
was crushed by the falling stone, died
tonight, John Mock was badly
wounded. The noise created great eX-
element in the court, where MUllie
Mcguire trial was in progress, and the
doors were ordered to be secured, after
which quiet was restored.
We are informed thattwo citizens of
Kathaus township, this county, while
working in a field recently, attacked
and killed forty snakes, between and
9O'clock in the morning, ,ahd it wasn't
a very good morning for snakes either.
We have read some pretty tall snake
stories this season. but III point of
numbers put Clearficld county Mt the
head of the list. Our informant would
like TO hear of district in this county
that can see this number and go one
better Cycdrfetd Repu6Hcan.
Pottsvillc, Pa, August 12.-John
Thompson was arrested at his home
near Colorado, this county, this morn
ing, charged with arson and murder.
The crimes were committed four years
ago. Thompson set fire to the house
of Michael Garfield, burning it down.
Cantield's two children, aged seven
and eight years, We're in the house and
were burned to death. One witness
testified before the magistrate this
morning to being ut ThompsOn's
house and seeing him about midnight,
saturate the things with coal oil, stuff
them under Canfield's mouse, light
them and wait until he saw the flames
were beyond control Thompson was
committed to prison.
Charles Cyhers, of South Easton
had an aching tooth drawn by dem
tist. BY slip the lance used by the
dentist severed an artery, which was
unobserved. The blood flowed very
fraaIv bIt II uaC oh anlya oil Inv no apnli-