The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-07-20

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to my friends in Ridgway, and vicinity,
for remembering me and my family,
in providing for us at the late festival,
which netted $l65. OF.
1. BRENNEMAN.
COLUMBUS, o., July 14.-In the
vicinity of Lowndesville and Big
Prairie, Ohio, yesterday, rain storm
in the shape of water spout prevailed
lasting nearly an hour, destroying
fields of wheat and carrying offnearly
a hundred head of sheep, also doing
damage to the railway track, washing
out several hundred feet of track in
some places to the depth of eight feet.
SOMEBODY says that the rhymes to
Hayes are easy to raise whenever it
pays to honor and praise his name in
such ways; but to find rhymes to
Wheeler is Irregular squealer." An
honest, plain dealer, by way of a
feeler says very good peeler looks out
for each steeler and every concealer;
the Taper and heeler, the sailor and
sealer in fiat-boat or keller, the spin
ner and reeler, from the banks of Gila
to the Monongahela, all go in for
Wheeler, That settles it.-Clarion
Republican.
IMPORTANT TO HOTEL KEEPERS
The act passed by the last Legislature
for the protection of hotel, inn and
boarding house keepers, and restaur-
ants requires that printed copies of the
act be posted in all such places before
the parties can be entitled to its benefits.
This act went into effect the 1st day of
June last, and those interested who
have not complied with it's terms
would do well to look after the matter
Failure to comply with the provisions
of the Act subjects the person Offend
ing to fine and imprisonment.
Printed copies of the same can be
had upon application to this office, at
moderate rates. Send in your orders.
The following is new law enacted
by the last Legislature, which may
interest people who have kindred or
friends in the Western Pennitentiary.
1t recites that it shall be lawful for the
wardens of the penitentiaries of this
State, at their discretion, at the re-
quest of any prisoner therein, or any
relative of the friends of such who
will furnish means to pay for the
same, to subscribe for any daily,
weekly, or monthly periodical, of a
moral, political or religious character;
and receive and deliver the same to
such prisoner, Provided, That such
papers and periodicals first meet the
approval of the inspector of such peni-
tentiaries.
QUEER TAsTE.-The Oneida n. Y.
Union of a recent date has the follow
ing: "a little girl aged about three
years, daughter ofSmith Hubbard, of
Oxford, formerly of Smyrna came
into the house, few days since, with
her mouth bearing plain evidence of
having been engaged in some sort of
mischief. Upon examination it was
found that she had been in the garden
picking and eating potato bugs. This
greatly alarmed her parents, who, in
common with others, believed the
potato bug to be poisonous. But the
little girl expressed her liking for
them by stating that "they cracked
like peanuts The bugs did the child
no harm, and appeared not to affect
the state of her stomach in the least.
London, July l3.-At a meeting of
the Erie Railway bond and stock
holders, at the Cannon Street Hotel
to day, Mr.. Jewett, receiver ofthe road,
made statement of its condition. He
said the plan of reorganization sub
mitted by Sir. Edward Watkin at the
meeting of stockholders, on June 8,
was approved but he asked that one
more coupon be funded and for a few
other concessions. He proposed to
lay a third rail from New York to
Buffalo, to gradually wear out the old
equipment, and to replace it with
narrow-gauge equipment. He felt
sanguine of the prosperity of the
road. Many speeches followed. Mr..
Jewett's statement was we'll received.
Sir Edward Watkin offered resolu-
ton assuring Mr.. Jewett of support
ana approving the scheme with the
modification desired by the COM
mittee.
A NUIsAN streets of our
beautiful village are transformed from
pleasant thoroughfares to unsightly
places by allowing every man who
wishes, to turn his cattle in the street
and allow them to gain a preca-
rious living by eating the weeds that
grow on the street borders, and an oc-
casional raid on the garden of some
unfortunate who may by accident
have left the gate open. To say moth
ing of the looks of a parcel of cows and
calls in the street, and the eternal
ding dong of the everlasting COW bells
after a man has sought his couch for
repose, after a hard days work, the
filthy aspect of the side walks where
the cattle have deposited their card, is
enough to cause the whole community
to raise their hands in righteous in
dignation. If people want to raise
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