The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-08-10
WILCOX NOTES.
WILCOX. PA. Aug. Z.


the correspondence, would try and
give you few items. AS this is very
quiet town, locals are, of course, scarce.
]. L. Brown, Esq and family have
gone to the Centennial.
Col. A. L. Wilcox is in town. He ar
rived home from Bradford on Sunday
morning, where he has been attending
to his oil interests.
A. T. Aldrich, Esq, has some speci-
mems of millet, raised on his farm, one
mile north of this place, on land that
was never manured, five feet high,
and he says there is some taller than
that. Who says there is no farming
land in Jones township?
The Tanning and Lumber Co.'S store
was broken into on Thursday night,
and some knifes, razors, and clothing
were taken. The thieves effected an
entrance through window into the
office, and broke the glass in the door,
tween the office and store, and then,
reaching through, unbuttoned it and
went in. 1t is supposed to have been
some tramps that were prowling
around the day before.
On Saturday night some suspicious
characters were seen around town, and
some of the citizens formed themselves
into vigilance or detective force, and
watched around town until two or
three o'clock in the morning. They
detected one man skulking about in
the rear of Martin Sewers premises,
but he took leg bail, and they failed to
catch hin; and, although they failed
to catch any thieves, they didnot fail to
have lots of fun.
There was quite an excitement here
last week over a crazy Dane, who I'M
agined himself to be the Lord Jesus
Christ, and that he owned the whole
town. He succeeded in considerably
frightening some women and child
ren. Going into one house he ordered
the lady of the house to move, giving
ten minutes to pack up and leave, as
he wanted to move the house into the
creek. After this he left the house,
and was soon taken care of by some of
his own countrymen.
The new oil well is progressing as
fast as possible. They have the engine
and boiler moved to the new site, one
half mile west from the Schultz well,
and will have the derrick up this week,
and will probably be ready to COM
mence drilling in ten days or two
weeks. 1t is to be hoped that the
help the boys, as they are laboring
men, not over stocked with capital, but
chuck full of pluck and days work,
and that they may succeed is the ear
nest wish of every one. j.
SUDDEN DEATH AT REDBANK.-On We'd
nesday Of last week, an unknown laboring
man, about five feet eight inches high, and
thIrty years of age, with black mustache
and upper left front tooth out, got off No.
!, and, after an Inconsistencies Of three
hours, died, as pronounced by physician
of cholera. No.hing was found on his per-
sod to show his name or residence. He was
on his way from Pittsburg to Parker City,
and waotoo unwell to stay on the train. He
said that he had no home or friends. s.-Clar-
ion Republican.
A good joke was played on an agent, the
fore part of this week, which gave consider
able amusement to a number of our young
people. lie seemed inclin ID to get up q
Irritation with the young ladies whom he
saw passing the hotel and made himself
particularly obnoxious to quite number.
So, to have little sport, young gent, of
rather feminine app earance, and blonde,
dressed himself in female attire, received
an introduction to, and, for two evenings,
promenaded the streets with the agent, who
was, up to the time of coming in contact
with force pump, consider ably Fascinated
by the charms of the young lady (?). The
joke was not discovered d by the agent until
Wednesday morning, when he was inclined
10 get angry, but thinks it better plan 10
keep on the right side of "log-rolliug
conimu. ity.-1umeron Press"
Albany Aug. 3.-Attorney-Gener
y 4 L..