The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-12-07

The ladies are invited to call ana |
see our new designs for new year
cards.
"a cast-iron grandmother" Is the
name of new machine for darning
stockings.
THE official majority for the Re-
publican candidate for Governor In
Colorado is now given at S3f.
An exchange states that state law
exists requiring all persons to be vacci-
mated or incur penalty of five to
twenty-five dollars.
Seventeen thousand dozen eggs
have been sold in the streets of Lock
Haven, during the past summer, by
one man.
The Daguscahonda coal mines arc
now turning out, on an average, l2O
tons of coal a day This is, we be-
lieve, the largest average ever made
by these mines.
Mr.. ISAIAH COBB, familiarity known
as "the Prophet" paid us flying visit
yesterday. He has been in town
several days, and we regret that he did
not call on us sooner. We hope he
will stay longer next time.
WE would suggest to the Supervi-
sors that the board nailed over hole
in the sidewalk, in front of the Ridg-
way Bank, is a dangerous thing, and
should be removed and a piece of
plank set in.
A panther is said 70 be "sloshing
round" in Wayne county, and the
girls complain that the young men are
not soattentive in the evening. They
have Il book to read or corn to shell at
home.
EsTRAY.-Came to the premises of
Isaac Coleman, Brandy Camp, Pa,
about the 1st of September red and
white bull calf, with right ear cut or
frozen and left ear slitted. The owner
is hereby notified to come forward,
prove property, and pay charges, or it
will be disposed of according TO law.
John Walker, aged sixty, jumped
from rapidly moving train st Passaic,
few days ago, and was hurled with
so much violence against board fence
that he went through it making
hole with jagged edges, like that
made by a stone thrown through a
pane of glass. He was picked up un-
conscious, and found badly bruised and
cut, but not dangerously injured. His
escape from death was miraculous.
Among the novel election bets
which have come to our knowledge is
that between Major Whyte and Mr..
Mendall, of West Pittson. The former
promises to become a Jew if Hayes is
elected, and the latter is to train
among the Gentiles for the future if
Tilden is successful. We don't be-
leve that either denomination will
make much of a gain out of this cleo
ton, any way, even If the men mean
what they say IVollsboro Agitdt0r.
The Honesdale Citizen says that a
few days ago, as canal boat was en-
tering the lock at ROwlands, n boy
who was standing on the edge of the
boat lost his balance and fell into the
lock. Before he could be rescued from
his perilous position, he was struck by
the boat and crushed to death against
the side of the lock. On being taken
out, his head and body were found
crushed into shapeless mass. lie
was about fifteen years old and the
adopted son of the buat captain, a man
named Brown.
GONE TO REsT.-Job England, who
resided at Curwensville for fifty years
from 1904 to 1854, when he removed
to Medina county, Ohio-died on the
Sd of October last, at the residence of
his son John, in that State, in the 92d
year of his age. We frequently
helped him to turn horse-shoes" in
our boyhood days, he being a black
smith by trade, and we shall never
forget some of the lectures he gave lie
on the subjects of industry, economy,
etc. His residence was "the stone
house," which stood just where Gen.
eral Patton's brick now is, and was
well-kuown to all the old residents of
our county.-Clearfeld Republican.