The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-28
Glk Adrutate.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2s, 1877.

PUNKIEs are plenty.
THE weather is warm,
No "doings" here the 4th.
THE days are growing shorter.
BARK peeling is progressing now.
STRAWBERRIES are on the wane.
G. G. MESSENGER has good look
ing rye field.
CALL ut this office for all kinds of
job work.
S. A. RoTE has brought out the New
York Store.
Flour still sells at q good round
figure.
SEE our new sign, and then give us
an order for job work.
No paper will be issued from this
office next week.
CHERRIES are now selling in this
market
TIE potato crop gives promise of
being an excellent one.
THE 4th will be celebrated at st.
Mary's in becoming manner.
"Pete," our Wilcox correspondent,
records two fatal accidents this week.
The new time table on the p. 4: E..
r. r. will be found in another column.
NEXT Wednesday is the 10lst ami
versary of the declaration of indepen-
dence.
WE are informed that Fox township
has again been visited by a heavy
| frost.
DIR. c. r. FARLEY has again placed
us under obligations for the "Second
Geological Survey of Pennsylvania.
THE road between this place and
Whistletown is said to be in a fright
ful condition, in fact almost impossible
d. w. BALDWIN has gone on q
travelling tour with his photograph
gallery.
Trot out your candidates for Sheriff
Don't be afraid gentlemen, but re-
member Elk county has only ono
Sheriff at time.
REMEMBER that Chas. Holes sells 6
SG5 sewing machine of any make, fol
S22, being only ten per cent advance
on manufacturers prices.
OUR friend Arthur B. Little has JUS
returned from Philadelphia after an
absence of several months. We Civ,
Arthur hearty welcome.
LAST Thursday was the longest day
in the year, and witnessed the execu
ton, for murder ofsiX Mollie Mcguire.
at Pottsville and four at Maucl
Chunk.
THE Murphy temperance wave has
struck Forest county, and the Cobbs
John, Barrett and ROLAND have beer
enrolled in the grand army that il
now marching to victory.
WE invite correspondence from diff
ferent SECTIONS of the county. Send il
the local news and we will agree to pu
them in as good shape as possible fol
publication.
DIR. j. S. BoRDwELL's little sol
aged about two and one-half years nc
cidentally took Il dose of ammonia lin
iment a few days ago which made tn,
child very sick, but no serious etlec
is feared.
When will the new court house b,
built. 1t could be put up this year a
very low figures besides giving en-
ployment to IL large number of men
and besides the present rat-trap calleC
the court house is disgrace to
county with the wealth of "Littl
Elk.n
SEWING machine have come down
to reasonable price, and Chas. Hole
will furnish machines of any make a
|, ten per cent. advance on manufac
lures wholesale rates, for cash, that i
he will sell you a machine that for
merly sold for $G5 for ST., and othe
machines in the same proportion.
The following time table has gon
into effect on the =. & f. r. II. 70
this place.
Erie Mail West 2:l1 p. NJ
Niagara Express West 7:45 P. Nj
Local West $50 A Nj
Erie Mail East 4:49 =. NJ
Day Express East $3.50 A. NJ
Local East 3:45 p. NJ
DICKINSON BROS. new barn is
model for Elk county farmers. 1t i
arranged so as to allow the teams t
drive to the upper story on an incline
plane, when the load of hay can be un
loaded into the pit, thus saving the eS
pensive work ofraising hay into loft
The foundation is ofstone, and we no
ticed some that would measure ten O
twelve feet in length.
THE wheat crop in this sectio
looks well. Dickinson Bros. take tn
lead in a splendid field of wheat O.
the flat, which was brought to it