The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
Glk Aarurate,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1877.
Notes..

TINE for potato-dlgglng VIII soon
be here.
SCARLET fever is raging among the
children in Ridgway.
APT TO BE HoT-HEA ADED-The man
who has fire in his eyes.
HUcKLEDERRIEs are selling here at
eighteen cents quart.
VISITING and wedding cards neatly
printed at the ADVOCATE office.
THE laboring man always loses, in
the long run, by strike.
Co. III will soon have breech- loading
guns, which are decided improve
ment on the old muzzle-loaders.
BLACkBERRIEs are not as plenty
this year as usual, and sell for eight
cents u quart.
Work is progressing on the road
from the foot of Broad street to Oster-
hout's tannery.
On Monday fourteen empty passen-
ger coaches, used in transporting
troops, were sent east.
Doctor BoRDwELL has Just re-
ceived fresh and pure vaccine virus
and is vaccinating large numaer of
persons.
WE have just received at this office
q new stock of note, and letter paper,
bill heads, etc., which we will sell
cheap. Call and see the stock. =
Postmaster Hagerty has made de-
cided change for the better in the
looks of the post office, and has posted
bills giving office hours, etc.
The potato crop in all parts of the
State promises to he abundant and in
some sections they are so cheap as
hardly to pay for digging.
The ADVOCATE printer is now at
home and prepared to do all kinds OF
job work, in good style and at reason
able rates.
A large number of trees were blown
across the State road, between this
place and Portland, by the recent
wind storm.
REPORTS TO THE CON.
trary Notwithstanding they still con.
tinue to furnish regularly Fresh Bread
at the WEST END STORE.
Owing to the strike we have neglec.
ted to notice the fact that our type
friend c. w. Barrett, is now the
happy father of his sixth boy, and all
doing well.
THE editor Of this paper is under o
thousand obligations to those gentle
men who so kindly assisted in getting
out the ADVOCATE during his absence
with Co. H.
LAST Sunday q heavy wind and
rain storm struck this place, and for a
short time the rain fell in torrents,
almost flooding the streets, and we
are informed that between this place
and Centreville a large number OF
trees were blown down, and some
across the road. The rain was much
needed here as all kinds of vegetation
was drying up.
The Gravel Bed Oil Wells at East
Titusville are causing considerable eX-
element. They are dug to the depth
of from fourteen TO eighteen feet,
where, between two layers of blue
clay, n gravel bed is found, which con-
tains the oil. a large number OF
leases have been taken recently, com,
handing from $50 to $50 for thirty
feet square. Bonanza City" is the
name of this greasy spot, and it has al
oil exchange, with telephone con.
Meeting it with Titusville. The oil is
6fa aiubricating character, and many
of the wells are pumped by hand.
For the information of our readers
we publish the salaries of the National
Guards of Pennsylvania, and as they
cannot be called out for less time
than one month, or its equivalent in
pay, the following will give the publ,
the information desired. Colonel
$l94 per month Lieut.. Colonel, $40
Major. $151; Captain, $llS so; Is
Lieutenant, SlOS so; 2nd Lieutenant
l03 so; Brevet End Lieutenant, $lO3
so; Adjutant, Sll4.5o; Sergeant Major
$2l; Quartermaster Sergeant, S2l
First Sergeant, $50; Sergeant, ST.
Commissary Sergeant, S2l; Corporal
Sl4; Private $l3;