The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-15
Glk gdroratr.
THURSDAY, NOV. Is, 1877.
Notes.

II rOSUy mornings nOW.
Indian summer has come.
Front gates will now take a rest.
The sling-shot business is dull
among the small boys.
j. Powell's house near the Thayer
House is now vacant.
Green hard wood sells here at 81 so
cord.
"A new sidewalk has been laid on
the Osterhoutroad.
Beautiful Cape Cod Cranberries at
the West End Store.
Next week we have the Regular
term of court here.
Miss B. e. Wilcoxs house is
nearly finished.
-Chestnuts are very plenty in this
section this fall.
And now they talk of running
Olebillallen for U. S. Senator from
Ohio.
j. K. Whitmore raised some ex-
cellent celery this season on his lot on
East street.
-"Another good man gone wrong"
is standing head line in the Phila-
delphia Times.
Sheriff Scull has hoisted Col.
Noyes' picture over the stars and
stripes on the Jail
The top piece of the liberty-pole
in the court yard will come down on
someone's head one of these days.
"A teachers examination will be
held at Keystone on Saturday the
Oath inst, commencing at 8 A. NJ.
New Goods at the West End Store.
Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Currants, Cut
Loaf sugar.
The politician who left a quart
bottle, filled with "ecstacy" at Spring
Creek, was not an Oyster man.
Samuel Beers, of Spring Creek
township, has lost three children with
diphtheria in the past three weeks.
There are several Republicans in
Elk county who do not take the AD-
vocATE and yet are able to do so.
Powell & Kline continue to re-
ceive new goods daily, and keep on
hand full stock of dry goods, grocer
les, notions, flour, feed, etc, etc.
-LosT.-On Monday, Nov. 5th 1877,
on Main Street, small gold pin, with
a green set A liberal reward will be
paid for its return to o. M. Rhines.
Ct. G. Messenger lost valuable
COW this week. She got into the
granary and ate a large quantity OF
chop, and then drank lot of water
the result being her death.
Tame pigeons are increasing rap
idly in Ridgway. If you are sharp
you can have a pigeon pot pie, but first
catch your pigeon, a little salt on his
tail and you have him.
People intending to get pictures
should take advantage of the fine
weather we are having. Remember
our low prices and good work at the
West End.
The Presbyterian socable will be
held next Wednesday evening at the
residence of o. B. Grant. A genera
invitation is extended to all.
The poor old turkey now roost.
high and refuses to be comforted with
the most tempting food for we'll knows
he that Thanksgiving day is at hand,
Cochran, Democrat, was elected
treasurer of Cameron county by ma
jority of 522 in a vote of 900. The
other fellow didn't make much of q
run.
-Ex-Mayor Oakley Hall dropped
down on the New Workers rather un
ex pectedly the other day, after his tril
to Europe. And now Tweed fears his
day has come.
The Holidays are coming and peo-
pie wishing Albums, Pictures
Frames &C., should attend to the mat.
terin time before the rush cones, cal
at the WEST END.
j. w. Morgester and sSalyer Jack.
son have leased the Red Lion hotel
near the depot, and are giving til,
house a complete over-hauiing, be
sides they will build large addition
and be in shape to accommodate all VIII,
may favor them with their patronage
The house is to be known as tn,
Ridgway House.
1.-THE dollar of our daddies ;" O.
any other body's daddy's dollar will
do to bring along next week to pa,
your subscription to this paper. l
you owe us anything for subscription
or job work, or advertising send us tn,
money at once, not that we need til,
money so much, but to tell the trutl
we have a mind to start bank, and
all we want now is deposits.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES in the sew
eral churches next Sunday
P'eSbyteridn.-Rev. Gillet, morn
ing and evening a; the usual hours, in
the Lutheran church.
Methodist. Rev. W. H. Swartz
morning and evening at the usua
hours Sunday School at 90 o'clock.