The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-29
MilcnN Notes.


1t flowed five barrels in fifteen
minutes at the end of which time the
valves became Clogged with sand
which interrupted the flow. Every
attempt to pull up the valves would
result in jet of oil almost as high as
the derrick. Old oil men unite in
pronouncing it, at the least, a hun
dred barrel well. When oil comes out
of a we'll as fast as two inch pipe will
permit it, there are no ifs or ands
about it. Persons who go to doubt
come back convinced. The oil men
of Bradford are seriously alarmed lest
their interest there be materially in.
iure,l, Capitalists are here as thick as
flies around a molasses barrel. Horses
and vehicles are in great demand.
Squire Aldrich came home from the
well on Saturday with three runners
instead of four. Moral-Boys when
you are invited ont for sleigh ride
don't fill your pockets With send on
the home voyage.
Why is u certain yourg gent the
happiest man in town? Because
he(s) always W(h)lnnies with joy.
Mr. S. w. is thinking seriously of
becoming partner III the firm of NJ.
Potter & Son.
Once ] was happy but No,1 1 am
forlor, my affections are all tattered
and torn since B-B-came home in
morn. Shakespeare.
oh for little skiff' 10 row my shat
tered affections across the "long
gre(c)n" sea of matrimonial bliss.
Longfellow.
The young folks say the sleighing TO
the oil well is poor, but the hugging is
delightful. Moore.
Yesterday forenoon two young
ladies called at dry goods store on
Woodward avenue to look at one OF
the latest styles Of circulars. The one
who wanted to purchase was amazed
and disappointed to find the circulars
made without sleeves or arm holes.
"Well, that's the style" said the
salesman. "und they are very popular.
They are meant to cover both
shoulders and arms" 81 guess |
won't buy one,' whispered the girl to
her friend. "If l had Il beau how
could take hold of bis arm with that
circular on" "Why you goose" re-
piled the other, "you let him put his
| arm right around you Of course
That's what it's made that way forn
Mister, I'll take that circularn'
promptly observed the anxious party
and she had it sent home. .-Dctroit
Free Press
BY special request the young ladies
of this place always wear the above
mentioned circulars when they &C
sleighing.- |Vlcor Free Press.
Mr.. e. \. is looking well(er.)
Every time ii certain young gent il
| town stumps his toe he cries il
anguish--My Jessie! Ditto young
lady Oh M PJeruy!l
Rev. Mr.. Hoffman on last Sabbath
preached very able sermon on
| "Godliness is profitable unto al
things, having promise Of the life tina
now is, and of that which is to come
Married ladies are requested to ac
company their husbands to schoo
examinations especially evening gcs
sions. JOE.
Wilcox, Ph.j March 9th 1877
Oil well No. is not fairly down {,
business yet. They have had grea
deal of trouble with the pump. Hav,
taken up the Tubing twice and now
they think it is split and will have t,
come up again. Notwithstanding al
this they have saved twenty-nv,
barrels OF oil in the last week. Their
is hardly IL doubt but that it will be
paying well when it gets in goo,
working order:
n few days ago news came from In
oil well that it was flowing at the rat
OF barrel every two minutes. !
party of would be oil princes hitche,
IL fast team TO light pair of pleasur
| oobs and away they da she'd for til,
well. Visions of liquid wealth floate,
through their brains. They talke,
Of nothing but oil. Discussed tn
problem of the great oil belts, eacl
one was sure he knew just where t.
strike the jugular. On they flew wit
lightning speed, but what q chang
came over the spirit of their dream
when arriving at the we'll to find tn
How had flown and not drop of oi
was 1t producing. Like a spoile
cnlld she had settled down into one G
her periodical sulks. All the coaXin,
that could be brought to bear had n
effect not tear would she shed
With faces as long as a sucker rod thi
party wended their way homeward
when striking some bare ground il
The road they took q runner out Of tn
hind bob and over they all went int
the mud. Then they walked TO tow
through mud and slushthe doggondcs
looking lot of men that ever sleigh
ing went and got slew PETE.
Married.
ELLIS-GOODWIN-On Wednc.
day March 18th, 1877, at the residenc