The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-18
NOTES.
Court commences next Monday.
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The prospects arc good for plenty Of water
in the spring.
NJ. S. Kline has been appointed Notary
Public by Governor Hartranft.
The Episcopal vestry have secured the SER
vices of Rev, W. ). Miller for another year.
You can buy note paper and envelopes
cheap at the ADVOCATE office.
Next Sunday there will be Services in the
Lutheran Church, German in the morning,
English in the evening.
at never rains but it pours," that seems to
be the way with the snow. Last winter not
enough, and this winter too much.
1t has been decided that the Louisville
Library lottery is an illegal Institution and
any money put into 1t can lie recovered.
c. II. M,Caulcy has been sworn in as Dis
trict Attorney, and has had tile old District
Attorneys Office, in the court house, newly
fitted up.
Going down the street the other evening
we noticed two or three small boys snow bal
ling drunken SWeede. For shame boys,
for shame.
TITS an i'll wind that blows no one good.'
The heavy fall of snow, recently, gave en-
ployment to a large number of men.
TEAMS WANTED for Bark Hauling at
Brookston Tannery, Brookston, Forest Co.
Pa. (NTt3
The DEMOCRAT boasts of being the only pa
per in Elk county printed at home. And
might have added 1.-The only illustrated (?)
paper in the county.
The HOUSEHOLD, spfightly magazine, of
n pages, published at Brattleboro, VT, is on
our table for January 1877. Terms Sl.00 per
year IN advance, postage 10 cents. Address,
Gec. f. Crowell Bratt,eboro Vt.
If the little editor of the DEMOCRAT will
| only wait "till the spring time comes gentle
Annie" we will then have a new suit of
clothes, and renew our youth, and "bc some
body"
Uneasy lies the head that wears a CROWN"
thus it is with the postmasters, now, in this
time of Presidential uncertainty. Let us
| quote then: "uneasy sleeps the man who has
pcstotilce''
| Bayard Taylor, the great traveller, will
| lecture in the NJ. Il. Church next Tuesday
evening, on "Ancicnt Egypt" The lecture
will be given under the auspices of the
| Ridgway Lecture Association.
! There is serious talk nov of having road
| from the foot of Broad street to connect with
the road at Osterhout's tannery. Mr.. Will
lard, the engineer, was surveying the road
yesterday morning;
The editor of this paper has succeeded in
! getting some wood, green soft mapleD and
one night rs well try TO burn icicles. Hope
some one will take pity on us and send in Il
| load of seasoned wood.
| The Thayer House will change hands, on
and after February lst. Mossrs. MFnrlaud &
| Murphy are the new proprietors. The Riley
| Bros have the credit of keeping tirst-class
hotel. and they will be missed by the travel
| ing public
The weather mas been moderating for a few
days. on Tuesday morning a strong wind
was blowing at this place. The streets are all
of glare, and people so staggering around as
though under the influence of"coilin warm
ish," as Frank Dill says
The committee On permanent certificates
will meet in the Ridgway school building
Saturday, February q, 1877, for the purpose
of examining applicants, and transacting
such other business a. may be deemed ncccs-
sary.
Our thanks are due Hon. {. X. Farley fol
documentary favors. We notice he has beer
|
mittees: Appropriations Education
Counties and Townships; Railroads; and
Federal Relations.
There are two good ways by which 10 pre-
vent passengers being roasted to death il
case OF accidents neither of which appear t.
have been fully tested by any ofthe railroads
One of these is to have no accidents and tn
| other is to have no fires in the cars.
Orin Head, a little son ofA. II. Head Of th
place, fell from the roof of his fathers hous
TO the ground one day lastweek, ana strange
TO say, was not injured i'll the least. II
rolled from the main part TO the roof of tn
porch, ana from the porch to the ground
barely missing the steps, and landing in tw'
, or three feet of snow.
Ridgway is occasionally enli ;cned by tn
presence OF two or three stalwart trGmps
We noticed two or three on the streets this
week, and very fond were they of bread an
butter but wood pile was an Ashtabula hOr
ror, with a Brooklyn tragedy thrown in
Work or no bread should he the rule Tne
these gentry apply for relief.
, The Advocate Office is over Powell
, Kime's store. Main Street, where you wi
find the newest styles of fancy type. TIL
fact is our neighbor of the big sign, alway
borrows our fancy type when he wishes to
, , a first-class job. Why not come, then, to tn
place where you can find the type, printer
and paper all ''at home"
D. A. FARRAND, is announced as cand
date for the Democratic nomination for tn
office of Constable at the ensuing townshi
election. OF course a recommend comm
from the Republican SIDE would not influenC
the Democratic caucus to any great eXten
but this we can say: we believe if Dan.
nominated and elected he will I'LL the offiC
, acceptable TO all parties.
Fast freight west ran into the rear end {
local west last Tuesday morning, on IL
curve, few rods west of the depot. II
caboose of the local was quickly reduced I
kindling wood, and the smoke-stack and be
of the fast freight engine were knocked q
and the engine otherwise damaged. II
engineer of the fast freight, reversed his el
\ | CINE, and then he and his fireman jumpC
> leaving the engine to its fate. Luckily I
l one was injured as the caDoose happened
r be empty at the time OF The accident.