The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-13
State Notes.

Bradford district, with production of
about 5000 barrels day.
The other day Miss Harriet Lyon, Of
Beaver. received through the post office a
sum of money which included the interest
for thirty years on, sum stolen from her
thirty years ago.
Four of the six new oil wells completed
in the Warren field during November were
dry holes. The other two together flowed
fifteen barrels. The daily production of
this district is 400 barrels.
John McAlister, q miner at North Ash.
land colliery, schuylkill county. was killed
on Thursday by fsll of coal. He leaves a
wife and several children.
The Lutheran parsonage at Cherryvile,
occupied by Rev. g.. A. Bruegel, was en-
tered by some burglars yesterday morning
They were alarmed by the inmates, and
succeeded in carrying off only a few
articles of clothing and pistol.
On Wednesday Mt noon the wife of Mar
tin Hoffman, aged 54 years, died at Shamo-
kin under suspicious circumstances.
Many are convinced that foul treatment on
the part of her husband esalsed death. The
matter will be investigated.
The Danvile Record gives a gloomy
picture of things in that town. There is
no trade and no money and lots of people
IRE out of employment, but better things
are hoped for after the holidays. when some
of the iron works will start up.
A daughter Of Major General Rchar d
Butler, one of Washington's most trusted
commanders in the revolutionary war, is
living at Uniontown, Fayetse county. She
is ninety five years old, and until recently
enjoyed good health.
Mr.. Brisbon, of Lewistown, appointed n
member of the engineers corps of the new
railroad TO be built by Dom Pedro in Bra
iii, will leave for South America, with
thirty other civil engineers, about Christ.
mas.
The Oil City Derrick says that the recent
action Of the Producers Congress has re
suited in checking that reckless spirit o
pushing the drill 80 insaney and that op.
orators are quietly shutting down all new
developments, as far as they can and retain
| their leases.
The Miners Journal says that the tota
shipment of coal over fhe Reading Railroad
aud the Schuylkill Canal for the year end
ing November 80, 1877, was 5,4S7.2l;
tons, an increase over 1876 of 1875, 36t
tons. The total increase of sll the anthra u
cite coal fields over 1876, to December l, il
1,l95, ,s14 tons.
Mr.. william Baker, son of Judge Baker
Of New Bloomfield, Perry county, the lat
ter editor Of he Perry County Freeman
fell dead off H. chair on Saturday evening
He had previously been afflicted witt
rheumatism, but his deah was sttribute,
to heart disease. He was q years of age
and printer. 49, ,,-.s
On Wednesday Ellery Bartlett, an agen
of the Roberts torpedo company, wa;
fatally injured by Il nitro glycerine explo
sion. While exploding cans containing
the material several of them exploded be
fore he could reach safe distance, Hi
right leg and arm were torn off.
In the neighb orhood of Eldred station
thirty five miles above Emporium on tn
Buffalo road, about twenty oil wells are no,
being sunk. Oil was found there fe,
days ago, in one of the wells, and flowed a
the rate of twenty barrels per day. Th
strike causes great excitement, and terri
tory is being rapidly taken up in tha
vicinity.
The Harrisburgh Telegraph, Thurs day
says: THE Republican candidate fo
Sheriff Of Luzerne county at the last cleo
tion was in this city yesterday to obtain tn
appointment to that position from the Go,
ernor during the pendcncy OF the quo wal
ranto proceedings which are to be institu
ted. 1t will be remembere ed that the Work
ingman's candidate was elected. but he
declared ineligible. never having bee
naturalized"
Pottsville, December Thomas Keele
was stopped within three miles of thl
place last evening, by two highwsymer
who demanded his money or his lif'
Both fred shots at him, one of which pene
trated his clothing and lodged IN receip
book which he carried in his poke
Keeler implored the men not to kill hin
and while one pointed pistol at his hea'
the other rifled mis- pockets and took OF
three hundred and fifty dollars. He wa
then ordered to go home, which he di
without a second invitation.