The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-15
Glk gdrorate.
THURSDAY. MARCH Is, 1877.
Gossip.

Send In all local items.
President Hayes starts out wel1.
MARCH weather with a vengeance.
SoAP-MAKING time comes.
Subscribe for the ADVOCATE.
GIVE us call for job work.
ST. PATR1cK's day next Saturday.
Call and see our stock of envelopes.
You can buy note paper and envelopes
cheap at the ADVOCATE Office.
A FEW cases of diphtheria here yet.
THERE is great talk of oil In Ridg-
way.
SEVERAL families will change their
residence in few weeks.
Frank McGloin has purch ased C..
v. Gillis' property.
SOME snow on Friday and Saturday
last.
THE side walk in front Of the Ridg-
way Bank needs repairing.
The new Cabinet nominations have
all been confirmed.
TOBACCO chewers should beware OF
steel (steaD traps.
STEP in and see our specimens of
job work.
SEE Especial Tax" advertisement
under new advertisements.
Hugh McGeehin, has rented the
house recently occupied by Jas. H.
Hagerty.
100 kegs, or five tons, of nails have
been used in the construction Of J. S.
Hyde's new store.
The "Whistling Club" that parades
our streets nights is improving in the
art. =. q -'
THE new Novelty Photograph Gal.
lery in the old Walker block corner
Main and Court streets, is nicely
arranged.
POTATOES sell at $t,25 a bushel
eggs at 25@ 80 cents dozen, and
butter at 3o@ SO cents a pound. Green
wood brings $3.50 cord.
CALL, and see, or send and get q
specimen of our new script. 1t il
elegant for visiting cards. Also cal
and see our new Damask cards.
WANTED.-Two full-blooded Nal.
tese cats. Apply at this oftice.-E2l
Democrat.
Does Miller think he can improve
the stock. We think the cross would
be bad, for the cats.
HON. SIMON CAMERON, U. S. Sena
tor from this State, resigned on Mon
day last. 1t is believed that his SOL
Donald j. will be elected to succeed
him. -..-
| Why Brandon should go on til.
housctops to pray is not clear unless
he thinks he will be heard for hi.
much speaking. That he is in neet
of prayer no one doubts, however i'm
proper it seems to make O publ,
newspaper. the mouth-piece of bias
phemy.
We are much pleased to learn that ,
Grand Musical Convention will bt
held in the NJ. E. Church, commenc
ing March 26th, and ending with s
Grand Con cert on the Eve. of March
30th. This ought 20 be patronized fol
we are sadly in need of vocal talent
We hope that all lovers of music vii
avail themselves of this coveted op
portunity and be on hand Monday
Evening, March 26th. Those from {
distance will correspond with Mr.
James Penfield or H. M. Powers, wht
will see that they are carefully pro
vided for. Let us see good turn ou
throughout the county. Prof. Sufferr
is one of the best instructors in tn,
country.
DIR. FARLEY & HARTMAN per
formed a surgical operation on H. H
Wilson's thigh on Wednesday after
noon. An incision was made in tn,
lower part of the thigh when thu
purulent matter rushed out, like wate
from hose, filling, to overflowing, .
three quart basin. The thigh which
was ofvery large size before, after thu
operation became of very ordinary size
The wound was received during tn,
war, while the company, of which.Mr
Wilson was a member, were unde
cover of a stone fence. a piece of tn
fence was dislodged by the explosion
of shell, and struck him on tn