The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-10-25

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Friday, at the West End.
Livery day, every hour Oysters
chances for election are improving.
Snow fell on the hills in this sec
ton to the depth oftwo inches first of
! the week.
"A. H. Head and family have gone
to Packer, Clarion county, to spend
the winter.
The long winter evenings are
upon us, therefore, subscribe for the
ADVOCATE.
Send so cents and we will send
the ADVOCATE to your address for
three months.
| The food in our streams has en-
abled our lumbermen to run their
| lumber to market.
Now you need good, cheap, over
coat, which M'Afee the tailor stands
ready to furnish.
H. H. Wensel and wife have re-
turned from a two months visit to
Clarion county.
Last Saturday night the rain fell
in torrents and the artillery of heaven
kept up an incessant din.
1t is stated that 2,S00,00 person S
starved to death in India between
January ! and June 1, 1877.
Our business men will do well to
remember that advertising is to trade
what blood is to the human system.
&C. H. Rhines killeda good sized
| deer last week and sent we'uns piece
of steak, which was not bad to take.
Several tiocks of wild geese passed
over this place the beginning of the
week. A sign of cold weather it is
said
Let's see! Brandon puts the con-
test between Burke and Kline, and
yet he knows that Mr.. Oyster will run
Mr.. Burke close race.
&C. e, Willard has moved into the
house next Rufus Lucore's. The
house has been moved back from the
road and an addition will be built to it.
Ten red squirrels were seen on
one tree the other day by Page Prin-
die and VIM. MCoiluln, and not
much of day for red squirrels either.
Marriages, Births, and Deaths are
inserted in the ADVOCATE free of
charge. We would like to have these
items from every township in the
county. Don't forget this.
The report that d. c. Oyster is not
running for Sheriff is unfounded.
When the votes are counted on the
evening of November 6, it will be
found that he has been running by a
large majority.
The great reduction in the price of
envelopes enables us to print them at
very cheap rates. Also, please re-
member, that you can buy sheet of
paper and an envelope for Il penny at
| the ADVOCATE Office.
II. J. Burke, Independent Demo
| cratic candidate for Sheriff was in
town this week, who knows but that
he may be the next Sheriff of Elk
county. The contest lies between
Burke and Oyster.
Election comes on November 9th,
this year. See that the names Ster-
rett, Hart, Passmore, and Oyster, are
| on your tickets. The tickets to be
voted will be labeled Judiciary"
estate" and County"
"A complete list Of the members
elect of the Ohio Legislature shows
that the Senate will stand; Demo-
Gratis, 25; Republicans, 10. The House
will stand: Democrats, Il; Republ.-
cans, SO; Independents, 2.
The detachment CT the First and
Third artillery under General Ayres,
which has been stationed at Mauch
| Chunk since the riot troubles, have
left for Fort Hamilton, New York har-
Dor, and Fort Adams, Newport.
The hounds drove a wild deer into
the Clarion river, near Dickinson's
flats, one day last week. After long
chase, in which from one to two dozen
men engaged, the frightened animal
was shot by Bev. Mercer in the or
chard near Mrs. Houk's house. The
deer weighed, when dressed, about
160 pounds.
Now remove the mosquito bar.
1t isn't fair to take such mean adj
vantage of the few veterans, blind
crippled and half-palsied, that drop
down from the ceiling at midnight,
and blow their cracked bugles for q
lunch. The hard-hearted wretch who
keeps his mosquito-bar up in these