The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-03-22
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THURSDAY, MARCH %, 1877,
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WE have rumors of marriages after
lent.
THE boys and girls had nice little
sleigh ride last night.
MIR. AND MRS. DANIEL SCRIBNER
are blessed with d son.
TIE Triennial Tabular Statement
will be found in another column.
THE song of the rcbbin and bull.frog
will soon be heard in the land.
A GENTLEMAN from Lock Haven
intends starting tailor shop here
soon.
EGGS are selling here now as low as
twenty cents a dozen. Cats are not
quoted.
WE publish long temperance arti-
Gle from a Wilcox Correspondent in
this issue.
Mrs. L. Lefever died at Ustethout's
tannery last week and was buried last
Sunday.
WE hope in oitr next issue to report
some encouraging news from the Will
cox oil well.
IT is fact that a test oil well will
be put down in this vicinity as soon as
spring opens.
GEO. a. Rathbun, ESQ.,, will move
into d. D. Cooks house on South
street about April 1st.
LEARN to labor and to waltz is a
good motto, but "Pay the printer"
would oft times save its use.
CANDIDATES for Sheriff Scull's old
shoes will soon become as thick as
bugs Gil Kersey potato patch.
I THE secretary of state has been
taken from New York ever since the
organization of the Republican party.
Seward was the first
A TWO story addition will be put on
the house now occupied by Parsons,
the printer. The house will be occu-
pied, as soon as ready, by Mr.. S. Jack
son.
J. POWELL is having a twd-story
bay window put on the house occupied
| by Mr. S. Jackson. We understand
that Mr.. c. r. Kline, is to otcupy
the house.
j. DONALD CAMERON was elected
no Tuesday last, to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate, occasioned
by the resignation of his father Hon.
Simon Cameron.
GIVE Of thy wealth to the poor, and
also give us call for nice visiting
cards and all other kinds of fine jol
printing. You are earnestly invited
to call npd see our samples.
According to the new schedule the
fare from Chicago to New York vii
be 800, to Boston S21, to Baltimore
$l7 so, Philadelphia SIS %. Rates
from st. Louis are three dollar,
higher than from Chicago.
! CHARLES MEENAN, alias "Omah;
Jack" who served term in the peni
tentiary from this county, for the rob
berry of freight car at st. Mary
was killed at Round Island las
Friday, while, as is supposed, stealing
a ride. He was buried at st, Nary
on Sunday. He leaves a wife.
DrDoDre, f,n,,, tl,o tN;l.,o,x Iii x,,oI
to-day say that pumping has beel
commenced, and that the we'll wa
producing at the rate of from eight t.
ten barrels a day, when an acciden
occurred causing a suspension of busi
ness. We will report progress mex
week.
On Friday last snow commence,
falling at this place, and continue,
coming down, more or less, Saturday
Sunday and Monday. On st. Pat
} rick's day (last Saturday, the sleigh
ing was good, and on Sunday tn
sleighing was improved by those pre-
pared to enjoy it. Taken at the bes
the month of March is II tickle one
to-day sunshine, and tomorrow snow
rain, or slect
BRIGHAM YOUNG the Mormon
Prophet who is now in his nth year, i
reported very i'll, and it Is hardly eX
pcted that in the natural course c
things he can live much longer. Hi
death will most likely cause consider
able conmOtion in the church us tn
members are known to be divide
into factions which are yer
hostile to each other and war betwee
them has only been prevented by tn
influence of Brigham. 1t it though
that the announcement of his deaf
will be the signal for an outbrea
among them which may finally en-
in the disintegration of the Mormo
, church
THE latest 'joke on Snyder' cam
t off at Clarion few days ago. A laz
chap, from Brookville, had quartere
himself on one-armed stage drive
/, and utterly refused to work. Th
woman of the house seemed to hay
been well enough satisfied, but til
husband demurred all to no purpos,
The "boys" of Clarion gave him d,
tice to leave, or take ride on raj
l He failed to head the warning. Th