The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-15
NOTES.
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Township election next Tuesday.
You can buy note paper and envelopes
cheap at the ADVOCATE Office.
There seems to be considerable
strife for the Office of Supervisor.
Turnout to the caucus Saturday
evening at Bailey's office.
Call and see our new and beautiful
font of script suitable for ladies and
gentlemen's visiting cards.
Yesterday was st. Valentines day,
and also Ash Wedne esday, and the
first day of Lent.
Elk County has resumed specie
payments, at any rate Treasurer Nc
Cauley paid the last order presented in
specie.
A Swede was found dead at st.
Mary's few days:ago. He had been
missed about two months, and had
when found considerable amount Of
money on his person.
Two children at Grants tanncry
died of diphtheria a few days ago.
Two more in the same family were
sick, but, we are informed, are getting
better.
Peter Houghtailing met with a
painful accident in Pat. Malone's
butcher shop on Tuesday last. The
windlass handle slipped and struck
him severe blow across the hand.
The citizens of Lock Haven offer a
cash bonus of twenty thousand dol
lars to any party who will erect iron
or steel works in that city to cost n t
less than sixty thousand dollars.
The largest gas vein ever struck in
the oil region has been found on the
Gibson farm. The roaring it is said,
resembles Niagara and can be hear dis
tinctly distance of nine miles.
There is no kind of printing, either
plain black. or one or more colors,
that the ADVOCATE office can not exc
cute neatly and at reasonable rates,
Call and see our new and beautiful
faces of type.
During the past fortnight the Erie
Railroad Company has carried over
its road over one hundred and twenty
five tons of gunpowder, delivered at
the national stock yards at Gutten.
berg n. j., and intended for the Rus
sian government. 1t is said that eight
more carloads are to be shipped.
There are indications in all quarters
of the State of a revival of the iron in
terest with the opening of Spring.
The Thomas and Crane Iron Com
| panies have recently received large
contracts. The former company has
also negotiated sale of 1000 tons OF
iron at about $lS per ton.
The Republican Voters of Ridgway
Township are requested to meet in
caucus, on Saturday evening next, al
the office of j. o. w. Bailey, at
O'Clock, for the purpose of putting in
nomination a township ticket to bt
voted for on Tuesday next. a full
attendance is requested.
BY order of Committee.
We have received from G.. w
Childs, proprietor of the Ledger
Philadelphia, a copy of the Public
Ledger Almanac. The Almanac i.
not published for sale but i.
given to each subscriber to the Pub
lie Ledgcr. An edition of one hun
dred and ten thousand copies of tn,
Almanac was printed this year.
The performing elephant, Betsy
of Forepaugh's circus, which il
wintering at Germantown, gave brit
to baby elephant eighteen inche
high early Friday morning. 1t wa
walking about by noon of that day
This is said to be the only elephan
ever born in America. Its mother il
eleven feet high.
John McCready who works in til,
saw mill at Whistletown, jumped OF
the local engine Tuesday afternoon
with the intention Ofcoming to Ridg
way. He changed his mind, how
ever, and concluded to wait for mai
which was due in short time. II
jumping from the local engine his foo
caught in the step and he was throw
to the ground breaking his right arm
He is now at Whistletown and doin
as well as could be expected.
We have now on hand the follow
ing styles of new and elegant note pa
per and envelopes: Canterbury |!
"Crown Jewel )" "Lancers !" "Silve
Threads" "Gazelle;;" and "Clipper.
We have also the following chea
brands: "Pelham )" "Floral )" "Al
gus !" and "Tropic." We have ais
blue, pink, and white note paper AM
envelopes, also fools-cap, letter pape
and several thousand business ell
velopes. Call at the ADvoCAT'E office
Main street, over Powell Il Kline
store.
County orders are now at pal
thanks to our efficient County Treas
urer aided by our worthy Count
Commissioners. 1t is q sub,ec con