The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-01-25
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Cnr1h.r this Ytnnlt

Township Election Tuesday, Feb
18th,
WE will give Tile Court proceedings
next Week.
You can buy note paper and envelopes
cheap at the ADVOCATE office.
FRANK VANORsDALI, who has
been sick for several weeks, is fast re-
covering.
D.F. FARRAND will be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Constable. In our last issue we said
d. A. Farrand.
OUR thanks are due Hon. l.. A.
Mackey, NJ. G. from this district, for
continued favors in the way of Pub.
Docs.
Lest begins ON the 18th of Febru-
ary valentines Day. aid Easter falls
on the first day Of April (All FOOLS
Day.
THE Danbury Ne,0s Is correct in
saying that "doing business without
advertising is good deal like trying to
borrow q flag ON the Fourth of July"
WE publish in this issue the report
of County Superintendent Dixon to
the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction. 1t was omitted last week
for want of space.
Mrs: S. Jackson says she killed five
chickens, tile other day; that weighed
30 pounds, or an average of 4-o
pounds apiece. Pretty good for May
chickens.
THE Potter Enterprise says;-Here-
tofore the Sheriff of this county has
received four dollars per week for
boarding prisoners. The County
Commissioners talk of cutting the
price down materially.
To TIE VOTERS bF RIDGwAY
TowNsH1p.-I, hereby announce that
am a candt late for the office of
Constable and if again elected Will
attend to the duties of said office to
the best of my ability:
j. w. WORCESTER.
PREsByTERf&N. - Services next
Sunday January 2eth, in the Lutheran
Church, motiiihg and evening by Rev.
w. III. Filson. Communion after
morning servict. Also preaching Fri
day evening at74 o'clock and Saturday
afternoon at o'clock by Mr.. Mont
gomery.
JosEpit Dill Of JAY township cut
one of his hands badly in a feed cutter
few days ago. The flesh on two
fingers was cut to the bone, and left
hanging by the skin: Mr.. Dill was in
our office the day after the accident
happened, and says lie experienced,
no great pain.
MRS. BEIii, wife Of John Bell, of
this place was arrested last Thursday
on requisition from Governor
Hartranft, charged with forging q
note for $500 in New York state. We
have been unable 70 CLEAN further
particulars, further than Mrs. Bell de-
clares herself entirely ignorant of the
crime.
THE County Superintendent will
hold educational meetings as follows:
At HELEN Jan. Goth Weedville Jan.
29th; Benezette, Jan. 30th; Gale
donia, Jan. 3lst Centreville Feb. 1st.
The meetings will he held at the
school houses and will begin at 7.30
P. NJ. Let them be well attended.
The meetings at Weedville will be
held at the store of Avery g. Brown.
ATTENTION HOTEL AND BOARD
ING HOUSE KEEPERS.-We have on
hand, and for sale at fifty-cents q
dozen, printed ON heavy card board
the recent act for the protection OF
hotel keepers, and blanks left fol
charges by the day and meal and also
blanks for hours of meals etc. Call
| and get them at this office, or send sc
cents a dozen and three cents dozen
for postage.
| A BILL has been introduced in the
Legislature by Mr.. Hitchcock, max
ing void any waiver of the exemption
laws. This bill should pass, as il
would prevent many man from sign
ing away, in time of imaginary o.
real want Of money, the rights of hi
family to the benefit of the exemption
laws. OF course rouges would prof
by the law, but it seems as though III,
law would have good effect in tn
long run.
100000 of letters are sent to tn
dead letter office yearly. Much of thi
would undoubtedly be avoided
every man had his name printed ol
the envelopes he uses, with reques
to return. We have fine assortmen
of envelopes at this office, which W
will print cheap. Remember that W
will print from a single package to an
number you may require. We ca
furnish, envelopes, also, without bein
printed. Give US call.
GAY SLEIGH RIDE.-The Conneau
vile Courier gives the following as
recipe for "gay sleigh ride"
Ten young couples. One two-lfors
outfit with driver: One night, coldt
than bitten. One mile of merrimen
Ten miles of nearly frozen to deatl