The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-06-07
EDITOR OF THE ADVOCATE -

Lear Slf:-BelnS reader OF
your paper for very many years, and
knowing as | do that locals are some
times very scarce | ventured to write
you concerning my trip from Erie to
Emporium, and present in my own
style what took place in II little town
on the line ofthe p. d +. II. II. Hav-
ing had occasion to stop off at Shelf
field about fourteen miles east of War
ren, II town in which there is large
tannery doing II thriving business. l
learned that IL daring but unsuccessful
attempt ut burglary was perpetrated
at the residence of its most prominent
citizen sometime during the latter
part of March. The facts of the case
as far as | can learn are about as fol-
lows. The owner of the property
having occasion to use Il ladder for the
purpose of making some necessary re-
pairs to the building, left the ladder
standing against the building to use it
if further needed. The would be
burglars had IL fine opportunity af-
torded them for entering in ut the
upper window. They were two in
number. They ascendcd carefully
and without any apparent difficulty,
and with Il helping hand, inside,
affected an entrance, (part of the
household having sleeping apartments
below and the way being clear they
| am flniV N-nrl- nf
Whether money, or-or-somcthing
else was their object l can't tell, but
the supposition was among the very
many scientific men of that town that
the something else was what they
were trying TO sobtain. The owner
| innocent as child unborn) hearinga
slight noise overhead thought nothing
of it; the hired girl had spells of sick
ness, and lie thought, perhaps, it was
her who occasioned it, and went to
sleep as usual, but in the morning
upon inquiry found it not the case.
Host and hostess repaired at once to
the scene of action. HOst-inpOS
animj-eXclaimed as he entered,
whats up? Hostess eXclaimed-Guy-
| lars duIyiarS. Search at once being
instituted, nothing of value was found
to be taken. The bed looked as
though the thieves had got wearied
out and taken refuge for the night.
The parties are known to us but we are
not desirous of describing such tran-
sactions. The wee snld' hours of the
sabbath morning dawned upon us
the sun rose in All its glorious splen-
dor ana shed its bright and refulgent
rays over all, save the occupants of
that household. Having had occas-
sion to remain over till the following
| Monday-natters rested-when one OF
the parties was insidiOusly seen wend-
ing his way to take an early train,
tearfully scared, with detected and
downcast looks nearly forgetting in
his flight to appropriate, what right
fully belonged 10 nim, his hat, boots
and trunk. But his comrade in crime
and without the fear of God in his
heart, and with part of the constitu-
! ton i'll his mind-a very little of
which he obeys-which says equal
and exact justice TO all-stood his
ground-arms and munitions of war
came into requsition but thread and
needle won the prize and is still rov-
ing about us usual. "Quand on volt
la chose, on la croft. What we see,
we know for ourselves Leaving my
| friends to settle their mutters among
themselves as best they could L LETT
for Rid9way and spent very pleas
ant and social time with nv old
friends Dr. Stewart and Harry Pow
ers. The Doctor has fine residence
and is doing thriving and successful
business in his profession whilst
Harry is Vice President of the Oil
Company and becoming as rich as
time can make him. These gentle
men will accept my thanks
for the splended mess of trout
| received from them May their
shadows never grow less. | left for
home with many well wishes for the
friends left behind on my trip from
Erie to Emporium. When pass that
way | shall pay you visit remember
ing that birds of Il feather flock to-
gether." READER.