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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-15
Personal Notes.


Mrs. J. II. Ross is home on visit.
M. E. Lesser's house is nearly fin
ished.
"A hawk comes every day at two
o'clock on q visit TO Louis Brendel's
chickens.
Alb. Malin is building new barn
on his farm.
Jim. McCauley drives into town
with flourish.
&C. V. Gillis, wife and baby We're in
town last week.
Ezra Dickinson and wife are maxi
ing quite visit.
. w. S. Service shipped a large pile
Of paper rags on Tuesday.
Our old friend Charley Burns was
in town first of the week.
JAS. Maginnis is building q new
fence with stone foundation and iron
posts.
Mrs. J. d. Fullerton has charge of
the singing in the Episcopal Sunday
school,
Capt. John Ernhoutand Mr.. John
Murphy, of Wilcox, were in town yes
terday.
john Fannin, Jr., has quit Dan.
Scribner, ard gone to drive team in
the woods.
Now we will have borough. DIR.
Hartley is circulating petition for
that purpose.
He bought a ring for $25, but she
went back on him all the same, and
kept the ring.
Mrs. Bditor Of the Advocate has
taken her annual pilgrimage to the
home of her youth.
Lieut.. G. III. Rhii1es seems very
happy with his new baby. He'd
rather 1t had been boy,
Tom. Noon's pump works all right
now. The leaving out of valve was
the cause of failure before:
"A. E. Goff, jeremiah Elliott, P.
w. Hays, DR.. Straessley, and Philip
Wilhelm in town this week.
M. T. French and J. w. Taylor
are busy putting up fence across the
front of the McNulty lot, now owned
by Horace Little.
1t won't do for " Ridgway Wan
derer" to be caught near Bowers place
after ten O'Clock, unless he wants to
sleep in the cellar the rest of the night.
Otis Keltz and Libbaus Luther
picked twenty-eight quarts of black
berries apiece ON Tuesday, from eight
O'clock until six, and walked about
five miles.
AT a recent meeting Of the officers
of the M. e. Church, a resolution was
passed that festival would be given,
during court week in September, for
the benefit of Rev. H. V. Talbot.
-Isaac Coleman, aged about 81 years,
who liyes near Brandy Camp, drove
horse and buggy to this village and
back on Thursday last. Mr. Coleman
is father-in-law of James Penfield, was
one of the fest settlers in this county,
and also a soldier of the war of 1872.
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On Friday last Raymond, son of
j. M. Reed, of Clarion township, met
with an accident that may prove fatal.
In the act of jumping from haymow
he fell on hay fork, which was stand
ing with the tines up. The tines en-
tered his stomach. One of them was
crooked, and came out just below the
breast bone; the others extending sew
era1 inches into his stomach. His
brother was standing near at the time,
and had some difficulty in extracting
the fork. AT last accounts the young
man was in a critical condition.
Clarion Republican.
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&. K. GRESH.'

DEALER in all kinds of cabinet ware,
wood and cane seat chairs, kitchen and ex-
tention tables, wood and marble top stands,
wood and marble top bureaus, whatnots,
looking glasses, wood and marble top cham
Der suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms
bed steads, cribs. Laferty's metal lined
wood pumps, &C., &c. Cane seats replaced
with perforated wood seats. Weed sewing
machine reduced from S6j to SIS, the best ma
chine in the market, and picture frames
made to order. Alsoa large assorted stock of
ready made collins constantly on hand and
trimmed at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms
in masonic building, Ridgway Pa
v7n5lt.
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Total capacity 90,000,0O0
Showing that these mills can be run
for 50 years on the hemlock alone of
these six townships, to say nothing of
the immense quantity of pine, poplar,
cucumber, cherry, ash, maple and
other valuable timber. 1t will also be
observed that we have not included
those portions of Mexican, Jefferson
and Clearfield counties which are con-
tiguous to the road, in our conputa-
ton, which should, perhaps, be doubled
in order to show the entire amount of
that sort of business along the line of
the road. X
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From this it is seen that Erie is only
G7 feet higher than Williamsport, and
the level of the lake is only SO feet
Kane, however, The highest point of
the mountain, rises l,5l5 feet above u.s.
GUESTS At TUE THOMSON HOUSE,
Among the numerous guests now
spending u season at the hotel the fol-
lowing may be mentioned among the
Philadelphians: Rev. Matthew New
kirk and family D. Haddock and
wife; Rev. w. w. Farr and family :;
E. S. ShantS and family; Miss Emma
Kirk {; Mrs. William Haines; Mrs.
DodsOn and family; Miss Rachael
Wetherill; ; Miss Peters DR.. Lambdin,
managing editor of the Times, and
family; Samuel Smedley; Mrs. Susan
Boyer and daughter; Mrs. A. E. Ash
burner, daughter and son; Mrs. F. c..
Wilson; Mrs. w. H. Wilson; P.
McHugh and family,
From Harrisburg: Rev. John Pax
ton and family; Hon. f. w. Hall and
family; Hon. Francis Jordan and
wife; Thomas l.. Wallace and family;
DR.. d. w. Gross and wife; D. e. Herr.
From Cleveland: Mrs. J. S. New
berry and family; L. t. Burgess and
daughter; G. Gaylord.
From Cuba: Martin B Deschapelles
and family, Adolph Santa Maria, Will
liam Santa Maria, Mrs. e. B. Des-
chappelles, Miss Mary Laine. Senor
Deschapelles is an extensive sugar
planter on the island of Cuba, and
this is the second season he has visited
this place with his family. They
usually remain until after the frost
sets in.
w. X. Mendenhall and wife, of
Washington City, are also here.
Among the Williamsporters are Mrs
F. E. Embicll and family, and Mrs.
Smith. JOHN OF LANCASTER.
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Standing within q few yards of the
hotel is neat little church, construct
ed out of light pink sandstone, with
white sandstone trimmings, which
blend handsomely. 1t is in the Gothic
style of architecture, with innumerable
angles, richly stained glass windows,
and high vaultcd ceiling inside. 1t
Is. slirmounted with q graceful little
'spire, at the basement of which is the
belfry. From a marble tablet near the
altar, and built in the wall, it islearned
that the building was erected by Mrs.
Ann Gray Thomas, of Philadelphia,
in memory of her father, Thomas
Leiper, her mother, and other men,
bers of the family. Mrs, Thomas is
an aunt of General Kane, and is spend
ing the summer with his family. This
beautiful memorial church cost about
$4,000, and will be dedicated on Sat
urday, Aug. 10th, when it will be pre-
sented to the Presbyterians of Kane by
the generous builder.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE SEA.
That the reader may be better able
to form an idea of the ascent and de-
scent of The mountains crossed by the
railroad, the following figures showing
the elevations Of certain well known
points above the sea are given from the
surveys of the engineers, beginning at
Williamsport, and ending at Erie:
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Notes.

A good time now to pull up weeds.
The potato crop promises to be a
Fight one this fall.
Mote heads very cheap at this Of
flee. Call and see the stock.
Potatoes are selling here from
eighty cents to dollar a bushel.
Teachers examination in Ridgway
Saturday, Gath inst, Al NJ.
"A number of our citizens attended
The church dedication at Kane on Sat
urday last.
Another batch of new subscribers
received at this office. We still have
room for more.
The bank of Nevada has sold l..
100000 ounces Of fine silver to the
Government.
Visiting cards as low as 25 cents,
post paid, at this office. Our new
Spencerian script is the "boss."
Company H talks Of going to
Lakeview, Chautauqua lake, on Aug.
26th, to go into camp for ten days.
"A Victoria dispatch says the
Chinese bill has passed, taxing China
men forty dollars each per annum.
> Preparations are being made to-
transport 1000, 900 from San Francisco
to New York as third-class mail mat
ter.
-Blackberries are selling in this
market as low as three cents. About
five cents seems to be the prevailing
price.
The number of voters registered
in Ridgway township is 3s2. See
that your name is on the list at least
two months before the election.
The moons partial eclipse was
plainly discernable at this place on
Monday evening. Some people thought
the moon was obscured by cloud.
LosT.-On last Saturday evening,
between j. H. Hagerty's aud Judge
Dickinson's Garnet Pin. Any one
leaving the same at the Postoffice will
be literally rewarded.
Samples, new, full and extensive
line, at McAfee's. Call early and pick
out your fall suit. Suits furnished at
low prices, and fits guaranteed. One
hundred and fifty samples to select
from.
There is some talk cooperating the
coal mines near Wilmarth. A Boston
company have the matter in hand.
and have been prospecting for several
days past. This company is composed
of part of the old Shawmut company.
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w;LL.NERY AND pSEssmAklNc.

MRS. j. r. KEITZ Kersey, Elk Co., Pa.
takes this method OF announcing to the citi-
zens OF Elk county, that she has on hand an
assortment of fashionable millinery goods
which will be sold cheap. Also dressmaking
in all its branches.
Agent for DR.. j. Bail g. Co.'S Patent Ivory
and Lignum Vita Eye Cups. Send for des-
criptive circular.
nl7yl,
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MRs. N. T. CUMMINGS.

a LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW,
STYLES SPRING HATS JUST RECEIVED
Mt Mrs, N. r. Cummings, also ties, collars
cuffs. hoisery, gloves, and a general assort-
ment of Ladies' fancy goods. Remember the.
place in II. S. Thayer's Building Main street.
Call and examine before purchasing else
whore
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). S. RCRDWELL, m. d.

ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Has removed his Office from Centre Street,
to Main Street, Ridgway, Pa, in the second
story of the new brick building of John G.
Hall, west of the Hyde House.
Office hours IL to 2P NJ. to9P. NJ. -
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hPPLETcM'S AMERICAN CYCLIC.
EEnsA

Vol. 8 Of this admirable work is just out
making il half complete, as there are to be 10
in all, of 800 pages each, one being issued in
two months. 1t makes complete library
and no one can afford to do without it who
would keen we'll informed. Price 5000 vol
ume in leather, or 500 in elegant half Tur-
key. G. X. Judson, Fredonia, n. Y, controls
the sale in Elk county. Address him for
paticulars. sep l7-tf
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r. S. HARTLEY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Office in Drug store, corner Broad and
Main Streets. Residence corner Broad
Street, opposite the College. Office hours
from to 10 \. NJ. and from to SP. NJ.
yln2yl
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G. C. MESSENGER.
DRUGGIST ANDPARMACEUTIST


N. w. corner of Main and Mill streets,
Itidgway, Pa, full assortment of carefully
selected Foreign and Domestic Drugs. Pre-
scriptions carefully dispensed ut all hours,
day or night. v1n3y
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TOWNSHIPS
ACRES.

Or, more than 69 per cent. of the en-
tire county.
All the lands in these six townships,
assessed as unseated, are heavily TIM
bered, except small amount of "bar-
rens" and some land which has been
cut over for bark, so that the amount
OF unseated timbered lands would fall
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&. G. FAY.

LUMBER AND INSURANCE COMMITS
SION BROKER.
And General Collection Agent, No. 2O6
Walnut Place, (3l6 Walnut Strect.) Philadel-
phia, Pa. n4l-ly
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HYDE HOUSE
w. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,

ItiUgWny, EIk Co., Pa. =,
Thankful for the patronage heretofore SO
literally bestowed upon him, the new pro-
prietor hopes by paying strict attention to
the comfort and convenience of guests, to
merit a continuance Of the same,
oct3O'69
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LUCORE g. HAMBLEN.
ATTORNEYS AT-IAW.

Ridgway, Elk County Pa. Office across
the hall from the DEMOCRAT establishment.
Claims for collection promptly attended to
jne. e.l5-1S76
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Birth,

RIfINEs.-On Saturday, Aug 10. '78,
to Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Rhin'es, of this
place, a daughter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-15

The lady school teachers of Titus
Vile are in demand. A dozen have
been married in two years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-15

THE LATEST THING OUT is Lard
in Coffee and Tea Pots, at the WEST
END STORE.
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Rates of Advertising

transient advertisements per. square Of
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser
81 80. three insertions y. -.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per year
s..
Advertisements payable quarterly.
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AT Hagerty's will be found fresh
lot of canned goods which he sells
cheap.
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If YOU LIKE CLAM CHowDER, you
will find excellent QuAHAues, prime
and Fresh, at the WEST END STORE.
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TWO DAYS AT KANE.
On the Summit Of the Allegheny Noun.
tains.

Two THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE
LEVEL OF THE SEA--DEsCRIPTIoN
OF THE PLACE = GENERAL KANE
AND THE THOMSON HoUsE-SwEp-
ISH SETTLEMENTS.
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-BoNED CHICKEN, TURKEY, HAM
AND TONGUE, splendid for Lunch or
Fishing Parties, at. the WEST END
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Health and Happiness.

hICdIIII anu I1dppITlGSS.F
Health and Happiness are priceless Wealth
TO their possessors, and yet they are within
the reach of overy one who will use
WRIGHTS LIVER PILLS
The only sure CURE for Torpid Liver.
Dyspepsia, Headache, Sour Stomac.e,
Constipation, Debility, Nausea, and all Bill
liOus complaints and Blood disorders,
None genuine unless signed, .'Wm. Wright,
Phila," If your Druggist will not supply
send % cents for one box to Barrick. RoI-
Ter & Co.. 70 N, 4th st. Phila
n7v50yI.
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Business Cards.
HALL g. w,cAuCEY.

ATTORNEYS-AT LAW.
Office in New Brick Bdilding Main Street.
Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v3n2tf. -
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ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
Rdgway, Elk Comfy, Pr. Agent for the
Travellers Life and Accident Insurance Co.,
of Hartford, Connecticut. vln25y1.
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Beans of excellent quality al j.
III Hagerty's
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21
Foreign News.

In Russian military circles ii is con.
sidered probable that Prince Batten-
burg will be chosen Prince of Bulga.
ria.
Russia has intimated her desire
that the congress shall meet on the
3Oth of March, that day being the
twenty-second anniversary of the sig
nature of the treaty of Paris. The
Austrian Government firmly antici-
pates that the congress will assemble
on that day.
In the House of Commons Chancel-
lor Northcote stated that the govern
ment is not communicating with the
various powers regarding the terms
on which England will enter the con-
gress. The Chancellor also said he
could not enter into details, but he
might say that in the congress each
power would maintain liberty of ac-
ton. 1t was not intended that the
majority should bind the minority.
England will maintain her views in
the congress, and will require. before
entering it. that every article of the
treaty of peace shall be placed before
the congress in such a manner that
the congress can judge whether the
articles are to be accepted or not.
The reported proposal that 10000
Turks,to be released from captivity in
Russia, shall be sent to Bosnia. is
causing great excitement.
The London Standard announces
that the Admiralty have ordered all
ward-bOund men-of-war to be de-
tanned to strengthen the Mediterrane-
an feet.
A Berlin correspondent states that
an early meeting of the congress is no
longer probable. Russia displays no
particular anxiety for it 10 meet at all
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

Recently, in Fulton county, Ind.
two young men went to religious
meeting, In a country school house,
TO cause a disturbance. During the
meeting q thunder storm came up,
lightning struck the house killing one
Of the bad young men and badly in
juriDg the other. This was called q
miraculous warning.
About the same time Of the above
occurrence, at Hooker. Gage county,
Nebraska, while the Rev. Truman A.
bull was at a school house conduct
ing a religious meeting. while in the
vigor of health, and without a mo-
ment's warning he was stricken dead.
This also must have been a miracu-
lous warning, in the opinion of seDsi-
BILE people, If the first case was. But
we think that natural causes produc-
ed both results. and that the Lord did
not By a special interposition of his
power punish either the young men
who went to meeting to break it ul
or the preacher who went to build up
his church.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

Speculation Is rife as to whether oil
not Gov. CARRIER will commute the
sentence Of Warren CIough, of Sew.
ard, to imprisonment for life. Opin.
ion is about equally divided.-Ne6.
City Press.
Since reading the story of the ex-
convict, John Knolles, of the revela-
tions made to him by Jack Trent,
while confined in the same cell to-
gether, there is raised a doubt that
Clough Is the murderer, and we
should think a Governor would dis
like to refuse commutation under the
circumstances. KnolIes' story might
be true-a part of it, relating to an
other murder that Trent told him of,
has been, we understand, corroborat-
ed by facts.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

years one after another Of the COM
panies In which he was insured have
gone to pieces, and when he died.
several weeks ago, all his policies were
Worthless. His wife and children are
penniless.
Some time ago Secretary ScburZ
discharged sister of General Meade
from the Interior Department, lady
65 years old. with no income except
what she received as a government
clerk. At the time of her discharge
considerable noise was made about IL
by General Hamilton and others.
Schurz defended the removal by claim
! ing that she was incompetent. See
retary McCrary has given the lady a
clerkship in the War Department
where there are very few lady clerks,
and she is now doing work aud doing
it well that was formerly done by a
man. That is the kind of a man
Schurz is.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

In consequence Of England's and
Austria's demands that the whole
treaty be submitted.
A Vienna correspondent SAYS Rus
sia does not contest the right of the
congress to decide what clauses of the
treaty involve European interests.
England demands that the congress
shall have power to discuss all clauses.
Neither power seems disposed to give
way.
A Paris correspondent reports that
Servia has formerly claimed admis-
sion to the congress. It is now GER
tain that England has unreservedly
adhered to the French proposal for
investigation into the financial affairs
of Egypt, and administrative reforms.
Nobody will oppose England's freeing
Egypt from vassalage, If she acts in
accord with the other powers. All
the powers have agreed that the 9ues-
''OHo VI G9 6POB SS iIob ubio, duu tiC
holy places can only be raised at the
congress with the consent of France,
and within the limits she prescribes.
The Times says the latest phase of
difference between Russia and Eng
land seems to be that Russia. while
admitting the right of Congress to
discuss all points of the treaty, de-
clines to be ultimately bound by the
decision of the majority of the pow
ers.
A well-informed st. Petersburg cor
respondent states Russia will not al
low interference with points concern
ing the war indemnity, Armenia and
Bessarbia.
The National Zeitung says the Aus
trian government has been positively
informed that the Russians are con-
centrating on the Austrian frontier.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

1t was announced some days ago
that the Senate committee had report
ed, or would report in in favor of pay
ing the claim of the Methodist Church
South FOR $500. 900. The church
claims this amount for the use of its
buildings at Nashville. Tenn, by the
government during the war for the
Union.-Erch0nge.
To pay such a claim would be en-
outrage, for the Methodist Church
South contained the worst rebels in
The South. The leaders of that
church did more to incite rebellion
end prolong the war than any other
class of people. The preachers hav-
ing more influence were more &C.
eountsble. From the pulpits they
heralde6 their doctrines of treason
and dissolution. They told their peo-
ple it was a God-enjoined duty to re-
slst the Government in its efforts to
abolish slavery, as they made them
believe was the sole object OF the war;
and the young men they urged to
shoot the invaders from every paw
nav bush and from behind every
stone. and the young men went out
as bnsh h~hackers. 70" tsAy ~Ant'
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

The New York 7eiegrdn,'s Wash
ington special says the agitation oi
President Hayes title has been put
permanently at rest by the recent dec
laration of Mr.. Hewitt on the subject,
and Mr.. Black burn, of Kentucky W no
has been credited with intending to
stir up this matter, confirms Mr.. Hew-
tits statements. He says that Mr..
Hayes right to the Presidency will
never be disturbed, and he knows of
no movement to disturb it. He says
there is a movement on foot for a very
thorough aud complete investigation
of the manner in which Mr.. Hayes
was declared elected. This investiga-
tion is certainly coming, and a good
many Republicans will be glad to see
it started. and will do what they can
to help it along.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21

Beatrice Express: The Pawnee
Agency lands in Nebraska are adver-
tised to be sold on the 18th day of June
to the highest bidder. The appraise-
ment ranges from $I.25 to Sc 90 per
acre and as nothing is said in the no.
tice OF sale about their being sold to
actual settlers, it looks very much as
though the irrepressible land specula-
tors would gobble up the reservation
lands to a great extent. The terms OF
sale are the same as the Otoe lands in
this county-one-third cash, ,one-third
in one year and the balance in two
years, with six per cent. interest.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-21
mo. I l,l2I. ]
7 EGAL NOTICE -

IL Jacob Bum, nonresident defendant.
Will please take notice that on the Ist day OF
March, 1873, Frank Kramer. az plaintiff filed
bis petition in the office of the clerk OF the
District Court in and for Nemaha County
NebraSka, demanding judgment againts yOu
for the sum of six hundred sixtY-two and
6S-lOO dollars. and interest thereon from De-
Gem Der 3lSt, 1877. for so much money before
that date received by the defendant To and
for the use of the plaintiff. and for so much
money before said date loaned and advanced
to the said defendant by the plaintiff That
O writ OF attachment has been sued out in
said sctiOn at the instance of plaintiff, where
under your lands in Nemaha County afOre-
said have been attached to await the tudC-
ment In said caHse, TO wit: The north half
and the south east quarter Of section number
two ~, town number five (5l, IN range num-
Der twelve O2), east, subject to prior attach
ments.
Also take notice. that unless you plead an
swer or demur to the petition of plaintiff so
as aforesaid filed on or before Monday the
10Th day OF April, 1873. the allegations there
of viii he taken pro con}eSSo. and Judgment
ana order of sale rendered accordingly.
r. I. WARREN
3SW5 Atty for Plaintiff