The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-22
Notes.

Pike fishing is the rage among the
trout fishers now.
There was social party on Friday
evening at the Hyde House.
-" Nothing but leaves " is now rem
dered Nothing but weeds"
Roasting ears are in their prime,
and we "eats 'em all the time"
The post-office at Farley, this
county, has been discontinued.
Those new and cheap husk mat
tresses at Bowers furniture store are
healthy and comfortable.
The outlook for sauer kraut this
fall in not encouraging, the cabbage
worm being the cause of prospective
short crop.
Correspondents to this paper are
requested to write on both sides the
sheet. This plan will save time, paper
and postage.
Lots of wild honey in the woods if
you only know where to find it. The
bees make a terrible fight for their
treasure, and numerous stings are the
result of nights forage.
The railroad articles appearing in
the ADVOCATE are much sought after,
i'm fact the edition of August Sth was
entirely exhausted, and we were COM
PEELED to return money sent us for ex-
ira copies.
The members of Company H
propose going to Lakeview, Chautau-
qua lake on Monday, Aug. 26th, re-
turning on Saturday of the same week.
Transportation will be furnished by
the State, but the boys will ''eat them
selves.'
Get registered, get registered, GET
REGISTERED! Thus will we harp, and
yet when the day of election comes
many q man will lose his vote and be
mad in consequence, because he ne.
elected to heed this warning. But
don't blame us.
The st. Mary's Gazette, official or
gan of the Elk county Democracy, an
nounces the name of DR.. c. r. Farley
as a candidate for the "office of AS
sembly." A new office the Gazette is
trying to foist on the long-suffering
people of little Elk.
The new fence in front of the Nc
Nulty lot improves the looks of the
lower end of South street to a great eX-
tent. Improvement is what we like
to see, -" with touch here and there
Ridgway will in time be classed as
among Fennsylvania's beautiful vii
lagos.
If everything that happens does
not appear in the ADVOCATE it shall
be no fault of ours. Now, if you know
of any little item you would like to see
in the paper we shall be pleased tC
learn the fact, for we are determined
to make a lively local paper if it takes
all summer.
Country postmasters of the fourth
J class are now resigning by the hun
i dred, the post office department being
overwhelmed with designations from
postmasters of this class. The trouble
is that the new law makes the amount
of stamps cancelled instead of the
amount sold standard for their salary.
Under the old rule some country post
masters were making as much as those
in large cities, by the unlawful sale OF
stamps.
The idea has been suggested that
Ridgway was peculiarly located for 8
summer resort, and that with little
energy and push we might induce the
wasted and parched denizens of the
cities to spend the summer months
here in Ridgway and while they were
receiving the benefit Of our salubriou'
climate and pure water, trout fishing
and pleasant drives, we might rake il
goodly supply of filthy lucre. NJ
doubt the idea is a good one and We
hope to see it acted on.
The sidewalks in this village arr
becoming terribly dilapidated, so tha
in few years it will be necessary tt
relay them. The business will be tC
have the place incorporated, and ther
each man will build his own walk, ant
we will warrant there will be no com
plaint. We heard Doctor Farley say
that if the Supervisors would RELEASE
him from sidewalk tax he would lay
flag stone pavement on both sides o
his Centre and Broad street premises
No doubt other men would do tht
same and thus in time we would hav,
handsome and durable pavements in
stead of the now unsightly hemlocl
plank.
The prisoners Patrick Goodman
and James Donley again freed them
selves from their irons on Thursda.
last and threw them down the waite
closet. These prisoners our reader
will remember are confined in Jail OF
the charge of burglarizing the Thayel
House. Goodman escaped Jail once o
twice and tried to escape another tim
but was prevented doing so by tn
vigilance of Sheriff Oyster. On Fri
day evening the new irons made b,
Philip Lesser were riveted on the righ
ankle of Donley and the left ankle o