The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-11-21
Local Notes

-fOmUOef 20 CentS DuSuei.
Oysters have to suffer now.
The roads are fearfully muddy.
f. X. Gresh makes picture frames
to order, very chaep.
The horse thieves have not since
been heard from.
How terribly quiet every one ap.
pears since election.
The new county officers will take
their place January lst.
The blackberry season is over, un-
less you pick dried ones.
The cold weather maketh the heart
of the coal merchant glad.
Peter O'Neill brings load of farm
truck to town every few days.
"A fan and a box of paper and ell.
velopes can be had at this office.
"A dog got into Doctor Earley's
deer park and nearly killed one of the
deer.
We have heard them called 'sling-
Shots" but the correct name is gravel
shooter"
If potatoes continue to advance in
price we will all have to take to pork
and beans.
A sermon on "Hell" will be de-
iivered at the NJ. E. church next Sun
day evening.
Pork and beans are now In fashion,
and buckwheat cakes delight the pal
ates of epicures.
"A turkey never will learn any
thing. He eats corn, gets fat, and his
head pays the forfeit.
The Catholic choir, under the
leadership of Professor Brack, are
making great progress.
---Salyer Jackson has nearly conf
pleted the carpenter work on DR.. d.
3. Days new building.
The weather Is not as satisfactory
az might be, but is likely as good as we
xrumblers could make it.
The Elk County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held in Ridgway, COM
mencing December 3lst.
A few cords of seasoned hard wood,
eighteen inches in length, for which
the cash will be paid, at this office.
Bill heads, note heads. letter.
heads, cards, tags and envelopes print
ed neatly and cheaply at this office.
"A tramp stopped at our house the
other day and wanted pie pudding.
Wonder If he took us for J. J. Astor?
If two glasses of beer make a man
drunk three days, how long can man
stay drunk on glass of sweet cider?
Squirrels and chipmunks are nu-
merous in this section, with an occa-
sional skunk thrown in by way of
relish.
The passenger depot at this place
is being painted, kalsomined and put
in good condition. 1t was needed bad
enough.
The Presbyterian sociable will be
held at the residence of Mr.. D. S.
Luther tomorrow evening. All are
invited.
The Indebtedness of Fix county is
nearly wiped out This is due to the
efforts of the present Commissioners
and Treasurer.
Last Sunday evening was most too
damp for church-going people. Despite
the weather, Mr.. Talbot had good
sized audience.
The attention of the supervisors is
once more called to the dangerous con-
dition of the sidewalks in various parts
of the village.
Time flies at rapid rate, and
those people who owe us for eight
years subscription seem to forget that
there is hereafter.
Mr.. w. s. Hamblen is shipping
some shocks. The roads are in such a
bad condition that his operations are
limited at present.
The preacher says you had better
live handsome old maid than be a
drunkard's wife. Wonder If he was
ever a drunkard's wife.
Badger, the telegraph operator, has
moved from Powell's house, near the
Thayer Hotel, to Mr.. Osterhout's house
on the hill above the depot.
Pay what you owe is good motto,
and the printer is the chap you owe,
and he is anxious to have you wear
out the motto by forking over.
One and two dollar bills will go
out of fashion after January lst. Sub
scriptions to this paper will be received
in silver and gold all the same.
Hugh McGeehin has hauled the
stone for a culvert through the Pat
Malone property. We believe he in.
tends building house in the spring.
The members of the Young Peo.
ples Library are requested to meet on
Saturday. at 1880, at Mrs. Chapin's.
Business of importance to be trans
acted.
A rope was stretched across the
sidewalk on Zion's hill, on Saturday
night. The villains who perpetrated
the outrage are known and had better