The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-05
Local Notes


Last Monday morning was very
pleasant.
Sec estrav notice, under new ad-
vertisements.
The depot looks well with its new
coat Of paint.
Canned goods speciality at Nor.
gestef's corner grocery.
Postmaster Hagerty sprained his
knee, which causes him to limp.
Theodore Tiltoh's lecture at War.
rem lacked $75 of paying expenses.
The passenger depot looks much
better since receiving coat of paint.
"A new sidewalk has been built in
front of the Service building on Main
street.
DIR. Farley is putting foundation
under the Walker building, on Main
street.
The beautiful snow, mixed with
mud, makes delightful sleighing on
wheels.
-Huling we'll No. 2, near Kane, is
reported as flowing at the rate of ITO
barrels day.
AT Morgester's corner grocery will
be found an assortment of fresh gro
ceries at low prices.
He lost his girl in the crowd while
going home from church, nevertheless
he found her again.
Call and see our new specimens of
New Years cards. They are neat, and
we print them cheap,
That seasoned wood has come at
last, now let the hurricane roar to the
extent of three and half cords of
wood.
If you need furniture call on f. X.
Gresh, at his furniture rooms, Masonic
Building. He sell at marvelously low
prices.
The question as to who furnishes
the birthstone will be made clear at
the Methodist church next Sunday
evening.
Potatoes only $l.30 per bushel.
AS we are no whether prophet we can't
say whether they will stay long at that
price or not.
AT the Presbyterian social, 10 be
held at d. G. Oysters, next Friday
night, Prof Prideaux will give several
select readings.
The Western Union telegraph
office is now located in the Farley
block. Miss Mckee has a pleasant
and we'll arranged office.
For all kinds of writing paper give
this office call. No trouble to show
our new stock of fancy writing paper,
even If you do net desire to buy.
Thanksgiving day passed off quiet
iy in this village. Religious services
were held in the Methodist and Epis-
copal churches. The banks and news
paper offices were closed for the day.
The supervisors have issued the
duplicate for township taxes. The
total amount of the road tax is
Sl,ls7.lS; poor. $6s9.97; sidewalk,
sla3.49; making grand total of
s2,O9O.59.
And now the young man contents
himself with one cigar day, that he
may save money to purchase his girl a
Christmas present, while the young
boy puts himself on his good behavior
ut home.
Rev. L. l.. Spencer, of Columbus,
Pa, will preach at the M. E. church
on Sunday morning next. In the
evening the Rev. Mr.. Talbot will hold
open the fiery gates for the inspection
Of the people.
On November 26, William Colum,
while cnoppine. struck his axe in a
knot, a piece of which new ~nd struck
him in the eye, causing loss of sight
with inflammation. DIR. Boardwell
thinks the sight will be restored.
We are panied to learn that our
old friend and townsman. John Cas-
serly, had the misfortune to seriously
injure his eye, while splitting stone, on
Tuesday of last week. The iron wedge
he was using to split the stone flew
from under the hammer, striking him
in the eye and cutting the upper lid
and the ball of the eye. DR.. Bordwell
says he thinks he may loose the sight
of his eye. We hope the sight may
yet be restored.
Congress met on Monday last, and
that delightful story, the Presidents
annual message, will soon be going
the rounds of the press. A friend at
our elbow suggests that it would be a
good thing to print in the ADVOCATE,
only that some of our middle aged
readers would be gathered to their
fathers before they would have time to
finish the reading. A presidents mes
sage is like job of knitting, very
handy to have around the house to
"catch up" during your spare mo-
ments. We never did admire con.
tinued stories, anyway.