The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-28
Personal Notes.

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will Messenger has hurt one of
his fingers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Slade are
here on q visit.
-Hydes are putting in large num-
Der of saw logs.
Onion Sets SC per quart at the
WEST END STORE.
Madison Kline is raising an inn
mense chin whisker.
Rev. L. Breneman's family have
moved away from town.
Misses Armstrong and Hetrick
are again 'at home"
Miller has been drawn on the
traverse jury for May term.
Harry Powers Warren suit was
large enough for John Cobb.
Many of our young ladies are en-
gaged-studying beau-ology.
Joseph Holsebrook has new and
very handsome two-seated hack.
Mrs. l.. Luther has been suffering
with rheumatism for some time.
Wallace Morgester is happy in the
possession of another "fiery steed."
That chap with the big ears
should take back seat in church.
Peter Houghtailing, complains of
having bad spell of rheumatism.
Brown, the painter, has put coat
of paint on Robert Campbell's awning.
David Robertson, Supt. Dagus-
cahonda Mines, was in town Monday.
-Ex-Sheriff Scull was in town this
week. He clings to that big pipe as of
yore.
Dave Mulqueen has a job of paint
ing at Kane where he has been for
some time.
Miss B. e. Wilcox's house looks
very neat with it's white paint and
green blinds.
Lawyers Bailey and M'Cauley are
building fence between their Zion
hill properties.
Mr.. p. IT. Brooks is planting some
thrifty looking trees in front of Judge
Derby's residence.
Andy Eby is busily engaged in
working his farm which is situated
west of the windfall farm.
-B.P Mercer is now sole proprietor
of tie meat market, having purchased
his brothers interest.
Some people are so envious and
narrow-minded that to speak good OF
rival were great sin.
-"Shoemaker go barefooted," )" is an
old saying, but that new pair of shoes
gives the lie to the old saying.
Mrs. Dill, mother of Frank and
Ben, and Mrs. Healy, is remarkably
hale and sprightly for a lady of her age
Dennis Healy says the RATS, die
not 'stick' on the rocks. He says
they "stuck" on the sandbars and Oh
the shore.
Prof. Dixon has had four maple
trees planted in front of his residence
on South street. Henry Marvin is
the architect.
Capt. Sch9ning is having a new
light suit of clothes made in which
there are eighteen pockets, and some
of them big enough to hold an eleven
dollar bible.
j. o. w. Bailey and III. H. Wen
sci are to have summer suits of the
same cloth. Their wives won't know
which from t'other.
j. Powell now has a new silver
dollar, and thinks himself as good as
an editor. Well, we excuse him, as he
was there himself some twenty years
ago."
-"Ben" the Democrat devil, asked
his girl the other night if she thought
his side whiskers becoming, and was
electrified by the reply Eyes, they may
be coming"
Dan Scribner has a very con.
venient stable. He also has a good
place for hens to lay, and says when
he first fixed the place he thought the
hens would lay themselves to death.
DIR. d. b. Day, had the misfortune
to lose a splendid fuchsia, and a calla
that was readyto blossom, by the work
of Jack Frost on Monday night. The
plants were in the drug store window
and were much admired by all who
saw them.
Birth.