The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-04-11
Notes..
Eggs Is cents q dozen.

Dan and Jim M'Govern are haul
ing ties every day on Ed. Grants con-
tract.
The grass looks green, and all veg
citation seems thankful for last nights
warm rain.
Always make out mans bill on
paper, and as the cost is trife have
bill-heads printed.
The Republican County Com
mittee meet at the Ridgway Bank to-
morrow at clock, p. NJ.
The services at the Catholic
church this week have been largely
attended, the eloquence of Rev. Father
Vincent being noticed by all.
The People of Ridgway, get their
clothing at the same prices at home,
that they would in Philadelphia by
giving the Agent s. A. Rote their
order.
The Washington Post thinks this
a great country because Congress adj
journed for ship launch, and when a
man takes little drink in Virginia
they rings bell.
Several more new subscribers.
That's right the more we get the bet
ter We'll make the old ADVOCATE. if
we don't have a new suit of clothes in
q dogs age.
The receivers sale of the Dagus-
cahonda lumber, an advertisement of
which appeared in our last issue, and
which took place last Thursday, April
4, amounted to $33OO,5O. Less than
the cost of saving.
-M'Afee, the tailor, en- be found on
Main street, over Powell & Kime's
store, and he guarantees fit. Those
misfits, spoken of in the ADVOCATE,
were made for persons who sent out of |
town for their clothes.
The law now before the Legisla- |
ture compelling liquor dealers to use
the Moffett bell punch proposes to tax
each drink of alcoholic liquors two
and one-half cents, and each glass of
ale, beer, or porter half a cent. 1t is
claimed that the revenue from liquor
will be greatly increased. The law is
now in operation in Virginia with
satisfactory results, and the Legisla-
lures of Maryland, New York, Iowa,
Kentucky and other States are awake
to the Importance of such o law and
will undoubtedly pass it. The law has
already passed the lowe3house in New
York.
Friday evening, the 5th inst, was
the occasion of a very pleasant sur
prise to the members of the M. e. Par
sonage. The first intimation they re-
ceived of what was coming was a
chorus of voices joining in the words,
Hold the Fort" etc. Immediately
after this the fort was taken by the
1esiegers, whom the inmates readily
recognized as company of friends.
The members of the party seemed to
De burdened, and their was a general
towards the culinary de- {
oartment. The result of the move
nent was a pyramid Of packag ges,
which upon after inspection proved to I
contain many articles pleasant to the
palate and serviceable in the house. {
1old. Several hours of real enjoymen '
we're spent in social conversation and
merry games, when our company s
'ade US good night, leaving us rich in t
he enjoyment of the evening, rich in !
he possession of a circle of warm I
riends, and to entertain pleasant men, f
ries of the event. W. H. S. t
An accident by which two of q
Daniel Scribner's horses were t
rowned, and two persons nearly lost 4
heir lives, occurred at Whistletown on
londay morning last. w. W. Mattison
nd Geo. Cooley had had the horses,
nd hack for pleaaure riding, and on /
he morning in question were sending
ne team home by a young man, son :.
Andrew Jackson, who was occom-
anied by Mrs. Delos bolivar. AS
ne team drove on the bridge at Whis-
etown, young Jackson discovered C
eam at the other end of the bridge 8
nd as it was not wide enough for the .
vo teams to pass, endeavored to back e
# the horsesin his charge, when the Il
ccupants of the hack We're thrown I
ito the water on the upper side of the !,
ridge, and the hack and horses tum- g,
led in on them. Several persons, S,
no witnessed the accident hastened s.
oncet to the place expecting to find Il
lie persons drowned, but in a few "
linutes they We're rescued. The W
orses, however, being unable to ex- "
icate themselves from the harness, r
ere drowned. Messrs. Mattison and
ooley have made Mr.. Scribner whole T
II the loss of his team.
THE CLEAR CREEK. "CATAsTRo-
HE."-It is known that not long ago o.
lie depot ON the B. & S. w. railroad n
nown as Clear Creek, was aban- al
oned. The morning train from n
not long ago on passing
lie deserted depot slowly tolled the
I'll as the train was passing. This -
cited the population of Clear Creek, !"
Id the "boys' were determined to l,
It even with that train on its return. -
he train reaches the station about Ill