The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-09-19
Notes.

Politicians will soon be busy.
Peaches are going out of season.
Grapes are coming into market.
Look out for frost in few weeks.
The sidewalks about town are in
horrible condition.
This very busy court week, and
a great many people are in town.
-Frosts on Little Toby this week.
No particular damage done, however.
Cool mornings and evenings, to-
gether with short days, remind us
that winter will soon be king.
"A pint of peanuts, one at a time,
was sold at auction on change at
Parker's for the fever fund. Amount
realized, 1920 so.
Mr.. Hyde has had new picket
fence put up around the lot between
his two stores. With a new coat of
paint put on by Brown, the fence pre-
sents neat appearance.
The Democrat to the contrary not
withstanding, the tomato crop in this
section is excellent. In fact, every
person owning tomato vines have all
of that delicious fruit they can use.
Another shingle or so, and the old
court house will be good for the next
century. By-the-way, isn't it about
time the old rats nest was superseded
by structure of more comely appear
ance.
Gus. Lightenheld, young attor-
ney of Pittsburgh, has received intelli-
gence that an uncle in Germany died
recently, leaving will in which he
is made the heir to an estate worth
5000, 1000.
The majority of delegates elected
in Centre county to the Democratic
County Convention are in favor of A.
G. Curtin for Congress in preference
to P. Gray Meek, editor of the Demo-
cratic Waterman.
-Patric Boyd, of Philadelphia died
last week from the effects of a blow
dealt by George Bailey. His assailant,
who is in custody, claims to have made
with whom the old man was quarrel
ing.
We have received well-edited
newsy and well printed sheet from
Beverly, n. j., the Beverly Banner
This is a new paper, and is edited by
l.. w. Perkins and j. X. Haffey. Mr.
Haffey is well known to many Of oul
readers.
"A Norman Percheon stallion
owned by Mr.. Stone, of Tiona, Warren
county, was in town on exhibition last
Monday. Heis a noble animal, dapplt
grey color, IS hands high, weighing
1875 pounds, eight years old. Jacf
Winterbottom drove the horse from
Tiona to Ridgway, a distance of 81
miles, in about eight hours, and he ar
rived fresh as though he had Travelled
but short distance.
"A few days ago deeds were executed
and delivered to S. c. T. Dodd, Esq.
Trustee, for the lands, freehold ant
leasehold, embraced in the late Taylor
Standard suit. There were eight,
deeds in all, embracing about eigh
thousand separate tracts of land, con
tanning eight hundred thousand acre
or thereabout. The writings cove
several thousand pages of foolscap. W.
doubt whether larger job of convey
ance is on record. These lands are ul ii
mately to vest in H. L. Taylor & Co.
free of trust.-Frdnklin Spectator.
There was terrible flood in tn
Allegheny river last week. On Satur
day Messrs. Powell & Kline received
telegram from the man in charge O
their lumber that he thought he coHl'
not hold it. Another telegram wa
received OH Sunday morning that tn
lumber was safe. Mr.. Powell starte
for Pittsburgh on Tuesday. At Mead
vile the streets were flooded, AM
through Canada and in other section
of the country heavy rains and sud
den rises in the streams are reported
attended with great loss of propert.
and in some cases life. At this plac
we had some heavy rains but no con
siderable rise in the streams.