The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-22
Personal Notes.

since his little dog died.
Rev. H. M. Burns, of Brockport.
called at this office last week.
Mrs. D. w. Baldwin, formerly
Lulu Pauley, has returned home.
The "alley police" were having a
terrible skirmish on Sunday night.
Harry Wilson has bought Dan
McGovern's horses to use on his wind
fall farm.
Minnie Service is keeping house
for her father while Mrs. Service is
visiting.
w. H. Horton, Greenback candi-
date for the Legislature, was in town
on Monday.
"A telephone line is now established
from Hartley's drug store to the Eagle
Valley store.
Mrs. Cummings and Mrs. Scrib-
ner went on visit last week to friends
near Smethport.
Joe Black who has been reported
as dead, turned up in this village on
Saturday as usual.
Misses Lizzie and Kate Keller and
Mrs. John Barrett of Lock Haven, are
visiting at M'Afees.
| The Ridgway Dramatic Society
propose to give an entertainment in
| the course of q few weeks.
Charley Cooley is repainting and
renovating Doctor Earley's block on
corner of Main and Broad streets.
-Rathbun says he is willing to die
for his country but not to the tune of
the bad Latin used in the Gazette.
Sheriff Oyster has some interesting
reading matter, in this issue relating to
the sale of several lots of real estate.
j. S. Powell's lot on South street
needs wedding, likewise J. Powell's
corner lot on Mill and Centre streets.
j. N. Brown has the job of paint
ing the Hyde & Ross planning mill
Brown is good workman, and prompt
in all he does.
Patrick Daley and Hempke raise
tobacco. Daley has raised the weed
for several years, and seems to have
good luck with it.
-Rathburn received letter post
marked at Boston 10 A. NJ. one day at
this place half-past two next day. We
call that rapid transit.
In case Ridgway village is made a
borough, we understand Judge Ross
has expressed desire to become the
first Chief Burgess.
Sheriff Head goes on duty as night
watchman at the planning mill at six
o'clock in the evening and leaves at
half-past six in the morning.
"A certain tall dry goods clerk in
this village desires to know who sent
him that cow bell by express. He
never took bell from any ones COW.
-Maginnis shot a thief of a dog
which had stolen his jelly cake and
other articles of provisions. A dainty
cuss of dog he was in life but now he
is awful dead.
The back avenue to the Democrat
office is open at all times after eleven
o'clock P. M. The only password
is look out for the night-watchman at
the planning mill.
u. w. Rogers was in to see us last
week and reports that the hail storm
at his place on August 1st destroyed
nearly all his crops. He picked up hail
nearly as large as hen eggs.
Peter Houghtailing cut the weeds
on the sidewalks about town. And
now if some one would gather up the
chips, etc., which adorn the plank we
} would gladly record the act.
The vocal music by the Presby-
terian choir on Sunday afternoon was
! delightful. 1.-THE Home of the
} Soul" a favorite Of we editor, was finely
} delivered besides great many other
sacred songs.
w. S Hamblin was baptized by
immersion in the Clarion rivernear the
big bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Rev. j. NJ. Gillette performed the
ceremony in accordance with the form
of the Presbyterian church.
We understand that Ridgway is to
have a new string band under the
tuition and leadership of Prof. Chas
Brack. Fred. Schening, Frank
Fisher, Madison Kline, and Louis Ely
are to be members of the band.
Ben. Malin, whom our readers
will remember lost a leg by injuries re
ceived from a falling tree severa
months ago, on Friday last while
walking along the street on hi'
crutches accidentally fell, striking on
the stump of his leg with very painful
results.
Thomas Gillouly was the fortunat'
possessor of the ticket, No. A, which
drew the S75 sewing machine at Clint
Cummings drawing on Saturday
3 evening. The chances were one dollal
each. Now Tom you must look on
for better half no man with sew
ing maching should be without wife
p. b. Wachtel, formerly of st
Marys. but now of Petosky, Michigan