The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-04-11
The Adrotate
RIDGWAY, PA, APRIL II, 1873.
Notes.

your grape NlileS.
Pigeons are said to be nesting in
Highland township.
Hank Wensel is the first man in
this place that had his garden plowed.
Why don't you come in and see
our new shoe boxes with patent fts-
teners?.
The engine for the oil well near
James Gardner's has been hauled on
the ground. ..
The Ridgway Township Audi
tors are auditing the township ac-
counts this week.
The weather is again pleasant and
those having gardens to make are i'm
proving the time.
The Lenten' Services in Grace
Church are well attended and create
considerable interest.
That Wilmarth trout story we
published in our last issue was one of
Fred Wilmarth's sells.
The court square, in few years,
will make a neat public park. The
trees are all growing and doing well.
Six persons were taken into full
membership at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday.
The pound party at the Methodist
parsonage last Friday evening was a
very enjoyable affair.
-Hyde's new planning mill across
the mill race is going up rapidly.
The size is 4SX96 feet, and two stories
high.
-Ridgway may yet be an oil centre,
who knows? We firmly believe that
oil will be found in paying quantities
in this section.
The location of Hyde's large
planning mill will undoubtedly raise
the rate of insurance on Maiu street
property.
The roads are fast drying up, and
its pity some of the yahoots that 90
about the streets at night could not
profit by the example.
Take notice that we publish
births, marriages, and deaths free of
charge, besides we will consider it q
favor If Ministers, Doctors, and Jus.
tices will send us these items.
The accommodation train will
again be put on the p. & E. r. r. |
about the Goth. So we are creditably
informed. This will be good news to |
the travelling public.
Several of our weather prophets
predict snow and cold weather some |
time this summer. If the prophecy
comes true the peas we planted last
Monday will be apt to get their noses
frozen.
The MKean Miner tells of land
being sold in Smethport for $40 foot
front. That's nothing land has sold
here for nearly $50 foot front, Ma
ginnis giving $1,000 for 2l feet on Main
street.
The attention of Auditors, Consta-
bles, and others interested in township
offices is called to the article which
we publish this week from tile Brook
Vile Repubiican in relation to the
publication of township accounts.
Mr. Bird, who taught school in the
Holobough school house year or two
ago, in Fox township, this county,
died on Tuesday March -, 1873 on
his farm in the neighborhood of
Coudersport, Potter county, being up
wards of seventy years of age. He is
the father of L. Bird who resides at
Penfield, Clearfield county.
Ike, the butchers dog, had
brother once, and now that brother is
no more. He became too familiar
with Gil. Wheeler, one day last week,
30 much so that Geo. Cooley could not
make the purp let go. Finally his
hold was broken as also was his head
by grub which Gil. used as an argu-
ment against such dogoned freedom.
Major Noble of Erie, paymaster of
he troops, who served during the
lots last summer, was here on Friday .
evening last. Company H received
'l056,67, as follows: Captain, $l5O,OO; =
First Lieutenant Sl25,OO; Second
Sll6,67; Orderly Sergeant
$500; two Sergeants S270O each !
wo Corporals each S25, 90; and /
privates each $23, 90, Civ q
ng the above aggregate. The boys L
,ere all well pleased.
Mail west just escaped being =
brown from the track on Saturday
ast, at the curve nearly opposite the :,
'sterhout road. A mule hitched in
art was standing near the track,
While the cart was being loaded with :
irt. The train frightened the mule
which at once started toward the
rack and reached it about the same
ime the train did, and the next was
aule and cart performing sleight-of- ID
land performances in the air. The !,
nule was not much hurt, but the cart =
7as total wreck. Fortunately no q
amage was done the train.
-Messrs. Geo. A. Rathbun, and c. II
:. Willard are now engaged in MAX "
lg an abstract of all deeds recorded in Ic
,lk c0upty from tho tin,a of Ire fo,, |