The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19
Local Notes

-Chrismas, turkey and cranberry
sauce.
"A new court house before many
years.
Turkey and venison each IL cents
per pound.
See our offer for subscribers to the
ADVOCATE
Company "H" will parade on
New Years Day.
Call and see our elegant samples of
New YEARS. cards.
Wood sells from 81 25 for green to
$3.50 for seasoned.
-Mince meat, potatoes and apples at
the corner grocery.
February election will be around
before you know 1t.
Don't let your house plants freeze.
Keep up the fire and save them.
Subscribe for THE ADVOCATE now,
and read your own paper next year.
Fresh supply of wheat, buckwheat
and graham flour at the corner gro
Gerry.
Who stole Fullerton's turkey? is
one of the questions agitating this Sec
ton of the world.
The Gazette wants the merchants
of st. Mary's to wake up. How long
have they been asleep?
Going to the. dance at Hyde's
Opera House on Christmas eve? or
coui sc, ,:ain't you going?
No paper will be issued from this
office next week. The next issue will
be dated January 2, 1879.
The Commissioners of Elk county
will meet at their office, in Ridgway,
ON Monday, December 30, 1878.
The standard silver dollar has been
counterfeited. and people will do well
to keep their eye peeled for spurious
coins.
If you need furniture call on E.
K. Gresh, at his furniture rooms, Ma
sonic Building. He sells at marvel
ously low prices.
The deer hunting season is at an
end. The boys will bring the venison
an until January lst, when the season
will positively end.
That wood pile did actually con-
tain nearly fl We cords. Then there are
some shoemakers who can tell the
truth, but they are scarce.
Charles Holes, jeweler, has just
furnished an ebony, solid gold-headed
cane for r. Lucore, with the name of
the owner neatly engraved on the
head.
Resumption of specie payments
after January 1st, 1879. The ADvO-
CATE will continue to be sent for Sl.50,
payable in gold, silver, grcenbacks or
national notes.
Subscribe for the ADVOCATE only
$3.50 year, and cha"ce to get a
magnificent watch, or sewing machine.
See our unparalleled offer to subscribers
to county paper.
"A man in Beaver county was sued
for one years subscription to a news
paper, So. The editor won his suit,
and the costs, amounting to over Sl2,
We're sadoled upon the defendant.
--Mackerel were selling in Warren
last week as low as a cent apiece, and
to those who had no cent a mackerel
was given free, gratis, for nothing.
Who says times are not getting better?
On Christmas eve, at the Metho.
dist church, the Methodist and Pres
byterian societies will have little
treat prepared for the children. All
are invited, and good time no doubt
will be had.
John Logan, young man, died at
Warren about two months ago, of ty-
phoid fever, and was buried at Titus.
VILE. Last week his father had him
disinterred long enough to have a pho
tograph taken.
Dance at Hydes' Opera House on
Christmas Eve, December Oath. No
special invitations will be issued. An
invitation is hereby extended to all to
attend. Good music. Tickets reason
able. Don't fail to go.
Captain Fred. Schening will COM
mence his fourth term as prothono-
tary, etc., on January ist. If there
are any counties in the State who have
q more accommodating or efficient
officer we have failed to hear of the
fact.
There is talk now in military cir
cies of the National Guard going into
camp for few days next summer on
the battle field of Gettysburg If the
talk results in action, Company III }"
will have a chance to camp on historic
ground.
The attendance at the Methodist
church, Sunday, night, was not as full
as usual, owing, no doubt, to the slip
perry walking. Those that had had no
back slide this winter were fearful they
might have, and so very wisely staid
at home.
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