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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
GA.ernor Hoyt,s StaH.

HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL GUARD
OF PENNSYLVANIA, EXECUTIVE
CHAMBER, HARRISBURG, March IL,
1870 General orders No. IL. The
following appointment is hereby an
announced: Major General John F.
Hartranft, division commander Ma
tional Guard. He will be obeyed and
respected accordingly. III. The fol-
lowing staff appointments are hereby
announced. Brigadier General James
w. Latta, adjutant general; Lieuten-
Colonel d. Stanley Hassinger, assis-
tant adjutant general Col. Hartley
Howard, inspector general; Col. Clar-
ence G. jackson, quartermaster gen.
eral Colonel Thomas J. Smith, COM
missafy general; Colonel Louis w.
Reed, surgeon general; Colonel A..
Wilson Norris, judge advocate gen.
eral Colonel John S. Riddle, general
inspector of rifle practice; Lieutenant
Colonel William Ross Hartshorne, aid
de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel Edward
B. Young, aid-de-camp; Lieutenant
Colonel Charles M. Conyngham, aid
de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel Nathan
A. Pennypacker, aid de-camp; Lieu
tenant Colonel Elisha A. Hancock, aid
de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel Albert
w. Taylor, aid-de-camp; Lieutenant
Colonel Galloway G. Morris, aid-de-
camp; Lieutenant Colonel B. Frank
Eshelman, aid-de-camp; Lieutenant
Colonel John Lowrie, aid de-camp /;
Lieutenant Colonel David f. Houston.
aid-de camp; Lieutenant Colonel Wal
ter w. Ames, aid-de-camp; Lieuten-
ant Colonel J. Ford Dorance, aid-de-
camp,
They will be obeyed and respected
accordingly. HENRY M HoYf,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

"A shocking accident occurred
near State Line, on Sunday, resulting
in the death of Mrs. Sarah Barber,
wife of Jefferson Barber. 1t seems
that she has been troubled with fits
and is supposed to have fallen on the
stove during one of them, which set
fire to her dress. she then threw her
self on the bed, where she was found
by her husband. The bedding had
taken fire from her dress. Mr.. Barber
succeeded as he supposed, in extin-
gushing the flames and then ran to a
neighbors to procure assistance. When
he returned his wife lad revived
sufficiently to be able to get a dipper
of water and was endeavoring to
subdue the fire, which had not been
extinguished by her husband. She
had become very weak, and fingered
until 0 o'clock Monday morning, at
which time she died.
Her clothing was burned from her
person and her body terribly scorched.
Mrs. Barber was about 65 years old.
Her funeral took place Tuesday
from the Baptist Church, Rev. s. d.
Morris preaching the sermon.-Eitlretl
Eagle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

The ice gorge at Queens Run
dam, which caused the water to back
up and overflow the railroad track a
distance of five or six miles above,
broke up on Tuesday night last, about
10 o'clock, and passed away without
injury to the bridge at that place. On
Tuesday afternoon last a large force
of men were sent down from this
place to remove the ice and other
distractions on the railroad between
Glen Union and Queens Run, but the
water was found too high to accom-.
plish anything, and the force returned
in the evening to await lower water.
Yesterday morning the river COM
menced to fall, and another large
force of men were dispatched to open
the road. The ice is reported to be
from eight to ten feet deep on the rail
road track at various places below
Glen Union. 1t is probable that rail
road communication will be opened
between this place and Lock Haven
to-day. We have had no mail from
the East since Monday. - Renovo
Record: 18Th inst.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

The Clearfield Repub Hcdn says !:
Some time since Miss Blanche Bloom,
of Curwensville, daughter of the late
Isaac Bloom, Jr., manifested symp-
toms of insanity, and her relatives and
friends, after consultation over her
case, came to the conclusion to remove
her to the Hospital at Danville. Soon
after she was placed there, Mrs. Leah
Bloom, her mother, insisted upon the
Superintendent to let her know the
precise state of her daughters case.
He informed the mother that Blanche's
case was hopeless one, as the sequel
proved. This information affected
the mother greatly. But suppressed
her feelings, as only mother can in
the midst of distress, and all seemed to
be well until last Sunday evening,
when she received a telegram from the
superintendent of the Hospital, stat
ing that her daughter was dead. She
exclaimed to her son Robert who
was present; "Oh, Lord! Blanche is
dead; and I'll die too!n and she
swooned away. The son gave the
alarm, and in the midstof the excite
ment he fell to the floor, and for a
time it looked as thought mother, son
and daughter would be numbered
with the dead. The son rallied but
the mother never uttered word. The
mother and daughter were buried at
Curwensville.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Personal Notes.

John VanO Orsdall has moved to his
farm.
ID. D. Cook has moved into his
house on South street.
H. M. Powers is confined to his
bed with chills and fever.
Miss Sallie A. Stoner has returned
from her visit to the east.
Geo. Gulnack has moved into the
old house on the Cobb farm.
Prof Brack is instructing a class
in the mystery of the violin.
John Gulnack has moved into the
new house on the Cobb farm.
%. B. Fitch has moved into the
house opposite Jas. Richards.
Harry Head is an expert at the
manufacture of Jacobs ladders.
C. E. Lyman registered at the
Hyde house on Saturday last.
&C. H. McCauley's second daughter,
about three years old, is ill with fits.
Geo. A. Rathbun and wife are
boarding with Mrs. Ross for the
present.
H. S. Thayer has rented his store
next the post office to ready-made
clothing firm.
Hon. Jno. G. Hall, State Senate,
has our thanks for q copy of Smull's
Legislative Record.
g. G. Brandon, of the Gazette,
has been elected director of the st.
Mary's oil company.
Grove Messenger is suffering with
erysipelas of the nose, which is very
painful and dangerous malady.
Postmaster j. H. Hagerty has been
suffering with weak eyes for several
days, and at present is confined to the
house.
Having the hind wheels on the
front of the buggy, is not the best way
as two of our young men discovered on
Sunday last.
William Daily had his watch
drawing on Saturday last. Mike
Leonard, of Wilcox, was the fortunate
possessor of No. 80, which drew the
watch.
Mrs. G. E. Holiday is again at
home after an absence of several weeks.
She was detained in Lock Haven
several days by reason of the ice gorge
ut Queens Run.
The Commissioners have returned
from their tour of inspection of the
court houses and jails in several of the
adjoining counties. They have con-
cluded to build court house of brick
to be modelled after the Warren court
house, which was erected at a cost of
Sl03,0 900. The one proposed to be
built by our Commissioners will be
one-sixth smaller than the Warren
building. The work will be done by
the day under the direction of an
overseer. The guarantee is made that
the cost shall not exceed $4,000, all
complete and furnished. Such n
building will add very much to the
aDnparnncn of Onr yillapp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

Red Rock, Pa, March l5.-At
about 5 o'clock this afternoon ati un-
known man evidently intoxicated,
staggered through the streets, carrying
on his shoulders II bag containing
eight quart cans of nitro-glycerine.
Fifteen minutes later the town was
shaken and the inhabitants terribly
frightened by most terrific explosion
Investigation revealed the fact that
the man had slipped down, causing
the explosion, which scattered frag.
ments of his body in every direction
All that could be found of him would
not fill collar box.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Wilcox Letter.

"A full attendance at the Reformed
church OH last Sabbath evening, March
9th, Mr.. Arthur Bevier made an eX-
ccllent talk on foreign missionary
work. Mr.. Bcvier, Sen. gave the re-
port of foreign missionary work dur
ing the past year. Some seventy-two
thousand dollars had been devoted to
that purpose and the report of that
work was very encouraging for the
future. The Pagan lands are looking
to us crying give-let them not look IN
vain.
The oil well near the village is
down over thirteen hundred feet.
The Kinzua districts are rapidly
rising in the market The attention
of many is turned in that direction.
The Reformed Sabbath School has
added to its numbers about one-third
in the past year. The income Of the
church has increased one-third.
Mr.. Watson, celebrated in the oil
interest, is expected in the village
this week.
Miss Manley, handsome young
lady of Erie city, has been visiting
Miss Laura Schultz and returned
home yesterday.
-SMr. M. NJ. Schultz left yesterday
for Smethport and Bradford. S.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

UNDERTAKERs' AND PHYSICIANS
FEEs.-A case of great importance has
just been decided by Judge Pearson in
the Dauphin county court. In settling
up the estate of Daniel Hooker, de-
ceased, his executors filed their ac-
count, in which they took credit for
the payment of funeral expenses and
medical attendance amounting to $40.
The balance exhibited was the pro-
ceeds of the sale of real estate. The
liens against the real estate were more
than sufficient to absorb the whole
balance. Exceptions were filed to this
item of the account relating to funeral
expenses and medical attendance.
Judge Pearson has filed an opinion, In
which he decides that the preference
given by the act of 1884 to the claims
for funeral eXpences and medical at
tendance during last illness applies
only to personal estate, if the real
estate be incumbered, and that such
debts have not a preference over liens
of record. Undertakers and physi-
clans cannot therefore be paid for their
services out of the proceeds of the sale
of deceased PERSONS real estate if the
latter be incumbered by mortgages
and judgments sufficient to cover Its
full value, and if the dead person Is
not possessed of personal property
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
MRS. O'HERIN DEAD.-On Thurs

Mrs. O'HERIN DEAD.-On Thurs
day morning last Mrs. o. Herin died,
after suffering thousand ordinary
deaths. The poor woman's flesh lit
orally fell from the bones other body,
and we are informed that when the
corpse was placed in the coffin the
body fell into seven pieces. What
must be the feelings of her worse than
brute of a husband, who is now lying
in Jail, awaiting trial for causing her
death? 1t is said he threw lighted
lamp at her-it eXploded-ignited her
clothing burning her to such an extent
that, after suffering eXcruciating tor
ture for over two weeks, she died.
What must be the feelings of the
miserable man now? we say. His
wife and innocent babe hurried into
untimely graves through his influ-
ence. The only defence that the
poor creature has is that he was so
drunk that he didn't knOW a0hdt he
had done. O, what warning this
should be to those who indulge in the
Intoxicating bowl. Michael O'Herin
was undoubtedly in beastly state OF
intoxication on the night of this ter
rible crime. And he kept drunk for
several days afterward. On that fatal
night he drank until he was drunk
and then went home to his wife and
family, and instead of loving words
for them, it was quarreling. When
asked to leave the lighted lamp alone
he threw it at his wife, it missed her,
struck the stove and broke into
fragments, igniting her clothing burn
ing her and her babe in such terrible
manner as to cause the death of both.
God forbid that we should be ever
called upon to record so horrible a
tragedy in our midst against.
Mary's Gazette,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
-Danyille. Pa March la.

-Danville, Pa, March Is. "A
terrible explosion occurred this after.
noon at the Mahoning powder works
of p. M. Gallaaher & Co., near this
place, completely destroying the
building and instantly killing Will
lis Loid, one of the proprietors. John
j. Evans and John c. Mowrer, their
mangled remains being scattered in
every direction. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Cincinnati, March lG.-There h;

Cincinnati, March lG.-There has
been considerable excitement at New.
port, KY, all day on account of the
arrest of Peter Klein, the tramp, who
outraged Mrs. TrIcsdale few days
since. a crowd gathered in the neigh
horhood of the Jail early TO day, but no
demonstration was made until after
six o'clock this evening when about
twenty-five men marched, through
Monmouth street to the Jail, overpow-
cred the jailer, knocked down two po-
licemen and the mayor, secured Klein
and marched of. Klein was taken to
Mrs. Truesdale's house and identified
by her and then ito the woods and un-
doubtedly hanged, although at this
time the body has not been found.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

Jim Holmes, the colored porter at
the American house. cannot, in his
own words "be bull-dozed for nOthin'
by nobody. Dar was time when de
lash OBJ de oberseer spoke to dis child in
a cuttin' way dat caused a droopin' OF
de head an obedient spirit, but since
Use joined de Democratic party l feel
allsumever like anudder man dat
stands on his own. 'sponsibilities. "
This was the strain of Jim's argument
before Squire Maize on Tuesday morn
ing, where he was brought to answer
charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred by Frank Schuster, a moral
young man of our town. The Justices
office was crowded with spectators,
who had been drawn together to hear
the defendant argue his own case,
which he did in his own peculiar way,
though no evidence was produced
showing that he was to be upheld in
creating such a breach of peace as he
stood under, and was therefore bound
over to court to answer. A large iron
bound water bucket was the instru-
ment fiourished in close proximity to
the prosecutors head which made IA
close shave, and came within a six
teenth part of an inch of either break
ing Schuster's head or the bucket,
with chances favorable to the iron and
slaves. Jim denies all this in toto,
and says the flourish was made in fun,
with no intentions of harming any
body.-BrookUiHe Jetersoniaa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Howe Sewing Machines.

Among the great variety of goods of
every description for sale at
POWELL & KINIE'S
Will be found an assortment of til
celebrated Elias Howe, Jr., Improved
Sewing Machines-the best machine
now manufactured-they having been
appointed sole agents for Elk county.
They will keep on hand fuckers,
Corders, Hemmers, Braiders and Ruff
flers, Needles, Sewing-machine Oil,
Thread, &C., &c. Will also furnish at
any time detached parts for said ma
chine. All at greatly reduced prices,
and will be sold on accommodating
terms with approved security.
RIDGwAY, Aug. 20, '7S. IT,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
CATALOGUES FREE

We have printed a large and COM
plete catalogue of our books, arranged
by subjects, and on application will
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names of themselves and friends.
Address TOLEDO BLADE,
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
Ridgway Public schools.
PRINCIPALS REPORT FOR MONTH
ENDING MARCH Is, 1870.

A written examination was held at
the close of the month, from which the
average class standing of the following
pupils were ascertained. The general
average is obtained by dividing the
sum Of the other items by A. The
highest average class standing of any
pupil for the month is 100; the lowest,
SO; the highest general average, 100
the lowest, so.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-03-20

Local Notes
Spring is coming.
Butter % cents pound.
Easter Sunday April IS.
Potato bugs are dormant.
Our Jail is full of prisoners.
Maple sugar at Morgester's
Our tomato seed are buried.
THE ADVOCATE 81 so a year.
THAT robin took severe cold.
Make sugar while the sap flows.
Snow three inches deep on Mon
day.
Many wood piles have toppled
over.
Trout fishing will be lawful after
April 1st.
Visiting cards neatly printed at
this office.
Pork, and sugar cured hams at
Morgesters.
Don't expect much more good
eleighing this season.
Fresh Lemons 25 cents dozen
at Morgester's.
"A sheet of paper and an envelope
for a cent at this office.
ALI kinds of choice groceries sold
very cheap for cash at Morgesters.
Fruit agents have commenced to
swarm. Keep your shot gun loaded.
Report of the Ridgway Public
Schools for February in this weeks
issue.
After several days of pleasant
weather the return of a young winter
is not very welcome.
Sweet Valencia oranges 40 cents
dozen, and Meslna oranges 80 cents a
dozen at Morgester's.
Every person should take THE
ADVOCATE. We want agents in every
township in Elk county. Write for
particulars.
There is some talk of organizing a
village improvement association in
this place. OF the plan and objects
we will speak more at length in the
future.
The Sd Quarterly Meeting of the
M. E. Church will be held at this
place on Saturday and Sunday 18th
and 30th. Rev. o. G. McEntire, P. E.
presiding.
The Gardner school house burned
on Tuesday morning; the cause being
defective f1ue. The house cost
about 5000 and is insured for $40O.
Miss Kinnear had eight days more to
complete her term.
Our readers who may want to
learn about the Far West, are referred
to the advertisement of the Kansas
Furn,er, an old established and popu-
lar journal in the West. Ii is pub
lished at the Capital of the State.
The Iron City College, of Pitts
burgh, advertised in another column,
is first class institution, and the only
one in the United States exclusively
devoted to the practical education of
Young men for active business life.
There is a disposition on the part
of a certain gang of small boys in
this village to disturb public meetings
and entertainments at every oppor-
tunity The arrest of the members of
the gang unless they desist in the
future will be in order.
Quite likely your subscription to
THE ADVOCATE has expired. Then,
why not send us 81 80 for next year,
and get a number in our drawing.
No county paper makes as good an
offer to subscribers as THE ADVOCATE.
Specimencopies furnished free.
The Emporium Independent says:
This is the month to watch potatoes as
they are commencing to sprout. First
wash them and then plange few at IA
time by means of small baskets, into
boiling water and hold them there four
seconds, dry and store them. This
treatment destroys the vitality of the
buds or "eyes" and there will be no
tendency to sprout and they will keep
sound and good of flavor till "new po-
tatoes and green peas" come again.