The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-07-24

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i'm the events they nave been estab-
! lished to commemorate but Che cree
ton of large public buildings is inire-
ouent in any given locality their be-
ginnings are usually attended by
solemn ceremonies, and those who ex-
pect to ioin in their use assemble to
witness the manner in which such
ceremonies are performed, make the
day one of cessation from labor and
relate its incidents to their children.
The building of court house, some
thing in which every citizen of
county has direct interest, is not
a daily or n yearly occurrence. 1t is
intended TO last till the generation
who build have passed away and to
meet as well their wants as those of
the generations that succeed them. 1T
should be so planned, as to its internal
arrangements, as to be convenient and
comfortable and as to its external APP
pearance, so as to be pleasing to the eye.
| harmonizing with it's surroundings
and suggestive of its use
One of the youngest, and in popula-
| ton one of the smallest among the
sisterhood of counties in the State,
| Little Elk" has hitherto been with
out proper building for the use of her
courts and the preservation of her re-
cords but such will not much longer
be the case. Before YOU are the foun=
dations of building which we believe
will be regarded with pride by every
| citizen, and we have assembled to cele-
brate the laying of the cornerstone.
1t is a red-letter day in the calendar of
the county, an epoch i'll her history,
and let us hope it is the beginning of
an era of renewed and extended pros
perity for her people.
Mr.. Rathbun then proceeded to read
the list of articles to be deposited,
! placed them in the box and the box in
the cavity Of the stone:
LIST OF ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS
DEPOSITED IN THE CORNER-STONB
OF ELK CoUNTY'S NEW COURT HOUSE
july l6, 1879.
CODN vi ADCClst'dtloll vi
Independence. Presented by NJ. s.
Kline.
Lithograph copy of Constitution Of
| United States, giving outline of fea-
| lures of George Washington. Pre-
sented by J. HI. Hagerty.
Constitution of Pennsylvania in pam=
| phlet form. Presented by Geo. A.
Rathbun.
Statement of officers and members
| of the Executive and Judiciary De
| partmehts of United States govern
| ment; also the name of President of
| Senate and Speaker of House of Rep
resentatives also the names of L. $.
| Senators from Pennsylvania and of
| members of Congress from this the
10Th Congressional District. Also of
officers and members of Executive
and Judiciary Department of Govern
ment of Pennsylvania also names of
members of Senate for this, the 3Sth
| District, and of the member of the
House of Representatives from Elk
county also date of organization of
| Elk county and its present County
and Court house. Prepared and pre-
sented by Geo. A. Rathbun.
Autographs of resident members of
the Bar of Elk County also of the
County Commissioners, their Clerk,
the Architect of new Court House, Of
the foreman of masonry for the tOun-
datlOn thereof, and OF cutter OF the
cornerstone.
Copy of Elk County AdUocate of
July 10, 1879. Presented by Henry A.
Parsons, Jr., Editor.
Copy of Elk County Gazette of July
10, 1879. Presented by G. G. Brandon,
Editor.
Copies of Elk Democrat of May %,
July and 10, 1879. Presented by E,
j. Miller, Editor.
List of officers of Elk County from
organization to date. Prepared by
Fred. Sch9ning, Prothonotary. For
complete list see another column.
Copy of the printed Order of EX-
ercises of the day.
l. Handbill announcing the laying of
cornerstone.
Handbill prepared by Pennsylvania
X. II. Co., giving schedule of special
trains on that day to this place.
Names of some of the early settlers
of the County and memoranda of posi-
tions of SOME of them, and incidents
of some of their lives. Furnished by
Erasmus Morey.
Memorandum of organization, of
County building, of first Court House
; and first Judicial officers of the County.
Furnished by w. S. Horton, Commrs.
Clerk.
Specimen of leather from Ridgway
Tannery. Presented by Grant & Hor-
ton.
Map of political divisions of Penn
sylvania. Presented by James PEN
field.
Specimens of scrip of J. S. g. w. H.
. Hyde.
, Silver half-dollar of 1929. Presented
by viii Dickinson.
Fifty cent u S. fractional Currency
of 1868. Presented by E. G. Barrett.
= Specimens ofgold and silver ores, and
$ iron pyrites from Colorado. Presented
g by G. w. Barrett.
Statements of organization Of Co. H
+, 18th Regiment, 5th Brigade, National
e Guards of Pennsylvania. Its active
e service &c. Prepared by Capt. Fred
, Schening.. [For complete record SCI
another column.
F. Blank bond of the recent County
t issue for the erection of this Cour
: House.
Spanish coin of 177S with name O
giver, Michael Weidert, engraved
., thereon.
g Spanish coin of 1903 with name o
t giver, James McFarlin engraved there
on.
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