The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-06-26
Local Notes

Flour is advancing In price.
New potatoes ard green peas.
Fire crackers ten cents pack.
Strawberries ten cents a quart.
For wheelbarrows go to az Main
street.
Mote paper and envelopes for sale
ut this office.
Green apples and small boys with
the stomach ache.
-Camphor is said to be n cure for
gapes In nchickens.
If you want bedroom suit of any
kind go to Bowers.
Visiting cards-a great variety at
THE ADVOCATE Office.
i barrel, No. l New Orleans Mo-
lasses 80 C. a gallon at Morgester's.
-Hurrah for the Ga-lerious Fourth.
Nopaper will be issued from this office
next week.
-Punkies help a fellow make gar
den and help to make him mad at the
same time.
Company H, 25 men and officers,
paraded last evening and were in
spected by Captain Schening.
The boys still persist in going in
swimming back>of the Hyde House in
the mill race. This practice should
cease.
"A new organ has been purchased
of d. S. Andrus & Co., Williamsport,
for the Lutheran church at this place.
John Miller has also new organ from
the same firm.
Another Improvement in the Hyde
House. Joel Miller's barber shop has
been enlarged, and the entrance to
the bar-room changed from the Main
street front to the side on Broad street.
In the Supreme Court the follow
ing Elk county cases have been dis
posed of: Township of Ridgway VS..
Wheeler ct al. Judgment reversed and
new trial granted; Saltonstall ct al.
vs.. Little ct al. Judgment reversed.
An old COW nearly choked to death
while endeavoring to scale J. Powell's
new iron fence the other day. She
caught her neck on one of the iron
spears of the fence, and it was with
difficulty the old bovine was rescued
from her perilous position.
"A Grand Lawn Party. Chinese
lanterns have been ordered Saturday
from till 1890, 2. NJ. at Mrs Chapin's
S on Centre St Ice cream, strawberries
lemonade &C., &c. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Presbyterian society. All
come and have a social time.
Jacob Butterfuss has purchased J. S
Powelps harness and shoe shop and
moved into the building recently oc
cupied by Mr.. Powell. He is now pre-
pared TO get you up a first-class har
ness, or make you q neat fitting ant
substantial boot or shoe at reasonabl,
prices. Give him call.
Company Fl will parade on thu
morning of the GLORIOUS Fourth" i,
their new uniform. The Company
will form in their armOry at o'clock
A. NJ. sharp. 1t is especially desired
OH this occasion that every officer an,
member be present promptly at tn
time named.
"A new time table will go int
effect on the middle division p. & E
r. r. on and after Sunday next. W.
have not learned what the alteration
is. No additional passenger train will
be run on the new schedule. The vair
hope that the accommodation woul,
be replaced is, therefore, vanished.
We understand that the passin,
siding of the p. & e. r. r. at thi
place is to be extended to near Judg
Whitmore's residence at Eagle Valley
The telegraph office is to be move,
around the curve to the tannery. Thi
arrangement will greatly increase tn
usefulness of the siding, but will max
1t very inconvenient for passenger
wishing to learn if trains are OF
time.
Monday morning last o. G. Kelts
team ran away smashing the wagol
and scattering his packages in al
directions. He was loaded up an,
ready to start down the creek with tn
mail when the accident happened an,
was obliged to get a buggy before h
could proceed on his way. Pete
Mann rushed out at great risk O
personal injury, and seizingth horse
by the head stopped them, thereb.
preventing greater damage to the team
and wagon.
Brockport, Elk Co., Pa.
CORNER STONE LAYING. - TIL
corner stone of the NJ. E. Church c
Rrockport will be laid on Saturda
July 9Th, at lO3 o'clock, A. M. Re,
B. F. Delo,, Presiding Elder of Clario
District, will be present and deliver a
address; addresses will also be d.
livered by Revs. G. G. Hunt and J. W
Martin. We expect the Hon, Joh
G. Hall, of Ridgway, to be present an
deliver an address. There will be
dinner in the grove given for tn
low sum of twenty-five cents per hea'
proceeds to be applied on the churcl
Come and hear the addresses and q