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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Cucumber Pickles.

The thing is to make them green,
and do it without introducing any salt
of copper. The way to get the color is
to extract it from some vegetable sub
stance. The way set about making
my pickles is as follows: l have nice
small cucumbers picked, which l
wash, lay in dishes, and sprinkle with
salt, into which L have ground up a
piece of alum not any larger than the
end of the little finger. After these
have remained in the dish for week
| put them into a stone jar, having
wiped them, and on this I pour boil
ing vinegar. When they are filled I
put on top of the jar cabbage leaves,
and on that place a clean stone to
keep the pickles down. If, after day
or two, my pickles are not green, I de-
cant the vinegar, make it hot-not on
the holland repeat the process, with
fresh cabbage leaves. If not at the
first trial, at the second the pickles
have nice color. For seasoning,
when L boil my vinegar, for every
quart l put in muslin bag halt
ounce of allspice, mace, whole black
| pepper and mustard seed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
BrOckpOrt Locals,

|
Harvesting is over.
We want more locals.
Fred has taken off his buggy top
-Brockport is dull at present.
-Yank was at the dance.
Why don't our butcher 60 to Ridg-
way.
oh! that treacherous cucumber
William Barrow has a bran new
daughter.
Camp Jack was well represented
at the dance.
"A. j. Allen is saving ..shingle at
the old steam mill.
Joseph Green and son, of Brock
wayville, are painting the new M. e.
church.
Geo. Frantz is laying up the foun-
dation wall of Jerome Farrara's new
house.
Johnnie Furgison's aunt has gone
| to Ireland, her native land.
William Barrow has again gone to
Camp jack to work at peeling logs.
That cupola on the new NJ. E..
church looks much better since it has
received coat of paint.
john Calwell has taken the con-
tract of building Jerome Farara's new
house.
That dance at J. Fields on We'd
nesday night, the Goth inst, was Il
success.
Supervisor French has been work
ing OH the road the past week. Horace
is good supervisor.
Short s. Horizons men at Camp
Jack while cutting logs, cut Il pine
wild honey bees, also considerable
honey. The tree smashed up in fall
ing and most all the honey was
wasted.
Fred. Tinthofr has gone to his
home in Brookville where he will
stay a short lime, and then he intends
going in a jewelry store at Dubois
with his father.
james didn't intend to thresh after
six o'clock, but his boss told him to
thresh, and he threshed.
Pearl Fields has had a very bad
cold for the past three weeks. We
pity you Pearl but we cannot possi-
bly, help you.
H. G. Burchfield and wife returned
home from their wedding tour on last
Thursday We wish them much joy
and no family jars in the future.
We notice for the past week
George finds his way to Isaac q a
hams parlor about every other even
ing. For why, George, do you seek
Isaac so often.
Mrs. S. V. Wilcox raised her new
barn last Saturday.
james Galagan started for Arm
strong county last Saturday to attend
camp meeting.
Fred. IL Susans rowing full blue eyes
Each amorous thought inspire.
Not less dark Katy's do you prize,
Jet black and all on fire.
Short & Horton raised nine hum
dred and seventy-five bushels of oats
this season. VALE.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
BrOckpOrt Locals No. 2.

Old age annoys me-
- Youths fair spring time grieves me,
The one approaches, and the other leaves me.
Cool and rainy.
The farmers are plowing for
wheat.
The threshing machine is around
this week.
"A good many of the boys are
going into the woods for winters
job.
-Supt. Dixon has been visiting our
schools.
Wilmer Price pitched off thirteen
loads of hay in one half day while
working for j. $. Hyde at Mead Run.
The potatoes are rotting some this
year.
Fred. Raywinkle is putting a
board fence around the HELEN school
house lot.
There will be preaching at the NJ.
E. church at Brockport next Sunday
by Rev. H. M. Burns.
1t is quite wet in the woods at
Camp Jack, anyway outside the
shanty.
james Bennett has job of cut
ting, skidding, and putting in about a
million feet of pine for Short Il Hor-
ton this winter. He had job on the
same tract last year.
The Keystone shingle mill has
been running.
L. S. H. has a new watch chain
we see.
The Keystone school has been
closed some time, the teacher, Miss
Effie Butler, has sore eyes.
The boys are longing for another
dance.
L. B. Spring-several of the boys
We're at Centreville on Wednesday
night. SCHMIDT & SCHNEIDER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
List of Causes

Set down for trial at November term
of court, commencing, Monday, Nov.
Is, 1879:
l. The Township of Ridgway vs., w
H. Schram ct al. No. l78, May Term,
1877.
,. S. A. Rote VS.. Isaac Bren eman.
No. g, January Term, 1876.
8. The Township of Ridgway vs. r.
l. Campbell ct al. No. 179, May
Term. 1877.
4. Peter O'Hara VS.. j. G. Wellington
ct al. No. 2S, November Term, 1878.
5. H. M. Rolfe vs. G. r. Farley.
No. II, January Term, 1879.
g. George A. Rathbun VS.. The N.
w. Mining and Elk. Co., of Erie, Pa.
7. Edward Derby VS.. j. s. Hyde.
No. &c, January Term, 1879.
s. The Township of Highland VS.
G. w. Newton ct al. No. 95, May
Term, 1879.
9. Thomas London VS.. Reuben
Mohney. No. 4, September Term
FRED. ScHGNING, Pro.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Items from the Brookyille Republican.

Arrested for Forgery. - James
Paul, a colored citizen of Oliver town
ship, is in trouble, and languishes in
duress in Armstrong county, he hav.
ing been arrested by an officer from
Kittanning on Saturday, the 9th inst.
and given quarters with the sheriff Of
that county, awaiting the next term Of
court. It,appears that James has been
too expert with the use of the pen,
and is charged by his brother Peter, a
resident of Wayne township, Arm
strong county, with attaching his
name to note upon which he drew
$500 from the First National Bank of
Kittanning, and to answer this little
piece of slight of hand he now Ian
guishes. The case has an ugly look
and it is possible that James will take
a walk toward Allegheny.
In Limbo. - Robert and Harry
Pounds, two of the somewhat motor
ious Pounds family of Indiana county,
several of whom are now serving
terms in the penitentiary, sent from
this county, were placed in our Jail on
Saturday night last, Deputy Sheriff
A. G. Steele and Jas. Corbett having
brought them from Waynesburg,
Green county, where they had been
arrested and held upon orders from
the District Attorney of this county.
These men are held to answer the
charges of burglary and larceny, and
are supposed to have belonged to the
band that marauded the country, car
rying Off grain, harness, &c, and rob-
bed the farmers spring and smoke
houses. They will be tried at the en-
suing term Of court.
-Jewelry Found. - Last Sunday
evening II young dog belonging to Mr..
Curtis Vasbinder, residing on the
Clarion road, near Vasbinder's school
house, in Rose township, was observed
to be playing, puppy like, with u
package of something, which upon in
vestigation turned out to he the rem
nant of an old shirt, in which was
wrapped quantity of jcwelry. Mon
day morning Mr.. Vasbinder informed
Messrs. Mcknight Il Bro, of the
character of the property discovered,
and upon Mr.. Templcton's visiting
the Vasbinder mansion and invest-
eating the property he had no trouble
in Identifying it as that stolen from
their store recently, and for which
three men now languish i'm the county
Jail. The dog evidently got the pack
age from broken place in the wall Of
the school house, there being marks of
something having been removed there
from, and it is supposed the thieves
placed it there for safe keeping, and
fail d to secure it perfectly. 1t would
be strange if the freak of playful
puppy should work out the clue to the
guilty parties in the robbery.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Howe Sewing Machines.

Among the great variety of goods of
every description for sale at
POWELL & KIMEs
Will be found an assortment of tn
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
fiers, Needles, Sewing-machine Oil
Thread, &C., &c. viii 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.
RIpGwAY, Aug. 20, '75. If.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
$1ROO TO $1,000 A YEAR, or $5to $40

f1ROO TO $1,000 A YEAR, or S5to $50 a
p P1oOoday in your own locality. No
risk. Women do as well as men. Many
No one can fail to make money fast Any one
can do the work. You can make from so cts.
to 81 an hour by devoting your evenings and
spare time to the business. 1t costs nothing
to try the business. Nothing like 1t for
money making ever offered before, Business
ahd m set abm be bes Raaer
business before the public, send us your ad-
dress and we will send you full particulars
and private terms free; samples worth S5 also
free; you can then make up your mind for
yourself. Address, GEORGE STINSON Il co.
Portland, Maine. nl6yI
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28

SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT. -
George Weitzel, aged thirty years, a
resident of Sunbury and employed as a
brakeman on the Philadelphia and
Erie railroad, met with horrible
death on Sunday morning, about one
o'clock, at the water tank near Wayne
station, six miles east of Lock Haven.
The fast express east, ON which de-
ceased was a brakeman, stopped at the
tank. While the victim was about to
step from house car to the tender of
the engine, he missed his footing, and
falling to the track nine cars passed
over him, tearing the body literally
into pieces. The remains were gath
cred up and sent to Lock Haven,
where, after an inquest was held over
them, they were placed in coffin and
sent to Sunbury. - Harrisburg Pa
triOt
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Caution Notice,

All persons are hereby cautioned not
to purchase, or in any way meddle
with the following described property
now i'm possession of Lonzo Fields,
Jones township, Elk county, Pa:
Two horses, two sets of harness, one
cutting box, one saddle, two tons of
hay, lot of oats, piece of corn, piece OF
potatoes, one hog, one plow, three
cows, three calves, one yearling, one
wagon box and bark rack. | have
purchased the same at Sheriffs sale,
and left them with the said Lonzo
Fields for n time only.
w. NJ. FIELDS.
n27t3. Mexican county.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
THE LARGEST RETAIL STORE IN
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
j. S. & w. H. HYDE,
DEALERS IN
General Merchandise,
RIDGWAY, PA,

The following are our prices on the princi
pal articles in the grocery line until further
notice
APPLES, ...,...... per 10. DC
BEANS, medium,per bu. S2l5 lima, can, l3c
BEEF. canned, per lib. lSc.; dried per h. i5c
COFEEE Rio good, 10; best, lS; roasted 70.
CURRANrS, English. per lb. 8.
CRACKERS, best quality. per ID. Sc.
CORN, canned, per can, l3c.
TOMATOES, canned, per can l0c.
FISH, No. ! White, per Id. &c.
HAMS, Sugar Cured per h. l2c
SYRUP, Choice, per gal. soc.
PRUNES, best quality, per lb. SO
RICE, best quality, per h. Sc.
RhISINS, Nalencias, per ID. l0c.
SUGAR, Granulated and Pulverized, l0c.
Coffee A 0l3; Ex. White &c; Yellow S15c.
SALT, per Dbl. sl.60.
SALliRATUS. per lb. Sc.
FLOUR per bbl. $500; FEED, per cwt. Sl.25.
NEAL, per cwt. 81 20; boltcd in sack l.30.
BRAN, per cwt. Sl.O0.
CORN, per bu. 6jc OATS, per bu. ioc,
and all other goods in the grocery line at pro-
portiOnately low prices.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Republican State Committee.

LIST OF THE MEMBERS, TOGETHER
WITH THEIR POST. OFFICE ADDRESS
NEARLY EVERY DISTRICT FILLED.
Mr.. Frank c. Hooten, the new
chairman of the Republican State
committee, has appointed christopher
L. Magee, of Pittsburg, and Samuel
f. Barr, of Harrisburg, secretaries.
The headquarters of the committee
will be at West Chester until Septem-
ber 1st, when the campaign will be di-
rected from Philadelphia. The follow
ing is list of the members of the
State committee so far as selected, the
counties of Tioga, Sullivan Jefferson
and Cameron being thus far unrepre-
oil
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Predictions about 1880 to 1887.

In a pamphlet recently published
the author, Professor Grimmer, as
serts: "From 1880 to 1887 will be one
universal carnival of death" Asia
will be depopulated, Europe nearly SO,
America will lose fifteen million peo-
pie. Besides plague, we are to have
storms and tidal waves, mountains are
to "toss their heads thro' the choicest
valley" navigators will be lost
by thousands owing to the "capri-
cious detiXtures of the magnetic
needle" and islands will appear and
disappear in mid ocean. All the
beasts, birds, and fishes will be dis
eased, famine and civil strife will de-
stroy most of the human beings left
alive by plague; and, finally, 1.-TWO
years of fire"-from 1875 to lSS7-will
rage with fury in every part of the
globe. In 1887 the "Star of Bethle-
hem" will "reappear in Cassiopia's,
Chair" the immediate results being
universal war and portentious floods
and shipwrecks. North America is
again to be involved in civil war, un-
less Napoleon arises to quell it; but
during these terrible days the Pacific
States will be veritable Paradise of
Peace compared to the hellish strife
that will be waging throughout the
world" The few people that may
manage to survive til 1887 will have
reason to be thankful. Never mind
the deluge and the storms but go to
McAfee for your nObby fall suits.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
ESTATE NOTICE.

ESTATE OF JACOB SCHNEIDER, late
of the Township of Benzinger, Elk
Co., Pa, deceased. All persons in
debted to said Estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those
having legal claims again the same to
present them without delay in proper
order for settlement.
THEODORE DANIELS, Exr,s
JOSEPH WHITMAN. HAi o.
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New cider now comes in season.


Note heads printed at this office
and neatly bound.
No trace of VIM. Osborne the es-
capped prisoner.
The window tops for the New
Court House have arrived, been painted
red, and placed in position.
The winter term of the Central
State Normal School, at Lock Haven,
will begin next Tuesday, Sept. I'd.
About two miles from Emporium
on the b. N. Y. &. p. r. r. last Sun
day afternoon an oil train was ditched
and eleven cars totally consumed by
fire.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28

-Tidioute was the scene of sad ac.
cident Sunday noon, Aug. II. Frankie
bright and promising boy of r. H.
Morrison, ]. p, was given two or three
grains of coffee to eat, and some of it
got into his windpipe and choked him
to death. Drs. Shugert, Acomb and
Mckay were summoned, but the
little fellow died in spite of their ef-
forts.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
CENTRAL
State Normal School.
(Lighth Normal School District
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON CO., PA.
a. n. RATB, A. NJ, Principal.

This school as at present constituted,
offers the very best facilities for Pro-
fessional and Classical learning.
Buildings spacious, inviting and
cOmmodious; completely heated by
steam, well ventilated, and furnished
with bountiful supply of pure water.
soft spring water.
Location healthful and easy of ac-
cess.
Surrounding scenery unsurpassed
Teachers experienced, efficient, and
alive to their work.
Discipline, firm but kind, uniform
and thorough.
Expenses mOderate'
Fifty cents week deduction to
those preparing to teach.
Students admitted at any time.
Courses of study prescribed by the
State; /. Model School. II: Prepara-
tory. III. Elementary. Nv. Scien-
entific.
ADJUNCT COURSES;
I. Academic. II. Commercial. III.
Music. ". Art.
The Elementary and Scientific
courses are Professional, and students
graduating therein receive State Diplo-
mas, comforting the following CORES
ponding degrees: Master of the Ele-
ments, and Master of the Sciences.
Graduates in the other courses receive
Normal Certificates of their attain
ments, signed by the Faculty.
The professional courses are liberal,
and are i'm thoroughness not inferior to
those of our best colleges.
The State requires Il higher order of
citizenship. The times demand it. 1t
is one of the prime objects of this
school to help to secure it by furnish
ing intelligent and efficient teachers
for her schools. TO this end it solicits
young persons of good abilities and
good purposes-those who desire to
improve their time and their talents,
as students. TO all such it promises
aid in developing their powers and
abundant opportunities for well paid
labor after leaving school.
| For catalogue and terms address the
Principal.
| S. ID. BALL,
President Board of Trustees
r. G. NIPPLE,
Secretary.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Clinton county.-S. ID. Ball. II. c.
Nipple, DR.. j. H. Barton, A. HI. Best,
Jacob Brown, Wilson Kistler, A. N.
Raub, w. w. Rankin, r. G. Cook,
Samuel Christ, G. Knitting, S. M.
Bickford, H. l.. Ditfenbach, A. G
Noyes, 5. r. Peale.
Centre-Ex-Gov. A G. Curtin.
learfield-Ex. Gov. VIM. Bigler.
Elk-Charles r. Farley.
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APPLEToN'S AMERICAN CYCLIC.
PEDlA

Volume 16 of this admirable work is
just out, making it complete. Each
volume contains 800 pages. 1t makes
complete library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
we'll informed. Price $500 volume
in leather, or 500 in elegant half Tur-
key. G. X. Judson, Fredonia, n. Y,
controls the sale in Elk county. Adj
dress him for particulars. sep1z-tf
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
J.. g, BpRpWELL. "a. "a.

ELECTIC PHYSICIAN g. SURG'N,
Has removed his Office from Centre
street to Main street, Ridgway, Pa. in
the second story of the new brick
building of John g. Hall, west of the
Hyde House.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Slings of a Personal Nature.


--Bevy Mercer has sore thumb.
Miss Page has returned to Erie.
Mrs. Moons father is not dead
after all.
j. P. Curtis is now assistant agent
at the depot.
--Oren Head drives Wallace Nor.
gester's horse.
Benz. Brewer of Wilcox was in
town this week.
Mrs. WILDER and daughter, of War
ren, are in town.
Mrs. J. b. Johnson was in town
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.
Next week ten or twelve of our
young folks will leave Ridgway for
school.
Miss Frank Stout is back from her
Lock Haven visit and is again at work
for McAfee.
Miss Lizzie Luther lost her gold
cuff pin with coral set last Sunday
evening.
Miss Aggie Barrett returned from
Warren where she has been teaching
school for some time past.
Lieut. Rhines cut his foot on Tues
day. He started out with the engin-
GERS on Wednesday morning all the
same.
The Ross Brothers are now burn
ing large batch of brick. They have
fourteen arches, and twenty weight fires.
Nearly three hundred thousand brick
are on fire at this burning.
The agent of the Fidelity Mutual
Aid Association of Philadelphia was
in town this week. w. c. Healy was
appointed agent, and Capt. Fred.
Schening trustee for Elk County.
On Monday at noon the mother of
Jas. H. Ross, Sr., of York, died in
Mitfiin county aged about eighty years,
Mr.. Ross was in Ridgway at the time,
and he and his son JAS ii. Jr. attended
the funeral.
e. o. Rogers show gave an eXhi-
bition last evening in the Masonic hall
lot to crowded tent. The show was
good. The ehorzontal bar performance,
the wire walking and Prof. Showers
trained dogs being especially deserving
of praise. Should this show happen
this way again they will have u full
house.
List of letters remaining in the
Ridgway p. o., Elk county, Pa, up to
Aug. 25, 1870.
Keorsing, e.
Moldrum, p. NJ.
Martin, Soloman
Marroney, Pat.
McCaulcy, Conrad H.
Taylor, Jas. H.
If not called for in thirty days they
will be sent to the dead letter office,
Washington, d. G.
J. H. HAGERTY, p. NJ.
Our new Octave note is small, neat
and excellent paper, and price cheap
NOTICE is hereby given that u pc
tition of citizens of Ridgway township
will be presented at the next Court of
Quarter Sessions of Elk county for the
incorporation of Borough of the town
of Ridgway.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
q. G. MESSENGER,

DRUGGIST d PARMACEUTIST,
n. w. corner of Main and Mill streets,
Ridgway, Pn., full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis-
pensed at all hours, day or night.
vln3y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28

"A man named Hill, ofUnion City,
carried off some money belonging to
the Singer Manufacturing Company
recently, and to make complete job
of it, took one of Unions fair daugh-
ters along with him, leaving a wife
and two children to shift for them
selves.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
MILLINERY AND DREs swAKINe

MRS. j. r.. KELTZ, Kersey, Elk
county, Pa, takes this method of an
nouncing to the citizens of Elk county
that she has on hand an assortment of
fashionable millinery goods which will
he sold cheap. Also dressmaking in
all its branches.
Agent for DR.. J. Bail & Co.'s Patent
Ivory and Lignum Vitae Eye Cups.
Send for descriptive circular. n17y1
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$500 for s1.OO, $500 for 1 cent.

! pay large prices for many dates of Ole
Copper and Silver Coins. send 10 cents a.
once for my Catalogue and Price List, Ad
dress, A. o. WELsHONs,
n21-inL-ml Mt. Pleasant, Pa
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28
Business Cards.
GEO. a. RAIHBuN
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW.

Main street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa
Particular attention given to the
examination of titles, also to patents
and patent cases.
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HYDE HOUSE.
w. II. SCHRAM, Proprietor,

w IN E1OI1TNHSNfi IIVPIICVUI,
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage hereto
fore so literally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort and con-
venience of guests, to merit a continu-
ance of the same. oct30'69
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-28

BE careful of your postal cards.
The Pottsyille journal says: A gen.
tleman who had occasion to write to
his mother a few days ago used one,
writing on it in pencil and signing his
given name. Through some careless
ness it fell into the hands of rogue,
who effaced all the writing but the
name substituted a request for $40, to
be sent to given address and it took
sharp telegraphing on the part of the
postal authorities to stop payment of
the money order which was promptly
sent in response.
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LUcoaE s. HAMRLEM
-ATTORNEYS-kT-LAW.

Ridgwuy, Elk county, Pa. Office
across the hall from the Democrat es-
tablishment. Claims for collection
promptly attended to. jnel5, 1876