The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-06-19
Personal Chiichnt..

Frank Farley and Nellie Grant
are home from school.
Miss Emma Ross has taught the
Boot Jack school since Monday June
I'd.
-Jno. G.. Hall talks of building a
new house on his farm during the
coming summer.
Arthur Horton, son of James
Horton of this place, is now at Stone
ham, Warren county.
Another addition to DR.. Earleys
deer park in the shape of little fawn
that came few days ago.
j. Powell is putting up q very
neat and substantial iron fence in
front of his residence on South street,
"A great rush of ladies to Eagle
Valley last week for some cause or
other. Must be good place to go.
Miss Julia Flynn has been en-
gagged to teach the Daguscahonda
school, commencing next Monday.
Mrs. M. l.. Ross went to Detroit
yesterday on visit Mrs. McCracken
who has been visiting here tor some
time returns home with her.
Mrs O'Brien's potatoes were hoed
in short order on Tuesday evening.
Ten chaps, with hoes, made quick
work of the patch and had lots of fun
at the same time.
Miss Katie O'Connor will be en-
gagged to teach the Laurel Mill school
as soon as that school opens, so Capt.
Sch9ning informs us he having
charge of that school.
j. w. Morgester has leased Rhines'
billiard hall, and is having it fitted up
for the purpose of an ice cream saloon
and grocery store. The new place
will be ready this week.
Mrs. Nathan Stokely died at Big
Creek, Tennessee, on June a, 1879. She
was sister of Mrs. jeremiah
Elliott, of Spring Creek township.
The death of brother was noticed in
our issue of June 5th.
"A sister of NJ. II. French, of this
place, Mrs. Mary E. Wait died at
Westfield, Chautauqua county n. Y,
on Tuesday, June 10, 1879, aged 5%
years. Mr.. French received tele.
gram that she was dying and reached
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death.
We acknowledge the receipt of 6
very polite invitation from the st
Benedictine Sisters to attend the com
mencement of st. Benedict's Academy
at st. Mary's on June 25th, 1879, anc
regret our inability to attend the eX
ercises, which we know would fully
repay one for the time and cost.
ID. C. Oyster has just been elected
Treasurer of the school fund for the en-
suing year. AS he does the wo.l
without salary, and furnishes hi
own funds share of the time, ther,
was not that lively competition 70
the place that there is for the Count,
Treasurership.
j. w. Morgester wishes us to sa,
that he has not time to write an,
locals this week, but that he ha
moved into the room formerly occu
; pied by G.. w. Rhines as a billiar,
saloon, and will be ready at all time
to wait on all his old customers and a
many new ones as may see fit to Civ
him their patronage.
Thomas Irwin, and family
started for Kansas on Tuesday of thi
week. Mr.. Irwin has been residen
of Spring Creek township for a GOO
many years. and was well and favor
ably known to many of our citizens
We are sorry to note his departur
from our midst, but wish him abund
= ant success in his new field.
Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Johnson, 70
four years Principal and Assistant il
the Graded School at this place, too
their departure for Emporium ol
Monday afternoon. Many of tn
pupils were at the depot to bid thei
> old teachers good bye. We had hope
they would stay another year, bu
as that is out of the question we sti
hope yet another year may find thes
faithful instructors at their old post i
the Ridgway Graded School.
. Miss Lizzie Luther met with
curious accident after choir practice {
the Presbyterian Chapel on Sunda
afternoon last. While going dow
. stairs she turned back, like Lots wifi
to see if another lady was coming, an
instead of turning into pillar of sal
. she turned a complete somersaul
alighting at the foot of the long fligl
;, of stairs, fortunately more scared tha
!, hurt, although she sprained a should,
considerable. We congratulate Mi
Luther on her escape from serious il
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