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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-11
BrOckpOrt Locals No. 2.

Cold nights.
Sowing wheat.
Went to the circus.
-Croquet playing is pretty near
played.
-Brockport pond looks quite dry.
There was an immersion last Sun
day at this place, and there has been
protracted meeting on the mountain
part of last week.
james NIohney is again among
us.
We have noticed that one dollar
in our own pocket is always of more
practical benefit to us than five dollars
in another mans pocket.
Girls should remember when ig-
norance is bliss It's folly to be wives. "
Boys look not upon the apple
when it's red upon the ground, because
the hungry bulldog may be somewhere
around.
Another strike.
Melons and green apples have
struck a small boy under the jacket
and there is wailing in the house.
Soon will the leaves of the valley
fall in crimson, bronze and gold, and
the festive gay young man his form
will gently fold in light overcoat,-
if he has one.
Thieves, Thieves, few days age
some one stole half barrel of fioul
from our quiet citizen, Fred Ray
Wrinkle, and some thieving wretch one
week ago last Sunday night took one
of Rev. Burns horses from the stable
and rode it pretty near to death, SC
when he went out in the morning the
horse was muddy clear to the top OF
its back and was so lame and sore thai
he has not used it since,
The other day a bear was seen to
pass Thomas Burchtield's.
The dance at Frantz's was a gooc
one.
Reuben thou seemest to have quite
an arm for the girls" thou shoulC
look around little passing Barn
after night.
Correspondent of Brockport Local
says Schneider has taken partner
that's true and we don't deny it lik
"Vale," for he kind of secret partne
we will not tell his name but the ini
tial of his given name is George.
F. c. Wilcox has gone to colleg
at Easton.
Fred is a good boy but Val
blamed him wrong. How is it Georg
will you stick your feet under you
own table this winter.
The teachers We're hired for mos
of the schools last Saturday.
He did not get our letter for las
week in time.
j. S. Hyde is running his mil
night and day.
Moving, Jacob Frantz is goin
in the house where A. Aalden lives
NJ. l.. Richards is going in the hous
of H. Horton and George Frantz
going to move somewhere. Mrs. Graz
has bought the house and lot of ID. {
Oyster, occupied by Geo. Frantz.
There will be Baptismal services 9
the corner church the 14th.
SCHMIDT & SCHNEIDER.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-11

The death of Mr.. Charles N. Kretz.
which sad event occurred at the
American house on Thursday morning
was not an unexpected surprise to his
relatives, friends and acquaintance,
as he has long been sufferer to COM
plication of diseases that baffied the
best medical skill. He was buried in
the cemetery, his funeral taking place
at three o'clock Sunday afternoon, and
his mortal remains were followed TO
their last resting place by large con-
course of people, who were not only
from town and immediate vicinity,
but came from almost every section OF
the county to witness the last sad rites
performed over his remains. At the
earnest request of the deceased several
weeks previous to his death, Judge
jerks was engaged to conduct the
funeral services, which he did on the
occasion. The deceased was in the
Metz, then a province of France
while his parents were there on visit
His father was revolutionist, and
was on that account compelled tC
leave the country about the year 1880
and had his property confiscated by
the German government, after which
he had settled in Berks county, where
the subject Of this notice was reared
After reaching mans estate, he drove
team between Philadelphia and Other
points, until 1858, when he removed
with his family to this place and took
charge of the Jefferson house, which
place of entertainment he successfully
conducted until 1872, when he pur
chased the American house, and rur
ituntil a few months since; but owing
to sickness incapacitating him from
further duty he disposed of the hotel tc
his nephew, Mr.. AL. Baur. He wa
an upright citizens of sterling worth
possessing generous qualities of hear
and hand that endeared him to friends
and acquaintance. Peace to hi
ashes.-Brookville Jetersonidn.
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SOur Granes.

"a continuation Of the "Unanimous Conven-
The little bald-headed editor don't
support Wurtzell.
He swears he will not.
We shall see.
The owners of the Democrat may
need a new editor.
They will eschew the chronic grum-
bier.
Neither will they cleave to man
with whims.
We say great is the Elk Democracy.
Let all the rest say amen.
A house divided against itself must
fall.
However one swallow don't make q
summer.
Neither does one Miller make fall.
Though he make fool of himself.
Again we say:
Great Is the Elk Democracy.
Let all the rest say amen.
Suppose Wurtzell is not COMPETENT.
That does not matter.
He will never be elected.
| It is best he should mourn.
For the November winds shall cause
him grief.
The stubble field after election shall
shew him his folly.
The people of Elk are not fools.
They will show the BOYS a trick
with hole in it.
They will vote but not for Wurtzell.
For he is of the ring, ringy.
Neither is it fit that two rings
should survive.
Three things hath the Elk Democ,
racy.
| Wurtzell.
The st. Mary's Gazette.
| Miller.
Great we say is the Elk Democracy.
Let all the rest say amen.
Joseph Emmet shall be elected.
The Democrat says 50.
| 1t knows.
We all bet on Joseph.
"Yazoo' the editorial delegate.
Or feed him brandy.
Seven men shall not hold him in his
wrath.
But the editor of the boiled shirt is
happy.
He should be.
One Democracy, one organ, (the
Gasette) and one happy editor.
Badly can't dance neither can he
play horse
He is out in the cold.
| Behold the winter coneth.
And the frost.
But it bringeth no comfort to the
"bolting" editorial delegate,
But he of the big belly and clean
shirt is great
He is the leader.
Straessley is the chairman.
! (To be continued.)
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Items from the st. Mary,s Gazette.

We neglected to state last week
that Mrs. Decker the venerable mother
of Rev. M. j. Decker and George
Decker Esqs died after lingering ill
ness in the 10th year of her age. She
accompanied her husband to the st.
Marys settlement in ls47, when all
was a wilderness in this vicinity. She
endured all the hardships incident to a
new country, and lived to see the
wilderness disappear and her children
grow up to manhood, and fill exalted
stations i'm the world. Another land
mark, so as to speak, is removed from
among us, one by one they fade away,
and travel to the bourne from whence
they never return. Deceased lived
beyond the allotted time of mortals,
and died the peaceful death of chris
tian. Peace to her ashes.
On Sunday morning last our
people were astonished to learn that
the large mill belonging to Andrew
Kaul about two miles east of this bor-
ough had, early that morning been
totally consumed by fire. 1t was one
of the largest and best apportioned
mills in the county. And was per-
feet hive of industry giving employ
ment to u large number of men. All
the modern appliances were in the
mill, and every thing could be manu-
factured in the mill from q lath to a
stick 50 feet long The fire caught in
the southwest end of the mill, quite a
distance from the furnace, which
shrouds the origin of the fire in mys-
terry. The pushers going down the
hill between three and four o'clock
discovered the fire and blew the whis-
ties of their engines waking up the
people at the mill, but their efforts
were Of no avail to save the structure.
They saved the large piles of lumber
stacked around the mill. A large
quantity Of pickets and lath were de-
stroycd, they being piled in close prox-
unity to the mill. All the machinery,
engine, pIaner, etc, are a total wreck.
We learn the insurance upon the
property was S5 800, and the total loss
not far short of $4,000. We learn
that Mr. Kaul will commence imme.
diately to erect new mill upon the
site Of the same dimensions as the
one just destroyed
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-11

Our readers will doubtless recol-
lect reading in the Je6ersonian, last
winter, an account of lady falling
through coal hole in front of the
Clements house, and sustaining severe
injuries which, at the time, were con-
sidered dangerous. Miss Ellen Guffey
was the lady named, and at the last
meeting of the Town Council, bill
for $4,000 damages against the borough
was presented by her attorney. No
action was taken in the matter at the
meeting, and whether the claim will
be allowed, or permitted to go before a
bench and jury remains to be seen.
The claim for damages is a just one,
and a reasonable recompense should
be given for the life injuries that have
befallen the esteemable lady in the
prime of life. In noticing, on several
occasions during the last two years, the
| deplorable condition of several sections
of sidewalk, that at the time needed
repairing badly, we alluded to the risk
run by the borough for damages should
any injury befall pedestrians. The
case in point is a clear one, and the
wisest course for the borough dads
would be for them to settle forewith,
without incuring additional expense
in carrying it through the courts
Brookville Jefersonidn.
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You did, did you.
-Johnie dances for tobacco.
The mill pond is almost dry.
Potatoes are rotting badly in thi;
section.
Reuben lost the tack hammer.
Squirrels will be scarce this fall.
How about that walking match?
Camp Jack has an increase in th,
family.
Miss Roxa Fields is at present
working for John Cuneo.
Slick now works at Camp Jack
Yes Sir, you bet he does, bottle inside
and out. -i.
Horace French has again gone tt
Camp Jack to work.
Our old friend Walter Fleming has
taken to himself better half.
"A little daughter Of A. j. ALIENS
has been sick the past week but Is
recovering slowly.
Wonder if he will be at home
Saturday evening. Don't know jim
Can't tell. Don't risk it, I wouldn't il
I were you. No Sir, not any.
The boys at Camp Jack boast of q
pine tree that is eight feet across the
stump. Who can boast of larger
! one.
WIN. Allen thinks j. M. is very
| accommodating. We never heard him
say so, but from the appearance oI
things one week ago last Sunday even.
ing we judge it must be.
Last Thursday, the 4th, was O
very cold rainy day. Many such days
as that will tell us that fall is fast ap
preaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Graham went
| to Brookville last Thursday. Mrs
Graham is far from being healthy and
| we believe went there for medical aid
William what have we said ol
done that you associate no more with
us at the store evenings. IF we hav,
offended you we are very sorry indeed
| but it strikes me you have found better
company to spend your idle moments
| with.
On last Wednesday, the 3d inst.
while Wilmer Price was cutting lOgf
at Camp Jack, his aX caught on n
limb over his head glancing the AK
| into his right foot cutting very dect
cash about two inches long across the
ball of the foot.
There is young man I'm our town
| that swings on certain gcntlcman''
gate, but we fear he will stop, short
never to swing again when the OLD
man comes home.
Daniel Nulf made six gallons oI
black berry wine this season. Dan. II
fine fellow, any how as long as thai
wine will hold out.
Things look little dubious whci
they have got so far along that younl
man takes his fair companion to sc,
his parents. We have often heard OF
| young ladies sending their companions
| to the old folks at home but, never die
we hear of it in the above sly way.
1t is not only Davy that takes q
short cut around the mountain to ge
to Camp Jack.
Cello said he was going to thu
! show, but Willie tells a different story
altogether he says they are going tt
elope. We believe him.
Jeremiah Short took in the circus
VALE
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Howe Sewing Machines.

Among the great variety of goods OF
every description for sale at n
POWELL 4 KIME'S
Will be found an assortment of tn
celebrated Elias Howe, Jr., Improved
Sewing Machines-the best machine
now manufaetured-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. 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,
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RIDGWAY, PA


The following are our prices on the princi.
pal articles in the grocery line until further
notice:
APPLES, dried. ied........................p per ID. SC
BEANS, medium,per bu. S2.lj; lima, can, l3c
BEEF, canned per ib. lSc.; dried per lb. 15c
COFEEE, Rio good, Is; best, Is; roasted ~.
CuRRANTS, English, per Id. 8,
CRACKERS, best quality per lb. Sc.
CORN, canned, per can i3c.
TOMATOES, canned, per can l0c.
FISH, No. White, per h. &c.
HAMS, Sugar Cured, per lb. l2c
SYRUP, Choice, per gal. SOC.
PRIMES, best quality, per Id. Sc
RICE, best quality, per 10. Sc.
RAISINS, Naencias per ID. l0c.
SUGAR, Granulatcd and Pulverized, l0c.
Coffee 4 ~; Tx. c White &c; Yellow SIC.
SALT, per Dbl. Sl.6O.
SALERATUS, per lb. SC.
FLOUR, per Dbl. 81 90; FEED, per cwt. 81 .25
MEAL, per cwt. Sl.20; bolted in sack sl.3O
BRAN, per cwt. Sl.0D.
CORN, per bu 6jc.; OATS, per bu. ioc,
and all other goods in the grocery line at pro.
portiOnately low prices.
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Personal Items.
.Bev. Mercer has q new dog.

-Bev. Mercer has new dog.
Mrs. Geo. r. Dixon is away from
home on visit.
-. c. Meffert, OF Wilcox, was in to
see us last week.
Miss. Laura Moorehead visited at
Miner Wilcox's last week.
Mrs. Scribner has a fuchsia on
which she counted 175 buds.
Willie Geary and Jennie Hall are
attending school at Lewisburg.
Will. Hyde has returned from the
city with large stock of seasonable
goods.
Miss Ella Wicks commenced
teaching the Gulnack school week ago
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Miller of
Galva, Henry county, Illinois, are in
town visiting Mrs. Thos. johnson,
their daughter.
Arthur Little, G. B. and Frank
Farley went to Philadelphia on Mon
day. Arthur complains that the
weather here is too cold to suit him.
Charley will study law in the Quaker
city. Frank attends school.
The contest for the gold watch be.
tween Messrs. Fred. Schening, OF
Ridgway, and J. l.. Murphy, of Will
cox, has been postponed until the
Christmas holidays when there will be
fair held for the benefit of the Cath
olic Church. The contest for the
watch will no doubt be very interest
ing one. We hope Captain Schening
will be winner of the prize.
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We occasionally, but very seldom,
meet a public official of rare generosity.
AS an instance, and one worthy of re,
cord, the Treasurer of Smethport
School District has posted a ,Oritten
notice that he is prepared to receive
the school taxes for the coming year,
and that all persons paying their taxes
on or before Dec. 4, 1880, will be al
lowed five per cent. off. The sup
position is that the Treasurer proposes
to advance the money in behalf of the
taxpayers, and give them a yeal
longer than the law allows in which
to pay their taxes with the percentage
off. AS we said before, such philan-
thropy should not pass unnoticed'-
Mexican Miner.
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). s. BORpwELl., M. o.

ELECTIC PHYSICIAN & 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.
Office hours tt to ZIP. M. Ito PM
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

6JROO TO $1,000 a YEAR, or So to so d
Aploooday in your own locality. No
risk. Women do as well as men. Many
can do the work. You can make from 81 cts.
to 81 an hour by devoting your evenings and
spare time to the business. 1t costs nothing
to try the business. Nothing like it for
money making ever offered before. Business
pleasant and strictly honorable. Reader, If
you want to know all about the best paying
business before the public, send us your ad-
dress and we will send you full particulars
and priv terms free: samples worth s. also
yourself. Address, GEORGE STINSON & co /.
Portland, Maine. nlGyl
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Dents Run and Dry Saw Mill Locals.

DCHCS nun "hu Al y oo" Mill A1oS"ASs
Weather is mild.
Peaches and apples are abundant.
"A rattle snake was killed in r. F.
Smiths cellar.
We heard tell of teacher who
laughed SO loudly that he was heard
a half mile off.
r. F. Smith met a bear when
coming home from his camp on Dents
Run.
Mr.. Flick of Williamsport found
dead bear in a pen which had not been
watched.
The school at Dents Run closed
August 27, and is expected to COM
mence again in three weeks.
Ralph Johnson gave an ice cream
party.
Mullen stands no chance when
"Granddad' is around.
Who ever heard of side hill plow
with only one handle.
Did that young man come from
Somerset county?
1t takes an old hen to pick
cherries.
Two young men appeared to en-.
10y themselves travelling through a
swamp.
The Whippoorwill has not been
able to sing since she was down the
creek visiting.
The chickens could not have been
cooped with 80 much grace had the
old hen thought Of the distant one.
Did you say the red wagon brought
the reformation Of little brown jug?
Who could wish better music than
10 hear the ''merry bees" sing.
John Wainwright and Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaiah Dent were at Wayne camp
meeting. d. G. |.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-11

1t will be recollected that some
wealthy Mississippi planters little
while ago organized free excursion OF
colored men to Kansas in the hope that
they would return and dissuade their
fellows from emigrating. About
fourth of them have decided to remain
in Kansas instead of returning to
Mississippi, and some of those who
will not remain announce their pur'
nose of going to Kansas as soon as
thew can make the necessary arrange
ments.
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ApPLETON's AMERICAN CYCLIC
PEDIA.

Volume 16 of this admirable work is
just out, making it complete. Each
volume contains 800 pages. 1t makes
a complete library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
well informed. Price $500 u volume
in leather, OF $500 in elegant half Tur-
key. G. X. Judson, Fredonia, n. Y,
con ntrols the sale in Elk county. Ad-.
dress him for particulars. sep1z-tf
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CENTRAL
State Normal School.
(Eighth Normal School District
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON CO., PA.
A. n. RATB, A. NJ, Prucipdt.

This school as at present constituted.
offers the very best facilities for Pros
fessional and Classical learning.
Buildings spacious, inviting and
commodious completely heated by
steam, well ventilated, and furnished
with bountiful supply of pure 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 u 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. ". 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 in thoroughness not inferior to
| those of our best colleges.
| The State requires higher order Of
citizenship. The times demand it. 1t
.Nf ,Nr,,n, oh ut ia
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G. G. MESSENGER.

DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTIST,
N. w. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa, full assortment of care-
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed at all hours, day or night
vln3y
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NOTICE TO JURORS.

All Grand and Traverse Jurors
drawn for September Term, commenc-
ing Monday, Sept. 10, 1879, are hereby
notified not to attend, as no jury term
will be held ut that time.
FRED. SCHGNING,
Clerk.
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MILllMERy AND paEs swANlNo

MRS. j. r.. KELTI, 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
be sold cheap. Also dressmaking in
all its branches.
Agent for DIR. j. Bail & Co.'s Patent
Ivory and Lignum Vitae Eye Cups.
Send for descriptive circular. nl7yl
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-Norristown, Pa, September s.
While George Waterford was sitting
on the porch of hotel at Edghill
village last week, he was shot in the
breast and killed by Titus Hillman,
who was practicing with rifle at
Abingdon Station, half mile distant.
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Newspaper Laws.

1. A postmaster is required to give
notice by letter, returning a paper
does not answer the law when sub.
scriber does not take his paper out OF
the office, and state the reasons for its
not being taken; any neglect to do so
makes the postmaster responsible to
the publisher for the payment.
2. Any person who takes a paper
from the postof1ice, whether directed
to his name or another, or whether he
has subscribed or not is responsible for
the pay.
8. If any person orders his paper
discontinued be must pay all arrear-
ages, or the publishers may continue
to send it until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount, whether ii
be taken from the office or not. There
can be no legal discontinuance until
the payment is made.
4. If the subscriber orders his paper
to stop at a certain time, and the pub
Usher continues to send, the subscriber
is bound to pay for it, if he takes it out
of the post-ofIice. The law proceeds
upon the ground that a man must pay
for what he uses.
8. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take newspaper and peri.
odicals from the post-of1ice or remov-
ing and having them uncalled for, is
prima facia evidence of Intentional
fraud.
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"A new invoice of fancy note paper
and envelopes in beautiful boxes, just
eceived at The ADVOCATE Office.