The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-02
Notes.


On Christmas, Harry Miller, while
at work in J. s Wiley's camp, near
this place, met with an accident which
resulted in his death. He was caught
between two logs and his right leg
'crushed to the knee. His friends at
once urged the amputation of the limb,
but the young man would not consent
until Thursday, when it was too late.
Drs. DeLong and Heilman performed
the amputation, but the unfortunate
man died during the operation. His
funeral will take place on Friday
Cameron Press.
MIR. Will F. Richards, editor OF
the Clarksburg, West Virginia 7ete-
gram, a graduate of the Conneautville
Courier Cffice, is candidate for the
office of postmaster i'm that place. We
are pleased to hear that Mr.. II. stands
an excellent show for success, and if
merit and competency weighs i'm the
contest, he will be the lucky man.
He is, of course, q strong, active, hard
working Republican, aud has never
been honored with any official recog-
milton at the hands of the party
ConedutUiUe Courier.
The Stump Creek Oil Co., after
putting hole down l, 900 feet, came to
q halt. But we learn that after a gen
eral consultation among the parties in
terpsted, they have concluded to put
the well down four hundred feet more,
making a plump 1000 feet, and Mr..
Nicholson has taken the contract We
presume when this point is reached
and no oil flows, it will be abandoned.
And yet, perhaps, if another hole was
put down within fifty yards of the
present well, millions might come out
of it t--Cedrfeld Republican.
"A man named Hoover was robbed
near Bradford. He had been a saloon
keeper at Duke Center. He had sold
out, put his money, $500, in his pocket
and started for Bradford. He took
supper in Tarport, paid for it out of
some small change, not touching the
roll of bills in his pocket. AS he
r ached the covered bridge on the Erie
railroad track-he was travelling on
the track-three men sprang upon him
and demanded his money. He lied
and said he had none. But they point
ed their revolvers and went into the
pocket where the $500 lay, took it out,
started toward Tarport, and Hoover
ran toward Bradford. He says no one
but the man who paid him tile money
knew he had it, and the robbers must
have made chance shot in going for
him. He did not know the men and
could not identify them.
1T is told of very poor man, late
a resident of this town, that in his
poverty and destitution he always
seemed happy. One cold day in win
ter he entered store, with shrunken
visage and scanty clothing, merrily
chewing his tobacco, and having a
cheerful word. The merchant said:
"Mr NJ, were you ever so poor, desti-
tute and in such trouble that you felt
like giving up, or surrendering under
your burdens, when you were not
cheerful and rather elated?" "Well,
no" said Mr.. NJ, II don't know that
/ ever felt that ay in my life Hold
on bit--let me zee. Yes, 1 do re-
member once, about three years ago
this winter, when 1 got up in the
morning and found no wood to build a
| fire, no -four or bread in the house, no
po k and no potatoes, my wife sick
and the children hungry, and 1 had
no credit for dimes worth of pro-
visions; and, by George, did feel a
little blue for feW minutes. y Var
| ren Ledger.