The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-09
Uhe gdrorate.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. 1879.
Local Notes


And yet 1t SHOWS.
--Icicles are now in full bloom.
Trains run now very irregularly.
Apple butter, an excellent quality,
at Morgester's,
s-o,k vinegar, and syrup, at Nor.
gester's Corner grocery.
Prime Chautauqua county butter
at Morgester's corner grocery.
-shetiff Oyster makes his regular
announcement of sale of valuable reai
estate.
The beautiful old greenback dollar
ia now Al good as any other dollar, just
as II deserves to be.
Michael Bruner, county Treas
urer elect, entered upon the dutie.
of his Office last Monday.
This Is not much of winter for
boys. Snow Is too deep for coastint
and there il too much snow on the let
for skating.
On account of other appointments
there will be no Presbyterian service
in this place next Sunday. Sunday
school as Usual. i..
The week Of prayer is being OBJ
Served at the Methodist Episcopal
church, this place. The attendance
ON the meeting. is qu:se large.
"A tramp threw ffece of frozen
mud at Morgester's grocery widow,
few nights ago. The missel struck the
sash, knocking out two large panes
glass. That tramp deserved booting.
The Kane Weekly Blade, neatly
printed seven column paper published
at Kane, Pa, by o. B. Lay and E j.
Miller, has made its appearance. We
welcome the new paper to our ex
change list.
AT Dog Hollow, Spring Creek
township, last Monday, Joshua David
son cut his foot slightly, severing a
small artery. Being unable to stop the
blood, DR. Bordwell was sent for and
dressed the wound.
Rev. H. V. Talbot is not correctly
reported in the Institute proceedings
on the hen question. He said: The!
set like hen with nests scattered al!
about" instead Of "They are like II
hen with several nests etc.
--Th new county auditors. Jared NJ
Mecum, Charles Miller and ). J. Tay.
loS, were sworn into office on Monday
last, and are now busiiy engaged audit
ing the accounts OF the several officers
of Elk county for the year 1878.
Sam Lewis complains that he was
treated in rough manner by tht
sheriff of Mexican county, and his
seven state prison convicts. He says
they stole six pairs Of stockings from
him, which he was unable to recover.
Company H paraded on New
Years day, and presented very cred
table appearance. AS soon AZ the
company get their new uniforms they
will be in good trim for passing in
spectiou. Regular dfill at the armory
every Saturday evening.
For very low prices for oreans and
piai,os write to ID. $. Andfus & Co..
city music store, Williamsport, Pa.
Organs and pianos to rent by the
month or year. Sheet music sent to
any address. Second hand instru-
mcnts for sale. Pianos from SO to $95 !;
organs from $50 to $50.
On Friday morning the thermome-
ter stood, at daylight, ct i60 below zero
Since Friday the weather has been
milder, although plenty cold enough
for comfort. Snow continues to fall,
and the trains TO run very irregulariy.
We see by our daily exchanges that
the roads west are completely blocked
up, putting stop to all traffic. If we
had a lack OF snow last winter we GER
tainly have an abundance now.
Casper Kline, and Ed Powell
went in cutter to Grants Mills
last week, and on their way
home came near freezing, one of the
boys being determined to lie down to
sleep, but was prevented doing 30.
Their parents becoming alarmed, sent
Frank Van nOrsdall after the bows. He
found them about mile from town.
all safe and sound. They were con-
siderably frost bitten, but by an appli-
cation of proper remedies, we believe
they now suffer no oinconvenience from
their cold trip.