The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-25
Personal Items.


ocrot office.
John Cobb was here lastweek, as
long as usual.
Cal. Luther went hunting and
shot one pigeon.
g. w. Nichols talks of taking
Powell's farm to run.
Abel Gresh and G. s. Luther were
in town yesterday.
Curt. Barrett is clerking in store
near Daguscahonda.
Prof. E. V. Hoelschie's brother
was in town few days.
Mrs. P. A. Mead has gone west to
be absent several months.
Harry Wells no longer clicks the
types at the Democrat Office.
-Bennie Dill is working for Geo.
Rhines on the new Court House.
e. G. Barrett will move back from
Powell's farm about the first of Oc-
tober.
Miss Frank Stout left this place
on Tuesday last for her home in Lock
Haven.
ID. G. Irwin has returned to Dents
Run his school commencing last
Monday.
Ed. Niver, the Democrat devil,
spent the Sabbath at his home near
Brockwayville.
Mr.. B. F. Ely, we are sorry to
learn, has been under the weather for
several days.
IS. S. Provin has moved his family
up to Indian Run at G. T. Wheeler's
new saw mill.
Miss Minnie Service has gone to
Washington city, where she will take
music lessons.
Mrs. Geo. r. Dixon is not expected
to return before spring. Her health
being very poor.
Willie Geary has returned from
school. This step was necessary by
reason of i'll health.
Geo. Bedell has returned from
Jefferson county and is again working
for Mr.. Geo. Rhines.
Miss Florence Osterhout, of this
village, is finishing her education at
Vassar College, New York State.
Benz. Bevier, of Wilcox, has
moved his family into the house re-
Gently occupied by Supt. Dixon.
Rev. H. V. Talbot has gone to
conference. He will undoubtedly be
here next year, at least he should be.
Geo. Gardner has moved into the
rooms in H. S. Thayer's building re-
Gently occupied by N. T. Cummings.
G. II. Wheeler and Mrs. N. r.
Cummings have gone to the city to
purchase new goods for the Union
store.
In noticing the death of John
Irwin's child in our last issue we
called it a daughter when we should
nave said son.
B. II. Cobb spent few days in
this place last week. 1t has been a
long time since Barrett was here, and
all his old friends were glad to see him.
N. T. Cummings has moved his
family into rooms over the Union
store. Mrs. Cummings says she has
not felt so much at home since leav-
ing Eagle Valley.
John +. Moore, one time editor
of this paper, and well known to many
of our citizens, was i'm to see us while
we were away soldering. He is now
located at Smethport.
Mrs. S. S. Ross and daughter
Emma departed for Dakota territory a
week or more since. Their friends in
this section send their best wishes for
future prospects in their new home.
H. w. Sherwood has moved his
family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he
has started in the blacksmith business
on his own hook. We have lost good
citizen and good Republican. Success
to him in his new undertaking.
Capt. Sch9ning has been ap-
pointed member of a regimental
court martial which cOnvenes at Cory
tomorrow. The court is for the trial
of Sergeant Albert E. Burlington, Co.
A. 18th Regt. N. G. p, and such
other persons as may be brought be-
fore it.
Mr.. w. H. Fairchild, Of Portville,
N. Y, is in town this week canvassing
for Appleton's American Cyclopadia.
This work should be in the library OF
every man, in fact it is library in it.
self. We recommend Mr.. Fairchild
to the favorable consideration of ouI
readers. See Advertisement.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Capt. r. B. Smith, State agent of the
Reading Mutual Aid Association, OF
Reading, Pa, while returning from
the late inspection at Erie, Captain
Miller is gentleman with whom it is
pleasure to meet. He served with
distinction during the way. Years age
he was in the Legislature with Judge
Glllis, after whom he made kindly in
quiries.
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