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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-08
Buried Miners.

On Wednesday morning last a fall
OF earth il! coal mine At Sugar Notch
Pa. imprisoned six men and q boy.
The following dispatch gives an &c
count Of their rescue:
Wiikc,barce, Pa, April %. - The
cntcuhcd miner, at Sugar Notch were
rescued at s O'Clock this morning.
Yesterday the rcscuing party succeeded
in drilling hole through 10 the lower
part OF the mine, thus showing that It
was only necessary 10 drive Il few feet
farther to effect an openingainto the
GangVay. Work was thcn Necessarily
performed slowly and carefully rs
there were indications of fire-danlp
which necessitutcd the driving and
cutting Of the coal with the pick alone.
The opening was effected at O'Clock
and Mine superintendent Smith was
the first to enter. He found some Of
the inen cooking breakfast OF mule
steaks taken from the mule which the
boy who was sent to warn them Of
the impending disasteThad fortunately
taken with him and which was killed
oh the second day of their confine-
mcnt The rest OF the party were en-.
gagged in changing the direction .of an
air course.
Very little was said and the entire
party used all possible despatch in
getting out of the mine reaching the
surface soon after 9 o'clock. The
crowd that had assembled was very
enthusiastic and repeatedly cheered
the rescued men and their pucky de-
livercrs. The men were then sent To
their home. They state that during
Saturday and Sunday they could hear
the party firing blasts, and when the
blasting ceased they believed that the
work had been stopped and that they
were abandoned to their fate. They
also say they could have subsisted at
least two weeks longer, had it been
necessary, upon their supply of jerked
mule meat.
Too much praise cannot he given to
the brave men who accomplished the
work of driving and timbering a
passage way of 200 feet through rock,
slate and coal in the space of four days
and nights, to the bosses directing the
work, and to the engineering skill
displayed in locating and directing the
openings.
The men, when released, had been
five and a half days. They
stood the long confinement very well.
The boy upon reaching tie surface
Ieaped over the enclosure at the mouth |
Of the opening and ran rapidly home
ward.
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Terrible Dynamite Explosion.

Stratford, Ont, May 5.--A more
careful examination shows the damage
done lay the dynamite explosion at the
Grand Trunk depot to bemuoh greater
than was expected. The houses around
the freight shed were nearly all wooden
buildings, and several were blown into
minute fragments. Some fifty cars
were blown into splintcrs and us many
more damaged. The debris Is now
lying thicllly scattered on and around
the track. Mr.. Flynn, the checker,
who has an Office ut the entrance
of the yard, is among the badly in
jured. Two of the clerks, Messrs.
Drysdale and Porter, were iii the Office
ut the time and had narrow escape
The building was shattered into a
thousand fragments, and how they es-
capped unhurt is q miracle. One man
who was walking toward the freight
house was blown over thc fence and
sustained only few scratches. A
fragment of iron weighing over a
pound was driven through window
Of the Crown hotel half mile from
the scene Of the explosion. The shock
was felt in all the surrounding towns.
and it was supposed to be an earth
Quake. The car on which the cXplo-
sion occurred was freighted ut Mon
treal for Amhurstbury and contained
thirty packages, which We're entered
as blasting powder. They were ship
ped on account of Vanderbilt to be
used in blasting Mt the Detroit tunnel.
When the explosion occurred the cars
were being shifted i'll the yard. The
damage will exceed $4,000. George
Hawkins, Il car dealer, had both his
eyes pat out by spinner and is not
expected to live. Joseph Humph Ay
is badly cnt about the head and face
but may recover. Alfred Lamb was
badly injured.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-08
TERMS OF SALE.

The following must be strictly COM
piled with when the property is struck
off:
!. All the bids must be paid in full
except where the plaintiffor other len
creditors becomes the purchaser, in
which case the costs on the writs must
be paid, as well as all liens prior to
that of the purchaser, and duly GER
titled list of liens shall be furnished,
including mortgage searches on the
property sold together with such lien
creditors, receipt for the amount of
the proceeds Of the sale, or such por-
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THE DROWNED BoY.-Harry Leon
hart was found in the mill-race last
Tuesday afternoon, about six O'Clock,
midway between the race-bridge and
head-gates. While our last weeks
issue was being printed, preparations
were commenced to shut off the water
AT the hend-gates, which were so suc-
cessiul as to lower the water in the
race about three feet, and rendered the
search, still being continued much more
effective The large number of spec
tators on the race-banks showed the
deep interest taken by our citizens.
ana the news that the long search was
successful soon spread through town,
and was received with heartfelt salts
faction. The funeral was held hst
wednesday afternoon at the Lutheran
Church, Rev. Mr.. Benze, of Erie
oiiiciating,-Warren Matt
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1NOTHNR 70 JI'N Heard IRON
BUSTr, y, T.. July II, 1873.

lit ST, N L. JulN II, 1875.
DIR. VI. NJ. FETNER, FredOHia Ny.
Dear Sir:--I have always been
opposed 10 patent medicines, but have been
un invalid, being afflicted with dizziness and
stomach and bowls and impaired NERVES for
several years. 1 doctored a great deaf but
bottles OF Sour Blood ana Liver Remedy and
Ncrye Tonic, and have not had one since
began its use ! am happy to say that ! iecl
fuily restored by yo9r excellent medicine
which recommend on every occsion If a
system is out of order ii appears TO have the
power to restore it to heath and that is what
0BED &, CHASE.
DR.. Fenner's Blood and Liver REM
edy and Nerve Tonic may well be
called "rhe conquering herDn of the
times. 1t is the medical triumph of
the age, Whoever has "the blues 4"
should take it, for it regulates and re-
stores the disordered system that gives
rise to them. 1t always cures Bilious
ness and Liver Complaint, Jaundice,
Dyspepsia, Constipation, Headaches,
FEVER AND AGUE, SPLEEN ENLARGE.
MENTs, ScrofuIa, Erysipelas, Pimples,
Blotches and ALL SKIN ERUPTIoNS
AND BLOOD DISORDERS; Swrlled
Limbs and Dropsy; Sleeplessness, I'm
paired Nerves and Nervous Debility: !:
Restores flesh and strength when the
system is running down or going into
decline; cufes Female Weakness and
Chronic Rheumatism, and relieves
Chronic Bronchitis. and all Lung and
Throat difficulties. 1t does these things
by striking at the root OF disease and
removing its causes.
DIR. Fenner's Improved Cough
Honey will relieve any cough in one
hour.
DR.. Fenner's Golden Relief cures
any pain, as Tooth-ache Neuralgia,
Collie or Headache in to 10 minutes,
and readily relieves rheumatism, Kid
ney Complaint, Diarrh@a, Dysentery.
DIR. Fenner's St. Vitus Dance Spe-
cific. One bottle always cures. For
sale by Drs. It, s. Hartley and D. b.
Day.
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CYCLoPEDIA OF LITERATURE.-It
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and marvelously cheap ACME edition
OF CHAMBERS CYCLOP ADIA or En-
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has now been permanently fixed at
$500 for the paper Is vos. complete,
nearly $500 pages, $500 for cloth,
81. - for half morocco, git top, and
S3.7 for the 1 vol, edition in half NOR
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to those whose orders are received be-
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OF live or more sets at one time. Pos
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Specimen pages and full particulars
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CENTRAL
State Normal School.
(LtghM Normal School District
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON CO., PA.
A. N. RATB, A. NJ, Prncipal.

This school as at present constituted,
offers the very best facilities for Pro-
fessional and Classical learning.
Buildings spacious, inviting and
cOmmudious; completely heated by
steam, we'll ventilated, and furnished
with a hountiful supply of pure water,
soft spring water.
Location healthflll and easy of &C.
cess.
Surrounding scenery unsurpassed.
Teachers experienced, efficient, and
alive to their work.
Discipline, firm but kind, uniform
and thorough.
Expenses moderate.
Fifty cents Il week deduction to
those preparing to teach.
Students admitted at any time,
Courses Of study prescribed 10y the
State; !. Model School. II. prcpara-
tory. III. Elementary. ~. Scien-
entiiic.
ADJUNCT COURSES!
l. 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 Elo-
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 liberals,
and are in thOroughness not inferior to
those OF our best colleges.
The State requires Il higher order of
citizenship. The times demand it. 1t
is one of the prime objects Of this
school to help to secure it by furnish
ing intelligent and efficient teachers
for her schools. TO this end it solicits
young persons of good abilities and
good purposes-thUse who desire to
improve their time and their talents,
as students. TO all such it promises
aid i'm developing their powers and
abundant opportunities for well paid
labor after leaving school.
For catalogue and terms address the
Principal.
S. d. BALL,
President Board of Trustees.
T. G. NIPPLE,
Secretary.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Clinton county.-S. d. Ball. II. C.
Hipple, Dr. j. H. Barton, a. H. Best,
Jacob Brown, Wilson Kistler, A. n.
Raub, w. w. Rankin, r. G.. Cook,
Samuel Christ, G. Knitting, S. NJ.
Bickfoiti, II. l.. Difenbach, A. G
Noyes, 5. r. Peale.
Centre-EX-Gov A G. Curtin.
earfield-Ex.G Gov. VIM. Bigler.
Elk-Charles r. Farley.
Mr6'79yi
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-Bill-heads cheaply, and neatly
printed at THE ADVOCATE office.
In the District Court Of the United
States.

For THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PA.
Joseph Windfelder of Elk Co, a
Bankrupt under the Act of Congress
of March I'd, 1867 having applied for a
Discharge from all his debts, and
other claims provable under said Act,
BY order the Court, NOTICE is
HEREBY GIVEN to all Creditors who
have proved their debts, and other
persons interested, to appear on the Sd
day of June, 1879, at 2 O'clock, p. NJ,
before s. E. Woodruff Esq Register
in bankruptcy, at his office, Erie, Pa,
to show cause if any they have. why
Discharge should not be granted to
the said Bankrupt.
s. C. MCCANDLESs, Clerk
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LucrRE q HAMBLEsa

ATTORNEY5-AT-LAW,
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa. Office
across the hall from the Democrat es-
tablishmeht. Claims for collection
promptly attended to. jnel5, 1875
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&. c. MESSESGER,

DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTIST,
\. w. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa, full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs, Prescriptions carefully dis
pcnsed at all hours, day or night.
NlunN
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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1879.
Local Notes

tIOCui NOIbS
New choice Erie county butter at
Morgester's.
List of licenses and additional
Sheriff s sale in this issue.
Fine large Bananas 80 cents a
dozen at Morgester's.
Decoration Day May Goth. Co. H
will likely parade on that day.
Garden making is not raging as
frantically as it was last year at this
time.
- Turn-down-at-the-co .gilt-bev-
eled-edge-cards at this office. Call and
see them.
Rev, II. V. Talbot has some very
fine Plymouth Rocks, Brown Leg
horns and Light Brahmas. y setting
of eggs, from eit5ee strain, for 5l.0O.
There will be q meeting of Grace
Church Parochial Society on Thurs
day May 18th, al the Rcctory to elect
Officers for the coming year. As there
is an abundance of work it is hoped the
ladies will all come out. By order OF
Committee.
Postmaster Hagerty has the agency
for the sale of the new u. $. $40 re-
funding certificates, bearing interest
at per cent. These certificates are
dated April lst 1879, and bear interest
from that date--the purchaser paying
the accrued interest at time of pur-
chase.
The sidewalk tax has been in
creased from three to five mills on the
dollar of valuation, and at this rate
there will not be enough money to
put sidewalks in all the places walks
are needed. The new walks are very
substantial, of good width, and will
last, with little patching, for ten
years.
During the past four years about
thirty pupils of the Ridgway Graded
School have been examined by the
County Superintendent and licensed
to teach-fifteen of these have attended
school the present year. Many are
now holding frst-class, certificates, and
some are among the best teachers Of
the county.
AT Centreville on Saturday night
the store of JAS. Taylor, in which is
located the post-of1ice, was broken into
and quantity ofstamps taken. Three
suits of old clothes were left by the
thieves who appropriated three new
suits. Mr.. Taylor was in town Sun
day looking after the chaps, but did
not succeed in finding them.
The engineers have commenced
the survey for Doctor Earley's coal
road. Their headquarters are in the
rooms above Doctor Hartley's drug
store. Although feather on a stump
is no sign of ducks nest, and sur
veying party no sign of railroad, we
have faith that the road will be built,
if not this summer perhaps next. The
Toby coal fields are almost inexhausti-
BILE, and without an outlet, which this
new road will furnish.
"A queer blunder occurred in one
of the Elmira churches upon the occa-
sion of the christening q babe few
Sundays ago. In the confusion of the
moment the clergyman mistook the
name and baptized the "little pre-
cious , as William Henry, when, as
the clown said, 1T wasn't that kind
of cat" 1t was girl. Some days
afterward the mistake was rcctified by
the clergyman undoing his work and
doing it over again, so the dear child
will not go through life as Miss Bill or
Miss Hank.-McKcan -Lincr.
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Missouri Is preparing to adopt the
bell punch for barroons. The advo-
Gates Of the be!l-ptnch system Of
taxing liquor sellers claim that it will
be more equitable tInn the present
arbitrary state tax OF $40 year, and
that it will cause the number OF low
WhisGcy shops to decrease, and the
consumption of beer o increase. The
It. Louis Di$putch estimates thGt
every year &6Gh,0O0 blrre!S Of beer are
breWed in st, Louis, and that one
third OF this products sold in the ci,y
at retail. Two bundled thousand bar
rels at hall . cent a slhss--E3 Il barrel
would yield 5000 The amount
derived from alcoholic liquors at two
cents glass would probably be as
much more, making Il total OF 81, 2CO,-
600. The Dispatch ADDS that this is
large income, but the question is,
would it ever he collected?
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]. 6. ElRpWEL.., ka. o.

ELECTIC PHYSICIAN G. 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 Il to 2P. NJ, ITO 8 p NJ,
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A terrible and almost fatal accident
occurred at Carpenter, on the Northern
Central. railroad. on Tuesday. The
particulars, as far rs they have been OBJ
tained, are as follows: \ party of six
ladies were watching some men trail
logs in the creek, leading TO the saw mill
of Weigel & Miller, of this city. Upon
high bank overlooking the mill, at q
point about hundred feet above them,
was a pile of logs, which teamster
was engaged in hauling down to the
stream, One of the logs suddenly
broke away from him, and started
down the steep hill directly toward
the ladies who stood below, wholly un-
conscious of the danger they were in.
Owing to the noise made 10y the stream,
the ladies did not hear the lcg.as it
came bounding down, or the shouts of
the terrified teamster, until the fiying
timber was within less than thirty
feet of them. OF course the ladies did
the best they could, in their terror, to
make their escape. One of the num-
Der, Mrs. II. H. McNett, in her hurry
fell, and the log rushed over her in its
mad flight. 1t was thought her life
would be crushed out, and, upon
being picked up, it was found that she
was very severely injured in the hip
and small of the back. Miss Celinda
Newell, a sister of Mrs. McNett,
only effected her escape by plunging
into the water. How Mrs. McNett
escaped death is little short of miracu-
lous, as the hill, down which the log
came, is much sleeper than the roof of
a house, and the log was moving at
fearful velocity when it passed over
her. The teamster in question is
brother of the two ladies, and it is i'm
possible to describe the horrors of the
moment to him. 1t was certainly a
very fortunate thing that the affair did
not terminate more disastrously.-
Williamspor G. & b.
Owens hest cranlyar, ,l,,,,,,, r.,
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APpLETCN's AsEascAN GyGLo.
EENsE

Volume 16 of this admirable work is
just out, making it complete. Each
volume contains 800 pages. 1t makes
complete library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
well informed. Price $500 volume
in leather, or 500 in elegant half Tur-
key. &. X. Judson, Ffedonia, n. Y,
controls the sale in Elk county. Ad-
dress him for particulars. sep17-tf
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ton thereof as he shall appear to be
entitled to.
2. Al sales not settled Immediately
will be continued until sIX O'Clock =
M, at which time all property not set
tied fos will again be put up and sold
at the expense and risk of the person
to when it was first struck of, ahd
who, in case of deficiency at such re-
sale, shall make good the same, and in
no instance will the deed be presented
for confirmation unless the bid is actu-
ally settled for with the Sheriff as
above stated.
d. c. OYSTER, Sheriff.
Sheriffs office, Pidgway, Pa,
May LIST, 1879.
See Purdon's Digest, Ninth Edition,
page 446; Sntith's Forms, 34S.
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Two barrels good Hams lust re-
ceived at Morgester's.
Fine marrow beans the best ouan-
tity in the market at Morgcster,s.
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M:i.LsNERv ANn DREsspsAWINo

MRS. j. r. KELTZ, Kerscy, Elk
county, Pa, takes this method of anA
nouncing to the citizens of Elk county
that she has on hand an assortment of
fashionable millinery goods which will
be sold cheap. Also dressnaking III
all its branches
Agent for DR.. J. Bail & Co.'s Patent
Ivory and Lignum Vitae Eye Cups.
Send for descriptive circular. nl7y1
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-Sardlnes, Salmon, LObsters, CLAIMS
and Cove Oysters at Morgester's.
-Haxall -four best quality in the
market for sale at Morgester's
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DIED.

REED-On Tuesday, Nay 9th, 1879,
at her residencein this township, Mrs
Reed, wife Of Patrick Reed, in the
Goth year of her age.
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Howe Sewing Machines.

Among the great variety Of goods Of
every description for sale at
POWELL & KIME'S
VIII be found an assortment of tn
celebrated Elias Howe, Jr, Improved
Sewing Machines-the best machine
now manufactured-they having been
appointed sole agents for Elk county.
They will keep on hand fuckers,
Corders, Hemmers, Braiders and Ruff
flers, Needles, Sewing machine Oil,
Thread, &C., &c. VIII 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. If.
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HYDE HOUSE.
w. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,

w - - -N>'i AN-A~'hi iNptANeOi}
Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage hereto
fore so literally bestowed upon him.
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort and con-
venience of guests, to merit a continue
ance of the same. oct30'69
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james McAfee, Merchant Tailor
has just received varied and extern
sive assortment of spring and summer
goods for gents wear, which he will
make up cheap.
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A full line Of choice groceries at
Morgester's.
Asparagus, Onions and Radishes
at Morgester's.
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ATTORNE
Office in new brick building, Main
street, Ridgway, Elk Co, Pa. v32t
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Business Cards.
Faies az Asyeriislhr.

Transient advertisements per square oi
eight lines, one insertion 81, Two inseIHohs
80, three insertions ";
Business cards. ten lines Or less. per year
Advertisement payable quarterly
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IN
RIDGWAY.

DAN SCRIBNER WISHES TO
inform the citizens of Ridgway, and
The public generally, that he has
started Livery Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD. CARRIAGES
and Buggies to let upon the most
reasonable terms.
Hsls~ He will also do job teaming.
Stable on Elk street. All orders left
at the Post Office will receive prompt
attention.
Aug2UlS7ltf
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Call on Butterfuss, Masonic Hall,
to buy your Boots and Shoes. Best
quality of stock used, and made up by
first-class Workmeh at low prices
Examine prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
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Ovens best crackers always fresh
at Morgester's.
Good quality cheese u cents q
pound at Morgester's.
-Jellies in glass butter dishes ot
Morgester's.
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GEO. a. HRslss
HALL g. Es'CAULEY

ATTORNEY -AT-LAW.
Main street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.
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ID. S. Andrus & Co., Williamsport,
Pa, are prepared to sell good organ
now for $500 cash. stops and beau
tiful case, and they are fully warranted
by them, which is a sure mark of their
merit. Send them your orders and
you will not be disappointed.
Sweet Oranges and fine fresh
Lemons al MorgesteF's,
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NEW LIVERY STABLE