The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-05-20


Morgester's.
Fresh line of Canned Goods, all
kinds, received last Tuesday at Nor
gester's.
--Crossee & Blackwell's chow chow, |
Cauiflower and Mixed Pickles, best
apetizers known at Morgesters.
The pupils of the primary and
intermediate departments of the pub
lie school picniced last Thursday.
Fresh car load white wheat, am
Der, haxall, and Graham flour, feed,
meal, bran, corn aud oats at Morges-
ter's.
- Justice in Pennsylvania is not
blind. It's merely too bow-legged to
catch a rich criminal. - Harrisburg
| Patriot.
The planning mill company have
made platform on the roof OF their
mill which is supplied with barrels OF
water for use in case of fire.
Mrs. Lewis barn across the river
from the Eagle Vattey mill, was
burned on Sunday. Her house had
a narrow escape from destruction.
lightning rolls have been placed
on the Graded School house the
next thing in order should be the re-
placing of the old fence 10y Il new one.
The old fence il less than respectable.
Look well to your stoves and
stove-pipes. Remember that defec-
tive flues has been written as the
cause of many destructive fire
Don't negle)t 1t this matter; attend to it
at once.
Monday night the fire in the vi
cinity of b f. Ely's mill was threaten
ed with destruction, the mill, lumber,
and all the buildings III that vicinity.
BY prompt action the danger was
averted.
-Hhe grinder-man appeared on our
streets Tuesday, and now nearly every
man and boy in town has sharp
knife. while the ladies all had their
shears sharpened. The chap drove n
busy trade
The Sunday School Institute held
at Brockwayville, Wednesday and
Thursday of last week, was a success
in all respects. a report has been
kindly furnished us by Il gentleman
present. which we are compelled to
omit for want of room. The institute
will convene next year at Corsica.
On Monday afternoon supervisor
| Harry Wilson's barn was destroyed
by fire. His new double harness,
g other harness, together with agIicHi-
tural implements was destroyed. y
, horse escaped by the fire burning the
halter in two. This loss will fall
heavily on our friend Harry, and he
has our heartfelt sympathy.
Fires are still raging in the woods
in this section. Considerable damage
has been done in this immediate vi
y cinity. The fences on Doctor B0rd
= wells farm were taken down and cA
Il capped the fire. The amount of dam
e age to standing timber, wood, logs an(
bark, is very great, of which no on
d can approximate IL correct guess.
it Two firm friends in this city in
/, dulged in some playful remarks whil'
care.essly handling Il loaded gun. TIN
}. gun went off, of course, and thei
81 friendship was severed by the dealt
% of one of them. In the course G
about ten thousand years the lesson o
49, playing with loaded firearms may b
o. learned, but it seems idle to expect
e. any sOoner-Phila. Press.
We have just received Peterson's Mag'
zine for June aud ID not hesitate to say tin
s. Il has more attractions than all the 9th;
q magazines combined. NJ mtSiGi &c IT. Anne
lea has such fine steel engrdvings, and sue
!" good cuts. The ladies' at hOms tell us tn:
10 "peterson's" fashions are in better taste, al
more reliable than any magazine publishe
= "Peterson's' illustrated articles are a ne
=, feature this year, which makes the mNGaziI
u more attractive than ever. a friend of oul
We who was in Philadelphia last week, called
We Peterson's Office, ana tells Us that they pa;
~ 500 magazines every afternoon TO their su
scrbers. He speaks of the great populari
of the book. Send to CHARLES l. PErEE5o
Ill 800 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, and get /
lk great club terms for 1880
an EXCURSION TO SERGEANT. - La
no week we noticed in these columns tn
nv there would be a grand excursion fro
ST. Mary's to Sergeant, and that the
-or would be ample arrangements ma
nd for passengers at all stations along
ed line TO participate. The best arrane
on ment that it has been possible to ma
,ed is placing tickets at 81 90 for the rou
Of trip. All who desire to see the gra
spouting well should not fail to e
nor brace the present opportunity. t
of train will leave st. .Mary's on Tuesdi
his May 25th, lat 6 O'Clock PM. stopping
mo Ridgway about 6:20, and arriving
wn Sergeant about 7:20; Returning, W
civ leave Sergeant about 8 O'Clock, p.
on thus giving our citizens an opportun
rod to make the excursion without
croaching upon the time usually
y;I voted to business.