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foolish, Wtteiish and Mackerel
in pals aud Kits at M0rgester's.
WiicOX Letter.

Wilcox, Pa, May 8 |, 1880.
There was quite an excitement in
town one day last week over the dis
covery Of hahy's leg in pile of old
bones at the Tanning Company's bone
mill. The leg was apparently cut Off
with some sharp instrument Just above
the knee and was still in fair state of
preservation. How the leg came
there. what had become Of the rest of
the body and was it really a murder or
not was a profound mystery which all
tried to solve in their own way. The
Doctor was of the opinion that the
baby was six months or year old and
thought an inquest should he held at
once. While others hootcd at the
idea and thought it would be n ridicu-
lous farce for six men to sit on q bahy's
leg and perhaps the baby still alive.
Some proposed to put it in box pack
1t nicely with cotton and have it de-
Gently buried while others with ap-
parently less humanity said the body
had undoubtedly gone through the
bone mill and they might just as well
pitch in the leg and let it all go to-
geiher. The company has been get
Ting bones from Warren, Sheffield,
Titusvillc and other places, so it is
| impossible TO tell whence it came.
The leg was on exhibition one whole
day and scores of excited people went
to view the the wonderful mystery.
Some perfectly horror struck at the
/ thought Of so dark deed as the kill
ing of Il pnor liltleinnocent baby while
Others would laughingly pass on and
make some jocular remark about the
baby's leg in box. Any one hav-
ing lost a baby or q baby's leg or
wishing further information relative
to this dark and mysterious affair can
write to JudsOn Schultz, Ezra Rohue
or DR.. Straight who will cheerfully
give all information in their power.
PETE.
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List of Causes

Set down for trial at May term 1880,
commencing Monday, May "a.
/. John w. Briggs fer use va. r. I.
Campbell, Adm'r &c. No. 81 May
term 1877.
?. The Clearneld County Bank vs.C.
r. Ear!ey. No. November term, 1877
8. Thomas p. Merritt vs.. J. w.
Brown. No. l23 May term. 1878.
4. Jordan S. Neel W.. John Win.
gart. No. 2i, September term, 1878.
5. w. d. Drake FOR use W. Kirby
ana silverthorn. No 40, Jauurry
term, 1879.
6. George A-Rathhan VS.. Tae n.
". Mining and TX. Co., OF Eric, Pa
No. 47, January term. 1870.
I. Elias Meyer ct al. EX'rs VS.. Hess
ekiah Moyer. no. s, Sep. term, 1879.
Q. Peter Volk fo7 use VS.. Lorenz
Vogel. No. II, September term, 1870.
Q. F. a. Loesch VS.. Henry Largay.
No. G6, September term, 1879.
10. Zenas Webb VS.. Frank c. Bow
man. No. 6S, Septi mber term, 1879.
II. Roht. I. Campbell VS.. Herman
Gorton. No. -, September term 1879.
-. w. E. Johnson VS.. The Bene.
2ette Oil Co. No. rs, Sept. term, 1870.
10, Stephen Condor & Bro. VS..
Daniel Eldridge. No, 81 Sept. term,
1879.
IA. D A Pontius Va. Conrod Moys
or, Jr. No So, November term, 1879.
Is. Frank X Gerber for use vs. JOSEPH,
Gerber VS.. Joshua Sykes. No. l. Janu@
ary term, 1880.
FRED. SCHGH1Se, Pro.
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III. ". Mag, ninc engineer. II
si,cadiaga few caysi IN oaecity.,
--ieaaan is happy.
"A danre was held at Mr. JOHN
Helielis at coal hollcw ON Monday
night
Friend r;e, how is the niump
qupsticn.
THE ylen Mn ia The Hollow VIII
s0oi' be "a ramimE az Ter.
Philip Wiihclm ot st. Mary ;
has built himself quite a neat little
house midway between Dagus City
and Slam Bang city and intends
opening up housekeeping in few
days. I. n. o
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HONOR FROM EUROPE. 1t is con-
ceded on all sides that DR.. Ayers Pills
are above comparison with other med
icines. Uniting the hest elements
known to tne chemist, they are par
ticularly effective against the nuner-
Gus stOmachic disorders for which
they are recommended as a cure.
These pills are so mild, yet searching
that they are often prescribed by doc
tors who otherwise do uot favor patent
medicines. Indeed. with fruits OF DR..
Ayers genius in the shape of pills,
Sarsaparilla, Ague Cure and Cherry
Pectoral, one might with impdnity
travel through the swanips of tropical
America, or follow Stanley on his
travels through the interior of Africa.
J -.AagtcsGQNl MiessD7 sllE rl7.a flefg
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Personal Items.


w. S. Service has had his house
newly painted.
-B. I. Taylor cast his shadow In
our village this week.
Cal Luther and Franl Nichols
have gone To- the pigeon woods.
John VanOrsda!l has sold his oxen
to Geo. Rhines and Charles Matthews
drives then.
Miss Libbie Young has left VIII
marth and is now second mate at We
Editcr's residence.
Warren II. Horton of Horton
township put in an appearance in this
village yesterday.
Col. Thomas \. Scott has resigned
the Presidency of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
Eddie Powell is again ut home,
being obliged to leave school for time
on account of sore eyes.
Ed. j. Luther senior devil of this
office spent last week in Erie city and
returned home Saturday.
We neglected to notice the arrival
of Mr.. II. l.. Loomis aud wife. They
have returned from New York.
= Doctor w. B. Hartman of st.
Mary's, was in town Monday looking
hale and hear'y. He feels very happy
about his nine weeks old boy.
Doc. Fullerton is the best duck
hunter of our acquaintance unless we
except Bev. Mercer. Any one could
lug home game ifsome one else killed
it,
We are pleased to announce that
our esteemed friend Elbridge G.
Fuller formerly of Wilcox has recently
been elected Mayor of Wellington
Ohio.
The Democratic State Convention
nominated Geo. A. Jeniis of Jefferson
| county for Supreme Judge and Robert
p. Deckert OF Philadelphia, for Audi
! tor General.
w. II. Montague of Toronto
Ont, brother OF Mrs. Crayston of thi.
village, who has been visiting here fol
several weeks, we understand is get
ting up penmanship class.
- The Railroad article in another
column makes Doctor c. z. Farley {
wealthy Philadelphian,'' that's what ;
man gets for being famous. We are
happy to call the Doctor citizen O.
Ridgway.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. ]. Rummer, o.
Caledonia, arrested a. accessories il
the recent murder OF Constable Wer
NTH 10y Harry English. we're release,
last Friday on bait, at special tern
court convened for that purpose.
--1'he body os the man drowned a
Raughis mill last week has not bcci
recovered at last accounts. Nine ne,
started from Portland Yesterday n!orn
Ing III search OF the body.
Mrs. Thos. Noon an / two childrer
left this village OH Monday Afternoon
FOR Il visit OF several m)nthi duration
tn friends in Moro Scotia. We wi,i
our next door neishbor pcas>n
journey ana 4 satisfactory visit.
Constable V0lmer of St
Mary's the officer wounded hy Eng
lish i'll the attempt at English's arres
is not improving very fast. grav
fears are entertained o. his recover,
at AL and it is even thought by som'
! that he will not recover.
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REMEMB BER

When you call at our establishment
you can be assured that you can be
nCited upon by gentlemanly salesmen
he your own time for making II
selection, and If you are not satisfied
with your purchase, have 1t exchanged
or the money refunded. Our sales
men will show a customer the same
attention when exchanging as they do
when selling goods, and in every res
pect we strive to give no cause for
complaint.
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"A dangerous counterfeit five dol
lar gold piece is reported to have made
its appearance. 1t is made by split
ting genuine piece, turning out the
metal until only thin plate of the
genuine gold is LETT on either side, and
then illling the space with base metal
and bringing the edges together again.
1t has the exact weight OF the g.nuine
coin. and resists the tests Oi the acid
on the edges, and OF course on The face
anh back. Only by ringing it is its
fraudulent composition betrayed.
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School Exhibition at Hyde's Opera
House, Saturday evening, May is.
OUR SPRING CAMPAIGN.

With this we inaugurate our Second
Spring Season in Ridgway. The
prophecy of our competitors at our
first Spring Opening, we are happy to
say, has not been realized, viz:-that
our business career in Ridgway would
be of short duration. We appealed to
the public at our Opening for their
patronage and support in our under
taking, and 1t is with pride and
thankfulness that we state that our
expectations have been more than re-
allied. We again appeal to the public
for their support, and we assure them
that our business will be conducted, as
heretofore-one price and the truth.
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SEoUEI;
-Supplemcnt with this issue.

Supplement with this issue.
Presbyterian preaching in the
chapel next Sunday.
Bread six cents leaf at T. F.
R2liers' Masonic building.
Garden making engrosses the at
tention of the men folks just now.
The small boys have commenced
to go bare footed. Look sharp for
glass and rusty nails boys.
May day was not as pleasant as
one might expect, although the
weather since that time has been warm
and pleasant.
School Exhibition. at Hyde's
Opera House Satr rday evening, May
18th, proceeds for benefit Of the school
Don't fail 10 attend.
The work of grading. the court
house yard has been commenced
Refore many weeks the yard will be
put in good condition ready for seed
ing.
Eggs twelve cen is per doz, at T.F.
Bullers' Masonic building.
- Square envelopes and legal fold
note paper at THE ADVOCATE Office.
Meals at all hours at r. F. Buffers
Lunch-roOm in the Masonic Building.
WIN. l.. Fox, of Clarion county,
died suddenly in the cars near ST.
Petersburg on Thursday last, aged
about twenty-nine years.
He was president OF the Foxburg
and Clarion railroad, and died under
peculiar circumstances while travelling
on that road. He was going to attend
the trial of IL tramp who had shot and
killed conductor. Mr.. Fox had the
revolver in his possession with which
the shooting had been done and after
the train had started he found that
the revolver Had been left at his house
The train was stopped and Mr.. Fox
went back to his house, but he over
taxed his strength in running, for he
sank down in his seat in the car and
died. Mr.. Fox was a prominent Re
publican, was chairman of the Clar-
ion county Republican committee
and was candidate on the Republi,
can electoral ticket in the Twenty,
fifth district. He left an estate valued
st Sc. o0o.oo0
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-05-06
GOOD ADVICE!

1t Is duty you owe to yourselves 70
ilrst call and inspect or mammoth
stock Of Clothing, all kinds of Domes
tic Goods, Notions, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps, &C., &C., ami learn our
prices before purchasing.
We have determined to retain the
FIRST PLACE IN POPULAR
FAVOR, and the only way to do
so is to sell the Tie Very Besr
GOODS at the Smallest Living Proft.
NEW YORK STORE,
kIDGwAY, PENN'A,
Cohen Brothers Il Brownsteine,
Proprietors.
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NEW YORK STORE.

The largest and most complete stock
Of Dry Goods, Notions, Ready Made
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and
Caps, Trunks, Valises, &C., &C., every
received at Ridgway now on hand at
prices to defy competition.
The recent advance in goods has
made no change in our prices. We
sell as cheap and cheaper than ever.
Cohen Brothers & Brownstein, Pro.
prietor.
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- bars soap for 25c at Morpester's.

The total debt of the United States.
including bonds, greenbacks, gold and
silver certificates ana all Others fornls
oi Indebtedness was on Saturday last
just s., III, ,77o, ,l4150. Dedurting from
this the cash in the Treasury, includ-
Ing the acaam i.atel B AMI dollars
we have IA net Debt o! 81, i,9G8, ,3l+, ,75S.
The decrease Of the debt in April was
2I2,07S,G 90, ~ which rate, If continued
without interruption, the debt would
be eXtinguisAei in less than fourteen
years.
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS!

No old goods in stock! ALI. NEW!
ALL STYtIsH! AND ALL so CHEAP
that everybody, regardless of station
In lito-or scarcity of funds, may be
abiero dress with taste. Inspect our
stock and satisfy yourselves that We
are HEADQUARTERS! Cohen Brothers
& Brownstein, New York Store, Post
Office Building, Ridgway, Pa.
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aTsLETuH'S a8ER.CAN CYCLIC
EE-ysA

This admirable work is now COM
pletein l6vols Eachvolume containsSC0
pages. It makesa complete and well
selected library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
well informed. Price s. U0 in cloth,
$3.50 in leather, or 500 in elegant
half Turkey. For particulars address,
w. Fl. Fairchild, Portville, Gait. Co.,
n. Y. who has been duly appointed
agent for Elk county by Z. 4 Judson,
general agent.
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That splendid crgun sold by D. S.
Andrua & Co., Williamsport, Pa, for
S75.0J-cash-with I stops, solid wal
nut case and 3 'ect % inches high, is
sold now for 5000 with one more
stop and the grand organ knee swell
additional. Write them Terms easy
on long tine also.
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:. 8. RrsnwEll, e.. o.

ELECTIC PHYSICIAN & SURG'N,
FIas renewed his Office from Centre
street to Main street, Ridgway, Pa, in
the second story of the new brick
building of Iohn @. Hall, wcst of the
Hyde House.
Office hours IL 10 PIP. NJ. ITO PM.
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HYpE ErUSE.
w. II. SCHRAM, Proprietor,

Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage heretos
fore 80 literally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort aud con-
veniencc OF guests, to merit 81 continu-
ancc Of the same. oct3U'69
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-05-06

List "f letters remaining in the
liidgway P. O., Elk county, Pa, up
TO May Q, 1859.
Brady, Mrs. Nettie
Brady, Roht.
Boyd. WIN. l..
Brewer, George
BrenenIau, j. L.
Curtis, Joseph
Cochran, j. a. (3)
Delenbock, NJ. K.
Firl, Chas.
Hamilton, John Fl,
Irwin, B. +.
JOr,lOn, 3.
Kuntston, n. a.
Lucas. .. r.. ~
Lord, j. >.
Lucas. James
Leldner, Jarn
McCanu, Miss Ann
McKane, Henry
McUarty, Tade
Mcclellan, James
Maker, Turino
Moran, John
One!l, Kate
Pastor Baptist Church.
Rees, L.
Rocaey, ID. 3.
Snyder, Albert
Spencer, ThoS. &.
Shaul, +.
Stewart, VIM.
Smith, Geo NJ.
White, James
Wankup, J. w.
If not called for in thirty days thel
will be sent to the dead letter Office a
Washington, d. &.
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He was a lawyer man
Who meekly b!ushed while he began
Her poor dead husbands will to scan.
lie smiled while thln'siny OF his fee
Then he said to her So tendery.
"You have nice fat legacy"
And when he lay next day In be!
with p!asters on his broken head,
lie wondered what on earth he said.
oil City Derrick
5EoUEE
He wondered long what it could be,
Then, dying. cried AT last Isce,
Carve on my tomb an c,egy."
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Do you want to wear good clothes?
Do you want to re honestly treated :!
DO you want to save money? Then
purchase your Clothing, Domestics,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, &c, AT the
NEW YORK STORE.
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Fine or coarse boots and shoes at
Jacob Buttcriuss' shop Main street
Stock and fits warranted first class.
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Full line of Fresh canned goods at
Morgester's.
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Best Number one Pickles 10 cents
ner dozen ~ Eoagester's
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Red and yellow Bananas, sweet
oranges, Lemons, Figs, Dates s., III
MOrgester's.
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Busia9ss Cards.
aaa. a. si8sSl

Main street. aiig @ry 81: Ce,, Pa
rarieui.f a'tea,iou gitan 70 the
cxsninuion Of tits, also TO t'Gtens
9nJ patent c0so5;
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NEW TIME RTABLE.-Under the new
schedule the mail and local freight
leave Ridgway station as follows:
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Fresh Rolls Cakes and Pies at +.
F. Buffers Masonic building.
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a.Ucoae 8 mameLEm
". L. wilkins.
@. a. RaEsaENggH.

DRUGGIST e. PARMACEtTIST,
y. w corner OF Main and Mill streets
Ridrway, Pa, full assortment OF care-
fully selected Foreign and domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed &t AL hours, day or night.
vln3y
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PARTIES coming from distance OF
20 miles and purchasing goods to the
amount of $1,000 or more will be al
lowed their car fare. Those purchas-
ing goods to the amount of $1,000 will
have their.car fare paid one way.
REMEMBER the place New YORK
arose next door TO the Poet oflee
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-Four cases new Boots at Morges-
te!s
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prints 81 to &c per yard.

Best muslins 7 to 0 cents yard.
An Endless Variety of Shawis,
Ladies' and Gents Ties, Silk trim
mings, fringes, satins, embroideries'
Ladies' Summer Suits, &C., &c.
"A large variety of all qualities and
kinds of dress goods at lowest prices.
Our stock is full and complete OF
everything too numerous to men.
ton. Call, examine, and be con-
WINGED.
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*. .. a..

*. os a.
Ridgway Lodge No. 1874 meets on
the 2d and 4th Fridays Of oach inont!,
at 8 o'clock,
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Still Another Railroad.

THE ALLEGHENY VALLEY AND ERIE
RAILROAD no BE CONNECTED By A
BRANCH THROUGH FOREST AND ELI,
f,nIr N,rIEC
The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
Il Ped0OgaSe's Pluck.
A SENSATION IN A SUSSEX COUNTY
SCHOOL.

A SENSATION IN A SUSSEX COUNTY
SCHOOL.
Samuel Roop, who teaches school
about three miles from Seaford, haJ
quite little drama enacted in his school
room few days since. 1t appears that
among the exercises of the school is that
of composition and letter writing Friday
afternoons. The usual task having been
assigned, one young "Mlss" demurred
and refused to comply with the rules.
On the following Monday the school
master insisted that the pupil above al
luded to should perform the task. In
The meantime he had received informa-
ton that two brothers of the girl would
visit his "Sanctum SAnctorum" that day
and, if he should persist in his demand,
they intended to give him SOUND
thrashing. The undaunted pedagogue,
however, armed himself with q revolver,
and taking his position on the platform,
calmly putting his revolver on the desk,
warned them of the deadly peril of All
attack upon him. Amid profound si-
lence, the young lady performed the
task; the two brothers were speechless,
an1 the school master was master of the
situation. A meeting of the School
Commissioners was called the next day
and Mr.. Roop was fully sustained in his
action.
The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
The Pistol at q Church Fair.
ONE NEGRO SHOOTS ANOTHER AT A
FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

ONE NEGRO SHOOTS ANOTHER AT A
FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
Frank Montgomery, a young negro
man, was leaving the hall, occupied
by the Shiloh Baptist Church, late on
Saturday night, having been attend
ing festival there, when he was shot
by another negro named Joseph
Brinckly. Montgomery had just step
ped outside, and had dropped bum
die. AS he stopped to pick it up,
Brinckly fired with a pistol, the ball
taking effect in his right leg, about
half way between the knee and hip.
AS soon as he had shot, Brinckly step
ped up and seemed surprised that he
had hit Montgomery, but there are
reasons to suppose that it was his in
tention to shoot him. Seeing two
policemen approaching he took to his
heels and escaped.
Montgomery was taken to the city
hall by two companions, and had q
warrant issued for Brinckly's arrest
DIR. Ogls dressed his wound, and upor
examination found that the ball haC
passed clear through the leg, but
broken no bones. The wounded mar
lives at No. 803 East Tenth street
Last night he told a GAZETTE reporter
that he did not know what prompted
Brinckly to shoot. He is about
twenty years old, and was at one time
slave on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land,
The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
Local Lines.

We have been shown q very hand
some prog anime of the "Annual Ball,
of the alive Oak Association" OF VIII
miugton. Del, the cost of which was S6t
per 100.- Middleton Transcript.
North East fishermen are getting ready
for the spring.
The editor of the North East Record
who does something else than write edl.
torials at times reInarks:-"The gentle
man who stole she editors axe is req ues
ted to return The same, aud no Ques.
tions will be az ed. 1t may be- necessary
for hin to steal grlndstone also."
Extra revival services will be held in
the Reformed Episcopal Church during
Lent.
j. B. LeFevre, Jr., and j. +. Botting.
ham OF Klrkwood were in town yester-
lay.
In one of the churches yesterday, q
minister, by way OF lllustratlOn, referred
10 the names the different denomination
venerated. "For Instance" said he. "il
the Baptist church is John Bunyon tn.
author of Pilgrims Progress, ami Par
adise Lost
Black Is worn during Lent by the in
tensely fashionable ladies.
There will be jug breaking at Union
NJ. E. church Thursday evening.
DIR. Dunn preached in Grace M. e
church yesterday.