The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-04-15

gester's.
Fine or coarse boots and shoes at
Jacob Butterfuss' shop Main street.
Stock and fits warranted first class.
Sunday and Monday were very
windy days reminding one more of
stormy March than of the month of
showers.
Ladies will please take notice that
Jas. McAfee tailor has on hand n
beautiful lot of new samples for ladies
coats
Trout fishing acceptable to the
laws of the State, commenced on
April lst and will continue during the
months of April, May, June and July.
Spring and Summer samples of
clothing at McAfee's over Powell &
Kime's store on Main street. A large
assortment of beautiful and durable
samples to select from. Call and leave
your measure.
If you want a sheet of note paper
If you want quire of note paper; if
you want ream of note paper, don't
fail to call at The ADVOCATE office.
We keep large assortment Of note
paper and envelopes, and sell cheap.
Mrs. I. f. Bullers would respect
full inform the people of Ridgway
and vicinity that she has just opened
fresh stock of groceries which she
will exchange for CASH at satisfactory
prices. Room next door to Gresh's
Furniture Rooms.
- There shall be no hunting, or
shooting, or fishing on the first day of
the week, called Sunday; and any
person offending agaist the provision
of this section shall be liable to pen
atty of twenty-five dollars - Pennsyl-
vania game and fish law sec. II,
-Workmen are now busily engaged
excavating for the foundation to the
steps for the front of the new Court
House. Before many weeks the steps
will be placed in position, and in a
short time thereafter the court house
yard will be graded, the fence repaired
the inside of The building finished and
everything in readiness to move into
our beautiful county building.
WIN. H. Kemble has renewed his
bail in the sum of $4,000. While
under oath Mr.. Kemble was asked if
lie would attend at the time specified
for sentence to which he replied
"fes, l will be here on the Goth if /
am alive. | do not intend to run
away. l cannot afford it," All Of the
famous legislative bribers and rOosters
are now out on bail awai ting their
sentence at the time above named.
"A little child named Murphy, near
Wilmarth, was accidentally burned
to death about ten days ago. The
child, n little girl, was out in the
woods near the house, and having some
matches set the dry leaves on fire
which quickly communicated to her
clothing, the flames being increased
by the child's running. The other
children present screamed which soon
brought the mother to the scene, but
too late, the child dying in a few
hours in terrible agony.
The pigeons are now nesting OH
their old nesting ground in Forest
county. Hunters are continually
passing through this village with guns
and nets going in the direction of the
pigeon grounds. Lieuts. Horton and
Rhines and H. H. Wensel succeeded
in getting about four hundred birds on
d recent tour. Milt Slight made a
good haul on Saturday, and others
have bagged more or less of the birds.
Even our devils have been there and
returned with a more or less large
number. Going pigeoning is right in
fashion here at present, We have even
heard it hinted that the editor of the
Democrat is going to take in the sport,
nnd as for us, if some benevolently
inclined citizen should take pity on us
and grant the loan of gun, why then
In that case, of course the editors
wife will have her hands full picking
pigeons which is equivalent to saying
that we will go.
- By an accident near the Eagle
Valley mill on Monday last, Judge
Whitmore came within an ace of loss
Ing team of horses, and Robt. Nc
Chesney, the driver, had a close call
for his life. The horses became fright
ened at passing mail train and made
a straight line for the railroad track
but few rods away, by the presence
of mind of the driver, they were
turned from a direct course when
near the crossing, the sudden change
throwing the horses on their backs
at the same time upsetting the heavy
load of lumber on the wagon at the
time of the runaway. At almost the
same moment the train thundered by,
an after Investigation showing that
there was but few feet to spare be-
tween where the nearest horse lately
stood and the track. One horse was
slightly injured, while a new wagon
tongue was needed to take the place
OF the old one which would not have
been recognized by an intimate friend.