The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-10


Good Mackerel $l.o5 per 10 lbs.
kits at Morgesters.
Election next Tuesday in Ride.
way Borough as we'll as the other
borough and townships in Elk
county.
The Ridgway Reading Circle will
meet at the school house next Saturday
evening at 7 o'clock sharp. All are
invited.
Everybody is predicting an early
spring. That's all right too, but no
one need to wait long now to see the
kindof a spring we will have.
The appearance of things now
seem to indicate that the back bone of
winter is at last about broken. We
are having for the past three or four
days much thawing, and signs of
breakup.
Among the little items of personal
comfort and economy are Ayers Pills.
They are the ready remedy which de-
seats many disorders, if taken in sea-
son, and should be kept in every
family.
An act is now before the Legisla-
ture which provides for an annual en-
campment of the National Guard for
one week, and also provides for the
payment of, the troops for the week
instead Of one day as now done.
Roads in some parts of Chester
county at the present time are in an
un safe condition, as the water, during
the recent thaw, came down from the
high ground and washed across the
roads, making cutters from twelve to
eighteen inches deep.
Company II will go to Washing
ton to attend the Inauguration of
President Garfield. Those members
of the Company who desire to partici-
pate should hand their names to the
Captain. Transportation will be furn-
ished by the State.
Freight traffic on the line of the
Pennsylvania railroad continues brisk
and for the purpose of eXpediting the
transportation of coal, oil, etc., the
schedule time for running trains has
been changed so as to permit Of much
greater rapidity between the different
points on the road.
Down at Milestone last week Tues
.jnx- fi,o .i ti7opc ,-nro rni,u tn tnun-
ship election. Whether an election
board was actually organized or not
we are not informed but that num-
Der of citizens went to township cleo
ton week ahead of time is stand.
ing joke.
While two little girls wCrt coast
ing at Bridgeport, Montgomery county,
last week, as their sled approached the
railroad they saw train approaching
and were unable to check their sleGs.
Both threw themselves off and escaped
unhurt while the sled ran on the track
and was struck and crushed by the
engine.
"A Clarion county farmer on going
to church recently took Il roll of
money containing $40 and placed it in
a fold in his purse. The next morning
he looked for it but found it missing;
he then went to the sled in which he
had ridden to church; the cows had
eaten the straw out and in one corner
he found his money chewed to pulp.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Ridgway postoflice,
Elk Co., Pa, up to February 7. 1881:
Aver Charles Neely, C. B.
Cook, Howard n. Nilsson, suen
Gage Mortimore O'Donald. Michael
johnson, August Sharp, Hovey
McMatten VIM. StettZer, VIM.
Mckinzie, Ed. Smith, Mrs. lIenrirtta
If not called for in thirty days they
will be sent to the dead letter Office,
Washington, d. G.
J. H. HAGERTY, P. NJ.
The Era report for January, for
the whole field gives 223 wells COM
pleted, yielding SAT- barrels on the
last day of the month. A half dozen
busters. Decrease of 81 wells. For
the Bradford district it shows; 2O6
wells finished, producing 6, 293 barrels
on the months last day. Four @dry
holes. Decrease of 81 wells and 2,2O2
barrels. The report in the Herald,
World and Derrick differ from the
above in fgures.-no one report being
correct-but all agree in figuring out
Bradford'e decline.
Now is good time to think abou
your plants and seeds for use the COM
ing season. A new catalogue will be
issued by Harry Chapel, of William
sport, in few days. All orders for
plants or seeds left at the ADVOCATE
office will receive prompt atten ton.
We will be ready to furnish all who
desire them Mr.. Chaapels catalogues
as soon as issued. All orders for
plants or seeds will be filled by us at
Catalogue prices, and delivered free to
any person in this vicinity. All kinds
of Towering plants are kept constantly
on hand by Mr.. Chapel. Any in
quiries will be cheeefully answered
personally or by mail by application
at the ADVOCATE office.
For light and heavy road, farming