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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-13

person to whom it was first struck off.
and who in case of deficiency at such
resale, shall make good the same, and
in no instance will the deed be pre-
sented in court for confirmation unless
the bid is actually settled for with the
Sheriff as above stated.
THOMAS SULLIVAN, Sheriff.
Sheriti's Office, Ridgway Pa,
Jan. 3rd 1880.
See Purdon's Digest, Ninth Edition
pag 440; Smiths Forms, 3S4.
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CENTRAL
State Normal School,
(Fighth Normal School DiStrict.)
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON CO., PA.
A. n. RAUB, AN, PHI. D. Principal


a. \. RAUB, An, PHI. D. Principal.
This school as at present constituted
offers the very best facilities for Pro-
fcssiOnal and classical learning.
Buildings spacious, inviting and
cOmmodiOus, completely heated by
steam, we'll ventilated and furnished
with bountiful supply of pure, soft
spring water.
Location healthful and easy of ac-
cess
Surrounding scenery unsurpassed.
Teachers experienced, efficient, and
alive to their work.
Discipline firm but kind, uniform
and thorough
Expenses moderate.
Fifty cents week deduction to
those preparing to teach.
Stuuents admitted at any time.
Courses of study prescribed by the
State; !. Model School. II. Prepara-
tory. III. Elementary. ". Scien-
tific.
ADJUNCT COURSES:
I. Academic. II. Commercial. III.
Music. " Art
The Elementary and Scientific
courses are Professional, and students
graduating therein receive State Diplo-
mas, conterring the following cores
ponding degrees: Master of the Ele-
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 liberal,
and are in thOroughness not inferior to
those of our best colleges.
! The State requires 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-those who desire to
improve their time and their talents,
as students. TO all such it promises
aid in developing their powers and
abundant opportunities for well-paid
labor after leaving school.
For catalogue and terms address the
Principal, or the Secretary of the
Board
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Stock holders Trustees H Bar
ton, NJ d, A II Best, Jacob Brown,
S NJ Bickford, Samuel Christ, A N
Raub, r G Cook. Il, c. Nipple, Esq,
G. KentZing, E. T. Mccormick, Esq,
w. w. Rankin, w. H. Brown.
State Trustees Hon A Ct. Curtin.
Hon William Bigler, Hon. H. l.
Dief1enbach, Gen Jesse Merrill, ] G
Q Whaley, S Millar Mccormick,
ESQ
OFFICERS
Hon; William Bigler, President, Clear
field Pa
Gen Jesse Merrill, Vice President.
Lock Haven, Pa.
s.. Millar Mccormick, Secretary,
Lock Haven, Pa
Thomas Yardley, Treasurer, Lock
| Haven, Pa
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ALSO-all that certain tract, piece or
parcel of ground lying and being in
the township of Fox, county of Elk
and State of Pennsylvania, bounded
and described as, follows. Beginning
at post the south west corner of the
lot of land conveyed TO Patrick Shell
vey by Norris and others; thence
north by land of said Shelvey 584 rods
to beach tree; thence west partly by
land of L. Mohan l234 rods TO a
beach; thence south 584 rods to hem
lock; thence east by land of John
Wonderly 1881 rods to the place of
beginning, containing 43 acres and
allowance of 6per cent. and being part
of tract No. 1874, and conveyed to
Dennis Toomey by Peter O'Hara and
wife by deed dated March lst, A. ID.
1866, and duly recorded in deed book
L. Page S44 in and for the county of
Elk, &c. On which there is about
thirty acres under improvement with
young growing orchard on same on
which there is a hewed log house
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Elk County Court Proclamation.

WHEREAS, the Hon. l.. d. Wet
more, President Judge for the Thirty
seventh Judicial District of Pennsyl-
vania, and Julius Jones, and George
Ed. Weis, Esquires, Associate Justices
in Elk county, have issued their pre-
cepts, to me directed, for the time Of
holding of the Orphans Court, Court
of Common Pleas, General Quarter.
Sessions and Oyer and Terminer, at
Ridgway. for the county OF El k on
the FOURTH MONDAY IN JAN.
1851, being the 9th day of the month,
to continue one week.
Notice is therefore given to the Cor
oner, Justice of the Peace and Con-
stables in and for the county of Elk,
to appear in their own proper persons,
with their records. inquisitiOns, and
rcmemhranccs, to do those things
which of their Offices and in their be-
half appertain To b. done, and ali wit
nesses and other persons prosecuting
in behalf Of the COmnlOnW cal lth against
any person or persons, are requested to
be then and there attending, and not
to depart at their peril. Jurors are
requested TO be punctual in their at
tendance at the appointed time, agree
able to notice.
Given under my hand and seal, at
the Sherilf's office, in Ridgway, the
22d day OF December in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ei9hty-One.
d. c. OYSTER, Sheriff
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For fear you may forget we say
once more don't fail to go in and see
the big stock of new goods at the
Union store
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ALSO-Northorn One-half as fol-
lows: BEGINNING at the northeast
corner of premises being described,
said corner being the northwest cor
ner of lands OF John Gibson, and on
the north line of warrant 1894; thence
along the west line OF said GibsOn's
lands south $50 rods to the centre OF
creek road; thence north 774 degrees
west 3I.7 rode tOa peg in the centre Of
said road; thence south 120 4U/ west
two rods to the left bank of the mill
race; thence along the bank Of said
race north 80 degrees west six rods,
north 73 degrees west A rods, north
S45 degrees west seven and four tenths
rods, north seventy one and Cne-half
degrees west sixteen rods, north
fifty-five and one-half degrees west
six and five-tenths rods north seventy
five and one-half degrees west eight
and seven-tenths rods, north titiy-nine
and dgs. west eleven and siX-tenths
rods, north siXty-tOur and 0ne-half
west seven and two tenths rods, north
seventy five and One-half degrees west
six rods, north siXty-Seyen and one
halt degrees west twelve rods, north
lhirty-seven degrees west six rods to a
hemlOck stump at the head Of the
dam; thence due south furty-three
and thrce-tenths rods to post: thence
west one hundred and forty-sevan and
! five-tenths rods to II post ON the (wcst
of the partitiOncd premises, east
| line of p. f. Weeds land; thence by
p. +. Weeds land and lands of b. A.
! Weed north eighty-nine and three
! tcnths rods toa post on the north line
| of warrant number 1894; thence by
IL ntxvC / nd l.ift Ia
! lenths rods to the place Of reginning,
containing 1856 acres, . rods and 2s
| perchCs -l36 A = X % p more or
less, on which there is about 40 acres
/ cleared, a twO-story house 2OX3O feet
with wing l6X+0 feet, one story high:
one harm 40X5O feet, and other out
buildings, &c.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Justice Weed at the suit
of Joseph Wilhelm.
TERMS OF SALE.
The following must be strictly COM
piled when the property is struck oil:
! ]. All bids must he paid in full eX'
cept where the plaintiff or other lien
creditor becomes the purchaser, in
which case the costs on the writs must
he 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 receipts for the amount OF
the proceeds of the sale, or such por
ton thereof as he shall appear to be
entitled TO.
2. All sales not settled Immediately
will be continued until six o'clock p
NJ, at which time all property moi
settled for will again be put up, ano
sold at the expense and risk of the
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Sheriff's Sales.

BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY writs
of fieri facias, alias fieri facias, vendi
toni eXponas, levari fac as, and testa-
tum fieri facias issued out of the Court
of Common Pleas of Elk County, and
to me directed, / THOMAS SULLI-
VAN, High Sheriff of said county, do
hereby give notice that 1 will expose
TO public safe or outcry at the Pro-
thonotary's Office, in Ridgway, at one
O'Clock p. NJ, on
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RCgister's Notice.

NOTICE is hereby giben that the
following account will be presented at
the next term of Orphans court for
confirmation:
/. Final account of G. w. Wur-
lell administration Of Edward Bahle
late of - Marys Borough deceased.
FRED SCHG.NING, Register.
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ALSO-All the right, title, interest,
claim and demand OF defendant in
and out of three acres of cleared
ground, situate in the township of
Benzette, EIl county, on which there
is new house two stories high l6X3O
feet also shed about l2Xl6 feet; well
of water, &c.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Mark Radcliffe at the suit
of Joseph Dill.
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about 20xS2 and one barn 96x40
feet and a spring of good water.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Dennis Toomey at the suit
of Peter O'Hara.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

The Above eighty names were written
on separate pieces Of paper, and by tue
commissioners together with the clerk,
the first fifty names were placed ~ al Gu
velope, sealed and endorsed on the same
Jurors drawn for the first week OF the May
term Of the District Court, and the last
thirty names drawn were also placed IN o
separate envelope by the jury commission,
ers and the clerk Of helcourt sealed and
marked jurors for the second week OF the
Nav term of the District Court, and saio
envelope was then placed in the jury box
sealed, locked, and then placed IN the GUS
tody If s. b. ShackelfPrd clerk OF the
court for use Mt the next term OF the court
The said s. b. Sbackelf0rd. did then ana
there. in our presence. keep process yer
bal of all the acts done by said commits
sioners in said drawings which we hereto
certify by our signature to be correct, TINS
the 10th day Of March: 4. D: 1881. mr.
e. 6. RANDOLPH,
JOSHUA KEMP, Is
G. e. DUNN.
Jury Commissioners
8. B. SHACKELFORD,
Clerk and Ex-ofhcio Jury Commissioners.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

Judge A. Cazabat bid farewell to
his many friends in Grant parish hast
wednesday and started for his new
home at Honma, Terrebonne parish.
Quite a number of friends went to
the landiag to wave him an adieu as
the Bell backed out. He is 10 go in
to partnership with young Mr.. Cal
houn, who taught school at Coifax IN
1877, and is most favorably remeT :
bered by those of our citizens VIII
knew him.
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NOTICE.

N..,;cc is h.r.by given that q, Monaa.r,,
the 18th dav of May, 1881. at IL c'cl"rx
m. / will offer 10 lease, at public a'ici'oll,
Il, f.ol. of the court house dovr, Az tho
town Of C,lfax La. TO the highest bidd =,
thu # bnk ascending Of the following
pubic fer les;
Capp's Terry. on Little river.
l..,crulA's 4, rry, on Little river.
Donnahue's ferry. on Little river
Cockerham's ferry. on Little river
Approved parish scrip OF back Years VIII
b. tssxcn ia payment
S. CURRY,
r-cst Police Inry of Grant Parish:
Colfax La April 8, 1881 III
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

Senators of that party have now de-
clared that the Republicans must
astick" until George Gorham and
Ridd!ebarger are elected Secretary
and Sergeant-at-A'ms OF the Senate.
The Democrats are equally united
in saying that these men shall not be
elected, at least until the necessary
business of the session is over. 1t Is
not "pretty quarrel" but petty one,
but these dignifed Senators can bard
" retreat after taking go decided
stand. .sr
The President has again found it
| necessary to limit the time during
which he will receive visitors, aud to
renew the notice that all applications
for Office must be filed in the proper
departments. Personal applications
will receive no attention. Many OF
those Office seekers who weeks ago
attacked the White Honse in person
are now carrying on the war from q
distance by means of the Unite d
States mails. All letters received by
the President of this kind are at once
sent 10 the Cabinet officer To whose
department they relate. This is the
| only way Presidel can act with
propriety. He cannot examine into
the merits or claims Of one in
, thousand of the applicants. Mr.
Hayes had happ, way of promising
an, body anything, and then, perbapa
having his clerks hunt up y citizep''
name in the directory, bat there arr
objections to that syslem.
CARROLL.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

One of the best rules in trade il.
"ouick sale and small profit" This is
the motto of Mcknight & McNeely,
AS all will admit When they learn
that this house is selling coffee at l5c
per Id, good cleari6ed sugar at loc
per lib, ladies pegged polka shoes at
$l.l5 per pair, and all other goods at
low figures. New goods received
constantly. They have just got on 9
few barrels of fine old Kentucky rye
whisky, fine old apple and fine ole
peach brandies.
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C0HYrOIAL.1
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the Sd Day
Of May. A. D. 1881.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PAR1sH OF GRANT.

PARISH OF GkAxT.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED
That we the undersigned jury commits
sionsrs of the parish of Grant duly APP
pointed and qualified according to law.
met this day in the clerks Office in the
court house Of said parish to draw jury
to serve at the next term Of the District
Court to be holden ON Tuesday, the 81
day of May, A. D. 1881. The clerk OF the
court, s. b. Shackelford, then furnished
the jury commissioners with q list OF the
Jury who had served at the last term OF
the District Court, when the jury COM
missioners with the assistance OF the clerk
of the District Court and ex-ofiicio MEM
Der of the jury commission proceeded to
open the General Venire box and after
revising the same by striking from the
list and taking from the box all those who
had removed from the parish. died, etc
Then proceeded to replace like number
OF names in the general venirs box taken
from the registration and poll books OF
this parish so as to supplement- the num-
Der of names taken from the box, to its
original number three hundred.
When Mr.. C. G. Dunn drew from the
general venire box in the presence OF the
undersigned commissioners, one at time
the following fifty names to serve for the
| fret waak
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

There is some talk of getting up
grand hurrah about railroads IN Col
fax a Ia that of our neighbors of the
great city(?) of Alexandria. True it
might harrow up the feelings OF our
neighboring village for us to do it, but
it is we'll enough let them and the
railroad folks know that there are
other points beside Alexandria that
would like to have railroad, and
can offer superior inducements.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

Our friend Jno. A. Dunn. who has
just graduated as doctor. paid us q
visit this week, on his way to Cotile,
the "future great" railroad city OF
these parts, as he claims. He expects
to locate there permanently. Sorry
to lose you from Grant, John, but
hope to see you trampipg up this way
again after Colfax gets her railroad.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

R. L. Randolph. Esq, assistant IL
brariau of the Baton Rouge cadets.
sends us polite request to mail the
CHRONICLE to their reading room for
the use of the cadets. We shall do
SO with pleasure. and hope the boys
will enjoy the full benefit OF home
news from all the papers Of the dif-
ferent parishes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

wAsHrxoros, d. c.. April 9. 1881.
Everything indicates great many
changes in the Interior Department.,
Post Office and the Attorney Gener-
ars Office Mt an early day. In the
Treasury also the removals will prob
ably be numerous. but it is thought
Secretary Window will postpone &C.
ton for some time. In the War and
Navy departments the positions OF
Importance are all filed by officers OF
the two branches of the service and
the coming Of new administration
makes no difference. A man once an
cbored in the State Department, and
found efficient, is hardly ever DIS
turbed except by death.
AS an indication OF what Secretary
Kirkwood means to do or to recon-
mend the President to do, action tax
! en- yesterday was significant. Con-
eress having provided for eight $1,000
Clerks, and many others at high pay,
in the Pension Office, it was general
" believed the Secretary would pro-
mote some of tile old clerks to those
, fat places, but he did not Every one
, canned is a new man. and the eight al
$4,000 rank any before in the Office
This means reorganization, and
I doubtless, the retirement OF the pres
{ ent G Commissioner, Bentley.
The newspaper joke Of the week j
IL M
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

1t isn't often that q tiger is cap
trred, but we are informed that
some Of our young men went on a
hunt the other dav and returned
with the tiger they had gone in quest
of. 1t is beauty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

Cotile came very near having q
considerable FIRE this week. but we
are glad to know that the flames
were subdued after having done only
a few dollars worth Of damage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-04-30

Our friends throughout the parish
will confer a favor by sending us
word as to the condition Of the roads
in their section. 1t is said that they
are not being worked in some places
as they should be. Send us word,
and faith we'll tell the folks all about
the negligent chaps.