The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-08

j. P. Marston, of Warren, is said
to be very i'll, and there is little hope
of his recovery.
William Luther, II yesterday
gave a birthday party at M. S. Kline's
last evening, which is said to have
been very enjoyable affair by those
who attended.
The Forty-seventh Congress met
in Washington on Monday. Joseph
Warren Keifer, Rep, of Springfield,
Ohio, was elected Speaker, and Ed
ward, Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania,
Clerk. The House thus passes again
into Republican control. Let's all re-
joice.
The temperance meetings at the
NJ. E. Church continue with un-
abated interest. Hundreds have taken
the pledge in answer to the urgent
appeals of Major Scott. Last Sabbath
evening the church was packed with
the largest audience ever in the
building.
The platform scale in front of
Schnning's block is now ready and in
order for weighing all kinds of mer-
chandise for the public. Any article
from two pounds to 81 tons can be
weighed. The weighing beam is in
Setteile's hardware store, so that weigh
ing can be done at night or any other
time quickly aud accurately.
Rev. T. S. Negley will preach in
the Presbyterian Chapel on Saturday
afternoon at 8 o'clock. Also on Sab
bath morning at IL o'clock, when the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be administered. A service for the
children will be held Sabbath after
noon at 3 o'clock. All are cordially
invited to these services.
The Ladies' Parochial Society
> will hold q Fair and Festival in the
building lately occupied by the Union
Store Co., on Dec. 14th, 18th, and 10th.
A large number of articles both useful
and ornamental will be for sale. Re-
freshments will be served from until
10 o'clock every evening.
BY order of the Society,
Mrs. G. r. WOODWARD, Sec'y.
"A pontoon bridge has been laid
across the river at Halls farm by the
Rochester and Pittsburgh r. r. Co.,
at point opposite heavy cut on that
road. A large number of teams are
now at work hauling the dirt across
the river to fill in on DickinsOn's fiat
where q trestle work has stood for
SOME time. The work is being pushed
with great energy here as it is along
the entire line Of the Rochester and
Pittsburgh, excepting of course be-
tween Johnsonburg and Ridgway
where a truce has been declared be-
tween the rival companies until April
1st.
1.-THE four days musical conven-
tion closed on Friday evening with a
grand concert in the Opera House.
Ofthe solo parts none were received
Miss Belle McClintock, and deservedly
so. Miss McClintock has a remark
ably pure voice and her command of
1t is worthy of all praise. The audi
ence which had before been impassive
to a noteworthy degree was fairly car
ried away with her selection from the
opera. Lucia de Lammermoor," and
on their emphatic demand the singer
gracefully reappeared, and if possible
increased the enthusiasm by the man
ner in which she sung "Three Fish
ers- A second encore was demanded
and givep.-Erie Herald.
Miss McClintock will sing at an
Evolutionary and musical entertaiH-
ment for the Institute at Ridgway on
Tuesday evening January 9rd, 1882.
Reserved seats at Messengers drug
store.
Two young men who move in the
best Austin society, went on a spree
not long since: After they were I'M
der way one of them said in an in
ebriated tone of voice.
'Let's bid each other good night,
Bill"
"Why, you amt going home, al
readyP It's right in the shank of the
evening"
"Of course. I'm not going home
now, but after awhile we won't know
each ozzer from shide of sele-lezther,
sho let's shay good night, right now
before it'sh too lateu
They embraced.
Mrs. S. w. Miles, will please ac-
cept our thanks for relics, and me-
mentoes of the yorktown Centennial
celebration. A party from this sec
ton viz: Mrs. 8. w. Miles, Mr..
and Mrs. jeremiah Elliott, Mrs. r.
b. Jones, Miss Mary Flick, and
Martin Perrin, Miss jeanette Davis,
Mrs. Mat Stanley, attended the cele-
bratton at Yorktown. in October,
Mrs. Miles, visited friends at Elmira,
and Binghampton, N. Y, and other
places, returning on November, 22d.
Among the mementoes is brick and
plaster from the famous House of
Burgesses, and from Mary and Will
liams College founded in 1860, a
circle of chinquapins, evergreens from
Yorktown, all of interest from associ-
atien with historic grounds. A piece