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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23

INCIDENTS IN THE LIVES OF GREAT
AND LITTLE MEN.
The most matter-of-fac man we
know, and one who would be consid-
cred the very last to be effected by
these old traditions, says he don't care
for new moons over his left shoulder,
bowling dogs at midnight, or any.
thing of the kind, but when he sees a
woman with big stone chasing a
mooiey COW, he is always sure to hear
of new made grave.
1t is said that even President Gar
field has his little peculiarities in this
line. When we were boys together in
Ohio he would never get into Il water
melon patch AT night where there was
a bulldog. He said that wherever
there was a bulldog everything was
sacred. SO superStitious was he about
this style of bird. Garfield said to us
once that he would just as soon rob
his mothers grave as to enter the
hallowed precincts where the bulldog
reigns. Then he showed us a pair of
Overalls with seat to them that
looked as though it had sat down on q
buzz saw.
james G Blaine has a superstition
about kicking an old felt hat Oh the
lst of April.
Carl Schurz has mortal dread of
holding post mortem examination
on live hornet.
Attorney General MacVeagh who is
bald, will never brush his head with
the brush that the hired girl has bor-
rowed from his dressing case. He
says that the long hairs tickle his
scalp, and the girl is almost sure to
lose her situation. 1t is bad sign.
Roscoe Conkling never chews his
own tobacco. He thinks that if he
were to do so he would come to want,
and he would rather, if anyone suffers,
that it should be his friends.
Henry Ward Beecher saws that if.
in walking out in the yard, he sees a
clothes line and saws it across his
windpipe, it Is Il sure sign that some
one will get licked.
General Sherman says that he cares
nothing for the usual warnings and
bad signs, but he would 90 around
seven blocks to avoid woman with a
garden hose and Il u timber sun bonnet
An old journalist we once knew was
so suspicious about railroads and differ
ent lines of transit that he wouldn't {
take journey over any railway until
he had note from the superintendent
that could be shown to the conductors
on the way. He said he tried to make
trip once without this precautioli,
and met with a terrible accident. No
body else was hurt, but he was
thrown off the train and over an en-
bankment twenty-seven feet high into
a frog pond eleven feet deep. He
thinks the conductor had something
to do with it.-BiU N,ye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23
Advertising that Paid.

John Manning, Sheriff Of Dead
wood, Dakota Territory, was in st.
Louis on business, and he remembered
that the year before ST. Louis man
had been up to Deadwood and left ow-
ing man several hundred dollars,
which was to be paid as soon as he got
home. Manning met the man in st.
Louis, and he said he would hand
him the money next day, but the day
passed and the money did not come,
though the man was amply able to
pay. So one morning Manning in
serted Il personal in newspaper to
the effect that if the man who left
Deadwood between two days, did not
pay the money be forgot to pay night
before, the whole circumstances would
be published next day. The notice
was signed "John Manning, Sheriff
of Deadwood." Before O'Clock a
young man called at Manning's hotel
and said he had seer the notice and
had come to pay 1920 he had borrowed
to get out of Deadwood. Manning
found out who the money was bor-
rowed of and took it to carry to the
Deadwood citizen, remarking that he
was not the man to whom the Sheriff
referred, but it was a mighty mean
Sheriff that would not carry money
to friend. The next man to call was
the one he wanted, and he payed the
money, and apol6gized, and begged
the Sheriff to say nothing about it.
During the day seven citizeus of st.
Louis called on Manning aud paid
him money for citizens of Deadwood,
believing the Sheriff had reference to
them in his notice. and after he had
gone away another citizen called and
asked the clerk for Manning, but the
clerk said the other fellows had all
been there and paid up, and this man
had better keep his money. The
Sheriff said he always thought adver-
Using paid but he never had 1t demon
strated to his satisfaction before.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23
BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO. q.

Be It ordained and enacted by the
Town Council of the Borough of
Ridgway and 1t ishereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the
same.
l. That the assessor of the Borough
of Ridgway Is hereby authorized and
required to forth with make an assess
ment of all dogs and bitches owned
and kept within the limits of said Bor-
ough and make return thereof to the
Town Council, and annually there
after the assessor shall assess all dogs
and bitches as aforesaid, at the time of
making the regular annual assess
ment.
Q. That there shall be levied and
assessed upon the owner or owners of
each and every dog owned and kent
within the Borough of Ridgway a tax
of one dollar and upon the owner or
owners of each and every bitch so
owned aud kept by him, her, or them
in said Borough tax of two dollars.
3. That all taxes so levied and as
sessed shall be added to the regular
duplicate of Borough taxes, and the
collector of Borough taxes shall have
the same power and authority to en-
force the collection thereof that is now
or hereafter may be conferred upon
the collector of other Borough taxes.
This ordinance shall take effect on
and after the first day of July, A. d.
1881.
G. II. M'CAULEY, Pesident.
Attest-W. &. HEALY, Secy.
Approved this 10Th day of June,
1881.
J. POWELL, Chief Burgess.
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MRS. e. CRAYSTON.

In returning thanks for past favors
respectfully begs to inform her friends
and the public generally that she has
just returned from New York where
she purchased a large stock of Milli-
merry and fancy goods of the latest
styles, also nice selection of ladies'
Skirts, Plain and Fancy hosiery,
Ladies' and Childrens' Parasols, Hair
goods, fancy Chinaware, &C., which
she intends to sell as cheap as the
cheapest. Particular attention given to
trimming and in a style that cannot
be surpassed in this section. All are
invited to call and inspect her goods
before purchasing elsewhere. nl0m6
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New York SenatOrship.

Albany, June 2l.-The vote to-day
for Senator in the place of Mr.. Conk-
ling was: Jacobs, 81; Conkling, 88;
Wheeler, 3S; Cornell, 8; Folger, ?;
Lapham 25; Bradley, l; Crowley, /.
The vote for Senator in place of
Thomas G. Platt was: Herman, 81;
Platt q; Depew, 50; Cornell, II;
Wheeler, 8; Crowley, 6; William b.
Bliss, Il Folger, /; Tremaine, mo
choice.
Mr.. Sheridan moved an adjourn
ment. Lost; SO yeas to SO nays.
The convention then proceeded to
vote again, with the following result
Jacobs, so; COnkling, 81; Wheeler, 35;
Lapham, 25; Bradley, l; Crowley, 8;
Folger, 2; Cornell /; Tremanine, /.
The second ballot for the long term
was as follows: Herman, 81; Platt, 27;
Depew, 80; Cornell, 8; Lapham, |;
Wheeler, 4; Crowley, 5; Bliss, /; Fol
ger, ]; Trenaine /. No choice.
senator Murtha moved an adjourn
ment. Carried-yeas 70, nays 81 and
the convention adjourned.
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Educational Notes.

School Directors and Teachers
will be interested la the follwing Act
OF Assembly, entitled IAN Act re-
quiring the school directors of the
several school districts of this Com
monwealth, to allow the school teach
ers their time and wages while attend.
ing the annual county institutes and
prescribing certain duties of the
county, and city superintendents re-
specting the same:
Sec. l.. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same: That from and after the pass
age of this act, it shall be the duty of
the school directors of the several
schools districts of this Commonw wealth
and they are hereby required to allow
the school teachers employed in the
said school districts " no are actually
engaged in teaching school therein,
the time and wages whilst attending
and participating in the exercises of
the annual county institutes for the
Improvement OF teacnefS.
Sec. 2. That at the close of the an.
nual sessions of the said Institutes il
shall be the duty of the several city,
borough and county superintendents
to make report to each board of
school directors in their respective
jurisdiction, setting forth the number
of days that each teacher shall have
attended and participated in the ex-
ercises of said annual teachers insti-
tute. which said report shall be the
basis for allowing the teachers their
time and wages; provided, that the
provisions of this act shall not extend
to the first school district of Pennsyl-
vania nor to the counties wherein
special laws, regulating or relating to
county institutes are in force.
1t should be a matter of special pride
to the school teachers of Elk county
that their own Representative Hon. J.
L. Brown framed, introduced, and
warmly advocated the passage of the
above bill. 1t was known as"Brown's
BILL" and was passed without any
amendment. Many teacher will
now feel relieved and county superin-
tendpnts need have no anxiety about
attendance at county institutes.
The annual district reports should
be made at once. Directors do not de-
lay Or the appropriations may be lost.
GEO. r. DIXON.
Co. Supt.
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A Star ROute Swindle.
bradford Sunday News.l

bradford Sunday Newsl
The examination into the Star Pos
tai Route swindles which has been
occupying the minds of the United
States authorities for several weeks
past has developed one of local inter
est, inasmuch as it has been discovered
that the swindlers were getting in their
work in this vicinity. In keeping
with all their other transactions the
field selected by the "contractorsu for
the carrying out of their scheme was
through barren, unbroken country.
and it is question if there are half a
dozen houses lying between the two
points traversed. The route was from
Custer City to Kinzua village, and the
contract, which was awarded to q man
living in Kentucky, called for the de-
livery and transportation of all mail
matter between these two places once
a week. The recompense was placed
at between six and seven hundred dol
lars year, and the material used for
transportation consisted of solitary
horse and one man.
The conveyance, it appears, was ex-
tensive enough to perform the work.
and it was never known where the
horse or man suffered any inconven-
ience from an overload. Judging
from the amount of labor required
the position the deliverer of mail mat
ter enjoyed was an agreeable one, and
he has been known to go and come for
weeks at time without receiving or
delivering as much as a postal card.
Postmaster Streeter, of Custer City, OH
assuming the duties of his office over
year ago, soon saw the useiessness of
the delivery, and he wrote to the
proper authorities at Washington in
timating that it ought to be abolished,
No attention was paid to the matter at
the time by the powers then in possess
sion of official station, but since the
new administration has been in opera.
ton they have taken cognizance of the
"Custer City, Kinzua postal route" as
1t was called, and last week ordered
that it be discontinued. Wherefore
the solitary horseman with an empty
mail pouch Will no more wend his
way over the lonely hills between
Custer and -Kin2ua.
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PERSONALITIES.

Mrs. Horace Warner returned
to Wilcox on Saturday last.
L. S. Horton, and wife of Brock
port were in town this week.
Miss Katie Devereaux, of Wilcox,
is visiting friends in this Borough.
Mrs. Swartz Ross went to Lock
Haven yesterday on visit to friends
in that city.
Ben. Dill has been making hay
under shining sun for several days
in the court yard.
Hon. William NJ. Nelson, State
Senator from Wayne county, was in
Ridgway last week the guest of Sena-
tor Hall.
Mrs. c. E. Holiday, who has been
i'll for some time is improving rapidly
and will no doubt be out again in a
few days.
Hons. Henry Souther, of Erie,
and Geo. A. jerks were in at
tendance on an adjourned term
of court held here on Wednesday.
Bro. Brandon, of the Gazette, at
tended the Kline sale of household
goods on Saturday last as auctioneer.
Quite number of bidders attended
the sale.
Mrs. Eva NJ. Parsons, wife of the
ADVOCATE editor, is at present enjoy
ing II summer vacation among rela-
tives in Erie county. If there in any
thing we had rather be than an editor
its an editors wife.
Frank Marshall, who lives at
Eagle Valley, was injured by u falling
limb in the bark woods last week
Thursday or Friday. The limb struck
him on the shoulder. He was out the
next day but hardly able to walk.
Mrs. SaIyer Jackson is lying
seriously ill at her residence, the Ridg-
way House. Miss Nellie Jackson
came from st. Marys on Monday
night, Joe has also come home, and
considerable alarm is felt at the low
condition of their mother.
Saturday morning last at 8 o'clock
Page r. Prindle at Eagle Valley had
the misfortune to lose his house and
household goods by fire. So rapid
and complete was the work of the
flames that Page and wife scarcely
secured anything. Mrs. Prindle was
i'll bed at the time of the fire, and mar
rowly escaped serious injuries.
The case of Geo. A. Rathbun vs
The Northwestern Mining and Elk
change Co., which was decided by the
Court of Common Pleas Of Elk county
in favor of the plaintiff, aud taken to
the Supreme Court on writ of error
by the defendant, has been passed on
by that court and the decision of the
lower court affirmed.
C. r. Kline and wife, left yester
day for Reading, Pa. where they will
hereafter permanently reside The
many friends of Mr.. Kline in this
vicinity sincerely regret the fact that
his health compelled him to leave
Ridgway, where he has for four years
been engaged in the banking business
AZ cashier of the Elk County Bank.
An accident happened last week
to john Stoner, an employee on the
engineer corps, by which he nearly
lost two of the fingers on his left
hand. He was in the act of holding
back q clump of bushes will. his left
hand which he proposed to cut off
with an axe in his right hand. Carl
Rhines, who was also cutting bushes
close by struck at about the same time
without noticing Stoners hand was
in the way, the result being as above
stated.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23

p Excellent celery plants on sale
at Morgester's after June 20.
-- The weather is hot but the rush at
the Union Store still continues. Goods
down to cost.
Camp chairs, canvass cots, lounges,
wood and marble top tables at the
WestEnd
Prints at the Union Store must be
sold. For the best 7 cents a yard; and
as low as six cents. Other dress goods
marked down 70 correspond.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23
A Losing Joke.

A prominent physician of Pittsburg
said jollingly to lady patient who
was complaining Of her continued ill
health, and his inability to cure her.
"try Hop Bitters!' The lady took it
in earnest and used the Bitters, from
which she obtained permanent health.
She now laughs at the doctor for his
joke, but he is not so well pleased
with it, as it cost him good patient
Harrisburg Patriot.
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DRESSMAKIN0.

Mrs. f. Pollman having moved into
the house of Jas. Pentield near the
Catholic church wishes to inform the
citizens of Ridgway and vicinity that
she is prepared to do in neat and
satisfactory manner all kinds of plain
sewing and dressmaking,a ,at reasonable
prices. All persons having work in
this line are respectfully invited to
give her q call. nl5m3
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Subscribe for the ADVOCATE.

CupscllDe IOT tne ADVOCATE.
The fishing party returned home
this week.
The engineer corps returned to
town last Tuesday.
Slight frost on the hills in this
: vicinity last Tuesday night.
DO you wish to do the family
ironing without heating the house?
Buy the Hull Vapor Stove.
w. S. SERVICE, Ag't
The Iroquois b. B. G. of this Bor-
ough will play a match game of ball
H. with the Emporium B. B. G.. Oh Sat
urday of this week.
The house OH Mill street owned by
]. Powell and occupied by G. II. Kline
has recently received new coat of
paint. Cal. Luther did the work.
DO you wish to get all ordinary
meal in fifteen minutes without heat
ing the house? Buy the Hull Vapor
Stove. w. S. SERVICE, Ag't.
Company "H" will hold pic
nlc and platform dance on the Fourth
of July in Capt. Fred. Schening's
grove. Everybody is invited to at
tend.
The absorbing theme before the
Ridgway public is, what will be done
with the grass along the streets now
the cattle are not permitted to run at
large?"
A grand ball will be given in
Hyde's Opera House, July 4, 1881, for
the benefit of the l. o. of o. F. Lodge
No. 969. The public are cordially in
vited. Tickets 81 90.
Street commissioner Hagerty has
large force of men and boys at work
making repairs on the plank road rum
ming through the Borough. The street
crossings are also receiving needed at
tention.
Ridgway, Pa, June %, 1881.
To Whom ii may COMccya!
This is to certify that the under
signed has not left town nor does he
intend to, as has been reported around
the county. But you can find me ut
the West End Furniture Store in
Healy's building where / removed to
on April lst. c. BOWERS.
A CARD.
Charles r. Kline this day retires
from the Elk County Bank on account
of i'll health. The business will be
continued as heretofore by the under
signed remaining partners.
JOHN G.. HALL,
-'' JEROME POWELL,
w. II. HYDE.
Ridgway, Pa, June II, 1881.
The following persons have been
constituted by the Legislature re-
turning board to count the vote cast
for State Treasurer next November,
in accordance with the provisions of Il
law of 1879: Senate w. b. Rob
erts, of Crawford; G. B. Seamans, of
Lackawanna; Frederick Grof, of
Somerset; w. NJ. Nelson, of Wayne.
ouse:-Geo. w. Hall, of Philadel-
phia; John Hill, of Indiana; c. w.
Tyler, of Crawford; Michel Cassidy,
of Carbon; ]. l.. Brown, of Elk and
III, S, Ackerman. of WeStnOreland.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23

q For nervousness and Chronic Ca
tarrh take PERUNA. tried it. L.K.
Mysler. Allegheny City, Pa.
b l had great trouble with my lungs
until took PERUNA. Am well. Mrs.
A. Briske, Pittsburgh, Pa.
NV baby had terrible sore scalp,
(scabby). PERUNA cured it. John
Crowei, Pittsburg, Pa.
d Chronic Rheumatism and Catarrh.
Took PERUNA. Am well. Mrs. F.
Olinghousen, Brownsville, Pa.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23

Flowers for house or garden, Ger
aniums. fuschias, heliotropes, verbenas'
roses, or in fact anything in the flower
line at THE ADVOCATE Office. We
are agent for one of the cheapest as
we'll as best dealers in the country viz:
Harry Chapel, Williamsport. All
orders left at this Office will receive
prompt attention. Goods will be de-
livered in Ridgway at your residence
at catalogue prices.
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ESTATE NOTICE.

Estate Of John c.. Corbe, late Of
IL Benzinger township, Elk county.
Pa, deceased. Notice is hereby geven
that letters testamentary have been
granted to the undersigned, upon the
above named estate. All persons in
uebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and those
having legal claims against the same
to present the without delay, in pro-
per order for settlement.
nl3 t6 SUSAN CoRBE, EXecutrix.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23

If you want suit of clothes at
the very lowest prices, go to the NEW
YORK STORE in the Postoffice
Block where you can find what you
want, and are always sure of polite at
tention by the Proprietors.
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J. s. BoRDwELL, m. d.

ELECTIC PHYSICIAN g. SURGN,
Has removed his Office from Centre
street to Main street, Ridgway, Pa, in
the second story of the new brick
building of John q. Hall, west Of the
Hyde House.
Office hours Il to Up. NJ. ITO 9P.M
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APPLETo M'sAMERIcAN cYGLO-
PED1A.

This admirable work is now coma
pletein 16vols. Eachvolume contains800
pages. 1t makesa complete and well
selected library, and no one can
afford to do without it who would keep
well informed. Price S. 10 in cloth;
5000 in leather, or 500 in elegant
half Turkey. For particulars address;
w. II. Faircbild, Portville, Gait. Co.;
n. Y, who has been duly appointed
agent for Elk county by e. X. Judson,
general agent.
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q. q. MESSENGER.

DRUGGIST g. PARMACEUTIST,
n. w. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa, full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully disa
pensed at all hours, day or night.
v1n3y
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HALL q M'cAulEY
". L. WILLIAMS.

Late Of Strattanville), Physician and
Surgeon, Ridgway, Pa. Office In
Halls Brick Building (up.stairs)S
References-J. d.. Smith, H. l..
Young, r. Rulofson, .Strattanvillei
Major John Kitley; w. w. Green-
land, Clarion. Has practiced his
profession sccessfully for more than
ten wears.
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HYDE HOUSE.
w. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor

Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage heretoi
fore so literally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort and con-
venience of guests, to merit continu-
ance of the same. oct30'69
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J. H. HAGERTY, P. NJ

a The great secret of PERUNA is that
1t always comedies with the vis
naedicdtrir natura. (Nature.)
b No remedy except PERuNA does
always coincide with the ais mediat-
ria ndturd.
ANY remedy that always comedies
with the Uis n,edicatri1 adtura cures
all diseases. PERUNA.
d My daughters Paralysis ataxis
disappeared from the use of PERUNA.
b. Z. Hicks, Pittsburg, Pa.
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TN REPETITION OF THE
Il CLARION RIVER AND
GpRTNG NREEK OF, COMPANY

Notice is hereby given that the said
Corporation did on Saturday, May 2S,
1881, present it's petition to the Court
of Common Pleas No. for the City
aud County of Philadelphia to March
Term 1881, No. 597, praying for q
decree of Dissolution. The said Court
will hear the said petition and any OBJ
jections that may be made thereto on
Saturday, June 18th, 1881, at ten
o'clock, A. NJ.
NORTON p. HENRY,
Atty for Petitioner.
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Having become agent for Harry
Chapel, Florist, we are prepared to
deliver free of expressage and at cata-
logue prices any orders you may leave
with us for flowers, bulbs, etc.
HENRY A. PARSONS, JR.
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-Flowering plants purchased of
Harry Chapel, WiIliamsport, reach
here the day they are taken from the
greenhouse. Thus limiting the time
of trausplanting to the shortest
period. Leave orders at THE ADvo-
CATE office.