The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-27

Hair Cutting .."..."................15 cents
Shampoo ................-..."l5 cents
Dry Shampoo o.....................lO ~ cents
Mollstache dying ..."..............l5 cents
Shop corner Main and Mill streets,
Ridgway, Pa.
Satisfaction guaranteed every time.
Excellent sleighing at this writ
ing.
"A large attendance at court this
week.
Joe. Green is no longer "devil"
in the Democrat Office.
Quite number of cases of measles
and chicken poX, are reported in this
section. I.....
"A full line of choice groceries al
ways in stock at lowest prices at Nor
gester's.
The recent snow storms in this
section, has broke down nearly all of
the telephone wares. a.,
The Old Time Concert in the
Opera House last Tuesday night was
very enjoyable affair.
The public are hereby notified
that the post-ollice at Daguscahonda,
Elk county, has been discontinued.
The Ridgway Reading Circle will
meet next Saturday evening i'll the
basement of the NE. Church. Every
body is invited.
Company H meeting next Satur-
day in their new armory, the old
Prothonotary's Office. Come out boys
as a full attendance is desired.
When you feel cough or bronch-
ial affection creeping ON the lungs,
take Ayers Cherry Pectoral, and cure
it before it becomes incurable.
An address will be delivered in
the M. E. Church next Sunday even.
ing entitled Notes in Astronomy,
No. 2-Our Next Door Neighbors.
All are invited.
The balance of the State appro
priatiou to Company IL for 1850, lour
hundred and eighty two dollars, has
been received aud is now in the hands
of the Company Treasurer
The Reading Circle meets in the
basement of the NJ. L. Church each
Saturday evening at u o'clock sharp,
its sessions continuing one hour.
Every body is inyitedl Alfred the
Great will he commcnced by the
society next Saturday ev%ning.
In the case of the commonwealth
VS.. Harry English, Oh charge of kill
ing Constable Vollmer in April last,
nothing has as yet been done although
it was expected thau the case would be
among the first ,feached. Therefore
we are unable to give any report in this
issue OF the ADVOCATE.
In our last issue we stated that a
new post-otfice had been established
in Elk county called Raught's Mills,
in this we were slightly mistaken.
The name of the new office is Raughts
and it is located in Milestone township
at Raught's Mills. Persons directing
letters should be careful to address
Raughts, as that is the name OF the
office.
The Democrat man, in his last is
sue, with his usual lightning quick
ness, makes an unauthorized fling AT
"a party of sleigh riders and dancers
from St. Marys," who visited the Ridg-
way House on Tuesday, the llth inst.
The party paid their bills like men,
and it would be well for "Skip" to get
at the rock bottom before stal ting his
fiimsy erections.
The licenses brought before the
court for January term were all
granted with the exception of that OF
Adam Fochtman of st. Mary's which
was refused by the court on account
of a remonstrance, and that of VIM.
Zelt, of st. Marys, which was refused
on the ground that the bail was in
sufficient The licenses of Patrick
Fahey, Jas. B. McQuone, aud Geo. f.
Spooler We're continued until to-day
but will no doubt be granted.
The senatorial contest at Harris
burg has become dead lock" which
is not likely to he broken in Il hurry.
Wallace on the Democratic side holds
his number of votes with All occasional
scattering vote to A.G.Curtin or other
Democrats. The lines of the Oliver
forces are equally as firm, while the
forces of Grow seem determined to
fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer. So that as above intimated,
there is no danger of breakup at
leastnot beiorethe breakup of winter
next spring
In the case of the Commonwealth
VS.. Hugh Burns and Patrick McCarty,
the tramps who broke into Mr.. Mich
ols' house on November 2lst, and took
the articles of clothing, etc., jury was
secured last evening and this morning
the case was brought before them fol
trial. Hugh Burns pleaded guilty to
burglary. when a mol pros was entered
by the District Attorney on the other
two counts i'm the indictment. Patrick
MeCarty, who plead mot guilty" was
tried for the crime of burglary.
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