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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17
Mrs. PartingtOn SAYS

don't take any of the quack rostrums,
as they are regimental to the human
cistern; but put your trust in Hop
Bitters, which will cure general
dilapidation, costive habits and all
comic diseases. They saved Isaac
from a severe eXtact of tripod fever.
They are the ne Plus uRum of medi-
cines. Boston GLOBE,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17
State Notes.

Scarlet fever and diphtheria still
make many a home desolate through
out the state.
The car record office of the Phila-
de,phia and Erie railroad will soon be
removed from Will Transport to Phila-
delphia.
The Dunkirk house at Bradford
burned recently and the boarders
made very narrow escape from suf-
location a nd death.
The new iron bridge across the
Conemaugh river. at Boliver, will cost
the counties of Indiana and West
moreland jointly about 5000.
Lawrence county is unfortunate
in her tax collectors. One official is
found to be 5000 in arrears, while
another looms up to total of Sl3,-
600.
Mayor Liddell, of Pittsburgh, on
account of numerous complaints of
citizens, has issued an order forbid
ding policemen from smoking while
on duty.
A large party of striking miners
in the Connelsville district made q
raid on the houses occupied by Hun
garian miners, one of the houses was
broken open and the occupant fatally
shot.
"A gas well at Murraysville, has
been purchased 10y Pittsburgh parties
who desire laying a pipe line to con-
rey the gas to Pittsburgh where it is
to be used for illuminating and manu-
featuring purposes.
Mrs. Margaret Kemmerer, of Eas-
ton, bursted blood vessel in one of
her feet, and there being none but two
small children in the house at the
time, bled to death before "a physician
could be summoned.
Il B. Brown, Il citizen of Couder-
sport became enraged ut his servant t
girl (colored) because she failed pro-
perly to prepare his linen for use, and
kicked her SO brutally that her whole
body was "a mass of cuts and bruises.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17
Ednraiinnnl Ma,ters

Persons who desire to be eX.
aniined with u view to become IL
censed to teach should attend the pub
lie inspections. Private examinations
are not legal and special examina-
tion can be held only OH the written
request of at least three directors of
the district where the teacher is an
applicant.
The gentlemen elected to the di-
rectorship of the schools of Ridgway
Borough are already talking over
their coming duties. Under the Act
of May 8th, 1852, they can form tenn
porary organization prior to the first
Monday in June and do certain things
concerning the school for the new
year. The school interests of Ridgway
Borough are in good hands and many
improvements are expected. Board
window shutters are suggested for the
township school buildings.
| The schools in Horton are very
meagerly attended as there is so much
| olthhNSo aiming tilS
Jones is about the only district in
the county that has this winter es-
| capped the ravages of measles, mumps
and diphtheria. The schools of Jones
are well attended and their success is
gratifying.
1t is reported that two travelling
| onrol,nt., ,,f
their skill in DaguScahonda, Whistle
town and Rolfe school houses. These
same acrobats evidently lied to get
possession of the school buildings and
in using them broke holes in the walls
and despoiled things generally. 1t
may be well under certain circum-
stances to open the school houses and
allow the people of the immediate
than school proposes, but great care
should be exercised.
Let those persons who will form
the school board in June next study
their duties well and stand up zeal
ously for educational progress. Vote
for long school terms, good wages for
teachers and by all means secure well
qualified instructors. Do not say any
thing is good enough for the children
or that any one can teach our school.
the fact is very many people know too
little and care too little about the edu-
cation of the youth.
Summer school in general should
be discouraged. Very few pupils can
or will attend in July and August.
There may be occasional instances in
which these are necessary.
I have lately received from teach
ers some very fine manuscript work,
done by the pupils at both monthly
and final examinations Let an
abundance of this work be carried on.
The student who can place his
thoughts on paper accurately and rap,
idly possesses an invaluable aid for
the successful performance of duties
i'm life.
During the month of February ]
visited forty schools (many of them
for the fourth time this year, and was
accompanied in nearly every instance
. by school directors. To show that
t school visitation is on the increase
wish also to say met at the schools
in all ninety-eight different patrons
+ GEO. r DIXON,
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The reason that Senator David
Davis rides two party horses at one
time is doubtless due to the fact that 36O
pounds is more lond than one party
horse can conveniently carry.
President Garfield has appointed
Henry G.. Pearson to he Postmaster at
New York. He was born i'm 1912, is q
native New Yorker, and has been
since 1873 assistant to Postmaster
James whose place he takes.
"A great many words of praise, de-
servedly too, have been written in IA
vor of the generally excellent appear
ance and good record of the Pennsyl-
vauia militia at the inauguration.
New York State has loaded Pennsyl-
vania with the veriest fiattery in
making the effnrt to organize her
militia as near like ours as possible.
All this is very well, but from
personal observation we wish to bear
witness to the fact that a large share
OF the honor for the complete and al
most perfect militia system of the
Keystone State belongs to Adjutant
General james w. Latta, whose
knowledge of military matters is ex-
tensive and whose labors in behalf Ot
the welfare of the militia are untiring.
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Personal Items.

-Philo Chrisler has the mumps.
Hon. Henry Souther was in town
last week.
H. H Wensel and wife have re-
turned to this Borough.
r.. V. Kline was very sick last
night with lung complaint.
Mrs. John Fannin, ST., is very
sick, and not expected to recover.
Mrs. NJ. r. French was home last
week for the first time in about five
months.
ED. J. Luther our senior devil has
been down with a severe cold for
several days past.
DIR. Farley is home again after
quite an extended absence. His
broken limb is rapidly mending.
Judge Ross can just get around
and that is about all, the result of a
hard cold and the frosty shadows of
old age.
A son of Mr.. Ben. Stewart, who
lives at Grants tannery, died last
Tuesday and was buried to day. The
child was about six years OF age.
Prof. j. ID. Rishell will! review the
life of Alfred the Great at the Reading
Circle Saturday night. The circle be-
gins at O'Clock sharp. All are in
vited.
This is st. Patrick's Day in the
morning Eight years ago to-day we
editor and his wife were married. AS
a consequence we have been married
eight years.
Ed. Bailey, while rolling leather
at OSterhout's tannery hal the fore
finger of his right hand badly bruised
on Tuesday of this week. Ed. says
that it hurt.
M. E. Lesser who has been com
PEELED to stay in the house for three
or four days on account of Il bad cold
and sore throat is now able to be out,
although he finds it necessary to keep
his neck bundled up.
Capt. Fred. Schoening has been in
bed with the erysipelas for several
days. His face swelled so that h,
could not see. The Captains condi
ton at present is much better, and his
speedy recovery is assured.
Nj. T. French is confined to his
bed, the result of Il hard cold ami over
eXertion digging graves. The above
into the office just in time to change
the sick-a-bed part of the local.
Doctor Bordwell has purchased
Mrs. Houck'S lots opposite the Boyer
house and will put up Il building 24x4
two stories high as soon as possible
f Jacob Buttertuss will also put up
building near Doctor Bordwell's tn
same size.
Judge Gillis, of Mount Pleasant
Iowa, oir readers will he palned t.
learn is at present very low in healtl
the result of old age and the grea
shock on his nervous system conse
quent on the untimely death of hi
son Charles.
w. b. Smith, of Kane, and hi
: big brother Oscar, came to town Sat
= urday, and returned Monday. w
= have not seen Oscar Smith for abou
eight years, but think he is stanlin4
the weather very well for his age. y
for the Smith boys here's our hand 70
ninety-One days.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17

(S OUTFIT sent free to those who wish
~ ! to engage in the most pleasant and
thing new. Capital not required. We
will furnish you everything. SO a day and
upwards is easily made without staying away
Many new workers wanted at once. Many
are making fortunes at the business. Ladies'
make as much as men, and young boys and
girls make great pay. No one who is willing
to work fails to make more money every day
than can be made in a week at ordinary
employment. those who engage at once
will find a short road to fortune. Address
II. HALLETT & CO., Portland, Maine. n39yl
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17
The Surrendered Carrency.
[Phlladelphla Press.l

lfnliauelpnHi fFess.l
The Government has decided
against the petition of the national
banks for the return Of the currency
deposited by them in the Treasury
during the recent Funding Bill agita-
ton. The total amount deposited af-
ter the passage of the Funding Bill by
the Senate and its veto by the Presi-
dent was SIS, 1854, ,434. Of this, 81, ,2s7,-
500, on which the security bonds had
not been surrendered nor any redemp-
tions made against the amount de-
posted, have been returned. So the
contraction of the currency by this
action of the banks is $l7,576,98I. AS
an Offset to this the Treasury first paid
out for bonds purchased about $780,
600, and yesterday let loose $4,000, 900
additional by another purchase.
This would leave the net contraction
about Sc, 900, 900, but this has consid-
ersbly more than made up by the pay
nent in advance since the lst inst of
1888 ,s44 arrears of penions.
The last payment being scattered
in small amounts all over the country
| would not at once be felt in banking
circles. On the first of April there
will fall due more than 100000 in
terest, so it will be seen there is little
possibility Of even a temporary con-
traction of the currency. Of a per-
manent contraction there has never
been any danger unless the banks
should so elect. 1t has been within
their discretion all along to return
their bonds and receive on them the
same amount of new circulating notes
rs they had before. They preferred
however, to recover their legal-ten
ders and avoid the delay and trouble
of issuing new notes. This COURSE
would also have saved the Govern
ment the expense of printing new bill
but as the bonds had been surrendered
and redemption against the amounts
deposited had been made, it suited til,
Government better to treat these sur
renders as completed transaction
which could not be reconsidered. Th
banks will doubtless now apply 70
new notes at once to an amount equa
to that which was surrendered. Tn
printing and signing of these note
ought not to involve very long de
lay; some 81, 900, 900, indeed, are read,
to be issued at once. The same bond
will be received again as security AM
the transient evil effect of the latest
and we trust, the last Democratic ex
pertinent at financial legislation will
be effectually remedi ed.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17
Two Organs.

Regulate first the stomach, second
the liver; especially the first, so as tc
perform their functions perfectly and
you will remove at least nineteen
twentieths of all the ills that man.
kind is heir to, in this or any othel
C Innate. Hop Bitters is the only
tn ing that will give perfectly healthy
natural action to these two organs
Maine Farmer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17
Reduction Of Prices

To Close Out Stock at the New
York Store.
25 mems suits price $l3 marked down
to $40.
40 mems suits price $ls marked down
to Sl5.
Is Youths suits price $40 marked
down to So.
25 Children's suits price Sc marked
down to $3.50.
20 Doz. mems underwear price 80
cents marked down to So cents.
10 Doz. mems underwear price 60
cents marked down to 40 cents
Doz. mems scarlet underwe r
price Sl.75 marked down to S1.oo.
10 Doz. Ladies' American kip shoes
$500 marked down to 1925.
10 Doz Ladies' American kip shoes
price 1925 marked down to $3.50.
10 Doz Ladies' pnbbled goat shoes
price 1925 marked down to $50.
Misses and Children's shoes reduced
in same proportion.
Brown and bleached muslins re-
duced two to three cents per yard.
$50 pieces plain and fancy ribbons.
50 gross fancy dress buttons.
SO Doz. Ladies Misses'and childrens'
hose
Silk velvets in fancy colors. A full
stock of fringes, &c, &c.
These goods are now offered ut first
cost as is our custom at the close Of the
season to make room for new stock.
COHEN BROS. Il BRowNsTE1NE.
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Names Municipal Election.

Augusta, March l4.-Mayor Veckery
Republican was reelected to-day. At
BiddIeford Elisha Clark, Republican,
elected. At Belfast NJ p. Woodcock
was elected. At Camden the Green
hackers elected every town officer ex.
cept Collector. At Bangor Lyssnder
Strickland, Republican, was elected
Mayor.
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Look Here.

The undersigned can cure fever
sores without pain or use OF the knife
My motto is, mo cure, no pay" !
charge according To your means.
Those living at a distance can write
enclosing stamp for postage. All
letters promptly answered.
Receipts sold to physicians on reas-
oEable terms. Address,
n. V. LENT,
Ridgway, Elk Co. Pa
Residence two miles from Ridgway
On tbs Warren pike
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IL. L. WILLAM us.

Late of Strattahville), Physician and
Surgeon, Ridgway, Pa. Office in
Halls Brick Building (up stairs)-
References-J. d. Smith, II. l..
Young, r.. Rulofson, Strattanville;
Major John Kitley, w. w. Green
land, Clarion. Has practiced his
profession sccessfully for more than
ten wears. -
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Thomas II. Stotesburg wishes

Thomas Fl. Stotesburg wishes to
inform the citizens of Ridgway and
vicinity that he will have on hand a
fine lot of choice cabbage and tomato
plants, also fine lot of green house
and bedding plants early in the sea
son.
Any person wanting their garden
done up he will be happy to do so and
give every satisfaction.
Now is good time for pruning ap-
pie trees and he will be glad TO do any
prnnning and do 1t i'm workmanlike
manner. Orders left at j. w. Nor
gester's will receive prompt attention.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17

The Inauguration ceremonies have
passed off without jar and without
an accident. AS spectacle they We're
more than usually brilliant, though
simple enough when the magnitude
of Fridays transfer of power and re-
sponsibiIity is considered. The NEST
significant features of the ceremonial
were not, however, those of pictur
esque effects. The moral suggestive
ness of the elevation of the Presidency
of the United States of a man who has
fought his way up from poverty and
ohscurity was heightened by the
thoroughly democratic character of
the crowd who witnessed his inaugu-
ration, and by the equally humble
origin of many Senat rs and Repre-
pentatives who occupied prominent
places near the new President. In
the crowd were former slaves jostling
men who had formerly owned human
rhattels; leading the procession from
the Senate Chamber was man who
had writhered under the lash of the
overscer's whip, and among the newly
sworn in Senators of the United States
was one who had stood as page boy
on the spot where he took the oath.
And, To every mothers heart in the
Nation, centre of the scene, WAS the
proud, resolute old lady who had
toiled and struggled to rear the boy
whom sic lives to accompany to the
White HOuse.-New Yoik Times.
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The snow talks some of disappear
ing.
Get your garden seeds and plant
them.
Adjourned term of court Goth of
this month.
The average age of the members
ofthe cabinet is 81 years.
Sow your tomato seeds to-day, as
this is St. ratrick's Day in the morn
ing.
The bushes of building promises
to be quite lively in Ridgway Borough
the coming season.
-Lumberman have their weather
eye out looking for flood, which is
bound to come between now and the
first of June.
AS purifier of the blood Ayers
Sarsaparila has no equal. 1t wonder
fully improves the complexion, and
brings to old and young the bloom OF
health.
We publish in this issue extracts
from several prominent newspapers,
all going to show that Pennsylvania
has the best militia organization in
the United States.
We learn that Hon. Harry White
has secured an order for the survey OF
the Clarion river from the mouth Ia
Ridgway during the coming season.
This will be good news for the lum-
bermen along that stream.-CIarion
Republican.
The largest line of samples for
gentlemen's spring suits you ever saw
are on exhibition at the Merchant
Tailoring Establishment of A. Swarlz
Ross. Prices are low enough to suit
the most economical, and high enough
to suit the most fastidious. Satsiac-
tion guaranteed. Work delivered
promptly.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Ridgway postoffice
Elk Co., Pa, for the week ending
March IA, 1881. Persons applying toI
letters will please say advertised and
give date of list.
Briggs, Mrs. Mary; Cone, Wm.;
Forsythe. Mrs. Esther; Mcclellan, F.;
Stewart, Mrs. r. A.; Wheeler, John;
Woods, Henry.
FOREIGN.
Fannin, Jack,
johnson. Michael; Kelley, Edward.
If not called for in thirty days they
will he sent to the dead letter office,
Washington, d. G.
j. H. HAGERTY, P. NJ.
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j. 8, BORpwELL, M. d.

ELECTIC PHYSICIAN & SURG'N,
Has removed his office from Centre
street to Main street, Ridgway, Pa. in
the second story of the new brick
building of John G. Hall, west of the
Hyde House. L..
Office hours IL to ppm. 7to9P.M
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@. G. MEeeENGER.

DRUGGIST & PARMACEUTIST,
N. w. corner of Main and Mill streets.
Ridgway, Pa, full assortment of care
fully selected Foreign and Domestic
Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dis
pensed at all hours, day or night.
vln3y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-03-17

Choice yellow peaches 20 cents,
choice lbs. cans tomatoes l2l cents
Wins lows green corn 20 cents, Stand
ard corn l2l cents, Is lbs. kits bright
mackeral at $l.05 are bargain at
MOrgester's.
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NcMs Iien.s.

ON the afternoon of March 1lth
a boiler in the Phoenix Boiler Works
Buffalo owned by Donaldson e. Pat
terson, expl oded, killing six men in
stantIy and injuring several more.
Minneapolis, Mimi, March IA
A despatch from st. Paul to the even-
ing Journal says: "Governor Pills
bury this morning appointed General
A. J. Edgarton United States Senator
to succeed Mr.. Window. The new
Senator left for Washington at noon."
The Emperor of Russia is dead
since the 18th of March. One bomb
was exploded under the Cars carri-
age demolishing the back part. A
second bomb thrown as the Car was
alighting struck close to his feet and
exploded, shattering both legs. The
! Emperor expired in few hours there
after. An officer and two Cossacks
were also killed. Two persons were
concerned in the crime, one was inn
mediately seized.
New York March l2.-The num-
ber of deaths in this city this week
! will be between 100 aud 800. In the
corresponding season in previous
| years it never was over 600. In the
past ten weeks the deaths have oc-
Cured at the rate of 3o,7l2 year.
While diphtheria, scarlet fever, small
pox and pneumonia are more prevail
ent than usual, they do not account
for these figures, which are very en-
traordinary. A large number of fatal
maladies have been engendered by
filthy streets and foul exhalations. 1t
is said that the streets never were SO
dirty as in the past few months.
st. Louis, March ia despatch
to the Republican from Clarksville
Mo-, says: "B. G. Read, ,Superintend
ent of paper mill at that place, went
to the basement of the mill this after.
noon to oil shaft journal, when he
was caught by nut on pulley whee
and carried around the shaft a mum
Der of times. Both his feet were beatel
off by striking against the floor above
The engineers attention was attracted
by the noise and he shut off the steam
On going into the basement he found
Read mangled and dead, his body
hanging from the shaft. Deceased
came from Pulaski, NY, last June
J and assisted in organizing the mil
company, of which he was mem
ber.
indianapolis, March 1.-THE vot,
on the Constitutional Amendment i
very light but they have undoubtedly
: been carried by considerably larger ma
jorities than before. The Republican
have voted solidly for them and many
Democrats made iudicious selections
The most opposition was manifesto
, to the registration and fee and salar,
amendments. From the rural district
the reports were meagre, bat the
have probably received almost all tn
votes cast. Last April the majoritie
ran from 20, 600 to $1,000. They proba
bly, reach 10000 to 10000 to-day.
= We learn that there will be quit
:. a stir in drilling the coming spring
Rumor has it that there will be tiy
wells sunk in the neighbor hood
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DIED

Laurel Mill. Elk Co =,
Pa, March l4th, 1881, of spasmodic
Group Harry, infant son of Mr.. and
and days.
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1. o. of o. +.

Ridgway Lodge 969, I. o. of o. F.
meets every Thursday evening. Wis
iting members are cordially invited to
attend.
OFFICERS:
NJ Cohen, n. G J. A. Ross, V. g.;
r. 5. Gross, Sec'y; j. w. Smith, Asst
Sec'y; II. IL. Wensel, Treasurer.
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HYDE HOUSE.
w. H. SCHRAM, Proprietor,
Riduwav Elk county Pa.

Ridgway, Elk county, Pa.
Thankful for the patronage hereto
fore so literally bestowed upon him,
the new proprietor hopes, by paying
strict attention to the comfort and con-
venience of guests, to merit a continu-
ance of the same. oct30'69
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HALL g m'cAuLEV

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in new brick building, Main
street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa. v32t
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Dried Lima beans, shaker corn,
hominy, dried peas, cracked wheat &c.
at Morgester's.
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Business Cards.
GEO. a. RArHBuN.
ATTORNEY.AT-tAW

Main street, Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa;
Particular attention given to the
examination of titles, also IN patents
and patent cases.
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New car load -four, feed, meal
buckwheat, Graham, HaXall and
everything in that line at reasonable
prices at Morgester's.
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-Arbuckles ariosa and Morgester'
hest coffee 20 cents.
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"A new Barrel of the celebrated
Buffalo Sauerkraut will be on hand
sOep at Morgsster's-
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ESTATE NOTICE,

Estate of Albert Brehm, late of
~ Benzinger township, Elk county,
Pa, deceased. Notice is hereby given
that letters testamentary have been
granted to the undersigned, upon the
above named estate. All persons in
debtcd to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment. and those
having legal claims against the same
to present them without delay, in pro-
per order, for settlement.
ANDREW BREHM, Administrator.