The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-08-18
ELK CO. ADVOCATE RATES.

The hot dog-day weather will soon
be over.
Don't forget it. The Union Store
Is the place to get bargains.
Call at the West End Furnishing
Store and see tire McCaLe reclining
chair.
New sidewalks are rapidly taking
place Of the old ones on South
Street.
The Congregational Sunday School
will have picnic at Schoening's grove
next Wednesday.
-"Wheneeer you are sick and the
doctor tries this and then that, stop
fooling and take Pcruna."
Bowers keeps Halls Giant Frame
extension table at the West End Store
the best table in the market.
Jacob Dold's Hams, McCrea d J.
Deorlms Hams, Boncless Hams and
Shoulders large stock at Morgester'>.
There will be services at the NJ. +.
Church next Sunday morning and
evening, conducted by Rev. $. NJ.
Clark.
The City OF st. Paul, first-class,
large new design. wood cook stove,
take u look at it before purchasing a
stove. w. s. SERVICE. Art.
The account of Co. HIS trip to
Salisbury, which should have sp-
peared in this ISSUE is unavoidably
crowded out, owing to the late hour in
the week on which we arrived
"A recently bora baby in Plum
township has wings like those of IL
dove, and is n sound, healthy, lively
anfant. The wings are covered with
hnc down. OF course, She baby is Il
girl.
The Jefferson County Agricultural
Society and Driving Park Association
will hold great fair at Brook Vile
september eth to 23i, 1881. We ac-
knowledge the receipt of the prerl.un
list.
The baby elephant, bora in Phila-
1elphia, March II. weighed 2l3 ponnds
at birth, and within the year gained
7uO pounds on an exclusive milk diet.
It now weighs not lar from 1000
pounds.
A young inan OF % las married his
aunt, aged 80, in Buffalo, and Judge
Lewis, of the Municipal Court, who
performed the ceremony. tells a com
plainant that there is no Law of the
State forbidding it.
The latest bulletins from the bed
eide Of the wounded President are of a
decidedly more favorable color. Hopes
are at present entertHined of his ulti-
anate recovery. Guitcau, the assassin
sndeavored to kill his iailor recently.
The Democrats of Elk County
will meet at the place of hnly!ing the
last general election in their respective
townships on Saturday, Aug. p, 1881,
Tor the purpose OF choosing delegates
10 county convention to he held in
Ridgway on Tuesday, Aug. so, 1881.
pt'S "Sic oS' uetlDS III CnlcogO
last week, or IS i'm excess of the highest
number OF deaths ever recorded in that
city before. The rate is 80 and a frac-
tion per thousand against normal
rate of IS, The terrible mortality is
attributed to the intense heat.
soldering at Camp Vincent was
more like business than ANYTHING we
have seen In seven years membership
of the National Guard. No ornamen-
tation of company streets was allowed,
and everything wore decidedly mill
tary aspect. In time no doubt play
soldering will come to be good deal
like business.
The editor Of THE ADVOCATE as
well as almost the entire force were in
attendance on the annual encamp-
ment of the Second Brigade, N. G.. p,
at Salisbury, commencing Aug. 10.
Owing to the fact that the company
did not reach home until Wednesday
afternoon the paper is unavoidably
late.