The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-11-24
Give thanks to-day.

George Wilcox, the man who
planted the first tree in the Court
years ago and which now stands
in its northwest corner, was in town
on Tuesday. He is now and has been
for ten months resident of Fox town.
ship.
Mrs. Fry, on eloping from Union
vile, Ohio, LEFT note kindly advis-
ing her husband to get a divorce i'm
mediately and marry certain frugal
and industrious widow of the neigh
borhood, who would, as she expressed
it, "be good to the seven small Fry.n
Charles Reynolds, conductor of
the gravel train on the p. q; E. r, r.,
was thrown from the bumper of one of
the cars at Irvineton, Thursday morn
lug, and rolled along the track by
three cars which passed over him,
Singular as it may appear he escaped
without serious injury.
Clayton, N. Y, November 2l.-
Frank Cuppernul, keeper of the Hub
house, his wife, two small children
and Chas. Wilson, keeper of the. Cliff
house, and his wife and two small
children, were drowned in Eel bay on
Saturday morning while going to
Ganaoque in small boat. The bodies
of Mr.. Cuppenul, boy, and child
of Mr.. Wilson have been recovered.
George Jackson, who boards with
n Mrs. Elderly, in New Castle, the
other evening paid his landlady his
board bill, after which, feeling so
good on account of his payment,
threw his arms around the lady and
kissed her. He was arrested the next
morning charged with assault. His
fine and costs amounted to $50.
The coropers jury in the case of
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, of Lock
Haven, who was found on Saturday
lying at the foot of the stairs at her
house suffering from injuries that re-
suited in her death, rendered a YER
dict tonight that deceased came to
her death by means of some blunt in
strumcnt in the Lands of her husband
Eugene Sullivan. The accused is in
Jail and will have a hearing to-mor-
row (23d inst.)
The fifteenth Annual session of
the Elk County Teachers Institute
will he held in the Court House,
Ridgway, Pa, commencing on Mon
day, January I'd, 1882, at 3 O'clock, p.
NJ, and closing ON Friday, January
9th at noon.
Col. L. F. Copeland, South Bend,
Indiana; Prof j. A. Cooper, principal
of the EdinborO Normal School, Edin-
boro, Pa; Miss Belle McClintocl1,
Meadville, Pa; and Miss Laura Kel-
Ter, Lock Haven, Pa, are the Lectur-
ers and Instructors.
"A housekeeper who uses milk in
stead of soap in washing dishes, says
the method is far superior to any
other. She says: "Fill dish pan
full Of hot water and a cup of milk.
1t sofleens the hardest water, gives the
dishes q clear, bright look, and pre-
serves the hands from the rough skin
of chapping which comes from using
soap. 1t cleans the greasiest dishes
without leaving the water covered
with scum"
Rev. r. Crittenden, Missionary of
The American Sunday School Union
for northern Pennsylvania, will
preach next Sunday morning at the
school house. AS Mr.. Crittenden
labors in the interest of all denomi-
nations without distinction, it is
hoped that as many as can will hear
him. All who do may feel assured
that they will be encouraged in thi
work of Bible School instruction in
which all christian people are now
more deeply interested than ever.
Many young men of this city
were acquainted with j. j. Barnhart.
of Duke Center, a business man of
considerable prominence who left that
village not long since under myster-
ious circumstances. A telegram has
been received fromsOfficial sources in
Fort Wayne, Ind, which conveys the
melancholy tidings of the death by
shooting by his own hand which oc-
CURED last Friday. The act was
committed Wednesday. The deceased
was thought to be somewhat insane
when he left Duke Center five months
ago.-Bradford Star.
st. Paul, Minn., November ia
special to the Globe from Durrand,
Wis, gives the particulars of the
lynching of Ed. Williams, one of the
murderers of the Coleman brothers.
He was caught in Hall county, Neb.,
last Saturday and conveyed to Dur
and, where he arrived yesterday. In
court this afternoon he pleaded not
guilty to the charge of murder. The
court room was crowded and several
men were outside. Williams had
scarcely entered his plea and asked for
time to procure witnesses when
moose was thrown over his neck.
Those inside the court room showed
him to window, while those outside
pulled the Iope and he was dragged
some forty rods to tree and hanged
pnfiI ha woo daod