The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-10-19

w. III. Osterhout is still building
houses on his tannery property.
Pillow your ground this fall, and ii
will repay you many times the ex'
pense.
We failed to see Barnum's big
elephant at Warren, but were present
at Ridgway's Jumbo fire.
AT No. shanty row, Main street
Ridgway, Pa. you will find THE AID.
voCATE office. Stop in and see us.
Don't forget Clark Dickinson's
shooting match next Saturday.
Seventy-ive turkeys will be shot for.
DR.. Days Horse and Cattle Pow
der is unequaled for bad blood, poor
appetite, thin flesh, coughs, colds, &c.
The rafters for the new Congre-
gational church are nearly all raised.
The roof is nearly u two-thirds
pitch,
-Shanty row is about complete now.
Chas. Holes will build little addition
to his store, and the Rhines boys will
add ten feet to their saloon.
John Casserly has the contract for
building the wall under Morgester's
new store. lie commenced laying
stone on Saturday.
An excursion was planned for last
Sunday from Ridgway to the Kinzua
bridge The matter fell through from
some cause or other.
The old ADVOCATE is 81. 80 year.
About Is new subscribers have enlisted
since the fire. We have room on ou
books at No. 6 shanty row for few
more.
The weather Is delightful, and the
beautiful colors of the trees, arrayed in
their many varied costumes, make
the aspect of nature pleasant pano-
rama.
The Bi-Centennial celebration at
Philadelphia next week will be one of
the greatest shows ever witnessed by
the citv of brotherly love, 1t will al
most eclipse the centennial.
Election day will be warm in
Jones township we rather mistrust, as
Messrs. Brown and Mon tgomery, the
Democratic and Republican candi-
dates for Assembly both live there.
The great fre in Ridgway OIL the
morning of Sept. 90 will mark the
beginning of u new epoch in the his
tory Of Ridgway. May future sue
cesses compensate us for tho losses of
that eventual morning.
j. s. Maginuis has rented his
saloon to Kuhues and Pitts. Mr..
Maginnis has long had the reputation
OF keeping g quiet, orderly place,
which reputation we have no doubt
his successors will sustain.
Vote for 0. NJ. Montgomery, the
Republican candidate for Assembly.
He will make creditable representa-
tive. He has made his way up from
the ranks. The boys should stand by
him. Vote for Montgomery.
"A special term of court was held
here on Saturday by Judge Brown and
associates Weis, and Messenger. The
licenses of Rhines Bros. John Nc
Grady, and Jas. Maginnis, were made
good in their forced removal to the
opposite side Of the street.
Bennett, the painter has lettered |
Powell & Kimea store on the north |
and south sides, Chas. Olm5tead has |
made fine large sign for Morgester,
Guilty. has painted a saloon sign for |
the Rhines boys. Holes and the AD- |
voCATE office also sport large signs
lettered by Bennett.
The very prompt and generally !
satisfactory adjus tment of the losses
by Ridgway's recent fire inspired our
citizens with renewed confidence in the |
several companies. Our local agents
H. M. Powers, and M. S. Kline did
effective work in having the losses
promptly paid.
By an agreeme Mt among the
owners of property from Broad to
Mill street, the burned district, the
buildings will be placed on q line with
Messengers drug store and the Hyde
House. The line of the street is out
six feet further, but as the buildings
were formely built Oh the old line it
was thought best to build the new
ones on the same line. This will
give the merchants a good chance to
display goods in front OF their stores
intruding on the street.
NOTICE.
To Those Interested: My attention
has been called to the fact that numer-
Gus places of business within the linn
Its of our borough are habitually kept
open for trade on Sunday. This is not
only contrary TO law, but demoralizing
In its effect upon the community, a
slur upon Christianity, and repugnant
to the feelings of large proportion of
our population. Gentlemen, if you
have no regard for religion, morality,
Or the feelings. of your neighbors, L
submit the question to you: Is it any
advantage to you? Do you