The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-06-22
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Mrs. e. Rohne, of Wilcox, visited
Ridgway this week.
e. o. Aldrich, of Wilcox, was in
this place on Wednesday.
Miss Lorenda Warner has returned
to her home in Jones township.
II. l.. Sutlif, of Jacksonville, n.
Y, has been in Ridgway at the Be-
gert house for several days.
Miss Agnes Barrett left on Mon
day for Edinboro where she will at
tend the summer term of school
Miss Mary Hussy, from the mouth
of Toby, visited friends in Ridgway
Thursday and Friday of last week.
w. S. Service, and daughter Min
ME, on Saturday last departed for
Cleveland to be absent from town
few days.
Geo. r. Dixon, has been appointed
delegate to the Democratic State
Convention by the County Committee
of Elk Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Little and
family are at Painesville, at which
place Miss May Little will graduate to-
day. They will return tomorrow.
John Stout went to Jersey Shore
last week in response to a telegram in
forming him that his sisters husband,
Henry Snay, had died on Thursday
morning. John stayed several days
in the town of his nativity and re-
turned on Tuesday.
News is received from c. II. Nc
Cauley whose family are now in Erie
of a very discouraging nature as re-
CARDS little Ruby. The child has beeu
very low with diphtheria, and it is
feared she cannot recover. All the
friends here will anXiously hope for
better news.
Doctor VanNalzah, of Watson
town, was in town last week and in
company with Judge Whitmore and
John Whitmore, were fishing up Lit
tie Mill Creek. They caught a fine lot
of trout, The Doctor took one that
weighed one and one-half pounds and
measured fifteen inches. The party
drank great deal of water on the
trip although the Doctor says that
milk is really very much better for
the human stomach.
Albert Greiner, of Benczette,
sailed for Germany from Baltimore on
Thursday, May /. Mr.. Greiner has
been in this country nine years, and
was elected Justice of the Peace mt the
spring election. His father held a
similar position in Germany during
life. Captain Sch@ning went over to
Benegette and qualified the new JUS
ticc prior to his departure for Europe.
Last week Captain Schpning received
postal card from Mr. Greiner in
which he states that he landed at
BrCmerhafon, Germany, on Saturday,
May 20, after II pleasant voyage. He
has his son George, seven years old,
with him. They were both seasicIl
on the voyage.
last week J. T. Waid. NJ. ID OF
Spartansburg, Pa, visited our town
bent upon II pscatorial excursion into
the wilds OF Elk for recreation and
sport. The Doctor had several times
visited our county upon similar cX-
cursiona, but had never before made
Ridgway his headquarters, and hav-
ing formed the acquaintance Of some
of our citizens. pleased with our cen
guest of W. II. Osterhout. III COM
pany with Rev. a. NanCamp, J. B.
johnson, and f. *. Gresh, he was
driven out to the Schultz shanties by
our laughing coachman Charley
White where they were introduced to
the tinny tribes of Elk. In their two
days fishing the jolly party caught a
fine lot of the speckled beauties, and
came home rejoicing in having ell
joyed a good time. Doctor Waid is a
man of noble physique, very proposes |
ing in appearance, polished gentle
man and an experienced physician
having an extensive practice. BE eX-
pressed himself highly pleased with |
Ridgway and we think that he could |
be induced to locate among US, our |
rapidly increasing population and flu
ture prospects open up wide field |
for talent aud industry.
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