The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
Personal.


Senator Ross family are visiting
relatives in town.
Joe Meisinger was east on visit
last week.
Mr.. Jerome Powell, Of Tarp ort
was in town last week.
Miss Belle Hartley is visiting
friends in Emporium.
Miss Beal Of Oil City, is visiting
Miss Kittie Whitmore.
Miss M'Knight, Of Brookville is
the guest OF Miss Emily Beman.'
Peter Gulnac and sister Mamie
have arrived home from visit at
Erie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gatchell,
spent the Fourth week in Buffalo and
Canada.
Miss Mary Hay, of Penfield, at
tended the Opera House Ball on the
Fourth,
Miss Frank Stout was at Lock
Haven visiting during the week of the
Fourth.
james Maginnis lost . val liable
COW few days ago by an affection of
the lungs.
Louis Ely. arrived home last
Friday after Il weeks visit in and
about Buffalo.
Mrs. II. NJ. Powers and Daughter
Blanche left town last Monday to visit
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Smith Langley, is at home
having made quite II lengthy visit iii
n. Y, State.
MIR. il. Fl. Haloci, was in town
last week, q former operator III oil,
from Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Barrett, have
arrived home after IL visit of three
weeks in Ciearlield Co.
Eddie Niver (lormerly employed
in the Democrat Office is visiting in
town guest of Mrs. Chaplin.
Miss Sue Clark, of Blue Rock
u.
She is one Of the North East ladies.
Miss Lizzie Kenyon, of Oliphant,
near Scranton, is visiting Miss
Florence Osterhout in this Borough.
Eddie Powell and Casper Kline
have been at Grant Mil the past week
assisting in the opening 4 store at that
place.
Frank Nichols and wife went to
Port Alicghany last week to see the
races, but owing to The rain the races
were postponed.
Charles NJ Vean, has been nomi-
mated by the President as postmaster
at st Marys, which position he has
held, and very acceptable, for several
terms.
IS. Il. Mitchell and family have
moved TO Jersey Shore, from the
mouth Of Toby. Mr.. Mitchell is keep
ing boarding house for contractors on
the Pine Creek railroad.
Miss Flo. NJ. Osterhout, visited St.
Marys week ago Friday evening to
witness the Broom Drill of the young
ladies OF that place, Ridgway ladies
are not afraid Of the competition.
Mrs. Whitmorc, of Clarion county,
mother Of Judge j. X. Whitmure, is
visiting week with her son at this
place. She is in her 18th year and can
see to read fine print without the aid
of glasses.
The news is received here that
VIM. McChesney met with an accident
Of Il severe nature at Fulton, Arkansas
by the premature explosion Ofa cannon.
The man that was assisting had both
hands blown Off.
A young son of 4. C. Craig, of
about six years, was playing with "a
lighted in"toh and II can of powder in
the yard back of the drug store this
morning when the can exploded.
The boy was badly burned about the
face, arms, legs and feet.
John Healy received q telegram
on Wednesday morning to the affect
that his son ID. j. Healy had been
shot and killed on Tuesday night at
Taylor Texas. The young man was
chief train dispatcher of the Iuterua-
tional and Great Northern railroad COM
pany. His death will be regretted by
many friends here, who were always
glad learn of his promotion. His age
was about % years. He was shot by
conductor Cook whom he refused to
allow to take out a train. Cook es-
capped.
Miss Maggie Flynn, has returned
from the Lock Haven State Normal
School where she graduated last week
with high honors. Miss Flynn was a
graduate of the Ridgway Borough
Schools last year, and we are much
pleased to note still further advance.
ment in tire graduating from the Nor
NAL School. This young lady deserves
great credit for her persistent determ-
nation to receive liberal education.
And she owes her present distinction to
hard work and selfdenial. Miss Flynn
Is the first Of our Ridgway young peo-
pie to receive Normal diploma, but
we hope her success will stimulate
others to work for the prize. which is