EMPORIUM
MILLING COMPANY.
PRICK LIST.
Emporium, Pa., Jan. 3, 1899.
•NEMOPHILA, per sack (1 20
irahaui, ' 60
Rye " «« !
Buckwheat, " 65 |
Patent Mea1..,.••." W :
Coarse Meal, per 100, 1 00 !
Chop Keert, " 1 "0 j
Middlings " 1 00 i
Bran " 1 00 ;
Corn, per bushel, s® !
White Oats, per bushel *5
Choice Clover Seed, "I
Choice Timothy Seed, I At Marke t Prices. |
Choice Millet Seed,
Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass, | I
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
PERSONAL (iOSSIP.
Contributions invited. That u-hieh you would 1
like to sec in this department, let us know hy pon
tal card, or letter. personalty.
Mrs. O. C. Fay continues seriously
ill.
Miss Gantz visited the PRESS on j
Friday last.
Dr. Willard T. Parsons has located
at Sizerville.
Grant S. Wiley spent Sunday with
friends in Buffalo.
Ex-County Commissioner Beldin j
visited in town yesterday.
Miss Nellie Clare, of Cameron was j
an Emporium visitor on Monday.
Chas. M. Thomas, County Treasurer,
is confined to his residence with grip.
Miss Hannah Tracy, of Sterling Run,
visited in Emporium on Thursday, j
Mrs. W. P. Herrick and neicc, of
Sterling Run, were PRESS visitors j
yesterday.
Postmaster Lewis, of Sterling Run,
visited in town on Saturday and called
on ye editor.
Miss M. Elizabeth Arnold, of Lock I
Haven, is the guest of Mrs. M. P. !
Whiting, this week.
H.J. Sassman has resigned as County j
Auditor, the court appointing I. K. j
Hockley in his place.
J. W. McDonald and wife have re- I
turned to Emporium, after stopping a j
short time in Elk county.
Mr. Lingle, who resides in the
Valley, is very low with pneumonia.
He is Jos. Lingle's father.
Chas. Wiley left- last Saturday morn
ing for Buffalo, to enter Bryant &
Stratton's Business College.
Sam Cameron who has been visiting
in Emporium the past two weeks, has
returned to Towa'nda to resume his
work.
John E. Smith, of Sterling Run, j
called on the PRESS Tuesday, while in j
town to attend the meeting of the ;
Bank directors.
Hon. J. C. Johnson and Prothonotary '
Goodnough were guests of T. H.
Norris and wife, at Sterling Run, Sat- '
urday and Sunday.
Dr. Heilman made a professional !
visit to Bailey Run last week to con- i
suit with Dr Reese, of Costello, in a j
severe case of grip-pneumonia.
Alfred Hirsch, of New York City, |
and Harry S. Ness, of Johnsonburg,
were PRESS visitors on Wednesday. \
They were called here by the death of !
their father.
Wo had the pleasure of shaking :
hands with Mr. David Kirk, President i
of the Climax Powder Company, of
Emporium, yesterday. Mr. Kirk was
guest of Mr. Julian and wife while in
town.
Mrs. A. L. Good and son left on
Tuesday to join her husband at Pitts
burg, where he has accepted a posi
tion. Miss Lena McDonald accom
panied her and will remain for a time
in Pittsburg.
The Battle for Senator.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 11.—At a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
Republican State Committee held this
evening, an address was adopted, call
ing upon the Republican members
of the two houses to stand by the
action of the Senatorial caucus in nam
ing Colonel Quay as the party's can
didate for the United States Senator- |
ship.
Senator Quay has a majority of votes
to start with in his own party. While
the Democrats are divided on the
selection of a candidate to be voted
for against Quay they agree that the j
Senator will not poll any Democratic
votes. The Senate and House will
vote separately next Tuesday and
jointly the following day. Many of
the legislators are predicting that
there will be a deadlock and that a
Senator will not be elected until after
the trial of the Quay-Haywood con
spiracy cases in the Philadelphia
courts.
SENATOR QUAY ARRIVES.
Senator Quay reached Harrisbnrg at
midnight from Washington to take
personal direction of his campaign.
Senator Penrose came with him and
during their stay they will be guests
at the residence of County Chairman
Weiss.
The attention of our farmers is called
to the list of institutes, to be held in
this county this winter, by the State
Department of Agriculture, assisted by
the local board of institute managers
for the county. These meetings are in
the interest of all our farmers, and open
to all. The expenses of conducting
them is borne by the state. No col
lections are allowed or the advertising
of any business. The discussions are
upon farm topics for the benefit of
farmers. Arrange your business so as
| to attend and take part in the exer
cises All classes of citizens are wel
i come, and interesting programmes
have been prepared The county
chairman is R. P. Heilman, M. 1)., of
Emporium, Pa., who will be glad to
send programmes or information to
any one who will make the request.
The State speakers who will be
\ present are: Hon. Alva Azu, Prof.
Geo. C. Butz, J. W. Allison and Prof.
S. B. Heges. The institutes will be
j held at the following dates and places:
Jan. 24th, 1899, at Driftwood, Pa ; and
Jan. 30th and 31st, at Emporiorn, Pa.
Come out to these meetings and bring
! your families and friends.
ALL AROUND THE COUNTY.
Buckwalter.
Farmer Hopkins passed through our
burg last week
Good sleighing and our farmers have
their rims all out.
William Cramer passed through our
burg last Saturday.
J. Hobson has been working at Beech
: wood the past few days.
Prof. Fisk, of Emporium, was sleigh
ing through our town on Monday.
Chas. Welsh claims it> was 30° below
zero on the hill the other night.
Geo. Van Wert, of Emporium, was
seen passing through our city on Sun
day.
John Narby and Ed. Barker were
counting ties through our burg on
Monday.
Farmer Kresge and his assistant
William, killed four very fine hogs on
Monday.
Six of "Dick" Bingeman's teams
passed through our town en route to
Beechwood.
Farmer Sipple gave a social party to
all our old ladies last week. The men
were not in it.
John Lawson and his jolly crew
were seen around our burg the fore
part of the week.
Martin Lawson is quite sick with
la grippe. His many friends hope he
will soon be out again.
Arthur Norton, general manager of
that side hill team atßeechwood, spent
Sunday with the old folks.
W. C. Heath has added one hundred
more fine specimens of Belgian hares
to his already large hare farm.
Messrs. Will Gaskill and Frank East
erbrooks with two of our fair damsels,
were out enjoying the good sleighing
on Sunday.
We are sorry to say one of our for
mer citizens Milfred Bliss met with a
very painful accident at Beechwood
the other day.
One of the largest shows that ever
exhibited in this county, pulled the
curtains back to a crowded house here
on Monday night.
Mrs. Sibert, mother of James Sibert,
passed away Sunday morning at the
age of 108. Funeral took place on the
Hill last Tuesday.
Luie Norton has the colts up at Rath
bun, moving the oil derrick down to
Beechwood, where there will be an -
other well put down.
Mike Hellyard has purchased a very
! line horse and claims there isn't one on
| the Creek that can keep up to his dust.
\ Try him Martin, with the grey
Fred Norton our coming road super
visor is leaving no stone unturned and
: there won't be a tax-payer regret it if
they put their shoulder to the wheel
J and cast their vote for him.
SNOW BALL.
Austin.
W. H. Sullivan and family have gone
■ to Hot Springs, Ark., to spend a few
, weeks.
j "Weather Maker" Cuthbertson's big
snow storm and blizzard putin its ap
pearance this morning on schedule
time, but so far it hasn't "blinz."
A Polish wedding took place here
Sunday, but we didn't learn the names
of the parties, and if we had probably
could not have written them down.
A fire broke out in the round house
of the B. & S. R. R. early Sunday
morning, and damaged the building to
such an extent as to necessitate the re
building of a part, if not the whole of
it.
On Monday the house
known as the John Lawson house, and
occupied by Chas. Smith, burned to
the ground with all its contents. Mr.
Smith had a small insurance on his
household goods.
About 4 o'clock on Sunday morning,
Jack Hesslin, a kindling wood employe,
fell from the steps of Tom Diggin's
"pig's ear" into the creek, and when
found was dead. He was formerly
from Lock Haven and will probably be
! buried there. He leaves a wife and a
son.
The funeral of Mrs. Jason McClure,
(nee Miss Emma Gorman, of First
Fork,) was held at the M. E. church on
Sunday afternoon, interment being
made at Costello. She had been mar
ried only about six weeks. Pneumonia
was the cause of her death. Deceased
was a daughter of James Gorman, of
Johnsonburg, who was unable to at
tend the funeral on account of illness.
Joseph Gorman and family, of John
sonburg, and Mrs. Lucy Carman, of
Nelson Run, brother and sister of the
deceased, were present at the funeral.
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Huston Hill.
I The over curious are not over wise.
Six inches of snow and still snowing.
A woman's belt is always waist-full,
j School has opened again after a
j week's vacation.
Newton Mix, of Mix Run, visited
I friends at this place last week.
Bert Lupole came home from Mix
Run to visit his family over Sunday.
Welare reliably informedjthat we are
about to lose one of our young ladies,
j Mrs. Anna Dill, of this place, was
visiting friends at Benezette last week.
John Conor, who is working in Mix
Run, visited his family here, over Sun
day.
John Williams, of this place, made a
1 flying trip to Benezette one day last
week.
' I Mr. Hanscom came home from Mix
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1899.
Run laat week. He saya he will live a
1 retired life now.
MiflH Daisy Barr, of this place, was
visiting friends and relatives at Millers
i Run, last week.
Miss Eva Harr, of this place, returned
• to her school at Hicks Run, after a
week's vacation.
Mr. Clarence Conor, foreman on the
Lupole, Conor & Co. job, visited his
parents over Sunday.
It is rumored that the Lupole, Conor
& Co., have about finished their ex
tensive job in Mix Run.
Miss Lelo Williams who has been
spending the past three weeks in
Benezette, returned home Saturday.
A certain man of this place has per
fected a plan lor bringing coal out of
the cellar without exerting any of his
energies. He makes his wife carry it
up.
Josxi.
Rich Valley.
Meetings still continue on North
Creek.
| Mr. Wilbert Lewis went to Cross
Forks, Monday.
Master Clive Lewis is visiting his
j grandma Lewis for a few days
Mr. Joseph McKay, of Driftwood,
was seen on our streets on Sunday.
Mr. John Dysert has returned to the
valley. There is no place like home
after all.
Miss Emma Bittenbenrler is staying
with her sister Mrs. F. Craven and at
tended school.
Mr. Melvin Chadwick who has been
laid up with lagrippe for the past two
weeks is able to be out again.
Mr. Con McCarthy who handles the
reins over one of Mr. Craven's fine
teams is taking a holiday to himself.
Our teacher Miss Cora Barker, was
taken suddenly ill on Monday and had
to close school. We hope for a speedy
recovery.
A few of Mrs. Delbert Adams' friends i
attended a quilting at her homo last I
Wednesday. Some quilting was done, j
also some talking.
A bran new baby boy arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barr on j
Friday last. One moro Republican j
added to our side.
Little Miss Lettie Craven was taken J
suddenly ill last Sunday morning, but
with careful nursing she was soon
able to be out again.
Mrs. Thos. Dixon while doing her
chores at the farm had the misfortune
to fall and sprain her ankle. Mrs.
Melvine Carter is acting as nurse for a
few days.
sinnemahoning;,
Orrin Courtright, Treasurer of Potter
county, was a visitor in town on Satur
day.
Joe Strayer has embarked in the
grocery business in the room formerly
occupied by A. R. Berfield. Ray still
conducts the meat market and will de
vote his whole attention to this branch
of the old business.
The iron work for the new bridge
has arrived and a force of men are at
work place it in position They worked
all day Sunday and expect to have one
span erected this week.
The Liars Club held a special meeting
on Monday night, in honor of Judge j
Ross, who came down from Potter
county to become a member of the
famous organization. Chief Beldin and
Pap Blodget objected to admitting any
candidates from the land of leeks and
pig's ears, and wanted it understood
that this was purely a Cameron county
. mob Uncle Si, however, said let them
all in, as he wasn't afraid of all the
liars west ol sunrise, so the rules were
suspended and after the judge had
spun a few of his choicest selections he
was placed astride the goat and after
the club adjourned he and Joe M.
struggled for supremacy t ill 12 o'clock
and although it was unfair to put a new
member against one so experienced
and accomplished the Judge came near
downing his veteran adversary.
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STYLISH
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R. SKUER & CO.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
' Leave your orders now for clothing for the
t spring trade Our inducements this winter to our
j customers are away ahead of all former prices.
We have the largest a nd best line of goods to
' select from.
OUR CLOTHING IS HADR WELL
AND WEARS WELL.
R. SEGER 4 CO.,
Opposite M. E. Church.
Royal
£ Worcester 1 fi \/f \
Corsets. \
FOR GALE BY LEADING) DEALERS.
' ELECTION NOTICE.
r r<HK Annual Me# 112 the stockholders o(
I the Emporium _h Valley Railroad for
the election of a I*/ »nt and Hoard of Direc
tore and the trans' .1 of other general bum'-
ness will beheld/ je law office of Green &
Shatter, Jan. 17th , at one o'clock, p. m.
45 2t J. W. KAYE, Sec.
ELF ION NOTICE.
' IRST NATIONAL BANK, J
Km\ m, Pa , December 7th, 1898. \
r |~MIE annm .eeting of the Stockholders for
I the electi jf a Board of Directors and the
transaction uf eh other business as may be laid
before them, Ibe held at the Hank on Tuesday,
January lot 89'.), between the hours of one
and three it afternoon. Polls close at three.
41-6t. M. P. WHITING, Cashier.
LICKXSE APPUCATIONK.
NOTICE IS IIHREBY GIVEN that the fol
lowing named persons have filed their pe
! titions for Licenses, 111 my office, according to
law, for the term of .January Court, 1899:
HOTEL LICENSE.
.Sinnemahnning.
■ O L. Bailey. Enterprise House
I Joe M. Shaffer, Sinnemahoning House
Driftwood.
Fred McVicker Lafayette House
: A. M. McDonald, Curtin House
Thos. J. Itiley, Commercial House
Oibson Township.
j 11. M. Duel Mix Run, Hotel
Sterling Run.
i Mrs. Annie Goodwin, Sterling Run House
! Mary A. Furlong, Alpine House
Sizerville Hotel License.
I If. W. Martindale, Sizer Springs House
Emporium, East Ward, Hotel Licenses.
John L.Johnson Central House
j Win. Hathaway, American House
j Richard J. Loyd, Exchange House
Peter Shoup, Cook House
j JohnCostello Eagle House
I Thos. J. Lysett, St. Charles House
Middle Ward.
j Wm McOee, City House
; Richard Kelley, Emporium House
| Riley Warner, Warner House
i Michael Murphy, Commercial House
j John Cummings, Cottage House
RESTAURANT Ll< IENBEB.
I William McDonald, Novelty Restaurant
i Octave Willett, Star Restaurant
WHOLESALE LICENSES.
i A. A. McDonald, Emporium
J. L. Wheeler, .... Emporium
F. X. Blumle, Shippcn Township
BOTTLERS LICENSE.
J L. Wheeler, Emporium
F. X. Hlumlf*, Shippen
C. JAY GOODNOUGH, Clerk Q. S.
Motf'; Nerverine Fills
* : I-OKK AND AKTKK RSINN. gans of eithet
sex, such as Nervous Prostration, Failing ol
lost Manhood, Impotency, Nightly Emis'
sions, Youthful Errors, Mental worry, ex'
cessive use of Tobacco or Opium, whicf
lead to Consumption and Insanity. SJ.O(
per box by mail; 6 boxes for $5.00.
MOTT'S CHEMICAL CO., Prop's, Cleveland, Ohio
For sale by R. C. Dodson.
Ln I P TO DATE
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WE IRE SELLIM! OUT REGARDLESS OF COST.
Opposite the Post Office, JOHN J. SOBLE.
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We extend our compliments to the citizens of
I Cameron and adjoining counties for their rapidly and
increasing patronage. We would invite all to see
our large display of GENERAL HARDWARE and
BUILDERS' MATERIAL. We would call especial
attention to our
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We again desire to call attention to our OIL and
GAS STOVES. The Ladies delight.
THE WELSBACH LIGHT.
This popular light the great If|9
gas saver, is growing in popular
with our people. All who de '
sire to economize in gas
should use these burners. Call
and see theiu.
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