THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 34.
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NEW DEPARTURE |
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J M. A. ROCKWELL, §
The Fourth Street Druggist,
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I have recently purchased ami placed
/ in my Drug Store one of the popular and y
greatly endorsed Sanitary Stills, inanu
> factured bv THE CUPSKGRAPH CO., of y
' Chicago. 111. There is no process of
y tilteration which will purify water. Na- /
ture's process; of vaporizing water and
y cooling it Into refreshing showers of pure y \
rain water is repeated by the .-anitary
y Still in our store. We distill all water /
■ , used in both our Prescription Depart- . .
y raeut and Soda Water Fountains. /
/ PURE WATER. /
< PURE DRUGS, X
/ PURE SODA WATER.
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I FRIDAY, fan; probabH rain I i i>..i\ « *j li c and children I lock to our headquarters, because of its broad and gen- I'
,j (.\uni!ig. j Il6u.u{lliU iCFSt < crous trade methods; because our immense assortment gives you the 111
!j SATURDAY, partly cloudy weather. satisfact ion of a choice; because we are, headquarters, too, l'rom a price |j
. j SUNDAY, Fair weather. standpoint. Our prices simply can't be matched. Our window this .|
week has a fine hisplay of sporting goods, balls, bats, gloves, face protectors, also the largest and i
'li , , ~ .. t , . finest display of iishing tackle in town. We have a vast assortment of prettv conceits in wall paper, lit
,il In each of these lines the oppertu- 1 •' 7 , , . . . . ... . ' . •. . . ... 1 '
IW tunitv for economical purchase in We carry the largest stock ol bicycles lroin >C.» to b->O, that you will find in this section. We keep p
i,|j so pronounced and the saving is everything in the. stationery line that you want. Also kodaks and all material that you need to ilfjj
,1 so substantial, that the public is develop a snap-shot if
■I showing the widest interest in
111 these headquarters.
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Jealousy Causes a Murder.
Dußoib, Pa., April 30. —A mur
der and attempted suicide occurred
at Brockport, near here, at four
o'clock this morning. Mrs. Ella
Reeser was shot by Fred Walker,
a widower, <>2 years of age, who
made an unsuccessful attempt to
end his own lift* with laudanum.
Mrs. Reeser had been living with
Walker al Brockwayville for tlie
last 11 months, and against bis
wishes was visiting friends named
Silvas, at Brockport, two miles
away from this place. Walker
was intensely jealous of her, and
late Saturday night went to Brock
port, presumably 1o induce her to
return. About four o'clock lie
called her out, and in a short time
the family was aroused by two
shots. The woman was found
lying dead at the foot of the steps,
with two bullet holes in her head,
and the man unconscious from the
effects of laudanum, an empty
bottle and a revolver lying by his
side.
Physicians were hastily sum
moned, and after working 12 hours
succeeded in bringing him out of
danger. Mrs. Reeser formerly
lived at this place. She had been
several times married, and was also
known by the name of Ella Hab
itant!. She was 119 years of age.
Teachers' Examinations.
The Cameron County Teachers'
Examinations for 1599, will be held
as follows:
Sinneiuahoning, May 18.
Driftwood, May 19.
Sterling Run, May 20.
Emporium, May 22.
Emporium, July 1.
Examinations will begin prompt
ly at 9:00 a. 111.
Directors are invited to be pres- j
ent at the examinations. They
are requested to employ no one i
who does not hold a certificate and |
to carefully examine the certificate j
of all who apply for schools.
M \ttiH M. Coi.M NS,
County Superintendent. I
High School Alumni.
The Kmporiuin High School
Alumni will banquet this evening
at the Warner House. Spreads
are prepared for eighty persons and
no doubt great joy and much hap
piness will be manifested around
the board. The program for the
occasion is quite elaborate and the
| following menu has been prepared:
| "A feast prepared with riotous expense, much
j cost, more care, and most magnificence."
MENU.
Radishes,
Sliced Tomatoes, Blue Points,
with Mayonaise, with Lemon,
Olives,
Cold Turkey, Cold Ham,
Veal Loaf,
Bread and Butter,
Wafers, * Cheese,
Chicken Salad 011 Lettuce,
Potato Salad, Worcestershire Sauce.
Angel Food, Devil's Food,
Orange Ice,
Strawberries. Ice Cream,
Mixed Nuts, Bon Bons,
Coffee.
Who Claims Them?
Editor of the Press:—
Will you kindly inform the S.
L. C. that the four defunct mem
bers of that club, whose death was
instantaneous at Howard's mill,
that their remains are laid away
under Hill's tiling bench, and if
they are not removed at once, will
be cremated in the burner, along
with an empty beer case and a two
gallon demijohn they left down at
the foot of Broad street; the demi
john is empty and is marked 'Moc
M.'s Kentucky Lily."
Anthony.
Afternoon Whist.
Last Friday afternoon, from
three to six, Mrs. Josiah Howard
I entertained about thirty lady
, friends at whist. The reception
was given in honor of Miss Mingle,
of New York City. who has been
Mrs. Howard's guest for several
! weeks.
"Liberty and Union, One aud Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM PA., THURSDAY, MAY 4,1899.
Death's Doings.
MORRISON.
Mrs. William Morrison, aged 69
years, died on Friday, April 28th,
1899, at the family residence in
Frankfort, Kv., after a long and
painful illness. During the past
few months she has been tenderly
ministered to by her devoted
daughter, Mrs. J. 11, Swain, of
Emporium, and, with her loving
husband, rendered everything to
make the passing to the other shore
peaceful. Mrs. Morrison's many
Emporium friends, where she re- I
sided for years, will be pained to j
learn of her death, and extend j
their sympathy to the bereaved j
family. The funeral was held from
the family residence at Frankfort, !
Ky.. last Sunday afternoon
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noon.
East Friday evening a telegram
was received from Williamsport in- 1
forming Emporium Lodge, 084, |
I. <). <). F., that Alex. W. Hood i
was an inmate of that hospital and j
in a dying condition. Word was j
promptly sent back to care for him
and in case of death to forward his j
remains to Emporium. Mr. Hood j
died the same night and under
taker lvnight took charge of his j
remains and accompanied the
same to Emporium on Sunday, j
when he was met at the depot by a
delegation of Odd Fellows. The j
body was placed in La liar's under
taking establishment to await the!
funeral, which took plaee at 4 p.
in., same day. The lodge, of which
deceased was a member in good
standing, attended the funeral in a
body, meeting the remains at Mr.
La Bar's and following them to
Newton Cemetery, where He v. Mc-
Caslin, of Presbyterian church,
held short services, after which the
burial was conducted by the Odd
Fellows, according to the rites of
the order.
Uex. W. II ood. has resided in
this county for several years and
followed " the occupation of black
smith in the woods. About a year
ago he left for Hillings, W. Ya., j
where he found employment in
camp No. 5, but was expected to
return to Emporium last week, as
he informed some of his friends
here. Jle was a native of Elgen,
N. S., and aged about .'!1 years.
The particulars of bis death and ;
cause are not yet know.
KAIKES.
Arthur Raikes, aged 28 years,
died at his residence in Sandusky,
0., April 25th, after an illnes of
four week, with typhoid fever.
Deceased was the son of Rev. and
Mrs. Raikes, formerly of this plaee,
and was buried upon the annivers
ary of 1 iis father's death —April
27th. The young man will be
pleasantly remembered by many
friends of the family in Emporium.
We :*lij> the following from the
Sandusky (Ohio; Register, of April
:iuth. 1800:
In the death of Mr, Arthur
; Kaikes 112 his community has suffered
the loss of one whose life was ex
emplary in the highest degree, and
whose many virtues endeared him
to all with whom lie came in eon-
I tact. Arthur P. Kaikes was born
in Lockport, N. Y., about 28
i years ago, and was the son of Rev.
F. W. and Mary P. Raikes. He
received his education chiefly in
the city of Dunkirk. N. Y., and
when bis father accepted the rec
torship of Calvary church, in this
city, in .January 1889, came to
Sandusky, where he has since held
continuous residence. I n the sum
mer of 1X92 he was united in mar
riage to Miss Mary Coles, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Coles, his
father and the Rev. Fred K. W.
Clampett performing the ceremony.
Mr. Raikes was a clerk in the
freight department of the B. & 0..
practically the entire time of his
residence here. In the work of the
church he was always prominent
and faithful. The burial services
in Grace church were both beauti
ful and impressive, the rectors of
Grace and Calvary officiating. The
life of Mr. Raikes was singularly
pure, retiring and self-sacrificing,
and many indeed have been made
richer by knowledge of him, whose
life extended little beyond a quar
ter of a century.
School Term Closed.
The Emporium public schools
closed one of the most successful
terms in the history of Emporium,
yesterday. The exercises upon
this occasion were pleasant, profi
table and a credit to the teachers.
Prof. Stanffer and his very able as
sistants certainly deserve the
thanks of directors and citizens —
the pupils will thank them in later
years—for their untiring efforts.
Albert Bair Married.
Mr. Albert Bair, one of Empo
rium's young men, has taken unto
himself a wife. The Jersey Shore
correspondent of Grit says: "A
wedding occurred on Tuesday
evening at 8:00 o'clock, at the
1 nne. of Mr. and Mrs. .John Rich
ardson, on Thompson street, at
which their daughter, Carrie, was
married to Mr. M. Albert Bair,
who has been connected with the
Beech Creek railroad for several
years, and is now a fireman on a
passenger engine. The bride is an
estimable young woman, who has
been a resident of .Jersey Shore all
her life, and the good wishes of all
follow the young couple in their
venture on the sea of life. The
Citizens band serenaded them on
Thursday evening after the cere
mony."
Election of County Superintendent.
The school directors of Cameron
county met in convention at Em
porium, last Tuesday, for the pur
pose of electing one person for
Superintendent of the schools of
Cameron county. The convention
was called to order by the County
Superintendent, Miss Mattie M.
Collins. Dr. Y. K. Corbett, of
Driftwood, was elected President,
and B. E. Smith, of Lumber, and
A. L. Ensign, of Portage, as Sec
taries. Cpou call of the roll of the
county it was found that thirty
two directors were in attennancc.
Nominations being called for Mr.
E. C. Davison, of Emporium,
placed in nomination, in a few
brief remarks, Miss Mattie M.
Collins. There being no other
nominations Miss Collins was
unanimously elected.
On motion of Mr. M..1. B.Brooks,
of Driftwood, the salary was lived
at 81,000.
Miss Collins' election was heart
ily applauded, and, in a few well
chosen words, the lady thanked
the directors and citizens of the
county for the manifestation of
renewed confidence, promising to
faithfully labor for the upbuilding
of the schools of the county.
The result of the convention will
meet with the hearty approbation
of the people of this county. Miss
; Collins has made a very efficient
official and takes great pride in her
work. The I'KKSS congratulates
the lady upon her re-election.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required,
ft is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction cr money refunded. Price 25
e. nt.-i a box For sale by L. Taggart.
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MAUUIICn.
LACKY-IIKALY.—At Buffalo, N. Y., Wednes
day, April 26th, 1899, by Rev. Stauffer, Pastor
of Grace M. K. Church, Mn. DECATUR N. LACY,
of Buffalo,N.Y., to Miss OKA ANNETTE HKALY,
of Emporium.
Our Industries.
"What shall be done to revive
our industries in Emporium?"
This question is almost hourly
.asked by our citizens, one of the
other. In all sections of the coun
try, in all neighboring towns, hav
ing less advantages than Empori
um, business is booming and pros
perity is spelled with a capital
'•P.'" What are we doing in Em
porium to foster our industries?
Nothing, except that a few citizens j
are earnestly laboring to attract !
the attention of capitalists to our !
undeveloped resources and natural J
railroad facilities. With millions
of tons of good coal almost at our ■
doors, coke ovens and a modern
iron furnace idle, it seems that
something can and should be done
by our citizens, who have every
thing at stake; should see the nec
essity of giving every encourage
ment to aid in the resumption of
these works. With our furnace in
operation, it would be only a. short
time until tin- demand for coke
would cause the coal mines to be
worked, thereby giving employ
ment to several hundred workmen.
Our coal beds have been carefully
examined by competent persons
who declare that no better, nor as
good, steam coal has been discov
ered in the state. In addition to
the valuable coal veins upon the
lands of the Sinnemahoning Iron
«K: Coal Company it is a well-known
fact that good workable veins
are located on the lands of C. It.
Kline, C. B. Howard & Co., Pardee
Estate and Xoyes Estate. All
that is required to place these facts
before the business world, now
looking for investments, is united
and unselfish action on the part of
our citizens.
We admit that there has been an
effort for some time to resume
operations at the furnace and tin
parties contemplating a resumption
of the plant are now carefully can
vassing the matter. Let our citi
zens meet them fairly, candidly
and honestly. This, no doubt, is
the critical time in the history of
Cameron county, and especially
Kinporiuni, and it behooves our
people to promptly take up any
proposition made to them and
ACT. With the proper effort on
part of our people, unitedly, we
can see and secure our share of the
prosperity enjoyed by our neigh
bors. < iet up and shake off the
dust —stop croaking.
The verdict of "Not Guilty" in
the conspiracy ease against Senator
< »uay did not surprise any one who
had watched the case closely from
its inception to its close. The
Commonwealth did not have a good
case to begin with, and it grew
weaker as it proceeded. A good
deal is being said as to the prob
ability of Quay not being accepted
by the Senate; in the face of some
precedents to the contrary, but as
the Constitution makes that body
the "judge of the election and
qualification"' of its members, there
will be no trouble on this score.—
! Doylestown Democrat.
Too Late to Classify.
Miss Nellie O'Day came down from
Kane last night to visit friends.
.Miss Dorothy Howard visited Drift
wood friends yesterday, accompanied
j by Mrs. Josiaii Howard, Mrs. W. H.
; Howard and Miss Mingle.
Mrs. Cluis. (ileason and the Misses
| Huntley, of Driftwood, attended the
| reception given by Mrs. Josiah How
! ard, last Friday afternoon.
Lester Knickerbocker, who has been
I engaged at Cross Forks for several
i months, scaling logs for Cassidy &
I McLaughlin, came home yesterday on
! a short visit. He returns to-day, ac
| companied by his daughter.
We welcome the Hazel Hurst World
|to our sanctum. It is a neat paper
j and bears unmistakable signs ofpros-
I perity. (). Herrick is editor and
j proprietor.
! At a meeting of the directors of the
! First National Bank held yesterday,
j their usual semi-annual dividend of
j five per cent, was declared. The First
j National was organized in Sept., 18S4,
| and has been a very successfully and
j economically conducted institution.
TERMS: $ 2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
NOTICE.
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ed with an X, in blue or black
pencil mark across its face you
will know that your subscription
is due, or past due. Your name will
be found printed on each copy of the
PRESS, as you receive it and gives the
last date to which you have paid. Our
terms are $2.00 if not paid in advance,
$1.50 in advance. Many, very many,
of our patrons allow their subscrip
tions to run year after year. This we
are unable to stand—it is not right,
fair nor honorable between man and
man
L'OCAL NOTICES.
TAGGART'S ice r ream and ice cream
soda is fine.
TAGGART'S ginger and chocolate
syrups are immense. Try them.
'PHONE NO. 17. —For the accommo
dation of my patrons 1 have placed a
'phone in my livery office. Call No. 17.
CHAS. FRY.
THE accommodations for serving
ice cream, ice cream soda and soda
water at Taggart's drug store are the
finest in town.
LADIES! clean your kid gloveß with
Miller's Glovine, for sale only by
Balcom & Lloyd, headquarters for kid
gloves and the famous Dartmouth
gloves; all the latest shades. 5-ly
SUPPER. -The C. M. B. A. and the
L. C. M. B. A., will give one of their
popular Suppers at the opera house,
Wednesday evening, May 17th. Every
body cordially invited. 2t
If you want a neat, stylish and ser
vicable summer suit goto N. Seger.
He carries the largest and best assort
ment of clothing in this county, and
his prices arc* very reasonable.
WANTED. —An active agent to sell
Tea, Coffee, Spices and Baking Powder
to families. Large premiums. Goods
guaranteed. Liberal commission. Ap
ply to Grand Union Tea Co., 33 W.
Long Ave., Dußois, Pa. 10-3t
Now that the weather is getting
warm you will have to shake your
winter clothes. Now remember any
thing you may need in the clothing
line can be found at my store, and at
prices that defy competition.
N. SEGER.
Messrs. James 1!. Sipe <s: Co.,
Allegany, Pa., in order to intro
duce "Sipe's Japan Oil,'" and to
demonstrate practically its super
iority over linseed oil for all kinds
of painting, will send free of charge
enough of it to paint an ordinary
building, to the two first addresses
received from property owners in
reply to this.
BRIEF riENTION.
The Buffalo, Rochester «S: Pitts
burgh 11. R., will run through
trains from Buffalo to Pittsburg
after .July loth.
Forest county, the next smallest
county in the state, have contract
ed for the erection of a Couutv
House, at a cost of 820,000.
The late Francis McGloin left a
will dividing his large estate among
his heirs just as lie wished it to be.
but we understand the provisions
of the will are that the entire es
tate shall remain under direction
and control of the widow until the
youngest son reaches bis majority,
except in case she should die or
marry again, in which event the
property is to be divided at once.
—Ridgwf ty Advocate.
We congratulate our old friend
j .1. E. Wenk, editor of the Forest
i Republican, upon the greatly im
| proved appearance of his paper.
1 We feel sure the people of Forest
| will continue to give him hearty
[ support in the future. We feel
! like taking off our hat to the Re
; publicans of little Forest for their
loyalty to Republican principles
| and manfully standing by their
I stalwart Representative Dr. S. S.
Towler, who ably upheld the prin
; ciplc of majority rule and party
organization. Little Forest is all
; right, ''.Jake."
A number of men employed on
!C. I>. Howard <S; Company's log
| loader were quite severely burned
and scalded, about nine o'clock, on
Monday night, caused by the ex
plosion of a gasolene tank. The
oil set lire to the log loader, pipes
hurst ed, steam escaped and all was
i excitement. The foreman of the
loader, Mr. (.'lias. Edwards, who
resides on Sixth street, Emporium,
was scalded in his eyes and is now
j confined in a dark room, under Dr.
Ileilman's care. Fireman Davins
| and brakeman Xellis were severe
-Ily burned about the arms and
hands.
NO. 10.