THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED UY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 34.
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;js'_ Lloyd's Long Range Forecast of the Weather.
f l FRIDAY, Fair and warmer; south- M
erly winds. Right across from the l'ost-< )l!ice stands the Trading Centre of 11
[Jy SATURDAY, Fair; partly cloudy; •? 'T' * 1 Emporium. It is a true terminal store where the people of this town ;i|
(| probably threatening rain. g j ITIISICI.I < congregate. 1 lie excellent service and low price at this terminal store [j
ji SUNDAY, Probably showers. ) $ for buyers in wall paper. bicycles, kodaks, musical instruments sport
[; ing goods, fishing trickle, cigars, stationery and the standard patterns
.i The confidence we have in the char- ' ol attract those wise lolks who seek this terminal for proper combination of worth and -
r acter of the goods we sell, ami the economy. Spring newness glistens in every department. Its a rare treat, and yours, in welcome, lill
! [ prices fixed for them, make us for the corning. ji|
. i eager at all times to take back any-
I r thing that fails to please our [Jjl
If customers. Fourth Street. 11. S. LLOYD, fill
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Inciters front the People.
[All communications under this head must be
accompanied by the writer's name. We will not j
be held responsible for any expression in this
department.]— SUITOR.
Editor Press:—
Emporium Club Ready.
Would you please inform the
Sinnamahoning Liars Club that
we did not burn the defunct mem
bers of their Club, for Alex. De-
Slietler came up and took them to
.Toe M.'s corn crib. We should
have informed you last week but a
few of our choicest and most sys
tematic members had an invitation
to attend a clam bake at Sizerville
and did not feel as well as we
should liki alter our return and—
well, ask Wm. McDonald for full
particulars.
Now, Pap; come up and bring
your best talent and meet us in
Dick Lloyd's back room any Sat
urday afternoon. We will lay out
your club in line style. We are
proud of our new member, Jack
Panting, and we think with Baldy
Milliard you will have noshow at all;
only Mike Harrigan must not tell
any more band-saw yarns to Fred
Hill or he will quit the club. Chas.
Seger and John Cummings will be
the .Judges —they were old time
members before Charles became
P. M.
ANTHONY.
Important Position Offered.
Andrew Brady, for many years
manager of the Bird Coleman furn
aces, at Cornwall, and latterly in
charge of the Coleman furnaces,
left at midnight last Monday for
Emporium, Pa., where he has been
tendered and probably will accept
the position of general manager of
the coal and iron properties of C.
R. Baird & Co., of Philadelphia.
The interests of this firm include
furnaces at Buffalo, Emporium and
in Virginia, a large number of coke
ovens in Cameron county and
about 10,000 acres of mineral lands
at the same place and in New York
state. These various industries
when put.in active operation will
employ upwards of 500 men.
In the event of Mr. Brady's ac
ceptance of the position offered he
will have his headquarters at Em
porium, although the varied and
important interests under his con
trol will oblige him to make fre
quent trips to other points. For
the present his family will remain
in Lebanon.
During his long residence in our \
county Mr. lirady has made hosts
of friends, who, while they are
grieved that their pleasant personal
associations with him must he
severed, extend to him their
hearty congratulations upon his |
promotion to the important and
responsible position which has been
offered him. More particularly will
! lie be missed by the hundreds of
workingmen formerly under his
management, who always found in
him a fair and just employer and
| a sympathetic friend. There
would be few differences between
capitol and labor if the industries
of the country were all in the hands
of such men as Andrew Brady. — ,
Lebanon Daily News.
Mr. Brady, who is a practical iron
man and a most genial gentleman, is
now in Emporium, with the intention
of starting the furnace at an early day.
This will be cheering news to our citi
zens.
Don't Get (iay.
No that the every indication
points to an increase of laborers in
Emporium in the very near future
and as a natural result, houses will
be scarce and no doubt many will
take advantage of the occasion and
raise the rents. This is no time for
such fool hardy work and it would
result in the erection of suitable
houses for mechanics and laborers
—houses thas could be rented at
reasonable rates. Keep cool.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 25,1899.
Accidents.
A son of Ora McKean, at Drift
wood, was seriously if not fatally
injured yesterday by being struck
by an engine in the Driftwood
yard.
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Thos. McCloskey, working in
McGraw's camp, was seriously in
jured 011 Monday morning by a
fallen tree. ITis left leg was
crushed below the knee. The in
jured man was removed to Wil
liam sport. hospital.
Death of John Lynch.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. |
Orville Proudfoot received the sad
intelligence of the death of her
father, who resides with his
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Sexton, at
Clermont, Pa. Although Mr. !
Lynch has been in poor health for j
some time, 110 very grave fear |
was entertained of his sudden de-1
misc.
The funeral will take place at |
Driftwood 011 Friday Afternoon.
The deceased was a former resi
dent of Driftwood and will be re
membered by many of the older j
citizens of that place.
Board of Health.
The Emporium Board of Health
met at the office of Dr. Bard well
last Monday afternoon at 3:30,
there being present, E. O. Bard-1
well. C. H. Felt, Stowe Barton, G.
Metzger; Josiah Howard being]
absent.
f)n motion, Josiah Howard was
elected President; Dr. E. O. Bard
well, Health Officer, and George
Metzger, Sr., Secretary.
The Board adopted the rules of
order and regulations formerly
governing the organization in 1893,
as recorded in Secretary's book.
The Health Officer was requested
to furnish the Secretary with a list
of books and blanks needed, for
the benefit of the Council, looking
to an appropriation.
The Board, as a committee of
the whole, agreed to meet 011
Thursday at 9:00 a. 111., for the
purpose of investigating complaints.
011 motion, Board adjourned to
meet 011 first Thursday in June, at
9:00 a. 111.. at Dr. Bardwell's office.
G. MKTZGKK, Sec'y.
Lumber on the Jump.
The Williainsport Sun says: The
lumber business in this section has,
in fact taken 011 new life, and a
marked improvement is noticeable
everywhere. Shipments have been
large and the price paid for lumber
is much greater than lias prevailed
for yea.is. in the spring of each
year there has been an increase of
about fifty cents a thousand 011
account of the wet condition of the
lumber, but later in the season the
additional amount was knocked oil'
and the price remained at a stand
still. This year such has not been
the case. Instead of knocking off
the fifty cents per thousand, sev
eral additional raises have been
made, and lumber is now from one
to four dollars per thousand higher
than it was last year.
Within the past three months
| white pine has gone up from two
to four dollars per thousand feet,
according to grade, and hemlock
has taken a jump of from one to
two dollars per thousand feet.
Lath are now worth sixty to sev
enty cents more per thousand than
they were last year. Oak and
wormy chestnut are scarce at any
price. Oak in 4to 12i square is
exceptionally scarce. Hardwood
has also taken a leap and is selling
1 briskly.
The demand for all lumber is
great, and within one week this
spring the price jumped up one
dollar. It is said that there is not
10,000,000 feet of hemlock in the
state of Pennsylvania that is in
course of manufacture that is not
contracted for.
Emporiumltes Visit Dayton.
Last Friday, Rev. Robertson,
Rector of Emmanuel Church; Prof.
Stauffer, Principal of our Borough
Schools, and T. B. Lloyd, Teller
in First National Bank, left for
Dayton, ()., 011 a visit. They
stopped at many places of interest,
especially the Soldiers' Home and
the great manufactory of the
National Cash Registry Co., where
they were shown every attention
and made to feel at home. The
party returned to Emporium on
Tuesday, reporting that they had
lost Rev. Robertson, at Warren,
and can only account for it from
the fact that they noticed a circus \
advertised for Tuesday evening, j
Our ground-wire reporter informs !
us that the party hugely enjoyed '
the boat-ride from Toledo to Cleve- !
land—especially Prof. Stauffer,
who sat up all night, admiring the
rolling waves, exclaiming repeat
edly something about "heave to''
or '"heave up, Jonah." Our re
porter missed the party at the j
landing else he would have re- j
lated something about the inter- i
esting acquaintance they formed,at j
dinner, with the Montgomery I
county farmer who dearly loved i
butter and onions. The PRESS
scribe called on Prof. Stauffer, who
glowingly pictured the delightful
visit at Dayton, but nary a word
would he say about the boat ride
to Cleveland. We shall depend
upon the Rector for a beautiful
description of the visit, unless Prof.
Stauffer decides to deliver his
promised lecture, founded upon
"Observations and Incidents upon
Land and Water," at Emporium,
instead of at Annville Normal, for
the benefit of the school library.
Our school board should strongly
urge the Prof, to first deliver his
coming lecture at Emporium. Let
us have the lecture, especially the
boat ride.
Beautiful Fresco Work.
The fresco painting at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, at this
place, executed by C. Day Rudy,
of Ilarrisburg, Pa., and his efficient
crew of workmen, is one of the
finest exhibitions of decorative art
that has ever come under our ob
servation. The walls are finished
iu a light shade of pink striped
with old gold, casting a mellow
effulgence of translucent effect that
is soothing to the optics and that
will add fifty per cent to the light
of the church. The ceilings are
executed in pink and a light blue
tint, affording an excellent con
trast. Figures appropriate to the
environments adorn the walls and
ceilings.
The woodwork and tapestry of
the church has all been cleaned
and polished, and, 011 the whole,
the Methodist Episcopal has very
much the appearance of a new
church. Services will be held there
011 Sunday next.
Bill Nye's Opinion.
Bill Nye often spoke his witti
cism laden with the greatest truth.
Among the most appropos is the
following: "A man may use a
wart 011 the back of his neck for a
collar button; ride 011 the back
coach of a train to save the inter
est on his money; leave his "i" or
"t" without dot or cross to save
ink; but a man of this kind is a
gentleman and a scholar compared
to a fellow who will take a news
paper, and when asked to pay for
it.put it in the office and have it
marked "refused."
Big Insurance.
The New York Life Insurance
Company passed the Billion Dollar
mark for paid insurance, Tuesday,
and closed its books with one
thousand millions of insurance, the
largest in the world.
Obituary.
Jeffekson William Down, aged
I 2<> years, died on Monday, -May
15, 1899, after an illness of two
weeks.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. Williams, of Em
porium. Interment in West Creek
cemetery. The deceased had been
a resident of Beech wood nine
years. On December 24th he was
united in marriage with Miss
Myrtle Morrison, an excellent
young lady of this place. "Jeff,"
as was familiarly called by his
friends, was a reliable, honest man
and he possessed the virtue of saying
only that which was good and kind
of all persons. His genial and
kindly disposition won for him a
host of friends, and at his burial
a great concourse of neighbors and
friends paid their last tribute of
respect to his memory, by their
presence. The young widow, who
will remain at her home in this
place, and the father, brother and
sister who reside at Little Mea
dows, Pa., have the sympathy of
all their friends. Thus one by
one, earth's treasures leave us for
the other shore, where we hope to
meet them in more beautiful sur
roundings, in that land where all
is joy forever and where sorrow
can never enter.
Old Soldiers.
Comrades of Lieut. I). IV. Tar/gurt
rout, G. A. It.
According to custom and by gen
eral orders of National Commander,
we are again called to pay due re
spect to our deceased comrades,
who have responded to the last
roll call.
Therefore, let every comrade lay
aside all usual vocation on Tues
day, May .'soth, and assemble at
Emporium at 10:30 a. in., for the
purpose of carrying out our usual
ceremonies of decorating soldiers
graves.
Flags will bo sent to local com
mittees who will see that the graves
of comrades are properly decorated;
a Hag being placed at the head of
each grave. Committees will re
port to the Commander, the num
ber of Hags needed in the sev
eral cemeteries and will also
report to the Post Chaplain the
number of graves decorated.
Let each detail be as prompt as
circumstances will permit and see
that the requirements of general
orders are carried out. Let none
be missed.
Where the graves of one who
wore the gray and was on the
other side in the civil strife, whose
body lies in our cemetery, receive
the same reeognation as those who
wore the blue, remembering that
we be brothers and they oidy er
rored in their judgement. Let
the richest garlands be strewn on
all alike. Let there be no distinc
tion of race, color or creed.
The following are the local coni
mittes appointed by the Com
mander:
Sin neniahon i ng —J. R. Batch
elder, C. \V. Beldin.
Driftwood—J. (). Brookbank.
John T. Murphy.
Huntley and Mason Hill —John
L. Johnson, David Marsh.
Sterling Run —Joseph Kissel,
John Pepper, T. M. Lewis.
Cameron— Matthew Pheonix,
Albert Lord.
Sizerville—John Wygant. Carl
Zimmer.
Rich Valley—A. O. Swartwood,
A. W. Lewis.
Beeclnvood and Truman—Sam'l
Sanford, Michael Evers.
More Hill—Sylvester Beldin, H.
P. Spence.
West Creek—Easterbrooks, Lon i
Cheesbro.
By order,
A. Chai-man, Com.
G. W. Babker, Adj.
Special Services on Sunday in tlie
Methodist Episcopal Cliurch.
The First Methodist Episcopal
Church, which has been closed for
a number of weeks for repairs and
| to be renovated and frescoed, will
I be formerly reopened next Sunday
morning at 10:30 o'clock. An ap
propriate sermon will be preached
by the pastor, Rev. Wilford I'.
Shriner.
In the evening at 7:30 o'clock, a
• union G. A. R. Memorial service
! will be held. The Memorial sermon
! will be preached by the pastor and
the Glee Club will render music.
Coudersport capitalists have sub
scribed $125,000 for the organization of
' a Trust Company.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
EDITOR'S_ NOTICE.
XWHEN you see this item mark
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 NOTIGES.
TRAVELERS' outfits at N. Soger's.
LADIES collars at R. Seger & Son's.
THOSE straw hats at R. Seger& Son's
are beauties. Prices are right too.
CABBAGE and tomato plants for sale.
Enquire at DAY'S.
LADIES ! you will miss it if you fail
to call at R. Seger & Son's, next to
Bank, and purchase some of those
latest style collors.
FROM now until the first, of June I
will sell men's and boys' clothing at
cost, in order to make room for new
GOODS. N. SEGER.
EMPOIIIUM Creamery will sell at
retail this week, good country butter,
farmers' make at 12c. per pound.
Choice Creamery, their own make, 23c.
per pound.
TIIE ladies of the iVI. E. Church will
serve a dinner on Decoration Day, to
which they invite all. They will also
serve ice cream and cake all the after
noon.
MUSIC AND PAINTING LESSONS.— Miss
Anna Metzger is expected home about
the Ith of June, when sde will be pre
pared to take pupils in music and
painting for the summer months.
N. SEGER, the Allegheny Avenue
clothier, says that business is picking
up and that this month has been a big
one for the clothing business. Seger's
prices are always right.
LADIES! clean your kid gloves 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
HAUSEN'S pure Food Colors for
junket creams, icings and gelatine.
Assorted colors, 10c.
Bromangelon, a most delicious des
sert jelly, 15c.
"Diamond" brand chocolate creani
drops, 20c a pound, equal to those you
pay more money for. Money back if
not satisfactory.
Special for this week only. 7 lb.
Bulk Starch, 26c. DAY'S.
CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS.— §2.00 per
dozen. I have on hand 5,000 Ivoryette
finish Cabinet Cards. I will make
Carbonette finish pictures, mounted on
these cards,for §2 per dozen—regular §4
stock. As lam not making any more
Ivoryette finish pictures and have this
stock on hand, I will make photographs
mounted on the same for the above
price, until all this stock is used. I
will not make any cabinets at this price
after this supply is gone. Come early
as this stock will not last long.
Very truly,
J. B. SCHRIEVER,
12-3t Emporium, Pa.
UNDER A BIG TENT— Uncle Tom's
Cabin. For the hundredth time,' and
then some, the resultless effort of try
ing to explain why the people will
never cease going to see Uncle Torn
might be made here and as usual fail.
It is a fact that more people have seen
this play in America than have ever
seen any other play. Of course, as a
basis of why, it might be said that
i more people have read the book upon
j which it is founded than ever read any
j other book, the Bible excepted; but
I this explanation does not explain why
| hundreds of people in every community
! goto see this play as often as opportu
| nity presents itself. Other plays have
j as much pathos, as much tenderness,
! more comedy, better tragedy. It may
! be that the key is found in this, that
; none deal so much with human libertr.
Be that as it may, ago adds to Uncle
| Tom's immortality.
The excellent Forest Company will
| appear at Emporium, Thursday, June
| Ist, in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Memorial Sermon
The annual Memorial sermon
i will be preached at the M. K.
; Church, Sunday, -May .'!Oth. at 7:30
|p. in., by Hev. W. P. Shriner.
I Union service? —all are invited.
| Old soldiers and especially (». A. R,
j members are requested to be
j present.
A. CHAPMAN, Commander.
NO. 13.