ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 34.
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NEW STORE. FRESH GOODS.
CRAMER'S
Popular Variety Store
We thank the public for the very gen- j
erous patronage bestowed upon us since
we purchased this establishment. We
have just added a very fine line of
Ladies Dress and Fancy Goods.
Bargains in Every Department.
Ladies Waists, Skirts, Wrappers and
Suits at Special hot weather bargains.
_ _ II
liiiilii's" 1 • Furnishing ■ Goods.
£ Tinware, Glassware,
j £ Silverware, Dishes, by sets,
( One hundred piece
£ Dinner and Tea Sets,
112 Crockery,
112 Lamps, Lanterns,
I Clocks,
( Table Oil Cloth,
Clothes Wringers,
112 Window Shades, Wall Paper,
{ Sewing Machines,
We are closing out Men's Clothing at cost.
D. F. CRAMER,
Emporium, Pa.
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I In
| FIVE HUNDRED |
!{] Pieces of Glassware at prices m
n that are less than one half value, ru
Hi To those who appreciate rare U]
Hj opportunities, this is a happy [n
Ln happening. There is not an in- nj
[u ferior piece in the lot, but we
n] need the room for other goods m
Ln that are arriving almost daily, ru
[}j hence this clearance sale. All
n] are marked in a way that will [n
Ln soon leave to us the space they nJ
[jj occupy. You will appreciate }{]
m the marked down prices when [n
in you see the articles themselves, nl
[jj There should be hut little delay }{]
n] between the reading of this''ad" L
Ln and the handling of the spark- ru
[}j ling Glassware shown here in Jj]
m such large quantities and at [n
In such low prices. nJ
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Lr fU
m 1 pt. pitchers at sc, worth 10c. n]
fu 1 qt. pitchers at 10c, worth 20c. uj
[{] 2 qt. pitchers at 15c, worth 35c. [}J
Ln Butter dishes, with covers, at a)
pJ 15c, worth 30c. Jf]
n| Spoon Holders, at 5 and 10c, [}j
m worth 15c and 20c. nj
fu Sugar Bowls with covers, at 15c, Ln
ry worth 30c. [n
Ln 12 in. Bread or Cake Trays, at al
[U 10c, worth 25c. U]
n] Sq. shaped Berry Dishes, at sc, [}!
m 10c and 15c, worth 10c, 20c nj
fjj and 30c. Ln
nj Round shaped Berry Dishes at [H
1/1 sc, 10c and 15c, worth 10c, nj
|U 20c, and 30c. "1
n] 10 in. high footed Salver at 20c, [p
Ln worth 40c. nj
ru COME IN EARLY. ASTKESE GOODS ft]
fn ARE BOUND TO SELL S
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IMC. O. TUXJIS. S
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Advertise in the Pitisss.
Lloyd's Long Range Forecast of the Weather.
I 1 ~ft
r FRIDAY, Fair and warmer.
, , ■, \ crow will never grow white by eating camphor and white lilies. Pj
f| SAT LIKDAY, l air < unrig < ay, pro- a /a. j You cannot, make a first-class bicycle by gilt lettering, bluster and Ml
Ij bably showers ..aturouj nig 1 £ Qlt lOW 3<. blow make buncombe —not bicycles. We sell lirst-class bicycles, which j|l
jj SUNDAY, Thunderstorms £ * * £ make long enduring friends. Notwithstanding the general complaint jjji]
} , <>!' dealers about the weather and dull trade, we are up-to-date; away rjiji
The confidence we have in the c har- ahead <»f any previous season. < 'lear-sighted men and women have discovered where they can get ;
acter of the goods we sell, and tho | the best kodak, bicycle, fishing tackle, sporting goods, stationery, wall paper, musical instruments, --|
•1,1 prices fixed for them, make us standard patterns and a good cigar. This is their store, and the store of other thriftv folks who Pj
m eager at all times to take back any- know how much cheaper it really is to always buy dependable goods. J[J
,1. thing that fails to please our ' J h vn ~ JAI
jlj customers. KuortH Street. Si LLOYD» |1
Kcpiililiciin County Convention.
The Republican County Convention will meet
at the Court House, in the Borough of Emporium,
on
TUESDAY. AUGUST 22, 1899,
at 1:00 o'clock, p. m.,
Kor the purpose of electing one delegate to the
Republican State Convention and transacting
such other business as may properly come before
the Convention.
Bv Order of County Committee,
C. F. BARCLAY, Chairman.
C. JAY GOODNOCGH, Sec'y.
Republican Primary Election.
In accordance with a resolution adopted by the
Republican County Committee, empowering the
i Chairman to call a Caucus and Countv Conven
tion, the Republican Primary elections for
Cameron county will he held on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19th, 1899.
Emporium Borough West Ward, at opera
House, at 7:00 to 8:30 p. m. 5 delegates ; Middle
Ward, at Council Room, at 7:00 to 8:30 p. m. 4
delegates; East Ward,at Hose House,at 7:00to 8:30
p. m.—3 delegates.
Shippen Township, at Court House, at 2:00 to
5:00 p. i11.—7 delegates.
Portage Township, at Sizerville Bath House,
at 7:00 to 9:00 p. in.—2 delegates.
Lumber township, at the Alpine House, Sterl
ing Run, at 5:00 to 7:00 p. m. 3 delegates.
Gibson Township, at Curtin House, Drift
wood at 5:00 to 7:00 p. m. —3 delegates.
Driftwood Borough, at Curtin Hotel, at 8:00
to 9:30 p. in.—3 delegates.
Grove Township, at Joe M. Shatter's, from 4:00
to 7:30 p. m.—3 delegates.
C. F. BARCLAY, Chairman.
C. Jay Goodxough, Sec'y.
The Climax Powder Company have
arranged to build a railroad from their
faetory to the W. N. Y. & P. road,
across the river. A large ware house
will he erected near the works.
.
Precipitation.
The rainfall for July was 4.32 inches,
which is normal. Total rainfall and
melted snow for seven months of this
1 year 24.18 inches, which is 4.34 inches
below normal. Only two cloudy days
for July, fourteen partly cloudy and
fifteen clear. The average rainfall for
. August has been 3.88 inches.
One of the Greatest Blessings.
The gratifying news comes front
■ Washington that the Dingley bill is
working so well that our receipts are
far in excess of our expenditures, and
the latter have been increasing during
the past year because of the war.
Those carpers who were constantly
saying that the country would suffer
if the Dingley bill were passed will
have to guess again. There never was
a time when the country was more
prosperous than it is now, and our ex
ports vastly exceed our imports, which
shows that the balance of trade is in
our favor. Whenever a country ar
rives at that point it is sure proof that
prosperity abounds. The calamity
howlers all over the country would
like to see it otherwise, but they are
getting to be so few in number that
they do not count. The Dingley law
is one of the greatest blessings ever
conferred upon this country.—Harris
burg "Telegraph."
iumi .i in ag»MßMMwriniriMrrr- joraoai
LOCAL NOTICES.
Now is your time to purchase cloth
ing if you want first-class quality at a
very small price. Never before have
such wonderful bargains been offered.
N. SEOEK.
WANTED— Active parties to sell Tea,
Coffee, Spices and Baking Powder, to
families. Liberal commission allowed.
Apply to Grand Union Tea Co., 33 W.
Long Ave., Dußois, Pa. 21-3t
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
LOST— On Tuesday the day of the
Renovo shop picnic, a book belonging
to the Renovo Band was lost. The
finder will please return the same to
this office.
I will be absent front Aug. 3d, about
J ten days and during that time no taxes
] will be received until I return.
L. LOCICWOOD.
L! N. Seger is offering clothing, gents'
? furnishings, trunks, valises, boots and
shoes at greatly reduced prices, to
make room for his fall stock arriving
daily
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEBSTER.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1890.
Social Events and Outings.
The Lady Maccabees will pic-nic in
the near future.
• •
A large number of Emporium people
book in the excursion to Portage on ;
Sunday.
Mrs. Riley Warner gives a five
a'clock tea this (Thursday) afternoon,
in honor of her daughter, Mrs. J. H.
Cole, of Keokuk, la.
The Cosmopolitan Club will go into |
samp at some of our mountain resorts J
probably about the first of September, i
;o enjoy a week's outing.
Master James Mclnnes entertained
v large number of his friends, at the
liome of his parents 011 Allegany Ave- !
uue, on Saturday, the occasion being ,
! iis 12th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Esher, Mr. and Mrs. 1
■Shide, of Buffalo, accompanied by :
.'has. Wiley, drove to Howard's camp 1
it the head of Rich Valley, last Friday, i
ind enjoyed a day's outing.
About twelve couple of young people j
congregated at Wiley's grove on last 1
Friday evening and enjoyed a social 1
bop. Messrs. Charles and Chester <
Hockley furnished the music for the j
revelers.
The Emmanuel Sunday School will
picnic on Grove Run camp grounds at j
Sinnamahoning, next Wednesday. ;
Excursion rates have been secured 011 ;
he P. & E. and an enjoyable time is !
anticipated. Remember the date.
Messrs. Bert Olmsted, Tiios. Mc-
ZJaslin. Fred Huntington, Clias. Hock
ey, and Chester Hockley, accompanied ,
)y Miss Mary Groves, of Coudersport,
ind Miss Eneie Howard and the Misses
3race, Eva and Iva Leetwent to Sizer
rille on Tuesday for a day's outing.
Last Saturday a number of lady
riends surprised Mrs. J. H.Cole, at
he Warner House, the occasion being
lie anniversary of that lady's birth.
The boys were shut out completely.
The party consisted of Mesdames
iallagher, Hockley, Allen, Judd,
Logan and Mullin.
Miss Alice Montgomery entertained
1 number of her young lady friends at
Ive o'clock tea yesterday, at the rcsi
lenee of Mr. and Mrs. 15. W. Green.
Miss Montgomery, who is Mr. Green's
leice, is a very pleasant and talented
poung lady and enjoys the esteem and
riendship of all who know her.
» »
A party composed of Mrs. Gallagher,
Mrs. White, Mrs. D. W. Felt, Mrs.
Huntington, Mrs. Burnell, Mrs. Card
md son Jay, Mr. -and Mrs. G. S. Allen,
3. W. Shaffer, wife and baby, Miss
Mazie Gallagher, and Miss Andrews
picniced at Sizerville on Tuesday.
Mrs. White investigated the Sizer oil
well and found that it was "producing
wo quarts of refined oil for ten cents,
lelivered."
Mrs. J. H. Cole will, nest Saturday,
jntertain a number of her school-day
riends, at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. F. G. Judd. Friends from Smetli
)ort, Renovo, Westport and other
places will be present. No doubt the
'girls" will pass a pleasant day, talk
ng over old-time happy incidents.
The "boys" will not be forgotten we'll
jet a shad. Those were indeed happy
days in Emporium.
"The Well Supplied Club," consist
ing of ex-County Treasurer W. L.
Thomas, J. W. Clarke, S. C. Parks,
Del Towner, H. J. Thomas, J. L.
Thomas, N. H. Parks, "Bronco Ned"
Brady and Hubert Bradv, camped near
Tunnell Hill bridge last Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday and as a result
'230 black bass found themselves in the
frying pans. They had a big time and
returned home delighted. Prothono
tary Goodnough and County Commis
sioner A. F. Vogt visited their camp
Friday night and "bunked" with them,
returning on Saturday in a palace (?)
ear. Wilsey Clark was the cook and
the boys say he is a dandy.
%*
Miss Gladys Lloyd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Lloyd, entertained a
large party of her little friends last
Thursday afternoon, from four to
seven o'clock, at the residence of her
aunt, Mrs. W. Frank Taylor, on West
Allegany Avenue, where they had the
use of the pleasant lawn. The happy
children had a great time and all passed
off pleasantly. The following little
ladies and gents were present: Reta
Whiting, Louie Whiting, Ophelia
Dodson, Margaret Dodson, Margaret
Cavey, Jay Shafer, Frank Shafer,
Geo. Barker, Lizzie Fink, Laura Fisk,
Jay Card, Willie Card, Edna Walker,
Ruth Sykes, Neal Coppersmith, Lloyd
Johnston, Bud Lloyd, Ethel Lloyd,
Harold Seger, Wm. Howard, Clyde
Thomas, Magdalene Mankey, Marion
Judd, Warner Judd, Ronald Reick,
Amy Shriner, Frank McCaslin, Rodney
Shives, Charley Slaves, Rena Jordan,
Kate Metzger, Clark Metzger, Frank
Housler, Morrison Swaine, Harold
Day, Lena (Joyle, Geo. Rishell, Geo.
Balcom, Caroline Cox, Charlotte Hill,
Janette Metzger, Henry Metzger.
A hail storm accompanied the heavy
rains on Wednesday, the stones being
as large as walnuts. Four hailstones
picked upon Cherry street just covered
a man's hand.
An exchange truthfully remarks:
In the scales of public opinion there is
no amount of contempt heavy enough
to outweight the feeling honest men
have for the anonymous letter writer.
The sublimest height to which such an
assassin can rise fails immeasurably to
reach the lowest level of disgust to
which a clean mind c«m decend. Of
all moral outcasts, the writer of a com
munication to which he i3 afraid to
sign his name, is the only one with no
saving attribute to arouse pity or
honest detestation. And, if anything
can make still deeper the feeling he in
spires, it is a prompt penetration of the
writer's identity and design.
How to Paper Whitewashed Walis.
It is difficult to tret paper to stick to
walls that have been made smooth by
frequent whitewashing. The smooth
linish may be scraped ofl or the surface
may be changed with a coat of'paste. If
you decide to use the paste, make it in
the following manner : Cut one pint of
flour in a saucepan and beat into it one
quart of cold water. When smooth add
two quarts of boiling water, stirring till
the time. Let this boil up once, then
strain and cool. Brush this paste over
the walls and allow it to dry. When you
are ready to paper, wet the walls, spread
paste on the paper, and hang it in the
usual manner.—August Ladies' Home
Journal.
Terribly liurned.
Last Tuesday, M. 11. Tcnvilliger, who
drives the Climax Powder Company s
team, when coming home from his work,
placed a bottle of stronger water of am
monia in his wagon. At the down town
water basin he stopped to allow his team
to drink and picked up the bottle, which
exploded, throwing the contents into his
face. Mr. Terwilliger has been a terrible
sufferer ever since and it is feared he
may lose his eye sight. Up to noon to
| day he is unable to see.
Barn and Horses Burned.
The large barn of Kidd & Atherton,
the Dents Hun lumber jobbers, burn
ed on Saturday night, fourteen head of
horses and harness, 1500 bushels of oats,
fif'tcn tons of hay, ten tons of straw and
the tools that are usually found in a
lumber barn was burned. One span of
horses was taken from the barn but were
so badly burned that they died in about
twenty minutes. Loss estimated about
85,000. Messrs. Kidd & Atherton have
been very unfortunate in their lumbering
business in Dents Run. The forest fires
destroyed several thousand dollars worth
of lumber and bark for them several
years ago. The cause of the recent fire
i is not known, but supposed to be caused
, j by the dropping of a match. m
Col. Hawkins Dies at Sea.
The gallant Tenth Pennsylva
nia Regiment reached San Fran
cisco on Tuesday and the first news
signaled to the shore was that Col.
Hawkins had died at sea, duly
18th. The news of the death of
this brave soldier of two
wars has cast a gloom over
the entire state and the home
coming of the regiment will he one
of sadness instead of joy. Col.
Hawkins leaves a widow, one
daughter and two sons, both of
whom are in the service at the
present time. Frank I>. Haw
kins is Capt. in bis father's regi
ment while the other son is en route
to the Philippines.
BRIEF HENTION.
Joshua Bair is placing the fire places
and mantles in the new Climax office.
Adolph L. Luetgert, the sausage
maker wife murderer, died in Joilet,
111., prison on July 27th.
John D. Rockefeller recently declared
that many men missed their chance
for making a fortune by thinking too
much about their neighbors' wealth.
During the severe storm on Wednes
day lightning struck the barn of R. P.
Bingeman, opposite the furniture fac
tory, considerably shattering a portion
of it.
The Carnegie Steel Company, of
Pittsburg, has contracted to furnish
the Pressed Steel Car Company 30,000
tons of steel plates monthly for a period
of ten years, an aggregate of 3,600,000
tons.
A screw I'. inches long that Miss
Mattie McGraw, of Loana, Chautauqua
county, swallowed with a piece of cake
on Christmas, 1897, has just been ex
tracted from the forefinger of her right
hand.
A Buffalo woman who applied for a
divorce testified that sho had been
compelled to move forty times in five
years. The Judge decided that this,
strictly speaking, is not a satisfactory
way to provide a home.
Col. A. I. Wilcox died at the resi
dence of his son-in-law, in Ilackensae,
N. J„ last Friday, of cancer of the
stomach. The once genial Col. had
many friends in Cameron county, he
having once represented this county
in the legislature.
The Wellsville Democrat is responsi
ble for the following: Hereafter, in
stead of "rubbering" or "rubber-neck
ing," the up-to-date slang devotees
must say "peninsulaing," because it
means the same thing. A long, narrow
neck extending out to sea."
There is a great deal of common
sense and sound philosophy in the
statement that one man who carries a
dinner pail is worth more to a town
than a dozen loafers, and it does not
matter whether the loafers wear pat
ent leather shoes or brogans.
H. J. Lloyd, of Wyalusing, Bradford
county, caught what is claimed to be
the largest black bass ever captured in
fresh water. The fish was taken from
the Susquehanna river and weighed
27A pounds. It was over three feet
long.
An exchange warns the readers not
to be caught in the following swindling
scheme: A woman comes along can
vassing for books and leaves them in
houses for examination. Later a man
comes along and takes them up. Then
the woman comes after them, says the
man has stolen them, tells a tale of woe
and usually gets pay for the books.
At a complimentary dinner given
him in London, recently, Mark Twain
told a story about how he once stole a
| watermelon from a farmer's cart, but
j which proved to be green. Twain said:
j "The moment I saw that watermelon
was green, I was sorry. I began to
! reflect. Now reflection is the begin
i ning of reform. If you don't reflect
; when you have committed a crime--
i why, that crime is no use to you at all.
j I said to myself, what ought a boy to
j do who has stolen a green watermelon?
j What would George Washington do?
j George Washington, father of his coun
i try, couldn't tell a lie. He was the
j only American who couldn't. What
l would he do ? Why, there was only
! one right and high and noble thing for
\ a boy to do who had stolen a water
! melon oi that character. He must
' make restitution. He must restore the
melon to its rightful ownar. And I
, said: 'I will do it.' The moment I
made that good resolution I felt the
noble exultation which comes after
you have done wrong and you deter
mine to do right. I rose up, spiritually
strengthened, and 1 carried that melon
-what was left of it—l restored it to
i , tho farmer, and—made him give me a
] ripe one instead."
TERMS: $2. 00—$ 1.50 IN ADVA XCK.
Card of Thanks.
Wo desire to return our sincere ami
heartfelt thanks to the friends who so
kindly assisted and sympathized with us
during our late sad bereavement.
FRED A. MINARD.
Emporium. Pa., July 31, 1899.
Furniture Factory Prospects.
We are reliably informed that Mr. B.
W. < ireeri. Receiver for the Mankey
Furniture Company, has perfected ar
rangements whereby the business at this
excellent establishment will be conducted
to its full capacity, which gives promise
of a lively trade. This will be good
news to the employees as well as our citi
zens generally.
What Woman is Worth.
Admiral Schley very neatly expressed
it when he said that the great force 111
our batteries is "the girl behind the man
behind the gun.' "Tell my dear little
wife. God bless her." were the last words
of Captain Krayenbuhl, dying at Manila,
one of the noblest of our younger soldiers.
The history of the war, if the romantic
portion of it could be written, would re
veal many a similar instance where the
cherry courage of some wife or mother or
sister at home has been the firm support
and constant inspiration of some soldier
hero at the front.—New York Observer.
The Furnace.
The extensive repairs and alterations
being made at the furnace are progress
ing and the class of work is being exe
cuted in a substantial manner. The
trestlings for the ore and coke are ncar
ing completion and are built of pine and
hardwood. Supt. Brady is doing pood
work and when the works go into blast,
which will be about the last ot this month,
the plant will be in first-class condition.
< )ne of the monster blast engines, after
being idle for ten years, was started in
motion yesterday, it is expected that
the furnace will turn out one thousand
tons per week.
Death's Doings,
J3LIIIU IIOUSLER.
Last week the PRKSS announced the
death of this venerable gentleman, aged
T'l years. His funeral took place from
the family residence on North Creek, last
Friday. Mr. I lousier has been a great
sufferer ever since lie returned from the
army. He served as County Commis
i sioner during the years 1894-9G. De
ceased leaves a widow and'two grown
daughters. One by one the old soldiers
and pioneers of the county are passing
to the other shore.
MRS. LOTTIE MINARD.
BUFFALO, N. V., July 27 —(Special.)
Wife died this morning. Will take her
to Emporium.
F. A. MINARD.
The above short lnesseage will prove a
sudden shock to the many friends ot Mr.
and Mrs. Minard in Austin and this
locality.
Although Mrs. Minard had been in
poor health for several weeks, it was
thought by those of her friends who
knew of her mission to Buffa'o, that an
operation would undoubtedly restore her
to health.
She had been a resident of Austin less
than a year, but numbered her friends by
her acquaintances, who will join with us
in extending sympathy to the bereaved
husband and sorrowing relatives.—Aus
tin Autograph.
The remains of the deceased lady were
brought to Emporium last Thursday
eveniug and taken to the residence of Mr.
Minard's sister, Mrs. W. A. Sprung, on
East Third street. The funeral took
place on Saturday, at two o'clock, lxevs.
Shriner aud McCaslin officiating. The
singing by the Quartette was very ap
propriate and sweet.
A delegation of Emporium Odd Fellows
served as pall bearers, t be bereaved husband
being an honored member of the Austin
Lodge.
Deceased was married about nine years
I ago to Fred A. Minard, son of Hon. N.
, I*. Minard, ot Shippen, this county. She
will be remembered by many of our citi
zens as Lottie Van Cise, who resided at
Cameron years ago with her parents.
She has many friends and relatives in
this county who deeply mourn her un
-1 timely death. Mrs. Frank Fox. Sr., of
Driftwood, is a sister of the deceased.
The bereaved husband, who we have
known since childhood, is certainly en
titled to the deep sympathy of his old
j friends, in this county, in his terrible af-
I fliction.
1 In addition to the immediate relatives,
who reside at and near Emporium,
the following attended the funeral: Mrs.
Frank Fox, Sr.. Driftwood, and Mrs.
j Messenger, Dußois, (sisters,) Mr. Van
! Cise, (brother) Dußois. A number of
! intimate friends of the deceased from
! other places paid the fast mark of rc
j spect to the dead friend and neighbor,
| viz : Mrs. I'. A. Gallup and Mrs. 0.
1 N. Wherry, ot Austin, Mr. .1. Frank
1 Tyler. Port Allegany.
NO. 23.