THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 34.
AFTER THE BATTLE
Some are found bleeding and
sore, while others have a fit
of the blues. Now if there
should be any so unfortunate ;
as to suffer from the eftects of
accidents we have the Balm
for their pains and aches,let it
be either for man or beast.
Our liniment and powders for
horses or cattle are always
the best.
Our medicines are pure and |
j always get there. The prices
are right, too.
Our patent medicine depart
nient is supplied with all the
standard remedies and we can
supply your 011 short notice.
Our toilet and fancy goods
department we keep up to j
the times.
Our Prescription depart
ment receives our closest at
tention and all calls answered
day or night. Just touch the
button. In fact we are here j
to do business and serve the j
public.
M. - A. - ROCKWELL, J
THE PHARMACIST,
EMPORIUM, PA.
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jl >// ) \ DCDCCTTIAM I > Michael Angelo said, "Trifles make perfection and perfection
it, } { JL J_i i\L I_4\J lIU II ! <is no trifle." But it is the striving that makes this such a de- !.I
|i» it < sirable store for you and vour friends to buv such trifles as
FRIDAY, Cloudy and cooler. < pcns inkS) wr j t j ng p aper a ud all kinds of stationery,
• j SATURDAY, Fair. * books standard patterns ehnaware, wall paper, toys, sleds, skates, bicycles sporting LET
1 1: SLNDAY, Fair weather. c goods, guns, ammunition, kodaks and a full line of kodak supplies, pocket books, P] I
IU ) aluminum novelties, curtains and a good cigar. iiii; i
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p.* der, in your pocket or on yourbicyole. j fjj '
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First Fork.
Wni. Swanke has returned from
Potter county, where he has been hauling
logs.
Wm. Walsh and wife, of Austin, were
visiting in this section Sunday.
D. D. Colcord killed a big hog on
1 Friday and sent it up to the company's
butcher shop at Costello.
The lumbermen of this section have
been taking advantage of the weather to
slide in a large stock of logs.
Lloyd's weather forecast missed us
completely on Sunday, as we had both
scow and rain and no fair weather.
Miles Smith killed another bear last
week that he found asleep in a hollow
stump, on Short Bend Run.
<>n Saturday, as John Caldwell and
Abe Morton were cutting wood up Logue
Kun, they came across three bears asleep
under an old log. One watched while
the other went for a gun, and they suc
ceeded in Lagging the whob bunch and
now Lear steak is on the menu in this
section,
First Fork, Jan. 15th, 11)00.
A Standard Among Newspapers.
Reflecting in its widening circulation
and increased advertising patronage
the prosperity that marks the opening
of the new year, The Pittsburg Times
more than ever impresses upon its
readers the excellence of its high
standard and the success of its efforts
to make a model paper for the indi
vidual and for the family. The Times
is a newspaper, sparing no pains nor
expense to cover the world thoroughly
every day, that its current page of
history may be complete, and in its
longer range overlooking nothing that
occurs at home. It is clean, dignified
and reliable, certain that no lack of
these features can be made up in
offensive sensationalism. It can be
taken into the family circle with confi
dence that its columns are filled with
wholesom- instruction and entertain
ment. WLci-ever known The Times is
recognized as the best type of a con
cise, crisp and complete newspaper,
and among newspaper men it is the
publication with which comparisons of
excellence are made. While The Times
is Republican in politics it realizes that
others have a right to be on earth and
that politics are not everything. When
one cent a day will buy a morning
paper it is foolish to lie without one.
The Times is three dollars a year or six
cents a week, and worth the money.
The Ice Crop.
The Mirror and Farmer says that aside
from the financial advantages accruing
from the use of ice upon the farm there
1 are uses to which it is put that contiibute
to the comfort and enjoyment of tlie farm
;er and his lamily. The intense strain
that was once borne by the farmers in
, general towards making everything con
tribute to the improvement of the farm or
to the Lank account Las been superseded
Ly a desire ou their part to enjoy some of
the comforts and luxuries of life, and this
we believe to be wise within a reasouaLie
limit. Tlie driving horses, top buggies,
good clotlies, pianos and vacation days
j taken are evidence of this disposition ou
i their part and the liberal use of ice upon
| farms where a generation ago it was un
known is in keeping with the spirit of
the times so far as its family use is con
cerned. This disposition to enjoy more
I is not confined to farmers, for we find all
j classes ot people spending more money
j with each succeeding year for things that
! gratify their senses in some way. When
j this is not carried beyond a certain limit
it, is wise. Every person, whatever uiay
| be his occupation, should strive to keep
his expenditures inside of his receipts and
1 should plan his expenses in such a way
1 as to save something every year, barring
unexpected expense,s from accident or
sickness. After this has been done we
; like to see the enjoyment that comes to
the family from thcjudicious expenditure
,of money. This phase of the question is,
; however, quite foreign from that upon
which we begun and we return and urge
' farmers to lay in a supply ot ice mainly
tor its financial value in various ways and
incidentally for the pleasure that will be
1 derived from its use.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY" 18,1900.
MURDER AT DRIFTWOOD.
Robert Kane Shoots Stephen Cleary,
Killing Him Instantly—The Coro
ner's Inquest-Hurderer
in Jail.
Driftwood was thrown into great ex
citement last Thursday evening, over
the news that murder had been com
mitted within the Borough limits, in
the office of the Lafayette Hotel. The
facts as near as we can procure them
are as follows: Two of Driftwood's
young men, Robert Kane, aged 18 i
years and Stephen Cleary, aged 20 i
years, engaged in a quarrel over some
trivial matter and both lads caught j
eacli other by the shoulders, each
boasting that he was not afraid of the j
other. Kane, the younger lad, who I
has a violent temper and at times is j
very iritable, drew a revolver from his
hip pocket and placing it at Cleary's !
left temple pulled the trigger. Cleary ;
died almost instantly. The spectators
in tin: office were dumfounded and al
lowed the murder to make his escape,
although he was later captured at the
home of his mother, by Justic Walter]
Youthers, who immediately wired to j
this place for Sheriff Swope, who left j
on Erie mail and returned to Empo- j
rium on Flyer with the prisoner, who j
was placed in jail, where he will re- j
main until April court for trial for this I
horrible and uncalled for crime.
The cause of the crime is hard to de- [
cide and many express the opinion
that young Kane, not knowing the
danger of a revolver, did not intend
to shoot but pulled the revolver to i
bluff Carey. We do not know any
thing as to the character of the prison- j
er. The murdered young man is very
highly spoken of by the citizens of
Driftwood.
Justice of the Peace Youthers em
pannelled a jury and held an inquest,
which returned a verdict in accordance
with above facts, "that Stephen Carey
came to his death by a shot from a re
colver fired by the hand of Robert
Kane.' :
Superannuation Fund.
In connection with the pension fund
of the Pennsylvania railroad, the great
advantages of the superannuation fund
of the relief department seems to be
overlooked and not generally under
stood.
Take a case which will come under
the rules of the two funds above men
tioned. He is 71 years of age and has
been in the service 47 years. His
average monthly pay for the last ten
years was §OB. Therefore, lie will re
ceive from the pension fund forty
seven per cent, of §6B, which is §31.96.
He was also in the relief department
from the start in the fourth class, with
four additional death benefits. This
will entitle him to receive from the
superannuation fund §6.72 per month,
in addition to the pension fund of
§31.96 per month. From this §6.72 per
month, will bo deducted §3.20 to keep
up his death benefits of §2.000. Thus
he will receive §36.08 per month and
his life insurance or death benefits paid
up.
The amount received from the super
annuation fund depends upon the
amount the man has paid into the re
lief and is calculated by multiplying
the number of years he has been in the
relief department by the number of
calendar months of the year and this
by the number of his class in the relief.
Thus, the above amount of §6.72 is
arrived at as follows: Assuming that
the man above referred to would be
retired on February 1, 1900; fourteen
years multiplied by twelve months
equals 168 multiplied by four equals
§6.72 The §3.00 per month deducted,
which is for death benefits, is eight
times forty-five cents, the rate of death
benefits for forty-five years or over,
when entering the relief department.
It is reported that the number of
pensioners, after the first lot of re
tirements, made by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, the first of the
year, would be between I,sooand 2,000.
William Crawford's Funeral.
W. E. Crawford's funeral at Olean
last Thursday was very largely at
tended. Services were held at the M.
E. Church, and were conducted by
Rev. Dr. Wilbor, assisted by Rev.
Sleep, of Gardeau. St. John's Com
mandery attended the funeral in a
body. A large number of friends from
Emporium, Sizerville and Gardeau paid
their respects to the deceased.
Chas. M. Rishell, representing the
Geo. J. Laßar undertaking establish
ment, of Emporium, prepared there
mains for burial and went to Olean to
oversee and superintend, the placing
of a steel vault for the reception
of the handsome couch casket fur
nished by this house.
License Court.
Regular license court was held at
Emporium last Monday, Hon. C. A.
Mayer, President Judge and Associates
Hons. John McDonald and J. C. Bon
ham presiding. All applications,
twenty-six in number, were granted.
Farmers' Institute.
The sessions of the Farmers' Insti
tute at Emporium on Friday and Sat
urday were quite well attended and
very interesting. Many interesting
and valuable papers were read. The
session at Driftwood on Monday is
also highly spoken of by those who
attended.
Off for Puerto Rico.
Mr. Josiah Howard, accompanied by
Thos. 11. Hammond, of Williamsport,
John Howard, of Emporium, and A. S.
Bisel, of New York City, will leave
next Sunday evening on a six weeks'
visit to Puerto Rico to take in the
many interesting sights in one of
Uncle Sam's new possessions.
Married.
On the evening of Dec. 26th, 1899,
Mr. James M. Cockburn and Mrs.
Cordelia Krats were quietly married
at the bride's residence in West Ward,
Rev. R McCaslin officiating. Mr.
Cockburn is the well known and
obliging employee of liveryman Fry
at his livery barns, and the bride, who
j lias recently moved here from Buffalo,
is a very estimable lady.
Death's Doings.
MOORE.
ISAAC MOORE, aged 58 years, after a
long and painful illness, died at the
I City Hotel, Emporium, on Monday
| evening. The funeral was held at the
i M. E. church yesterday at 2:00 p. m.,
| Rev. Shriner officiating. The deceased
j had resided in this county during the
past twenty or twenty-five years and
followed the occupation of cook in the
i lumber camps. He was a very quiet and
| industrious gentleman and of more than
j average intelligence. Isaac Moore was
j a strictly sober and honest gentleman,
; and while his health was rapidly fail
j ing, his remarkable grit kept him up
! in his battle for life, but his disease
proved the victor and on Monday
i morning he was found lying upon the
j floor of his room unconscious. He
! peacefully passed away at 10:30 Mon
day evening.
Deceased was a member of Empo
rium lodge, No. 984, I. O. O. F., under
whose auspices the funeral was con
ducted, the Odd Fellows and the
Daughters of Rebekah attended the
! services in a body.
j The absent relatives of the deceased
j reside at Canesraga, N. Y., and it may
| be consoling to them to know that the
| esteem and respect in which he was
I held by all who knew him was mani
| fested by the large attendance at the
I funeral. Peace to his ashes.
' Mansfield Moore, of Canesraga, N.
Y., a brother of the deceased, arrived
in Emporium yesterday in time for the
funeral, thereby somewhat changing
the arrangements made. He left this
morning for home with the remains of
1 his brother.
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j Warren county farmers are being
victimized by a western stove firm,
who charge §65 for a §25 article.
Growing Worse.
The many friends of that excellent
young gentleman, Olivine Downey,
who has been in Philadelphia for
medical treatment, will be pained to
learn that his case has grown very
serious, with little hope of his recovery.
His mother was called to Philadelphia
on Tuesday.
Card of Thanks.
E<lilnr I'rcss:
Not having an opportunity to per- :
sonally return our thanks to the kind j
friends in Emporium who so lovingly :
administered to the wants of our dear j
departed brother, ISAAC MOORE, we
take this method of expressing our
deepest gratitude to Mr. \Vm. McGee
and his household, the (>dd Fellows
and Daughters of Rebekah, the good
Pastor and theehoir for their kindness.
We also expressly thank Mr. G. T.
Dixon and our departed brother's co
laborers for their substantial assistance
in the hour of need. We certainly
shall always remember the kindness of
Emporium's good people.
MANSFIELD MOOBE.
Canesraga, N. Y., Jan. 17th, 1900.
Republican Nominating Convention.
The Republican electors ofShippen
township, Pa., are hereby notified to
meet in convention at Emporium,
Saturday, Jan. 27th, 1900, at the Court
House, between the hours of two and
four o'clock, for the purpose of plac
ing in nomination candidates for the
several township offices to be voted
for at the election to be held on Tues
day, Feb. 20th, 1900.
The committee has concluded to
adopt the ballot used at the last gen
eral election primary, therefore every
person intending to be a candidate
must have his name printed on said
ballot. We have arranged with the
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS establish
ment to print said ballots and in order
that all candidates names may be
printed we hereby give notice that
they call at said office and pay the fee
charged, when their names will appear
on the official ballots. No other ballot
can be used.
W. L. THOMAS,
Republican Township Chairman.
Killed by the Cars.
Just as we are going to press we
learn that an Austrian named Oswald
Stempfle was found dead at Buck
waiter, this morning. Coroner Baker
held an inquest and found that the
man had been killed by the cars, both
legs being cut off and other injuries.
The remaing were removed to Geo. J.
Laßar's undertaking establishment to
await news from his daughter who re
sides in New York city. Deceased
was about 50 years of age and lias a
wife in Austria. In company with
three companions, Peter Sborsnik,
John Osnana and Ed. Mekledg, he
came here from Baldwin's camp on
Tuesday. Deceased left on Erie mail
yesterday for Rathbun in search of
work for the party, leaving his bag
gage at Commercial Hotel. It is sup
posed he was returning after his com
panions. Among his papers are re
ceipts for insurance in Bay City, Mich.,
company.
Always in the Lead.
THE PAILADELPHIA INQUIRER desires
to call attention to a few of the many
features that will appear in its columns
during 1900, and which will materially
help to keep it in the position it has
held for a number of years past, that
of being Pennsylvania's leading and
best newspaper. In the daily issue will
be found all the news items of interest
from Philadelphia, from all parts of
Pennsylvania and adjoining States, in
fact from all parts of the world. It
will contain special articles for the
ladies; sports of all sorts by competent
reporters; clever, up-to-date cartoons
and editorials on all important hap
penings of the date, written by gentle
men of ability in the interest of In
quirer readers.
THE SUNDAY INQUIRER from its first
issue has stood in the foremost rank of
Sunday journalism, and its publishers
Will continue to see that it always
leads—never follows. In addition to
all the featutes of the daily, The Sun
day Inquirer will contain many specials;
among its contributors being the great
est living writers, thus enabling The
Inquirer to secure the freshest and
most absorbing stories obtainable.
Among the famous authors who will
contribute to The Inquirer during 1900
are Robert Barr, Joel Chandler Harris,
General Charles King, Bret Harte,
Cutcliffe Hyne, Joseph Conrad, Frank
Norris, S. 11. Crockett, Hamlin Garland,
Stephen Crane, Harriet Preseott Spof
ford, Morgan Robertson, Herbert E.
Hamblen, Cy Waarman, Frank T.
Bullen, Octave Tlianet, W. W. Jacobs.
Ella Higginson and 11. G. Wells.
Watch J. 11. Day's weekly announce
ments in the PRESS.
The new ad of the 11. C. Olmsted
store in this issue will interest our
readers.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
Political Announcements.
All Announcements under this head must he
signed by the candidate and paid in advance to
insure publication.
CONGRESS.
EDITOR PRESS: —Please announce mv name as
a candidate for Congress, subject to the decision
of the Republican Congressional Convention.
O. C. ALLEN,
Warren. Pa., Jan. 13, WOO.
I2OGAL NOTICES.
FOR choice potatoes goto Balcom &
Lloyd's.
Rubbers selling-at leas than cost at
Balcom & Lloyd's.
All wniter goods going at low prices
at Mrs. E. O. Bard well's.
For potatoes goto M. C. Tulia'.
Largest stock and lowest prices. IG-2
The celebrated brand of sunbeam
corn kept by Balcom & Lloyct
J THOUSANDS of dollars worth of fash
ionable ready-made clothing going at
! greatly reduced prices.
X. SEGER.
Groceries and provisions have al
ways been a leading feature with us.
Good values here mean more than low
prices—it embraces quality as well.
46-2 M. C. TI-LIS.
ALL winter clothing at reduced prices
at N. Seger's We have the goods, you
I have the money; we'll meet you and
| give you a bargain. Come and see.
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
?30.000 worth of clothing, furnishing
goods, trunks, etc., to select from at
N. Seger's. We have inaugurated the
greatest bargain sale in the history of
Cameron count J . N. SEGER.
THE Millinery and Fancy ( ioods store
of Mrs. E. O. Bard well, during her ill
ness, is in competent hands—Mrs.
Reed. To close out winter goods
a great reduction has been made. The
PRESS readers should avail themselves
at once of these specially low prices.
WOOD-CHOPPERS WANTED.— The un
dersigned will pay one dollar twenty
five cents per cord for cutting four
foot wood. 25,000 cords to be cut this
season. Apply to
C. W. FREEMAN,
Kushequa, Pa.,
Foreman for Elislia K. Kane. -47-3t
BRIEF RIENTION.
The PRESS has received more new
subscribers thus far this month than
any January for years. Thank you,
friends.
Jasper Harris, the popular Fourth
street clothing merchant comes out in
this issue with a broad gauge ad.
Read his special announcement.
The gas pressure on Tuesday, after
the line was repaired, was a dandy and
we hope it may keep up all winter.
Let'er boom; we can stand it.
Governor Stone has appointed David
Cameron, of Wellsboro, Judge of the
Common Pleas Court of Tioga county
to succeed Hon. John I. Mitchell, re
cently elected Superior Court Judge.
The voters of Potter county will de
cide the question of "pig's ears" or "no
pig's ears" at the February election.
Their present law evidently does not
prohibit worth a cent, if all reports are
only half true.
Geo. Van. Wert, one of our prosperous
farmers, called at this office ono day
last week, and told us that he had just
butchered one of his immense hogs
which dressed 708 pounds. This is the
famous "O. I. C." brand and is con
sidered the finest kind of porker known
to stock raisers.
Fakers coming into Emporium must
find Emporium merchants "dead easy,"
judging from the success of the iaßt
venture. Our home printers might
talk until they were purple in tho face
and then fail to interest the same indi
viduals in a legitimate scheme that
would be a benefit financially to both.
The last venture benefits 110 one—but
the promoter.
Senator Depew is telling a story of a
j New York factory which used to shut
down every Christmas lor general
overhauling. "This year," says the
! Senator, "the place was rushed with
orders, and there was no let up except
during the actual legal holidays, and
many of the men weren't idle even
then. One of tho workmen growled a
good deal about having uo holidays
and finally wound up by saying; 'lf
this sort of thing keeps up I'll vote the
Democratic ticket.'"
NO. 47.