THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 35.
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EMPORIUM, PA.
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fiP p^ TM jZ. s \ LLOYD'S LONG RANGE FORECAST OF THE "*1
WEATHER AND EASTMAN'S KODAK. !|
J A n \\ ■MO9«j J [Perfection's pinicle; many strive for it; No one reaches it. |;i
C! xA jf*l|j|g|| r/J if rj'jjn nrflfjlTAM T \ Michael Angelo said, "Trifles make perfection and perleciion |j
ij, * < £ rMriMIUH ! \ is no trifle." lint it is the striving that makes this such a de
jil \ } sirable store for you and your friends to buy such trifles as =|j
ill (Wires down, no report.) \ pt'irs, inks, writing paper and all kinds of stationery,
jl ( books standard patterns chnaware, wall paper, toys, sleds, skates, bicycles sporting _-l
M ( <roods, guns, ammunition, kodaks and a full line of kodak supplies, pocket books,
ll You . can . carryilin your 1 < sin<lS onyo.l r «iiout- > a i um inuni novelties, curtains and a good cigar. Il
| l der, in your pocket or on yourbicycle. 1 Hi
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_jj uierest. | HARRY S. *AAPW.
Seger-Backus Wedding.
A plesant home wedding occurred at
the residence of Mrs. Mary A. Backus
yesterday afternoon at 3:30, when her
eldest daughter, Lucy M., was united
in marriage with Mr. William T. Seger.
The bride is one of Snietliport's
handsome and cultured young Indies,
one who is popular with a large circle
of acquaintances, and a social favorite.
The groom is a bright young business
man of this place, who worthily pos
sesses the confidence and respect of all
who know him.
The pretty east parlor in the Backus
residence was fittingly decorated
i smilax, carnations and roses, tastefully
1 arranged, made an artistic effect. It
was to this apartment the nuptial pro
cession proceeded. First came the
bridesmaid, Miss Ora King, and
the groomsman, Mr. Fred Seger,
brother of the groom. Miss King was
exquisitely dressed in a light blue
gown of liberty silk and carried pink
roses. Then came little Paul Richtnand,
the page, nattily attired in a white
| suit, bearing a basket of pink flowers
and Little Elizabeth Koletka, dressed
! in pink and white, carrying white
j flowers. The bride and groom follow
! ed. Miss Backus bewitchingly gown
! Ed in a dress of white novelty silk en
! traine, was among the fairest of Feb-
I ruary brides. She wore the conven
tional bridal veil and carried white
; roses. The groom in his neat fitting
j frock suit looked happily handsome.
' The impressive ring service of the
| Catholic church was then solemnized
•by the Rev. Father Donahue of St.
j Elizabeth's church.
When the ceremony which united
j the young couple for life was complet
ed, the guests, between seventy-five
! and a hundred in number, repaired to
the elining room where dainty refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Seger departed on 6:16
; train for a journey which will include
Baltimore, Washington and other uouth
j ern points. The bride's traveling dress
was a dark blue tailor-made suit. Ten
' friends of the couple accompanied
them as far ao Larrabee, '•attended"
to their baggage and otherwise assisted
in making their parting as pleasant as
' possible.
The presents, of which there was a
large number, were both useful and
beautiful. Articles of silver, china and
cut glass predominateel.
Mr. and Mrs. William Seger have the
best wishes of all for a happy and pros
perous future.
Out-of-town guests were Mrs. R,
Seger and daughter, Ida, Miss Clara
Seger, Mrs. C'has. Seger, Mr. Fred
Seger, Editor H. H. Mullin and wife ol
Emporium; Miss Edna Keenan, Mrs,
Carrie G. Smith, Mrs. Warley Gilford,
Mrs. A. B. Walker and Miss Rutl
Walker of Bradford; Mr. Ellis, Mr. anc
Mrs. Norman Howells, of Kane; Mr
and Mrs. Fred Backus, ofOleanjMise
Mary Mullin of Sartwcll; Mrs. V. J
Coleman of Port Allegany.—McKear
Miner.
Resolutions.
P. O. S.of A., resolutions upon the death of W
O. Downey :
WHEREAS, The Supreme Ruler of Divini
. Providence has removed, by death from oil
midst, our beloved brother, W. O. Downey, be i
Resolved. While we recognize in his death ou
great loss, we humbly submit to the will of Hin
who does all things well and is the anchor of ou:
hopes. ,
Resolved, That we extend our sympathy to the
bereaved parents and friends and that ou
Charter be draped for thirty days in memory o
our departed brother, and these resolutions bi
spread on the minutes and a copy be forwarde<
to the family.
THEN Sit A LL WE SAY
Rest sweetly Brother, one naught
Shall disturb thy sleep,
The Father's holy will be done,
Tho' we be left to wetp.
Tho' scarce had life's bloom had come
The father thought it best,
To take thee to his heavenly home,
To lean on Jesus' breast.
Shed not a silent tear
Why should thy heart dispair.
The Brother's spirit hovers near,
And whispers, meet me there.
HENRY I.UDI.AM,
I JAS. It. FETTER,
D. W. KEYS,
Committee.
N. Seger is now offering winte
j clothing, underwear, etc., at a sacri
| flee. Now is the time to avail yoursel
of this grand opportunity.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." — WEBSTER.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 1,1900.
Death of fir. Charles C. Rich.
On last Sunday morning Mr. Charles
C. Rich, who was an invalid, went out
into his yard, when he fell and be
came unconscious, dying that evening
at about 8 o'clock, without reviving.
He was suffering from pulmonary
odema which the physicians gives as
the cause of his death. He was 48
years of age, and leaves a wife but no
children.
The remains were taken to Randolph,
N. Y., by his brothers, Clarence and
\V. Henry Rich, who were down here
with him this winter.
Mr. Rich was from Randolph. N. Y.,
and has been spending the winters in
Orlando for several years. He had a ,
pleasant home on Main street, near
Lake Lucerne, and was a most estim
able gentleman and had made many
friends in Orlando who will sadly miss
him.—Orlando, (Fla.) Sentinel, Feb. 23.
Sibley for Second Place.
A recent dispatch from Washington
says: A prominent western Demo
cratic member of the House says he
has discovered that overtures are being
made by Republican leaders to have
Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania
run for Vice President on the ticket
with McKinly.
"I believe," added the Democrat re
-1 ferred to, "that Sibley will act in a
j hurry if he sees a chance to be nom
| inated. I know that a number of
, Republicans have talked with Sibley
j with a view of working up a boom for
i him, and he takes most kindly to the
| proposition. The Republicans have
i an idea that he has a strong pull with
the agricultural classes. He has been
in \ with the farmer organ-
I izations for years, but my opinion is
i that Sibley has changed his politics at
the wrong time to win any higher
political honors.
"On our side of the House we no
longer consider him a Democrat and I
most of our people are so furious with j
him that it has been suggested re- 1
peatedly that he move his seat to the j
Republican reservation. If* we hold j
another caucus during the session and I
Sibley tries to come in, that will give |
the Democrats an opportunity to in- j
vite him to walk out.''
"Janice rteredith."
Never before, perhaps, in the history j
of this country has it been possible to |
reach, with a popular novel, such tre-!
mendous circulation. The quantity of j
cheap magazines has apparently created j
an army of new readers, and a success
ful book to-day is perhaps more widely j
circulated than at any time in the ;
history of this country. The notable j
books in point of circulation to-day j
are "David Harum," "Richard Carvel" ;
i and "Janice Meredith."
! The surprising number of 400,000!
; was reached by "David Harum" in a !
| little over a year; "Richard Carvel" in '
seven months reached nearly 300,000; \
l but perhaps the most remarkable
! record is that of "Janice Meredith," j
! which in three months reached 200,000
! copies.
"Three months after publication
"David Harum" had hardly been re
cognized at all, while of "Richard
Carvel" about 100,000 had been an
nounced in that space of time. It is
probably the ease that tho record of
"Janice Meredith" 1200,000 in three
! months) is the most remarkable one
| achieved in this country by any novel
i during the past generation, a gcnera
| tion which has seen such remarkable
j books as "Trilby," "Ben-Hur," "The
| Choir Invisible," "Little Lord Fauntle
j roy," "Robert Elsmere," "The Pris
) oner of Zenda," "Quo Vadis," "Beside
I the Bonnie Brier Bush," "The Little
! Minister," "The Christian," and
• "Looking Backward."
Heavy Snow.
| This section of the country was vis
| ited by the heaviest snow of the season
| last night, turning to rain this morn
j ing. Many break-downs are reported.
•J Fine line of shirts, collars, neckties,
i etc., at N. Seger's. Call and see them.
Short Line to Buffalo.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.—The Penn
sylvania railroad company will within
a short time have a line of its own to
Buffalo and the work of locating the
new road will be begun shortly. The
first step towards the building of the
new line was made a few days ago,
when the'company announced it would
purchase the stock of the Erie and
Western Transportation company. It
was stated yesterday that the reason
for securing the steamship company
was to prevent it from passing into
other hands, or eventually going into
liquidation.
At the same time the Pennsylvania
railroad company has no outlet of its
own into Buffalo.
It is the intention of the company to
build a new lino from Kane to Wilcox
on the Philadelphia and Erie railroad
to Buffalo, a distance of about 125
miles. This road will give the Penn
sylvania railroad company a good line
to Buffalo.
I Besides the construction of this line
| the Pennsylvania railroad will build
• other sections of road and it is con-
I tern plated to construct a line from Mfc.
' Jewett to Lemont and then to Empo
rium on the Philadelphia and Erie
line. This will cut off a number of
miles and will give the company a
shorter haul to the seaboard. When
the new line is completed all the busi
ness for Buffalo from Pittsburg will be
taken over the Allegheny division to a
point on the Philadelphia and Erie
road. It was also stated that a line
would be built from Falls Creek on the
Allegheny Valley low grade division
to Winslow 011 the Pennsylvania Wes
tern railroad, so that a short cut can
be made to the main line for points
east of Bellwood.
DeShetler=-Hanscome.
A happy home wedding took place
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Hanscome, atSinnemahoning, Wednes
day evening, Feb. 21st, 1900, the con
tracting parties being Mr. A. J. De-
Shetler and Miss Jennie Hanscome.
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V.
Hanscome. Rev. M. C. Piper, Pastor
ofiheM. E. church, tied the knot in
the most substantial style, after which
the invited guests enjoyed an elegant
repast, served in fine style by the
bride's mother. The happy couple
were the recipients of many useful,
ornamental and valuable presents. It
was an enjoyable occasion. Mr. and
Mrs. DeShetler took Erie mail east,
amid a shower of rice and many kind
wishes for a happy future.
A reception was given at the home
of the groom, upon their return, Mon
day evening last, and the happy
; couple were voted royal entertainers,
j A table loaded with good things was
j hugely enjoyed by the invited guests,
! but soon looked demoralized when
j Pap Blodget settled down to work on
: that turkey. Of course the groom j
! furnished the best of cigars ar i a royal
| good visit was kept up until It Vclock
; when all departed for their .iomes,
I wondering how soon the next wedding
| would take place.
Rapidly Failing.
Mrs. Deliah Clark, (W. F. Lloyd's
j mother-in-law), mention of whose
illness was made in last week's PRESS,
j has been very low since last issue and
I her death is only a question of a short
time. The venerable lady is in her
91st year and were it not from the
effects of a recent fall would no doubt
have reached the century mark. At
this writing (Wednesday) she is very
| low.
LATER.—Mrs. Clark died yesterday
' afternoon at two o'clock, peacefully
j passing away, surrounded by several
' of her children and grand-children and
| other relatives. DELIAH (QUAY)
| CLARK was 91 years old last Sept. She
i came to Emporium years ago, when
:W. F. Lloyd located here, and has
i been universally respected by our peo
i pie and her death casts a gloom over a
I very large circle of admiring friends.
! Her funeral will take place from the
1 M. E. Church next Saturday at two
o'clock.
BRIEF nENTION.
March.
Tear off another leaf.
Buffalo has three feet of snow.
The heavy snow this morning broke !
down H. S. Lloyd's awning.
With this issue the PRESS enters j
upon its 35th year. How time flies.
R. Seger & Son have placed a hand
some new display cabinet in their |
store.
Glen Hazel was visited by a disas- j
astrous fire last Thursday, wiping out j
several buildings.
The House of Representatives yes- j
terday passed the Puerto Rican tariff j
bill by a vote of 172 to 101.
Another pleasant bop at the opera '
house Monday evening. The music |
was furnished by Mandolin Club.
The Eclectic Assembly gave a recep
tion in honor of their deputy, Miss
Maine Butler, at her home on Fourth
street.
It is rumored that a Chestnut street
lady was assaulted and cruely treated
by an unknown man a few nights
since.
Last Monday, Miss H. L. Raymond's
store caught fire from an overheated
stove pipe. The occupants enjoyed (?)
a good fright, but the garden hose
soon extinguished the fire.
Clarence Ritchie will have to look
well to his laurels or his patent hen
house furnace will not be in it with
Orville Proudfoot's new invention.
The chickens may not look as hand
some as Ritchie's, yet they are im
pressed with the fact that they were
kept sufficiently warm.
Last Tuesday, one of Chas Fry's
livery teams took fright at the cars
and ran away, tearing through Cherry
alley and made for the steep hill back
of the Baptist church, where Mr. Cock
burn, the sandy driver, succeeded in
stopping them. No damage done
only a little excitement.
The concert rendered by the Ithaca
Conservatory of Music Company, at
the Presbyterian church last Wednes
day evening, was by far tho heat con
cert ever given in Emporinm. It was
attended by a musical audience of our
best people. Seldom do such artists as
Misses Tompkins, Marsh, Cox and Mrs.
Mangang venture so far from the
metropolis.
There will be many cases of defective
memory when fhe census enumerators
begin their work. Tliero are plenty of
ladies who were so young when the
census was taken that they will have to
be excused if they fail to realize that
ten years have elapsed since then and
that a girl of twenty in 1890 must of
necessity be over twenty-four at the
present time.—Ex.
A Dangerous Road.
A subscriber desires us to call th eat
tention of Lumber township Super
visors to the dangerous condition of
the wagon road, west of Geo. Chap
man's, between Cameron and Sterling
Run. From what we hear it must be
a death trap and is gross negligence on
the part of the authorities. "A word
in time."
Death of County Commissioner
A. VV. Hason's Son.
Wilbur H. Mason, aged 23 years, son
of County Commissioner A. W. Mason,
died at the family residence, in Gibson,
last Friday evening, after a short ill
ness with typhoid fever. His funeral
took place on Sunday and was largely
attended. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of a wide circle of friends.
Emmanuel Church Lenten Announce
ment.
The following are special features of
1 the daily ienten services :
Mondays, 4:30 p. m.— Spiritual Notes
from Robert Browning: Studies of
! the following poems: Saul, (March 5),
1 The Melon Seller, (March 12), A Camel
! Driver, (March 19), A Pillar of Sebze
[ var, (March 26), Abt Vogler, (April 2),
, An Epistle (April 9).
5 Tuesdays, 4:30 p. m.—Selected De
' votional Readings from best modern
. writers.
Wednesdays, 7:30 p. m.—Lectures
and Readings on the Doctrine and
j History of the Church.
Thursdays, 7:30 p. m.—The servicefs
on Thursday evening will he reserved
i for young men, and subjects which
specially concern the duties and temp
! I tations of young manhood will be dis-
I cussed. All young men and larger
! boys are cordially invited to be pres
: ent at these Thursday evening services.
Fridays, 7:30 p. m.—Readings on the
j life of Christ from Farrar, Geikie, etc.
Saturdays, 4:30 p. m.—Readings from
] Phillips Brooks.
"There are others" but none so good
. as PxNitt's Food. To insure getting the
genuine get it at Day's.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE
Political Announcements.
All Announcements under thin head must be
signed by the candidate and paid in advance to
inßure publication,
CONGRESS.
EDITOR PRESS:— Please announce ray name as
a candidate for Congress, subject to the decision
of the Republican Congressional Convention.
O.C.ALLEN,
Warren, Pa., Jan. 13, 1900.
Editor Press:—
Please announce the name of Joseph C.
Sibley, of Franklin, Pa., as a candidate for Con
gress, subject to the decision of the Republican
Congressional Convention of the 27th District.
JOSEPH C. SIBLEY.
Franklin, Pa., Feb, 17, 1900.
DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Editor Press:—
You are hereby authorized to announce my
name as a candidate for Delegate to the Republi
can National Convention, subject to the rules
governing the Republican primaries.
| I*. W. GREEN.
Emporium, Pa., Feb. 17tli, 1900.
12GGAL NOTICES.
Pratt's tried and true Poultry Food
and animal Regulator Crushed Oys
ter Shells. DAY'S.
If you are in need of anything in the
clothing lino you can save from 40 to
50 per cent, by calling on N. Seger.
on Allegany avenue.
LADIES! clean your kid gloves with
Miller's Qlovine, for sale only by
lialconi & Lloyd, headquarters for kid
gloves and the famous Dartmouth
gloves; all the latest shades. 5-ly
BUSINESS FOK SALE. —The undersign
ed desires to dispose of her dry goods
department and will sell to the right
party at a bargain. Will sell the
stocli at 50 cents on the dollar and will
rent store room.
E. M. HURTEAU, Emporium, Pa.
I now have accomplished the art of
putting up hair switches and other
work in that line, such as curls, puffs,
watch chains, etc.. All work guaran
teed and prompt attention to all orders
on short notice.
H. W. GRAHAM,
Ridgway, Pa.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. —I have
secured the exclusive agency to .sell
Aspinwall Manufacturing Company's
agricultural implements, consisting of
Potato Planter, Cutter, Digger. "VVteder
also Sprayer, Sorter and Fertilizer Dis
tributor- Call at my store at Sterling
Run and see these machines,
nl-tf J. E. SMITH.
Did You Ever ?
No! I never have been so over
whelmed with acres, —yes acres—of
of simple grandeur as when our train
passed the Viek flower farm at Des
patch, N. Y. Before us were immense
strips of beautiful clear pink,—sea
shell pink they call it, —reminding one
. of the charming tint on the lip of the
conch shell of the Florida Keys; the
most pleasing tint in the whole range
of color. These huge strips were
alternated with similar strips of white,
and this great garden of the acres rep
resented the leading Asters of the day,
Vick's DAYBREAK and PURITY. Make
• n note of this, for you want these
asters sure. Write for the Garden
and Floral Guide. Describes in full
the new departure in seed selling, and
mention what you intend to plant, to
JAMES VICES SONS, Rochester, N. Y.
Millions Given Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the public
■ to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors of
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs and Colds, have given away
over ten million trial bottles of this great
, medicine; and have the satisfaction ol
knowing that it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
! bronchitis, hoarseness and all diseases of
the throat, chest and lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on L. Taggart, drug
■ gist, and get a free trial bottle. Regular
size 50c. and 81.00. Every bottle guar
r anteed or money refunded.
i j Sinnemalionina.
'! Mrs. W. Coldwell, of Williamsport,
, | visited friends here a few days last week
' A. R. Berficld was taken to Williams
-1 port on Friday evening to be treated for
, j inflammatory rheumatism, from which he
i has been suffering all winter.
"! Alf Smith can give political caudi
-1 : dates valuable pointers on "how to con
duct a campaign." lfe made the ean
■> ! vass with a box of "blind vobbins and
1 came out on lop. lie says smoked fish
beats cigars that won't smoke, and that
i Mose and his chestnuts 'aint in it.
1 Mr. A. J. DeShetler and Miss Jennie
• V. Ilanscom were married at the home
- j of the bride on Wednesday evening the
- 21st inst. at halt past seven o'clock. The
• ceremony was performed by the Rev. M.
- C. l'iper, pastor of the M. K. church at
. this place. Only a few of the immediate
s relatives and lriends of the contracting
parties were present,
i N. L.and Will Ilanscom came over
from Gaines, Tioga county, last week to
witness the marriage of their niece and
1 incidentally spin a few yarns of the new
) oil field.
JOE.
NO. 1.