ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, J. 866.
VOL. 35.
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STORE NEWS?
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S Waist and Skirts jfl
uj Cheap? Yes! Cheaper here a!
now than ever before. Are you jf]
3 a thrifty buyer? Then these |n
In waists and skirt offerings will nJ
appeal to you. But be quick, U]
}{] for these will soon bo gone. jn
8 New Dress G-oods S
nJ In
Ln We can only extend to you an ru
[jj invitation to come and see these jJj
new dress goods beauties. Print- |n
Ln ers ink cannot tell the stor\. ill
[" We will say this, however, if you u]
n] would know the newest, most [n
In approved dress goods patterns, pj
fjj you must see this assortment. [y
| Men's Hats . $
p and Shirts.
(}j Perfect gems! so said a \ isitor j{]
ru who chanced along as they were Ui
being unboxed. Yes they are (Jj
[n the best styles in town. And pj
nJ the best of it is that they are tfj
uj cheap in price but not in quality, j^j
uj IVt. O. TXJXJXJS. jjj
0; HSHSHSHH ESHS HSHSrdSHS STB-sJ
OLD RELIABLE
DRUG STORE'S
Prescription Department
is up to <lato. in every par
ticular. Hundreds will at
test to the very low prices.
| 30 years experience.
Wail Paper.
2000 rolte at 3c per roll.
A great variety of high
grade paper at greatly re
duced prices.
Paints! Paints! Paints!
Paints, oilsand varnishes, j
a full line. Enamel paints,
varnishes and stains, in all
colors. .
Fishing Tackle.
Save money ! Call for your Prescrip
tions, Wall Paper, Paints, Oils Fishing
Tackle.
L. TAGGART, Prop.
R. Seger&Co.,
THE PIONEER TAILORS.
Opposite M. E. Church, Emporium, Pa. j
STYLISH
CLOTHES |
for the people,
GUARANTEED FITS.
We carry at all times, the
largest line of imported 1
and domestic uood.s to be
found in thi.s section of
the state. Our prices arc
within the reach of' all,
while we aim to please
our customers.
NEW WINTER STYLES
now here.
STYLISH BUSINESS AND DRESS
SUITS.
R. SEGER <& CO.
(fife" EASTMANS KODAK t | I r~S r~
"pj | LLOYD'S LONG HANGC I-ORECAST OF THE
P F WEATHER AND EASTMAN'S KODAK. I
jlji - L'
li \P~' '' i f DAAMIMP ** dealers about the weather, forest (ires ami (lull trade. I|
'J IBBGBWBJF"// £ £ DUULFLLWU. me *° <hite, away ahead of any previous season. Why? 1 1
*«' 1 ) Clear-sighted men an<l women have discovered where they can get {■
jjri RRIDAY. I ,:JI 3
r| SATURDAY, shower*. \ auiel paint, that will not turn yellow on exposure: in curt .-..ins that g> up and down; in hicycles
jfilJ SC'NDAY. Probably i-air. < that will run ahead of anything on the road; in fishing taekle that catches the trout; in hooks JJJ:
III) " < and stationery that will inlerest yon; in the news counter that ha all the news that was, is JJj
fij Vol !ic a r?i , ; V";ur J'-./kii'tJlr gn"y o"rh'if■ y-'iV.";' I ''' <? will beand a good cigar that will smoke as free as the smoke in the forests. jfjjl
iljr» Yon preiw the button ami «tit* Kodak will ) That's why the people are Hocking here as never before. v|t
|L there " t HARRY S. LLOYD.
Burglars.
Last week one evening, thieves en
; tered the barn of F. 1). Loot, and stole
four sets of harness. Mr. Leet made
a thorough invest igation of the matter
1 and placed suspicion on F. S. Burnell
: and Grant Fulton and had a warrant
I issued for their arrest. On Friday
evening they were given a hearing be
fore Justice Larrabee, and sufficient
1 evidence produced to hold them for
their appearance at the next term of
court. Justice Larrabee fixed the bail
at £2OO each, and asked Burnell if he
could get bail, who replied, "I don't
I want any, I guess' Jack' (the sheriff .
will feed me good," so he was commit
ted to jail to await court. Fulton who
is acting in the capacity of a farmer for
Mr. Leet, asked that gentleman togo
his bail, after a short private talk, bail
was secured and Fulton left or his
home.
Hon. John J. fngails' Insurance.
In December, 1885, .Senator Ingalla
1 insured his life in the New-York Life
1 Insurance Company under two policies
j of 810,000 each, issued on the 15-Pay -
; ment Life, 10-Year Accumulation, full
return-premium plan; that into say, tho
Company agreed in the policy to pay
! SIO,OOO, and in addition to return all the
I premiums actually paid to the Company
in case of death within fifteen years
from date of issue. At the end of fif
teen years the policies would enjoy the
usual accumulation options. Mr. In
gaUs died about four months before the
fifteen years expired. The Company
is therefore this week paying to his
wile, in whose favor policies were writ
ten, §20,000, as the face value of the two
policies in question, phu §19,053 10,
which represents the tola! premiums
paid by Mr. Ingalls to tho Company
during the fourteen yeais and eight
months in which he was insured and
paid premiums.
Soldier and Sailor flonument.
At a regular meeting of Lieut. D. \V.
Taggart l'.>st, ~\o. '241 G. A. it., held
August 11, 1900, the subject of erecting
a Soldiers' and Sailors' monument for
Cameron county was discussed, and it
was decided that the Commander ap
> point an unlimited number of gentle
! men, both of the Post and citizens, to
consider the matter; to devise means,
etc., for the erection of said monument
in accordance with act of assembly.
After lapse of time given and due con
sideration, we have accordingly named
j the following gentlemen, citizens of
| Cameron county, in whom we impose
j confidence that they will meet, organ
! ize and carry forward the work as
1 speedily as possible.
i COMMITTEE.
•J. F. Parsons, J. C. Johnson, Josiah .
: Howard, M. M. Larrabee, 11. It. Mullin,
I Henry Auchu, L. Taggart, M. T. Ho- j
gan, T. F. Moore, Emporium; J. O.
j Brookbank, Charles Gleason, Drift
; wood; C. F. Barclay, Sinnamahoning; !
i F. X. Blumle, Shippen township; Jolm 1
i L. Johnson, Gibson township; Joseph ]
Kissel, Lumber township; V. A. Brooks, ;
| Grove township; Delos Burlingame, i
; Portage township.
The above committee will have power
to appoint sub-committees upon any;
I matter that may come before them at
. any time. Respectfully submitted by
Post No. 241, G. A. It.
A. CHAPMAN, Commander.
The Star Course.
, The following are the dates at which
; the several attractions of the People's
' Star Course will appear:
i Oct. 31st, Ari« 1 Ladies Sextette.
! Nov. 20th, Charles Underhill—lmpersonator.
| Dec. 12th, Slaytons Jubilee Sinners,
i Feb. 2nd, A.W. Hawks—Laughing Philosopher.
' March 9th, Elias Day—Characterist.
The list of Course subscribers is still
! growing. No one can afford to forego
| this treat. The cause is one of excep
tional excellence and will thoroughly
i please and entertain its patrons. Do
■ not fail to become a subscriber.
Voters should remember that
j they must be registered not later
tli:ui September f>th in order to
I vote at the November election.
"Liberty and Union, One ancl Inseparable." —WKBSTKR.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30,1900.
SUICIDE.
E. C. riitcHell Assistant Supt. of
National Transit Company Puts a
Bullet Through Mis Brain.
Last Friday afternoon about 3:15
| Mr. O. J. Burdie, the pipe line walker
i between Colgrove and this place met
a terrible sight while walking near the
stone quarry just north of Emporium.
Horrified at the ghastly sight he ran to ;
Emporium and notified Coroner A. W.
Baker, who quickly repaired to the j
; place with the following gentlemen as ;
! jurors : \V. D. White, R. C. Dodson, j
IE. G. Straight, C. W. Itishell, O. J.
Burdie and itobt Robertson. After ,
viewing the remains of the dead man I
he was quickly identified by several 1
gentlemen as E. ('. Mitchell, Asst. Supt. |
lof National Transit Company. The ;
suicide left the Warner House shortly '
I after nix o'clock iu the morning, tell- \
' ing the teamster to meet him at the j
i hotel in a short time and drive him to !
Cameron, where the men were work
ing oil the line Mr. Mitchell had cvi- ;
' dently gone to the mountain with j
i the express intention of committing ]
the act. When found he had spread
I his coat on the ground and sat down i
j on the tail, so that after firing the fa- j
j tal shot ho fell back onto the coat.
! The ball entered his bead back of the ;
I right ear,'resulting no doubt in instant
' death. The revolver was lying under 1
1 the fingers of his right hand. It is a !
! clear case of suicide. His watch, $260 i
| in money and valuable papers were j
found on his person.
The remains were removed to La
! Bar's undertaking establishment
where the Coroner's jury completed
; the hearing and rendered a verdict of
i "suicide while temporarily insane."
The remains were prepared for burial
i by undertakers Laßar and Rishell and
turned over to J. W. Vandergift, sent
! here by the company, who conveyed
them to Baltimore for burial, where
| iiis widow resides.
i Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have for years
I visited in Emporium where they have
j many friends. The sad death is a ter
! rible blow to the widow.
A Lock Haven correspondent of
I Williams-port Grit says: "Edgar C.
j Mitchell, whose body was found along
i the pipe line of the American Transit
! company near Emporium by a pipe
i line walker yesterday, with a bullet
] hole in his head, was a former Lock
Haven boy. He was a son of the late
[ra (J. Mitchell, the one time brilliant
j lawyer and afterwards preacher, who
i resided alternately in this city and in
i Bellefonte. Edgar, whose somewhat
i mysterious death caused much sur
prise among his old friends here, grew
j into young manhood in this city. He
I resided with his uncle, Mr. N. M.
J Leathers, on East Church street, and
' received much of his education in the
J First ward schools, lfaving been a
class mate of his, the writer can
attest to his aptness and rapid advance
in his studies. Later lie became a
telegraph operator and about !"> years
ago left this city. He resided happily
with his wife at Lancaster, and for
some years had been in the employ of
, the American Transit company in the
capacity of an overseer or superinten
dent."
Sneak Thieves.
Emporium is cursed with a gang of
sneak thieves who enter private resi
dences and help themselves to anything
they get their hands onto. Last Thurs
day F. A. Hill's residence was entered
while he was engaged at his work in
Howard's mill and the entire house
hold ransacked. When Mr. Hill re
turned home, after completing his
work, he found his house had
been "visited" he discovered that his
pocketbook containing a sum of money
and a very valuable diamond ring had
disappeared. No clue to the robbers
up to this date. It is high time the
miserable gang of loafers who hang
around Emporium were given just
sufficient time to leave town.
The Kinzua Bridge.
There are 107 men hustling daily at
the big Kinzua bridge, rushing it to
completion. All but seven spans of the
heavier construction is in place and the
riveting gangs are following up the ele
vations as fast as possible, putting in
thfl bolts that hold the immense frame
work together, says the Bradford Star.
Obituary.
George W. Holcomb was born in
Barton, New York, Feb. IG, 1855 and
died at St. Joseph Hospital at Fort
Wayne, Ind., August 19, 1900. lie was
married to Miss Ida Robinson of Ful
mer Valley, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1870. To
thorn was born one child ason who died
at the age of 19* The affliction that
carried our brother away began about
two years ago which proved later to he
cancer of the stomach and liver. These
years were of intense sufiering though
borne without complaint.
About three weeks ago he expressed
a desire to bo baptized and received into
membership in the Methodist Episcopal
Church which was accordingly done.
Ever since then it has been one constant
decline to the death. Our brother was
not afraid to die. He had all tho in
stincts of a man that led to love of life
and desire for ultimate recovery. But
on tho other hand he had faith in God
and was perfectly willing to obey the
Divine call and hailed the time come
for him to go. lie had a good heart
that duly appreciated any kindness
that was shown him. Often during his
sickness when allusions were made to
the faithfulness of his wife his eyes
flowed like a fountain of tears. The at
tention of the sisters at the hospital was
recognized and appreciated to the last
moment. The last thing that he did
was to recognize and speak the name of
his wife when his soul went to God in
a chariot of fire. The beautiful emblem
of flowers that now rests on his bier was
given by the brothers of the Maccabees
oi Fort Wayne with many other acts of
kindness that were duly appreciated.
He leaves in the immediate family an
adopted daughter, wife and one brother
He was a member of the Knights of the
Maccabees in Atidover, N. Y.
Bev. Cain preached the sermon at
the M. E. Church, Ttlesday at 2 p m.
Interment in the West Lawn Cemetery.
—Geneva, Ind., Herald.
Deceased was brother of our towns
man, Mr. Jos. Holcomb, who heard the
sad news Monday. Many of our read
ers will remember the gentleman, who
formerly resided at this place.
Weddings.
Mr. Lerant Moore and Miss Julia
Slaigle were quietly but substantial
married at Olean, N. Y., last Saturday
morning in the presence of the bride's
parents and Miss Kate O'Day. Miss
Slaigle is a daughter of our townsman
Jacob Slaigle and is very popular with
her host of friends. Mr. Moore is an
industrious and upright young man
and is well and favorably known
throughout this county. Both have
the best wishes of their large circle of
! acquaintances for a bright and pros
i parous future.
•'«
i Announcement was made on Mon
day of the marriage of Miss Nora
Housler and Mr. Merrick Barker, The
' ceremony took place at Portageville,
X. Y., last Sunday. The bride is
i daughter of Andrew Housler, of
; Shippen township and is a great favo
| rite with all who know her. The
1 groom is the oldest son of our towns
man Mr. Cleorge Barker and is an in-
I dustrious young man.
I l #
Mr. G. W. Gross and Miss Carrie E.
| Specht, of this place,were married last
Wednesday, at Olean, N. Y. by Justice
S. I>. Dwinells.
Stock Exchange.
Mr. J. L. Wheeler has established a
stock exchange in the Warner House
at this place and is prepared to buy
■ and sell stock, grain, &c. The office is
; connected by private wire with New
York. Call and see the bulls and bears
at work.
Notes and News.
The Emporium base ball team will
play two games of ball at Renovo next
Monday.
Observe the change in R. Seger's ad.
in this issue. He is now prepared for
the fall trade.
The West ward hose house was treat
ed to a fresh coat of paint last week by
F. W. Yentzer.
R. Seger & Son calls attention to their
fall display of clothing, in their ad. in
another column of this paper.
Is Mr. Emery going to vote for Mc-
Kinley or Bryan? It is important that
ho announce his position in this respect.
Galeton Episcopalians have purch
ased a building site ou the South Side
and will erect a church thereon. —Aus-
tin Republican.
Are you registered? If not, give
your name to tho assessors. If in doubt,
call upon him. This must be attended
toon or before September 5.
Girls, this may interest you: "One
freckle on the chin of n, summer girl
means one proposal before the season's
over; a freckle in the middle of the fore
head signifies that the possessor will be
married before Christmas. 1 '
The Eaglesmere Chautauquan of last
week says: "Superior Court Justice
John I Mitchell, of Wellsboro, after a
two weeks' sojourn at Eaglesmere.
shows signs of improvement, and is of
ten seen on the verandas at the Lake
side, where ho is comfortably quar
tered."
Kerosene oil lightly sprayed over
cattle now will prevent the flies from
bothering them. A Mansfield man has
tried it, and while other cattle in the
pasture are covered with littlo black
flies, his cow is free from tiie pests. No
doubt cattle would appreciate any
kindness of that nature during fly time.
—Exchange.
When the Hon. Lewis Emery, Jr.,
gets on tho stump in this campaign, ii
will be interesting to hear him try to
convince the people that the Standard
Oil Co. is a "criminal" trust, and the
Pure Oil Co., of which ho is the head,
is not a trust at all, although tho L 7 . S.
Industrial Commission report that the
latter was the most perfect "trust" they
had run across in all their investiga
tions.—Franklin News.
It is a "conspiracy" to have political
ambition, according to the fusion jour
nals. What sort of conspiracy was that
which was planned and executed by
the Democrats of this district when
they induced the insurgent Republicans
to join their forces with them for the
purpose of defeating the regular Re
publican ticket? Will the honest, stal
wart Republicans be blinded by the
chaff which the real conspirators in the
present campaign arc trying to throw
in their eyes?— Bradford Era.
Governor Stone and party left iast
Sunday for Chicago, to attend the na
tional encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, now in session. The
party consisted of Governor and Mrs.
Stone, John Stone, the Governor's son;
Congressman Graham and Mrs, Gra
ham, of Pittsburg; General Frank
Reeder and Mrs. Reeder; Adjutant-
General Stewart and Private Secretary
E. C. Gerwig. All of the party will go
to Colorado Springs, with the excep
tion of General Stewart. The Governor
will not bo back until September sth.
The Republican Advocate says: That
the shirt waist craze for men has reach
ed Wellsboro was fully established by
a very succsssful ball given at Glenn
Hall in this village last Saturday eve
ning by representatives of the 100. It
was an exceedingly swell and dressy
affair on the part of the ladies. The
sterner sex by special permission, of
course, discarded their coats, vests and
suspenders and appeared in gorgeous
new shirt waists of silk, madras and
othor line textures held in place by taut
belts. No accidents occurred to mar
the serenity or beauty of the occasion
and it is quite likely that future warm
weather dances will be conducted along
similar sensible lines.
Parents cannot be too careful in the
training and instructing of their chil
dren. Of course some children are
hard to understand and make it difficult
for parents to give them proper correc
tion. A boy about 12 years of age, was
seen yesterday to dismount from Adams
express wagon with his pockets full of
peaches which he took trorn a small
basket. We will not mention his name
this time, but lie is a very bad boy in
other ways that we know, but his par
ents do not know it perhaps. Every
parent ought to charge their boys per
sistently and strongly against stealing,
and teach them the terribleness of such
things; make them ashamed of low
practices of all kinds, and it will save
both you and your boys many a heart
ache in time to come.
TERMS: $2.00 —£1.50 IN ADVANCE.
L'OCAL NOTICES.
The Presbyterian ladies will serve :?t
1 cream an<l cake, Friday evening, on (
j H. Felt's lawn.
NATURALIZATION COURT.—Naturaliz
ation Court will convene at Emporium
ion Saturday, Sept. Ist.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will serve one of their famous chicken
| and waffle suppers in the near future
By purchasing of N. at tbi -
! season of the year you save a larije per
| cent. 011 goods that are staple and guv
1 immediate service.
FOR SALE CHEAP. —A Crescent Tan
dem Bicycle, in first-class concliS ion •
! run oniv about 100 miles.
18-tf DR. A. \V. BAKHI.
We hear no complaints from tli >se
j who buy of N. Soger. >f course, peo
j plo do not complain -.'hen Ei?. get:
I perfect satisfaction.
SHAW'S PUBIS MALT. —LIS value in
sickness has been tried and proved. In
; the home it is not safe to be*without it.
| Absolutely pure.
I Sold by I'. X. Blum'.e, Emporium
, Pa. n2-yl
The finest line of the '?est furniture,
| at Laßar's, for liie very i<nvei>l price
i will not lie undersold by anj or.c.
Competition can't g t •' m << ou.
j price.
WANTED.— Active parties to seM Ten,
Coffee, Spices and Baking Powder to
families. Libera! commission allowed.
Apply to Orand Union Tea Co., 33 We-i
Long Ave., Dußois, Pa. 20-3t
| Finest line of Baby Wagons and Gi
: Carts at I.aßar's, going at your own
| price. Don't take my word, "don't take;
I anyone else's word, but when you set
j for yourself you will know lh«it»there
. can't sell as low.
Don't pay any attention to what oth
ers say about prices at I.".Bar's, but go
[ and see for yourself. Here are some oi
j his prices: Hard-wood beds (2.0 C
j good cotton top mattiv-ses £2.00. not
j cheap, dirty straw, but god ones; bed
i springs §2.00. Come and see then:
NOT CK FTWING too much ;-TH R -"
business it r> r : .clo: signed desire s to ren
or sell his rarm. Here is a chance for
some good industrious 112 lrmer to make
money. Terms easy, it sell or rent
will furnish it stocked or not as desired.
F. D. LKET, Atty.
Emporium, Pa. 23-tf
N. Seger, as usual, is receiving hi''
fall line of goods, and of necessity ia
offering some excellent bargains u>
make rocm for his new stoci:. This i.s
the time of year to buy cheap a?:d at
the same time procure goods that will
not be dead stock.
Foil SALE OR EXCHANGE:— On ac
count of advanced :i'_;e I desire to retire
from farming and will sell or exchange
for town property, my farm of 17c.
acres at SizervilSe, Pa. Besides a good
modern dwelling there are two tenant
houses and two barns upon it.
24-lt 1). BURLINGAME.
YOUNO MEN YV ANTED, with fair edu -
cation and good character, to learn
telegraphy, railroad accounting, ami
typewriting. This is endorsed by al!
leading railway companies as the only
perfect and reliable institution of .t'»
kind. All our graduates are assisted to
positions. Ladies ah; admitted. Wr.ro
for free catalogue.
GLOBE TELEGRAPH COLLEGE.
16-26t Lexington, Ky.
CHARLES MAJOR'S NEW BEAK STOR
IES.—'The latest work of the author oi
"When Knighthood was in Flower"
has been secured by The Ladies' Home
Journal. As would he expected, it ha:-
to do with adventure the experience-,
of some frontier children. There is :•
childish romance woven into the
and they will have a keen interest for
boys as well as for their elders. Under
the heading of "Blue River Bear Stud
ies" Mr. Major's serial will begin in the
October Journal.
Firemen Organizing.
Emporium Fire Department met lass
Monday and elected an Executive
Committee composed of the following
gentlemen to take charge of the work
necessary to make the firemen's con -
vention a success: C. W. Shaffer.
Chairman; Josiah Howard, A. A. Mc-
Donald, S. E. Murry, Henry Wheaton.
W. S Walker was elected treasurer of
the fund. No doubt this committee
will make tho firemen's convention of
1901 a success.
Death's Doings.
Mr. Alex. Macdonall received a tele
gram on Tuesday conveying the sau
intelligence that little Miss Ida Mao
donald, aged 1- years, who formerly
1 resided here and attended school, died
1 suddenly at Dalhourie, Out., on Mori
day. No particulars yet received
Many of our citizens will pleasantly
remember the bright, 1: indsome little
, lady and be grieved to learn ot her
' death Mr. and Mrs. Macdonall are
certainly deeply grieved in the death
of Mrs. M's sister. She was a general
favorite in this place, where she was
loved and greatly petted by our citi
. zens.
Zinc and Grinding lake
Devii.; Lead and Ziuc Paint wear
| twice as Ion.; as lead and oil mixed lvv
1 hand.
NO. 27.