THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 35.
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/ Collaretts and Tailor-Made Suits /
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claim that we sell more Winter
/ Wraps than any other store, be- /
• cause we have the only complete ,
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Our prices arc within the bounds ofall .
Si classes. We invite the public to inspect /
< our line of SKIRTS, andSHIRT WAISTS
/ A complete line of Ladies' Fall and /
S\ Winter Shirt Waists, Walking Skirt.*.,
"/ Winter Wrappers, Gloves, Hosiery and /
ft underwear.
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j| 61 Fourth St., East,
d NEAR ODD FELLOWS HALL. |
We liave determined to |jj
nj have a ui
| SCHOOL OPENING |
I sale i
of the celebrated [n
Sj Black Gat Hose, jji
The best wearing stocking jj]
pj for boys. 3 thread at knees, in
n] heels and toes. Once tried, [n
p] always wanted. [}j
[)| Onr usual line of white §
[}j and colored outings, and f{]
ju GENERAL DRY GOODS, Bj
-j] We are clearing out our ' [jj
i SI.OOSHIRTWAISTS §
j AT 50 CENTS. I
SJ 1 We always carry a good jjj
assortment of Muslin Under- pJ
ji wear and Infants white nJ
Jn slips, long frocks, etc., «]
jjj at our usual low prices.
pj We have a nice line of 1/1
n] French Flannels suitable Oj
n] for Shirt Waists. jn
!}J NEW GOODS arriving al- §
jjj most daily. jjj
m All colors in Mercerized rd
Cj goods. nj
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H That's a safe rule to follow all through life. It's a particular- |r ;
l|[f )ly good rule to follow when you are shopping. We don't want IPffT"^j=jl|
S \ you to l>uy a single article here until you are sun that it and the ■" •wjfthw. j2gLf*jffa l '
ip \ l> ric « »* right. We may charge you a certain price for something Taß /CS' yt£*<a ffi
M „ < —before you buy it, we want you to know what other stores %X fTJi
fl You can carry it in your hands, on your shoul- i flia.iw fnr flip «nmo tMnif
iIIU iter, in your pocket or on yourbicycle. I CUd,l ge lOr Tilie WlUie tiling. If / Wfi9 W^Jfefr%aMlFA; If
[lrif You press the button antl the Kodak will > „ -VX ■ » T 'JiTII /' 5 I
11,0 fe3t - ( HARRY S. LLOYD. IF* * j®
12OCAL WBTIGES.
Dance at opera house to night. Ja
mison's orchestra.
WANTED.—GirI wanted to assist in
Bedard's tailoring establishment. Ap
ply at once. J. L. FOBERT,
Manager.
Several tons of cabbage for Kraut
making purposes, at the right price.
FRANK SHIVES.
FOR SALE—One fine yoke of oxen,
well broke and handy, also one good
work horse. FRANK SHIVES.
WORTH SEEING.—Have you seen the
display of solid silver at Metzger's? It
is worth going to see. 40-4t
You can be thankful that you have a
merchant like N. Seger to buy from—
one who is to be relied upon for fair,
square dealing.
The finest line of the best furniture,
at l.aßar's, for the very lowest price;
will not be undersold by any one.
Competition can't get down 10 our
price.
We ought to be thankful that men
are honest these days when the art of
doing business is so impregnated with
shams. N. Seger never shams.
Leave your order at Schriever's Art
Gallery for crayon or water color.
They make fine Xmas presents.
Schriever's Art Gallery,
39 W. G. BAIR, Prop.
If you need a suit of clothes or any
garment for men or boys goto N. So
ger's and be thankful that you can get
what you want for a modest price.
WANTED QUICK. —Do you want a
doctor quick? Phono No. 26, and Dr.
Heilman can be had instantly from
any part of town. 40-4t
Finest line of Baby Wagons and Go |
Carts at Laßar's, going at your own !
price. Don't take my word, don't take 1
any one else's word, but when you see
for yourself you will know that others 1
can't sell as low.
NEW CITY DRAY. —Jas. Havilandhas J
established a new City Dray, built after ;
the style of most popular city drays. \
Anyone in need of any service in this :
line can be accommodated by leaving j
orders at the Warner House. All ord
ers will receive prompt attention. 35tf 1
Don't pay any attention to what oth- (
ers say about prices at Laßar's, but go !
and see for yourself. Here are some of j
his prices: Hard-wood beds §2.00,
good cotton top mattresses §2.00, not
cheap, dirty straw, but g;od ones; bed
fi prings $2.00. Come and see us.
APPRECIATION.—Can you blame peo- j
pie for patronizing merchants, that j
show their appreciation for their custom
by making it convenient for their cus
tomers? A store without a telephone
closes its doors to a large number of
customers from the best trade of the
town. 40 4t
STERLING SILVER;—Our carefully se- |
lected line of sterling goods, is made
up from fine, heavy patt 'jia. We iiave
learned that the people are tired of the
cheap, flimsy goods and confine our'
line to articles that you need not be ;
ashamed to present to your best friend.
We engrave everything free.
40-4t METZGER.
YOUNG MEN WANTED, with fair edu- '
cation and good character, to learn
teiegraphy, railroad accounting, and j
typewriting. This is endorsed by all j
leading railway companies as the only j
perfect and reliable institution of its j
kind. All our graduates are assisted to
positions Ladies als<> admitted. Write
for free catalogue.
GLOBE TELEGRAPH COLLEGE,
16-26t Lexington, Ky.
THE ITHICA CONCERT COMPANY.—
The Ithica Concert Company that cre
ated such a favorable impression here
last season is said to be even better this
season. With one exception the per
sonell of the company is entirely new
and they are the picked artists of the
Institution they represent. They bring
with them the very highest endorse
ment of professional critics and of the
public wherever they have appeared
and promise to meet the most exacting
demands. They appear in the Court
House, Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, un
der the auspices of the First M. E.
Church. The price of admission is
placed at 35 cents Tickets for sale by
members of tht mmittee.
Something elegant in the perfume
line, just received r Dodson's Phar
macy.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1900.
BIG WRECK ON P. & E.
ENGINEER FRED PROBST BADLY
INJURED.
West Bound Local Freight Crashed
Into the Rear End of Freight
Train No. 51 -Several Cars
Completely Demolished.
A frightful wreck occurred near this
place about two o'clock yesterday
afternoon in which Engineer Fred
Probst was badly injured aud several
cars completely demolished.
No. 51, a freight train on the P. &
E. R. It. coming west, stopped for
water at the tank known as Fenton's,
about one and a half miles east of town
when west bound local freight (run
ning about one hour late) came along
and plunged into the rear end of train
No. 51, with terriffic force. It seems
that none of the crew on the Local
freight saw the train ahead, and had
not the flagman on train 51 hallowed,
possibly more of the crew would have
been injured. When first noticed they
were but a few car lengths from the
train ahead. Brakeman Catlin and j
the fireman on Local freight jumped,
but engineer Probst stuck to his post
until the crash came, when he was
thrown against the engine so vio
lent that he sustained serious internal
injuries, but at present writing it is
not known how bad he is hurt. The
rest of the crew were fortunate enough
to evade any serious results. The
engine was turned crosswise of the
track with the front end almost in the
creek, several cars were also over the
embankment. Traffic was delayed
about eighteen hours, the passenger
trains going via Dußois.
Engineer Probst was taken to the
home of section foreman John Mul-,
cahey, and medical aid summoned j
where every thing was done to relieve |
the injured man of his suffering.
American Tinplate to Invade England.
The McKinley tariff killed the An- i
glo-American export trade. Tinplate 1
works sprang up in the United States '
like mushrooms under the fostering !
shade of a high protective duty, j
America now supplies practically the
whole of her own wants and is medi- j
tating an onslaught in her turn on the '
British home and foreign markets. In '
this America will probably be success- j
ful, if it is true as stated, that an im
provement has been made there and
patented over the world by which the <
"pickling" and "annealing" operation
in the production* of tinplate are dis
pensed with, with the result of saving i
one-third of the cost of manufacture.— j
London Express.
Mighty Hunters.
The Beechwood Rod and Gun Club |
closed its lirst week's hunt last Friday, :
having brought homeasaresultofthcir |
sport one bear and three deer. The
party was composed of Jas. Welsh, of!
Ridgway; Michael Hagley,of St. Marys;
J. L. Reed, Beechwood; and Wm Mc-1
Donald, Jas. Wright and J. W. Clarke !
of Emporium. The Club enjoyed the \
sport hugely and report an elegant I
good time. Ye editor thanks the Club |
for a mess of Bruin's meat, it was nice j
and tender.
Potato Penwipers.
A certain New York hotel used a J
bushel of potatoes a year for penwipers
on the tables in the writing rooms.
Every morning a large potato is putin
a compartment of the pen box, and, af
ter 24 hours, the potato is removed and
another put in. Pens in penholders are
stuck into the potato half a dozen at a
time, giving it the appearance of a por
cupine. It is claimed that a potato
penwiper is the best preservative
against rust and mildew that can bo
secured for the pens.
Remember the A. O. H. dance and j
supper at the opera house this evening. I
Subscribe for the PRESS; only §1.50 a !
year in advance.
Thanksgiving in Our Churches.
The several churches of Emporium
will observe Thanksgiving this year in
about the usual manner, except that in
1 some of our churches the time was
changed to last evening.
M. E. CHURCH.
The Thanksgiving services were held
last evening in the M. E. Church, tak
i ing the place of the regular prayer
j meeting. An appropriate sermon was
preached by the pastor Rev. Metzler,
j and an enjoyable and profitable even
j ing was passed.
ST. MARK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Thanksgiving in St. Mark's Catholic
Church was duly celebrated this morn
ing, the services beginning at 8 o'clock.
1 The regular Sunday services were used
with an effective sermon appropriate
to the occasion by Rev Father Downey.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH.
Thanksgiving services will be held
this evening in the Free Methodist
Church, at which time Rev. F. W. Mc-
Clelland will deliver a sermon full of
thought and thankfulness. One and
all should accept the invitation to be
present and share in the profits of the
occasion.
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church will
observe Thanksgiving in their usual
manner. Preaching this (Thursday)
morning at 10:30 o'clock by the pastor
Rev. Ingersall, and in the evening will
begin the regular revival services, to
which all are cordially invited to at
tend. The meetings will be conducted
in a Christian spirit and it is hoped all
who come may be benefitted thereby.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The celebration of Thanksgiving by
the I'resgyterian Church occurred last
evening, Rev. McCaslin pastor, deliv
ering the sermon which was in every
sense in accord with the occasion. On
account of the fact, as a rule, the at
tendance being meager at the morning
services usually conducted at this time
the change was made for the benefit of
the largest number of people, it being
the regular prayer meeting night, as
in the case of the M. E. Church.
EMMANUEL CHURCH.
At Emmanuel Church a Thanksgiv
ing service was held at 10:30 a. m.,
consisting of morning prayer with the
special form of prayer and thanksgiv
ing, and sermon. The text of the ser
mon was Psalm 119:04: "The earth, O
Lord, is full of Thy mercy." Empha
sis was laid upon the due appreciation
of the underlying ground of positive
life in the spheres of physical .and so
cial life. The hymns, "Come, ye
Thankful People Come," and "God of
Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand,"
and Barnby'e Anthem, "O Lord, How
Manifold are Thy Works," were used.
The offering was for the Galveston
Relief Fund.
Married.
On Tuesday morning Miss Ella Cav
anaugh and Mr. Daniel McDonald,
both of this place, were married at St.
Mark's Catholic church. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father Downey.
Miss Cavanaugh is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Cavanaugh of this place
and is .an excellent young lady. The
groom has been a resident of this
county for some time and has a host
of friends.
We bespeak for this young couple a
happy future.
High Water and Timber.
The recent heavy rain-fall swelled
the Driftwood creek and its tributaries
bank full, causing the owners of tim
ber along the streams much trouble
and loss. Among the unfortunate ones
reported to us is Mr. B. J. Collins of
Huntley, five rafts belonging to him
having broke loose and went adrift at
9 o'clock Monday morning.
If you never dance you should enjoy
the delightful music and a good supper
by going to tho opera house to-night.
If you want a Boarder,
Advertise in the PIIESS.
Letters from the People.
[All communications under this head must be
accompanied by the writer's name. We will not
be held responsible for any expression in this
department. I—EDITOR.
ELECTION 18 OVER.
Now is the time to commence a vig
orous campaign for pure elections,
machine politics means corruption
whether it be in democratic Crokerism
or Republican Quay ism. We need
political leaders, but they should be
our servants, not bosses.
JNO DAY.
Emporium, Pa., Nov. 26, 1900.
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MR. EDITOR:—
A week before elecion, that is, on
October 30th, 1900, wishing to assist in
the election of Mr. Sibley and Mr.
Moore, I had printed for distribution
to the voters, a hand bill stating that
Mr. Sibley had voted for the "Gold
Standard" bill in Congress.
I told one of Mr. Emery's supporters
what I intended to do and he asked if
I was sure about it. I said no, but I
would not issue the hand bills until I
found out.
Not being able to reach Mr. Sibley '
who was traveling around the district
I wired his campaign manager and
three days later received answer that
Mr. Sibley had voted against the meas
ureas originally presented in the House
of Representatives but when the bill as
amended by the Senate and agreed up
on by the House was presented for final
passage he voted "present."
As free coinage of silver at 16 to 1
was one of the questions on which Mr.
Sibley had changed his mind, and sup
ported by the above telegram I issued
the hand bills.
Two of the pages in the Congressional
Record refered to by Mr. C. W. Stone
do not show any vote on the bill or any
mention of Mr. Sibley. This undoubt
edly was a clerical error.
I wrote Mr. Stone for a copy of the
Congressional Record and he refered
me to Washington. I have received
copies of the pages he refered to, also
copy of page 325. The telegram I re
ceived is correct as shown by pages 325
and 3009; pages 325 to 329 give Mr. Sib
ley's speech in Congress, which you
can read at the public library; he offer
ed an amendment to the original bill
and spoke in favor of sound money,re
pudiating silver at 16 to 1, also favoring
the establishment of National Banks in
country towns, with a capital of $25,-
000.00, aS finally adopted in the bill as
passed.
I have applied for a bound volume of
the full records of the last session of
Congress (something that every county
seat should have) and as soon as it is
received it will be placed in the Public
Library. Page 3009 shows the final
vote on the financial bills as follows:
Yeas—l 66; nays—l2o;answered present
—10; not voting—s4. Mr. Sibley's
name is in the list of 10 voting present
and they apparently are "paired"with
other members who are absent, though
as yet I do not know on which side Mr.
Sibley was paired or whether he was
paired at all.
I made a mistake in issuing a state
ment when I did not have the proof at
hand, but I will never do it again. I
will hurry the delivery of the full copy
of the records as much as I can. While
I felt sure I was right at the time, and
Mr. Sibley did repudiate free silver in
his speech as recorded in congressional
record, page 325, I wish to make this
public acknowledgement and apology
for not having the records hero when
the statement was issued. I also wish
to_ state that I firmly believe Mr. Sibley
will vote for all measures that be con
siders are for the good of his constit
uents including pension bills same as
he has in the past
Respectfully,
JOSIAH HOWARD.
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EMPORIUM, PA., Nov. 28, 1900.
Editor Press :
DEAR SIR: —I would like to say in re
ply to "Taxpayer" in his effusion in
the Independent of last week wherein
he "takes on so" about the Borough
Council having "money to burn."
Judging from his style I will venture
the remark that he is one of the small
est tax-payers in the town. Those
who pay the least usually complain the
most. The Borough Council is com
posed largely of broad minded men
who have progressive ideas and act
upon wise business principles.
That any man should find fault with
sewering a town that needs it as bad as
ours does, shows him to be either a
chronic grumbler, a pessimist, one of
the class who never originates any
thing new, an obstructionist, and one
who holds the pennies so close to his
eyes that he cannot see dollars piled
up just beyond.
Would that we had more men in our
town than we have who possess the
far-seeing business sagacity of our
Council, and who are not afraid to
push out a little for the general good.
A HEAVY TAXPAYER.
Fire and Flood at Cross Forks.
Last Sunday evening fire broke out
in the village of Cross Forks, doing
considerable damage, five stores and
dwellings combined, together with two
barns, an ico house and several sheds j
were destroyed. Had it not been that j
the weather conditions were favorable
the entire town niay have been wiped
out. The loss is estimated at $75,000,
partly insured.
Hardly had the flames been subdued
when they were visited by the largest
flood in the history of that town, two
or three bridges of the B. & S. R. R.,
have been washed out and considerable
other damage done.
The PRESS, one year 81.50.
TERMS: $ 2.00—$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY. Fair.
SATURDAY, Fair.
SUNDAY. Probably Fair.
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n] line of popular priced, high Rl
m grade garments in town—all nj
fjj made in the latest styles—gar- uj
m ments we positively guarantee [s
lij for fit and wear. It is our policy n]
[]j to keep nothing in this depart- uj
rj ment but what we can depend Is
lij upon. [{J
K CHILDREN'S COATS.
n] We accept the large and in- Hi
Ifj creasing business in this depart- n]
fjj ment as proof of what so many lij
J of our customers claim—that the R;
Ln handsomest coats and most fa- ru
[]j vorable prices are found here. Uj
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Ln Our line is complete and we lu
ft handle nothing but the best and
J our prices arc as low as goods of ft
m first quality can be sold.
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9 Furnishing line now opened. Nothing •)
(• like it ever seen in this county. Call and *9
(• see the new styles in Neckwear, Collars, •)
(® etc. We are sole agents for the •)
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PLBABE REMEMBER—That we do
NOT begrudge the time spent showing
you our goods, whether you buy or not.
We consider that yon are doing us a
favor by calling to inspect our stock.
We would be pleased to have you come
every day—and bring your work. We
I are proud of the quality of our goods
and we want you to examine them.
We know that for real values they pos
itively cannot be excelled.
METZGEII THE JEWELER.
WANTED.—Salesmen to sell lubricat
ing oils, greases, belting and specialties
to threshermen, on commission. Good
goods and liberal proposition. Give
references The Howard Oil & Grease
Co., Cleveland, Ohio It
NO. 40.