THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 35. The Electric Light Question. Editor Press:— Slß: —The followingsmall towns own their electric light plants, light their streets and sell light to individuals with the results as stated: Swanton, Vt., population when the report was made, about 3,231. Street arc lights, 2,000 candle power, cost the tax-payers $lO per year each. Chehalis, Washing ton, population, 2,000. Street arcs cost tax payers $8 per year each. Indianola, la., population, 2836. Same cost, net, $7.00 per year. AVellston, Ohio, popu lation, 4,377, Cost per arc, for street lights, after profit from incandescents is deducted, $7.00 each. Grand Ledge, Mich., population, 2,218. Cost per arc, $6.50. Albany, Mo., population, 1500, reports that commercial lights pay all expenses of street lights. Batavia, 111., population, 3,543, says 120 street arcs, all night, cost nothing. All expenses paid by commercial light. Crete, Ne braska, population, 2,310, is lighted by 50 street arcs, and reports that com mercial lights more than pay all ex penses. Council Grove, Kansas, popu lation, 2415, says commercial lamps pay all expenses, operation and inter est. Middletown, Pa., population, 5,800, says, 500 incandescent pay all expenses. Oxford, Ohio, population, 1,922, reports that 1300 incandescent pay for tbe street lamps. St. Peter's Minn., population, 4,251. Streetlights cost nothing. 1000 incandescent pay all expenses. Farmville, Va., popula tion, 2,404, owns an electric light plant which sells enough light to citizens to furnish 25 street arcs free and put $340 in the city treasury. Luverne, Minn., population, 1890, provides 12 street arcs free, and put $520 in the treasury. Falls City, Neb., population, 2,102, lights the streets and puts $650 in the treasury. Rockport, Mo., population, 1100, lights streets free and puts S9OO in the treasury. The difference in results is partly due to difference in cost of coal, but is chiefly due to the widely varying rate j at which incandescents are sold. lam j still of the opinion that a 50 arc plant j can be installed for SSOOO. lamby no ! means certain, however, but that itj might prove more economical and bet ter in the long run to putin a little larger and better plant to start with. It is not necessary though, nor even desirable, to putin a plant much larger than our needs are likely to demand in the near future, as an electric light plant gives better service and runs more economically when run at its full capacity. It is not necessary either to keep on hand a large amount of dupli cate machinery. A few duplicates of parts most likely to get broken is all that is needed and should not call lor any large outlay on that account. E. O. BARDWELL. Emporium, Pa., Dec. 12, 1900. Adjusting the Loss. During the past few days insurance adjusters have been busily engaged taking an inventory of Jasper Harris' stock of clothing, recently damaged by fire and water —more water than fire. Death's Doings. MRS. A. P. JONES. WINDSOR, November 24. —The death of Mrs. A. P. Jones which occurred on Saturday afternoon, after a lingering illness, will be learned with sincere re gret by a wide circle of friends through out the province. Anna Louisa Hill Jones was the daughter of William Hill, esquire, of Kemton, Somerset shire, England, cousin of Sir Rowland Hill, the famous originator of"the penny postage," and grand-niece of Major John March, an officer ofGeorge IV's Royal Guard. Mrs. Jones came to Canada shortly after her marriage and resided in Windsor for many years. She was a most estimable lady, beloved by all who enjoyed the privilege of her acquaintance, and her death is an irreparable loss to her family and friends.—Halifax, (N. 5.,) Herald, Nov. 27th, 1900. Deceased was mother of Mr. Geo. P. Jones, of Emporium. gjTS' [}j i^—=■; !r-pi '-T- '\=rfZL ] □ : : □ c^g in 0 EASTMAN'S KODAK f* °li% Smoke It ma~ 1 || \ \ 98KS ! ! -i'r 112 and smoke it. It will be a burning proof of the goodness J •jjjjj \\\ N HQHI J //®*l 112 and °l u we sell here for little money. Years of business &/£j&k jr|j ;||| . V, v !|iSHapli§j '/J 112 | i has convince:! us of two things—that we can make the most \? t-l 1 T . money by being perfectly honest, and that almost every smok" fw m 1 112 ser has a different pipe taste. The pipes we have—well, there urn 'M I --J! _ ' s are loug pipes, short pipes and pipes so twisted that sjgZfa fW I' P c it would take you a month to unravel them. Prices are varied 1/7 39 n,i fiji [llf / ) too but there are none of them long—none of them twisted. | J r| You can carry it inyourliands.onyour silioul- J L |iD der, in your ptickyt or on yourbicyole. I lU' ||||| t, Y nrrr ,ebatto "" d win > HARRY S. LLOYD. * | A TURKEY FOR EVERY WIDOW. The Press Will Send a Turkey to Every Widow in Emporium This Year. The PRESS is delighted to inform the widowed ladies of Emporium that ar rangements have been made to present each with a nice Turkey for their ! Christmas dinner, and the same plan as last year will be observed. All names ! must be presented at this office, by let ter or personally, not later than Satur day, Dec. 22. We are enabled to'make this kind offer through the generosity of acitizen of Emporium. Last year 60 widows were served in this manner. Send in your name at once, that all may be served. The demand for the popular American bird this year is very large and we wish to slight none. All names are kept private. West Branch Fire Brick Company. The West Branch Fire Brick Com pany was organized in this place last Friday afternoon. The following offi cers were elected: President, C. F. Barclay of Sinnamahoning; secretory, B. F. Geary of Lock Haven; treasurer, Josiah Howard of Emporium. Direct ors, C. F. Barclay of Sinnamahoning; J. O. Brookbank of Driftwood: Josiah Howard of Emporium; F. S. Sherman of Rolfe; A. N. Stevenson, and J. F. Foley of Renovo; B. F. Geary of Lock Haven. The capital stock has been fixed at $160,000, which amount has been largely subscribed and subscrip tions for the balance are fast coming in. The plant will be erected at the mouth of Drury's Run, about one mile west of Renovo, and will have a capa city of from 20,000 to 40,000 brick per day, and will employ 200 men. An analysis of the clay made by the chem ist of State College has shown the clay on these lands to be of a superior quality. A charter will be applied for as soon as the full amount of the capi tal stock has been subscribed.—Renovo Record. It will be seen from the above that several Cameron county capitalists are interested in the development of the fire brick industry of Clinton county. While we hope the gentlemen will re alize their fondest expectations wo aI«o hope they may acquire a knowledge of the business sufficient to warrant their developing the clay deposits of this county. It is an undisputed fact that fire clay in abundance and of a super ior quality exists in the hills of this county. From personal investigation we know that large veins of good fire clay, of the flint rock variety, can be found here. Let us hope that gentle men of means will take up the matter. Four From Driftwood. Driftwood Gazette: H. C. Olmsted, of Emporium had business in town on Thursday last. Mrs. P. O'Connor and mother Mrs. W. W. Harmon, spent Saturday with frieuds in Emporium. Ye editor was a visitor to Philadel phia a couple of davs last week and enjoytd a Bumptuous Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Miss Julia Roth rock. We found our former citizens ail enjoying good health and prosper ity. A meeting of the citizens will be held at the Commercial hotel Saturday even ing for the purpose of organizing a hose company. Sup')!' Gleason informs us that a company will also bo organized at the tanntjfry. The two companies should meet after their organization and elect a chief. The company from which the ohief is chosen to have the second assistant and the other company the first assistant. Clearwater Will Contest. Dußois, Pa., Dec. 10.— J. K. P. Hall, Reprecentativo of the Twenty-eighth Congressional district, was served to day at his home in Ridgway with pa pers notifying him of the purpose of his lute opponent, Col. A. A. Clear water, to contest his re-election to Confrress. The contest is based on alleged election frauds in Elk county, which is Hall's home. The papers wejpe prepared by W. C. Arnold, of oflhis place, who was defeated by Hall tvjpo years ago. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."—WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13.1900. An Immense Success. Slayton's Jubilee Singers at the Court House last evening was a great success, every seat in the large room being occupied. The entertainment was pleasing and elicited great ap plause. Rev. O. S. Metzler who has charge of the Course this year, is pre senting only first-class entertainments. Will Reside at Bethlehem. Mrs. Mahlon G. Pott and son Henry, of Emporium, Pa., who have been vis iting here, will leave the latter part of this week for Bethlehem, where they will join Mahlon Pott, formerly master mechanic at the Emporium furnaces, Andrew Brady manager, having re cently secured a lucrative position there. The household goods were shipped to Bethlehem today.—Lebanon News. Chapter Installation and Banquet. Last Tuesday afternoon and evening, Emporium Chapter, No. 227, H. R. A. C., held an important session in their rooms at this place. The entire after noon and evening was consumed with the degree work and installation. Dis trict Deputy High Priest, Joseph J. Lingle, installed the officers elect, after which a Banquet, prepared by the la dies of Presbyterirn church, was en joyed. About forty partook of the many good things and report a large time. The Free Reading Room a Suggestion. At this season of the year when we are purchasing books, and offering our lists of periodicals, ought not those of us who can afford to do so to do something for the Reading Room by presenting it with a year's subscrip tion to some good paper or magazine? The following are the periodicals that are coming to the Reading Room at present: The Philadelphia Public; Ledger, Williamsport Gazette and Bui- > letin,The Illustrated London News, | Puck and Judge. The writer of this has ordered the ! Review of Reviews for the Reading j Room for the year 1901. ALETHOS. Busy Sinnamahoning. This busy burg is taking on a lively air and presents an appearance that takes us back to years of long ago , Ye editor passed a couple of hours there last Tuesday and noted the many improvements now being made in this important railroad centre. The con struction crew on Goodyears railroad is busy laying the iron and ex- i pect to commence running trains to j Sinnamahoning within a month. A large force of men are at work. ; Messrs. Barclay Bro.'s who also oper ate a railroad from Jerry Run to Sin-1 namahoning, have built a short spur | line and formed connection with the | Goodyear road, intending to car all j lumber or logs in the future from their ; lands on the Porks. Messrs. Goodyear j have, we are informed, about 100,000-, j 000 fe<it of hemlock on the First Fork j and its tributaries. The coming year j will be a lively one on the Fork and at Sinnamahoning. Not having time to look up Pap j Blodget, we found Vine Hanscom, Ike Barber and O. L Bailey busy engaged over friend Barber's big Michigan fish stories. Everybody in Sinnamahon- ' ing looks to the mighty hunter for one i that will down Lon Bailey's latest. Letter to (leo. J. Laßar. Emporium, Pa. Dear Sir: There are two sorts of furniture. You know both; for you I sell 'em both. One sort looks better than it is, and the other is better than it looks. There isn't any other sort. The same, two sorts of paint, no more; and we make 'em both—we make tons of stuff that isn't worth its freight. Belongs to the business—have to. Be longs to your business—you have to. But this is aside. We put into cans, with our name on, the very best paint in the world: Devoe lead and zinc. It is twice as good as lead and oil; lasts twice as long. And we take the risk of it—there isn't any risk. Yours truly, 12 F. W. DEVOE & Co. That Port Allegany Football dame. The football game played on the fair grounds last Thursday drew a large crowd and as the grounds were not in condition, it was a grand surprise that the home team won against the picked team from Emporium. Soldiers tried andjtrue never shirked a battle nor called for help from outside parties. Port Allegany's team consisted of stu dents of the high school, while Em porium stuffed their team from any where and everywhere. As a result Port Allegany won thegameby a score of 16 to 0, and the fellows from Empo rium were exceedingly sore in conse ! qenee. Their actions of retaliation at | the Red Men's dance proclaimed them j anything but gentlemen, and if they have no better stuff to offer in rebut | tal they should keep the "stuff" at | home. —Port Allegany Press. I Wo do not wish to seem captious nor to appear hypocritical, but wc feel compelled to bestow upon the writer of the above article a slight "calling down." "Soldiers tried and true never shirked a battle or called for help from outside parties." Now that is all very pretty, but hardly truthful, for we were there ourself and partici pated in the entire "rallakaboo,"ifone of your citizens has not misinformed us, you imported players from Brad ford and Smethport, for the occasion, also that the only high school student on your team was the quarter-back. We had but one out-of-town player, Billings of St. Marys, and if you will recollect he was the gentleman who challenged the "soldiers true" to a game with St. Marys, at Emporium the following Saturday, but you did I not like that "stuff." "As thegrounds ' were not in condition it was a grand I surprise that the home team won." i Comment on that is hardly necessary, for anyone knows that a light team, unacquainted with the ground is al- i ways at a disadvantage. The game as ! a whole was very unsatisfactory to ! Emporium,for Port's kids (?) introduc- j ed us to several things not found in i the rule book. These pleasantries, such as taking choice of terms, steal ing the ball, coaching from side lines, not having the required number of men on the line of scrimmage, four downs, etc., were comparatively noth ing, with the blow that reached our "solar plexus," it consisted of tha placing of two "subs," on the side lines, (or rather on the edge of the crowd, for side line.i, there were none) in such a position that they could down anything that got beyond reach of the backs. By use of this trump they twice prevented our half-back from making touch-downs. Lemon's atten tions was called to this unlawful act, but as in his interpretations of the rules his vision was rather hazy. It was an interesting game to see eleven boys not averaging over 140 lbs. line up against 13 men who would weigh, at least* 160 lbs. to the player. Something like Rhode Island matched against Texas.—"it was a grand sur prise." We congratulate you on your glorious victory. Shake. "Their actions of retaliation at the Red Men's dance proclaimed them anything but gentlemen." That is the most unkindest cut of all, for we were jeered and insulted at every turn and should have really made a "kick" at the lateness of. our supper hour, 7 o'clock, but I suppose you thought we'd not be hungry after the "roast" you gave us. We took into consideration that the town was de lirious with delight at the first victory of the season and bore it all uncom plainingly. Wo are as the Reporter styles us" HOT STUFF. MEN WANTED. —Twenty men to work on the Driftwood Water Works. Wag es 14 cents per hour. Wages paid weekly. Apply in person to H. E. Alirens & Bro., or J. Tobias, foreman, at Driftwood, Pa. H. E. AHRENS & BRO. Dec. 12th, 1900. 42-lt ATTRACTIVE GOODS. —H. A. Zarps & I Company, at the Fair Store have a ; wonderful attractive line of goods now | displayed for Chistmas, consisting of j the greatest variety of fancy goods, toys, and—well it is simply impossible I to enumerate the wonderful line of I goods. Call and inspect them. Obituary. Mrs. Elizabeth Strawbridge, wife of James Strawbridge, formerly of Sterl ing Run, this county, now of Johnson burg, died last Saturday morning, Dec. Bth. Mrs. Strawbridge had been a great sufferer for several years but had so far recovered from her former trouble after the family removed to Johnsonburg that hopes were enter tained that she would be spared for some years yet, but alas, the time lor her departure came, a relapse of her former complaint had finished its work, after having baffled the skill of the physicians for years. Her illness aris ing from a deranged stomach caused extreme suffering, yet she bore it with Christian fortitude and a complete res ignation to the Divine will of Him who doeth all things well. Deceased leaves a husband, four sons and three daught ers to mourn her taking off, two chil dren having preceded her to the innumerable city years ago. The remains were taken to Sterling Run Tuesday morning for interment, the services being held in the M. E. Church, where a host of sympathizing friends and neighbors had assembled. Her pastor, the Rev. Jelburt, of John sonburg M. E. Church, preached an excellent and appropriate sermon, us ing for his text, Numbers 23.10: "Let me die the death of the righteous, let my last end be as his." Elizabeth Berfield was born June 30th, 1839—married to James Straw bridge, Feb. 10th, 1859—died Dec. Bth, 1900, aged 61 years, six months and eight days. Minstrels Coming. Guy Bros'. Minstrels will appear at the Opera House, Wednesday night, Dec. 19th, with an entire new show and com pan j'. Nothing this season you ever saw before. Go and see the Buck Dancers (10 of them.) Also hear their double quartette sing the "Holy City." This alone is worth the price of admis sion. Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.50 a year in advance. | sg* JSfc m SHHL aifc jfcat J& *& <(fc*fc J* Jttfe 4% *fc &k m, ** J»fe JMt m. *fifc *St Jftt *Sfc g I Store News.l m S3 jf"" —— H || JLL Stylish Jackets* J| What is "style?" If you can answer h feg FINE that you are wiser than the dictionary H y puiua makers. No matter you know what fcg ?2 ' style is, whether you can define it or not. DOLLS. *2 GLASS- Knowing "style" when you see it, you £2 ** know that it depends very largely on ' P* N WARE little things. ' AND P* M and DISTINCTIVENESS comes ill lit- H (CD tie touches here and there—the cut of a s fcg S,LVER " cuff, the turn of a collar, the skillful use fe* WARE. of stitching—you know, any one of a gt» £2 hundred little things. It is in these "lit ■ tie things," these big little points of dis- ™ *1 „ # tinctiveness and novelty that our Jackets 4 0 |j "" are str °"g- ; l_|i LADIES' FURS. DRESS GOODS. jljii An unexcelled stock awaits New textures, new designs n E3 you, but the chief claim upon and colorings, make this the your attection is in the prices most attractive dress poods stock, just now—and they are tempt- Priced as wo price all merehan- J5 Jj|jjjj ingly low. dise--to the interstof your purse. UNDERWEAR. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. £1 Perfection ot stock and finish, Our groceries and provisions PH correctness of shape and price, always give satisfaction to the markings that help to economy, purchasers. All are ofunques- E 3 are the features of our under- tionable purity and prices run P : * wear selling at all times. with an economical step. II Golf and Plush Capes. I* M An unequalled line of Golf and Plush Capes in such y styles as you see here only. It is such a showing as only this store can make, a store that always ofters its |gj £2 patrons the BEST VALUES in Winter Wraps. When con || sidering values, please don't forget quality and style. £3 nn TOWELS AND NAPKINS. CHILDREN'S COATS. Positively the best values ever The correct styles, the newest it* offered in this or any other store j c ] eas the greatest stock in town. P* jfcjj in town. Beautiful high grade More stvlc, more elegance for the |fci| goods for the price you would mo ney than in any other store's frfl usually pay for the ordinary offeri £ Kß PI & skiuda$ kiuda - ————ii Br* HANDKERCHIEFS. RUBBERS. wc offer a complete lino of This Rubber department is aPi fcj these goods—the very newest surprise to most people. It sells pig £ 2 and best in the market at prices GOOD rubbers for little money. £* that insure a considerable Bav- Hence its great success. All are ; n g_ of Guaranteed Quality. I M. C. TULIS. I || gi IfcsssssssssssssssssssssEssS TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.i I FRIDAY, Rain or snow. ! SATURDAY, Cloudy; colder. SUNDAY, Probably Fair and cold. Ml I 111 HUUr -41 1 fg BDI WiOTu m lit YOUNG. HEN. Do you want i ,e and ginger in your clothes, here's the place to find it. We have no SPECIAL HOBBIES that young men alfould look like their fathers or likeVtheir little brothers but they must be juit the thing—like a procession. Some [one must lead and our efforts are to be The Leaders in every point in our business. Style, fit and workmanship. Well covered arc the heads of the men we sell hats to. We sell all sorts of hats to all sorts of people. We can sell a good hat for two dollars, but it would be suit able only for the mau who wants a twr> dollar hat. It wouldn't do for the man who wants a silk tile. Those who buy here get good honest values and the latest styles whether they buy two dollar h:its or whether they want to pay three ov five dollars, or any other price. BEDARD, THE TAILOR. J. L. FOBERT, rianager, Parsons' Bazaar, Emporium, Pa. NO. 42.
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