THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 36. Wall Paper.; An immense stock of Wall I'aper just received at I OLD RELIABLE | DRUG STORE. Six double rolls and board ering sufficient for the paper, for fifty cents. Six double rolls and suffi- | cient boardering for eighty cents, of a high grade paper. Will furnish you elegant paper at 12, 13, 14 and 15 cents per double roll. The paper I am telling you about is here. Step in and Bee it. L. TAUUART. — i SEETHE K I /lew /Arrivals i FOR 1901! [n Without a doubt the largest, |0 (11 high-class, popular manufac- Lf| ~j turesof Cloths ever brought JJ: |n into Cameron county, at nj Gj R. SEGER & p COMPANY'S. J1 We have taken especial care nj fli in the selection of our goods "1 nj and propose giving our hun- L |n * dreds of customers. *> ru FFL HONEST. WELL-MADE GLOTHIN6 BJ [U AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. In Every dollar's worth of goods lu must give the wearer satisfac- j^l rj tion. We desire all who in- [n If) tend purchasing a suit of [u clothes this spring to file their J*j rjj orders early, that care may be m il given to every customer, no lu ft matter whether you want a x] n] sls or S4O suit. |n R. SEGER & CO. jjj L Opposite M. E. Church. SHHSHSHS SSHS dSHS3SESSH°J | I Carpets. II UR s tock of Carpets, Rtigs and I Mattings is the largest and most I complete in the county. Having antici j pated the wants of our customers, we have bought very heavily for this J spring's trade. Not only is our stock the largest, in the county, but our custo mers will get better value for less money here than elsewhere. Now if yon need « a carpet, come and look our line over. We know we can please you. And as we have said before, the prices are the « lowest. An immense line of oil cloth. WALL PAPER.—Large and fine stock. . I M. C. TiLIS, II I P" ~P EASTMAN'S KODAK £ NEW STOCK OF WALL PAPER AT 1 II - H„ S. LLOYD'S. I I \ rk Youcancarry itliiyourlianrix onyoui shoul- i> [iJ der, in your pocket or on yourbicyole. £ |fj I ~! You press the button anrl the Kodak will S <JUI| thereat. 112 BIBP@@@SEM BSrai-^ts^ansfeng-iB ' I EB Z EB^E£ G^ff BRIEF riENTION. L. Taggart has some important news | to tell you in ~i' " I. O. O. F. Easter Ball at the opera house, Friday evening, April 12th. Be sure you attend. The Pennsylvania railroad is using the block system the entire distance between Emporium and Harrisburg. A seven months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Garvin was buried on Tues day. Rev. McClellan officiated at the ' funeral. The popular Chappell Orchestra, of Williamsport, will furnish the music for the I. O. O. F. ball, April 12th. Concert before the dance. The Borough authorities of Austin are after their water company and pro pose to compel them to furnish water or surrender their charter. The Potter Enterprise's Easter issue was a beauty and is hard to beat. But terworth and his assistants, get up one of the best papers in the State. Maro, the magician, at the opera house last Friday evening was simply immense and delighted the audience We are glad to learn he will return next fall. i Dean W. A. Henry of the Agricul tural College of the University of Wis consin, is arranging for an exhibit, the results of the work of that college, at the Pan-American Exposition. Chief of Police Mundy wants the PRESS to inform reckless bicycle riders that rapid riding on the sidewalks must be stopped or violators of the law will be arrested. A word to the wise should | be sufficient. Mr. Mundy is compelled to enforce the laws. Port Allegany now has the third pa per—The Argus—and it made its ap pearance on Friday last. B. S. Black man is the editor. We hope the editor may succeed, and admire his "grit" in locating in a town where the; have two papers already. The Argus is Repub lican in politics. Hon. A. K. McClure has resigned as editor of the Philadelphia Times "ow ing to existing conditions." Col. Mc- Clure was the Times and with his with drawal that journal will no doubt have to hustle. He stood the Indian warfare longer than his friends thought he would, or could. The ladies of the Baptist Church will have brown bread, baked beans, and cakes for sale, Saturday afternoou, April 13th, from two to six o'clock, in the church parlors. Any one wishing a particular kind of cake can leave the order with Mrs. C. Jay (loodnough any time before Wednesday, April 10. The Executive Committee of the Rice Association of America, at a meeting held at Lake Charles. Louisiana, decid ed to raise at least SIO,OOO to maintain a rice kitchen at the Pan-American Exposition, at which rice will be serv ed in various forms, showing the value of rice as a staple article of food. The Bureau of engraving and printing has orders from the Postaffice Depart ment to print the new Pan-American Exposition stamps in the following quantities: One-cent, 71,000,000; two cent, 100,000,000; four-cent, 5,000,000; five-cent, 8,000,000; eight-cent 3,000,000; ten-cent, 4,000,000; total, 251,000,000. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 4 : 1901. A Beauty. Drop in and see the new picture ; which Mr. Howard has purchased for 1 the Emmanuel Free Library. Rich-Wiley. Invitations are issued by Dr. and Mrs. Thos. C. Rich, of 514 West Fourth street, 1 Williamsport, for the marriage of their daughter Mary Ann to Grant Silas Wiley, of Emporium, on Wednesday, April 10th, at high noon. Killed by the Flyer. Last Sunday morning Miss Cora Ely, j of Ridgway, was instantly killed by | being struck by the "Flyer." Sho was j walking on the track and being deaf i did not hear Engineer W. K. Wright j blow the whistle. Notice. The Board of Health hereby notifies the citizens of Emporium that all hous es, cellars, yards, outhouses and alleys must be cleaned and the refuse and , garbage destroyed or removed. Gar bage, decaying vegetable matter, etc., | are dangerous to the public health, and | must be removed. The Board will! make a tour of inspection in the near future and hope to find this notice complied with. BOARD OF HEALTH. April 4, 1901. Passing of a Famous Woman. New York, March 28.—The funeral of Mrs. Anna A. Mersereau Steers took place at Garden City, L. 1., yesterday, she having died there on Monday. Mrs. Steers was the first president gen era! of the Daughters of the Revolution and was from the time of its organiza tion president of the Dames of the Revolution. She was a descendant of Gov Bradford. Mrs. Steers was the sister of Mrs. E. Mersereau Newton of this place. Together they edited the "Daughters of the Revolution" for several years. A Pretty Altar. Carpenter Fry has just completed a nice altar for the Catholic Church and it was placed in position Wednesday. It is a thing of beauty and reflects much credit on Mr. Fry who is the designer as well as the builder. It is in the j natural wood and will only be oiled ' and stained. The Catholic Church is being fixed up into one of the prettiest in the city. Last Summer it was en- j tirely remodeled under the direction ! of Father Becker and much work was ! done on the interior. The congrega- j tion is giving the rector excellent sup port and the latter is exercising a great influence for good in the community. —Port Allegany Reporter. Mr. Fry was formerly a resident of Emporium. | Father Becker is well and favorably j known here, where he frequently vis- i | its his friend Father Downey. Eldred is Strictly in it. The business men of Eldred are hus- j j tling and determined to make a town j jof that thriving burg. They have se cured a number of industries—a cutlery ' i works, wood working factory and oth- j !er labor employing plants. Now they ; '■ have secured a glass factory, and will | pipe the gas to their town. A corre- j ; spondent in last Sunday's Grit says: j "A society of about 20 of the expert j glass workers from the factories in { Kane have formed a company and are ; going to build a big factory this sum- j mer, and have decided to locate it in Eldred. A contract to that effect has j been signed between them and the Cit- j izens' ({as company of Eldred, which j is to furnish the fuel. The new gas ! company ha-s made a contract with all the producers of the Coryville field for their entire production, and they will pipe it to Eldred for consumption by both residences and factories. They expect to offer it to factories at five ! cents per 1,000 feet, in order to induce their location here. Messrs. Gould and White went to Buffalo, Thursday, to ; try and make arrangements for build j ing a switch to the site. The people of i Eldred have to furnish the site and I switch to it, free." DEATH'S DOINGS. 1 BAKR. The PRESS was shocked to learn of the death of CALVIN M. BARR, atMedix I Run, on Monday at 12 o'clock, of ap j pendicitis. The funeral was held from j the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ■ | A. 11. Barr, at Huston Hill, yesterday iJ at one o'clock. Deceased leaves a wife ] and five children to mourn his death, J Calvin Barr was a MAN in all that the j word implies and his death is a sad af j fliction to his family and friends. Years ago he was as employee of this | office and the editor of this journal, as j well as his family, tenders the grief •j stricken ones their deepest sympathy. t t BUPP. GEORGE W. BUPP, aged 57 years died at his family residence in Empo-, rium, Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock, after an illness of several months Deceased was stricken with paralysis last October and lately was j feeling better and was able to be in his I store in an invalid chair the last few | days. On Tuesday while sitting in his ! cigar store he was again stricken and was carried to his home in an uncon scious condition. He never rallied and died within an hour. Deceased first came to Emporium in 1888 and later established a cigar factory, employing a number of men. He was a quiet, un assuming gentleman and paid strict attention to business. The remains were taken to Wells ville, N. Y., this morning for burial. Subjects Discussed by Mothers. A very interesting Mothers' Meeting was held in the High School room, Saturday afternoon, March 30th. The subject, "how may older pupils be induced to remain in school," was opened by Miss Van Valkenberg and discussed by a number of the mothers. Mrs. Olmsted read a paper on "home reading for children—its value," after which the question was taken up by a number of the ladies in general discus sion. Some very helpful suggestions were given by the speakers. The third question on the program— "home visitation by teachers"—was discussed from the teachers' standpoint I and also from the parents. It was gen ' erally conceded that if the teacher '■ could be relieved of some of the work I and more time could be given to home j visitation great good would result. Very excellent music was furnished i by Mrs. Burnell, Mrs. Beers, Miss Ho- I gan and Miss Taggart. To these ladies ! the mothers and those who had charge j of the meeting are very much indebted j for their assistance. Mrs. Larrabee, Mrs. Olmsted, and i Mrs. McNarney were appointed as a | program committee for the next meet l ing to be held April 27th, at 3 p. m. I. O. O. F. Easter Ball. Emporium Lodge, No. 984 will give ' j an Easter Ball at the opera house Fri j day evening, April 12th. 1901, and have j engaged the most popular music in I this soction of the country—the famous \ Chappell Orchestra, of Williamsport. j The ball will be given under the au- I spices of the Odd Fellows Building | Association who are earnestly endeav i oring to liquidate the debt standing | against their building. The noble or- I der has quietly expended thousands of ! dollars during the past few years to j aid the afflicted and distressed, and of ! ten aiding those not having claims j upon them. On this occasion they | call upon all citizens to lend a helping | hand, assuring all that the Easter Ball i will be one of the most pleasant events transpiring in Emporium for some j time. The ladies of the Rebekah will , serve supper on the stage. Tickets for ball, §I.OO. Supper tickets, 25 cents. | The public cordially invited. Purchases a New Home. Rob't C. Dodson has purchased from Thos. Gallagher, the large and com -1 i modious dwelling house on East Fourth ' street, now occupied by Prof. Bastian and family. Mr. Dodson and family ' will take posession of the same in the near future. High School Literary Society. March 29, 1901. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. PROGRAM ME. Piano Solo, - - Eva Leet. DEBATE. Resolved—The American Indian was unjustly deprived of its terri tory. Affirmative—Fred Heilman, Joe Jor don. Negative—Frank Felt, Clyde McCaslin. General debate. Judges decision—Afli. 1. Neg. 2. Report of Critic. We are always pleased to see visit ors. x. Y. z. Borough Council. Regular meeting Borough Council, Emporium, April Ist, 1901. Present:—Messrs. Balcorn, Nelson, Schweikart, Marshall, Howard, Catlin and Murry. Assent:—Messrs Shafer and Murphy. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Schweikart, that the following bills be paid, being the bills as read, except the bill of St. Marys Gas Co. of which §34 was approved and ordered paid: St. Marys Gas Co. gas to April 1,1901.. s3l 00 J. 11. Vail, services electrical engin'ring, 19 55 Clias. Colson, drying hose, 1 00 Dave Wheaton, drying hose, 1 00 Frank Wheaton, drying hose, 1 00 Thos. Lyons, hauling hose cart, 3 00 D. C. Hayes, hauling cinders 2 00 Cameron County Press, printing, 3 50 Thos. Cavanaugb, work on streets,.... 3 00 A. O. Swartwood, do do .... 75 P. L. Fry, do do .... 100 Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Murry, that location of lights as shown on maps made by J. H. Vail, be adopted with the addition of light at corner of Walnut, street and Allegheny avenue, and Second and Maple streets, and removal of light on Portage street to top of hill. Carried. Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Schweikart, that plans and specifi cations be laid over for one week. Car ried. Treasurer's report was read and or dered placed on file. The appointment of Chas. McDonald, Aug. Whitmer, Jas. Haley and Edwin Fields as Fire Policemen, by Rescue Hook & Ladder Co., for 1901, was con firmed. Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Marshall, that the Secretary be in structed to place in the hands of the High Constable, for service on the fol lowing property owners in the Borough of Emporium, notices to build, rebuild or repair their sidewalks located in front of their respective properties in Emporium Borough, within twenty days after the service of said notice or the said walks would be built, rebuilt or repaired, as the case may be, by the Borough of Emporium, without further notice, and 20 per cent, will be added to the cost thereof, which cost of build ing, rebuilding or repairing and the said 20 per cent, additional will be charged to and collected from their re spective estates. The persons upon whom notices shall be served and the location of the properties and the na ture of the work required upon the sidewalks are as follows: REPAIRS. Portage street —Geo. Root, Jno. Wil liams, S. S. llacket. Alleyheny avenue—A. F. Andrews, F. D. Leet, J. L. Johnson, R. J. Lloyd, ' L. G. Cook, E. C. Davison. Third street—F. White estate, Chas. Weller, Seth Hacket. Fourth street—J. S. Wiley estate, Trustees M. E. Church, Mary Beers, M. ■ M. Larrabee, J. F. Parsons, Thomas Creighton estate. Henry Jessop, Josiah Howard, G. W. Warner, John Coyle, 0 J. Laßar, L. Taggart, Odd Fellows Hall, Thos. Gallagher, S. S. Smith, Jno. Schlect, C. M. Thomas, Geo. Metzger at store. Fifth street, south side—Win. Robin son, Chas. Butler, E. W. Gaskill, Mrs. R. P. Bingeman, Geo. Seavor, Trustees Baptist Church, Henry Edgcomb, Riley Sampson, L. K. Huntington, Mrs. D. Hamilton. North side—School prop erty, H. 8. Lloyd, F. C. Rieck, Geo. J. Leßar, Robert Clark, Mary E. Foultz new walk; Michael Mulcahey, Mrs. Rodgers.. Sixth street—A. H. Shafer. North side—Mrs Kline, Mrs. E. M. Newton, Lester Knickerbocker, J. S. Wiley es tate. Sixth and Fifth streets—Phila delphia & Erie Land Co. Poplar street—H. C Olmsted. S. S. Hacket, below hose house. Broad street —J. P. Felt. Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by : Mr. Marshall, that street Commissioner and Policeman be employed for another month at same salary. Carried. Messrs. Schweikart, Nelson and Mur ry were appointed as a sewer commit tee. Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Catlin, that sewer committee be instructed to construct a sewer on Spruce street from Fourth to Fifth St. Carried. Messrs. Marshall, Howard and Mur phy were appointed as a committee on streets and sidewalks. Moved by Mr. Howard, seconded by Mr. Murry, that ordinance on rubbish thrown on the streets be enforced. Carried. Moved by Mr. Blurry, seconded by I Mr. Howard, that council rooms be j cleaned and windows washed. Carried. On motion council then adjourned to ' meet April Bt,h, 1901, at 7:30 p. m. C. JAY GOODNOUGH, Sec'y. Engraved Work. The PRESS jobbing department is ! prepared to furnish engraved cards, j weddinginvitationsorannouncements. ■ Call and see samples and learn our | prices. Prices reasonable. TERMS: $ 2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY, Rain. SUNDAY, Probably fair for Easter. Notice to Correspon dents. Our correspondents will confer a great favor by having their copy in the hands of the editor not later than Wednesday noon. We are greatly annoyed by letters reaching us Wednesday night and even Thursday noon. Very important news can be received as late as 10:30 Thursday morning, hut regular letters should be here earlier to insure publication. EDITOR PRESS. A New Emmanuel Church. For several months past it has been rumored that Emmanuel Episcopalian Vestry were weigh ing the question of erecting a new church edifice in Emporium to take the place of the one erected in 1808. The new edifice is now al most an assured fact and plans have been adopted. The cost of the building will be about 820,000, constructed of stone. The Parish IYews, published in Emporium and edited by the Rector, Rev. J. M. Robertson, says: So far as any future human event can be confidently predicted, we are safe in saying that ere an other twelve month has run its course, the new church will be an accomplished fact. This good pros pect is a matter for rejoicing and congratulation. At a meeting of the Vestry held on March 20th, it was voted to accept a prelim inary plan and elevation submit ted by Messrs. Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson, architects, of Boston, and the Building Committee was authorized to procure the full work ing drawings, details and specifi cations, to receive bids for the con tract and report to the Vestry. The preliminary plan provides for a substantial stone building of a total length of 1 liJ feet, including the tower, and 32 feet wide, with a gable addition next to Walnut Street for vestry and choir rooms. The conspicuous external feature of the building will of course be the tower, which will be at the front, and will be large enough to be respectable. It will be 20 feet wide at the base, 10 feet deep, and 50 feet high. The side walls are to be 12 feet high, and the apex of the end gable 30 feet. The addition for the vestry and choir rooms will project 10 feet from the main wall, and will extend out to the street line. The chancel is to be spacious—a very important mat ter—3o feet deep and almost as wide as the nave. The chancel, aisles of the nave and the vestibule are to be laid with plain tiling (to keep the Sewing Society busy). Very soon after Easter the old church will be moved to the rear of the lot. It will face Walnut Street, and will be placed as far back and as close to the alley lino as pos sible. The services will be held there until the new building is ready for occupancy, and after wards the old building will be fit ted up for a Sunday School room and parish house. As announced in our last issue, one of the members of the Vestry offered to double all subscriptions (with one exception) to the aggre gate amount of 55,000. Since then another vestryman has gone se curity for the Parish that the $5,000 will be subscribed, so that we are absolutely assured of 810,- 000. The gentleman who has gone security for the Parish, has done so trusting to the generosity and honor of the other members to bear each one such share of the burden as his means will allow. It is grati fying to add that there have been numerous evidences that this trust has not been misplaced. Please Take Notice. On and after the first day of April anyone having in their possession, or using my bottles for any purpose oth er than for what they are intended, or any persons offering for sale or buying said bottles, will be prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law. Please observe this notice. 5-3t P. X. BLUMLE. MARRIED. PLOTFER— SMART—At the Presbyterian Par sonage, by Rev. R. McCaslin, March 20th, 1901, David Edwin Piatner, of Kane. Pa., and Carrie Louise Smart, of Westport, Pa. NO. 6.
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