THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 36.
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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.
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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.