THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 36. Business Cards. B. W. QUEEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, Pa. A businessrelatingto estate,collections, real estates. Orphan'sCourtandgenerallaw business will receive promptattention. 42-ly. J. C. JOHNSON. J. P. UCNARNET JOHNSON & McNARNEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-L AW EMPORIUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted tothem. 16-ly. MICHAEL BRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Real estate anil pension claim agent, 35-iy. Emporium, Pa. THOMAS WADDJNGTON, Emporium, Pa., CONTRACTOR FOR MASONRY AND STONE-CUTTING. All orders in my line promptly executed. All kinds of building and cut-stone, supplied ut low prices. Agent for marble or granite monuments. Lettering neatly done. AMERICAN HOUSE, East Emporium, Pa., JOHN L. JOHNSON, I'rop'r. Having resumed proprietorship of this old and well established House I invite ihe patronage of the public. House newly furnished and thor oughly renovated. 481y F. D. LEET. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and INSURANCE AG'T. EMPORIUM, PA To LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS IN CAMERON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard wood timber lands, also stumpage&c., and parties desiring either to buy or sell will do well to call on me. F. D. LEET. CITY HOTEL, WM. McGEE, PROPRIETOR Emporium, Pa. Having again taken possession of thisoldand popular house 1 solicit a share of the public pat ronage. The house is newly furnisliedand is one ofthe bestappointed hotelsin Cameron county. 30-ly. THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT, (Opposite Post Office,) Emporium, Pa. WILLIAM MCDONALD, Proprietor. I take pleasure in informing the public that j have purchased the old and popular Novelty Restaurant, located on Fourth street. It will be my endeavor to serve the public in a manner that shall meet with their approbation. Give me a call. Meals and luncheon served at all hours. n027-lyr Wm. McDONALD. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, THOS. J. LYSETT, PROPRIETOR Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa. This new and commodious hotel is now opened for the accommodation ofthe public. New in a] itsappointments, every attention will be paid to theguests patronizing thishotel. 27-17 ly MAY GOULD, TEACHER OF PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY, Also dealer in all the Popular Sheet Music, Emporium, Pa. Scholars taught either at my home on Sixth street or atthe homes of the p jpi.a. Outoftown scholars will be given datenat my roomsinthis place. K C. RIKCK. 1). I). s., DENTIST. Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa. —V Gas and other local anaesthetics ad- WjlESaSministered for the painless extraction CTrrrr Of teeth. SPEClALTY:—Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. ( The Plate to liny Cheap / 5 J. F. PARSONS. ? | | Carpets. | stock of Carpets, Rugs and Mattings is the largest and most complete in the county. Having antici pated the wants of our customers, we have bought very heavily for this 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 you 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. Y M. C. TULIS. Ssgj —'•—' —:ij^[firr^:?'-^ , '^r^' s - :^i7^-; '-^TT7^ -=^7T^i^'E37-grTF^^^igal M* EAS ."MAN'S KODAK "St WMfr I D °' Sar saved ' is a Do,lar Earned." | \v We can save you lots of dollars by buying your Wall Paper, Curtains and Paints of us. ifij !'i - \ 1 ■>l } rl rf, You can carry it in your hands,on y our slioul- ;> S—¥ Cm, I F Id J der.in your pocket or on yoorbicyile. \ fi So SiJ a fl_* S_j\s B c tffll :~l You press Hie button and the ICodak will > J * **—' " ' I, | tho rest. | fii;| | IIS 1 Wall Paper. An immense slock of Wall Paper just received at OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE. I Six double rolls and bord- . ering sufficient for the paper, for fifty eents. Six double rolls and suffi cient bordering 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 see it. L. TAGQART. rSHSH£aSHSaSP.SHSHSHSH Sisal SEE THE K jjj Jtato /Irriv&ls 112 1 FOR 1901! | [n Without a doubt the largest, j{] ju high-class, popular manufac- in Jjj turesof Cloths ever brought JJI [n into Cameron county, at n] K R. SEGER & S COMPANY'S. In w ehave taken especial care nj fll in the selection of our goods u| |J] and propose giving our hun- jjj m dreds of customers. S HONEST, WELL-MADE GLOTHING | rn AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. | Every dollar's worth of goods [U must give the wearer satisfac rj tion. We desire all who in- [jj 111 tend purchasing a suit of [U clothes this spring to file their [J] ry orders early, that care may be L J1 given to every customer, no RJ fjj matter whether you want a jfl nj sls or WO suit. [n S R. SEGER & CO. I $ la L Opposite M. E. Church. nj 2SHSSSHS aSHBc2SHSSSaSSH°] "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 18,1901. /Irs. Wm. Howard Elects to set Aside the Will. Amanda E. Howard, widow of Will : iam Howard, last week Tuesday filed with the clerk of the Orphans' Court of Lycoming county, a notice that she elected to take and receive such share : of the estate left by Mr. Howard as is I allowed by law. This notice is in effect a setting aside , the will so far as Mrs. Howard is eon ' cerned, but does not disturb that docu- I ment so far as it affects the other | provisions. Under the laws of the State which ' give Mrs. Howard the option to take | under the law she will receive as her I own, absolutely, one-third of the per i sonal property of which Mr. Howard I died seized. As shown by the schedule of personal property filed by the executors of the last will and testament and filed in the i office of the clerk of the Orphas' Court lon Monday, the aggregate value of the j personal property is $338,172.39, and Mrs. Howard will receive one-third of this, or $112,724.13. Mrs. Howard will not receive the title to any of the real estate belonging to the estate, but will have her dower or life interest in it. By the terms of the will she was to have had the use of the West Fourth street residence and receive the income arising from f50,000 annually during her lifetime.—Williamsport Bulletin. Wiley-Rich Nuptials. At the home of the bride on West Fourth street, at high noon last week Wednesday, occurred the wedding of Miss Mary Ann Rich, dauphter of Dr. and Mrs. T C. Rich, to Grant Silas Wiley, a prominent young lumberman of Emporium. The Rev. Mr. McCaslin, pastor of the Emporium Presbyterian I Church, performed the ceremony and I George Crawford, of Sizerville, and j Miss Susie Rich, sister of the dride ac- I ted as best man and maid of honor. Music for the occasion was furnished j by the Fischer orchestra, j After the wedding a reception was i held and the bride and groom then left | on a tour, taking the 1:55 Buffalo flyer. | They will reside in Seattle.—Williams j port Bulletin. Mr. Wiley and bride | returned to Emporium Tuesday even ing and are receiving the congratula j tions of their friends. New Cigar Factory. John Cruise, who was foreman of ! the cigar factory conducted by the late G. W. Bupp, has rented the store room | next to W. B. Thompson's barbershop, where he will conduct a cigar factory. John is a good workman and with competent workmen hopes to build up j a trade, which he undoubtedly will. Remember his place of business and give him a call. Mr Cruise recently visited Philadel- I phia, where he purchased a first-class ' outfit and a large quantity of leaf I tobacco. High School Literary Society. April 12, 1901. Minutes of last meeting read and ap i proved. PROGRAMME. | Piano Solo, - Carolyn McQuay DEBATE. Resolved, that trusts and combines are for the interest of the U. S. A ff.—James Farrel, J. M. Bair. Neg.—Eva Leet, Kathryn Welsh. j General debate. Judges decided in favor of negative. Adjournment. X. Y. z. Card of Thanks. EDITOR PRESS:—Please convey my heartfelt thanks to my neighbors and friends for their very many kind acts and assistance rendered during the sickness and death of my beloved wife. Especially do I desire to thank the of ficers and my co-laborers of the Climax Powder Company for the very beauti ful floral offering. I shall always re member the kindness with gratitude. JOHN D. BELL. j Don't forget th« date, April 23 —prices 25c and 35c. JUDGE B. V. WYKOFF DEAD. He Passed Away Last Tuesday. Hon. B. V. Wykoff, of Gibson town ship, we regret to learn has been con fined in Williamsport Hospital for some weeks, suffering with cancer of the stomach. His host of friends will be pained to learn that his life is despaired of and that his death is hourly looked for. An effort will be made to remove him to his home this week. Judge Wykoff has for many years been one of our foremost citizens and energetic lumbermen. LATER. Since the above was placed in type the sad news has reached this place that Judge Wykoff died at Williams port Hospital, 4 p. m., Tuesday. His remains were brought to his home at Sinnamahoning yesterday morning. The funeral will be held ft'om the M. E. Church, Sinnamahoning, on Satur day, at 2 o'clock, p. m. No doubt many of our citizens will attend the funeral. Emporium friends can leave on 11:55 a. m. Flyer. Carriages will convey all from Driftwood depot to Sinnamahon ing church. Judge Wykoff is a native of Cameron county, having resided here all his life, being actively engaged in farming and lumbering, and was considered one of the solid men of the community. In politics he filled many important po sitions, the most important being Associate Judge for five years and county commissioner for three years. He leaves a wife and two children— one son and one daughter. Judge Wykoff was about 68 years old. We regret we have not the data at hand for an obituary such as the deceased deserves and is worthy of. DEATH'S DOINGS. BELL. MRS. LOUISE C. BELL, wife of our townsman, John D. Bell, aged 56 years, died at the family residence Friday, April 12th, 1901, of pneumonia, after a few days illness. The death was a sad blow to the bereaved husband, children and friends of the good wife and moth er. The funeral took place last Sunday at 2 p. m., from the family residence, Rev. R. McCaslin officiating, the inter ment being made at Sizerville in the family plot. The funeral was very largely attended by the neighbors and friends of the deceased, in addition to a large delegation from the Climax Powder Company's works, where the bereaved husband is a trusted em ployee The floral offerings were pro fuse and very beautiful, especially the kind token from the officers and em ployees of the Climax Company. A delegation from the Masonic fraternity also attended the funeral. BAURGELT. JACOB S. BAURGELT, aged 81, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. H. S. Lloyd, last evening at 8:30. Some weeks ago Mr. Baurgelt had the mis- j fortune to fall on the walk, sustaining injuries that no doubt were the indirect cause of his death. The deceased has resided in Emporium since 1866, but for a great many years was in feeble health. The funeral will be held from Presbyterian Church to-morrow after noon at two o'clock. L. 0. T. M. Banquet. Tuesday evening a Review of special interest to the ladies of Gladioli Hive, L. O. T. M., was held. A class of elev en candidates were led into the mys teries of Maccabeeism, by Miss Nellie E. Lounsbury, Gt. R. K., assisted by the efficient officers and guards of the Hive, the beautiful floor work winning the admiration of the new members. It was also the passing of the 100 mark in membership. After the regular or der of business was completed Miss | Lounsbury made an eloquent address, I after which all were sated at one of i the finest banquets of the season when the merriment began, continuing until all felt that even such pleasant occa sions must eventually have an end, when the goodnights were spoken, Emporium Raided. Ou Wednesday morning about 2:30 o'clock two of Emporium's young men noticed a suspicious character loafing around the corner of Walker's store in such a manner as to cause them to investigate. Surmising that the chap was the burglars' watch and knowing there must be mere of them and properly armed, which proved to be correct, they hurriedly summoned policeman Mundy and upon entering the store found that the mid-night mechanics had entered at the rear door and using a sledge hammer had knocked the knob from off the safe door, having previously helped them selves to several revolvers, some pock et knives and razors, left the store without attempting to force the door, evidently the watch having notified his "palls" they were liable to be "pinched" and made for the Junction. R. C. Dodson'a drug store was also visited and knives, pocket-books and cigars taken. Evidently the Walker store was the last place visited for Webb Huff passed four men in front ofthe Catholic church while coming up town to hitch up the 'bus for the 4:10 train. As he passed them thev separated and allowed him to pass, acting as though they were suspicious of attack. Policeman Mundy andG. A.Walker, Jr., rapidly hurried to the Junction when they learned four men had turn ed up the Portage and taking a yard engine went to Four Mile and walked back to Emporium, expecting to meet the burglars, but were not successful. Evidently they secreted themselves near town and will await a more favorable opportunity to ship their plunder, or tap some more stores later. No doubt this is the san# gang who operate in the vicinity of Bradford and from all accounts the authorities there should easily capture them. Emporium has been easy prey for burglars and it is high time our Bor ough authorities should adopt some plan to protect our business houses from these frequent mid-night calls. We learn other places were visited and attempts made to enter L.K. Hun tington's store but James Earl, who resides over the store, got up and frightened them away. Our town has been infested by tramps and shaky looking specimens during the past few days and it is high time some stringent rules were adopt ed to rid our Borough of these miser able specimens of humanity. Handkerchief Bazaar. The ladies of Emmanuel Church, un der the head of the Sewing Society, expect to hold a handkerchief bazaar, at which refreshments will be served, at some date between the first and the middle of May. Fuller announcement as to date and place will be made later. The proceeds will be for the fund for tiling the new church. Stricken With Appoplexy. John Adams, of Shippen, was strick en with appoplexy last Sunday evening at his home in Rich Valley and is in a precarious condition. Mr. Adams is in his 73d year and has always been an energetic man, having served for years as tax collector, assessor, and in other responsible positions. Mr. Adams makes his home with his son Adelbert. flothers' fleeting. The next meeting of the mothers will be in the High School room on Saturday, April 27th, and the subjects to be considered are: (1) Should parents criticise the teachers and dis cuss school affairs in the presence of the pupils? (2) Who owns the child? (3) Question box in care of Mrs. Elizabeth Howard. Any parent who so wishes can prepare such questions as they desire to have considered and take to her or bring them to the meet ing. By order of committee, MESDAMES LARRABEE, OLMSTED, MCNARNEY. Value of the Kindergarten. The following statement is taken from a list of printed statements of principles of public schools of different cities of America where the kinder garten has been a recognized part of the public school system for years: "Having been asked if there is any difference in the age of those in the grades who have had kindergarten training and those who have not been so fortunate, I have this year taken some pains to see if there really is any difference. I find that the age of kin dergarten trained children in every grade is actually less than that of the remainder ofthe class by a few months, until the eighth grade is reached, I where the difference is ten months, or ] one whole school year. At first this I does not seem very much, but a year at school is a great factor in the life of ' any student." TERMS: $2.00—51.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Cloudy. SATURDAY, Colder. SUNDAY, Probably fair. BRIEF riENTION. The old Villian thought he could fool Uncle Rube in his cunning plot, "but he didn't, by gingo." Franklin has a building and loan as sociation that has erected one hundred workingmen's home in that city. We note with pleasure the marked improvement in the Ridgway Demo crat. Brother Erhart is giving his patrons an excellent paper. A. M. Mott, tho Bellefonte marble dealer who is well known in Emporium, died last week, Monday, aged 35 years. He was unmarried. Tom McGuire, of Cross Forks, once a resident of Emporinm, lost the tips of two fingers while working on the bolter at the stave mill a few days ago. Sensible persons are not worrying over the authority Congress has given President Philippines; they know it will not be abused.—Cam bridge (Md.) Era. By tho addition of Cameron county the 16th Congressional district is safely Republican. Hon. Elias Deemer will succeed himself. Paste this in your hat.—Coudersport Enterprise. It is stated that C. Laßue Munson, Esq., of Williamsport, has retired from the office of president of the Cheshire academy Alumni association and that General Joseph Wheeler will succeed him. Bob Fitzsimmona, the prize fighter, passed through Emporium last Sunday afternoon, enrouto from Johnsonburg, where his company played Saturday night. The serions illness of his wife hastened him to Washington. Hon. Joseph C. Sibley has sent to the hospital, at Kane, Bradford, Warren, Oil City, and Franklin his second check for SI,OOO, being an equal division of his salary as Congressman, and in ac cordance with his declaration after he was elected over Hon. C. W. Stone. Dr. J. T. Rothrock, the Commissioner of Forestry of Pennsylvania, will this year establish, in the State Forestry Reservations, camps where people who may be troubled with lung or bronchial affections may live out in the open air in tents, which will be provided free ot charge, but the campers must furnish their own food and prepare it. Uncle Rube will be the next attrac tion at the opera house, Tuesday, April 23d, 1901, which should be patronized by all, as the proceeds is for the benefit of the Emporium Band who are in need of new uniforms and instruments. Uncle Rubo is a four act Comedy (Ru ral) Drama with a cunning plot to ruin Reuben Rodney. As the play goes on the plot comes to light and all ends well. The prices are in reach of all; reserved seats 35c; general admission 25c. Seats on sale a Lloyd's. Watch for the Rube Band parade. Expert Prospectors. C. B. Howard & Company, owners of about 30,000 acres of land in Shippen township have contracted with Messrs. Van Horn & Miller, practical diamond drillers, to explore their lands,work to commence in the very near fhture. It is to be hoped that coal, clay, etc., w ill be found in sufficient quantities to warrant development. With good railroad facilities, the Emporium & Rich Valley railroad running through the lands, it is to be hoped we may have several new industries in that section. Excellent fire clay exists in large quantities and it is believed coal in paying quantities. Official Meeting. The officers of the Northwestern Fremen's Association met at the War ner House last Monday evening to formulate plans for the convention to be held at Emporium, Aug. 15-16 and 17th. The following district officers were in attendance; D. F. Wheelock, Warren; E. H. Watkins, Kane; T. H. Ledden, Ridgway; J. F. Munliall, Meadville; M. Cohen and Eugene Peake, Bradford and Sheridan Gordon, Smethport. The work will be pushed ahead from this date with more vigor, although the local committee have I been actively at work for months, it is earnestly desired that our citizens I will render all possible aid, that the ! occasion may be a grand success. Established Business For Sale. On account of the death of one of the firm the well-known hardware business of Walker, Howard & Company, at Emporium, Pa., is offered for sale, in cluding stock and building or to suit purchaser. Apply to WALKKR, HOWARD & Co., Bif. Emporium, Pa. NO. 8.
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