SSTABUSHKD BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 36. | Our Spring Has arrived and we are ready for the Spring and Summer campaign. During the past lew months we have almost entirely closed out all left over stock, therefore start in with an Entirely New Stock. READY-MADE CLOTHING, (Stylish make. ELEGANT LINK of FURNISHINGS, TRUNKS, SATCHELS. ,m the efleets of veidents Wt liave the Balm i >- their pains and aches,let it be *ther for man or beast. Otn "nimentand powdersfor horses • cattle are always I! the best. Our medicines are pure and H|| y, always get there. The prices B > uur patent medicine dopart- Si raent is supplied with all the R ! "tji standard remedies and we can " supply your on short notice. Our toilet and fancy Roods department we keep up to the times. Our Prescription depart ment receives our closest at tention and all calls answered 3 1 day or night. Juet touch the button. In fact we are here to do business and serve the 5 j public. I'M. - A. • ROCKWELL, m THE PHARMACIST, "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTF.R EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22,1901. The Banquet. Tho interior of the Emporium Opera House presented a most brilliant and beautiful sight last Wednesday evening when tho ladies of the Emmanuel Epis copal church served an elegant banquet to the assembled delegates and visitors to the Firemen's convention. The occasion was enlivened by the delightful music of the Repasz Band of Williamsport. A. C. Blum officiated as toastmaster and a large list of spicy and interesting toasts were given. The visiting delegates pro nounced it the finest affair of the j kind they had ever attended which re flects great credit upon the ladies of the Emmanuel Guild. Another "Bucktail" Gone. F. A. Magee, one of the older resi dents of Kane and a survivor of the famous "Bucktail" regiment of the Civil war, died at his home in Kane on Friday last aged 77 years. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, mass being said at St. Caliistus church, in Kane, in the morning and the body taken to his former home at Crown on the 9.30 a. m. train, where another service was held. Comrades Milton Craven, Lucious Rogers, David llowells, Goo. Griffith, Joshua Davis j and J. O. Delp, of Chas. J. Biddle Post G. A. R. served as pall bearers I and accompanied the body to Crown j where the service at the cemetery was i in the regular G. A. R. form --Kane | Leader. Faithful Unto Death. I Williamsport Grit. j Sharon, Aug. 16.—Last week mention j'was"made in Grit of the death funeral j party of Father James Brennen of | Sharon. A number ofyears ago a marvel ; at the devotion and faithfulness of the j dead priest's dog, which proved him j self one of the most sincere mouners of j tho funeral party. A number of days ; ago a strange dog appeared around the ' parsonage and although Father Bren i nen tried to chase him away, the visitor I v.ould not leave. Finally one night he aroused the sleeping priest in time to frighten away several burglars, who j had gained "partial entrance to his house. The dog won himself a homo by that, act, and ever since was taken I care of at the parsonage. At the ( funeral the little fellow * was almost I human in his respect to his dead master. Following the casket from : the parsonage to the church, he sat out } side on the steps until tho services in I the church wore finished. When the , cortege started on its way to the ceme tery, four miles away, the dog took a position under the hearso and followed to the burial ground. Once on the way , he left the procession to get a drink, and hurrying back he passed all the I other carriages until he arrived at the hearse, where he took his former posi tion. When the services were com menced at the grave the dog crowded his way through the party of chanting priests and mourners to the brink of ' the grave, where he stood and faith fully watched the lowering of the casket, keeping his eyes riveted on it I until it disappeared beneath the earth. . The services concluded, the mourners , passed away from the grave, and as the , last of them slowly left the deserted ' burying ground, the last look was j taken, not at tho newly made grave, 1 but at the faithful and grieving dog, which lay aione and appearentiy heart i broken, his head resting on tho mound of earth which separated him from his master. On Tuesday Mr. S. S. Filbert | and Dr. Van Oresdale went to the | cemetery, and there found the faithful , dog lying dead on his master's grave. Union Meeting. Mrs. Carrie W. Sisson, of Towanda, Pa., will give a Gospel Temperence and Prohibition Recital at Presbyterian church, Monday evening, Aug. 26, 1901. Mrs. Sisson is endorsod by pul pit and press as an elocutionist and temperence advocate of rare merit. She holds her listeners spell-bound dur ing the entire program with her excel • lent finished selections. All are in vited. A collection will be taken. For Sale. | The Emporium Opera House is for sale at a reasonable price for spot cash, or negotiable piper. The only play j house in the county, with a seating i capacity of 1,000, size of room 50x100; | stage, *50x22, stage opening, 24x22. i Fully equipped. Natural gas light and fuel. Will be sold at onee to close an | estate. Apply to J. W. CLARKE, ' 23tf Emporium, Pa. Off for the Conclave. The following; jolly crowd of Knigbt Templars will leave the first of next week for Louisville, Kentucky, where they will attend the trienniel conclave of the Knight Templars of the U. S. E. (Davison and wife, O. B. Barnes and wife, U. A. Palmer and wife, E. W. Oaskill and daughter, G. J. Laßar and wife, Joseph J. Earle and wife, Dr. A. W. Baker and wife, Leroy Gleasonaiul wife, of Driftwood, John E. Smith, of Sterling Run. State Ticket Nominated. HARBISBITBG, August 21.-Judge Wil liam P. Potter, of Pittsburg, was nom inated for Supreme Court Judge and Representative Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield, for State Treasurer, by to day's Republican State convention. Their's were the only names presented and the nominations were made by ac clamation. Judge Potter was appoint ed to the Supreme bench one year ago by Governor Stone, whose lav/ partner he was, to succeed the late Judge Green, of Easton. Mr. Harris is serv ing his third term in the Legislature, and his nomination is regarded as a recognition of his loyalty to United States Senators Quay and Penrose. Pound Dead in Bed. Last Tuesday evening a man regis tering as J. F. Dugan, of Eldred, Pa., arrived on the evening train, from Buffalo, and was assigned a room at the Warner House, as he did not putin an appearance the next morning his room remained undisturbed till late in the afternoon when the hotel clerk upon going to the room was horrified to find that the guest was dead in bed. Coroner Baker was immediately sum moned and an inquest was held, tho jury returning verdict to the cifect. that the deceased had met his death by reason of an overdose of morphia. From papers found upon his person it is believed that the party is not J. F. Dugan of Eldred but Chas. F. Dunham of Bolivar, N. Y. It was learned at the inquest that on the evening of his arrival here he had purchased seventy two grains of morphia at one ol' our drug stores and as' none of the drug could be found in his room or about his person it is believed he took the entire quanty purchasad, at one dose thereby causing his death. Coroner Baker is ondeavoring to locate the relatives of the dead man and if no replies are received by this Thursday afternoon the remains will be interred in Newton Cemetery. The Convention. Tho seventh annual convention of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Volun teer Firemens' Association which was held here on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week was a succesm in every way save perhaps in point of attendance. The inability of some of the departments to secure special trains, and the inclement weather, being responsible for some companies of the association not being able to be present. We believe our citizens did them selves proud in the splendid manner in which they furnished accomodations and entertainment for the fire laddies, and the Executive Committee of which C. W. Shaffer was chairman, as well as all the auxilliary committees deserve great credit for the masterly way in which all the appointments conducive to the Convention's success were car ried out. The various prizes were awarded as follows: In the hose, hub, and hook and ladder races the running team of the Emerald Hose company of Ridgwav carried off the first prizes. The prize for the best drilled com pany was awarded to the West Branch Ilose company of Renovo. The We3t Branch Hose company and the Coudersport Fire Department carried off the first and second prize respectively for being handsomest uni formed and upon their general appear ance in parade. In this latter contest all the Emporium companies by rules of the association barred from competing. The St. Marys fire department was awarded first prize for having largest number of men in line, in the parade. The visiting firemen were a gentle manly set throughout and should they come this way again will be royally welcomed by our people Literary Prize Contest. Answer to question number 10: — Ladies were first introduced in the Court of France during the reign of Francis I. The king said:— "Like a year without a spriiiK. Or a spring without flowers, So is a Court without ladies." Query No. 11:—Who are the three greatest literary geniuses that the world has ever produced'? Send your answer to Box 103 15m uarium, Pa., and get the prize offered by the Emanuel Free Reading Room. Local Necrology. WHITMER. Capi. Israel P. Whitmer, long a ins pected resident of this place, died at his home on West Sixth street hist Thursday morning at the age of 70 years. The recent death of his wife had a very depressing effect upon him and doubtless hastened his demise. He insisted that he would not long survive her and while everything was done by his family to alleviate his sufferings and render his condition comfortable the end came all too quickly. His re gard for the various members of his family was tender and the severance of this tie was the source of his great est trouble. He was always a useful citizen and enjoyed the confidence and regard of a large circle of neighbors who mourn his departure. At the outbreak of the civil war Captain Whitmer was a resident of Michigan, and a man of considerable means, who demonstrated his love for his country by organizing and equip ping at his own expense a full company of volunteers, lead them to the front where they rendered active service in several engagements. The funeral sarvices were held from his late home last Saturday at 2 p. m. and were conducted by the Rev. O. S. Metzlcr. Members of the C'. A. R. acted as bearers and performed the ritual of their order at the grave. FENTON. After a lingering illness of several weeks, occasioned by ail attack of pa ralysis, Sirs. A. C. Fenton passed peacefully away at her late home on East Allegany avenue last Sunday after noon, aged sixty-five years. Deceased had been in poor health for some time but even in her feeble condition she demonstrated wonderful vitality; her prolonged resistance to the fatal attack being almost p'nenominal for one of her advanced age. The funeral took place at the family residence on Tuesday morning, Rev. Robt. MoCaslin officiating. An im pressive discourse from the text, "And at evening time there shall be light," was delivered, at the close of which she was borne to her final resting place in Newton cemetery to repose beside the remains of her late husband. Six of her lifelong friends and neighbors acting as bearers. Adeline Miller Fenton, the subject of this article was born in Thompliins county, N. Y., on April 10, 1836, and in June, 1855 was married to Amos C. Fenton. Soon alter their marriage they removed to Emporium, where she has resided ever since. Mrs. Fenton was one of the pioneer residents of this county and was thoroughly famil iar with tho stirring aud eventful scenes of those early days of Empori um's history, She i 3 survived by one daughter, Mrs. G. F. Balcom of Emporium, and three sons, E. 51., of Stanton, lowa and J. M.and A. C. of this place. The deceased was a woman of refined tastes, a retiring disposition and led an exemplary christian life, and in clos ing this brief sketch we can only add that her life is her noblest tribute and fittingly say of her a3 was said of an other, ' The world is better because she has lived." + LUCOKE. It is with a sense of daep regret that we are called upon to chronicle the death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Lucore, which oc curred on Sunday. Brief funeral services were conduct ducted at the house by Rev.O. S. Metz ler on Monday afternoon at close of which interment was made at Sizer ville. Passed Worthless Checks. Last week a man giving his name as Wm. F. Parker persuaded Peter Shoup to cash a check of ten dollars for him and on the same day Mr. R. M. Over hiser accomodated the stranger by cashing a check for him of five dollars. The checks were drawn on the First National Bank of Emporium but be fore issuing the checks above mention ed it seems that Parker had withdrawn the balance of his account from the bank and upon the checks being pre sented for payment it was learned that I there were no funds in the bank in tho name of Wm. F. Parker. It was also j learned that Parker had left town and I could not be found. Warrants wore | quickly sworn out for his arrest and ! no doubt he will soon be given an op ! portunity to explain his actions to the | court. Mr. Joseph L. Emery, of Westport i well known to many of our citizens, I died at the above named place, yester- I day. TKRMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Ll6yd.) FRIDAY. Fair. SATURDAY, Probably fair. SUNDAY, ,Showers. ... 1206AL NOTIGES. NICE furnished rooms to rent aear the school house. Apply at this office. 3fi-3t. A fine lot pigs for sale apply to J. P. Bingeman. All kinds and grades of carpets at Laßar's. New stock of Window Shades in all grades and prices at H. S. Lloyd's. Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.50 a year in advance. See those Wilton velvet and Axmin ster carpets in Laßar's window. Gloss enamel paints and varnish stains to match your wall paper, at JI. S. Lloyd's. Large stock of Wall Paper at 3c per roll anci border at lie per yard at H. S. Lloyd's. X. Seger has tho largest and best line of Gents furnishing good in this county call and see them. Canned Pine Apple in chunks, pack ed in Singapore, at Br.lcom & Lloyd's. Rich and poor can be suited with carpets at Laßar's. Just received at Balcom & Lloyd's "Salada" Ceylon Tea. Wholesome and delicious. CARPETS —CARPETS.—Ninety differ ent patterns to choose from. Ail new and up-to-date. Call in and see them whether you want, to buy or not; no trouble to show goods. GEO. J. LABAR Sine and O-rincling Make Devoo Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand. tf We can convince you cf a saving on wall paper of from 25 to 50 per cent. Examine oui stock and get our prices. H. S. LLOYD. We buy our wall paper direct from the factory and thereby save the job ber's profit. We give this profit to you when you buy jour wall paper of us. H. S. LLOYD. PAN-AMERICAN.—Mrs. F. W. Raikes, who is located at No. f)9Robie Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y., will furuisli sleeping ac commodations. Terms. SI.OO per night. Ten minutes walk to Park entrance. Now that the firemen's convention is over and everybody has .again resum ed business in the old way, we will of fer some big bargains in our summer clothing. It will be to your advantage to call and look them over. N.SEGEK. SHAW'S PURE MALT—The sick and delicate need a gentle tonic-stimu lant. Itis often a matter of life and death with them. The ideal nutriment and restorative is SHAW'S PURE MALT. Sold by P. X. Blumle, Emporium, Pa. n2-yl PLEASE TALE NOTICE—AII gentle men who have obtained clothes from me under very good promises, within the past four years, and failed to live up to those good promises, will please be kind enough to come and settle said claims within sixty days from this date or suffer the consequences. Each one of those good promisors will get a sepa rate notice of their account. Verj' respectfully. JOHN EDELMAN. P. S.—Thanking all good customers for past favors and hoping to continue with them in the future. J. E. East Emporium, Pa.. Aug. 21,1901. FOR SALE:—The lot and store build ing now occupied by B. McOwen & Co., at the Sterling Run Tannery, to gether with all permanent fixtures, counters, shelving, refrigerator, etc.. belonging thereto; also all movable fixtures and stock of goods on hand. Possession to be given on or about October first, next. If desired will sell building and permanent fixtures sepa rately in case purchaser desires to re move building. Apply to, J. H. DESMOND, FOK B. MCOWEN & Co. Sterling Run, Cameron Co., Pa., Aug. sth, 1901. . 24-3 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 WALKFR, HOWARD & Co., Stf. Emporium, Pa. POPULAR HOTEL PROPERTY FOR SALE -The well known Sizerville Hotel, located at Sizer Mineral Springs, six miles from Emporium. 0:1 line of Penn sylvania R. R. is p r :tTed for saio at a bargain, including the furniture. Pos session will 6e given immediately. The Hotel may be rented by proper person. This property includes the mineral wpring and water privilege, which can be made one ot the mosfc at tractive resorts in the country. Apply to 11. W. Martihdale, Siaerville, Pa., or my attorneys, Green & Shaffer, Jini porinra, Pa. 23-6t NO. 26.