THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 36. A Reliable Journal. Editor Harry L. Backus, of Smeth port Miner has changed the form of , that old and always reliable Republi- I can Journal to six column quarto, same j as the PRESS and added a new dress of neat type, new press, etc. Brother I Backus deserves the hearty support of his patrons. Baptist Church Notes. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. W. A Pugsley. Morn ing subject: "The Forces Hidden in aj Whisper." Evening topic, "Who Runs Emporium ?" Bible school at I close of morning worship, C. E. Cran- | dall superintendent. Y. P. S. C. E. at j 6:00 p. m. Preaching in the basement 1 of the church every night at 7:30 by j the pastor, Saturday excepted. All welcome. nachines to Europe. More than 700 car loads of McCor- ' mick agricultural machines are now moving towards Philadelphia for ship- j ment to Russia, the Company having j chartered the largest fleet of the Wilson J line. This greatest American agricul- J tural implement house is represented ; in Cameron county by Mr. C. H. j Jessop, who will be pleased to call on | you and give you the desired informa- j tion. Bank Election. At a meeting of the Stockholders of | the First National Bank of Emporium, held on Tuesday the following officers ! were elected: President, Geo. A. j Walker; Vice President, Josiah How- I ard; Cashier, T. B. Lloyd; Charles | Crandall, Teller; Solicitor, B. W. ' Green; Directors, Geo. A. Walker, ! Josiah Howard, B. W. Green, Joseph j Kaye, N. Seger, W. S. Walker, J. P. Felt, W. L. Sykea, Jno. E. Smith. The affairs ftf this carefully managed in- ! stitution are in flrst-class shape and en joys the confidence of the business , world. Local Institute. The teachers and patrons of Cameron county are cordially invited to attend 1 and take part in a Local Institute to be ' held at Driftwood, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 18th, 1902. PROGRAM. 10:00 a. m. Music, Institute. "Language," Miss Rose Ritchie. Miss Marilla Stouck. GEN titAL DISCUSSION. "Technical Grammar," John Schwab. ] Miss Helen Van Valkenburg. g-SEr.Ai. DISCUSSION. Adjournment. 1:3) p. M. "Fads in Teaching," Ira Smith, i Vocal Solo, Miss Irene Corbet 1 "Public School Libraries," Ximena Biooks "Self Control," S. A. Hetrick. Vocal Solo Miss Frank Huntley "Co-operation of Parent with Teacher." Rev. Faus. PiauoSolO, Miss Nellie Huntley. I "How to Keep Older Pupils in School." Prof. C. P. Bastian. B. G. WOODWARD, Chairman. MISS MARY HALL, Sec'y. The famous Erwood Stock Co., will play a three night engagement at the opera house, beginning next Monday j evening. The company are not strangers here for they appeared here last season for one week, and theatre goers will be delighted to know of their return. They have selected for the opening play Monday night, the great sensational comedy drama, "The j Power of Gold." Special scenery is carried for each play. High class specialties will be introduced between each act, making a continuous per formance at 15c, 25c and 35c. Seata now on sale at usual place. MUSICAL COLLEGE. The College of Music at Freeburg, Snyder county. Pa., offers a cheerful and commodious home to young people desiring instruction in Vocal and instrumental Music. #33 will pay for six week's instruction and board. Spring term begins May sth. For Catalogue address HENRY B. MOYER. Notice or Meeting of Htock llOltlCTH RPHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of L the Emporium & Rich Valley It. R.Co., will be held at the Law Offlce ofß. W. Green, Tues day, January 21st, IW2, at one o'clock, p. in. for the election of officers and transaction of such other business as may come before them. J. W. KAYE, Sec'y. Emporium, Pa., Jan. BTH, 1902. — 2t Administratrix's Notice. Estate of OHAULES W. RELDltfJduccmed. "VFOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testa- J_N mentary upon the estate of Charles W. Bel din, deceased, late of Grove township, Cameron county.Pa., have been granted tothe undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested fo make payment and those having claims to present tile same for settlement. MARTHA B. BRLDIN, Administratrix. Sinnamalioning, Pa., Dec. lflih, 1301. it. lixeciiliirs' Notice. Vj"OTICE is hereby |{iven that the undersigned .»> have been t pi iim • i Kxeoi.tors of the Es tate of Washington llui'ey, deceased, hue of Wharton, Potter county. Pa. All persons having claims againsl said Estate, and those indebted, will make immediate 8' ttlement. •J. LEON NELSON, RALPH M. WILLIAMS, Executors. First Fork, Pa., Jan. 2.1902. 4t. DEATH'S DOINGS. PELLAM. j MR. LEMUEL PELLAM, of Glen Hazel, I Pa., son-in-law of Mr. Edwin Close, of ' West Creek, departed this life Satur | day evening, Jan. 4th, 1902, after a painful illness of several weeks, with pnemonia. ! He was in prime of life, being about i 44 years of age. He was converted and joined the M. E. church about three months since and walked daily with | God, rejoicing in the power of God to ' save him from sin. His experience I seemed to grow brighter each day and ! he carried with him the evidence that jhe pleased God. As a protection for his family he recently took out a policy | in the Maccabees and seemed to have I everything ready for his departure. He leaves a wife and three children two ' brothers and other relatives and many j friends to mourn his loss, while he has : gone over to live in the"house not made with hands eternal in the heav j ens." Mr. Pellam was a man highly I respected, honorable in all his dealings ! and the whole community will feel his | loss, which was evinced by the large I number that gathered at the service at | his home on Tuesday morning, where ! they took the last farewell, prior to I the removal of his remains to How | ards Siding, where relatives and friends j gathered in appropriate service, after | which he was laid to rest in the beauti j ful little Cemetery at West Creek, to I await the resurrection morn. I I miss the my Husband oh, when do I not, j Though I know it was the wisdom of Heaven, I That the deepest shade fell ou my suuiest spot, | And such tie of devotion was riven. I For when thou was with me my sonl was below, I was chained to the world I then trod, i My affections, Sly thoughts, were all earth bound, but now j They have followed thy spirit to God. J. D. CLEMONS. I Pastor of M. E. church, Glen Hazel, Pa. UNVERDORBEN. I MRS. HENRY UNVERDORBEN, aged 29 i yeurs, died at the family residence in | Sizerville, ofpheumonia, January 10th, 1902. The deceased was born in Spring ; Broolc, N. Y , where the most of her . life was spent. Mr. and Mra. Urive.*- dorben removed to Shippen, in 1895, and during their residence there have i made a host of friends. The bereaved husband and children have the sympathy of all in this their awful af fliction. The sentiment of the com munity is best expressed in tiie follow , ing words: Green be the turf above thee, Friend of our better days, None knew thee but to love tliee, Nor named thee but to praise. Her remains were prepared for bur ial by funeral director Laßar and ship ped to Blossom, N. Y., Jan. 11th. —— • —- The hemlock Combination. An Altona business man, identified i with the combination to put up the price of hemlock to S2O in the eastern market, says:"The published stories are correct, except that too much im. portance is given the idea that Wis consin and Michigan hemlock will in trude on our plans. We have figured that. The Western hemlock cannot get into this market at a profit until the price is §2O, and that is the figure jwe have set. Yellow pine from the j Carolinas will doubtless experience a boom, but the scarcity of cars will prevent any great quantity of it from | getting into the Northern markets. On the heels of this advance in hemlock, look out for a corner in bides. I under stand the tannery men who are in this combination have decided upon such a move." Notice to Gas Consumers. Beginning with February there will positively be no discount allowed on any bills after the }f)th of the month n which they fall due. The office hours will be from 8 to 11:30; 1 to 5:30. The offlce will not be open evenings, except on the 10th of each month, when it will be open from 7to 9. When bills are not paid by the 15th of each month the gas will be shut off. 46-4 ST MARYS GAS CO. It's Not So Funny that we sold nearly all of those forty dozen fancy striped heavy winter underwear at 23c per garment and 45c per suit, but it was funny that nearly everybody, that is, about thirty-five dozen of them, were very small or medium men and the result is that we have left to offer this week about five dozen good big fellows, 40. 12, 44 shirts, and drawers to match. If you arc not big enough to fill one of these suits wo will not bother you to come in as this is all we have left. The 6'.0 outing Ann uel that we talked about last, week is all sold, but we still have a few of those good nnickinawand mackintosh double and single breasted coats which wo will sell you just, as cheap as we did last l week, and as long as we have any left. 1 Cash only always. W. D. JOHNSON. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,1902. Electric Light Talk. Editor Preir:— SIR:—I wish you to give publicity to i the statement that I am not, and have ' not been opposed to putting additional electric lights on the Borough's electric j line in the East ward or any other i ward where the need of same is plainly ! evident. I am opposed however, to putting in an entirely new addition to our present line, an addition to run up Portage to Plank Road Hollow and up the Plank road to Spring street, requir ing in the neighborhood of one-fourth mile of wire, every foot of which is to | be strung near the township line and ! the current paid for by the borough to ' be used to light the railroad yard along the Portage and the farm lands of S. S. Hacket or any other man iu Shippen township. I am opposed to Councils authoriz ing any job of new work without a definite proposition in writing and a binding contract. If there were at this time an electric lamp wired and ready for use in Plank Road Hollow, I should oppose the furnishing of power for such lamp by the borough plant, at least until such time as the Council had fulfilled their moral obligations to the tax-payers by getting the inside lighting to its point of highest efficiency and making every effort to produce an income from the plant, which is the proposition on which the people voted. I shall oppose the extension of the electric light plant in .any direction east, west, north or south until some income is derived from commercial lighting, and our original obligation is fulfilled. This year's Council cannot legally 1 pledge next year's revenues or any part of them for any contract. A lamp in Plank Road Hollow would : consume more current and be more j expensive to operate than any lamp | on the circuit and in my opinion we ! are morally bound to make more of an j effort to to sell the current before we I furnish power for such locations. As to Mr. Hacket's statement that "I I seem to think that I know more than j all the members of the Council com- ' bined." I would hardly like togo as j far as that, but if I did not think I ! knew more on some subjects than j some of the Council, I would go out ' behind a barn somewhere and shoot '> myself. E. O. BARD WELL, Burgess. Emporium,Cameron Co., Pa., Jan. 14. j Farmers' Institute. The attention of our farmers is called : to the list of Institutes, to be held in! this county this winter, by tha State Department of Agriculture, assisted by ; the local hoard of institute managers for the county. These meetings are in the interest of all our farmers, .and open to all. The expenses of conducting them is born by the state. No collec tions are allowed or the advertising of any business. The discussions are upon 112 irm topics for the benefit of farmers Arrange your business so as to attend and take part in the exercises. All classes of citizens are welcome, and in teresting programmes have been pre pared. The County Chairman is Mr. W. H. Howard, Emporium, Pa., who will be glad to send programmes or in formation to any one who will make the request. The state speakers who will be pre sent are Col. Jno. A. Woodward, Centre county; Prof. R. D. Watts, Cambria county; C. L. Peck, Esq., Pot ter county; and S. R. Elder, Beaver county. The Institutes will be held at Court House, Emporium, Jan. 29th and 30th, and Mitchell's opera house, Driftwood, Jan. 31st. Come out to these meetings. JOHN A. WOODWARD was born in Lycoming county, in 1841, and was educated in select schools and Dickinson Seminary. He learned the printing business, and at the age of nineteen was local editor and foreman of the printing oflloe of a weekly paper in Lock Haven, and at twenty was editor and half-owner of the "West Branch Bulletin." Afterwards ha was a railroad conductor, and later on, up to 1871, engaged in manufacturing at Williamsport. In 1871 he moved to Howard, Pa., "upon a farm, where he has remained tver since. For sixteen yenrs he was engaged in agricultural editorial work, served two terms in the Pennsylvania Legislature, is atrus | tee of the Pennsylvania State College, I is a member of tho State Board of | Agriculture and wis deputy execu ; tive commissioner of the World's Pair j Commission lor Pennsylvania. He has, ! for a number of ye.irs, lectured on j agriculture in several of the eastern I States, and has for the p;;st three years I had charge of one of the farmers' in stitute sections in Pennsylvania. New Congressional District Con ference. Conferrees elected to represent Cam eron, Centre, Clearfield and McKean counties, forming this Congressional district, met at Dußois, yesterday afternoon for the purpose of formulat ing rules to govern the future nomina tions in the district. The following Conferrees, together with the several Chairmen, were present: Cameron— Capt. C. P. Barclay, Sin namahoning; B. W. Green, Emporium; L. R. Gleason, Dr. V. K. Corbett, Driftwood; and H. H. Mullin, Em porium. Centre,— W. E. Gray, Bellefonte; John Gowland, Harry Hewitt, Philips burg; W. F. Reeder, Bellefonte; Frank Clemson, Benore. Clearfield, —Hon. W. C. Arnold, Hon. M. L. McOwen, A. H. Woodward, Clearfield; W. C. Miller, Harry Boutton, Houtzdale. McKean, —Hon. H. H. North, Capt. T. B. Clark, Bradford; Hon. T. F. Rich mond, Geo. W. Mitchell, Smethport; H. H. Cayson, Kane. On motion of Hon. H. H. North, Capt. T. B. Clark, Bradford, was elect ed Chairman of Conference, and W. E. Gray, Esq., Bellefonte, Secretary. Following committee was appoint ed to draft suitable rules and present same to Conference for action: Cam eron, B. W. Green; Centre, W. F. Reeder; Clearfield, A. 11. Woodward; McKean, Hon. H. 11. North. It was very evident that the larger counties were determined to pass the rule fixing the basis ot representation upon the Republican vote, which would have cut Cameron county's vote in future conventions to almost nothing. The committee presented their report, which passed without much opposition until that section relating to represen tation was read, when Mr. Green of fered a substitution or amendment giving each coudty five delegates. Mr. W. F. Ruder offered an amendment to the amendment, which was accepted by Mr. Green, providing a plan to break dead-locks. Mr. Green made an able and telling speech in behalf of equal representation to all counties, followed by Mr. Bar clay and others, upon a vote being taken upon the amendment was voted down and the vote upon the adoption of the section reported by the majority of the committee resulted in a tie— Cameron and Centre voting solidly against it and Clearfield and MeKean against it, therefore the section fell. Hon. W. C. Arnold then presented a a plan that, after several changes, was unanimously adopted, which we give below: In Republican primary elections in the counties ot Centre, Clearfield, Cameron and McKean, composing the 21st congressional district of Pennsyl vania at which a candidate for nomin ation for representative in congress is to be voted for, shall be held on the same date, provided the chairmen of the Republican county committees of said counties agree thereto. In case the county chairmen fail to agree up on a date for the holding of primary elections then such primary elections shall be held as provided by the rules of the respective counties comprising the 21st congressional district. 2. Congressional conferrees shall be appointed as per rules of the party in their respective counties and shall meet in Dußois, Pa., on the second Thurs day following the date on which the last primary in the district was held, but not later than Aug. 15, and the conference may adjourn from time to time to such piace and to such time as they see fit. 3. That each county in the district in all congressional conferences shall be entitled to three conferrees or dele gates to be elected by each county in accordance with their respective rules; provided, however, that after the first day's session of the conference no nomination is made, then an adjourn ment shall be had for not more than one week not less than five days, and when the conference is re-convened and ten ballots shall have been taken and no nomination is made then each county's representation shall be there after as follows: Three votes ab solutely and one additional for each 1,000 Republican voters or majority fraction thereof, polled at the last presidential election. After ten more j ballots have been had and no nomina tion made, then the candidate receiv ! ing the lowest number of votes shall J be dropped, and so to continue on each I succeeding ballot until a nomination is made. And it is further provided j that any one or more conferees ordele | gates present from any county shall I cast the full vote to which it is entitled. 4. The conferrees, or a majority of ' them, upon convening as provided in rule 2, shall proceed to organize the i conference by electing .a chairman, secretary and two tellers. 5. A majority of all conferrees shall constitute a quorum for the transac tion of business coming before the conference, and a majority vote of the conferrees present and voting, shall nominate a candidate for congress, in accordance with rule 3. 6. In case of the death or with drawal of the nominee of a conference before the day of election, the chair- I xnan of the conference nominating I such person shall immediately recon vene the conference, and said confer ence shall nominate in accordance with these rules a person to fill the va cancy so occurring. 7. It shall be the duty of the chair man and secretary of the conference to certify the nomination made under these rules, as the law may provide. 8. These rules may be amended at any time by a committee consisting of three members from each county, au thorized by the respective county con ventions for that purpose. 9. Each county shall in a reasonable time before the national presidential con vention select tbree conferrees to elect delegates to the national convention, and the conferrees shall meet for such purpose at a time and place agreed up on by the respective county chairmen. After passing a rule authorizing the appointment of a committee of three from each county to elect district dele gates, the conference adjourned in perfect harmony at a late hour. The lateness of the hour prevented our giving more fully the proceedings. Emmanuel Church. The offering next Sunday morning will be for foreign missions. Celebration of the Holy Communion next Sunday at 7:30 a. m. Public Installation. Emporium Tent, IC. O. T. M., will give a public installation at opera house this evening, at which a number of our citizens have been invited. After the installation a banquet will be served. This, one of the largest, if not the largest, orders in the county is growing very rapidly. Change at Emporium Tannery. We are reliably informed as we go press that Mr. W. M. Lawler has re signed as foreman of Emporium tan nery to take effect today. Mr. Thos. H. Norris well and favorably known in this county, has been appointed as his successor, having arrived in town last evening to assume his dutiep. We are not informed of Mr. Lawler's inten tions and hope to give the full particu lars in our next issue, as far as it inter ests the public. Notice to Patrons Star Course. The'following is a copy of a letter received by Rev. O. S. Metzler, man ager of the People's Star Course, con cerning the serious illness of Mrs. Gielow, advertised to appear here Jan. 25th in the People's Course. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 13th, 1902. REV. O. S. METZLER, Emporium, Pa. DEAR MR. METZLKR:—MIS. Gielow is very ill, consequently she will not be able to fill her date with you, Jan. 25tli. We will write you as soon as we can say something definite. I don't think from the correspondence that Mrs. Gielow wi'l be able to fill her dates this season. Yours truly, J. E. BROCKWAY. Another entertainment of equal merit will be substituted and the date announced as soon as arrangements can be made. Overcome With the Fumes of a Deadly Drug. J. B Merrill, junior member of the lumber firm of Geo. B. Merrill and Co., of Lock Haven, who have been operat ing quite extensively at Dents Run for a number of years, had a very nar row - escape from death yesterday through the use o a drug which he had been using for asthma. Mr. Mer rill rooms over the company's store at Dents Run. He had been absent three or four days, visiting his brother, G. B. Merrill, senior member of the firm, who is lying sick with typhoid fever at his home in Lock Haven, and returned Monday evening. His apartments had been kept well heated in his ab absence, as he was about to retire at 10:30 he opened a vial which contained the drug. His method of using the contents was to drop a particle on a bit of paper and inhale the fumes. When he opened the bottle this time the fumes issued from it and filled the room. Mr. Merrill discovered that he was being overcome, had the presence of mind to replace the cork in the bot tle and endeavor to reach the door. He saw he was going to be unable to reach the door and make his way to safety by that route and turned to the window, but just as he was within reaching distance of it he fell uncon scious, breaking the window by his fall. The noise made by the shatter ing of the glass attracted the attention of parties outside, who at once went to his assistance and carried him into the air. He was apparently almost lifeless and Dr. Corbett was summoned from Driftwood by telephone, Roy, Gleason and the enginman in charge | of an engiiig making the run by rail with Dr. Corbett. The doctor arrived about mill night and worked with Mr. Merril for five hours before he could bring him around. It is supposed that j the action of the fluid had been | intensified by standing tightly corked in a close, warm room for several days. —Wednesday's Dußois Courier. TERMS: $2.00 —$1,501 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY, Fair. SUNDAY, Rain or Snow. EDITOR'S NOTICE XWHEN you see this item mark ed with an X, in blue or black pencil mark across its face you will know that your subscription is due, or past due. Your name will be found printed on each copy of the PRESS, as you receive it and gives the last date to which you have paid. Our terms are $2.00 if not paid in advance, $1.50 in advance. BRIEF RIENTION. Don't fail to see Erwood's big show. Erwood's big show, three nights next week. Power of Gold at opera house, Mon day night. All P. R. R. employes have an in crease of wages from two to twelve per cent. No doubt will be very acceptable. Erwood's big Stock Co., prices, 15c, 25c and 35c, at opera house, comuienc- Monday night. The explosion at Clearfield powder mill on Thursday last resulted in the death of two and injury of several others. Prof. N. Burlingame's dancing class will meet at the opera house, Friday, Jan. 17th and Wednesday Jan 22d. All are cordially invited. N. E. Weed's residence and contents were destroyed by fire, at Austin, last week, Wednesday. Loss, $4,000, in surance §1,600. Mr. Weed formerly re sided in this county. The Knigl)t3 Templar and Scottish Rite Masons of Wiiliamsport have been granted, by the court, the $40,000 left by the late William Howard for the erection of the cathedral. The Hamilton Hose Company will hold a fair, Feb. 4th, sth and Gth, to close the evening of the sixth with a grand ball. Remember the date and give the boys all assistance possible to make the undertaking a financial suc cess An Arcade woman applied for a divorce on the ground that her hus band kissed the hired girl. The judge refused because, he said, ho didn't pro pose to establish a precedent whereby every woman in the state could get a divorce. The judge was a married man himself. —Exchange. The State Board of Agriculture meets in Harrisburg on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 22nd, and 23rd, 1902. W. H. Howard, the member from Cameron county, who expects to be present, desires suggestions as to what matters or subjects ought to be brought to the attention of the Board. Any one having suggestions to make will please cummunicate the same to him at once. First Hethodist Episcopal Church. With encouraging interest the re vival services in the First Methodist Episcopal church are continued night ly. Short gospel talks, and the use of inspiring songs are features of the meetings. Pastor's Sunday evening subject,"Lost on the Mountain." Prompt Settlement. Last Saturday the New York Life In surance company forwarded a check for one thousand dollars to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Downey inpaympnt of the policy carried in that company by their son Daniel J. Downey, who was the victim of a sad railroad accident recently. FLORIDA. Personally-Conducted Tour via Pennsyl vania Railroad. The first Jacksonville tour of the season via the Pennsylvania Railroad, allowing two weeks in Florida, leaves New York, Philadelphia, and Wash ington Dy special train February 4. Ex - cursion tickets including railway trans portation, Pullman accommodations (one berth), and meals en route in both directions while traveling on the special train, will be sold at the following rates: New York, $50.00; Buffalo, $54 25; Rochester, $54.00; Elmlra, $51.45; Erie, $54.85; Wiiliamsport, $50.00; Wilkes barre, $50.35; and at proportionate rates from olher points. For tickets, itineraries, and full in formation apply to ticket agents, or ad dress Geo W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 47-2219-2t. Mr. Geo. W. Slauson of Elmira, N. Y., a practical sewing machine ad- I juster of 23 years experience, will visit Emporium about tho 20th inst. for a ten day stay. Old machines to all practical purposes made ns good as new. Machines examined free of charge. SHAW'S PURE MALT—Exhilarates | and does not poison, that's why Doc tors drink-it It is good for sick and old, and excellent for joung and well. Sold By 36-47-ly F. X. BLUMLE. NO. 47.
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