JIHE- CJ a M EiiO NCoU NT Y PilE^S.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866
VOL. 37.
IMPORTANT^PURCHASE.
\V. D. Johnson Secures Timber for
Fifteen Years.
Cameron county's prominent lumber
man, W. D. Johnson, lias closed the
contract with the Pennsylvania Joint
Land and Lumber Company for timber
on a large tract of land, estimated at
seventy-five thousand acres, sufficient
to keep his mills active for fifteen
years to come. It is Mr. Johnson's in
tention to erect a large mill at Sterling
Run and Cameron. This purchase
means much to Cameron county in the
future.
J. L. Wheeler Burned Out.
J. L. Wheeler's store and stock at
Rural Valley, Pa., was destroyed by lire
last week, Monday ni;*ht. His less is
§2.800; insurance £-!,100
Burglary.
Will Lyon's residence was entered by
burglars last Saturday night stealing
$23 00 cash and Mrs. Lyon's go d watch.
Tne same chap attempted to enter Rev.
O. S. Metzlcr's residence.
BRIEF fIEISTJON.
Trout April 15th. Arrest all violators
of the law.
Mrs. A. C. Blum visited her sister at
Portland Mills over Sunday.
Miss Dora Sizer, of Sizerviilo, lias the
thanks of ye editor for u cake of deli
cious home-made maple sugar.
It is reported that Hall & Kaul have
purchased the Dußois & Van Tassel 1
lands located in Cameron and Elk
counties.
Alb >rfc T. Patrick, tried for the
murder of the aged millionaire, W. M.
Rice, was yesterday evening delared
guilty of murder.
The Pennsylvania R. R. Company
are doing considerable surveying in
this section nr present, especially on
Buffalo division.
Hemlock hi Liber is said to have
advanced ono dollar per one-thousand
feet during the past few days, ou ac
count of the lotis to the mil! men by
the recent floods.
Master Howard Bingeman is the
happiest lad in Emporium, having re
ceived from his uncle Adam Bingeman,
of Treverio:\ Pa.., a real live goat. His
goatship Icing veil trained Warner
Judd will havel > pir. his stepper in
training if he wants to retain his record.
L2OOAL
FOR SALE on easy terms, a dwelling
house on east Sixth street. Apply to
W. J. Hughes.
In most cas-es, pay me the same price
for border that you did last year and I
will throw the paper in. L. Taggart.
2inc and Grinding Make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
sa long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
ti
Never has there been such a variety
of paints, oils, varnishes, enamels and
varnish stains brought to town as you
will find at Taggart's.
EASTER OPENING— An exhibit of pat
tern hats and novelties—mourning
goods a specialty—March 25 and 26.
B. E. AND E. L LUDLAM.
The man who s peaks his mind to
your face is the man to trust. Buy
your wall paper at Taggart's, who sells
you border for about the same price
as the paper
Tapestry curtains and lace curtains.
A fine new line Just received. Can't
be beat for quality and prices. Call
and have a look. GEO. J. LABAR.
Miss Shaw, of Cleveland, an exper
ienced Trimmer, has arrived and is now
in the employ of B. E. & E. L. Lud
lam. Miss Shaw comes highly reco
mended.
PASTURE:—I have good pasture on
Big Run for about 100 head of cattle
Apply to,
MRS. AMANDA R. NYIIART,
Beechwood, Pa. 4-4t.
SHAW'S PURE MALT.-Its value
in sickness has IK en tried and proved.
In the home it is not safe to be with
it. Absolutely pure.
Sold By
30-17-ly F. X. BLUMLE.
Cr.rpets! Carpets! Carpets! A finer
line of carpet than over, now on tap at
Laßar's. Will meet all competion and
go ono better. Costs you nothing lo
call and see them. Come one come all.
GEO. J. LA BAH.
Order at Once.
| All persons wishing ice cream, ices
or fancy baking for Easter should leave
their orders early at City Baker Mr.
Schmidt will see that you are suited,
promptly.
The Easter Ball.
Don't fail to attend the Easter Ball
by Citizens Hose Company, Tuesday
evening, April Ist. The boys are busy
preparing for the event and a good
time is assured.
Seriously 111.
Michael Murphy, proprietor of Com
mercial Hotel, has been very seriously
ill for several days, suffering with
erysipelas in the face. At the time of
going to press he is some better, under
Dr. Smith's treatment.
Returns from Hospital.
Chas. E. Colson returned 'ast Friday
from University Hospita' where he
underwent an operatior for the re
moval of a tumor from 'ile right side
|of his face. The oper.tion was suc-
I cessful.
Better Than Ever.
Miss 11. L. Raymond's display of
| good at her remarkable variety store
j is especially attractive at this time.
I While her stock always consists of
j the beautiful and useful her large line
! of goods just displayed excells all her
J former efforts. You will save money
j by first calling on Miss Raymond.
First in the Field.
S. R. Dresser, of Bradford, candidate
for Republican nomination for Con
gress, visited Emporium yesterday acd
met many of our Republicans. Mr.
j Dresser, who is an oil producer and
manufacturer, made a very favorable
j impression here. AH counties now
have a candidate, except Centre and
j Cameron.
Two Hrc Alarms.
Emporium is surely becoming me
j tropolition. Yesterday about noon,two
lire alarms were given at one
! being on the roof of James Creaton's
, billiard and ten pin alley, the other
being Wm. Robinson's residence, near
| the.juntion. A few pails of water soon
1 extinguished the flames. It in reported
I that three other small iires were start
| ed the same day—A.F. Andrews' barn,
I R.J. Lloyd's hotel and Ed. BlinzlerV
! barn.
Dime Sociak
j The Presbyterian Sunday-school will
; hold a dime social at the home of
Charles Felt, Friday evening, the 28th
! The following young ladies will favor
I us with some piano selections: The
i Misses Taggart, Verena llerlig, Bei:e
1 Husted, Edna Cruise and Nadine Mor
j gan. The male quartette will also en
; tertain us with some of their best
j pieces. During the evening there will
Ibe a flower contest, Come and try for
| the bouquet.
Will be Returned.
Rev. O. S. Motzler, who is attending
| Conference at Bellefonte, will undoubt
! edly be returned to Emporium station
for another year. Rev. Metzler, who is
greatly respected by all classes, has
succeeded in building up a largo and
influential congregation, is public
| spirited, charitable to a fault and popu
; lar with all our people. His return to
I Emporium will please our people, re
! gardless of creed.
Upholstering and Recovering.
112 Couches, lounges, chairs, baby
carriages, etc. Mattresses remade,
chairs and furniture of all kinds repair
, ed and refinished, sewing machines
! cleaned, repaired and parts furnished.
Cane, reed and veneered seating, reed
and rattan repairing. Please call early
and see our large line of samples, as we
are here for a short time only. All
furniture called for and delivered.
N.Y. UPHOLSTERING Co.,
Ea3t Emporium.
The Star Course.
The Copley Square Trio Coneer;
Company of Boston, at the Court House
Thursday evening April 3, will close
the present series of popular entertain
ments. Advices from those who have
heard this attraction justify the predic
tion, that it will not be the least enjoy
able of the splendid treats afforded the
patrons of the Star Course the past
winter. The following are among
numerous recent testimonials.
Gentlemen's night at the Woman's
Club of Ipswich on January 1", 1901,
was one of the smartest functions in
the club's history. Two hundred guests
were present. The enjoyable enter
tainment which followed the reception
was furnished by the Copley Square
Trio of Boston. Although the Trio ap-
I peared in Ipswich for the first time,
they won the hearts of the audience at
once by the charm of their modest
manner and the unexceptional ex
cellence or their music.—Gazette,
j Salem, Mass.
Miss Blanch Sears made a decided
i hit with her violin solos, being ob iged
| to respond to several prolonged en
cores Seldom do we have the pleas
! uro of listening to so through an artist,
: her playing being about the best ever
j heard in this city.—Daily News, Ban-
I B or -
The Copley Square Trio delighted a
large audience in the Yarmouth In
stitute Course last evening, each
number being encored. Judge F. O.
Swift, President of Yarmouth Institute
Course, Yarmouth, Mass., January 23,
1901.
Dre.w Patterns, Waist Patterns and
j White Goods, in all the popular styles,
I now displayed at B. E. & E. L. Lud-j
' lam's Millinery and Fancy Goods
Store, two doors from Bank.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 27.1902.
Emporium Methodists
Are Joyously Happy.
After Years of Hard Struggle They Are Free
From. Debt—Rev. O. S. Metzler Aided by
the Noble Bands Deserve
Great Credit.
VALUABLE PROPERTY—WORTH $20,000
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I'/ftSr METHODIST ETISCuPAL CHURCH.
emporium, PA.
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' IT WAS NOT ALL IN VAIN" th -.t onr
I Methodist Episcopal friends h.v'.ti :i
| Jubilee service Wednesday ev ."li-ig,
March 13th, 1902, to celebrate the wip
ing out of the last dollar of th.;irCh i;-.li
I indebtedness, which like a bl ick >•' > il.
| had hung over tlaom so long. "I. is all
! in vain," exclaimed one of the o irliost
| Methodist Circuit Preachers, as recor 1-
j ed in the "History of the West Branch
j Valley," while holding divine services.
During the services, some hounds
| brought a large deer into the stream
I near the house. The baying o!" the
hounds awakened all the frontier in
stinct, for the chase in the congrdjji
tion and at once overcame all prudence
and desire for religious instruction,
j and men, women and children rushed
IBHB'
WmJ
REV. O. S. METZLER, Pastor.
I out to participate in the chase, leaving
! only the pracher and one old man by
| the name of Overturf, who could not
j follow by reason of an attack of rlieu
! matism. The preacher, thinking of
j the weakness of human nature, sighed
■ and exclaimed," "It is all in vain,"
when Mr. Overturf, his mind following
; the chase, and thinking that the
preacher's mind was r inning i t the
same channel, promptly replied im
mediately, "Oh! Perchance thoy mty
' catch him yet"
With equal zjal and ardour oar
Methodist brethren have chase 1 after
J the means to pay off the indebtedness
on their beautiful church property,
which was erected during the pastorate
of the Rev. J. W. Rue during the year
I-'-', it a, cost of about $15,000. They
have finally succeeded isi running it to
the earth, and at the Jubilee services
i; 11 1 l it We Inesday evening the last
mortgage and judgement were burned
:n the presence of a large and grateful
congregation, composed of the mem
bf.r.i and friends of the Church, amid
groat rejoicings, and accompanied by
music, both instrumental and vocal.
After t!io services refreshments were
served by the ladies of the Church.
At the meeting of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference held at Hazelton,
Us v. O. S. Met/.ler, formerly pastor at
, Ash and, Pa., was appointed pastor of
| Emporium Church. Finding the
J church burdened with an indebtedness
o:'si,800, lie went to work at once to
j reduce the principal, his aim being to
• pay off§l,soo during the coming year.
: To assist in this laudable undertaking,
| ho organized the People's Star Course,
! which furnished the community, dur
' ing the winter months, with a very
high grade of intellectual and musical
entertainments at the remarkable low
' prico of §1.50 for five attractions. The
! interest paying societies, composed of
i the ladies of the Church, which had
been organized in 1897, were continued
! under the leadership of Mrs. P. P.
I Stray er, and the Pastor, solicited sub
[ scriptions. At the end of the year the
| result showed, that §1,925.00 of the
• church debt had been paid.
At the beginning of the second year,
1 of Mr. Metzler's pastorate, it was do
| cided by the official board of the
church, to make an effort during the
coining year to wipe out the entire in
debtedness. Work was continued
' along these lines, and the magnificent
I results achieved show, that the work
was "Not all in Vain."
As stated before, the Ladies Interest
Paying Society was organized during
the year 1597, and Mrs. J. S. Douglas
was elected the first President. ' Siie
leaving town shortly alterward Mrs.
C. M Thomas was elected President in
her stead, and at the end of that year
she had the satisfaction of turning over
t > the Trustees tne sum of §1'17.0:!
Mrs. M. Terwilliger, the President
during the jear 1898, succeeded in
i Electing §303.71, and Mrs. L. K.
Huntingdon, succeeding Mrs. Terwilli
ger during the year 1899 raised the sum
jof $636.20. In 1900 Mrs. F. P. Strayer
| watf elected President, and gathered in
the sum of §1,200. Against her wishes
she was re-elected President for 1901,
and the sum raised during that year
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FRED JULIAN, ESQ.,
Chairman Board of Trustee.?.
was §1,900. The nnvmnts revived dur
ing the past two v aw as follows:
1900 1901
By the Pastor, Subscription.'- £l.' '">•'> $1,423 G5
By Star Course, fair i '• 620 20
By Mr. Fred Julian iu ire
when called for) 525 00
By Miscellaneous Col!ec; i- -is.. ... 160 60
By Mrs. Jones' Baud 153 50....321 70
By Mrs. Heiltnnn's li.in . .... 110 00 .. .250 00
By Mrs. Rentz's Band 10", 00....208 00
Bv Mrs. Huntington's Hand V 5 00—321 70
By Mrs. Blum's Ji.md 17 28.... 125 19
By Mrs. Walkei's Band J i 77 235 00
By Mrs. Band... .. '>! 00 52 00
By Mrs. Downey's* Band -i* i~> ..
By Mrs. L.irrahee's S. S. Chit*.... . .32 00
By Mrs. Morrison v Band .*..75 00
By Prayer Meetings Band ....68 15
$2,20?} *»; $'3,848 65
Or a grand total during t'i last tw > yea s of !
$6,057.15.
It is needless to say, that the above j
results represent great self-denials 01
the part of the membership and friends j
of the Church, and an immense amount i
of labor by those instrumental in bring
ing it about, and the pastor and the ;
ladies of the church certain y are en- j
titled to, and do receive great credit j
for their labor, which was not "In
Vain."
The following comparison bot-.voen
the statistics of the church in IS9I, i
prior to the erection of the new build
ing, and the present year are.-u:b:«iu .d:
1891 19.12 Increase, j
Church Membership— $l5O $290 sl-10
Sunday School 190 880 200 j (
Missionary contri) utioos 134 3 0 <226
Pastor's Salary 900 1200 300
The church pi "DCrty is valued at $20,000. , ;
Early Methodism, iik'j tli ■ early in |
li ibitants of the Valley of the Sinna- j '
mahoning, had many difli 'uhk i to j
contend with. The first Methodist \
Circuit Rider or Preacher, the Iter. |
j
T. IS. LL >l7). ESQ ,
Superintendent Sabbath School.
Jaa. B. Roach, was appointed by the
Genessee Conference in 1823. In order
to cover his circuit, he had to make a
trip on horse back of 247 miles, com
mencing at Coudersport, Pa., thence
18 miles down the Allegany River to
the Canoe Place, (now called Port
Allegany,) thence up Allegany Port
age 10 miles to the dividing ridge;
thence 14 miles down the Sinnamahon
ing Portage to its confluence with the
main creek, to Portage settlement,
being an unbroken wilderness of 24
miles with the exception of the homes I
of Hiram Sizer and Brewster Freeman, j
j about six miles up the Portage, at a j
j point near the present village of Sizer- j
| ville. The road was a very rough one, j
j with 27 fordinga, some of them very j
j troublesome, when the water was high. ,
! Wild animals roamed the forest in
j abundance, and it was not an uneom !
• mon occurrence to meet with a pacl: '
| of hungry wolves inclose pursuit of a
I tired deer, or to find tlie carcass of a
' deer slain by a panther and half buried
I under the leaves for a future meal.
! From the Portage the trail ran thro •
miles to the mouth of North Creek: i
) thence back two miles to the mouth of j 1
j West Creek; thence by a bridle pat h ! i
seven miles up West Creek to th<
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCJ
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY. Rain.
SATURDAY, Clearing.
SUNDAY, Fair.
mouth of Big Run. Thence by another
bridle path 23 miles over the mountain
to the Kersey settlement (now called
Centerville), making 30 miles of a
bridle path through an unbroken wild
erness of forest; thence 12 miles to
Brockway's settlement near Bennett's
Branch; thence 23 miles to the con
fluence of Bennett's Branch with the
Driftwood; thence 16 miles to the mouth
of the Sinnamahoning; thence 15 miles
to Youngwomanstown (North Point;)
thence 31 miles returning to the con-
I fluence of Bennett's and Dr.ftwood
| (now Driftwood); thence up the Drift
wood 18 miles to the Portage settle
ment (now Emporium;) thence by
North Creek, by a bridle path, 17 miles
to Portage Creek; thence 10 miles to
| Smethport, and over the mountains 10
I miles to the Canoe Place; thence back
to Coudersport, the place of beginning.
18 miles. The mountains arc high
steep and rocky, the roads were rough
and not graded, the fordings over the
streams many and difficult, the- valleys
narrow, and the people rough and un
cultured, but of kindly dispositions and
respectful toward religion, often leav
ing their business on weekdays and
traveling many miles to attend servi
ces, at which they were attentive list
eners. Meeting with this encourage
ment on the part of the people, the
preacher gladly braved the dangers of
forest and stream, making the rounds
of this circuit about once in two weeks
and with such regularity, that during
the first three years disappointments
were unknown. Services being over
the Preacher led the Class, and invited
all serious persons to remain for same.
In the interim of these ministerial
visits it was the custom to hold prayer
meetings at many of the preaching
places, al't -r the manner of our present
class meetings, hut no regular organiz
ed classes with leaders were held in the
Valley of (ho Sinnamahoning, until
they were formed in 1837 by Samuel
Pitt. During 1821 thecircuit rider was
Rev. James Hazen, and in 1825 Rev.
Nathaniel Mills was appointed by the
Baltimore Conference. ' As he was an
old man, ordained by Bishop Asbury,
he was unable to endure the hardships
and exposure of hia appointment, and
Rev. John Berien supplied the circuit
during the balance of that year.
Prom 1826 to 1856 with the exception
<>f three or four years, regular appoint
ments were made, about 40 dilVerent
preachers traveling Iho circuii during
that period, and as the work increased
two pastors were appointed i o do a
year's work.
Shippen Circuit was formed in 1356,
and comprised Shippen, Portage and
Lumber Townships. In 1865 th; name
of the Circuit was Anally changed to
Emporium, and G. \V\ C. VanFossen
appointed pastor. The same year a
parsonage was builton the ground now
occupied by the residence ef William
Hackenberg.
In 1860 Rev. W. 11. Stevens was ap
pointed, to be followed during 1867
and 1868 by Rev. James Mullin, father
of Hon. H. 11. Mullin, editor of the
Cameron County Press. During 186'
Cameron was relinquished, and the
charge now consisted of five appoint
ments, Emporium, Sizerville, Rich
Valley, West Creek and Beechwood.
Rev. M. L. Drum was pastor during
during 1869. 1870 and 1881. He was fol
lowed by Rev. A. B. Hooven, who
served during the years 1872 a>. <! 1873
and it was during his pastorate, that
the old Methodist Church and the
present Parsonage were erected. Un
fortunately this was followed by the
panic of 1871, and during the following
years, and up to 1883, the trustees were
kept busy taking down the Sheriff's
notices of the sale of the property.
Rev. J. W. Olewine was appointed H.
1874 and served two years, and he was
followed in 1876 by the Rev H. F.
Cares, who also served two ye... -. The
next pastor was the Rev. John Vroo
raaii who served three years beginning
in 1878, Rev. B. H. Crever, i aving
been appointed in ISBI served two
years, to be followed in 188". by Rev.
R. H. Gilbert, now at Berwick, Pa.
Mr. Gilbert was appointed for Em
porium, and Rev. N. H. Schenck foi
the circuit. At the first quarterly
meeting held, Mr. Gilbert proposed
that the entire Church debt, amount
ing to §1,600 be paid by Thanksgiving
day. The members received this pro
position as an example of boyish en
thusiasm, but on Thanksgiving day o'
that year, the Methodists were enabled
to hold their first Jubilee services in
honor of the liquidation of the debt on
the old church. During the following
year the interior of the building was
improved at a cost of $700.00 and dur
ing the third year of his ministry here,
in 1885, Emporium Church was act
apart by the Conference as a separate
charge, or single station.
In 1886 Rev. E. M. Stevens, now the
Presiding Elder of Juniata District,
and the son of Rev. W. 11. Stevens,
who had been the Pastor during the
year 1866, was appointed, and during
his administration, the exterior of the
old church was repaired and repainted
at a cost of $550.00 He remained with
us for three years, and was followed in
1880 by Rev. J. w. Roe, who served
four years. It was during his adminis
tration, and due to his energetic v. -vk.,
that the present church building Yv\n
erected, and on the day of i;- ; Oedien
tion in January 1893, every dollar of
its cost was i rovided for, but another
financial panic followed tin building
of this church, just as it had followed
in 187-4. and left the church bnrd< ned
with a heavy load of debt.
In 1803 Rev E A. Deavor be;. trie
the pastor and served for three years,
during which time he succeeded in
paying off $5,050.00 of the indebtedness.
Continued on Fifth page.
NO. 5.