L HE CAMERON COUNTY FIIKSS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 37.
Hessage From his Honor, the Burgess.
To the Common Council of the Borough of Em'
porium, Pa.
GENTLEMEN:—
As you will doubtless bo called upon,
more or less frequently during the com
ing year, for action of various kinds,
relating to our Municipal Electric
Lighting plant I -assume that a brief re
sume of the work of the past year rnaj'
prove of service.
OUR ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT.
After a few week-? of friendly contro
versy in tho local press a vote was
taken at our borough election held in
February 1901, on the proposition to
bond tlie borough $7,000 for the con
struction of an electric lighting plant
to furnish street lights and incandes
cents. The proposition carried by a
majority of nearly four to one, and
Council of 1901 at their first meeting in
March appointed a committee to take
immediate action on the subject.
This committee was composed of
Messrs. Catlin, Balcomand Murry, and
was requested to act with the Burgess.
The committee selected Mr. J. C. Vail a
well known Electrical Engineer of
Philadelphia, to prepare plans and
specifications. Mr. Vail looked over
the ground personally about the middlo
of March, and, at once prepared plans
and specifications which were accepted
by committee and by Council at regular
meeting in April, and bids advertised
for in tho PRESS and Independent of
Emporium, and the Engineering Re
cord, of New York City. Bids were
opened April 30th. The lowest hid
was §3,759.00, but the bidders were un
able to show that the engine they pro
posed to putin would fulfill therequire
ments of tho specifications, nor could
they refer to a single instance in which
their engine had been used for electric
light work. Next, bids were $6,849,
and §6,949, both by Geo. Metzger, Jr ,
of Emporium; from Oioan came a bid of
§7,430; Philadelphia, §7,612; Philadel
phia, §7,892; Philadelphia, §8,132; New
burg,N. Y., $8,507; VY illiamsjjort, §8,760;
Pittsburg, §3,807. About this time Mr.
8. S. Hacicct, was appointed to Council
And also placed oa the light committee
to fill a vv.caney caused by Councilman
Murry'A change of residence. The con
trac'; wai finally awarded to Geo.
Metayer, Jr., at his bid of $6,849, for
complete plant except power house and
connections. Mr. Metzger's band in the
sum of $2,000 was accepted and contract
legally closed May 13th. Owing to un
avoidable delays in shipment of engine
and other apparatus the contractor did
not pronounce his work finished until
Ssptomber 28th, and same was finally
accepted by the borough Oat. 28, 1901,
after au inspection by eugiuear Vail, of
Philadelphia, who pronounced all the
apparatus to bo first-class and as re
quired by the specifications. Tha line
work has stood the high winds and
storms of tho past six months without
a break or a cent's worth of repairs and
may fairly lie considered to bo properly
con 'traded.
COST OF PLANT.
The contra jtor received $6,767.00.
Expense and bills ": n account of Elec
trical Engineer lor plans and specifica
tions, blue prints, inspection and etc.,
also bills for lumberand laboron power
house, gas, water and sewer connec
tions, etc, were §785.00 to which
should be added §129.61 for pipes,
plumbing, labor and apparatus which
though purchased since the borough
accepted the plant, are really a part of
construction expenses, making the en
tire cost of plant complete §7,681.61.
OPERATING EXPENSES.
Operating expenses for October, Nov
ember, December, January less above
items charged to construction, §432.74.
Included in this, however, is §54.50 in
surance for full year and payments for
oil and carbons (still on hand. We find
that the overcharge on these four
months for supplies bought and on
hand but not yet used is §21.00 and in
surance for eight months to come is
§36 33, reducing actual running ex
pense for the four months to §375.74.
Expenses for February including in
surance §4 54, is §Bl 89, expense for
March §93.08. making a total of 558.91
for six month or §93.12 per month for 31
arcs, or about §36.00 per year per arc
To this should be added §280.00 per year
interest on bonds, bringing the cost to
the borough of a single arc to §45 00 per
year.
According to the guarantee given by
the manufacturers of our apparatus,we
have sufficient surplus power to furnish
private lighting to tho amount of §900.00
per year. I fully agree, however, with
your lighting committee in its conclu
sion to defer further action regarding
inside lighting till the engine bed iu
the power house is reinforced.
WEAK FOUNDATION.
The fact that the engine bed shows
signs of weakness is very much to be
regretted, but I fail to find that council
or the contractor can be blamed in any
way for this condition. The size of the
foundation and the construction of it
are in every respect equal, and in the
matter of the cement employed, better
than the requirements furnished by the
engine builders who probably lost sight
of the fact that tho foundation would
stand in water whenever water in tho
branch was high, although their atten
tion was drawn to this several times.
I have recently learned that the same
thing occurred when a new steam en
gine was putin at the Iron Works here
about two years ago. The foundation
was built on precisely the same level »s
related to the creek, and it was built
according to specifications, hut after a
few weeks use it began to shake so that
its reinforcement became noces'iarj.
This was accomplished by sure >u ting
the foundation on .-ill aides wi'h a stone
wall 18 inc es thick, about four or five
feet from the foundation. This apacv
was then fiile.l with slag or cinder and
flooded with cement. Since this time,
about two years ago, the foun lationhas
remained perfectly solid.
. I would suggest, Gentlemen, that
your committee investigate this case,
and if practicable adopt a similar plan
as if this should prove efficient and
economical it would certainly bo very
convenient as not interfering with the
continuous service of the plant.
The engine and generator are repre
sented and guaranteed by their respec
tive manufacturers to furnish a certain
amount of power, and it will at once
occur to you that it is very important
that,at once onour reinforcement of the
foundation, inside lights be put on
sufficient to test the full capacity of the
plant before the expiration of the
guarantees.
STItEET DEPARTMENT.
I wish to congratulate you gentlemen
on the good work done by your street
commissioner during the past year, and
especially on the efficiency of his de
partment during the winter. I am con
vinced that there are very few if any
towns in the state of any size where
the sidewalks were kept in better con
dition so far as snow and ice is con
cerned than they were right here in
Emporium. As usual, in the spring
there are a large number of wooden
sidewalks that need immediate atten
tion, but your street commissioner will
no doubt give you full particulars re
garding these.
FOURTH STREET.
I wish to call your attention to the
condition of Fourth street. For years
repairs have been mado by dumping
cinders and dirt in the street, and the
center of the road has been gradually
rising till in many places it is higher
than the sidewalks. This is very notice
able in the square between Broad and
Chestnut streets, and is particularly to
be deplored at this point, as the brick
business blocks in this square cannot
be raised to keep pace with the upward
movement of tha road.
GRADING AND REPAIRS.
In this connection gentlemen 112 would
most earnestly recommend that a defi
nite grade line be at once established
from the upper end of Fourth street, to
the railroad crossing at the Junction,
and that hereafter when repairs are
made they he made by cutting clown
the high points and filling in tho low
ones till the roadway conforms to one
regular grade from end to end
We have right hero in the Borough,
at the furnace, and free of charge,
some of the finest road making material
in the world. I refer of course to the
slag or cinder from the iron works, and
it seems to me that this ought to bo
utilized while we have the opportunity.
Dumping cinder here and there on
top of the street, however, is of very
trifling temporary benefit. The read
should be excavated where necessary
and filled in with 10 to 12 inches of
cinder, coarse on the bottom and fine
on top, and then rolled with a heavy
steam roller. The fine cream colored
granular cinder, which may be obtained
at the furnace at bare cost of granulat
ing it, would make an ideal top dress
ing for the heavy cinder and give us a
roadway equal to any paved street in
existence. lam of the opinion, how
ever, that the granular cinder by itself
is of no use tor road making unless
placed on a solid foundation.
If you can see your way clear to be
gin work at either end or in the middle
on some such plan as this, while we
may not be able to finish it this year and
perhaps not even next year, there will
bo 3ome prospect of eventually having
at least one street that we may be
proud of. I hope, gentlemen, that you
will agree with me that all patching
and repairing on Fourth street and
West Allegany avenue ought to stop
and every cent of money hereafter ex
pended on this line of roadway should
be devoted t > permanent improvement.
BICYCLE SIDE PATH.
Dr. Baker and Mr. Hockley have al
ready secured subscriptions sufficient to
warrant them in commencing the con
struction of this work as soon as the
weather will permit. It has been stat
ed, that we would not have the author
ity to protect a bicycle path from being
encroached upon and damaged by
horses and vehicles that are by law en
titled to the road-way. This is a mis
take however as a special act, applying
to Emporium only, was passed by the
State legislature in 1871, and signed by
Governor Geary, which act reserves
fifteen feet on each side of 80 foot
streets and eleven feet on each side of
all streets between sixty and eighty
feet in width, this reserved strip is not
a part of the road-way and cannot be
legally encroached upon by horses and
carriages which have no more rights
thereon than bicycles have on the side
walks. It is patent, therefore, that if
the bicycle path is built on this reserved
strip the Burgess will have ample legal
authority to protect the path. In con
clusion, gentlemen, I wish to congratu
late you most heartily on your selection
of officers for the coming year.
Yours respectfully,
E. O. BARDWELL,
Burgess.
Emporium, Pa., April 7th, 1902.
To the School Directors of Cameron
County.
Gentlemen:—ln pursuance of the
forty-third section of tho act of May 8,
1854, you are hereby notified to meet
in convention, at the courthouse, in
Emporium on the first Tuesday in May,
A. D. 1902, being the 6th day of the
month, and select, viva voce, by a ma
jority of the whole number of directors
present, one person of literary.and
scientific acquirements, and of skill and
experience in tho art of teaching, as
county superintendent, for tho th: -o
succeeding years, and certify tha re
sult to the State Superintendent, at
Harrisburg, as required by tho thirty
ninth and fortieth sections of said act.
MATTIE M. COLLINS,
County Sup rintemlent of Cameron County.
April 4th, ICJO21 C JO2 —7-4t.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WKßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 10,1902.
Letter From Prof. Coleman.
The editor of the PRF' I is in receipt
of a personal letter rom Prof. J. J.
Coleman, formerly of J driftwood, who
is engaged in educational work in the
Philippines. Mr. Qnleman enlisted
with Uncle Sam and remained there
afterwards.
Who Will Erect Houses.
The growing and daily demand for
dwelling houses in Emporium, with
none vacant, is a great disappointment
to persons who locate in Emporium.
Why do not some of our citizens, with
means and plenty of land, erect some j
comfortable homes that will rent at j
reasonable rates'? Don't all start at,
once.
A Hark of Appreciation.
A former very prominent resident of
Emporium, having removed to Buffalo
and taken sick there, after unsuccess
fully doctoring with Buffalo physicians
for a time, sent to her former family
physician, Dr. R P. Heilman, for treat
ment. After a few days' use of reme
dies sent, reports come back of great
improvement and were accompanied
with profuse thanks and a double fee.
Baptist Church Notes.
Preaching morning and evening by
the pastor. Morning subject. "Two
plus two equals four." Evening topic,
"Parrots." Biblo school at the close
of morning worship. C. E. Crandell
superintendent. Y. P. S. C. E. (5:30.
B Olmsted Pres. Prayer and praise
meeting Wednesday evening 7:80. All
welcome. Don't miss the Peoples
Popular Happy Hour Service Sunday
evening 7:30 to 8:30. 28th Benedictory
song service.
Distinguished Visitors.
Last Friday a number of promi
nent tanners, interested in West Vir
ginia, visited Emporium and met many
of our citizens. The party was com
prised of Charles Gleason, Boston;
Wm. F. Mosser, Westover, Pa.; Chas.
Irvin, Big Run, Pa.; I. W. Gleason,
Gleasonton, Pa.; and L. W. Gleason,
Driftwood, Pa. The party, who were
in charge of Mr. W. M. Lawler, of
Emporium, had returned from visiting
the tanneries in this section of the
State. They left on mail cast to visit
at Driftwood and Gleasonton.
Buffalo Trade Excursion.
Last Monday about seventy-five of
Buffalo's business men started on their
annual trade excursion to be absent
one week. The train arrived at Em
porium at 4:30 p. m., and was met at
the junction by the Burgess and sever
al of our citizens, who accompanied
the excursionists to Broad street Sta
tion, where a large number of our
business and professional men met and
commingled with the gentlemen until
5:10, when the train departed for Wil
liamsport, where they remained over
night A delegation of Williamsport
board of trade members met the excur
sionists at Emporium and accompan
ied them to the Saw Dust City. They
were a jolly party and met many cus
tomers, as well as friends. Reporters
accompanied the party, representing
all the Buffalo papers. We had the
pleasure of meeting Richmond C. Hill,
of the Times, and F. E. Davis of News.
The Close of the Star Course.
With the Copley Square Trio of
Boston the People's Star Course of the
Season of 1901-1902, formally closed.
The entertainments furnished from
time to time have been uniformly of
a high order of excellence and have
represented not only much hard work
on the part of the committee, but a
large out lay of money, as only the
best attractions in the Lyceum field
have been listed. We believe there is
a general desire that the enterprise, so
successfully operated for the last two
seasons, should be continued and made
permanent.
It is not unlikely that an effort will
be made at the proper time, to enlist
the co-operation of our citizens in the
furtherance of this end. Ofthe Copley
Trio itself only words of praise may be
said. It combines elements of musical
variety and novelty, beyound anything
previously presented and includes only
artists of decided merit. Miss Blanche
Sears is a pleasing violinist and cap
tivated her auditors with her masterful
interpretations of classic and standard
compositions; Mis 3 M. Isola Sears ex
cells as a pianist, having a finished
touch and is equally at home with I!,
guitar and xylophone; Miss Mario:i
Whitaker's skillful manipulation ofthe
sleigh bells and xylophone was a highly
appreciated feature, as her frequent
recalls indicated, while her whistling
solos won instant and emphatic favor.
In fact the entire entertainment was
worthy of the occasion and of the
artists giving it.
Letters from tlic People.
[All communications under this head must be
accompanied by the writer's name. We will not
be held responsible for any expression in this
department.]— Editou.
"Patron" is After Somebody. Who?
Editor I*reHß:
The Mothers' Meeting, organized for
the good of our schools was so taken
updiscussing the "curfew" law last
Friday that the following questions
were considerded of not enough im
portance to act upon, but were put
over until the meeting in September.
As they are of great importance to the
majority of patrons of our schools, I
send them to you for publication that
those in authority may answer if they
choose.
6.l.—Would it not he well for our directors to de
mand the resignation of each teacher employed,
as a sate guard against incompetency?
2.—ln your opinion are not the directors guilty
for continuing in office a lax instructor, whom
they know to be deficient?
3.—Teachers in the lower grades complain of
over crowding of pupils, each room averaging <lO.
Why is twelve a large number for the graduating
class?
4.—ls brutalityone ofthe requisites of a succes
ful teacher in our schools?
,r '- —Why is writing in all its detail not carried
along with the pupils beyond the first grade?
6.—Why will teachers,who are pressed for time,
spend half of their time ranting on the terrible
punishment they will inflict on their scholars at
the close of school, if they do this or don't do
that?
"■—Why are our boys leaving school in their
Grammar and Freshman year?
A PATRON.
The above article, coming as it does
Irom a patron of the schools, and a tax
payer, we doem it our duty' to publish
the same, yet in no matter endorsing
the sentiments contained therein.
School directors, and especially teach
ers, have a hard road to hoe. The
charges above, or rather insinuations,
are questions that will no doubt be ans
wered by the directors or faculty. As
far its our teachers are concerned we
believe they have given excellent
satisfaction. All scholars are not
angels—far from it—and living, as the
writer doea, too close, for comfort, to
the high school building, we are of the
opinion that had we to live in the same
building some of the little scamps, and
more of the larger ones, would get a
good sound thrashing three times a day;
we would adjourn the mothers' meet
ings and send the members home to
keep their children from off the streets.
George Easterbrooks Seriously
Injured.
Last Saturday evening, Geo. Easter
brooks, employed as conductor on Em
porium & R.V.R.R. met with a terrible
accident, while discharging his duties.
His train was crossing the mountain
from W. D. Johnson's North Creek
shingle mill to C. B. Howard Com
pany's property, when a truck under a
car, loaded with shingles, broke down.
The trainmen attempted to take a truck
from under an empty car to replace
the broken one under the loaded car.
They jacked up the empty car took the
truck out and then began blocking up
the car so as to usu the jacks under the
car. While doing the blocking the ear
swung sidewise overbalancing the jacks
and then fell. Easterbrooks was caught
under the car. His head was caught on
the side by the end of a tie and all the
tissues on the right side of head includ
ing his ear were torn loose from a line
about one inch back of the eye extend
ing from the top of his forehead down
unto his neck and torn loosa back as far
as the back of his head and cutting off
the temporal artery from which there
was a great loss of blood. There was
another cut about four inches long over
left forehead extending from just above
eyebrow to top of head, atid one .about
three inches long on the left side of back
of head. The head ofthe right shoulder
blade was also broken and one finger
on right hand badly lacerated.
While he was held fast under the car
he had presence of mind enough to
l direct the whole work of his release.
| He wa3 brought to Emporium on the
| engine and taken to his home. Dr.
Heilman was summoned and after
| learning the extent of his injnries sum
| rnoned Dr. Smith to administer chloro
) form while the wounds were being
dressed. The wounds were carefully
j cleansed and dressed, and the shoulder
| putin position to heal. It was deemed
advisable to take him to Williamsport
Hospital for the after-treatment, which
was accordingly done. Dr. Heilman
accompanied him and leithim the next
morning resting comparatively easy.
The indications are favorable for his
recovery.
Eye Specialist.
Prof. W. H. Budine, the well known
Eye .-'pecialist, of Binghamton, N. Y.,
Will be at R. 11. Hirsch's jewelry
stove, Emporium, April 11th and
1-th Evea tested and examined free.
AH work guaranteed. If you have
weak eyes or headache don't fail to call
and sot! Prof. Budine, as ho makes a
speciality of correcting all such cases
Lenses ground totll till kinds of peculiar
sight. 5-21.
Capt.L.S.Hay, one of Dußois' promi
nent citizens, is dead.
Street Paving.
Mr. Josiali Howard, our wealth
iest, as well as most public spirited
citizen, made a proposition to the
Borough Couucil, of which he is a
member, at the regular meeting
last Monday evening looking to
the paving of Fourth street from
the Climax office to Chestnut street.
Mr. Howard declared his willing
ness to donate one-third of the cost
(about 82,000) provided the peo
ple would contribute the other two
thirds, either by donation or from
Borough funds.
Our tax-payers are sick and tired
of being taxed to keep up mud
roads. Let street paving, cinder
roads or something besides mud be
used. Let not another dollar be
expended for mud holes. Make
good streets if it be only one block
at a time.
Mr. Howard is the heaviest tax
payer in the county, has made his
money here, and, probably expects
to reside among us for years to
come and work for tlio upbuilding
of his home-town and county.
His broad ideas ».' public improve
ments may seem too much for some
of our citizens, but they should re
member that no town improves in
importance unless the people are
progressive and manifest the true
spirit of go-aheadativeness, that at
tracts the attention of the seeker
for homes, the promoter of indus
tries and (he manufacturer. To
make our county what it should lie
we all must be more progressive,
energetic and wide-awake. Would
that Emporium had a dozen Josiali
Howard's.
Ancient History.
The Smethport Miner is publish
ing "Ancient History" from its
liles of 1858. At that date Bhippen
township, this county, was then a
part of McKean county. The mer
cantile appraisement for that year
shows only four business firms in
Shippen, viz: L. T. More, Eli Felt,
Z. L. Hubbard, B. Earl.
Soldiers Monument.
It is urgently requested that all
persons interested in the effort to
erect a soldiers monument shall
meet at the office of M. M. Larra
bee next Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock.
J. !•'. I'AKSONS, President.
A. CHAPMAN, Sec'y.
Thanks.
EDITOR PRESS: —Please extend
our thanks to those kind friends
and neighbors for their sympathy
and kindness to us during our sad
bereavement in the death of our
daughter BESSIE.
MR. ami MRS. ALBERT MURRY and FAMILY.
Editor Press:—
We desire to extend our heart
felt thanks to our kind friends and
neighbors, who assisted us during
the illness and after the death of
our husband and father. Also
the Ladies of Gladioli Hive, Tent
No. 4, K. O. T. M., of Bradford,
Pa., and Mayor P. C. Foley, of
Olean. who sent the beautiful llow
ers.
MRS. S. FAUCETT AND FAMILY.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
MURRY.
BESSIE, aged two years, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murry, died Sat
urday evening after a few days illness
with pneumonia. It was a bright little
child for one of its years and will be
sadly missed by the family. The fun
eral was held from the home on
Seventh street, Monday at two o'clock.
Rev. O. 8. Metzler officiated and spoke
words of consolation to the bereaved
family.
Democratic Committee fleets.
The Democratic County Committee
met at City Hotel yesterday and elect
ed Dr. S. S. Smith delegate to State
Convention and endorsed Dr. S. S.
Smith for State Senator, with power
to choose his own conferees. J. P.
Parsons, C. W. Shaffer, Emporium,
and W. R. Chatham, of Driftwood,
were elected Congressional conferees.
Hello! Press.
The PRESS establishment is now con
nected with the local telephone line as
well as long distance 'phone. Our
patrons are requested to call us up at
any time, send u.s news or leave orders.
Please bear this in mind.
Having decided to continue the busi
ness of the late D. _ E. Olmsted, I hope
by strict, careful and courteous atten
tion to all to merit a share of the
patrouago we have had since our resi
dence in Emporium.
THOMAS TROTTEB.
Next door to the Emporium Furni
ure Company.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Fair.
SATURDAY, Rain.
SUNDAY, Fair.
LzOGAL JNIOTICES.
WANTED—GirI for general houw:
work. Inquire at this office.
FOR SALE on easy terms, a dwelling
house on east Sixth street. Applv to
W. J. Hughes.
In most cases, pay me the same price
for border that yon did last year and i
will throw the paper in. L. Taggart.
Zinc and Grinding Make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
Murry & Coppersmith sell our paint.
tf
Never has there been such a variety
of paints, oils, varnishes, enamels and
varnish stains brought to town as yon
will find at Taggart's.
SHAWJS PURE MALT—Is free from
adulteration, drugs, crude spirits and
other harmful ingredients. Absolutely
pure.
Sold By
36-47-ly p. X. BLUKLE.
Tapestry curtains and lace curtains.
A fine new line just received. Can'*
be beat for quality and prices. Call
and have a look. GEO. J. LABAR.
The man who speaks his mind to
your face is the man to trust. BUT
your wall paper at Taggart's, who sell*
you border for about the same price
as the paper.
PASTURE:—I have good pasture or
Big Run for about 100 head of cattk
Apply to,
MRS AMANDA R. N YHART
Beechwood, Pa. l-.Jt.
_ Carpets! Carpets! Carpets! A liner
line of carpet than ever, now on tap a'
Laßar's. Will meet all competion and
go one better. Costs you nothing to
call and see them. Come one come a].
GEO. J. LABAK.
A fine selection of ladies trimmed
hats just received from New York
city. Children's hats at 15c and up
wards Children's summer under
wear, regular pries 15c and 20c, reduced
to 5c and 10c.
MRS. E. O. BARDWELL.
WANTED—Cabinetmakers and wood
finishers. Steady employment at good
wages. None but those who nave
learned the trade desired. If you are
competent come right on. we will t»ay
railroad fares. No strike. W. "M
Powell, 203 N. Water St., Rochester.
N. Y. 6-2t
Can Recover the Claims.
HARRISBURG, April 3.—Attorney
General Elkin to-day gave as his lega!
opinion that under the act of ISS7, re
lating to the assignment of claims, iJ
the West Virginia Claim agency
presses the writs ot the attachment of
wages against railroaders, and com
pels the railroad companies to pay the
debt, the railroaders may proceed
against the merchants or other credit
ors making assignments of tbest
claims, and under the law, recover
from them as a penalty the full amount
of debt, interest and costs so collected.
Some time ago B. Frank Suavely, L
A. Johnston and other employes offhe
Pennsylvania Railroad company, wish
ing to ascertain what legal right the
West Virginia Collection agency hat
to hold up the wages of railroad en
ployes in this city, Altoona and othc?
points along the Pennsylvania line, for
debt, sent a letter to Attorney General
Elkin stating the case and asking hir
opinion on the subject.
Mr. Elkin concludes his opinion at
follows:
"This whole system of making coi
lections is vicious, savors of 3liarp
practice, and should not be encourag
ed. It seems to me that, when our mer
chants and other creditors fully under
stand the true characters of the suite
instituted and the penalty which they
must pay in case suits" are pressed
against them, they will refrain from
making assignments of claims for thir
purpose."
Positive Proof.
The following houses have beei.-
painted from Beven to twelve yeare
with my paints, ( the Champion paints
viz: L. Taggart's, I). W. Felt's, Mrs. J
C. Metzger's, Joshua Bair's. N. Seger's.
Sam'l McDonald's, J. P. McNarney l s
and many others. The county jail and
R. P. Heilman's house have beer,
painted two years. 1 ask you in ah
fairness, and in justice to myself, tc
carefully examine these houses. Let
no man prejudice you against my paints.
1 can assure you without truthful con
tradiction, that there is not a man in
our town or county, who has anv
knowledge whatever, as to the quality
of paints, only as he or they have"learn
ed from their use, and I defy any oer
son in town to give you such proof a*
to quality of their paints, as 1 have.
My paints are guaranteed.
Yours truly,
L. TAGGART.
That Beautiiul Gioss
Comes from the varnish in Devoe 1 *
Varnish Floor Paint; costs 5 cents more
a quart though. Sold by Murry &
Coppersmith. 4
NO. 7.