THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. -37. Mason Hill. Farmers are busy harvesting their oats. C. W. Williams is out with his thresh ing machine. J. (). Jordan expaets to build a new house iu the near future. Mrs. Byron Heavcuer, of Renovo, is the guest of J. W. Lane'and family. Mrs. David Marsh of this place is visiting her sister at Du Bois this week It i* understood that parties are about to drill for oil on Maurice Donavan's farm. Mrs. L. E. li isey, of Dents Bun spent the past week with her parents at this place. Mrs. Bay Smith, of Huntley, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mix. of Mix Bun, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at this place. Misses Emma and Curreuce Shaffer, of Benne/.ette were the guests of relatives at this place a few days last week. Bernie Marsh spent a day or two at Huntley and took iu the sights at that place the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burr and Mrs. Coleman, of Tunnel Hill were the guests of J. O. .Jordan and family Sunday. Miss Mary Wilkins, of Kane*holni, returned home Thursday after a two weeks \ i-it with her friend, Mis- Ethel Barr. Mrs. Martha Miller died at the home of her sister at Medix Run, August 20th, aged (511 years. Mrs. Miller has lived on Mason Hill several years, ami this place has lost a citizen whose presence will lie greatly missed. Funeral services were conducted by Bev. Ebersole at Hicks Bun and the remains were laid away in the Miller Bun cemetery. She leaves six sons and one daughter to mourn her death. Another home looks desolate, A mother called away, A mother resting sweetly. As in liorigiave she lay. She has left her home and dear ones, She has left a vacant chair; And as we glance around the home, We see no mother there. She is renting, Iweotly resting. On tli e bosom of her God; Lying now beside her husband, Underneath the soft green sod. TEDMi:. Sterling Run. Ed. Tracy, of Falls Creek, is rusticat ing lure a few days. Candidates for nomination aie begin ning to putin an appearance. B. E. Smith and Son Derr, of St. Marys, -pent Sunday with his mother in this place. Jos. Fi.rloug, of the Alpine IIOUM-. accidentally fell oft a load of bark Friday evening and broke his arm in two place-. Wm. Carter, of Rich Valley, is loading two curs of bark per day at this place, baik coming from the ltnsscll Draft of Canoe Bun. Mr. J. B. Brooks and Sons have been developing the coal mines on the Young and Findlay Branch of Sterling Run the past week. Frank Sterling, by the way, is working for something from the School Board. What is it Frank? Truant policeman or assistant director. Emanuel Zerbey. Frank Sterling. I >ig John Johnson and Senator Wade contem plates starting a Liars Club in the near future. Then Sinnemahoning Club will have to look to its laurels. There was a case of Babies in town Saturday. A young man from Cameron was running amuck through town, bark ing like a dog. Whiskey must be of a very bad quality that causes the Rabies. Cameron. Coming at last, a ticket agent, first oi the month. E. M. McFadden visited the county seat Monday. Dr. DeLong, of Emporium, was iu town Tuesday. Public school opens September Ist, for the winter term. Sheriff Swope, of Emporium, was seen i in our streets Tuesday. J/. K. Huntington, of Emporium, was in town on business Tuesday. Clen Alderfer, of Philadelphia, was in town between trains Monday. E 11. Li [linger visited relatives at llidgway a few days last week. Ceo. Myers, of Coudcrsport, is visiting F. B. Lininger and family of this place. William Fox moved his family from Driftwood to this place one dav last week. Mrs. M. I'hoi-nix i.-i visitiug her daugh ter, Mr>. B. S. Oyler and family at Keat ing Summit. Berry pickers are <juite numerous this week. They are picking some very fine buckle berries. Patsy Clair is at the \\ illianisport hospital receiving treatment. He I.as been ailing for some time Frank Fox, Sr.. of Drill wood, lias taken the contract of ; utting in i In. bark and logs from Mully Hollow, for K. V. Dunlevie. lie began to haul Vmrk Monday. E. 11. O-borne, of Erie. w;,s in tow;i Tuesday. NKI>. School Opens Next Monday. The public schools will open next | Monday, September Ist. The corps of j teachers was completed on Saturday i night when the board chose Miss Lar i rabee to succeed Miss Cotton who re j signed from the grammar school and 1 Mr. J. Irvin Snyder of Muncy to take i the place of Mr. Renn as assistant prin | cipal. Pupils will not be admitted to the school buildings on Monday niorn j ing until after the ringing of the first bell at H:45. No certificates of promotion were is i sued at the close of school in May, but j the report cards will tell pupils where !to go. All pupils whose oards show a j general average in the final examina ' tions of 75 with no mark lower than 65 ! are entitled to advance to the next ! grade. Others remain in the same grade as last year. Pupils will keep i this in mind and pass at once to the j room to which the report cards entitle | them. Children of families who have come | to town since the close of last term will | meet the principal at the High School ! building at 2 o'clock next Saturday ; afternoon, August 30, for the purposes jof classification. Any who failed to ! take the final examinations at the close I of the term and wish to enter school j now will come at the same time. E. S. LING, Principal. I Small Run of Timber and Logs Predicted. William B. Quigley, the well known I expert log scaler and timber inspector 1 J who is spending a few days at his home 1 ' in this city, predicts that the run of ' i square timber and logs on the river i next spring will be very small in com- 1 ! parison with previous years. There j will be no square timber rafts and only I a very small log drive. .Mr. Quigley says the small log drive will bring in j i about 1!) or 20 million feet, which is 1 i being cut when the clearing up process j jis going on. There may and there may ! 1 not be a small log drive on Kettle j | creek. There will be a few rafts of | : prop timber but altogether the rafting ! i will be very small feature. These con- ; ' j ditions of affairs along the river .ire ' due, he says, to the fact that raw mills 1 j have been erected to cut out what tim- ' i bor is left in the luml> ;r regions at the j head of the river and to the shipment J of large timber to market by rail instead jof lioating it in rafts on the river.— ; 1 Lock Haven Republican. Hethodists Havel heir Outing. Two hundred members of the First j I Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday I School attended the picnic at Tunnel j Hill Friday last. The weather was aus- ; pieious,the arrangements in every par- ' ; I ticular complete, the grove its self, its j , conveniences and concessions all that j ; ; could be desired, the supply of whole- j ' , some food abundant and appetizing, i ' and best of all, the spirit of sociability ' and abandon to the pleasures and di- I versions of the day spontaneous and hearty. All entereded freely into the ' recreative spirit of the day and voted ! the outing a genuine success. Promotion. Vernon Heilman, son of Dr. Heilman, who has been assistant book-keeper at the Emporium Tannery for some time, has been promoted, to take effect to- j ! day. He goes to Portland Mills tan- | I nery and assumes the position of book- j keep and Supervisor. The young man j j , competent and very attentive to his j | duties, is to be congratulated upon his j i good fortune. Vernon is all right. Eye Specialist. Prof. W. 11. Budine, the well known ; Eye Specialist, of Binghamton, N. Y., I will be at li. H. llirscli's jewelry i store, Emporium, Pa , Sept. 12th, and I 13th. Eyes tested and examined free. All work guaranteed. If you have ; weak eyes or headache don't fail to call and see Prof. Budine, as he makes a j speciality of correcting all such cases, j i Lenses ground to fit all kinds of peculiar I sight. 27-2t. Baptist Church Notes. Preaching morning and evening by ! the pastor, morning subject, "These : Things," evening "Heaven." Bible [ school at close of morning worship, ! C. E. Crandel Supt. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 j p. m. P. Olmsted, president. "Bene- j dictory Song Service" in the lecture ] room at the close of evening worship. Prayer-meeting Wednesday evening 7:45. All welcome. Postponed One Week. The Presbyterian ladi ; are compell ed to postpone the supper announced to be served at .Mr. R. ('. Hudson's on Thursday evening of this week, 28th, on account of unavoidable hinderaiices. They will serve the supper one week later, September 4th, at Mr. Dotlson's, beginning at 0 o'clot Ic. All invited to j partake. The charge will be 25 cents. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 28,1902. Repnlilicans of Cameron County. Tuesday, September 2d is the last day for registration and every voter should be registered on or before that day. For this purpose the Assessors are required to set at the polling places on Sept. Ist and 2nd. The last day for payment of taxes is Oct. 4th. A. C. lil.L'M, County Chairman. Dan'l Britton Repents. EDITOR PRESS: —What I write I hope will not be objectionable. Something strikes me that I ought to put a piece in the PRESS. I have had my lips and downs in sickness—up to-day and down to-morrow. I have come to the con clusion that my time is not long for this world and I have my peace to make with my God; therefore, I will announce that I have started out for the same and do not intend to turn back again. I would like to have my friends, also my enemies, to meet at my home next Sunday at two o'clock and assist me in prayer meeting. ! hope my daughter and relatives will be there. 1 hope by the grace of God that I may continue on until death comes, which I think can't be far off. If I was prepared to meet my God 1 would be willing to abide by his will, as my suffering has been such that I cannot express. I do think that the spirit of God will be with all those that call on Him. I wish I could hear from my distant friends. Let us all try and serve God. DANIEL BRITTON. Emporium, Pa., August 25, 1902. Railroad Changes Here. A number of changes will take place in the clerical force of P. &E. R. It, at the place, Sept. Ist. Mr. E.G. Davi son, who for 28 years has been located at Emporium Junction as Ticket Agent, Express Agent, etc., has been appoint ed to the position of Ticket and Freight Agent at Johnsonburg. ilarrv Fab »• stock is promoted to Ticket Agent at Junction and Chas. Jones made clerk at Junction. Mr. Davison has been closely allied with cur town ever since he came here and while we are glad to see any of our citizens better themselves we are loath to have Mr. Davison and his estimable family leave Emporium. They have been so closely allied with Emporium that it will be hard to leave, and form new friends. Mr. Davison is a gentle man of superior intelligence and has always taken a lively interest in the public schools, (having served many years as director) and Masonic work. The PRESS especially feels deeply the change that removes Mr. Davison from Emporium. The changes take place Sept. Ist. A Page Every day. A Chicago department store has just closed a contract for a page advertise ment a day for an entire year. The amount of money involved is about $120,000. The contract is one of the largest ever placed in this country. John Wanamaker of New York and Philadelphia was the first merchant to take a page of space for a year. At the present time he has half a dozen such pages running in different New York and Philadelphia papers. Our Next Senator. E. J. Jones, of St. Marys, was in Em porium last Friday and ealled on many of his Emporium friends. It is possible that Mr. Jones will be the Republican nominee for State Senator in this dis trict and should his name be placed on the ticket look out for a hot contest. Jones is popular in the district and will, if nominated, run like wild-fire. Annual Bath. County Commissioners Gaskill, Vogt and Mason have been spending a few days at Atlantic City. When they appeared in the surf the thousands of bathers thought the tidal \vave had surely arrived. Scalded. Patrick Kinney, fireman on Buffalo Division engine No. 1802 was severely scalded, on left arm at Buffalo, last Tuesday. He is now at home at this place. Going to Austin. The amateur Vaudeville entertain ment, given here last Monday evening, will he repeated at Austin to-morrow evening. Democratic Convention. The Democratic County Convention convenes at the courthouse to-morrow to ratify the "Slate." I'rom cover t > cover RISDFIELDS' M A(• AZINe is filled with clever short stories and artistic illustrations. 27-2t The Library Benefit. That the public is not deficient in appreciation of its splendid library and gymnasium had a practical demon stration at the opera house last Monday night, in the out-pouring of people to witness the benefit entertainment. Much was expected and that these ex pectations were not disappointed is apparent from the warm words of praise heard on all sides. To Miss Anna Metzger with whom originated the idea is chiefly due the credit for the success achieved. Her efforts have been un tiring and the many new features ap pearing on the programe were there as the result of her resourceful and skillful planning. Each number merits distinct and separate mention, but from lack of space this is precluded. The male quartette was evenly balanced, their voices blending harmoniously and beautifully in the several selections given. The bass solos of Mr J. M. Robert son and Mr. Geo. A. Wrlker, Jr., were particularly well sung. Prof. Biekarck of Warren was the violin artist. His playing was characterized by excellent bowing, fulness of fire and vigor and finished grace and charm. An enjoyable feature of the programme was the piano solo of Mrs. Beers. Miss Metzger sang an obligato to the male quartette in a voice that denoted the highest cul tivation and that furnished the audi ence with, one of the real treats of the evening. The cat quartette was exceedingly funny, the young ladies in costume, voice, facial expression and gesture giving an inimitable rendition of this new famous song. The cake walk drew forth rounds of applause. Verv pretty indeed were the Sonsa girls. Their drills were given with mili tary grace and precision and presented a picture of loveliness that must long linger in the minds of the auditors. The double sextette from Floradora was a fitting climax of the whole. Pro fessionals, we think,could not have done better. Nearly ninety dollart was nettad for the Library fund. The Church of the Future. Every creed, in the beginning, is the statement of a vital truth. But to ac cept every creed as a finality is death. When there is the spirit of revision there is life. We can well afford to pay lor a standing advertisement of our graditude for any improvent of our j creed. In my dream of the future \ church, I offer my creed not as a sub-' stitude for yours, but as one which, ] combined with yours, might possibly 1 give us both a broader vision and a ' more abnndant life. The church of the future as it appears to me, will have no written creed. In form of goverment it will be a pure democracy. No dogmas will be allow ed to do service for religion. Religion is love. Worship is useful and free work. The church of the future must assert man'B right to heaven here. It must abolish poverty or be abolished. It must teach men to have faith in a Creator who has made all things well; faith that the ills of humanity are due, not to his blunders, but rather to man's ignorance of natural law. The church of the future must have faith in man; faith that he would rather do right than wrong; faith that if be were free, his own inborn love of truth and right would be his salvation. The church of the future must enlist men in the holy crusade for economic liberty; firing their hearts with zeal for the public good, leading them toward the Republic that is to be, by the simple ways of justice and peace.—Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow in the Pilgrim for August. Let Us Have P's. "Pennsylvania's Patttison-Penny packer political programme presages prodigious potentislities," says an ex change, People prefer Penny packer. Po litical prophets place Pennypacker pre-eminently paramount, providing partisan plans prevail. Pattison presumes prematurely. Possibly Pattison's previous pull persists; perhaps Pennsylvanians prefer Pennypacker. Providing personal popularity pre dominates, Pennypacker's position promises permanent prominence politi cally precluding Pattison's preferment. Bradford Era Another Automobile. Mr. Josiah Howard is the latest to purchase an automobile, his purchase making six in Emporium. Subscribe for the PRESS; only §1.50 a year in advance. WASHINGTON LETTER. {From our Regular Correspondent.) "Washington, Aug. 25th, 1902. Editor Prett:— The Secretary of Agriculture, who returned from the west on Fri day and left almost immediately to take part in the campaign in the New England states, informed your correspondent that the most prosperous conditions existed j throughout the west and that, | while there was no active interest iin national politics, the people I were too well satisfied to desire j any change. When asked to define j the tariff plank in the lowa Re- I publican platform, he said that it | meant that the people desired some j modification of the tariff schedules. That in this time of plenty they considered such modification could be judiciously made. That while true to the principles of protection, they believed there were certain industries which no longer needed the same protection that was essen tial to their prosperity when the Dingley law was enacted and they expected the party to modify those schedules. They were particularly desirous of a modification of the schedules affecting trust made articles but were convinced that any revision of the tariff could lie intrusted only to the Republican party. Speaking of the President, lie said that the people of that sec tion were all enthusiastic in this support and even the Democrats approved of him and many express ed the wish that he was their lead er instead of the leader of the Re publicans. "Mr. Roosevelt," con tinued the Secretary, "is the type of man which westerners love. He is fearless, honest and brilliant. They are for him to a man. They regard with the greatest approval his attempt to regulate the trusts. 1 hey consider that he is following the rational path in his effort to secure that regulation through the J courts and by means oft lie Sherman I law. If that law should prove de fective. they believe Mr. Roosevelt will so inform Congress, pointing out its defects, and that Congress j will promptly remedy them. Such a course, they say, is in marked contrast to the revolutionary meth ods advanced by Democratic leaders who would seek to destroy the trusts by a radical revision of the tariff, thereby throwing hundreds of men out of employment, render ing worthless the investments of thousands of business men and undermining the general prosperity with which the country is blessed. Recent statements made at the Republican campaign headquarters indicate that the leaders are feeling some apprehension at the outcome of the fall elections and from a curious cause. They say that the very wide-spread prosperity is like ly to prove a menace to Republican success for the reason that the people are all unusually busy and many good Republicans are too liable to feel an unwarranted se curity and, therefore, leave it to their Republican brethren togo to the polls and vote. Experience in past years has shown that this ap prehension is not groundless. It has not been unusual for the Demo crats to poll !)<) per cent, of their vote in oil years while the Repub licans poll but 70 per cent. With McKinleyora Roosevelt at the head of the ticket, there would be no such danger, for every Republi can would be proud to go to the polls and cast his ballot for such a leader, but with only a congress- [ man. or at most a governor, to vote! for, there is danger that the full Republican strength will not be brought out. It, therefore, be hooves every good Republican to vote this fall in order that the pros perous conditions which now pre vail and the wise policies which the party has inaugurated may be j continued. TERMS: $2.00 —gi.so IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Showers at night. SATURDAY, Showers, SUNDAY, Fair. BRIEF fIENTION. Oet a warm supper at Mr. R. C. Hud son's next Thursday evening. Alex McDougall, the grocer, hasplao a neat delivery wagon on the road. The iron fence about the Catholic church property is receiving a fresh coat of paint. The total cost of the miners' strike to about the fifth of August was $65,- 100,000, says an exchange. Remember the supper by the Presby terian ladies at Mr. Dodson's on Thurs day evening of next v/eek, Sept. 4th. Jos. Narr,of Four Mile, came to town last Saturday, claiming he had been bitten by a rattlesnake, on the hand. No serious results. Lsually the man who expresses a willingness lo die for a woman during courtship is too lazy to earn a decent living for her after marriage. Medical Journal desires a represen tative in this locality. Permanent employment Salary and commission. Address, E. T. C., East 72, New York City. The woman who knows how to pro vide her husband with a good break fast needn't worry about providing in tellectual companionship for him. New York Press. WANTED:—Agents to sell Teas, Coffees, Baaing Powder, Spices, Ex tract, etc. Liberal commission allowed Grand Union Tea Co., 33 W. Long Ave., Dtißois, Pa. 25 3fc. Our Baptist friends had a beautiful •lay for their picnic at Wiley's Grove and the goodly number in attendance report a pleasant time. Games of various kinds were indulged in and the day passed all too rapidly. The best way to get your poultry in shape for winter laying is to help them through the moulting season by feeding Green Cut Bone and Beef Meal. The •greatest egg and feather producing ration known. For sale by G. H. DICKENSON. V ALDE, MEX., Aug. 22. \ party of fifteen Mexicans unearthed at Cline, an iron vault containing a great quantity or Spanish coins and gold. The flnii will excoed SIOO,OOO divided onthespot. It is believed to have been buried by a Mexican paymaster during the war with Texas. General Franz Sigel, the gallant German officer whose distinguished services in the Union army will never be forgotten by a grateful country., died at New York on Thursday. He was largely instrumental in keeeping Missouri from seceding and his influ ence among the German-Americans was far-reaching. Congressman Olmsted made a good point in his speech at Harrisburg re cently, when he reminded that each time Mr. Pattison was elected Governor the Democrats succeeded to power at Washington and the country was plung ed into misery. These things will not be forgotten by the voters at • the November election. The College of Music at Fretiuurg Pa , is in session with the largest at- any previous Summer term, and to continue without vacation until the holidays. Pupils admitted any day for a term of six or more weeks, Piano, Organ, Singing, Band and String in struments taught. For Catalogue ad dress, with stamp 25-3t. HENRY B. MOVER. Nine thousand new rural free mail, delivery routes began operations on the first of the present month. No other public improvement has ever made such rapid progress in growth and popularity. Applications for new routes keep coming, and they will continue until the entire country is served. The Grange was the origina tor and promoter of the system, and its grand success is a credit to tlje order.—Utica Press, In reply to an inquiry whether H. C Frick had in any way authorized the story set afloat connecting his name with the United States Senatorship the following telegram was received in Pittsburg from him: "Kumor entirely without foundation. FOUND —A ribbon with brooch con taining gentleman's picture. The owner can have same by ealliug at this office and paying fifty cents. Edgar Newton has changed hie location to Fifth street, now occupinp the front rooms of Mr. F. Crosby's residence, opposite Mr. Catlin's grist mill. Always in and ready for business, lie leaves for iiis final course at I". ot'B on the 20th of Sept. 24-st. NO. 27.
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