THE CAMERON COUNTY PRE&£,
ESTABLISHED BV C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 38.
THE CHAMPION
MIXED PAINT
Sold by L. TAGGART has no
superior.
Fourteen years ago I painted my
houso with these paints and am now,
or the first time since, repainting it.
H. L. Smith, the painter, says he never
knew of a house in better condition
for painting after having stood so long.
A gentleman, whose name I will not
mention, living in our town, painted
his house thirteen years ago, with
these paints and he has engaged some
paints to repaint, saying that he would
have no other.
Dr. Heilman will also testify as to
the merits of these paints. County jail
painted four years ago. John Lind's
two houses painted two years ago and
many others, all speak for the virtue
and staying qualities of these paints,
and is better evidence than any man's
word. Look at them; then buy the
Champion paints and paint your house
and be happy.
Also paper your house wit i the ele
gant wall paper at Taggart's and be
doubly happy.
PEARL WHITE
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Swell
Clothes
Are the delight of
all well dressed peo
ple and a large ma
jority of the well
dressed gentlemen
in Emporium, have
their clothes made
by the old reliable
tailors
R. Seger
& Co.
The reason why so
many wear clothes
of our make, is be
cause we have an
established reputa
tion for good fits
and fair dealing.
R. SEGER & CO.
Sailed For Europe.
Misses Elizabeth and Julia Schriever,
in company with a party of Warren
friends, sailed Wednesday from New
York, for a several month's trip to
Europe. All the principal points of
Europe will be visited before return
ing. Kane Republican.
Lost.
A small gold signet ring with the
initial "B" on it. The finder will
(•leave ret.irn the saiiM to Miss Bessie
McCaslin and be properly rewarded.
The Big Circus Came."
Robinson's combined shows arrived
in Emporium some time Sunday night,
having cancelled the Renovo date, and
enjoyed one day resting here. The
512 employees eDjoyed their vacation
in a very orderly manner, in faco of
the fact that they received their pay
for the week. Many crowded to the
postofflce to send money to their
homes, while others crowded our stores,
making needed purchases. Tuesday
was a fair day and an immense crowd,
coming on the railroads and by con
veyance. The great parade, a gorge
ous affair, was all that could be wished
for. The afternoon performance was
attended by over two thousand per
sons and the reputation of John Rob
inson for producing what he advertis
ed was fully maintained. The open
ing spectacle "King Solomon and the
Queen of Sheba," while not up to that
presented here two years ago, was a
very beautiful and pleasing feature.
The trained sea lions, the best number
on the program was the wonder of the
performance. It seemß increditable
that they should perform with balls,
balianoing them on the tips of their
nose. In one instance one of those
slimy animal' crawled up a step ladder
at the same *.jae balancing a large ball.
Their performance was wonderful as
well as sensational. It would require
more space than we have to give a full
count of this great circus. One
especially we desire to mention—that
of the slack wire pertormance who per
formed a score of miraculous feats.
"Looping the loop" caused mauy to
close their eyes whilst the young color
ed lad made his lightning trip. The
vast audience was kept busy watching
the numerous performers—as many as
eleven distinct acts being performed at
the same time. It was the largest cir
cus and best performance ever in thifv
section and more than one cared to
watch at one time.
The menagerie was truly the best
collection of animals ever in this sec
tion. Rev. Speak, a retired minister,
delivered lectures in front of the forty
cages and imparted much information.
The great three ring circus is evidently
reaching the top notch and our town
was very fortunale in having the op
portunity of witnessing it.
Press Agent W. L. Wheeler was un
tiring in his efforts to make all feel at
home and found it no hardship to as
sist the ladies and children to get the
best view of the animals and point any
features he thought might please them.
He is a valuable acquision to John
Robinson's honest show of clean per
formance and orderly, sober men and
well behaved ladies—an army of
ladies and men and not an intoxicated
person was noticed during their two
days' visit in Emporium. Mr. Robin
son is a general, as well as an enter
tainer.
Amputation Necessary.
It is with keen regret that wo an
nounce the result of the serious acci
dent to Mr. D. H. Lamb, an account
of which was given in these columns last
week. Accompanied by his wife and
Dr. J. Q. Steele, Mr. Lamb left for Dr.
Park's hospital at Buffalo Friday after
noon he stood the journey fairly well
and on Saturday morning although it
was vainly hoped that the injured arm
might be saved, amputation was found
necessary and the arm was takeu of!
about three inches above the elbow.
He passed through the operation
nicely, and although he has a high
fever, is quite nervous and suffers con
siderable pain, he is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Mr. Lamb has hosts of sympathizing
friends in Galeton who sincerely hope
the worst is now over, and trust his re
covery may be a speedy one.—Galeton
Dispatch,
Wedding Bells.
Invitations are issued by Mr. and
Mrs. Alex. DeShetler, of Sinnamahon
ing announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Phoebe Belle, to Mr.
Adelbert B. Beldin, next Wednesday
evening. The young couple will re
side at Beaver Falls, Pa., Mr. Belden
having resided there some time. The
happy twain will please accept the
congratulations of the PKKSS, oven
though it be a little in advance of the
great occasion.
Notice to Tax-Payers. *
Notice is hereby given to the delin
quent taxpayers ofShippen Township
that ALL. TA XKS remaining unpaid must
\be paid on or before July llfcft. After
that date I sbail be forced to collect, in
order to protect my bondsmen. This
is u final notice.
P. 8. CUI.VKU, Collector.
Shippen, Pa,, Juno Uth, 1903. :U
Five revolvers aud six dozen pocket
, knives were stolen from L. Taggart's.
; Sunday night the thief breaking one
i of the front windows pith a rock.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."—WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 18.1903.
Increasing Capacity.
The Keystone Powder Company,
composed exclusively of home capital,
are enlarging their works—made nec
essary to fill the increasing demand
for their explosives.
Golden Wedding.
County Commissioner A. F. Vogt
and wife,|accornpanied by their little
daughter, went to St. Marys on Tues
day to assist in celebrating the golden
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Swartzflsher,
Mrs. Vogt's father and mother.
Attended the Wedding.
Chas. T. Logan and Miss Mame
Logan attended the wedding of their
cousin, Edward Logan McCloskey to
Miss Mary Winson Stoken, which took
place at Wilkinsburg, Pa., last even
ing. Chas. was beat man while Miss
Mame was one of the bride's maids.
Baptist Church Notes.
Preaching morning and evening by
the pastor.
Bible school at the close of morning
worship, C. E. Crandell, Supt. Y. P.
S. C. E., at 6:30, B. Olmsted, President.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening,
7:45. All welcome.
Children's Day will be observed Sun
day evening 28th. Circumstances
have compelled us to defer to another
week, so kindly note the date, 28th.
Independent Changes Hands.
With to-day's issue the Independent
changes hands, passing from the estate
of the late S. S. Hacket to S. L. Barton
and I. K. Hockley—the former having
been connected with the paper for
many years, while Mr. Hockley has for
several years been associated editorial
ly with the journal. We welcome the
gentlemen and hope their fondest ex
pectations may be realized. Both gen
tlemen have the ability ;to get up a
good sheet and no doubt will serve the
patrons faithfully. The PRESS ex
tends the right hand of fellowship.
Busy Officials.
Burgess Josiah Howard, Chief of
Police Frank Mundy and assistants
Friendel, Ritchie, Montgomery, Dal
phy and others, were kept busy on
Monday and Tuesday preserving order.
To the credit of the circus men be it
said that the major portion of the
drunkenness was confined to outsiders.
The most disgusting exhibition was
the arrest of two men who drove fur
iously through the streets with two
ladies (?). The men landed in the
lockup and enriched our borough
treasury.
Elk County riystery.
Mrs. Bernard Canavan of Kersey, Elk
county, died Thursday morning under
very mysterious circumstances. The
Rid gway Advocate says that she had
gone out from home Wednesday morn-
ing to pick wild strawberries, but did
not return wben expected, and a search
was made for her. The l.ady was
found in an unconscious condition,
lying not far from the railroad, and
her face horribly crushed or beaten.
At first it was thought she might have
been hit by a train, but her bucket was
found upright and filled with berriep,
hence is believed she was assultcd
with a club.
John Peeling Killed.
John Peeling, the 19 year old son of
our respected townspeople, Mr. and
Mrs. A A. Peeling, met with sudden
death while working on a B. & S. log
train at Cowley Run Junction on
Wednesday night. Less than two
week's ago John left here full of life
and vigor, physically able to cope with
the hardships of life. He found employ
ment on a B. &. S. log train where he
was gaining the confidence of his
superiors as a careful, trusty man. At
Cowley Run Junction Wednesday
evening he stepped between the cars of
a motionless, yet heavily loaded train,
to In some way arrange the brakes
when the slack in the couplings gave
way and the logs which protruded over
the cars caught his back and chest
and a giant though he was in strength,
his life light went out at a candle be
fore a gile The body was brought
here today and was takjn to the home
of his parents on Brooklyn side. 110
leaves besides his agsd father and
mother, four brothers and four sisters
namely. Thomas of Keating Summit,
Charles of Newart, Prank ol Empori
um, Robert of Buffalo, Mrs. William
Mangold of Wharton, Mrs. Hiram
Clafiia and Mrs. Frank Oroen of
Liberty Township and Anna thin
borough. He was to have been married
next month to Miss Marie Whalen of
this borough. The sympathy of the
community jjoes out u> all in their
sorrow. The funeral will he held to
morrow at :i o'oiook at the M. K.
church. Intermeiint at Katrvirw ceme
tery. Port Allegany Argus.
Blumle and the Truth.
Harrisburg Telegraph.
Woe to the human race that a wind
having its origin in Cameron county
can whelm the land and make any
body tired! Herr Blumle is loose again.
Gusts of vocables and cataclysms of
rhetoric in Emporium threaten to dis
turb the State with a vast upheaval—
perhaps of mirth. In addition, Herr
Blumle, for some reason named Fran
cis Xavier, has painted his face, thrown
the belt off the wheels of the machine
for the encouragement of fecundity
and began a ghost dunce in clogs hav
ing for one of its purposes a stealthy
attack upon the integrity of the Tele
graph. This gentlemen who would be
the father of fecundity prizes and the
foster father of the entire population of
Cameron county, said in a recent is
sue of the East Emporium Independ
ent, while speaking of Mr. Mullin,
the man who got Blumle's place in
the Legislature when Blumle was un
seated:
Mullin wrote the slurs that appear
ed in the Harrisburg Telegraph him
self and paid for them, too. It was
one of his regular daily trips to the
office on Third street, where he spent
more time than he did in his own of
fice in Emporium. .
The winds that moan through the
physical development above Mr.
Blumle's shoulders probably got the
putative Representative's facta mixed,
but with these trifling exceptions they
are correct:
1. Mr. Mullin did not spend more
time in the Telegraph office than he
did in his office in Emporium.
2. Mr. Mullin never spent any time
in the Telegraph office during the
last session of the Legislature.
3. Mr. Mullin did not write any
thing for the Telegraph.
4. Mr. Mullin did not cause any
thing to be written for the Telegraph.
5. Mr. Mullin did not bring, send or
procure the sending of any written
thing for the Telegraph.
6. The editorial columns of the
Telegraph are not and never were at
the disposal of Mr. Mullin.
7. The editorial columns of the
Telegraph are not for sale.
8. Neither Mr. Mullin nor any
other men or set of men can buy the
editorial columns of the Telegraph.
9. We do not know and will not ask
anybody to tell us what is meant by:
"It was one of his daily trips to the
office on Third street." This sounds
like a watchword of the Society for
the Encouragement of Frequent
Births, and its meaning may not be
proper for publication.
Many men might say that Blumle
is an exaggerator and an arch enemy
of the truth. We slur no man. We
B.iy that Mr. Blumle is such a friend
of truth that he takes liberties with it
in comparison with which the greats
est license of the press is but a pecca
dillo.
Program for Children's Day at M. E.
Sunday school Next Sunday.
Orchestra—"Summer Night."
Singing-''God is Everywhere." No. 197. Schoo
Prayer, Rev. O. 8. Metzler
Singing—"Our Father's Care." No. 75. School
Salutatory Address, Mabel Morrison
Singing—"Beautiful Summer," Primary
Apostle's Creed .Primary School
Prayer Primary School
Singing—"Children's Friend," Children's Choir
Scripture Reading—Topic "Children,"
Mark Ellis
Gloria Patri, Primary School
Primary Schoo! Offering.
Motion Song—"Listen while the Raindrops
Sing" Primary
Recitation—"Work to Do," Iva Peabody
Singing—"Hasten Away," No. 24. School
Recitation—"The Robin's Song,"
Bessie Kackenmeister
Recitation and Song—"Come Join this Happy
Company," Boys Mrs. H. 8. Lloyd's Class
Recitation—"Clovers," Mildred Lloyd
Solo—"Beautiful Birds of Summer,"
Helen Welsh
Duet—"Sunshine of His Word,"
Rena Jordan, Gladys Lloyd
Violin Solo Willie Welsh
Address, Rev. O. 8. Metzler
Offering Drill,
Offering Address.
Kate Metjger, (.'lias, Cummerford
Orchestra Selection.
Address Nettie Moo.
Graduating Exercises.
Recitation Fred Strayer
DoXology. Benediction.
riust Decline.
I The PRESS is always glad to publish
j items of news from any section of the
I county but we must decline items of a
i personal nature, such as we have be
' fore us from Moore Hill. Send us clean
j Ite-ns of news, friend, and we shall be
! thankful.
Seventeenth Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Howard left
yesterday for eastern points to cele
brate the seventeenth anniversary of
their marriage. May tho future have lu
store mauy Joyom days for this |>opu
lar couple.
Cows lor Sale.
Two good milch eows for sale.
t'HAS. M. HI'ANi.I.KK.
FATALLYINJURED
Michael Zimmitt, a Carpenter, Falls
From Scaffold, Breaking His Back.
Yesterday afternoon about three
o'clock, Michael Zimmitt, a carpenter
in the employ of contractor Kriner,
fell from a scaffold .at Frank Shives'
new residence, a distance of twenty
three feet, breaking his back. He was
removed to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. A. Kinsler, and Drs. DeLong
and Bardwell called, who pronounced
the injury fatal.
Mr. Zimmett, who OWQS and works a
farm in Plank Road Hollow, at the
same time following his occupation of
carpenter, has resided here many years
and is one of our hard working, hon
est citizens. His death is only a ques
tion of a little time. Mr. Zimmitt has
worked upon the largest buildings iu
town and always exercised the great
est care. It is a mystery that he
should stand upon a slim board that
would not carry a boy, much less a
man. We in common with our people,
deeply deplore this accident to one
who has always labored so faithfully
to procure a home and rear his family.
How Bad They Feel.
The fact that Renovo has been reek
ing with small-pox for some time and
no disposition manifested to purge
themselves until the State Board of
health got after them and threatened
to fence in the town, was sufficient to
cause Robinson's circus to give that
town the go-by, not deeming it policy
to expose themselves. Accordingly
they came to Emporium and rested on
Monday, thereby adding many hund
reds of dollars to the tills of our mer
chants—Monday being pay day with
the circus.
Of course a portion of the smart (?)
Alexs of Renovo, more especially the
Renovo News, have been in a hysteri
cal state ever since the great circus de
clined to stop, and appear to vent their
spite on Emporium and Kane, as fol
lows:
A few of the hysterical old folks at
Emporium and Kane, who never saw
a case of Bmallpox, and who evidently
cherish strong feelings of living for
ever on this earth, took it into their
heads that Renovo was not a good
place for the show to stop at. They
were ably seconded by a few slimy eels
of this place, who got in their \york by
direct correspondence and innuendo.
The consequence was the management
of the Robinson circus concluded to
cancel their engagement here, even
though they lost several thousands of
dollars by the transaction. This was
done to appease and truckle to the
silliness of a few likely old heifers in
Renovo, at Emporium and at Kane.
By not showing here their nerves wil!
be spared a severe shock, unless a way
ward thunder storm should arise dur
ing the progress of the performance to
morrow and the day after.
In justice to the management of the
Robinson circus it should be stated
that they were ready and willing to
show in Renovo They wanted to ful
fill their engagement here but the ob
jections from Emporium and Kane
were such that if they stopped here
their license in the two latter villages
would be cancelled. At least this is the
substance of excuse given by the Rob
inson people They also added that
we had people in our own midst who
were fearful of having the show ap
pear here at this time."
The fact that several cases of small
pox were removed fVom Renovo last
Friday night was evidence alone that it
was dangerous to attract from the sur
rounding country hundreds of people
and if we are rightly ir ormed a large
portion of Renovo citi; ens were not in
favor of allowing the circus to stop
there, even if they had shown a dis
position to do so, which they did not.
As far as we can learn, no Emporium
ofl}clal notified the management of the
circus not to stop at Renovo, threaten
ing to revoke their license.
Renovo should clean up their town,
use a little paint and whitewash -some
thing the town stands sorely in need
of—-and possibly, after a time, some
second-class circus or Uncle Tom
troupe might be induced to stop at our
suburban town.
Don't take it too hard, neighbor.
The fact that you missed a holiday may
be a blessing in disguise.
The disgraceful language used by the
News in venting its disappointed spleen
on the fair names of Emporium and
Kane cannot be accounted for, except
that the old green-eyed monster—jeal
ously—got the better of their judge
ment.
Ice Cream Sal e.
The ladles of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church will conduct an Ice
cream sale on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs.
F. P. Strayer this Thursday) evening
for the benefit of the pipe organ hind.
I Patronage of all kindly luvited.
Not wishing to conflict with the
; Methodist*, the Baptists have itoetpon
! Ed their Children*' Day exercise* until
I Sunday, 2Nth.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(ForecastJJj T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Fnir.
SATURDAY, showera.
SUNDAY. Fair.
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laet date to which you have paid. Our
terms are $2.00 if not paid in advance,
$1.50 in advance.
The Sale of Hire Arms.
Editor Press:
The time of year is now at hand to
look out for the toy cannon and the
cheap revolver, as the ever glorious
Fourth of July is soon at hand, and
all Young America wants to cele
brate by making all the noise possible,
and for some reason their minds all
run to thecheaprevolverand cannon.
These they can easily buy ac any store
at this time of the year, and there is
nothing to hinder any "kid" with the
price, from buying guns and ammuni
tion. I think there should be some
change made in the laws regarding the
buying, owning, carrying of revolvers,
or all other weapons having a barrel
shorter than sixteen inches. As the
law now stands "tramps, toughs, and
outlaws," are the only people that can
carry a short gun, or revolver, as law
abiding citizens respect the law in re
fard to carrying concealed* weapons.
his is illustrated by the following
si<ory of two highwaymen who met on
a street corner just as a man had pass
ed:
No. 2 says to No, 1 "Why did you not
rob that man?" No. 1, "Because he
did not look like a law abiding citizen."
No. 2, "What difference does that
No. I."He might have a gun
with him." There is considerable to
this, as I have noticed something of
this among certain people in my
travels. One place in particular, I
was working where the population
was mostly of a low class, of Huns,
Slavs and Italians. It was a common
occurence for a robbery and a murder
about once a week, but I noticed that
those who carried a gun were known
to be good marksmen, and with grit
enough to use it, wore rarely ever
stopped. Once a man was stopped .that
did have a gun and knew how to use
it and the consequence was, one of the
highwaymen wae killed and the other
one sent to the hospital for repairs.
From my own experience I think the
law should be changed so that a busi
ness man could protect himself bv
carrying a gun if necessary, and so
that tramps and young boys could not
obtain them. This could be done, I
think, by some law that would require
all hardware and sporting goods deal
ers not to sell to any person that did
not have a license to carry arms. This
license could be obtained of the justice
of peace, for a fee of five dollars.
Then the price of all revolvers should
be alike,at least fifteen dollars. At this
price a person would be able to buy a
food arm, and that price, with the five
ollar license to buy the arm, would
stop the sale of revolvers to tramps,
boys, and all people that did not have
anything to protect. And still the
twenty or twenty-five dollars for the
right to buy a first-class gun and carry
it, would not be too high for a business
man to pay that had anything to pro
tect.
He would also have the satisfaction
of owning a good gun, one that is al
together safe and reliable. By the
license system the police could know
just who owned a revolver in each
county. The license should give a
man the right to carry a revolver only
for self-protection, and should require
a person to have about fifty dollars in
money, or jewlory, or other valuables
on his person at the time of
carrying the gun. And any
time a man misused his right to carry
arms by reckless shooting, either by
false manipulation of the arm or by
reckless target practice, his license
should be taken away from him and
his revolver turned over to the police.
I think if a law of this kind, or some
modification of it, would do much to
stop the practice of carrying re
volvers by people that do not need
them, while the cost and publicity of
having a right to carry arms would
keep many more from carrying them,
while the tough element could not
buy a gun, for only respectable personp
would be given a license and no
dealer could sell without seeing the
license, and taking the number ol"
same together with tTie persons name.
These he would keep a record of for
his own protection, in case any damage
being dono with any gun he had sold.
As soon as the revolver is bought it
should be taken to the police justice
and he should stamp a number on it
corresponding to the number of the
license number. Then in case a re
volver was found in a house, or beside
a dead person, the number of same
1 would show tho license number and
| that would show the person's name
I that owned that particular revolver.
Many crimes coulu be traced in this
| way.
IF. E. L
Emporium Tax Delinc|ueta.
I regret that I am forced, In order to
; protect myself, to uotify all tax delin
quents, that all taxes must be paid at
once or collection will be forced. This
is the last and final notice. I will be
beat my residence every evening, from
7:00 until 9:00 o'clock.
C. H. J IGHHOP,
Tax Collator
Kiuporiutu, Pa., Juue 12tb, laoj. JI
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