TIIP: CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOUI.D, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 38.
Popular Opening
Attraction.
Fourth Street Opera House,
Wednesday Even'g, Sept. 9th, 1903
mam
£>£LL£ GOLD.
The Funny Musical Farce Comedy,
"HIS NIBS THE BARON."
(Nothing but Smiles.)
Headed by the Clever Comedenne,
BELLE GOLD.
Fun for all and all for fun. Excel
lent singing and dancing Magnifii
cent scenery. Beautiful costumes.
Prices '2sc, 35c, 50c and 75c.
ili-jnililii-aii County Convention.
The Republicans of Cameron County will meet
in Convention at the Court House, in Emporium,
on Tuesday, Sept. 15th, lUO3, at 1:30 o'clock,p. m.,
for the purpose of electing a Chairman of the
County Committee and naming candidates for
Associate Judge, Prothono'ary, Register, Record
er, etc.. District Attorney, Coroner and Jury
Commissioner and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly couie before said
Convention.
A. C. BLUM. Chairman.
ATTEST:—
J. P. MCNARNEY, Sec'y.
Republican Primary Election.
The Republican Primary Elections for Camer
on county will be held on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12th, 1903.
Emporium Borough West \V;H*d, at City
Hall, at 7.Q0 to 9:00 p. m. 5 deleAtes; Middle
Ward, at Council Room, at 7:00 to r 9 p. m.—4
delegate; East Ward,at Host- House,at 7:00 to 9:00
p. m.—3 delegates.
Shippen Township, at Court House, at *2:00 to
4:00 D. m.—7 delegates.
Portage Township, at Sizerville Bath House,
at 6:00 to 8:00 p. in.—l delegate.
Lumber township, at McOonnell's Store, Cam
eron, from 6:00 to 8:00, p. m.—3 delegates.
Gibson Township, at Curtin House, Drift
wood at 2:30 to 4:30 p. m —3 delegates.
Driftwood Borough, at Curtin House, at 7:00
to 9:00 p. ni.~3 delegates.
Grove Township, at Shaffer's Hotel, from 6:00
to 8:00 p. m.—s delegates.
Saturday. Sept. sth is the last day for
filing nominations for delegates to County Con
vention.
Monday, Sept. 7th, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m.,
the vigilance committees will meet and open and
announce the nominations for delegates toCounty
Convention, reducing the number of candidates
by lot to twieethe number to be elected.
By order of County Committee,
A. C. BLUM, Chairman.
ATTKST:—
J. P. MCNARNEY, Sec'y.
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Political Announcements.
All Announcement* under this head must be
signed by the candidate and paid in advance to
insure publication.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
E I'lor Press:—
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Associate Judge, subject to the decision of the
Republican County Convention.
JOHN MCDONALD.
Driftwood, Pa., Aug. 25,1903.
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PROTHONOTARY, REGISTER, RECORDER,
ETC.
Editor Press: —
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Prothonotary, Register, Recorder, etc., subject
to the decision of the Republican County Conven
tion.
C. JAY GOODNOUGH.
Emporium, Pa., Aug. 25, 1903.
The Oliver Cromwell Entertainment
Large Number of Home Talent
Now Rehearsing.
Rehearsals for the uliver Cromwell
entertainment which is being prepared
under the auspices of the Presbyter
ian church and to be given in the
Opera House on Monday and Tuesday
evenings, Septrmber 14th and 15th are
now in progress Miss S. Ethel
Brown, of Washington, D. C., one of
Mrs. Monroe's assistants is instructing
the participants in this great historical
production and the affair promises to
be one of the events of the season.
There was a large attendance at the
first rehearsal on Tuesday evening and
those present took up the work very
enthusiastically and the trainer is
much pleased with the progress they
are making.
The entertainment consists of lecture
with dramatic features, a series of
gorgeous tableaux, music, processions
and speaking parts, the whole round
ed out with a series of stereopticon
views. One hundred or more of the
leading talent of the town are taking
part and will represent persons and
scenes of the Cromwellian period,
while Mrs. H. E. Monroe, the origina
tor and lecturer delivers the lecture
and illustrates with 75 superb stereop
ticon views.
The entertainment is not only beau
tiful and Jthrilling but instructive as
well and none of our people can afford
to miss it.
County Officers Outing.
County Commissioners Vogt, Lewis
and Mason, accompanied by their
clerk, I. K. Hockley,were doing Atlan
tic City this week. We may expect a
rise in the tide almost any time now.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, August 31, 1903.
Editor Press:—
As soou as tlie news from Beirut
was received, Secretary Hay hast
ened to Oyster Bay to confer with
the President and after the confer
ence which also dealt with the sit
uation in Colombia and the pros
pects of the Panama canal treaty,
Mr. Hay determined to come at
once to Washington, thus curtail
ing his vacation by several weeks.
Reports from Hogota seem to indi
cate that the chief obstacle in the
way of the treaty is the pride of
the Colombians and it is by no
me ins certain that, after a delay
sufficient to satisfy the spirit of the
legislators, the convention will not
be ratified. This, at least, is the
hope of the administration. Mean
while, Dr. Herran, the Colombian
d'affaires, has been instructed to
subscribe to a press clipping bureau
and to forward to the Colombian
Congressional Library extracts from
all the American newspapers
apropos of the treaty. It is argued
here that when the Colombians see
how many newspapers urged the
immediate abandonment of the
Panama Route in favor of the Nic
araguan-Costa Rican route, that
too will have a salutary effect.
Secretary Shaw has greatly re
lieved the apprehensions enter
tained by leading financiers, by de
vising a method whereby he will
be able to deposit in the national
banks a fund of not less than $40,-
000,000 if the movement of the
crops this fall is attended by a
money stringency. According to
the Secretary's explanation, he be
gan last fall to gather the internal
revenue receipts into a fund to
meet just • such an emergency.
These receipts have been aggre
gated so that there has been no
intermixture of customs receipts
and the Secretary believes, there
fore that he has all necessary auth
ority to use the internal receipts to
relieve the banks if the occasion
arises. It is, moreover, the inten
tion of the Secretary to accept
state and municipal bonds as col
lateral for the deposits of the in
ternal revenue funds as was done
last year when the stringency in
Wall Street became acute. It was
not the intention of Secretary
Shaw, however, that this source of
relief should become known at this
time, as he feared that his ability
to relieve the situation might be
discounted, but the facts leaked
out and now the Secretary will ex
plain his plans in an address he
will deliver in Chicago this week.
Bear In Mind.
It is hoped our citizens will bear in
mind the piano fund entertainment at
the courthouse, to-morrow (Friday,)
evening. The occasion will be a rich
literary and musical treat. So much
has been said of the abilities of the
talent engaged—Misses Gilmore and
Huntley—that a good sized audience
should greet them. Tlie price of ad
mission is 25 cents. The following
complimentary reference is very flatter
ing:
Miss Gilmore's readings were en
joyed by a large assembage.—Buffalo
Express.
Miss Gilmore was greeted by a large
audience, who were delighted with her
excellent programme.—The Republi
can, Scran ton, Pa.
It gives me great pleasure to pro
nounce the services of Miss Gilmore as
satisfactory in the highest degree. We
have had many readers at entertain
ments during the past two years, but
none have given such satisfaction and
pleasure as this young lady. I can un
hesitatingly commend her to any
church or society desiring the services
of a natural, sensible reader.
REV. WM. NAST BKOADBECK, D. D.,
Boston, Mass.
A Writer of Missouri Tales.
It. E. Young, whose novel, "Sally of
Missouri," is announced by McClure,
Phillips & Co., for fall publication, has
an admirable short story in the Sep
tember McClure's, called "Penangton s
Love Affair," a story of unusual psy
chological grasp and dramatic power.
The characters are boldly drawn Mis
souri types, gentlefolk or southern an
cestry—Miss Kate Carew, her dissolute
I brother Marly, and her lover, Major
Mastersnn The major is a fine figure
of a man, whom Miss Kate, with her
brother's example before her, will not
accept until he shall sign the pledge,
which the major, on principle, as
stoutly refuses to do. These three act
! out a little drama of passion and love
1 that makes one look forward to the
j longer work with real anticipation.
nr. Metzler Away.
The Rev. O. S. Metzler left last Mon
day for a two weeks' absence, Ocean
Grove, N. J. being his objective point,
i The Rev. R. S. Oyler, of Keating Sum
j mit will occupy his pulpit Sunday,
: Sept. 6th and the Rev. R. J Knox,
! pastor of the Cameron circuit, will
| preach Sunday, Sept. 13tli. The mid
j week prayer meeting will be regularly
1 maintained.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1903.
Committed Suicide.
William J. Stephens, who worked at
Sinnamahoning with the bridge gang
recently, and the nian who came to
Emporium one night about the Bth of
August, crazed by drink, and demand
ed Sheriff Hemphill to protect him,
saying that men were after him and
would kill him for a crime he was ac
cused of. The Sheriff not knowing
the lacts locked him up until morn
ing, when it was found that the
man was suffering from delirium
tremors. The Sheriff procured medi
cine and cared for him for two weeks,
during which time he recovered suf
ficiently and was released, the Sheriff
accompaning him east as far as Itenovo.
The man was found hanging in a cell in
the police station at Wilkesßarre last
Friday. He had been arrested for try
ing to take his own life. The poor un
fortunate made several unsuccessful
attempts at self-destruction while at
Sinnamahoning. In his pocket was
found this dying statement in verse of
a crime of which was never committed:
Gome, listen, people, one and all,
To this my true confession,
I'll tell the truth before I die,
For that is ray intention.
In the village Siu-na-Mahoning;
Aw', the month, July, you see.
While the birds were singing sweetly,
In nineteen hundred and three.
A heinous crime was done there.
You all know this quite well,
Upon a little child one night
At the Mountain House Hotel.
They took me on suspicion,
And brought me into tow,'
To suffer for another's crime,
I was compelled to go.
But I am innocent of this.
Although perhaps I'll die,
But "GUILTY," God knows of this one.
No never, never, I.
But never mind, there is a day
Of judgement coming yet,
If not on earth, before the throne
God's judgment they will get.
So just one word before I quit.
And, perhaps when I am dead
I. hope you will believe me
In those last words that I have said.
I am not "guilty" of this crime,
And the thought of it drives me wild.
God knows it just as well as me,
Of the crime upon that child.
Innocently yours,
W. J. STEPHENS.
The above lines were written while
in jail at this place.
Some years ago Stephens lived in
Scranton, says Philadelphia North
American, where he had married the
daughter of BeDjamin Hughes, a gen
eral superintendent of the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western Railroad
Company. He was well-to-do and
moved in excellent society.
He and his wife could not agree and
after their separation ho had frequent
tits of despondency, the last of which
ended in his death.
Emmanuel Church Building Fund.
At a meeting of the Vestry of Em
manuel Church last Thursday evening,
Dr. A. W. Baker, who has been Treas
urer of the Building Fund the past
year and a half, returned the books of
the account to the Vestry. The fol
lowing is an abstract of the report of
receipts and expenditures:
RECEIPTS.
From members of the Parish $18,150 14
From persons in the County not mem
bers of Emmanuel Parish 781 10
From persons outside the County 1,225 00
Total Receipts 120,156 24
EXPENDITURES.
J. W. Krlner £15,453 43
Murry & Coppersmith, 2,420 73
Furniture, 1,408 10
Architect's fees, 568 63
Discounts, 94 83
H. C. Parsons fee, 30 00
Advertising for bids, 24 75
Freight and drayage 23 89
Grading and seeding 23 25
Repairing organs, 53 51
Half-tone cut of church, 2 00
R. W. Robinson, Treasure of Sunday
School amounts received from Sun
day School classes for chancel fund. 29 70
George A. Walker, Treasurer, of Parish
Balance of account 23 42
$20,156 24
The foregoing account is of those funds only
which passed through the hands of the Treas
urer of the Building Fund.
The following resolution was adopted by the
Vestry:
"WHEREAS, Dr. A. W. Baker, a member of the
vestry- is about to remove from the bounds of
the Parish, and
WHEBEIS, as a member of the Parish,asVestry
man, and as Treasurer of the Building Fund and
member of the Building Committee, he lias
served the Parish with zeal and efficiency; be it
Resolved, That we hereby express to him our
grateful appreciation of his services to the Parish
and our regret that he is about to depart from us.
A Prolific Hen.
Alfred Nelson came into our sanc
tum on Saturday with a hen's egg
that weighed but 92 grains. While
the hen that laid it is one of his choice
blooded stock which has a record for
large eggs, of which she lays one each
day, this small one being laid in addition
to the regular out-put. He claims the
! distinction of possessing the greatest
| hen in this section, and says he has
! been breeding for this particular point
] for a long time, and hopes by a little
more care and training, to accomplish
t his end —receiving two of the average
! sized eggs from one hen daily; and pos
i sibly better.
Ball Game.
Last Friday the St. Louis Stars, a
1 female base ball team, crossed bats with
I our nine, and were beaten by a score
iof6to sin a five inning game. It was
a very disagreeable day. The contin
ued rains of the previous two days left
i the grounds in bad shape, necessitating
i a short game. It is said the visitors
i were fairly good ball tossers, played
i and looked like men, and had the
weather been favorable the game would
undoubtedly have been an interesting
; one.
Teachers' Examination.
Teachers' examination will be held
j in High School room, Emporium, on
! Friday, Sept. 4th.
MATTIE M. COLLINS,
I County Supt.
Evidently Prosperous.
Chas. Kresge, ofDußois, but former
ly of Emporium, writes us enclosing a
check at the same time requesting us
to allow the PRESS to drift that way
for another year. Of course we gladly
complied with his request, as we have
many others during the past week. It
is very gratifying to know that so
many former Cameron county resi
dents will continue weekly to receive
a "letter from home." The PRESS
continues to do business at the old
stand. The Dußois Express, in speak
ing of Mr. Kresge's success, which will
be gratifying to his many Emporium
friends, says:"Charles Kresge of the
South Brady street meat market is
"reaching out." He has just added a
modern sausage department in the
rear of his new large market; he will
manufacture everything in the prepar
ed meat line, sausage such as bologna,
frankforts, liver-wurst, head-cheese,
pickled pigs feet, tripes and mince
meat, in fact everything sold in a first
class market.
He has installed a steam jacket ket
tle for rendering lard with a capacity
of 100 gallons. Also a bone and shell
grinder, and sausage stuffer.
Messrs. McArthur, Wirth, Cooney &
Co., of Syracuse, N. Y., furnished the
out-fit, which is one of the best and
most complete in this section of the
country. The Express extends con
gratulations to this new departure and
wishes its proprietor abundant suc
cess."
Abuses in Assessments.
There is in this county, as well as all
through the state, a growing sentiment
in favor of the adoption of more string
ent laws governing the mode of assess
ments. While there are many grave
abases in the present system there also
remains the greater danger in case of
adoption of parvaluation, that of the
danger of officers levying a high rate
in order to, unnecessarily, increase
the volume of money to be" expended.
The following article from the Kane
Republican, upon the subject, is worthy
of space:
The method of assessing the proper
ty on capticious estimates, so common
ly in vogue, is becoming the subject
of condemnation. In Philadelphia
Mayor Weaver is urging the adoption
ofasystem of rating a par valuation,
and the Philadelphia Press, in com
ments of approval equally applicable
to other sections of the state where
abuses in assessments prevail, says:
The market value of a property is
something that can be ascertained
and proven. If an assessor departs
from this very widely his deviation
can be demonstrated and the wrong
corrected. If the assessments are
published and made readily available,
as ought to be done, and, we believe,
is contemplated, every taxpayer can
at once compare his assessment with
that of his neighbors and each neigh
borhood can compare the valuations
made there with those of other neigh
borhoods. This gives the taxpayer a
basis of comparison and a standard of
value on which he can intelligently
and forcibly base his protest and ap
peal to the Board of Revision if he
considers his assessment unjust. For
these reasons the par assessment
ought to give us pretty nearly fair
valuations since the assessor's judge
ment will have to bear examination
and be justified by the record of real
estate sales. This, we believe, is a
reform. The selling value of a prop
erty is a standard of value that can bo
arrived at, not always easily and
quickly, but it can usually be ap
proximated with reasonable fairness.
Under the new method assessors will
be held to this standard as nearly as
possible and the publication of the as
sessment will be evidence of their de
gree of honesty and competence in
this matter. Now they make their
| guess and there is no standard by
j which it can be corrected. They do
| not assess at the full value, but at a
percentage known only to themselves,
which varies widely, capriciously and
! very unfairly.
Corner Stone Club Entertained.
Monday evening the Corner Stone
j Club, was delightfully entertained at
j the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
i j Hackenburg, and an elocutionary pro
] gram was given in the early part of
| the evening after which the club held
| a business meetiug and at the close,
! was surprised by a dainty spread
! served by Mrs. Hackenburg. A debate
; | took place as to weather the gentlemen
| in the house should participate or
I not. It was finally decided to call
them, the hour being late they had re
i j tired to their rooms but learning that
i inner man was to be feasted it did not
take them long to putin an appear
; | ance. Toasts were given, one of
i which was strictly original and right
;I to the point. And from Mr. Van
i j Gelder:
l ; Here's to the Corner Stone Club,
, | May it,like a wheel round its hub.
Continue to revolve to the completion of the
new Presbyterian Church.
Got Into Altercation on the Buffalo
Flyer.
A moulder named Clark, who board
-1 ed the east-bound Buffalo Flyer Thurs
-1 day at Emporium, and who is alleged
1 to have been intoxicated, got into an
- altercation with the conductor over the
payment of the fare, was arrested by
; Railroad Detective Paris, and on the
' arrival of the train in Lock Haven, says
' the Democrat, was taken off and putin
! jail. He will have a hearing before
I Alderman Parsons.
Large Attendance.
The Baptist Association at Empori
um Tuesday and Wednesday, was
I largely attended by clergymen and
1 others from adjoining counties. Wo
hoped to publish a full account ot the
proceedings but failed to secure the
facts.
School Hatters.
Next Monday, Sept. 7th, is the date
set for the opening of the public
schools. The following corps of teach
ers will be in charge: Principal, E. S.
Ling; assistant, Miss Suedden; Senior
Grammar, Miss Larrabee; Junior Gram
mar, Miss Barker; A Intermediate,
Miss Maxwell; B Intermediate, Miss
McQuay and Miss Ritchie; A Primary,
Miss Gregory and Miss Cummings;
Second B Primary, Miss Cleary and
Miss Metzger; First B. Primary, Miss
Bair and Miss Ludlam; Kindergarten,
Miss Bryan. Miss Suedden and Miss
Maxwell take the places of Mr. Snyder
and Miss Robinson, respectively, who
resigned after being re-elected.
Our efficient and public spirited
school board have made various im
provements looking toward the better
welfare of the school children. New
furniture has been purchased for several
rooms and numerous small repairs
have been made. A new school has
been provided to relieve the Grammar
school which has been over-crowded
for several years. The new school will
be known as the Junior Grammar and
will occupy a room on the second floor
of the East Ward school building. It
will be composed of all pupils who
were last spring promoted to the B
class of the Grammar school from the
A Intermediate. All pupils having
been so promoted will report to the
East Ward building instead of to the
High School building as on previous
years. The Kindergarten will occupy
a room on the second floor of the city
hall, and their former room in the
East Ward building will be occupied
by the A Primary.
Pupils will remember to present to
the teacher on Monday morning their
certificates of admission which were
given last year to all pupi s taking the
final examinations The principal will
be at the office in the High School
building next Saturday, September 5,
from 1:30 to 4 p. m., to assign pupils
who for any reason do not have certi
ficates of admission. This does not
apply to those who have just come of
school age.
All books given to pupils for use
during the summer should then be re
turned.
Attention is once more directed to
the provisions of the law concerning
vaccination. Pupils who have not
been vaccinated will not be admitted
to the schools on Monday. There is
yet time to attend to this matter.
Pupils will not be admitted to the
buildings before 8:45 o'clock on Mon
day morning, at which time the first
bell will be rung.
Telephonic communication between
the school buildings is an improvement
not mentioned previously, but which
will be a great convenience.
Parents will please note that no
children under six years of age are en
titled to admission to the first primary
grade and also will please remember
that no child under four years of age
should be sent to the kindergarten.
All schools are crowded with those
who are entitled to admission, and
others most not apply.
E. S. LING, Principal.
Mr Hinkle Comfortable.
John J. Hinkle, at the time of going
to press, continues to hold his own and
in fact is more comfortable than he
has been for several days. A profes
sional nurse, Miss May Cantwell, of
Williamsport, has been engaged and is
in constant attendance, under direc
tion of Dr. DeLong. Mr. Hinkle's
many friends are greatly interested in
his recovery.
Union Picnic.
The picnic of the Cameron Circuit
held at the Keystone Park, proved to
be a very pleasant one, and those who
attended say they had a most delight
ful time. Andrew Ingersoll of More
Hill, showed his picnic spirit by bring
ing his wagon packed with people
and good things. Andrew does things
about right. All the appointments
were represented except Beechwood.
All speak in highest terms of the Key
stone Park.
Will Attend Hundred Thousand Dol
lar Club Convention.
Don M. Larrabee came up from
Philadelphia on Monday to spend a
few days with his parents. In addition
to building up a law practice he is al
so acting as a manager for the New
York Life Insurance Company and
will shortly attend the annual conven
tion of The Hundred Thousand Dollar
Club of the New York Life, composed
of representatives of that Company
who pay for one hundred thousand
dollars or more of new business in a
year. The convention this year will
be held at the famous Chateau Fron
tenac, Quebec, Canada.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
SEQEE.
Ollie, the fifteen year old daughter
of Mrs. Oliver Segee, whose husband's
death occurred a few weeks ago, died
Saturday morning, August 29th, from
diphtheria, after a brief illness. Since
her father's death she has been employ
ed at the Keystone Powder plant, but
being of a frail constitution, found the
work too heavy. She was believed to
be better and her recoverv was confi
dently expected, until a sudden turn
for the worse came, baffling the best
efforts of the physicians. The inter
ment took place last Sunday, the Rev.
O. S. Metzler officiating.
LITTLEFIELD.
IVA. L. LITTLEFELD, aged 14 months
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Littlefield of the East Ward, died yes
terday moring of membranous croup,
after a short Illness. The funeral will
take place Friday afternoon; interment
in Sizerville cemetery.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY. Fair.
SATURDAY. Fair.
SUNDAY, Fair.
BRIEF nENTION.
Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe.
Call on N. Seger if you want some
thing good in the clothing line.
Why not arrange for a game of ball
between Driftwood and Emporium ?
The Corner Stone Club wish to
thank all who donated anything to
wards the decorating of the opera
house.
The M. E. Church will hold a festival
at Beechwood on Saturday evening,
September 5. All are cordially invited
to come.
Avail yourself of the opportunity
and purchase your clothing of N.
Seger, while he is offering such excep
tional bargains.
If Senator Tillman had only lost his
coarse vocabulary and clanging voice,
when he lost his railroad pass, what a
happy riddance.
The party who exchanged umbrellas
at the opera house last Thursday even
ing, can exchange back by calling at
the residence of E. H. Gregory.
N. Seger is offering some special in
ducements in the clothing line, having
just placed an order for his fall and
winter goods, and must make room
before they arrive.
The Japanese Fete given by the C.
S. C , was a complete success in every
way. Although the evening was
very stormy the club was able to net a
neat sum over and above expenses.
Secretary Wilson has scored the cot
ton speculators because of the cotton
corner, but it may be that the Secre
tary has a grievance because Wall street
has dealt so mercilessly with the lamb
crop.
Mrs. Sarah M. Gifford, wife of John
T. Gift'ord, died Monday night at 8:30
o'clock after a long illness of a compli
cation of diseases. Mrs. Gilford was
aged 51 years.—Lock Haven Republi
can.
As an appropriate place for grand
international shooting matches, Turkey
seems to have supplanted Sea Girt.
There is a Russian fleet in the Black
Sea and an English fleet in the Medi
terranean and Turkey lies between
them.
Malicious boys of Meadville threw
stones at the automobile of General
Miller on Friday, one of the stones
striking his grand-daughter on the
forehead. The Meadville Star, which
reports the attack, states that arrests
are to follow.
Thirty machinists at Bradford are
out of a job. They were employed at
the Caldwell & Co. shops and asked
permission to lay off to see the circus
parade of the great Barnum & Bailey
shows. This was refused them and
they went anyway. When they re
turned they were informed that their
services were no longer required.
Corner Stone Laying.
The Corner Stone of the New Pres
byterian Church will be put it place
with appropriate, brief, services, on
Tuesday next (Sept. S) at two o'clock
in the afternoon. All are welcome to
the ground to witness and help on
with the ceremony. A brief but com
prehensive history of the church will
be read, if time permits, and will then
be deposited in the box, along with a
list of other things to be announced on
the occasion.
There Are None Better.
The new advertisment of Buffalo's
leading merchants, Messrs. Adam,
Meldrum & Anderson, are early in the
field with their fall announcement,
which appears in this issue of the
PRESS. This wide-awake hustling firm
are on the top round of prominence in
the business world. Write to them for
anything you may need and you will
receive prompt attention. Their pop
ularity in this section ofPennsylvania,
as well as southern New York, is a
guarantee of honest dealing and value
for the money every time.
For Sale.
An ideal driving horse. One that
will please you all day long.
One light single and one light double
harness, one pair light sleighs and one
platform wagon.
One yoke oxen, one two seated car
riage with top, one road cart with top,
and two open road carts.
As I have no use for the above men
tioned, I can and will give you the
worth of your money.
| Terms: Cash, or approved paper,
| with reasonable time.
27-tf. FRANK SHIVES,
Good Roads.
1 The state lughwfty department are
asking county commissioners to report
to them the number of miles of public
roads in the various districts which
they will report to the highway de
partment.
For a very brief engagement "His Nibs the
liaron" conies to this city and is the vehicle in
which Miss Belle Gold is offered as the star. "It
is to laugh" is the most consise way of explaining
the objects of the play. All dramatic offerings
are expected to teach a or read a lesson or
(ill some particular want. The object of "His
Nibs the Baron" with his misunderstandings,
complications and other mishaps is merely to
cause a laugh, a hearty laugh and one which will
linger in the mind long after the last vestige of it
has disappeared from the f.ice. The fulfillment
of this particular purpose has been most satis
factory this season and playgoers of this com
munity who are seeking a relief from the stress
and cares of this work-a-day world can find
nothing better to see, hear and enjoy, than an
evening with "His Nibs the Baron."' At opera
house. Wednesday, Sept. 9th. Tickets at Lloyd's
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