THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. vv ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. 39. lAt Opera House, Pt> - I Tuesday Evening, Feb. 28th, 1905. I Nixon & Zimmerman'Opera Company Their Elaborate Production of Willard Spencer's Greatest Success. H Miss BobWhitel FHANXC DESIION, MAE PHELPS AND J. LEE MCCLUBE, Comedians and Primadonna, Miss Bob White. j FULL OF SPARKLING CATCHY MUSID I AN OPERA WITHOUT A VULGARISM A Sumptuous Production with a Magnificent and Entire Scenic jg H Envioronment and Augmented Orchestra. EVERY PRISM REFLECTS ITS BRILLIANCY K A Gem Musically— A Picture Scenically y 60 P E G P L E 80 ■ INCLUDING THE FAVORITE XT' 1 A I LITTLE COMEDIAN * F K DCS!! OA And the Best Drilled, Sweeten: Voiced and Handsomest Chorus [| B 'Vi i' Assembled. Embracing all the Elements that Please. Four years gj fy >f record breaking success, »• | Prices: S2.GO, $1.50 and Si.OO. NOW ON SALE. M P. &E. Mail Train East will stop at Cameron, Sterling Run, |j H Driftwood and Sinnamahoning. Churning Song from Miss Hob White. Scottish Reformation. Tne "Story of tho Scottish Reforma tion'' or "John Knox vs Mary Stuart" will be given in the Opera IFouso, March 2 and 3, under the auspices of the First Presbyterian church. About eighty of the best local elocu- 1 tionary and musical talent will a:-:sist in the rendition, and in beautiful cos- ' tumea of the times will impersonate demure Puritan men, Scottish Sold j iers, Glasgow University students, and the different classes of Scotland. Miss Rose Ritchie will impersonate i the beautiful Mary, Queen ofScotsand 1 Rev. McCaslin will impersonate the I sturdy reformer, John Knox. Mrs. Monroe, the originator of this! entertainment, will be present and will correct the dramatized portions with a fine illustrated lecture. Diagram for reserved seats will be open on and after Monday, Feb. 27th. $25.00 Reward. Whereas, some person or persons, one week ago, poisoned my bird dog. I will give the above reward to any person, or persons, who will give me public or private information that will lead to the conviction of such party or parties. FRED JULIAN. Full account of the election in this county on 4th page. Colonial Dress Social. The Colonial Dress Social given in the public reading rooms Tuesday j night under the auspices of the Metho- j dint ladies was one of the most delight j ful social functions oi' the season. 1 The nearly two hundred in attendance i entered heartily into the spirit of the j occasion, thoroughly enjoying every feature provided by tho ladies for the i I pleasure of their guests. A soprano ' , solo by Miss Grace Lloyd, piano selec j Lions by Mr. Ericsson and Mrs. Trotter j together with music by the Sunday school orchestra, were a source of much | pleasure while the old fashioned spell- I ing bee gave no end of amusement, i Tho refreshments were dainty and tasteful, while the decorations, con sisting of flags and hunting were bright and pleasing. Many of the ladies were in Colonial dress and needless to say looked quaint and charming. All voted the occasion a decided success Chicken Supper. The young ladies of the M. E. con gregation at West Creek, are arrang ing for a chicken supper at the home of Miss Perna Gackill, Saturday even ing, March 4. Remember the date and pi tee, and when coated at their table, these ladies will remember you Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.50 a year in advance. ' J "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WKßSTKß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1905. The Observer. The coming John Knox entertain ment will be full of interest to those familiar with Scottish history, and will no doubt contain much that is instruc tive Whether or not the estimate of Knox that will be given in the enter tainment will coincide with that held by the Observer remains to be seen. Perhaps Knox will be represented as an unqualified hero, as a prophet of all thafris wise and righteous, and Mary Stuart as the embodiment of all that is evil. Certainly of all the dramatic juxtapositions in history, few have been more striking than the interview between the queen and the reformer. Matchless beauty was confronted with adamantine strength; a queen accus tomed to receive the adultation and homage of admiring attendants found herself face to face with a man who despised women as weak, trail, impat ient, feeble and foolish, and who had just blown his trumpet blast against "the monstrous regimen" of women; the daughter of the Guises and the dis ciple of Catharine de Medicis, Mary Stuart was pitted against the hard headed, aggressive, unruly, demo-theo cratic spirit of Scotland as embodied in Knox. * * * John Knox was certainly a man of heroic force and courage, and his in infiuence has been stamped upon the character and life of Scotland more deeply perhaps than that of any other man. Yet it is an error to regard him as an unqualified hero, as an embodi ment of pure wisdom and unalloyed righteousness. He possessed some of the characteristic faults of his age and of his race. lie was intolerant and self-willed, full of crotchets and hob bies. Much of the moral grandeur of his celebrated interview with Mary- Stuart vanishes when we recall that his denunciations were directed against her private freedom of worship, and against amusements, dramatic enter tainments, for instance, which in them selves are innocent. Knox never : treated the queen with fairness or just ! consideration. Ilia attitude towards ] her was similar to that of the old I Scotch minister to one of his elders j with whom he had a quarrel. "One of us," he said, "must give in, and I can not.' 1 The Observer cannot help sus-j peeting that Knox's conscience had in it an element answering to the defini tion; "conscience is something with in that says, ) won't." * * * As tor Mary Stuart, her character and career have been summed up-by Lamartine in a paragraph of consum mate skill and beauty: "If another Homer were to arise, and if the poet were to seek another Helen for the subject of a modern epic of war, religion, and love, he would beyond all find her in Mary Stuart, the most beautiful, the weakest, the most attractive and most attracted of women, raising around her by her ir resistible fascinations, a wirlwind of love, ambition, and jealousy, in w hich her lovers became, each i M his turn, the motive, the instrument, and the victim of a crime, leaving, like the Grpek Helen, the arms of a murdered husband for those of his murderer; 112 uv. ing seeds of internecine, religious, and foreign war at every step, and el - ing by a saintly death the life of a Clytemnestra leaving behi id her indis tinct memories exaggerated equally by Protestant and Catholic parties, the former interested in condemning tier for all, the latter in absolving her from all, as if the same factions who had fought for her during her life had re solved to continue the combat after her death!" Deadheads Work Strong Down South. Charles E. Thropp, the advance rep resentative of Nixon & Zimmerman's production of "Miss Bob White," the most popular of the comic operas on the road to-day, tells a story of how I t he "deadhead" or the worker of passes has reached the limit in one of the j small towns in Alabama, where the 1 show played recently. Mr. Thropp ! was on his way to the train, when he I was accosted by a stranger, who had evidently been put ••wise" to the fact that he was ahead of the "big show" j that was coming, and stopping hirn | said: "Say, are you the agent of this I "Bob White" troup that's comin;' j here," to which Thropp replied, "Yes I sir, and what can I do for you? ' "Well, I I'd like to have tour passos for my | family togo see that show." "What! j four passes. My gracious you have I your nerve with you. My dear, good j man I don't seo any reason why I ! should give y<u four passes. Who are ' you?" "Oh, I'm only the engineer 1 down at the electric light plant," said the individual. Well, we ean'tgive passes to every man that comes up and asks for one and the only way wo ! do give them is when we receive value ! in return and I can't see why you come I in at all. All right, the fellow said, I you don't have to give them if you i don't want to, but. sometimes the lights in the opera house go out and I have 1 known cases where they couldn't be fixed and so the show had to stop. Of course you don't have to give me them four passes, but, ho continued, with a twinkle in his eye, it would be p. shame to spoil a good opera troup like yours if the lights should not work. Now 1 could pay strict attention to them and see that they worked all light, if 1 wanted to, but if you don't want to give me them passes— Hold on, hold on, said Mr. Thropp, pulling out his pass pad, he hurriedly wrote off four passes for the best seats in the house and handed them to the individual, who was profuse in his thanks, leaving Mr Thropp looking sore until the funny side of the situation appealed to him, and, laughing to himself, said, "well this is about the neatest, "hold up" I ever saw without the use of a gun." The Mystery of Love. ! Willard Spencer's inspiration, like j Daly's Railroad of Love, flies signals l of Merriment and an interesting tale : inspired on the cars. When love, sweet love. Comes rap, tap, tap, tap at your heart You bid it stay, For worlds you'd not have it depart. At first, a sigh Then rap, tap, tap, tap all is done; Ecstatic mystery of love, Some day comes to every one. Whether or not the following tale is flavored with truth, the writer is not prepared to vouch, but it bears the ear marks and possibilities of a straight lale and the chances are that by long odds Aunanias or his disciples have had no hands therein, but .a close com panion in fact, one of the best friends Willard Spencer, the author and com poser of "Miss Bob White" declares that the theme of Spencer's best and most pretentious waltz song was sug gested by a little incident that occur red during the "Princess Bonnie" jaunts during the first year ofits trium phal tour throughout trie East. The scene was the interior of a Pennsylvania day coach west bound. They had just pulled out of Broad St., Station, when Spencer as is his pater nal interests, went out and saw one of his flock was like the captain of a ship, the last on aboard One of his princi pals, a little less since known in elite society, was just bidding adieu to her lover, likewise prominent in business and social circles in the big Quaker Metropolis, when, for want of better occupancy equally interesting, he watched the expressions and maneou vers of this self same maid. He had just bid good-bye and she had taken a seat in the rear end of the car, directly in front of the brilliant author where he could detect her every throb with out being observed. First there was a sigh, then a blush, then pallor followed by a smile, a tear or two, another sigh and another blush heightened by a rag-time pulse, particularly notice able at the temples and wrists. That Mr. Spencer never essayed a Sherlock Holmes is one of the marvels not quite fashionable, but his friend avers that it was this action that prompted the lyrics for the song which tuts placed Miss Bob White in our midst and as Spencer will neither con firm or deny the tale, it is reasonable to suppose that our learned informant knows whereof he speaks. Touring the State. In the interest of Sabbath Schools the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association sends out six specialists, 46 counties to be visited —Cameron county one of the favored. The Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Associalion has inaugurated a campaigb that has for its aim the ins piration, improvement and spiritual quickening of its Sunday School work and all Sunday school workers through out state A tour party of six special ists a'ong ail lines of Sunday school work, has been made up and has been in the fie d from January 23d and will continue until May Ist" In that time 46 counties will have been visited and an institute of four s. .-sions held in each county. Our town of Emporium will be visited by this tour party on Monday evening and Tuesday morn ing. afternoon and evening, March 6th and 7th The tour party is made up of a male quartette of singers who are also speakers, a Bible Study specialist, a specialist in the line of Primary Work. The personncll of the party is as follows: Dr. W. J. Erdman of Germantown, whose work in Bible Conference known all over the country; Miss Ermina Lincoln who has had large experience in dealing with little folks, will conduct the primary con ferences; Mr. Hugh Corke, the Gen eral Secretary of the Association will emphasize Sunday School Manage ment; W. G. Landes, State Field Secre tary, will conduct the conferences on Teacher Training, Mr. Irvin C. Van Dyke who was associated with Dr. Brumbaugh in establishing the school system of Porto Rico, will present the Home Side Sunday School Work; Mr. George F. Sawle, having had large ex perience as a singer, will take the part of second bass in the quartette, and accompanies the party as business manager. The institute will be held in Presby terian church here and the opening session, Monday evening, March 6th at 7:30 o'clock. Let everybody attend. Out of town folks, do not fail to come. Took a Slide. Rev. J. M. Robertson met with a mishap last Saturday that might have been serious. Noticing the ice and snow was gathering on the slate roof of the new church he took a ladder and rested it against the eaves, while he : surveyed the situation. No sooner 1 than done when down slid the ice. i snow, ladder and the Rev. gentleman. Luckily the deep snow prevented any : bruises and after crawling from under ! a mountain of ice and snow and mak- • ing an examination he found only a lameness to be expected. He is now • ready for another test but says he will get Brother Metzler, he being the fat ter, to make the next somersault. A Jolly Crowd. Last Saturday evening a sleigh load of young folks, from Sterling drove to Emporium, and spent the evening at the home of Nancy Spence, of East Emporium. Those present from Sterl ing were the Misses Floy and Nellie Whiting, Gladys O'Keefe, Julia How lett, Edith and Lilah Berry, and Nora Bunce The gentlemen were Mr. James Furlong, Harry Smith, Charles Howlett, Charles and Seeley Bunce, William Berry and Mr. Anderson. Others from town were present Lunch was served, and all report hav ing a good time. Come again. " Miss Bob White. " When a new production can achieve a continuous run outside of the metro polis it must possess more than ordi nary merit. Yet that is precisely what Willard Spenser's new comedy opera, "Miss Bob White" did in Philadelphia. More than that: its run carried it far ■ into the torrid spell and the audience at the closing performance was fully as large as at the opening. It is not at all improbable that it could have still been running smoothly along in the city of Brotherly Love if the attempt had been made. "Miss Bob White" will be seen in Emporium, at opera house, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 28th, and the same elaborate production that tickled the theatrical palates in Philadelphia will be on view during its local engagement. No attempt at curtailment in any particular will be made. The gorgeously picturesque scenery, the beautiful kaleidoscopic dresses, the brilliant, sparkling electric and calcium effects, all will be seen here just the same as if "Miss Bob White" was to remain among us in definitely. That Mr. Spenser's melo dious musical score will receive just treatment cannot be doubted as Messrs. Nixon & Zimmerman with their ac customed liberal management have supplied the most important compon ent parts of on orchestra which they carry with the company. The entire band will then be directed by Howard Cook, the well known musical director. The cast will be up !■> the standard of the other departments and will include among others Mai Phelps, Alice Craft Benson, Zellah Har Arnie Iladdon, Connie Mac. Georgia Campbell, Susie Talmage, Frank Deshon, James L. McClure, Joseph Leighton, 11. C. Saylor, Raymond Tymon, Rye V. £CY ~~ Melshaw, Donald Archer, and A. (J. Dempster and a chorus of 10. The story of "MiS3 Bob White" revolves around an election bet made by two young millionaires and the loss of which compels them to masquerade as tramps for two months and to earn their own living during that time by their wits. The title comes from a non de plume assumed by the sweet heart of one of the young men who follows them to enjoy their odd plight. It is full of sparkling melodies in Mr. Spensor's best vein and the comedy situations are intensely funny. In deed it as if everyone already wants to see "Miss Bob White" if one may judge from the demand for seats Prices, §2.00, $1.50 and $1.00; Gallery, for boys and girls only, 50c. The de mand for seats continues to come from Austin, Driftwood and other towns. Don't wait until last days before secur ing your seats. jCall or write to 11. S. Lloyd, Emporium, Pa., enclosing the price of seats you desire. He will make the best selections pos sible, Down-county patrons must re member that Erie Mail train going east will stop at all stations. Doors open at 7:00, curtain rises at 8:00 o'clock, xharp, r her. by giving ample time for out-of'-towr people to see the play and return home. This being the first opportunity Cameron county has had to witness a first class city attrac tion (induced to come here by a com mittee of Emporium gentlemen, who personally made the guarantee) it is hoped Emporium and surround ing towns will avail themselves of this treat. As funny a pair of comedians as tread the boards are Frank Deshon, the Billy van Million, and Jim Mc- Clure, the Artie tre Billion, of Nixon & Zimmerman's "Miss Bob White" Opera Company, which will bo seen here Feb. 28th. The former is a mite of a mortal, the latter is a scissors-like affair, over six feet in growth. Both of these comedians will remain with "Miss Bob White" during its tour next ' season, and will accompany the Spen- ! ser opera to London in May, 1906. "Miss Bob White" is one of the few j American vehicles selected by George Edwards for a London production dur. ing his recent American visit. The bowling team from Emporium visited this place Wednesday night, an elegant bauquet was served the visiting team at the Connolly House after the contest.—Port Allegany Argus. | TERMS: $2.00— 51.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT'| (Forecastby T. B.Lloyd.} FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY Fair. SUNDAY. Fair. DEATH'S DOINGS. EMERY. MRS. JENNIE L. EMERY, wife of Joseph L. Emery, deceased, died at the family home Westporr, Pa.. Satur day, Feb. 18th, 1005, aged 54 years, one month and 11 days. Deceased has been in poor health for some time yet her death came unexpected. She leaves eight ehildreu, viz: Rue! F Boston, Mass.; Silas W , Galeton, Pa."' Jos. 11., New York City, S. Peari' Reginald A, Ruby H., Samuel J.' r uella A., at home. She is also bur vived by four sisters and two brothers viz: Mrs. J. L. Johnston, Grant Pa.' Mrs. J. p. Derr, Renovo, Pa ; Mrs. ,1. O.Lewis, Emporium; Mrs. A. P. Hans] com, Lock Haven; Mr. E B. Freeman Emporium and 11. B. Freeman, Philli pines, P. I. The tuneral, which was largely at tended, was held from the family resi dence Westporr, last Tuesdav, the in terment being made in 'Highland Cemetery, Lock Haven. 1 ho deceased will be pleasantly re membered by our nitizens as Jennie Freeman, daughter of Benj VV. i- ree man, deceased. She was jjreatlv re spected by a)! who knew her. Mrs. Freeman was, as a girl, exceptit nnlly bright and as handsome as a picture, full of life and happiness. Many of her girl friends stii! remaining here, will be pained to learn of her death. Mra. Freeman was a devout member of M. E. Church. AVERY. RODNEY N. AVERY, a former resi dent of this place, died at his home at North Tonawandn, N. Y., February 8; fuueral at (he family residence, inter ment at Hales Eddy. Star Course Closer. With the Ariel Ladies Quartet of Boston the Star Course, season of 1004- 1905, came to a close last Friday even ing. Despite the prevalence of a driv ing snow storm, the attendance was almost of the regulation size and those who ventured forth felt amply repaid for having done so The Concert was bright and pleasing, thoroughly refill-* ed and artistic and was a worthy and fitting close to the series thus given. Collectively and individually the members of the Quartet were strong. Miss Machenzie is a reader of no mean ability. She is not an elocutionist of the stereotyped order, but. posses a distinct individual ity of style, a rare charm and grace of manner; a voice deeply musical and under GXcellentcont.ro!. The selection from Ben Hur, in which (he vocal re frain, '*Glorv to God in the Highest," was furnished by Hie other members in an adjoining room, produced a thrilling effect. The emotive plastique-'. in Grecian costumes, por traying the various emotions, \\ ire artistically done. Miss Monoghui- ;s the possessor of a soprano voieo of bird like clearness and purit ■, while the ease and naturalness with which she sings, imnarls :m ad.led ch.i .n to her work. The violin Belcotioi of Miss Leavitt were not the least arti-.'-ic feature, while Miss Sampson, the ti'st Contralto, sang very charmingly Re gret was manifest on all side.- that ihc last number had been reached and -c desire for the continuance of the Course freely expressed. It is not. im probable, if adequate patronage is given, that this will bo done The management desires to thank all patrons for the encouragement given, which has made possible the success achieved. Wm. Hackenberg Speaks. Editor I'rens:— Allow me, through yor.r paper, to express my very many thanks to tt osr of my friends, belonging to both the Democratic and Republican parties, who worked and voted for my e':oct'i a as Constable and Collector. I feel proud to have such friends and proud of the good showing they made for me, after some of the leaders of my own party, and even ome of the busi ness firms, op. osed my election. Why? Because they supposed in uy defeat they would defeat one of the gieatcst industries this town and county ever had, or ever will have, I venture to say distributes nu.re money each mom h I h;n all the other industrii combined I understand §14,000 was distributed last month. Now, why this opposition to this great business industry? Simply, as ion derstand the ofliers of our Borough promised to exonerate this plant ft .m a portion of Borough and School taxes for a term of ten \ ears. I ask the vot ers to look over the minutes of the Borough Council proceedings and sec who it was that made the motion U> ex empt and who seconded and voted for it. Now, I ask are (he Councilinens' promises sacred or are they to be broken as soon as made, or as soon as the man to whom the pledge was given incurs the displeasure of the Tax Col lector. WM. HACKENBERQ. February 22, 1905. The officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have notified the politicial leaders that no free passes will be issued for the inauguration ceremouies at Washington on March 4th. All persons desiring togo to Washington will be treated alike and one low excursion rate will be given to all the same. For those over a hundred miles from Washington the fare will be just half the regular price or one fare for the round trip ticket' plus 25 cents. NO. 1.
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