THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. --
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 40.
Business Cards.
B. \V. GREEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Emporium, Pa.
All bUBineSB relation to estate,collections, real
estates, Orphau'sCourtand general law biinincsß
will receive prompt attention. 42-ly.
J. C. JOHNSON. J P. MCNABNET
JOHNSON & McNARNEY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
EMPORIUM, PA.
Will give prompt attention to all business en'
rusted to them. 16-ly.
MICHAEL BRENNAN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Collections promptly attended to. Real estate
and pension claim age lit,
35-ly, Emporium, Pa.
THOMAS WADDINGTON,
Emporium, Pa.,
CONTRACTOR FOR MASONRY AND
STONE-CUTTING.
All orders in my line promptly executed. All
kindsof building and cut-stone, supplied at low
prices. Agent for marble or granite monuments.
Lettering neatly done.
AMERICAN HOUSE,
East Emporium, I'a.,
JOHN L. JOHNSON, Prop'r.
Having resumed proprietorship of this old and
well established House I invite die patronage of
the public. House newly furnished and thor
oughly renovated. 481y
THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT,
(Opposite Post Office,)
Emporium, Pa.
WILLIAM MCDONALD, Proprietor.
I talce pleasure in informing the public that J
have purchased the old and popular Novelty
Restaurant, located on Fourth street. It will be
my endeavor to serve the public in a manner
that shall meet with their approbation. Give me
a call. Meats and luncheon served at all hours.
u027-lyr Wm. McDONALD.
MAY GOULD,
TEACHER OF
PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY,
Also dealer in all the Popular Sheet Music,
Emporium, Pa.
Scholarstaught either at my home on Sixth
#reetor at the homes of the pupils. Outoftown
scholars will be given datesat my roomsinthis
place.
F. C. RIECK, D. D. S..
DENTIST,
Emporium, Pa.
Office, Fourth street, opposite opera house.
—;y-~—■ Gas and other local anaesthetics ad-
for the painless extraction
'J-LLllr o 112 teeth.
SPEClALTY:—Preservation of natural teeth, in
cluding Crown and Bridge Work.
SEALED PROPOSALS.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
STATU HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,
Harrisborg, Pa., Aug. 4, 1905.
SEALED proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department of Pennsylvania,
under the Act approved May Ist, 1905, for the
construction of 1,5)0 feet of road, extending from
the western line of Emporium at the County
Bridge over Drlttwood Creek to a point on the
road to Beech wood in Shippen township in the
county of Cameron. I'laiin ami specifications
can he seen at the office of the county commis
sioners, Emporium, Pa., and at the office of the
State Highway Department, Harrisburg, I'a.
Bidding blanks will be furnished by the State
Highway Department upon request. Bids must
be endorsed "PROPOSALS FOR RECONSTRUC
TION OF ROAD IN SHIPPEN TOWNSHIP,
CAMERON COUNTY," and received at the office
of the State Highway Department not later than
September 2nd, 1905.
JOSEPH W. HUNTER,
n25-l. State Highway Commissioner.
CIIARTEKJOTIt'E.
N'O riCE is hereby given that an application
will be made tot lie Governor of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, the
twelfth clay of September, A. D., 1905, by Joseph
Kaye, George J. Labar, George P. Jones, Henry
Auchu, Josiah Howard, A. C.Blum and E. W.
Gaskill under the Act of Assembly, entitled
"An act to provide fjr the incorporation
and regulation of certain corporations," approv
ed April 29th, 1874, and the supplements thereto,
for ihe charter of an intended corporation to be
called KEYSTONE CHEMICAL COMPANY,
the character and object of which is tor the
purport* of manufacturing all kinds of chemicals
Belling the products so manufactured By it, and
utilizing and selling the by-products resulting
from such manufacture and for these purposes
to have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benctits
and privileges of said Act of Assembly and
supplements thereto.
B. W. GREEN, Solicitor.
Emporium, Pa.. Aug. 16th, 1905.—26-4t.
For Sale.
One good work team of horses;
sound and true; weighs 2800 pounds.
Will sell reasonab'e; have no more use
for them
22-tf. R. M. CRUM.
WANTED. —A plain cook, in small
family. Cooking only required.
Wages three dollars. Apply at PRESS
office. 23-tf.
WANTED: —A man to sell tea, coffee,
baking powder, spices, extracts and
soap. Address,
GRAND UNION TEA Co.,
24 3t. Dußois, Pa.
For Sale.
Store doing a good business. In
quire at this office.
WANTED.— A good girl for general
house work. Apply to Mrs. W. H.
Howard.
Teams for Sale.
Two good work teams for sale cheap,
also harness, wagons, and sleighs. In
quire at this offiee. Teams weigh 2000
and 2700. 25-2t.
Bargain in Books.
A complete set of Brittanica Ency
clopaedia,consißting of thirty volumes
and key. Are all new and in original
packages. Will be sold at a bargain,
Apply at PRESS office. 36tf
Every man owes it to himself and
his family to master a trade or profes
sion. Read the display advertisement
of the six Morse Schools of Telegraphy,
in this issue and learn how easily a
young man or lady may learn tele
graphy and be assured a position.
24-4 m.
Campers Return.
Mr. Henrj Haupt and wife, Mr.
James G. Earl and wife and Mr. A. M.
Haupt who spent ten days at Sod us
Point on Lake Ontario are home again
greatly delighted with their outing'
physically benefited and with a stock
of fish stories severely taxing ones
credulity to believe.
Mosi Giooniic Explosion
IMsMI
50 TONS OF DYNAMITE
Prom Portsmouth, N. H„ Times, July 22, 1905.
The PPESS had hoped, last week to
publish a full report of the moat won
derful as well as the most successful
dynamite explosion ever manipulated
in this or any other country, that
which the National Government has
for yerrs been expending large sums
of money, to aid navigation, but failed
to secure, The fact that the major
portion of the large shells of dynamite
especially the gelatine shells,three feet
in length were manufactured by the
Emporium Powder Manufacturing
Company. When the great and fatal
explosion took place at Emporium
Company was pushing the work for
the Portsmonth contract The jela
tine plant being only partially destroy
ed the Company managed to keep and
fill the contract in time.
Mr. Fred Julian, who was present at
Portsmouth, representing the Empori
um interests, as well as assisting with
the work, declaress it to have been the
most complete piece of work ever en
gineered. Dynamite experts from all
parts of the United States declared the
powder excellent and the Little Italian,
wo had charge of the packing, jumped
into the air when he saw that the ex
plosion was going off, "Hell, but him
good."
At ten minutes past four, ten minutes
behind the schedule time, the button
was pressed which turned on the elec
tric current aud the groat explosion
took place.
There was a loud report followed by
three sharp cracks.
Thousands of gallons of water were
thrown into the air more than a hund
red feet.
The water turned a dark murky color
and a wave at least twenty feet high
swept over toward the Newcastle
shore.
The air was filled with flying rocks
and debris, the mo;t of which seemed
to be headed toward Pierce Island,
where thousands of people were con
gregated.
At the navy yard no damage was
done, not even a pane of glass being
shattered, while in this city a tremble
as of a slight earthquake was all that
could be noticed.
For months or to be more exact, ever
since it was officially given out that
fifty tons of dynamite would be explod
ed at one time to remove the last of
what the famous "Pull-and-be-Damn
ed" point, people of this city have had
explosion on the brain, and not even
the announcement that the peace con
ference was to come here, made them
forget this most wonderful ot "blow
ups."
It has been the topic of conversation
everywhere, in the parlor, in the work
shop and in the field Everybody has
expressed their views on the subject
and where one would come forward
with the remark that no damage would
result another has said that the whole
or part of the city would receive serious
damage.
But to-day all have been nervous and
some have worried much about their
future. Many refused to stay in the
city and went off for the day, in order
that they may be safe, leaving their
home to receive what-ever damage
may come to it.
WITH THE SPECTATORS
This afternoon the entire population
of the city, with the exception of those
who took to the country out of fear, has
assembled at the waters front to see all
that is to be seen along with 10,000 or
more strangers who have come from
all parte of New England.
People are here from everywhere,
New England of course turning out
the_ bigtjest crowd, and every incoming
train and trolley hasnota seat to spare.
In addition there have arrived spec
ial delegations of ncted scientific men
froin New York, Boston, Montrial and
Chicago, come to see what effect fifty
ton of dynamite really has.
Henderson's Point being practically
a part of the government reservation
the navy yard officials took extraor
dinary precautions looking to the safety
of people and their valuables. The
ammunition in the yard magazine was
placed on board a coal barge and tow
i ed to the lower harbor out of the way.
I The point is now known as Hender-
I son's Point, named thus three years
: ago by the contracting company who
had charge of the job. The point
i formerly bore the name of "Pull-and
j be-Damned." This name originated
in revolutionary times, when a boat
' from a British man-of-war was chasing
i a Yankee craft inward. Reaching the
I narrows the American sailors being
! familiar with the strong current push
j through easily. But the British boat
! the instant it struck the current whirl
!ed quickly around. After repeated
| uncessful efforts the officers at the helm
j said, "Pull and be damned " You
' can't get around that point and tliev
; didn't.
I WHERE MISS FOSTER PRESSED THE
BUTTON.
In anticipation of a serious damage
i the navy yard was closed down at
i noon and the workmen allowed togo
j homt?. After that hour nobody was
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1905.
allowed on the yard except those hav
ing a special pass.
At ten minutes of four a long blast
was sounded from the navy yard
whistle to warn people that the time
of the blast was near at hand.
The blast was fired from a stand
erected on Reseavoir hill, just back off
and 850 feet from the point of explos
ion in full view of everything at the
point.^
Upon this stand a most distinguished
party witnessed the event, including
Rear Admiral W. W. Mead, U. S. N.,
and other naval officers stationed at
the yard, with members of the con
gressional delegation and many promi
nent engineers from all sections of the
country.
At the base of this stand stood Miss
Edith M. Foster the beautiful daughter
ofSupt O. H. Foster, with her right
hand ready to press the button that
caused the explosion.
The dynamite especially constructed
arrived in two cargoes, the first July 3
and the last cargo on Monday. This
was made up in sticks two feet long
and varing from two to four inches in
thickneses The work of charging the
holes began Saturday, July 8, and was
under the personal supervision of Ver
rocaki, an Italian who has been hand
ling dynamite for 20 years. The charg
ing was done by a tube where the holes
were not clear, and otherwise with a
long pole rammer. In each hole about
300 pounds of dynamite was placed and
in each hole three fuses or matches
were inserted. These matches were
the largest ever imported into this
country, being made in Germany, es
pecially for the job and they contain
45 grains of the highest explosives.
EYES OF THE WORLD UPON US.
The use of such a great quantity of
high explosives under such circum
stances was never before attempted,
and the undertaking is watched by en
gineers all over the world. The blow
ing up of Hell Gate, at the entrance to
New York Harbor, was of small im
portance in comparison. This work,
which attracted wide attention at the
time, was accomplished by tunnelling
under tho rock, the explosives, being
placed in the tunnell. At Henderson's
Point the dynamite was distributed in
more than 400 borings, encircling an
erea of over three acres, and all ex
ploded at the same moment.
CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
What is known as Henderson's Point
juts out from the Kittory side of the
harbor, near the navy yard, and the
formation of this stretch of land was
such as to cause innumerable currents.
p-'l that projects out into the har
bor entrance was about 800 feet wide,
but on each sido a sweeping curve o!
beach the neck ran back, growing
gradually narrower until it reached a
place inshore where the water swept
over during very high tides and made
the point practically an island. This
resulted in currents which ran with
tremendous force in many directions
and made the channel at times almost
uunavigable,
Large vessels could not get into the
harbor without the help of tugs and
even then gteat difficulty was exper- I
ienced. The bow would be in one |
current and the stern in another and '
captains have declared that their ves- I
sets were in three different currents, '
ail lorcing the craft in different direc- j
tions. Only the most skilled oarsman '
thoroughly acquainted with the harbor i
could do anything with a small boat i
and even be could not steer a straight
course from point to point.
The dry dock is one of the finest in
the world, a mammoth affair built on a
solid rock foundation and capable of j
holding the largest war vessel afloat. !
With this dock inside the harbor it be- !
came necessary to make it accessible i
for all kinds of warskips and it was '
finally decided to remove about 350 feet
from the end of Henderson's Point. !
Over the dam and almost reaching
its top is the rushing water of the I
channel, and vessels sailing by are al- I
most on a level with the top of the
dam. Surrounded almost by this great
force of water, the men in the hole be
low worked in apparent safety, and
yet should there have been a log break
it is daubtful whether all could have
escaped. Their only hope would have
been to climb the long ladders to the
top or float on the top of the rising
water until they were rescued. But
the possibility of such a break was very
remote; they had been working down
there for months apparently as safe as
the men.in the great quarries at Rock
port, with which this great excavation
on Henderson's Point might be com
pared.
The work of getting ready for the
"blow-up" has been going on for some
weeks and everything within a dis
tance of 200 feet was removed; Then
came the work of boring the holes for
the placing of the dynamite. For this
work the longest drills ever manufact
ured were used. Each boring was
about 60 feet long and from
two to three inches in diameter. Those
reaching under the harbor were about
live feet apart. Other holes equally
close were drilled in the solid wall of
! rock above and about 400 holes were
I thus bored in- order to thoroughly
I honeycomb the area from which the
| stone was to be removed.
When all of the dynamite had been
j placed the basin was flooded, the water
! being let in gradually so that no dam
age would be done to the wires. With
1 the point under water there was a
I stretch of 1,000 feet from shore to shore.
The mines were covered by about 30
feet of water.
Geologists have been greatly inter
ested in the undertaking as well as en
gineers. Both agreed that the geolog
ical formation of the rock at the point
was favorable for a successful termina
tion of the final stroke in this remark-
I able engineering feat. It was found
the stratification run from northeast to
Continued on Eighth page.
Childs Body Found.
On Friday Aug. 11th, about 3:30 p.
m., the body of a child about two
months old was found in the West
Branch of tho Susquehanna River
about six feet from the shore, about
150 yards east of Driftwood Borough
line. It was a male child nicely dressed
and looked as though it had been well
cared for'wlien living. One side of its
head was crushed in. Squire Bernard
Nefcy, of Driftwood empanelled a
Jury and the verdict was that the child
met its death from unknown causes.
Overseer of the Poor, B.J. Collins took
charge of the remains and entered
them in the Driftwood cemetery. No
clue to the identity of the child has yet
been found.
Will be Married.
Jasper Harris left last Sunday for
Syracuse, N. Y., whore arrangements
are being perfected for a big wedding
to take place, Sunday, August 20th.
One of the contracting parties in this
affair is our townsman Mr. Jasper Har
ris, and the other is Miss Minnie
Tumpowsky, of Syracuse. The wed
ding will take place at the home of the
bride's parents at the above named
place. Mr. Harris is one of our cloth
merchants and enjoys a large patron
age and will make a good husband.
Tho lady of his choice is one of Syra
popular young people. After a short
honeymoon they will return to Em
| porium and take up their abode at the
I New Warner. We extend congratula-
I tions to Mr. and Mrs. Harris and wish
them a happy and prosperous married
career.
A False Alarm.
A Slav from the Coal Chutes was in
town last Friday morning and imbibed
too much conversation water,and start
ed toward the Chutes about noon, as
usual in such cases,he made up his bed
between the tracks just ahead of the
Buffalo Flyer's time. The engineer of
the flyer not seeing him until after the
engine had passed, supposed naturally
that he had struck the man; stopped at
Ca:neron station and notified operator
Hovt and Foreman Robinson who
/hastened to the spot. Mr. Robinsc*
taking hi-> men and hand car along.
Upon arriving upon the scene the man
was placed on the car and taken to the
Chutes, the man then wanted to be
taken farther but his resuers were not
in a trifling mood, so he offered them
ten cents as an inducement. But Mr.
Robinson was not in a pleasant frame
of mind and administered some good
sound advise and started the man on
j bis way up the county road.
"Laugh and the world laughs with
I you, weep and you weep alone."
It is said that Jupiter laughed for
' seven days after he was born. If you
; want to experience a fellow feeling for
Jupitor you should goto a performance
of the great Sig. Sautelle and Welsh
Bros.' Combined Railroad Shows,
; which will exhibit in Emporium, Satur
i day afternoon and evening, August 20,
and witness the antics of the army of
j clowns; for, if you do see these funny
fellows you will surely laugh many a
I day after. The clowns of this big cir.
j cus are positively funny.
| The circus display proper is one of
j phenomenal magnitude and merit,
j The progoam is calculated to suit every
■ arenic taste and preference, being com
posed of every conceivable species of
circus act. But the whole is diversified
frequently by the coterie of clowns,
who, by the original and spontaneous
humor, cause the spectators to emit
veritable volcanic eruptions of ha-has,
j which loudly reverberate in the dome
i of the huge amphitheater. Some people
| are of the opinion that the clown is no
| longer an essential or important part
'of the circus; however, nothing could
be farther from the truth, for as a
matter of fact, much of the success of
Ihe circus depends on these fun makers.
The little folks simply demand
everybody knows that the circus must
j give the small boy and girl whatever
j they demand. The clowns must be
furnished, and the great Sig. Sautelle
and Welsh Bros.'circus furnishes them.
Years ago, in the palmy days of the
one ring wagon circus,a single singing
Shakesperean clown would suffice; aj.
at the present time, with a large rail,
road show, a score or more up to-date
clowns are required. If you are feeling
blue or have that tired feeling, the
clowns can cure you. Come and let
them demonstrate their phenomenal
ability. Remember the day and date.
Saturday, August 20, at Emporium.
This big circus will give exhibitions in
Johnsonburg Monday, August 28.
Dance.
There will a dance given on the Rich
Valley platform, Friday evening, Au
gust 18th. The public is cordially in
vited to attend; a good time will be en
joyed by all. Don't miss it.
Another Fire at Cameron.
At 1:30 Friday morning Aug. 11th,
fire was discovered in the meat market
owned by Mr. Geary, of Lock Haven,
and Mr. T.anner, of Driftwood. Mr.
McCann employed as night watchman
for the Cameron Lumber Company
and an Italian named Bevacqua were
the first to discover the fire and quickly
sounded the alarm. Calling out every
one in the town including women and
children. The rescuing party went to
work at once removing the grocery
stock from Schwab Bro's store which
was the second door from the market
and as there was no water available
and no insurance on the Schwab Bro's
goods, everyone worked heroically to
save the merchandise, which was ac
complished in a very short time. En
gineer Probst brought the Lumber
Company's engine and an empty box
car which was soon loaded with mer
chandise and Post Office records, mail
matter, etc., as the post office was also
located in the store. The car was
quickly pulled out of reach of the fire.
Fortunately there was no wind, the
evening being very calm and the fire
did not spread. The Valley Hotel
which is just across the way took fire
in several places owing to the intense
heat, but was promptly extinguished.
Proprietor Olsen however had his
goods all packed however, ready to
move in a moments notice in case the
worst came. The three buildings de
stroyed were, the meat marfcet, the
store rooms formerly occupied by the
Cameron Score Co., and Schwab Bro's
store. All except meat market were
owned by L. K. Huntington, of Em
porium, and fuily covered by insur
ance. The meat market was owned by
Mr. Tanner and Sir. Geary; insured for
$500.00. These gentlemen were the
heaviest losers, losing about SIOO.OO
worth of meats and a refrigerator
valued at $400.00. An investigation
as to the origin of the fire shows that
it must have been the work of an in
cendiary as parties who were first on
the scene discovered a small hole about
eight inches square in tho read door of
the meat market which had apparently
heeu i* -fc with an ixe which indicates
that it was done to gain an entrance to
fire the building as fire started from
that point. It is to be hoped that the
party or parties who did this piece of
work will soon be apprehended for at
the present rate fires are breaking out
no one will be safe to live in the houses
here to say nothing of putting their
goods in.
Event of the Season.
The dance to be given at the Rich
Valley platform Friday evening, Aug.
18th promises to be the event of season.
All lovers of this amusement should
not fail to attend The best of order,
with first class music, and being such
a short distance from town, a general
good time is assured.
Mrs. R. H. Gilbert Dead.
The wife of the Rev. R. H. Gilbert,
D. D., a former pastor of the First
Methodist Church of this place died in
Methodist General Hospital at Phila
delphia last Sunday.
She was Mr. Gilbert's second wife
and the sympathy of a large cir
cle of Emporium friends will be with
him in this afflictive dispensation.
The funeral was held at Berwick
yesterday.
Base Ball.
The game of base ball between Em
porium and Itenovo at Keystone Park,
Saturday afternoon, resulted in a vic
tory for the visitors by a score of 4 to 2.
The game was called about 5:15 and
after the fourth inning it began to rain
but the boys continued to play, not
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather.
Up to Date Quarantine.
So great is the yellow fever scare in
Baton Rouge, the Capitol of Louisiana,
that the authorities have gone the
length of cutting off all the communi
cation, even by wire,with New Orleans.
It is also reported that the town of
Wesson, Miss., refused to receive a car
j load of carbolic acid from New Orleans
i until it had first been disinfected!
DEATH'S DOINGS.
Mr. John Kelley died at his home on
j Maple street, Tuesday morning from
; a serious case of stomach trouble of
I long standing. Deceased was 57 years
of age and is survived by a wife. He
I was an industrious man of good habits,
; and commanded in a marked degree
i the esteem of his neighbors. Funeral
! services were held from St. Marks
I Church this morning at 9 o'clock, the
Kev. Father Downey officiating.
For Sale.
I Good bay work team; eight and nine
years old; weight 2800; for sale. Appl v
at PKESS office.
TERMS: #2.00—51.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecastby T. B.Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Fair.
SATURDAY, Fair.
SUNDAY, Fair.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Owing to tho derailment of one car
at Johnsonburg, Sunday, Erie mail
was about three hours late.
U e a cknowledgo the receipt of a
copy of the Game, Fish and Forestry
Laws of the Commonwealth.
The calling off of the races scheduled
for the last day of the firemen's con
vention at Bradford, on account of the
rain , was a great disappointment to
the visiting companies who had teams
ready to participate in the events.
A tramp knocked at the door of a
farm house in a little country town and
when the lady opened the door he said
in a trembling voice. "Have you a
square meal to give a hungry man?"
'Yes sir,' she said, "and he will bo
home at six o'clock to get it."
Persons desiring information regard
ing the Musical Kindergarten now
beiDg organized by Lillian Heilman,
may obtain same by telephoning her
or calling at her residence on West
Fourth street. The first class will be
gin work Monday the twenty-first.
A western newspaper offered a prize
for the best answer to tho conundrum,
"Why is a newspaper like a woman?"
The prize was won by a lady in Okla
homa who sent in the following an
swer: "Because every man should
have on of his own and not run after
his neighbor's."
Norman Parks and Miss Anna Pond,
two well known young people of this
place, were married at Emporium last
Saturday. The happy young couple
returned to this place and are now
busy receiving the congratulations of
their many friends in which the Press
heartily joins.— Johnsonburg Press.
The editor of an exchange maintains
that satan will not permit any editor
to enter his domain and gives as a rea
son that being a wise old servent he
| knows that the editor, if admitted
raid ocxßta ;tly he 001: ilti.; \a > o. ia •
with his delinquent subscribers and
discord and trouble of a serious nature
would be the result.
A professor has discovered among
some ancient ruius what is supposed to
be the eleventh commandment. The
text is as follows: "Emasrofyltpmorp
yap uoht sselnu repapswen a daer ton
tlahs uoht." The commandment is
easily translated by beginning at the
end of the sentence and reading back
wards.—Ex.
The young man who thinks himself
too good to do common labor, but who
is willing that his mother support him
by daily toil, may be counted upon to
make a mighty poor citizen of this Re
public. What he needs is to be put
out to crass so that he may "root hog
or die." If he don't root the world
will be be better off if he dies.
According to the North East Breeze,
the grape crop promises to be the larg
est in years} the vines are simply load
ed and the clusters are large and
splendidly formed. Very little of dis
ease of the vine and fruit has been re
ported thus far, and uuless some un
forseen damage occurs the grape crop
for 1905 will be a record-smasher both
in quantitv and quality.-
That is a deplorable story which
comes from Mercer, Pa., at a Congre
gational meeting of a church in that
place, held for the purpose of issuing a
call to a Port Huron, Mich., minister:
98 votes were cast, while a count es
tablished tho fact that only 92 persone
were present and six of the number
were ineligible. Twenty-nine mem
bers have entered a protest aga>iV3'„
what is charged as ballot-box stuffing.
One of the most eccentric wills ever
filed for probate was that of Miss Anna
Gunning, of Pittsburg. In her will she
bequeths the bulk of her half million
dollars to Cavl F. Miller, who was at
one time an admirer of thedeceased,on
condition that he secure an absolute
divorce from his present wife or that,
Mrs. Miller should die. Mr. Miller
being perfectly satisfied with his matri-.
monial venture, has no intention of
suejng for a divorce, and his wife has
no intention of dying, consequently the
legacy lapaen.
Sunday Service.
The Rev. 11. 0. Bowen will preach
his last sermon next Sunday at Moore
Hill, Howard Siding and Beechwood.
j The Rev. W. 11. Closson, of Juniata,
| Pa., has been named as his successor.
' FOR SALE. One new portable gas
lamp, also good second hand, Yale,
cushion frame bicycle. Apply Rev. 11.
C. Bowen, at Mr. Hackerberg's.
Beans a Yard Long.
\ Isaac Sands, of South Williamsport,
| has raised a crop of "Jersey yard
j beans, - ' which he claims are tho finest
i that grow. Some of the pods are a full
j yard long.—Williamsport News.
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