THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
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ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 40.
New Opera House, Emporium, Pa.
Thursday Evening, Sept. 28.
W. E. NANKEVILLE Presents
| GORD^N^
THEVILLAGE PARSON.
Thrilling Climax. Powerful in Action. Intense Heart Interest.
All Special Scenery.
A Story as Sweet as the Fragrance of Roses
Prices 75c, 50c and 350; Gallery 25c. Seats 011 sale at H. S. Lloyd's
The Sign of the Cross,
Friday Evening, Sept. 29.
X. C. Wagner presents Wilson Barrett's Grand Play
Magnificently Elaborately
Equipped BYM Produced
A Play that Started the World a Thinking.
A drama that stands absolutely alone upon a pinicle of dramatic
Greatness. A story beaming with dramatic brilliancy.
A production of lavish proportions with
WILLIAM H. FPIRRIS, the eminent yonng English actor,
supported by his excellent cast of English and American artists.
Prices, 75c, 50c and 35e; Children 25e.
Fair
AT KEYSTONE PARK,
Emporium, Pa., Oct. Sand 6.
Exhibit of Everybody
Cameron P/pflfv is Urged to
County's Enter some
Products. Attractions Exh —
Foot Races,
Fine Stock, and Shooting I
Farming - Match,
„ .. Amusements
Machinery, Hall Games,
Ornamental For AH , I A General
Display, Jubilee.
Grain, &c. 1 1 J Come all.
EXCURSION RATES on the Pennsylvania R. R.. between Kane
and RenoOo and Dußois and Port Allegany.
ERIE MAIL EAST STOPS at Cameron, Sterling Run and Sinna
| inahoning, October 5 and fi.
WITH THE MAGAZINES.
A DRAMA OK EVERYDAY LIKE.
Mrs. Mary Stewart Cutting, author
of "Little Stories of Courtship," has in
the October number of McClure's an
other of her sympathetic tales of the,
simple home. "The Hinge" is the j
Ridge's viewpoint Q f a little domestic '
drama in which the neighborhood
tragedy of a neglected wife is straight
ened out in the.light of big happenings
which help husband and wife, an well j
an the neighbors, to a reajustinent of
ideas.
Naturalization Court.
Notice is hereby given to all con
cerned that a < \>urt of Naturalization
will be held at Kinporium, Oct. 2nd,
lttOA, at I ::«J p. m.
Those Millers,
j During the past few days the
great swarms of millers have been
a nuisance in this section. Mr. Ed.
Ulinzler sent a few specimens to
State Zoologist 11. A. Surface and
received the following reply:
"I have received from you the moths which
! you pent, anil which occurred in your region in
! ouch numbers the early part of this week. I
also received apecimeni from Clearfield county
atni;it in interesting io note that they were alio ax
abundant IU (mow flake* in that aectlon of the
> »tale. The moth in known an (.'ingilia. It in the
I adult or winged form of oue of the Measuring
j Worms, and in really a variety ofOauker Worm,
tn Hn Itrva 1 vtiigr It (Ml ou, raspberry and a
number of other plauta."
I .
I.urge Attendence.
I'rof. K. 8. Ling, principal of Empo
rium Hi'hools, repot ts 7 2 scholars in at
tendance In 11 itch school, the largest ,
number in yours.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1905.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
MASON. ?
DEWITT MASON, aged 18 years, (lied
on Thursday, Sept. 21st, 1905, at Sterl
ing Run, at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. James Strawbridge, of typhoid
fever. The deceased was a railroad
brakeman and the belief obtains that
he contracted the disease in drinking
water secured at the Huntley tank, an
analysis of the water showing it to be
contaminated. Renovo alone has
many cases of the disease traceable to
this source, while there are a number
"others at various points along the
.■early all cases being railroad
men, except at Huntley. The funeral
was held at his late home last Sunday
afternoon, the Rev. O. S. Metzler,
pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, of Emporium, officiating, the
choir from same church rendering the
musical selections. The Knights of
the Golden Eagle, of which the deceas
ed was a member, were present in a
body. The attendance was very large,
many attending from Emporium and
other towns. Funeral Director Laßar
had charge of the arrangements.
"The Village Parson."
A new and intelligent play, "The
Village Parson" will be presented at
the opera house, Thursday, Sept. 28th.
This piece comes highly endorsed as
one of the strongest dramas produced
in years. Care and skill has been ex
ercised in the construction of the plot,
and the author has done his work well.
The play deals with the affections of
the heart, and holds the closest atten
tion of the audience from start to finish.
The company will be found fully equal
in their respective roles, the manage
ment having used excellent judgment
in selecting the players. The produc
tion also presents a series of stage
pictures that are new, btartlsngand re
alistic. Tickets on sale at H.S.Lloyd's.
FOB THE PKKSB.
THE EIGHTEEN-HOUR SPECIAL.
When on business or on pleasure bent,
For Chicago you are bound,
With railroad guides and timetables
You estimate the ground.
If you wish to reach that city
In the very quickest time,
Take the Eighteen-Hour Special
On the Pennsyhania line.
Three fifty-live it leaves New York
On every afternoon,
With Pullman observation cars
And splendid drawing rooms.
Chicago, at eight fifly-five,
The morning sun does shine
On the Eighteen-Hour Special,
Of the Pennsylvania line.
Chicago, at two forty-five.
The afternoon is young.
When upon this lightning special,
You commence your journey home.
Htone ballast foi nine hundred miles.
The trip is safe and fine.
In the Eighteen-Hour Special,
On the Pennsylvania line.
In the morning, at nine forty-five,
In New York you return;
You feel no trace of weariness,
No downy couch you yearn.
No headaches or nervousness.
To the railroad you assign,
Or to the Kighteen-Hour Special.
On the Pennsylvania line.
So throughout our glorious country,
Let the banner be unfurled,
Of the wouderful and modem train.
The fastest in the world.
There are many trains right up-to-date,
But no other you will find,
Like the Eighteen-Hour Special,
On the Pennsylvania line.
—John F. Sullivan.
Annual Conference of the Free
Methodist Church.
The Seventh Annual Session of the
Oil City Conference will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Empo
rium, Pa., September 2Ttb to October
Ist, 1905, Bishop Wilson T. Hogue,
Presiding.
ORDER OF sea VICES.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday; busi
ness session from fi.AJ a. m.to 12 ra.
Preaching at 2.3(1 p. m.and 7.30 p. ra
Sabbath services at 16 50 a. m.and 7.3 ft
p. m., conducted by Bishop Wilson T.
! Hogtie. All are invited to attend these
j services.
R. A. ROBKKTSON.
A Mechanical Wonder.
The Buffalo Sunday Courier will be
j gin October Ist giving away with each
, copy of its paper a beautiful and uni
' que mechanical toy, that will amaze,
j amuse, delight and interest all. It is
the greatest novelty of the age. Be
sure U» buy next Sunday's Courier and
obtain this wondurfull toy. lletter
order from your dealer now.
Hoys Wanted.
Boys wanted for Emmanuel Church
Choir. Salary paid. Apply at Parish
room Tuesday evenings at 7:30.
Bucktails.
The Old Hut ktails meet at ('ui-wens
vllle, Clearfield county, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Oct. 3rd and Ith. No
, doubt many from this county will ut
| tend.
The Opera House.
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There has been no play staged in
Fredericksburg in years that in intrinsic
merit and perfection of acting can rank
with "The Sign of the Cross" as pre
sented here Friday night by Mr. Ferris'
company. The entire troupe was ca
pable and worked together in every
situation, giving tine support to the
leading role
More entertainments of this class will
increase the popularity of play going
among the more discriminating It is
to be regretted that the stage appoint
ments were not sufficient to permit the
use of the magnificent special scenery
provided by Mr. Ferris; but the acting
by Mr. Ferris and the perfect support
given him cannot be too highly com
mended. The acting was so good that
only a few of the more experienced
play goers realized that the play was
being presented under difficulties.
"Damon and Pythias"and"Quo Vadis''
were high class plays, well rendered,
but up to date our play going public
gives first place to"The Sign of the
Cross "—Fredericksburg, Va., Journal,
Sept. 16, 1905 At opera house, Empo
rium, Friday evening, Sept 29th.
Business Change.
F. Vernon Heilman, son of Dr. Heil
man.who to-day closes the contract for
the purchase of the hardware business
of Hurteau Forbes and has assumed
charge of the business. Success to the
new firm.
"A Damnable Outrage."
"The outrage perpetrated by the ring
upon the Democratic voters by stealing
the delegates elected in the interest of
Geo. Minard for County Commissionej
will be rebuked at the polls and will
result in the election of two Republi
can Commissioners," exclaimed a life
long Democrat Tuesday last.
Premium List.
| The premium list of the Fair may be
had at the following places by calling
I for same:
Barclay Brothers, Sinnamahoning.
Brookbank & Co., Driftwood.
J E.Smith, Sterling Run.
Mrs. W. R. Sizer, Sizerville. '
F. G. Judd, Emporium
Or by addressing F. G. Judd, secre- J
tary of the Fair.
Successful Teacher of Music,
j Miss May Gould has returned from
j her summer vacation and resumed her
j music school at her home on Sixth
street. While enjoying her vacation
she at the same time availed herself of
an opportunity to brighten up and get
some of the latest instructions and
pointers. She wade a contract with
one of the most successful instractors
in the country to meet her at Atlantic
City where she learned many new
ideas for both adult as well as children.
The Republican Supper.
Every Republican should attend the
Supper to be given at the New Warner
House, Thursday evening, Oct sth. It
is not gotten up in the interest of one
individual, but solely for the benefit of
the Great Republican Party. It is
your Supper acid let us all enjoy a social
evening. Owing to the many changes
made in residence of voters some may
j have failed to receive their invitation.
! All such shouCd not feel slighted but
' come—you are welcome and expected, j
| The invitation is general
The First Light.
Councilman Julian informs the PHKSH
! that practically all of the sewer bonds ,
have beeu paid. When the Republi- ,
' cans elect the Commissioners, which 1
will he this fall, as sure as fate, and
; equal valuation of assessments are
made then the borough, as well as
other sections of the c <unty will get its I
| just proportion of taxes, much needed j
improvements made ami the outrage
ous tax reduced. Property valued at
thousands of dollars, especially in Em
porium, is assessed less than the home
of the hnmble laborer is cause enough
to ask the question, "Is it not time to
make a change?" Ank the fair minded
tax-payer and voter -lie will tell you,
mighty quick.
Change of Time.
The hour of the morning service at
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
next Sunday will tie 10 o'clock, instead
of 10:90. Worshippers of this church
will kindly note the change for next
Sunday only.
The Observer,
The announcement was made a few
days ago of the abondonment of the
Subway Tavern, a social experiment
the inception of which received a great
deal of public attention a little more
than a year ago. The Subway Tavern
was distinctly an experiment. Those
who inaugurated it were actuated by a
sincere and noble motive, and neither
they nor Bishop Potter, who gave the 1
experiment his endorsement, deserved !
the intemperate denunciations which
were heaped upon them The failure
of this particular experiment is very
far from proving that the object* which I
it was hoped to accomplish through it |
are unworthy objects.
Nine out of ten of those who so bit
terly denounced this experiment are
willing to admit, when directly con
fronted with the question, that absolute
prohibition is impracticable, and that
we are really shut up to finding the
best practical way of keeping the sale
of liquor within reasonable bounds.
When cross-questioned, the critics of
the Subway Tavern concede that the
evils of drunkenness would be greatly
diminished if the custom of treating
could be abolished, if what liquor is
sold were free from adulteration, if the
laws against selling to minors and in
toxicated personß were rigidly enforc
ed, and especially if the motive of gain
were eliminated. These critics admit
that were all tie places in the land
where liquor is Bold to be conducted on
the basis of the foregoing principles,
the evils of drunkenness would be vast
ly reduced. The hope which inspired
the Subway Tavern was the ultimate
supplanting of the present way in which
the sale of liquor is conducted by a new
system based on the lines indicated.
The experiment, however, has prov
ed a failure. What are we to infer?
For one thing, the failure was due in
large part to the unnecessary publicity
which was given to it. It was loudly
heralded as an experiment. The in
habitants of the section in which it was
located knew that it was an experiment,
and they very naturally shrank from
putting themselves in the lime light
as objects of social experimentation
and of curiosity to sightseers from
up town and out of town.
The individual who now conducts
the place as an old-line saloon was
good enough to attribute the failure
to the impossibility of serving the Lord
and chasing around after the devil at
the same time. The element of truth
in this way of putting the matter is
that the project both was and was not
a business proposition. Its professed
purpose was not to create and foster
a demand for liquor, but merely to meet
an inevitable demand under conditions
that would insure the elimination of
attendant aggravating evils. Had it
been the only saloon in the locality, it
might have accomplished this professed
end. But it was in competition with
. old line saloons. In view of that cir
' cumstance, the very fact of its own ex
istence was an appeal for patronage.
It was in the inconsistent attitude of
being at once indifferent to and inde
pendent of patrsonage and desirous of
and dependent upon patronage.
The experiment was conceived in the
hope of accomplishing certain results
in which all would recognize a vast im
provement over present conditions; the
integrity of the motive ought not to be
questioned. But under the circum
stances, the experiment could not suc
ceed. Nor is it easy to see that the
dispensing of alcoholic beverages along
the lines indicated can be successfully
accomplished except through the
agency of the State itself.
Confirmation Service.
Bishop Whitehead will administer
the rite of Confirmation in Emmanuel
Church on Friday evening, October 6.
The service will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
It is important that as many as pos
sible of those expecting to beconfirmed
should be at the parish house next Sun
day at 4:30 pin.
Foot Ball Game.
, The ttrat game of foot ball for this
season will bo played on the Emporium
1 grounds, Saturday, Sept. 30th, between
Renovo and Emporium teams. The
management hopes this, the opening
game, will bo liberally patronized A
dance will be held in the opera house
during the evening. Admission 10c.
Birthday Party.
Mrs. H. R. Klees will give a party to
about fourteen little girls this afternoon
in honor of her daughter Margaret's
eighth birthday The party will be
given between the hours of four and
seven o'clock.
Safety Vaults.
The First National Hank's new safety
vault boxes, ins in number, are eer- '
tainly beauties, adding to the beauty
and security of that reliable institution.
I'OH RKNT Two vacant rooms. In
quire of Andrew lilln/.ler, West Alle
gheny avenue.
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TERMS: $2.00 —*1.50 IN ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
I FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY. Showers
SUNDAY. Fair.
I ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA. .
j At the close of business September 27th.
$794,524.45.
j Uncle Sam banks here. You are invited to ac
j cept his choice of a bank. An account may be
j started with a small deposit even as little as a tl.
, "BHH!SSSHH5HSl■— S
The Man About Town.
The sear and yellow leaf is among
j ur; the walks in some of the streets i\re
j covered mornings with the beautiful
i tinted.
Bill Thomas says it is getting time
for ''husking bees". Judge Brennan
says he cannot see what the use is of
husking bees, for that only deprives
them of their winter coat and destroys
their honey making powers.
Phonographs are getting mighty
numerous in town. One at the east
end of town plays anything from the
latest opera to the song Adam sung to
Eve in the garden, "You are the only
girl on earth for me."
The first fall opening of the season
occurred Sunday near the tannery
a chestnut bur.
John Howard, back from his wed
ding trip is receiving the congratula
tions ot his many friends. The gener
al wish is, that as the years roll on the
little Howards may be as numerous as
his friends are now along the pike.
Dave Buckley says we are going to
have a hard winter, but he has dough
enough to get him up against the flan
nels.
A charity ball is contemplated in the
near future by the four hundred.
There will be an open market for cellu
loid shirt bosoms and claw hammers.
Brother Pyle says the insurance
business is booming, but if they keep
on investigating he is going to organ
ize an insurance company to insure
insurance companies.
Opera house attractions are numer
ous, prices are a little high, but those
who dance must pay the fiddler and
all this world's a stage.
Chief Mundy says people should lock
all doors and windows when leaving
home the present week. Some of our
citizens are puzzled to know why, un
less it is because there will be an unus
ual number of Methodist ministers in
town.
Young men riding with their sweet
heart these beautiful autumn days
should get their horses of "Bucky"
Norris. "Bucky" has them that know
their business. Tie the lines around
the whip and they attend strictly to
business, giving the young man the
use of both arms, so he can make glad
the waist places and attend strictly to,
as a down town dry goods man
advertises, something sweet in corsets.
Brother Lee who manipulates the
levers in the tower at the east end is
quite a poet in his way. Hear him:
The autumn leaves are falling
And the squirrels are a calling.
Fortheir mates to climb higher up the tree
The golden rod is blooming,
And the boys aud girls are spooning,
' And the squirrels are the only one's that see.
On the grassy ground reclining
Where the harvest sun is shining,
1 Aud nature all around is calm still,
' "Perigranting" gaily
That's what you can see daily
! By climbing to the top of Bryan Hill.
The Sign of the Cross.
Friday night the opera house was
( filled by an appreciative audience to
. see Mr. William H. Ferris and hiscom
! pany in Mr. Barrets' great Religious
( Drama, "The Sign of the Cross." Ex
pressions of satisfaction from all who
attended are frequent today and while
there is some complaint, and with cause
of unseemingly noise in the peanut
j gallery, no eriticism unfavorable to
| either the play or the interpretation is
j heard. On the contrary, people quali
j tted to judge, speak in terms of praiie
j of the acting by every member of the*
j company, while Mr. Ferris as Marcus,
j Miss Downing as Mercia, and Miss
| Mayo as Berenis came in for flattering
| commendation.
Mr. Charles Stowe as Nero rendered
I the part to perfection, and Miss Nelsou
] as Poppeia was tine.
The company labored uuder Consid
erable disadvantage, the stage arrange
ments not permitting the use ot much
of their special scenery, while each
member of the troupe was handicapped
from this cause, it wan especially trying
on the parts of Marcus and Berenis aud
and the work of Mr. Ferris and Miss
Mayo is therefore worthy of extraordi
nary commendation. - Fredericksburg,
Va, Journal, Hept. 18th, 1905. At
opera house, Emporium, Hept. tb
Wanted Quick.
Second cook, laundry woman, pastry
cook and dish washer at New Warner.
NO. 32.