THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 40.
D. S. HELMER & CO.
Real Estate
and Loans,
PORT ALLEAGNY,PA.
Resolutions of Condolence.
Resolution of Respect adopted by
the Session and Congregation of the
Presbyterian Church, Emporium, Pa.
in view of the lamented death of their
beloved Pastor, The Reverend Robert
McCaslin:
WIIEHEAS, In the Providence of God
our late beloved Pastor, the Reverend
Robert McCaslin, has been removed
very suddenly from us by death, in
the prime of his life and from the midst
of his abundant labors amongst us; wo
put upon record our deep sorrow and
sense of the great loss we have sustain
ed; also our affectionate tribute to liia
memory and our deepest sympathy
with his sorely stricken and bereaved
family.
He departed this life on New Year's
Eve, Sabbath evening, December 31st,
1905, at about eleven o'clock, in tho
61st year of his age, and in the 13th
year of his pastorate in Emporium.
Resolved , That we bow with reverent
submission to our Heavenly Father's
will in this afflictive dispensation, and
in our great sorrow we turn to Him
whose hand has stricken us sorely, that 1
He may sustain, comfort, guide and <
shepherd us during this dark and try
ing hour.
Resolved, That we express and rec
ord our sense of the great loss we have
sustained, our high appreciation of
him who was our revered, beloved and
honored pastor, our estimation of his
eminent worth as a man, of his high
scholarship aud culture, of his nob'e
and generous nature, of his ever tender
feelings and sympathies, of his untir
ing zeal, faithfulness and diligence in
all pastoral work, duties and offices,
of his love for his people and zeal for
the glory of God.
The sudden death of our beloved
pastor casts a gloom and inexpressible
sorrow over his whole congregation
and the town in which he was so well
and so favorably known.
So far as the human eye can see and
the mind understand, Mr McCaslin
was the ideal Christian gentleman. His
whole life gave evidence that he walk
ed with God. The sunshine of his face,
the emotion of his heart as evidenced
by his every act, the charity of his
mind and hand, and the energy of his
strenuous mental life, all gave evidence
of the impulse that spurred his great
soul to do the will of his Master.
Humble as a child, charitable and
magnanimous beyond his means, kind
beyond expression, enthusiastic in his j
desire for the spiritual upbuilding of:
his church; he left an impress upon the !
heart of every one who came in touch j
with him.
As our pastor, lie had endeared him- I
s; If to every one of the members and j
friends of our church in his amiable '
bearing, true Christina character and I
devotion to his work. He was enthus
iastic,- energetic, considerate and
methodical. He knew only to preach
Christ and eternal happiness and the
means to reach both. There was no
hypocrisy or misrepresentation in him.
He was the same in act and spirit in or
out of the pulpit. Free from all strife,
contention and ill will, his whole life
was inspired with "peace on earth,
good will to men."
Resolved , That a copy of this minute
and resolutions be placed in the hands
of the family of our late pastor, a copy
for warded to the Stated Clerk of Pres
bytery, and a copy embodied in the
minutes of the Session of this church
and that a capy be handed to the local
papers for publication.
Emporium, Pa., Jan. 15th, 1006.
Entertainment—Star Literary
Society.
High School Room, Friday, Jan. 23, lflOfi, 7:30
p. m.
Chorus.
Recitation Alice Robinsou
Reading Jeau McNurney
Piano Solo Dorothy Nelson
Recitation Kate M«.tzger
Piano l)uet Herbert Vogt, Harold Seger
Dialogue.... Mary Blumle, Anna Welsh, Annie
Edwards, Kathryn liogan.
Reading Ethel Ilousler
Vocal Solo Edith DeArmit
Recitation Marian Judd
Piano-Soli Ida Seger
"Message from the Stars"
Lena Ritchie, Let* Felt
Free admi-si >n. All are welcome. We espec
ially invite the parents who are High School
patrons, and all teachers and officers of the
public schools to be present.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I laberstock's Tailoring Establish
ment.
The undersigned desires to inform
the public that his tailoring establish
ment, over Fx pro s office, is conducted
by himself personally and is not con
nected with any other similar estab
lishment. For first class tailoring give
me a call. Samples a specialty. It«
pairing and cleaning pr< inptly attend
ed to.
4H-tf'. 'IIIEO. HAtlKHS'lfii K.
Farm for Sale
A good farm for HUI« or RUN
dress,
WM. HA< KfciNWllU
tt-tf Emporium, l'.i.
The Observer.
The weather, like the poor, we have
always with us. Indeed, while we
may forget our own poverty or that of
our neighbor, we can never wholly get
away from the fact and thought of thft
weather. As the children of Mother
Nature, we are supremely dependent
upon her varying smiles and frowns; we
climb upon her knee for a caress when
her aspect is mild, and when she as
sumes a forbidding mein we slink into
our corners until her tyranny is over
past. Like the story of love, tho
weather is always old and ever new.
There is nothing in it but what already
has been, though that is chiefly sur
prises.
A philosophic septuagenarian re
marked to the Observer, as they stood
by an open door last Sunday enjoying
the sunlit warmth: "Our fathers have
no douglit seen the like before our
day.'' The Observer is a generatson
short of being a septuagenarian, but
even lie can recall a number of mild
winters, particularly those of 1877-8,
1889-90, and 1895-6. In Christinas
week of 1889 dandelions were in bloom
in Pennsylvania, and buds sprouted in
the parks of Allegheny in January.
As a rule (if anything so uncertain
as the weather can be said to have
rules), mild winters, or severe winters
for that matter, do 'not come singly.
An old inhabitant recalled the fact to
the Observer the other dav that the
winter of 1876-7 was also mild, and per
haps some of tjie younger inhabitants
may remember that the winter of 1896-7
was not a severe one. What purpose
Nature has in sorting out her seasons
in this fashion, the Ohserver leaves it
to the weather men to explain. What
ever the true explanation may be,
there are always those who are ready
to conclude that the climate is under
going a permanent change They be
gin to talk about the good old-fashion
ed winters which their infancy knew;
and come of them advance theories
about the influence of the Gulf Stream
or sun sp jts, or terrestrial magnetism,
or internal heat of the earth, or some
thing else that cannot instantly prove
an alibi. In her own time, Nature
confounds these speculations by bring
ing in a succession of severe winters,
with penetrating frost and snow in
plenty. The three or four winters
preceding this were such that many a
smail boy now in school will in years
to come tell his grandchildren that
there has never been any skating or
coasting worthy the name since he
was a lad. The same persons who
speculate concerning the causes of a
permanent change in tho climate from
colder to warmer, are equally ready
when the winters are cold to claim that
the climate is gradually becoming
more frigid, and to find plausible ex
planations for the transformation in
theories about sun spots, failure of
solar heat, progressive cooling of the
earth, tilting of the polar axis of the
earth, etc.
But the wisest meteorologists tell us
that there is no perceptible change in
the climate, at least within the period
of a lifetime. A geological period
may witness a considerable climatic
eh-inge, but it would take the most
delicate micrometer to measure the
; fraction of change that belongs to a
I year or even a life time. The changes
!of which we are aware are simply
| pulsations in the movement of the
■ weather machine, and may be expected
J with the certainty,though not quitewith
I regularity, of the seasons themselves,
j The variations are all part of the play of
' the machine; they represent no change
jin its structure. Our fathers have
| seen the seasons grow from mild to
| severe and from severe back to mild;
' our children and children's children
j will no doubt witness the same.
| The Observer is no weather prophet,
| nor the son of a weather prophet, but
i there are one or two weather signs
| that he ties to. The ring around the
I moon is usually the forerunner of a
storm. One may notice, too, if he will
| take the pains to do so, that the
j weather has a curious habit of repeat
I ing itself in weekly cycles. For in
! stance, there is a succession of rainy
, Sundays; then the weather gear slips a
| cog, and the weekly downpour is
| shitted to Monday, and indue course
;to the other days of the week. In the
! summer of 1902 it rained in Emporium
on fourteen successive Sundays.
These weekly weather cycles are per
haps due to the changing quarters of
the moon; but, whatever the cause,
the weekly weather cycle seins to tie a
general fact.
If we shall have another downpour
of rain, or perhaps a fall of snow, next
Monday or Tuesday, no one need be
surprised; —nor greatly surprised if it
does not come.
Cactus Burr Declares in Favor of
Willis Gaskill.
1 hear it talked that Willis Gaskill is
going to run for School Director. 1
think he would make a good one and
that the voters of the township should
see to it that he is elected. I am told
that he says that as all the children
have been vaccinated he will see that
tho rent are; that the scholars will at
tend regu arly if he has to pay them to
come; that ho will not have the teach
ers carry their report books to the
courthouse every pay day, but will
see that they have them there before
they net, their last month's pay; that he
will not voto to get new books the first
year he is in office; that he will see that
the school teachers attend school as
regularly as the scholars; that lie bus
not made up his mind who lie will vote
for for County Superinte xleiit; that he
will not ask to he lYeHsurer of the
Hoard the first je.ir h*» is in office; thai
th h liool t.each 'i s w >ul«l ill v>ii«i for
him if they had a vote; 'hat h« w in
olincd o bcii'-vc th t tlMaohoobof
Hhippen do not req i r< mother «t»t of
i-ueycit'i t'dlas In I- t «n''i*hii» I rthe
next flfiy years.
\V< i Cruek, Jan £l, HK».
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1906.
Pony for Sale.
A good sound Pony of Shetland
breed, for sale at a bargain. Enquire
of C. S. Larrrbee. -19tf,
Presbyterian Services.
Rev. Mr. Mitchell, of Hontzsdale will
occupy the Presbyterian pulpit next
Sabbath morning and evening.
Additional Pipe Line.
The Standard Oil Company arc- mak
ing preliminary arrangements to lay
an additional line through this county,
in fact are now brushing the way and
unloading pipe.
Flyer Wrecked.
Buffalo Flyer, No. 62, going east
Saturday afternoon ran into a rock,
west of Keating, derailing the front
wheels of the engine. Fortunately the
main wheels kept the track, thus avert
ing a serious wreck.
Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Page, of Cameron, wish
to thank their friends and neighbors
through the columns of the PRESS for
their kind assistance and friendship
during the illness and death of their
child.
Magnanimous Act.
W. E. Blaney, State Commander of
Maccabees and Miss Nellie Launsberry,
State Record Keeper of Lady Macca
bees, visited Emporium last Saturday.
While here Mr. Blaney announced that
the Maccabees had voted $350 to Mrs.
John Bossie, whose late husband had
been a member of this order, the same
being void on account of being em
ployed in tho powder works. This is
very creditable.
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Emporium Eagles, No. 958 held tieir
annual election and the following were
elected for ensuing year: P. VV. P.,
John Cummings;W. P., Geo Kempher;
W. V„. P., Geo. Taggart; W. Chap ,
Emmet Ikens; Secretary, .J. B. Mul
cahy; W. Treas , Henry Kraft; W. Con.
(shas. Cummings; Inside Guard, Edw.
If out; Outside Guard, Thos. Quinn;
Trustees,L F. Conway, J. H. Mulcahv,
0. P. Murdough; Aerie Physician, I r.
H. S. Falk
Of Interest to the Housewife.
lu the February Delineator there is
much of housewifely interest. Isabel
G >rdon Curtis' helpful household ser
ial called "The Prog/ces of a House
wife" touches upon the kitchen and its
utensils Delicious recipes fur onions
and cakes and deserts are supplement
ed an interesting and instructive
article on "Meat and Its Uses," and the
pages of Illustrated Cookery are ex
tremely suggestive Gardening and
house furnishing are other topics of
particular interest in the home.
Emporium Borough Caucus.
The Republican electors of Em
porium Borough are requested to meet
at the usual places, Saturday evening,
Jan. 27th, for the purpose of nominat
ing ward officers and electing three
delegates from each ward to meet at
City Halt, Monday evening, at 7:80 to
nominate Borough candidates.
G. F. HAI.COM,
F. P. STRAYEK,
C. L BUTLER,
Commiteemen.
The pictures which accompany all
the numbers, instrumental ahd vocal,
on Miss Howard's "Picturesque Song"
programme, which will bo given at the
! New Opera House on Thursday even
| ing, Jan. 25th, are reproductions of
j paintings by great artists, as well as
I scenes from nature. Many of these
I pictures have been brought from
I Europe, and are never seen in photo
j«r i phie reproduction in this country,
j The artists represented range through
all schools, ancient and modern. A
j list of their names would show Cabanel
j Alma Tadena, Bouguereau, Burne
' Jones, Raphael, Millais, Corot, H.
I Kaulbach, Fra Angelico, 11. Lauen
! stein, E. D. Blass, Gabriel Max, Her
} raann Koch, Bodenhusen, E. Bisson,
j F. Defregger, Franz Hals, C. C. Cole
i man, F. Church, E. Sichel, and a host
|of others of equal rank. The slides are
j all shown in a dissolving lantern, so
j that the pictures melt into ono another
I and accompany without interruption
i the flow of the music.
PROGRAM—Part I.
j The Month of Maying.. .. ....Templeton Strong
I Piano—Seguidilla (Spanish Dancei K. Hoist
I Trio—Berceuse Streiezki-Lynes
with violin obligate
Spinning Song from"The Flying Dutchman"
Wagner
j Soprano solo—lrish Folk Song Arthur Foote
Miss O'Connor.
The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls.
Mary Howard
Waterlillies Karl hinders
Part 11.
Three movements from the .suite for piano, "A
Day in Venice' Etbelhert Nevin.
fai Gondoliers, b) Venetian I.ove Song,
(ci flood Night Miss Howard
Part 111.
Helorethe Rattle.. Hheinbcrger
\ lolin nolo- llevene Fauconier
Miss Walker.
Song of the Birds Laurence
All Through the Night Old WeMi Air
( •.ntralto solo—KyprN Thome
Mr* Cooke
Helloes ol the Hall (with violin ohligatol
Millet Howard
Funiculi Fuulcula Neapolitan Air
Charity Dance.
The Canoe Run milters will give a
dance at K i. I Hull, Cameron, Mon
d.-»; evening. Feb • IWWt. Proceeds
i liemllt ( .l \li J il.ii Kossic, whose
'isb.tnd v > killer n the recent ex
p 0.,i0n at Eriipo, iiuii. Ticket*, lOi'or
three for £"> -. All invited
THE; | HOCKLEY--THROOP NUPTIALS
A I ctshioiicible and Heutiliful Church
Wedding —Lliibomtc Reception —
Hundreds of Vdlu.ible Presents.
The marriage of Miss ADA ELLEN
HOCKLKY, daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
I. K. Hockley to MR. BENJAMIN B.
THROOP, of Norfolk, Va., eagerly look
ed forward to by the popular young
people, was solemnized at the First
Presbyterian church at seven o'clock
last evening, Rev. J. D. Cook of Reuo
vo, officiating. The large church au
ditorium was well filled at the appoint
ed hour with a fashionably gowned
gathering of our town folks and many
relatives and friends from a distance.
The east stage or platform was very
tastefully decorated with ferns, flow
ers and climbing pine and white col
umns, also decorated with creeping
pine, while from the ceiling were sus
pended several wedding bells, all pre
senting a hand some effect.
At the appointed minute, Prof. A. D.
Ericsson, who presided at the piano,
located in the recess at the left of the
stage, commenced the familiar strain
of Lohengrin's Wedding March, as the
bridal party slowly wended its way to
the stage in the following order: Ush
ers, Messrs. R. S. Bush, Coudersport,
L. A. Williamson, Watertown, N. Y.,
Jerald Wardle and Chas. Wiley, o r
town; L. E. Dale, best man, of Prince
ton College; Miss Elsie Letter, maid,
Williamsport; the bride, beautifully
gowned in white liberty silk, covered
with lace, and carrying a bouquet of
bridal roses and lillies of the valley—
her veil fastened with orange blossoms.
At the foot of the altar the groom met
his beautiful bride—never did a bride
look handsomer—and took their place
in frout of the clergyman, who prompt
ly and in an impressive manner per
formed the ring ceremony. At the
conclusion of the beautiful ceremony
the bridal party descended from the
platform and slowly wended its way
from the church, while the piano softly
pealed the wedding march, from".Mid
night's Summer Dream" The happy
friends repaired at once to the largcand
spacious residence, where the bride
and groom, assisted by their parents
and Mrs. A. E. Howard, received the
congratulations of their friends. Never
were congratulations more honestly
and cheerfully tendered, for the hand
some bride, who has resided here most
of her life, was universally respected
and held the unanimous goodwill of
all classes. A happy, joyous girl, she
will make a loving wife. The groom
is known to many of our citizens, hav
ing resided here for a time and made
many friends. He fills the responsi
ble position of secretary to the con
structing engineer of the Tidewater
railroad at Norfolk, Va., and we be
lieve will make a model husband.
WEDDING DINNER.
After congratulations, more than two
hundred guests enjoyed an elegant
dinner, served by Emporium's beauti
ful young ladies—we arc noted for out
handsome ladies. Tho festivities con
tinued until almost ten o'clock when
10l aud behold the bride aud groom
could not be found and searching
parties started in all directions but
finally gave up the search. Wheu Erie
Mail pulled into Broad Street Station
they were located in Baltimore sleeper
having driven to Howard Siding and
taken their engaged state room. How
ever, rice pelted into the cars was
ample notice to all passengers that a
bridal couple was aboard. As the train
pulled out of the station Mr. and Mrs.
Throop appeared on the rear platform
and waved good-bye, beingenroute for
Norfolk, Va. Thus closed, possibly,
the largest and most elaborate wedding
ever held in this place. Surely none
could be more happy and successfully
conducted.
THE VALUABLE PRESENTS.
The hundreds of beautiful presents
almost beggars description, consisting
of a large variety of silver, cut glass,
vases, paintings, fancy work, fine
table linens, clocks, estimated by care
ful judges to be valued at from SISOO
to SIBOO.
The groom's gift to the bride was a
beautiful necklace, with pendant set in
diamonds. In addition to many valu
able gifts from the family. Mr. Throop
received a beautiful silver set from the
Syracuse, N. Y., fraternity of which ho
is a member.
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE FROM A DIS
TANCE.
Mrs. A. E. Howard, Williamsport;
Mrs. 11. E. Throop, (mother of groom)
Clifton Springs, N. Y.; A. T. Throop
(brother) and wife, Niagara Falls, N. Y.;
Miss Elsie Leiter, Mr. Thos. 11. Ham
mond, a promient attorney, Mr. Minor
| T. Dean, Traffic Clerk S. & N. Y. It.
J R., Williamsport; Mrs. Sallie Mc
; Uloskey, Miss Mabel Hockley, Pitts
burg; J. S. Douglas and wife, Olean,
j N. Y ; Mrs. G. W. Corwin, Mr. Theo.
Corwin, Sunbury, Pa.; Miss Nellie A.
Hurt Syracuse, N. Y.; F. 11. Murry and
wife, St. Marys, Pa.; Mrs W. H. Er
hard, Austin; Mrs. It. W Robinson,
Westlioro, Wis.: W. F. Witherel and
wife, Buffalo, N. Y.
Thanks.
Mrs. J. P. Felt, of Eicpora, Fla., hits
the thanksof our good wife for abox of
quan-qaat oranees, a delicious little
creature, tasting like either orange or
lemon; also some rose buds. Like all
good things coming front our Florida
friends they are hugely enjoyed and
grestely appreciated Ye editor had
two fasten Thanks.
Wm 1.. Dixon is erecting a building
t ihe occupied as a grocery and pro
vision store, on the lot next to Ship
pen ele< lion hotiM . Will be ready for
bushies* about l'» h. Ist.
Shippen Primaries
Notice is hereby given to the Repub
lican voters of Shippen township that
the Primaries will be held at the Court
House, Saturday, Jan. 27th, 1906, be.
tween the hours of two and four, for
tho purpose of nominating candidates
for the several town offices:
One Constable and Collector.
Three Supervisors,
Two School Directors.
One Overseer of Poor.
One Town Clerk.
One Judge of Election.
One Inspector of Election.
MARCUS E TAYLOR,
t: iw. L. THOMAS,
E. W. GAS KILL,
Committeemen.
The candidates who have filed their
intentions to become candidates are as
follows:
Constable and Collector—
Elihu Chadwick,
P. S. Culver.
Supervisors—
N. S. Cutler,
Burton Houshr,
C. W. Spenc,.
School Direct'
Henr J. Newton,
!>'" art Towner,
K. Zimmer.
I " ,r Master—
William F Lewis.
Town Clerk—
George W. Leavitt,
Elmer Marshall.
Auditor:—
Willis Gaskill.
Judge of Election:—
Lee Lewis.
Inspector of Election:—
Claud Lyons.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
A fine lot of suvenir portals at Dod
son's.
You can get all kinds of good cedar
shingles at C. B. Howard & Co.
If you wai.t some souvenir postals
of Emporium and vicinity goto Dod
| son's.
Potter county will have a banging
| bee March 6th, the execution of Chas.
I Brewster.
| WANTED.—A girl for general house
j work. Apply to Mrs. W. H. Howard,
I Sixth street.
LOST—A large amethyste brooch be
tween the Post Office and Junction.
Finder please return to this office.
FOUND—A Masonic pin. Owner can
i have same by proving property and
paying for this notice.
WANTED—White oak piling, tele
graph poles, ties and lath. Box 154,
Station A, Pittsburg, Pa.
Burglars made an attempt to rob the
Renovo post offlee last Friday night.
Night carrier Southern discovered the
mechanics at work.
C. B Howard & Co , have received
from the Pacific Coast what is perhaps
the finest lot of RED CEDAR shingles
that ever came to Cameron county.
WANTED—Bright, honest young man
from Emporium to prepare for paying
position in Government Mail Service.
Box One, Cedar Rapids, la 47-Bt,
Read carefully the County Auditors'
Report in this issue. The Commission
ers' Report will appear in the month of
February, as required by law.
The small boy's expectations were
frustrated last evening by chief Mundy
who did patrol duty until a late hour.
So the usual "calithumpion" serenade
was a minus quantity. We should all
remember the days of our boyhood.
Miss Grace Walker of this place will
play a violin solo in Miss Howard's
unique entertainment, "Picturesque
Song," which will be given at tho New
Opera House on Thursday evening,
Jan. 25th. Miss Walker will also play
twoobligatos with the Harmonic Quar
tette, which gives the vocal numbers
of "Picuresque Song; "
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Day.
Friday evening, February 2nd, the
date of the fourth number of the Peo
ples Star Course Entertainments, Mr.
and Mrs. Elias Day, of Chicago, will
give a program of character sketches
and original dialogues in costume, that
will worthily rank with the season's
leading amusement offerings. It is
five years since Mr Day made his
initial bow to an Emporium audience
and his art, then of the highest order,
has steadily advanced until to-day, in
his line of entertainment, he is abso
lutely unequaled. Mr. Day uses wigs,
paints and other accessories of the
stage for the presentation of his char
| acters and has raised their u?e from the
j realm of novely to the domain of art.
j He is without question the greatest
i artist in their use that has ever appo tr
jed before the American public. He is
i the author of most of his sketches and
1 in answer to a general demand, they
; will soon bo published in book form for
i the use of students and the general
reading public. Mr. Day in tho first
I half of his program, will have the as
; sistance of his wife, Mrs Oranne Fruitt
I Day, a pupil of the Hoyt Conway
i School of acting; having had two sea
j sons experience in Lyceum work. She
jis a highly accomplished and
1 beautiful young lady and is in
i every sense worthy of being associated
1 in a professional way with iter dintin
gullied husband. Reserved seats ou
wale at Lloyd's book store Tuesday,
January HO.
WANTF.D Capable hustlers to engage
in the T< a ami Coffee business. No
capital required Splendid induce-
to l ight party. For full particul
ar. nridrt'n. The Great Mlantlo &
; Paeltir Toa Co , .15 W. L'tig Ave.,
I Du Hois, PH. 40 Ht
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Fair SATURDAY, Rain
SUNDAY, Rain
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business January 21, 1906.
$734,316,15.
The safest, simplest and most systematic way
to pay bills is by check. No one dinputes the
endorsement on the back of your check. You
have a receipt for every dollar you spend.
Local Gatherings by Man About
Town.
Judge Brennan allows we will have
an open winter.
Ye scribe sampled some very fine
candies in Cummings' store the other
evening—right nice sweets Margaret.
The quarrel over in the lurnace
neighborhood caused by the Hunks'
geese eating iron has been patched
up by the neighbors.
Hackett's pond hasn't been frozen
over much this winter and the boys
ain't doing much skating. Ad Gross
hasn't filled his ice house at these writ
ings.
Pete Cochran from over on the Port
age dropped into the Burg with a.
wood chuck ho shot up Rich Valley.
Ho gave il to Billy McDonald, who :s
going to have it for dinner Caster Han
day. Wood chucks ain't very thick
hereabout a.
C'y Hicks and his daughter Amelia
were in our midst this week. The
young lady made some of the boys
standii.g or the corner straighten their
neckties and spruce up. Cy was accom
panied by his jug, and he renewed his
subscription for 1906.
Elmer Pyle went to Port Allegany,
Tuesday. Rumor hath it, something
doing. "Hi' there Elmer."
A man remarked down at Leet'sstore
the other evening "this town is going to
the eternal bow ivowa ; pretty soon we
won't have a sky pilot here and the
bays will have togo t oYork state to get
married."
Pittsburg Phil was around the other
day with a pants button, trying to get
some one to saw a pair of pants on it.
Bill Thomas says it was so warm
Sunday up at his place he saw rattle
snakes back of his barn playing golf.
Great improvements are contemplat
ed around town in the spring. Mike
Hogan has let the contract to Snow
Shoe parties to paint his hen house.
Frank Blumle received a car load of
bung holes this week going to build
kegs around them and get ready for
the Bock beer trade.
That person circulating the story
around town that Charles Howard is
putting cornstarch in his butter milk
had better watch out. The first thing he
knows he will be served with a supreme
writ.
The poet laureate of the P. & E., \va&
in town this week. His book jingles of
a distorted mind is in press and will
soon be on the market.
This winter beats all the old timers
A farmer from Salt Run was in town,
yesterday with a, load of goose eggs
and dutch cheese. He says up at the
head of Plank Road Hollow there is a
pile of hemlock slabs in full blosom.
Frank Shives shipped his ice cutting
tools to Greenland Tuesday. Going ts.
have some ico any way.
Suuday was the warmest winter day
ever known in Emporium. The heat
was all turned on. A lady walking or.
Broad street had the gold filling in her
teeth melted, and a gueat at the War
ner house emptied a pitcher of ice
water from one of the upper windows
and when it struck the ground it was
boiling. Mike Hout, while sowing
cabbago seed in his garden had his feet
badly burned by his rubber bootp
melting.
GASSAWA*
Special Low Rates.
To all points in Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and British
Columbia, February 15th to April 7th,
1906. Round Trip Homesookers' Tick
ets on special days. Write at once for
information and maps to W 11. Allen,
Traveling Agent, Wisconsin Central
R'y, 021 Park Bldg Pittsburgh, Pa.
4S-13t.
The Cold Wave.
The cold wave predicted to follow
the warm weather did not materialize.
According to the weather bureau, it
got broke up in the middle west.
Thero was a warm wave in the east
and a new one formed and followed
the cold wave from the west. They
got the cold wave in a pocket ai"\
moderated him. No severe cold weath
er is expected
Doing Business.
I>r A. 11. Mead, the dentist ha# re
turned I'roni his home at Uorry and lit
ted up his dental rooms, over Volt's
utore, in line style and U now Imstf
walling on his patrons. The Dr i« il
rlgnt stud Is nlviug excellent, sat I*6*4
tlou.
NO 49.