ftifttc Übravy i'HE tiMEROiN vOU JSIIY t J HESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 41. Council Proceedings. Regular meeting Borough Council, February 4th, 1907. Present: Messrs. Marshall, Green, Friendle, Cramer, Gregory and Hamil ton. Absent: Messrs. White, Julian and Fisher. Minutes of last regular meeting read and approved. Moved by Mr. Marshall, seconded by Mr. Green, that Telephone Commit tee draw up frachise relative to Em porium Telephone Co., with clause in serted, "That Emporium Telephone Company place and maintain a tele phone in each of the borough buildings, namely the firemen's headquarters and electric light plant, within thirty days after date of franchise, and that if tele phones are not placed in each of the Borough buildings and electric light plant when thirty days are up, fran chise- will be null and vt>id, and that franchise be granted for a period of five years from date of same. Unanimous ly carried. Moved by Mr. Marshal I, seconded by Mr. Gregory, that bills as read be paid: St. Marys (las Co. Gas for January 1907, s3l SO John Welch, Work on streets, 8 75 James Murray, " 8 75 James Davin, •' 8 12 McAlery, •' 1 93 D. Dwalbee, " ... 437 Frank Suwaya, " 4 37 John Sauford, " 1 93 L. L.Welsh, Filing Haws.... ... 75 F. V. Heilman, Invo'ce, 1 32 W. F. Lloyd, Stamps for Sec. aiul Treas. 300 Balcom & Lloyd, Invoice, 9 55 C. B. Howard Co., Invoice, 18 72 Chas. Miller & Sou Co., Invoice, 7 19 ttaupt Si Hauber, Invoice 36 83 Moved by Mr. Friendle, seconded by Mr. Hamilton, that Secretary notify Penn'a R. R. Co., that the borough re fuses to accept transformer and can oil irom RoberUon Electric Co , Buf falo, N. Y., on account of damage to can oil. Carried. Moved by Mr. Friendle; seconded by Mr. Marshal, that Secretary instruct Mr. Knickerbocker and Mr. Extrom to make out separate bills for work done on electric light engine and work on eloctrie light line. Carried. Treasurer's and Burgees' reports read as follows: Cash received from John Cummiugs, County Treasurer for Liquor License, $1,140 00, from R. M. Overhiser, Burgess, for lines, 519.00 for Show License, SIB.OO. On motion by Mr. Hamilton; second ed by Mr. Marshall, Council then ad journed. It C. MOORE, Sec'y. "The Lion and the Mouse." A play of genuine merit and one which has probably met with the great est success of any drama produced in America during the past teu years is '•The Lion and the Mouse" which Henry B. Harris will produce here on Feb. 14th. The play is by Charles Klein and deals with a widely discussed phase of American life of to-day —that of the in fluence exerted by the moneyed inter ests upon the politics of the country, and while the drama i.-i serious in its aspect it is said to have many illumi nating episodes of humor. Indeed, the play is said to sparkle with wit and brilliancy and its theme being one of wide spread interest it can scarcely fail to interest all classes of theatregoers. The engagement is for Thursday, Feb, 14th. The seat sale beirg an nounced for Feb. 11th. Greatest Press Endorsement. There is nothing in the local bookings for the current season that will attract the interest of playgoers to a greater extent than "The Lion and Mouse," which Henry B. Harris will present here in the very near future, and which comes with an endorsement that has not hitherto been vouchsafed any pro duction of recent years. Charles Klein wrote the play and Henry B. Harris gave New Yorkers the opportunity of viewiug if they liked it so well it is now in its second year at the Lyceum Theatre in thatcity. The Boston judg ment was expressed in crowded houses for six months, aud in the eight months it ran inChicago the attendance exceed ed anything in the Chicago theatri cals. "The Lion and the Mouse" is booked here for Thursday evening, Feb. 14th. Encourage Them. The managers of the opera house have eugaged the popular attraction, "Th s Lion and the Mouse," being com pelled to give a heavy guarantee Our readers can count on a first-class at traction and should libtra'ly patronize this popular company. Secure seals early C. B. Howard & Co., have the only large stock of shingles in the county at the present time. RED CEDAR from the Pacific Coast and WHI TF, CISDAH from Wisconsin. ■ BBbmS - '- ry T' ' I'-f-. fj| jpr I *'' Silver Anniversary. County Commissioners Clerk, Mr. I W. L. Thomas arid his estimable wife ! celebrated the 25th anniversary of; heir marriage last Saturday, a sainted by a numbep of their friends. In ord r to. make the occasion a surprise to his j wife, Mr. Thomas invited her to ac- j company him to Emporium and dur ing their absence a number of frinnds took possession early in the day .uid prepared for a jolly good time. Our readers can easily how surprised ed the I" y i.uj *. h.>vo been, win r .o returned horn to find their r.'s -: :e had been invaded. In order to uia!:o the occasion a complete au: rise "Billy" had to be let into the -vet and he carefully guarded the .ui •nj.e mentsand had the satiafaetioa ot iig a completely surprised wife. 'J I al lowing took part in !he pleasant . isit: .Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. un'l Haggerty, daughter and son, Mr .C. Parks, Jas. Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Leggitt, Mr. and Mrs. W. It. John son, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Swope, Mrs. Geo. Seavor, Master Geo Piper. Mr. and MM. Thomas were the reci pients of numerous handsome diver pieces from the friends present also I from Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Vogt, oi > >\vn, and Mr. and Mrs Davis Mi.ler, of Philadelphia. After passing a u 11*!it fully pleasant day they all de, .rtcd for their homes, wishing Mr. and M K. Thomas many long and happy ais. Cameron County Sabbath School Conference. A Sabbath School Conference will be : held in the Presbyterian Church in j Emporium, Friday, Feb. 15th, to which all persons interested in Sunday School work are especially invited. An after- • noon and evening session will be held. At the afternoon session, beginning at 2:00 p. m., Rev. C. F. Irwin, of Bellevue, : Pa., a state field worker, will address the conference on a topic of great inter- j est to all} Sunday School worksrs; he will also give the latest methods of Sunday School work, and bring echoes | from the State Convention held at ' Gettysburg. After Rev. Irwin's ad- i dress, there will be an open conference j for discussion of various subjects pre sented by the Cameron County Sun- ! day School workers. The evening session will begin at 8:00 o'clock, at which time Miss Clara Ewalt, a state field worker of the Ohio State Sabbath School Association, will address the conference This will be a rare treat to hear a field worker from another state, and especially one who comes so highly recommended. W. H. ALLEN. President Cameron County S S. As sociation. Farmers' Institute. The attendance at the Farmers' In stitute at both Driftwood and Empori um was large and it was enjoyed by by all who attended. Deputy Sec'y of ; Agriculture Martin, favored the Insti tute at Emporium with his presence. I'rof. Menges of York, S F. Barber of Dauphin and II 11. Hall of Potter were interesting instructors. A pleasing musical program was rendered each evening. W. H. Howard, chairman of county institutes, takes great pains in working up our farmers' institutes "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, I*o7. Scene in Act 2, of Lion and the Mouse, at Opera House, Feb. 14. Powder Trust's Reply. WASHINGTON-, FKB. I.—'The Powder Trust's side of the smokeless powder controversy was heard before the House Committee or. Appropriations, when J A. Haskell, vice president of the Du Pont Powder Company, appeared at a hearing and replied to allegations that his company enjoyed a monopoly of the Government's orders, through the pos session of patents obtained by naval i.tllcers and afterward sold by the latter to the trdst. He said that in 1895 Admiral Con verse and Lieutenant Bur.'radon took out patants for a certain kind of smoke less powder which they o fie red the Du- Pont company, but which tho latter declined to purchase. Subsequently the patents were acquired by the In ternational Smokeless Powder Com pauv in which the Du Pont Company at the time had no interest In the meantime the DuPont Company, the Laflin & Rand Powder Company and the California Powder Works manufaet ured smokeless powder and furnished it to the Government under formulas that were covered by the Converse Beranadon patents to which manu facture no objection was made. When the International Smokeless Powder Company was acquired by the Du Pont company, in 1903-1904, the Con versee- Bernadn patents became the property of the latter company. Bnice then the DuPont company had con tinued t<> furnish the Government with smokeless powder, but the specifica tions of the Converse-Berandon pat tents were not used by the company in its manufacture. In reply to the charge that foreign nations had been furnished with infor mation concerning the formula em ployed in the manufacture of smoke less powder for the Government. Mr. Ilaskell said that it was sufficient to say that patents were matters of public record, and therefore, could not be kept secret. Emporium Opera House. Theatregoers are no doubt looking forward with very keen interest to the presentation here on Thursday, Feb. 14th, of Henry B. Harris' produc tion of"The Lion and the Mouse," Charles Klein's greatest I lay. The drama deals with a widely discussed topic of the hour—that of the influ ence wielded by the money power in American politics. "The Lion and tho Mouse" should prove of wide appeal for there is no subject of the present day more widely discussed. The seat sale is announced for Feb. 11th. Dr. A. W. Baker Married. Dr. Albra W. Baker, formerly cf Em porium, was married at Huntingdon, Pa., on Monday, Feb. 4th, to Miss Henrietta E. Bastres. They will be at home after March Ist, at No. 1445 Erie Avenue, Williarnaport, Pa. Congratu lations are now in order. Real Estate Change. The William Garriety residence on Sixth street, occupied by this excellent family for twenty-three years, has been purchased by Mr. James Haley, one of our industrious young men, who, with his wife will take possession March Ist. Our citizens will regret to learn that Mr. Garrity and family will move to Buffalo. They aro good people and our citizens will deeply regret their de parture. Janitor Burned. George Barker, the faithful janitor at the courthouse, who was severely birned about the face, Jan. 25th, by an explosion of gas in the courthouse cellar, happily escaped disfigurement and while he now sports a cornplec tion as fair as a young damsel, he don't care to repeat the experiment. Col. J. O. Brookbank met With a Serious Accident On Friday morning as Col J O. B 'ookbank was coming out of VV. 11. Mitchell's drug Store, he slipped tin the ice a:d fell heavily. His left eihow struck the atone step, dislocating the shoulder and breaking the rim of the socket in two places an 1 aln'» the clavicle. Dr. Beale reduced the dislo cation and fracture, and 011 Saturday accompanied Mr. Brookbank to Lock Haven and had made an X-ray photo graph of the injured members. It re vealed tho conditions as stated above as well as the fact that they had been properly reduced, which is very grati fying news to the friends of both Mr. Brookbank and Dr. Beale. The Colonel will be laid up for some time, but we are pleased to stata that tho conditions are favorable for com pleto restoration, which is not always the case with such complicated bceaks. —Driftwood Qazatte. Peoples' Star Course. Next attraction date changed from Feb. 18 to Feb. 15, at opera house. The Juanita Boynton Company. The popularity of this company is at tested by tho magnificent audiences and unbounded enthusiasm with which it is greeted wherever it appears. A combination of artistic talent seldom ; equaled, its tonr each season is an un broken series of brilliant successes, i Miss Juanita Boynton is a reader of extraorkinary dramatic ability, whose intepretations and selections display- a j wonderful versatility and an exquisite art. Mr Pallas Brown is an acknowl- i edged genius in the manipulation of the violin. Miss Ethel Johnson thrills all lovers of vocal music with her rich mezzo-soprano voice, and Miss Annie i Lewis Vivian, as a piano accompanist, proves her remarkable mastery of that : instrument. Miss Juanith Boynton has been be fore the public as a professional reader for eight seasons and has never failed to delight her audiences. The natural and dramatic are most happily blend ed in all her work, while humor has most genuine treatment and becomes a marked feature of her delightful delin eations. Her naturalness has not been marred by artistic study, for her art is entirely without affectation. Miss Ethel Johnson is the possessor of a remarkably brillant soprono voice. Full of enthusiasm and vigor of youth, she throws her whole soul into her voice, and this with her charming manner and personal appearance en ables her to win hor way into the hearts of her audience the moment she j steps upon the platform. Colts Stolen. VV. H. Howard's two colts were | stolen from his barn last Monday. j They were found near Emporium j Powder works. While going alter the colts, Mr. Buber had the misfortune to step into a hole, injuring his right hip. DEATH'S DOINGS. Cdisa RUSSELL. Elleanor S. Russell, died Jan. '2Bth, { of a complication of diseases, at the family residence, at Medix Run, was born at what is now called Millers Sid ing, Dec. 12th, 1854, was daughter of Saul and Margaret Birr. Deceased leaves a husband, L. B. Russell, four sisters, one brother and a host of : friends to mourn her death. She is survived by the following: Mrs. Just i ina Miller, Mrs. A. H. Barr, Huston Hill; Mrs. Thos. Ford, Mrs. S.W. JSjce, Millers; Milton S. Barr, Lake, Miss. The funeral was he'd from the late resi dence, the remains taken to Millers for interment beside her mother, father, two sisters and two brothers. Rev. Ebersole, assisted by Rev. Engler ofll ciated at the funeral. Deceased hav ihg been a cripple since early child hood seldom went from home, yet those who knew her speak in words of endearment, and remember, no doubt, her unselfish hospitality extended to aiJ friends who chanced to call at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Saul Barr She died in the faith of the Redeemer. IJUPOLD As reportee in last week's PRESS, the funeral of Singleton M. Lupoid was held on Monday morning from the residence of Mr. Lupold's parents, Mr. and Mrs Joshua Bair, Fifth street, the 9ervice< being conducted in St. Mark's Catholic church. The attendance was very la rge and the floral offerings beau tiful. The bereaved wife who has been in a serious condition, was not able to be ; present. The following relatives were in at tendance at the funeral: Mrs. Catlin, (mother), Fred Catlin, (brother), Mrs. Thomas, (sister), Mrs. Parvin, (aunt), [ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bradley, (uncle and ! aunt), Will Freeman, Philadelphia; | Mrs. Abrams,(sister), North East, Md., I Mr. and Mrs. John Catlin, Renovo; ; Kate Dippold, St. Marys; John Weis man, (brother-in-law), Miss Weisman, Olean, N.Y.; Albert Bair, Jersey Shore; Frank Bair, Mt. Alto, Pa. Ministerial Association. The ministers of Emporium met at j the First Methodist Episcopal church, j Tuesday, Feb. sth, and organizedja ministerial association. The object of the association will be to consider all questions of common interest to the churches of the town and county, and I to discuss questions of social and theo j logical nature. The officers chosen are as follows: President, J. M. Rob ertson; Vice President, George H. Johnston; Secretory and Treasurer, J. :E. Calvin. The meetings of the asso ciation will be held on the first Mon j day of every month. Big Reductions. During the next sixty days 1 will make a large reduction on all clothing purchased at my establishment. All the latest styles now in stock. 48-St. THEO. HABERSTOCK. For Sale. Teu thorough-bred Black Langshan Cockrels; also litter of thorough bred Scotch Collie dogs. W. W. WEIMAN. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50™ Advance. THESWEATHER. FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY, Snow. SUNDAY, Fair. ASSETS First National Bank, EMPORIUM, PA. At the close of business Feb. 6, 1907. $826,770.07. A bauk account teaches you to manage j . » own affairs. DR. I, kon REX FELT, DENTIST. Rockwell Block, Emporium Pa. Opera House I Feb. 14th. I A Theatrical Event B Henry B. Harris Presents' B The Dramatic Success of the Centura AND THE Mouse [ IBy Chas. Klein, Author of"The i Music Master" C. The PRODUCTION in its ENTIRETY j. I EIE-iw' fOßii-ffi i j yM s .CHIMGfI-L* 16 Months [josjofj 6 Montr Press Quotations The popularity of"The Lion and • .Mouse" j§ Herald. 1 il The play the public have be u v ailii.,. ' ! H for.—Boston Globe. >■ The greatest American play - ten '. ■ years.—C'hicago Inter Ocean. | R A'i ii drama it stands paramo,in 112 id theatrical annals.—Chicago Chronicle. I PRICES: $1.50. sl.( ' Gallery 50c. 1 $ SEATS ON SALE AT H. LLOYD'S , ~_'y• trmiy I Paperhanging. I have just received my 1907 sample j books, which 1 will be pleased to hc;« |to any one desiring papering to i?e j done. These samples aro as fine a lo* jas the market affords. Give me r.rs . early call as this promises to be a very j busy season. j 50-4t. CLIFTON S. LARRABEE. Seriously lujured. ' Edgar Collins, formerly of Huntley, j this county, a brother of Miss Mattie ! Collins and Mr. B J. Collins, was ser'f i ously injured about the head while e?> gaged in erecting a railroad bridge at i Cleveland, 0., two weeks ago. Mr. ColMns, left this county about eighteen j years ago. While in a very seriou" ] condition was slightly improved yee I terday. Misa Collins visited he? | brother during Christmas week. Lenten Services in Emmanu I Church. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 13th, morning prayer an I the penitential office will be usee! «:r» that day in tho church at 10 a : Confirmation services in the evening at 7:30 o'clock. Services throughout Lent on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs d«ys in the parish-house at 4:15 j ri. On Wednesdays and Fridays in the church at 7:30 p. m. Will Leave Us. Jas. L. Norie and famiiy are pack.:..; their household goods preparatory : 3 moving to Pilchuek, Wash., 05 m north of Seattle, where Mr. Xorie has purchased an interest in a large h" -bor business. You can get all kinds of good ; shingles at C. B. Howard & Co.. NO. 51.