THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, JSTAHLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 42. CAPT. BARCLAY'S CAREER. . i Bradford Record. Several young men were discussing the chances of success in life when one of them mentioned the career of Capt. Barclay, the present representa tive of this district in congress. Few men have enjoyed more interesting or varied careers, and have achieved more prominence and success through perseverance, integrity and hard work. Capt. Barclay was born in Potter county, and as a boy attended the pub lic schools and between times assisted his father in lumbering and agricul tural pursuits. Always alert and am bitious he studied diligently to pre pare himself for college much as Abra ham Lincoln strove to fit himself for the high place in life he was to occupy. The outbreak of the Civil war tempo rarily put a stop to the captain's plans, and though but a boy of 17 he went to the front in 1801. Enlisting as a pri vate his abilities were at once recog nized by his superiors and he was pro moted corporal sergeant, second lieu tenant, first lieutenant and later, cap tain. On the first day of the immortal conflict at Gettysburg his regiment, the 149tii Pennsylvania "Bucktails" was surrounded by Confederate hordes. For an entire day he engaged in hand to hand fights with "the enemy, but at night fall his command succumbed to greater numbers, and he was captured and putin captivity. He was an un willing participant in the southern re treat and for eighteen months was kept in Libby and other prisons. He was finally exchanged, and resumed his command, where he served with dis tinction until the close of the war. The «reat struggle over his thoughts again turned to perfecting his education, and he became a Btudent at the University of Michigan. In a few years he entered actively in mercantile enterprises and lumbering, and, like in the army,stead ily forged to the front. Like all public spirited men he maintained an active interest in politics and was a presiden tial elector in 1892, and a delegate at large to the Republican national con vention in 1900, besides participating in other important gatherings of his party. He always stood for the best and cleanest in political and private affairs. His charities are numerous, but he has always been unostentatious in the extreme. In 1906 his party hon ored him by nominating him for con gress, and his triumphal election in the fall of that year showed his popularity in the district. He has been renomi. nated without opposition this year, re ceiving a large complimentary vote and should be re-elected by a hand some majority. In Washington he has performed splendid services; presiding over the house, upholding worthy measures, assisting the veterans and their dependents and demanding a suitable public building for the city of Bradford. Such a career speaks for itseif; the boy reared in the country who looked beyond, hoping he might by his labors benefit his fellow men. He is a sterling example to the Ameri can Youth, and Northern Pennsylva nia liais him as one of her honored so/is. Wanted. A good girl for general housework. Good wages to the right party. Box 13, Emporium, Pa. 12-tf. Bicycle Repairing. Alfred Searfoss will continue his Bicycle repairing business at Empori um Machine Co's coal yard office, where he has appliances for all kinds of work, especially bicycles. Also lock repairing, etc. 10tf ALFRED SEARFOSS. DeWitt s Little Early ltisers are small, safe, sure and gentle little pills. Sold by R. C. Dodsou. We call your attention to the CON QUEROR INVISABLE SUSPENDERS. Sold at JASPER HARRIS'. High School Commencement. The Commencement exercises at opera house, last Thursday evening were largely attended and enjoyed by those who sat in the front seats, the hoodlums making it impossible to hear iu the rear of the room. The class consisted of Mary 13. Farrel, Dorothy A. Nelson, Florence Cleary, Ellen Swartz, Margaret Weisenfluh, Jennie E. Robinson, Marguerite Metzger, Mary M. Blumle. The graduates all looked lovely and made a very creditable delivery of their parts. l'rof. R. B. Tiebrick, deputy State Supt. of Public Instruction, gave an entertaining talk of forty minutes, full of good thought. At the close of the exercises the Alumni gave a reception and dance in Theatorium Hall an«l en joyed themselves greatly. "Merry Mix" For Emporium. A musical hit that delighted Wells ville, N. Y., to be presented iu Empori um. A musical treat of the highest order is in store for the people of Em porium, when the "Merry Mix" will be produced here. The play wan pre sented iu VVellsvilie in April and was greeted with packed houses. The piece will be presented in Emporium for the bent-fit of the Fire Department and the principals of the Wellsville production will take part and will bo assisted by a select chorus of twenty four of Emporium's leading singers. Watch for the date of the production in next week's issue. Storm—Capwell. Miss Ada Mao Storm and Mr. Harry Morris Capwell, were married Tuesday evening at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Margaret B. Strom, 4231 Otter street, Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs, Capwell will reside at Meshoppen, Pa., after July Ist. The bride, who is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Warner of this place, visited here several years ago and made many friends, all of whom send congratulations for a long, prosperous and happy life. Ye editor and wife sands their warmest congrat ulations as well as regrets. Brigade Drill. Major Th. Bliss came down from Ridgway last Friday with a number of the Ridgway company members. Their drilling was fine and made our boys more than anxious to make good. The visiting officers were Lieutenants Powell and Thompson, Sergeants Handseom, Radeliffe Park and Miller and Corporals Barber, Swift, Arm strong, Carman, Lockhart, Shaffer, Ebert and Sweet. Making Many Friends. Mr. Richard Kuehne, the genial Fourth street dry goods merchant, visited Buffalo on Monday and dispos ed of some Fort Erie real estate at a handsome figure. Mr. Kuehne is rap idly making friends here, his unselfish interest in the advancement of Empori um making him a valuable acquisi tion to our mountain city. Would we had more just like him. Getting Better. Mr. S. J. Hauber informs the PRESS that his wife has returned home from Buffalo, where she receivod treatment at Dr. E. O. Bardwell's. The lady is greatly improved. Dr. Bardwell came over on Sunday to see his patient be tween trains. New Tailoring Store. Theo. Haberstock extends an invita tion to all PRESS readers in Cameron county to call at his new store, in room vacated by Ed. Blaizler. He has a new and up-to-date line of stylish sum mer goods. See his adv. in this issue and then call and see his goods. G. A. R. Notice. The observance of Memorial Day this year will be left to the same com mittees that decorated the graves last year—they to use their own judgment. The ministers of the several churches are requested to speak in their churches on Sunday, May 21th, suit able to the occasion. JOSHUA BAIR, Commander. M. M. LARRABEE, Adjutant. Aunt Dinah a Success. The entertainment held at Beech wood, Saturday evening, by the P. of 11., was a success. Although the weather was stormy there was a good attendance and those who took part in "Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party" de serve credit for the talent shown. Church Notice. The church services on the Empori um Circuit for next Sunday, May 24th, will not be held as formerly announced, but will be held in the following order: Sterling Run, 11:30 a. m.; Cameron, 3:30 p. m.; West Creek, 7:30 p. m. W. H. ALLEN, Pastor. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTKß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1908. i "UNITED WE STAND, I DIVIDED WE FALL" AH a county, we have one of the best commercial locations I in the state and our people should all wake up to the situation. Our Board of Trade is now well organized and through her I sub-cominittees is preparing togo ahead on a sound progressive | and constructive basis. But each one of us must give them our I courteous co-operation, remembering always that every conimun- I ity. like every farm, is just what the people make it. Let every farmer tear down or fix up and whitewash his old I fences, and every city man clean up his lawn; then get our coun- I cils and road supervisors to lix up the streets and roads, and we I | will at least look right. For if we look right it is a good indica- I ■ tion that we are trying to be right. Cameron county should never again, if possible, make the || mistake she did in the past of allowing her men of means to I move away, instead of trying to hold them here to develop the I natural resources of the county. We must not only work together, irrespective of party,with B our limited means at home, but we must go out into the world I and get acquainted with men and methods and induce them to I come and locate with its. Ido not believe in living alone and I denouncing each other and each others methods, but I do believe I in cheerful and courteous good-will and co-operation in social I and business progress. I have been the Representative of Cameron county for four 0 years and have done rny best to sound the praises of the county 1 and her people, both at home and abroad. lam not boastful 1 enough to think that 1 am the otdy person that can do this well, n but I am not unmindful of the fact that the men of influence in I the legislature are the old members, and that I am in line for I promotion to a front seat next year, and with your permission. I will try to make good in everything that is for the benefit of I S our county. Respectfully yours, JOSIAIi HOWARD. I Emporium, Pa., May lfi, 1908. THE RICHARD PRIZE ESS A YS Some time ago. Mr. Richard Kuehne, the wide-wake merchant who is an active member of our Board of Trade, offered a 85.00 prize for the best essay on "How Best to Boom Emporium," to be prepared by members of the Emporium High School, six or seven pupils entered the contest and delivered their papers to Prof. Plasterer, the principal, who in turn appointed a committee composed of Hon. I. K. Hockley, G. S. Allen and 11. 11. Mullin to award the prizes. The committee read the papers carefully and after due deliberation selected the two publish ed below, believing the merit in each equal. Favorable mention is also made of the essay by Miss Louise Welsh. Mr. Kuehne kindlv changed the award, giving each $3.00. The papers are well written and we publish them just as they were given to us. The essays are a credit to the authors and will surely have a tendency to spur on others to take up this line of work. How Emporium Could be Boomed. It is natural to us all, when we are viewing a town for the first time, to note, from a critical standpoint, its lo cation, its appearance, for its size, and its general thriftiness; then we com ment on what we have found lacking. It seldom occurs to us, however, to take these views in our own town. On the other hand, we are almost indiffer ent to the conditions existing on all sides of our every day routine. In our own little town of Emporium, there exists at the present time, prob ably the dullest times wo have ever known. The majority of the working element, of which Emporium is chiefly composed, has experienced a hard winter. Spring is now with us and we are much in need of a means by which to boom our liittle town and render it possible to keep with us all the good families who make up our populace and who under other circumstances mus seek new fields. A good step has been token in the organization of a Board of Trade. Headed as it is by the leading business men of the town, it lies within their power to give the Emporium people necessaries at a price that will come within reach of all. This would do away with all mail order trade and keep all the money sent to these''houses, with us. Then give us the benefit of sales such as the "sales days" in other places give citizens. These things would be an induce ment to people in the neighboring towns to do their buying here, consid ing the fact that we have exception ally good railroad facilities. Then inducements could be offered by the Board of trade to manufacturers to locate here. It would be an advantage to live in Emporium if these arrangements were made. \Ve would have a booming little town, could have what we want, with out paying two prices, leave our earn ings in town, to home dealers, and save a little for a rainy day in our home National Bank, thereby booming three places in our own town, whereas, we are now merely existing. A city market would be another benelicial addition. I<et us have regu lar market days and conduct it as is done in other places. Another improvement I would rec ommend is, that our electric light plant be enlarged, enabling it to furn ish commercial lights for all the busi ness places in[town and for many of the pretty homes able to afford the luxury, j This for a time would be an expense ■ but would shortly pay for itself and bo the means of booming the town to quite an extent, as well as beautifying it. I Wo should have some additional works. • Take away the dynamite works and what have we remaining? Then on the other hand we do not all want to work in dynamito, then we ; have but little to cliooso from. If we could induce some good works to locate in the plot of the old furni ture factory, something that would em ploy from one to three hundred of our j idle citizens. Let it be some good con S cern, good in every sense of the word. I This would be a much needed boom as : well as a highly appreciated one. In the East Ward, especially, there are many vacant lots and a few where old neglected buildings stand. Do away with these and erect a store or l two, there are none too many business I places in this ward and there is no I other choice but togo to the upper end 1 of town for what you cannot find in | these few. The erection of the buildings would give employment to carpenters, masons, painters, plumbers, ects., and Continued on 4th page The Aproaching Execution June 2d Arrangements are being made by the proper officials for the carrying out of the mandate of the law The following Sheriff's jury has been sum moned, with the serving of the follow ing: To You have been empaneled and are hereby summoned to attend as a member ofthe Sheriff's Jury at the execution of the death sentence upon Ora O'Dell at the Jail of Cameron county, in Emporium, Pa., on Tuesday, June 2nd, 1908, at ten o'clock, a. m. And you are hereby commanded to be there present under the penalties ofthe law. JOHN D. SWOPE. Sheriff of Cameron County. The Jurors:—L. C. Summerson, Jacob Andrews, Geo. H. Darren, H. 11. Mullin, E. E. Forbes, Geo. W. Towers, W. H. Mitchell, Jr., John T. Howard, W. A. Auchu, A. A. McDonald, R. A Eick, C'nas. Hockley. The County Commissioners have se cured the scaffold used by the authori ties of Potter county, Feb. 6th, 1906, for the execution of Chas. Brew ster, for the murder of his step father, Marshall Striker. Sheriff Swopc has appointed a num ber of deputy Sheriffs, in addition to inviting the sheriff's ot adjoining counties. Ex Sheriff C. S. King, of Port Alle gany, who has had large experience, will be present and assist Sheriff Swope. Valued Souveniers. Mr. J. F. Sullivan, of Huntley Tower, one of Pennsy's best operators, visited in Emporium Monday evening, and called on the PRESS, accompanied by Mr. L. Griskey, one of the Tower wire manipulators at this place. We enjoy ed their visit very much. Mr. Griskey comes here from Kane, where he read the PRESS while toasting his shins around Joe Barner's Sunshine. Call again, gents—our latch string hangs out. In this connection we almost neglect ed to mention that Mr Sullivan, who in the PRESS correspondent at Huntley and at-large. He is a good one too, and it is not often that he gets left. J. F., is proud of his letters thanking him for his writings touching the Bucktail Reunion, received from President Roosevelt and Mrs. E. D. Kaue, widow of Gen'l Thos. L. Kane. He values them highly and takes good care of them. The Methodist Advocate is quoted as saying: "Just at this time the coun try needs a new religion that will make a man pay his debts. Shouting does settle old accounts with God and man. We bounce right into a fellow and put him out of the church if he goes to a ball or theatre, but we never say a word to the pious chap who never pays his debts. People who do not pay their debts are doing the churches more harm than the dancers, for there are more of them in the church. Bible Kindergarten. The summer Bible Kindergarten in Emanuel parish house, conducted by Miss Nina Bryan, will be opened next Monday, May 25th, for a term of six weeks. Sessions each week-day except Saturday, at 9 A.M. Children between the ages of five and ten will be receiv ed. Works Both Ways. Bishop Darlington has made a pub lic declaration that an Episcopal church that canncC pay its rector a thousand dollars a year salary, isn't big enongh to have a pastor. And the bishop might have added, says the Milton Standard, that a preacher who wasn't worth a thousand dollars, wasn't big enough to be in the ministry. Will be Sold for Kepairs. The undersigned will sell at auction, on Juue oth, 1908, a couch recently re- i paired and made as good as new. Call and see it. Total charges §13.00. 14-3t. HENRY JAEGER, j Large Confirmation Class. Il.t Rev, Bishop Fitz Maurice, of i Erie, visited Emporium yesterday ! morning and confirmed a class of 7S j boye and girls: Old St. Mark's Church was crowded I with our citizens, many from other churches being in attendance. A num ber of neighboring priests assisted Father Downey. Do it Now. This is a good time to have your lawn mowers and saws sharpened. 1 Call on 13-3t. L. L WELSH, W. Fifth St. Sole agents for the Hart, Schoffner Marx, Hand Tailored Clothing. J ASPER HARRIS. J TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 1N ADVANCE. THE WEATHER. FRIDAY, Showers. SATURDAY, Fair. SUNDAY, Fair. ASSETS j First National Bank, EMPORIUM,PA, At the close of business May 20th, 1908. $806,315.40 EARLY TRAINING In the practice of selt-denial; instructions as to the use and value of money; opportunities fo ' earning ami saving money. All these tend to fix and fasten the children in the ways of thrift and prosperity. INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. SWEET ORR, NEVER-RIP OVERALLS, $1.50 a suit at JASPER HARRIS'. Valuable Home for Sale. The Julian residence on North Broad street, Emporium, Pa.; all modern im provements, good barn, handsome grounds. For terms npplj' to OAK ERON COUNTY PRESS, Emporinm, Pa. lltf. DEATH'S DOINGS yauun KIBLER. Mrs. Kibler, nee Ida Hacket, died at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hacket on Third street, this (Thursday) morning, after an illness of s9veral months, of ■ Bright's disease. She is survived by a husband and two small children The funeral arrangements hare not yet been made but will likely be held on Saturday. Pay for Supervisors. Judge Galbraith, of Butler county, has decided that supervisors need not work without pay. He says: "We know of no authority of the court to fix the compensation of road supervisors in any event. It does not follow, how ever, that persons serving as road sup ervisors cannot receive compensation, it does not on the other hand forbid compensation, and its provisions are not therefore inconsistent with any previous enactment in force at the time the last Act was passed allowing compensation to the supervisors. By the Actjof 1899, supervisors are allow ed one dollar and a half for each day necessarily employed in the discharge of his duties of the office. This provis ion is not repealed by the Act of 1905, and as it is not inconsistent with any thing contained in the Act, we must assume that said provision should re main intact and the compensation of supervisor!.; remain as before the pa» sage of tho Act of 190.5." An Old Proverb. Fine feathers do not make fine birds, but a nice pair of polished shoes doe® add to the appearance of either lady or. gentleman. Call at the New Warner.. FRED ECKHARDT. Court House Repairs. The County Commissioners are mak ing some much needed repairs and im provements on the courthouse, paint ing and papering the Prothonotary's office and painting the outside wood work, including "Justice" on the tower. F. H. Pearsoll is doing the papering while "Steeplejack" Finn is doing the climbing act. The Unterrified. A number of Cameron county demo crats attended their (Gully's) state convention, at Harrisburg yesterday. A. A. McDonald was the delegate from this county and was listed as a Bryan shouter — at least he was when he went to Harrisburg. Teachers' Examinations. The Cameron oouiit> teachers ex animations for 190S will be as follows Emporium May 22. Emporium June 20. The permanent certificate examina tions will be held in Emporium, June | 26. MATTIE M. COLLINS, County Superintendent. .—. ~ • Getting Busy, i Associate Judge Geo. J. Laßar and i Ex-Prothonotary C. J. Goodnough— j President and Secretary of our Board | of Trade—visited Buffalo on Tuesday. Dining Room Girl. i A good dining room girl wanted at j Commercial Hotel, Emporium. Good j wages paid. 14-3t. Bernard Egan returned from Harri«- i burg this morning where he attended ■ the Democratic state convention. He escaped without any bruises, which is ovidence that he had a front seat. The Arrow [ Brand Collars, one 15a, j two lor 25c; in quarter sizes. Sold at> ' JASPER HARRIS'. NO. 14.
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