THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 42.
Ex-Commissioner English Dead.
Ex-County Commissioner Jacob F.
English, affectionately called by those
who knew him best "Uncle Jake,"
passed peacefully away at his residence
in Benezett township, this county, on
Monday afternoon, August 10, at 2
o'clock, after a long and tidious illness.
Funeral services in honor of the de
ceased were held in the M. E. Church
at Grantonia, on Wednesday, August
12, 1908.
Mr. English was born December 1,
1831, in what was then Gibson town
ship, Clearlield county, but as that
portion of Clearfield was taken to
form a part of this county as its for
mation in 1853. Mr. English has ever
since that time been a citizen of Bene
zette township Elk county. He was
one of a family of seven boys and two
girls; all the boys reached manhood
before any of them died and five of
thtm served faithfully in the Union
army during the great rebellion and
were honorably discharged. Mr.
English's parents were John 8., and
Jane (Hicks) English who settled in
this county over 87 years ago, when
the county roundabout was nothing
but a wilderness. In these days there
were no roads, but little paths along
the creeks and mountains, and all
their supplies had to be brought up
the river from Lock Haven in canoes.
When yet a mere boy Mr. English as
sisted in several of these canoeing ex
peditions.
Mr. English has always lived upon
the farm where he was born. He was
a kind and dutiful son, and cared for
his parents during their old age in a
most kind and affectionate manner.
In June 1869, Mr. English was mar
ried to Miss Harriet J. Mason, and
their union was blessed with six child
ren, four daughters and two sons, all
of whom with the mother survive the
kind and loving father.
Mr. English was a staunch Ilepubli- j
can all his life, and he served his
party for nine years, three successive |
terms, in the office of County Com
missioner, being elected in 1887. Mr.
Euglife' engaged for many years in
lumbering along with his farming,
which was really his life occupation-
He bad been in poor health for a
number of years, but seemed better
during the earlier part of this year.
Hosts of friends of "Uncle Jake"
will join with this paper in extending
their sincere sympathy to the be
reaved family on the death of their
husband and father.--Ridgway Daily
Record.
"Uncle Jake," who was a brother of
our respected subscriber, Mr. J. M.
English, of Driftwood, was well and
favorably known in this county. We
had known the deceased for many
years and greatly respected him.
Is It Alive or Dead.
A friend banded us a printed copy of
Borough Ordinance, No. 21, enacted
April 2d, 1883, with tie request to find
whether the ordinance was still in
force and if BO why it remains a dead
letter. For the information of all we
publish the ordinance, which we learn
is still in force:
Section 1. Any person 1 und intoxicated on !
any of the streets and alley-, or in any public
house or place, or within th< view of the public,
within the limits of the Borough ot'Kmporium,
shall for every offense, upon conviction thereof
before the Burgess of said Enough or any Jus
tice of the J'eaee of the same, be sentenced to
pay a fine not exceeding filly dollars and costs
of prosecution, or to undergi an imprisonment
in lockup, not exceeding I rty-eiglit hours, or
either, or both, at the discretion of said officer.
Section 2. Any person actii gin a disorderly
manner, within the limitß 112 said Borough of
Emporium, shall for every ucli offense, upon
conviction thereof, before t ie Rurgess of said
borough, or any justice of the peace of the same,
be sentenced to pay a tine not exceeding fifty
dollars and costs of prosecution,or undergo an
imprisonment not exceeding forty-eight hours
in the borough lock up, or either, or both at the
discretion of said officer.
Section 3. Whenever it shell come to the
knowledge of any constable of police officer of i
the Borough of Emporium, tint any person has
violated either the first or s -cond sections of
this ordinance, it shall be the duty of said con
stable or police officer to arrest -aid person forth
with and take him before th; Burgess, or any
justice of the peace of said borough, to be dealt
with according to law.
Section 5. Ail fines collected for violations
of this ordinance shall be n»id >y the Burgess
or justice of the peace collect ng the same
to the Borough Treasurer, at the end of
each month.
Section 5. This ordinance sh II take effect on
ed day of April, A. D., 1S8".
Adopted this sth day of March A. IJ., 1881).
W. C. CLi RK, Burgess.
Attest:—
H. H. MULLIN, Sec'y.
The Fate of Delinquents.
A newspaper publisher recently
brought suit against forty-five men
who would not pay their subscriptions,
obtaining judgment in <ach claim.
Twenty-eight of them made affidavit
that they owned n» more than
the law allowed, thus preventing at
tachment. Then, under the decision
of the Supreme Court they were ar
rested for petit larceny and bound over
in the sum of S3OO each. All but six
gave bail and they wint to jail. The
new postal law make* it larceny to
take a paper and refuie to pay for it
For Salt*.
A sixteen inch watertnotor fan; used
only six weeks; for sale cheap. Apply
to Ed. Blinzler,Emporiam, Pa. 24-tf
DEATH S DOINGS
QBE
CAMPBELL.
In silent sorrow, her many, many
friends gathered 'round the blossom- j
strewn bier of aged Miss Susan Camp
bell at St. Leo's Cathedral this morn
ing to witness the last sad offices for
her earthly remains. The service was
a tender touching tribute to the
beauty of her life, and none could but
feel that in her death the parish has
but a source of sweetest inspiration.
Although she leaves no family to
mourn her end; havinf ipent her life
in noble sacrifice, amoug those who
knew her well, she will be missed as
one of the dearest of friends.
It was a beautiful impressive service
in which she was bade farewell forever
on earth by five loved priests of the
great church to which she belonged.
Solemn requiem and high mass were
performed with the Very Reverend
Dean Coonau of Bradford as celebrant.
Reverend Father Raycroft of Erie act
ed as deacon, Revered Fatner Mc-
Givany of Dußois as sub-deacon and
Reverend J. W. MnrphyofNew Beth
lehem as master of ceremonies. At
the close, Reverend Father Meagher of
Ridgway, in the service of whom she
has given many of her best years, hav
ing been with him when he first began
to come here in 1874 and taking charge
of his home when he was established
here in 1876, performed the sacred cere
mony of absolution.
As a mark of the greatest respect to '
the nobility of her life Rev. Father
Meagher gave for her interifaent a
crypt in his private Mausoleum in St.
Leo's Cemetery. Ridgway Daily Rec
ord.
Miss Campbell was well and favor
ably known by many of our town's
people and held in the highest esteem,
having lived here when Father Meagher
was Priest in charge of this parish.
Mrs. M. C. Tulis of this place attended
the funeral, which was held in Ridg
way last Thursday morning.
...
ST'LIAL'T.
Mr. George Sehaut, another one of j
the old and highly respected citizens
of St. Marys, died at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. J. B.Lion. Deceas
ed was 82 years of age, having been
born 1826 in Germany. He was a car
penter by trade and operated the plan- j
ing mill for some years which is now
in the charge of his sons under the
firm of Schaut Bro's. The funeral was
held from St. Marys Church last Fri
day morning and Mass was read by
Father Kuntz, of Erie, a nephew of the
deceased. Mr. and Mrs. R. Seger, of
this place, attended the funeral. Mr.
Joseph Meyers, of Erie, returned home
with Mr. and Mrs. Seger and spent Fri
day evening as their guest. Mr.
Meyer's father and the Segora came
! from tne same town in Germany.
DECKEK.
George Decker, aged 66 years, died
at his homo on Third street, Tuesday
morning. Mr. Decker had been ailing
for some time and his death was duo to
to a complication of diseases. Deceas
j e.d was a veteran of the Civil War and
had resided in Emporium for some
time, coming here from McKean coun
ty. The x'uneral will be held this after
noon from the residence.
Base Bali.
Last Saturday afternoon our base
ball fans were treated to a very excit
ing game between Port Allegany and
Emporium teams, which lasted eleven
innings. Overturf did the pitching for
our boys and showed up in old time
form, and also had his eye on the ball
1 making a two base hit, bringing in two
runs. Fisher on third played a good
game and made the hit that scored the
winning run. Our boys all played
good ball and seemed to have re
covered from the symptoms of "stage
fright," apparent in their two former
contests. They cannot be expectod
to win all. Now that they are again
] going turn out and "root." The score
! was 7 to 6.
j The Boys' Brigade ball team defeat
i ed the second nine of Austin last Sat
urday by the score of 15 to 1.
The "Israelites" of Ridgway were
! twice defeated last week, once at Re
! novo by that club, and again by the
i St. Marys club in a game for "blood"
I played at Johnsonburg. The lemon
| handed to the Rigway sports at this
1 game was certainly a heart breaker.
Extensive Contract.
Mr. Chas. D. Knight, of this place,
was awarded the contract of painting
all school houses in Shippen township,
j about eighteen in number. He has
I commenced on the work. John Sell
I weikart of Four Milt?, was awarded the
1 ! contract of making all carpenter re
j pairs. We have not learned the pricee
paid, from an official source.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1908.
How It Is Done.
A Kansas exchange says: "Now and
then some cheerful individual remarks
to us: "Well, now that the paper is
out I suppose that you can take it easy
for three or four days." Yes, how de
lighted it is that the country editor lias
nothing at all to do between press
days. Business runs along automati
cally. When paper bills come due
money drops off the trees with which
to pay them. Subscribers view with
each other to see who can pay the fatb
est in advance. Advertisers beg for
additional space and tho way news
hunts up the editor is also pleasant to
contemplate.
There is something really strange
about tho way news items act. When
the paper is out the edtior simply goes
to his desk, leans back in his easy chair,
looks wise and then waits for the next
week's press day. The day before
press day the people line up before the
office door and then file past his desk
and tell him all the news of the week.
He writes it up in about fifteen or
twenty minutes, then takes it back
and hangs it on the copy hook.
The compositors take the copy, shake
it over the type cases, say a few mystic
words, the type flies into place, and
after a few passes by the foreman the
forms are ready for the press again.
And the editor goes downjand deposits
some more money in the bank.
It is the greatest snap in the cata
logue. Now if the editor could only
do away with press day his joy would
be complete.
We Have Similar Case.
For years the enterprising people of
this city have been clamoring for pub
lic sewers. They realized that a town
without a general and comprehensive
system of pubtfc sewers is generally
considered a dead one. It is, there
fore, a little strange to hear that the
knockers are at work finding fault
Some think wo did not need sewers at
all. Others imagine that the sewers
should have been built without any in
crease in taxes. Still others claim that
the sewer is too small, while quite a
few knock just to hear themselves talk.
It is no credit to a man to
try to belittle any public work which
tends to improve his home town. The •
sewer now being constructed is the j
most beneficial public work ever at- I
tempted in St. Marys, and every good j
citizen should realize this and squelch
the knocker whenever he displays a
desire to find fault.—St. Marys Gazette.
While our people have some fault to
find with our sewer, which is at no
time over half full, and they blame the
sewer every time, the water backs up
from the creek. This no doubt will be
remedied at tho out let. The kick now
comes because we are to pave our
main street at one third cost to the
property owners on each side. The
Borough council can, if they desired
levy the entire cost on the property
owners but will not do so, on the con
trary agreeing to pay one-third of the
cost. Of course some have kicked and
now a few, very few, will attempt to
prevent the work and force the Coun
cil to resort to the other measure—put
all on the property owner. However,
our citizens do not believe an intelli
gent court will rule against the ma
jority.
An exchange prints the following,
which will, no doubt, interest many of
our readers: Do you know that you
can write your name on the metal of
your farm tools? You can. Just take
a little tallow or wax, melt it and
spread it over the place on which you
want your name; write your name
down through the wax with a big
needle or awl and pour a few drops of
nitric acid over the letters you have
| made. Leave a few miuutes. Then
[ wipe off the wax and your name will
| be on the iron.
More graduates of the Lock Haven
State Normal School are teaching in
the valley of tho west branch of the
j Susquehanna and in the central part
i of the state than from all other schools
! combined. It is in a highly prosper
| ous condition. The great scarcity of
j teachers assures splendid positions to
its graduates. An early application
i for rooms will be necessary for those
| who expect to enter for the Fall term
I which begins Sept. 7th. Write for its
i handsome catalogue.
Service of Sacred Music.
On next Sunday evening, August 23,
a service of sacred music, will be rend
j ered at the Methodist Episcopal
! Church, which will consist of pipe
i organ, cornet and vocal solos and
anthems by the choir and male quar
j tette. Every one interested in music,
will enjoy attending this service. A
i cordial invitation is extended to all.
Wanted.
A woman to do general housework.
Middle aged woman preferred.
DR. HEILMAN.
Nice Home.
Martin Foster, last week purchased
the handsome home of J. S. Hauber on
Fifth street and expects to take posses
sion about the first of September.
Ball Game Saturday.
The St. Marys base ball team will
play at Keystone Park next Saturday,
at 3:30 o'clock. This should prove an
interesting game. Turn out and see
it.
Mason Family Reunion.
The Mason family reunion will be
held at Tunnel Hill picnic ground,
Tuesday, Aug. 25th. All relatives come
and bring your baskets. Trains will
stop at picnic grounds.
Ice Cream Social.
Fisk's Juvenile Band will hold an
ice cream festival on the lawn at the
Presbyterian church Friday evening.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend and help the boys along.
Close Call.
While at work with the block and
tackle hoist at the furnace on Tuesday,
George Extine was severeiy cut about
the head by the chain breaking, It
was a narrow escape as the tackle is a
very heavy iron one.
Church Notice.
The children's chorus will sing again
at the Baptist Church next Sunday
evening. Those who have heard these
children have been very much pleased
with them. Tho sermon will be the
third of a series on the Christian Char
acter, the subject of this sermon being
The Inward Reach of the Christian
Character. A most cordial invitation 1
is extended to all who are not regular I
attendants at other churches.
Gun Club.
At a meeting of Gun Club held Aug. j
13, the following officers were elected j
to serve for coming year: Pres., Jos. j
Fisher; Vice Pres., 11. C. Kenley; See'y j
and Treas., H. S. Falk; Captain, W. i
W. Wyman.
It was proposed to hold a two day
shoot at fair and the following commit
tee was appointed to attend to prizes
and handicaps, W. W. Wyman, J.
Wright, and Frank Pearsall. Commit
tee on bylaws was appointed as follows,
W. W. Wyman, E. E. Forbes and H.
S. Falk.
Meeting adjourned to meet again on
August 22ud at 8:30 P. M.
Roycroft Philosophy.
Loyalty! If you work for a man, in
Heaven's name work for him. If ho
pays you wages that supply you bread
and butter, work for him; speak well of
him; stand by him and stand by the
institution he represents. If put to a
pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a
pound of cleverness. If you must
vilify condemn, and eternally dispar
age, why resign your position, and
when you are outside, damn to your
hearts content. But as long as you
are a part of the institution do not con
demn it If you do, you are loosening
the tendrils that hold you to the in
stitution, and the first high wind that
comes along, you will be up-rooted
and blown away, and probably you
will never know why.—Elbert Hub
bard.
The County Fair.
The County Fair will be held this
year on September 15th, 16th, 17tli and
18th. It is hoped to make this meeting
a greater success than former years
and it is earnestly requested that alj
citizens will lend a helping hand and
bring something iu the line of an ex.
hibit. The committee in charge of the
arrangements are endeavoring . to
| make the week beginning Sept. 14tli
one jolly round of pleasure for our
! people and hope they will all make
I their plans to attend this meeting and
! meet old friends and acquaintances.
| You all need a little recreation and
| you can have this by attending the
j fair. Bring your baskets and lay
j aside your labors a few days and see
how much good can be derived from
a little rest. Watchmen will be on
hand to look alter exhibits, so you
need not fear to bring anything you
| may have. Particulars can be had
| by applying to F. G. Judd, Emporium.
Birthday Pic-Nic.
j Mrs. Jas. Creigton, of Sixth street,
j entertained about twenty young ladies
j and gentlemen, at a pic nic last Tues
i day, at Sizerville, in honor of Miss
| Marion Brady, who on that day, cele
i brated the twelfth anniversary of her
| birth. Miss Marion was well remem
-1 bered by her many friends by receiv-
I ing several gifts. Mrs. Creighton was
j assisted by the Misses Minnie Bauergelt
| and Elizabeth Mulcahy. All present
report a good time.
A Week's Outing at Crosby.
Last Thursday morning the elite
among the fair sex of Emporium em
barked on Pennsylvania train bound
for Crosby, McKean Co., to spend a
week in the woods, where they were to
bo guests at "St. Nicholas Inn," situat
ed outside the village about a kilo
metre and just in the edge of the
woods. At Larrabee they were obliged
to change cars and while engaged in
this delightful experience, they also
took occasion to indulge in the inno
cent pastime of exchanging greetings
with the railroad employees about
the place, shaking some of them by
the hand, and others by tho neck,
meanwhile asking amusing and irrel
evant questions of the station agent
and conductor, as, of course only lad
ies will. Immediately upon arriving
at Crosby they were delighted to see a
magnificent large red automobile whiz
itself around a bend in the road, and
continue its course, without stopping
onto Clermont, whence it was bound
from Smethport. The ladies all being
good pedestrians however, they soon
kicked behind them the three quarters
of a mile separating Crosby from the
"Inn" where they were smilingly met
by the Olean ladies--at whose instance
they had come—and requested to reg
ister.
This of course was a very long and
tiresome journey for many of the lad
ies, who had never traveled so far, and
the balance of the day was practically
spent in rest and eating, delightful
sensations to many of them not accus
tomed to these luxuries.
This is not intended to be a detailed
account of their experiences in camp,
but is hereby intended to get them
safely to their destination, without
being run over or anything so their
husbands will not worry. The loca
tion is an ideal one for a week's out
ing, and the scenery picturesque in the
extreme. Tho "Inn" is large and com
modious and affords every kind of
comfort that one may wish for, as it is
equipped with nearly every modern
convenience, wood, gas, coal and
electricity, for heat and light; bath
room supplied with hot and cold and
other kinds of water; electric, fire, din
ner and other kinds of belles, and in
fact everything that the heart could de
sire for pastime, comfort and amuse
ment, excepting men, and they were
at a premium after leaving Larrabee.
The country at this place affords every
opportunity for outdoor amusement
for ladies, and it is said they indulged
in every known sport, walking, riding,
hunting, fishing, rowing, bathing,
mountain eliming, a foot and by rail,
picking berries, loading cord wood on
the cars, and the wilder pastime of
aerial navigation. Killing snakes oc
cupied no small portion of the ladies
time, the snakes being both thick and
large there. Mrs. Logan had the mis
fortune to be bitten by a large rattler,
but the reptile was found to have been
killed the week before by some girls
who had been staying at the "Inn,"
and they had thoughtlessly removed
its rattles, consequently the incident
was robbed of its most dangerous fea
ture. This was the unfortunate part
of it.
When they got good and hungry for
a square meal, some of tho ladies walk
ed over the mountain to Port Allegany
—a distance of only six or eight miles
—and bought a good meal at the hotel,
while others of tho party repaired to
Smethport for the same purpose, it
being a half mile or so nearer.
Altogether, it was the event of their
lives and their experiences will boubt
less never be forgotten by some of
them. Mrs. Hockley, it is said, espec
ially enjoyed the days of peace and
quiet in camp—so different from her
home life—with none to molest or
make her afraid.
A few of the ladies for whom life at
the "Inn," was too strenuous, returned
home Saturday night, but tho balance
of the party remained until the first of
the week, even then reluctantly leav
ing the scene of all their festivities and
amusements of romp and ramble.
The party was composed of Mes
dames J. D. Logan, Geo. Metzger, Jr.,
j 11. S. Lloyd, C. J. Goodnough, W. E.
| Jackson, C. H. Seger, C. W. Shaffer, F.
j G. Judd, R. C. Dodson, I. K. Hockley,
j G. S. Allen, Sallie Felt, Lizzie Hinkle.
i Miss Nellie O'Day, of Kane, also
! graced the occasion with her genial
i presence and greatly aided in the gen
j eral good time enjoyed by all. Nell,
I is still looking for a husband, but is in
no hurry, being determined to take
her time.
Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Swain, of
! Olean, acted as chaperons and were
| greatly pleased at the manner in which
I the young ladies behaved themselves.
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Local news on every page.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY Pair.
SATURDAY Fair.
SUNDAY Showers
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business August 19, 1908,
$769,393.79
LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE.
We accept your proposition to deposit money
in your bank, because it will be absolutely safe
from loss by robbers, fire or accident.
INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
DR. LEON REX FELT,
DENTIST.
Rockwell Block, Emporium, Pa.
DR. H. W. MITCIIKI.L,
DENTIST,
(Successor to Dr. A. B. Mead.)
Office over A. F. Vogt's Shoe Store,
Emporium, Pa 12y
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.
Lin this Department we desire all readers to re
port improvements to residences aud streets,
stone or cement walks, etc. Remember that
every improvement adds to the value of your
property.]—EDlTOß .
Judge B. W Green, after putting bis
residence and premises in first-class
order, re painting and slating all build
ings. He now has one of the finest
private residences in the county, with
every convenience. He has now turn
ed his attention to his property adjoin
ing the High Sbhool and bas contract
ed with Geo. Wright to slate the roof
and repaint the residence now occupied
by Mr. Jos. Burnett and family. The
Judge has the right idea, keep up your
property in first-class manner, thereby
saving expense.
We wish our citizens would aid us in
securing .reliable information for this
department; If you or your ueighbor
make Improvements send or tell us the
fact*. \ v, $
" >-• "\
Yc Editor had occasion to visit on
West Allegany Avenue last Thursday
evening and found the sidewalks in a
deplorable condition and the Borough
authorities should look into tho matter
or some poor unfortunate pedestrian
may fall and be injured, therefore caus
ing heavy damage suits. Some places
are absolutely dangerous and is almost
impossible to walk tliero with safety at
night. Property owners in that sec
tion wake up and do some repairing
or you will be compelled to assume a
heavy damage claim. The walks are
not in line, some up and others down;
some in too far and others out. There
must be a regular line some place.
What encouragement to those property
owners who have gone to the expense
of laying substantial concrete walks?
There is also urgent need of the Board
of Health there, for at ono point we
actually had to press our nose on ac
count of the stench.
Killed Eleven Rattlers.
Wm. Schneider, who works on John
L. Johnson's farm,(known as tho Jack
son farm) last Thursday killed eleven
rattlers on the farm. In other words
he killed a three foot black rattler and
upon cutting it open to secure the fat,
he found none, but ho did find ten
sacks, each containing a live snake.
He exhibited them in town Friday
evening but at last account had not
succeeded in giving them away.
Wrist Broken.
Harold Robinson while playing ball
at Junior park last Friday afternoon
I had the misfortune to fall, breaking
his right wrist. Dr. H. S. Falk reduc
|ed the fracture. Harold says he will
be out of the game the remainder of
j the season.
Tom Thumb Wedding.
The presence of your company is re
i (jested to attend the wedding of Tom
j Thumb and Minnie Warren at the Pres
! byterian Church, Friday evening, Aug
i ust 28. Admission, 35 cents; children,
25 cents.
Has Resigned.
We are informed that Chas. Grandell
j lias resigned as manager of the base
i ball team and hereafter Wm. Farrell
j of the Cottage hotel will look after the
j business.
Roomers Wanted.
Two furnished rooms with privilege
! of bath, on East Allegany Ave.
| Gentlemen preferred. Apply at resi
| dence.
MRS. S. L. STODDARD,
| The hardest laborers are those who
try to work other folks.
NO. 27.