State Liltrnry Ijuiyiuoa THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, -MARCH, 1866. VOL. 42 32 PAGES Masonic Banquet. The members of the Masonic Lodge, No. 382, enjoyed a royal good time last Monday evening, in connection with the installation of their officers for the ensuing year, commencing with St. John's day next. The following ofli cers were installed by District Deputy, Joseph Kaye, W. M., C. Jay Good nough, S. W., H. G. Tompkins ; J. W., Edward D. White ; Treasurer, Geo. F. Balcom ; Secretary, John D. Logan ; Trustees, M. M. Larrabee, Hon. Geo. J. Laßar and E. W. Gaskill. Mr. Thos. Norris, the retiring wor shipful Master, was presented with a beautiful gold Jewel, the presentation speech being made by Mr. M. M. Lara bee It is needless to say that Mr. Nor ris highly prizes his gift and well may he, for tew men ever received a like testimonial. After the Lodge work had been com pleted, the members and visiting bro thers repaired to their large and spa cious banquet Hall, especially fitted for their convenience. Here the Emman uel Episcopal ladies of served one of the most elaborate and bountiful suppers that the heart could desire When all had eaten plentifully and cigars were passed, the Toast Master, Hon. B. W. Green, called upon those present for short timely topics. The addresses were well received and brought some healthful sentimenta. The banquet was a success in every particular. This fraternity is very rapidly in creasing in membership and is consid ered one of the best working bodies in the State and is composed of many of our best citizens Their commodious rooms (used by both Blue Lodge and Chapter) cover the entire third floor of the large brick block opposite the New Warner, familiarly known as the Walk er & Howard block before it waa parti ally destroyed by fire. The comfort able home of the Masonic fraternity is largely due to the liberality and the in terest taken by our townsman, Mr. Joseph Kaye, who takes pride in "do ing things" in his quibt way. He re cently presented a large quantity of china dishes, etc., in fact a full equip ment for the kitchen and banquet room. His kindness and liberality is greatly appreciated by the fraters. Keep Up Interest. Keep up the interest in the Doll con test at the Theatorium and do not get discouraged if even you are far down the list, but dig in and work and you may win the prize in the end. A grad ual increase in votes every night, it only a few at a time, will help swell the number of your votes and may bring success. Remember all have equal chances to win. Keep up your interest. Gas Kates Reduced, The St. Marys Gas Co , have made a liberal reduction in the gas rates to the Emporium churches, making the flat rate of 18c per thousand, commencing Jan. Ist, 1909. This is very good and certainly will be pleasing news to all church members. Wide Awake. Just take a peep at the beautiful show windows. Our merchants are certainly getting a move on and stand ing up to be counted. A few remain in the old rut but they, like the kit tens, will soon get their eyes open. For Eczema, Tetter and Salt Rheum. The intense itching, characteristic of these ailments is almost instantly allayed by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases have been cured by it. For sale by L. Ta«gart. Agency Secured. Mrs. G. S. Allen, wishes to annouuee that she has secured the Agency for the American Vacuum Cleaner and Sweeper. Call at her residence on West Fourth Street and see it demon strated. 43-tf Liitest Popular Atusic. Miss May Gould, teacher of piano forte has received a full line of the lat est and most popular sheet music. All the popular airs. Popular and class ical music. Prices reasonable. 44-tf. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup stops the cough and drives the cold from the system. Children use it. Sold by 11. C. Dodson. English Spavin Linimer 1 ". removed Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses; also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King Bone, Stifles, Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save §SO by use of one bottle. A wonderful Blemish Cure. Sold by L.Taggart, druggist. 32 6m Ltch cured in 30 minutes by Wopo ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails Sold by L. Taggart,druggist. 32-6 m. SHOT WHILE HUNTING. Accidental Discharge of Gun Cau sed Death of Thos. A. Wylie of Oklahoma. St. Marys Ufizette. On Sunday morning the sad news of the accidental death of Mr. Thomas Anderson Wylie of Cale, Oklahoma, reached this city. When it became known the hearts of his friends were touched with sympathy for his mother, his brothers and sisters. The remains, accompanied by his brother, Mr. John Wylie of Atoka, Oka., Mr. J. R. Patton and Mr. Ed Applegate of Atlanta, 111., and Mr. H. W. Gibson of McAllister, Okla., all of whom were business associates of the deceased, arrived in this city on the noon train from Erie, reaching here at 11:11 yesterday. At the station the re mains were met by relatives and friends and were taken to the home of Mrs. David Puncheon of Washington Ave., a sister of the deceased. In the afternoon at 2:30 the funeral was held, services being conducted at the home by Rev. J. H. Graybill and continued at the Presbyterian "church. The funeral was in charge of the P. & A. M. George E. Wagner Lodge No. 639, who conducted services at the Pres byterian cemetery where the remains were laid to rest. Mr. Wylie's death was caused by the accidental discharge of agun. In com pany with a friend he had set out hunt ing last Saturday morning. At noon they started to drive to a spring for | water aud while enroute in their buggy ' the jolting in some manner caused the J gun to discharge, the bullet piercing through his left arm and striking his ] companion on the head. Before they ! could receive any medical aid they hod i to drive seven miles to Cale, and from I where they were taken to the hospital at Sherman, Texas, where Mr. Wylie died at 2 a. m.the following morning. . The wound iuflicted was not a serious | one in itself but it is thought the loss of blood and shock caused his death. < His companion survives. Thomas Anderson Wylie was the old- ; est son of Mr. and Mrs. Christiana Wylie now a resident of Beechwood, Pa. He was born at St. Marys on June 2nd, 1869. Here he was reared and here he grew to manhood. Possessing a pleasing disposition andtem peramenfc he drew to him the good fellowship of all who knew him. Some years ago Mr. Wylie went to Atlanta, 111., and about three years ago went from there to Oklahoma to look after the building of the new Railroad line of the M K. & T from a point in Oklahoma to Jones boro, Arkansas, the deceased having been interested in the firm of Patton & Gibson, who are constructing the | same. The deceased is survived by his mother and the following brothers and sisters: John of Atoka, Okla.. Robert L.of Beechwood, James L.of Willi mantic, Conn.; Mrs. John Bennett of Philadelphia, Mrs. David Puncheon and Miss Margaret Wylie of St. Marys. Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were : Mr. Rob ert Wylie and wife of Beechwood, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Wylie of Williman tic, Conn,; Mr. John Wylie of Atoka, Okla.; Mr. J. R. Patton and Mr. Ed. Applegate of Atlanta, III.; Mr. H. W. Gibson of McAllister, Okla.; Messrs. James and Joseph Stratton and Mr. Robert Patterson of Pnnxutawney; Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. C. Golden of Ridgway ; Mr. Archie Anderson and sister Elizabeth, of Dagus Mines ; Mr. and Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Cole of Beechwood. Sock Social A Success The Sock Social and Entertainment I given at the Opera house last Thurs day evening lor the benefit of Mrs. i Clara Kibe and children, under the j direction of i-several Emporium ladies, j was a success, both in attendance and j financially. A pleasing musical enter tainment was given, also a light and i bountiful lunch was served to all who j remained. About $70.00 was realized ! over and above expenses, made possi- \ bl6 by the liberal donation of Mr. T. J. ; Butler, lessee of the opera house, who ! donated $20.00. The kindness of Mr. i L. S. Fisk and his juvenile band also ! aided very materially in the success of i the occasion. The ladies desire us to: thank all who took part in the afiair, : as well as those who contributed. The ladies certainly did well, taking every- 1 thing in consideration. If you want a first-class young im ported canary, order it this week from R. C. Dodson. 43-2t. Just received a large supply of pic- ' ture frame moulding. Have your , Christmas framing done now. W. G. BAIR. I "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1008 Driftwood Masons. Abont fifteen or more of Emporium's mighty feeders attended the Masonic Banquet at Driftwood last Friday evening and returned home the follow ing morning early, not being able to sleep one wink. Why ? The feed pre pared by those good ladies of Drift wood—they continue to wear the dia mond medal—fed them too "sufficient ly," Now comes another banquet this evening. Whew! Turkey supper at that. Christmas time comes only once a year. Let us bo thankful and whilst we do be merry remember the less fortunate and be generous and make some other person happy. Would that we had the millions of the great wealthy for only this month. Elegant People. Our sanctum was highly honored Saturday evening with a call from Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Eick of Woodland Avenue. Mr. E., who comes from a family of tanners is Supt. of the Em porium plant and is only just recover ing from a long siege of that awful dis ease called anthrax, so terribly danger ous. His friends are pleased to see him again able to be about and doing. This inonth is one of deep significance to him and his pleasant wife. They cele brated, on the Bth, the birth of their twin babies ; on the 20th will observe the ninth anniversary of their marri age and on the 27th will bo in honor of Mrs. E's birth. We hope their future will be all sunshine and strewn with roses. Continue to 801 l Water. Typhoid fever hangs on in Ridgway, we notice by the papers of that burg. We hope Emporium citizens will hang to Sizerville water for months to come and if you must drink the city (and many persist in defying fate) water for gracious sake boil it, every drop of it. Use boiled water even to clean your teeth or person. COL icil Proceedings. Regular meeting Borough Council, Emporium, Dec. 7, 1008. Present : Messrs. Marshall, White, Qoodnough, Mumford ; absent Messrs. Friendei and CummingH In the absence of Mr. Friendei, Mr. Goodnough was called to the Chair Minutes of last regular and special meetings read and approved. On report of Committee on Watt me ters, Mr. White moved, seconded by Mr. Marshall, that on and after Janu ary Ist, 1909, all commercial lighting furnished by this Borough be furnished through meters furnished by Borough, price of same to be deposited by con sumer, and to be refunded on discon tinuance of use of current at following prices: 200,000 watts per month, 9c. per per 1000 watts ; 200,000 to 300,000 watts per month, 8 cents per 1000 watts ; 300- 000 to 400,000 per inonth, 7 cents per 1000 watts ; in excess of 400,000 watts per month 6 cents per 1,000 watts. Sub ject to a discount of 5 per cent, if paid on or before the 15th of the following month. Unanimously carried. Moved by Mr. liishell, seconded by Marshall, that an appropriation of SSO. for each of the four Fire Companies in the Borough, be made. Unanimously carried. The bills were read and Mr. Marshall moved, seconded by Mum ford, that the following bills be paid : D. C. Hayes, Hauling hose cart $ S 00 Owen Dinninny, Work on Streets 21 00 John Welsh, 12 25 James Murry, 12 25 James Davin, 6 43 Owen Nannie, 3 00 F. D. Logan 3 20 James Logan, 1 40 Dan Shugart, 6 00 Emporium Concrete Co Cement, 14 40 C. B. Howard Co* Invoice, 70 20 P. V. Heilman &C'o U 20 P. G. Judd,... .Board of Health, 6so Alice O'Halloran (Nurse),..do 70 50 Wm.Schutte, do 22 50 Union Petroleum Co Invoice, 10 40 J. E. Rhodes & Sous do 3 80 St. Marys Gas Co do 28 G5 E. D. White Express bills, 2 60 Burgess and Treasurer's reports read and ordered filed ; amounts as follows : Balance on hand Nov. Ist, $4,733.18. — Receipts, §122.25 ; Expenditures,s449,96. Balance on hand December, Ist, $4,405- 47. Moved by Norris, seconded by Mum ford, that payment of bill of Johnson & McNarney for professional services, amounting to $162.85, be held over un til next regular meeting. Carried. On motion Council then adjourned. R. C. MOORE, Sec'y. Remember Uncle Peter. Don't forget, when you are making purchases for Christmas, to include a box or two of those good cigars sold by Uncle Peter Beattie; you will be aiding thereby, a worthy gentleman and at the same time purchasing a fine cigar for your husband, brother or son—or your "best fellow." Do not forgot it and do so at once, "lest you forget." Hand Squeezed. About two o'clock Tuesday Tony Krentz, employed at Emporium tan nery, had the misfortune to get his right hand in the leather squeezer. Dr. i Falk attended him promptly. Injured While Coasting. A accident which resulted quite j seriously for Masters John Creighton j and Whiteley Howard, happened laat I Tuesday morning, just before nine | o'clock, on East Allegany Avenue, while the boys were coasting. They were riding on a pair of bobs and had ridden down the hill several times. The mishap was caused by running in to John Bauer's milk wagon which threw the boys from the bobs. John Creighton received a very bad cut j around the knee-cap, which will affect his walking for some time ; also severe bruises, while Whiteley Howard was cut below the knee and is laid up at home under Dr. Heilman's care. Drs Smith, Falk and Bush hurried to the Primary School, where they had carried, dressed the cuts and bruis es, when the boys were taken to their homes, where they received speciat care. They are both doing as well as can be expected at this time. Their many friends wish them a speedy re covery. Young America will be Americans, regardless of accidents. From Emporium to The West In dies and the Spanish Main. Frank T. Beers and wife have just re turned from a trip to the land of con tinual summer. Mr. Beers kindly con sented to give us the following short account of their trip : Leaving Emporium on Nov. sth they sailed from New York on the seventh on the Hamburg American Liuer Prinz August Wilhelm, arriving at Kings ton, Jamaica, on the twelfth, having made a short stop at Fortune Island. After spending two days at Kings ton, they proceeded to Colon, where they spent one day, going across the Isthmus by rail to the city of Panama, thus affording tbem an opportunity of seeing the Panama Canal under con struction. From Colon they went to Savanilla, in the Republic of Columbia. At this point a stop of one day is made, which affords ample opportunity togo by rail to Bananquilla, one of the principal cities of the Republic and where un paved streets and adobe huts give a faint indication of how little progress they have made towards civilization. The next stop was at Port Limon, in Costa Rica, where they spent three days visiting the capital San Jose, whictah lies one hundred miles back in the interior at an altitude of five thous and feet This is one of the best of the Spanish-American cities, being thor oughly sv.nitary and said to be one of the best policed cities in the world. The climate is one of perpetual spring rather than summer, as it is always de lightfully cool and yet warm enough to produce the tropical fruits and luxu riant vegetation. From Port Limon the ship started on her return voyage, touching at Colon and arriving at Kingston on the twen ty-sixth, where they left the Printz August Wilhelm After spending nine days at the de lightful winter resort, Constant Spring, about six miles from Kingston, they took the Royal Mail steamer Atrato for New York. The trip was a most delightful one but only he who has experienced it can know the sense of pride and satisfac tion which one feels after visiting such countries to again sight the land of Uncle Sam and the number of pro ducts of American manufacture which one sees on every hand is abundant proof that our neighbors to the South realize our worth and onr position among the nations. Suddenly 111. Last Thursday afternoon, our re spected townsman, and manager of the Emporium Furniture Company, Mr. Bernard Egan, was stricken with a slight paralytic stroke, while in the store. Dr. S. S. Smith was hastily summoned and rendered every assis tance possible and much alarm was caused at the time of the trouble. At] present, we are pleased to state, Mr. j Egan is able to be up and around the j store. On Wednesday in company ! with the Rev. Father Downey, Mr. j Egan went to Buffalo, for medical ad- j vice. The Old Standby. The City Bakery, so successfully con- i ducted by Mrs. C. G. Schmidt, at the ! old stand, opposite the Adams Ex- j press office, is one of the reliable, old- ; time establishments of the county. You will need Ice Cream and Fancy i Baking for Xmas week. Leave your ' orders early, then you will be prompt- j ly served. Call and see. Photographs as Christmas presents At BAIR'P STUDIO. If you wish to please your friends, give them one of your photographs made on one of the latest folders, at i BAIR'S STUDIO. J WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correspondent.] WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 190 S. \\ itli both houses of Congress in I session and both the President and j the President-elect in the city. ! with the addition of three numer ously attended important conven tions, discussing water-ways, for est conservation and other mat ters of the greatest national im portance, that there is so much to write about that the main difficul ty is one of selection. The President and the President elect, as is tvell known are the clos est of friends. The latter bears a relation to the former that is close ly analogous to of heir apparent, or crown prince. He is politically the well-beloved son of the former, although they are nearly the same age, President Roosevelt being less than a year older than Judge Taft. But so busy has been President Roosevelt, talking and scolding and so much occupied lias Judge Taft been in dining, breakfasting and lunching with his many friends and discussing political questions with Speaker Cannon and tlio mem bers of the Ways and Means com mittee, that he and the President have not been able to spend much time together. In a few days, Taft will go South to Augusta, Ga., where he will be the guest of a prominent and wealthy Southerner and where he will remain a greater part of the time until the fourth of March. Then he will, of course, take up a temporary residence, for four years at least, in the White House, while the President will cross the seas and deserts and plunge into the depths of the dark continent, where politics and visit ing delegations will trouble him no more. Judge Taft expressed the belief last night that the House of Repre sentatives would make an honest and thorough revision of the tariff revision, immediately after his in auguration. Pie bases this state ment on an interview which he had with Speaker Cannon about the middle of the week and with the Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee the follow ing day at the residence of the President's son-in-law, Hon. Nich olas Longworth. Mr. Taft has not yet consulted Republican Senators who will no doubt have something to say about the tariff bill after it comes from the House, but he gave an intimation that he might even veto a bill a bill that had re ceived tiie imprimatur of both the House and the Senate, if it did not conform with his views as a fulfillment of his pledges made in the Republican platform at Chica go and himself, when lie said in an address at Milwaukee: "Mr. Bryan says there has been no indication that the revision may be upward rather than downward. In answer 1 can say that the party is pledged to a genuine revision and as the temporary head of that party and President of the United States, if it be successful in Nov ember, I expect to use the influ ence that T have by calling imme diately a special session and by re commending to Congress to secure ; a genuine and honest revision of j the tariff in accordance with the j principle of protection laid down 1 in the platform, based upon the ex- j ami nation of appropriate evidence and impartial as between consumer ! and manufacturer." There is doubtless some opposi tion to Speaker Cannon and to his re-election in his own party in Congress. This opposition, how ever, is not as strong and universal as is thi! feeling in the White House and probably through the ; country. The President, as is well known, believes in the present and the future. He favors young men in the Army and the Navy and j doubtless thinks there should bo more young men in Congress, lie perhaps would accede to such wis dom as may be in the old maxim "Old men for counsel and young men for war." But statesmanship or counsel according to his theory, is no longer in diplomacy and clii- | canery of the Macchiavellian type, but war and contention against stationary stand pat and retrogres sive tendencies. The speaker be longs to a past generation and the 1 ways of the fathers and their grandfathers, the old time religion, < is good enough for him. There is j no doubt but that the President elect is in sympathy with the Pre- TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 1N ADVANCE. THE WEATHER. FRIDAY, Haiti orSnow. S/K riJRDAY, Snow Flurries. SUNDAY, Fair. I ASSETS J First National Bank, EMPORIUM, PA. At the rlose of business Dec. lfi, 1008, $778,931.18 1909 a At siKht pay to the patrons of this bank 365 . ' )p * Days * Value received in your confidence ana charge to our appreciation. SI.OO Starts an Account. 3o INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES o OF DEPOSIT 1 ___ J Da. LEON RKX FELT, \ I DENTIST. . I Rockwell Block, Emporium, Pa. j: DR. H. W. MITCH ELL, • ' DENTIST, fc ! (Successor to Dr. A. B. Mead.) ■ Office over A. F. Vogt's Shoe Store, 3 ! Emporium, Pa 12y i sident-elect both as to his likes i ; and dislikes, though his temper is . | less explosive and he has greater . j patience, more geniality and tact t i than Roosevelt, but it is a mis i , take to suppose his 'suavitor in , j modo in any way regatives his , j 'fortiterin re.' b i The special Chinese envov sent »i to thank this government for the -1 return of the $11,000,000 Boxer in f demnity has sent to the White , I House as a present to Mrs. Koose :• | velt a tiger skin and many bales of i Chinese silk. 1, 1 | Offticial Board Entertained. - ; On last Thursday night the members . | of the official Board with their wives, ) I of the Methodist Church, were enter- I tertained by Rev. and Mrs. Anderson £ j at the parsonage. In the early part of the evening the t Fourth Quarterly Conference was [ held, presided over by Rev. T. S. Wil . cox, D. D., District Superintendent, af . ter which a social evening was spent | and refreshments served. There were > present about thirty representatives of . j the church Boards, and a most delight i I ful time was spent together. Remember Them. | Every paront should remember their ! children at this Xmas time. No mat ter how small the outlay may be, if . | your means will not permit your ex ; ! pending a sum equal to your desires, do the best you can. Good children i w '" ho happy if Santa remembers them. Will Start Milk Houte. Mr. E. J. Rogers, desires to state ! that he will-again open his milk route : next week. Everything has been thoroughly fumigated about the pre mises and the water used by the cattlo is brought from the Hun above the house and is perfectly pure. F. G. JUDD, Health Officer. A Hunting Trip. Mr. and Mrs. Matley have returned j to their home in this place, after a | most delightful hunting trip in Potter ! county, which lasted about three weeks. , They were in search of bear and al j though they failed to secure the coveted prize, yet Mrs. Matley was successful in j shooting a coon which weighed about : 23 pounds. Emmanuel Church Notices, i Dec. 20 : Fourth Sunday in Advent: |8 a. m., Holy Communion : 10:30 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon (on i-eace.) 12:00 tn, Sunday School; 7:30, p. m., Evening Prayer and Sermon. The offering, at the morning services will be for the Diocesan Missions, j Christmas-Day : 10:00 a. m., Morning Prayer, Holy Communion and Sermon. Offering ! for General Missions, j Sunday-school Festival and Christ mas Tree at 7 o'clock Christmas Eve. More Serious Than Was First Supposed. PANAMA, DEC. 15.—The explosion at Bas Obispo was more serious than was at first supposed. Twenty live bodies had been recovered at noon yesterday and it is said there are more in the de bris. More than 100 men were seri- I ously injured. The quantify of dynamite which ex ploded is said to have been fifteen tons. The damage done covers fifteen acres. Among the dead are steam shovel j engineers, cranemen and firemen, most of whom are Americans. Many of the victims are Spaniards. A nice photogragb of yourself is at ways very acceptable as a Christmas Gift. Have them made now, don 1 wait. At BAIR'S STUDIO F i NO. 44.
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