ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 43
DEATH'S DOINGS.
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CHAPMAN.
On Tuesday morning, February "2nd,
1909, just as the sun was driving tlie
d irkness away, IS I Ha. LOVINIU CHAP- ,
MAN, beloved wife of Almeron Chap
man, of Spokane, Wash., bade berlov- '
ed ones good night and took iier ;
journey to the "morning land." i
About three years .igo our sifter bade
good bye to her husband and two !
daughters to join her son in Spokane, j
The other members of the family soon 1
followed her. A few days before her j
death she told her pastor the incident
and said, "I am going to that other >
land, as I came out hero, a little be- !
fore the others, but they will soon fol
low me there and we will be united for
ever. lam so eager to go." But a few I
months ago sister Chapman under
weut a severe operation and for a while
she seemed to be better than ever. She
visited one of her daughters in Wenat
chee, at the time of the annual confer
ence, but soon after her return began
to fail. She was ready to go. Her
life had been of the kind that leaves no
regrets to either the one going or those
left behind. About a week before her
death, her pastor and the children
sang for nearly two hours, the old
song3ofthe home land, she joining
with her weak voice in the songs.
During her last days she suffered great
pain and only the songs of Zion seem
ed to have power to ease her. One
day when they spoke about the doc- <
tors she said, speaking to her pastor,
"These doctors cannot help me. Only
Dr. Hill can do me any good."
Sister Chapman was born in Tioga
county, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1847, and died
at the age of sixty-one years, one
month and twenty-five days. Beside
her husband, three children mourn
her loss and rejoice in having been
blessed by her life ; Mrs. Georgia L.
Othmer, of Spokane, Mrs. Sadie M.
Wilson, of Wenatchee, Wash., and
Clark G. H. Chapman, of Spokane.
She is safe home at last. The funeral
took place from the residence Wednes
d ly, Feb. 4th, at 2: 30 p. m., the pa:--
tjrof St. Paul's Methodist Church,
where she had been a member ever
since coming to this city, officiating.
A splendid quartette from this church
sang her favorite hymns aud her many
friends brought beautiful floral tri
butes. "Let mo die the death of the j
righteous." E. M. 11.
KIRKPATRICK.
Mrs. David Kirkpatrick died at the
family residence at Beechwood last
Wedneseay, Feb. 10th. Deceased was
in her 50th year and had been a patient
sufferer for some time. The funeral
was held last Saturday afternoon at
the house, services being conducted by
the Rev. Mr. Kerns, pastor of the M.
E. Church at St. Marys and interment
took place in the Market Cemetery.
The family have the sympathy of the
PRESS and a large circle of friends at
Emporium.
Good Roads.
The Jones bill to appropriate $3,000,-
000 for the construction of township
highways will be strongly urged at a
meeting of the Roads Committee to be
held next week. The State Grange is
supporting the bill.—Harrisburg Tele
graph.
Located At Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Crandall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Crandell, departed
on Sunday noon flyer for Philadelphia,
where she will enter the millinery de
partment of one of Philadelphia's larg
est houses.
Painful Fall.
Miss Mary McGrain, who makes her
home with the Misses Gould, sustained
a serious fall Tuesday morning while
going to school. She fell down sever
al steps striking on her back. Dr.
Bush is attending her but, of course,
cannot yet tell how serious her injuries
are.
Fair.
On Saturday evening, February 20,
1909, a Fair will be held at the Swesey
school house. The main feature of the
evening will be a Necktie and Apron
Supper. Candy and other notions will
be on sale. Come, bring your friends,
enjoy tho evening and help a good
cause.
Young People's Social.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Baptist
Church will hold asocial in the Church
Parlors Friday evening, Feb. 19. An
invitation extended to everybody.
Wanted—Reliable, energetic man to
sell lubricating oils, greases and paints
in Cameron and adjacent counties.
Salary or Commission. Stetson Oil
Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Mountaineer Minstrels.
Tho Mountaineer Minstrels, given j
last Friday evening, was successful in .
every way. Tho entire program was
well rendered and received hearty iu - \
plause from a crowded house. The
overture, presented by tho whole com
pany. was produced as well as any pro
fessional troupe could have done. The
unveiling of Lincoln's picture, issued
by the PRESS, brought forth many
cheers and made a real patriotic feel
ing pervade the vast assemblage.
Mr. Lyons, acting as interlocutor,
was at his best and handled everything
in his usual manner. Messrs. Jay Felt,
Quigley, Derby, Law, Fisher, Talis, as
end-men, csrtainly were all O. K. and
deserve great credit for the way in
which they reeled off tho jokes. The
young ladies who assisted in tho chor
us work, did much to strengthen the
music and added greatly to the appear
ance of the circle. The solos were all
well rendered and all the music was of
a catchy nature and become popu
lar with many of our townspeople.
The second part was short and very
( ntertaining and consisted of fancy
dancing by Messrs. Farrei and Wright,
a stump speech by "Erastus Jefferson
Fisher" and a sleight-of-hand perform
ance by Mr. S. Paul Smith certainly
was up to the highest standard. The
program ended with a one act farce en
tiiled, "Luijust Justice" and all who
took part did good work. The orches
tra was under the direction of Prof. A.
E. Brelime, of St. Marys, and Dr. L. D.
Felt directed the choruses and both
gentlemen did their parts in a very
creditable manner. The minstrel was
under the management of Messrs. R.
E. Tulis, M. J. Harris and L. R. Felt
aud the great success of the show is
is due to these gentlemen who were
untiring in their efforts to make the
show a success.
Great Pension Work.
Hon. Chas. F. Barclay, Congressman
from this district, who is a member of
the Pensions Committee, is one of the
hardest working members, ho having
the largest number of States assigned
to him. We have before us Report
No. 2110, composed of fifty-five pages,
reporting cases recommended by his
sub-committee. That Capt. Barclay
is "making good" and looking well to
the interests of his district. The bust
and most effective Congressmen al
ways did come from the country dis
tricts. A good Congressman, like
wine, improves with service. If we
mistake not the pulse of the people of
this district. Congressman Barclay will
be kept at Washington.
INTERESTING FACTS
Mrs. M. A. Rockwell Offers to Cure
Catcirrh. The Medicine Costs
Nothing if They Fail.
When a medicine effects a cure in 98
per cent, of cases, and when we offer
that medicine on our own personal
guarantee that it will cost the user
nothing if it does not cure Catarrh, it
is only reasonable that people should
believe us, or at least put our claim to
a practical test when we take all the
risk. These are facts which we want
the people of Emporium to substan
tiate. We want them to try Rexall
Mucu-Tone, a medicine prepared from
a prescription of a physician whose
specialty was Catarrh, and who has a
record of thirty years of cures to his
credit.
We Bell more bottles and receive
more good reports about Rexall Mucu-
Tone than we do of all other catarrh
remedies sold in our store, and if more
| people only knew what a thoroughly
j dependable remedy Rexall Mucu-Tone
| is, it would be tho only catarrh medi
j cine we would have any demand for.
Rexall Mucu-Tone is quickly abeorb
\ ed and carried by the blood until it
| thoroughly disinfects and cleanses tho
; entire mucous membranous tract, de
' stroys and removes the parasites which
1 injure and destroy the membranous
tissues, soothes and heals the irritation
i and soreness, stops the mucous dis-
I charge, and builds up strong, healthy
i tissues, relieves the blood and system
jof diseased matter, stimulates the
! mucu-cells, aidsdigestion and improves
j nutrition until the whole body vibrates
| with healthy activity. In a compara
j tively short time there is a mostnotice
| able gain in weight, strength, good
| color and feeling of buoyancy.
We urge you to try Mucu-Tone, be
! ginning a treatment to-day. At any
i time you are not. satisfied, simply come
and tell us, and we will quickly return
i your money without question or
j quibble. We have Rexall Mucu-Tone
iin two sizes, 50c and §I.OO. Mrs. M. A.
Rockwell, Druggist, Emporium, Pa.
Itch cured In 30 minutes by Wopo
i ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails
J gold by L. Taggart,druggist. 32-6 m.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDA Y, FEBRUARY 18, 1909
Funeral of Albert Murray.
In our last issue wo barely ineution
ed the death of Albert Murray, illness
preventing our preparing an appro
priate obituary.
ALBERT MURRAY was born near Sy-;
ractise, N., Y., in IS">5. lit! came to
Emporium in the fall of 1879 and work
ed in the woods lor the latt; Judge L. j
T Moore, on West Greek and Moore j
Hill; was married July 18S2 to ,
Miss Katharine Doll, of Shippen. To j
this union thirteen children were born j
two having died in infancy. Of the !
eleven living children eight remain at,
home. Of this large family, which is ,
indeed seldom seen in this county, we j
give their records, viz : Ana, age 25, of j
Emporium ; Allen, age 21, of William, |
Ariz.; Richard, age 22, of Emporium ; J
Lucetta, 21, of Dents Run, Pa.; Lavina, j
aga 18, of Emporium ; Kate, age 16, ol' j
Emporium ; Riley, age 14, of Em- i
porium ; Roberta, age 12, of Emporium ; i
Martha, age 7, of Emporium ; Violet, J
age G, of Emporium ; Grace, age 4, of;
Emporium : Walter and Bessio dead. :
To feed, clothe and educate such a 1
large family was no small task, yet the i
parents, who always held the esteem i
and love of their children, managed to !
always have the family in decent and j
presentable appearance, healthy, happy |
and well behaved. We have lived for \
years as neighbors of the family and j
never yet knew one of the children to |
be engaged in the usual neighborly!
petty annoyances. They were always j
at home, when others were running
the streets.
Mr. Murray, always of a robust con- ]
stitution was a jovial man and took |
life as it came. For several years he ;
served as chief of police, but of late
years he was handy upon all occasions <
as a trusty man, as was exemplified I
when the First National Bank was be- i
ing remodeled and a reliable watch
man was necessary. He was selected
because he was fearless, and faithfully
filled the trust. When a responsible
man was required for night watchman
at the jail during the incarceration of
murderer Odell he tilled the position
during the long "watch" and became
greatly attached to his ward and con
stantly remained with him until the
last. When the Italian murderer of
John Kibe was condemned to death he
was again called and responded. It
was while filling this position that he
contracted a severe cold, which ter
minated in double pnenmonia. He re
fused to give up and goto his bed, re
lying on his strong constitution to pull
him through. One week before his
death he gave up and remained at
home. Drs. Bush and Falk tried every |
known remedy to check the disease
but without avail. He passed away, j
Feb. 10th, 1909, at 4:30 p. m., surround- i
ed by his family and a few friends of
the family.
The funeral took place from M. E.
i Church, Saturday afternoon last and
I was very largely attended, Rev. J. F.
i A.nderson conducting the services. !
I The floral offerings were very beauti- j
| ful, many pieces coming from friends
j residing out of the county. The era
j ployees of the Incandescent Lamp'
, Works sent a beautiful casket bouquet'
of pink carnations, while the K. O. T.
j M., gave a pillow of flowers.
Deceased was a member of the Mac-
I cabees and carried §I,OOO insurance, ■
, which is a God send to the afflicted !
I family.
Our citizens, as well as the PRESS,
deeply sympathize with the bereaved
j family in their great loss.
Wanted.
I A girl for general house work; apply
j at once to Mrs. E. Matley, East Alle
gany Ave. l-tf.
Card of Thanks.
To the people of Medix Run we wish
to extond our thanks for the kindness
j to us during our recent trouble.
MR. AND MRS. M. M. HILL.
Farmers' Institutes.
The farmers of this county will be !
interested to learn that there will be j
held this year a series of Farmers' In
stitutes at Messiah Church, Sterling '
Run, on Monday, March Ist; School ;
House, Sizerville, on Tuesday, March ;
2nd; Rich Valley Church, on Wednes- J
day, March, 3rd; Towner School House, !
West Creek, on Thursday, March 4th. j
A number of instructors from other j
parts of the State will be present to |
join with the farmers of this locality in j
the discussion of topics relative to agri- j
culture, 'these meetings are free and j
open to all, and we have no doubt the i
farmers of this county will avail tlien-i- j
selves of the advantages to be gained j
by attending these meetings.
W. H, HOWARD,
County Chairman of Institutes, j
Class Entertained.
The Misses Lora and Mildred Mc-
Quay entertained the Class of 1909 at
at their home on Pine street, last Mon
day evening. Cards were the chief
amusement. The entire class was pres
| ent and a good time was had by all.
i The class of 1909 are "it"and are hav
! ing a good time in connection with
their school work.
Visited Patient.
' John McDonald, of Driftwood, his
daughter, Laura, a student at the Nor-
I rnal school in this city and Miss W. M.
! Hall of Pittsburg, a daughter of the
late Captain Hall, of Renovo, on Mon
day visited Mrs. John McDonald, who
is a patient.in the Lock Haven hospital.
| —Daily Express.
Basket Ball.
! The strong Kersey Basket Ball Team
J will line up against Emporium at
I Opera House on Thursday, Feb. 18tli, :
! This team defeated our boys in the last
! game at Kersoy, but our team was
i handicapped by playing on a small
| floor and will try hard to reverse the
| decision in this game.
On Monday, Feb. 22nd, the public
will '.:ave opportunity to witness two
games for one admission when Kane
! High School will tackle the local boys
in one game, and Austin Reserves will
, play Co. M of Boys Brigade in the
j other game. Both of these games will
I be worth Beeing as the teams are very
| evenly matched. On account <>f extra
! expense, the admission will bo 25 cents
j to everybody both young and old.
Swedish Services,
j Rev. Einar Rend.ahl, of Dagus Mines, i
I will preach to the Swedish people on
Sunday, Feb. 28th, 1909, at 3:30 p. m.
at the Emmanuel Church Parish House,
j This sturdy and reliable class of citizens
i is becoming quite a factor in Camer
on county and all should feel like as
sisting them in every way. We only
wish thev were strong enough to sup
port a church organization and erect
and edifice.
Baptist Church, Sunday, Feb. 21.
10: 30 a. M. Worship and Sermon. |
11:45 a.m. Sabbath School.
6:30 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. "The
Slough of Despond."
7:30 p. m. Evening worship and
Sermon.
The morning sermon will deal with
the church's opportunity in the pre
sent age. In the evening the pastor
> will give a short address upon "Waeh
j ington—The Man."
We extend a cordial invitation to all
non-church goers to meet with us for
the evening service. All seats are
I free.
JOHN LYMAN BOGUE, Pastor.
Child Burned.
On Sunday evening, about eight
! o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Dan'l Kline's
eldest daughter, aged about three
years, was severely burned on her
back, but notseriously. The child was
standing before the gas stove when
her clothing ignited. Had not her
father been present and smothered
| the flames by wrapping the child in a
rug she would have burned to death.
A Sad Accident.
J Specuil to Presa.
Martin M. Hill, of Medix Run, Pa.,
met with a very serious accident last j
Monday, while oiling the machinery j
in the saw mill at that place. His j
sleeve caught between the timber and
wheel and crushed his arm so that j
amputation was necessary. Dr. Mock, j
1 the attending physician, took the arm !
off three inches below the elbow. At!
this writing he is noing as well as can
be expected.
To Ice Consumers,
Our many customers need not worry
about the ice supply next season. We i
will have a supply of ice, regardless of j
a failure of the crop at this place.
l-2t D. C. HAYES.
Battle of the Ballots.
WEST WARD,
Burgess— Friendel, R., 112; Marshall, j
! D., 95.
Poor Master—Judd, R., 118; Vogt, ;
! D., 76.
Auditor -Allen, R., no opposition.
i Collector— McQuay, R., 107; Glenn,
: D., 92.
| Council—J. T. Howard, R., 103; j
j Haupt, D., 97.
School Director—Louoks, no opposi- I
| tion.
Constable—McClenahan, R., 97;
, Narby, D., 92.
Judge of Election—Morrison, R.,
J 122; Felt, 74.
Inspector of Election, Lee Welsh, P.. j
j 122; C. C. Ritchie, I). 70.
MIDDLE WARD.
I Burgess—Friendel, It., 49; Marshall, j
D , 122.
Poor Master—-Judd, R , 91; Vogt, D., j
76.
Collector—McQuay, R., 68; Glenn,
D., 107.
Council —Foster, 1 yr., no opposi
tion, 132; Pearsoll, 3 yrs., no opposi
tion, 88.
Auditor—Allen, R., no opposition.
School Director Hockley, D. and
R., 105; Nelson, Ind., 62.
Judge of Election—Lucore, R., 74;
Shugart. D., 93.
EAST WARD.
Burgess—Friendel, R., 32; Marshall,
D., 129.
Poor Master—Judd, R., 80; Vogt, D.,
75.
Collector—McQuay, R., 45; Glenn,
D , 117.
Auditor—Allen, R., no opposition. I
Council—Spencer, R. 99; Green, D., j
60.
Constable —Hamilton, R., no opposi- |
tion, 135.
Judge of Election —T. N. Hacket, D.
no opposition.
Inspector of Election, Chas. Barton,
R. 87; Peter Schweikart, D. 60.
Honor Roll.
Subscribers of the PRESS who have I
either called or sent and paid up sub- j
scriptious since our last issue are as j
follows:
Emporium, Pa.—-H. C. Taylor, Mrs. '
Wm. Robinson, M. Pye, Emporium
Machine Co., P. P. Strayer, Ed. Viner, j
Dennis Donovon, Theo. Newton, j
Robert Clark, Joseph Friendel.
Sizerville, Pa.—E. D. Sizer.
Sinnamahoning, Pa. —A. L. Ensign, j
Pomona,Cal. —Richard Bliss.
Philadelphia, Pa.—J. M. Gillan.
I Keating Summit, Pa.—Harry Moore.
Houton, Maine —Finley McDonald.
MeCreas, N. S.--Daniel McDonald
Marsh field, Oregon.—Fred O. Crosby.
Caplin River, Quebec, Canada —R.
D. Willett.
Washington Engagement.
WASHINGTON, PA,, February 13.
At a valentine party given last even
ing at Hays Hall, the W. & J. dormi
tory, the engagement was announced
of Prof. William T. Ileinig, assistant
principal of the academy, and Miss
Elizabeth McCaslin, of Cleveland. The
date of the wedding was not made
known. The bride-to-be is a daughter
of the late Rev. Robert McCaslin, long
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of
Emporium, Pa. Mr. Heinig was
graduated at W. & J., in 1899, and
taught for two years at Chambersburg
before coming to the academy here.—
Pittsburg Press.
School Reports
Monthly report of Emporium School
for the month ending February 9,
1909.
Number of pupi'.s enrolled during
term. Male, 327; Female, 372; total.
699.
Number of pupils enrolled this
month : Male, 304, Female, 341 ; total,
645.
Average daily attendance for month :
607.
Percentage of attendance for month :
Male, 94 ; Female, 95; Total, 94.
Number of pupils every day : 319.
Number of pupils tarday : 112.
Number of tardy marks: 212.
Number of visitors to school: 53. j
Special Report: The number of !
tardy pupils and tardy marks seems to j
| be high. It is confined to about one- j
fifth of our pupils. Could not parents i
j do something to secure greater punc- j
tuality on the part of their children ? 1
j Please look for the tardy marks on the
j report cards.
Honor roll for the Swesey school. '
| The following pupils were present j
every day of the past month: Lettie '
Craven, Ethel Britton, Veryl Barr,
Myrtle Swesey, Robert Marshall, Mil
ford Joyce, Jettie Craven, Mildred
. Adams, Marie Lockwood, Pete Craven, j
I Rova Lewis, Fred Lockwood, Orpha j
j Brown, Gladys Lewis, Rachel Osgood, |
I Dennis Osgood, John Lindsay.
MABEL EDWARDS, Teacher.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 1N ADVANCE.
TUB WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Rain or Snow
SATURDAY, fair.
SUNDAY, Fair.
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
Al the close of business, Feb. 17, I'JO9,
$815,947.65.
Lincoln's First Political Speech,
Gcmtlemen and Fellow Citizens:
I presume you all know who I am.
lam humble Abrak. i Lincoln. I
have bc<?n solitii J Isy ny friends to
become a. candidate for the Legisla
ture. My Politics are short and
and sweet, i an in favor of a
national bank, i am in fa\or of the
internal improvement system * *
. These are my sentiments and
political principles, if elected, I
shall be thankful, if net, it '.viii be
all the same.
SI.OO Starts an Account.
Q O INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES
J O OF DEPOSIT.
DR. LEON REX FELT,
DENTIST.
Rockwell Block, Emporium, Pa.
DR. H. \V. MITCHELL,
DENTIST,
(Successor to Dr. A. B. Mead.)
Office over A. F. Vopt's Shoe Store,
Emporium, Pa 12y
OPERAHOUSE SHF
FEBRUARY 20th
Mr. Jack Hoskins,
PRESENTS
"A TEXAS
I RANGER 1 '
The best play of the West since "Aii
zona" and the"The Virginian.''
A COMPETANT CAST.
FULL SCENIC EQUIPMENT.
Cowboy Band Parade at Noon.
Prices: 75u, 504?, 35c; children, 25c.
Tickets on .-.ala at Lloyd's Book Store.
tmarrxr,. -r -a . r\r-. ■ <wa.J^u.uirjnwcPMM——
For Sale Cheap.
A Cutter- -red ear plush trimming*;
in first-class condition.
51-tf. W. W. WiEMAN.
Well Attended.
The constant rain of Sunday uight
did not prevent a good sized congre
gation from assembling in the Methc
dist Episcopal Church, to hear the pas
tor's sermon on the illustrious Lin
j coin.
Honor Roll.
Fourth and fifth months Plank Road
i Hollow School.
I Fourth High School, Mr. Gehring,
teacher.
Dora Bonner, Leda Miuard, Rena
Houeler, Lena Kinzler, George Piper,
Bessie Van Wert, Lena Zwald, Fred
Minard, Carl Zimmer, Susan Nicbler,
Fourth—lntermediate, Miis Quigley,
Teacher.
Theresa Lawson, Martha Zwald, Flo
rence Nelson, Nellie Piper, Kathryn
Kinzler, Albert Zwald, John Bauer,
Carl Blumie, Andrew Bauer, Joe Ru
berto.
Primary—Mary Kinsler, Mary Bau
er, Samuel Lindsay, Joseph Bauer, Em
ma Zwald, Katie Blumie, Leo Blumie,
Frank Ruberto, Tony Ruberto.
Fifth—High School.
Dora Bonner, Aleda Minard, Lena
Kinzler, Phoebo Hackctt, Susan Nick
ler.
Intermediate—Martha Zwald, Alice
Wray, Florence Nelson, Nellie Piper,
Kathryn Kinzler, John Bauer, Carl
Blumie.
Primary—Emma Zwald, Gilbert
Gibbs, Mary Bauer, Delia Nelson, Hor
ace Leslie, Joseph Bauer, Clara Whea
ton, Tony Ruberto, Willie Piper.
"A Texas Ranger."
The greatest Western play of the
past three years,' A Texas Ranger"
will be the attraction at the Opera
House Saturday night, Fob. 20th, and
comes to our city direct from a serie3
of packed houses in all the principal
cities in the State. While the manage
ment is rather reticent in revealing the
details of the plays story for fear of
robbing the audience of some part of
the pleasure that follows a dramatic
surprise it is given ont that the play
follows more or less closely episodes
that have occurred in real life. The
cast is capable and the embelisliments
are of the best.
Look for big parade at noon.
NO. 1.