THE CAMERON -COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 43 Great State of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvanians have every reason to be proud of the grand old Keystone State. When compared with other states we swell with pride. The Equit able Life Assurance Society recently issued a leaflet showing prosperity of the State 3, especially Pennsyl vania. We publish a few paragraphs from this very interesting pamphlet: Pennsylvania has a population of 7,- ■450,000. The taxable valuation of its proper ty is §5,769,777,327; second only to New York. Its wealth exceeds the total wealth of Belgium, Spain, the Nether lands; it is twice that of Portugal or Switzerland. The capital and surplus of its banks are $470,817,518, with deposits of sl,- 381,442,443; second only to New York. It has 2,607,500 wage-earners, better paid than any similar wage-earners of any country in the world. Its 23,495 manufacturing establishments alone With a capital of §1,995,836,988, turning out an annual product of $1,955,551,332, employ 763,282 wage-earners, with a pay roll of $367,960,890. Pennsylvania is the first State in the Union in the manufacture of iron and steel, brick, tile, coal, coke, cork, glass, pickles, plumbers supplies, rooffing and roofling material, iron and steel, shipbuilding, and carpets, and second j in the manufacture of electrical ma chinery and supplies, clothing, chemi cals, cigars and cigarettes. Pennsylvanians own more homes \ than the inhabitants of any other State; in 1900, 523,843—2,306 more than owned in New York. And of these 326,867 were unincumbered; 9,075 more than the unincumbered homes of Ohio, the second State in this respect in the Union. Pennsylvania has 1,400 building and loan asssociations—twice as many as any other State—with a membership of 374,950. Three hundred and one thousand less of its 1,320,025 families live in hired dwellings than those hired by the families of New York. Schwab Continues Optimistic. Speaking at the monthly luncheon of the Detroit board of commerce, Charles M. Schwab declared that the present cutting of prices in the steel industry would not bo of long duration or of great momenst. He predicted that in 10 years the consumption of steel in this country which in 1907 was 25,000,000 tons, would reach 40,000,000. The manufacure of steel cars has only begun, Mr. Schwab said, and the building of steel ships has not even made a beginning in view of what, he said, may he expected when the next congress has acted upon the question of ship subsidy. It takes nearly a thousand tons of steel rails per day, said Mr. Schwab, merely to replace worn out rails. Pleasant Caller. Mr. F. E. Rowley, of Port Allegany, one of the solid and substantial citizens of that burg, was a very pleasant call er at the PRESS sanctum on Monday- Mr. Rowley is erecting in Emporium a warehouse for the storage of doors, sash, flooring, etc., which will be re tailed to our citizens. Two salesmen will be located here to serve the public. W. H. Cramer has the contract for erection of the building and is pushing the work to completion. Mr. Rowley is a vere reliable as well as congenial gentleman. Baptist Church Notes. We extend a cordial invitation to all strangers and non-church members to attend our services. The morning ser vices will begin at 10:30. The pastor will have his morning discourse upon the following question "Are Baptists really obeying the command of Christ?" Sunday School meets in the basement of the church at 11:45; Y. P. S. C. E., at 6:30. At the evening ser vice the pastor will tell how an ancient sportsman was buncoed in a swapping deal. JOHN LYMAN BOGUE, Pastor. Will Move Mill. Chas. Spangler, who has conducted a saw mill on West Creek for several years, will move the mill to Bechwood this week, where a long cut of timber will be cut by Mr. C. Hobberger, of St. Marys, who has purchased from J. G. Nyhearta large body of timber, about three million feet. This will keep Mr. Spangler's mill going for some time. Emmanuel Church Notice. March 28, Fifth Sunday in Lent, (Passion Sunday): Ba. m., Holy Com munion. 10:30 a. m., Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon, subject: The Suf ferings of Christ. 7:30 p.m., Evening Prayer and Sermon, subject: Christ's Sorrow for Sin. » Big Egg. Chas. Edgar, of Whit ten. ore Hill, laid a monster egg on our table last Saturday, measuring BJx6J. Of course we mean the product came from his hennery, that contains a prolific l!ook of hen fruit producers. First Presbyterian Church. Paul J. Lux, Pastor. Morning worship, 10:30 sermon: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Sun day school, 11:45; Christian Endeavor, 6:30; Evening Service, 7:30, sermon: The Sea. Come and worship with us. A cordial welcome to all. Welcome Visitor. Mrs. M. C. Overton, nee Mame Coch ran, of Madison, Wis., daughter of Hon. Jos. W. Cochran, formerly citizens of Emporium, visited here last Saturday and Sunday on her way to New York city. Mrs. Overton, who is pleasantly remembered by our citizens, was guest of her uncle, Ex-County Treasurer O. P. Balcom and family, Sixth street. Big Crowds. The attendance at the Theatorium continue to increase. The clean mov ing pictures given at this popular re sort has rapidly grown and hundreds of our citizens would not think of miss ng an hour there 6very evening. Last Saturday evening was a hum mer—double show—and all for ten cents. While five cents, the usual ad mission, attracts large audiences, the double show simply packs the hall for hours. Basket Ball. , Emporium 42, St. Marys 23. "It beats the Dutch." This was gen erally the remarks when the team from Emporium out-classed and out played the St. Marys team in one of the fastest and best games played here this season. St. Marys heretofore be ing .almost invincible, refused togo on floor if Pieretti played, and Hockley, although badly crippled, was forced to go in his old position, and the way lie made the fur fly, caused St. Marys to wish they had allowed him to stay out of the game. All of the Emporium boys played a star game. Ghering was there with his usual number of goals with Vogt a close second. Dauer played a star game for St. Marys. Emporium. St. Marys. Hockley, Forward, Dauer Ghering, Forward, Welsh Vogt, Centre, W. McDonald Ellis Guard Earnest Bush Guard 11. McDonald Goals from field, Hockley 3; Ghering 8; Vogt 5; Bush 1; Dauer 0; W. McDon ald 1. Goals from fouls, Hockley 9; Dauer 9. On Friday, March 26, Emporium will line up against the strong team from Olean. In the last game with this team, Emporium woo by a small mar gin, and since then Olean has sworn re venge and have greatly strengthened their team by players from the 43rd Regt. team. Emporium is now play ing the bpst game they ever played and a battle royal can be expected. Game called at 8:30 X Turner—Day. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Herbert Turner, of Schnectady, N. Y., an nounce their marriage at Schnectady, N. Y., March 20th, 1909. The bride is Miss Fannie M. Day, a native of this place and one of our most respected young ladies. Our citizens will very generally congratulate the groom up on capturiug such an excellent lady. Mr. Turner is an auditor in the employ of an electric company. Card of Thanks. Mrs. Mary A. Hamilton desires to thank the many kind neighbors for their great kindness during the long illness of her husband, also for the many beautiful floral tokens of re spect. It is impossible to thank all the dear friends personally for their kind ness and I take this method. MRS. MARY A. HAMILTON. Announcement. During our opening, Thursday and | Friday, April 1 and 2, Miss Fisher, of j Olean, will display a complete lino of | Hair Goods. Anyone wishing any thing in this class of goods will be able ! to find everything the very latest style i and of the best quality. LUDLAMS. Eggs for Sale. Eggs for hatching, from full blooded ! Rhode Island Red and Plymouth Rock j chicks. Price SI.OO for 13, Apply to I Neal Coppersmith, Emporium, Pa. fl-3t. Flats for Rent. Four new flats for rent. All con i veniences. t 34-tf. R. SEGER. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909 DEATH'S DOINGS. HAMILTON. Ex-Sheriff ALLEN M. HAMILTON, aged 53 years, died at the family resi dence, East Emporium, Pa., last Fri day evening, after an illness of several weeks with typhoid pneumonia. Dur ing the long and severe illness everyth ing was done to save hiin, but without avail. Deceased is survived by his widow and one son, (by his first wife,) Wayne and one brother, Melvin H. The funeral which was large ly attended took place from his lato residence Monday afternoon, the ser vices being conducted by Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor of the First Metho dist Episcopal Church. A quartette, composed of the following, furnished the singing: Messrs. H. A. Cox, C. H. Felt, W. S. Sterner and Geo. A. Walker. Interment took place in Rich Valley Cemetery, in the lot beside his mother and his first wife. The family have the sympathy of the PHESS and a large circle of friends. The floral offer ings from family and friends were very beautiful and numerous. Allen M. Hamilton was elected Sheriff of this county in 1893 by a ma jority of 293 and served for three years. 110 has resid9d in this and ad joining counties all his life,; except a short time, when he was engaged in lumbering in the west; was a man of considerable ability and always pushed any work he was engaged in. During recent years he has been in the employ of Leet & Co., in thier store. Ex-Sheriff Hamilton, like all of us, may have had his faults, yet wo personally know of many, very many, kind acts of charity extended to his fellow men. He would give his last dollar for any laudable purpose and the large attendance and beauiful remembrances of flowers from friends speak louder than words. May his soul rest in peace. * * SMITH. MRS. MARY B. SMITH, nged 73, wife of Dr. S. S. Smith, died at the family r< sideline, Fourth street, last Tuesday evening at seven o'clock, after a long illness, being a great sufferer from Bright's disease since 1892. During all these years the constant and faith ful attention of her kind husband has undoubtedly prolonged her life. Everything that money or skill could furnish was cheerfully given her. Since their marriage in 1871, Mrs. Smith has been a constant help-mate to her husdand and in no small de degree aided in his success, she being a good financier and economical mana ger. The deceased lady was a mem ber of the Presbyterian church and while she was not permitted to attend services very regularly, owing to her constant ill-health, yet she was a liberal contributor. The funeral takes place Friday after noon at two o'clock, from the family residence, East Fourth street, the ser vices to be conducted by Rev. Mr.Lux, pastor of Presbyterian church. We hope to be permitted to publish a more extended obituary in our next issue. Mr. M. F. Leslie, years ago a resi dent of Driftwood and a particular friend of the family, now engaged in the undertaking business at Pittsburg, has charge of the funeral, assisted by undertaker B. Egan, of Emporium. The remains will be deposited in the private vault in Wiley cemetery. * * * MCCARTAN. Mrs. W. J. McCartan, wife of tele garpher W. J. McCartan, of Renovo, died at her home in that place, Thurs day, after a severe attack of pneumo nia. Mrs. McCartan had been quite ill for about two weeks previous, but she sesmed to be improving but this dread disease set in and she succumbed after four days of great suffering. The funeral was held from St Jo- S3ph's Uhurch, Renovo, Saturday morning at ten o'clock. March 2D, the the Rev. J. J. Ludden officiating. The funeral party was taken by special train to the Drury's Run cemetery, where the body was interred in the family lot. Mrs. McCartan was formerly Miss Annie Keating, of Mahonoy City, Pa., | and was 39 years of age at the time of ! her death. She is survived by her i husband, two daughters, Margaret and j Marie and one son, William, one sis j ter, Mrs. Lizzie Scott, of Dußois, and S one brother, William Keating of Car j roltown, Pa. - Among those who attended the fu | neral were Mr. P. J. McCartan, the l husband's father, Mr. and Mrs. Wil j liam Cummings and Mr. and Mr. F. J. | Kieff, all of Bradford, brothers-in-law j and sisters of Mr. McCartan ; W. J. | McCartan of Olean, J. J. McCartan, of I Buffalo and William Keating of Car roltown, Pa., brother of deceased. The pall bearers were C. L. Chad wick, A. H. Reed, li. C. Benton, G. M. Stevens, E. G. Young, 11. A. Coyle, Forrest M. Swyers, John Ray, John Kinney, James Dougherty, Joseph Haley and William P. Deegan. The flower bearers were William Mc- Inery/John Corcoran and James E. Barry. The floral offerings were very beauti ful and appropriate consisting of pillow given by the members of Division No. 110, Order R. R. Telegraphers. A cross from Mr. McCartan's fellow tele grapher's in the Supt's office and a pil low from the children of the deceased. Mrs. McCartan was one of those women whose natural graces and good qualities insured to her the good-will and esteem of all with whom she came in contact with; an exemplary christ ian, a loving mother and an affection ate and home loving wife. To know her was to become her friend. Al though her sufferings were great she bore them with patience and fortitude, never murmuring or complaining. She will be greatly missed by her hosts of friends, who extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved family in their dark hour of trouble. Many Flattering Reports The air is full of reports of a rosy hue as to the future of Emporium, principally relating to improvements to be made at this place by the Penn sylvania R. R., and the location of im portant industries here. While we hope our fondest hopes may be realized yet we do not trace some of the reports to a reliable source. We will be only to well pleased to give our readers re liable information when we possess the same. In the meantime don't build your air castles too high. That Empori um is admirably situated and we be lieve the day iB not far distant when we will rapidly grow. While waiting why not get a move on—make better streets and pave them, a larger electric light plant with capacity sufficient for day lis '.veil as night, an improved water system, proper sewage and what is more essential extend our Borough boundary, for a reasonable distance, north, south, east and west. In other words get a move on; work for Greater Emporium and be prepared to offer batter inducements than any of our sister towns. Attend the weekly meetings of our Board of Trade, (Monday and Friday evenings), show your public spirithd ness and push. Don't croak—push and pull for the welfare of our town and county. Come to the Board of Trade meeting Friday evening. Proper Business Way. Messrs. D. B. Peterson, C. G. Hew lett and E. D. Krape, Lumber town ship's new auditors evidently believe in turning the full lime light upon the financial management of the several township districts and this week give to the public in the columns of the PRESS a full and concise statement of their audit of the Poor District and Township Supervisors, thereby en abling every tax-payer to set by the fire and scan the expenses of their of ficials and "take account of stock". Lumber township has for years been very carelessly managed and when a report of any of the districts was made it was stuck up in some place seldom seen. The present officials of Lumber believe in turning on the light and are to bo commended for the business tact displayed. Clear, concise and public statements printed in the coun ty papers are the surest plan to be pursued, and will result in a saving to the tax-payers. Class Entertained. Prof, and Mrs. C. E. Plasterer enter tained the class of 190!) at their home on St. Patrick's evening. March 17th. Several contests were tried, | among which were a potato race, in | which Miss Lora McQuay received first ! prize and Miss McNarney second. 1 Miss Metzger succeeded in capturing \ first prize in a pig drawing contest while Mr. Harold Seger was awarded second. A pig moulding contest fol ! lowed and Mr. Herbert Vogt was given first honors. After a most delightful evening, elegant refreshments were served. "The usual "bunch" were present. Hon. Josiah Howard for State Treasurer. Hon. Josiah Howard, of this place, is favorably mentioned by the Philadel phia papers as the Republican nominee for State Treasurer. While it is news to Mr. Howard's friends in this county his nomination would be favorably re ceived in this section of the State. Sudden Death of Mrs. Bardwell. Our citizens wero greatly shocked last evening to hear that Mrs. John Cruise had received a telegram from Buffalo informing her of the death of her sister, Mrs. E. O. Bardwell, at two o'cloak p. m., of pneumonia. Miss Jane Evans, another sister, went to Buffalo on Monday in response to a telegram from Dr. Bardwell. Inter ment will be made at Pen Yan, N. Y. Farewell Party. Last Friday evening, a farewell party was given in honor of Rev. W. 11. Allen at his home in Sterling Run, about 35 being present, as follows: Mrs. W. E. Devling, Mrs. Maggie Chapman, Mrs. J. E. Smith, Mrs. J. Anderson, Mrs. A. Smith, Mrs. Geo. Strawbridge, Mr. and Mrs. S. Ebersole, Mrs. L. Spence, Mrs, J. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Whiting, Misses Mary Sum merson, Nora Jordan, Floy and Nellie Whiting, Zoella Mason, Alice, Mildred and Lillian Strawbridge, Julia How lett, Hattie Darren, Elsie Warner, Messrs. J. A. Dice, C. C. Craven, Geo. Wylie, Clifford Devling, Arthur Pettit, M. Gmeimer, J. Swartz, John Kissel, Willie Spence and Oscar Berry. A lovely supper was served by the ladies, after which games were indulg ed in until a late hour. All enjoyed themselves greatly and wish Rev. Allen success, as he 'leaves us to enter upon a new field. Rev. Allen has labored with us for three years and we speak in highest praise of him and are sorry to see him leave, for he has been a wonderful help to the people of this place; always kind and ready to assist those who needed a helping hand or kind word. May we bespeak for him long life and prosper ity. XXX Killed by Train. Special to the Pros Ridgwny express train No. 68 in charge of Conductor George Moore and Engineer W. E Gilliland, of Renovo, struck and killed the trackwalker at Strebor, at 2:20 p. m., Sunday, March 21st. The dead man was putin the baggage car and taken to St. Marys and given in charge of the Coroner. The man's name was Leonardo Fecetth thirty years old and single. He resid" ed in Daguscahonda. Gone to Conference. Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor of First Methodist Episcopal Church, left Tues day noon for Harrisburg to attend Conference. The pastor has given the very best satisfaction to his congrega tion and is very generally esteemed by our citizens, all of whom desire that he be returned to Emporium. We are pleased to learn the genial pastor comes back to Emporium again, if the wishes of his present charge are respected. First Methodist Episcopal Church. AN ANNUAL REPORT. On last Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. Joseph F. Anderson, read to the congregation a report for the Confer ence year, as this was the last Sunday before the meeting of the An. nual Conference. The report stated that fifty-five per sons professed conversion, nearly all of whom had united with the church on probation. The amount contributed for the year by the congregation and Sunday school for the various benevolent causes was as follow: For Foreign Missions $ 231 00 For Home Missions and Church Exten sion 220 00 For the Boards of Educntion 86 00 For General Sunday School Work 9 00 For Conference Claimants, (Veteran Ministers) 100 00 For Freemen's Aid Society 15 00 For American Bible Society 3 00 For Woman's Home Missionary Spciety. 400 For Methodist Hospital at Philadelphia.. 58 00 For Conference Sustentation 10 00 For General Conference Expenses 5 00 For The American University, Washing ton, D. C 50 00 For Episcopal Fund 2100 For Wiiliamsport Dickinson Seminary... 29 00 For Central Office of Epworth League... 1 00 Total contributions for Benevolences.... 790 00 For debt on the Local Church 900 00 Grand Total for Benevolences, Church debt, current expenses, ministerial support, etc., for the year 3,520 00 Died at Ripe Old Age. Hon. I. K. Hockley was called to Muncy, Pa., last Sunday on account of the critical condition of his mother. The venerable lady died Tuesday even ing, at six o'clock, aged 80 years. The children wero all present with their last parent when she passed away. Sping Suits, Good suits and skirts are to be de sired above everything else—except fit. Ladies, we combine best material with perfectness of fit. Alterations free. COPPERSMITH'S. TERMS: $2.00—51.50 IN ADVANCE. THE WEATHER. FRIDAY, Snow flurries. SATURDAY, Fair. SUNDAY, Fai.r ASSETS First National Bank, EMPORIUM, PA. At the close of business, March 21,1909, $806,213.94. CONFIDENTIAL. Customers have a right to expect that their hanking business will bo treated as confidential This we do, and wa also aim to protect (heir in tercst in a legitimate manner. SI.OO Starts an Account. 3„ INTEREST PAID ()» SAVING BOOK A UNISAN'.J C TIFICATES OF D E POSIT. LEON REX FELT, DENTIST. Rockwell Block, Emporium, Pa. DR. H. W. MITCHELL, DENTIST, (Successor to Dr. A. B. IMead.) Office over A. F. Volt's Shoo Store, Emporium, Pa. 12y CAUSE FOR ALARM! Loss of Appetite or Distress After Rating a Symptom That Should not be Disregarded. Appetite is just a natural desire for food. Loss of appetite or stomach dis tress after eating indicate indigestion or dyspepsia. Over eating is a habit very dangerous to a person's good general health, and insatiable appe tite is a sure symptom of diabetes. It is not what you eat but what yon digest and assimilate that docs you good. Some of the strongest, heavi est and healthiest persons are moder ate eaters. There is nothing that will create sickness or cause more trouble than a disordered stomach, and many people daily contract serious maladies simply through disregard or abuse of the stom ach. We urge everyone in Emporium who is suffering from any stomach derange ment, indigestion or dyspepsia, whether acute or chronic, to try Rex all Dyspepsia Tablets, with the dis tinct understanding that we will re fund their money without question or formality, if after reasonable use of this medicine, they are not perfectly satis fled with the results. We recommend them to our customers every day, and have yet to hear of anyone who has not been benefited by them. We hon estly believe them to be without equal. They are made from the prescrip tion of a physician who devoted all his time to the study and treatment of stomach troubles. lliey give very prompt relief, neutralize the gastric juices, strengthen the digestive or gans, create good digestion and assimi lation, naturally regulate the bowels, promote perfect nutrition, and create a permanent cure of all unhealthy symptoms. We urge you to try a 25c. box of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, which gives 15 days treatment. At the end of that time, your money will be returned to you if you are not satisfied. Of course, in chronic cases length of treatment varies. For such cases, we have two larger sizes, which sell for 45c, and 89c. Mrs. M. A. Rockwell, Emporium, Pa. Dainty Dress Goods. Bright and fresh as a summer morn are the uew wash dress fabrics which are coming in daily to replenish the stock. Dainty and crisp are the weaves to be seen, the colorings being the most charming of the season's new est tints. COPPERSMITH'S. Kidnapers Captured. Following closely upon the heels ot the return of the stolen Sharou lad, Willie Whitla, comes the report from Cleveland that two men and a woman were arrested in Cleveland and had in their satchel and secreted in the woman's skirts $9,845.50 in currency. The party refuse to reveal their ident ity. The man carrying the satchel ran when accosted by the police captain and dropped the satchel. Two shots halted him. We hope they have the right party and that swift justice be dealt them—the rope. For Sale. A desirable property on Grove St.. at Sitinamahoning; three lots, one dwelling bouse and good out buildings. Good location. Apply to MRS. J. W. LIGIITNER, 6 2t- Sinnamahoning, Pa. Big Reward. Gov. Stuart issued it proclamation on Tuesday offering a reward of $19,- 000 for the capture of Willie Whitla's abductors. NO. 6.
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