THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS:'
ESTABLISHED JJY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 43
COL. L. ROGERS
DIES AT HIS
HOME AT KANE.
He Passed Away Suddenly at
9:20 Tuesday Morning, May 18.
From McKean County Miner, May 20th, 1909.
The people of this community were
greatly shocked Tuesday morning
when a teleghone message from Kane
conveyed the sad intelligence that Col.
Lucius Rogers, postmaster at Kane,
and one of the best known citizens of
the county hpd passed away suddenly
at9;3otl;at morning at his home, in
the eightieth year of a most useful life.
The immediate cause of his death
was heart failure, brought about by a
general decline in health which has
been going on for the past two or three
years. During the past winter ho has
been in poor health a greater part of
the time although he had only been
confined to the house a small portion
of the time for short periods. The
writer called on Mr. Rogers on Tues
day of last week at the Kane postofllce
and although he had lost considerable
flesh and was somewhat weakened
from his previous illness, he appeared
to be feeling quite well and the an
nouncement of his death was a great
surprise to the writer.
When we last saw him he was full of
life and energy and as much interested
in the affairs of Smethport as he ever
was, and his long life has been full of
activity energy.
Monday he was taken with a sinking
spell while walking from his home to
the postofHce (his first attempt since
his recent illness) and had to be taken
home in a carriage. He recovered
quite readily and Tuesday morning
felt quite well, but while dressing he
suffered another attack from which he
never revived—dying in short time.
Lucius Rogers was born in Genesee,
Livingston county, N. Y., December
18, 1829. When he was about a year
old his father moved his family to
Jamestown, N. Y., whore they lived
until two years after his father's death,
which occurred in August, 1817.
He received a limited education in
the public schools of Jamestown, and
at the age of 16 years entered the Jour
nal office to learn the printing business.
After serving three years he went to
Warren, Pa., where for a year he
worked as a compositor. Then he
went to Syracuse, N, Y,, where he re
mained for about six months. From
Syracuse he moved to New York,
where he was employed in a job office
in the old Tribune building as a
printer. Subsequently he worked in a
number of New England cities and at
Dansville, N. Y.
In 1851 Mr. Rogers returned to War
ren and formed a partnership with the
Hon. E. Cowan in the publication of
the Warren Mail. In 1854 he was
nominated by the Whigs as a candi
date for county treasurer of Warren
county and at the October election was
elected by a majority of 159. At the
session of the legislature in 1857, he
was selected as transcribing clerk
or the Senate of Pennsylvania, a posi
tion he retained only one session.
On February 28, 1858, Mr. Rogers
purchased the Smethport Citizen from
Prof. F. A. Allen. In 1860 the county
of Cameron was formed partly from
McKean county, and in the fall of that
year he moved the Citizen office to Em
porium, believing the Philadelphia &
Erie railroad company would locate its
shops there after the road had been
completed to that point. The first
number of the paper was issued Decem
ber 28, 1860, and was the first paper
ever published within the limits of
that county. In a few months the
Civil War began. The editor closed
his office and enlisted. Under a com
mission issued by Governor Curtin,
Mr. Rogers recruited Co. F of the 58th
regiment in July, 1861, and was made
its Captain and was afterwards pro
moted to Colonel. He served with this
regimeut until the spring 0f1853, when
he returned the county and purchased
the McKean Miner, which had been
moved from Bradford to the county
seat a year or two before. In 1870 he
sold the paper and in January, 1884,
repurchased it and returned to its pub
lication.
In 1869 he was eleeted protlionotary
and in 1871 was chosen to represent in
the assembly the district composed of
McKean and Potter counties, defeating
F. W. Knox, of Potter. Mr. Rogers
was the secretary of the State Consti
tutional convention of 1873 and for sev
eral years was secretary of the Repub
lican State committee. For four years
from 1879 to 1883, ho was deputy secre
tary of internal affairs, during which
term he lived at Harrisburg, and for
| eleven years was journal and reading
clerk of the State Senate. He was
| elected county treasurer in 1889.
Years before the discovery of oil in
McKean county, Col. Rogers had great
I faith in the existence of extensive coal
| beds in the eastern portion of the
I county and spent a small fortune in
seeking to develop this theory. For a
i number of years he was president of
j the school board of Smethport and
through his persistency with the sup
port of other members of the board the
foundation of Smethport's excellent
schools was laid.
He built and operated the first steam
saw mill over erected in Potato Creek
Valley. This mill was located at the
junction of Potato and Marvin Creeks
in the eastern end of this borough and
which did active service until a few
years ago. He was actively interested
in the location of nearly every industry
that ever came to Smethport and was a
stockholder in the first oil wells drilled
near this place, which subsequently
opened the gas fields in this sec
tion. When the Camp Glass factory
was located here he made a liberal
donation in land and otherwise assist
ed in getting it located here.
About the year 1890 Mr. Rogers was
interested in starting the Kane Repub
lican and after soiling the Miner to Ol
son & Gilbert in the fall of 1893, he took
charge of that paper and moved to
Kane. He continued to edit and man
age that paper until he was appointed
postmaster September 7, 1908.
On May 31, 1860, he was united in
marriage to Miss Livia M. Cloodwin at
Kidders Ferry, N. Y., and commenced
keeping house in Smethport. Four
children were born to bless this union,
three of whom survive, namely, Lucy,
now Mrs. W. F. Shero, of Racine, Wis.,
Fantine, now Mrs. W. P. Burdick, of
Kane, and Harry Small of Mt. Jewett,
Mrs. Rogers died at Smethport, July
27, 1889, aged 53 years.
On January 1, 1901, he was married
at Harrisburg to Miss Sarah Campbell
Gratz of that city, who with his three
children above named survive to
mourn the loss of a kind, indulgent,
loving and honorable husband and
father.
The deceased was a member of the
different Masonic bodies, being a chart
er member of McKean Lodge, No. 388)
F. & A. M., Bradford Chapter, No. 268,
and Trinity Commandrey, No. 58,
Knights Templar of Bradford, affiliat
ing with that body in 1883. He was a
charter member of McKean Post, No.
347, G. A. R., of Smethport and was its
commander one or more times. Ho was
also a member of Kane Lodge of Elks.
Colonel Rogers enjoyed perhaps the
most extensive acquaintance of any
man in this county and he bad as many
friends as any man within its limits.
And his acquaintances and friends
were not limited by county or state
lines. He was personally acquainted
with practically every man of promin.
ence in the state as well as many of
the leading political and business men
of the nation.
The deceased had one secret that was
kept invoilate until his death and that
was his aga. He had always been an
unusually and active man for his age
and there were fe v people in the coun
ty that imagined that he was anywhere
near 80 years of age, even though he
aged very rapidly in the past two or
three years.
In all his activity, business energy
and reverses in Col. Rogers always had
time to assist a person in need of help
and many a man in this county can at
tribute his start in life to the aid of this
man. He trusted his fellow men im
plicatly and althsugh he had been the
victim of misplaced confidence in
many instances, he never lost his
faith in mankind nor soured on human
ity. Like all prominent men in active
business and political life he had his
enemies, but even they admired him
for his many manly qualifications, and
will join with his host of friends in re
gretting that the last page of this
interesting life is closed.
He was a full life from boyhood to
i the day that the earthly spark fled. It
j was full of work, full of pleasure, full
] of disappointments and yet always full
| of hope. He has never known what
I an idle moment was and therefore he
j never had time to give his troubles a
| chance to get a hold of him. He pos
i sessed a wonderful constitution and he
! never allowed himself to fee! old, act
| okl or look old. If a stranger had met
| him r week ago he would have called
| him an energetic man of sixty, capable
j of doing much for mankind in the next
twenty years to come. His t.yes were
bright his mind was alert and his voice
was as strong and clear as most men of
half his age. The final summons came
: as a shock and brought with it a deep
i feeling of regret to every man, women
i and child in this section. He lived to
a ripe old age and this community and
the world in general is better for his
having lived.
His remains were laid at rest in Rose
Hill cemetery at Smethport last Fri
i day morning.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1900
tl v'l ~
I i ft I ° you linow what it mea;is, boys
I \ v!! I S . and Klrls
1 I Jr "ho hall from the north anil the
iLttJffV'A \ * outh -
SMCj.fi E, iJo ynu linnw what It means,
IfdL Thl ' s twining of greens
■ . Hu ' {o,lnd the silent cannon's mouth,
this strewing: with (lowers tho gross
- K * j- > ' ÜBpJW 'l* l ' 9 decking with garlands tho statues
I j \ \ This flaunting of flags
warn A " ,n tatters and rags.
This marching and singing,
(112 \ J---V wSbM These bells a-rlnging,
/d \ \V ■ ■ I ( These faces grave and these faces gay,
cvK V \\- \ / JnnU This talk of the blue and this talk of the
T\A \V: .3ji- 1 IT-r.lS'SMftfflll gray,
Atl 7 ,-A ].» Jn the north and the south Memorial day?
))) I lsot simply a show time, boys and girls,
Y Is t ' l ' 3 { ' ay of 'ailing flowers,
/--1J vl I ot a P a Keant play
£T*YK -—-A j a holiday
/ \j flags and floral bowers.
<*/' /SSSSeJ 11 ls something more than tho day that
-nf Starts
Warm memories a-throb In veteran
\ ' r ° r acrop s tho years
J I- —l 4 V.V -» To the hopes and fears.
/ if WW To tho days of battle,
Vm ' ''ifUPfl ' ;ft ( ~ >t roar an<l of ra, tle.
j 1 T ° the past that now seems so far away,
' Do the sons of the blue and the sons of
ll Bl M '! Gaze " hand clasping hand. Memorial day.
W/M yi * lljl For the wreck and the wrong of it. boys
\l MuM Df/f * i " or the terror and loss as well,
j|j|| mj Our hearts must hold
1 HB'B l! As wo think of those who fell.
('• t'f-" •;s'ip| 11111 their blood, on whichever side they
a||j | emac^e t' lo nation and progress bought.
re *ll JH or we " vo kaow
C || I 'Mi That the fighting and sighing,
ti itW JBji The falling and dying,
| ~ T fil/l ffljr V Were but steps toward the future—the
, t \ J Down which tho sons of the blue and the
f V O • \ Al\i | Look with love and pride Memorial day.
Ascension Day Was Observed.
The Rev. Oliver S. Metzle, formerly
a pastor at the Methodist Church at
this place, preached a very impressive
sermon to the Knights Templar at Wil
liamsport last Thursday. The Wil
liamsport News contained the follow
ing notice of the service:
Ascension day was appropriately
observed by Baldwin II commandery
No. 22 Knight Templar, at the Scot
tish Rite cathedral last evening. The
auditorium was filed to overflowing,
the center being occupied by members
of the commandery. The Tetequea
played and vocal music was furnished
by a quartet led by Sir George M.
Busch. The Rev. Oliver S. Metzler,
pastor of the Mulberry street Meth
odist church, preached an eloquent
sermon, his tribute to the dead of the
Masonic fraternity being particularly
touching.
Great Celebration on the Fourth of
July at Emporium This Year.
At a meeting of the Board of Trade
a hustling Fourth of July committee
has been appointed. Owing to the fact
that the 4th falls on a Sunday the oele
bration will take place Monday after
noon, July sth, at Keystone Park. All
business men are requested to close
their stores at noon on that day.
There will be something doing every
minute, and the show will be as inter
esting as a three ring circus. Every
body in Cameron county should be at
Keystone Park on that day (Monday
afternoon, July sth.) Don't forget to
invite your out of town friends. Pro
gram will be announced later.
Examination of Candidates for
Holy Orders.
The Examining Chaplains of the
Archdeaconary of Erie are arranging
to meet in Emporium for the examina
tion of candidates for Priests Orders
next Wednesday. The examiners are
the Rev. J. E. Reilly, D. IX, New
Castle, the Rev. A. A. Benton, D. D.,
Foxburg, and the Rev. J. M. Robert
son, Emporium. The candidates to be
examined are the Rev. R. G. Roscamp,
I). D., South New Castle, the Rev.
Raaer Charnock, Bradford, and Mr.
Charles E. McCoy, Smetliport.
This is a Billion Dollar Country.
Uncle Sam, according to law, gives
for publication the total appropriations
made by Congress each session. The
showing of the last regular session was
for a grand total of $1,044,401,857.
"I'nele Sam is rich enough to buy us
all a farm."
Granulated Sugar 25 pound sacks fo
§1.45, at C. B. Howard & Go's.
Badly Injured
Engineer Frank Leary of Ridgway,
in charge of engine 117, hauling the
west bound local freight, in charge of
conductor Michael Meenan, was struck
in the head and severely injured at
Grindstone bridge about one-half mile
east of Huntley on Tuesday morning.
Mr. Leary was leaning out of the cab
window examining the injector pipe
which was working badly and he did
not notiee his approach to the bridge
which came in contact with his head,
inflicting a severe glancing blow. The !
engine was cut off from the train and j
injured man was quickly taken to Em- j
porium where he was met by Drs.
Smith and Moorehouse and Rev. Father
Downey. He was restored to con
sciousness and given everything in the
power of the doctors to save his life.
Strong hopes are entertained for his
recovery, but he has sustained very
severe injuries about the head. Mr.
Leary was taken to Ridgway from Em
porium on a special train and at this
writing is resting as comfortably as
can be expected. He is one of the old
est and most efficient enginmen in the
service and his numberless friends
along the line sincerely hope for
his speedy recovery.
Big Shoot at Hicks Run May 3lst.
There will be an all day shoot at the
Hicks Run Gun Club grounds, on Mon
day, May 31, shooting to begin at 9 a.
m. There will be a team race between
Dußois, St. Marys, Emporium and
Hicks Run Clubs for a trophy. John
Spear, of St. Marys and E. W. Kelly,
of Hicks Run, will shoot a contest of
100 blue rocks, each tor a purse of S2OO,
the one breaking the most takes the
money. The Hicks Run Club has a
fine ground to shoot on. All shooters
invited. Come, get the old gun down
and have a days sport in one of the
livliest little towns in Cameron county.
Don't tell about what you have done
but come and show what you can do.
HICKS RUN GUN CLUB.
For Sale.
A one horse grocers' delivery wagon I
with top. Capacity 14 cwt. Almost j
new. Inquire of J. B. Meisel, Rock- j
well Block.
.m• m . ■
First Methodist Episcopal Church. '
Class at 9:30 a. m., preaching by the
pastor at 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. m.
Morning subject, "The Good Fight."
Sunday School at 11:45 a. m., Epworth
League services at 6:30 p. m.
Don't forgot! 3 cans Sweet Clovor j
Peas, for 25c, at C. B. Howard & Co's.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
BURNETT.
WILLIE, the bright and interesting
little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Burnett, died at the homo of his par
ents on West Sixth street early last
Friday morning. His death was caus
ed by an accident which happened a
week previous to his death and was
caused by jumping, having fallen and
struck the bach of his head, injuring
his spine and neck. He did not com
plain of his injury until Saturday even
ing when Dr. W. H. Bush was sum
moned, who did all in his power to aid
the little sufferer, but without avail
The death was a terrible shock to Mrs.
Burnett, who was at the time at Pitts
burg, having been called there by the
illness of her mother and she did not
learn of Willie's death until her nrrivtl
at Emporium last Friday afternoon.
Deceased was in his tenth year and
had jußt passed a very satisfactory ex
amination and had entered the fifth
grade in our schools. Thn funeral was
held last Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock from the family residence and
services were conducted by Rev. J. F.
Anderson, of the M. E. Church. Inter
ment was made in the Wiley Cemetery.
Many relatives from out of town were
present at the funeral. The bereaved
family have the sincere sympathy of
the PRESS and the community at large
in their sad bereavement.
LEWIS:
The funeral of Mrs. Maranda M.
Mason-Lewis, whose death was pub
lished in our last issue, took place from
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Alex. McDougal last Sunday after
noon, at two o'clock, and was private,
confined strictly to the relatives of the
deceased. Revs. Paul J. Lux, of the
Presbyterian Church, and F. B.
Schriner, of the Free Methodist
Church, conducted the services. In
terment was made in the family lot in
the Newton £ejnetery.
IJURK.
Phoebe Alice Purk, relict of the late
Frank R. Morrison, passed to rest at
her brother's residence—the old Durk
homestead, South Pelharn—after an ill
ness of several months from tumor.
Her late husband, a telegrapher, was
hilled on the Pennsylvania Ry., near
Emporium, Pa., in June, 1907, and
formerly lived in Welland.—St. C.
Journal.
A Happy Man.
Robert Lyons, Assistant Supt., at
the Climax Powder Works, passed the
cigars to his many friends last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyons are rejoicing over
the arrival of a nine pound baby
boy, who made his appearance at their
home on Thursday night. "Bob" is
one of Emporium's happiest men and
said he can only come up town about
once a month now as the boy will take
up all his spare time. Aere'a hoping
that the boy will live to be a blessing
and honor to his devoted parents and
be as good looking as his "Pa."
First Presbyterian Church.
Paul J. Lux, Pastor.
Morning Worship and Sermon, 10:30.
Sunday School, 11:45.
Junior Endeavor, 3:00.
Christian Endeavor, 6:30.
Evening Service, 7:30.
Last Sermon on Home Life. Sub
ject. Breaking of Home Ties.
All are most cordially invited to at
tend.
Helen Taft at Gettysburg.
Miss Helen Tafo, daughter of the
President, has accepted an invitation
to unveil the monument erected at
Gettysburg, in memory of the Union
Soldiers who partici Dated in the Gettys
burg campaign. The ceremony will
take place on the 31st of this month
and 2,000 regular troops will attend.
President Taft will deliver the princi
pal address.
Baptist Church.
JOHN L. BOQUE, Pastor.
10:30 a. m., Worship and Sermon.
Theme, "The Invisible robe."
11:45 Sunday School Session, "Faith
and Works."
6:30 Y. P. S. C. E., "Heroes of the
Homeland."
7:30 p. m., Praise Service and Ser
mon. The pastor will preach a sermon
appropriate to Memorial Day. Spec
ial music appropriate to the occasion
will be rendered by the choir.
Company M.
Lieut.Ellis requests the boys of Com
pany M who are under fifteen years of
age to meet at the place of drill on j
.Wednesday evenings at the usual hour
Just received a fresh invoice of
Crackers and Cookies at C. B. Howard I
& Co's.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Showers.
SATURDAY, Showers.,
SUNDAY, Fair.
|
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA. '
At the close of business, May 26, TSO9
$812,132.09.
STURDY OAK
has its beginning with the little acorn.
Likewise, thn Tree of Fortune takes root with
the opening of a saving account.
SI.OO Starts an Account.
30 INTEREST I>AIO ON SAVING BOOK
o ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
I DR. LEON REX FELT,
DHXTIST.
; ilockwell Bloc' , Emporium, Pa.
DR. H. W. MITCHELL,
DENTIST,
(Successor to Dr. A. E. Mead.)
Office over A. F. Vogt's Shoe Store,
Emporium, Pa 12y
Emporium Hygenic Ice Company
The Emporium Hygenic Ice Corn
are rapidly pushing their plant to
wards completion and hope to soon be
turning out pure ice for their numerous
customers who are patiently waiting.
They expect to be ready to deliver ice
within ten days and announce the fol
lowing rates:
Domestic use, 40c per 100 pounds,
placed in refrigerator.
Meat Markets, Hotels, etc., ISc per
100, on curb; 17c at plant.
Coupon books, good for 500, 1,000
and 2,000 pounds are now ready.
Will be ready to deliver .ice between
June Ist and sth.
EMPORIUM HYGENIC ICE COMPANY.
May 18th, 1909.—14-3t.
Pastor Installed.
The Rev. Paul J. Lux, was installed
> as pastor of the Piiesbyterian church
j last Thursday evening. Several minis
ters from out of town assisted in the
services. The Rev. Lux, although
only being in Emporium a short time,
has many friends here who sincerely
hope that his stay with us may be a
happy one and be continued for a long
time to come.
Emmanuel Church Services.
May, 30, Whitsunday:—
10:30 a. iu., Holy Communion and
Sermon. Supject: Church Unity.
":30 p. m., Evening Prayer. The
Hon. Josiah Howard, who is a member
of the Diocesan Committee on the
Division of the Diocese, will address
the congregation on the subject of the
proposed division.
The offerings will be devoted to
Diocesan Missions.
Tariff Bill Coming.
President Taft believes that the
tariff bill will be in his hands not later
than June 20th. Mr. Taft also adheres
to the belief that when the bill does
come from conference it will constitute
a revision of the tariff in the generally
accepted sense and it will be such a
measure as will warrant his signature
as a step in the right direction.
Property Improvements.
James Farrell is making preparations
to raise his building, on West Fourth
street, next door to the opera house,
and will set the house back in the lot,
leaving a space for a front lawn. This
will add greatly to the appearance of
the street and Mr. Farrell and family's
comfort.
*.*
W. D. White has raised his residence
on Fourth street and has placed a con
crete foundation under the same.
For Rent.
Living rooms for small family, Cor
ner Fifth and Cherry street. Inquire
of Arthur Frappier.
Lost.
White and Black Setter Dog. Finder
please notify Dr. 11. S. Falk and re
ceive reward.
For Sale.
Some good medium sized potatoes
for seed, at a bargain, cheap. Box 39
Cameron, Pa. 15-21. '
Union Teachers' Training Class.
The Union Training Class for Sun
day School Teachers meets on Tues
day evenings at 8 o'clock in Emman
uel parish house.
„^ h T p d p y T, Set t ]/ a . fc Btylißh Straw
Hat? At C. B. Howard & Co's
Linoleum at 99c per yard is getting
scarce at C. B. Howard & Co's.
NO. 15.