Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-14
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The Borough Council have contract
ed for a street roller.
Those top coats at Soble's are beauties.
DO not buy one before seeing them.
II we are going to have war with
spain why not let it come before house
cleaning season is in full blast.
Boys suits from 81 90 up. A full line
and large assortment Boys suits
ranging up to 10 years, from s5. 90 up.
N. SEaER.
For fashionable dress making go to
Mrs. Kackenmaster's. Competent help
employed. Fifth street, opposite M.
G. Tulis' residence.
5. ID. Mcdonald, who has taken DOS
session of the Mcdonald Bottling
Works, at this place, is prepared for a
prosperous business
Don't fail to attend the Chicken and
Waffle Supper at the residences of TX.
Hockey and J. B. Schriever this eveo-
ing. Everybody invited.
Our public schools closed ON Good
Friday. 1t is amusing to notice the
children count their fingers to ascer-
tain how many school days yet re
main.
Have you seen our line of beautiful
suits for small boys yet? If not, it
will pay you to look them over, We
will be pleased to show them whether
you buy or not
JOHN J. SoBLE.
The Storey Family at the Baptist
Church last Sunday delighted the con-
gregation. They are certainly first
class musicians and should they again
visit Emporium, will attract a large
audience.
Bicycles at bargains at ''The Fair''
five and ten cent store No use in
paying such fancy prices for wheels
when you can get good bicycle from
$500 to $75.
H. A. zARPs & Co.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Mumford, aged eighteen
months, died Sunday morning. The
funeral took place on Tuesday. The
family have the sympathy of many
friends.
The ladies of the W. R. G. will hold
a quilting and serve one of their 15c.
suppers, at the residence of Mrs. Dan'l
Downey, on Thursday, April 21st.
Supper from 500 o'clock until all are
served. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
The new Coadjuter Bishop of Erie,
will shortly visit the several parishes
and missions in the diocese in order to
become acquainted with the situation
and needs of the congregations. He
will confirm a large number of chill
dren during the tour.
And now word comes from the
Klondike that the gold discoveries on
the American side fully equal, if not
surpass those on the Canadian side.
This will cause the Canadian Officials
who have been collecting blood money
from Americans to throw fits.
DIR. B. FL. Warren, of the Pennsyl-
vania Game Commission, in his annual
report brings out one or two points
which will surprise sportsmen and
make clear to all why game birds have
been decreasing so rapidly in some
sections of the state. DR.. Warren
shows that there are $4,000 foxes, 30.
900 minks, 13, 900 weasles and 300 wild
cats in the State, all of which are great
game destroyers.
An exchange describes a situation
which is known in every newspaper
Office when it says that man doesn't
think of the feelings of his mother when
he gets into a disgraceful scrape of de-
pravity, but he expects the editor to
have the tenderest regard for that
mothers feelings and to omit mention
of his name in telling the shameful
story.
That Civil Service Commission is
deluson and a snare is evidenced by
character of the testimony that was
heard by the Senate committee en-
gagged in investigating our Civil Service
Commission. Rev. Mr.. Bailey, who is
one of the examiners for the commits
sion, testified that time and again ap-
! pointments were made to positions
which the law expressly said come un-
der the head of civil service positions
and the applicants were not examined.
He also said that the business of the
office was not performed properly, it
was always behind, and that frequent
ly it was necessary to make temporary
appointments without examination and
at the end of ninety days the appoint