Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-17
BRIEF nENTION.

rything that ordinarily throws Democ-
racy into a rage.
A large majority of the regulars in
the Philippines re-enlist as their terms
expire. They are evidently satisfied to
grow up with that new section of the
boundless West.
The Senate has unanimously passed
Senator Penrose's bill granting q pen
sion of fifty dollars a month to Mrs
Harriet V. Gridley, of Erie, widow of
Capt. Charles V. Gridley.
The parafne paper used in the make
up of the new postage stamp books, is
said to be q failure, in that it does not
serve the purpose for which it was in
tended, the prevention of adhesion.
No girl can afford, either for her own
surest happiness or for the comfort f
mind of him whom she marries, to wed
a young man during the formative pc
riod of his life, which is between twenty
and twenty-five.
The State Convention Of the Knights
of Golden Eagle held at Allentown May
Sth was largely attended and is reported
to be the greatest success in it's history.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Fetter, ofthis place,
represented Emporium Lodge.
George d. Kantz, of Patchinville, and
J. S. Richards, of Bower, have been
securing portions of Indiana county in
search of men for the lumber woods,
but have met with little success, every
man having employment at his own
door during these Mckinley times
Clearfield Journal.
Hons. David Cameron, Jerome B.
Niles, Walter T. Merrick and j. w. Ma
ther, council for Birriolo, who is under
sentence Of death in Tioga county for
wife murder, made an application to
the board of pardons yesterday to have
his sentence commuted to life impris-
Onment.
How numerous milli0nairs are now
adays may be inferred from the fact
that George Smith, a man of whom the
public never heard, recently died, and
his estate paid S., 600, 900 to Great Brit
ain, 100000 to Uncle Sam and 81, ,OOO,-
900 to the state Of New York as inheri-
tance taZas.-EXchange
The Reporter does not believe that
Port Allegany needs seven licensed
places to sell liquor in that fair city
Our genial friend Layman is easily dis
sturbed over what would, in this place,
seem Of small Importance. If you had
seventeen licenses, as we have, you
would have reason to object.
NJ. g. Field, after having held the
position of book-keeper and general
superintendent of the tannery at Port
Allegany for the past twenty years, has
been relieved from duty. His position
| has been taken by Martin Lawler, and
duties formerly performed by this gen,
! tleman will be attended to by Oscar
Johnson, Of Sheffield. -Coudersport
Enterprise.
The Democrats don't want to support
Mr.. Sibley for Congress because he is
now the nominee of the Republican
party, but they are perfectly willing to
vote for Mr.. Emery, an avowed Repub-
lican, provided they can prevail upon
him to become q candidate. It is not
because they love Mr. Emery more,
but Mr. Sibley less. That old saying
about consistency being jewel is very
applicable in this case. e.--Franklin News.
The Philadelphia Times, Of April 20,
has fine halftone cut of Benjamin
w. Green, Esq, of Emporium, Pa, who
was elected Delegate. to the
Republican National Convention. Mr..
Green graduated from the Normal in
1868 in the same class with Governor
Stone From the number of good,
bright young men the Mansfield Normal
has turned out to fill many responsible
positions in this State, it looks as though
the State Of Pennsylvania has a good
deal to thank the Mansfield State Nor
NAL School or.-Mansfieid Advertiser
Capt. VIM. j. Herring, commander
of the United States revenue steamer
Corwin, is enjoying furlough with
relatives and friends. He was in Ridg-
way last week, the guest of his sister,
Mrs j. Fl. Shanbacher, at The New
Hyde. Capt. Herring has been sta
toned on the Pacific coast for quite
awhile and has made several trips re-
Gently to Cape Nome, where the latest
gold discoveries were made. Hothinks
that the richest gold field in all the
, world, and it is so easily accessible, be-
ing only thirty-siX hours from Seattle
by boat.-Ridgway Advocate.
El,nE Nn1rL DnnM