Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-29
HUNTlEY.

Gladys O'Kecf of Sterling Run, spent
Sunday with friends in town.
j. +. Carson was a Driftwood visitor
IA Sunday.
Mrs. Dan'l Sullivan and daughter
Constance, spent Sunday with p. Farrell
and wife
Q. b. Barnes, wife aud daughter
Helen of East Emporium, spent Sunday
with j. T. Sullivan and wife of the west
end.
Ruth c. Sullivan of The west side spent
Sunday with Patrick Farrell and wife
II. II. Cloyes, of West Virginia, spent
a few days in town last week.
Clarence Miller spent Sunday at Drift
wood.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. w. W.
johnson is on the sick list again Dr.
Beal of Drftwood is attending her.
Owing to the heavy snow brother
English was unable to deliver mail for
two days last week. His many friends
missed his gray horse and pleasant smile,
more than they did the mail.
The Rev Backus is conducting series
Of meetings at the church, which are be
inc well attended and are accomplishing
much good.
We will soon lose some Of our
worthy citizens and neighbors, who are
leaving US to 90 to the vast timber sec
tions Of West Virginia. Mr. Cloyes has
engaged Henry Layton and wife to take
charge of his extensive boarding house.
while p. Farrell and family also 90 to
the same locality, where Mr.. +. has a re
sponsble position with Mr.. Cloyes.
Nick Riser has gone to California to
reside. The Press wishes him success
and prosperity in has undertakings.
The Big Run AmaIgamated Poultry
Association" will meet at the "hall" Fri
day night to elect officers for the coming
season. Bring your incubators.
b. j. Collins has broken all records of
hauling LOGS in the last month and all the
lumbermen in this part of the county
take their hats off to him. This has
been very bad winter for moving tim.
ber Of any kind from the woods, but
nevertheless Mr. Collins delivered the
goods. The humble poet of Big Run,
wishes to add little description Of the
operations, which he has put in verse,
with apologies to Barnyard Kipling,
Henry W. Longfelow and all other poets
for this poor effort.
There is good man in our town,
And he is up to date
He had some logs and ties to m3ve,
But for snow he could not wait;
The winter it was very mild,
The sun was warm and bright.
And though Jack Frost did try his best,
His power was put to fight.
But this good man did not despair,
| He neither mourned or cried,
He took good water from Big Run,
And watered up the slide.
So wnen the midnight hour had come
Old Jack Frost reigned supreme,
For where the water had been poured
The ice did brightly CLEAN.
twas then he maIshalled out his force,
They were good men and true,
He said boys, we must hustle now,
To get our timber through;
The weather man in Washington,
is deaf to our appeals,
So we win have to do our best
Ere spring time on us steals.
o. Johnny Carson drove the grabs
Charles Collins pulled them out,
While Clyde and Clarence worked the teams
Upon the icy route;
Darius Ives was right on deck,
He drives a splendid pair,
They took their tonnage every time,
And never sweat hair.
So thick and fast the logs and ties
Came to the railroad tracks,
Till now the work is nearly done,
1t is a candid fact;
And ifyou don't believe my tale,
When on the train you pass,
You'll find Big Run so full of logs,
That there is no room for grass
j. F. Sullivan and f. d. Krape.