Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-09
HUNTLEY.

A. w. Smith aud w. A. Nelson were
on Mason Hill Sunday. Mrs. A. +.
Nelson was also called there to care for
the children OF her brother o. b. Tanner,
whose wife died in Lock Haven Hospital
Saturday morning
Mr.. Patrick, of Driftwood, was call
er in town Sunday.
Ruth aud Johnny Sullivan attended
church at Cameron Sunday
w. r. Smith and family spent Sun
day in Emporium.
II. c. Jones is under the doctors care,
being threatened with appendicitis.
Mr.. Ginter, of Coudersport, is assist
ing d. w. Eastman in saving at the
mill.
H. H. johnson, of First Fork, visited
relatives 10 town last week.
A. B. Croop, of the Penusy Tower,
was an Emporium visitor one evening
last week.
C. Wesley Barr was Driftwood call
er Saturday.
County candidates Berry and Dayton,
of Sterling Run, and McCoole of Drift
wood, were pleasant callers in town Fri
day.
State Forestry Warden Crum, of Sin
nanahoning was caller on friends in
town Tuesday.
Darius Ives and Thomas Hill and son,
of Grove Hill, were callers in town this
week.
W. r. Smith moved from his farm in
to the l.. H. Smith tenement house on
River street Thursday. A.W. Smith al
SO moving from Willowdale Camp into
the house vacated by w. r. Smith.
William Wykoff, of Cameron, was a
business caller in town this week.
Quite number of our young people,
including some married folks have the
roller skating craze and are following it
to finish. There is some lively blood
in the "old town. yet
Eelegrapher J. H. James spent Sun
day with friends in town.
Captain c. Wesley Barr, of the Tunnel
Hill Navigation Company. passed our
village enroute to Sinnamahoning with
large raft of logs, consigned to the new
box factory at that point. AS the craft
passed the tower, Captain Barr removed
his cap and ordered salute of Il guns
to be fred which made the mountains
resound as if the days of "61" were back
again. This class of old time river cap
tains are fast passing away and only
few survivors are left who used to brave
the treacherous waters of the West
Branch with their crafts. He looks hale
and hearty in spite of his many years be-
fore the mast. In talking over old times
the Captain has kindly given us some OF
the old songs which the happy rollicking
crews used in the old days, one of which
we are permitted 10 publish in this issue:
have shook the hand of Dewey. and of samp-
son and of schley,
Bob" Evans always tips his cap as me he passes
by;
And though on inland waters, 1 navigate for
gain,
My heart is with the sailor lads upon the raging
main.
CHORUS.
Reef the rudder Spank the Boom Heave Hoi
my lads; Heave Ho!
Wash the sails with busting broom, we're
ready let her blow.
The Nancy Hanks can stand the storm, her crew
can fill the BILL
We are the boys that fear no noise we are from
Tunnel Hill.
Pine and hemlock, oak and birch, comprise my
gallant crafts,
They run so nice DER rift and bar, tits shame
to call them RATS;
With stately grace they glide along towards the
new box mill
No better sailors in the world than those from
Tunnel Hill.
CHORUS
Cork the port Furl the helm And drop the
anchor in?
Swad the deck and then "By Heck" we'll call
the fiddlers in;
And skip the light fantastic toe away with cares
and ILLS,
Then give three cheers for Captain Barr who
sails from Tunnel Hill.