Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-27
NOTES OF INTEREST.

James Hobson will erect an addition
to his home on West Greek. The
new building will be built of stone and
brick.
Harper's Weekly has discovered
nineteen railroad presidents who 27
years ago were either machinists, tele-
graph operators, water boys on trains
or other wage earners.
John G. Lane, of Remove, a brake.
man on local freight No. SO, had his
leg broken while attempting to board
his train at Ridgway last week, by
being struck by the platform at the
freight depot.
In buildings, equipment and reputa-
ton, the Lock Haven State Normal
School is the equal of the best. Its
graduates are the best advertisement.
To those who are thinking ofbecoming
teachers, it is an ideal school. The
Fall term begins Sept. 7th. Send for
its catalogue to the Principal.
Ifyou are thinking of going to
Normal School this coming year, it
will be to your advantage to patronize
a we'll established and thoroughly
reputable school, The Lock Haven
State Normal School meets these re-
quirements. The Fall term begins
Sept. 7th. A catalogue will besent up
on application to the Principal.
FireWednesday morning of last week
destroyed the Merrill house at Dents
Run, causing loss of $4,000. All the
guests escaped in safety, although some
of them lost a part of their clothing.
The fire was discovered by the crew of
B. & 8. freight train which was pass
ing through the place. The train was
stopped and the crew aroused the peo-
pie in the house and tried to fight the
flames
The Hyde & Doutt lumber plant at
Grandin, near Eagle Rock, was prac-
tically destroyed by fire Saturday after
noon. The saw mill, planning mill, gen
eral store, ice house and 1000 ties
were burned, entailing loss of S25,-
COO, on which there was S23, 900 insur-
ance. Millions of feet of lumber and
large boarding house was saved only
through the assistance rendered by the
Oil City firemen. The loss to the COM
pany is made comparatively light
through the fact that their lease ex-
pires during September.
If the old brindle COW should get out
many daddy would walk the streets
half the night for her, but let II year
old boy or girl fail to show up parents
retire for the night, in good many
cases, without an anxious thought.
We dare not be hopeful over the future
of the human race as long as the faith
ers and mothers think more of round
ing up $50 cow than they do of cor
railing their sons and daughters at a
reasonable hour in the evening. --Ex.
According to Government reports
there were 55, ,402. 1886, 113 sinking cigar
cites consumed in the United States
last year by 25,OOO,OoO smokers, it is
said. Which means in round figures
that about three times as many more
American citizens who do not smoke,
but detest the rank smelling cigarette
have had their olfactory sense out
ragged 55, ,4O2, 1886, 113 times, which is a
very conservative estimate, as it is safe
to say that no where near one-third of
the citizens of this country are in the
habit of smoking those denominations.
SO those staggering billion figures can
be multiplied several times without
trenching on the truth particle. A
sad commentary on the good sense of
the American people.