Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-01-07
FIRST FORK.
W. H. Mitchell, Dentist, Emporium.
Do not foget to write it now-1909.

DO not foSet to write IL noW-l9u9.
We are entering upon another new
year, 1909 Let everybody turn over
new leaf and try and live a. more nobler
life in 1909 than we did in 1908. We
can always improve our lives, and at the
beginning Of the new year, is the time to
commence this very important matter.
Let everyone consider this question from
moral standpoint, and try and live bet
ter lives in the future than we have lived
in the past.
Jay Nusona, who had been employed
by the B, & S. at Pepper Hill, received
a call to work for that company at Gale
ton, Pa. He departed for that place
Wednesday, December %.
Some of our hunters were hunting for
bear last week, on our mountains in
Bronson Run, but found that coasting
was far better than bear hunting
Miss Hettie Smith teacher of the Pri-
mary Department in the schools OF Aus
tin, visited her brother and friends at the
Haynes residence last week. Both of
them departed for their home at Austin,
where they spent Christmas, under the
parental ROOF. Miss Smith was former
teacher of Haynes school and her many
friends were glad to meet her.
Great credit must be given to some OF
our young ladies for living up to the very
last provisions of leap year, Many took
the first step IN purchasing Christmas
presents for some of our young men.
Christ Summerson, who is employed
at lumber camp at Hammersley Fork,
spent Xmas with his mother at this
place.
The B. Il S. are extending the switch
at Lick Island Run. Men from differ
ept sections are at work on it. When
completed it will add much improvement
that was needed to the railroad.
A large number of Christmas presents
were exchanged among friends on this
last Christmas occasion. 1t seemed that
considerable more presents were bought
than in former years
| MISS IlLhlc u4lleI, WIN 10 dltenuihS
school at Emporium, and staying with
Mrs. w. j. Leavitt, spent her vacation
with her parents at this place.
Many Of orr people attended the Xmas
entertainment at Sinnemahoning, We'd
nesday night, Dec. 30. The children all
performed their tasks very well. Much
| credit must be given to the instructors
who prepared them, and especially to
Rev. Dixon, pastor of Driftwood and
Sinnemahoning charge for his excellent
piece of poetry, which he prepared for
this suitable occasion. Rev. Dixon has
written several pieces of poetry and he is
a poet of considerable genius. He is
also fine pulpit orator.
Misses Josephine and Emma Smith,
daughters of Alvin Smith, paid short
visit to Small Johnson's at Lushbaugh.
The oyster supper held at Westgate's
between First Fork and Wharton, was
very well attended from First Fork and
vicinity. Several sled loads took advan-
tage of the fine evening and shedding.
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ceeds for benefit of Methodist minister of
| Wharton.
We are informed that the library
books have arrived for the Miller School.
One hundred and two volumes of choice
literature have recently been added ;
about fifteen more to be added in few
weeks There are already thirty-four
volumes in the school, when all are ad-
ded there will be over oue-hundred and
fifty volumes.
The Sinnamahoning Valley telephone
company from Wharton to Sinnemahon-
ing is coming along very nicely. Sixteen
telephones have been placed in homes aud
are working O. X. About six or seven
more are TO be placed in different resi-