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EMPORIUM MILLING COMPANY. PRICE LIST. Emporium, Pa., December 20,19C4. NEMOPHILA,per sack |1 65 Felt's Fancy, 175 PetOrove, " 175 Grab am " 85 Rye " * 75 Buckwheat, " 75 Patent Meal " 50 Coarse Meal, per 100, 1 2> Chop h'eed ..." 125 Middlings. Fancy " 1 W Bran, 1 Corn, per bushel, 70 White Oats, per bushel 48 New Oats Chicken Wheat 1 65 Choice Clover Seed, 1 Chojce TimothySeed, ! At Market Prices. Choice Millet Seed, Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass, J R.C. DODSON. THE IDmcjcjist, KMPOKIVH, I"A. IS LOCATEO IN THE CORNER STORE At Fourth and Chestnut Sts., i Ht.C. UODHOM. Telephone, 19-2. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. PERSONAL GOSSIP. Coutributionn invited. That which you would like to nee in thin department,let ut know by pot tnl card or letter, rertonally. F. S. Coppersmith visited his parents and friends at Freeport over Sunday last. Fred Heilman spent Sunday at Port- land Mills, guest of his brother and wife. Mrs. A. E. Housler took her son Frank down east, on Monday to consult a physcian. Miss Grace Lloyd returned to Wil- liamsport Wednesday noon to resume her studies. Mrs. Robt. House came down from Kane and visited her relatives here over Christmas. Assessor Chas. L. Butler reports 26 more births in west ward during 1904 than the previous year. W. M. Summerson and County Aud- itor Gordon Howlett, of Sterling Run were PRESS callers on Monday. Mr. Gerald Wardle, of Chicago, has accepted a position with Climax Powder Co.,at this place,in their office. Miss Blanch Kline, who is attending Williamsport Commercial College, is visiting her parents and friends in town. Frank Felt who has been attending Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. is visiting his parents and friends in town. Fred Lloyd will return to Philadel- phia next Sunday night. We under- stand this young man is making fine progress. Miss Snedden, of Punxsutawney, Pa , formerly a popular teacher in our Borough schools, visited in Emporium the past week, meeting many of her old friends. Wm. McGee, of Meshoppen, Pa , re members the PRESS with $1.50. Mr. McGee is going to Camp Living Good, Arizona, for the benefit of his health, which the PRESS readers will regret to learn is very poor. Miss Anna Johnson, ot Farrands- ville, Pa , is visiting her cousins, the Misses Ludlam, at this place. The 1 ady was a PRESS visitor on Monday, accompanied by her cousin, Miss Eliza- beth Call again ladies. Wm. Haist who has been in the em- ploy of C. B. Howard Co., the past year left on Tuesday tor Dußoistown, to spend the winter. Mr. Haist made the PRESS a short call before he left and the paper will follow him. Mr. and Mrs. D R. Branson, of Du Bois, are visiting the iatter's parents, A. A. McDonald and wife at this place. They expect to remain here some time. Miss Sara McDonald, who has been spending some time at Dußois returned home with her sister, but a little bird says she is 'going back soon.' H. D. Burlingame and wife stopped in Emporium Dec. 23rd to attend the Masonic Banquet at New Warner and met many old friends, all of whom wore pleased to see them again. Mr. Burlingame is agent for Danahy Pack- ing Company of Buffalo, with offices at Altoona, where he has made many friends. We are pleased to know he is rapidly forging to the front. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905. A. P. VanGelder and wife are visit, ing relatives in N. J. Mrs. Carrie Farley, East Fifth stree is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Laura Bryan and daughter Miss Nina are visiting at Erie. Prof. Daly and wife have returned from visiting at Bradford. Augustus Nelson and family spent New Year day with Austin relatives. Mrs. Frank Pearsall's mother, Mrs Cornelius, of Lewisburg, is visiting in town. Miss Smith, of Driftwood, was guest of Chas. Diehl and wife during the Holidays. Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Wiley, ofGaletor, passed the Holidays in Emporium and Williamsport. Miss Mary Costley, of Kane, Pa., is the guest of Miss Terefa Ganey, on Maple street. Misses Edna and Ellen Auchu visit- tlieir mother at Buffalo, last week, for two or three days. John Orvis Hemphill spent Sunday with his girl in Buffalo. He is our champion ball tosser. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gould, of Eldred, spent Holiday week in Emporium, guests of their sisters. Miss Golda Lyon the PRESS steno- grapher, is confined to her home, hav- ing been sick since Christmas. A telephone message from Buffalo, last night from Mr. Henry Auchu, re- ports his wife improving. C. M. Wykoff, of Grove, was a PRESS caller this morning; also Postmaster T. M. Lewis, of Sterling Run. Miss Ella Miller has returned from St. Louis, where she spent six mouths, and will remain in Emporium. The Misses Leet, after a delightful visit with their parents, have returned to Willson College at Chambersburg. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Green attended the McCauley?Ousterhout reception and wedding at Ridgway yesterday. Mr. O. S. Miller was called to his home on Mason Hill last week on ac- count of the serious illness of a sister. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Bloom, of Buffalo, (formerly of Emporium) rejoice over the advent of their first child? a boy. Miss Ettie Hitchcock, of New York, who has been guest of Mr. T. H. Norris and wife, returned on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H H Cloyes and Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Moore spent several days at Buffalo last week taking in the sights. Mrs. R. Seger and daughter Miss Ida, returned yesterday from visiting relatives in Washington and New York City. Harry Hillyard and Bert Hillyard and wife passed Xmas season with "the old folks at home" at Watson- town. Dr. Bisbort returned Monday from Phil'a, where he spent his holiday vacation with his sister and other friends. Mr. Stahly, tonsorialist for Ed. Blinz- ler, has returned from his vacation spent in Buffalo with relatives and friends. We noticed Mrs Flora T. Ryan, who has been visiting at White Haven, Pa, for some time, has returned to Emporium. Mrs. L. T. Hackett and Mr. and Mrs. Witheral, of Buffalo visited their mother, Mrs. David Murray, in town over Sunday. Mrs. Chester Potter, of Cameron, called at the PRESS office on Tuesday and sends the PRESS to her son L. F., at St. Marys for one year. Mrs. J. B. Schriever and daughter, of Scranton, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mr. Chas. Zarps and son Henry, in town this week. Dr. and Mrs. Boardman and daugh- ter, of Shenandoah, Pa., visited in town last week guests of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Howard, the lady being Mrs Howard's sister. Jits. L. Norie now goes up and down the hill like Maud S , and just as proud. It's a girl. We have them all around us now and after escaping for 21 years it commences to get rather serious. Lee Welsh, accompanied by his wife and child visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Welsh, last week. Of course the highly elated grand-parents were pleased to see thoir first gfd.i 1 child. Bowman B. Birehfield, of Cleat field,- Pa., visited his uncle and cousins at this place last week?Sheriff Hemphill and sons. This was Mr. Birehfield's first visit to Emporium and he ex- pressed himself greatly pleased with our town. Thos. McGrain left this morning for Quebec, his native home to visit his parents. This is Mr. McGrain's first visit to his home in 22 years. Mr. Mc- Grain is an industrious man and a good citizen. Mrs. Editha Howard, accompanied by her son and daughter, Mr Godfrey i and Miss Marcia, visited the former's t mother, Mrs. M. A. Rockwell on Christmas day. Godfrey usually calls around to help us with our work but ' evidently was too busy this time. * Rev. J. M. Robertson, Rector of i Emmanuel Church, Emporium, visited i at Franklin, Pa.,last week, guest ofhis i popular brother, Major J. R. Robert- son who is well and favorably known I in this section. While in Franklin our ) Rev. friend attended consecration ser- I vices of the new St. John's Church. Chas. L. Butler and wife spent part of two days at the Connoly House, Port Allegany, last week, guests of - their brother and wife, Mr. Jos. Butler, s the proprietor of that popular house. Joe is a royal entertainer and thinks he can play "seven up." Better come 4 over Joe?we can give you some pointers. Judge Jerome B. Niles Dead. The many admirers of Hon J. B. I Nile*, of Wellsboro, will he pained to here of his death, which took place Dec. 29th, 15(04, at his home, WellHboro, Pa. During the past two years, Gen'l Niles has been in poor health, yet hoped, as did is friends, to master his ailment. His death came suddenly. We knew,intimately, the deceased and ' respected him very highly, having been associated with him in legislative work He enjoyed the confidence and j respect of all who knew him, TITE LATE JUDGE NILES. Jerome B. Niles was horn in Niles, Valley, Tioga county, Sept. 25, 1834. During his boyhood he worked on his father's furm, picking up what school- ing he could get. Later he took an academic course and taught district school at Wellsboro for several terms. ENTERED PUBLIC LIKE EARLY. Having a decided leaning toward the law, young Niles became a student un- der H. W. Sherwood, and was admitted to the bar in 1861. The next year he served as message clerk in the Penn- sylvania house of representatives. Re- turning from Harrisburg he was ap- pointed mercantile appraiser of Tioga county, and in the fall of thatyear was elected district attorney. Serving with distinction as public prosecutor, Mr. Niles was re-elected district .attorney in 1865. Meantime, he carried 011 an extensive private law practice as a partner of S. F. Wilson, of Wellsboro. In 1868 he was elected a member of the state legislature. In 1872 he was chosen to represent his district in the convention that formulated the pres- ent constitution of Pennsylvania. AUDITOR GENERAL After being re-elected in the legisla- ture in 1880 and 1882, Mr. Niles was elected auditor general of the state in 1883. He returned to the house of rep- resentatives for the sessions of 1890 aud 1892. In 1901 he was elected judge of the Tioga county court*, succeeding Judge David Cameron. Judge Niles is survived by his widow, two sons, Aaron, a lawyer, of Wellsboro, and Alfred J., a lawyer, of Pittoburg, and by one daughter, Mrs. Doumaux, of Rochester, N. Y. jjTfILZELIE, D. D.S. j i CRANE BLOCK, EMPORIUM, PA.' \ j Artificial Teeth I ! s Made upon Gold, Aluminum and Rubber \ j 112 Base. J £ OAS ADHINISTERED. i > All Dental Operations carefully done. | S No charge for examination. C £ HOURS:? B:3O a. m.to 12 ID., Ito 5 p. ill J i NIGHT CALIjS AT NEWWARNER. \ DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. N'OTICE is hereby Riven that the partnership lately subsisting between H. G. Tompkins, J. 1). Hell and William H. Van Wert, under the firm name of H. G. Thompkins Si Co., is dissolv- ed. to take effect on the 31st day of December, 1904, by mutual consent. H. G. Tompkins is authorized to settle all debts due to and by the Company. H. O. TOMPKINS, JOHN I). BELL, WM.H.VANWERT. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that a copartnership has been entered into to lake effect the 31st day of December. 1!K)4, between 11. G. Thomp- kins and Thomas H. Norris, under the firm name of Tompkins h. Norris, for the purpose of conducting a general merchandise business. That tliey have this day purchased the stock of goods and good-will of the late partnership ex- isting between H. G. Tompkins, J. D. Bell and William H. VanWert, doing business as H U. Tompkins fit Co. That the new firm will con- duct the said mercantile business at the same place formerly occupied by the old firm. 11. G. TOMPKINS, T. H. NORRIS. ATTENTION nOVM. 1 Notice is hereby given to the boys who broke ! the windows in the basement of Plank Road Hollow School House that they are given until January 7th, 1905 to call upon the Board and settle damages. Otherwise warrants will be placed in the hands of the proper officers. FRED K. ZIMMER, President, ATTEST:? DELBF.RT TOWNER, Sec'y. 42-3t. EI.KCTION NOTICE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Emporium, Pa., Dec. Bth, 1904. THE annual meeting of the stock-holders for the election of a Board of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may be laid before them, will be held at the Rank on Tues- day, January 10th, 1905, between the hours of one and three in the afternoon. T. B. LLOYD, Cashier. I HTR K V NOTICE. CAME to the prem.ses of the undersigned, ou North Creek, four cattle?two mulley and | two spotted?which the owner can have by call- ing and payiag all expenses. Otherwise the . cattle will be sold in accordance with the law. M. E. TAYLOR, | Emporium, Pa. Dec. 20th. 1904.?44-«t, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you aat> The pastor of the Cameron Charge makes the following announcement for Sunday, January Bth: Preaching service at More Hill, 11 o'clock, a. m.; Howard, 3:00 p. m.; Beechwood, 7:30 in evening. The Renovo News says Ed. Stahly has purchased Murry & Coppersmith's plumbing shop. J. H. Hussina (iets a New Arm. J. Harris Mussina arrived home from ; Philadelphia this morning via Renovo. i Harris came up on the flyer but failed j to awake from his peaceful slumber in 1 the sleeper and was carried through to Renovo, returning on the morning train. Harris surprised his friends by carrying his satchel in his right hand and puffing a cigar, which he held in the fingers of his left hand, he having secured a new arm and hand while in the Quaker city. He has again been honored by the grand lodge of Masons by being re-appointed district deputy ; grand master.?Lock Haven Democrat, I Dec. 29th. Arrested for Breach of Trust. On Wednesday evening a man named ! Joseph Clenson was arrested in Lock j Haven on a warrant from Emporium, i says the Express. He is charged with | having appropriated for his own use a check for $l5B 00, which was given him to deposit in a bank. He was traced to j that city and was arrested and held until the sheriff of Cameron county ar- rived and took him to Emporium, where he will have to face a charge of breach of trust. Williamsport (Pa.) Commercial College. Winter term begins Jan. 2, 1905. Students admitted any time. Low rates for board. Eighty six calls for j kookkeepers and stenographers in seventy school days. Personal and mail courses. Catalogue and first mail lesson free. 44-2t WANTED?GirIs to learn pants mak- | ing. We will pay new beginners $3.00 per waek whde they learn. Ex per ienced hands are earning $7.00 to $9.00 per week. Address, Lycoming Pants Co., 42-Bt. Williamsport, Pa. Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas, death has again -entered our Tent and removed from among us our Brother Will- iam T. Robinson. Therefore be it Resolved, by Good Will Tent, No. 46, K.O. T. M , that we extend to bis stricken wife and children our warmest sympathy in this their hour of deepest anguish. That our charter be draped for thirty days. That these resolutions be published In the local papers, spread upon the minutes and a copy furnished to the family of our deceased brother. F. H. PEARS ALL, G. S. ALLEN, J. HOFFMAN, Committee. j NEW YEAR GREETING. D A Y'S i THE SATISFACTORY STORE. Looking Backward A.s we enter I upon another year, we pause for | a moment and look back over the i one just closed. 1904! The best perhaps in our i history. To all who have helped to make it so, Our thanks and to one and all a Happy New year. Looking Forward, 1905, The j new year will be better than any in the past, if we can make it so. Our ambition is to make this j better and better in every way. ; Success does not come by chance j and we stand ieady to earn it. j Again our thanks and a Happy | New year. | FRIDAY AND SATURDAY This Week ! Navy Soup Beans, very fine for or /p baking, lb *rl» I California Ham,(trimmed shoul- QP der), lb Acme Soap, 5c cake / p Seven caUes for 25c. Banner Lye, 12c box I HP 3 boxes for 25c. IU0 Columbia River Salmon, finest IQP quality, fiat cans loU Two cans for 35c. ; 25 Lb Bag Sugar, best I ("H granulated 4)1.0U PRATTS FOODS. Pratt's Food for Horses and { cattle. A regulator tonic and con- ditioner. Pratt's Animal Regulator, i Pratt's Food for Horses and Cattle, highly concentrated, i Pratt's Poultry Food, an egg producer, fattner and disease de- stroyer. Pratt's Veterinary Colic Cure, One dose cures. Always keep a bottle in the stable. Pratt's Heave, Cough and Cold Cure. Sure, safe, quick. "Pratt's Foods?The original Stock and Poultry Foods of America are best. J. H. DAY. | DYSPEPSIA CURE M A iff B M \u25a0 DIGESTS WHAT YOU EAT « \u25a0 HI Wm m |H Th« SI 00 bottlecontains 2Vi timesthe trial sir*. which sella for 50 cents. Jam JB HN PRIFARRD ONLY AT THE LABORATORY or H mJr HI £. c. DeWITT Sc COMPANY. CHICAGO. ILX- Sold by R. C. Dodson, Druggist. sAja£ j^-v^ 1905 1005 «w B East Emporium's Cash Store. 1 Begin the New Year with a Clean Sweep. ißj SWE WILL SELL FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 25C BROOMS FOB 20C; 35C BROOMS FOR 25C H Special Grocery Bargains, SB Canned Tomatoes, 3 cans for 25c. Pure Leaf Lard 9c per pound Other Groceries at Rock Bottom Prices. eSs We Must Reduce our Immense Stock of Dry Goods, Including KjSg jf7gg Blankets, Comforts, Men's Wool and Heavy Cotton Underwear, Ladies Print |Sgj |§|l Wrappers. Rich's Wool Over-shirts and Stockings, Rich's Flannel, Outing Kf? Sjg Flannel, all colors, plaids and stripes, worth 12 l-2c at 9 l-2c. |g| jgj|| Look every week at this space for special bargains at ?sj| $. ?Lauehlin A 1 ! _-] I gj Fountain M | J3 IS THE PEER OF ALL SBI m ffp~ PENS AND MAS NO jSjUji jjll; EQUAL ANYWHERE. =| (a ||] FINEST GRADE 14K. W| h GOLD PEN If £V;i VOUR CHOICE OK THESE M; J H] || TWO POPULAR STYLES FOR J |J ? ER |j|j ]j rr] The Laughlin Fountain tHEES |r? 1 Fen Holder is made of fin- JSXmUI U | ft est quality hard rubber, is PM \u25a0\u25a0 Ji rrl b: Kl fitted with highest grade, jißfl | J ijjl S 3 large size, 14k. gold pen, irji , pff m of any desired flexibility, (Jljl Tjl and has the only perfect prl JS J feeding device known. LL j Hither style, richly gold <M| u pj i mounted, for presentation jJMB 111 y purposes, 11.50 extra. rill llpi 1 Surely you will not be WBT IS. J able to secure anything at 9IHB;; iff g three times the prlc* that will flVm ! 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Page 1: MILLING COMPANY. I D. D.S. D A Y'S · Tompkins is authorized to settle all debts due to and by the Company. H. O. TOMPKINS, JOHN I). BELL, WM.H.VANWERT. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. NOTICE

EMPORIUM

MILLING COMPANY.PRICE LIST.

Emporium, Pa., December 20,19C4.NEMOPHILA,per sack |1 65Felt's Fancy, 175PetOrove, " 175Grab am

" 85Rye

"

* 75Buckwheat, " 75Patent Meal

" 50

Coarse Meal, per 100, 1 2>

Chop h'eed ..." 125Middlings. Fancy " 1 WBran, 1Corn, per bushel, 70White Oats, per bushel 48New OatsChicken Wheat 1 65Choice Clover Seed, 1Chojce TimothySeed, ! AtMarket Prices.Choice Millet Seed,Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass, J

R.C. DODSON.THE

IDmcjcjist,KMPOKIVH, I"A.

IS LOCATEO IN THE CORNER STORE

At Fourth and Chestnut Sts.,

i

Ht.C. UODHOM.

Telephone, 19-2.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Coutributionn invited. That which you wouldlike to nee in thin department,let ut know by pot

tnl card or letter, rertonally.

F. S. Coppersmith visited his parentsand friends at Freeport over Sundaylast.

Fred Heilman spent Sunday at Port-land Mills, guest of his brother andwife.

Mrs. A. E. Housler took her sonFrank down east, on Monday to consulta physcian.

Miss Grace Lloyd returned to Wil-liamsport Wednesday noon to resumeher studies.

Mrs. Robt. House came down fromKane and visited her relatives hereover Christmas.

Assessor Chas. L. Butler reports 26more births in west ward during 1904than the previous year.

W. M. Summerson and County Aud-itor Gordon Howlett, of Sterling Runwere PRESS callers on Monday.

Mr. Gerald Wardle, of Chicago, hasaccepted a position with ClimaxPowder Co.,at this place,in their office.

Miss Blanch Kline, who is attendingWilliamsport Commercial College, isvisiting her parents and friends intown.

Frank Felt who has been attendingDickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. isvisiting his parents and friends intown.

Fred Lloyd will return to Philadel-phia next Sunday night. We under-stand this young man is making fineprogress.

Miss Snedden, of Punxsutawney,Pa , formerly a popular teacher in ourBorough schools, visited in Emporiumthe past week, meeting many of herold friends.

Wm. McGee, of Meshoppen, Pa , remembers the PRESS with $1.50. Mr.McGee is going to Camp Living Good,Arizona, for the benefit of his health,which the PRESS readers will regret tolearn is very poor.

Miss Anna Johnson, ot Farrands-ville, Pa , is visiting her cousins, theMisses Ludlam, at this place. The1 ady was a PRESS visitor on Monday,accompanied by her cousin, Miss Eliza-beth Call again ladies.

Wm. Haist who has been in the em-ploy of C. B. Howard Co., the pastyear left on Tuesday tor Dußoistown,to spend the winter. Mr. Haist madethe PRESS a short call before he leftand the paper will follow him.

Mr. and Mrs. D R. Branson, of DuBois, are visiting the iatter's parents,A. A. McDonald and wife at this place.They expect to remain here sometime. Miss Sara McDonald, who hasbeen spending some time at Dußoisreturned home with her sister, but alittle bird says she is 'going back soon.'

H. D. Burlingame and wife stoppedin Emporium Dec. 23rd to attend theMasonic Banquet at New Warner andmet many old friends, all of whomwore pleased to see them again. Mr.Burlingame is agent for Danahy Pack-ing Company of Buffalo, with officesat Altoona, where he has made manyfriends. We are pleased to know he israpidly forging to the front.

CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1905.

A. P. VanGelder and wife are visit,

ingrelatives in N. J.

Mrs. Carrie Farley, East Fifth streeis ill with pneumonia.

Mrs. Laura Bryan and daughter MissNina are visiting at Erie.

Prof. Daly and wife have returnedfrom visiting at Bradford.

Augustus Nelson and family spentNew Year day with Austin relatives.

Mrs. Frank Pearsall's mother, MrsCornelius, of Lewisburg, is visiting intown.

Miss Smith, of Driftwood, was guest

of Chas. Diehl and wife during theHolidays.

Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Wiley, ofGaletor,passed the Holidays in Emporium andWilliamsport.

Miss Mary Costley, of Kane, Pa., isthe guest of Miss Terefa Ganey, onMaple street.

Misses Edna and Ellen Auchu visit-tlieir mother at Buffalo, last week, for

two or three days.

John Orvis Hemphill spent Sundaywith his girl in Buffalo. He is ourchampion ball tosser.

Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gould, of Eldred,spent Holiday week in Emporium,guests of their sisters.

Miss Golda Lyon the PRESS steno-grapher, is confined to her home, hav-ing been sick since Christmas.

A telephone message from Buffalo,last night from Mr. Henry Auchu, re-ports his wife improving.

C. M. Wykoff, of Grove, was a PRESScaller this morning; also Postmaster T.M. Lewis, of Sterling Run.

Miss Ella Miller has returned fromSt. Louis, where she spent six mouths,and will remain in Emporium.

The Misses Leet, after a delightfulvisit with their parents, have returnedto Willson College at Chambersburg.

Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Green attendedthe McCauley?Ousterhout receptionand wedding at Ridgway yesterday.

Mr. O. S. Miller was called to hishome on Mason Hill last week on ac-count of the serious illness ofa sister.

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Bloom, of Buffalo,

(formerly of Emporium) rejoice overthe advent of their first child? a boy.

Miss Ettie Hitchcock, of New York,who has been guest of Mr. T. H.Norris and wife, returned on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. H H Cloyes and Mr.and Mrs. T. F. Moore spent severaldays at Buffalo last week taking in thesights.

Mrs. R. Seger and daughter MissIda, returned yesterday from visitingrelatives in Washington and NewYork City.

Harry Hillyard and Bert Hillyardand wife passed Xmas season with"the old folks at home" at Watson-town.

Dr. Bisbort returned Monday from

Phil'a, where he spent his holidayvacation with his sister and otherfriends.

Mr. Stahly, tonsorialist for Ed. Blinz-ler, has returned from his vacationspent in Buffalo with relatives andfriends.

We noticed Mrs Flora T. Ryan, whohas been visiting at White Haven,Pa, for some time, has returned toEmporium.

Mrs. L. T. Hackett and Mr. and Mrs.Witheral, of Buffalo visited theirmother, Mrs. David Murray, in townover Sunday.

Mrs. Chester Potter, of Cameron,called at the PRESS office on Tuesdayand sends the PRESS to her son L. F.,at St. Marys for one year.

Mrs. J. B. Schriever and daughter,of Scranton, are visiting the former'sparents, Mr. and Mr. Chas. Zarps andson Henry, in town this week.

Dr. and Mrs. Boardman and daugh-ter, of Shenandoah, Pa., visited intown last week guests ofMr. and Mrs.William H. Howard, the lady beingMrs Howard's sister.

Jits. L. Norie now goes up and downthe hill like Maud S , and just as proud.It's a girl. We have them all aroundus now and after escaping for 21 yearsit commences to get rather serious.

Lee Welsh, accompanied by his wifeand child visited his parents, Mr. andMrs. Harvey Welsh, last week. Ofcourse the highly elated grand-parentswere pleased to see thoir first gfd.i 1child.

Bowman B. Birehfield, of Cleat field,-Pa., visited his uncle and cousins atthis place last week?Sheriff Hemphilland sons. This was Mr. Birehfield'sfirst visit to Emporium and he ex-pressed himself greatly pleased withour town.

Thos. McGrain left this morning forQuebec, his native home to visit hisparents. This is Mr. McGrain's firstvisit to his home in 22 years. Mr. Mc-Grain is an industrious man and agood citizen.

Mrs. Editha Howard, accompaniedby her son and daughter, Mr Godfrey

i and Miss Marcia, visited the former'st mother, Mrs. M. A. Rockwell on

Christmas day. Godfrey usually callsaround to help us with our work but

' evidently was too busy this time.* Rev. J. M. Robertson, Rector of

i Emmanuel Church, Emporium, visitedi at Franklin, Pa.,last week, guest ofhisi popular brother, Major J. R. Robert-

son who is well and favorably knownI in this section. While in Franklin our

) Rev. friend attended consecration ser-I vices of the new St. John's Church.

Chas. L. Butler and wife spent partof two days at the Connoly House,Port Allegany, last week, guests of

- their brother and wife, Mr. Jos. Butler,s the proprietor of that popular house.

Joe is a royal entertainer and thinkshe can play "seven up." Better come

4 over Joe?we can give you somepointers.

Judge Jerome B. Niles Dead.The many admirers of Hon J. B. I

Nile*, of Wellsboro, will he pained tohere ofhis death, which took place Dec.29th, 15(04, at his home, WellHboro, Pa.During the past two years, Gen'lNiles has been in poor health, yethoped, as did is friends, to master hisailment. His death came suddenly.We knew,intimately, the deceased and 'respected him very highly, havingbeen associated with him in legislativework He enjoyed the confidence and jrespect of all who knew him,

TITE LATE JUDGE NILES.

Jerome B. Niles was horn in Niles,Valley, Tioga county, Sept. 25, 1834.During his boyhood he worked on hisfather's furm, picking up what school-ing he could get. Later he took an

academic course and taught districtschool at Wellsboro for several terms.

ENTERED PUBLIC LIKE EARLY.Having a decided leaning toward the

law, young Niles became a student un-

der H. W. Sherwood, and was admittedto the bar in 1861. The next year heserved as message clerk in the Penn-sylvania house ofrepresentatives. Re-turning from Harrisburg he was ap-pointed mercantile appraiser of Tiogacounty, and in the fall of thatyear waselected district attorney. Serving withdistinction as public prosecutor, Mr.Niles was re-elected district .attorneyin 1865. Meantime, he carried 011 an

extensive private law practice as apartner of S. F. Wilson, of Wellsboro.

In 1868 he was elected a member ofthe state legislature. In 1872 he waschosen to represent his district in theconvention that formulated the pres-ent constitution of Pennsylvania.

AUDITOR GENERAL

After being re-elected in the legisla-ture in 1880 and 1882, Mr. Niles was

elected auditor general of the state in1883. He returned to the house of rep-resentatives for the sessions of 1890 aud1892. In 1901 he was elected judge ofthe Tioga county court*, succeedingJudge David Cameron.

Judge Niles is survived by hiswidow, two sons, Aaron, a lawyer, ofWellsboro, and Alfred J., a lawyer, ofPittoburg, and by one daughter, Mrs.Doumaux, of Rochester, N. Y.

jjTfILZELIE,D. D.S. ji CRANE BLOCK, EMPORIUM, PA.' \

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£ OAS ADHINISTERED. i> All Dental Operations carefully done. |S No charge for examination. C£ HOURS:? B:3O a. m.to 12 ID., Ito 5 p. ill Ji NIGHT CALIjSAT NEWWARNER. \

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

N'OTICE is hereby Riven that the partnershiplately subsisting between H. G. Tompkins,

J. 1). Hell and William H. Van Wert, under thefirm name of H.G. Thompkins Si Co., is dissolv-ed. to take effect on the 31st day of December,1904, by mutual consent. H. G. Tompkins isauthorized to settle all debts due to and by theCompany.

H. O. TOMPKINS,JOHN I). BELL,WM.H.VANWERT.

PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that a copartnershiphas been entered into to lake effect the 31st

day of December. 1!K)4, between 11. G. Thomp-kins and Thomas H. Norris, under the firmname of Tompkins h. Norris, for the purpose ofconducting a general merchandise business.That tliey have this day purchased the stock ofgoods and good-willof the late partnership ex-isting between H. G. Tompkins, J. D. Bell andWilliam H.VanWert, doing business as H U.Tompkins fitCo. That the new firm will con-duct the said mercantile business at the sameplace formerly occupied by the old firm.

11. G. TOMPKINS,T. H. NORRIS.

ATTENTION nOVM.1 Notice is hereby given to the boys who broke

! the windows in the basement of Plank RoadHollow School House that they are given untilJanuary 7th, 1905 to call upon the Board andsettle damages. Otherwise warrants will beplaced in the hands of the proper officers.

FRED K. ZIMMER, President,ATTEST:?

DELBF.RT TOWNER, Sec'y. 42-3t.

EI.KCTION NOTICE

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,Emporium, Pa., Dec. Bth, 1904.

THE annual meeting of the stock-holders forthe election of a Board of Directors and the

transaction of such other business as may be laidbefore them, willbe held at the Rank on Tues-day, January 10th, 1905, between the hours of oneand three in the afternoon.

T. B. LLOYD, Cashier.

IHTR K V NOTICE.

CAME to the prem.ses of the undersigned, ouNorth Creek, four cattle?two mulley and

| two spotted?which the owner can have by call-ing and payiag all expenses. Otherwise the

. cattle willbe sold in accordance with the law.M.E. TAYLOR,

| Emporium, Pa.Dec. 20th. 1904.?44-«t,

Kodol Dyspepsia CureDigests what you aat>

The pastor of the Cameron Chargemakes the following announcementfor Sunday, January Bth: Preachingservice at More Hill, 11 o'clock, a. m.;Howard, 3:00 p. m.; Beechwood, 7:30in evening.

The Renovo News says Ed. Stahlyhas purchased Murry & Coppersmith'splumbing shop.

J. H. Hussina (iets a New Arm.J. Harris Mussina arrived home from ;

Philadelphia this morning via Renovo. iHarris came up on the flyer but failed jto awake from his peaceful slumber in 1the sleeper and was carried through toRenovo, returning on the morningtrain. Harris surprised his friends bycarrying his satchel in his right handand puffing a cigar, which he held inthe fingers of his left hand, he havingsecured a new arm and hand while inthe Quaker city. He has again beenhonored by the grand lodge of Masonsby being re-appointed district deputy ;grand master.?Lock Haven Democrat, IDec. 29th.

Arrested for Breach of Trust.On Wednesday evening a man named !

Joseph Clenson was arrested in Lock jHaven on a warrant from Emporium, isays the Express. He is charged with |having appropriated for his own use acheck for $l5B 00, which was given himto deposit in a bank. He was traced to jthat city and was arrested and helduntil the sheriff of Cameron county ar-rived and took him to Emporium, wherehe will have to face a charge of breachof trust.

Williamsport (Pa.) CommercialCollege.

Winter term begins Jan. 2, 1905.Students admitted any time. Lowrates for board. Eighty six calls for jkookkeepers and stenographers inseventy school days. Personal andmail courses. Catalogue and first maillesson free. 44-2t

WANTED?GirIs to learn pants mak- |ing. We will pay new beginners $3.00per waek whde they learn. Ex perienced hands are earning $7.00 to $9.00per week. Address,

Lycoming Pants Co.,42-Bt. Williamsport, Pa.

Resolutions of Condolence.Whereas, death has again -entered our Tent

and removed from among us our Brother Will-iam T. Robinson. Therefore be it

Resolved, by Good WillTent, No. 46, K.O. T.M , that we extend to bis stricken wife andchildren our warmest sympathy in this theirhour of deepest anguish. That our charter bedraped for thirty days.

That these resolutions be published In thelocal papers, spread upon the minutes and acopy furnished to the family of our deceasedbrother.

F. H. PEARS ALL,G. S. ALLEN,J. HOFFMAN,

Committee.

jNEW YEAR GREETING.

D AY'Si

THE SATISFACTORY STORE.

Looking Backward A.s we enter

I upon another year, we pause for| a moment and look back over the

i one just closed.1904! The best perhaps in our

i history. To all who have helpedto make it so, Our thanks and to

one and all a Happy New year.Looking Forward, 1905, The

j new year will be better than anyin the past, if we can make it so.

Our ambition is to make thisj better and better in every way.

; Success does not come by chancejand we stand ieady to earn it.j Again our thanks and a Happy

| New year.

| FRIDAY AND SATURDAYThis Week

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I California Ham,(trimmed shoul- QPder), lb

Acme Soap, 5c cake / pSeven caUes for 25c.

Banner Lye, 12c box IHP3 boxes for 25c. IU0

Columbia River Salmon, finest IQPquality, fiat cans loU

Two cans for 35c.; 25 Lb Bag Sugar, best I ("H

granulated 4)1.0U

PRATTS FOODS.

Pratt's Food for Horses and{ cattle. A regulator tonic and con-

ditioner.Pratt's Animal Regulator,

i Pratt's Food for Horses andCattle, highly concentrated,

i Pratt's Poultry Food, an eggproducer, fattner and disease de-stroyer.

Pratt's Veterinary Colic Cure,One dose cures. Always keep abottle in the stable.

Pratt's Heave, Cough andCold Cure. Sure, safe, quick.

"Pratt's Foods?The originalStock and Poultry Foods ofAmerica are best.

J. H. DAY.

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