Ceres Mail, Wednessday May 30, 1900

Portville Pointers

  Portville, May 29. -- At State line
Mills on May 19th occured the death of
Miss Ella Skiver. She was aged 22
years and had been ill for several
months. She was an esteemable young
lady and well like by all who knew
her. All of her life had been passed
in that place. The funeral was held
at the house and the interment took
place in the Portville cemetery.
  O.A. Devore, Portville's hustling in-
surance agent, was in Smethport on a
business mission Friday.
  Hon. W. E. Wheeler is on a business
trip to New York and Boston this week.
  Max Wolfram of Austin spent Sun-
day with his sister, Mrs. Knapp, at Gor-
dons.
  Prof. H. H. Fritts, James Fairchild
and Allie Hardy made a trip to Kinzua
bridge on their wheels Saturday.
  Monday was bullhead day at Mill-
grove. Mersereau's dam was let off
and the coves above were nearly all
drained. Men went along the coves 
with pitchforks and pitched out hun-
dreds of bullheads. They were selling
them at 10 cents per dozen.
  B. H. Rice was down from Port Al-
legany part of last week.
  Hotten Bros. loaded another car with
potatoes Friday at 22c per bushel.
  Mrs. C. E. Marskey of Saginaw,
Mich., is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.
A. Simpson, this week.
  The mill boys can find plenty of work
in the bark woods at good wages until
the mill gets in running order again.
  The pupils in our high school made
a very good showing at the March
examinations. Not a paper was re-
turned. This speaks well for Prof.
Fritts and assistants.
  There are always some funny things
happening at a fire. Sunday morning
a man was seen running to the mill fire
with nothing on but his shirt.
  Principal H. H. Fritts of the high
shcool has been retained for next year
by our trustees. You couldn't do better,
neighbors.
  Street Commissioner H-------------
  W. H. Man-------------------------
were up from Olean Sunday.
  John and Mike Mohan and Mrs.
James Sherry were called to St. Marys
last week by the death of a brother.
  Mrs. H. C. Holcomb visited friends
in Port Allegany the past week.
  R. P. Bridgeman and wife of Buffalo
spent Sunday in town, guests of H. L.
Rice and wife.
  The Buffalo and Washington flyer
on the W. N. Y. & P. railway attracxts
a good deal of attention.
  Mrs. Fred Tarbell of Olean visited
among Portville relatives last week.
  The Matron's contest held in Bed-
ford's hall Wednesday evening was a
success in every way, and was very
well attended. The recitations were
all excellent and well rendered, the
prize medal being awarded to Mrs.
Phoebe Smith of Westons. W. B.
Mersereau as chairman of the judges
made the presentation with an excellent
speech. The musical part of the pro-
gram was greatly appreciated by the
audience and many thanks are due to
those who kndly assisted in making
the entertainment a success thus
adding to the funds of the W. C. T. U.
under whose auspices it was given.
  Merton Place was in town from Ceres
Friday afternoon.