PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Friday, December 11, 1898. PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY. OFFIOB, brown'b building, broad bt. Entered at the pout olllce of Milford, Pike county, 1'ennsylvnnia, as second-class matter, November twenty-first, 1896. Advertising Rates. On o,iiare(cIght lines), one Insertion - H .no ach subsequent insertion - -- -- -- .60 Reduced rates will lie furnished on ap- f lieatlon, will be allowed yearly advor leers. Legal Advertising. Court Proclamation, Jury ami Trial List for several courts per term, $24.00 Administrator's and Kxocutor's notices 8.00 Auditor's notices 4.00 Divorce notices - -- -- -- - 6.00 Sheriff's sales, Orphans' court sales, County Treasurer's sales, County state ment and election proclamation chargiil by the square. J. H. Van Rttrn, PUBLISHER, Milford, Pike County, Pa. EDITORIAL. GOOD ROADS. This subject is mnch like the ghost of Banquo. Almost every pa per has an Rrticle on it, and all agree that they will come. There seems to be a diversity of opinion as to the method which will prevail, but we think it may be pretty safely as sumed that when the matter crys talizes finally in the shape of a bill, its provisions will bear heavily on the sparely settled counties, where, as a rule, the roads are poorest and most expensive to build. The wheelmen and manufacturers of wheels are urging action. It is stated that the high grade wheels will be no cheaper in price next than last year.aud this means a large pro fit and a margin which can be spent in road agitation. The wheelmen are asking for good roads over which to ride, and the makers are urging the matter be cause better roads induce buying of wheels. The farmer and others will be incidentally benefitted. Good roads are an advertisement to a country and an advantage in sev eral ways, but it may well be ques tioned whether the great outlay to build them in a manner to satisfy the wheelmon will be fully compen sated. - Bicycle paths along the road side have been suggested as affording a cheaper means of satis fying the desire. These would also afford pedestrians a more pleasant way of going about. They would be less expensive to build, and would not be constantly cut up with, heavy wagons. It might not be practica ble to build them in all parts, but where the country is quite well sot tied they would have their advan tages. The agriculturists should be awako in this matter. The day of agitation is nearly over, and the in terested ones will push for action in the near future. Those on whom the burdon of building and main taining the roads will fall should prepare aa far as possible for the time, by beginning to permanently improve the roads in tho best and cheapest manner, and one of the first methods is to elect men to office as supervisors who will carefully, judicjoualy and honestly expend every dollar of the money raised for that purpose. The spring elections will soon be at hand when these men are to be selected. No policy or party should govern the action of the voters but that of putting up the very best men in the township. It is of very little or no moment what a man's views may be on the money question if he is sound on having every dollar of tax efficiently expended, or how he may be on the tariff if he only believes that every man who comes to work out his road tax shall pay full duty in hon ut labor. Farmers, If you neglect these sug gestions yon may awaken some fine morning before you are many years older to find that an injunction is luid on you to be up and doing in good roads and you will then im potent! y mourn your last opportun ities. PLANTING OUT TREES. On almost every farm there are more or less acres which cannot be cultivated at a profit. The soil is worn out, or in some lntitunoos the ground too stony to work. This land lies unprofitable, doe riot earn the tnxos pnid on it, and where it is hilly is every year boing washed bare of soil. Would it not be wise to attempt some improvements such as planting it out to trees f .You might not live to reap any direct profit, but a future generation would bo greatly benefitted. The trees would begrowingj retaining the fer tility in the soil and by their loaves adding to inconsiderable grass would grow affording some pasturage, the supply of water would be more equally maintained, and in case nut bearing trees were planted there would be profit after a few years from that source. You are proba bly making the .mistake of trying to farm too much land that does not pay for the labor. In tliat enso it would be wise to curtail,make a few acres do the work of many, save la lxir, intensify and concentrate your farming operations, and plant your waste, stony and poor land with trees. Suppose your try an acre or so now. This year will never return to you. THE LYCEUM. It is gratifying that the remarks in the Press in regard to inoorpora ing the Lyceum Association elicited a response from " Director." "A healthy discussion of the ways and means to best provide for the per petuation of that worthy object cannot fail to be productive of bene fit. When a matter evokes' public attention, keeps itself in mind, by reason of its merits, and provokes discussion as to the best methods of bringing about a good result, it is a sign of a healthy sentiment in its favor. We hope others will be induced to give their views in a public manner. The directors may better obtain opinions in this wise which will en able them to act in accordance with the views of those who would be supporters of the association. The columns of the Press are open for the spread of information. A TRESPASS LAW.' In his annual report Dr. Warren suggests as one means of preserving game, a trespass law, giving land owners rights which they do not now possess. It seems impractica ble to attempt to preserve or perpet uate, game simply by passing laws, so long as hunters have the privi lege of roaming at will over the farmers lands. The trespass laws are wholly inadequate to prevent this. Why should not a farmer or landowner have the right, and the authority to enforce it by adequate means, of preventing ftpy and all persons if he so wishes from roam ing over his lands, shooting at will, and fishing ad libitum? If he has a few birds in some corner of woods, or a stream with trout on his land, be fore he can find the" time to enjoy a day off the birds and fish will grace the table of some gentleman who has hunted them at so much per pound. If the farmer the poacher remonstrates he will have and s bad half hour swearing at himself for his inability to do anything, for his pains. We fail to see how a trespass law which will simply give the owner of the lands ample au thority to use and occupy them as he pleases, for his own pleasure and profit, can be inimical to any inter est bat that of the professional pot hunter and snarer of game. , Our Representative might- take this matter in consideration. WILL WRITE ON FORESTRY. Among a list containing such well known writers as Thos. B. Reed, Henry C. Lodge, Ian McLaren. Andrew Carnagie, C. D. Wright and Mrs. Burton HarVison who will con tribute to the Youths Companion during the coming year the name of Gifford Pinchot appears, who will write on Forestry as a profession, This interesting subject is being brought more prominently in view, and the necessity for some prompt action t preserve our forests from destruction is rapidly growing into appreciation. Mr. Pinohot has the advantage of a thorough education in this important matter, having studied the best methods employed not only in this but in foreign countries, and is tlierefore well equipped to impart valuable infor mation. His style is simple and direct and admirably calculated to a ttract the minds of those for whom his articles are especially intended, the ambitious boys. . PLANTS IN ROOMS. On another page will be found an article written by a gontleman em inent in New York medical circles, on the effect of plants and the soil In which thoy grow on the health of people, where the plants x'cnpy liv ing rooms. ( This subjoct merits at tention, and it is a pleasure to have it discussed in the Press. Children are frequently closely confined in such rooms and it is quite possible that many diseases might be traced to this source, and much harm brought to tender . constitutions. The solicitous mother will reflect seriously before allowing too much latitude to her inclinations in the way of house plants in the1 rooms in which her children live. FREE SILVER CANNOT WIN. If the result of the late election is carefully studied it will be seen that there are enough states which can not possibly be classed as doubtful to elect a sound money President. Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsyl vania, Rhode Island, West Virgiria, Vermont and Wisconsin, have a total of two hundred and twenty six electoral votes and they are certain to vote again as they did this time. There is therefore absolutely no hope for free silver, as a party measure in the future. There's a IN THIS FIELD. CUSHION FRAME BICYCLE , CM irevents iolts. far and ft rains. 0 tyh why ride a Kigid frame. A with its injurious effects, when ' you can buy a wheel giving EASE AND COMFORT? Lines of Wheel Unchanged. jt Durability Increased. Send for catalogue of our Rigid and Cushion Frame liicycles. RHHM0ND BICYCLE CO., RICHJIOND, 1ND. Subscribe for the A PRESS, njr : FTER This mAChina ia tha aimrlaa. m-A Kcicot dvi- vr invented for PULLINfJ STUMPS, UFTINO J STONES. 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FOR ALL THE FAMILY. campaign THE TRIBUNE recog. fight for the principles for 'whioh inception to the present day, and put forth, and money freely spent, to a ooatal aard. sand I to Qma W niDuriL win do ma i ioa to you Advertise in the PRESS. for Dry Goods, for Notions, for Groceries, for Provisions ARMSTRONG. for Boots & Shoes, for Rubber Goods, for Hardware, for Crockery. -Hill Sn.nQn.lTue.Wt:dlTl7U.rrl. LSat. LX JlTX 6Z8 9J0 Jl 12 I3HJ5J6 17 J8T9 27191551311 1 t hi m i Mi- SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of s writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County to me directed, I will expose to public sale by vendue or outcry, at the Sheriff's office in the Uorough of Milford, on SATURDAY, DEC. 19, A. D.,1896 At two o'clock in tho afternoon of said day, the following described pieces, par cels, traots and part tracts of land, to wit: All that tract of land containing fifty eight acres unimproved, adjoining lauds of Jonn H. Wallace and .Samuel Doty, situate in Milford township in the County of Pike and Htate of Pennsylvania assessed as seated land in the name of Walter Mit chell, N. K., which said land became vested in Terence Farley by deed dated the first day of December, from the Commissioners of Pike county, reoorded in Deed Book No. 60, page 848. Also, all that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the town ships of lanckawaxen and Blooming Grove in the county of Pike and ritato of Penn sylvania, being part of a larger tract in the warrantee name of William Musgrovo and bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning at a pout and stones corner the northeasterly cornur of said lot in die warrantee name of William Mint grove and corner of lot in tho warran tee name of Aaron Dunham and Isaac l)eouw, thence south sixty degrees west along the southerly line of said Icit in the warrantee name of Isaac Docow and the northerly line of said lot in the warrantee name of William Musgrovo sixty-four perches to stone corner on saiil Hue, thence uth ten and threo-mmrter degree west two hunured and eighty-five perches to a post corner on the southerly line of said lot in the warrantee name of William Musgrove and northerly lino of lot In the warrantee name of Kleanor Depue, the nee north sixty degrees east along the said last aforesaid lines and northerly line of lot in the warrantee nameof John Dockcrty two hundred and forty-eight perches to stones oorner being the southeasterly corner of said lot in the warranties name of William Musgrove and southwesterly corner of said lot in warrantee name of Aaron Dunham thence north thirty degrees west along the easterly line of said lot in the warrantee name of William Musgrove and tho westerly line of lot in the warrantee name of Aaron Dunham two hundred and elgV teen porches to stones corner, the place of Beginning, Containing two hundred acres ami allowance of six per cent. Also, all that certain tract, piece or nar- cel of land situate in the township of laacKawaxen in tne county and .state afore said surveyed on a warrant granted from the land office of Pennsylvania in the name 01 iNatnaniel Jones ana numbered on the Commissioners' Books of said oounty No. 105 containing four hundred and one acres and sixty perches be the same more or less excepting and reserving out of the last above mentioned lot eighty two acres and one hundred and twenty perches sold to William Roberts (see Deed Book No. SI, page 144) also seventy acres sold to John Seewandeske et al. (site Deed Book No. 88. Dam) 'M also one hundred acres sold to Lewis H. Crone (see l)ocd Book No. 41. Daire W). The land ulxive de scribed contains in all alxiut three hundred and fifty acres more or less, which said lands became vested in Terence Farlev bv deed from Urbain Roberts et ui. dated 16 August, lHlll, recorded in Deed Book No. 47, pugu 627. IMPROVEMENTS. On the last almve land Is a good house and a bat n, and about 20 acres of the land is Improved; a good mill site and excellent supply of water; a very desirable farm or mill property. heized and taken in execution as the property of Aaron Kaplan and will bu sold by uie for cash. H. I. Courtright, SHERIFF. Sheriff's Office, Milford, Pa., November 4,. 1896. REGISTER'S NOTICE. The following account baa been filed in the Register's Office of Pike County and the same will be presented to the Orphan's Court of said county for confirmation and allowance on the Twenty-first Day of De cember next: Estate of Joel Shannon, deceased. Account of C. C. Shannon, executor, &o. John 0. WeatbrooL RKUISTER. Register's Office, Nov. 4, 1KU6. Pins Hill Firm. G. E. Hursh, proprietor. Rose oomb white leghoruB.egjjs for hatch ing, broilers in season and dealer in poulty supplies, incubator.broodors, wire netting, roofing felt, &o., trees, plants and vines, furnished to order. Office at farm, Layton, N, J. ikl -if i , a SIX, 7 4ti SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias Is sued out of tho Court of Common Pleas to me directed I will expose to public salo by vendue or outcry at the .Sheriff's Oilico In tho Borough of Milford on SATURDAY, DEC. 19, A. D.,1896 At two o'clock of said day: All those cer tain pieces, parcels, or town lots, of lnnd, situate, lying and being ill tho Borough of Milford, County of Plko and f-tato of Pennsylvania, desorlbed as follows, to wit: Town lots, numbered respectively as lots numlsM-s three hundred and eighty one, (8SI ), three hundred and eighty two, (:tHrf), three hundred and eighty-three, (:inii), and three hundred and eighty-four), (:S4), fronting on Broad street as laid down on the general plan or map of said Town of Milford, (now Borough) and being le tween John street and Mulberry Alley and extending one hundred and eighty feet In depth to (iooselierry Alley. Also lots nnmliered respectively three hundred and eighty-five, (;Wf), anil thnn) hundred and eighty-six, (.'lwi, the same fronting on said Broad street and being between said John street and lots now owned by K. A. Whitfield, and extending one hundred and eighty foot in depth to saitl iTooseliorry Alley. Also lots numtwrod respectively as lots numbers four hundred and thirty-eight, (4IW), fuur hundred and forty-three, (4411), and four hundred and sixty-ix,(4ii) front ingon said John Btroot and extending ono hundred unit sixty feet in depth to .Mo 1 Ijerry Alley aforesaid, and hIko. parts of lots munlx-red respectively as numlx'rs four hundred and thirty-seven, (41)7), four hun dred and forty-four, (444), and four hun dred and sixty-five, (4116), fronting on said John street and extending In depth almut eighty feet to the lino of land now owned by said K. A. Whitfield the same being a part of said lots. y IMPROVEMENTS. On the promises are a largo fourteen room house, gtod barn, stables and out buildings; and excellent fruit orchard and fine shade trees. Nuhsod and taken in execution as tho projmrty of Miranda H. richimmel and Will be solp by me for oaiih. H. I. Courtright, SHERIFF. Sheriffs Office, Milford, Pa., November 24, 1896. WIDOW'S APPRAISEMENT The following appraisements set apart for the widow have been filed with tho Clerk of the Onhan's Court and will be presented to the Court for approval on tho Twenty-first Day of Decoinlwr, 18MB: Estate of Frank Mueller, deceased, wid ow's appraisement of personal property. Kstate of Harlow P. James, Deceased, widow's appraisement of pcrsoi.al pro perty. John Oi Westbrook. CLERK OF ORPHAN'S COURT. Milford, Nov. 84, 1899. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Elizabeth I In the Orphan's Llnlcy, deceased. Court of Pfku ) County. The undersigned having been appointed auditor by the Orphan's Court (if tho County of Pike to make distribution of funds in hands of B. C. Totteu, adminis trator, as shown by his account to the par ties entitled and make report at next term of Court will uttond to the duties of said ap nciintment at his ollice in the Borough of Milford, the Eleventh of December A. D.. 1896, At 3 o'clock in the afternoon at which time nnd phme ail persons iithtreftod uro remiiitxl to a l ton d and prMmt tliuirulaiiim jrbe forever dobarmi from uoniiugiu upuu ttaid fuuiL D. M. VAN AUKEN, AUDITOR. Milford, Nov. 17, 1896. 8w TTfin All persons are hereby notified that throwing or burning papers or refuse of any kiiiil in the slrouts ui the Borough is prohibited. By order of the town council, J. C. CHAMBKUL.A1N, President, pro tern. Attest, D. H. HORNBKL'K, bec'y. Milford, May 6, 181H. maw, fntox ru if Jl 1 Ml f ' S VA WV'
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