odd, MEMORIAL DAY EDITION. A. iiJiW MILFOKI), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, MAY 28, 1897. VOL. 2. NO. so. WASHINGTON LETTER. Newa of Interest from the Gay CapitoL That CithMn llennlutlon Free Silver Sentiment The Tariff Debate lte vorotion of Clvl! Service Rules Tlie President Ik Very Huny. Washington, May 24th. When it comes to expressing their sym pathy for Cuba, or showing their confidence in President MeKinloy, the Republicans of the IIouso stand with the President. They know that it is not necessary to pass the Senate resolution declaring that the belligerency of tho Cubans should l be recognized, in order to convince tho country of their sympathy for Cuba. They also' know that tho adoption of that resolution at this time would unnecessarily emb vrass the President, who is working out a p olioy that will ba of shim practical benefit to the Cubans, which it is far from certain that tho recogni tion of belligerency would be. This being tho situation, it is not likely that tho House will act upon the belligerency resolution or take any other action relating to Cuba, until President MeKinley has had time enough to formulate and announce his policy. Tho real friends of Cuba want mire than a rjo .ignition of bolligorenoy ; they want to seo tho island in(icendeiit ; and to that end they are steadfastly working, menn whilo, the money appropriate I by Congress for tho relief of ostituto Americans in Cuba, is being used tor tnaipurpose by tiio u niteel (states consuls, mere is no good reason i and renewed his ward robe by tnk for any undue haste in taking tho ing a pair of trousers and suspenders next step, especially when haste ; also a little change to tho amount of might defeat tho very object sought,-! twelve dollars, the ending of bloodshed in Cuba. . , . , , President McKinlev has promised to I , An 8,1 is 0,w of the com act in a short timoi and Republicans m walking, or riding a wheel, are willing to accent that m-omiso promise and wait. Republican Senators held a can ens today, in order to smooth down little differences as to modes of pi o ceedure during the tariff dobnte.now open. There was a general inter change of opinion, and, while there was no attempt to bind anybody, a genoral understanding was reached that no time should be devoted to lengthy speeches by Republicans. At the caucus of Democratic sena tors, it was decided to ojien their fight on f he tariff bill by moving to strike out tho entire internal rev enue section of the bill, in order to try to curry favor with the brewing interests. Ropblicans do not bo lieve the motion will carry. The Bryanites are constantly talk ing about the increase of free silver sentiment in the country and saying that the result of last November would be reversed wore there a National election held now. Of course everybody knows that sort of talk to bo more bluff and bluster. If proof was needed, it is furnished by the fact that the Democratic leader of the House Bailey, of Texas and other prominent demo crats have gone into the first con gressional district of Missouri to speak and work for the election of a Democratic successor to the late Representative R. P. Giles. The sil ver sentiment is growing so fast in the silver State of Missouri, that Btump speaker of National promin ence are needed to make sure that the Republicans do not carry a dis trict that last November elected a silver Democrat. Facta lile th'S ire more convincing than low talk, just as a man is olways judgea to a larg er extent by his actions than by his words. resident flicKmley has been so occupied with other matters that he has not had time to decide what to do about revoking the extensions of the civil service rules, made by Mr. Cleveland, but he has heard the complaints of many prominent Re publicans concerning the injustice of the moot of these extensions and there is very little doubt that when ho takes the question up, some, if not all, of these extensions will have to go. Some idea of how some of these extensions are regarded by prominent officials, who know by experience just how they are work ing, may bo had from the following vigorous language used by Assist-ani-Socretary Ryan of the Interior Department: 'The civil service law has been perverted and dragged into mire to serve partisan ends ; bat even that is not the worst of it. A new administration has come into p wer, pledged to carry out policies which in many important resjiecUs are directly contrary to those of the liud administration, and it finds itself confronted on the very threshold by a:i army of official incumbents hos tile, or at the very least, indifferent, to ito aims and purposes an army intrenched behind newly devised rules and regulations which were never contompletod or dreamed of by the framers and supjKirtera of the civil service law, whose design was to elevate aud improve the efii cieucy of the clerical Her vice in the executive departments of the Gov ernment." Mr. Ryan was a mem ber of the House when the aivil ser vice bill was jiasscd and he voted for it, und still believes in it, but he thinks the partisan barnacles put up on it by Mr. Cleveland will have to bo scraped off or the country will become disgusted with the entire law. More evidence of the partisan working of tho rules under the last administration has bom submitted to tho Senate Investigating Commit tJO, nnd a number of bureau chiefs, including Commissioner of Patents Buttorworth have nddol their re commendation that the present rules bo modified. BRIEF MENTION. Spring Water Ice It the legend a new wagon bears which "Doc" Steelo has put on his route. Sacrament of the Lirds Rupp ir will be administered iu the Presby terian church Juno 0, at tho morn ing service, Jos e B. Shoemaker wo are in formed has resigned tho position of fash warden of the county, to winch bo was appoint id some time since, Iu the Presbyterian General As sembly now in session at Winona, I id., a warm discussion is in pro gross over the New York Mission bidding. The Knight Templars of Penn sylvania held their annual concla ve at Easton this week. Largo num bors from all over tho state were iu attendance and tho ladio3 assistod inroceiving. Tiio R tform id churoh at Bush kill was struck by lightening dur ing the storm Monday evening, which was severe at that place. Considerable damage wh d:ia to tiio building . 1 ike Schorr of white hat fame will also distribute the congealed fluid to those who desire tho bever age in that form. Milford can keep cool this summer with ease and com fort. A burglar broke in to the store of Van Cole at M mtag.ia, last week "1 1,!c.t ees-iary to riu enjoym inc of either of t'.ma pleisua. No where in this section will bo. found a better assortment of such foot wxir than at Johnsons, Port Jervis. A horse belonging to M. B. Mc carty of Conashangh took a lively little race Tuesday starting at Mitchell's store and ending at C. W Bulls. The wagon nnd harness wero badly damaged, and butter paved part of the way, but no more serious injury done. Farmer's Institutes. The County Board of Farmers' In stitute Managers, will meet at the County Commissioners' office on the socond Tuesday of Juno, to arrange tor the place where institutes are to be held this season. All of our peo ple who desire institutes, ought, to attend this meeting nnd presont their clnims. This board is composed of tho Local Members of the State Board of Agriculture, and one rep resentative from each County Ag ricultural Society, tho Pomona Grange and County Alliances. If you find that you cannot attend this meeting, address a letter with your request to Chairman of Board of In stitute Managers, enre of County Commissioners. A suitable hall for tho meeting ought to bo provided, free of charge, by the locality wishing the Institute. The meeting will bo held June 8 and prolmbly 2 p. m., would bo the most conveniont hour. It would be highly gratifying if a number would manifest an interest and attend. If not practicable to do so send a pos tal. Those institutes are for the bonofit of the farmor, but they can be made helpful only by the active co-operation of that class. Conto out or write. The Press has re ceived a schedule of dates and placos for holding the institutes in tho county to bo returned not later than July 1, to the Department of Agri culture. Any place desiring an In stitute should attend the above mooting by a representative or send word fixing the preferable date. Died Facing the Foe. On Memorial day, as on no other day of the year, our hearts go out to those who met their fate while tho cannon was booming in their ears and rifle barrels were hot. Every battle has its story of heroism Every veteran to-day can tell you of some comrade who was killed with h:s face to the foe : of some officer who, rushing at the head of his men entreating them not to falter, fell, and in falling did all that he could do for his country's cause. Selected. To Funeral Flags. The museum at Governors island, New York harbor, is full of glorious relics of old battles, but to the stu d.mt of history th? splendid collec tion of flags is by far the most inter esting. In front of the collection of bat tleflags are two small stands, and on them are two flags carelessly dis posed. One of them is the funeral ft ig of General Grant, the other that of General Hancock. Father Sebastian Kuiepp, founder of the cures bearing his name, died recently in Germany at an advuueed ago. OLD TIMES RECALLED. Memorial Day Will Itrlng to the Veteran Memories of ItAttleg Long Asjm. The gray hairod veterans of 1897 will review their hard, dusty marches, long tedious drills, picket pxixiriencos, camp life. They will hear asrain tho scattering fireof the first skirmish lino they approached. They will remember how white the faces of their comrades were, how trembly their own knees and hands were, and, by my soul, I lieliove many of the old fellows will dodge ns they think how thoso first whist ling, zip, zip, zipping bullets sound ed and made them dodge. They will recall the orders of tho officers in that first .contract with a shooting enemy. They will hear, and as distinctly as they did a life time ago: "Steady, men! Keep in line! Let no man fire until orders are given. Sergeants, see that the men stand to their work when the fight begins." Then they hear the colonel of their regiment give tho commands : Halt, ! Ready 1 Aim Firo !" Tho roar of that volley was just what tho new soldiers needed in that moment of terror. Up to that minute they had been in mor tal fear, or most of them had. Tho loud noise, smell of powder and excitement incident to the occa sion stopped their teeth from chat tering, their knees from knocking togethor. their hands from shaking, and brought back somo of tho de parted color to their faces. How well they remember the next, orders of the colonel : "Load! Front rank fire? Rear rank fire ! Load at will ! Load ! Keep firing?" By this time the company wags have found their speech and are saying things that make these men who a few minutes before were too seared" to breathe comfortably break out in laughter, though there was not much laugh ing in that regiment for some days. The burial of tho dead, earing for the wounded and mourning for men never again to answer at roll call wore dreadfully solemn business in those first battles, whatever they were when battles and slain multip lied. Chicago Times Horald. A lot of new straw and felt hats at W. & G. Mitchell's. Value of Sacrifice. In the observance of Memorial day we learn the value of self sacri fice for the good of others. The glossy marbles and everlasting granite of our graveyards often mark a sleeping dust, nnd" none so poor as to do it reveronoe. But from beneath tho flowers that cover the graves of those noble men, from be noath the daisies that grow on the unknown tomb of many a soldier who perished in the malaria of Llbby in the famine of Andorsonvillo, in the bullet swept forests of the Wild erness, will rise memories that will make their names forovor sacred, not only as brave soldiers, but in tho bright calendar of philanthropists and martyrs. Self sacrifice is the essence of every reform and roligion that has ever reached and socurod tho worship of humanity. Not even tho Son of God would found hiB di vine religion without this. At the boginningof duty is the condescen sion of Bethlehem, the sufferings of Gethsemano, and the accursed death of the cross, and all this that "he might give his life for many." Rev. H. O. Rowlands, D. P. Just try a 10c box of Cascarets tho finest liver and bowel regulator ever made. Attention I Veterans I The members of Col. John Nyce Post, G. A. R. will meet at their room in the Court House on Satur day, May Sf'JtU at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp. The procession will thon form and proceed to the Milford cemetery where the exercises will be held. Addresses will bo made by the pastors of the Milford churches and the choirs will sing appropriate hymns. , lho veterans will thon proceed to Montague, N. J. where exorcises will bo held. Gramaphont Concert. The Junior Epworth League wiil give a Gramaphone concert on Mon day evening May 30, at 7.30 o'clock in the basement of tho M. E. church. If very stormy ho concert will lie given on Tuesday evciring. Admis sirtn for adults 15 cents ; children 10 tents. All are cordially invited. Summer Homes. The Erie Railway Compony his really outshone itself iu its latest issue of a list of summer homes along its linos. The book is filled wit h cuts of scenes and houses, nil gotten np in tho highest style of (heart. The book is very pretty and attractive but the places repre sented are more so in reality. Art tan vie with nature only to a limited extent, and tho city deniaon travel ing over the Erie and viewing the m.ignifioent scenery along its rou to or locating at one of the peaces named. Milford, for iustauce, would discover tliat the half had not been told, but only hinted at in the profuse de corations and interesting descrip tions in the book. AMONG THE HOTELS. A Lint of Gurata Who Are How staying nt the Various Hotels In Mil font and Vicinity. (Proprietor wishing a list of guests pul- II -ihi'il, will please send them 111 not Inter tlmu Wednesday evening.) Fauciiehk Hotel. Fml P Washburn anil wife, Haokoi - sick; William H. Frank, wife, ami Hon, H. M. LlblH-y, A. I) Walker, Mrs. J no . A. Gardiner, Miss Morrison, Brooklyn: K.igftio Sondhvim, Samuel Kisemary, Onl- vi i ltnrr, (t. Thornton arren, m. a. twttholmer, W. Brown, W. Delano, No-.v York: 11. W. (Jhln JNtiuey, r.owiii Powles, Kast Orange; Fred Ingraham, W . K. Frew. T. T. Knshinore, Vv. K. Clowes, U.K. Norton, J. W. W imams, Klcliard Ingraham, llumptoiiMtoiul, Jj. I. CmssMAN Hoi'KB. W. L. MlllspaORli, (J. II. Iwmnn, H. C. Hrewster unit wile, Mimlletown, N. Y.j Miss Hattio Want, Mae Magulrc, II. U, Lukens. Newton, N. J.; W. R. Willis, New York: 1). T. Harris, G. V. Pailien, C. II. Fassnot, Port .leiqls-, Jjonla Doit., Unas, l.onir Kurtz, Philadelphia. Listers and tho Great Eastern Fer tilizers at W. & G. Mitchell's. Sacred to Heroes. This day is sacred to our heroes dead. Upon their tombs we have loveingly laid the wealth of spring. This is a day for memory and tears. A mighty nation bends above its honored graves and pays to noble dust tho tribute of its love. Grati tude is tho fairest flower that sheds its perfume in the heart. To-day wo tell tho history of our country's life, recount the lofty deeds of van ished years, tho toil and suffering, the defeats and victories of heroic men, of men who made our nation great and free. On this day the story of the great struggle be tween colonists aud kings should be told. We should toll our children of the contest first for justice, then for freedom. Wo should tell them the history of the Declaration of In dependence the chart and compass of nil human rights that nil men ore equal and have the right to life, liberty and joy. This Declaration uncrowned kings and wrested from the hands of titled tyranny the scep ter of usurod and arbitrary power. It suporsoded royal grants and re pealed tho cruel statutes of a thou sand years. It gave.tho peasant a career, it knighted nil the sons of toil, it opened all the paths to fame, and put the star of hope above the cradle of the poor man's babe. Col onel Ingorsoll. FOR RENT A furnished house on Harford street. Modern con veniences, large grounds, plenty of suauo, good garden, trmt, etc. Address Pike County Prrss, Milford, Pa. Icra't Tobacco Spit nnd Smoke Tom Life Awny If you want to uuit tobaeco usiiar eusllv anil forever, boinaue well, strong, magnetic, mil oi new itioaiiu vi'or, unto jno-to-3hc. the wnuder-worlcer, that makes weuk men STronir. Many Rnlu ten pounds In ten clavs. Over 400,uixi cured. Buy No-To-Bue of your druifist, under (ruarante to euro, 50o or t.ou. nooKiet nnd sample mailed free. Ad BterhiiK Uemedy Co., Chicago or New York Memory Grows Stronger. As the men who fought the bat ties of the Union on land and sea pass away tho momory of thoir splendid deeds grows stronger vear by year, and tho gonorations whoso institutions they dofonded nro touohod with a larger senso of grati tude for their courage and sacrifice. Loving hands on Memorial day covor an tno soars or war beneath a wild ornoss of flowors. The resting place oi every soldier will receive the fra grant token of a grateful notion's tenderness, and the land from sea to soa will thrill with a sharpened sonso or obligation as the tmnnms ranks of surviving veterans mircli feebly past to pay another tribute to tho memory of the comrades who have gone before. Selected. A flue assortment of now millinery at reasonable nrices ut Miss Mitchells. Inculcate Patriotism. At this season thoro should bo no alloy in tho golden tribute of out country to tho , soldiers. Their memory should bo cherished, their bravery extolled and thoir exainp'.js emulated. It is impossible .to value too highly thoir doods on southern battlefields or to speak too emphati cally of their patriotic motives. Tho inculcation of the lessons of patrio tism is as much a duty as th e do f onso of tho country. The anni vo r sary of the day when tho graves of our beloved heroes are strewn with the flowors of a nation's love should be observed with all the fervor which a patriotio and homo loving people can command. Selected. Tho Wostfleld (Ind.) News prints the following in regard to an old re sident of that place : "Frank Mc Avoy, for many years in tho em ploy of the L. N. A. & S. Ry., hero, says t 'I havo used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy for ten years or longer am never without it in my family. I consider it the best remedy of tho kind manufactured. I take pleasure in recommending it.'" It is a sp.ci fic for all bowel disorders. For sale titvArmstrong's Drug store and Gen eral Merchants in Pike county. COLUMBIAN WOMEN. A Compllmpiitnry Notice, to One of Mil ford' Vollllir l.ftltlH4. Iii tho Waihingfc m Evening Star of May 2,'ind appears, an article on t lie graduating cl.ui of tho Colum bian University of that city in whi-jh it is said that this yoar will gradu ate tho largest class of women in tho history of the university. There are eleven, brilliant nnd versatile, not one a laggard in study, nor yet a member of tho dry ns-dust school r a bookworm, in the obnoxious sense of the term. Besides delving into mines of classical lore, they mingle with people of nffairs nnd keep up to date 'ii the literature nnd ever- changing panorama of the day. A cut nppoars of Miss Helen R. Biddis, daughter of our former townsman, Hon. John D. Biddis, and this very complimentary, but wholly deserved favorable notice. Miss Biddis was born in Milford, Pa. She prefers history and the classics and Is strong in theso branches. She has gained a reputa tion for literary work and skill as a debater in tho Enosinian society, her deep rich voice and ever varying ex pression add to her oratorical effec tiveness. She is strong in her advocacy of a higher education for women and co-education. Miss Biddis is n scholarship student, hav ing received that honor for her work in the High school. Everybody Snys So Oaicareta Crtnilv Cathartic, the most won derful medical diseoverv of the Of-'e, peas ant and l efri'ShinR to the taste, wi peiitly and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cieansimr tho entire system, dispel folds, cure lieadnoho, fever, liabltnal ronstlpntion and biliousness. Please buy and trv ft box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 2.1, f0 cents, riold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. Contributions to Bauer Road. Following is tho list of those who ho ve contributed to the building of tho new piece of road at Bauer's on the Dingman road, which has practi cally abolished all the hill at that point : TEAM WOI1K. John and Goorfjo Warner,4 daynfl hours; John Detriek ami son, 2 days 1 hour; Con aslmuph House, day; Paul Uouriiiquc, days; John Fiuillay, 1 day 8 hours; J. I). Westbrook, day; Wm. Duscnbcrry, Jacob Van Tassel, 1 day; J. II. MoCnrtV, day; Uretfory Brothers, 7 hours; ii. it. Horton, 1 dav; r-channos, 8 hours; H. H. Wells. 8 hours: K. Pinchot, day; John Kyder, day: P. F. Steele, day. LABOR. Louis Gavollle, supervisor, 8 hours; Frank Crlssman, 84 days; Ran Van Gor den, 1 day; Henry Tissot, 8 days; Mitchell Brothers, 2 days; Thomas Armstrong, 8 days; Win. Funk, 1 day; James S Ornlo, 1 day; Kd Canne, 2 davs; T. H. J. Klein, 1 day: James W. Pinchot, 8 days; W. F. lieck, 8 hours; Schanno, 4 days; John De trick and son, 2 days 8 hours; ConashaiiKh House, day: Warners, 2 days 6 hours; Uooruro Wheeler, 1 day; J. C Wallace, 1 day; Krnest Wood, 1 day; Jacob Klaer, 1 day; Alex Riviere, 5i; Frank Hewitt, day; J. H. Van F.tteii, 1 day, George A. Frleh, 1 day; George Dauniann, 1 day; J. J. Hart, 1 day; U. O. Armstrong, 1 day; John Schorr, 2 days; L. W. Armstrong, 8 hours: P. C. Rutau, i hours; Juhu II. McCarty, day. MKUCHANMZK. G. G. Lawyer, f-J 60; John Saxou, ft 00. Tho thanks of the publio are duo Henry Canne for the inception and pr isooution of this groat publio beu eflt. Ho labored assiduously, and if there were more evincing the same spirit the hills on our other wise beautiful highway would soon bo relics of the past. Carl Bauer, through whoso land the road runs, generously and with commendable public spirit gave full priviloge to make tho change. Those scanning the above list closely may wonder why somo apparently most bono Htted oro not more prominent, and tho only way any such curiosity can bo satisfied will bo to make enquiry of those whoso names are wholly missing or whose contributions seem greatly disproportioned to thoir presumed direct interest. Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, 10c. Christening In High life. The Duo of Orleans stood god father by his proxy the Duo of Luguo, at tho christening of a nep hew of Mrs. C. E. Ktewart recently. His present to his little god-son was a full table servico in gold nnd sil ver with the arms of the IIouso of Franco engraved thereon. Mrs. Htowartwill bo pleasantly romem lxred by many as a visitor at Mil ford. Where The Sleep. The Jefferson Barracks National cemetery ouco an old military post but enlarged contains the bones of 11.6H2 soldiers, including 1,10(5 Con federate prisonors taken in the early battles of the war in Missouri. At the Marietta (Ga.) cemetery repose the remains of 10,160 Union soldiers collected from various parts of Geor gia, and nt the Beaufort (S. C.) cemetery rest 9,278 bodies of sold iers and sailors who died on the sea board of bouth Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Half of those are un known. .Selected. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Recorded In th OrHe of tho Kocorder for tilt. Vt eelt Kmllns Mny slh. Westfall. Frank X. Roilly to Charles, John and Annie Martin, dated May 19th. containing 5 acres, con. 32, ont'd May 20th. Lackawaxon. C. W. Bull, ot. ux., to Poleg Edwards, dated May 3, 2 acres, con. f2U0, ent'd May 21st. Westfall. Frank X. Roilly to John Froeso, dated October 21th, 19 acres, con. f 135, ent'd May 22nd. Westfall. Frank X. Reilly to George L. Gay. dated Nov. 4th, lot 48, con. $25, ent'd May 25th. Westfall. Frank X. Reilly to Al bert Gay, dated Nov. 4th, lot 49, con. 125, ent'd May 25th. Notice. A Bramhnll-Dan biking oven for sale. 18 square feet of cooking surface. In fine condition. Achiincofor Hotel proprietors. Richard Humukrt. PERSONAL. Miss Eveline Thomas is seriously ill at her homo on Water stroot. Aaron Cortright, of Matamorns visited tho shire town Tuesday. Rev. Pieksley, of D.iver. visited at tho Wheeler Cottago this week. Mr. William Anglo and son, Wal ter visitod tho Metropolis last M on day. Jacob Kloinhans has been quite soriously indisposed for a fow days tins wcok. E. N. Millon of Dockertown, N. J. . and family drove through Milford Wednesday. Mr. Ed. McMurray is confined to his homo with a sovore attack of rheumatism. B irtha Reed accotn pained by Mrs. H. Rood, mother of Dr. H. B. Reed is nt Overbrook. Mrs. Maria Andrews is not in good health nnd is confined to her homo on Harford street. Mrs. Van Vechten and family will siend the summer at the Boyd cottage on Broad street. Mr. Wolf nnd wife of Binghnmp ton, N. Y., are visiting thoir daugh ter Mrs. E. B. Wennor. Bertha Williamson again smiles on frionds hero after a protractod visit among relatives in New Jorsey. Dr Alexander Hadden President of the Forest Lnko Association of Lacka waxon was a visitor at Milford Inst week. Wm. H. Armstrong, Esq., who has boon sponding the winter in Washington will arrive in Milford to-morrow. Mr. Huntington of Lackawaxon, who represents the Preferred Acci dont Insurance company was a call er here Tuesday. Harvey Klaer npon whom an operation for apiendieitos was per formed ntthe Presbyterian Hospital New York last week is recovering . Dennis McLaughlin ownor of tho Schimmel place on Broad street is hero superintending the improve ments being made on his property. Representative of the Union, Frank Percival and Frank Wood, of tho firm of Anderson & Wood, drug gists Port Jorvis were in town Wed nesday nfteruoon. John C. Cornelius spont a few days in Milford last week. John is, we are glad to learn, prospering in his business, which is that of a traveling agent for a book concern. John Carr who with his family last year occupiod the Mott house on Broad streot visited his family at the Fauchore House over Sunday. He is now owner of a large paper mill in Hoboken. It is whisperod that Jamos R. Bull will soon become a benodict. The hippy young lady in the case is Miss Marv Wakoman. Both are well known in town, the prosnective groom having grown up here and tno lady a irequent visitor. W. A. H. Mitchell has accepted a situation in Boston with tho Newi paper Syndicate Co., nnd left Mon day morning to assume his duties. Tho Prkss wishes every Milford boy wno seeks a wider Hold of labor abundant success. W. R. Willis who with his fninilv lias been a regular visitor at Mil ford for several summers was in town this week making arrange ments to occupy the Mott cottage on Ann street where they will be domi ciled for the season. A marriage license was i ranted by clerk Westbrook May 21 to Gabriel B. Razor and Mary June Cron, of Delaware, and a certificate of marriage has boon filed stating that tho knot was tied by Rev. Chas. H. Whittakor at Bushkill May 24. Keeping Memory Green The purpose of Memorial day has widened as the years have passed, aud that anniversary which was once devoted solely to keeping green the memory by adorning the graves of the nation's dead has now come to be recognized as a sort of national All Souls' day, when gentle and sim ple, rich aud poor, strew floweis iu memory of those that have gone be fore. Sun Francisco Examiner. THE COUNTY BRIDGES. The Law As To Approaches StJtted. A New lfepartnre. A decision of the Supreme Court rendered in January changes tho law as it has heretofore been understood with regard to the maintenance of approaches to county bridges. It is now held that under the acts of Juno 13, 18116 and April 13, 1843, it is the duty of tho county, nnd not of tno township to repair a county bridge and maintain it in safe con. dition nnd this dulv includes not only tho repair of a bridge, but of tho approehes and wing walls lead ing thereto. Tho fact that tho su pervisors of a township have re paired the approaches nnd wing walls of a county bridge will not re lieve the county of the consequences resulting from the dangerous con dition of the approaches and wing wolls, or impose liability upon tho township for such consequences. Jndge Dean says in the opinion it was the duty of the oonnty to build this bridgo of which tho wing walls were a part, nnd keep both in repair j this was a duty imposed bv statute j no duty was by law there after on the township in thepmottor ; tno supervisors could not, without express statutory authority, assume the dut y of another territorial sub division of the State, and thereby iiiiiiiiro mi unity i or negiocr; oi inni duty on tho townshin. Thev wero elected to suiiervise nnd keep in ro- juii- mo roaus, Highways and bridges of the townshin onlv to tho extent the law imposed that burden on tho township ; to this extent, and no inrtiier, was the township ans werable for their neglect. Schools will close novt. week hern and trouble of that nature will be sus pended to tho great reliof of pupils. Is Mr. Kessler Fishing? On tho final lassnie in thn TTonan of the bill to authorize school direc tors to levy and collect a per capita tax annually for school purposes air. ivessior did not vote. Also the following did not. rnmiro his supirart or disapproval. An net to Drovido for n. linnan nt detention for juveniles in cities of the first-class. Grading streets and high-ways in boroughs. Licensing of stationery steam en gineers. Act to reform the penal law. Private property for publio park purposes. Salaries of deputies sheriffs. Regulating eloction districts. Assessment and collection of spec ial taxes. Eloction nnd appointment of road supervisors. Olllcial nowsnaner nlvortisino' in citios of second class. Erection of county buildings or bridges. Collection of costs, etc. for cipal improvement. Printing of Lexow report. Time's Healing Balm. Time, stretching out its han d in blessing, has healed the soars of war and assuaged the grief for the departed heroes, but comrades of thoso nation saviors whose tents are pitched upon the eternal camping ground on Memorial day make to blossom tho eravos of fallen sold and in respect, lovo and reverence gariand ineir memories. Kncred custom, that has made Me morial day the most hallowed of Amorican holidays, renews the testis inonial the country is glad to pay the mourned dead. Chicago Post. Memorial Day. May 80, 1807. Softly tho south wind cornea from haunta afar And hrltiRg Its charm to waiting hills and valcti, But now It is not redolent f war, OI irruwoine horrors aud heartbreaking For Peace, with her fair white uplifted WillKH, Eeitfns now unhindered east, west, north nod ftouth ; The (jreen spring turf unto the plowshare clings, And cobwebs lace the brozon cannon's mouth. No more are serried hosts In battle drawn; No moru aru brothers matched iu bloody strife. The trai, deviwtatiug war is gone, And a new era daw us to stir the life Of this great nation, to uplift tho race, To forward freedom, to enfranchise man, To give the lowliest a chance and place For each to do the very best he can. Not In the realms of undent Home and Greece, Nor iu the idyls of Utopia Can there be found or pictured status like these Or uny power of auch benignant away. But this brave laud sprang not at ouoe, full born, Nor found It heritage without a Drlce. Through battle's blaze, through toll and hate and scorn, Our great Hcpublio hud Its glorious rise. To-day we meet to honor those whose scars Anil death were giveu that freedom should not die Heroes of dark, blood red and cruel wars, Who wou for ua the llual victory. Bring from fair gardens and the mouutuiu side Flowera for their graves touched with the south wind's breath. That tiu-ir blest deeds may in our hearts abide And honor crown their sacrificial death. Fling out the flag! Let speech and must) llowl May grateful hearts pause aud the weullti of May Be brought for tribute till the whole world know The s urud import of Memorial Day. JuKL bh.vioN.
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