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mmiMicss CARIIS.
H. E. Emerson, M. 0.
Physician and Surgeon.
OFFICE in Drug Store on Broad
Street.
J. H. Van Etten,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, Brown's Building,
MlLFORD, PlKK CO., PA.
John A. Kipp,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, opposite Court House,
Milford, Pike Co., Pa.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.
Fibot Prksbttrbiah ClH'RCII, Mllfunl;
Salilmth w-rriMH at IO.HO A. M. nnil T IKI I'.
M. 8llath school linmllU'l after the
morning srrvloe. Prayer niit-tliiK Wl
nmrtaj at 7.HO P. M. A oonllnl welcome
will be. it'nilil U) all. . Thimo nut at
tached to other churches are osijeelnlljr In
vited. Kkv. Thomas Nichols, Pastor.
Church or tiir Goon Piiki'HKMh, Mil
ford: Servloea Sunday at lO.HO A. M. and
1 HO p. M. Sundnv school at S MO V. M.
Week-day sorvlocs.Friday at 4.00P.M. Heats
free. All welcomo.
B. S. Lashiter, Rector.
M. K. CHURCH. Services at the M. K.
Church Suniliivi: Preaching- at 10.30 a.
m. and at 7.30 n. m. Sunday school at 2
d. iii. KDWorth leaviie at fl.46 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.HU p. in. Ulan meeting oihhiuohhi oy
Vt'm. Annie on Fridays at 7 30 p. ni. An
earnest Invitation Is extended to anyone
who mar desire to worshsp with us.
Kkv. W. B. Nsrr, Pastor.
MATAM0RAS.
HOPE EVAWiEMCAL CHURCH, Mllta
moras. Pa. Hervloo next Sunday as follows :
Preaching at 10.80 a. lu. and 7 p. in. Hun
day school p. m. Junior U. K. before
and C K. prayer mooting after the even
lug service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednewlay evening at 7.30. Heats
irev. a Duniuu nnwic . ........
Kkv. J. A. WikuAnu, Pastor.
Secret Societies.
Marouo Loixib, No. 844, P. & A. M.:
Lodge meets Wednesdays on or before
Full Moon at ths Hawktll House, Milford,
Pa. N. Kmory, Jr., Secretary, Milford.
J. H. Van Uttun, W. M., Milford, Pa.
Van Dsn Mark Lodge, No. 828, 1. O.
O. F: Meets every Thursday evening at
7.30 p. m., Itrown s uuuiung. ueo. uuu
nian, Jr., Seo'y. John h. Uourlay, N. G.
T ..... T) .. . T d 1CV? T n
O. F. Mw-ts every sewind and foiirth Fri
days In eanh month In Old fellows' Hull,
Drown building. Miss Minnie Beck, N.
It. Katie Klein, Sec'y.
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sties.
The annual election of managers
of the Milford cemetery association
will be held at the oflice of C. W.
Bull on Monday, January 0,' 1896.
.from two to three o'clock p. m.
Wiluam Mitchell, Seo'y.
Milford, Pa.. Dec. 10th, 1895.
'. A Jsisslry .
Mr. John R. Rudolph, a practical
and efficient workman is prepared
to do all kinds of repairing of
watehes, clonks and jewelry, with
neatuess and at iwuionable prices,
lis may be found at home on Brood
street. tHv him a call.
Milford January 9 W
THE LYCEUM UNOPENED.
Kindnees of Hon. Julio M. Foster
in ItB Aid.
Tttm Rooms Will 1. Opea Kirrr Kntntday
Aflernoan from t His oTloek
Some r.rtln.hl UMtlona as to rnnds
Raised for Its Support.
The rooms of the Lyceum Associa
tion have been closed for sometime,
the directors thinking it wiso to hus
band their resources for use next
summer. By the kindness of the
lion. Julio M. Foster.tbcy liave now
been put in funds so that something
can be done this winter.
On Saturday nftornoon of each
week, from one till six o'clock the
room will be oixn and warmed, under
charge of a coinix'tcnt attendiint.
During tho hours naineu the library
may be consult)l,nnd IhwiUs may be
drawn from it in accordance with
the rules of the association.
Wo learn with plotisuro that tho.se
desiring will have access to tho li
brary of the Lyceum during the
winter, and hope the opportunity
thus afforded will bo duly appre
ciated, by a liberal patronage.
There is no good reason why it
should not be so. This library con
tains many useful and interesting
books, which should bo sought for
and road.pnrticularly by tho younger
members of the village. We have
also for sometime boen rather curi
ous to learn why it was that tho
Lyceum was so short of funds. 1 If
our recollection is not at fault, and
if it is there are many who can cor
rect it.in the summer of 1891 strenu
ous effort was made to raise funds
to put tho society on a good financial
footing, and at a meeting held in
the Lyceum rooms an enthusiastic
gentleman, created two life mem
bers and promised to pay tho mem
bership fees $5 each. One of the
members so created took and hold
office, but the other, we are in
formed, repudiated the generosity
of the enthusiastic individual. The
treasurer of 'the association has no
record of any payment of those life
membership, This same sanguine,
and officious individual further
proposed a dramatic entertainment
for the benefit of the struggling as
sociation, and sot to work to secure
local and city talent to aid him
This was readily secured for it was
given out that tho proceeds of the
play was to be given to the Lyceum
Many people attended solely in the
belief that they were contributing
to a worthy object. A large audi
ence was present and a fair estimate
placed the net proceeds at not less
than (100. Tho same company un
der the same disinterested manage
ment went to Port Jervis and there
gave an entertainment, advertised
to be for the same purpose, which
was likewise generously attended.
No accounting for the proceeds of
these exhibitions has ever boen
made to any official of the Lyceum,
and not one penny of the money, a
great part of which was certainly
obtained by tho representations
made as to the object for which it
was being raised, has ever been
paid over to its treasurer. What
terms polite society might apply to
such methods we do not know, but
in legal phraseology, there can xj
no question but that they would be
characterized as obtaining money
under false pretenses, and then em
bezzling it. This is plain Anglo
Saxon, but we think wholly justifia
ble under the circumstances, and
certainly exculpates tho Lyceum of
ficials from any suspicion that they
have been in any wise injudicious
in their expenditures. The public
should give support to a reading
room, and it would be an adjunct to
both the churches and schools, if
one were properly maintained and
patronized. Why cannot this be
done ? There are certainly people
enough in the village able, why
should they not be willing to emu
late the creditable example of the
gentleman through whose generos
ity the Lyceum is enabled to open
its doors during tins winter.
We will be glad to afford space in
our columns for a pubho discussion
Of this important matter.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Elizabeth Leo and John P. Leo to
Frederick Kesling, deed dated Dec.
115, 1HU5. Lots in Matamoros Nos.
Idound 155. Con, $1 Ent'd Jan. 3rd,
John Meyer to John J. Robson,
dated Dec. 31, 1895. Lots in Mata
moras Nos. 67. Con. t'-'OO. Ent'd
Jan. 3rd.
A. D. Brown, trustee, estate of
Christian Ott, deceased, to Charles
Ott, deed dated Dec. 23rd. Land in
Delaware, 80 acres. Con. 11.500.
Ent'd Jan, 7.
John C, Westbrook, et. ux. to
Wesley and Milton D. Price, dated
Dec. 10, 1895. Land in Greene, 439
acres. Con. $878. Ent'd Jan. 8.
Lizzie R. Morford to John C.
Wallace, dated Aug. 15. Land in
Dingman township, 5 perches. Con.
110. Ent'd Jan. 8.
COUNTY NOTES.
Sheriff H. I. Cortright has ap.
pointed Qoorge Gregory doputy
sheriff and L. B. Hissam keeper of
the jail.
The county commissioners reap
pointed Qeo.Swepenizer clerk of the
board.
By resolution of two of lhe com
missioners the compensation of the
eounty treasurer was fixed at 2 on
all moneys received and 2 on all
paid out.
The county commissioners ap
pointed C. W. Bull, Esq. solicitor at
a salary of $75 per year.
(i. A.Sweponizer appointed by the
court auditor to audit the accounts
of Prothonotary, and Recorder
Westbrook finds that 207 judgments
were entered during tho past year
and 23 writs issued, 29 letters of
administration granted, 318 deeds
and 1(11 mortgages recorded.
Journalistic.
People who have taken, and read
tho Orange County Fanner will be
surprised and gratified to soe the
new form and stylo that paper has
taken as the New York Fanner,
Horticulturist and Dairyman. It is
a neat well printed sheet, replete
with interesting matter, and cannot
fail to be of great aid to those sivk
ing advice and information concer
ing agricultural matters. The first
page is adorned with portraits of the
owners and editors of the Farmer
and also of its home, and on the
fourth its press rooms are shown.
Its editor in chief, Mr. E. O. Fowler,
is too-well known as an authority on
horticulture to need a word of com
mendation, while Mr. W. T. Doty
as managing editor is an able and
forceful writer. The Farmer should
be in the hands of every tiller of
the soil or grower of fruits, and no
doubt will meet with the success
which its enterprise and merit de
serves.
COUNTY, TA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 18.
STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Superintendent of Publio Intruo
tiori Scb.aefTer'8 Report.
Ths WWom nf Che Lrchriatars oSJ'suae.
.tfoa Pralwd Mr. SehicnVr Is Mot la
' aytfiprtthr with t'nlform Ktamlnatlon
roll Report, e.
Dr. Nathan C. Behteffer, Superin
tendent of Public Instruction of this
state in his annual rojiort for tho
school year ending Juno 3rd, 1895, i
first calls attention to the wisdom of
tho Legislature in not reducing the
appropiation to the public schools
for the two years commencing on
the first Monday of Juno 1895. He
says that although the annual a
mount has reached the magnificent
sum of five and one half millions
dollars, it docs not cover one third
of tho exjienditures for the public
instruction. lie also praises the
Legislature for its generous liberali
ty in aiding our higher institutions
of learning. He does not express
himself as in sympathy with the
clamor for uniform examinations
throughout tlie entire state. lie
says to do this or to make it des
irable it would be necessary to legis
late that children must be born, un
iform, that their environment shall
be made uniform, and (hat the call
ings to which they a;v iUted shall be
uniform. He approves the act for
tho establishment of free public li
braries in tho several school des
triets, and thinks it may result in
great good. He says tho moral ef
fect of tho compulsory school law
has been salutary in causing more
pupils to attend who would other
wise have absented themselves.
Good results he exiM-cts will follow
from the recent legislation designed
to prevent tho spread of couta.iotn
deseasos, and to improve the sani
tary condition of the school houses
and surroundings. Ho says that in
the counties like Berks, Lebanon,
Lehigh and Northampton, a very
large population still use in their
houses the vernacular of their fore
fathers, and he thinks that in these
sections, the study of English and
its use on the play-ground should be
insisted on as one of the chief essen
tials of the school curriculum, and
in this connection he mentions what
a pupil should above all others things
acquire at school,
1. The ordinary school virtues.
2. The English language includ
ing the power to think and to express
thought both in script and speech.
3. A taste for good reading and
the power to use books aright.
4. A knowledge of business
forms and the ability to perform the
calculations required in barter and
trade.
5. Sufficient knowledge of hy
giene to observe the laws of health.
8, Enough geography and history
to see the relation of good govcr
ment to the welfare of the people.
7. A willingness to make sacri
fices in the cause of right and truth
and in the interest of humanity at
home and abroad.
We have now thirteen state nor
mal schools, each with ample build
ings, and a corps of instructors
numbering from eleven to forty,
ind an annual attendance of several
hundred making an .aggregate of
over five thousand students who arc
preparing to teach.
In speaking of county superintend
ents, he says u good superintendent
earns many times his salary, and a
poor one is. too dear at any price.
The Cgrnphiiiter Indians in Wurren
county luive a school for which an
annual' appropriation of three hund
red dollars is made. It is attended
by eighteen Indians and six white
children, belonging to families who
have rented lauds on the reserva
tion. The present teacher of this
lost remnant of the red man in Penn
sylvania is Miss Gay Phillips.
The number of school teachers in
the State is 26,0b8 : schools, 25,34 ;
male teachers, 8,62 ; female, 17,4i50.
Average, salary of male teachers
per month, $44.52 ; female teachers,
138:34. Number of pupils 1,070,012
and the total expenditures, KVJ'J-',
851,1. The report shows an in
crease of nearly 30,000 in' the num.
her of pupils, nd an increase of
over $5.00 per month" in the salary
of f(fmale teachers.
Tho doctor says the children of
the commonwealth owe a debt of prow
found gratitude! to the editors of the
Irading daily and weekly papers, for
their assistance hi arousing" tne
public to the need of better school
housos.longor terms, higher salaries
and more efficient instruction. .
OBITUARY.
JUDOE HENRY A. MOORR.
The older residents of Milford will
romembor the genial face and cor
dial manner of Judge Moore who
perhaps twenty-five years ago began
visiting Milford, stopping at the
iSawkill House, for several years in
succession. Latterly his visits have
been mure infrequent, and of shorter
duration, and ho has made the Hotel
Fauchero his abode while here. He
lias held the position of Judge of the
Uomm m Pleai and S.ssi nn Court
in Brooklyn for ni ro than a score
if years, and was esteemed an able
;ind upright Judge, nnd asa pleasant
i'i 1 s I 'i.il gentleni in. His recent
demise in Urookli'n will cause a pang
of sorrow to those here who knew
him. .His ago was about 70 years.
Surviving are a widow and three
sons.
( II.Mil.KS WOOD JACKSON.
Charles Wood Jackson, who for
several summers visited hcre,board
ing with Mrs. Andrews, died sud
denly Sunday last at Abilene, Texas.
Ho was a lawyer, a member of the
stock exchange and a prominent ma
son. His age was 58 years. He is
survived by a widow nnd two sons,
one of whom had just sailed for Eu
rojie, to visited President Arthur's
sons in l'aris,
A 3jy In ths Photograph Business.
When photographer J.A.Myers
went to his studio in this borough,
Wednesday morning he found a
' slate of things " not to his satisfac
tion. Several valuable lens and
other articles were missing. The
front door was open showing that
entrance had been effected by fitting
a key to its lock. Suspecting a
young lad about seventeen years
old from the fact that he had been
loitering about the room the preced
ing day, Mr. Myers procured a
search warrant and with Constable
Hermann proceeded to the bouse of
Mrs. Charles Wirtz, There a care
ful search was instituted wnich re
sulted in finding nearly all the stolen
property hidden under a floor board
in the attic. On making enquiry of
Mrs. Wirtz, she informed the offi
cer that her son Willie Wirtz, who
was the suspected person, was up
at John Lauers. He was found there
by the Constable and brought to
Milford and lodged in jtil, M. Myer
was fortunate in securing his goods,
which amounted in value to over six
ty dollars. Young Wirt was taken
before Esquire Cortright on Thurs
day morning and in default of $100
bail was re-committed to jail.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The largest steel arch' bridge, in
the world is to bo built, at Niagara
Falls. The arch' will W 850 feet
long, and the stone work is to lie, be
gun this fall. The contract for the
steel will be filled this winter,, so
that tho whole structure Citn be
completed this year. The bridge is
to be constructed from tho plans of
Mr. C. C. Buck, who is also chief
engineer of the Eust River bridge.
Exchange.
The numlier of postage stamps
that are used every day by the peo
ple of the United Stutes is estimated
at $12,000,000.
Earl Sherwood, of Honesdale has
invented and iwtented an ingenious
device to save people from becoming
trolley victims. This contrivance is
described as exceedingly simple, au
tomatic in operation, easily shifted
from one end of the car to the other,
and, when in collision with a person
or any shnikir obstacle, it drops to
tho ground and picks up the obj.-ct
in a wire netting, thus preventing
contract with tho wheels. He has
nanujit ' Tho Defender. " Indep.
endent.
PERSONAL.
The post holiday exedus of young
people has taken place, and Milford
has again assumed its wonted air of
repose. Mis-i Bertha Vv'illiams'on re
turned to Ihanchville, New Jersey,
for the winter, Miss Dorothy Wolf
to her homo in New York ;. the
Misses Li ki and Bessie Van Etten,
John Van Etten, Theodore Baker
and Frank Cross to their duties alt
Nyack ; George It. Bull, Misses
Bonnie Cross, Linda Klaerand Katie
Bixk to Blair Hall; Walter Angle
to Hackcttstown ; Fred Klaer to
Goshen, Miss Helen R. Biddis to
Washington, D. C, Fraloy Baker
to Holxikcn N. J., Emilo Bergot to
Baltimore, Md., and W. A. H.
Mitchell to the New York law school.
Miss Annie Baker will soon go to
New York with Miss Lucy Kent, for
a visit anion;' friend and relatives.
Miss iiei'i.ia Williamson gave on
New Year rive, a Boston tea party to
t.ios w.io a! tended the Y. P. S. !.
c i.iveo.i i,i held at B is ton last
sa.mii . I ,ie reiivshinents con
sisted if ii i'i -1 !i.miu, br.wn bread,
p im.ikei ; and d in diii!its. Kill
ers ill's piiil is.iphy furnished the
mental p lo.iluni, and Puritanism
the jiropri,-; ies of the occasion.
Mr. Uene llollfus, the art;.;., who
was f .r s i.iieti.iie a resid-'ut of this
place, is di nuiciled at ( 'lisson, France.
Miss Happy Van Wyck, after
siK'iuling the holidays here has re
turned to school at Washington.
Mr. Martin Ilatton, Mr. John
Marsch nnd Mr. O. J. Gebhardt,
county auditors are wrestling with
the settlement of the county finan
ces this week. C. P. Mott is clerk.
Mr. Jacob O. Brown nnd Lewis
Chattillon with sheriff H. I. Cort
right have been engaged in filling
ihe jury wheel and drawing a
panel of grand and traverse jurors
for the Aair. h term of court. Fx.
Sheriff I). i. Newman is their dork.
Mr. Ma.wc!l Ti.'iiiK.r, ice British
consul at ,V ,v V nv:,ha -. i..-eii spend
ing a few l.i;, . iii .l;ii. ml.
Mr. M.ii i hi.:s ( iiai I liioii, an aged
resident of iJo. ;:n.m township is in
very feeble. l;.-iu: !i.
Mr. B. ( '. 1 i or i on, ho is spending
the winter itii his daughter,
Mrs. A. 1). Brown, suffered n
Stroke of par.. . ,-i ; last week. His
Vocal orga!i.iiivall'oct.ed, but other
wise, it was not severe. His con
dition however does not improve,
and his age which is nearly 85 years
does not justify hopes of recovery.
Mr. Frank Marvin, son of Mr.
Charles Marvin, of Westfall town
ship, Pike count v, Pa., started lost
Tuesday afternoon for Birmingham.
Ala., w here he exacts to pass the
winter. ,
The new sheriff, H. I. Cortright,
and Coroner Lorcnz Geiger took the
oaths of oflice Monthly Jan. 8, and
respectively assumed their duties as
county officials. Now if you don't
want to be sat upon by Mr. Geiger
refrain from committing suicide.
Mr. Charles O. Wilkin, of the
Philadelphia Dental College, left
Matanioras Monday morning on the
Orange County Express on the Erie
for Philadelphia, lie has been at
his home in Matanioras during the
In didays.
John (iouvlay has been reap
pointed janitor of the Court, House
for the c iniiig year at a salary of
$175.
'Wesley Wat son, who has been so
journ:!. iii the City of Brotherly
Love fi r tiiepat ,-ix week returned
to his home a few days ago.
We learn with regret that Hon.
D. M. Vau Auken is quite seriously
indisposed. It is to Ik; hoped that
ho may spcodidy recover.
Mr. Hudnut Operated On.
Dr. H. B. Swartwout is in receipt
of a letter Thursday from Brooklyn
stating that Rev. W. II. Hudnut,
lately of this village, was operated
on Wednesday at St. John's Hospi
tal for appendicitis. The letter fur
ther states that the dominie is re-
coveringas well a.-, could l o expected
rr t!:
iiiera: ion.
IVoph t I.) "roe, .-ays -.'aero wid be
plenty of January weutlier, three
blizzards, three sno.v storm. s and
twelve cold v.aves.
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ADVERTISING MEDIUM
in the
county.
ply for rates.
No. II.
ERIEF MENTION.'
Win. Angle, who is buying walnut
luinls'r for the U. S. (Jovennent to
lie used in the manufacture ;of gun
stocks, recently "cut rt tree on the
farm' of W.. II... Rose, in Westfall
township, which measures across the
butt wdiere it was sawed down, six
feet and a luilf. It is estimated
that the first log 18 feet long will
cut about 1500 foot of lumber. This
one troe alono will furnish stocks
enough to equip a regiment. Pike
will do her share in the next war. ' '
.The widow of the late John
Doty, who was kiiled on Kingston ,
avenne, Port Jervis, last full, by
Officer Loreanx, has through her
attorney, , John W. Lyon, filed a
claim of $25,000 against the village
for the death of her husband.
Union. .
Canada sold us during tho cal-
andar year 195 over" 2.(l(!0.000
worth of hay. This is double tho
amount sold us during the previ
ous year under the old tariff of t
per ton. The tariff now is $2 per
ton. Farmers who is hem fitted by
this reduction of the tariff.? Aro
you or the Kanuek.
Canadian horses are also cros
sing the boiih rat a liberal rate, lm.
ports for ten months lioing about
double those of a year ago. Tho
former rate was :!o specific duty, it.
is now 20 per cent ml valorem, this
leaves the rate largely to the consci
ence of the importer. Total inqHirts
for 10 months were 11,735 against,
5928 a year ngo. The tariff isa tax,
abolish it, the demtx-rats say.
At the coming elm 4 ion in Feb- ;
roary, tho number of town council
men to 1) elected in boroughs not
divided into words is seven, two for
one year, two for two years, and
three for three years, nnd the length
of time they shall serve shall lie de
signated on the ballots. The coun
cilmcn now in olliee, shall act with
those to be elected, unt il the expira
tion of their term, and after their
places ha e become vacant they shall
not again In' filled. Milford will
therefore; have nine cour.cilmen for
the. coining year. We ought to bo
well governed if numbers count for
wisdom.
An alarm of fire this week
startled our citizens. It proved to
bo the roof of a house occupied by
C. Vant'issel and owned by H.
B. Wells. A few pails full of,
water extingushed the b hie. Hie
how; company was promptly on hand
but found some of their hose frozen
full of ice. No comment is neces
sary, but it may be pertinent to en
quire whether it would not be a good
scheme for our borough fathers to
build and own a proper building in
which to keep the hose carriages and
ladder truck, one where the boys
could properly dry and repair the
hose.and keep the apparatus in good
condition. Some day such neglect
may be an expensive matter to our
town.
" H. L., " the versatile corves
pendent of the "Gazette" writes
that paer that he visited Milford
last week, and saw, ;i boy, a couplo
of (logs, and a house. Well, Well,
this reminds us of a lit tie poet ry wo
once learned the first line of which
is as follows. Pussycat, pussy cat,
where have you lieou etc.
Tho Lehman township corres
pondent of the Dispatch "A. W. H."
has just adjusted his goggles and
now sees things. Good times and
prosperity. Factories and mills
starting, public works booming,
prices advancing, wages increased,
public confidence restored, wheels
of industry humming. Hon. J. J.
Hart on two important committees,
tho eyes of the country on the Dem
ocratic party, and Pike a voice in
the halls at Washington. Though
long silent she is now to the front
to stay. Gee, whiz, bang, boom,
sizzle! A(h) W(hat) n(allucinn
tion). Revival Meetings in Mattmoras.
Revival services were held ill the
Ep worth M. E. Church every even
ing this week. Ail interesting time
was had and the attendance wa.4
large.
The New York Sun, says Ex-President
Harrison will soon wed Mis,
Iiimniii'k.