-JANUARY Sua'HomTMe-WolTDu- fn. Sat. T L2JL4. 5 j6JL8JLJOJl J2K5 J4J516 J7 J8 J9.20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 One Cent a Word. for Each Insertion. No adTertlsment taken for 1pm thmn IS cents. CASH mast accompany all orders. AdilreM PIKE COUNTY PRESS, MILFORD, PA. IOST. Between J Court House. Milfcml bridge and an own ihco silver watch with Bold clialu. r lnder will le re warded by leaving Mime at store of Brown & Armstrong. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of admiulstrntion upon the estate of John H. Mevcr, Into of Diugmnn town ship deceased, have bei-n grunted to the undersigned. All persons having claims against said estate will present them, and those Indebted to said decedent will please make immediate payment to John K. Olmstkd, Administrator. Dingman township, Deo. , 1. 4 DMINISTRATOK'H NOT1CK. Letters XI. of administration upon tho estate of Christian D. Meyer.lnto if Dingman town ship deceased, have been grnntcd to the un dersigned. All prisons having claims against said estate will prcst-nt them, and those indebted to said dcccdi'iu will please make immediate payment to John K. Olmsikd, Administrator. Dingman township, Dec. it, INSKi. ADMINISTRATOR S NOT1CK. Ixtters of administration upon the estate of Frederick Meyer, late of Dingman town ship deceased, have Ijeeu granted to the un dersigned. All pemms having claims against said estate will present them, atid those indebted to said dcectleut will please make immediate payment to John K. Oi.mstkd, Administrator. Dingman township, Dee. 30, 18!5. RESPA8S NoilcE-NoTireis hereby given Hint trespassing upon the property of the Forest Lake Association in Lackawaxcn town ship, Pike county, Pa., for the pur pose of hunting or fishing or any other purpose is strictly forbidden under penalty of the law. Alexander Hadden, Nov. 22, 1895. President. Trespass Notice. Notice is hereby given that tres passing on the premises of the un dersigned, situated in Dingman township, for anypurjiose whatever is strictly forbiddon, and all of fenders will be promptly prosecuted. Oct. 24, 1895. Ira B. Case. FOR SALE. A small farm located near Matamoras, known as the Hensel or Bernhardt place, containing 21 acres. Finely located, well watered. House and barn. Fruit of all kinds. Part improved. Title clear. For Terms, price, etc., address Lock box O, Milford, Pa. JO Reward. The school directors of Dingman township will pay twenty dollars for information which will lead to the detection and conviction of any person or persons committing any trespass or doing any damage to any school house or property therein in said township. By order of the board, ; ' Nov, 7, 1895. Ira B. Case, Beo. Correspondents are particularly requested to send in all news in tended for publication not later than Wednesday in each week to insure insertion. Correspondence. LEDOeOALC. (Special Correspondence tothePKKSi.) Ledqedale, Jan. 6. Thomas Duf fy and Lafe Kellam, of Paupac, Pike county, were the guests of Cliarles Kellam, New Year day Mr. Sheoly, for nviny years a re sident of Blooming Grove township, this county, is. seriously ill at the home of his son-in-law, Vincent Runyon, in this place, and little hopes are entertained of his recov ery. Dr. Gilpin is attending him, Mr. Andrew Sheeley, of Blooming Grove j William, of Hemlock Hol low ; and two daughters, have vis ited him the past week, and doing All they can to make him comforta ble. Miss Maggie Tormoy is Laving a Bevere time with a felon. - - Mrs. Jabez Simons will visit her 18 daughter, Mrs. Frank Giles, this week at Pleasant Mount, and will 8end the greater part of the win ter there. Wayne County. DINOMAN'S FERRY. (Special Correspondence to the Press.) Dinqman's Ferry, Jan. 8. Our townsmen, Martin Hatton J. B. Westbrook and J. O. Brown are all in Milford this week attending to their official duties. Mrs John Whitaker who has been very sick for sometime is slowly im proving. W. H. Layton is still confined to his room, though gaining somewhat. The cold wave has stopped our ferry though small boats can still cross. Wm. Trible has been prevented from work for the past two weeks by a sore hand. Mrs. Spackman is visiting Mrs. M. II . Jones and Mrs. Fulmer at Easton Pa. Dave Anglo the groat coon hunter of Pike is still making the anvil sing in David Gunn's blacksmith shop, too cold for coons now, Dave says. Mr. Joseph Buckley filled his ice houso yesterday. 8. 8. Snrles can be seen nightly going to play chess with Herman, and he is happy now for he has the most games to his credit. Delaware. MATAMORAS. (Special Correspondence to the Press.) Matamoras, Jan. 8. The school bell merrily rings its welcome to the scholars once again after a si lence of nearly two weeks. There are other however, who prefer lis tening to the sleigh-bells and are patiently waiting for more of the beautiful snow. Chas. 0.. Wilkin and Richard Jef fries, students of the university at Philadelphia, were home for the hol idays. They returned on Sunday to resume their studies. Matamo ras is always ready to welcome them home and will be particularly so, when they return .to us as full fledged dentists. Frank Marvin, . Jr. bade ' his friends good bye Tuesday and left Matamoras for Birmingham, Alaba ma, at which place be expects to spend the winter. Jos. Van Dyne, an engineer on the Erie road, removed, his family from this place last week to War. wick where he will make his home for the future. Mr. Van Dyne has been a resident of Matamoras for the past five years and was great ly esteemed by all who knew him. Great interest is shown in the re vival meetings now being conducted at tne Epworth M. E, church. Rev. J. F. Maschman, of Sparrow- bush, assisted the pastor at the service last evening. Miss Clara Baker, of Middletown, is visiting at the home of her uncle, Jas. Wilkin. " Ed " Bell and wife are visit ing friends in New York city. Alpha. PAUPAO. (Special Correspondence to the Press.) Paupao Jan. 9. Last Thursday morning as Miss Jacob, was coming from tho Post Office one trace of the hurueis c:ime unhitched and as she 'jot out of her wagon to fasten it, she heard a rustling in the leaves and looking around saw a large buck. It jumped over in tho road stood and looked around a moment then junqecl the fence in what is called tho " Jim field. A dog was on its track , Miss Jacob' says the deer was a beauty. On "January 7th, Miss Gertrude Pellett arrived home from Scrnn-1 ton, after having a nice visit. Her cousin, Miss Edith M. Pellett came with her. Tho snino evening wo had a Chicken Supper at .tho lmuse of H. E. Kipp. As the day proved quite stormy ninny were kept nwny, but we are proud of the result twenty three dollarss, for tho supper . Mrs. A. K. Killam kindly made a leaf year cake with a ring in it, and on the cake 1890, and on it a wreatn of evergreens, making it a very pretty ornament for the table. The cake was eut and each piece sold for ten cents. The total proceeds of the supper and cake was $25 which was given to our minister, Rev. J. Ray mond. A Reader. from another correspondent. A, Jacob returned to New York last Saturday after spending the holidays with her. father. Elsie Zimmerman was married in New York last Saturday to Mr. Her man Brown, of Hawley. They -re-, turned home Monday of this week. The snow will be welcome, if enough falls to make sleighing,, es pecially to the lumbermen who are trying to get in logs. "' ' Last week some men chopping for Atkinson on the Arisley lot 'saw a fine doe. It ran within two "rods of them, with' a dog in phrsuit. Geo. Ansley turned the dog off its track, but it persisted and chased the deer to the river. We hope it escaped finally nnhurt. Cue.1 QUICKTOWN. " (Special Correspondence to the Press QuicKTOWN, Jan. 6. Miss Ida Westbrook, a " trained nurse " of Columbia, Ga., is visiting her mother Mrs. Caroline Westbrook. The school here opened again to- No complaint of poor sleighing so far this winter. Fanners should send their address on postal to State College.Centre Co.; and get the farmer's bulletins which are free to all farmers. ;' Hog killing is about finished here. P. FROM LIVELY MATAMORAS. What the Ladles of That Vp-Klvcr Village lo In Church Work. (Special Correspondence to the PRESS ) The Ladies Christian Union of the Hope Evangelical church met at the parsonage, Dec. 27th to elect officers for the ensuing year. The officers elected are as follows : President Mrs. Theodore Flet cher. 1st Vice President Mrs. John Simpson. 2nd Vice President Mrs. Roger. Treasurer Mrs. Victor Ennis. Secretary Mrs. Martin Fisher. Assistant Secretary Mrs. Roger. Committees were appointed to visit the sick, and committees to visit the Sunday school scholars. After which the ladies hold a recep tion and tea was served. The ladies gave Mrs. John Simp son a pleasant surprise on New Year day. Mrs. Simpson was equal to the occasion and a very pleasant evening was spent. The ladies met at the residence1 of Edwin M. Kimball on Jan. 2nd for their first business meeting. They decided to hold a " Muffin Tea " at the residence of Supervisor W. XS. Van Sickle on Jan. 17th and will commence work now for the "next fair. Strtulikuri li Flush. . At a recent Bale of stocks, bonds shares of banks and other corpora tions of the Singmaster estate held at Stroudsburg last week, the prices realized and the avidity of the bid ders would indicate that there is plenty of money in our sister town Every thing went above par Value, Stroudsburg national bank stock par value $35 brought about $58 and East Stroudsburg bank stock par value $50 sold fof $98. One large lot of P, R. R., D. L. & 'W., and Thomas Iron Co. -shares, and 8,500 government fours were tureed over to the Lutheran Theological Semin ary at Mt. Airy. The total receipts of the sale were $28, 325, 40 and. sev eral lota were with drawn, EolitMt la 196. ' In the year of 1896 there will occur four eclipses, two on the sun and two on the moon. First an annular eclipse of the sun February 13, in visible to North America ; a partial eclipse of the moon February 28, in visible to North Amercia, but visible entire to Europe, Asia and Africa, and in part to Australia, the eastern extremity of South America and the Atluntie Ocean ; a total eclipse of the sun August 9, invisible to North America, with the exception of Alas ka, but visible to the Arctio regions, Eastern Europe, the northern hulf of Asia, including China and Jupun, and the western portion of the North Pacific ocean ; a partial eelijise of the moon August 22 and 23, visible en tirely to North and South America and the Sandwich Islands, and in part to the western extremities of Europe and Africa, to Eastern Aus tralia, and the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. STATE NEWS. Harrihiii'R)!, Jnn. 3. Funds nre low at the slttte tavnsurv, mid the revenues of this year will have to be dipped into to the extent of noar 1y 3,j(Jt,(K0 to make up tho defici ency of the year just ended. There is a balance of over f'J, 000,0(10 in the yvnei-nl fur.d, but tho am mnt due Philadelphia .on the personal prop erty tax returnable and to state in stitutions will almost wipa this out. The balance now is smaller by hund reds of thousands Hum it has been at Hiis period for several years, hut the state fiscal authorities think the increase of revenues on account of improved business conditions will enable them to close the year in good shape. t t t Shamokin, Pa. Jan. 1. The loco. motive ana ill teen box cars of a Northern Central freight train were tumbled into the Susquehanna river two miles below George-town, last night. Twenty other freight cars were thrown across the track and completely blocked travel. An im mense boulder, weighing several tons, had been loosened from the mountain side by Monday night's storm, and fell upon the track in front of the train. Six men went into the river with the wreck, and sustained severe injuries. The en gine was totally wrecked. t t t Harrisburo, Jan. "l . -Governor Hastings, left last night for Ashe. ville, N. C, for the benefit of his health. He has been suffering from nervous prostration for several weeks, and his condition is such that if he does not take a prol mged rest it is feared there will be serious results. He is accompained by his family physician. They will he gone three or four weeks. District Political News. . Monday's Congressional Record contains the following paragraphs, which shows that J. J. Hart was not quite so lucky as at first thought " The Speaker : The Chair desire to correct on error which was made in tho announcement of the commit tee appointments ; and ho does i with tho consent of tho pentlemen concerned. The chair intended to ap point Mr.Tracy.of Missouri its a mem her of the Committee on Military Af airs, instead of Mr. Hart of Pcnnsyl vania who is on the committee on Naval Affairs. If there bo no ob jection on the part of tho house this change will be made." There was no objection, audit was ordered ae cordin'dy. Howard Mutchler will bo a candi date for Congress from the old Tenth District next Fall, and will no doubt make it. This will give Chairman Hurrity a pain in the left vortex of tho heart, but the people want Mutchler, and the people ought to be allowed to have what they want although at all times they don't get it. Philadelphia Item. Congressman Erdman and Hart voted against the bond bill passed by the House of Representatives Saturday afternoon. To lltareua Rei Beftniit. If you wish to raise a number of new plants of Rex or other large leafed begonias, take a sharp knife and make a cut at the intersection of the veins. Then lay the leaf, veined side down, on a saucer of wet sand, place in a sunny window and keep damp. Tiny plants will form at the cuts. When an inch high they may be lifted into thumb pots. This is a very fascinating way to grow begonias.- Womankind. IS PALMER COX A PLAGIARIST Fhta Draw Sprite Lik BrwalM Fof raaefc A (a. Mr. Shaw of Stockton, CaL, make the startling; charge tbat the celebrated Palmer Cox, the man who baa always been supposed to have been the creator of the fascinating brownies, ia plagia rist ; that be baa stolen his ideas from other sources ; that the brownies were the fancy of another man 'a brain and were disporting themselves after the manner of goblins when Mr. Cox, ns Mr. Shaw elegantly pais it, "was still on spoon diet. In other words, accord log tq the etatement of this California Hawkshaw, Mr. Palmer Cnx'was but 4 years old wben the brownies were first introduced to the public It seems that one afternoon while Mr. Ehaw was rummaging over some old books in the Stockton Public library he chanced to run across a bound volume of The Illustrated Loudon News fur the year 184.1. Skimming lightly over its pages, he was somewhat taken aback when his eyes fell upon a quaint draw iiiatof one Fbiz. In this quaint draw ing the liufauients and ontliues of the celebrated Mr. Brownie plainly appear ed. Mr Shaw then proceeded to investi gate further, and succeeded in unearth lug a lot more brownies in elderly numbers of Loudon Punch. These were printed long, lnu3 ago, when Punch was a fiiuuy paper. There were swarms of brownies m them Irishmen, Indi ans, policemen, Chinamen and soldiers "all created," says Mr. bhaw, referring to the event from which all Cahforni ans reckon time, "four or five yeais be fore gold was discovered in California. Phiz ia the pseudonym for Hablut Knight Browne, fie bad been an artist on Punch for many years, and bad been the illustrator of Diokena' "Pickwick P sperm. " His incoeaa bad at ooce estab lished bia reputation as on of the first Do You Wear Thi 5 J izo ? 51-2, 6, 61-2 or 7 C width only. 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