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PIKE COUNTY PRESS.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT
M1LFOHD, PA.
J. H. Van Etten, Editor.
Terms One ilolliir mill fifty cent
a year in advance.
Bisoi.e Conrs, Fivk Cents.
VOL. 1
Ill S1NKSS CARDS.
H. E. Emerson, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
OFFICE in Drug Store on Broad
Street.
J. H. Van Etten,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, Brown's Building,
Milford, Pike Co., Pa.
John A. Kipp,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, opposite Court House,
Milford, Pike Co., Pa.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.
First I'hesbytkiiian Clinton, Milfonl;
Salilmth services lit lif.WI A. M. and 7.:t( I'.
M. Sabbath sclnsil linitifiliiitfly after the
inoriiinu; service. Prayer ini'rliiiK Wiil
ncsilav at 7.WI P. M. A cnnlial welcome
will liy cxtchdiHl to nil. Those not at
tached to other churches an- especially in
vited. Kbv. Thomas Nichols, Pastor.
Church of thk (Joon Siii-pmkkii, Mll
0'il: Services Sunday at 10.:W A. M. and
7..W P. M. Sundav school at 2.:to P. M.
AVeck-day srrviccs.'h'rldny at LUOr.M. Scats
five.
All welcome.
B. S. Lassitkh, Hector.
M. E. Ciirni'H. Services at the M. K.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 1U.30 a.
m. and at 7.1X1 p. in. Sunday school at 2
p. in. Kpworth league at (1.45 p. in.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.!t0 p. 111. 'Class mivtitiff conducted by
Win. Aniilc on Fridays at 7.) p. m. An
earnest invitation is extended to anyone
Who may desire to worshsp with lis.
Kev. W. H. Skvv, Pastor.
MATAMORAS.
F.pworth M. K. Ciiunr.il, Matainoras.
Pervices every Siihlmth at 10.: I a. in. and
7 p. in. Sabbath sclasil at a 30. C. K
lini'tinK Monday eveiilnR at 7.:!0. Prayer
iiiii'linK Wednesday evening at 7.M.
Kvervono welc'oine.
Kev. F. L. Hounds, Pastor.
llorE Evanoki.ical Church, Mata
niorns. Pa. Serviws next Sunday a follows:
Preaching at 10.JO . m. and 7 p. m. Sun
day school at 11 p. in. Junior C. K. licfore
u'd C. K. pni.wr meeting after th even
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.:Xt. Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
Kev. J. A. Wieuanu, Pastor.
Secret Societies.
Mn.Foitn LoixiP., No. 344, F. & A. M.:
LiMlgu meets Winlnesdays on or iK'foro
Full Moon at the Sawkill House, Milford,
Va. N. Kmery, Jr., Secretary, Milford.
J. H. Van Ktteu, W. M., Milford, Pa.
Vak I)E Mark Loimie, No. SHS. I. O.
O. F: Meets every Thursday evening at
7.30 p. ni., Hrown's Building. Uw. Dau
man, Jr., Sec'y. John L. (iourlay, N. U.
Prupencr Rebekah Loiior, 1!I7, I. O.
O. F. Meets every second and fourth Fri
day In each month in Odd Fellows' Hall,
Brown's building. Miss Minnie Beck, N.
ii. Kiltie Klein, Sec'y.
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A Minuter Will Hive Rest.
Kev. Charles Boattio, of the Sec.
oud Presbyterian church of Middle,
town, who a few Subbatlis since suf
fered a hqise of memory when about
to begin the evening service, has
been votod a throe weeks' vacation
bv the session of his church, and
given a purse of over 1100. JJe noods
rest and will go to the wnisule.
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PllILAliKLNlI.VS BIG FIRE
Tho Greatest That Occurred in
Many Years. .
Itaptlnt rulillinllon nntl IliuM'ltllie ItnllH-
llitfft l'niiiiletfly IICj'rnTi! -tjs Wtnr
Than Sl.noo.ooo Eleven of the Fire
Department lnjnrril.
FHTI.AbF.I.umA, Fell. 8. Chestnut street
above Hmnd was visited by one of tbo
fiercest fires tills city has known for years.
The big seven story bulldingof Charles H.
Haseltine, 1410 and 14 18 Chestnut street,
and the adjoining five story structure of
the American Baptist Publication society
and the American Baptist Historical io
clety, 14211, wero totally destroyed. The
buildings damaged by fire nnd water and
fulling walls were tho four story dry goods
houso of Hunter, I'bnntllller & Co., 1113
and 1414; the dwelling houso at 1422,
owned by the Wlstar estate, i'id tho Hotel
Lafayette, at Bread and Sansoni streets.
On either slue of tho main entrance TO
tho Hiiezltino building wero the piano
warerooms of llallett & Davis, nt 141(1.
and of Steinway & Co., nt 1418. Tho two
Baptist societies lost large and valuable
collections of paintings, hooks and eurlos.
An Hfitlniato of the losses places tho ag
gregate nt close to 2, 00(1,0(10. It is thought
that this is almost fully covered by Insur
ance. There were about 250 guests In the La
fayette hotel, which Is In the rear of the
destroyed buildings. Among these were
Porter King, muyor of Atlanta and tho
others of his party who escorted the Lib
erty bell home. They aro Albert Howell,
T. B. Neal, W. H. Block, John F. Kyan,
W. L. Culberson, V. A. Hemphill, A. I).
Adair, W. K. Dumnoek, M. L. Taburt, .1.
Daniel and P. H. Harralson.
Olga Ncthersole, the actress, and Louis
F. Ncthersole and Madge Meadows and
Maud Clayton of her company were also
guests of the Lafayette. While there was
considerable confusion In the hotel most
of the guests, barring a few fainting wom
en, kept cool heads, and all wero removed
In snfety.
The Haseltine building wns valued at
JWIO.OOO and was fully Insured. It was
erected In 18SS, and tho first two floors
wore fireproof. The loss on paintings on
tho second floor is botween tHOO.OOO and
t (no. (ion; uninsured. Among those de
stroyed were two by Q. H. Selous, valued
at i;in,ouo each; one by Roberts Fleury,
Talued at 10.000. There wero D oflloes
In tho building, occupied mainly by art
ists, lawyers and dentists. Dm. Kdwards
and Curry, dentists, on the third floor,
lost a collection of South American ourios
valued at (10,001); partly insured. Other
tenants lost sums ranging from (50 to
l,ooo.
The Baptist Publication hulldlng and
stock wero valued nt 1400,000; Insured.
The Baptist Historical society lost 10,000
volumes, valued at 1200,000, which were
Insured for t2fi,000.
Dr. Wayland, the eminent divine, nlso
lost a valuable private library, on which
there was no insurance, and Dr. T. C.
Stclmnyer lost 4,000.
1 ho loss on the Lafayette hotel Is esti
mated at (100,000. Homer, Ibnutllller
& Co. 'a loss Is (75,000. The tenants of
the Publication society's building lose
about (25,000.
Kight or nlno firemen were Injured by
falling bricks, but none of thein were dan
gerously hurt. Frank II lues of Pittsburg,
a guest at tho Lnfayctto hotel, in descend
ing tho stairs, tripjHHl and fell and broke
his arm and several ribs. These were the
only casualties.
STATE NEWS.
The report on " Vital Statistics "
for tho state shows that tho death
rate for tho past year was 21,20 ier
1000, or one to each 47 living per
sons, lno total numlier tor twelve
months was 23.6S2. The number
of births for the samo period was
30,737, and the number of marriages
was 8,210.
There was ono deith of a person
over 110, and ton of those who wero
over 100 years. Tho greatest mor
tality oceurod during the month of
May. 14,400 deaths wero of children
under ten years of ago. Consuinp
ton of the lungs earned off the larg
est numbor.
Tho largest verdict ovor given by
a jury in .Lackawanna county
against a company for damagos re
sulting from a railroad accident, was
rendered Feb. 3. The plaintiff D. G
Jones sued tho Delaware Hudson
Company for injuries received while
crossing its trucks, at a point where
a train of cars on a siding prevented
his seeing tho approaching train.
Ilis companion Mr. Hughes was
killed and ho was injured for life.
Tho jury gave him IU750.
Governor Hastings and party ar
rived in Harrisburg last week from
their trip. Tho governor has wholly
regained his health.
Rev, John Retullic is living in
Delaware township halo and hearty
at 95 yejirs. Fot more than a gen
eration ho was accustomed to preach
in tho surrounding school houses,
and there are few if any of the
grown people in that section who
luive not heard the kindly and af
fectionate words of Dominie Retai
ls. ',..lliitir t.t fi.lbttir i,i tit. l.tf.,i
way.
M1LF0RD, TIKE
OUR NEIGHBOR THE GAZETTE.
It miill'lted a Lena; letter From arihe
County Demorrat.
The Port Jervis Gazette, of this
week publishes n long letter from "A
Pike County Democrat " presuma
bly in reply to, or in: refutation of,
statements made by a correspondent
to that paper in a communication
published on Jan. 21.
If we remember aright it was Hie
Gnwtto which first began to unmer
cifully criticize the Pike County
commissioners for their action in the
"Twist case,1.' and that paper, which
through this correspondent puffs its
circulation in this county, was the
first- to uncover the penury, and nar
row mindedness of the Pike commis
sioners. A cliange seems to have come
over the spirit of the dreams of its
correspondents,and these same com
missioners are now lauded for their
economy, lilierality and various other
things, while incidentally condoling
with that underpaid and hard worked
official County Treasurer Westbrook.
We have no desire to interfere in
this mottor at present. Wo hope
the esteemed Gazette will keep these
Kilkenny cats at it. If it is not a
cleverly arranged scheme to aid the
circulation of tho Gazette in this
county, then it may be that when
rogues fall out honest men may get
their dues.
Mist Hornbech Restored to Her Duty.
Miss Estey Hornbeck, of Monta
gue.N. J.,who wns Intely tried by the
school board, and dismissed, because
of her alleged inability to maintain
order, npponled to County Superin
tendent Hill, who ordered a relienr
ing which wns held Jan. 28th, at
which he wns present. Mr. Hill took
t he evidence, and will render a de
cision Inter.
Miss Hornbeck has since received
the following letter which looks like
a not guilty, but don't do it agnin
sort of a verdict.
Office of County ) Andover, '
Superintendent. Jan. 30, 1896.
Cyesta Hornbeck ; Upon inves
tigation I boliove that your .dismis
sal as toncher, by the Board of Edu
cation, of Snndyston township, wns
not justifiable, and I have so docidod.
This action restores your contract,
but leaves the board free to permit
you to teach or not.
Luther Hill,
County Superintendent.
Eist Stroudtburf Normal School.
The Normal School at East Strouds
burg, is a larger institution than
many of our citizens realize. When
the school is about full there are over
four hundred nnd twenty five peo
ple in the building. To feed the en
tire lot during a school term it takes
about twenty tons of beef, ten tons
of flour, thirty thousand quarts of
milk, two thousand noun ds of but
ter, two thousand dozen of eggs,one
thousand tons of coal and over one
thousand bushels of potatoes. A
largo number of chickens and tur
keys are also consumed during the
term. Tho students are given the
most careful attention. Jefferson
ion. An Act to Prohibit tho Silt of Clf trott to
Minor.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania in General Assembly met.and
it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same : That, if any person or
persons sliall sell cigarettes to any
person or persons under the age of
sixteen years, he or she so offending
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.and
upon conviction thereof shall be sen
fenced to pay a fine of not more than
three hundred dollars.
Approved May 7th,1889.
James A. Beaver.
Is this act complied with in Mil
ford?
Funeral of Mr. Cbittilloa.
The funeral, of Mr. Chattillon,
who died last week was held from
his late residence in Dingman town
ship Jun. 31, and was largely at
tended by his neighbors. The ser
mon was preached by Rev. Mr. Las-
siter, of this place. The pall bearers
were John W. Kusby, Ira B. Case,
Jaa. Conwell, Chas D. Huffman,
Louis Dulloz and Geo. B. Quinn
Interment in the Milford Cemetey
COUXTY, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 189C.
SHOT A WILD CAT.
Seqnel of a trap Year Party at Calll
eoon. A dispatch dated nt Callicoon
states that Kittie Cnrr ecortl
Frank Lnpton to a leap year rjnrty
on Monday evening last. On'tlie re
turn a wild cat was heard. The
brave girl drove to her home.secured
her father's rifle nnd invited her
companion to accompany her buck
to the ravine and kill the cat. lie
urged her not to attempt so rash nn
net, but Mr. Lnpton 's protestations
were in vain. Presently the cries
of the wild cnt were heard louder
tlinn before,and then a pair of glassy
eyes were visible between the rocks.
Miss Carr, who had quietly crept
down from the wagon, fired, and
the animal rolled down tho incline,
dead.
The wild cat was one of the largest
ever shot in Sullivan covnty, and
Miss Carr will have the skin mounted
and keep it as a memento Union.
MAIL FOR COUNTRY TOWNS.
Sperry's Hill to Provide Free Delivery to
Be Reported with Amendments.
Washington, Feb. 3. The Post
Office Committee of tho House hns
agreed to report with some amend
ments Representative Sperry's bill
to provide for delivery of letters in
towns and other places where no free
delivery exists.
Whenever not less than twenty
persons who receive their mail mat
ters through the same post office
petition the postmaster at such office
to do so, ho is to appoint carriers to
deliver to and collect the mail from
such persons. The carriers are to re
ceive from tho persons to whom the
mail is delivered n compensation
agreed on, nnd, if no ageement is
made, they may demand not exceed
ing one cent for each letter. They
are to receive no other compensation.
Tom Quick'! Sleeve Bultont.
Benjamin Vannoy, Jacob Marsh
and Joseph M. Back are boring a
big hole, in the mountain in West-
fall township bnck of Jas. Cum
mins. They think the rocks bear
traces of silver,and that by delving
they will find a vein. There lias al
ways been a rumor that Tom Quick
wore a pair of silver sleeve buttons
which were supposed to bo made
from ore obtained somewhere in this
vicinity. The silver sleeve buttons
which Muskwink the Indian whom
Tom Quick killed, who had assisted
in murding Tom's father, and had
the elder Quick's silver sleeve but
tons in his possession were of Eng
lish manufacture.nnd about ns large
as ten cent pieces.
To Summer Boarding Houso Keepers.
All summer boarding-house keep
ers who wish favorable mention in
the Erie Summer Homes Book for
1896 will please call at or address
Erie ticket office, Port Jervis, and
get blanks to be filled out and re
turned on or before February 8th.
All those whose names appeared in
the book of 1895 will have bhums
mailed to them.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Mary Wolf and others to Alice
Burrus, dated Jan. 26, 1896. Land
in Greene township, 6 acres, con.
$1000:Ent'dFeb. 3rd.
George L. Blitz, et. ux. to Christ
ian F. Blitz, dated Dec, 20, 1895.
Land in Greene 160 acres. Con. ISO
Ent'dFeb. 4.
Edward A: F razor, to John F.
Henry, dated Jun. 18. 1889. Land
in Porter 610 acres. Con. 3000
Ent'd Feb. 4.
William B. Henry, et. ux. ct. al.
to L. Delphine Heury, dated Dec.
20 1895. Land in Porter 611 acres.
Con. 1 etc. Ent'd Feb 4.
list of Unclaimed letters.
Unclaimed letters remaining ill
the postoflice at Milford, Pike Co.,
Pa., for the month ending Janu
ary 31, 1896 :
Ladies Mary A. Flanigan,
Gkntlkmkn -John Herring, Wm.
A. Watson, I. E. Toomey, Edward
Thomas, W, B. Manstellor.
Persons claiming the above will
please say " Advertised " and give
date of this list.
Jas. S. Gale, P. M.
THE COUNTY STATEMENT.
The Reason Why It Does Not Appear In
the "Press " This Week la Kxplalnert
by the Following Minute on the Book
of the C'onnty Commissioners.
"January 29, 1896, Commissioners
meet, in full board.
" On motion of Wallace Newman
it was decided to publish the an
nual county statement of receipts
nnd expenditures in the Milford Dis
patch. Newmnn nnd Heller in tho nf
firmative." A. S. Dingmnn favored the print
ing of said statement in both the
Milford Dispatch nnd Pike County
Prf.ss.
The readers of the Prkss, in the
opinion of the two commissioners
nre not entitled to any consideration
or information. If they wnnt to
know about the county matters
they must take the Dispatch. The
Republicans of this county, jy no
share of the taxes nnd never hnve,
nnd it is preposterous nnd nbsurd
for them to presume that Democra
tic county officials will show them
any considerntion. The Democratic
newsimpor in this county for seventy
years has had a monopoly of county
patronnge. There has never been a
word of fault found with its charges
or any intimation that the county
advertising cost too much, until
now that a Republican paper has
started.
It has suddenly occurred to the
commissioners that they can reduce
expenses by refusing to publish the
county statement in more than one
newspaper which is a literal com
pliance with the act of 1834, and by
refusing to pay for the publication
of the Court proclamation, Trial or
Jury list in either paper although
the rules of court say the trial and
argument lists shall be published for
three successive weeks in two news
papers published at the county seat.
For seventy years they have been
published and jr by the county
why this sr
tic policy?
tion that I
the state w.
statement, t.
trial, argumt
uinge in Domocra
, venture the asser
ts the only county in
tho Annual County
ourt proclamation,
and jury lists are
not published lu at least two news
papers, but then too Pike is the only
county in the state winch lias a
Newman and a Heller for commis
sioners. We sliall in our next issue publish
such a synopsis (free of charge) as
will give all our readers a fair and
comprehensive knowledge of the
County statement.
Mlford Borough.
DKMOCRARIG NOMINATIONS.
Town Council 3yrs. Frank Schorr
W. Jr. Uhol, John U. Beck.
Town Council 2 yrs. N. Emery,
vvm. MecK.
Town Council 1 yr. Geo. E. Hor
ton, Wm. Aimer.
High Constables Maurice Steele,
Ben F. Bennett.
Justice of Peace Joseph C. Cham
berlain. Judge of Election Warren F. Choi
Inspector Frank Rudolph.
Overseer of the Poor A. A. Van
Auken.
Auditor Jacob Kluer.
School Directors Dunham Gre
gory, Geo. A. Frieh.
School Auditor Lafayette Latti-
more.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Town Council 3 yrs Abram D.
Brown, William Struble and John
H. Ryder.
Council 2 yrs Geo. Mitchell and
JohnC. Warner.
Town Council 1 yr Paul N. Bour-
ninue and James Mollineaux.
High Constable Arthur B. Mc-
Carty.
Constable George Smith.
Justice of the Peace William
Anglo.
Judge of Election Milton Arm
strong. Inspector of Election Frank B
Thrall.
Overseer of the Poor John De-
trick.
. . Auditor E. Warner.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RE
PUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
C. O. Armstrong, William S. By
man. Auditor 3 yrs. A. T. Soeley.
Candlemas day was last Sunday
Feb. 2. The groundhogs, and bears
could see their shadows, if they had
sufficient ambition to come out, and
according to the old saw, they would
go liack again for a six weeks snooze.
M
PHONOGRAPH CONCERT.
Ilon't Fail to Attend ttie I'liotiuKt-uph ion-
cert In Ill-own'-, li , TucMitn.v Kvenlng,
Feb. I Nth.
Under fli" :in ;iii:-(' iof the Ejiwovth
League tif the M. E. Church, (len-
cral niliiiW-io'.i. '.'.'i cents; rest rvi-rt
seats, 35 cents; children under 12
years, 15 cents.
No CMr-tnhes used. The sounds
re-produced are lmd cnoiiL'h to en
tertain an audience of over three
thousand people at one time.
The programme will include (lil-
more s humous Bund, selections
played by the great United States
Marine Bund, of Washington, I). ('.,
Baldwin's Cadet Bund of Boston.
Jules Levy and Walton Emerson,
the world renowned cornetists. Also
some of the greatest singers in the
world.
Mr. Lyman II. Howe, the mana
ger brings the most flattering testi
monials of the success of this won
derful instrument, in pleasing the
audience.
OBITUARY.
n:s. i.vniA KKint.
Lydia, wife of Mr. Comegys Kerr,
died at her home on the Clove road
Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, of
heart failure.
She was 71 y.-n-s of age. Her
homo for manv wars was in Port
Jervis, but about fourteen years ago
she removed wih her family to the
farm on the ( love road, where sh
has since resided. She was an ex
cellent womun and was highly es
teemed bv all who knew her.
She is su r v i ved by her husband
and two sons. Fred at home and
Frank, of Newark, and the follow
ing brother. and sisters ; Mrs. Susan
Kimble, of Port Jervis ; Mrs. .Tune
Kerr, of Alexander, Ark. ; and Mary,
Julia, and Andrew Hopkins, of Mon
roe, Sussex Co., X. J.
Her funeral took place Thursday,
at 1.30 o'clock at her home.
PERSONAL.
Miss Bertha Kleinliinis has gone to
New York for an extended visit
among friends and relatives.
C. W, Bull, Esq., made a business
trip to the metropolis last week.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Ryder, of Mil
ford, visited Mr, ar.d Mrs. Will Ry
der, of Pond Eddy, last Sunday.
Mr. Nathan Emery received a few
days ago a photograph, of his son
Harry B. Emery from some place
in Mexico. The post mark wns not
distinct and there was nothing by
which his exact whereabouts could
be determined. Accompanying the
photograph were several curds con
taining specimens of feather work.
They represent figures of girls, boys
and men, and are beautifully fin
ished, and really works of art.
Miss Mima Bull is making a leng
thy visit among relatives in New
Jersey.
Mrs. Hunnuli Steele, of this place,
met with nn accident at her home
last Saturday. While in tho act of
stepping off the back piazza sho
slipped and fell, seriously spraining
her knee. Her age is 75 years. Un
der Dr. Wenner's euro she is im
proving.
Mrs. JohnC. Wats m, of this place.
whohtis b.ien visiting her m ther in
Dover, N. J., returned home Mon
thly. Mr. Harry Coase and sister, Miss
Florence, of Jersey city, visited last
week Mrs Carrie W. Wilkes in Port
Jervis.
Mrs. Conwell, died at her home in
Dingman township, February 1th.
She was the wife of James Conwell
a retired policeman of the New York
force.
Messrs George Geycr and ex
Sheriff F. A. Kesslcr, of Mutamorus,
wero in town Wednesday.
A numerous remark by Dr. S. II.
Tullcott.of theMiddletown Asylum,
to the effect that " early rising pro
duced insanity " has been widely
copied, and it is astonishing how the
idea agrees wilh tho feelings of most
people. The doctor said it as a joke,
but it has been turned into an apho
rism. Tho greatest of faults is to be con
scious of none. Carlylo.
The
PRESS
is the best
ADVERTISING MEDIUM
in the
county.
Apply for rates.
No. 1.",
HYMENEAL.
wii.i.ia vs-r.KNsi-:i.i.
A large ami fa;-hionuble wedding
was celebrated la-t week at the St.
Mary's Memorial Protestant Episco
pal chni'"h in V.'eyne Pa. The bride
VasMi.-s ::- (I ray liciisell, a
niece of Mis. ,'osephine Bensell, of
thisplaec.a reigning helleandu well
known le.tiier in umai.'urtheatricals
amen;; !';!.-hi 'luil-le ireles in the su
burbs, ar.d the ov.ly daughter of tho
late E. B. Bensell. a celebrated ar
tist and engraver.
The groom v.us Henry Herbert
Williams. ( T J'i v-vi-r Colorado.
There were a number of invited
guests present from England, Ire
land and Australia.
BRIEF MENTION.'
Aii unliown man was run over
by an Erie train lust Thursday at
Nobody's, and his head completely
severed from his body. It seems
to 1 e a qui stii !! whether he was in
toxicated and fill across the rail, or
whether it was u case of suicide. It
is thought from later information
that- his named was James Hages.
An old lady, reading an account,
of a disiingushed old lawyer, who
was said to he the father of the New
York bar, exclaimed "Poor man, ho
hud u dreadful set of children."
A copy of the ' Northern Eagle
and Milford Monitor" published by
Francis A. L. Smith, Jun. 1, lS'i'J,
e mtaius u court pr x-lumotion, signed
by .lames Wutson, sheriff.
There is a man living in firaneh
ville N. J. who claimes to have fully
obeyed the scripture injunction to
multiply and replenish the earth.
Iff has I t children, 111) grand child
ren, 35 great grand children and 1
great great grandchild. Who can
beat this? Pike county can't liegin
to do it.
The street commissioner could
never be more useful than on such
a day us Thursday, opening gutters
so as to allow the water to run
off. It was prutieully impossible
to use several of the street crossings
as they wer.i complet 'ly Hooded.
Where was he at V
Family needs and an arrival
were recorded by a western chap
who wrote his grocer. " Please send
mo by berrer too pounds of shugor,
a blackin brush, live pouns of coffey,
and some lit He nails. My wife hud
n baby last night and two pud
locks and a monkey wrench.
As announced the Rev, J. C.
Ilogan, of Forest City, l'a., addressed
a series of meetings held in tho M.E.
Church here last Saturday and Sun
day under the auspices of the W. C.
T. U. Good audiences were present.
The speaker presented his views with
clearness, and in u earnest manner.
His illustrations were pertinent, and
his statist ies carefully selected. His
arraignment of the clergy, and
church members for indirectly aid
ing the liquor interests by voting
with the two great parties which
a iv not directly opposed to the li
cense system, and also the use of
wine containing ulehhol for com
munion purposes, was particularly
severe. He also took strong grounds
a gainst the protective' system, claim
ing that it fostered trusts and mon
opolies and so directly aided tho liq
uor iuteivM which he classed as tho
greatest and worst of all monopolies.
Pugilist John L. Sullivan, while
in u normal state of intoxication a
few days ago, walked off tho rear
end of a train, and was so severely
injured that he is likely to die. Tho
morals of the country will not suf
fer if he does.
President Carley, of Port Jer
vis, charges that gambling is curried
on in one of the lire company's build
ings ill that place, which increases
the gus bill. This, if true, is worse
than a bear story.
The Steamship St. Paul which
tried to run over New Jersey some
ten days ago was hauled off tho
beach by tho wreckers on Tuesday
and proceeded to New York under
her own steam apparently unin
jured. Tliu salvage will bo not le.s4
than 100,000.
Hogs are affected with ll disease
resembling hydrophobia over iu Lu
zurne county.