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BUSINESS CARDS.
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Milford, Pike Co., Pa. '
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.
First Pbesbytekias Church, Milford;
Sabbath services t 10.30 A. M. and 7.31) P.
M. Sabbath school immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday ot 7.30 P. M. A cordial welcome
will bo extended to all. Those not at
tached to other churches are especially In
vited. Rev. Thomas Nichols, Pastor.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Mil
ford: Services Sundav at 10.30 A. M. and
7.80 P. M. Sunday school at 2.80 P. M.
Week-day servlces.Frlday at 4.0UP.M. Seats
free. All welcome.
B. S. LA88ITER, Rector.
M. E. CHURCH. Services at the M. E.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 10.80 a.
ra. and at 7.80 p. m. Sunday school at
p. m. Kpworth league at H 45 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.80 p. m. Class meeting conducted by
Wm. Angle on Fridays at 7.80 p. in. An
earnest Invitation Is extended to anyone
who may desire to worshsp with us.
Rev. W. R. Neff, Pastor.
MATAMORAS.
Epworth M. E. CHuncH, Matamoras.
Services every Sabbath at 10.80 a. in. and
7 p. m. Sabbath Bchool at 8.30. C. K.
meeting Monday evening at 7.80. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.80.
Everyone welcome.
Rev. F. Jj. ROUSDS, Pastor.
Hops Evangelical Church, Mata
moras, Pa. Services next Sunday as follows :
Preaching at 10.80 a. m. and 7 p. m.- Sun
day school at 8 p. m. Junior C. E. before
and C. E. prayer meeting after the even
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.80. Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
Rev. J. A. Wiegand, Pastor.
Secret Societies.
Milford Lodge. No. 844, F, & A. M.s
Lodge meets Wednesdays on or before
Full Moon at the Sawkili House, Milford,
Pa. N. Emery, Jr., Secretary, Milford.
J. H. Van Etten, W. M., Milford, Pa.
Vas Der Mark Lodge, No. 828, 1. O.
O. F: Meets every Thursday evening at
7.80 p. m., Brown's Building. Goo. Uau
man, Jr., Sec'y. John It. Gourlay, N. G.
Prudence Rebekah Lodge, 197, I. O.
O. F. Meets every second and fourth Fri
days in each month In Odd Fellows' Hall,
Brown's building. Miss Minnie Bock, N.
G. Katie Klein, Soc'y.
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AdTertiso in the Press.
A petition baa been received by
Congressman Ilart from Editor A
K. Stone, of East Stroudsburg, ask
Ing for favorable action of the Loud
Postal BUI.
This weather is a reminder of
the great bliiizard of 1888 and 1894.
Too much snow to ftllow walking
easy.
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The Regular Term Held March 16,
- 1896.
V VERY BUSY SESSION.
Llcen.ru Granted o all those Petitioning
Kxcept Nicholas Oebliardt. of Mata
moms An Important ltamnge Suit
Tried Several Criminal Matters Dis
poned of.
Pike County courts commenced at
2 p. m. March 16 with President
Judge G. 8. Purdy and Associates
Wm. Mitchell and J. D. Houck.
The Constables to wit ! Lehman,
W. 8. Van Auken ; Delaware, Joseph
D. Brooks ; Dingmnn, John 8. Fish
er : Milford township, Christian Her
mann ; Westfall, B. C. Totten ; Sho
hola, Frnnk Keller ; Lnckawaxen,
Frank Kelley ; Palmyra, Alva Quick ; 1
Greene. Eugene Butler, Blooming
Grove, E. N. Pitrson ; Porter, Clias.
Van Vleit ; Milford Borough, B. F.
Bennett, filed bonds.
Licenses were granted to all those
petitioning except Nicholas Geb
hardt against which there was a re.
monstrance, which was continued.
Wenzol vs. Wenzel Divorce : J. H.
Van Etten appointed commissioner
to take depositions.
Naturalization of Q- Ewart, of
Lackawaxen to become a citizen.
Naturalization of Edward Fisher
and Wendell Wick.
Estate of David Howell doe'd in
partition. Hoirs called and no one
appearing to bid, C. W. Bull, Esq.
appointed Trustee to make sale.
Petition for change of road in
Dingman township near Chris Lei
dels. John Detrick, John McCarty
and Frank Schorr appointed viewers.
Petition for appointment, of Over
seer of the Poor in Lehman town
ship, John Litts appointed.
Petition for adoption of Myrtle
Violet Spencer by Albert Jagger.
C. B. Staples roceiver.&c.vs JEmily
Cornelius et.- al; Rule to show
cause why Judgement sliall not be
entered for want of a sufficient affi
davit of defence. Rotble to June
Term.
Petition for changing place of
holding election in Westfall town
ship from house of Charles Pfitzner
dee'd to house of George Millott, in
Matamoras. Continued to June
Term.
W. J. Sadler vs.Lizzie Sadler. Di
vorce, order of publication granted.
Philps vs. Philipa Divorce. C.
W. Bull appointed commissioner to
take depositions.
Estate of Frederick Meyer, et. al.
Petition for sale of real estate. Or
der of sale decreed, Terms cash.
Adm. to give bond in 11000.
Estate of James D. Brisco dee'd.
Petition for sale of real estate. Sale
ordered.
Petition for appointment of Col
lector in Wostfall township. B. C.
Totten appoiutcd collector.
Petition for county bridge over
Sawkili creek at foot of Mott street.
J. C. Westbrook. J. C. Bull and John
M. Aldrich appointed viewers.
Acetylene light company stock is
listed in the market quotations at
20.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Cron
Indictment assault with intent to
commit murder. True bill.
Commonwealth vs. William Wertz
breaking in building and larceny.
True bill.
Chas. Marvin vs. Wm. H- Rose.
In equity. The bill of Plaintiff is
dismissed for reasous filed. Costs to
be paid by Plaintiff, but defendant
not to file any bill of costs.
John C. Westbrook, jr., John
Kleinhans, Simeon Lord appointed
inspectors on bridge across Bloom
ing Grove creek near Westbrook'B
mill.
Phels vs. Phelps. Divorce. Evi
dence tiled and divorce decreed.
Commonwealth vs. Thos. Leahy
Rape. True bill on two first counts.
Commonwealth vs. August Otton
dorf. Larceny. True bill.
The business man who'd keep on raiding,
Must ne'er neglect his advertising.
Au Indiscreet good action is little better
than discreet mischief. Bishop Hall.
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STATE NEWS.
The Supremo Court of . Pennsyl
vania, in a recent decision thus de
fines the duties of pence officers in
the commonwealth: "By act of April
17th, 1867' it is the duty of every
sheriff, constable, member and offi
cers of police to arrest any and all
persons, who shall be found intoxi
cated in any street or public high
way ; or In any public place or places
where strong spirituous liquors are
sold, publicly kept or disposed of ,and
to take such persons before any
magistrate of the vicinity to be dealt
with according to law."
The Easton Call allows no oppor
tunity of attacking ex-Congres9man
Mutchler to escape. The assertion
in a Philadelphia pniier that he
would be, a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congressman
this fall in this district is treated by
that paper as a fact, and the
editor predicts that he will be de
feated by a large majefrity, His fig
ures are 1200 majori!y against Mr.
Mutchler in Northampton, 500 in
Carbon. Monroe not far behind, with
Pike alone giving him a majority
Monroe Democrat. .
Improvements For the Normal School.
The trustees of the Normal have
been dicussing the matter of improv
ing the lawns and grounds surround
ing the elegant building and have at
last adopted a plan which will pro -cure
the services of one of the best
landscape architects in the county.
They have writte n to the leading
florists of the United States , stating
they would give the firm whose
plans they would adopt for laying
out the grounds, their trade for
plants. Keene and Foulke, the
large florists firm of Flushing. Long
Island, have secured Mr. R. Ulrich
the- head landscape architect of
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., and
his plan s will no doubt be adopted.
In looking over the grounds which
consist of about fourteen acres, he
discovered that a lovely lake could
be formed by utilizing the water at
the swamp, back of the school, and
as trees surround it, no doubt the
finest spot on the grounds will be
the wet, damp, unsightly place that
now exists. Large fancy flower beds
will be put in and a handsome fence
will-, enclose the grounds. The
trustees determined not to allow ex
penses to stand in the way and will
expend thousands of dollars to beau
tify the grounds of one of the best
located and regulated schools in the
country. Times.
Jemei F. Conklin Appointed Lew Judge of Sue-
aei Count).
Governor Griggs, of New Jersey
has sent to the Senate for law judge
pf Sussex county, the name of Mr.
James F. Conklin, of. Deckertown,
N. J., who was for a time the law
partner of Judge Martin, the pre
sent incumbent. He is a son-in-law
of Senator Gonld of Sessex county.
Mr. Conklin was- the attorney
by whose professional skill, Rev. W.
H. Hudnut and Mr. Benj. Lord were
extricated from a legal difficulty in
to which they had become involved
by fishing on the lands of a cranky
Sussex county farmer without his
permission.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Blooming Grove. II . Alfred Free
man, to Care J. Hiljestrant, dated
Oct. 5, 1892. Lots in Manor Park
Con. 125, Ent'd March 17.
Greene. Alice Burrus, to Ameri-
cus D. Frisbie, dated Jan. 30, 1896
29 acres. Con. $350. Ent'd March
17.
Greene .Walter S. Marsden,et. ux.
to Joseph Burrow dated Feb. 25.
Lots Con. $ 100 Ent.d 17 March.
Greene. Theodore Conell, et. ux.
to Lewis R. Smith, dated Sept. 2.
Eight acres. Con. $150, ent'd Mar.
17.
The Democratic meeting at the
Court house Monday evening was
well attended, but there seemed to
be a hick of enthusiasm. C. W. Bull
was chosen as delegate to the State
convention. He also made an address
the burdwa of which was ' vote the
straight ticket right or wrong.
Human nature or human frailty cannot
subsist without some lawful recreation.
Cervantes
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, 1, FBI DAY, MARCH 20, 189G.
Executive vetoes.
GoTernor HanMnffS Ketitmed More Bills
.Without Approval Thnn Any of Ills
. Fredoopssor. . ,
The public printer hits just com
pleted the pnblicatfbri of the 'volume
containing the vetoes by Governor
Hastings of bills passed by the last
General Assembly which met with'
his disapproval. It is the largest
volume of vetoes ever printed in
the State. The lxiok con tain a 197
pages. Governor Hastings vetoed
more bills than did any other Gov
ernor since the foundation or the
Commonwealth. Total number of
vetoes is 129. The vetoes of his im
mediate predecessors is given in the
following table :
Session !Si5, Hsst inns' vetoes 12S
Session lH!i:i, Pnttisou's vct-s 8
Session H(il, Pnttison s vetoes Kin
Session 1HN0, Beaver's vetoes 47
Session 1S87, Heaver's vetoes 89
Session 1SH5, Paulson's vetoes 115
Session 1SK3, Ptttison's vetoes 71
The total amount of appropria
tions vetoed by Governor Hastings
was $720,154. The appropriations
vetoed by Governor Pattison in 1893
was $l,162,660.but of this was $1,
000,000 for public roads. In the
session of 1891 Governor Pattison
vetoed appropriations to the amount
of $596,146.
Governor Hastings vetoed twenty-
five bills enlarging the powers of
corporations, thirty-six bill relating
to or changing the course of legal
procedure and two bills increasing
the number of Judges in Washing
and Westmoreland counties. Those
which attracted the most attention
at the time were the celebrated
Woods water bill and the electric
light monopoly bill.
Ei-Congreasman Mutchler In the Field.
Ex-Congressman Howard Mutch
ler has re-determined to enter poli
tics, and the announcement comes
by way of the Bcthlehems that he is
in the field for the Eighth District
nomination this year. Mr. Mutch
ler is a bright, active young Demo
crat, the owner of an assortment of
newspapers and the possessor of very
many equally active friends. His
style in the past has not been pleas
ing or comforting to the old line vo
ters in Northampton and Monroo.for
as a young general his methods have
been rather at variance with those
followed by the ltwders of whom
his father, William Mutchler, was
the chief. But systems change and
his process is really on in the coun
ties of the district, guided by young
blood and directed with the vim and
enthusiasm of youth, and if Mr.
Mutchler succeeds in winning the
prize he seeks, the old Tenth Legion
will witness a campaign this year in
its long and eventful history such'
as it has never before had by way
of experience. And the experience
will waken things up, for Mutchler
runs his own fights. Philadelphia
Times.
. Mutchler Saya He It Not Candidate.
Easton, March 13 (Special). It
has been reported in various quar
ters that ex-Congressman Howard
Mutchler had decided to be a candi
date before the Democratic party
this Fall for another term. "The
Press " correspondent called on the
ex-Congressman to-day and asked
him if the report was correct. Mr
Mutchler replied. " I have not spok
en to any one on this subject in a
way to indicate tliat I am a candi
date, nor am I. I am attending now
to business, and I can freely say
that I think that a young man who
has a business to look after is very
foolish to go to Congress."
Stroudsburfera Fight a Saloon.
Stroudsburg, March 8 (Special).
The trustees of the new State Nor
mal are fighting the application of
W. H. Pugh who proposes to open t
saloon near the school. Ex-Con
gressman John B. Storm, who is
president of the board, will make a
vigorous protest against the grant
ing of the license.
Lemons may be kept fresh and
good a long time by putting them in
an open stone crock and covenn;
them with cold water. The water
should be changed twice a week.
Lemons treated in this way will be
come ripe and juicy.
1 WISH-BONE " PENWIPER.
II Is a Simple Affair and ti rueful and tan
Be Made at Home.
The " wish-bone " penwiper is a
clever idea for the small boy or girl
to make for mam ma or pnpa as an
Easter gift. It is a simplo little af
fair, but is really useful for the writ
ing desk. A good-sized wish-bone
is required for the foundation. The
head is made upon the upper por
tion of the bone by applying black
sealing wax, with" beads for eyes.
On the head is set a cap of red cloth.
Several circles of red cloth are pre
pared edged with beads ; through
these the head is thrust, the legs ap
pearing bonea th the edge of the skirt.
Sealing wax also forms the feet. On
the cloth skirts, which act as pen
wipers, these lines are printed :
Once I was a wish-bone
t And grew upon a hen;
Now lam n little slave
And made to wipe a x-n.
The Church Trial in Sandyston Church.
In accordance with the notices handed
to John Young and John V. Majors they
appeared for trial on Monday p. m. at 2
o'clock. Tho first bill of charges were giv
en them on Thursday or Friday at which
time they did not state that tho notice was
too short which were for unchristian con
duct In the meantime John Young be
came guilty ot Immoral conduct, a bill of
which charges was added to the bill for
unchristian conduct as was also a bill of
Immoral conduct added to the first bill
presented to John V. Majors.
W. C. Drake, a chosen member of the
committee, was challenged for cause of
non-church membership. But ho proved
to be a church membor in good standing.
Then he was objected to on tho ground of
having declared himself in regard to the
charges. But he had never heard what
tho charges were.
A secretary was appointed and counsel
recognized. Ed. Vaness prosecutor for the
complainant read first the bjll of Immoral
conduct against John Young. The ac
cused wag asked to admit or deny. Ho
denied. At that point the prosecutor called
his witnessos when the said John Youngs
moved for an adjournment on the ground
that he had not time to procure counsel
and notify witness. The trial having al
ready commenced it was too late a move.
Then he handed the pastor a written state
ment of his case to be read, which cannot
be received as evidence when the
parties are present In person as he and
Majors -were. Young and Majors with
drew from the room. The spec iflcations
wore sustained, and the specifications sus
tained the charges. After all evidence was
produced tho witnesses not being sworn ac
cording to our church law, and they were
found guilty the pastor proceeded to read
the sentence of expulsion.
Geo. E. Hursh as well as his brother
Warren were present taking notes w hich
will no doubt appear characteristic of the
men rather than of the trial.
One Present.
Dr. Schaeffer Worked Hard.
The total number of school visits
made by State Superintendent
Scha?ffer the past year was 43,558
and 4,273 schools were inspected by
directors. There are fifteen colleges
in this state, 199 academies and sem
inaries, and 29,054 pupils enrolled
in these latter. There are 25,349
school houses in the state and 4,176
school rooms, with a seating capa
city of 214, 474.
When Mendinf Kid 6loea.
Do not mend a kid glove with
sewing silk, for the silk cuts the kid
and shows the mend more plainly,
while fine cotton thread gives a
much more satisfactory result. If
a glove is torn, put a piece of silk of
corresponding shade under the torn
part, baste carefully so as not to
reveal the stitches on the right side
and then draw up the rent with cot
ton thread.
Vandermark'a Sail.
Bud weather, no doubt, prevented
many from attending, but quite a
number were present on Monday
night at Brown's Hall to attend the
ball given by the popular hose com
pany. Good order was maintained,
the refreshments excellent.the danc
ing lively, and all enjoyed them
selves. A Ptator'a Family All Sick.
The Rev. J. 8. Custard, a former
Methodist minister, of the Delaware
Water Gap and widely known in the
two towns, is having a great deal of
trouble at his home in Little Mea
dows, this State. Mrs. Curtutd and
all the children are seriously ill
with scarlet fever, the nature of the
disease necessitating quarantine.
OBITUARY.
MRS. .1. COLE PRICE.
The wife of Dr. J. Cole Price post
master at. Brnnchville, N. J., died
suddenly Tuesday morning, of ap
poplexy. She retired in tho even
ing in her apparent usual health, mid
in tho night was suddenly fatally
stricken.
FRANCES CUSTARD.
Frances wife of Cyrus Custard
formerly of Milford. but now resid
ing at Shohola, died at her home on
Monthly evening in her 73 year She
is survived by her husband, four
sons George, of Milford, William,of
Dingmans, Cyrus, of Marshal's
Creek, Abram, of Middletown N. J.,
and Jacob of Iowa and her daughter
Sareh E. wife of Horace Fuller, of
Deckertown N. J. The funeral will
take place to-day at Shiuvnee.Pa.
PERSONAL.
Harvey Klaer was recently elec
ted president of the Lafayette Medi
cal Society, of Lafayette College
Easton, Pa.
C. B. Staples Esq., of Stroudsburg
Pa., attended court on business.
Hon. F. P. Kimble, of Honesdale
and O. L. Rowland Esq. were in Mil
ford this week on legal matters.
Frank Moneghan Fsq., of Hones
dale was also a court attendant.
Simeon Westfall, of Matamoras,
made tho Press office a brief cull
Monday afternoon.
Andrew J.Post.who for a number
of years was president of tho Bloom
ing Grove Park Association in this
County died recently at his home in
Jersey city. Ho was a genial whole
soulod gentleman, and an enthusias
tic member of the association.
A. J. Kimble and George Killam,
of Paupac, are doing a little" court
ing " this week in Milford.
Goo. H. Bortree Esq., of Greene
was a caller at the Press office this
week.
John Marsch, County Auditor was
hero a juryman.
Miss Julia Buehanna, of Milford,
has gone to Yonkers, N. Y., to visit
relatives.
Miss Laura Wenncr has gone to
New York, on a business trip.
J. C. Grasmuk and wife, of New
York, spent Sunday in Milford.
Hon. Laf. Rowland was here this
week.
" Jim " Bennett the Gazette man,
worked the court business for his
paper.
BRIEF MENTION.
Drivers will do a wise thing if
they have plenty of brains to keep
their horses and sleighs off the cross
walks to allow pesdestrians to pass.
A Press man had a funny experi
ence Tuesday morning.
There is something in Johnson '
(fitter of feet) shoes besides leather.
-There is service and comfort.
Dr. T. C. Walton, County Chair
man, of Monroe county, aimounces
that he will be a candidate for dele
gate to tho Republican National Con
vention to be held at St. Louis. Dr.
Walton is a Quay supporter.
Wild geese are fast becoming
extinct along the upper waters of
the Delaware river.
If it pays John Wanamakerand
other city merchants to spend thou
sands of dollars annually for adver
tising in country newspapers, why
will it not pay the county merchant
to advertise and keep that trade at
home?
J. Cronk will move from
Branchville N. J., to the farm now
occupied by Kurtz, in Dingman
township.
It came very near being a bliz
zard this week, but the clerk thought
better of it, and moderated things
very nicely. Thanks.
The Sandyston church war goes
merrily on. The latest phase ap
pears in our correspondence from
there.
The candidates are keeping a
finger on the public pulse this week
in Milford. This is a good time and
place to do a little fixing of fences,
driving a few stakes, and putting on
an occasional rider. There are going
to be some pretty high winds be
tween now and election so build
I carefully.
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county.
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No. 21.
Church Trial Centreville New Jeraey.
On Monday afternoon alarge crowd
collected at the Centreville M. E.
Church to 'hear the church trial
against John Major and John
Youngs, two of the . trustees,' and
members of the church. 'Charges,
were preferred against them by Pas
tor Deming. For ' months ' stor
ies impugning the moral character
of Mr. Deming had been circulating
all over the charge, and as Messrs.
Major and Young were not satisfied
with Domings explanation.' that did
not explain, tliey preferred cRarges
against him before a.Quajrterly Con
ference, held at Montague,' last fall.
when the said charges were ignored
by the presiding officials', and' since
that time tho reverend gentleman
has tried to arrest Major and Yoting
from their office of trustee, and as a
last resort, determined to" bring
charges against them, and put them
out of membership in the church.
Mr. Young did not get a copy of
the charges preferred against him
until on Saturday night, about lip.
ni. and Mr. Major likewise.' - The
people expected a cut and dried pro
gram, and they got the pure article.
At precisely 2 o'clock p. m. 'pastor
Deming called to order commencing
the business in hand with prayer
and singing. Mrs. Minnie Bevans-
nee Clark, of Hainesville was elected
Secretary, and Ed. Vanness as pro
secutor, and lay figure. Demin'g an
nounced the jury in the case as fol
lows : James Cole, of Montague :
Wm. Drake, Kate Kintnor, Laura
Rosencrans and Phebe Hampton all
of Sandyston.
The first named Mr. Cole is about
80 years of age, and very deaf, so
much that it is safe to say that he
heard very little of the evidence.
Mr. Wm. Drake No. 2 had said that
he had not been in the church in the
last five years, nor contributed dur-
that time, but he was here for a pur
pose and proposed to stick. I will
refrain from any comments upon
the ladies of the jury, as I presume
they honestly thought they were
doing God's will as they understood
it, in the good old fashioned way
which is don't think, the church
will do that for you.
Mr. Young objected to W. C.
Drake as juror for the reason that
Drake had publicly expressed his
opinion, and against Young. Ob
jection overuled by Deming. Pro
secutor Vanness now read the speci
fication viz. defamation, lying and
malicious mischief. Mr. Young
denied the charges as read front the
PikeCodntt Press. Young then
asked for an ad jourment saying that
he had not time to prepare his de
fense or procure counsel. ' Deming
refused the adjournment. Young
now offered to read his plea, but
was curtly Shut off by Deming, he'
then handed the plea to the prose--'
cutor that it might be read, and tha t
was also refused. Seeing they- had
no chance for fair play, be and Mr.
Major left the church and let Dem
ing have his way. Frank Lttyton a
law- abiding citizen first witness Mr.
Young being charged with falsehood
in that he had said that the trustees
were induced to have Young and
Major arrested, by Deming. 'Lay
ton said that Capt. Simpson and E.
Lundy were eyewitnesses of the
breaking into the church by Young '
and Major and upon their return toil
Centreville where the other trustees
were, they drew up a paper,, which
all signed and had it taken to '
Hainesville for the signature of the .
two trustees there, its purport being
the arrest of Young and Major.
Did not see Deming before that and
that Deming knew nothing' about
their action Evidence corroborated
by Bensley, Lundy and Loder, all
alleged trustees. ;
Next charge was that Youngs had
told that Demings had went to a
certain lady's home, and got her
affidavit, exonerating - him from a
certain scandalous story and that
certain premises were made to tht
lady, if she would, make the affida
vit he wished.
Wm Clark was the first witness.
He said he was present when said
affidavit was made, that it was read
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