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tlioxe indebted to suid ilcwiU'iit will please
mnkc iniHiedinte payment to
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Dlngman township, Dims, is),
VDMIXISTR ATOR'S XOTICE. letters
of administration upon the. estate of
Christian D. Mever.lnte of Dingman town
ship deceased, havo been granU'd to the un
dersigned. All persons having claims
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Dingman township, Deo. 80, 18116.
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of miministrat lon upon the estate of
Krederick Meyer, late of Dingman town
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Dingman township, Dec. 80, 18U5.
TRESPASS XOTTCK. Notiro is
horeby given that trespassing
npon the property of the Forest Lake
Association in La cka waxen town
. nhip, Pike county, Pa., for the pur
pose of hunting or fishing or any
other purpose is strictly forbidden
under penalty of the law.
Alexandkr 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 any purpose whatever
is strictly forbidden, and all of
fenders will be promptly prosecuted.
Oct. 24, 1895. Ira B. Cask.
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The school directors of Dingman
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the detection and conviction of any
person or jwrsons committing any
trespass or doing any damage to any
school house or property therein in
said township.
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Correspondence.
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sure insertion.
SANDVSTON
(Special Correspondence to the PltKss.)
Sasdybton March 17. The merry-go-round
owned and run by the
Centrevillo Farmers' Club, got be
yond the control of its operators on
Saturday, and a young man present
by invitation, had his coat torn into
carpet nigs by becoming entangled
in the wheels of the machine. The
Board of Managers will settle for
that coat.
Mrs. John A. Westbrook, wife of
the obliging host of Peter Valley Ho
tel, is slowly recovering, and is now
able to sit up a little each day. It
was thought that her leg would have
to be taken off, at one time,
I hoar that an oven has lxn built
at our County Alms House, costing
somothing like 700 dollars. 1 would
like to see that oven just to see if it
will bake any better than the old one
but we live in the days of special
contracts.
Isn't it a wonder that Suudyston
had no light at the Town meeting.
1696
Two years ago money and whiskey
was plenty, in fact for convenience
was carried around by candidates
heelers. But, alas all was quiet this
year, except the whiskey part, you
could get that, for it never fails.
The Hninesville exhibition was
slimly attended, and the receipts
were ditto, something like 20 dollars
total. The next one will be held a
Centrcville on some night this week.
Mrs. Ellen Myers, wife of Arthur
Myers, of Hamesville, died on the 14
inst. after a brief illness. She was
greatly loved in that community and
lett four little children, the young
est a babe about one week old, and
that died Monday afternoon just af
ter the mother was buried. The
grave of the mother wasopened,and
the little one was placed in her cof
fin.
Well our township committee
met last Saturday and selected
friends for to be overseers 's of our
roads this year. The town owns a
good road machine, but it has stood
out in the weather down along the
river road all winter, and I suppose
they hope it may run across the
river and vanish. I had hopes that
our town fathers would gain some
progressive knowledge, Dut if they
prefer the ways of their great grand
fathers why we the people must
submit, and loan on our shovel
handles as we used to do.
Iam told that Port Jervis officials
have raised the license of rum
shops to 300 dollars, and I hope such
a spirit will permeate our law
makers in Jersey that they will see
that raise, and go a couplo of hund
reds higher. How that would boost
our town finances.
I did not get to hoar all of that
church trial at Centreville, but from,
what I can hoar, the main object to
turn John V. Major and John
Youngs out of the church was tic
complished. The church down
there is weak enough, God knows
without kicking some members- out
that are in now.
Sleighing is excellent, and every
body seems to be on the go to-day.
It is just the thing needed for a good
many to get their wood with .
Bart Litts is getting along very
good with bis broken arm and spraint
wrist, or the other arm. Bart s
many friends, and he has lota of
our sympathy with him in his troU'
bles.
Some of out fan.iers are getting
tneir nutter on to market raining
from 15 to 17 cents a jiound, the out
look for a pile of butter money is
not bright. Better sell it earlier
and have the use of your money. -Montross
of the Centreville Hotel,
has the " boss " woodpile in this
town, and he didnt hire it cut
either. He with Joe and Dosh cut
it in the woods, and on the wood
pile too. It is seldom one finds a
working landlord, but score one for
Centreville.
MONTAGUE.
(Special Correspondence to the Pkkss.)
Montague March, 15 March bliz
zards, and another slip of sleighing.
About forty young people, of Mat
amoras, dropped down to the River
side House last Friday evening. The
latch string of course hung on the
outside of the door, and all were
soon at home. Heaths orchestra
furnished music for dancing which
together with an elegant supper
furnished by the ladies, soon made it
time to go home. The happiest man
in the party was " I Sickles " who
had a ride on a Jersey merry-go-round.
Milford Stackhouse is on the sick
list.
Dan Predmore's chicken roost re
ceived another visit a few nights
ago.
Miss Mary Roosa is ill with ty
phoid fever.
.Gabriel Crone leaves the Quick
farm on April 1st, having rented
the farm of (ioo. Cortright, who will
move in the house occupied by Peter
Kyte. Mr. Warner of Pike county
has rented the house near the Post
office, a nil it is reported tliat a Port
Jorvis party will move on the Quick
farm.
Mr. Andrew Yetter has present!
to the congress Hon of the Reformed
church, fence punts enough to fence
the Minnisink tietnetevy.
The ' Fttirtw " hml lots of Bninlys.
ton eorrosjxitidenceliist week, which
is nil right, and niny increase its cir
culation. ,
This town was shocked yesterdny
to hear of the sudden dentil of Mrs.
Ellen, wifo of Arthur Myers, of
Hninesville. Mrs. Myers was nged
about 35 years, and has nlwnys resi
ded in Sandyston where she has a
host of friends. Besides her hus
band she is survived by three child
ren, her mother Mrs. Marie West
brook,t,hree sisters, Snrah of Waver
ly, Esther and Jane of Port Jervis,
and the following brothers, Alexan
der and lsaa5 of Snndyston, George
Townsand and Joseph of Port Jer
vis. The funeral took place at the
Reformed church, at Montague Mon
day March 18, at 11 o'clock a."m.
Interment in the Minnisink cemetery-
v , Dick
DINOMAN'S FERRY. .
(Special Correspondence to the Press.)
Dinoman's Ff.rry, March 15. The
whooping cough is quite prevalent
in this vicinity." . , , , ; :
Mrs. Frank B. Fletcher, of Milford
has returned home, after spending
a few days with her mother, . Mrs.
Thomas McMurray, of Centre.
David O. Brodllead, of Centre, lost
one of his cows last week.
The State and Capital social, which
was hold at I. II. Smitlr.s, on the IS
wasi very well attended considering
the weather.
Cliarles Snarley, is building's new
house, on his farther's farm, near
Albright's Cornor.
Mrs. Harry Bensley, residing on
the river road below Dingman 's is
afilicted with rheumatism.
Eva M. the only daughter of W.
H. Laytort, is seriously afflicted with
scarlot fever. Dr. W. B. Kenworthy,
of Dingmans, is the attending physi
cian., .. e
News is scarce down here, bo I
will close. A Reader.
ait of th Sctndil In Sirtf iUn H. J.
IyAYTtm, N. J., March 18.
Mr. EmTon: The working of Justice
was completed to day. Certain charge
were trumped up against John V. Major
and myself, the last of which were received
by us on Saturday night at eleven o'clock
March 14th, which we were required to an
swer on Monday at two o'clock p. m. March
16. Pastor Doming was unrounded by
three women, one old man who it Is Mid U
quite deaf, and W. C. Drake, who wm our
avowed enemy, which two men, and the
aforesaid three woman constituted Jury
of Ave, which proceeded to try us without
formality. We at once passed In our writ
ten answer to thochnrges, which contained
an appeal for adjournment on account of
insuff clent notice, stating the fact that our
counsel and witnesses could not be pro
cured, nor be present on so short notice,
all of which privileges are accorded to us
by the church discipline, but were denied
us by the pastor who luM ailed himself in
judgement over his hccupmtk. The answers
to the charges were not allowed to be read
to the jury whereupon Mr. Major and my
self at once left the room. Our trial pro
ceeded In our absence. Those who kept a
record of the proceedings say that the prin.
cipal matter against us was given by two
mon, neither of whom were members of the
church one of whom we understand was
quite sure that the minister was guilty of
unbecoming Intimacy with the opposite
se'; until he discovered that ho might be
come Involved In the scandal : he then sud
denly made another discovery, that the
minister was a very mucn abused, and an
Innocent man. The other witness alluded
to, Is an Open violator of the law, who hat
been, and la now living In his domestic re
lations, In defiance of the law of the
State of Wew Jersey.
' We have refrained from producing evl-
hoping that the church authorities would1
compel tne accused pastor to prosecute Mr.
Vansicklo In our Courts of Justloe. In
elf defense In next week's "Pbess" we
will lay before the public some of the evi
dence which will be produced In court In
cose our oner is aooeptm, and vanstckle
prosecuted together with other matters
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Church Trisl CentervOlt, N. ).
to the lady and the lndy read it her
self after Which she started that the
affidavit was true and that she
signed it voluntarily, the witness
said he heard no promises made in
his presence.
DeminR read the last page of that
famous affidavit, and it purport
would have been much cloarer had
he read It all, instead of the closing
paragraph only.
The prosecutor now summed up
the evidence to the jury in a man
ner that would have astonished
Jos. H. Choate or Wm. M. Evarts.
and asked them to decile whether
the evidence sustained the charges.
Doming called for the vote for the
affirmative to raise their right
hands and all hands went with ma
chine like precision sustaining the
charges , r
. The. prosecutor now re,ad charges
against Mr. Youngs .that saiil Young
clid oij Feb! 14 1896, lead and aid a
mob to doieat the election of suita
hijfs pergong tot irtystees and there,
fore was guilty of maiitrious mis
chief. C. Bensley first witness.who
said he .was rjrnsont at that election
was cajled' here by paBtor, and that
Youngs did not allow the pastor to
organize tfttf meeting, arid tried to
rule the pastor dut. That . rrieeting
was called by pastor, who was fifsl
Interfered by John Youngs and that
the' ' moV organized and elected
their ;' Board"" He said the pas
tor objected td euch proceedings,
which "were bordering on a riot, and
that ft was "with difficulty that we
got ' Board 'elected by regular
voters. Iwili . say right here that
most of this witness evidence was
suggested by Doming, the witness
merely being the mouthpiece.
Elijah Lundy meekly corroborated
Benslys testimony.' The next charge
was that Messrs Young and Major
had caused a padlock to be placed on
the church door. Mr. Bensley re
called, and said1 hp was present whon
the lock was being put on by D. B,
Heater. I could aot say who bossod
the job, but think Heater was ad
vised to do it by Messrs Young, Ma
jor and Vansioiile.
Doming here ' remarked that he
wbs advised that the lock was put
on by the three Johns.
Mr. Lundy corroborated evidence
of Mr. Bensly as usual. Mrs Snider
said that she heard Vansiekle say he
would lock the door, I saw him
mark the door where the holes were
bored for the staples, and that he de
manded church key of her, but she
refused because her key was private
property. ,
Prosecutor now read spec. No. 3
charging Major and Young with
breaking anQ entering the church.
Witness Simpson said he saw them
take off the shutters and break win
dow gloss to got In, suppose they
took the lock off the door aa no one
else was in there. Mr. Lundy was
there and said he saw about the
same performances, as be termed it
aa did' the procedingj witness.
8 poo. No. 4 how read by prosecu
tor which charged that Major and
Young removed a lock placed on the
church door iy trustees. Lundy
and Simpson recalled and said that
their belief was 'that Major and
Young took tile lock off. The pro
secutor now made his usual ploa.an
alyzing the' evidence for the jury
and asked them of the evidence sus
tained the ' charges and if so to
raise right hands; with the preci
sion 6T clock work every hand shot
upward in th6 affirmative. Doming
then aroso and said he had a -grievous
and sdrrowlul duty to perform,
which was that h 'hiBreby declared
John Young erpolled from 'the toll
of the Centreville M.TV Church of
Layton N. J.' ; ;; " " ' ' ' ' ,'
'W prosecutor now read 'thfi
charges prof erred against' John V.
Major j .1st falsehood. . In that Ed.
MoCrac ken told Doming that Major
had treated veraTneiiions to in
toiicattnguk n& among them
McCracken . himself, ( , McCracken
made a written charge, , huf was not
present, being excused, by Demlng
and that'MoCrucken. had told the
above facts to Demlng in the pre
sence of. John Sevan. 4th, lying:
Charged that Major said he' could
prove contrary to above by 'Elijah
Rosenkcrans. "'
. E. Rosenkrans . called, and said
that Deming had not mentioned Mo
Cracken'g name they were around
getting pastor's salary. Nothing said
about Major treating to liquor and
that Major's assertion was false.
1st spec. Charged that Major told
that on Feb. 27, 1896, Frank Layton
had asked Major's forgiveness, for
causing Major's arrest. F. Layton
testified that Major came to him and
said, " Frank, I want to talk to you,
and I forgive you for all you have
done." I did not ask Major to for
give me. Next morning I tackled
Major ; about what be had told, and
he said he had told told it as he re
membered it.
Speo. S, charge. That Major had
dismissed Mrs. Snider from the sex
tonship of the church.
Mrs. Snider said Major came to me
nml pnid mo in full to that time and
said I must look elsewhere for my
pay,-if I opened the church any
more for Doming, whom he thought
unworthy to preach,nd that he was
through with the church.
Doming added that Mrs. Snider
had told him that Major had dis
missed her from the sextonship.
The prosecution reviewed the evi
dence produced, and received a vote
from the jury sustaining the charges
all voting aye. Next charge, mis
demeanor, that on Feb. 14, 1898, J.
V. Major did act as chairman of a
mob, who attempted to defeat the
election of a set of suitable trustees
for said church. C. Bensly called,
said he was present, Major acted as
chairman for the illegal voters.
Meeting called to order by John
Young. Saw Major put his hand on
Deming several times, when Dom
ing tried to have the meeting regu
larly organized. Brother Lundy as
usual corroborated Bensly with
great accuracy.
. Spec. 2, charge that Major and
Young had -caused to be placed on
the church door a padlock. Bensly,
recalled, and said I believe that Ma
jor was in league with a party to put
the lock on. I did not stay until lock
was put on. .
. Lundy and Mrs. Snider corrobor
ated the above with an accuracy
truly marvelous, in the faot that the
throe persons while under great ex
citement, saw the same thing, ex-
actly the same way, and at the same
time.
Speo. 3rd, charged that John Ma
jor did on Feb. 25, 1888, force an en
trance into the Centreville M. E
church. Mr. Lundy was an eye wit
ness, saw Major remove the shutter,
break a window light to get in the
church, thon went away.
Deming now called attention to
the fact that the defense had been
called to defend their interest in
each specification, but this wasa farce
as he knew the defendants had left
the church when refused their
rights.
Spec. 4 charge that Major removed
the lock from the church door.
Lundy recalled and stated that be
belived that Major and Young took
that lock off He did not. see them
doit, but went away when they
went into the church.
Case- closed. Deming called on
the jury to decido whether all spec!
ficutions had been proven, as charged
they nobly . responded like a ma
chino they were, in the affirmative
Deming then said in view of the evi
donee produced that Major was guil
ty, as charged, and that be now de
clared the name of John V. Major
erased from the roll of the Centre
ville M. E. Church, and that the de
fendants had forfeited - all their
rights in the case by absenting
themselves from this trial. The
meeting now closed by the pastor
giving out hymn 224 11 Blest be the
tie that binds, " which in face of the
foregoing farcical proceedings was
ridiculously appropriate to the oc
casion.
It is a singular fact that pastor
Deming could not get five men for
his jury, and had to substitute three
women, taking in his whole charge
of Haines ville, Centreville and Mont
ague. As for Mr. Cole, he is old and
infirm, and heard little or nothing
of the evidence, and aa for W. C
Drak e, juror No. 2 being a church
member that fact was unknown
even to . his nearest neighbors.
His assertion that be had not at
tended church, nor contributed to its
support in 6 years, would appear
proof of -non-membership. I very
much doubt if the Sadies on that jury
fully understood what was aaid.and
one of their lady companions attemp
ted to vote, but was gently admonis
hed by Deming.
. Jt looks atrange that a pastor, with
only 5 male members to the Centre
ville church would resort to sharp
practice to throw out of the church
two members, who were financial
props pf the church, and the men
whom Demipg is trying to punish,
are not all churph members,
but by and. through whose efforts
and doings in the Brookside Park
contributed to the pastor's salary
351 dollars in the past few years.
Do the remaining three male
members claim . to , be . purer , than
those just expelled f their past life
will not bear that out. ' One more
point and 1 am done. In this trial
Deming was judge, Prosecutor et.
al.and when witnesses did not frame
their sentences to suit him, and his
case, he would correct it, sometimes
varying greatly from that the wit
ness did say, at least three witnesses
were mere mouthpiece for him..
Laytun N. J., March 17, 1898 .
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