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Address TIKK COUNTY rRKSS,
MILI'ORU, PA.
TRKSPASS NOT1CK. Notice is hereby
given that trespassing upon the south
ern half of the tract of land known as the
W illiam Denny, No. 03, in Hhohola town
ship, for hunting, finning, or, any other
purpose, also trespassing on Sawkill pond
In Dingman township, or, fishing in it 1b
forbidden under penalty of the law.
M. Cl.KILANI) MlLNOR,
Aprl54ra Attorney for owner.
T.10R RKJJT. Several good houses in
Milford, Pa. Enquire of J. H. Van
Ktten.
ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE. Letters
of administration upon the estate of
John H. Meyer, late of Dingman town
ship deceased, have been granunl to the
undersigned. All persons naving claims
against said estate will present them, and
tiiose Indebted to said decedent will please
make Immediate payment to
John E. Olmkted, Administrator.
Dingman township, Deo. 80, IKK").
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters
of administration upon the estate of
Christian D. Meyer.late of Dingman town
iihlp deceased, have been granted to the un
dersigned. All persons having claims
against said estate will present them, and
those indebted to Bald decedent will please
make Immediate payment to
John E. Olmsted, Administrator.
Dingman township, Deo. 30, 18M6.
DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters
of administration upon the estate of
Frederick Meyer, late of Diugman town
ship deceased, have been granted to the un
dersigned. All persons having claims
against said estate will present them, and
those indebted to said decedent will please
make immediate payment to
JohnE. Olmsted, Administrator.
Dingman township, Deo. 80, 1K95.
TRESPASS NOTICE. Notice is hereby
given that trespassing upon the pro
perty of the Forest Lako Association in
Lackawaxen township, Pike county, Pa.,
for the purpose of hunting and fishing, or
any other purpose is strictly forbidden un
der penalty of the law.
Alexander Hapdev,
Nov. 23, 1805. President.
TRESPASS NOTICE. Notice is hereby
given that trespassing on the premises
of the undersigned, situated in Diugman
township, for any purpose whatever is
strictly forbidden, and all offenders will be
promptly prosecuted. Ira B. Cask.
Out. 24, itm.
If OR SALE. A small farm located near
Mutamoras, known aa the lienscl or
Relnhardt place, containing 1 acres.
Finely located, well watered. House and
barn. Fruit of all kinds. Part improved.
Title clear. For terms, price, etc., address
Lock box G Milford, Pa.
4HOA REWARD. The school directors
Jp J of Dingman township will pay
twenty dollars f.r imformatiou 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.
Dy order of the board,
Nov. 7, 1895. Ira B. Cask, Woo.
Correspondence.
Correspondents are particularly
requested to send in all news in
tended for publication not later
than Wednesday in eaoh week to in
sure insertion.
PAUP AC.
(Special Correspondence to the Press.)
PAUPAC, April SI. Charles D. Kellani
of Brooklyn, N. Y., returned to that place
Saturday afler spending two weeks borne
on account of rheumatism.
Mrs. C. A. Pellett is visiting In Ilonos
Uule. Sam W. Edgar, Mark Edgar and Harry
Comsell of Scranton spent a couple of days
at A. J. Kiiubles last week fishing for
speckled beauties. Their catch was nuiu
berletw and pouudloss.
Our minister Mr. Ruymoud has returned
to Us for another year, very much to the
satisfaction of the whole community.
A Sunday school which we have beeu
Without for the past year will be organi
sed Sunday April SMth at 3 o'clock p. m.
we hope to have a large aud constant at
tendance which will be the means of au
Interesting Sunday school.
Last Saturday evening Misses Schaidt,
Fryer, Messrs Thomson and Lobb, of Haw
ley called on the Misses Kimble.
Kuiil Gullible, who went to Philudrlphia
and New York on a prospecting audaigl t
seeing trip, returned home after au ab
sence of two weeks. Hid mother, who ha
been very ill since hul full, is somewhat
better.
We see hurboback riding hits gotten to be
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a great fad for the past week. Saturday
we saw throe of our young ladles, Misses
Pellet, Kimble and Jacob, were out on one
of these occasions. "We saw you girls."
PAtPACK.
MONTAGUE.
(Special Correspondence to the Press.)
Moxtaoi e, April 19 The Pike Cocntt
Press reached us by last night's Brnnch
villc ninll.
Eighty-six degrees in the shade does very
very well.
Mrs. L. de Salignac and daughter spent
several days in Now York last week.
Miss Alice Black has returned to New
York.
Aleck Brink, of Mutamoras, called on
Montague friends yesterday showing his
latest purchase a horse and carriage.
Mrs. R. Cross, of Port Jervis, is spend
ing a few days at the Springdale house.
Mrs. Margarett MoCarty has so far re
covered as to be able to go out of doors.
Judson Kerr has sold his sorrel horse to
Moses Gumaer of Sandyston for $100.
M. V. Westbrook went to Deckertown
to look for his stolen wagon but did not
find it.
The much advertised buckskin horse Is
reported dead.
Isn't it about time something was done
to the bridges near Fanny Westfall's. The
travelling public has been imposed on
about long enough by somebody.
Wade Westbrook is going to rebuild the
bridge by Schoolhouse No. 1 for $10.
Everything In the bird line which usu
ally arrives in the spring is here except po
tato bugs and those are due on the next
train of the Delaware Valley R. R.
Dick.
MATAMORAS.
(Special Correspondence to the Press.)
Matamoras. April 20. The graduating
exercises of tho High School will take
place at Epworth church on May 29th. Miss
Minnie Van Akin has full charge of the
graduating olass. Prof. Kllcoin has been
siik for tho past two months and Miss
Van Akin has occupied hlg place at the
school. She will superintend all the ar
rangements pertaining to the exercises.
Following are the names of the seven pu
pils who will graduate: George Martin,
Samuel Hazclton, Nellie Westfall, Maggie
Prcsoott, Flora Heidcntal. Edith Snyder
and Nellie Cluno. Mr. John Cross has
charge of the chorus and Is the musical di
rector. Mr. Fred Conzelman put In the
school, last woek, a fine piano. The re
hearsal took place there. Mr. Charles
Wilkin is accompanist, The Ladles' Aid
Society connected with Epworth church
will furnish refreshments after the gradu
ating exorcises. County Superintendent
Sawyer will deliver the address to the
class.
Prof. E. F. Kilooln Is improving nicely
now. His many friends will be pleased to
hear of his getting better.
Supervisor Van Sickle is gravelling the
road in fine shape from the township line
on the Matamoras-MUford road to the
Barrett bridge. Who says that Mr. Van
Sickle does not know about making good
roads t He is the wheelmen's friend and
big stones are invisible. Make no mistake
to vote him at another spring election.
Whew ! Wasn't hot t Matamoras was
like a baked oven all last week. Nature
was sprightly in donning her green gar
ment that looks pleasant to the tired eyes
after seeing bare trees and snow through
out the long cold winter.
Rafts are running in great number and
the river is still high.
We need a sprinkler badly and there
is plenty of water in the river. Trojan.
A. J. Quick has sold a bouse built by
him to a man named Cortrell. It is situa
ted on Division street and the considera
tion was $1.5X).
Lorin G. Langton Is the happy father of
another son.
Matamoras, Pa., April 23. Miss Mamie
Modigan of this place and Mr. Joseph
Baird of Port Jervis, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony at 8 o'clock lust
Tuesday afternoon at St. Mary's church,
Rev. M. Sulley performing the ceremony,
and Miss Allie Lyons and Mr. John Madi
gun, brother of the bride, acting in the
capacity of bridesmaid and groomsman re
spectively. A sumptuous wedding dinner
was served later at th residence of the
bride's father in Matamoras. Mr. and
Mrs. Buini luft town on Train 27 for a
short wedding tour. The Press extends
congratulations. Trojan.
Wanted-Hn Idea
Who mm think
Of buuii) pUiiipl
PrutooC your thT mf brtw you .
WriU) JOHN Wjj1jLKUUKN ft CO., Patvut AiU'i
fcey. Wiuhiwujii, U c, ft thttlr tl.ftu pru v&m
DING MAN'S FERRY.
(Ppeclal Correspondence to the Prem.)
DiNdMAN's Ferry, April IB. Miss Re
becca Niles died at her home in Lehman,
near Briscoe's, on Friday last. The funeral
took place on Sunday from the R. D.
Church, at Dlngmnn's, and wns preached
by Rev. W, G. Myles. Miss N lies' death
was sudden, although, we are told she has
not been In right good health for a time
past. Sometime since she was Injured In
a runaway accident, and her declino la
health perhaps dnted from that time. De
ceased was a daughter of Cnptein Justltl
Niles, of Silver Lake, and sister of Messrs.
Pierre M. and Rupert P. Nilo.
Merchants Win. Puscnliorre and J. B.
Westbrook, of Dlngmnn's, have been raft
ing aud "running" railroad cross ties to
maiket for some days past. Each of these
merchants have alreody floated four or five
rafts of this material to down-the-rlver
points since spring has opened.
Miss Hannah Lnyton, of Center district,
owns a cow thnt is the happy mother of
triplets over two weeks old. All three of
the calves are sprightly little animals,each
marked almost alike, of the same color,
and all females. Such an occurrence of the
kind remembered In this locality was at
M. W. Dingmnn'g, years ago.
Frederick Mink, who formerly resided at
Rldgcwoy's Mill, In Lehman township, but
of late years has held a position on the po
lice force lu Scranton, was shot by some
parties who were engaged in a street dis
turbance, two or three weeks ago. The in
jured man, we are told, is still alive, but
in a critical condition. His son, William,
who resides in Lehman, was sent for, and
went out to visit his father a few days af
ter the affray. Mr. Mink was attempting
to quell the disturbance when he was fired
upon.
The past week has been intensely warm
for this tlmo of tho year, and Nature is
speedily donning her Spring apparel. The
green grass is spriuging up rapidly, the
dainty flowers are decking the sward like
beautiful gems,the happy birds are trilling
their joyous melodies around about us.and
we are realizing that poetic and heavenlike
period in the cycle of the year which poets
sing of, and in which the lover of the
good, the true, and the beautiful so much
delights.
H. H. Sanderson, formerly of Dlngman's
was in this locality, recently, and while
here ordered the frame, planking, boards,
etc., for a large warehouse to be erected by
tho Lewis Batting Company, at Walpole,
Mass. The lumber Is to be furnished and
sawed at A. D. Brown'ssteam mlll.ln Por
ter township, and, we believe, framed
there and then forwarded to its eastern des
tination. KlRO.
L.EDGEDALE.
(Special Correspondence to the Press.)
Ledoedalk, Pa., April 20. The Ladles'
Aid of Simontown met at Mrs. J. W. Rob
inson last week. And will hold the next
meeting at Mrs. P. R. Crosses.
Mrs. J. F. Simons speut Friday and Sat
urday the guest of Mrs. Ira Killam.
Mrs. A. L. Flnley visited her parents
last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tuthlll, of Hawley.
were guests of Vincent Runyon last Sun
day. Mrs. Eph. Kimble and Jasper Klrken-
dall, of Klmbles, visited Ira Killam and
family on Sunday, April 19th.
. Cards ore out announcing the marriage
of Asa Jones, of Salem and Miss Reid of
this place. Wayne County.
QUICKTOWN.
(Special Correspondence to the Press.)
Quicktown, April 21 July weather has
been raging lately, but neighbor Kurtz
will not complain. April seeuiB to be chas
ing March in good earnest.
Representative (P) Van Auken, of Mata
moras, was through here last week.
J. M. Aldrich has bought a ew horse,
C. Miller has been trading at Matamoras,
J. W. Palmer at Milford.
The silver mine is still open but " Joe
and Jake" will probably find that the
Chinaman are obtaining the silver.
M. Quinns ties have been sold and rafted
Mrs. W. Hurst Is quite poorly.
C. L. DeWltt has let out his farm.
"Esquire" Ol instead goes to New York.
Rev. W. E. Palmer remains another
year at South Orange, N. J.
Cards are out announcing tho marriage
of Miss Mary E. Palmer to O. S. Twist, of
Buffalo, N. Y., at her brother's Rev. W
E. Palmer, on the aoth Inst.
Peach buds are reported to be at least
partly killed in this section.
We have had very poor maple syrup
weather this spring.
J. M. Aid rich Is building a new wood
house. Potatoes are plenty and no sale. P.
Wide Tlrs.
The Press of lust week had a brief
article on broad tires that should
not escape the attention of any one
who pays road tax, or uses the road
for any purpose whatever.' The
wide tire is a road maker instead of
a road destroyer, as is the narrow
tire. There is also an economy in
liraft, and a freedom from rutting
of fields on tlie farm that are mat
ters of no mean importance. The
State of New Jersey, has a law al
lowing Township committees to pass
an ordinance giving a rebate from
road tax of fifty cente for each wheel
on wagons or carts having a tire
four inches or more in width.
Sandyston has the credit of placing
the ordinance upon the town book.
and we are pleased to note that it
has stimulated the use of wide tires.
It is a wise measure and every town
ship should adopt it in the interest
of good roads. H.
Decrssao in the Vtlue of Firm Animals.
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington ha issued a compre
hensive statement of tho number
and value of domestio animals on
farms in the United states. It
shows a heavy and constant depre
ciation in both numbers and values
of every item except cows and oxen.
The total vulue, of tho furm animals
on January 1, WJ5, was estimated
at 11,819, 44(5,000, as against tl,727,-
926,084 on January 1, lfc'JtS a de
crease of 181,520,000.
For the ' Pike Count, Preia. "
A bridge having boon built bv the
County on an unused road, near the
residence of Mr. Obndinh Bevana. in
Sandyston township, the Sandyston
correspondent of the New Jersey
tierniti chose to criticise the job as
a waste of public money, and the
bridgo itself as not properly a coun
ty charge. Freeholder Kintner in
justiflention of his action in build
ing the bridge enters the technical
plea thnt there is a different e be
tween nn unused rond, and a vaca
ted road that gives him a legal
right to sell it as a comity bridge.
We wish to present a few points re
garding this road that are not per
haps gencraly known, but should be
to have a correct understanding a
to whether there hns been either a
waste, or a misappropriation of the
county funds. The rond upon which
the bridge referred to is built was
originally a In ne owned and used if
I rightly recollect, by the father of
the Into Randal Depue as a conveni
ent way to get to the distant fields
and wood lota owned by him. It
grew into ttse by others as a Bhort
cut from the mountain to the val
ley settlements, and by his consent,
but we believe was never formally
laid owt as a public road. Seven
years ago many Hainesville people
who used this road to get to their
mountain wood lots complained that
it was badly located, hard to keep in
fit condition for travel, and extreme
ly hilly. Upon proper application
to the Court a new road was laid
out, principally through lands of
Mr. O. Bevans, where a mnch easi
er grade was obtained. The town
ship paid 1125.00 for the land, and
built the road, it haa also appropria
ted money annually to work it. Be
ing laid out strictly to take the place
of the old road the latter has not
had a dollar expended upon it by the
township for six years, that is, since
the new road was made, and since
which time the old road haa been
looked upon as a private lane aa it
originally was. Mr. O. Bevans and
Benj. B. Hursh are the only people
using it, and they only as a short
cut to their farm lands. I am
informed that Mr. Hursh con
sidered that as he was a joint
user of the road, and bridge, he had
anticipated sharing with Mr. Bevans
in rebuilding the bridge, whenever
it should become necessary to have
a new bridge, when lo 1 and behold,
a new bridge was built, and by the
county. The work of a generous
freeholder at the expense of a gener
ous county. i I learn that a couple of
years ago Freeholder Joseph C.
Warner was notified to build this
same bridge, but thought it not ne
cessary, compulsion was threatened,
when Mr. Warner consulted the
attorney of the board, Mr. Chas. J.
Roe, and was advised not to build
it. When Mr. E. B. Kintner be
came freeholder he also was notified
to build it, and did so. Whether
any of the conditions had changed
since Mr. Roe advised Mr. Warner
against building it I do not know
but presume it was not done by his
advice, as my experience with Chas.
J. Roe loads me to bolieve that he
would not advocate other than a
reasonable, just, and economical
use of the county moneys. Wheth
er a freeholder may avail himself of
technicalities to justify an unneces
sary expense to the county, or to ob
tain the fees attached thereto, is a
matter depending solely upon his
own conscience, and the willingness
of the people to have their business
done that way. It is not to be sup.
posed for an instant but what Mr.
Kintner is interested in keeping
down expenses, as he has estab
lished the fact beyond dispute that
he pays more than a dollar tax. Tea,
verily so, a poll tax, and a dog tax
when he has one.
leytes Item.
The potato grower should not for
get that it is not a crop that will car
ry over, Tkere will likely be a less
acreage planted, then should there
be a short crop the pendulum of
prices may swing to the other ex
treme. The prices of the past year
were rather disheartening, but con
ditions may be entirely different this
year. We shall plant our usual
acreage with that view of the situa
tion. Last week the Press seemed so ex
cellent I could not resist sending one
to a lady friend ; judge our surprise
when it was received back through
the mails with the following laconio
inscripton written thereon. " Mr.
H. I thank you.I read no such news"
and have no use for this paper.and
if you have you hud better keep it.
It was amusing of course, and I
apologize for not knowing that the
Pkess politics would not agree with
a stomach so delicate that it could
digest a live priest, cum grano salis,
but could not boar to be reminded
of it. Funny world is it not? Pen
alty for writing on a newspaper, and
not paying letter postage on Siiuie.U
severe enough to make most people
tired.
Two Bethlehem men fought over
a penny paper and each was fined t&.
Minima for the Newspaper Maker.
From Wins. A. Ilium's address at
Cornell colV.'ge.l
And now let mo finish with two
or three maxima which seem tome
of value to a newspaper maker :
I Never lie n hurry.
II Hold fast to the Constitution.
HI Hlniid by the Jstars find
Stripes. Above nil, stMiul for Lib
erty, whatever hiiivns.
IV A word that is not spoke'
never does nny mischief.
All the goodness of n good e.r
cannot make up for the biu'ness oi
a bud one.
VI If yon find you lmve been
wrong don't fenr to say so.
There is n trad il ion in some news-1ixm-s
of the old school that, von
must pretend to n silly infallibility
and never admit you have been
wrong. That is n siily rule. If a
man lias not the moral courage to
say " Yes, I was wrong, and I don't
now believe what 1 said at some
former time ;" if he has not courage
to say that, he had letter retire from
business and never try to make an
other newspaper.
A Good Bargain.
At a temperance meeting where
several related their experiences, a
humorous Iiishmon who spoke was
acknowledged to be the chief speak
er. He had on a pair of fine new
boots said he :
" A week after I signed the pledge
I met an old friond aud he snys,
'Thein's a fine pair of boots you
have on. ' ' They are, ' says I, and
by the same token 'twas the saloon
keeper who gave them to me. '
' That was generous of him, ' says
"It was, ' says I, but I made a
bargain with him. He was to keep
his drink and I was to keep my mo.
ney. My money bought me those
fine boots. I got the best of the bar
gain, and I'm going to stick to it. '
He who waits to do a great deal
of good at once will never do any.
Dr. Johnson
W. & 6. MITCHELL,
Dealers in
Fancy &' Staple
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Provisions, Hardware,
Crockery, Glassware,
Boots, Shoes, Etc.
Corner Broad and Ann Streets.
Headquarters
ROWN and
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OUR SPECIALTIES ARE :
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Houses Tested for Imperfect Plumbing.
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Manufacturers and dealers In all
kinds of Lumber,
Contractors and Builders.
Estimates made ; personal attention given and work
guaranteed.
OFFICE, Brown's Building, Milford, Pa.
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Tuesday, March, 24, 1398.
Kncago rooms enrly. New illus
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for Dry Goods,
for Notions,
for Groceries,
for Provisions.
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for Boots & Shoes,
for Rubber Goods,
for Hardware,
for Crockery.
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New Dental Parlors.
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specIalty:
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All work fully guaranteed.
We make first-class plates.
HALE DENTAL CO.,
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How did
Your
ubbers
Wear ?
Have you been ft victim of the
deception practiced in the sale of
Rubbers ?
Yon can't expect to get BO cents
worth of rubber for 25 cents ( Rub
ber costs too much). The " GOOD
YEAR GLOVE " Rubbers don't
crack. (Your money back if they
do.) Ten thousand pairs sold in
two seasons and not a single com
plaint. The impression of the
" GLOVE r' on every pair indicates
" Standard of merit and purity of
material." Goods sent on approval.
Charges prepaid.
JOHNSON,
Fitter of Feet.
PORT JERVIS, N. Y.
ROSES AND CLEMATIS.
And a chance for Twenty Doltart
for Twenty-five Cente.
To any householder in the vil-
lage
e the following can be had of
J. Leahy at Gray Towers for
twenty-five cents the lot. :
I Clematis Panloulata.
1 Empress of China Climb
ing Rose.
2 EverbloomlngTaaRoie
I Crimson Rambler Climb'
Ing Rose.
They are tho very best roses and olnmntls
In cultivation and would coat at the num.
cries almut two dollars. They will be sent
hero to be sold at this price to enoouraffe
their cultivation. Ten sets of flower seeds
will hIko lie given for twenty-five cents, to
the first ten applicants for the plants. They
will le hero alxnit the fifth of May and can
be delivered and paid for in the morning
before nlno o'clock. After that hour no
more enn bo had for that day.
Catalogues with descriptions, and the
March Numborof "Snocess with Flowers,"
free at Armstrong's Drug Store to Intend
ing purchasers.'
The magnxlne, "Succors with Flowers,"
will Ihi sent for one year free to the twenty
most successful grower To be decided
June 1st, ls7, and at the end of three
years. Twenty dollars will be paid to the
person showing the best results with the
roses and clematis. Tho first three are
from the nui'serii'sof the Din pee & Con
awl Co., West (irove, Pa. The Crimson
Kanibler from Messrs. Elwanger & Barry,
Ilochestor, N. Y. Soe catalogues for full
description.
It is requested that the roses and clema
tis be planted where they can be plainly
seen from the street.
One hundred lots will be for sale. 4t
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