PIKE COUNTY PRESS. PUBLISHED EVERY F1UDAY AT MILFORD, PA. J. H. Van Etten, Edito Terms One dollar nnd fitly ceu a j'enr in advance. H't 1 ,K . J'lVI. 1 FIN VOL. 1 BUSINESS 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, PlKK CO., PA. John A. Kipp, Attorney-at-Law, OFFICE, opposite Court House, Milford, Pike Co., Pa. CHURCH DIRECTORY MILFORD. First Presbyterian Church, Mllfonl; Sabbath services at 10.80 A. M. anil 7.80 P. M. Sabbath school Immediately after the morning service. Prayer meeting Wed nesday at 7.80 P. M. A cordial welcome will be extended to nil. Those not at tached to other churches are especially in vited. Rev. Thomas Nichols, Pastor. Church or the Goon Shepherd, Mil ford: Services Sunday at 10.80 A. M. and 7.30 p. M. Sunday school at 2.80 P. M. Week-day services, Friday at 4.00P.M. Seats free. All welcome. B. S. LABBITER, Rector. M. E. Church. Services at the M. E. Church Sundays: Preaching at 10.80 a. m. and at 7.80 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p. in. Kpworth league at 6.48 p. m. Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7.80 p. m. Class meeting conducted by Win. Angle on Fridays at 7.80 p. m. An earnest Invitation is extended to anyone who may desire to worshsp with us. Rbv. W. R. Neff, Pastor. MATAMORAS. Kpworth M. E. Church, Matamoras. Services every Sabbath at 10.80 a. mand 7 p. m. Sabbath school at 2.80. C. E. meeting Monday evening at 7.80. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7.30. Everyone welcome. Rbv. F. L. Rounds, Pastor. Hope Evangelical Church, Mata moras, Pa. Services next Sunday as follows : Preaching at 10.30 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. Como. Rkv. J. A. Wieoand, Pastor. Secret Societies. Milford Lodge, No. 844, F. & A. M.: liodge meets Wednesdays on or lxfore Full Moon at the Sawkill 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 evory Thursday evening at 7.30 p. m., Brown's Building. Geo. Dan man, Jr., Secy. James H. Heller, N. G. Prudence Rkbkrah 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 Beck, N G. Katie Klein, Sec'y. Hit of Unclaimed Utters. Unclaimed letters remaining in the postofflce at Milford, Pike Co., Pa., for the month ending April 30, 1896 : Ladies Mrs. Allie Leon, Laura M. Joy. Gentlemen D. Rice, Frank J. Touchner, Webb Cooke, James Wil cox, R. Y. Watson, John Walter, C. C. Willams, C. B. Hawver. L. W. MUler, Henry F. Smith, F. W. Sage. Persons claiming the above will please say " Advertised " and give date of this list. Jas. S. Gale, P. M. Pine Hill Farm. G. E. Hursh, proprietor. Rose comb white loghorns,ejjgs for hatch ing, broilers in season and dealer in poulty supplies, incubator.brooders, wire netting, roofing felt, &o., trees, plants and vines, furnished to order. Office at farm, Layton, N, J. The Snyder InqueaL. The somewhat protracted investi gation as to the cause of the death of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Snyder, of Port Jervis, has been concluded be fore the coroner's jury, which ren dered verdicts in both cases this week. In that of Mrs. Snyder it is that she came to her death by arseni cal poisoning administered by some person, and that suspicion points to Mrs. Martha Whittaker. In Jacob Snyder's case they say he was poi. goned either accidentally or by some jerson unknown to the jury. New stock of girls and boys latest style straw hats at Ryman & Wells. Nftlice. . Any person or persons in Mi ford desiring telephone connections will call on or address J. P. Van Etten, Conabhaugh, Pa,, or at this oflioe. . if 4,r!H-" -,.rv. n- jf.vv . ,1, JACK ROBINSON'S ANSWER. He's In for Senator and Congress, But Won't Down UUA7 if Quny Fools lon't Drive Him to It. Special Tclcgrnm to the Ph;'-!. Times. Washington. April 27 Your edi torial to-day is just two-thirds right. I nm a full-fledged candidate for the United States Senate, and also tho representative of my county and the party there in its just contention for equal tonus ; but I hnve entered into no coalition to down Quay, nor is it my inclination to do so. There are, however,, certain fool friends of Quny who may drive me into that position, as they seem to be satisfied with no support of Quay which does not involve absolute sur render of all self-respect and indi vidual judgment as a Presidential choice, after every manly effort for Quay is expended. Some persons forget that sixty-five votes followed me in hist week's convention, and forty-six others, presumably with its, fled the convention rather than go on record. The only man who can down Quay in Pennsylvania is Quay himself, and if he persists in repaying disin terested and loyal service to him by such brutal treatment as his fool claquers gave all those who dared to express an honest opinion in the convention.and by his astonishingly ungrateful treatment of Leach, he will very soon put the machinery in motion that will give him plenty of trouble to burn at every State con vention. "March with the people," said a great Frenchman from the Tribune, " and you march aright ; march against them and you march into night." Johk E. Robinson. For Rent. The residence of the subscriber on Harford street, overlooking the " Sawkill Glen, " with an acre and a half of lawn, well shaded, with car riage house three box stalls, ice house, two story laundry, etc., will be rented unfurnished for one or more years, on the 1st of July next. Apply to A. E. Lewis. Look Out for Him. Farmers in nearby sections of the country report a new swindle, and as the swindlers may come to this neighborhood it will be well for all to be on the lookout and give them a warm reception. Agents for a new kitchen range travel about and show a good quality of goods. The plan has been for the farmer to pay down 15 or $10, signing a papor to pay the balance. They are given to understand that the balance is about 35. In a day or two an agent re turns and shows the paper with $60 or $65 payable at once. The state ment is complete, but worded so as to mislead the careless reader. The lawyers tell tho farmers there is nothing to do but to pay up. New stock of men's and boys sum mer caps at Ryman & Wells. Nitrate of Soda. Julio M. Foster, honorary mem ber of tho Pan-American Parlia ment, delivered a speech before that body at its first meeting at Atlanta, Ga. in Oct. 1805. The speech is printed in a neat attractive form copiously illustrated showing the effect of the use of nitrate of soda on various plants and is replete with valuable information concerning that too little known and used fer tilizer. The Germans have care fully studied its effects on crops and are large consumers of the article. It is a powerful agency in the pro motion of better agricultural me thods, and while it is expensive yet its use would be fully compensated in the increased yield of farm crops. New Wall Paper at W. & G. Mit chells. Gubernatorial Aspiranta. There are now three candidates for the high office of governor of this cominonwtvalth, and all are Congressmen. John Leisenring of Luzerne, W. A. Stone of Allegheny, and Thaddeus M Mahon of the eigh teenth district. There is plenty of time yet for other announcements, I and no doubt there will be more of I them. Vs&S I U 1 111 I I VI E If BIZ fXV ofttJ' 1 Jrf."m& MILFORD, OBITUARY. MR. GEORHE MILLOTT. The people of this county will learn with sorrow of the death at his home in Matamoras last Friday night of Mr. Millott, the proprietor of a hotel at that placoi For some time he has been ill of a chronic affection, but lately seemed to be regaining his heolth.- He was born at Mansfield, England, 69 years ago and came to this country in 1862 locating first in New York from whence he came to Port Jervis, working at his trade that of a stone cutter. In 1878 he built a hotel at Ma tamoras, and has since that tin e resided there. Mr. Millott was a genial, whole-souled man and had many warm friends. He was a member of Vandermark lodge, I. O. O. F. of Milford, and of Matamoras lodge of American Le gion of Honor. His funeral was largely attended by his bretheren on Monday last. He is survived by his widow, Anna and one son, Edward. WILLIAM NEARPASS CASE. One of the oldest citizens and re sidents of Deerpork, Orange county, died on Wednesday, April 29th, Hged 92 years. Wm. N. Case was born April 14, 1804 in Montague, Sussex county, N. J., and shortly after his parents removed to Sullivan county, N. Y., where he grew up, was married and raised a family of children. He was for over twenty years a justice of the peace, and was at one time super visor of the Town of Forestburg,also a Commissioner of Highways and School Trustee. Mr. Case was a highly esteemed citizen, and led a useful and honorable life. MRS. EMELINE DEWITT. Emeline, the wife of Nelson De- witt, died at her home near Decker town, N. J. last Friday May 1, aged about 60 years. MATTHEW COOPER. Matthew Cooper, aged about 75 years, a resident of Sullivan county, N. Y., died May 1st, at his residence in Debruce. EMMET BEVANS. Emmet Bovans who formerly re sided at Hainosvillo, Sussex county N. J., died at Bcranton last Sunday. He was a son of Obadiah Bovans, and loaves a wife and two daugh ters, Sallie J. and Edith. New lino of Ladies & Gents shoes at W. & G. Mitchells. HYMENEAL OILM0RE M MURRAY. Mr. William Gilmore and Miss Evelyn McMurray of Dingmans. Pa. were married at the M. E. parsonage on Ann street Milford, on Wednes day afternoon May 6, 1898. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. R, Neff, and was witnessed by Mr. Edwin McMurray and Mrs. F. B. Pletcher, brother and sister of the bride. The bride was prettily at tired in a steel gray gown hand somely trimmed with lace. After the ceremony the company repaired to the home of Mr. F. B. Pletcher where a bountiful supper was served. The young couple will begin house keeping at once in their own home at Dingmans. " q " . Horse Shoe Springtooth Harrows at W. & G. Mitchells. Droaned While Fishing George Hartwood a young man aged 33 years was drowned Monday near Burchers mills in Lackawaxon township. He was fishing in a small stream, and it is supposed was seized with a fit to which he was a subject, and fell with his head in the water. Search was made by reason of his absence and he was found lying just as he had fallen. He was unmarried and lived with his father. High grade Fertilizers for all Crops at W. & G. Mitchells. D. L, Hower, vice principal of the Honeadale Public schools was elected hist Tuesday County Super intendent of Wayne county at a sal ary of $1500. TIKE COUXTY, TA FBI DAY, MAY 8, 189G. PERSONAL. Mr. Maxwell Trninor, of New York spent Sunday iu Milford. Esnuii-e Charles L. Hellcr.of Bush- kill, pnid the county sent a brief visit last week. Hon. W. E. McCormick of Port Jervis,. was in .Milford - Wednesday afternoon. Hon. Barnot Mnnsfield.of Strouds burg, was in Milford last Saturday on business. J. C. Grasmuk.Mrs. Grasmuk ami daughter, Marion, visited Milford over last Sunday. Mrs. Robert Struthors, of Brook lyn, N. Y. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. Humbert for two weeks. Benj. V. Dolph. of Port Jervis has been chosen loader of the Syracuse University Glee Club. Mrs. D. Bournique and her daugh ter, Virginia returned home from the city Thursday. Mr. John Baldwin, of New York is a guest at tho Crissman House. He expects to remain here several days. Ex-Sheriff Fred A. Kesseler, John Clune, J. M. Von Akin and Oustav Dunker, Democratic war horses of Westfall, were in Milford Tuesday, David R. and Murray H. Chapin, of Brooklyn, N, Y., took a brief re spite from study and business last Friday and graced Milford with a short visit. Miss Jennie Brownseombe the ar tist of Honesdnle, Pa., who for the past year or more has been studying at Rome, will shortly sail for her home. Hon. L. E. Carr formerly of Port Jervis, now of Albany, N. Y., has been appointed by the Alderman of that city one of its Police commissi oners. Mrs. J. C. Bull who has been criti cally ill is considered past the dan ger point, and will probably recover. This will be cheerful news to her many friends. Mr. C. F. Siotz has bis large new boarding house in Dingman town ship nearly completed. It is a de cided improvement to that part of the country. Mrs. Paul Humbert is making great improvements to her cottages in Dingman township, in the way of new fences, and a general renovat ing. It is a charming place and nice ly located for boarders. Messrs Charles Quinn and Dr. II. E. Emerson of this place who have been visiting Europe for a couple of months returned Saturday May 2. While absent they wero in Italy.Switzerland, France, Scotland, England and Ireland. They were delighted with the trip.and returned improved in health and spirits. Julius Foster Mulford, of Dela ware township, who is engaged in prospecting for minerals on his farm, was in town recently. He says there is no question but that he has found an ancient wall, as thore are letters and dates carved on it, one date being 1671 but that the rest are illegible through age. He is sanguine of finding something valuable. Hon. John D. Houck, Geo. II. Bortree, of Greene ; George N. Kel lam, C. A. Pellot, Walter Vetterlein, of Palmyra ; C. C. Shannon, of Lack awaxen ; Henry C. Knealing. of Sho hola ; J. C. Prescott, Chas. Nichols andS. C. Westfall.of Westfall ; Will Westbrook, of Blooming Grove ; Ira B. Case, of Dingman ; Philip B. Clark, William Rake, of Porter; Joseph Bensley, E. R. Schoonover, of Lehman, and Ran Van Gordon.of Delaware were among the out of town directors present on Tuesday. Syracuse Plows and cultivators at W. & G. Mitchells. Death of a Well. known Politician. Hamilton Disston, head of the firm of H. Disston 's Sons, of Phila delphia, a member of the Park Com mission, delegate to the Republican convention at St. Louis and one of the best known and most popular leaders in local and state politics, died suddenly Thursday morning April 30th. Death was due to heart failure and was peaceable and pain less. Millinery. A fine new assortment of Hat Flower and Feathers at Miss Mitch ell's. Absconded With the Expresa Company'! Money. An express clerk named Mohl in the employ of the Wells Fargo Co., at Passaic got away with the cash and chocks which J. F. Kilgour sent last week to pay his quarryinen. They have suffered some inconveni ence in consequence hut duplicate chocks have been issued and honored. THE DELAWARE VALLEY R. R. Offlenls of the New Company In Town This Afternoon. Mr. W. H.Metealf of Philadelphia the ener'sptic promoter of the new Delaware Valley Railroad enter prise, was in town this afternoon acoompaniod by J. Murray Africa, a son of tho president of the company, who represents a number of interes ted capitalists. They will go over the route as sur veyed by engineer Breese and Mr. Africa, who is an expert engineer, will determine on the practicability of his plans. Engineer Breese will arrive in town to-morrow and will begin the surveys at once. Mr. Metcalf in forms us that no grass will grow un der the feet of the new company, and that the construction of the road will proceed with all possible dispatch, it being the intention of the company to have trains running between Port Jervis and Milford in time for the summer travel. Mr. Metcalf will go to Strouds burg and will return to this village on Friday, accompanied by other capitalists interested in the road. Union May 6. Messrs Metcalf and Africa were in Milford Thursday. Both speak with the greatest confidence in the suc cess of the scheme. They will be gin securing rights of way this week and surveying, and in fact are now on the ground. Tho Borough Fathers. At the regular meeting of the Town Council held May 4. The fol lowing business was presented and transacted. Report of Board of Health for Ap ril filed. Acceptance of Borough ordinance No. 28 granting rights to Strouds hurg and Bushkill telephone com pany filed. Police Officer Smith was instructed to enforce the ordinance prohibiting riding bicycles on the sidewalks. A resolution was passed to rent the Glen and the committee was au thorized to pay a rental of $150. The street committee was directed to proceed to repair the streets, and place them in a good condition. The Secretary was instructed to notify every property owner in the Borough to have the sidewalks graded as provided by ordinance No. 18. E. Warnor was appointed a mem ber of the Board of Health. A notice was directed to be given prohibiting the throwing or burn ing papers or refuse of any kind in the streets. A committee was appointed to as certain the cost of a new street sprinkler. The council adjourned to May 9th to reoeive bids for sprinkling the streets. Resolutlona of Condolence. At the last meeting of Vander mark lodge No. 828 I. O. O. F. of Milford the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has pleased an all wise and overruling Providence in whoso hand the stronger maternal ties on earth are but as brittle threads to again enter and by the ruthless hand of death deprives us of the companionship of one of our most esteemed members, our worthy brother George Millott, Resolved, That while we deeply deplore the loss of our friend and brother we would bow in humble submission to tho mandate of Him in whom we live, move and have our being knowing that as God can not err his decrees though inscruta ble and beyond our feeble compre hension are wise and just, Resolved, That we aware of this severe affliction of the widow, child and relatives of the deceased brother sympathize with them in this the hou r of their bereavement, Resolved, That as a token of re spect entertained for the memory of the departed the charter of Vander mark lodge No. 828 I. O. O. F. be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished under the seal of the lodge to the family of the deceased brother and that the said resolutions be published in the Milford Dispatch and Pike Cousty Press. Wm. F. Beck, ) Geo. R. Quick, v C D. H. Hornbeck, o County Convention. The triennial convention of School Directors for the election of a Coun ty Superintendent of schools con vened at the ConrtJ House on Tues day May 5, at 2 p. m., and was called to order, by Superintendent George Sawyer. Hon. John D. Houck, of Greene was nominated as Chairman of the Convention. Philip B. Clark of Porter, J. H. Van Etten of Milford and Walter Vetterlein of Palmyra, were elected as Secretaries. -The roll was called and only twelve directors of the sixty-six were found to be absent. It was moved and carried that the superintendent receive tho salary provided by law. George Sawyer was nominated for County Superintendent and received the unanimous vote of the conven tion. Boing called before the direc tors Mr. Sawyer made a neat and appropriate speech thanking the convention and outlining his course for the next term. Ho stated that in the average of wages paid male teachers Pike stood 64 in the list of counties, and in the average paid to female teachers 60. On motion adjourned. A Leap Year Reception. The Leap Year reception given by "The Woinon's Social Club" of Milford at Brown's Hall Thursday evening April, 30 was a recherche affair. It was largely attended and a delightful time experienced by the fortunate participants. The ladies looked sweet and acted the part of hostesses and managers benutifullv The young men coyly enjoyed the situation, and blushingly bore the ordeal of being "made up to" by the fair sex, who played their parts to protection. House to Let. Furnished house to let, on Har ford street, Milford, seven rooms and bathroom. Address Charles Weir, 16 Charles St., New York. 3t Ladies Waists and Wrappers at W. & G. Mitchells. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Lackawaxen. Aaron Kaplin, et. ux., to Abram J. Thomas, dated April 21, 1896, 200 acres, con. $1 and exchange, ent'd May 2. Greene. . Benjamin Wesser, et. ux., to Pelton, dated Nov. 6, 1894, acres, con. $5, ent'd May 2. Porter. Chas. 8. Corrao to W. C. Swinburne, dated Nov. 12, 1895, 50 acres, con. $10, ent'd May 2. Milford township. Margaretha Rochotte and husband to Lewis Frances Ragot, acres, con $650, ent'd May 4. Porter. A. V.Coolbaugh, et. ux . to Jeffrey W. Smith, dated May 2, 1887. 7 acres con. $1. ent'd May 5. Lackawaxen C. C. Shannon Ex ecutor of , Joel Shannon to Charles W. Shannon dated March 2. 173 acres con, $1100. ent'd May 5. Lackawaxen. Chas. W. Shannon et. ux. to C. C. Sliannon dated Mar. 26. 106 acres con. $900. ent'd May 5. Blooming Grove. Chas. W. Kle- bisch, et. ux. to Eliza A. Palmer, dated May 28, 1895, 1,209 acres, con. $1 and exchango, ent'd May 6. Commissions were recorded to Justices of the Peace, Henry C. Knealing, of Shohola, Philip B. Clark, of Porter, and William An gle, of Milford Borough. Great Sale. Furniture and house furnishing goods now being sold cheap at Ry man & Wells. Drowned In a Barrel. The little two-year-old son of Zil lurdLord, of Matamoras was disow ned in a rain barrel containing only about, six inches of water, April 30. The little fellow waa playing about the yard, and it is supposed that he stepied on tho lid of the barrel, which was but slightly secured and slipped in when the lid righted it self again, completely concealing all traces of his whereabouts, and it was only by a mere chance that ho was discovered. i Tho PRESS is the best ADVERTISING MEDIUM in the county. Apply for rates. No. 28. BRIEF MENTION. Read the $50s reward notice in the One Cent a Word column. Mr. Paxil Bournique has pur chased a fine horse of Mr. George Wheelor. Ex-United States Senator Win. A. Wallace, of Clearflojd, Pa., is re ported dying in New'York. Prof. T. H. Serfass was re elected County Superintendent of Monroe county. Salary $1,000. There have been in Deer park thirty -seven applicants for tax cer tificates under the Raines liquor law. The sidewalk in front of the Hotel Fauchere and Emerson's drug store is being lowered to the proper grade. Let the good work go on. A fawn was seen to cross the pnblic road near Frick's hotel last week. The little fellow took to the mountain and soon disappeared. The Philadelphia Press is now printing 165,000 papers each Sun day on its new sextuple Hoe press which runs off 800 twelve page pa pers a minute. John F, North the " Nitrate King " and one of the richest men in England died suddenly in London May 5. He was said to be worth $150,000,000. . . Tho air pressure on a person of ordinary size is thirteen and a half tons, which is easily resisted, while the slight pressure to go out and " take something " cannot be. Germany is still pressing her protective policy against foreign ag ricultural products. The last move is to place a duty on hermetically sealed cans containing certain class es of meats. It is reported tha t Joseph Petri -kovsky who not long ago married one of Milfords popular young lad ies, Miss Georgie Briard, and who subsequently went out to Cuba as a war correspondent for a Russian paper has been killed.on that island. The fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Professor William Henry Green as instructor in the Princeton Theological Seminary, was celebrated May 2. Hundreds of clergymen from New York and Philadelphia were present. The New York Times recently went into the hands of a receiver. The paper has been losing money ever since it mugwumpod and went Democratic, and this same experi ence has visited about every body else since the Country did the same thing. Harvey Klaer '96 of Lafayette college is ono of the debaters in the annual joint debate between Lehigh and Lafayette which will be held in Bethlehem this evening May 8. The question is ' 'resolved that the United States Government should own the railroads." Lafayette has the nega tive. Over thirty members of the New York Stock Exchange came up last Saturday and rode from Port Jervis to the Gap on their wheels. The party took supper at the Hotel Schanno, and there is no doubt, but that they got a good one and thoroughly enjoyed it. Hiram C. Clark, of the Board of water Commissioners of Newton, N. J. has resigned from that body. His work in putting in the new wa ter system for that town was emin ently satisfactory, and was done for several thousand dollars less than the estimated cost. There is considerable consump- ' tion among the cattle in Sussex, Co., and the State and local boards of health are giving the matter their at tention. The disease should be promptly dealt with, for milk deal ers are justified in requiring only pure milk from uncoutaminated sour ces. The general health and safety depends on such a supply. Some miscreant or miscreants took the pains to cut the shad net at Conashaugh last Wednesday even ing, but notwithstanding there were only about 100 feet lertthe fisher men had good luck. They offered a reward of $j0 for evidence which will lead to the detection of the guilty parties and we hope they may be caugnt. We wonder in view of the great number of fine fat shad nightly be ing taken at the several fisheries in this vicinity, what those croakers who are always talking about fish in the river as they " used to was " will sjiy now. Evidently the good work of the nsh commissioners in stocking tho river and keeping out the destructive weirs is being de monstrated. Newburg's educational deadlock has been broken by a law adding an additional member to the board. The mayor was petitioned to add a woman to the board, but this he ungallantly declined to do. The woman however will be properly re cognized by progressive towns in school matters. As a rule they take more interest in moral and educa tional affairs than men, and would be more emcient in their manage ment and control. This fact is fast being recognized in intelligent communities. i ! i ! i
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