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DURING 4 Mr.Ul
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,
M'oro, Pikr Co., Pa.
John A. Kipp,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, opposite Court House,
MtLFor.D, Pike Co., Pa.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.
FIIWT PrOTBVlKflAM ClIOIMlH, Mllfoi-d;
Sl)Ibh services at 10.SU) A. M. mid 7.80 p.
M. rlnliliai.ii neliool liiiniedli'ily afier tlic
morning service. Prayer inoeo'ng Wed
nesday nb 7.81) P. M. A cordial welcome
will lie extended to nil. Those nut at
tached ti oi lier chmwhn are cieelally in
vited. Ukv. Thomas Nichols, PaiUir.
Church or i hr Good Siirpiiriid, Mll
funl: Service! Sunday at 10.IK) A. M. mill
7.H0 p. m. Sunday chool at 9. IX) P. M.
Woel.-dav se.-vl-cs, Wednesday 7.80 P. M.,
celebration of Holy Communion weekly,
Thursday 7.80 A. M. Scats I.m All wel
come. B. S. LASsriKit, Rector.
M. K. CmmcH. Services nt the M. E.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 10.80 B.
,11. and nt 7.1)0 p. m. .Sunday school at
p. in. Kpwui'th league at 0.46 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting Wednesdays at
7. W) p. in. Class moetiug conducted by
Win. Alible on Fridays at 7.80 p.m. An
earnest Invitation in extendi! to anyone
who niny desire to worshsp with us.
ilRV. W. B. NKKr, Pastor.
MATAMORAS.
KrwoHTH M. K. Chukch, Mntnmoras.
Bel vices every Sabbath nt 10.1)0 a. in. anil
7 p. in. Sabbath school nt 8.80. U. K.
meeting Monday evening nt 7.80. Class
mooting Tuesday evening nt 7.80. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.80.
Everyone welcome.
Kkv. F. G. Curtis, Pastor.
Hopr Kvanokmcal CHU11CH, Muta
moras, Pa. Services next Sunday aa follows:
Preaching nt 10.80 a. m. and T p. in. Sun
day school at 8 p. m. Junior C. K. before
and C. K. nravcr meeting after the even
ing service. Mid-week prayer mooting
every Wednesday evening at 7.80. Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
Kkv. J. A. WiBOAND, Pastor.
Seoret Sooieties.
MiLMinn LionoR. No. 844. F. & A. M.l
Lodge meets Wednesdays on or before
J. ull Moon at the riawklll iiouse, luiuoru,
Pa. N. F.mery, Jr., Secretary, Mllford.
J. H. Van Ktteu, W. M., Mllford, Pa.
Van T)rr Mark Loikir, No. 838, 1. O.
O. F: Meets every Thursday evening nt
7.80 p. m., llrowu s Hulldlng. eo. usu
man, Jr., tioc'y. James H. Heller, N. (1.
PhudkncR Rkbkkah IxinoR. 107. I. O.
O. F. Mwits every second and fourth Fri
days in each month in Odd Fellows' Hall,
Brown's building. Miss Minnie buck, N.
U. Katie Kluln, wo y.
Hollos.
Any porson or poraons in Milford
desiring tolophone connections will
call on or address J. Van Juton,
Coniwhnugh, Pa,, or at this office.
It May B Mr. Hart.
Rev. Snm Small, -who spoke at the
Domocratio mooting, at Boston, Bat-
urday, startod Howard Mutchlor's
boom for Conpross rolnna' by a bril
limit peroration containing these
words: " Bryan in the Presidential
cliair, Sowall in the Bonatc, and
Mutchler back on the floor of Con
gress again, peace and prosperity
will return to our beautiful land.
What does the newspaper reader
think or such gush r And yet the
crowd howled in approval. Free
Press.
Small will be smaller if he comes
up ifi Pike and talks that way.
Every one here is for Hart.
10,000 feet well-soasonod good
whitopino boards for sale. Price
reasonable. Enquire of Wm. Angle
at blacksmith shop. auglztf
POLITICAL NOTES.
' JJ the Democratic party will work
to keep the prices of the farmers'
crops at a parity with his taxes and
debts, it will be in more profitable
business than trying to explain how
it can keep silver at a parity with
gold.
The Democrats claim to have car
ried Arkansas by 60.000 majority
Well, why not? They have all the
election machinery, and it la not the
votes that count but the way they
are counted. If there could be any
moral weight in the result they
might as well have counted the ma
ority greater.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Week KiiiIIiik Monday Sxptembnr ' 1800
(Jrnrral Cim11tlans.
The teiuiMtrntura during the past
week was below normal, with a
largo percentage , of sunshine. In
most sections tho rainfall was slight
ly above the avernge. Cool nights
provailod, and frosts ooeured on the
2d and 4th which were damaging to
nnrlponod crops In some localities in
tho northern counties. The late
rains will provo beneficial to late
growths, but a shortage will result
from the recent drought, as it caused
prematura riioning aud drying tip
of many product. Considerable
corn and buckwheat have been cut,
both of which are good crops, but
buckwheat hns not filled quite as
expected. Fall seoding is woll ad
vanced, but in some sections it lias
been delayed by dry weather. But
little tobacco is left standing j the
crop was very good but thore was
not as much raised at last year.
Pasturago is fair and should improve
with the late rains. The potato
crop is a largo ono. The apple yield
is large and grapes promising. Vege
tables are plentiful and of good quali-
ty.
llrblire Building and Repairs.
Luzerne county is building stone
instead of iron bridges. They are
not much more exponsivo originally
and where properly constructed with
slight repairs will last for agos.
The Cotuwhaugh stone bridge built
in May 1868 by Solon Cliapin cost
fllOO and the repairs in 38 years
have cost $88.60 or about 12.33 por
year. A wooden bridge crossing the
Shohola oreek in Blooming Grove
township at Lords Valley built in
1856 was rebuilt in 1872 and the re
pairs since have cost $82.67. The
combination bridge across the Wal
lenpaupac In Greene built in 1883
was robuile in 1895. The iron
bridges vary in cost of repairs de
pending on amount of travol, etc
but the average cost of repairs per
year on seven iron bridges built in
1888 and 1890 and costing $4,347,95
was 158.61 or an avorage of about
$7.88 por yoar. In other words the
iron bridgos cost ovor por cont
por year for repairs on the original
oost, and the stone bridge cost less
than per cent per yoar, and the
iron will evontually wear out while
stone will not.
A Meat Invention
John C. Wallace, of this Borough
has invented, and made application
for a patent on a devloo to prevent
a cow during the process of milking
from stepping In the pail. While it
has been considered a trait of good
cow to give a full pail of milk and
then kick it over the design, of this
arrangement is to avoid the latter
part of the tost and preserve the
profits. Tho device is an attach
ment of a piooe of tin fastened to the
ears of the pail, and projecting sev.
eral inches above it, in short' an ex.
tension upward of the vessel so that
bossy cannot lift hor foot over it.
Thore is no apparent reason why it
would not work successfully in I
practical test, and be of great bene
fit. It is simple, cheap and easily
attached to any pail.
. The Snyder Will SusUlued.
Surrogate Howoll, of Orange coun
ty rendered a decision last week sus
taining the will of Frances Snyder,
who it will be remembered died from
the effect of poison last March. This
will disinherits Martha Whittaker,
her daughter, and gives the . bulk 'of
the property to a neioe. Mrs. Sny
dor it is presumed suspected the
daughter of having administered the
poison and acting under this belief
disinherited her. The will was con
tested on the ground of undue in
nuiince and tliat the testatrix was
not of sound mind when it was
made. The amount of her estate
was three policies of life insurance
of tlOOO each.
Vrash Kill at Lima For Sale.
Georgo Cole has a freah kiln of
limo now ready at his place in Mon
tague, ri. J.
Wjnted immkiTatkly At Cona-
shaugh House, three experienced
girls to iron aud wait on table.
MILFORD, 1'IKE
OBITUARY.
OOL. JOSEPH T. RIDORWAY
Col Joseph T. Bidgeway a loading
citizen of Trenton, New Jersey com
mitted suicido lost Thursday Sept. 8
at Ida home in that city by siheotiw;
himself through the head. He was,
it is said, temporarily insane from
long and severe physical suffering.
and was alone In his bed-room whore
he fired the fatal shot. He was a
brother-in-law of the late George
Malven of Port Jervis having mar
ried Elizabeth Malven, who with one
son a recent graduate of Rutger's
Colloge survives him.
PROF. L. N. FOWLER.
Prof. L, N, Fowlor the celebrated
phrenologist diod at the home of his
sister at West Orange, N. J., Sept 6
aged 85 years. For over thirty
years he has residod in England and
only returned to this country two
weeks ago. Ho was born at Cochoo-
ton, Steubon county, N. Y., gradua
ted from Amherst, where he was a
classmate of Henry Ward Boecher,
and afterwards in conjunction with
his brother published the Phroologi-
cal Journal the first paper in. this
country devoted to that subject. He
also traveled through the United
Statos and Canada lecturing and ex
amining heads, and his wife who
was one of the first womon to receive
medical degree in this country
wrote several works on physiology.
HON. HIRAM 0. CLARK.
The sad intelligence comes to us
of the death of this estimable and
highly respected citizen of Newton,
New Jersey.
Judge Clark on Saturday last in
company with some others wont out
squirrel hunting, and in talcing hi
gun, which was a muzzle loader
from the wagon it was in some man
ner accidentally discharged, tho oon-
tonts entering his arm noar the
wrist and passing up to the elbow,
severely lacerating and tearing the
arteries. He waa speedily conveyed
home and every attention gi von, but
the shosk accompanied by great loss
of blood was too great and he died
Monday morning at 6 o'clock a.m.
He was born in Sandyston some
sixty-five years agd and grew up
thore, removing in his early man
hood to Newton where he has since
resided.
His sterling qualities as an up
right, intelligent, honorable man
soon won for him a conspicuous
place among the citizens of his
adopted town and he has held many
offices of honor and trust, Mr.
Clark a number of years ago was
a mom bo r of the assembly, was ap
pointed judge and latterly was one
of the three commissioner . selected
to place a water system in Newton.
He was at one time also a member
of the Board of Supervisors of Mor
ris Plains Asylum and at the time of
his death a director in the Sussex
National Bank.
As an official he was scrupulously
honest in management and consor
vative in judgment. A kind and
devoted husband, wholo-souled and
generous In his associations, affable
and courteous in manner, and inter
esting and eloquent aa a public
speaker.
His death will be greatly de
plored in that community, and his
wise and judicious counsels greatly
missed. He is survived by his
widow who was a daughter of Dr
Roe, of Sussex, by a brothor, Will
iam, of Sandyston, and two sisters,
Lydia. wife of Wm. Hart, of New
ton, and Lanah, wife of Joseph W.
Fisher, of Iowa.
The funeral took place yesterday,
Thursday from his bite residence.
PIm Hill Firs.
G. E. Hursh, proprietor. Rose
comb white leghorns.eggs for hatch
ing, broilers in season and dealer in
poulty supplies, incubn tor .brooders ,
wire netting, roofing felt, fco.,treea,
plants and vines, furnished to order
Omce at farm, Lay ton, N, J.
" ' Caught Big Baas.
Randal D. Sayre caught at the
Milfovd bridge on Friday last one of
tne largest bass taken from the Del
aware river this season. It mean
ured 22 inches in length and weighed
6 IDS.
COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1896.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Oscar Raser Visited Milford
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. W. Motfe is seeking rest
with relatives in Blooming Grovo.
County Suwrintendent Sawyer
vi4 fwhools in MiMord on Turn-
day.,
Howard I)e Mott ha returned
home after a vacation sjwnt in Mil
ford. Claronoe Angle who has been seri
ously nfllicted with ivy poisoning is
improving.
J. Frank Mastin and wife, of New
York elided through the town Mon
day on a tandom. j - .
Julius W. Keisel was elected delfl-'
gate to the Republican Convention
from JJingman township. t.
Lanty Armstrong now haa a Va
cation and he spending it making
Dins town gayer nnd nappior.
Miss Noyes entertained the Mil
ford Golf Club at a progressive
euchre party Monday evening.
Hy. T. Baker, Esq., and wife visit
ed the family of M. C. Westbrook
at Blooming Grove last Saturday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Parsel, of Now
York are spending a few days with
friends and relntivos this week.
A. R Brittaln, Esq., . of East
Btroudsbnrg, has boon for some
days confined to his room by illness.
Mr. T. Sangster, of Brooklyn visit
ed at tho homo of his father-in-law,
Mr. Philip bteolo a few days hist
week.
Carl and Will Mayno, after spend
ing a pleasant summer here, have
returned to there avocations in the
city.
Wade Buckley and wifo and Miss
Libbie Whittaker, of Port Jervis
visited Mrs. J. H. Van Etton last
Saturday.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs.. Thomas Gor
don, of Middletown, celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of thoir mar
riage, Monday evening.
Mark Brodheod, of Washington,
D..U.i8 spejwiing a two weeks vaca
tion with his sisters Mrs. Van Wyck
and Mary Brodhead.
George E. Smith and Sarah E.
Mann of Newton, N. J., were mar
riod at the Parsonage in Milford
Sept. 5 by Rev. W. R. Neff.
Miss Josephine Haser and Miss
Friend who have boon guests at the
Jardon House for some weeks will
return to New York to-morrow.
Mrs. A. M. Kanouse left Monday
for Hillboro, North, Carolina where
she will spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Jones.
Emma Emorson, of Delaware who
has been spending some time in
Milford visiting her brothor, Dr. H.
E. Emorson departed Thursday for
her home.
Mrs. M. C. Beach who ha been a
guest at "The Homestead" for some
time returned to New York this
week, and later will go to Washing
ton for the winter.
Miss Reilly, a guest at the Criss-
man iiouse lor several seasons,
rendered a beautiful solo to a large
audience.at the Presbyterian church
lost Sabbath evening.
Mr. C. O. Armstrong ouf enter
prising druggist has gone to Asbury
Park for a few days respite from
business caros. He was acoom pained
bylua family. .
Mrs. Hiram Westbrook and son, of
Ridgowood, N. J., are visiting the
family of John U. Westbroot and
will before returning spend a few
days at Nichecronk pond.
Ira B. Case, of Dingman township
has been granted a pension. He
was a private in Co., B. 151st Pa
Volunteers and bervod from Oct. 18
1862 to July 27, 1863.
R. C. Stewart Esq., A. Goldsmith
Esq., Morris Kirkpatrick Esq., 'and
F. Green of Easton registered at the
Fauchere Hotel one night lust week
They came up on bicycles and evi
dently enjoyed the trip.
George R. Bull and Bonnie Cross
returned to school at Blair Hall this
week. Fred Klaer entered Amherst
College. Theo. F. Baker will go to
Montolair and John Van Etten to
the Port Jorvis High school.
Dr. H. B. Reed and family left for
their Now York home this week af.
ter a summer spent at Overbrook.
Society here will miss the lively pre
sence of these pleasant people, who
add much to the gayety ot the town
Rev. Dr. Beattie, of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Middletown,
who has been on an extended Europ
ean tour, filled his pulpit, Sunday,
for the first since his return. He
has improved in health and is feel
ing very much better.
J. Chas. Grasmnk who has been
with his wife traveling in the old
country returned last week and
visited Milford over Sunday. He
reports having a splendid time but
found great satisfaction in the fact
that he was an American.
Josiah F. Terwillegor the Disjiatch
manager acoompainod a party to
Stroudsbnre Thursday. It comprised
Mrs. C. H. Wood and daughter
Blanche, Mrs. G. A. Frioh.Mrs. J. A.
Revoyro, Mrs. Jus. II. Heller, Mrs.
A. Luhrs, Miss Katie Klein and Mrs.
Geo. Daumann.
Col. A. E. Lewis who was a dele
gate to the Indinwrpolis Omvpntion
returned home last Saturday. He
report that great enthusiasm was
manifested for the ticket, and it was
generally predicted that it would re
ceive a hearty support among mon
who place country bofore party.
Mrs. Mary Beach, of Birmingham
Ala., is in town and stopping at Mrs.
Denton's, on Broome street. Mrs.
Bench is a descendant of Anthony
Van Etten 's, the ancestor of the
Doerpark Van Etfon's, and also of
Daniel Enms, a large land-owner In
Sussex connty, N. J. Mrs. Beach
takos considerable interest in her
ancestry, and is gathering particu
lars con- erning the Van Ji,tton
branch of her family , Gazotte.
Milford.
I love tho little town that lies,
In peaceful blls neath sunny skies
And rolling hills nnd moiiutnlns round,
Here natures choicest works alKiund.
Fertile fields are suread abroad.
Charming drives are quickly found
r ails, clins, glens ami lovely views,
Life, joy and health Infuse.
Her people of all classes are,
The purse proud rich and lowly poor,
Brilliant sons and beauteous girls,
Hero shrink not from the homeliest tolls.
Not here Is heard the rush of trains,
Nor shriek of whistles or orlca for alms
But in oontented peaceful llfo,
We live In peace away from strife.
In summer when the elty people oomo,
Seeking rest and a pleasaut home.
we reel the lively townlsh air
Waking us up with a brilliant glare.
But soon the scene Is chanted again.
The summer girl begins to wane
j ne nubinun leavua uegin m mil
Shedding s glory over all.
The landscape with most charming tints,
1 ne silvery river witn Its lovely glints,
Framed in the hills a glorious picture,
Such as artists fain would capture.
Soon winter looks up every stream ;
Ol then the skating, boyhoods dream,
And sleigh rides, give the season zest,
With pretty girls, all there we're blest.
Vacation oomes at Christmas time,
And wanderers return to dance and dine
The happy days glide swiftly by,
Too fast alas the moments fly.
The spring returns a ohango takes place,
Miirord resumes ner sunny grace
The maples soon take on their sheen.
Arbutus blooms, the fields arc green.
Her roads are paved with natures hand,
Her streams the finest In the land,
The wheelmnns new found paradise;
The aDglers droam of trout that rise.
Oh Mllford "loveliest of the vale,"
Your joys abound and never fail;
All who come herewith loud proclaim
Assort that they'll return again.
w. M. D.
Brodhad Homestead Improvements.
The interior arrangement of the
old Broadhead homcstaad at the
head of Broad street is a model in
the way of changing an old into a
new house. Tho stairway starting
in the parlor is modern and of hand
some hardwood. The large dining
room with butler's pantry ' attached
is In the part newly built and from
the bow widow commends a beauti
ful view down the street. A drive
way around the house is in contem
plation and when all the designs for
convenience are completed this home
will be one of the most charming,
both as to location and appearance,
of any in the valley.
Runaway Team.
Tuesday morning the Branchville
stage driver after hitching up hia
team at the barn on Water street,
preparatory to starting on his trip,
allowed them to stand for a
moment at the blacksmith shop
when they suddenly concluded to
have their own way about it, and
ran away. They successfully ac
complished the feat and in turning
the corner near John Beck 'a Hotel
upset the wagon which was badly
broken. The horses were caught at
the Post Office corner none the
worse for their morning spin.
DueeMS to Mr. Wallace.
A. Q. Wallace has gone into the
carpet renovating business at 244
Weat 14th street, New York under
the firm name of Wallace and Com
pany. The firm has a process by
which the cleaning is done without
taking up the goods. A sort of lather
is put over the carpet which takes
up the dust completely, leaving it
bright and imparting to it a really
new appearance. A piece exhibited
here showed both before and after
the process, one end having been
cleaned and the other not, and the
enoct produced was quite wonderful
BRItr MENTION.
It requires more than mere
words to be a successful leader of
the American people.
It costs otxrat $50 per mile per
yoar to take care of tho 80,0(1) miles
of dirt roads in this State, a
Old folks say that rag wood is
superabundant this year and that
this promises an unusually cold win.
tor.
Men are bribed or bulldozed to
aid in . carrying out the corrupt
schemes of rotten, ring-cursed poli
ticians.
The Public school ononod with
a good attendance. The Grammar
dotrtmont34 Intermediate 50 Pri
mary 5l).
If tho day is fair, service mnv
bo expected at the Snwkill school
house next Sunday, Sept. 13th, at
2.30 p. m.
"Uncle .Too" Lattimoro snys he
will liot $100 that Bryan will bo
elected. Now here is a chanco for a
McKinloy man.
Alvah Van Etton caught a
striped bass In an eel weir in tho
Delaware river last Tuesday which
weighed thirtoon pounds.
The last issue of tho L. A. W.
bulletin contains a letter which soys
tliat tne road from Port Jervis to
Bu'dikill is one of tho best in tho
country.
The Odd Follows hold their an
nual picnio Wednesday at Raymond-
kill concluding with a (lance in the
evening. The day was fine and the
attendance largo.
An Indian skoUWn was exhum
ed Tuesday near an old burying
ground at Levi Van Etten s plaoe
above Port Jervis. Boads and other
relics were also found.
At the Republican caucus hold
in Milford Tuesday evening John C.
Warner and Chos. Lattimore wore
elected dolegates to tho County Con
vention which meets Sept. 15.
Tho Hudson River Baptist As
sociation held its annual session in
Port Jervis this woek. Many pro
minent ministers of that denomina
tion were presont in addition to the
lay delegates.
Members of the Milford Chau
tauqua Circle, and others who may
wish to join for the coming year.are
requested to meet at the Presby
terian parsonage, Tuesday, Sept. 15,
at 8 o'clock p. m. for reorganization.
The Eagle House at Lockawaxen
wm totally destroyed by fire Tues
day night, Sept. 1st. But a small
amount of the furniture was saved.
The building was owned by Herman
Kanoper and was insured.
The Drunkards have not voted
since 1860 when they joined the Re
publican party, bnt this fall they
will again vote and for McKinley.
They have about 20,000 votes in
this State, Maryland, Ohio and Illi
nois.
A. D. Brown and Frank Ru
dolph caught a fine lot of pickerel
Saturday Inst at Porter's Lake, all
they wanted, iu fact, and few fisher
men are either successful enough
for that.or willing to quit when their
baskets are full.
A colored man named Joseph
Siglar, of Bloomfield, N. J., was
committed to the County jail Wed
nesday, in default of $500 bail,
charged with breaking into the
house of Mary Cole on Water street,
and attempting to assault her.
Johnson the shoe man of Port
Jervis is out with an attractive new
ad" this week. He has bargains
and his large and increasing trade
from this section is evidence of his
popularity and ability to give satis
faction to his customers. Give him
a trial.
The Normal at East Stroudsburg
promises to be better patronized than
ever this year. Already large num
bers of students have registered and
new applications are being con
stantly received, and the outlook is
one of continued and deserved suc
cess and popularity.
Wilton Bennett, Esq., of Port
Jervis, adddressed a large and en
thusiastic gathering of Republicans
at Honesdule Tuesday evening. He
will take the stump this fall as a re
gular campaign speaker. He has
fine talents as an orator and will be
effective and convincing.
The Monroe County Fair opened
under auspicious skies this week,
with a larger exnibition tnan ever
before, and a greater manifestation
of interest in the way of attendance
than has been heretofore shown.
There were many fine displays of
sieed and five entries in the 2.15
class.
Ira Riteh, of Palmyra township
who has been confined in the Coun
ty jail for some time charged with
non support of his family was taken
before associate Judge Mitchell last
Monday on a writ of habeas corpus
and released on enteriug in bail in
$300 for hid appearance at October
Term.
An exchange says the month of
Auguht is a great mouth for church
Tho
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picnics, and the woodtick will gnaw
the alabaster limb of the Sunday
school teacher, and a green worm
will fall down the back of the organ
ist, and the tired minister will sit
down on a rotten stump and ask for
a sweet picket and another leg jf
chicken, please, and the fiendish
yellow jacket will bock up to him
and puncture his tire, and the busy
little ants will play around in the
jolly and get it all over their clothes
nnd ono of the infant claf s will fall
out of tho swing and break its collar
bone, and they will have a lovely
time.
SOCIETY EVENTS.
A hop was held ,nt tho residence
of Philip Stoolo, last Monday even
ing, in honor of Mrs. Sangster, who
is visiting thcro. Tho house was in
a burst of gayety, lights flashed
forth from tho numerous windows
and Chinese lanterns around tho
piazza. Erio orchestra furnished
musio for those who tripped tho
light fantastio too. They broke up
at an early hour and reported an
enjoyable time.
The climax of social gaiety in Mil
ford was reached on Labor Day eve
ning when the young ladios of the
town gave a leap year hop in the
apartment's of Mrs. Biddis on Broad
street. Those rooms so woll adapted
for social funotions were very ar
tistically decorated. From the coil
ing of tho ball room hung a largo
numljor of bright Japanese lanterns,
while the walls wore literally
covered with brilliant flowers, corn
stalks, and wild grapes, in such a
manner as to make ono think on en
tering tliat he had struck a minia
ture gardon of Eden or dropped into
fairy land.
The musio was truly inspiring so
much so that the lawyers, editors
and other dignified personages of
the town joined with their voices
and laughter in a good old-fashioned
quadrille, which was conceded
by all to bo most graceful and in
spiring dance of tho evening. Tho
affair was one of those rare oc
casions in which the spirit of rivalry
did not enter. All were the best of
friends, and each ono gloried in tho
pleasure and success of his neigh
bor. Tho young ladies acting as
hostess wore Misses Lila and Bossie
Van Etten, Biddis, Nichols and
Kleinhans.
Owing to the late hour at which
invitations were extended a num
ber . of Port Jervis gentlemen,
were obliged to send regrets . Those
present from out of town wore
Messrs. Kirkman, Collins, Denton.
For souvenirs of the occasion Mrs.
Hart took several photographs of
the room and the young ladies.
It will long be remembered by the
Milford girls as a happy and fitting
ending to the gayety of the summer
season.
Mount Retirement Alumni.
The annual reunion of the Alumni
of this seminary took place lost
Monday on the old school grounds.
The gathering was in the nature of
a basket picnic and was attended by
about two hundred of the former
pupils and their friends and families
James Bennett the secretary rung
tho old dinnor boll to call the meet
ing to order, and Moses Dewitt, Esq. ,
of Newark made an address referr
ing to those who had diod during the '
year among whom was Emma
Lawrence Van Etten. An address
was also made by Joseph P. Osborne
Esq., of Newark, N. J., and remarks
by Rev. M. Jorden of tho Clove
Church, George B. Sun ford of New
ark, Prof. Soeley of Dockortown,
Luthur Hill ami others. Tho some
place and Labor Day as the time waa
selected for tho next reunion.
Made a Century Run on a Tandem.
Ephriam Babcock, of the New
York Post Office, and F. C. Bond, of
Port Jervis, passed through Milford
Thursday morning on their way to
the Delaware Water Gap on a cent
ury run with a Rambler tandem,
Mr. Babcock is enthusiastic over our
roads as the finest he has ever seen.
Wahted By September 1st, in a
first-class small hotel, a neat girl
for chambermaid and waiting, good
wages, must have reference. Ad
dress at this office, or Box 18. Milford.