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MILFOKI),, PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, DECEMIJElt 18, 1896.
NO. 7.
Pike
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Press.
MILFORD
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Court.
I'HEHIDRNT JUIWR.
Hott. Q. S. Purtly, Honosilnle, Pa.
ASSOCIATE JCW4K8.
Hon. William Mitchell, Mllford, Pa.
Hon. John U. Houek, 1n Anna, Pa.
PB0THONOTAnT,RF()ISTRH,RKCOnt)KR,ETC.
John C. Westbrook, Mllford, Pa.
ttOMMIBSIONKKS.
Wallace Newman, Mllford, Pa.
James H. Heller, " "
A. 8. Dinginan, " "
COMMISSIONERS' CLERK.
Goorge A. gwoponlser, Mllford, Pa.
Treasurer.
J. B. Wcstlirook, Mllford, Pa.
Fhkkiff.
H. I. Courtrlght, Mntamoraa. Pa.
Attorneys.
Ttnker, Ht. T. Klpp. J. A.
Bull, C. VV. Vuu Ktten, J. H.
District Attorney.
J. M. Van Anken.
County Superintendent.
Georgo Sawyer, Mill Klft, Pa.
H. E. Emerson. E. B. Wenner.
Drug! and Msdlelna.
C. O. Armstrong. H. E. Emerson.
Hotels.
Bluff House. Fnuehere Hotel.
Centre Square. Janlon House.
Crlssmnn House. Sawkill House.
Dliumiuk House. VanDornmrk Hotel
Harness.
L. F. Hafner.
Stores.
Brown and Armstrong, (See adv.)
(-reorge lhuimann, Jr.
W. and (i. Mitchell, (Sec adv.)
John McCartv.
Kynian and Wells, (See adv.)
Mrs. M. Hochotte.
Frank Schorr.
Confectionery end Fruit.
Mrs. K. D. Davis. A. S. Dlngman.
Benj. Kytc.
Bakery.
J. A. Rcvoyre.
Barbara.
Henry Wohlbrandt.
Herman Koehler.
John Degan.
Dentlata.
C. S. Onstls.
Hale Dental Co (See adv.)
Hardware and Plumbing.
T. R. J. Kloln. (See adv.)
Livery Stables.
John Flndlay. Gregory Brothers.
Ueurge E. Horton- J. 1. Van Tassel.
Stag Line and Express OrYlec
John Flndlay.
Meat Market.
James E. Boyd.
Jervls Gordon.
W. T. Struble.
Blacksmiths.
William Angle.
F. B. i'lotcher,
Wagon Makers.
W.H. Courtrlght.
John G. Maier.
Tailor.
R. B. Van Etten.
Millinery.
Misses Mitchell.
Nellie Swepenis&er.
Undertakers.
Horton and Wood.
Lumber.
Milton Armstrong.
A. D. Brown & ton. (See adv.)
lulldere.
A. D. Brown & Son, (Soe adv.)
J. C. Chamberlain.
George Smith.
Painters.
George Slauaon.
C. H. Wood.
K. C. Wood.
Insuranee.
Ryman and Wells.
Spoke Mtnufaoturar.
Jacob Klaer.
Watch and Clock Repairing.
John K. Rudolph.
Al. Terwilligur.
Shoemakers.
L. Goiger. W. Shafer.
Telephone Office.
Juhn Flndlay.
Telegraph Office.
Dlnmik k House.
Post Meeter.
James S. Gale.
Newspapers.
PIKE COUNTY PRESS.
Mllford Dispatch.
PORT JERVIS
ADVERTISEMENT DIRECTORY
The ' Bee Hive " Store.
New York Furniture Store.
Jolmium. liuolM aud Shoe.
B. S. Marsh, hewing Machines, Pianos
and urgan.
UiiiHiiim Riid Flmmimn. Clothtni?.
Van Ktu-u and Wright, Steam Heating
and Pluinbing.
Fred N. Maon, Druggist.
J. Jf. Rockwell, watch aud clock re
pairer. Castle Garden in New York which
was once a fortress, then a place
of amusement where Jenny Land
miide her debut, then a landing
place for immigrants, and recently
an armory, is now an aquarium
filled with curious Bjiecimeua of the
finny tribe. W. A. Stiles, of Sussex
county, who is a park commissioner,
was active in suotmng this educa
tional attraction.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Newsy Epitome From the Seat
of Government.
rrnbnble Pate of the Ulnairy Hill and the
Passage of a New Immigra
tion Lrnr lVnslm Ap
prnprlnt Ions Notes.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
. Washington, kc. 14, 1H(I.
Republicans have every reason to
feel gratified at the outcome of the
consultation of Spur tors and Re
presentatives of the party, which
have been a feature of the first week
of Congress. With the exception of
the few silverbolters, the party and
both branches of Congress is a nnit
as to what is to be done in the near
future. Without a majority in the
Senate the party is powerless to
force tariff or any other legislation
at this session of Congress, but the
mischievous silver element in the
Senate, led by Allen, the Nebraska
Populist, has already been taught
that the Republican Senators do not
intend to lose any opportunities to
pass the Dingley bill at the present
session. These would bo mischief
makers started out with the mis
taken idea that the Republicans
were afraid of the Dingley bill and
Hint they could so demonstrate to
the country ; they may find them
selves prepared to go on record as
the opponents of increasing the re
venues of the government before
the short session closes, by being
forced to vote on the Dingley bill.
The Republican members of the
House committee on Ways and
Means have once more demonstrated
that the Republican party never
shirks its responsibilities and al
ways koeps promises mado to the
people, by deciding to bogin at once
the preparation of a protective tariff
bill, to be passed at the extra session
of the next Congress. No man in
Congress is better fitted to preside
over those preparations than is
Chairman Dingley of that Com
mittee, and no man is better fitted
to direct the department -of the
Government charged with the ad
ministration of the tariff law, should
President McKinley soe fit to make
him his Secretary of the Treasury,
as many believe he will. There are
probably not twenty ' men in the
country who are so well posted on
the tariff as Mr. Dingley is, and this
is especially fortunate both for the
country and for the Republican
party, as it is the intention to make
the new tariff bill the best we have
ever had no catering to favorite in
dustries, as the present law does,
but equitable protection for all, and
at the same time revenue enough to
meet the needs of the government.
It is in a sense an innovation for the
Ways and Means Committee of one
House to prepare a bill for the next
House, but it happens to lie all right
in this case, as every Republican
member of the present committee
has been re-elected to the next
House and will be certain to retain
their committee places becauso
Speaker Reed will be chosen Speaker
of the next House without Ropubli
can opposition.
The Ways and Means Committee
has already held a formal meeting
and assigned, the work of preparing
the different schedules of the new
tariff bill to the individual members
of the Committee best fitted to
handle them, and hearings of the
Representatives of different in
dustries will at once be arranged
for. One of the mistakes of the
past which will be avoided by the
new bill will be the heavy importa
tions of foreign goxls and the conse
quent injury of our own manu
facturers and working men. This
will be done by providing that duti
able goods in bonded ware-houses
at the date upon which the new bill
becomes a law shall pay duty under
the new and not the old law.
No one was greatly surprised
when certain Democratic Senators
sixteen of them - tried to kill the
bill forbidding the landing of any
immigrants between the ages of 18
and 60 years who is unable to read
five lines of the United States Con
stitution in some printed language,
by postponing its consideration un
til January. But the decisive man
ner in which these Senators, work
ing in the interest of Steamship
Companies rather than to raise the
standard of our foreign born citi
zens, were sat upon by thirty-seven
Senators indicates almost to a oer
tuinty that the bill will be passed be
fore the holiday recess.
The House during its first week
passed the regular Pension Appro
priation bill, several important
postal bills, a number of miscellane
ous measures and private pension
bills, Rnd a bill prohibiting the snle
of liquor in the Capitol building,
and this week another one of Jhe
appropriation bills will be reported
and probably passed. It is strictly
a business body, as has been every
House presided over by Speaker
Reed.
Senator Sherman, Chairman of
tllo Republican Senatorial Caucus,
lost no time in complying with the
unanimous instructions of the cau
cus to appoint a committee of five
to devise legislation in the interests
of international bimetallism, and,
although he is often accused of
being unfriendly to silver, every
man on the committee is a bimetal
list. They are Senators Wolcott,
Hoar, Chandler, Carter and Gear.
PERSONAL.
Ed Killam, of Palmyra visited the
county seat Monday.
Asa Hissam is dangorously ill at
the home of his parents on Broad
street.
W.E.Scott and W. A. Parshall,
Esq., of Port Jervis attended the
Kilgour sale, Monday.
Mrs. Clovis Loreaux of Brooklyn
is visiting her parents, vMr. and
Mrs. John Hissam.
Mrs. Wesley McCown of Hones
dale visited at the home of Mr. Will
iam McCown last week.
George A. Knealing, of Shohola,
made a brief business visit at the
Court House Tuesday.
Emanuel Coykendall, supervisor
of Westfall township, was in Mil
ford Tuesday.
A. W. Balch and Constable B. C.
Totten, of Matamoras, were callers
at the Press office Wednesday.
County Commissioner-elect Bens
ley, accompanied by Jerry Walters,
of Lehman, was in Milford Wednes
day. Charles Lattimore has purchnsed
a butcher business in Port 'Jervis,
but will remain a resident of Mil
ford. John Wohlfarth aud George Hess
of Shohola were in town Monday
looking after stone lands. They
did not buy any.
Rev. Geo. W. Gillispie will preach
in the Presbyterian church Sunday
exchanging with Mr. Nichols who
will go to Port Jervis.
Little Allie Emerson entertained
a company of youngsters last Thurs
day evening, the occasion being her
tenth birth day anniversary.
Fred Emery, who has been for
some time in the employ of the Stan
dard Company, now has charge of
the oil station at Perth Amboy,
New Jersey.
Isaac Clifford, formerly of Dela
ware township, and for some time a
resident of Milford, is seriously ill
of paralysis at the home of his son
in Sttndyston, N. J.
Jason Cortright, collector of
Lackawaxon was in Milford Tues
day on business. According to his
list of exonerations there are very
few canines in that township.
Mrs. J. H. Van Etten has been
visiting friends in Dover, N. J., the
past week. She was accompanied
to Branchville by Bertha William
son who devoted the time to rela
tives in that vicinity.
New Advertisements.
J. F. Rockwell, of Port Jervis, is
in the jewelry and watch and
clock repairing business, and by ob
serving his advertisement it can be
seen what he offers to do. His
word is a guarentee that he can and
will fulfill his promises.
F. N. Mason at the old stand in
Port Jervis "established since the
time of Noah," has about every
thing new in the line of drugs, medi
cines, and Holiday goods made.
His store is a museum, and any
want can be supplied. Call on him
and be made happy.
Epworth League Officers Chosen,
The following officers were chosen
by the members of the Epworth
League of the M. E. Church, Deo.
9th:
President Miss Helen Olmstead.
First vice-president Mr. Frank
Fletcher.
Second vice-president Mrs. Smith
Third vice-president Miss Grace
Aimer.
Fourth vice-president Miss May
Boyd.
Secretary Miss Lillie Van Tassel.
Treasurer Miss Graco Boyd.
Organist, Miss Maude fcj. DeWitt.
Sheriff's bale of Kilgour Lauds.
At the sale of the real estate of
Kilgour held at the Court House
last Monday the property was
nrst put up in parcels, aud Lid to
135 and then as a whole, and was
struck off to W. E. Bcott of Port
Jervis for IU005. A notice was
served forbidding the said.
MISS COLLINS TO WED.
Dr. Depew'a Fair Ward Will Marry Rechld
Bey In Paris.
New York, Deo. 16. The enirnirsinent
has been announoed In New York and
Parts of M1m Edith Lyman Colling, only
daughter of Mr. Clarence Lyman Collins
if this city, to Rechld Bey, Count Ciay
kowskl, oonnoilor of ette of the Turkish
tmbassy at Roma. Thll alllanoe Is looked
upon m most brilliant.
Mia Collins, whom engagement to her
guardian, Mr. Chaunonr M. Bepew, wan
rumored without authority, 1 descended
troin a long line of distinguished A mart-
MTSS EDITH COLLINS.
MB ancestors, among whom, on her fa
ther's side, were two oolonial governors i
Governor Wllllnm Bradford of Massachu
setts and Governor William Leete of Con
nections, On her mother's side Miss Col
lins Is a great granddaughter of Commo
dore Vanderbllt
Count Cr.ayknwskl, who Is looked upon
as one of the most brilliant diplomats in
Europe, is hlffhly esteemed by the sultan
and is one of his advisers. lie was, until
quite recently, first sooretary of the Turk
ish emhassy at ft Petersburg, where a
year ago ho met Mips Collins, who was
there on a visit, at the special invitation
of the downier empress of llusla, to take
iharge of a booth at a great baxaar for
iharlty. Her llnanco Is only 8H years of
kge and has a handsome fortune.
In all prolviliillly the we lding will be
jelebrnted in J'uris durlnjr the latter pnrt
3f January. Miss C' llins Is now there
with hor Btopni'it'ior. Mr. Collins will sail
early In the new year to ho proent at the
wedding.
PORT JERVIS TROLLEY.
Vice-President McKlbben Says It la an Aa
snred Faot.
The Union says it was favorod
Tuesday morning with a call from
Mr. George McKibben, Vice-Presi-dont
of the Monticollo railroad, and
one of the chief promoters of the
projected trolley enterprise in that
village. Replying to a question he
said ;
" Our company means business.
We are not putting np $2,000 forfeits
merely as a bluff. The trolley is an
assured fact.
" We did not begin work of con
struction last year because of the
dopressod condition of trade and
finance and the impossibility of pro
curing loans on favorable terms.
" The election of McKinley has
entirely changed the situation and
the confidence of capitalists and in
vestors has been restored. While
the result of the election was in
doubt no enterprise requiring the in
vestment of capital could be under
taken. ' Our company will undoubtedly
begin to lay tracks within the time
called for in the franchise J une 1,
1897, and all the conditions imposed
will be fulfilled to the lotter.
" I received a telegram from Gov
ernor Waller and Mr. Reed, stating
that they would be in Port Jervis
next Friday in relation to this busi
CONSTABLES FEES.
Decisions of Interest to Those Olrioera.
The York County Court has de
cided that the fees of a constable-os
fixed by the act of 1893 allows him
when serving a warrant or subpoena
from a magistrate, only one fee for
each, no matter how many defend
ants may bo named in the warrant,
or how many names be placed in the
subpoena. The mileage allowed is
10 cents each mile, and not 10 cents
for each circular mile. The Frank
lin County Court decides under the
same act that constables are not en
titled to compensation for making
their quarterly returns to court, hut
they are entitled to mileage for mak
ing suoh returns under the clause of
the act providing "for travelling
expenses in all other cases, each
mile, 10 cents, and that all mileage
should be allowed on a straight basis
of one way, except where circular
mileage is exprossly given in the
act.
The C. L. 8. Meeting.
The Chautauqua Literary Society
will meet this evening at the home
of Mrs. J. J. Hart. A novelty has
been arranged in illustrating by
means of living pictures the celebra
ted poem "Maud Muller." She will
be seen taking the new mown (?) hay
in her own proper person and after.
wards eighing over what many of
MX'
3.5 ST??
us do the "might have been."
BRIEF MENTION.
How do you like the Press new
heading ?
The Minisink Valley Historical
Society is now registered with tllo
Regents and entitled to State aid.
A touch of winter came early
Wednesday morning with a light
fall of snow and considerably cooler
weather.
The house and barn of James
Moore, near Cool baughs, Monroe Co.,
were burned Tuosday with all their
contents.
The Board of Supervisors of
Orange county at a session this
week voted down a good roads re
solution. Make somo friend a Christmas
present of a year's subscription to
the Press and N. Y. Weekly Tri
buno. Only 1 65 for both.
The Van Dermark Hose Com
pany advertise a ball for Christmas
Eve. Good music and plenty of re
freshments, and a good time for
every body is promised.
Carbon County Commissioners
offer $200 reward for information
that will lead to the arrest and con
viction of the murderer or murder
ers of Mrs. Caspar Laboy, at Lans
ford, on Novemlwr 22.
Thieves broke into the bar-room
of Oliver Heater's, Rosscommon
Hotel in Monroe county a few nights
ago, anil carried off liquors and ci
gars worth about sixty dollars.
The New England Supier given
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
Congregation on Tuesday evening
was a very pleasant social affair,
and a financial success. About $50
dollars having been realized.
The two soldior's monuments in
Monticollo have caused much strife
and contention among the people of
that village. One outcome was a
libel suit brought by Mrs. Nivon
agoinst Hon. C. V. R. Luddington
for $10,000. The jury last week
a warded her $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded In the Omce of the Reoorder for
the Week Ended Dee. 17.
Westfall. Jacob B. Westbrook,
treasurer to Lawrence and Watts
dated June 25, 400 acres, con,
$30.15, ent'd Doc. 11.
Westfall. J. B. Westbrook,
treasurer to Lawrence and Watts,
dated June 25, 200 acres, $23.67
ent'd Doc. 11.
Lackawaxon. Mary E. and G.
Frank Rowland, et. al.,to Charles
Chedistor, dated April 18, 100 acres,
con. $550, ent'd Deo. 11.
Palmyra. Gustav Marting to
Charles Marting, dated Dec. 8, 25
acres, con. $80, ent'd Dec. 11.
Shohola. George W. Sammis,
et. ux., to Martha Dinsmore, dated
Nov. 27, 34 acres; con. $3,400, ent'd
Deo. 12.
Palmyra. Jacob Kleinhans, et.
ux., to Arthur DeGroat, dated Dec.
2, 132 acres, con. $75, ent'd Dec. 12.
Palmyra. Joseph Atkinson to
Louis Sommers, dated Dec. 4, 75
acres, oou. $100, ent'd Dec. 14.
Lackawaxon. J. B. Westbrook,
treasurer, to Ezra A. Case, dated
June 8, lot in Mast Hopo, con. $5.51,
ent'd Deo. 16.
A Watch Tlukerer in Jail.
George Schmidt a peripatetic
mender of watches was brought to
the County jail last Friday evening
by Constable Totten and lodged
therein, charged with the larceny
of watches which had been given
him for repair. Some time last
March he was in this vicinity plying
his trade and obtained several
watches which he took with him
and failed to return. From here he
travolled to Branchville, Strouds
burg and through Wayne county
and last Friday returned to Port
Jervis whore he was seen by one of
his victims and asked for a watch
he had taken. Schmidt said it was
over the river and he was induced
to go with the party and obtain it.
When in Matamoras a warrant was
obtained and he was arrested, and
in default of $500 bail committed to
prison. There are excellent and
trust worthy mechanics in town
who do good work repairing watches
aud it seems unneccessary to en
trust such vagabonds with articles
of value. But people will do strange
things, and then whine when their
own want of care loads them into a
loss. Better learn to patronize home
industry and deal only with re
sponsible parties.
Foa Salk Seooud-hand wagons
in good order lor sale cheap at An.
gle's blacksmith shop.
Sheep Damages.
David G. Lasher, of Greene, claim
for sheep damages filed Doc. 8th :
One sheep. $2,50 ; costs, $3.00. i
UP SALT RIVER AND RETURN
A Spicy Letter Relating the Voy-
What Onr Correspondent Saw Who He
Met and the Talks They Had
a Little Pleasantry on
the Trip.
(Ppeclal Correspondence to the Press.)
Yes, the editor thinks I have
slipped a cog, but you just watch
me while I cure him of that notion.
In fact I only slipixxl np Salt river,
and this is evidence that I have safoly
returned. What we saw or heard
on that melancholy trip would fill a
big book, and if it had not been that
we mot and saw many of our follows,
even to my brother-in-law, the San- ;
dyston Boss, who was laid out much
more thoroughly than I was, the
tedium of the trip would' have beeD
unbearable. So true is it that find
ing companions in adversity tends
to mitigate, our own sorrows. But
we must tell you some of the incid
ents of the trip that may in a man
ner serve to dispel any lurking
doubts that we were actually there.
Onr start was in good style, on the
boat nllod " Bryan's Sandyston
Majority, No. 113," but this one
seemed likely to peter out, so we
changod to a boat called " Andress'
Sandyston Majority, No. 110." Both
boats seemed to labor against the
briny current, probably owing to too
much Pitney and Rude ballast. We
soon had company for who should
pop np but " Deacon " Slater, with
tears in his eyes, and quavering
voice, as he wailod, " Sandyston did
the business for me." We did not
feel much sympathy for the " Dea
con " for we told him bofore elec
tion that the Deming-Van Sickle
lottors werea little like a breech
burnt gun, and he had better not
monkey with it, or words to that ef -feet
; but I supposo he didn't think
it was loaded. That is the kind of
gun that always goes off, and this
one did j hence the 14 Deacon's " trip
up the briny. Soon a great whirl
ing and olatter came up from down
stream, and fearing it was a through
steamer with the whole National
Democratic party on board, we drew
toward shore and calmly awaited its
appearance. Coming into view it
looked like one of Don Quixote's
wind mills, but only turned ont to
be " Boss " Kintner on his merry-go-round.
Thoy hadn't parted
company even in his adversity. He
explained his predicament by moan
ing that he thought it might be a
malarious country up this way so
had fod a little Jersey lightning to
his machine, and it was acting a lit
tle queer j in fact reminded him of
snaix. 1 says, sez I, Boss, what
brings you up here ? Since Bryan
went to the top, and Andress was
elected, I thought you would wear
the laurel crown. He says, sez he.
Brotther-in-law, Jake and Wash let
me have a few votes, but between
you and me they are too darned
stingy with them, and I didn't get
enough to save my reputation as a
boss, but he didn't swear of course,
for he is attending church now reg
ular, and will soon be a deacon him
self like friend Slater. The boss
says, sez he, brother-in-law, I don't
just know whether I am given the
turn down or no, but if ever I got
back I'll give my brother the tip to
get into the shoe factory, while I
set a trap for the burglars in my
slaughter house. Perhaps I can
work another claim on my father's
farm and join the church. If this
don't bring me into the swim again,
then I don't look like David B. Hill.
So with a brown taste in his mouth,
aud his eyes, and moustache droop
ing to the ground, the boss and the
merry-go-round slowly revolved up
the briny current. Soon along
comes a dude-looking fellow with
about the same cast of countenance
as tho boss just gone by, 'and to him
I says, sez I, are you into the proces
sion too ? He says, sez he, sure,
about eleven hundred dollars worth,
and only part paid. How is that,
sez I ! He says, sez he, my P. O.
cost me $1,100 under friend Cleve
land, and now McKinley is no kin
to me ; he will give me the cold
hand sure. I give you my sym
pathy, sez I, but he says, sez he, I
am afraid that sympathy will not
pay the balance that I owe. So
long, sez I. So long, sez ho, and
pushing his spectacles down on his
nose he gently meandered up the
current. About this time the bosses
two deputies came along pulling an
even oar and keeping a sharp eye on
each other. I says, sez I, boys the
boss is gone on up. Confound him.
they whispered, a boss that cant
swing his own town has no business
in the lead. While he is up, he bet
tor stay np, until next election,
when we will bring him down with
something else besides a brown taste
in his mouth. So ft the boss should
lose his cloak the deputies will hope
to find it. They would look funny
both trying to wear it, hey !
As I told yon before, what I seen
and heard would fill a big book, and
I think we had better not load you
with all of it at once, bnt when re
quested will furnish another chap
tor. Hoping that the mixed com
pany we met on this voyage may be
avoided in our next, and feeling
that we had done sufficient pen
ance for our political obliquity, here
we are at your service. Honey.
OBITUARY.
MRS. HANNAH JANK HOBNBECK
The grim reaper has again invadod
the ranks of those who belong to
the elder generation and taken one
whose face and form has been ever
familiar to those who now count
themselves among the aged. Mrs.
Hornbeck was born in the township
of Delaware, Nov. 20, 1819 and has
during all her life rosidod in that
township or its vicinity: She was
the daughter of Isaac P. and Jen
nie (Frazier) Van Gordon. In early
life she married Jacob B. a son of
Colonel John Westbrook. Four
children survive this union, Sarah
Jane widow of Obadiah Hornbeck,
Susan V. wife of Hon. E. Hornbeck,
Isaao V. and Jacob B. the present
county treausurer. Her husband
died in January 1853 and she was
left alone to care for and educate her
children. How faithfully she per
formed her duty as a mother, and
with what conscientious care and
christian solicitude she watched
their early footsteps their matured
lives and characters fully attest.
Modost and unassuming, tender
hearted and faithful, as a mother
she was kind and loving, as a sister
self sacrificing, and as a neighbor
charitable and obliging. In 1867
she married Jacob Hornbeck who
died a number of years ago, and she
then for several years lived with
and kept house for her brother, J.
Wilton Van Gordon a former
Sheriff of this county. Since his
death she has residod with her
children, and was in her usual good
health until while visiting her son
Jacob B. at Dingmans, last week
she was taken with pneumonia and
rapidly succumbed passing peace
fully away as the sun rose on Sun
day morning ushering a bright and
beautiful day so her spirit was
translated from the night of earth
to the realms of that day which is
an eternity of bliss for the faithful
who fight the good fight and go
home to the abode of the blessed
Master.
Besides the four children named
she is survived by one brother Isaao
W. Van Gordon, of Matamoras.
The funeral occured from the Re
formed church at Dingmans on
Tuesday at eleven o'clock. Rev.
S. Morris of the Methodist church
officiating.
B. w. smith.
From the Newton Falls Echo of
that place published Sept. 18, we
learn of the death of R. W. Smith,
Sept. 11, who was a brother of
Theophilus H. Smith for many
years a resident of Milford. From
a paper written by him and found
after his death it is learned that he
was born at Warwick, Orange county
June 14, 1817, and at the age of 14
went to Milford to learn the harness
making business, and remained there
over six years, in the mean time
joining the Presbyterian church.
At 20 he loft for Ohio where he
went into business and hits ever
since resided until his decease.
This paper is signed, "R. W. Smith
deceased." He residod at Newton
Falls for over 52 years and accumu
lated considerable property. But
one son survives him. 'He was a
highly respected man and very
active in church affairs.
The Pruiienoe Kebekalu Eutertaln,
Last Friday evening Brown's Hall
was a scene of unusual enjoyment.
The Rebekah' Lodge of Miliord had
extended an invitation to their sis
ter lodge of Orphah Rebekahs in
Port Jervis and over thirty accepted
and were present. An elegant ban
quet was served in the hall, after
wnich dancing occupied the remain
der of the evening. They were all
charmed with the hospitality of the
Milford sisters, and enjoyed a
splendid time.
The storm along the ooast of Flor
ida ruined 3,200,000 acres of timber.
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