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MEMORIAL DAY EDITION.
A.
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MILFOKI), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, MAY 28, 1897.
VOL. 2.
NO.
so.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Newa of Interest from the Gay
CapitoL
That CithMn llennlutlon Free Silver
Sentiment The Tariff Debate lte
vorotion of Clvl! Service Rules Tlie
President Ik Very Huny.
Washington, May 24th. When
it comes to expressing their sym
pathy for Cuba, or showing their
confidence in President MeKinloy,
the Republicans of the IIouso stand
with the President. They know
that it is not necessary to pass the
Senate resolution declaring that the
belligerency of tho Cubans should l
be recognized, in order to convince
tho country of their sympathy for
Cuba. They also' know that tho
adoption of that resolution at this
time would unnecessarily emb vrass
the President, who is working out a
p olioy that will ba of shim practical
benefit to the Cubans, which it is
far from certain that tho recogni
tion of belligerency would be. This
being tho situation, it is not likely
that tho House will act upon the
belligerency resolution or take any
other action relating to Cuba, until
President MeKinley has had time
enough to formulate and announce
his policy. Tho real friends of Cuba
want mire than a rjo .ignition of
bolligorenoy ; they want to seo tho
island in(icendeiit ; and to that end
they are steadfastly working, menn
whilo, the money appropriate I by
Congress for tho relief of ostituto
Americans in Cuba, is being used
tor tnaipurpose by tiio u niteel (states
consuls, mere is no good reason i and renewed his ward robe by tnk
for any undue haste in taking tho ing a pair of trousers and suspenders
next step, especially when haste ; also a little change to tho amount of
might defeat tho very object sought,-! twelve dollars,
the ending of bloodshed in Cuba. . , . , ,
President McKinlev has promised to I , An 8,1 is 0,w of the com
act in a short timoi and Republicans m walking, or riding a wheel,
are willing to accent that m-omiso
promise
and wait.
Republican Senators held a can
ens today, in order to smooth down
little differences as to modes of pi o
ceedure during the tariff dobnte.now
open. There was a general inter
change of opinion, and, while there
was no attempt to bind anybody, a
genoral understanding was reached
that no time should be devoted to
lengthy speeches by Republicans.
At the caucus of Democratic sena
tors, it was decided to ojien their
fight on f he tariff bill by moving to
strike out tho entire internal rev
enue section of the bill, in order to
try to curry favor with the brewing
interests. Ropblicans do not bo
lieve the motion will carry.
The Bryanites are constantly talk
ing about the increase of free silver
sentiment in the country and saying
that the result of last November
would be reversed wore there a
National election held now. Of
course everybody knows that sort
of talk to bo more bluff and bluster.
If proof was needed, it is furnished
by the fact that the Democratic
leader of the House Bailey, of
Texas and other prominent demo
crats have gone into the first con
gressional district of Missouri to
speak and work for the election of a
Democratic successor to the late
Representative R. P. Giles. The sil
ver sentiment is growing so fast in
the silver State of Missouri, that
Btump speaker of National promin
ence are needed to make sure that
the Republicans do not carry a dis
trict that last November elected a
silver Democrat. Facta lile th'S ire
more convincing than low talk, just
as a man is olways judgea to a larg
er extent by his actions than by his
words.
resident flicKmley has been so
occupied with other matters that he
has not had time to decide what to
do about revoking the extensions of
the civil service rules, made by Mr.
Cleveland, but he has heard the
complaints of many prominent Re
publicans concerning the injustice
of the moot of these extensions and
there is very little doubt that when
ho takes the question up, some, if
not all, of these extensions will
have to go. Some idea of how some
of these extensions are regarded by
prominent officials, who know by
experience just how they are work
ing, may bo had from the following
vigorous language used by Assist-ani-Socretary
Ryan of the Interior
Department: 'The civil service
law has been perverted and dragged
into mire to serve partisan ends ;
bat even that is not the worst of it.
A new administration has come into
p wer, pledged to carry out policies
which in many important resjiecUs
are directly contrary to those of the
liud administration, and it finds itself
confronted on the very threshold by
a:i army of official incumbents hos
tile, or at the very least, indifferent,
to ito aims and purposes an army
intrenched behind newly devised
rules and regulations which were
never contompletod or dreamed of
by the framers and supjKirtera of
the civil service law, whose design
was to elevate aud improve the efii
cieucy of the clerical Her vice in the
executive departments of the Gov
ernment." Mr. Ryan was a mem
ber of the House when the aivil ser
vice bill was jiasscd and he voted
for it, und still believes in it, but he
thinks the partisan barnacles put up
on it by Mr. Cleveland will have to
bo scraped off or the country will
become disgusted with the entire
law. More evidence of the partisan
working of tho rules under the last
administration has bom submitted
to tho Senate Investigating Commit
tJO, nnd a number of bureau chiefs,
including Commissioner of Patents
Buttorworth have nddol their re
commendation that the present rules
bo modified.
BRIEF MENTION.
Spring Water Ice It the legend
a new wagon bears which "Doc"
Steelo has put on his route.
Sacrament of the Lirds Rupp ir
will be administered iu the Presby
terian church Juno 0, at tho morn
ing service,
Jos e B. Shoemaker wo are in
formed has resigned tho position of
fash warden of the county, to winch
bo was appoint id some time since,
Iu the Presbyterian General As
sembly now in session at Winona,
I id., a warm discussion is in pro
gross over the New York Mission
bidding.
The Knight Templars of Penn
sylvania held their annual concla ve
at Easton this week. Largo num
bors from all over tho state were iu
attendance and tho ladio3 assistod
inroceiving.
Tiio R tform id churoh at Bush
kill was struck by lightening dur
ing the storm Monday evening,
which was severe at that place.
Considerable damage wh d:ia to
tiio building .
1 ike Schorr of white hat fame
will also distribute the congealed
fluid to those who desire tho bever
age in that form. Milford can keep
cool this summer with ease and com
fort. A burglar broke in to the store
of Van Cole at M mtag.ia, last week
"1 1,!c.t ees-iary to riu enjoym inc
of either of t'.ma pleisua. No
where in this section will bo. found
a better assortment of such foot
wxir than at Johnsons, Port Jervis.
A horse belonging to M. B. Mc
carty of Conashangh took a lively
little race Tuesday starting at
Mitchell's store and ending at C. W
Bulls. The wagon nnd harness
wero badly damaged, and butter
paved part of the way, but no more
serious injury done.
Farmer's Institutes.
The County Board of Farmers' In
stitute Managers, will meet at the
County Commissioners' office on the
socond Tuesday of Juno, to arrange
tor the place where institutes are to
be held this season. All of our peo
ple who desire institutes, ought, to
attend this meeting nnd presont their
clnims. This board is composed of
tho Local Members of the State
Board of Agriculture, and one rep
resentative from each County Ag
ricultural Society, tho Pomona
Grange and County Alliances. If
you find that you cannot attend this
meeting, address a letter with your
request to Chairman of Board of In
stitute Managers, enre of County
Commissioners.
A suitable hall for tho meeting
ought to bo provided, free of charge,
by the locality wishing the Institute.
The meeting will bo held June 8
and prolmbly 2 p. m., would bo the
most conveniont hour. It would be
highly gratifying if a number would
manifest an interest and attend. If
not practicable to do so send a pos
tal. Those institutes are for the
bonofit of the farmor, but they can
be made helpful only by the active
co-operation of that class. Conto
out or write. The Press has re
ceived a schedule of dates and placos
for holding the institutes in tho
county to bo returned not later than
July 1, to the Department of Agri
culture. Any place desiring an In
stitute should attend the above
mooting by a representative or send
word fixing the preferable date.
Died Facing the Foe.
On Memorial day, as on no other
day of the year, our hearts go out
to those who met their fate while
tho cannon was booming in their
ears and rifle barrels were hot.
Every battle has its story of heroism
Every veteran to-day can tell you of
some comrade who was killed with
h:s face to the foe : of some officer
who, rushing at the head of his men
entreating them not to falter, fell,
and in falling did all that he could
do for his country's cause. Selected.
To Funeral Flags.
The museum at Governors island,
New York harbor, is full of glorious
relics of old battles, but to the stu
d.mt of history th? splendid collec
tion of flags is by far the most inter
esting.
In front of the collection of bat
tleflags are two small stands, and on
them are two flags carelessly dis
posed. One of them is the funeral
ft ig of General Grant, the other that
of General Hancock.
Father Sebastian Kuiepp, founder
of the cures bearing his name, died
recently in Germany at an advuueed
ago.
OLD TIMES RECALLED.
Memorial Day Will Itrlng to the Veteran
Memories of ItAttleg Long Asjm.
The gray hairod veterans of 1897
will review their hard, dusty
marches, long tedious drills, picket
pxixiriencos, camp life. They will
hear asrain tho scattering fireof the
first skirmish lino they approached.
They will remember how white the
faces of their comrades were, how
trembly their own knees and hands
were, and, by my soul, I lieliove
many of the old fellows will dodge
ns they think how thoso first whist
ling, zip, zip, zipping bullets sound
ed and made them dodge.
They will recall the orders of tho
officers in that first .contract with a
shooting enemy. They will hear,
and as distinctly as they did a life
time ago: "Steady, men! Keep in
line! Let no man fire until orders
are given. Sergeants, see that the
men stand to their work when the
fight begins." Then they hear the
colonel of their regiment give tho
commands : Halt, ! Ready 1 Aim
Firo !" Tho roar of that volley was
just what tho new soldiers needed
in that moment of terror. Up to
that minute they had been in mor
tal fear, or most of them had.
Tho loud noise, smell of powder
and excitement incident to the occa
sion stopped their teeth from chat
tering, their knees from knocking
togethor. their hands from shaking,
and brought back somo of tho de
parted color to their faces. How
well they remember the next, orders
of the colonel : "Load! Front rank
fire? Rear rank fire ! Load at will !
Load ! Keep firing?" By this time
the company wags have found their
speech and are saying things that
make these men who a few minutes
before were too seared" to breathe
comfortably break out in laughter,
though there was not much laugh
ing in that regiment for some days.
The burial of tho dead, earing for
the wounded and mourning for men
never again to answer at roll call
wore dreadfully solemn business in
those first battles, whatever they
were when battles and slain multip
lied. Chicago Times Horald.
A lot of new straw and felt hats
at W. & G. Mitchell's.
Value of Sacrifice.
In the observance of Memorial
day we learn the value of self sacri
fice for the good of others. The
glossy marbles and everlasting
granite of our graveyards often
mark a sleeping dust, nnd" none so
poor as to do it reveronoe. But from
beneath tho flowers that cover the
graves of those noble men, from be
noath the daisies that grow on the
unknown tomb of many a soldier
who perished in the malaria of Llbby
in the famine of Andorsonvillo, in
the bullet swept forests of the Wild
erness, will rise memories that will
make their names forovor sacred,
not only as brave soldiers, but in tho
bright calendar of philanthropists
and martyrs. Self sacrifice is the
essence of every reform and roligion
that has ever reached and socurod
tho worship of humanity. Not even
tho Son of God would found hiB di
vine religion without this. At the
boginningof duty is the condescen
sion of Bethlehem, the sufferings of
Gethsemano, and the accursed death
of the cross, and all this that "he
might give his life for many."
Rev. H. O. Rowlands, D. P.
Just try a 10c box of Cascarets tho
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
Attention I Veterans I
The members of Col. John Nyce
Post, G. A. R. will meet at their
room in the Court House on Satur
day, May Sf'JtU at 1 o'clock p. m.
sharp. The procession will thon
form and proceed to the Milford
cemetery where the exercises will
be held. Addresses will bo made by
the pastors of the Milford churches
and the choirs will sing appropriate
hymns. , lho veterans will thon
proceed to Montague, N. J. where
exorcises will bo held.
Gramaphont Concert.
The Junior Epworth League wiil
give a Gramaphone concert on Mon
day evening May 30, at 7.30 o'clock
in the basement of tho M. E. church.
If very stormy ho concert will lie
given on Tuesday evciring. Admis
sirtn for adults 15 cents ; children 10
tents. All are cordially invited.
Summer Homes.
The Erie Railway Compony
his really outshone itself iu
its latest issue of a list of summer
homes along its linos. The book is
filled wit h cuts of scenes and houses,
nil gotten np in tho highest style of
(heart. The book is very pretty
and attractive but the places repre
sented are more so in reality. Art
tan vie with nature only to a limited
extent, and tho city deniaon travel
ing over the Erie and viewing the
m.ignifioent scenery along its rou to or
locating at one of the peaces named.
Milford, for iustauce, would discover
tliat the half had not been told, but
only hinted at in the profuse de
corations and interesting descrip
tions in the book.
AMONG THE HOTELS.
A Lint of Gurata Who Are How staying
nt the Various Hotels In Mil font and
Vicinity.
(Proprietor wishing a list of guests pul-
II -ihi'il, will please send them 111 not Inter
tlmu Wednesday evening.)
Fauciiehk Hotel.
Fml P Washburn anil wife, Haokoi -
sick; William H. Frank, wife, ami Hon,
H. M. LlblH-y, A. I) Walker, Mrs. J no .
A. Gardiner, Miss Morrison, Brooklyn:
K.igftio Sondhvim, Samuel Kisemary, Onl-
vi i ltnrr, (t. Thornton arren, m. a.
twttholmer, W. Brown, W. Delano, No-.v
York: 11. W. (Jhln JNtiuey, r.owiii
Powles, Kast Orange; Fred Ingraham, W .
K. Frew. T. T. Knshinore, Vv. K. Clowes,
U.K. Norton, J. W. W imams, Klcliard
Ingraham, llumptoiiMtoiul, Jj. I.
CmssMAN Hoi'KB.
W. L. MlllspaORli, (J. II. Iwmnn, H. C.
Hrewster unit wile, Mimlletown, N. Y.j
Miss Hattio Want, Mae Magulrc, II. U,
Lukens. Newton, N. J.; W. R. Willis,
New York: 1). T. Harris, G. V. Pailien,
C. II. Fassnot, Port .leiqls-, Jjonla Doit.,
Unas, l.onir Kurtz, Philadelphia.
Listers and tho Great Eastern Fer
tilizers at W. & G. Mitchell's.
Sacred to Heroes.
This day is sacred to our heroes
dead. Upon their tombs we have
loveingly laid the wealth of spring.
This is a day for memory and tears.
A mighty nation bends above its
honored graves and pays to noble
dust tho tribute of its love. Grati
tude is tho fairest flower that sheds
its perfume in the heart. To-day
wo tell tho history of our country's
life, recount the lofty deeds of van
ished years, tho toil and suffering,
the defeats and victories of heroic
men, of men who made our nation
great and free. On this day
the story of the great struggle be
tween colonists aud kings should be
told. We should toll our children
of the contest first for justice, then
for freedom. Wo should tell them
the history of the Declaration of In
dependence the chart and compass
of nil human rights that nil men
ore equal and have the right to life,
liberty and joy. This Declaration
uncrowned kings and wrested from
the hands of titled tyranny the scep
ter of usurod and arbitrary power.
It suporsoded royal grants and re
pealed tho cruel statutes of a thou
sand years. It gave.tho peasant a
career, it knighted nil the sons of
toil, it opened all the paths to fame,
and put the star of hope above the
cradle of the poor man's babe. Col
onel Ingorsoll.
FOR RENT A furnished house
on Harford street. Modern con
veniences, large grounds, plenty of
suauo, good garden, trmt, etc.
Address Pike County Prrss,
Milford, Pa.
Icra't Tobacco Spit nnd Smoke Tom Life Awny
If you want to uuit tobaeco usiiar eusllv
anil forever, boinaue well, strong, magnetic,
mil oi new itioaiiu vi'or, unto jno-to-3hc.
the wnuder-worlcer, that makes weuk men
STronir. Many Rnlu ten pounds In ten clavs.
Over 400,uixi cured. Buy No-To-Bue of your
druifist, under (ruarante to euro, 50o or
t.ou. nooKiet nnd sample mailed free. Ad
BterhiiK Uemedy Co., Chicago or New York
Memory Grows Stronger.
As the men who fought the bat
ties of the Union on land and sea
pass away tho momory of thoir
splendid deeds grows stronger vear
by year, and tho gonorations whoso
institutions they dofonded nro
touohod with a larger senso of grati
tude for their courage and sacrifice.
Loving hands on Memorial day covor
an tno soars or war beneath a wild
ornoss of flowors. The resting place
oi every soldier will receive the fra
grant token of a grateful notion's
tenderness, and the land from sea
to soa will thrill with a sharpened
sonso or obligation as the tmnnms
ranks of surviving veterans mircli
feebly past to pay another tribute to
tho memory of the comrades who
have gone before. Selected.
A flue assortment of now millinery
at reasonable nrices ut Miss
Mitchells.
Inculcate Patriotism.
At this season thoro should bo no
alloy in tho golden tribute of out
country to tho , soldiers. Their
memory should bo cherished, their
bravery extolled and thoir exainp'.js
emulated. It is impossible .to value
too highly thoir doods on southern
battlefields or to speak too emphati
cally of their patriotic motives. Tho
inculcation of the lessons of patrio
tism is as much a duty as th e do
f onso of tho country. The anni vo r
sary of the day when tho graves of
our beloved heroes are strewn with
the flowors of a nation's love should
be observed with all the fervor
which a patriotio and homo loving
people can command. Selected.
Tho Wostfleld (Ind.) News prints
the following in regard to an old re
sident of that place : "Frank Mc
Avoy, for many years in tho em
ploy of the L. N. A. & S. Ry., hero,
says t 'I havo used Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea
Remedy for ten years or longer am
never without it in my family. I
consider it the best remedy of tho
kind manufactured. I take pleasure
in recommending it.'" It is a sp.ci
fic for all bowel disorders. For sale
titvArmstrong's Drug store and Gen
eral Merchants in Pike county.
COLUMBIAN WOMEN.
A Compllmpiitnry Notice, to One of Mil
ford' Vollllir l.ftltlH4.
Iii tho Waihingfc m Evening Star
of May 2,'ind appears, an article on
t lie graduating cl.ui of tho Colum
bian University of that city in whi-jh
it is said that this yoar will gradu
ate tho largest class of women in tho
history of the university. There are
eleven, brilliant nnd versatile, not
one a laggard in study, nor yet a
member of tho dry ns-dust school r
a bookworm, in the obnoxious sense
of the term. Besides delving into
mines of classical lore, they mingle
with people of nffairs nnd keep up
to date 'ii the literature nnd ever-
changing panorama of the day.
A cut nppoars of Miss Helen R.
Biddis, daughter of our former
townsman, Hon. John D. Biddis,
and this very complimentary, but
wholly deserved favorable notice.
Miss Biddis was born in Milford,
Pa. She prefers history and the
classics and Is strong in theso
branches. She has gained a reputa
tion for literary work and skill as a
debater in tho Enosinian society, her
deep rich voice and ever varying ex
pression add to her oratorical effec
tiveness. She is strong in her
advocacy of a higher education for
women and co-education. Miss
Biddis is n scholarship student, hav
ing received that honor for her work
in the High school.
Everybody Snys So
Oaicareta Crtnilv Cathartic, the most won
derful medical diseoverv of the Of-'e, peas
ant and l efri'ShinR to the taste, wi peiitly
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cieansimr tho entire system, dispel folds,
cure lieadnoho, fever, liabltnal ronstlpntion
and biliousness. Please buy and trv ft box
of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 2.1, f0 cents, riold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Contributions to Bauer Road.
Following is tho list of those who
ho ve contributed to the building of
tho new piece of road at Bauer's on
the Dingman road, which has practi
cally abolished all the hill at that
point :
TEAM WOI1K.
John and Goorfjo Warner,4 daynfl hours;
John Detriek ami son, 2 days 1 hour; Con
aslmuph House, day; Paul Uouriiiquc,
days; John Fiuillay, 1 day 8 hours; J.
I). Westbrook, day; Wm. Duscnbcrry,
Jacob Van Tassel, 1 day; J. II. MoCnrtV,
day; Uretfory Brothers, 7 hours; ii. it.
Horton, 1 dav; r-channos, 8 hours; H. H.
Wells. 8 hours: K. Pinchot, day; John
Kyder, day: P. F. Steele, day.
LABOR.
Louis Gavollle, supervisor, 8 hours;
Frank Crlssman, 84 days; Ran Van Gor
den, 1 day; Henry Tissot, 8 days; Mitchell
Brothers, 2 days; Thomas Armstrong, 8
days; Win. Funk, 1 day; James S Ornlo, 1
day; Kd Canne, 2 davs; T. H. J. Klein, 1
day: James W. Pinchot, 8 days; W. F.
lieck, 8 hours; Schanno, 4 days; John De
trick and son, 2 days 8 hours; ConashaiiKh
House, day: Warners, 2 days 6 hours;
Uooruro Wheeler, 1 day; J. C Wallace, 1
day; Krnest Wood, 1 day; Jacob Klaer, 1
day; Alex Riviere, 5i; Frank Hewitt,
day; J. H. Van F.tteii, 1 day, George A.
Frleh, 1 day; George Dauniann, 1 day; J.
J. Hart, 1 day; U. O. Armstrong, 1 day;
John Schorr, 2 days; L. W. Armstrong,
8 hours: P. C. Rutau, i hours; Juhu II.
McCarty, day.
MKUCHANMZK.
G. G. Lawyer, f-J 60; John Saxou, ft 00.
Tho thanks of the publio are duo
Henry Canne for the inception and
pr isooution of this groat publio beu
eflt. Ho labored assiduously, and
if there were more evincing the
same spirit the hills on our other
wise beautiful highway would soon
bo relics of the past. Carl Bauer,
through whoso land the road runs,
generously and with commendable
public spirit gave full priviloge to
make tho change. Those scanning
the above list closely may wonder
why somo apparently most bono
Htted oro not more prominent, and
tho only way any such curiosity can
bo satisfied will bo to make enquiry
of those whoso names are wholly
missing or whose contributions
seem greatly disproportioned to
thoir presumed direct interest.
Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels. Never sicken, weaken
or gripe, 10c.
Christening In High life.
The Duo of Orleans stood god
father by his proxy the Duo of
Luguo, at tho christening of a nep
hew of Mrs. C. E. Ktewart recently.
His present to his little god-son was
a full table servico in gold nnd sil
ver with the arms of the IIouso of
Franco engraved thereon. Mrs.
Htowartwill bo pleasantly romem
lxred by many as a visitor at Mil
ford. Where The Sleep.
The Jefferson Barracks National
cemetery ouco an old military post
but enlarged contains the bones of
11.6H2 soldiers, including 1,10(5 Con
federate prisonors taken in the early
battles of the war in Missouri. At
the Marietta (Ga.) cemetery repose
the remains of 10,160 Union soldiers
collected from various parts of Geor
gia, and nt the Beaufort (S. C.)
cemetery rest 9,278 bodies of sold
iers and sailors who died on the sea
board of bouth Carolina, Georgia
and Florida. Half of those are un
known. .Selected.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded In th OrHe of tho Kocorder for
tilt. Vt eelt Kmllns Mny slh.
Westfall. Frank X. Roilly to
Charles, John and Annie Martin,
dated May 19th. containing 5 acres,
con. 32, ont'd May 20th.
Lackawaxon. C. W. Bull, ot. ux.,
to Poleg Edwards, dated May 3, 2
acres, con. f2U0, ent'd May 21st.
Westfall. Frank X. Roilly to
John Froeso, dated October 21th, 19
acres, con. f 135, ent'd May 22nd.
Westfall. Frank X. Reilly to
George L. Gay. dated Nov. 4th, lot
48, con. $25, ent'd May 25th.
Westfall. Frank X. Reilly to Al
bert Gay, dated Nov. 4th, lot 49,
con. 125, ent'd May 25th.
Notice. A Bramhnll-Dan biking
oven for sale. 18 square feet of
cooking surface. In fine condition.
Achiincofor Hotel proprietors.
Richard Humukrt.
PERSONAL.
Miss Eveline Thomas is seriously
ill at her homo on Water stroot.
Aaron Cortright, of Matamorns
visited tho shire town Tuesday.
Rev. Pieksley, of D.iver. visited
at tho Wheeler Cottago this week.
Mr. William Anglo and son, Wal
ter visitod tho Metropolis last M on
day. Jacob Kloinhans has been quite
soriously indisposed for a fow days
tins wcok.
E. N. Millon of Dockertown, N. J. .
and family drove through Milford
Wednesday.
Mr. Ed. McMurray is confined to
his homo with a sovore attack of
rheumatism.
B irtha Reed accotn pained by Mrs.
H. Rood, mother of Dr. H. B. Reed
is nt Overbrook.
Mrs. Maria Andrews is not in good
health nnd is confined to her homo
on Harford street.
Mrs. Van Vechten and family
will siend the summer at the Boyd
cottage on Broad street.
Mr. Wolf nnd wife of Binghnmp
ton, N. Y., are visiting thoir daugh
ter Mrs. E. B. Wennor.
Bertha Williamson again smiles
on frionds hero after a protractod
visit among relatives in New Jorsey.
Dr Alexander Hadden President
of the Forest Lnko Association of
Lacka waxon was a visitor at Milford
Inst week.
Wm. H. Armstrong, Esq., who
has boon sponding the winter in
Washington will arrive in Milford
to-morrow.
Mr. Huntington of Lackawaxon,
who represents the Preferred Acci
dont Insurance company was a call
er here Tuesday.
Harvey Klaer npon whom an
operation for apiendieitos was per
formed ntthe Presbyterian Hospital
New York last week is recovering .
Dennis McLaughlin ownor of tho
Schimmel place on Broad street is
hero superintending the improve
ments being made on his property.
Representative of the Union,
Frank Percival and Frank Wood, of
tho firm of Anderson & Wood, drug
gists Port Jorvis were in town Wed
nesday nfteruoon.
John C. Cornelius spont a few
days in Milford last week. John is,
we are glad to learn, prospering in
his business, which is that of a
traveling agent for a book concern.
John Carr who with his family
last year occupiod the Mott house on
Broad streot visited his family at
the Fauchore House over Sunday.
He is now owner of a large paper
mill in Hoboken.
It is whisperod that Jamos R. Bull
will soon become a benodict. The
hippy young lady in the case is Miss
Marv Wakoman. Both are well
known in town, the prosnective
groom having grown up here and
tno lady a irequent visitor.
W. A. H. Mitchell has accepted a
situation in Boston with tho Newi
paper Syndicate Co., nnd left Mon
day morning to assume his duties.
Tho Prkss wishes every Milford boy
wno seeks a wider Hold of labor
abundant success.
W. R. Willis who with his fninilv
lias been a regular visitor at Mil
ford for several summers was in
town this week making arrange
ments to occupy the Mott cottage on
Ann street where they will be domi
ciled for the season.
A marriage license was i ranted
by clerk Westbrook May 21 to
Gabriel B. Razor and Mary June
Cron, of Delaware, and a certificate
of marriage has boon filed stating
that tho knot was tied by Rev.
Chas. H. Whittakor at Bushkill
May 24.
Keeping Memory Green
The purpose of Memorial day has
widened as the years have passed,
aud that anniversary which was once
devoted solely to keeping green the
memory by adorning the graves of
the nation's dead has now come to
be recognized as a sort of national
All Souls' day, when gentle and sim
ple, rich aud poor, strew floweis iu
memory of those that have gone be
fore. Sun Francisco Examiner.
THE COUNTY BRIDGES.
The Law As To Approaches StJtted. A
New lfepartnre.
A decision of the Supreme Court
rendered in January changes tho law
as it has heretofore been understood
with regard to the maintenance of
approaches to county bridges. It is
now held that under the acts of
Juno 13, 18116 and April 13, 1843, it
is the duty of tho county, nnd not of
tno township to repair a county
bridge and maintain it in safe con.
dition nnd this dulv includes not
only tho repair of a bridge, but of
tho approehes and wing walls lead
ing thereto. Tho fact that tho su
pervisors of a township have re
paired the approaches nnd wing
walls of a county bridge will not re
lieve the county of the consequences
resulting from the dangerous con
dition of the approaches and wing
wolls, or impose liability upon tho
township for such consequences.
Jndge Dean says in the opinion
it was the duty of the oonnty to
build this bridgo of which tho wing
walls were a part, nnd keep both in
repair j this was a duty imposed bv
statute j no duty was by law there
after on the township in thepmottor ;
tno supervisors could not, without
express statutory authority, assume
the dut y of another territorial sub
division of the State, and thereby
iiiiiiiiro mi unity i or negiocr; oi inni
duty on tho townshin. Thev wero
elected to suiiervise nnd keep in ro-
juii- mo roaus, Highways and
bridges of the townshin onlv to tho
extent the law imposed that burden
on tho township ; to this extent, and
no inrtiier, was the township ans
werable for their neglect.
Schools will close novt. week hern
and trouble of that nature will be sus
pended to tho great reliof of pupils.
Is Mr. Kessler Fishing?
On tho final lassnie in thn TTonan
of the bill to authorize school direc
tors to levy and collect a per capita
tax annually for school purposes
air. ivessior did not vote.
Also the following did not. rnmiro
his supirart or disapproval.
An net to Drovido for n. linnan nt
detention for juveniles in cities of
the first-class.
Grading streets and high-ways in
boroughs.
Licensing of stationery steam en
gineers.
Act to reform the penal law.
Private property for publio park
purposes.
Salaries of deputies sheriffs.
Regulating eloction districts.
Assessment and collection of spec
ial taxes.
Eloction nnd appointment of road
supervisors.
Olllcial nowsnaner nlvortisino' in
citios of second class.
Erection of county buildings or
bridges.
Collection of costs, etc. for
cipal improvement.
Printing of Lexow report.
Time's Healing Balm.
Time, stretching out its han d in
blessing, has healed the soars of
war and assuaged the grief for the
departed heroes, but comrades of
thoso nation saviors whose tents are
pitched upon the eternal camping
ground on Memorial day make to
blossom tho eravos of fallen sold
and in respect, lovo and reverence
gariand ineir memories.
Kncred custom, that has made Me
morial day the most hallowed of
Amorican holidays, renews the testis
inonial the country is glad to pay
the mourned dead. Chicago Post.
Memorial Day.
May 80, 1807.
Softly tho south wind cornea from haunta
afar
And hrltiRg Its charm to waiting hills
and valcti,
But now It is not redolent f war,
OI irruwoine horrors aud heartbreaking
For Peace, with her fair white uplifted
WillKH,
Eeitfns now unhindered east, west, north
nod ftouth ;
The (jreen spring turf unto the plowshare
clings,
And cobwebs lace the brozon cannon's
mouth.
No more are serried hosts In battle drawn;
No moru aru brothers matched iu bloody
strife.
The trai, deviwtatiug war is gone,
And a new era daw us to stir the life
Of this great nation, to uplift tho race,
To forward freedom, to enfranchise man,
To give the lowliest a chance and place
For each to do the very best he can.
Not In the realms of undent Home and
Greece,
Nor iu the idyls of Utopia
Can there be found or pictured status like
these
Or uny power of auch benignant away.
But this brave laud sprang not at ouoe,
full born,
Nor found It heritage without a Drlce.
Through battle's blaze, through toll and
hate and scorn,
Our great Hcpublio hud Its glorious rise.
To-day we meet to honor those whose scars
Anil death were giveu that freedom
should not die
Heroes of dark, blood red and cruel wars,
Who wou for ua the llual victory.
Bring from fair gardens and the mouutuiu
side
Flowera for their graves touched with
the south wind's breath.
That tiu-ir blest deeds may in our hearts
abide
And honor crown their sacrificial death.
Fling out the flag! Let speech and must)
llowl
May grateful hearts pause aud the
weullti of May
Be brought for tribute till the whole
world know
The s urud import of Memorial Day.
JuKL bh.vioN.