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M1LF0IU), TIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, ,IUXE II, IS!)"
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PIKE COUNTY COURTS
Herman Faal Schultz on
Fov Murder.
Trial
Jolm Shlilili. nn ! Tn-kft Soilpiict- llrlilm -t
Over lllsr lli.l.klll unit Hi Mnit llopt--Notes
of tin Siuihultl Mnnler C'rt nod
T''","y
Evidence Wilnown Wli
The regular term began Juno 7Mi
with Hon. G. Purdy, president
judge, and n-i.-i leiatos, Houek nnd
Klaer, present.
Constables m ido return ns fol
lows : Lehman, V. S. Van Auk n ;
Milford Bron;'i, Aimer Tor. villi
gor j Milford Township, C. Her
mann j WostfalL B. C. T (thin ; Sho
holiv, George IC. Englohart ; Licka
waxon, Frank Kelly ; Palmyra-. Alva
Quick ; Delaware, Jan. D. Brooks ;
Blooming Grove, Elislin M. Piersni.
The court np,i ointod W. S. Van
Aukon to wait on Grand Jury. E.
W. Piorson, Aim r Torwilliger and
Frank Kolly to wait on the C met.
Tho Grand .Jury was called, Fred
Dryer, of Weufn'l, w.h sueeiol
foreman and tho usual charge given
thorn by the Court.
On calling tho trial list nil civil
casos were continued except that of
Marvin vs. Conking, ejectment for
land in Westfnll.
In the case of tho Commonweal. h
against John Soiells indict? I for
selling railroad tickets. Difoilitit,
who had at last tonn plead not
guilty, by loave of court withdraw
that pie and entered one of guilty
It was stated that the company
had only desired to establish the
law in relation to ticket scalping to
protect itself and having done so
thore was no wish on its part to
punish Shields, who was technically
guilty of the offense. The Court
sontonojl tho defendant to pvy a
fine of ono dollar and the costs of
prosecution.
Henry Eanco and Philip Eokloy,
of Lacka waxen township, natural
ize!. Aoconnts woro confirmed ns fol
lows: Estate, Julius Schussler, ac
count of Christiana Miller, adminis
tratrix ; Meyers estate account of J.
E. Olmsted, administrator; Mary
Marten's estate, first and partial ac
count of William Mitoholl, executor ; j
Widow's appraisements of $300 to j
Margaret A. C'uddoback and Au- i
gusta Bennett. j
Roport of inspectors on bridge
aoro3s Big Bushkill between the
counties of Pike and Monroe near j
Howytown filed, and also report of ;
inspectors of bridge at Mast Hope, 1
both confirmed ni. si. . j
Commonwealth vs. George Young, ;
nol. pros.,enterod by leave of C mrt. i
Commonwealth vs. It us B. Van
Auken, nol. pros., entered by leave i
of Court. j
Ba-rtlott L. Smith who last term
pleaded guilty to taking a small roll
of wire and on whom sentence was j
uusjiouded was still further respited
until Ootobor term.
Peter B. Hay wood, a lunatic, final
aoooant of Louis Wagner filed and
petition for his discharge.
Estata of Eloanor Bo.nn, Hy. T.
Baker, Esq. oontinuod auditor to re
port at first adjourned term.
Commonwealth vs. Wilholmena
St linmetz, Indictment, selling liq
uor without license.
Cornmonwealth vs. Henrietta
Drillor. Aggrevated assault and bat -
.
tery.
Commonwealth vs. Abraham Oft
F. and B. Ignoramus, county for
C03 ts.
The cose of the Commonweulth vs.
Herman Paul Schultz was called
and the defendant being brought in j
Court and arraigned pleaded not I
guilty. A motion was then made
b his attorneys to quash the panel I
of jurors on the ground that the j
vjnire issued by the Court directed I
350 names to be plaoed on tho wheel,
and in fact but 310 were plac3d
therein. The motion was hold un-'
der advisement and Court adjourned
until 2 o'clock p. m. On reoonvou
iug the Court overruled the motion
on the ground that to sustain it
wjald largely affect the finances of
tho county and also jeopardiza cases
now before tha Grand Jury which
is drawn from the same wheel. A
jury composed as follows was then
selected: Rolort Veauie, John M.
Docker, Alfred Kelluui, Edward
Shepherd, Peter Mager, Jr., Jacob
ltose, George E. Hoffman, M. B.
Pitney, Walter H. Warner, B. F.
Schoouover, B. F. Uollnirt and
James Logan.
Hou. D. M. Van Auken then
opened tho c .e for the Com nui-
j wealth, and outlined the evidence of
the prosecution.
Meta Wohlfurth was tho first wit
ness called anil she t 'stified snb-
i staiiuaiiy as tollo.vs. in l!io sum
I lner o. IK'.M, we had Lizzie Smith to
I work for us at our boarding house
in Shohola, (She came July 5th und
'remained until September 20th.
The last time I saw her alive was
i i leu -evening HDirai P n ciock p. m.
I Hie first time I ever saw Herman
! SVhultz was September lsth in the
afternoon when be came in the
house and asked if bo could stay a
few days and I said ho could. In a
few moments Lizzie Smith, who hud
been picking grains in a field nnr
by, came np ami said to him, "What
1 Ho hell are you doing hero, it
seems you folks follow' mo wherever
I go." Schultz replied, "I came to
b 'ing good and bad news." His
wife said, "Com o let us go up stairs
and hear it," and they went up to
gether. In the evening he said ho
would not take a room in the old
houso whore a room had been given
him, ho .wanted to bo near her so a
room was prepared opposite hers.
Tho boy Paul occupied the room
with her. I saw her Saturday sho
c.imo down stairs as usual, and he
came down to breakfast. Sho did
not appear the same as usual, was
down hearted, audjdid not oat. Sat
urday ho went to Shohola with my
husband and Paul. In thejevening
thoy nil went up idairs and Sunday
Liz.io Smith came down us usual to
her work. He was around the house
in tho forenoon, and in the after
noon ho and Lizzie took a walk to
gether. During the afternoon some
friends camo in and Schultz was in
the sitting room. His wife entered
and introduced thorn to him as her
husband. He said, "I am not her
husband, wait until to-morrow
morning a good many things can
happon lxfore to-morrow. That
night I retired after 11 o'clock, a few
moments before 12, 1 hoard an un
usual noiso over in tho new part,
my room was in the old part on
first floor. Did not know what it- -i
was nnd wont to sloop. The
HehultzcB hnd nil Rome up ctnirw
that night about 8 o'clock. Sho told
mo that evening they were going to
New York in tho morning to get
married, and asked if my husband
could take thorn to tho station.
Monday morning, Mrs. Haas
knocked against the ceiling under
the room sho was in but etMng no
responso went up stairs and soon rc-
turning I sent hor up agaiii. I heard
her rap but heard no reply, until I
heard a voice saying, "Folks come
up, help, Lizzie has shot herself."
1 fiat was Scbultz's voice, I wont up
stairs to the room where lie wasnnd
saw him standing at the foot of tho
b.ul and the woman lying on it,
r ither on her left side with her head
turned to the left, a revolver in her
right hand which lay on her breast,
the clothes were nice and smooth,
The quilt was under her arm,
Schultz said to mo, "Liz has shot
herself." and I said, oh tho douce
she didn't do it herself where did
she got the revolver. He said it
was his, he had it in his satchel and
she told him to take it out and put
it in his pocket which ho did. I had
a conversation with him later in the
day aud told him Wohlfurth was
going for the coroner and to get a
i coffin and wanted money. ' Ho said
he had none he gave it to his wife
' Friday night. I again went up to j
! the room where ho was nnd asked if
It. i-i i Ai
. he did not want to send a disjiatch
to the boys, said ho had no money
and I told him I would give him
some. He said, "What is tho use of
it. I have to go down to New York
Wednesday and will tell them." Ho
said he slept in the back part of the
bod that he was her husband and
they had been married 19 years,
Carrie Haas testified that Lizzie
Schultz came there July 5th, and
Herman September 18th. She re-
latod in substance the same trans
actions and conveasations as the
previous witness.exoept that Schultz
and his wife fcjk supper together
both Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Monday morning I went up stairs to
call them after having rapped on the
ceiling, looked in the room where I
thought she was and saw Paul in
bed aud I went down stairs a gain, but
soon returned and rapped on the
door just across the hall. Heard
some one cull, "Help, Liz has shot
herself." I ran down stairs and
then went up again with my mother
aud went in the room whore Schultz
was. I saw a little blood on the wo
man face and a revolver iu her right
hand lying on hor breust . The bed
appeared smooth. Hehultz saitt in
reply t my moth iv'a qu -,t leu i:i to
where she got the revolver that it
wis bis, that his wife told him to
take it out of his valise and put it in
Irs pants pocket. II said they were
awake until 4 o'ebu k. He took hold
of her band and said it was cold.
Wednesday morning, Schultz told
me be wanted to go to New York,
but had no money. I told him I had
a ticket which I would give him.
His wife bad given me the ticket
the Saturday previous. Ho said be
wanted to go to No-.v York to get
clothes for Paul and to straighten
up with us, and he left Wednesday
j morning. John Wohlfurth saw
i-ohultz around the plar i at vari
ous times and took him to Shohola
with him Saturday. Mouday morn
ing went to his room and saw him
there with dead wife. The revol
ver in her hand pointed over left
s'loulder, saw the wound ill her
temple, but did nt examine it par
ticularly. George P. Haas corroborated the
a'.ovo as to position of bodv, but
did not examine the wound.
Paul, tho 13-year-old son was
then called and related a very
straight forward story. He said
that on September 18th he was wit h
his mother in the field picking
grapes that she first saw his father
c iming down the lane and told him
to go and tell his father that he
must say at the houso he was an
unclotohitn. That ho went and
s,iiil, "Papa, mother says you must
c ill yourself my uncle to which he
replied I'll do nothing of the kind."
Tho boy saw little of Schultz around
tlio place, but on Fridry at Shohola
he gave Paul 25 cents with which to
buy candy. He did not know
whether his mother slept with him
Saturday night as ho retired before
sho did and was not awake in the
m iming when sho went down stairs.
Sunday night Paul retired about
9 o'clock, his mother went in his
room lit a lamp nut him to bed, blow.
oat tin light and went back to her
room lea ving both doors open. His
father wished to change his room
and tho mother made no objection
or protest. They did not quarrel or
appoar,.to bo angry at each other.
Monday morning the boy heard his
father call and went in tho room
and saw his mother lying dead on
tho bed. The father did not go
down to hiii meals that day an d
took nothing but a cup of coffee
whioh Paul carried to him. Paul sat
crying in tho room and Schultz
walked the floor from one roonv- to
another. Once ho took hold of his
wifes hand and squeezed it closer
over the revolver. Ho also shed
tears and said if the Coroner did not
come soon he would shoot himself.
Henry L. Canne made plans of tho
bouse which were introduced in evi
dence. Lorenz Geigor Coroner testified
that he held an inquest on tho body
of Lizzie Smith September 18th or
19. Tho boly was on the bed lying
somewhat on the left side. A re
volver was in the right hand clasped
around the baf rel with tho muzzle
pointing over tho right shoulder.
the thumb was under the revolver.
(hi the right torn pie a little wound
and streak of blood. Tho hair stuck
fast and was not burned. Had great
difficulty in 'getting the rovolver out
of tho woman's band her fingers and
arm were so stiff. Examined tho
Tat "f3
none
Josiah F. Terwilligor who ac-
companied tho coroner to the place
s,tat0 U Ux wo"'an was ns
described and her hand with a re-
v,jvpr iu jt pointing over her left
shoulder. Tho hair on temple was
s0 matted with blood could not tell
if it was singed or if there woro now
der marks. The thumb was just
above tho pistol and fingers all
around the guard. The covering
was milled about the woman but
smooth in rear part of the bed. The
body was not cold or rigid, the arms
were slightly so from lioing exposed.
Goo. P. Haas one of the coroners
jury testified to seeing the boly
lying as described but did not make
close examination and did not notice
where her thumb was on the pistol
or any rxjwder marks or singing of
hair.
L. J. Swayzeonnof the jury saw
the bullet wound in right temple,
hair clotted with blood. Body was
warm in bed. Hiwid on stock of re
volver. Uylied put body in coffin.
Kat3 Haas was at Wohlfarths aud
heard Lizzie Smith introduce
Schultz as her husband. . He said I
am not your husband I am your in.
tended husband and many things
can take place between now
and to-morrow morning. This was
about a p. m., Sunday.
John Wohlfurth testified as to the
burial of the dead woman on Tues
day afternoon. Said he was in
structed by the Coroner if no Doctor
or law yer c ;me by i o'clock to bury
her.
Win. J. Sadler a jury man testified
in corruljoratiuu as to position of the
lady and hand.
PERSONAL,
E. M. Piorson, of Blooming Grove,
was in town this week.
William Wagner of Matamoras,
w is a caller at this oftlee Tuesday.
Prof. John C. Watson will spend
bis vacation with his family visit
ing friends.
Floyd Cole, of Dover, N. J., has
a .ceptod a situation with Druggist
A rmst rong.
Mrs. Poillon has rented her house
on Broad street to a family ofNew
York people.
W. S. Kj.nan and family are
visiting among relalive-i in Sussex
county, N. J. ' '
Frank Van Why of (he Porter
Lake House, nnd P. B. Clark, Eq.
attended court.
Madam (J. M. Sehmucker the well
known traveler is a guest of Dr.
Bible at the Normal.
Floyd Steel bus accepted a posi.
tion as conductor on n trolley rail
ro.i 1 in New York.
George Gennings and family, of
Brooklyn, spent last Sunday at the
home of John Ryder.
".Tim" Bennett of the Gazette has
been reporting the court proceedings
for that newsy paper.
Dorothy Baker gave a birthday
party to a number of her little
friends last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Susan Grandin has returned
to Milford after an absence) of some
weeks visiting in Newark.
Mrs. Brown, of Binghamption, n
sister of L. R. Mottandof ex-Sheriff
W. K. Ridgwoy is visiting hero.
George R. Bull is a member of
the graduating class nt Blair H ill.
T n j exercises will take place Juno
18.
Miss Carrio Van Wormer, of Port
Jervis, met with a bicycle accident
near here a few days ngo but was
not sorious'y injured.
Charles Loock, whoso family oc
cupied the Horton cottage on Cathar
ine street last summer, was in " Mil
ford on business Tuesday.
Frank Rudolph and " Ed " Brown
say they made the urn to Mata
moras and back in 45 minutes last
S un'ay on their wheels. Well 1
Ed. Reed, of Port Jervis, visited
Milford last Monday taking back his
wif -.! and son who have boon spend
ing several days hero -with friends.
Lorenzo Stetler, of Shawnee, wi s
married bust Thursday at Strouds-
burg to Miss Eva Van Auken, of
Bushkill by Rev. C. It. Whittaker.
The wedding of James R. Bull to
Miss Mary Wakomnn took place
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Josephine
Bensell, of Milford. was ono of the
guests. j
F. B. Thrall, the attentive clerk
at Mitchell Brothers, has been for
soveral days confined io hi.-t home
with a severe attack of stomach
trouble.
Fred N. Mason, of Port Jervis and
Dr. Barnuin of Chicago, passed
through town on their may to the
Delaware Water Gap on their
wheels Tuesday.
Mrs. Boyd of Wachington D. C,
and hor daughter, Mrs. Dr. Sweat
man of Boston are visiting at tho
parsonage. They are respectively
K 1 i .
lim llioi U(U anu S1SU.T OI Mrs. JMCllOlS
T.io marriage of Lillian Frances
Coul t, daughter of ex-City Counsel
Jos. Coult, of Newark, to Frank W.
Kinsey, Dover, Del., was celebrated
bust Saturday in Christ Church, I
amidst tho usual beautiful sur- j
roundings.
Joseph Frioh, Mrs. Geo. A. Frieh i
and daughter and Minnie Beck have I
gone on a visit to Boston and New-1
pirt. Thereso, the daughter of j
Joseph Frioh, was recently married
to Francis Loclerq, proprietor of a
Hotel at Newport.
Elder George Mitchell, who was a
delegate to the goucral assembly of
tho Presbyterian Church at Win
ona, returned lost Saturday. He
was aocomiHiniod by his wife and
visuou Mrs. Burchard, of Chicago,
formerly Helen A. Wallace of this
place.
Thomas Armstrong has secured a
large cent ct for the stone work of
a 100,000 i.ouse to be built bv Fred
erick Potter at Sing Sing, N. Y. We
hope "Tommy" will spend a plea
sant and profitable summer and re
turn iu time to put up that oloctrio
light plant for our use next winter.
The Pkkss acknowledges the ro
cipt of invitations to the commen
cement exercises to be held at
Columbia College Washington, from
winch institution Helen R. Biddis
will graduate also of Blair Hall New
Jersey where Gjo. K. Bull is a gra l
uut ) und from Rockland Institute,
Nyajk at which pluie John Vau
Ltt.'ii is a graduate.
BRIEF MENTION.
. Milford schools are all closed
nnd there is no longer fear' of the
truant olllcer.
Hon. E B. Hardenburg has been
endorsed as a candidate for Auditor
0 mei-al by the railroad employees
1 f the State.
President Judge William B.
Waddell, of Chester county, died nt
Westchester June 3rd of heart trou
bl aged t!i! years.
lr. S. C. Swallow was liomiii-
a ted for State. Treasurer by the Pro
hibition State Convention which
in (t at Altooiiit June 3rd.
Sacrament of the Lord's supper
wis administered at the Presby
terian Church last, Sabbath. Sev
eral new members were admitted on
letters.
At a special term of court iu
Monroe comity last week a judg
ment was rendered against the East
Stroudsburg and Matamoras Rail
way for 101.
In the history ' being published
in the Sussex Register this appears
among marriages under date of Oct.
24, 183S. Jacob Westbrook to Han-
;niih Jane Van Gordon, bv Rev.
Richard B. Lansing.
Tho Normal nine of East
Stroudsburg was defeated at base
ball last Saturday by the Blair Hall
boys. Score 17 to 19. George R.
Bull was one of tho players with two
runs to his credit.
The Forest Park Rummer hotel
will be managed this senson by Mrs.
Jacob Ottenheimer. she will be
ai'ledby Arthur Lederor her son-in
law. The resort will probably open
during the latter part of this month.
Prices of grain at Easton are
given for Juno 6 same year as fol
lows : Wheat flour, 17.85 ; Rye, U ;
Wheat per bushel $1. 60; Rye, f 1 ;
Corn, 70 cents; clover 'seed, $7 ;
timothy, 3 ; barley, 73 c?nts ; oats,
a.i cents ; butter, 15 cents ; eggs, 10
hickory wood por cord, $4.50.
Tho Pike county Sunday schools
will hold their annual convention in
the Reformed Church nt Bushkill,
JunO"115tllV ""MISS Lizzie Hnll nml
Miss LizzioXShimor represent tho
ITestiyTOrian bibbiith school here,
Mr. W. R. Neff and wife, Mr. Rai
ling De Witt nnd Mrs. Gregory th:
Methodist Sabbath school.
The commencement exercises of
the Pennsylvania State College will
b i held Juno 1317. Hon. J. S.
McCarrcll, speaker of the houso will
address the alumni nnd the com
mencement nddross will bo delivered
by Governor Hastings. Thirty-five
will graduate, the largest class in
the history of tho college.
Both tho Armour and Swift
companies havo closed their meat
business at Stroudsburg. No reasons
are assigned for this rather mysteri
ous withdrawal. Last Decomlxu
there wa i a wild rush to seo which
company could put up a building
soonest and every effort made to do
so as rapidly as possible. Tho build
ings are each assessed at $10,000 and
stand only foity inches apart.
Chautauqua Literary Society
closed its oourso for the winter at a
meeting held last Thursday evening
at Mrs. B. E. Brown's. French his
torj' nnd traits, and Greek art nnd
civilization have been the studies of
the past year, and they havo lxen
pursued with profit and pleasure.
At the closing meeting Mrs. Frank
Crissman read a very able paper on
"Plutarch's Lives." The society
will resume its meetings in the early
fall.
Board at reasonable rat is for five
to ten persons at a cosy cottage, 1
miles from Milford, Pa. Nice
grounds. Milk, eggs, vegetables, all
from farm. Addn ss P. O. Box 167,
Milford, I'll. jnneHtf.
Methodist Church Notei.
Sunday will bo Childrens Day and
in the morning will bo observed by
a special sermon to children pro
ceeded by a baptismal service. In
the evening the Sunday school will
have charge of the service aud has
prepared a very interesting progra m
Thore will bo preaching at the
Sehocopee school house, the weather
permitting, at 2.30 o'clock Sunday
June 13.
Strawberry and Ice cream festival
on Thursday Juno 10th in the lect
ure room of the church.
W. & G. Mitchell have just opened
a few cases of now SPRING GOODS
comprising Ginghams, Outing Per
cales, Chiitillon stripes, Cinderella
habit cloths, etc. See them before
buying elsewheie.
Hundreds of thousands have been
induced to try Chamberlain's Cough
It miody, by reading what it hn
d me for others, and having te it 1
its merit ! for themselves are to-day
its warmest friends. For sale by
Drugg'.sts and General Merchants iu
Pike county.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
President McKinley at Nashville,
Tonn. This Week.
He Lrlt on WrlimlHy .Morning to Alt. nil
lip ExnoHltlim Thrrn Murp Abotit tnr
Turlir lllll IN.Kt llrllr.. linrtmnt
.MlilU-r lavll Si-rvli-i- Kiitr Nonillm-
Ion It.Ol.-y for llrilux nilli rrl,l. nt
In 11100 Slii riimn Antl-Trut Law.
President McKinley is naturally
of an obliging disposition and
nothing would please him more than
to accept all the invitations that
have been extended to him by cities
and towns through which he will
pass on bis way to and from the
Nashville Exposition, but it is ab
solutely impossible for him to do so,
as the time set aside for the trip is
necessarily limited. He will leave
Washington next Wednesday morn
ing, accompanied by n distinguished
party made up of members of tho
Cabinet, Senators, Representatives
and other officials, many of whom
will be accompanied by the ladies of
their families. The party will be in
Nashville on Ohio day at the Exposi
tion. While tho progress on the tariff
bill in tho Senate is not altogether
ns rapid as Republicans would like
it to bo, it is, circumstances consi
dered, satisfactory. Moro so, in
fact, than ninny had expected it to
be, just as the bill is being made
better than many Republicans ex
pected it would be when the amend
ed bill wns reported to the Somite.
The originnl Dingley bill was far
more satisfactory to Republicans of
the rank nnd file than the bill ns
nmendod by the Somite Committee,
nnd they nre correspondingly
pleased nt the tendency of the steer
ing committee of tho Senate to re
store the House schedule, or nt least
to make them nearer tliein than to
the schedules of the amended bill .
While it caniyit be officially announ
ced that the ugar schedule of the
original bilr will- be restored, it
seems so bo almost certain that the
Dingley schedule will be made the
basis for the sugar schedule that will
bo inserted in place of the ono pre
pared by tho Senate Finance com
mittee, which many Republicans
considered one of tho most objec
tionable in the amended bill. All
of this makes it certain that the
prophecy in this correspondence
that the bill as finally passed would
be a good ono will turn out to bo
true.
The Postmaster crop will ripeii
early this year and a big harvest is
expected. Postmaster General Gary
ha announced that the commissions
of all postmasters that expire be
tween this date and July 15th, will
be considered im having already ex
pired, ana their successors appointed
as early as possible. This does not
indicate any change in the policy of
allowing postmasters to serve a full
tonn of four years, unless there are
causes for removal, but it is desired
that where immediate changes are
to lie made, the new official shall, so
far as possible, be in charge of their
offices at the beginning of tho new
fiscal year, July 1.
Tho first result of tho investiga
tion of tho workings of the civil ser
vice rules is tho unanimous report
of tho committeo on Reform in the
civil service in favor of Senator Gal
lingers amendment to tho general
deficiency Appropriation Bill, abro
gating all civil service rules which
apply to any class of laborers. This
amondent is in line with common
sonso, and will bo sure to become a
law. Talk with Senator Pritchard
and other members of the commit
tee makes it reasonably certain that
other and more important recom
mendations as to exceptions from
the civil service rules will be made
by tho committee a little later.
In accordance with a decision ar
rived at soon after his inauguration
President McKinley has nominated
Ellis II. Roberts, of New York, to
bo Treasurer of tho United States,
and Conrad N. Jordan to be Assis
tant Treasurer at Now York. Mr.
Jordan's nomination is for a second
term, as he is a gold Democrat and
held tho position under tho Clove
land administration.
There is another B in the field for
the Democrotio free silverand free
trade presidential nomination in
1U00. It is Bailey, of Texas, who
has tho support of a majority of the
Democrats in the Houso in his ef
forts to be their leader. Mr. Bailey
figures that ho is quite as much of
an orator as Mr. Bryan, and quite us
much entitled to the nomination.
After the-nomination of Bryan, no
sensible man would doubt the possi
bility of any net-ion by a Democratic
convention. Neither of them are
fitted for so a responsible place ns
tho Presidency, but Bailey has been
regarded ns less of a deningogno
than Bryan, nlthough getting tho
Presidential fever may cause him to'
out-Bryan Bryan in that direction.
Attorney-General McKenna is go
ing to try bis hnnd nt enforcing the
Sherman anti-trust, law, which the
Cleveland administration declared
could not lie enforced, lie has di
rected that suit be entered in the U.
S. Circuit Court against tho Trader's
Live Stock Exchange, of Kansas
Citv, for violation of the nnti-trust
law bp boycotting commission mer
chants who sold stock to those who
did not belong to the exchnngo.
Niith'k. A Brnmhall Dnn baking
oven for snle. 1H squnro feet of
cooking surface. T i fine condition.
Acbaneofor Hotel proprietors.
Richard Humbert.
When bilious or costive, eat a
Casenret, candy cathartic, core
guarenteed, 10c. 25c.
' IMPROVEMENT NOTES.
Dennis McLaughlin, owner of the
old Schimmel proporty on Broad
street, has a largo force of men em
ployed thoroughly renovating and
improving the houso and grounds.
An addition has boon built, modern
conveniences introduced, papering,
painting, etc done and the place as
sumes an entirely new aspect. It is
very creditable to the now proprie
tor to take such an interest in beau
tifying our town and wo welconi3
men of such progressive stamp to
Milford.
Under tho direction of A. D,
Brown & Son, tho building on
Broad street, owned by Mrs. Ca
hill is taking on a now shape. A
story which will contain nine rooms
Inn been added, also an extension
in tho rear. Tho whole houso will
be practically rebuilt, and made an
ornment to tho street.
Now let the railroad come, and
b.iildings will spring up on all sides
a id Milford will grow a pace as hor
bi iutiful location and surroundinps
merit. Could tho timo between here
and New York bo shortened by
ripid transit to Port Jervis, city
men would make this place their
summer home. Push for a railroad.
Henry B. Wells is rapidly causing
the annex to tho Bluff Houso to as
sume form. Tho building will bo
large nnd furnished with a number
of rooms for guests. Tho location is
attractive, and with the known pop
ularity of that well established house
there will bono difficulty in on-,
birging the number who annually
resort there for health nnd enjoy,
ment.
A lot of new straw and felt tats
nt W. fe G. Mitchell's.
FOR RENT A furnishod hm
on Harford street. Modern con
veniences, large grounds, nlent.v of
shade, good garden, fruit, eto.
AUilress pike County Press,
Milford, Pa.
Sundiy School Convention.
The 3rd annual convention of tho
Pike county Sunday School Associa
tion will bo held at Bushkill on
Tuesday June 15th.
The afternoon session will convene
at 2.30. Addrossos will bo made by
Mr. Keller, District President of the
isiace Association by Mrs. Goo.
Whitehead of Dingmans and the
Rev. Thomas Nichols of Milford.
The evening session -will ennvonn
at 7 o'clock addrossos will be made
by the Rev. J A. Wiegand of Mata
moras and the Rev. G. W. Gillespio,
of Port Jervis.
Matters of business will bo trans
acts at both sessions.
The programme will be as fol
lows :
Mr. Keller "Tho relation of the
church to the Sunday school."
Rev. Thos. Nichols "The rela
tion of the Sunday school to tho
Home. "
Rev. J, A. Wiegand "Methods of
Teaching."
Rev. G. W. Gillespie "The Sun
day school teachers theme."
Mrs. Geo. Whitehead Subject
not in the hands of the committee.
Something now, a spring tooth
harrow with wheels. Syrucuso
plows and " Planet Jr." cultivators
at W. & G. Mitchell's.
Obituary Nolo.
Henry M. Mutehler a well known
and prominent East Stroudsbuig
merchant died Juno 1 of Brights
deseaseaged -47. Ho was Treasurer
of the Normal school and ono of its
organizers.