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MILF01M), PIKE COUNTY, PA.; FltlDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1807.
NO. 9.
Pike
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ill.
Compeiitliiini of Important
News of the I'ast Week.
Onr Pppcial Correspondent At HRrrlsbnre;
Write on M ltter of Vital Impor
tance to Kvery Citizen of the Key
ntone Rtnte.
H AB tirfBuim, Deo 27, is".
Thl hn tiMn an rxK-ptloirilly dull
wock nlimit tho rttiite ufTlw'S iii-.-irly nil rm
ployoi nail ofll :ials on C i)if)l Hill hitving
djortei thoir o:Il j.m In ord ir to 9snil tho
h didiiys with til -lr fumlliu. Inim-li-ntely
upon His return ltufc vrjok from Hot
Spring, Governor ll:istlnqrs tratmic.teil im
portant busings which hud iwiininlatiHl
daring his hI'siiisj. nud nil Imp rtiint,
matters to data have b.Mi disposed of. At-
to-ivy U-jnenil MeOormick flays ho lm
bum greatly btMU'dt.ttnl by tho trip nnd
fully dimionstriitiid tint fact by clearing
up the largo nniounb of work th.it iiwiiltml
hla return. A m.ittor of great lmportunM
to nil mining liiai'.Jts th oii.imy of
"pluck-mo" store comoliltit will bu
he ml by tha Af.t rn ly tf .montl this wook.
Tho defendant in tho Oii-w tiro M iKlli o &
On., of Portag i, mil tho hnaring w.H to
have own Held hut wjok, but at tho ro-
quo.-it of all partis tut unt.. 1 w.i p ist
p me I until tills V.;il i s l:iy. From what
can bjleinii! thoro will ls ti jriwit legal
fight nud tho hiaring continue aeruriil
days, requiring careful coinid.ration by
(ionoral MoUormick. and eentually the
caMO will get into the courts. It has been
ntimated that tho act of insom'ily tin 1 m
whlch notion wits brought U defective, and
its constitution. ility may be questioned.
WHAT CAt'SKII IT f
There is not a wo.ik pase that wo do
not hoar of a law enacted by the Legisla
ture of 18S17 being declared unconsMtulloual
by tho oldest and best versed judges on the
bench. No less than ton acts have been
dlsiected nnd each section nnd clause vig
or jinly attacked, thin leading us to bo
ll ive that propjr proc unions wore not ex
ercised lu tin ilivtfcln.i of tmisurei Then
ft iln it will In ro il jm'ijro I h i.v sever al
im;jortnut bills wore railroaded through
both brancho-t, tlio only objjot apparent ly
being to dispose of th i matter rapidly, re
gardless of tho cost to taxpayers which ro
sulied In litigation through the courts.
If any act Is to be passrl why not have its
constitutionality decided previous to its
enforcemjiits nnd thus saves the drainage
on the public treasury t
THK STATE CONVENTION.
At its meeting held iu Philadelphia last
week the Kepubltcan State Committee clo
dded upon Thursday, June S, 1898, as the
date for holding the next State conven
tion. At that timo candidates will be
chosen for Governor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Secretary of Internal Affairs and
Cougrcssman-at-Lnrge. One of the great
est political struggles In the history of the
Republican party will be fought from now
on, and when the convention is called to
order in the opera house in this cily on
June 2, men of nil classes will be repres
ented there. If nil the cnmllcMU'S who hnve
thus far announced themselves remain lu
tho Quid, it will be one of the longest con
ventions ever held, but from present indi
cations it looks as if the aspirants will
gradually drop out, their forces concentra
ting on Col. Wui. A. Stone, of Allegheny,
who has already douo more campaign
work than the candidates of all parties
combined. That Stone will bo the noml
nee is n foregone couclubiou,and it Is need
les) to say that he will command enor
mous support, for hlg Influence that has
bxuso keenly felt ou certain measures
passed by Congress, especially tho pension
appropriation bill, has won for him a vast
multitude of constituents.
ABOUT TKAniNO BTAMPS.
A number of Informations have boon
iu te in this State against in ircbauts who
ga'e their patrons trading stamps, and it
Is likely that proceedings will toon be in
stituted agalust the proiuotors of the
schoiue under tho lottery section of tho act
of assembly of 1885. Prominent attorneys
he expressed their opinions on the sub
jeet, and say there Is nothing unlawful in
t'l3 business, and 'f tnarc Is a deslro to sup
press the Issuance of the stamps a spocial
not will hnve to be passed by Congress or
' the State L gislature. Attorney John G.
Johnson, of Philadelphia, says: ' I am
most olcaily and decidedly of the opin
ion that this system is not directly
or indirectly a 'lottery.' There is
no element of ohanoe iu it. The pur
chase of goods to a donatio extent en
titles the purchaser to a cortaiu number of
st-a nps sulS jiont to buy at selection arti
cles of a designated valU4. It Is within
the words of the act of 18, but by reason
of detect in the title of tills act, eveu If its
provisions would otherwise be legal, it Is
clearly unconstitutional .
DEPABTMHST NOTES.
The working- drawings for ths new capl
tol building bavo bu ooinpleted and lu a
short while coutrauts wilt be asked for
Taj o:u ulssloa still claims tlu building
will be ready for tho uext Legislature.
Adjutant G;ujral Stewart has asked
Sjerotary of W ar Alger for permission to
' havethri United States inspecting officer
at th; Schuylkill A r so ad lmpot the new I
cipitobiissuiJtotlijN.ition.il Guard of
ftjnusylY.tula, for winch the ooutrt will
bo awarded early iu January.
Only s few charters were granted uew
corporations last week, aud employes al
the State department said tills is living up
to the old ttiue custom, for it is rarely in it
a corporation applies for aeharurrso near
the close of tiie year. Secretary Martin ex
poets a boom iu Lis department after Janu
ary lst
Tho Board of Public Ittilldiugs and
Grounds has rejected tiie report uf llit
li Kird of Viewers iu tiie matter of the
Utriiiiutihnlu bridge, which will be erecUHi
by the State. The Hoard has notilied iiie
I'tHiiiiiinMoucru of lilair and Huntingdon
counties to meet them on the kite to lis an
eUluU3 ou the prohuhle cost
)Vl.L F. liKSPHICKBON.
BRIEF MENTION.
Happy New Yonr.
A tlolltir exoni-flion to New York
New yenrs by tho Erie.
The V. h. H. met lnssfc evening
nfc the lioina of Ii. E. Brown on
Gooi'tro street.
The Prepbyteriiiti HnWmtli
s ?hool will hoM its nnnutil election
for oflicura nest Suntlny.
Siitunlny of this wetik beiiiR
New Yenr D;iy the Libniry will l e
oii in on Fritlny, Deo. 31st, from 2 to
3 o'clock p. m.
The Lailies Aid Society of the
M-ithodist chnreh will hohl a BtH-i-able
in the lecture room to-night.
All are cordially invited.
The tri-enniul assessment in
Northampton county will show n
decrease from the former year of
about roo.OOO in the value of tax
able real estate.
Dr. Carl Schlatter performed
.Sept. Oat Zurich hAit.erlaud says
tho Medical Record. the most bril
liant and darinr feat attempted in
recent surgical history, that of re
m iviiig a human stomach.
The wife 'if Willi im Reiiner, a
cij;ar manufacturer of Htroudsbnrg,
was fatally burne 1 Cliristmas eve
by (l imes from a kerosene lamp
which she aecitlenally let fall.
To ascertain the contents (board
measure) of boards, scantling and
plank, Rule Multiply tho breadth
in inches by tho thickness, in inches
and that by the length in feet, mi l
divide the product by 12, tho quo
tient will bo the contents.
The Republican State Commit
tee met in i'liilndelphia Wednesday
and decided to hohl the next Htate
convention nt Harrisburg on June
2. Tiie convention will select can
didates for Governor, Lieutenant
U lvornor.S fcretary of liTternal Af-
lairs anil Congressman-at large.
The executor of Oershom Hull
deceased sold at public sale last
week in Htrou Islinrg 10 shar es of
Stroudsburi? National bank stick
which brought fS7 per Rharo, the
par value being i23. Tho total
dividend paid is 10 percent so the
purchaser will receive less than
tjireo per cent on tho investment. .
The New York Tribune is pub
lishing a very interesting paper en
titled "Fifty years improvement in
farming" which shows the progress
made in that period ,in methods and
machinery. To coihpare the then,
with the now, seems almost like n
fairytale. This paper tho weekly
Tribune and Pike County Prkss for
one year only iH.65. B;igin n, sub
scription with the new year.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Kccorded In the Office of the llecorder
Hlnce Our Last iMue.
Frank H. Smith, assignee of Sam
uel DeWitt to Daniel Clark, land in
Lehman, 45 ncres, con. $264.
Henrietta Poillon and husband to
Goorgo L. Nyce and C. W. Bull,
land in Lehman, undivided interest
in farm 150 acres and 292 acres
woodland, con. $2.
H. I. Courtright, sheriff, to Mata
moras Building and Loan Associa
tion, lots in Matatnoras, No. 19 and
20, con. 200.
Same to Tim Jthy Jordan, lots in
Matamoras, No. 760 and 762, con.
175.
Same to C. F. Branch, land in
Westfall, 39 acres, con. $60.
Same to Geo. C. Hoffman, lots in
Matamoras, No. 17 and 18, con.$75o.
Christian R iu, et. ux., to John J.
Haas, land in Khohola, ono acre,
con. $500.
Ths NUdicine Company.
How the people do love to be hum
bugged, and how eager they seem to
swallow a i-nit if it is only gilded a
little. They will turn a deaf ear to
honest methods but gulp down with
avidity the oily gammon of a smooth
tongned fakir, shell out their haul
dollars, and rush in to be swindled
What has boon known as the Dr.
Prior Medicino Company of Mitldlo
town, N. Y. cam? here over two
weeks ago and began performances
in Brown's Hall. The company was
under the management of an indi
vidual styling himself Dr. Haskott
who held daily audiences with the
afflicted and nightly sold medicine.
The Hall wasorowded, and the gifts
of plutsxl' ware and other methods
oiught tho people a' d they respond
ed with the shekels. After the last
performance Wednesday night the
"Dr" retired with a violeut hend
acho, whioh became so severe before
morning that he was impelled to
sak relief in another state, and
like the Arao lie folded ins tent and
softly "stole" away, leaving his
anxious. oonijwiny of six members,
his accommodating landlord. J. C.
Beck and the proprietors of the hall
b valuable stock of cure alls as the
0 ly mementoes of his pleasant and
profitable sojourn here.
Don't TuUcco Spit sad Siuoks Tour Lifs Away.
If vou want to quit tobacco using easily
and lot-over. iHjuia-ie well,slioutf, uiuguft
I tilt of uevv itio uuu viijur, take iNo-io-iiuu,
Lite woud.-r-tvoi'Uer, that uikes weuk uic-u
sti-nii?. Manv uutu U'U uoiitKlii ill U-u (luvs.
Over tcO.oeOcurcd. iuy No-To-Ilao of your
.ii-uuifist, under cimruiiiee to cure, U)c or
4) no. itooklutaiel suiiiiiie mailed iree. Ad
tttei'lUiu HeuiinlyCoCiiicsKuirNew Vurk,
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
Entertainment and Ewrclss Held In
the Tarlnns Chnrche.
Tho Presbyterian Sunday school
hold a very attractive entertain
ment Christmas night. Tho church
was handsomely docorated with
evergreens and a mammoth tree
oheered the he i ts of the scholars.
The exorcises consisted of singing,
interspersed with several recitations
by members of the primary class,
after which was the distribution of
gifts.
Tho Methodist Sunday Rchool hold
its exercises tho same evening and
the service was largely attended.
Beside the decorations, there wore
two trees laden with gifts for the
expectant little ones. Singing and
recitations in which Bessie Arm
strong, Alice Ityman, Lilly Gourlay,
Ruth DoWitt, Myrtle Ryder, Lila
Rymtin, Mary Yonnio, Louis Greg
ory, Bert Qninn, Willie Turner and
Wallio Detrick took part and a duet
by Misses May Boyd and Maude
DeWitt composed the programme.
The Episcopal Sunday school met
Christmas eve and spent the hour
most pleasantly in singing and re
citations and listening to an addfess
by the Rev. Mr. Lassiter who spoke
on the topic: "Love." The gifts
were handsome and delighted the
bnppy young recipients. This
school is in a very flourishing condi
tion and reflects tho labor of the
earnest rector of that church, by its
growth aud the interest mani
fested. AT D1NOMANS.
The entertainment at the M. E.
Church at Dingmans on Christmas
eve was an enjoyable affair and will
long be remembered by all who at
tended. Tho tree was handsome
and well provided with gifts and the
attendance good notwithstanding
tho fact that quite ft number of
young people were enticed away
from the observance of tho birth
day of our Saviour to a dance held
only a short distance away. The
receipts howevor were generous be
ing $23.60, but would have been
much larger had not those young
pooplo neglected thoir duty to the
church to enengo in frivolities
which the wily devil is alwKys pres
enting to lure thoir footsteps from
the straight ana narrow path. C.
WEEK OF PRAYER.
Tho Methodist and Presbyterian
congregations of Milford will unite
in observing the week of prayer,
January 2-9, 1898, according to the
following programme :
Sabbath evening, January 2nd,
Union service in the Presbyterian
Church. Sermon by tho Rev. W.
R. Neff, " Drawing Near to God."
Exodus xvi. 9.
Monday evening, January 3rd,
Union service in the Presbyterian
Church. "Confession anil Thanks
giving." Rom. vi. 1-13: Psalm xlv.
1-13.
Tuesday evening, January 4th,
Unftm service in the Presbyterian
Church. Prayer for the Church
Universal ; for clearer views of the
spiritual naturo of the church ; for
more entire oonsoerotion on the part
of believing ; for growth in grace
and the development of ft Spirit of
Unity. Eph. 4 : 1-16.
Wednesday ovoning, January 5th,
Pr ayer meetings, in both churches
Prayer for families aud schools ;
family prayer ; sacredness of marri
age ; a pure home life ; proper train
ing in schools and colleges. Josh,
xxiv. 13-22 j Col. iii. 10 to iv. 1.
Thursday evoning, January 6th,
Union service in tho Methodist
Church. Prayer for missions, home
and foreign ; for the development of
the missionary spirit ; for the con
seeration of wealth : for more
earnest Christian effort in behalf of
neighbors and acquaintances ; for
revival of religion in our own land
and among the heathen. Psalm n.
Actsi. 1-8.
Friday evoning, January 7th.
Union service in the Methodist
Church, Prayer for a blessing upon
movements of moral reform. The
temperance movement : the reclaim.
ing of tho vicious and outcast. Rom,
xiv. 13-23. Pal. vi. 1-10.
Sabbath evening, January 9th,
LTnion service in the Methodist
Church. Sermon by the Rev. Thos.
Nichol : "Ye are my witnesses,
saith the Lord." Isaiah xiiii : 10.
All are cordially invited to these
services, and a good attendance is
hoped for
Milford Gun Club.
There will be a buslneta meeting
of the Milford Gun olub at tho Van
dcimark Hotel Jan. 4 at 7.30 p. m.
All members are requested to be
present. The club expects to go to
BraiichviHe Saturday Jan. 8, and
try conclusions with tho Jerseymen
in that section.
Dr. David Kennedys
favorite liemedy
IIIWIS ALL fclDNFY, IOM. H
, AMP UVtK lKUUfel.es.
PERSONAL..
Al Molinenus spent a few days in
town recently.
Miles C. Rowland, of Rowlands
visited this town Tuesday.
Geo. L. Nyce, of Bushkill visited
Milford the first of the week.
L. W. Armstrong, of New York
visited Milford over Christmas.
D. R. Chapin, of Brooklyn recrea
ted in town a few days this week.
Percy Lyman and family are en
joying a visit at the Hotel Fauchere
Mrs. Unsworth is entertaining her
sister at her home ou Harford street.
Alexander G. Russeli, of New
York visited friends in Milford over
Sunday.
Polydore B. Quinn has remowed
from Peshtigo, Wis., to Hinckley,
Illinois.
R. J. Hoffman's wife mode him
a magnificent Christmas present.
Twins.
A. D. Brown lias been in Morris
county, N. J., this week attending
to business matters.
Floyd Stoel oond nctor on ft cable
car in New York visited his parents
and relotives recently.
Both Bernaldi MoCarty and his
wife are at present undor the care
of Dr. II . E. Emerson.
Geo. Slauson and wife have gone
to visit thoir daughter, Mrs. Whit
itigr at Attlob jro, Mu-i.
Mr. Loster Christiana, of Hones
dale is visiting his cousin, Harry
Armstrong of this place.
Oliver E. Emery is gradually re
gaining strength and hos excollent
prospects of entire recovery.
Kenneth MeClurg enjoyed a re.
spite from business for a few days
recently, with relatives in town.
Eemey Van Etten will have to
provide for a new moniber of his
family which rooently arrivod.
Oscar M. Wells who is employed
by the J. B. Lippencott Company
is in town for a short vacation.
A youugster arrived at Esquire
Olmstoda this week who in time
may assume the judicial ermine.
Hon. Howard Mutohler ex-Con
gressman from this district has pur
chased the South Bethlehem Star.
Miss E.lith Lewis who is spending
the winter, with relatives in Orange,
N. J., visitod her home this week.
Miss Irene Cuddebaok, of New
York spent Christmas with her
mother at Cuddobnck farm House.
Goo. E. Horton and daughter,
Hattie havebeon spending tho week
visiting friends in Morris county,
N.J.
George Bock who has ft situati on
in a watch caso manufactory in
Newark is spending a few days in
town.
Josoph E. Nyco, of Bushkill is
employed with the Lehigh Valley
Railroad as night ticket agent at
Pbilipsburg, N. J.
Misses Edith and Florence Loreanx
of Flatbush, L. I., are sponding a
few days visiting their Aunt, Mrs.
Wm. McGown on George street.
Prof. Jacob Kloinhans jr., of Balti
more, aocompanied by Mr.. Lawson
and sister of Virginia passed the
holiday week at his home in Milford.
William L. Cole an aged and re
spected citizen of Port Jorvis died
at his home Friday Deo. 24. He
was ft brother of Moses Cole of
Matamoras.
Edith M. aged about three years ft
daughter of Thomas Broome of
Brooklyn died Friday Deo. 24, and
was brought to Milford last Monday
for interment.
A large number of friends tend
ered Capt. Lalayetto VVestbrook, of
Stroudsburg a surprise party Wed
nesday Deo. 22, the occasion being
the seventy third anniversary of his
birthday.
Prof. John C, Watson principal
of tho Milford graded school was
kindly romembered by his puyiils
Christmas, being presented with
several elegant and useful mementos
of their esteem,. Among the list
are copies of the writings of Eugene
Fields and Emersons essays. Such
reminders are pleasant Indications
of the regard in which the worthy
Professor is held by those with
whom he comes in, daily contact.
Charles B. McCarty, of Raymonds-
k.ill and Miss Nettie Case, of Ding
man township were married in Port
Jervis Wednesday. ' The happy
couple will visit with relatives in.
Newark for several days after which
they -vyill reside with, the grooms
parents. Our bost wishes for suo
oess aud happiness go with these
very worthy young peope in their
pew relations in to.
CLERICAL ESCAPADES.
Need of Moral revinlon Among Tlmt CIrm
of Tenrher.
A few days ago it was the Rev.
Hambly and now it is the Rev.
Howell with lots of perfume still to
be distilled bofore the latter episode
is closed. Who and whore under
the sun the next Reverend will be
to give the lie to his professions.ond
trail the honor of his church in the
dirt. The duily paper that does not
chronicle a case of ministerial li
centiousness or crime in at least
every other issue would be consider
ed a novelty these days. I am not
great myself on religious professions
and while I honestly admit it, I
hold myself at all times ready to
give reasons for the faith that is in
me or rather for my lack of it. At
the same time I have the deepest re
spect for him or her who honestly
believes in and believing sincerely
tries to live up to the teachings of
the meek and lowly Christ. His ex
ample if followed would in the
main better the human race, mid it
reolly poins us to see so many
preachers of His gospel degrade
their sacred calling and thereby mis
lead the flock who are supposed to
follow their leadership and live in
tho light of thoir example. That
there are more of those gentlemen
in the prisons and asylums of the
United States than there are law
yers, doctors or any other regular
profession as a class is fully proven
by statistics. There is, there must
be something wrong in the educa tion,
and training of these men, or
else there is something wrong in
the source from whence they draw
the inspiration that rules thoir lives,
or else this could not bo so, and
being so, how can I or any other
thinking. man who respects himself,
his family, or the race connoct
themselves with any society for
whose members they would so of
ten have to blush. This may seem
like a strong arraignment, but to
many why live in this community
and recollect that we have had here
an Apgar, a Meade, a Stout, and a
Darning, this will appear but as a
mild review of the errors of the
priesthood. We wish the churches
among us would set a better exam
ple of brotherly love, of every vir
tue tending to the betterment of the
race, and then would they earn and
command our respectful attention.
As long as tho present condition of
things prevail the support of tho
ohurch will remain an onerous bur
den, and eventually shrink to a non
supporting basis. As an act of self-
preservation it stands to reason that
there must be a revision of morals
in the church to entitle it to the
good will of the people, and tho peo
ple do get tired of . paying good
money for no apparent benefit.
There has been Bible revision, why
should there not be a revision of the
oode of religious morals, especially
among its ministers. In the light of
recent events, why not r 11.
Rock candy drips and pure maple
syrup at Mitchell s.
Jokoi For ths Taxpayers.
The cost of the retaining walls
coping, filling rip rap and incidentals
for the Mott street bridge is 11092.-
93.
Pikes share of the Bushkill bridge
is so far as paid, one half total price
of bridge HIS. 50, mason work
and filling $385, and there rem ains
probably a balance of 1200 yet to be
paid making the total cost to this
county about 11728.
The county certificates now out
standing amount to $7,300, which
with about $685 of a balance due on
bridge work not yet paid, will make
an $8000 dollar bill feel pretty tired
and look mighty slim,
Next week tho County Auditors
will meet to evolve the inwardness
of the county's financial condition.
The hope is they will make a clear
and intelligible report, so that all
may oomprehond the real situation.
The cost of creating an taking
down the gallows used for Sohultn
execution was $30,
The Fijh Market Robbed.
Some miserable sneaks broke into
the market of Thomas Thornton
Monday night and carried, away
about six gallons oS oysters, fifteen
pounds of fish and some crackers. A
ide window was broken bnt en
trance was effected by opening the
front door. It is pretty generally
surmised who are tho guilty parties
and t ta to be hoped they muy be
landed in a place where they don't
furnish such delicacies to the hoard-efi,
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Hawaiian
Annexation
tor.
Mat-
The rrenhlcnt Anxious For It Tension
CnmmlMlonpr Will tTr;e the Puhllcft
tlon of Lint Ncwi As to Senator Wil
son's Scrap.
Washimotoh, Dec. 27, 1897.
President McKinley believes that
the existing critical condition of af
fairs in the far east, owing to the
grabbing of Chinese territory by
Germany and tho contemplated
grabbing by other European nations,
makes it iiiiiierative that the annex
ation of Ha waii should be speedily
consummated, and he has lost no
opportunity since Congress ad
journod for the recess to impress
uis view or the matter upon such
senators as have called on him. Ho
may send ft special message to the
senate, urging immediate disposi
tion of the annexation treaty, bnt
that has not yet been definitely de
termined upon, and will nrobablv
depend upon whether tho senate
shows a disposition to speedily bring
the treaty to a vote or merely starts
in to kill time in a windy discussion
of the subject. Tho president shares
t he belief of (senator I a vis, chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Rela
sions, that sufficient votes to ratify
the treaty can bo obtained in the
senate.
Hon. II. Clay Evens, commission
er of pensions, says on a much dis
cussed subject : "Tho cry of pen
sion rauds has become so common
of ,to that the poople do not regard
it seriously. It was for the purpose
of proving the fallacy of this charge
that 1 recommended to Congress, and
will urge in a bill, after the holi
days, the publication of a complete
list showing each pensioner, his ad
dress," disability and amount 6f pon-
sion received, which would do more
to stop this idle chatter than any
thing this department can say.,.
The possibilities are great, and
everyone knows ft man apparently
in the best of health, attending to
his daily duties, may have ft disabil
ity which entitles him to a pension.
This is hard for some people to see.
Forhaps, if they had an .X-ray ap
paratus with them, there wonld be
no diflioulty. This list wonld show
what was the matter with such men
and why they received pensions.
But best of all, it would bring to
light the frauds which do exist, nd
we all know there are some. But
I say without fear of contradiction
that in no other business enterprise
where so large an amount of money
is disbursed, are there so few mis
takes." Had Senator Wilson, of the State
of Washington, who is one of the
most accommodating and obliging
mon in Congress, known that one of
the yellow journals of New York.
The yellowest of them all in
tended, to make him ha ve a personal
encounter with a member of the
House, in the private office of At
toney General McKenna, ho might
not have loft Washington in ad
vance of the alleged occasion, but as
the yellow fellow didn't inform him,
he wont away from Washington be
fore he was made to engage in that
scrap, and has not yet returned.
Thore was no surprise in Wash
ington at the verdict of the British
American Commission, chosen to as
sess the damages for seizures of
British ships in Behring Sea by the
UDited States. The total amount of
damages claimed was about $1,500,
000. and during tbe last administra
tion, Secretary Gresham and agents
of Great Britain agreed upon the
sum of $125,000, and Mr. Cleveland
asked Congress to appropriate the
money ,but Congress refused. Then a
commission to settle the matter was
provided for. With the official re
cord of a president and a secretary
of state having said that $425,000
ought to be paid, there waa no possi
bility of our representative on the
Commission getting a lesser amount
nomed. The award is $464,000.
President McKinley will forward
this finding to Congress in order
that the money may be appropriated
and paid.
Mr. C. D. Stapleton, of Iowa, who
spent Christmas in Washington, is
proud of the Republican party of
his state, of which he says : " The
Republican party of Iowa is better
organiised, better managed and has
better docipline than in any other
state in the Union. The Iowa Re
publicans number in thoir ranks, a
goodly list of able men, but far years
they have with unanimous accord
agreed to abide by the leadership of
one whom they all revere and ad
mire Hon. Wm, 11. Allison. It is
worth while belonging to a party
that aota in suoh a spirit of. unison
and displays so much sound sense in
politics. The result of good leader
ship and loyal following in Iowa is
seen in the long continued domina
tion of the Republicans. If the Re
publicans were as senaibia and free
from internal bickering elsewhere as
in Iowa, their ascendency in the na
tion would be permanent.
Most men who know anything at
all about the subjftet will admit that
there is no man who knows Ohio
jMilitios better than President Mc
Kinley, Knowing this, and that
President McKinley has not had a
single doubt of the election of Sena
tor Hiuma by the Ohio legislature, is
why the ridiculous stories of defec
tions among Republican members
of the legislature have found no cre
dence In Washington, either anioug
Senator
friends.
Hanna's enemies or his
HYMENEAL.
COLK-HORKBEOK.
" About one hundred and twenty
five guests assembled at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. L. Hornbeck
Thursday evening Doe. 23, to wit
ness the marriage of their only
daughter, Bertha E. to Merlin D.
Colo. It was n pretty home wed
ding the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. Thos. Nichols pas
tor of the Milford Presbyterian
church at promptly 7 o'clock. Eston
Cole acting as best man and Miss
Myrtle Westbrook of Matamoras as
bridesmaid. After the usual con
gratulations the guests partook of a
splendid wedding supper provided
by the parents of the bride.
The presonts whioh were in great
profusion were valuable and useful
as well as ornamental.
Among tho guests from Pike
county were ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Dusonberry of Dingman, Mr. and
Mrs. II. E. Emerson, Mr. aud Mrs.
Benj. Kyte, Mrs. Mary and Miss
Lizzie Shinier and Miss Hattie
Decker of Milford.
The young couple are well and
favorably known to a host of friends
who all join in wishing them a long
and prosperous life, a guest.
Election ol Officer.
Tho Methodist E. Sunday school
elected officers as follows for the en
suing year :
President. Rev. W. R.'Neff.
Superintendent. Rusling DeWitt
Asst. Supt. Wm. Angle.
Secretary. Julia Buchanan.
Asst. Sec'y. Lillian VanTassol.
Organist. Maude DeWitt.
Asst. Oranist. Julia Buchanan.
Librarian. Dudley Ryman.
Asst. Lib. Harry Armstrong.
The school meets immediately af
ter morning service.
Epwotrm League Elects Oficers.
President. Miss Helen Olmsted.
First Vice Pres. Mr. Wm. Angle.
Second Vioe Pres Miss S. Finger.
Third and , r, . .
Fourth. Mrs- Bplard
Secretary. Ella Noble Kipp.
Organist. Maude DeWitt.
Treasurer Lillian VanTassel.
The League meets every Sunday
night at 6.45 in the basement.
RAILROAD NOTES.
0!JB DOLLAR TO NEW YORK AND RE
TURN.
On Saturday next January 1st,
New Years Day the Erie will sell
special exoursion tickets from Port
Jervis to New York at one dollar
for the round trip. These tickets
will be good going only on the
Orange County Express leaving Port
Jervis o.dO a. m., and will be good
returning on any regular train of
above date except train No. 5.
Services are held iu the church of
the Good Shepherd as follows : Sun
days at 10.30 a. m., and 7.30 p. m.
Sunday school 11.45 a.m. Service
Fridays 4 p. m. Womans Guild
meets Wednesdays at 2 p. m.
Sam Palmar Hurt.
Samuel B. Palmer, of Strouds-
burg, mot with an accident last
week which might have been far
more serious in results. He waa
standing on a loaded wagon when
the horses suddonly sprang forward
causing him to fall out backward
with his head between the wheels.
He retained his hold on the lines
which backed the horses and had it
not been for David Bryan who seized
the team and stopped it when the
wheel was within a few inches or
Mr. Palmer's nock he probably
would have been fatally injured.
As it was his right a rm was broken
near the wrist, and he received sev
eral bad bruises, and his face waa
considerably marred.
A Happy New Year to all our
readers and their friends, and the
year will be happier if they all read
the Press. Just try it.
LOST An Alaska sable muff.
Finder will be rewarded by leaving
at Pres ottiee.
Hotlce.
The annual meeting of tbe share
holders of the Barret Bridge Com
pany will be held at the toll bouse
of the oompany in the village of
Port Jervis, on Tuesday, January
4th proximo, for the purpose of
choosing a board of directors for the
next year.
The polls will be open from 3 till
4 o'clock p. m.
Francis Marvin, Seo'y,
Port Jorvis, Deo, 19, 1897,
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