Comely
MILF01U), PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1808.
NO. 11.
VOL.
Pike
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Civil
Service Law
c u seed.
Ms-
llawnlinn Treaty Tnkn lp Herman?
Wishes Reclprocily Fooil In Klon
dike Pupil Want a New Jmllclnry
System Oilier Notes.
Wasiunhton, Jun. 10, 1898.
Holpui modify the civil snrviea
law, or wo will join hands with the
Democrats nnil repeal the entire
law. That, In effect, is tho notice
thnt the hundred odd Republican
membors of tho honso who favor
modification of this law have served
upon the other Republican members
of tho house during the debate,
whloU Is not yot over. T.iore has
been much plain talk on the subject,
nnd there will be tnoro. A sample
is tho following, from the speech of
Kepresentat.ive Hepburn, of Iowa:
"In somo things the old system, at
its worse, was superior to tho new.
My colleagues in this house know
the qualifications of their constitu
' ents, nnd in the sil-.iction of candi
dates for offlcea h i vo everything at
stake. I believe that there is great
er pj-isilrility of pro'iity in ncti m,
wisdom in selection, and boned ;oneo
in results in the old system than in
this darkened, subterranean, irro
spnuible methol we have fallen
intotliU later tun)." R (pro-tout, i
tive Clark, of New Hempshire, said
that ho favored modification ot the
law and was willing to leave it to
tho wisdom of tho Civil Herviot
Committee as to how far, but that
"any old thing" was better than the
prosent law. That committee is
considering tho bill introduced last
week, which confines the operation
of tho civil service law to positions
paying from :)00 ti 1,800 a year in
clusive, and to localities whore the
employes exceed 25 in number.
Tho treaty for tho annexation of
Hawaii was to-day taken up by Hie
Senate, and tho intention is to hold
daily executive sessions for its con
federation until it is disposed of.
The policy of th-J friends of annex i
tion is to allow its opponents to do
most of tho talking, so ns to get
the debate over as soon as possible,
in order that there may bo no ex
cuse for delaying a vote. It is now
the genoral belief that the treaty
will be ratified, owing to the an
nouncement of tho numbor of sena
tors who wore in doubt of their in
tention to vote for ratification.
The last European nation to take
s place in the line of applicants for
a reciprocity treaty with the United
States is Germany, tho country
which made a bluff when tho Dmg
loy tariff bill was pending that was
promptly called b7 Congress and
President McKinby . The clause of
tho tariff that brought Germany's
pride down to asking for reciprocity
is that which imposes additional du
ty upon sugar brought from coun
tries that pny an export bounty on
sugar. When tho German ambassa
dor requested that rociprooity ne
gotiations bo opened he was in
formed that his Govornmont must
take the first stop by agreeing to re
move the restrictions now imposed
upon Amorican cattie and beef im
ported into Germany. ,
The administation is doing every
thing possible to expedite the send
ing of food to tho Klondike region,
as tho prosidont and all tho members
of the cabinet boliove that relief will
be needed by tho gold sookers be
fore regular trafllo is resumed on
the Yukon river. Agents of tho
Government are now bringing a
numbor of reindeer from Norway to
carry the food, which will all bo
ready and on the ground when tho
reindeer get to Alaska.
There is probablly no provision
of tho constitution of the United
States that furnishos more proof of
the wisdom of its makers, or that is
more revereed by our people, than
that which provides for our judici
ary system. But nothing suits tho
Populist, except personal notoriety
or gain for themselves, and Senator
Butler, of North Carolina, who aims
at being the Populist bo s, wants an
opunsi do s, warns
judiciary system, the
elected for terms of
entirely new
judges to bo
eight years, and has offered a joint
resolution proposing to amend the
constitution iu accordance with his
ideas. There isn't the slightest
probability of any such changes, but
that it should be even proposed is a
warning to the country of what
might be expected should the people
ever allow the Bryuniteh to got ou
top.
During the three days that the
Senate was in session in the week
just closed President MeKiuloy sent
more nominations to the Senate
tlmn in any other single week since
be was inaugurate I, but some of
thorn were recess apiointineuts.
Old accountants wore not sur
prised whoa it was found necessary
to abandon the Dockery system of
auditing postmasters' aocounts, bo
cause of discovered frauds. This
system was adopted during the
Cleveland admiiiist ration as the re
sult of an investigation by a com
mission, headed by .Representative
l)ockory, of Missouri, and it was
pointed out at the time that it was
full of opportunities for fraud. No
loss than nine wi.ys in whi.'h a dis
honest postmaster could rob the gov
ernment have been discovered by
Sixth Auditor Castle, who has
thrown out the system and intro
duced a new one. Tho new system
was specially intended to detect the
frauds made possiblo by the Doc
kery system and although it has
only been in operation a week it 1ms
done so in a number of cases. The
Government, was probably robbed
of many thousand dollars under t e
Dockery system of auditing post of
fice money order accounts. Auditor
Cnstlo wiil ask Congress to author
ize the employment of a special force
to go over nnd check np the old ac
counts, believing that tho stolen
money can be recovered, nnd the
thieves punisned, by securing proofs
of the thefts.
HYMENEAL.
FHIHHIE SAWYER,
At the residence of John Brink in
Greentown January 4, 18D8, Ameri
CU8 D. Frisbio nnd Kate E. Sawyer
were united in the bonds of matri
mony by the Rev. Mr. Clewell, pns
tor of tho Ilopedalo Moravian
Church. Tho brido is tho teacher
of the Greentown school. On the
(1th inst. the happy couple left
Greentown for Hawley where they
took the 3 p. m. train for Spnrrow
bush, N. Y., tho home of tho bride's
parents.
Notes From thg
Pennsylvania
Experiment
Station.
The State College Dairy School hns
just made up its list of forty stud
ents for the Creamery Course to bo
given January 5th to February 16,
181)8. These students wore selected
in the order of their application, pre
ference being given to thoso who
had had previous experience. It
was neccessary to reject nearly
thirty other applicants on account
of lack of room.
Analyses of samples of sugar beets
grown in various parts of the State
from seed distributed by the Station
last spring have been nearly com
pleted. As a whole, tho results are
very encouraging, although the dry
wenther of the late summer and fall
rendered the yield small. Nearly
half the samples were of sufficiently
g ,d quality for sugar manufacture
and a considerable portion of these
showed yiolds of upwards of eight
tons ppr acre while several very ex
cellent results wore reported. A
bulletin giving tho detailed results
is in preparation.
A bulletin giving tho results of
tests of varieties of wheat, onts, nnd
potatoes, both during tho past sea
son and for tho last eight years, is
now in press.
Mr. M. E. McDonnell, Assistant in
Bacteriology, made during the past
summer a very thorough study of
the milk supply of the larger cities
of the Commonwealth for the State
Department of Agriculture. A pa
per containing the report of these
results, together with valuable sug
gestions as to tho precautions nec
essary to insure the cleanliness and
healthfulness of milk, will be .con
tained iu the forthcoming roport of
the Department.
The annual reports and quarterly
bulletins of the station will be Bent,
free of charge, ou application, and
inquiries on agricultural subjects,
answered so far as possible. Ad-
Co lego, Centre county, Pa.
Doo. 15, 'U7.
Farmers' Institute.
Tho attention of our farmers is
called to tho list of institutes, to be
hold in the county this winter, by
the State Deiartment of Agrioul-
t assisted by the local board of
'
institute manogers for the county.
These meetings are in the interest
of all our farmers, and are open to
all. The expenses of conducting
them is born by the State. No col
lections are allowed or the advertis
ing of any business. Tho discus.
sions are upon farm topics for the
benefit of fanners. Arrange your
business so as to attend aud take
part iu the exercises. All classes of
citizens are welcome, and interest
ing programs have been prepared.
The county chaiainan is J. H. Van
Etton, of Milford, Pa., who will be
glad to send programmes or in
formation to any one w ho will make
the request.
The State speakers are : Hon. W
L. Nesbit, Lewisbnrg, Enos H. Hess,
of State College, Pa., and Hon. E. N
Critchfield, Jenners, Pa. The in
stitutos will be held at the follow
ing dates and places : Milford, Pa
Feb. 14, beginning at 1.30 p. in., and
at Dingmau's Ferry, Feb. 15th, be
ginning at 1.30 p. m.
Come out to these meetings and
bring your families and friends.
SEVEN DOCTORS FAILED.
A taw of fiynteinle Catarrh In It. Worst
Form Cnretl.
Invalids would do well to rend tho
following letter recently written to
Dr. Ilnrtmnn by Mr. Abe Miller, of
Stilesvillo, Indiana. Not only read
it, but ponder on it. Not only pon
der on it, but act upon it. Ho wrote :
"A woru ot
praise to your
medicines. I
began taking
Pe-ru-na the
20th of Febru
ary, 1897. I
was all worn
out. My weight
was 131 pounds
I wns weak nnd
almost ready
to go to bed. I had catarrh, a,sthma
nnd kidney trouble. I hnvo taken
ten bottles of Po-rn-na nnd I weigh
101 pounds. I feel ns if I could do
ns much work ns any man on earth.
1 had tried seven doctors ; somo of
them as good ns there were in the
state. But none of them did me
any good. At Inst I saw Pe-ru-nn
advertised. Then I began taking it
nnd it hns cured mo. So I reoom
mended it to my neighbor and it is
doing the work for him. He has
sained four pounds from the use of
three bottles."
Send to The Po-ru-nn Drug Manu
facturing Company, Columbus,
Ohio, for a free book on catarrh
written by Dr. Hartmon.
Ask your druggist for a free Po-ru-na
Almonoc for 1898.
Epiphany Party.
Seldom is 'such a gathoring seen
as assembled in the Crissmnn House
last Thursday evoning, for it is rnre
thnt Twolfth night is so especially
celebrated in Milford. This day the
twelfth after Christmas has former
ly been and is yet observed as com
memorating the nppearance of the
Saviour to the Mnginns who tame
to honor Him with presents.
As a household festival it is better
known by the name of the Kings
festival and the practice of choosing
a King and Queen iu family merri
ments upon that night hns been
t -need bnck to a similar custom
among the Romans during the Sat
urnalia.
To colobrato tho evont tho young
er society element blossomed iu the
picturesque costumes in which the
characters familiarly known in the
Mother Goose melodies appear.
Quite a numbor of the venerable
dame's children appeared but the
good old matron horself was not
presont at least in appropriate dress
to matronize hor frolicsome brood,
so it was a mother Goose party with
the mother left out.
Little Millioont Crissmnn the
hojtess vivaciously represented, in
fitting dross, the Quoen of hearts
who, if memory serves, wa9 so profl-
oont in the art of m iking tarts that
a King would steal them. Her ry
Klaor who wns that porsonago was
not in tho tart business but wanted
pipe and presumably a bowl of
milk or something which he might
divide with the other Queen Mary
Lassiter who was getting tho batter
of the honey. Goorge Jennings and
Gove Emorsoa tooted their horns,
as tho boys iu blun, for thoir lost
shoep. Red Riding Hood was a
favorite and had two lively ropre
sentatives in Dorothy Bakor and
Bessie Jennings. Allie Emerson and
Virginia Mott were the little Bo
Peeps whose lambs had wandorod,
and they didn't know wore to find
'em. Bossio Arnntrong was re
splendent as a brido and Peroy
II rt threw aside dignity to show
how a Jolly Miller might behave
after being bitten ..by a flea. Helen
Hart answered tho question as to
how contrary Mary's garden grew
and Hetty UnswortU was the lady
fair. Alice B kor the young lady
who forlornly had business with a
cow which sported crumpled horns
and E lna Klaer the old lady Bunting
who told stories about Papa's going
hunting. George Holler was the
Jack who wont up only to fall down
the hill, but all alone. Helen
Lnnschantin was little Miss Muffett
scared by a spider and Edua blossom
ed a daffy down dilly.
Frank Baldwin Crissman, do not
confound him with an elder Frank,
as Bobby buatto tat ana lair ana
snorting rather more hair than the
other one, was numerous and happy
' Suitable ref rosbmonts were served
and each received from a handsome
and well laden tree a Christmas gift
and then went homo to dream and
wish thoir were more such evenings
soon to come.
AND LIVIR YKVitlt.
Dr. David Kennedys
mvoritc Remedy
(.UKtS ALL KlDNrX. ilOMACrl
, -i.n. AND LIVE A TKOlttlaT9.
OBITUARY.
GEOROK B. SIMONS.
George B. Simons died at Ins home
in Dreher township, Wayne county
Saturday morning Jan. 8th, 1898,
god about 78 years. The funeral
wns held on Tuesday and interment
n the Simonstown cemetery.
Tho deceased wns a son of James
and Ann Simons, who wero among
the first settlers of Greene township.
Ilia wife died about 21 year9 ago.
Ho is survived by five children, two
ins and three daughters ; Marrilla
wife of David Heberling of Green-
township, Jennie of Mount. Poeono,
Monroe county, Charles of JofforsDn
county, July aud Frank nt home,
nlso four brothers and three sisters,
Jakey, Thomas, James and Samuol
Simons all of Greene township, and
Elizabeth widow of Samuel H. Bor
treo, Frances widow of John Bur
rus and Mrs. II. E. Kipp of Wilson
villo, Wayne county. The deceased
was a member of Wnllonpaupnck
Lodge No. 478 I. O. of O. F.
HENRY HASER.
Honry Hasor died at his home in
Greene township Saturday morning
Jan. 8th with pneumonia. He wns
sick about one week. He is survived
by his wifo ono brother, Frederick
and seven small children tho young
est about two months old. The
funeral services were held on Tues
day Jan. 11th at the Morn vinn ohurch
conducted by the pnstor Rov. Clo-
woll.
A Narrow Esespe.
The experiment.always unsuccess
ful, of passing two trains on a single
track, has been nevertheless fre
quently repeated. It came near
repetition here this week, only there
were no trains, they boing typified
by civil engineers. We were al
ways fearful of the calamities which
are a concomitant of railways, but
in the peace ana quietness ot our
rural lives we did not expoct to be
almost horriflod by a railway collision
at our very doors, yet it almost hap-
pined. Two rival oorps of engineers
surveying preliminary routes for
two roads, both sure to be built,
came upon the narrow track in front
of the town. One man was killed
there many years ago this time
no gore was spilled, not even a Cor-
bott war was waged, because as it
ohanced thoy did not arrive at the
same time, but it wns a mighty nnr
row escape from a fearful sonsation
Our norves are not in a condition to
withstand severe shocks, so please
gentlemen of the transits. tape, and
levels aim to miss each other. There
is plenty of room, the ice along the
shore is safe for travel and when
you are ready to build a real, honest
cross your heart railroad, the parties
who first secure a right of way and
sot a few Italian counts toying with
the sands will be top dogs on the
dirt pile, meantime we will sit on
the bluff moonl'ght evenings listen
to the gentle murmuring of the zep
hyrs , note the iioble river meander-
ing softly by until our reveries are
dispollod by the scream of the iron
horse.disturbed by the gentle wooing
of stray skeeter from the Jarseys, or
rudely awakened by a toot from
Gabriels trumpet. No railway col
lisions on our fair soil understand
we won't have them, poss.
Repnblicsn Committeemen.
The Republican County Commit
tee met at Milford, Jan. 12th to or
ganize for the ensuing year. Pies-
ent, E. Pinchot, O. K. Laubshire, A
Billmnn, C O. Armstrong, Charlos
Lattimore, proxy for Aaron Court
right. E. Pinchot was elected chair
man and O. K. Laubshire, secretary
The following were elected town
ship committeemen : Blooming
Grove, John Kleinhans ; Delaware.
Jas. D. Brooks : Lehman, David
Boucher : Lackawaxen, J. D. Kier-
nan ; Dingman, Julius W.Kiesel ;Mil
ford Township, G. Williams j Milford
Borough, Charles Lattimore j West
fall, A. W. Balch, Jr. ; Greene, Sam
uol Hopps ; Palmyra, Alfred Killam
Sliohola.V. UipsmaD ; Porter, Henry
hittaker.
Republics Caucus.
A caucus for the nomination of
candidates for township offices to le
filled at the February election will
be held by the Republican voters of
Dingman township at the election
house in said township Saturday,
Jan 15 at 2 o'clock p. m.
Joseph Schnno,
Jamks Blwt, Jb.,
Juul's W. Kkisel.
Jun. 13, 1898, Township Com.
THE TREASURER'S FEES.
Resolutions Fixing; Hum A Cnt In Com
pensation.
January 3, motion by Mr. Heller
that compensation of County Treas
urer be fixed same as last year, viz :
Two per cent, for money received
and two per cent, for money paid
out.exeopt money received and paid
out on temporary loans.
Hellor and Newman, affirmative ;
Bensley, negative. Bonsloy moved
that compensation be Vi for pay
ing out and V for receiving. No
action taken.
Motion by Heller that componsa-1
tion for receiving and paying out
money on tempornry loans be one-
fourth. Unanimously carried.
Janunry 6, communication from
County Auditors thnt they do not
ooncur in the action fixing compen
sation the same boing excessive and
the wording of the resolution being
too vague indefinite and and uncer
tain in meaning to admit of intelli
gent action.
Resolution by Holler that inns-
much as the action of commission
ers hns been disapproved by the on-
liters that all resolutions passed ou
iid date relating to same be re
scinded.
Resolution by Mr. Holler that the
compensation be on all money re
ceived on county duplicate two per
oont. on all money paid out as here
inafter provided two par oont. on
amount of personal property tax re
ceived from Commonwealth ono-
fourth per cent. No per cent, on
money recoived on temporary loans
or payment of same or for payment
of same now existing. On moneys
not above mentioned two pcir cent.
each way.
Newman and Hellor, affirmative ;
Bonsley not voting.
The following resolution offered
by Bonsloy not acted on : Resolved,
that the Treasurer of Piko county
shall receive as fees for 1898 1 on
nil money received from duplicates
and on paying out said moneys re-
oeivod from duplicates. He shall re-
oeive on all moneys drawed from
the sale of bonds money borrowed
temporarily pnid to or received from
the state or otherwise received or
paid except on duplicates as above
stated and all moneys on which the
fees of the treasurer are fixed by
law he shall receive at the rate of
one-fourth of one per cent, for re
ceiving and paying out said moneys.
This resolution is not offered be-
oause the county is so deeply in
dobt, and therefore the greatest
eoonomy is obligatory, but because
I consider the pay a just compensa
tion for the services of the County
Treasurer, particularly so whon
take in consideration how hard the
greater part of the people of this
county have to toil and strive to get
money to pay their taxes.
James M. Benslky
January 7, the County Auditors
approve of resolution in the matter
of treasurer's compensation as con
tained in communication of Jan. 6.
John C. Warner,
J. E. Olmsted,
G. J. Gephardt,
County
Auditors,
Attest
C. P. Mott,
Clerk.
Persons who are troubled with in
digestion will be interested in the ex
perience of Wm. II. Penn, chief
clerk in the railway mail service at
Dos Moines. Iowa, who writes : "It
gives me pleasure to testify to the
merits of Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
For two years I have suffered from
indigestion, and am subject to fre
quent severe attacks of pain in the
stomach and bowels. One or two
doses of this remedy never fails to
give perfect relief. Price 25 and 50
oents ; for sale by Druggist and Gen
eral Merchants of Pike county.
The County Funds.
The balances shown in tho hands
of the County Treasurer Jan. 1 are
County funds 1355 97
Road " 2u2 68
Poor " 89 07
School " 289 55
Kheep " 484 15
Reilemption funds 155 36
The bills rendered by tho Com
missioners for services and ex
penses for 1897 are :
Wallace Newman $754 43
James H. Heller. 622 74
James M Bensley 643 40
FOR SALE. Seasoned white oak
sled plunk, very tough. Address,
B. B. Uursh, Hniiiesville, N. J.
Brown & Armstrong are selling
75 cent underweur for SOceuts.
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PERSONA!..
Mrs. Dunn, of Passnio is visiting
hor brother, Rev. W. R. Neff .
Moses C. Westbrook, of Blooming
Grove visited Milford last week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chnuncey
Hunt at their home ou Mott &tr et
a son.
Jacob DeWitt of this plnce left for
Scranton Inst Saturday to visit his
sister.
Mrs. Wallace Newman is soriously
ill at her home on Broad street with
a heavy cold.
Dr. Horace J, Beemer and George
Smith, of Newton, called on friends
in Milford last Sunday.
II. B. Wei a was on Tuesday re
elected a director in the First Na
tional Pank of Port Jervis.
Dr. Arthur Simons and Peter
Corey, of Greene, were in Milford
Wednesday on legal matters.
Oscar M. Brink of Yonkers, N. Y.
has been visiting his mother and
daughter a few days this week.
Mrs. Henriotta Wilson ond son
Paul have gone to Wnvorly, N. Y.,
where they will spend the winter.
Miss Katie Beck has returned
home after an extended visit among
friends and relatives in New York,
Newark and other places.
Mrs. Charles DeKay Townsend,
who lately returned from nu Euro-
penn trip is with her family occupy
ing a cottage on Harford street.
Adrian F. Kiernan who Bpont Inst
summer at the Jardon House hai
lately boon appointed assistant Cor
poration Counsel in New York.
Wm. H. Armstrong and wife loft
Milford Jan. 6 for thoir winter
home in Washington, D. C, where
they will remnin until next May.
The Misses May and Graoe Eoyd
entertained at their home on Broad
street several of their f rionds at a
Progressive Euchre party last Thurs.
day night Jan. 6.
Hon. J. J. Hnrt was recently ap-
p intou a member ol the Board ot
Directors of the Indepondont School
District of Milford in place of C, W.
Bull, Esq. resigned.
The Misses Crawford, of Iowa
have been spending several days
visiting at Conashaugh. They will
spend the winter in New York tak
ing a course of study in art.
Andrew Yottor, of Blairstown,
visited his possessions in Pike this
week. He says he may come here
to reside, with a strong accent on,
and a big exclamation point after,
the may.
Mrs. William Hass diod Monday
evoning at her home in Shohola of
cancer in the stomach. She was
about 57 years old. Hor husband
and two children survive. The fu
neral took place Wednesday.
Dr. Charlos Beattie, of Middle
town, has been assisting Rev. Thos
Nichols in holding services this week
in the Presbyterian church. The
meetings are well attended and the
forcible and persuasive sermons of
Dr. Beattie have created a marked
impression on his hearers.
Wallace Wheat with a companion
came down from Port Jervis last
Sunday and in turning in to the
Vandormark Hotel stable their
sleigh was upset throwing them out
in a promiscuous heap. Wheat's
arm was sevorely bruised and his
collarbone injured. The horse ran
a short distance and fell in a wood
pilo cutting its log quite badly.
A Curs for Lams Back.
"My daughter when recovering
from an attack of fever, was a great
sufferer from pain in the bnck and
hips," writes Louden Grover, of
Sardis, Ky. "After nsing quite a
number of remedies without any
benefit she tried one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and it
has given entire relief." Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is also a certain
cure for rheumatism. Sold by Drug
gists and General Merchants in Pike
county.
Rook candy drips and pure maple
syrup at Mitchell's.
Chautauqua Circle.
At a conference of officers and
members of the Chautauqua circle,
it haa been decided to pass ovor the
meeting on Thursday evoning of
this week, January 13th. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Jennie Shearer on Thursday
evening, January 27th, at 8 o'clock.
The lesson will be "Imperial Ger
many," from page 68 to page 113.
BRIEF MENTION.
Dr. John Hall for over thirty
yoors pastor of the Fifth avenue
Presbyterian Church has resigned.
Service may be expected at the
Sawkill school house, the weather
pormitting, Sunday January 16th at
2.30, p. m. A good attendance is
hoped for.
Liquor licenses lor 1898 will
oost more than Inst yenr. The act
of 1897 making them in boroughs
200 and in townships $100. The
increase goes to the State.
After the holidnys Milford
dropped out of gaiety and into a
sorene, peacoful slumber. There
isn't news enough here for even a
yellow journal lukewarm sensation.
50 yenrs improvements in farm
ing advertised in the Press is a very
interesting paper. Got up a club in
your neighborhood and order as
many copies as possible. Address
all orders to the Press only 15 cents
a copy.
Now farmers ploase don't all
ask to be writ down as speakers at
the Institute. Half a dozon will
answer considering that it will be a
one day session, but lot us have at
lonst that many sure for a ten
minute talk ench.
Two oorps of surveyors are now
engaged running lines in the valley
for different corporations. The
farmers console themsolves with the
idea that the stakes will nil heave
out in the spring, so as not to im-
pode their plows or mowing ma-
hinos.
A railway is reported as sure be
tween Kingston and Ellenvillo, and
the papers are advising the mail
carriers not to have their wagons
painted for the spring business.
More waste of money for they will
not need to use them.
Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio
won his fight by a vote of 56 in the
House and seventeen in the Senate.
The same seventy three were cast
for him at the joint session which
makes him a representative in the
upper house of Congress for the
next eight years.
A mild case of Scarlet fever in
the family of W. R. Judd was re
ported to the health board last Sun
day, and the house, situated near
Browns mill, was promptly quaren
tinod. No new case has so far been
reported and it is hoped the disease
will be confined to its present limits.
There are always after the ball
reflections, sometimes regrets, so
Johnson the incomparable fitter of
feet has some after the holiday sug
gestions in the way of slippers and
sandals. They seem to be regrets
nt least it appears he is sorry he has
them and proposes to let them slide
your way for a song.
The house of John R. Smith in
Montague township, New Jersey
situated on what is called the new
road was with its contents totally
d.troyed by fire last Sunday even
ing. The fire broke out about 7.30
and in loss than an hour the work of
destruction was complete. The loss
is over $1000 partially insured with
Bowman at Branchville for $500.
There was no one home at the time
and tho origin of the fire is not
known.
Have yon
Armstrong's
examined
new goods .
Brown &
Better State Roads.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture,
John Hamilton has recoived from
several Quarter Session Judges in
the State replies to a oircular sent
out by him suggesting a scheme for
improving the roads. The views he
advanced meet with approval. His
plan in brief is that viewers should
report whether in their opinion pub
lic necessity demands the road, that
they attach a map showing courses
and distances, also a profile map
showing the contour of the ground,
the cuts aud fills and degrees of
elevation, and that no road except
in extreme cases shall have over
five degrees grade. The width shall
be at least thirty three feet and the
character of the soil marked on the
draft, and that there shall accom
pany the roport an estimate of the
probable cost of construction. Sev
eral of the above particulars are al
ready provided for by law and rules
of court but the one requiring pro
file drawings showing elevations and
depressions aud estimates of cost
are new.
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