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Press.
MILFOM), PIKE COILSTY, PA., FRIDAY, FEllUUAliY II, 1808.
vol. ;,.
NO. 15.
Com pen lilt in of Important
News of tho Past Week.
Our Spi-clnl CorrpaponriVnt nt HnrrlMlHirp;
Write on Mnttnr4 of Vltrtl Impor
ttttire to Kvtry Clti.t'n of til Ki'y-
Mone StBtO.
HaURISHVRO, Fob. 7, 1 NOR.
Many are the woes of Auditor
General Mylin, State Senator 8. J.
M MeCarrell, State Treasurer Hay
wood and Ex-Hpenker of the Senate
Boyer who compose tho capitol
Building Commission. As has beet;
announced In these letters adver
tisements were recently plaeed ask
ing for bids for the construction of
tho now Capitol and Monday, Feb
ruary 7, was tho time set for award
ing tho contract. But-Frid.ty a seri
ous obstruction was encountered.
Governor Daniel H. Hastings, also
a member of the commiss on, bnl
who lias refused to delilerat6 .with
the authoritivt body winco last
Heptember, when tho architect was
selected under what, appeared to i.
great many its being unfair methods
has all along contended that the
plana adopted for the new buildinp
do not meet all tho requirements of
the act passed by the recent Legis
lature providing for the constructor
of knew Capitol. In a communica
tion that ha sent to tho commission
last Wednesday ho sets forth the
claims that the building will bo in
complete and that morn than the
stipulated amount, 350,000, will be
required to put the structure in pro
sentablo shape, and he further says
that the condition of tne building
after it is accepted from the con
tractor will necessitate fatum Leg
islatures to go. way beyond the
meaning of the present act and ex
pond perhaps millions of money in
order to complete it. In concluding
his letter to the commission the
Governor said : "For these reason.
I earnestly urge you to so modify
your proposal plans and specifica
tions as to require n completed fire
proof building, adequate for the use
of tho General Assembly and o!
material, structure, durability and
beauty, in keeping with the dignity
of our great Commonwealth, to the
end that no stain may come upon
the honor and sound judgment of
the men selected by the pooplo ot
the State as their trustees to per
form this responsible duty." -
The commission mado no reply to
this letter and in order to prevent
the awarding of the contract the
governor instructed Attorney Gen
eral McCormick to apply for an in
junction of restraint. Accordingly
Mr. McCormick ami his deputy.
Colonel Beeder, apear;l before the
Dauphin county courts Friday after
noon and set forth their reasons for
tho request. Tho bill sets forth
that it is proposed to erect an in
complete and temporary building,
contrary to law, and also asks for
the state treasurer to be prevented
from paying out any money on ac
' count of what has or may be done.
Tho commission's attorneys vigor
ously fought the matter, but Judge
Simonton grouted a temporary in
junction and set Wednesday, Feb.
U, as the date for hearing argu
ment. No matter what the decision
the Supreme Court will be appealed
to, and this means that teni)orary
quarters will have to bo provided
for the nest Legislature. In all
likolihoni Grace church will be the
abiding place of our law makers.
" POLITICAL REVIEW.
The campaign is now assuming
immense proportions and the dovel-.
opmonis of the past week lend in
terest in the struggle for the Repub
lican nomination for governor. The
meeting held at the Philadelphia
Bourse, and which was attended by
representatives from every county
in the state, adopted resolutions that
denounood " one man " power and
pledged their support to ex-Postmaster
General John Wauamttker
for governor, providing he consented
to be acnndldato. A committee was
appointed to wait upon Mr. Wana
tuaker and inform him that he was
the choice of the assemblage, and
insist upon him coming out for the
nomination. After the customary
grace period it is supposed that Mr.
Wanumaker will announce his can
(lulacy and enter actively into the
light, although he was not an aspir
ant for the governorship. It is the
amuition of the Ljuguors to get a
candidate out early so in case of re
fusal toallow tho use of the General's
name another meeting wil! be called
this month to decide upon a candi
date. With all this pomp and glory
Colonel William A. Stone, of Alleg
heny, continues to grow in strength.
The attack made upon him on the
fl or of the II mse at Washington
last weak while he was supporting
t le bill restricting immigration has
served to strengthen his claims upon
Ihi Pennsylvania toilers, and that
they will demonstrate their appre
ciation of the iuterest being mani
fested by him id their behalf in
making him their chief executive is
a certainty. Colonel Stone is the
only person who has systematically
covered tlie state in search of sup
port, and in fact in many quarters
it is not known there are any other
aspivjints for the nomination The
numerous possible candidates who
have been mentioned are merely lo
cal booms and consequently do not
carry with them much weight. As
to tlie United States sotintorinlship
matters are exceedingly quiet, with
the exception of Governor Hastings,
in spite of the fact that he has re
peatedly said he would not be a can
lidate, being prominently men
tioned for the ollieo. Politic con
tinually assume new developments
and the. next fi w weeks may witness
many surprises.
Will F. Heniuuikson.
Mr. Ward L. Smith, of Froderick
stown, Mo., was troubled wit'
chronic diarrhoea for over thirty
years, il l bad become fully satis
fled that it was only a questiou ol
n short time until bo would have to
give np. He bad been treated Iry
some of the best, physicians in
Europe and America hut got no per
manent relief. One day ho picked
up a newspaper and chanced to read
an advertisement of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. He got a bottle of it, the
first dose helped him find its con
tinued uso cured him. For sale by
Druggist & Generals Merchant in
Piko county.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Itt'trorriVil ill the Olllce of the lerortlir
Shire Our I.Ht Ifiie.
Charles R. Biddis, treasurer, to
John C. Westbrook, dated July 10,
180, land in Porter, John Martin.
Hugh Mclvane and wife to Katy
E. Greening, dated Dec. 1 1th, land
in Shohola, 30 acres, con. tl.
Assignment of above, Katie E.
Greening to Mary J. McKane. x
Jas. W. gniek Treas., to J. C,
Westbrook, land in Blooming Grove :
J. B. Westbrook, Treas, to same
land in Shohola ; C. R. Biddis,
Treas, to Pike county, and comtnis
sioners to J. C. Westbrook for same
land in Shohola.
William H. Wagner to George A.
Hill, dated Jan. 10, lot 31 iii Mata
moras, con. 100
New Jersey Poll Tan Law.
It is now some four or five years
since a momber of tho town com
mittee repeatedly made tho motion,
that delinquent poll-taxors should
be token by tho officer, and prompt
ly locked up, on refusal to pay. his
pjll tax. One member would recol
lect that a la wyer had told some one
once in a long time ago, that it would
perhaps be a risky thing to do, and
another member would also recol
lect that quite a number of his con
stituents were among that class,
anl ho sort o' concluded it was
rather a tough thing to take a man
to jail just for a p jll-tax, and so the
m tion would be voted down. Thus
a number of pill tax a duo fim
able-bodied men were lost that
should have been collected. "Un
der the laws of Now Jersey the tax
collectors blanket warrant for the
collection of taxes is sufficient war
rant for tho arrest of those who fail
to p ay, therefore no legal process is
needed to collect poll-taxes." The
town committee should instruct the
oollector to collect all that thoy do
not exempt. He is charged with
tho duplicate, loss the exemptions,
and they can, and should hold him
responsible for every dollar of it.
That is, iuca-to thoy hold his bond
and it is good for anything. If not.
then better hold thetr breath a lit
tle bit. -At any rate there is no
earthly use of the town paying for
assessing (Kill taxes unless they are
collected. II.
Bicycle Decitiont.
The English courts have decided
that leaving a bicycle on a higliw,i3T
while sending a telegram is not car
tributory negligence preventing re
covery for damage done the mi
chine, and that bicycles are not lug
gage such as cabmen must carry,
and the carrying by a hack must be
governed by special contract. They
a'.so decide that an iukeepers liability
extends to bicycles.
I have given Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy a fair test and consi
der it one of the very best remedies
for croup that I have ever found.
One dose has always been sufficient,
although I use it freely. Any cold
of uiy children yields ve y readily to
Ibis medicine. I can conscientious
ly recommend it for croup and colds
in children. Geo. E. Wolfe, Clerk
of the Circuit Court, Fernandiua,
Fla. Sold by Druggist & General
Merchants in Pike county.
Dr. Davjd.HennedyS
ivavorite l!emcdy
Ciinti ail Kn-fv. ioMm
'AMP IIVIR
AFFECTS EVERY ORGAN.
Itr Tlltit Moit IkreAilfill of - IlmnM
Chronic Catarrh.
Over half ot th 3 people hive ca
tarrh insvn form or another, and
yet pr b ably not a tenth of these
people kno-.v that their disease is
catarrh. Oin persoi say4 lis bin
Bright' disease! an lfhor liver evil -plaint
; another o insutnptio:i ;anoth
er female complaint. Theso people
would lie very much
surprised to hear
that they were all
s n tf e r i n g wit h
chronic catarrh;
but it is so, never
theless. Each one
of tlieso troubles,
and a great many
nore, are simply ca
tarrh ; that i s,
ehromc i..iiammatio.i of the mucous
lining of whichever organ is affect
ed. Any internal remedy that will
cure catarrh in one location will cure
it in another location. This is why
Pe-ru-na has become so justly
famous in the cure of catarrhal dis
eases. It cures catarrh wherever
located. Its cures remain. Pe-ru-na
does not palliate ; it cures.
Dr. Hartman has recently com
piled into hook form several of his
lectures on chronic catnrrh, which
ho has delivered at different times
at the Surgical Hotel. This book is
called "Winter Catarrh," and will
bo sent free of charge on application
to Tlie Pe ru-na Drug Manufactur
ing Company, Columbus, Ohio.
A lot of new felt hnts at W.
Mitchell's.
& G
When bilious or costive, eat a Cas
caret, candy cathartic, cure guaran
teed, 10c, yro
Presbyterian S. S. Enterlalnmsnt.
Thursday evening Feb. 3rd, tho
homo of Dr. an l Mrs. R. G. Birek
lay was enlivened by n largo party
of invited guests, mainly officers,
teachers, scholars and friends of the
Presbyterian Sanday School of
which the doctor is tho active and
energetic superintendent. A mni
cal programme was rendered wliich
was thoroughly enjoyed. . Those
partieipati-g wore :
Vocal Solo Miss Lyilia Brown.
Kueltiit ion "1 )l vorceil . "
Mrs. II. li. Wllllninson.
Piano Trio Mini Hnttin Horton, Mllli
c.'nt Cri-ismiiii mid HoKmi L-.tnulmiitin,
with violin obligate by MUs Jeatiuutto
Mott.
This was so captivating the hearty
encore was responded to.
Vocal Solo Miss Ratio Buck.
Piimo Solo MUs Milliccnt Crinsimin.
I'iiino Solo Miss Lilit H Vim Ktton.
Vocal Duet Mrs. iJarckluy and Miss Aim
Maker.
Miss Einn. Lanschantin was too
ill t bo present and take tho part
assigned her.
The refreshments were ice cream
and cako for the younger members,
and chicken salad, sandwiches and
colfee for the elders. A conveyance
was kindly provided for the guests
attending. Tho affair was intended
to aid in bringing into closer rela
lions all tho members of the school,
and thus make their interest more
live y. That the effect will bo mo re
gratifying may bo assured, and
should tho method ba pursued no
doubt it will result in a decided
be'ielit to all ooncernrd, and a waken
a new interest and zeal in the very
worthy causo it is dosignod to pro
mote. Rock candy drips and pure maple
syrup at Mitchell's.
Farmers' Institute.
Tho session to bo held at the
Court Houso in Milford on Monday,
Fob. 14th will opoD at 1.30 o'clock
p. m. when able speakers will be
present to discuss topics of interest.
A question box will bo ono of the
features of fhe day. Lot every
farmer come prepared to take part.
It is recommended that on account of
tho brief time everyone condense as
far as possiblo his remarks wo as to
make them directly to the point un-1
der discussion. An interchange of
views is desirable, but not long do
bates on questions as to which
there may be wide diversity of opin
ion. Come with a view to impart
such information as you have of
value to your follows and to receive
such hints as may bo brnefioial in
your work. The institute can be
made of great interest and profit if
every one will contribute by his
presence and suggestions. These
meetings are for your benefit farm
ers and no intelligent man who de
sires success iu tlie business can af
ford to miss the opportunity for
gaining valuable information.
Let this be tho largest and best in
stitute ever held in the county and
the beginnii.g of a new zeal in that
noblest of all pursuits agricul ture.
Tho same speakers will be present
at the institute to be held at Ding
mans. Feb. 15th and tho people of
that, section should see to it they
have good audiences. There are
plenty of intelligent wide awake
farmers in Delaware who can add
greatly to the interest of the dis
cussions if they will come out and
take part. Let these State speakers
go out and say that Pike has been
awakened and her people stirred
with a new determination to stand
in the front ranks of progressive
farmers,
Pillsbury'g vitos at Mitchell',
FRO THE DARK CONTINENT.
Prof. Sollimervlllo Write From An OftftU
Ih the Great IH-iwrt.
"This" is written with ft U. 8. A.
lead pencil.
"Dec. 5th, 1897, -"Touoourth
OR Tuoouhth, AFRICA,
"Oasis in tub Desert of Sahara.
"Dr. William Pepper,
"Dear Friend: There are few
conveniences in caravan life, and lit
tle opportunity to communicate with
you, yet you should hoar from your
wandering confrere.
""It has been the height of my
ambition to see this Desert of Sa
hara more thoroughly j this is now
accomplished. If I live to get safely
through and back toTivilization and
the University of Pennsylvania, 1
hope that you will nil be pleased
with the rude examples arid evid
ences of curious BU)orsfitions of
many tribes that I have visited, con
versed with, and frqra whom I have
purchased tho very amulets and
talismnns, in which they have
trusted during many years.
"Our journey is fatiguing, but en
thusiasm has always enabled me to
go on. Our nourishment is gnzollo,
antelope, camel's flesh, cous-oous,
rice and nrmy bread with, dates,
taken and digested with many
thoughts of you in America who are
enjoying another and more perfect
civilization.
"1 pray you to remomber mo to
all who are working at home lor the
enrichment of the University of
Pennsylvania.
"Faithfully yours,
"Maxwell Sommervillk."
(Through the courtesy ot Dr. Pep
per we are enabled to present the
above letter to the Press readers.
It will bo eagerly read by many who
are personally acquainted with the
professor, and all will be interested
in reading a letter from that far
distant country. Ed. Press.)
SCHOOL. REPORTS.
Report of primary department for
month ending January 31 : Aver
age attendance for month, boys 21,
girls 12 ; percentage of attendance
for month, boys 80, girls 73. The
following were rogular in atten
dance during tho twenty days i
Michael Scott, Archie Steele, Louis
Showers, Godfrey Palmer, Hotty
Unsworth, Helen Heller, Lucy
Showers.
LIla B. Van Etten, Teacher.
RAILROAD NOTES.
ONE DOLLAR TO NEW YORK AND RE
- TURN.
On Tuesday February 22d Wasli
ingtous Birthday.tho Erie will run a
dollnr excursion to Now York.
Tickets good going on the Orange
County Express leaving Port Jervis
at 6.30 a. m. and good returning on
any train leaving New York Febru
ary 22d excepting Train No. 5.
C.isc.vrob sfc'nn i ; I . , 'ci 1 1 1 fi
and bowels Never aickou, weaken
or gripes, lO.o.
I
Railroad Jottlngi.
The Dela ware Valloy Hudsoirand
Lehigh surveyors are busy running
a line from hero to Port Jervis
This oompany has already surveyed
a lino from Stroudsburg to this
place, and only noeded this link to
complete tho route so it could be
adopted as a whole. The purpose is
to construct a road from Saylors.
burg in Monroe county to Matamoras
which will give this section of
oounty direct communication with
Philadelphia and the South.
- Have you examinod Brown &
Armstrong's new goods.
A Jertey lawyer Resigned.
Hon. Charles H, Winfiold Proso
cutor of tho Pleas of Hudson county
N. J., tendered his resignation to
Acting Governor Voorhees" last
Saturday. Continued ill health is
assigned as the reason. Mr. Win-
fleld has been suffering for a long
time with hardening of tho arteries
and though very sick may live for
sometime. Ho is sixty nine years
old.
Just try a 10c box of Cascarets the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
Proposals" For Plank.
-The managers of the Delaware
Bridge oompany will receive sealed
bills for furnishing 7000 feet rock or
white oak plank 8i ft. long 1
thick 6 to 8 inches wide.dolivored at
the bridge, until Saturday Feb. 19 at
noon, at tlie oflioe of the Secretary.
Feb. 10 li)8. J. II. Van Ettkn,
Secretary.
Brown & Armstrong are selling
75 cent underwear for BOoenU. '
PERSONAL.
Will Ryder of Pond Eddy was in
town on business Monday.
Ed McMurray, of New York is
visiting relatives in Milford.
Hugh O. Brodhead, oollector of
Delaware, was in Milford Monday,
Dr. W. Eglo has been reappointed
State Librarian by Governor Hast
ings. Oscar M. Brink, of .Yonkers, N.
Y., returned home last week for
the winter.
Chnrles Westbrook an Erie con
ductor was killed by a pusher en
gine at Port Jervis last Thursday.
Mrs. George M. Quick, of Sehoco-
p.v, suffered a paralytic stroke last
hatmilay night and is seriously ill.
Miss Lizzie Shimor has returned
from an extended visit, with her
uncle Jos. A. Buckley, of Dingmans
Miss Mary Heater and Alexandor
Dunning, both of Milford, were
married at Port Jervis last Friday,
Dr. William C. Cattoll, ex-presi-
dent of Lafayette College, is lying
soriox-ily ill at his Phila I jlplii i
home.
D. D. Rosencrnnno mil son, of
Delaware, visited Milford Wednes
day mid made a pleasant call at this
ohice.
Carlton Lnwson a sewing machine
agent has been swindling Strouds
burg merchants by means of worth
less checks.
W. E. Scott, of Port Jervis, is
modestly nccepting congratulations
of friends, over the arrival of n
laughter at his home.
Henry Ludwig, Montague's vers i -
tile newspaper c irrosnon lent, a i-
co.npaniel by his wife, visitol nt.
W. L. Uoyds last Sunday.
Mrs. Il?nrietta Wilson, with hor
son, Paul, returned last week from
Waverly, N. Y., where they have
boon several weeks visiting.
Dr. Kenworthy, since his advout
in Milford, has been a very bus
man. "Ho is now permanently lo
cated at hishome on Harford street.
There was no half wav busineu
about the young lady boarder who
came to sojourn with M. S. Cjuiuu
rut Sunday evening. Her stay wil
be permanent.
Prof. Henry L. Biomor, of Now-
ton, hns boon busy this week in
town doctoring the pianos, and at
tuning their internal gear to more
harmonious measures.
Prof. C. 8. Pierco, who has been
spending sevornl weeks at his form
er home on the Port Jervis road, left
last Friday for Cambridge, Mass.,
where his brother resides.
E. H. Wolf, the lumber .nan, has
bought of the Pmchots what is
known as the Cherry Place, on
which there is a fine growth of
white oak. This will bo converted
into lumber.
Josiah F. Torwilligor, a well-
known resident of Rowlunds, has
been for several days, and still is,
seriously ill with pneumonia. His
age 69 years is not favorable to a
spoedy recovery.
Ex-Congressman James Kerr and
Howard Mutehlor are sal I to bo iu
terested in a project to build an
electric road between Eiston and
Bethlehom a distance of 12 miles.
The contract for the rails will be
given at once.
Dr. E. B. Wenner, who for the
past five years has gone in and out
of Milford homes relieving the sick
and bringing sunshine to mnny fani-
ilios parted Wednesday for his
with him tho best wishes of numcr-
ous friends for success.
A party of substantial and rep
resentative business mon of Port
Jervis, with their wives, enjoyed
ono evening last week the terrapin
and acconrpaniinents in courses
down to the crackers, ch:;ese and
coffee for - which the tJrissman
House is celebrated.
Frank Marvin, Jr., formerly of
this county but for some months in
the employ of the Y. M. C.'A. at
Cincinnati, was married in that city
yesterday. He will make his future
home in Boon, Iowa, where he has
accepted ft position as secretary of a
similar association.
Larje Deal in Stone lands.
Robt.Muirhoadand Jno. Agnew.of
Paterson, witli Clara De C. Kilgonr,
of Passaic, have purchased of W. E.
Seott, of Port Jervis, tho blue atono
property in Pike county comprising
over six thousand acres of land in
cluding the mill at Parker's Glen.
Mrs.- Kilgour is the wife of Frank
Kilgour, a son of the Blue Stone
King.
The purchasers are thoroughly
versed iu blue stone, practical, en
ergetic and upright in their dealings,
and under their management no
doubt new life will bo infused in the
business at that point. The prop
erty has had mnny vicissitudes but
now that it is in the hands of parties
ablo, and also with the experience
necessary to its profitable manage
ment it qiay develop greater bene
fits to the people of that section, and
become the centre of a still larger
and increasing industry.
Brown & Armstrong would like
to know if you have bought your
winter footwear.
OBITUARY.
MARY WIHTTAKEIl LAVTON.
In the denth of M iry Wiiittaksr
Layton mention of which was made
last week, Djlawaro 1 sos one of
her oldest residents, and one whose
recollection wont back ns a link to
the dim past. Sho was a daughter
of William Whittaker who for many
years owned and resided on the
property now known as Beaver Dam
Farm. She was born near Bernley
in England, July 10, 1824, and
came to America with her parents
when only seven years of ago. Dec.
30, 1847 she married John Layton
who for many years was a well
known and prominent teacher in
that township and later became
county superintendent of schools.
His death occurred July 20, 1890.
Sue died on the morning of Feb.
1st from dropsy, from which she
suffered severely for several weeks,
ftnd was buried last Friday from
the M. E. Church at Dingmans. The
services wore conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. George Whitehead who
was born and reared very noar to
her birthplace in England.
Mrs. Layton was a kind and con
siderate neighbor, ever ready to as
sist so flar as lay in her power all
wdio wove in distress and in the cir
cle of her friends and acquaintances,
her death will be greatly deplored.
Tho immediate relatives who mourn
her are ono son, William H., a well
known newspaper correspondent
and highly successful school teach
er, and three brothers. John, Luke
and Thomas.
LENA PATKIiSON WAIN WRK1IIT.
This aged womnn passed the
bounds of the finite, and entered in
to her everlasting rest last Sunday,
at tho extreme age of ninety years'.
Sho was tho widow of Jacob Wain-
wright a highly respected farmer
whadied several years since. She
was born in Now Jersey but this
county has been her home from
early womanhood. She is survived
by, her son John with whom she
residod in Dingman township nnd a
daughter, Margaret Jane also at
homo, Mrs. Sarah Kloinstubor of the
same township, Mrs. Euith McKean
of Shohola, Mrs. Adeline Voght. of
Lincoln, NebrasKa, Mrs. Sarah
Wainwright, of Montague, N. J.,
and Mrs. Martha , of Ohio.
The funeral was hold Thursday,
Rev. Thomas Nichols officiating.
MRS. ERNESTINE WEISS.
Mrs. Ernestine Weiss, of Ding
mans died at her home in that vil
luge Tuosday of pneumonia, aged
seventy six years. She is survived
; bv two daughters, who residod with
her, one of whom is unmarried
Sho has lately built a large sum
mor boarding house which is a groat
addition to that town
Madam Peroz.of Schooonoo, whose
, nln0S8 ha8 boen KotoAi dica
I at the residence of her son, George,
Wednesday evening, i urther obi
tuary mention will be made next
week.
Word has reached hero of the
death of Mrs. Mary Sherman, wife
of John II. Sherman, at Lurny Vir
ginia.
Fast Tints on the Erie.
The "Yellow" Journal of Now
York rana spoeialovor tho Erie Sun
day with its edition- The time was
made between New York and Buffa
lo 421 miles in 8 hours and 12 minu
tos actual running time, or the 424
miles were covered in 492 minutes,
or in round numbers the train while
running averaged ft mile in one
minute and a little less than
ten seconds. The fastest time mode
was between Hornellsville and Buff
alo 93 miles which was run in 100
minutes. The time beats the Cen
trals Empire state express.
Railroad Notes.
A Stroudsburg dispatch to the
Philadelphia Press says it has been
settled that, the Delaware Valley &
Hudson Railroad will connect at
Port Jervis with the Erie, and the
Monticello, and at Saylorsburg with
the road now at that place. A rumor
is afloat that tho management of the
Delawaro.Lacka wuima & Western is
interested in tho scheme. The diree
tors are very hopeful the road will
be built to Milford at an early date
Buy your loaded shells and all
kinds of ammunition at Brown &
Armstrong.
BRIEF MENTION.
To-morrow, .Saturday, is Lin-
coins Birthday and a legal holiday
in several States.
Remember Farmers' Institute !
At Milford, Monday Feb. 14th.
At Dingmans, Tuosday, Feb.
15th.
Able speakers be will present.
Sessions will open at 1.30 p. m.
Let there be largo audiences.
Wives and mothers will bo in
terested .
Show your appreciation of the
opportunity.
It is to benefit you the meetings
are held.
You will not be profited if you
remain away.
It is not book farming, but sense
farming.
Farming for profit.
Does that appeal to you?
Your presence or abscence will
determine.
The Milford, Matamoras and
New York Railroad engineers have
finished the line to Milford, and are
now at work putting in tho grade
stakes. This, it is said, is prelim
inary to an early commencement of
the actual work of construction.
Two of tho County Commission
ers, Heller and Nowman, have filed
appeals from the auditor's ' state.
ment surcharging them with time
alleged to be improperly spent and
expenses and horse hire unnecessar
ily incurred, the items of which ap
peared in the Press of Jan. 21st.
Miss Emma Dailoy, of Strouds
burg, iu attempting to light a cigar
ette Inst Sunday set tire to some
clothes drying on a line and but for
prompt aid the house would have
been burnod.
Tie Philadelphia Press of Mon
day contained a picture of Congress
man Kirkpatrick and also stated
that he was willing to accept a re
nomination for the office.
The C. L. S. met last evening at
the home of the Misses Bull ou
Board street.
Cottage prayer meetings are
being hold at "The Manso" Tuesday
evenings.
The Port Jervis trustees at a
meeting held last Monday evening
resolved to give the Erie company
peremptory notice to open Fowler
street withiu 12 hours after service
of same, and in case of failure to do
so thoy would tako immediate ac
tion.
It is neither sleighing or wagon
ing on the river road, and warm
weather will only make it worse,
while cold will have the same re
suit. Now which do you wish for.
The preliminary examination of
applicants for the West Point Ca-
detship was held last Saturday at
Easton. There were none from
this section.
Two greenback farmers from
the Blue Grass State were fleeced
out of 1270 last week by green goods
men at Allentown. It was the old
game of packages of paper in a tin
box, n?t to be opened until they got
home, but curiosity and greed im
pelled them to examine it before
they left the town aud then the
sharpers had disappeared.
It looks as though rubber boots
would bo indispensable in the very
near pretty soon or quicker.
Take time and slush by the forelock,
by sending an order to Johnson, at
Port Jorvis for a pair of Woonsocket
boots only $2.29 delivered. Glance
at his "ad" while drying your feet.
The heirs of S. Maretta Thrall,
who bequeathed by her will large
sums to Thrall Hospital and to es
tablish ft publio library in Middle
town, have begun proceedings to
prevent payment of the legacies.
The Stroudsburg Post Office
is not yet settled and the several
contestants for the plum are grow
ing slightly warm over the exercise
it gives them.
Mrs. Lizzie E. Howell, of Monti
cello, N. Y., wife of the rector who
is at present slightly under a cloud,
has sued the New York Yvorld to re
cover 110,000 damages for alleged
libel in publishing a false and libel
ous article concerning her which,
was furnished by her husband.
The C. E. Society and Epworth
League will hold a Union meeting
in the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening at 7.30. The subject for the
evenings consideration will ba
"God Calling, Who and What for,"