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VOL. IV
MILFOUD, PIKE (BOUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1899.
NO.
.37
Pike
v.
A DELUGE OF CITY PEOPLE
Eclipsing the Crowd Landed at
Port Jervis Two Weeks
Ago Saturday.
MILFORD AND MONTICELLO
PRINCIPAL POINTS.
All Liverie Well Patronised Here
A Double Header Pulled the 19:18
Train to Honticello,
A delude of peoplo, eclipsing the
number carried to Monticello
two weeks ago, took passage from
New York nnd was landed nt Port
Jervis Sntnrdny noon. Never be.
fore hud the Monticello nmd seen
such a dny as they experienced on
Saturday.
Two engines were necessary to
pull six overloaded conches, includ
ing two Pullman cnrs, up the moun
tain side to that popular summer
resort.
Baggage, consisting of trunks,
grips, bicycles nnd baby carriages
were piled on the train in every
inch of space available excepting on
the roofs of the curs.
A social coach was run through
from N. V. on the Erie to St.
Joseph's Sanitarium for the ac
commodation of 60 Sisrers of St.
Catharine's Hospital of Brooklyn.
Each week Bjwcial cars arb run for
them carrying from 50 to 150 to and
and from that beautiful and health-
giving resort.
Findley's stage line run several
extra wagons to Port Jervis for
guests who came in la' ge numbers
on every N. Y. train. Lumber wag
ons had to be made use of for cart
ing baggage as all platform wagons
wete run for people only.
Erie trains for Ningnrn Falls and
western points were heavily loaded
and were invariably late.
The one dollar excursion to New
York and return on Sunday was
largely patronized nnd carried an
enormous number of excursionists
from P. J. and Middletown. A
special baggage car was attached to
this train for bicycles, and a special
ferry boat was run for the accom
modation of nil who desired a short
sail up the Hudson to Grant's Tomb.
The return trip wns made from
Chambers St., N. Y. at 7 :40 p. m.
L. A. W. Notes.
With the growth of the Pennsyl
vania division, which is now over
1500 ahead of New York m L. A.
W. membership, it has been necess
ary to look for ways and moans by
which unnecessary expenses might
be curtailed in order to provide
funds for the really necessary ex
penses to carry on the affairs of the
divisions and keep it in it- preseut
'ending position. With this idea in
view the secretary-treasurer has
suggested two amendments which
will be acted upon nt a special meet
ing of the State representatives to be
held at the Bourse Building in Phil
adelphia on the the 24th inst., and
as the benefits to be derived are self
apparent they will pass without op
position .
The first of these amendments
does away with the useless expense
of printing and postage for ballots
for the election of delegates which
are returned "unchanged" year af.
ter year from all over the State.The
value of such an amendment can
easily be seen, considering the fact
that it takes some $250 for the print
ing and postage of these same bal
lots. "Last season," claims the secre
tary treasurer, "the returns were
almost identical with those of the
previous year, there being only two
changes made in the entire divisions
will save the expense of sending out
these slipd when such action becomes
a matter of formal, though of course
any number of nominations may still
be made Where there is wore than
one candidate, or set of candidates,
for any office the election will uat
urully be conducted by printed bal
lot mailed to all members as be
fore." The other amendments asks for
the striking out of the section pro
viding for hotel expenses to the
delegates to the State conventions
This is found necessary, owing to
the number of delegates and is more
over nothing but just when it is
taken into consideration that the
delegates elected to represent this
division at f he National Assembly,
wherever it may be held, are oblig
ed to pay their own expenses.
IBubsonbe for the Puiua.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Dr. Ken worthy now sports a new
pneumatic wagon.. .
Miss Maria Peters, of BusnVill.
was stricken with paralysis July 14.
The front of Kelly's hotel ha9
lately been decorated with three
new street lamps.
Rev O. E. Gillespie, of Port Jer
vis, will exchange pulpits with Rev.
Thos. Nichols next Sabbath morn
ig. ,
Miss Edith Lewis drives a very
neat establishment in the way of a
handsome black horse nnd rubber
tired wagon.
Louisa Gibbons is quite seriously
ill at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Nyce in Milford Tsp.
Mrs. Dr. Price, of Branchville, and
son visited a day in Milford this
week.
Uncle Tom's Cnbin showed at P.
J. Monday afternoon and evening
giving a good performance each
time.
W. E. Armstrong, of New York,
visited his parents Milt Armstrong
and wife last Sunday.
From Oct. 4th, 1899, to July 20th,
1899. there have been 148 marriage
licenses granted by Clerk West
brook. David Chapin smiled again
on his many Milford friends this
week.
Miss Lnrretift LewiB gave a very
pleasant little entertainment last
Saturday evening to those who took
part in the play recently given for
the benefit of the Milford Lyceum.
The half man and half horse
curiosity, exhibited on Front street,
is drawing fair sized crowds nightly
oharging but 10 cents admission.
Charles Quinn, of Dingmnn, is re
ported to have announced himself a
Democratic candidate for County
Treasurer.
Robert H. Smith and William
Spickers, of Paterson, visited Her
bert Kent last week, on returning
walked back through the sands of
Jersey.
The Rebeknhs, of Milford, enter
tained a delegation of their sisters
from Port Jervis last Friday night,
in Browns Hall. Refreshments were
served and all had a happy social
time.
We are in receipt of the Annual
report of theSecretary of Internal af
fairs for 1898, through the courtesy
of Hon. James W. Latta.
John Gourlay received a black eye
from the effects of being hit by the
ball while the teams were prac
ticing before the game on Satur
day. Margaret Elizabeth, Broadhead,
wife of H. W. Bradley, of Denver
Colo, died at the residence of her
father Capt. Edgar BroadUeaa in
Port Jervis Monday morning July
17th, aged about 42 years.
Frank Buckley of Delaware Tsp.,
fell from his wheel Thursday even
ing, July 14, while riding downHar-
ford street in this borough, and be
sides receiving quite a severe cut
above the eye had his collar bone
fractured.
The annual midsummer meeting
of the Minisink Valley Historical
Society will take place at Caude
beck's grove to-morrow, July 22.
Addresses will be made by Graham
Witschief, Esq.. of N. Y., Dr. C. W.
Banks, of Port Jervis, and others.
The following is a list of unclaim
ed letters remaining in the Milford
post-office for week ending J uly 22,
1899 : Mrs. Lucia Bender, Mrs. N.
M. Pearse, Mrs. S. S. Randall, Mrs.
Shophine, Mrs. William Wood, Mrs,
Celia Vincent. Mr. Roscoe Hart
Shaw, Jacob Hay, D. W. Van Au-
ken.
Carjrenter A. T. Seeley has been
making great improvement to the
cottage of Mrs. G. P. Van Wyck, on
Ann street. Another story bus been
added to part of it and the porches
rebuilt. When C. H. Wood and his
assistants have retouched it with
fresh paint it will present a hund-
some appearence.
Miss E Grace Laurent, of Scran-
ton, whose parents, John aud Han
nah Laurent, were formerly resi
dents of DingmanTsp. in this coun
ty, was married at Bloomsburg
Friday, July 7th, to Charles L. Wil
liains by Rev. J. D. Smith, pastor of
the Baptist ohnrch. The bride has
for several years been a teacher in
the Soranton public schools, and she
has many friends in this county
who will wish for her a happy aud
prosperous married life
Miss Anna Law, of Soranton, Pa.,
is visiting Miss Susie Nichols at the
Parsonage.
Herbert Alton, of Brooklyn, is nt
the Crissmnn House for a stay of
several week.
Dr. H. B. Reed nnd son Howard
nre spending a dny or so in New
York city.
W. Irving Dey, of Ridgewood, N.
J., is spending several weeks at the
Bluff House.
Hon John D. Biddis arrived in
town this week from Washington,
to spend a three week vacation with
his familv here.
A full account of the entertain
ment, given in Browns Hall last ev
ening (Thursday) for the benefit of
the Presbyterian organ fund, will be
given in The Press next week.
FOR SALE Horse, carriage and
harness. Apply to John L. Gour
lay, Milford Pa.
The Btone work for County Line
Bridge, at Hnwley, was sold to An
tin my Van Auken ot Tafton, Pike
Co. for the sum of 1389.
The County Commissioners went
to Hawley Tuesday where they met
the commissioners of Wayne to sell
the building of the abutments and
guard walls of the bridge at Crom
welltown.
Bicycle Repairing quickly done at
Rutans.
The North German Lloyd people
have just ordered a passenger ves
sel which will be 700 feet long, 70
feet in beam and is to make twenty
three and a half knots with engines
of 36,000 horse power.
Moses Gumaer, of Sandyston, N.
J., made a pleasant call at the The
Pkkss office this week. He says that
small fruits are pleutiful and fine
in his section, but the peach crop
will be a total failure.
An informal meeting of parties
interested in a proposed railroad up
the valley was held Thursday at
Bushkill, and was attended, by sev
eral gentlemeu from Easton and
other places who seem quite san
guine that the project will mater
ialize soon into actual visible faot.
Eleven correspondents of papers
at Manila have signed a statement
to the effect that the dispatches sent
by General Otis to the Government
do not represent the true state of af
fairs there, and that the declaration
made by him that "the situation is
well in hand" and the assumption
that the insurrection can be speedily
ended without a greatly increased
army is an error. If the charges are
not true the correspondents will be
ordered from the island, and if true
Otis will be removed.
Row boats are a scarce article in
nnd about Port Jervis at this time
of the year. It seems they can't be
obtained for love nor money, and
they are often borrowed at different
places along the shore and forgot'
ten to be returned
After several meetings and dis
cussions over the matter, it was fin
lly concluded this week to seat the
Sunday School room of the Presby
terian church with chairs. A com
mittee consisting of Mrs. J. H. Van
Etten, Miss Helen Biddis and Jacob
Klaer went to Port Jervis this week
to make the selection, and soon, no
doubt, the old pews will be replaced
with the more modern furniture
A farmer from near Milford was
held up Sunday on Catharine street,
not by highwaymen, but by some
thing in a hemp bag lying in the
middle of the street which was in
clined to move quite briskly. His
horse refusing to pass it he dis
mounted from the wagon and going
up to the bag opened it and found to
bis surprise a small, shaggy-haired
dog which had evidently refused to
obey orders and had been placed
there to be run over as punishment
He freed the dog and it ran home
A Port Jervis shoe man littered
our streets and sidewalks this week
with large dodgers, advertising
wonderful bargains. If you want
fair treatment aud good value for
your money consult the advertising
columns of the Press, and eschew
those merohants who prefer tode
face trees aud posts and dirty, the
streets with paper to' doing a regu
lar business iu a live and let live
manner. If they want Milford
trade let them ask for it through
the home papers.
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Pinned Under a Log for Three Hour..
Christopher Holden about eigh
teen years of age, sou of Nicholas
Holden, of Dingtnn" township.
with a polnful iJpMinit on Sat
urday last while loadihg logs in the
woods some distance from the house.
He had been making a certain num
ber of trips daily, being a long time
overdue his mother beonme very
much worried nnd sent Will., who
happened to be home, to look for
him.
When found he was pinned to the
ground under a log twenty-two feet
long and was unable to move. Will
immediately freed him from his
perilous condition. His right leg
as found to be broken and his
chest badly bruised. He was re
moved to the house and Dr. Emer
son called, who sot the limb.
When d'scovered by his brother,
Chris, he was perfectly conscious
and related how it had all happened.
While loading the log from the skid-
ay to the wngon his caut-hook
lipped, the log swung round and
one end pinned him fast.
The limb was sot with little or no
difficulty and the physician expects
b peed y knitting of the bone.
Barns at the Suisez Oo. Almthou.e
Burned.
(From Our Layton Correspondent . )
During the heavy thunder show
on Wednesday afternoon of
Inst week the bnrn nt the Sussex
Co Alms house wns struck by light
ning and burned. The main barn
was 60 feet square, with 20 foot
posts, nnd set on a quarried stone
foundation. The oow barn attach
ed was GO x 40 feet with 18 foot
posts. Near by was another cow
barn nnd machine house 60 x 20 feet
with 14 loot posts. These were nil
burned.
In the main barn was 5,000
sheaves of rye, and about 50 tons of
hay, both old and new. Owing to
there being several persons in the
basement, where they had just fin
ished milking, the 38 cows, 1 bull
and 5 head of horses were gotten
out in safety. The farm machinery
was also saved with the exception
of a fodder cutter and a threshing
machine, harness, . heavy spring
wagon and three lumber wagons,
Although there were six persons in
the building at the time it wns
struck, none of them received any
serious injury from the shock The
loss to the county will be consider
able as the insurance of $3,000 does
not more than half cover the loss
The set of buildings burned cost
new over $7,000, and it does not look
like good business methods to have
carried so light an insurance where
the risks are so great.
Fireman Injured.
Firemsn Skinner met with a pnin
ful Hccident on Friday last at Port
Jervis while attempting to jump
from a coal car to the baggage car
on his train. His head struck the
top of the baggage car, it being
somewhat lower t"Eat the coal car,
and he fell to the ground injuring his
hip quite badly and scraping the
skin off the whole length of bis
shin. He wns picked up by the en
gineer. Another fireman had to be
substituted for Skinner who went
home.
Base Ball Same.
An interesting base ball game took
place on the grounds on Fifth St. Sat
urday last between the Kohinoor
nine and Milford team.
The game was witnessed by a good
sized crowd and applause was rend
ered for every star play.
The score at the ending of tha
seventh inning stood 11 to 4 in fav
or of Milford team.
Here is Tour Opportunity 1
To take a cheap ride over the
famous Gravity road from Hones
dale. The Erie will give the people
of Milford ana vicinity an oppor
tunity to take this grand trip at th
low fare of one dollar for the round
trip, with a special train leaving P
J. at 9 :15 a. m. Thursday, July 27,
and run through to Carbondale. re
turning leave Carbondale 4 p. m
Do not miss this excursion as it ma
be your last opportunity for the
Gravity road will be a thing of the
past. Remember tUe date, July 27
and rate only one dollar for the
round trip.
The MoeUre Mh-l.
"It Is an awful thing n to know
where one's next meal Is coming
from "
"Yes. but s Rood man 7 ef us mar
ried men are experiencing It since the
grocery store goi ui advertising oar-
ttlt). ejuterelew.
Adjourned Court.
Judges Purdy, Honck nnd Klaer
held an adjourned court July 14 at
which the following business was
transacted.
Petition of E. Vandermark Sheriff
to increase comonsation for care of
prisoners confined in county jail,
the allowance now being 25 cents per
diem for boara. The Court ordered
an allowance of 15 cents additional
for care for each prisoner.
E.C. Mumford Esq. of Wayne Co.
admitted to practice in several courts
of Pike.
A Estelle Strndor vs. Jacob W.
Strndor decree in divorce mnde.
Surpervisors of Milford Twp. file
n statment showing indebtedness of
$75.77nnd ask order of Coiut to levy
a tax to pay same, Court direct a
levy of 3 mills.
Petition of Pauline F. Frieh minor
child of Geo. A. Frieh deed, for ap.
pointment of guardian. Court ap
pointed W.F.Bock and fixed bond at
2000.
Petition of Mary M. Kleinhans
dministratrix of Jacob Kleinhans
deed, for sale of real estate to pay
debts, sale ordered and bond fixed
$4000.
Erie R. R. Co. vs Docker and West
equity, answer and reapplic itiou
having been filed, case continued.
Resignation of Aimer Terwilligor
as constable of Milford Borough pre
sented, and George Smith appointed
to fill vacancy.
No venises were ordered for Oct.
Court rose.
Crop Conditions.
An absence of rain over a large
part of the Gulf and South Atlantic
States has intensified the previously
reported drouth conditions in those
sections, more particularly . over
the interior portions of the
central and east Gulf states.
middle Tenneseo, and the western
portions of the Carolinns, wh'le ex
cessive and continuous rains over
central Wisconsin have proved un
favorable. Corn has suffered from
tho drouth and failed rapidly in the
South Atlantic, central and Eastern
Gulf States inoluding central Ten
nessee, Northern Missouri, and por
tions of Kentucky and Virginia and
inNorthCarolina it is a damaged be
yond recovery. In Texas there will
be a good crop as also in the Middle
Atlantic and generally in the great
jm states of the central valleys.
Spring and summer wheat prom
ises a fair crop, aud outs are goner.
ally promising.
Potatoes in the East will bo a good
crop, while South and West they do
not promise so well.
The hay crop, while good in sec
tions, is generally below tho average
nd will be a short crop.
A Risky Butineis.
An old Erie employee was inter
viewed by a Pkess representative
soon alter th. occurrence ol the
railroad accident at Port Jervis last
week on his profession, viz. railroad
ing, and as to whether there was a
greater risk of life connected with
the making up of tinins, braking,
firing, engineering, etc., etc., than
at any other industry or enterprize.
He suid : "I know of no man at
work on the Erie Railroad or any
other railroad that hasn't at some
time met with an accident of some
kind, if it was nothing more than
the losing of a finger, which of
course is a very small matter.
"I have helped carry men off the
track with legs off, some with heads
severed from the body, othets all
out to pieces when it was a difficult
task to distinguish whether it be a
human being, the clothing only
seving to make the distinction."
One or two railroad men were
brought to bis memory as not hav
ing yet been injured, but he ex
claimed they had miraoulusly es
caped so far, and if they continued
in the business it seemed impossible
for them to miss injury.
He also said he had been in the
employ of the Erie road for a long.,
long time and was a careful handler
of trains, but, nevertheless some few
years ago he himsolf was pinned
under a car dump until life was al
most extinct. One shoulder was
orushed and he received several bad
cuts and bruites.
The accidents of last week at P.
J. were horrible in tho extreme,
but were doubtless due to careless
ness to an extent.
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THE MONTAGUE CHURCH. i
A Brief Historical Sketch Prepared
By Rev. S. W. Mills.
We are pleased to copy from the
Port Jervis Gazette a brief history
of this old church which was found
ed thirty-nine years before the Rev
olntionary war, which sketch was
especially written for that paper.
The Reformod Dutch Church, of
Minisink, at Montague, was organi
zed August 23d, 1737, by George
Wilholmus Manolus, of Esopus, now
Kingston. At the same time and
by the same person were organized
the Reform Dutch Churches of Ma
hnckamach, or Deorpark, of Wal
pack nnd of Smithfleld. For four
years after the organization of these
churches they were without a pas
tor, but depended on occasional sup
plies. The first pastor of the four, joint
ly, was tho Rev. Johannes Casparus
Fryeiimoct, born in Switzerland,
nnd who was settled June 1st, 1741.
His most acceptable services in this
widely extended field continued for
15 years until he was driven out by
the Indian massacres prevailing in
this region in August, 175(1. When
and where the first house of wor.
ship for the Minisink church was
erected we have been unable to
learn.
After Mr. Fryonmoct's departure
the church was vacant for four
years, until 16U, when tho Hev.
Thomas Rnmevn became the second
pistor in connection with tho other
churches, nnd remained such for
twelve years when, in consequence
of the distrubed state of the coun
try, growing out of the coming rev
olution, he accepted a call from
Montgomery county.
Tho third pastor was tho Rov.
Elias Van Bunschoton, who became
such in 1785, closing hisj services
here in 1799.
The fourth minister was the Rev.
John Demurest, from 1803 to 1808.
The Rev. C. C. Elting was the next
form 1818 to 1837, in connection
with Port Jervis. The Rev. S. B.
Ayres succeeded Mr. Elting and re
mained the sole pastor for three yrs.
Since then the church has had
numerous pastors, having conclud
ed, after 100 years of joint service
with other churches, to have its own
pastor The succeeding clergymen
have been : Revs. J. Bookstaver,
J. T. Demarest, D. A. Jones, C.
Gates, W. Cornell, W. L. Mooro,
W .Turner. T. Fitzgerald, J
well, Joseph Millet and
Lane.
L. Still-
Gilbert
Cure for Ivy Poisoning.
So many persons nre susceptible
to poisoning by ivy that frequently
the pleasure of rambles in the woods
is greatly diminished through fear
of being injured. Tho poisoning
principle of the plant is a volatile
oil which adheres very closely to the
skin and clothing of persons coming
in contract with it. A wnsh mnde
of an alcoholic solution ot acetate of
of lend j fifty to seventy-five per
cent alcohol is reccomendod in which
sugar of lend (lend acetate) is dis
solved, until the alcohol will hold
no more in solution. Application
should be made several times in the
course of two or three days. The
solution will give immediate relief.
Great care must be taken in using
the sugar of lend, ns it is very poison
ous taken internally.
Drowned Near Fallings Springe.
Lewis Gordon, of West Pittston
Pa. , a brother of Jervis Gordon of
our town, was drowned in the Sus
quehanna river opposite Falling
Springs, during the height of a heavy
rainstorm which struck that locality
Wednesday July 12. In company
with R. H. Green he had gone up
the river on a fishing trip, nnd about
4 p. in. a squall struck and capsized
the boat. Both men were thrown
out, and the noise of the falling rain
and the waves on the shore drowned
the cries. Green grasped the boat
and was saved, but Mr. Gordon who
was a good swimmer struck out for
the shore. His advanced uge 75 yrs
was too great a handicap and hi
strength gave out and he sank to rise
no more, lie was a printer Dy trade
having learned the business iu the
office of the Bolvidore Apollo, and in
1858 became its owner. Subsequent
he sold out, went to Eustou and be-
came proprietor of the Farmer au
Sept 1866, founded the Huston Free
Press. At the time of his death he
was connected with a Pittston paper
He leaves a widow one son and two
daughter,.
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ONCE A MIGHTY INDUSTRY.
Among the mnny once flourish
ing tannery towns of New York State
there nre very few whoso inhabi
tants earn their daily bread wholly
through this Industry. In nil parts
of the country there nro reminis
cences showing signs of once exten
sive buildings made mostly from
stones picked from tho land and con
verted into structures, none of the
large rude timbers Iming left which
were at first cut nnd hauled from the
forest with bark stripped off, to bo
made more serviceable, having long
since decayed nnd vanished.
This was indeed a great industry
and through which millions of dol
lars were made in the earlier days
when bark wns plenty nnd leather
sold for a high price.
For an example of one of these
small but thriving tanning towns
Gilman's Station, lately renamed
St. Joseph's nfter the Sanitariun re
cently erected near that place,
located on the P. J., M. & N. Y.
R. R. about eighteen miles from
Port Jervis, might be taken. This
village was founded by W. W. Gil
man in the enrly part of 1871 and
for over t wenty years run a success
ful tanning establishment before
the bark supply began to exhaust.
Besides the tannery there wore also
wo big saw-mills that wore in con
stant motion from daylight till dark
sawing logs into lumber. During
parts of tho year as high ns three
and four carloads of lumber were
shipped to Port Jervis nnd Humor
ous other points, thousands of feet
being purchased by Milford builders
nd houses constructed from it,
many of which nre still standing,
nd aside from remodeling bear
gns of good preservation to-day.
At present nil that remains of
Gilman's Station is an old shanty
used for a depot, one or two tum
ble-down buildings occupied by
peoplo who have lived there since
childhood.
W. W. Oilman diod about thir
teen years ngo leaving n vast fort
une to his son Alf., who is now lo
cated in N. Y city.
On the right side of the railroad
ns one goes townrd Monticello, the
first and bigest heap of ruins coming
to view is tho old tannery quite de
molished, the walls still standing
and parts of the wood work yet un
harmed other than being very
much settled. A fow ynrds over on
tho same side on whnt might bo
called the principal street nro parts
of houses standing with hero nnd
there nothing more than a cellar
wall to mark a once cosy farm
house. Garden siMits are not to bo
found having grown up in almost
the same shae as before they were
first cleared. Although there is
considerable meadow land in tho vi
cinity, none can bo seen from the
railroad. But, it is doubtful if there
is a more valuable tract of park
land in New York State than this
could be mado.
Even the steam whistle that once
called men to work aud discharged
them when the days' work was fin.
ished, has been taken away and
mode use of in another plnce.
It is more than interesting to
some people who are strangers in
the country and travel that way in
the summer, to look over the ruins
of Gilman's Station and think what
a difference time has made and the
changes it has brought about in
the course of a few years.
If only the water power that turn
ed tho old wheels in tho tannery
was utilized the possiblities of mon
ey making would indeed bo great.
Or if this land could fall into the
hands of the Goulds, Vundurbilts or
other park promotors with plenty
of money behind thorn, a second
Tuxedo could be founded with far
better hunting and fishing than can
be found most anywhere iu the
State.
Real Estate Transfer.
George B. Simons and others, to
Samuel Simons, dated Sept. 2, 1875.
113 acres, Greene, part of the estate
of Junius Simons, dee'd. Con. $16
34. Delaware & Hudson Canal Com
pany to C. W. Bull, dated July 13.
Piece of land, etc, at lock No. IS,
Con. $350.
Fanny Montheuiout and husband,
to Bertha Montueinout, dated July
17. 81 acres, Diugumn Tsp. Con.
$1.
Levi Shaw et al. trustees to Wil
liam Kelley, dated May 18, lands iu
Pike county, ten thousand acres
known as the Shaker lauds. Con,
$25,000.