1 ProthonoUryg Office X Pike Coiiinity Pre VOL. IV. MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1890. NO. 42. BITS OF WASHINGTON LETTER Secretory Wilson, who has just roturned from a western trip ml the way to tlie Pacific const, upon which ha wont to study agricultur al conditions so as to tniiko tho work of the Agricultural Department as helpful to the farmers in tlmt sec tion as possible, says Mm talk about a sentiment in the wesr, against the Philippine policy of President Mo Kinley is all manufactured in the east, and that he did not meet a sin glo "anti" west of Chicago, although ho met hundreds of men, in all sec tions of life He found the farmers prosperous all through the west, nncl especially so in the corn belt. Ho says the wheat crop of that sec tion will be a little short, hut that the crop of corn and oats and other products are enormous. Speaking of the annexation sentiment in the west, Secretary Wilson said : "The people of the west understand this question better than do tho.-.e of the east. They know that Dewey was sent to the Philippines to protect onr large and growing trade with the Orient. We have labored to build up a trade wirh China and .la pan, and when the war began Spain had a fleet in Oriental waters ready to attack and destroy our com merce. She also was ready to en courage privateering, and Dewey went to Hongkong to be ready to protect the shipping, Ho destroyed the Spanish fleet as the safe way to prevent it from preying upon Amer ican merchant ships. Had the bat tle resulted in a victory for Spain rather than for Dewey, the Spanish fleet would have crossed the Pacific to attack our western ports. The people out west realize this, and they also realize that Dewey's victory and the subsequent events which transferred the Philippines to the U. S. have given an extraordinary impetus to the commerce of this country with the Orient. At all the Pacific porta the docks are piled up with goodeawaitinftsliipment to the Oriont, and we have not. ships enough to carry them. The people of the west regard the Pacific as an American lake, which should be cov ered with ships oarrying the Amer erican flag, and I don't know but they are right about that. Why, I went on one big ship, loading at Taooma, nnd I found in the cargo lumber, wheat and flour from the state of Washington ; but ter and eggs frcm Iowa and Michi gan ; fruit from California and Ore gon ; steel from Alabama ; cotton goods from the Carolinas ; bicycles from Chicago j notions from New England, and something from more than half the states in the Union. This cargo was bound for China and Japan, and it represented every sec tion and nearly every branch of in dustry in the U. S. It showed me more clearly than 1 had ever seen before the general interest we all have in this Oriental trade." INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS. A dance was given at the Homo sted Saturday evening which f urn ished great onjoymont to the guests and a number of invited young peo ple from the town. The Rev. Charles M. Perkins Rural Dean of Burlington N. J. ,is expected to preach at the Church of the Good Shepard on next Sunday morning service at half past ten. George Cole, of Montague, N. J., is about to begin the erection of a stone house on the site of the one recently destroyed by fire. The building will be the same size as the other and when completed will be a substantial, roomy house, and an ornament to any community. The Depues of Lehman will do the mason work which is a guarantee that it will lie a solid structure. Thursday evening August 17 a very lively and entertaining cake walk was indulged in by Homestead guests. Those especially prominent were Miss. Tuylor, who impersona ted Topsy in capital style, followed first by Mr. Jennings and Miss. Tread way second Mr. Towpsend and Miss Ferris, third Miss Smalley and Mrs. Vail, fourth Mr. Ferris and Miss Johnson, fifth Miss Moore and Miss Simpson, sixth Mr. Fields and ' Miss Franklin and seventh Miss Drake and Miss Helen Treadway. And thus they whiled the happy hours away. rDr. David Kennedy ravorite Remedy CUKES ALL KlDNItilOMATH UVfcB IKUUUILS. PERSONALS. Miss Louisa Fay, of Brooklyn, is visiting at the "AnchoYng." Lnnty Armstrong, .1., of N. Y., is visiting with bis family on High Street. Nellie S. Drake, of Scranton, Pa., is visiting her friend Miss Berthh Williamson on George St. George Armstrong oriived Wednesday night to pass bis vaca tion with bis parents on High St. James R. Bull and wife, of N. Y., have recently been spending a short vacation with friends m Milford. John C. Cornelius accompanied by his wife was a guest at the Saw. kill House over last Sunday. Mrs. Sabina Drake, of Craigvillo, N. Y., who formerly resided in the family of the late Samuel Dotrick of Milford, visited here this week. Nod. Kleinhans, of Jersey City, js passing his vacation with friends at Milford and Blooming Grove. Hon. Thos. B. Reed, of Maine lias sent Iiis resignation us Member of Congress, to the Governor of that State. The Misses Anna and Alice War ren, of Ridgewood N. J., are visit ing the family of Hon. Jacob Klaer on Harford St. Mrs. S. G. Vanderbeck and fam ily, of Hackensack, N. J., are visit ing her father E. Warner on Broad street. Mr. Wharton, wife and child are visiting Mrs. Whartons sister, Mrs George Warner at the model farm in Dingman Tsp. Rev C. S. Ryman, of Summit, N. J., a former pastor of the M. E. church at Milford was a visitor here this week. Mrs. Jennie Westbrook and daughter Millie, and Miss DoMotte, of Ridgewood, N. J., came up last Saturday and were conveyed by Mr. Grasch to his cottage at Niche cronk, where thoy will rusticate for a oouple of weeks. Mrs. Edward Reed and son, of Port Jorvis, are spending a couple of weeks in Milford, where she is well known, having taught in the Borough publio schools. John Baldwin and wife, of N. Y., who have been spending some weeks at Mt. Clemens, Mich, will arrive in Milford Sept. 1st for their annual visit. J. C. Fonda, proprietor of the P. J. Steam Laundry in company with his wife and friends dined at the Bluff House Wednesday. The Bridge at Dingmans. Work is rapidly progressing on the new bridge at Dingmans Mr. Perkins, President of the Horse- heads Bridge Co., was in town this week on his way to the scene of ope rations. A large quantity of ma terial, tools, etc., was floated down the rivor from Port Jervis in scows, and the masonry of the piers and abutments is now being reconstruct ed. Doubtless our down-the-river neighbors will enjoy the comfort of a new bridge before the year closes, and if a better and easier road can be built across the hill to Layton it will greatly increase the con venience of many in that part of the Valley. State Firemen's Convention. Each fire department has received or will receive a circular issued by Secretary Tannler showing what has been done in the way of ar rangements for the State Firemens' Convention which will meet at Scranton, on October 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The parade will be held on Thursday, the 5th. The delegates will be received on Monday the 2nd. The convention will open on the 3rd in the Court House in that city. In the parade prizes will be offered for the larg est uniformed company, t lie best uniformed one, and for the best ap paratus. On the closing day the tournament will be held. Scranton Truth. i oily Party From Monticello. County Clerk Geo. O. Fraser, of Monticello, New York, made a brief call at the Pkkss office Friday morn ing. In company with W. F. Wood, ot Chicago j W. G. Smith, of New York ; Dr. George Schmitt, of Monticello ; Joseph Di dier, of N. Y and Mr. Monahan and son also of the Greater city stopped at Milfrrd for a short stay and then drove to Schanno's popular resort where dinner was had and the remainder of the day pussed pleasantly away. The party took the 6 :60 train I from Port Jervis in the evening. BRIEF MENTION. The fair given by the Indies of the M. E. church was well attended and the proceeds amounted to 1S6. If the weather Is fair services may be expected at the Sawkill school house next Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2 :30p. m. Don't forget the New York one dollar excursion leaving Port Jervis at 7 a. m. on Saturday August 26th. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dimmick, of Woodside, Ma., announce the mar riage of their daughter FrnneiB Lil ian to Harry D. Gasson which hap py event occured Monday Aug. 21st. Hon. William Mitchell delegate to the Republican State Convention, which met at Harrisburg yesterday, left town Wednesday to be present at the session. Tha school board at a meeting held last Saturday evening appoint ed Lewis H. Wagner Janitor of the Borough buildings for the ensuing year at a salary of $75. A number of young people, ohaperoned by Mrs. Von Aor Heyde, enjoyed a picinio at Childa Park Monday. J. R. Van Duzer a well known merchant of Middletown N. Y.. and who was known to many here and in Sussex Co., died suddenly Satur day evening Aug. 19th, while at his business place. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Montague church will hold a fair and festival Tuesday August 29th, to which they cordially invite your presence. The Columbia Fair given by the ladies' of the Episcopal church of Milford last week was a highly suc cessful enterprise the receipts being 1409. The law-suit between Chris. Geb hardt, Pltff. and James Black, Deft., which was on the bills at Hainesville, N. J., for Wednesday was amicably adjusted before trial. "Chris." Ott, of Newton, Hon. Frank Bolioor and tlte Misses Live, penheisu, of Milford, dined at the Park Hotel on Sunday last.-Braneh- ville Times. P. R. Cross of Palmyra was at Milford Monday attending the meet ing of the newly elected Republican county committee of which he is a member. A jolly party of about 18 Mil forditos drove to Martin L. Bock's hotel in Lehman Wednesday and enjoyed one of his celebrated dinners. Hon. D. M. VanAukon spent a few days in N. Y. last week in company with Mrs. C. H. VanVVyok ; while there a very handsome turnout, con sisting of a fine horse and wag on costing $1,100. was purchased for Miss Happy. Do not forget the Gypsy tea on the Van Etten lawn Saturday, Sept. 2, in aid of the Presbyterian organ fund. It will do you good to be there and you will do good, especi ally if you bring along some sjiare change. Commissioners of Wayne County, James B. Keen, Warren E. Per ham and Joel G. Hill in conjunction with the Pike County Board let the painting for County line bridges Wednesday, to F. G. Hames as fol lows: Miller's 121, Ehrgood's 115. 75, Bortree's $17, Ledgedale $24, Paupao $33, and Wilsonville $40. The County bridges at Coreyville and Houcktowu were contracted to Wm. Swepeniser for $5 each and the one over Giff ord's Creek to F. G. Haines for $8. The storm last Monday night was quite wide spread and inflicted con siderable damage in several portions of the State. At Port Jervis the lightning was especially vivid and in one spot near the reservoir it struck in twenty places. The trol ley wire in that town was broken and the telephone wires interfered with. Here the wind rose for a short time and some aula fell but no damage was done. Next Saturday's Futurity Race at Sheepshead Bay, L. I., has many promising entries this year. This is one of the best events of the season in horse-raoing and is being looked forward to by many of the greatest horsemen of this country. Of the thirty-eight eutries prob ably not over twenty-five will answi r the flag owing to the scar city of good jockeys available at the present time. Iu practice some of the running fillies covered six fur longs in 1 :15. Advertise in the Press. COST OF STREET LIGHTING. Correcting Last Week Statement. In the issue of this. jA-' ;yr of last week we were led Intobertai'n inno ' ' 'FT.. curacies of statement as to the cost of street lighting and the compari son of the relative cost of the light ing of the streets of this Borough with the town of New Milford, Connecticut, which we desire to correct, as follows : The statement, that "if (New Mil ford) pays, assuming it takes the same number of lights, 40, $720. for an all-night or ten hour light, we pay $540. only $80. loss and have light only until midnight, or at the rate of 75 cents for 5 hours j they pay $380. or $280. less that we pay for about that service" is incorrect, and the further statement, "that our down-east namesake pays half the rate we pay" is also incorrect, for the reason that we are now in formed that the streets of the town of New Milford are not lighted at all by acetylene gas, but with elec tricity, and the costs of lighting said streets, the lergth of same be- ng about 2 miles, is .$1512.00 from 18 arc light burners at $84. each per annum, and these lights are put out at 12 o'clock midnight, and on moonlight nights or so-called moon light nights, are not lighted at all. Not wishing to do any injustice to the members of the Town Coun cil of Milford, who made the con tract with the Gas Company of this place for seven year's lighting of our streets, or any one, we cheer- fully make the above correction. (The above corrections are wholly based on information re ceived from a member of the Mil ford Gaa Company. Editor Press.) "The Frees" and the O. A. R. Philadelphia has always been a Grand Army town and the ap proaching annual meeting of the Grand Army promises to outdo any recent gathering in number, in en thusiasm and in full, patient and costly preparation fr the welcome, the comfort and the convenience of the city's guests. Each step in public preparation and pageant will be chronicled in "The Press." Committee meetings plans, programmes, reunions, form al and informal gatherings, stated meetings and special assemblages will all have a space, attention, de tail and accuracy equaled by no other paper. As always on these special occasions, "The Press" will give all the views in the best way and in the fullest manner. But much remains. Personal re unions between man and man are not es important than publio. In dividual meetings couut for as much as the great throngs which will march in procession and gather in the Academy. Many a man will come to this great assemblage of his comrades thirty-four years ago anxious first and chiefly to meet some one comrade unseen for a gen eration. "The Press" proposes according ly to throw its columns open iu aid of every such man. From now un til the end of the Grand Army En campment "The Press" will print free of charge all personal requests and announcements by any com rade directly relating to any other comrade, or lost equipment, army service, etc. Beside printing all the news of the Encampment "The Press" desires, in order to make it successful, to open its oolumns freely to all such announcements by indi vidual comrades which will aid in enabling them to meet each other, to find each other, and to enjoy to the utmost this great gathering, to so many comrades their last assem bly betore taps are beaten. We take a sincere pleasure, from now on, in offering our columns to each indi vidual Grand Army man for the ob ject and purpose indicated. Closing Dance at Raymond's Kill Falls. Remember Chas. B. McCarty's closiug dauoe of the season in the large covered pavilion at Raymond's Kill Falls od Wednesday ev'g, Aug 30th. A good time may be expect ed us extensive preparation are be ing made to accommodate a large crowd. Ioe cream and temperance drinks will be sold on the grounds Hor ton's stages will leave Milford at 7 :00 oclock and run at regular intervals during the evening. If rainy next fair night. Got tan's. your bloycle orated at Ru R. B Westbrook Dead. The Rev. Richard B. Westbrook, Treasurer of the Wagnor Free In stitution of Science of .Phila., died on Saturday lit Pascony, L. 1., ngod eighty years. Mr- Westbrook in his lifetime waq successively a sohool teacher, minister of the gospel and lawyer. Born at Dingman's Ferry this coun ty, Feb. 8. 1820, he taught school at the age of seventeen. Later he on tered the ministry, withdrawing finally iu 1866. He entered the law school of the University of the City of New York, was admitted to the bar in 1863 and received the degree of LL. D. Later lie became largely interested in Pennsylvania coal lands, nnd retired in 1882. He wns also an author of repute. In 1870 he published a work on marriage and divorce; in 1882 a work entitled the Bible, and in 1884 one entitled Man, Whence and Whither, besides others of later dale. Ho was twice married. His first wife was a daughter of Judge Hall, of New Jersey, who died in 1882. He afterward married Henrietta Payne, M. D., daughter of the Rev. Am Payne, of Rhode Island. Four children of his first marriage sur vive, Nathan Bangs. John Hall, Charles Kinsbury and Caroline Armstrong. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Jane B. Emerson. of this place. He was a cousin of Prothonotary John C. Westbrook and an uncle of B. Westbrook, of Dingmans. MI18. HENRIETTA JAOARD REVOYRE. Anotlier who had considerably pass ed the four score mark, went over tho dark river last Friday morning August 18th, when Mrs. Revoyro was called to join those of her am ily who had preceded her. She was born at Grenoble, Court St. Andre, France in 1815, and her maiden years were passed in a convent. About 1833 Bhe married Nicholas Revoyre, and after residing some vears in thnt country and Switzerland, In 1848 she immigrated to this land with her husband and looated in Philadelphia. Subsequenely they revisited there native shore and re turning came to Port Jervis where for a time they engaged in the Ho tel business and then moved to Mil ford whioh place has ever since been her home. Her husband died in 1884 and a son J. Alfred in March of this year. She is survived by one laughter Mrs. Louise Huguenin who lived with her. The funeral was held Monday con ducted by Rev. Father Treis of the Cutholio church, and interment took place iu the Milford cemetery. A Montague Law-Suit. (From Our Montague Correspondent.) Before his honor, Sanford Near- pass, H.sq., an aotion was tried Monday afternoon brought by Christian E. Gehhardt against James Black for work done. Black's counsel was Warren Van Sickle, of Layton. Gebhnrdt was in tho hands of his father. Godfrey Gehhardt, of Dingman township. The jurors were, Messrs. Gabriel Crone, Grant Cole, Burson Bell, Jos. Hornbook Randle Sayee and Martin Cole. Black brought in a claim for $3.65 which Gehhardt admitted. while through an oversight Geh hardt failed to prove his own claim of $13.15, so the jury brought in a vordict of $3.65 much to the aston ishment of the large number of spectators. But the end is not yet. F. One Dollar to New York and Return. On Saturday August 26th the Erie will run a special one dollar excur sion train to New York leaving J?t. Jervis at 7 a. m. arriving New York at 10 a m. Returning special train will leave 23d St. New York at 7 :25 p. m.. Chambers St. at 7:45 p. m. and Jersey City at 8 p. m. This al lowing over nine hours in which to see the many sights in and around Greater New York. Don't forget the date August 26 and rate only one dollar. 3w. List of Unclaimed Letters. Remaining in the Post Office at Milford for week endirg Aug. 26th. Ladies Miss Kittio Bergen, Miss Hilah Drake, Miss Lottie Wands. Milford Drug Co. Persons claiming the above will please say "Advertised" and give date of this list Chas. Lattimore, Pobt Muster, Bicycle Repairing quickly done at Kutans, ' HELP FOR THE STRICKEN. An Earnest Appeal For Contributions in Aid of the Victims of the Ter rible Hurricane at Forto Rico. A stirring appeal has been made to the people nt large by the U. 8. Secretary of War for contributions prompt and generous, in aid of the thousands of sufferers left homeless and in starvation by the recent dis astrous hurricane which swept over Porto Rico. Accurate reports state that several thousand human lives were lost, hundreds of thousands of once happy homes wore destroyed, crops were everywhere utterly ruined and many thousands of hu man beings are literally starving for want of food. Hungry, house less, with scarcely any clothing left to cover their nakedness, the un fortunate survivors are, we learn by telegraphic advices, threatened with the additional horrors of a plague. Crowds of women, old men and helpless little ones are encountered on every hnnd pltoously begging for food and shelter. Over ninety per cent, of the houses have been demolished and in many places the furious onset of the sea has swept away almost every vestige of flourishing little towns and villages. From Adjun- tas, Guayamas, Zabuooa, Mayagnez, Maunabo, Arroyo and other locali ties, the loss of life has been appal ling and the cries fot help are piti ful and heart-rending. In one dis trict alone, Utuado, over two thous and persons perished, and, as in other southern towns, those who have escaped with thoir lives are in want. Mayor Samuel H. Ashbridge and the Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee, of Philadelphia, have organized a Citizens' Porto Rico Re lief Fund, and our readers are asked to contribute to it and to send their contributions either to Hon. Samuel II. Ashbridge, Mayor of Philadel phia, or to Messrs. Drexel & Co., treasurers, Forto Rloo Relief Fund. Bth and Chestnut streets, Pa. The U. 8. Beoretary of War has assigned the TJ. 8. Auxiliary Cruis er "Panther" to Philadelphia from which port she will sail loaded with the food, etc., donated by the big- hearted men, women and children of Penn., who have never failed to respond, heartily and liberally to the appeal of the distressed. All contributions of money, how ever small, will be gladly received and publicly acknowledged. Fight About Sabbath. A peculiar tight as to which is the proper day to be observed as the Sabbath, is on at Lake Ariel between the Seventh Day Advontists and those whose opinions differ. 8. B. Fields is a prosperous farmer of Ariel and a Seventh Day Adven tist. In keeping with his teaching he regularly observes the seventh day of the week as Sabbath. Last week he was arrested charged, by David Edwards, with having per formed manual labor on a day com monly known as Sunday. The charge states that on July 31st, Mr. Fields was engaged in raking, bind ing and hauling oats into his barn. Mr. Fields does not deny the charge but claims that under the constitu tion of the United States he is per mited to worship God as he pleases. He also claims that ho follows the Mosuio law contained in the ten commandments Mr. Fields was fined $4 and the cost which he paid. Ha has now appealed the case to the county courts which will be called upon to decide which day is the proper one to be observed as the Sabbath. Id different parts of Sullivan Co. where Seventh Pay Adventlst preachers have accidentally swoop ed down on the farmers, several families can be found who observe Saturday as the Sabbath and seem to enjoy the change. Why they make the change in their day of worship is a question for the Sev enth Day believers to answer ; after having observed and hallowed Sun day as the Lord's day sic.ee infancy these poor, weak-minded, easily per suaded victims now cut hay, hoe potatoes and go about their farms working at anything their hands find to do. It probably makes little difference what day of the week is observed as the Sabbath so long as one is ob served, but when the greater part of a village looks forward to Sun day as the proper day for worship, it s a mistaken idea for some few to change the day thihkiog they are doing the right thing. A O. A. R. SOUVENIR. Everyone Interested in the Grand Encampment Should Get Next "Sunday's Press." The big G. A. R. Encampment at Philadelphia begins September 4. Next Sunday's "Philadelphia Press" (August 27) will be a sou venir edition, dedicated to the heros of the Grand Army. It will be fill ed with valuable information for those who attend the festivities and interesting matter appropriate to this great event in Grand Army circles. Artists and photographers will aid the most skilled writers in making this edition the finest ever published. Bo sure to get next Sunday's "Press.', Are you looking for an old com rade, who you boliove will be here at tho Encampment ? Some old friend perhaps in a regiment whom you have not seen for years ? If so, "The Daily Press" will help you find him and will print free of charge, all personal requests of old soldiers who will take part in the Encampment and who wish to learn the whereabouts of old comrades. Write to "The Press" and give names, regiment and other details, and address simply "The Press." Philadelphia. Real Estate Transfers. William L. Boyd to James E. Boyd, dated August 18th. Lots 336, 837, Broad Street, Milford Boro. Consideration $2. James E. Boyd to Jennie Boyd, dated Aug. 18. Same lots. Con sideration $2. Solomon 8. Speers and wife to Edward L. Schloger, dated Ang. 15th. 28 acres, Lackawaxen. Con sideration $500. Charles'Marvin and wife to Mil ford, Matamoras and New York R. R.. dated May 21, 1898, right of way. Consideration $200. Caroline Westbrook et. al. to M. M. & N. Y. R. R., dated May 23, 1898, right of way, Westfall town- bl). OomtideratlOTi etlOO. J. H. Van Etten, trustee to Jos. P. Manly, dated June 6. 183 acres, Palmyra. Consideration $1070. Edgar A. Wells and wife to Chas. G. Cortright, dated Angust 19, one tenth of 40 acres, Sbohola. Con sideration $12. Rosencrance C. Bull to M.. M. fe N. Y. R. K., dutod June 1. 1898, right of way, Milford township. Consideration $850. Mary A. Armstrong and husband to M., M. & N. Y. R. R., dated June 14, right of way. Charles Meyer and wife to M., M. & N. Y. R. R., dated Angust 16. Annie B. Wood and Oliver D. Wood to Frank Lewis, dated Au gust 21. Many Merry Maidens. All the world loves a beautiful girl. The opportunity will be afforded du ring the National Export Exposition for the public to feast its eyes on a Congress of real American beauties, a repre?entive from each state and Territory in the person of its lovliest daughter, all to be assembled in a great Beauty Show. The proposition also extends to a representative from Cuba, Porto Rico, the Islands of Hawaii and each of the principal Philippine group. The foreign rep. resentatives to have an established reputation for beauty in their re spoctative countries. This will af ford an excellent opportunity for comparing our native beauties with those of our new Possessions. Though different countries may as sume different standards of beauty, comeliness of person among women is common to all countries and may even be termed international since so many beautiful American girls have taken foreigu husbands. Cer tain it is that femine beauty is the product of every land that will cause men to work harder, risk more and go farther than anything else unless per chance it is to follow the dream and glitter of gold and even then in most instances it is for the sake of the girl he left behind him. There can be no doubt about the attention the beuuty show will at tract. An interesting caso has juot been settled in Pittsburg showing the ad vantages of L. A. W. .membership. Dr. C. A. Spioer was run down by a cab and his wheel badly damttgod. The matter being placed in Chief Consul Boyle's hands a vigorous in vestigation was made by C. G. Kee nan, with the result that the cab company baa paid for a new wheel and other damages incidentally in curred. The moral is apparent ; Join the L. A. w.