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MILFOKI). PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, DECEMBER 21, 1900.
NO. G.
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DECEMBER COURTS.
The term was presided at by lion.
(1. S. Purdy Piesident Judge. and
Associates I louck and Klaer.
Constables as follows made returns:
Blooming (irove K. W. Pierson.
Delaware Charles Person.
Dingman Theodore Hosier.
Oteene Eugene Butler.
Ijnckawaxen Prank Kelly.
1ehmnn W. 8. Van Auken.
Milford Poro. George Smith. '
Milford Tsp. Charles Hosier.
Palmyra I. N. De Groat.
West fnl I P.. C. Tot ten.
A report of viewers favorable to a
road from Egypt to Promised Land
road was filed ami confirmed nl. si.
Accounts of Administration on the
following estates filed, confirmed nl.
si., Estate Henry l-ioug, dee'd, Es
tate Geo. A. Erich, dee'd, Estate
Henry Wnrzel, dee'd.
Auditors report estate .las. Erick,
dee'd, confirmed nl. si.
Return to order sale real estate 1).
I). Newman, dee'd, confirmed nl. si.
Petition for partition estate Kuth
S. Hill, dee'd, Westfall. Writ
swarded.
Methodist Episcopal Church La
Anna' charter granted.
Clara Lahes Fclden vs. Eugene
Eelilen divorce. G. It. Hull, Esq.,
appointed commissioner to take evi
dence. Petition of J. B. Westbrook for
discharge as trustee estate Hannah
Wilson, dee'd, granted and Lucy
Luttimoie appointed i n-his stead.
.Petition of Charles Hazen for ap
peal from conviction before Justice
Hillings for trespass lands of P.looin
Ing drove Park Association. Court
continues appeal without perjudiceto
rights of appellant to take other leg
al steps or action, etc.
Estate Catharine Eckhardt return
of inquest and rule on heiis to accept
or refuse at valuation.
Estate tfottlei b Mulhclsen, return
of Inquest and rule on heirs to accept
or refuse.
Petition of Sidney K. Lindley,
Harvey and Jacob Kleinhuns, minor
children of Henry Kleinhans, dee'd,
for guardian. Reinhard E. Warg, of
llawley, appointed to give bond in
$400. in each case.
HeKt of viewers on road In Sho
hola from German Lutheran church
to Gurdiners store confined id. si.
At 3 o'clock p. in. Hy. T. linker,
Esq., announced the death of Hon.
Edgar Piuchot, fonneily one of the
Associate Judges of this court, and
In a few appropriate remaiUs moved
as a mark of respect to his memory
that the several courts adjouin. This
motion was seconded by A. T. Searle
Esq., and it was ordered that the
courts adjourn until tomorrow morn
at 9 o'clock.
Felden vs. Felden, divorce. Evi
dence filed and divorce decreed.
Sheriff acknowledges deeds for
lands sold as follows to Kate Van
Auken for 45 acres Delaware town
ship sold as the prnHrty of Elizabeth
J. Van Auken, dee'd, con. $1,075., to
David McKean for, 208 acres Ding
inaii township sold as the propeity of
Jesse and Eliza Ti averse, con. $500.
Philip Walters naturalized.
Petition of Laf Howlaud for rule
on Paul Hherlack to show cause why
an issue shall not be framed to settle
rights to lands in Lackawa,-:eu grun
ted. Petition of (. E. Rowland, Treas.,
to e:-eeute new deeds for A. V. C-ool-
baugh tract No. 185, on account of
error in former deed.
Commonwealth vs. W. II. Iah:
nolle prosqul enleied by leave of
court.
Commonwealth vs. PeUon contin
ued. Com. vs. Brink, bail forfeited and
respited.
Com. vs. ('has. Hazen. continued.
Coin. vs. (Jeo. an, bail foi felt
ed and respited.
Com. vs. W. Stcimneiz, continued.
Com. vs. Stephen Drake, bail for
feited ai d respited.
Report of vieweis on county line
bridge at Croinwelltow n. Bridge
approved except abutment on Wayne
county side which is defective at base
and $25. deducted fi oinconti act price.
Accounts of J. W. Fiazier and J.
T. Smith, executors, of BcnJ. W hite
sll, dee'd, of John Carney, Adm'r,
of Elizabeth Carney, dee'd, of Claris
sa Heller, udmr'x, of Charles L. Hel
ler, dee'd, of A. J. Simons, ex'r, of py;,,-,, little early risers are
C. Bcllci, dee'd, confirmed absolutely. I ,,Hinty ,iu)(, ,,mSi but tliey tlevurfail
Oversvrs Poor of Shohola vs. to cleanse the liver, remove obstruc
Yojjhts, continued."" j tions aud iuvigoruto the system.
Rule on Daniel Lnbar, adin'r, of
John A. Ijtilmr, dee'd, to file ac
count absolute mid attachment direct
ed to issuo.
Rogers vs. Rosy partition continued.
Order made for filling jury wheel
with Win names.
C. I. Mott appointed to nudit ac
counts of I'rntlionotary, etc.
Court rose.
Ral Estate Transfer.
James W. Bunnell mid wife to
Common School District, of I'hman,
f acres, Barn timber, con 15.
Geo. Damiiann, Tresis., to Com
missioners, 147 acres, I'orter.
Rebecca Philips No. consider,
a! ion taxes.
C'oinuiissioners to 10. T. Itivere,
same land, consideration $20.
Chart -s Chambers to E. T. Riviere.
2-;l 202 acres, I'orter. Reliecca Phil
ips consideration $:00.
George Dnunmnn, Treas., to Com
missioner, 202 acres, Greene, James
French, No. 157, consideration taxes.
Commissioners to James S. Hol-
den, same land.
Geo. Daumann, Tieas., to Com
missioners, B5ace, Blooming drove.
.Toll ii Knouse, No. ISO, con. taxes.
Commissioners to Jus. S. llolden,
same hinds.
(Jeo. Weisbrod, Christian 1 less and
Iiunhardt Ernst to I'orter L;ke Fish
ing and Hunting Club, 2,:I83 acres,
lands in Porter township, considera
tion 20,211.50.
Dunham Gregory and wife to Geo,
Gregory, undivided interest In town
lot Milford lioro. and lands in West
fall 177 acres, consideration $f00.
L. M. Atkinson by Att'y H. .T.
Atkinson et. nl. Executors to James
Milham lot in Palmyra co.i. $1.
E. Vandermark sheriff to John
W. Frazier. Lots in MatnmornR sold
op property of John Frederick con.
$056.
Frank Ciissman mid wife to Pierre
M. Kills. Lots 423, 424, 425, 420,
427, 454 mil lot on Water street Mil
ford Borough comprising Crissman
House property, con. $8000.
Catharine E. Kinzlorto Winnifred
V. Palmer lots 598 add 598 corner
Ann and Sixth streets Milford
Borough con. $4,150.
The Game Laws.
There Is talk that the next Legisla
ture, w ill be asked to make s. me
changes in the game and fish laws of
the State. One of the bills to be pre
sented has been drawn by the Penn
sylvania Fish Protective Association
assisted by members of the Slate Fish
Commission. The laws a.e now so
diverse that it would lie an excel
lent tiling to have them codified and
uniform throughout the State. This
would settle the question of conflict
between special and general laws and
everyone would know just what w as
lawful. Such action would involve
considerablo labor, but it is the only
projier way. The Legislature should
stop trying to patch upihe game laws
pass one clear cut, well condensed.
comprehensive act to cover the whole
State.
Bit-bi and Death.
BeloW is shown thu returns of the
assessors just made:
Illrthi
Mnlea Foamles Dentin
Township
BlixmiingGrove 8 '3 3
Delaware 10 9
Dingman 14 1
Greene 7 12 4
Lackawa?:en 2 5 2
Ijehman 3 7 5
Milford Boro. G 2 11
" Tsp. 1 1
Palmyra 6 3 2
Porter
Shohola 9 9 1
Westfall 9 11 15
Totals 56 U4 54
V. alhr Rf pur fr I.ov tnl ;r.
Mean pia.'.imuni tcmpeiaUiie f(;
mean iiiinimun IcmpciulU'e 32.5:i;
average for the mouth 42.2ii; highest
teiiqierature on the 21st 72; lowest
temperature on the 17th 15; precipi
tation" for the month 2.41 inches,
greatest precipitation in 21 houx .97
on the 2t;tli; number of days with .01
inch or mote precipitation 10; days
partly cloudy 9; days cloudy 9; days
clear 12. November was a month of
even temperature, ulsive normal,
with scant rainfall, aud light winds.
(ii:o. E. Ilru.su,
Voluntary ( (Kserve.
PERSONALS.
Rev. C. B. C ir; enter was in New
York Wednesday.
Ross Rrndhend is limiting a visit
in town witli friends.
Lester Christian, of llawley, is
visiting friends here.
Dr H. B. Reed spent part of the
week in the metropolis.
Richard Bonrniqno, of Brooklyn,
has been tip visiting relatives.
Walter L. Angle is home from the
Jeff, at Philadelphia for the vaca
tion. Mrs. Percy Lyman visited her
mother at the Hotel Fnncliere 8ver
Hundiy.
B. F. Killain, Esq.. of Palmyra,
was in attendance at court, on legal
matters.
Otto Kcnling, putnn keener for the
Blooming Grove Park Association,
was tit court.
A. T. Searlo and O. L. Rowland,
Esqs., of Ilor.esdalo, attended . our
courts this week. I
Harvey W. Huffman, Esq., of
Slrondsbnrg, was in town last Mon
day on legal business.
Frank Crissnian was in fown this
week to arrange the details of the
sale of his hotel to Mr. Nilis.
Postmaster Charles Lattiniore was
confined to his home a couple of
days this week with sickness.
H. J. yuick, of Dingman town
ship, is suffering with -bronchitis,
which .confines him to the house.
George Bjaeh who is with the
Hartford rnbbor tire Co. of Brook
lyn, is visiting Mrs. S. A. Beach on
Harford St.
Mr. C'ordingley, who is interested
with the Vocnlion company in New
York, was here this week in tne n
terests ofjiis concern.
John Van Etten, of New York,
and Lila B. Van Er.ten, of Bridge
port, C't., will arrive home to-morrow
to spend the holiday vacation at
at thoir home.
The Milford schools will have the
nsunl holiday vacation.
Notice of election for iv fire chief
and foremen Is given elsewhere
The littlo son of Prof. J. C. Wat
son has had n, severe attack of croup
this week.
The inquest as to cause of death of
Mis. Flora S. Wickham, at Port Jer
vis, resulted in a verdict that it was
from a pistol shot by her own hand.
Tuesday noon volumes of smoke
issued from the Dimmick House
presaging a fire but it came from a
foul chimney. No. 2 Hose as a pro
enntion took its cart down to the
scene.
Pike county has originated consid
erable which has taxed the credulity
of mankind, and It is no surprise that
she should enrich medical science by
discovering a new disease. One of
our assessors returned the cause of
death of a citizen as Collery Cholera
niorbus. The House committee on census
has agreed to report the Hopkins re
apKrtionment bill which leaves the
total membership as at present, 857,
and an amendment requires that
Congressional districts In the several
states shall lie composed of "contigu
ous and compact territory."
The Susses Register last week ap
pear in a fine holiday cover and with
an almost entire new dress of type.
It was profusely illustrated and was
one of the best all round Issues we
have yet seen Our over-the-river
neighliors may well bciwoud of such
a pajier in their county.
Judge Ijovv in the Centre county
courts has decided that before coun
ty auditors can certify a large Imlance
against a county treasurer or other
counly oiticial, it is their duty to
summon' such official to appear be
fore them, to grant him a hearing,
and to give him an oportumty to
explain his accounts. When they
proei'ed with out so doing their re
port will lie set aside.
We learn tiiat our esteemed friend
ex-County Commissioner James Med
dlesome Bcnsley -recently sought to
have, published in a tiewspaer in an
adjoining county a defense of his
conduct in the late campaign in w hich
ho posed as an anti-Quay man, and
also as to why thiough his non sup
mrt the candidate Wm. Angle, fell
considerably short of the Republican
vote in Ix-hman township. This is
properly local news and if the ex-C.
C. desires to lise to explain w hy here
is the Pi!Ks,s.
New styles mens' combination
foot wear at Armstrong & Co.
OBITTJAKY.
F.DOAR PWTIOT.
Probably no one In this section
wis better known than Ex-Judge
Finchnt win died at his home in
Milford early Saturday morning,
Deo. 15, after an illness of some
in on Mia.
was born here April 1, 1828
at d was a son of Cyrille C. D. and
Eliza, Cross, Pinchot. His father
was a Bonapartist and desired to
enlist under the great general but
was too yonrg. After the battle of
Waterloo in 1815, Coimtantine
Pinchot father of Cyrille deemed it
politic to leave France with his son
and family. They departed in 1816
sailing for Kew York and bringing
with them a stock of merchandise.
Aftor remaining there some thiee
years, they came to this town
and engaged in the mercantile busi
ness which has n fi til within a few
years been conducted hy the family.
After receiving a common school
education" Ex-Judge Pinchot read
law but finding an active business
life more congenial he became asso
ciated with'nis father, with whom
he remained three years when he
went to New York and embarked
in the grocery trade. Soon after
the firm sold ont and ho became
6enior partner in tlio wholesaledrug
house of Pinchot and Brueu. This
business he continued Rixteeu years
when having amassed a comfortabla
fortune he spout two years in for
eign travel and then returned tj his
native town and erected a substan
tial and commodious house on Ann
street which has since been his resi
dence, -
He was appointed Associate Judge
in 1880 by Governor Hoyt which
office he resigned the same year to
qualify as Presidential electcr for
James A. Garfield. He also servoj
in the same capacity in 1888 for Gen.
Harrison. He was for several years
a member of the Republican Stat5
Committee and also a member and
Chairman of the county committee.
In July 1861 be married at Canons
ville Marie A. a daughter of Darius
and Lucy Maples of Delaware coun
ty, N. Y., by whom he is survivad.
One daughter Lucy, wife of Dr. H.
M. King, of Grand Rapids, Mioh.,
one brother James W., of New
York, and one sister Mary A., wife
of Geo. W. Warner, of Bridgeport,
Ct., also survive. He was a nephew
of Mrs. John I Westbrook, of Port
Jorvis, and an uncle to Gifford Pin
cliot U. S. Forester. - The funeral
was held from tha church of the
Good Shepherd last Monday after
noon Rev. C. B. Carpenter officiating
and was largely attended. The act
ive bearers were H: S. Angle, Alonzs
Kline, Ed. Kline, J. E. Boyd, Dun
ham Gregory and Otto Quick,
The honorary pall bearers were
Hon. G. 8 Purdy, Hon. John D.
Houck Hon. Jacob Klaar, Hon.
Chas. DeKay Townsend, Hon. J. J,
Hart, C. W. Bull and Hy. T Baker,
Esqrs., Dr. H. E. Emerson, Dr..H.
B .Reed, Dr. W. B. Kenworthey. Ex
Prothonotary J. C. Westbrook, C. O.
Armstrong, Chas. Lattiniore and E.
T. Rivere.
The ushers were W. K. Choi and
Goo. Armstrong.
The remains were temporarily
placed in the receiving vault of the
Milford cemetery.
Cleveland on Party Reform.
Mr. Cleveland is quoted as saying
in an interview that in his opinion
the great need of the Democratic
party is a return to first principles.
The Democratic party has not been
fatally disorganized, but it sadly
n(ds rehabilitation on purely Demo
cratic lines. It has In his hunble
judgment simply wandered oft after
strange gods. A large muss of Dem
ocratic voters saw this befpie last
election and remained quiet, but
when the time came to vote they said
this is not Democracy and refused to
siipK)rt it. . He thinks it the duly of
Democrats everywhere Ui aid In the
rehabilitation of the parly and with
a sincere return to its old time doc
trines the old time victories of the
party will tie won.
Attentu n
Members of the Hatchet Society
are requested to meet in the lecture
room of the Presbyterian church Fri
day evening Ilecember 21, 1900 at 8
o'clock. A full attendance is dtnir-
ed. F. B. Thkai.I,
(121 Secretary.
Annual Election.
The annual election for managers
of the Milford Cemetery Association
will be held at the office of C. W.
Bull iu the Borough of Milford on
Monday Jan. 7th, 1901, between the
hours of 2 and 3 p in.
William Mitchell,
Deo. 5, 1900. Sto'7
BRIEF MENTION.
No venires were issued for March
Term so there will be no jury court
at. least before Juno, 1901.
Dominick Cavenny was killed and
John Dowd injured by. a rnn-a-wny
horse Monday at Port Jorvis.
Oswald Ottendorler, of New York,
Editof of the Stasis Zoifung, died
lust, Saturday aged about 74 years.
The fire departments will meet
Tuesday January 1st, 1901, at the
Borough rooms to elect a chief and
two foremen.
Hon. Win. J. Bryan will start a
newspaper at Lincoln, Neb,, called
"The Commoner," which will advo
cate the prinoip'es of the Kansas
City platform.
Real estate agent Mosses Detrick
has sold the property of Kinzler,
corner of Ann and Ct.h street, to
Nelson O. Palmer, of Passaic, N. J.,
for the sum of $4,150.
Christmas exercises will be held
m the Presbyterian chnroh Tuesday
evening and in the M. E. church the
same right. The Episcopal church
will hold Its services Monday night.
The remains of J. F. Pinchot,
which have rested in the vault of
the Milford cemetery, were remov
ed on Tuesday and buried in a lot
in the npier part of the same ceme
tery. James Hazen, of Edgemere, Dela
ware township, while skating on Sil
ver Iake last Sunday, broke through
the ice and but for timely aid render
ed by his companions would have
drowned.
In a suit in Orange Co., N, Y.,
brought by a poach grower against
a beo keeper for damage done his
fruit. A jury has jnst rendered a
verdict in favr of the bees. Thny
can't bite a peach.
Invitations are issued by the ven
erahle ex-ProthonotaryJohn C.
Westbrook and his estimable wife to
an "At Home'' on Monday evening
Dec. 31st, in commenoration of the
fiftieth anniversary of their marri
age. The usual orop of drownings by
skating on thin ice la being record
ed by the papers. Three boys this
week went through the Ice near
Finosville, N. J., and worelost. Such
sport is abont as fatal as thawing
ont dynamite.
Lnst week was one of the most
disastrous to the British yet exper
ienced in the South African War.
The number of casualties was near
ly 1,000 besides suffering several se
vere repulses, and a loss ot many
men taken prisoners. ..
A military board of Inquiry has
been this' week investigating ' the
cause of death of Oscar L. Booz, a
former West Point cadet, whose re
cent death is alleged to have resulted
from the effects of hazing while he
was a student at the Academy.
Pierre M. Nilis has closed the con
tract for the Ciissman House, in this
Borough, and will take possession
about March 1st, 1901. He is an'en-
terprissng and active man with wide
acquaintance and will undoubtedly
make a success of his new ventuie.
A corespondent in the Hawley
Times says the Constitution is the
Bullwork" of American lilierties,
etc. This Is Interesting information
and presumably should add to our
reverence for that document, though
we don't know just how the animal
got his foot in it.
Frank Suitz and wife gave a re
ception to their numerous friends
last evening at "Villa Seitz," on up
per Water street. It was an elabor
ate affair, very handsomely gotten
up and largely attended by the elite
of the town. The couple , expect
soon to go on a tour which will em
brace several Southern cities.
George Armstrong, who is home
from the Klondike for the winter,
and expects to return next spring,
brought home several nuggets of gold
from the claims he has slaked. He
says the rock Is good and shows $10.
lars to a pan, which is considered pay
gravel. His hopes of winning a for
tune are high and in this his friends
heartily wish he will suffer no disap
pointment. Port Jervis, it is said, will have a
plant for the utorage of compressed
air for the air brake freight cars.
Pipes will be laid from a storage res
ervoir, into which the air will be
pumped by a stationary engine,
through Hie yard so that trains can
be immediately supplied in any part
of it thus avoiding the delay caused
by the locomotive pumping air into
J the pipe of the train before it can
proceed.
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Reiilr Oerrcsponilonce )
Washington, D. C, Dko. 17, 1900.
President. MoKinloy'a attitude to
ward the amended Hay-Paimeefote
treaty has beensopersisently misrep
resented that the assumption isfair
that much of it has been intentiona
TheU. S. Constitution gives the Sen
ate equal power with tboProsidont in
the making of treaties. There
fore, when the Senate in its wisdom
saw fit to amend the treaty with
Great Britian that had been ne
gotinted by the Executive branch of
the fiovernment, it was only exer
cising its constitutional right and
it is ridiculous to say it thereby
furnished any legitimate car.so
for objection, either on the part
of President McKinley or of the
government of Grmt Britain
and It was an insnlt to the intelli
gence and patriotism of Secretary
Hay, who was the President's per
sonal representative injthe negotia
tion of the treaty, to circulate stor
ies of his having threatened ' to re
sign because the treaty was amend
ed. Why, the author of a bill pass
ed by the IIon.se which is amended
by the Senate would have as much
justification for resigning The
largo majority of the Senate, which
adopted the Davis amendment to the
treaty, by which this government
reserves the right to control and
defend the Nicaragua Canal in its
own way spoke for itself, and the
other proposed amendments, includ
ing the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty will doubtless get as
large a vote in the Senate. Presi
dent McKinley does not regard th's
as any reflection either on himself
or Secretary Hay, and when tne
amended treaty is ratified, which
which it is hoped it will be before
the Christmas recess, he will at once
forward it to theBntish government.
If the British Government rejects it
that will be its awn affair. Opinion
differs as to whether the rejection
of the treaty by Great Britain
would dilay the Nicaragua Canal.
It mi p jlay the beginning of that
Cariai,s c it is very certain that the
delay would only be temporary, as
it would arouse public opinion in
this country to a pitch thai would
make the speedy completion of the
Nicaragua Canal a oertainty.
Secretary Root made a statement
before the Senate Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, which is considering
the Army Reorganization bill, re
cently passed by the House showing
the necessity for speedy action on
the bill, in order that e'fltstiiients
may be started under the new law
in time to get men in condition to
take the places of the volunteers
whoso time will expire the first of
next July, The Committee decided
that no further hearings would bo
granted, and Senator Hawley, Chair
man, says no time will be lost in get
ting the til! before the Senate. Al
ready many applications ore being
made to the President for the small
er commissions in the reorganized
army, the general understanding be
ing that the appointments of outsid
ers, will, as a rule be confined to sec
ond lieutenancies and that all of
that grade in the regular army will
be promoted.
Needs Chlorin.
Monticello N. Y. is a nest for
church rows and scandals. That
town needs a thorough moral fumi
gation and disinfecting with some,
thing stronger than ordinary sulfur
ous acnl. A uivorce case was re
cently on in its courts betwoen Mrs.
Jeniiie Greene against her husband
which terminated in a verdict in
favor of defendant. Rev. David T
Howell formerly rector of St. John's
church was mixed up in the divorce
suit in a discreditable manner, aud
last Friday night at the Russell
Honso, Middletown, had a bout with
his nsts with Unbar, Tremaine an
uncle of Mrs. Greene in which he
displayed considerablo skill.
Pennsylvania, one of the most im
portant Agricultural States in the
Union, stands eighth down on the
liat iu the value of her agricultural
school equipment, t lie value not in
cluding farms being $27,000. An ef
fort will be made this winter to have
an appropriation of $147,000. made
to tne Pennsylvania State College
for the purpose of erecting buildings
for carrying on more effectually its
work. Massachusetts heads tho list
in this respect the value of her
equipment being $337,000.
See the new flower )ots and jardi
niera at W. & U Mitchells. tf
THE RAMBLERS PICKINGS.
Ice Is growing in thickness.
Warren was mad when some son
of a gun swiped the game he expect
ed to nse for supper.
The Christmas nnmber of the
'Sussex Register" does credit to the
proprietor, Captnin Goodman.
Fifty cents for a burial is a big
price.
R.mdoph Travis Mont.ignes crack
shot took a shy shot at some spar
rows Monday. The first load
brought down twenty eight birds.
Jake Van Tassel lost a horse the
other day.
It is easier to pay four dollars
than four cents at least so a Jersey,
man found after being sued for hia
toll.
Dingman townsnip road machine
is frozen fast in the gutter.
For sensation and bare faced
newspaper lies the New York World
takes the lead.
Jame9 Black, of Montague, has
purchased the E. Hursh farm at
Hainesville for 25 dollars per acre.
James is to be congratulated, as this
is one of the best located farms 1
know of.
Some of our merchants are mak
ing a good display of goods for
Christmas. The store of Rvuian & '
Wells is making the finest display.
So some Sunday hunters have
caught not game but trouble.
Don't ask Manning H., of Sandy-
ston how the prisoner got away. He
may resent it.
Sandyston's Collostor informs na
that taxes have come in this year
better than ever before. In New
Jersey the collector sends a ijptice to
all taxpayers, that notice tells you
the amount of taxes due and for
what purpose. Tho notice is issued
about Nov. 2 and taxes due by Deo.
18. Tho middle of November the
Commissioners of Appeal meet to
correct any errors of assessors or
collectors. The law does -not allow
o raise more money than necessary
or the purposes intended and I can't
for the life of me see how the
amounts to be raised can be any
where near what they should be if
every one paid his tax here with
five per cent off. Can the Editor of
the Press tell us?
When a man offers his tax to the
collector and is informed there is
none against him has the collector a
right to dun him in a publlo place
two months afterward?
Skating is the order of the day.
William Struble took a day off
and went fishing but as he has not
shown his string I persume hia
luck was not extra.
I wish the readers of the PitEssnll
a merry Christmas, and hope the
Pkess devil will have his stocking
filled.
Letters to a Pastor.
The Stroudburg Times in its Issue
of Dec.' 13th prints three letters which
it intimates were handed to Its re
porter by a divine in that town, as
having been sent to. him, and were
handed over under a pledge of secrecy
as to names, etc. The Pike County
Pkess of Nov. 9th contained these
same letters, verbatim, et literatim,
and gave credit as having been re
ceived by a pastor of a city church in
the tenant house district. Funny
things happen sometimes, especially
In some newspaper offices wMice the
editor has his scissors handy. But
then there was no copyright and we
are glad to know the Pkkmsj is .read
and pleased that it contributes to the
interest of our contemporaries. The
Times is a cheerful newspaper.
Unclaimed Letters
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office at Milford for
week ending Deo. 22, 1900..
Gents Geo. Humphrey, Claud.
Ryman. -
Ladies Mrs. Mary Long.
Persons claiming the above will
please say "Advertised" and give
date of this list.
Charles Lattimorh, P. M.
Notice!
A meeting of tho Milford Fire De
partment will be held iu the Council
rooms on Tuesday, January lat, 1901,
bet ween the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock
p. in., for the purpose of electing a
chief and a 1st and 2d assistant chief.
W. Anglic,
Dec. 19, 1900. Chief.
Dress making in all branches.
Will go to the house or do the work
at home. Addres Mahy Ludwiu,
opposite Bawkill Mill, Milford, Pu.
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