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VOL. VI.
MILF01U), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fit 1 1) AY, AUGUST 23, 1901.
NO. Hi.
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Oni- RcRiiliir Ciirroflpnnilmit.)
Washington. D. C. A lift. 19, 1901.
Europeon press comments upon
American policy, or whnt tlin Euro
pern editors record os snob, nre al
wiys more or Ions (Utilising. but
those cnbled over alleging tbnt the
present revolution nnd war between
Colombia mid Venezuela it
to be n combination of both litis
boon instigated by tlie government
of the United States for tlie purpose
of opening the woy for nn excuse
to take forcible possession of the
Isthmus of Piinnmn, nro more thnn
amusing tliey are ridiculous. The
Europcnn editors write of the gath
ering of great fleets of American
warships on both sides of the IsUi
tnus, when, bs a mntter of fact
there isn't A single warship within
ten days' nail of eithor the Atlantic
or the Taciflo side of the Isthmus,
nnd only three, two small vessels
and the battleship Iown. have been
ordered t:i Panama waters, and
neither Secretary Hny nor Acting
Secretary Ilackett, both of whom
ate familiar with the situation on
the Isthmus, has any idea that
either of thorn will have any seri
ous work to do after tboy get there,
which will probably not be before
the first week in September. Pub
lications in our own yellow journals
nre in a measure responsible for the
misinformation of European editors.
Our own peoplo know how much
their wild statements nre worth ;
the Europeans do not.
The latest Btory about the Schley
court of Inquiry alleging that the
navy department would not furnish
Schloy with a list of the witnesses
was remarkable only for the ignor
nnce it showed concerning the
methods of tho deportment. It Is
the invariable rule of the depart
ment to furnish the officer who
asks for a court of inquiry with a
list of the witnesses summoned, by
the department as soon as it is fully
made up, and the rule will not be
deported, from in the Schley case.
Schloy's throe lawyers were at the
department todoy and submitted to
Acting Secretary Ilackett a com
plete list of tho witnesses chosen by
Admiral Bchloy.
Hon. Thos. H. Carter, ex-senator
from Montana and ex-chairman of
the republican national committee,
who is now at the bond of the Unit
ed States commission for the SI.
Louis exposition, bos been in Wash
ington soverol days in company
with Ex-Governor Francis of Mis
souri, who is At the beod of the ex
position organization, looking after
the foreign interests of the exposi
tion nnd the forwarding through
the department of state of the Pres
ident's proclamation inviting the
participation of all nations in the
exposition. Spjaklng of the matter,
Mr. Carter said : "The presidont
will issue the proclamation in a few
days and the great exposition will
then be offlcinlly inaugurated.
Everything promises that the ,St.
Louis exposition will eclipse any
thing of the kind ever held, in the
world. Close study of the best
points of every International expo
sition has been made and the best
features of each adopted. There
will be a wealth of original concep
tions and a magnifi3eneo of detail,
togother with a general world rep
resentation, wblch will make the
Louisiana purchase exposition wor
thy of the new century and of the
great territory, the acquisition of
which has added so much to the
wealth nnd prestige of the coun
try." The statistics of the native popu
lation of Hawaii for the lost half
century present an interesting
study, showing a decrease so large
and steady that if it be kept up an
other half century there will be
practically no 1 atives or descend
ants of natives left on the inland.
In 1853 when the first authentic
census was taken there were 71,019
natives on the island. Each suc
ceeding census has shown a smaller
number, the last showing only
29,831 natives, and 7,835 part 11a-
waiians.
It is np to those who sneer at the
weather bureau whenever it falls
down in predicting tho weather
from day to day to give it credit for
having saved many thousands.
possibly mauy millions of dollars
worth of properly in New Orleans
and Mobile by its timely warning of
Ue appruncU of lust week's tropioal
hurricane, not to mention the sav
ing of human life. There isa't the
slightest doubt that the weather
bureau by its storm warnings alone
saves each year ninny times its
cost.
Commissioner of Patents Allen
has just hod to perforin a duty that
was ns disagreeable as it is rare in
the government servico to recom
mend the dismissal of a prominent
oflleinl for theft. The dismissed of
ficial was Edward V. Shopard, who
hns been chief clerk of the potent
ofllco since June, 1898 The amount
stolon was tho trifling sum of 189.05
but motley has been stolen from
letters recoived by the patent, office
for a long time past and the thief
had gone undetected. In a public
statement, Commissioner Allen
paid: "An investigation was made
to determine who had taken these
funds, resulting in my beins forced
to the conclusion by the oharoctor
of the evidence produced that no
others could have done it nnd that
the chief clerk of this office had
taken them. I then recommended
to tho seorotory the dismissal of the
chief clerk and it was done." The
ohief clerk was bonded for $5,000
and the government will lose noth
ing by his tlieft. Whethor he will
be criminally prosecuted or not has
not been dellnitely determined.
Object .Lesson in Woman Suffrage.
I have Iippii greatly amused when
reading the newspapers during the
past few weeks to note the serious
object lessons that various editors
have drawn from the fact that a
Colorado judge has declared the low
unconstitutional which prohibited
saloon-keepers from selling spirituous
liquors to women. With few excep
tions this bus been used In the news
papers as an argument against wo
man suffrage ana ns showing the
elTect of it. They editorially will
close with such questions as this:
"Will it be any better for politics to
be controlled by drinking women
than by drinking men?" One would
suppose that It was owing entirely to
the fact that women were prohibited
from drinking In the saloons that
they were not constant patrons of It
and that now since they had equul
rights In the saloon as well as at the
ballot box, they would improve the
opportunity and become a class of
drunkards.
If there is any lesson to be drawn
from this decision of the Colorado
Judge, it is to show the beneficial effect
of woman suffrage, for if the women
were once so much worse than the
men that It was necessary to enact a
law forbidding saloon keepers selling
them Intoxicants and at the same
time sell It to men, they have cer
tainly been greatly benefited by vot
ing as it is now considered safe to
alxilish this restriction.
1 he only two conclusions that can
be drawn from this libellous law is
either that the women of Colorado
were phenomenally dissolute at one
time or that the legislators who en
acted this law were phenomenal
fools. While w omen are not without
their faults, at no time in the history
of this nation have they been charge
able with drunkeness, nnd for a set
of men to enact laws forbidding sa
loon keepers selling to women and at
the same time allowing them to sell
to the men who pre tho drinkers,
makes one think of the prayer of
Dr. Lyman Beccher when he said:
"O, Lord, grant that we may not de
spise our rulers; and grant, O, Lord,
that they nniy not act so we can't
help it!"
It is high time that Colorado re
moved from her statute books this
libellous law upon the women of the
state.
Elxoka Monroe Baikirk.
Crop Reports.
The summary for the past week
shows a general improvement in
the condition of la to corn in the
principal corn states.
In some localities the yield of
spring wheat ia proving disappoint
ing. Tho outlook for apples continues
unpromising and peaches have rot
ted extensively in the middle and
south Atlantic states.
Late potatoes continuo to improve
and a fair yield may be obtained if
conditions remain favorable.
Buckwheat bos made good prog
ress and prospects are promising.
Two barrels good roasted Rio
coffoe 12) cts. per !t. ; one barrel
Maracaibo aiid"Moclia mixture roast
ed 18 cts. per it. at W. & G. Mitch
ell '8.
PERSONALS
Hon. Williorn Mitchell wos in
New York a conplo of days thfs
week.
(Jeorge Wheeler of New York was
a guest In town a couple of days re
cently. Oliver E. Emery of Washington,
D. C, is in town for a two weeks'
vocation.
Mrs. J. II. Van Ktten and daugh
ter, Bessie, spent a couple of days In
New York this week.
Mrs. Alice Bennett of Port Jervis
visited the family of her father, Na
than Fuller, Inst Sunday.
Miss Jennie Cjuiun of Dingman
township, who is a troined nurse
at Scronton, is at homo for her va
cation. Miss Bertha Kleinhans of Bloom
ing Grove has been spending several
days with her friend, Miss Edith
Lewis,
Milton Armstrong attended the re
publican state convention at Harris
burg Wednesday as the delegate from
this county.
Miss May Sou.a, who has been a
guest intlieArmstronghome on High
street for several days, has returned
to New York.
Miss Ella Cole of Dover, N. J., a
recent guest with her sister, Mrs. J.
C. Watson, on Catharine street, took
her departure for home this week.
A letter received this week from
a member of his family says that
Rev. Thomas Nichols, who is now
in Owego, N. Y., is improving in
health.
Hiram Westbrook and brother
Edward of Bidgewood, N. J., arrived
in town last Saturday and have been
guests of their uncle, ex-Prothonotary
John C. Westbrook.
Mrs. Julia A. Nilis of Edgemere,
widow of the lote Captain Justin
Nilis, who for many years was a
resident of Delaware township, left
this week for Mobile, Ala.', which
city she will make her home in the
future.
Michael Ilolosou and daughter of
westervme, unio, are east visiting
with relatives. This is Mr. Roloson's
first return since he left forty-three
years ago. Ho Is a half brother to
A. J. Iloloson of this town, to Mrs.
Henry Canne of Dingman and to
Mrs. Jacob Snearley of Delaware.
He is a prosperous farmer and a rep
resentative citizen of the Buckeye
state.
II. A. Miller nnd family with a
friend have returned to the city.
The family spent five weeks at Villa
Heitz. Mr. Miller came home about
a week ago from Europe accompan
ied by his brothor, Carl, from Ber-
lin, Germany. Two friends from
Now York. T. P. Wolsh and J. Le-
vosque, also came np. All were
charmed with the beautiful scenery
and hope to roturn again next sum
mer.
.
The J fir don Musicals.
The musicale at the Jardon House
Tuesday evening for the benoflt of
tho Presbytorian organ fund was a
most gratifying success, and Mrs
Jardon deserves groat praise for its
conoeption and many thanks for the
thoughtful kindness by which the
neat sum of $23 was added to the
fund treasury. The musio was
especially good as a glanoe at the
names of those who participated
will abundantly certify. The pro
gramme was as follows :
Piauo Solo Miss Bonnie Cross.
Cflke Walk.
Vocal Solo Geo. R. Bull, Esq.
Mandolin Miss Habershaw.
Spanish Dance Miss Mack.
Piano Solo Prof. Ed. Westbrook.
Violin Solo Miss Lilienthal.
Vocal Solo Mr. Muller.
Mandolin Miss Joseph.
Vocal Solo Ed. P Crissman.
Miss Fannio Poillon was accom
panist. At the close refreshments were
served and all came away highly
delighted with the entertainment.
Unclaimed Letters
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office at Milford for
tho week ending Aug. 24, 1901 :
Mrs. Minnie Stewart, Miss Raven,
Miss Schmolling, Miss Donlevy, Miss
Annie Hughes, Miss Clara R. Bur
tis, Miss Mabel Rinehart, Mr, Geo.
M. Shaw, Mr. Henry M. King, Rev.
II. D. Sassaman.
Persona claiming the above will
please say "Advertised" and give
date of this list.
Charles Lattimorb, P. M.
Fine canned peas, equal to French,
li'o. a can at Mitchell's.
Summary Justice.
There was a disturbance in New
York not long Bgo. A starved,
tired, sick horse was dragging a truck
loaded with coping stones along
Broadway. Its strength gave out
and It dropped. The driver belabor
ed the wretched animal with a heavy
whip, Jerked with all Is strength
upon the reins and finally pulled the
horse up to Its knees. Then he re
newed his beating.
This performance caused a crowd
to gnther, and it was not long lx'fore
the temper of the crowd became
warmer that even the high tempera
ture of an August day would war
rant. The driver was warned to stop,
and theatening gestures were mode
In his direction, but he was a stub
born sort of person and the more the
crowd talked the more fiercely he
thrashed the horse. He finally suc
ceeded in driving away, but at the
pace he was able to go the crowd
very easily kept up with him.
When he began to bent the horse
once more tlie crowd closed In on
him, and a policeman of the Broad
way squad nrrived on the scene.
Then the crowd began to tell the po
liceman what to do. One well
dressed man said: "Arrest him, of
ficer, and I'll moke a complaint."
The driver, his temper now up as
high as that of the crowd, declined to
get off his sent, and there was a gen
eral cry of "Pull him off that truck!"
It did not take long to do it. A doz
en people -hustled the man off his
seat, and a dozen more unhitched the
horse, and an elderly man gave the
prisoner a cordial blow on the side of
his face. He did not need to follow
the Biblical Injunction to turn the
other cheek, for there were people on
the other side of him ready to nttend
to that cheek and two or three chorus
girls hit him over the head with
their umbrellas Altogether, he spent
the next few minutes being hustled
about and thrashed, while the horse
rested and looked on, nnd it Is to be
hoped that the animal enjoyed It.
As soon as the policeman could get
through the crowd he marched his
prisoner off to Jail.
f enurse. it Is not. tn hp armed
that it Is always best for the public
to take the law in its own hands, but
there are times when it seems to be
unavoidable. If the man had been
maltreating a woman or a small boy
on Broadway at that time of day, or
at any time when there was a crowd
about, he would probably have been
made to suffer quite as severely, nnd
the spectators would not have waited
for the police. The kind of rascal
who Is given to pounding those who
are manifestly unable to defend them
selves against him knows perfectly
well that the public will not stand
any doings of the sort in public. He
therefore confines that sort of brutal
ity to the privacy of his own home.
He has quite enough intelligence
and self-control to do that. There is
no reason why he should not be made
to feel the same need of self-restraint
In the case of a horse or any other
dumb animal. The trouble has been
hitherto that the public conscience
was not sufficiently awake to notice
whenever a big, rough bully thrash
ed a horse. It should be thus awak
ened. It is Just as proper for a crowd
to stop that sort of proceeding as for
the passer-by to interfere to stop any
other sort ot misdemeanor until the
police arrive. One cannot feel sorry
for the individual who figures in this
case. He was big strong and healthy,
and he Buffered for a few minutes a
modified form of the misery he hud
Inflicted on a wretched, sick, half-
starved animal whose life he had
made a perpetual Calvary.
A Corn Busker.
The man who Invents a really
practical corn hunker which will
husk standing corn Is assured or a
fortune. As in the case of the trying
work of picking cotton, but little
help has been given to the farmer by
the inventor. Numerous attempts
have been made, but none of the
uiachinesconstructed has proved prac
tical. One of the latest Is a combina
tion of the corn binder and the husker
and shredder, which is attached to
the ordinary farm wagon. The fin
gers of the hunker collect the stalks
and convey them to tlie rollers of the
shredder, where the hunks are re
moved and the ears elevated to the
wagon box. The principle seems to
be all right, but the practicability of
of tlte machine is yet to demonstrated.
Some day the successful machine
will appear. Amerintu Agricultur
alist. WANTED Team of good horses,
suitable for both farm work and
driving. Must be gentle and cheap.
O. O. blUELDH, Port Jervis, N. Y.
BRIEF MENTION.
Business in the Recorder's office this
week hns Ikhmi brisk bs is shown by
the number of real estnte transfers.
Tho M. E. church Sunday school
enjoyed a picnlo yesterday at the
grove of II. L. Davenport at Cona
shnugh. The Indies
congregation
ind festival
of the Presbyterian
held their annual fair
yesterday afternoon
and evening.
Up In Sullivan county, N. Y.,
thousands of fish ho ve been killed in
the Willowemoo creek, it is believed,
by pollution of the waters.
The races advertised to tnke place
ot the Port Jervis driving pork next
week have been declared off on no
count of the smnll entry list.
The proceeds of the fete Chnm
potre held lost week by the ladies of
the Episcopal church were very sat
isfactory, abont 1200 being tho not
amount.
Charles Cooke, who spent much of
h's boyhood in this town, bos risen
on the ladder of his profession nnd
is now chief assistant engineer of
the big bridge building between
New York and Brooklyn.
Seven largo tanks of the Stand
ard Oil Company at Philadelphia
filled with oil were destroyed this
week by fire, which caught from
lightning during the storm on Mon
day, A number of men were bndlv
burned by the explosion of a ben
zine tank.
The following named guests nre
staying at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Bradford in Woodtown: Mrs. J. E.
Connelly, Lewis Connelly, Elinor
Connelly, Miss Martha Kindler,
MIssjs Mary and Catherine Scanlon,
Messrs. Pope, Whalers, Buelow ano)V
rvrv.,..ii T
The steamer Islander from Klon
dike struck an iceberg at the mouth
of the Lynn canal recently while on
her way south with a large number
of passengers nnd sank within fif
teen minutes after. Abont seventy
five lives were lost And a large
nmnnnt. of cold
Alfred J. Gilchrist, Esq., of
Brooklyn, who is woll known here,
is a candidate for the nomination for
police magistrate in tbnt city. His
friends will cordially wish him suc
cess in landing the prize, in which
Tub Press heartily joins. He is
eminently fitted by training and
ability for the position.
Tlie republican state convention
at Harrisbnrg Wednesday nominat
ed Judge William P. Potter of Al-
legheny for the supreme court nnd
State Representative Frank G.
Harris of Clearfield county for state
treasurer. The national nnd stato
administrations were endorsed in
the platform and it also scores tho
democratic party.
Dr. J. T. Rothrock, who had in
tended to talk on tne subjeot of for
estry nt the club house of the For
est Lake association in Lacka waxen
Sept. 11, has written that on ac
count of urgent duties elsewhere it
will be impossible for him to be
present at tbnt time. He is a very
busy man looking after the exten
sive landed interests of the com
monwealth. Last Sunday morning Edgar P.
Crissman favored the congregation
of the Presbyterian church with an
exquisite rendering of the beautiful
sacred song by Barnard entitled,
"The Plains of Peace." It was a
very attractive feature of the ser
vice. In the evening his voice was
again heard in conjunction with
that of Mrs. John D. Biddis in a
duet which was greatly enjoyed.
Heavy rains in the southern part
of the state Monday deluged Phila
delphia and -many other towns.
Railroads were torn np, trains de
layed and the lightning played
havoc in many places, and a large
oil tank in Philadelphia was struck
and burned. Alleutown was partly
submerged and generally streets
and houses in several towns were
flooded and rivers and creeks over
flowed their banks
Astounded the Editor.
Editor S. A. Brown of Bennetts-
viUe, S. C, was once immersely
surprised. "Through long suffer
ing from Dyspepsia, he writes,
"my wife was greatly run down.
suffered great distress fiotn her
stomach, but she tried Eluctrio Bit
tors which helped her at once, and,
after using four bottles, she is en
tirely well, can eat anything. It's
a grand tonio, and its gentle laxa
tive qualities are splendid for torpid
liver." For" Indigestion, Loss of
Appetite, Stomach and Liver trou
bles it s a positive, guaranteed cure.
Only ovo at all druggists.
Heftl Estate Transfers.
Ella Amanda Simons nnd husband
to George Albert Swepenlser, 68
acres, Greene. Consideration ft.
Same to same, release for legacy,
etc., under will of Geo. N. Swepen
lser. Fred II. Wiogand to Ira H. Cole
and Georcriana, his wife, town lot
No. 45, Matamorns. Consideration
800.
Harry W. Buchanan and wife to
Bertha H. Reed, lots Nos. 403 nnd
404, Milford borough. Considera
tion tisoo.
Maurice 8. Qtiinn nnd wife to
Irving Clifford And Katie, his wife,
lots Nos. 30, 32, 34 and 36, Mota
moras. Consideration $1.
Irving Clifford and wife to Mary
Quinn, same lots. Consideration $1.
Commonwealth to Jno. 8. Sohoon
over, patent for 349 acres, Lehman.
Commonwealth to Joo. S. Sehoon
over, potent for 348 acres, Lohmon.
John H. Sohoonover and wife
to Moskenozhft Rod and Gun club,
723 acres, Lehman. Consideration
11457.
Fred Beck and wife to Minnie
Murphy, lots Nos. 100 and 101 Reil
ly's map, Westfall. Consideration
1.00.
Minnie Murphy to Katharine
Kevill, lot No. 101, also 5 acres
Reilly's map, Westfoll. Considera
tion f 1.
Minnie Murphy to Mary Barter,
lot No. 100, Reilly's map, Westfall.
Consideration $1.
Stephen St. John Gardner and
wife to Fred Mensching, 50 acres,
Shohola, part of Geo. Tudor. Con
sideration $1200.
C. Fred Mensching to Valentine
Ilipsnion, same land. Considern-
ion t750.
George N. Jagger and wife to
Frank E. Poulson, Albert E. Childs,
Alfred A. Jackson, Archibald H.
Busby and Henry C. Hatton, 5 acres,
Delaware. Consideration $1.
George N-. Jagger and wife to
Randolph II. Travis, Benjamin
Westbrook, Arthur Myers, John
K.yce, uannei 4. urone, Aioerc Li.
Crone, Lewis H. Crone, James Van-
noy, Joseph Brink, Irving Crone,
Henry Brink and Joseph W. Jag
ger, 1 acre, Delaware. Considera
tion tl.
Camp Yapuechu.
The boys of Camp Yopeechu, lo
cated on the farm of J. C. Bull in
Milford township, will have a swim
ming and diving contest tomorrow.
The camp contains about twenty
boys, happy, healthy, athletic little
follows, who greatly enjoy the out
door life and at the same time are
being taught by their instructors.
The camp is well fitted with con
veniences, having excellent culinary
arrangements, a fine dormitory and
a room for study and sports. It is
expected that additions will be
made before another year and next
season Professors Gardiner and Wil
son, the gentlemen in charge, an
ticipate bringing ont a larger num
ber of youths. It is a good way for
boys to spend a summer. They are
under personal supervision and
have careful training, all the bene
fits of out-of-door recreations and
sufficient study to maintain and
augment habits of application. The
name "Yapeeohu" is Indian for
"along the river," and no finer or
more advantageous spot could be
selected for an enterprise of this
nature.
So Qlad We Know Now.
Somebody has explained the sig
nificance of the editorial "we." It
may have a variety ot meanings.
For example : When you read that
"we" expect our wife home today,
"we" refers to the editor ; "we
are a little late with our work," in
cludes the whole office force, even
down to the devil and the towel ; in
"we are haviDg a little boom," the
town is meant ; "we received over
7,000 emigrants this year," em
braces the nation ; "we have hog
cholera in our midst," means the
man who takes the paper and does
not pay for it is very ill. Griffin,
Go., Newt,
Prohibition Convention.
The Pbohibitionists of Pike coun
ty are called to meet in convention
at Myers' Photograph Gallery tn
Milford on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at two
o'clock for the nominating of a
ticket and other business. Every
one v ho wants the liquor traffic
prohibited and is willing to vote for
what he wants is invited to meet
with ns, J. A. Myer,
becrewry.
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS.
Oftentimes things are said In pub
lic which would be bettor unsaid.
So Rambler put his foot In it by
writing a little Item which he hod
every reason to believe was truo.
But since it Is not yet the foshion to
take any person who gives informa
tion before a justice of the peace to
take their affidavit (which, perhaps,
would not be worth anything') Ram
bler certainly Is not to blame if he
gave wrong information without in
tending to do so. Still rumors are
not facts I Correspondents ere lia
ble to mistakes the same as othor
people, ministers not excepted.
Chris. Gobhardt is going to locato
in Scranton, Pa., where he has se
cured a position.
The editorial In the last week's
Prkss regarding sidewalks wos
timely and the advice given should
be hoedod by those Interested. I
took a glorious header myself one
evening by stepping in a hole, and
my head was level, too.
The musicale ot tho Jardon Ilonso
was a success, the procoeds amount,
ed to $28.
Nelson Reeve of Port Jervis wos
in town Wednesdoy. Nelson is tak.
ing a vacation, the Port Jervis streot
railway being laid np on account of
the generator having given out.
Ed. Kimble of Matamoras was
here on business.
Peaches are arriving and sollim?
as low as 50 oents per basket-
cheaper than potatoes.
I am sorry that J. E. Boyd, our
butcher, is ill again. He is gradual
ly improving.
Moses Van Auken of Lehman,
after spending a week in town, has
returned home.
OBITUARY.
HON. JOHN B. STORM.
Brief notice was made last week of
the death of Judge Storm who passed
away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 15,
at Stroudsburg after a long illness.
He was born In Hamilton townshin.
Monroe county, in September, 18UH,
and was educated at Dickinson col
lege, graduating in the class of 1801.
He studied law with the late Hon.
S. 8. Dreher and was admitted to
practice in 1803. Previous to his
admission to the bar he was superin
tendent of the schools of Monroe
county. In 1870 and 1872 he was
elected to congress on the democratic
ticket. After four years of active
service in the house of representa
tives he returned to the practice of
his profession. In 1893 he was ap
pointed president judge of the Carbon.
Monroe district by Governor Patti
son to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Dreher. He was a
candidate against Judge Craig and
Horace Heydt In 1895. He Is sur
vived by his wife, one daughter and
two sons. Judge Storm was an en
ergetic and thorough lawyer, a close
student, a logical reasoner and pains
taking as to details. He was also
prominent in the M. E. church mat
ters and was one of the most active
members, frequently occupying the
pulpit and delivering fervent and In
teresting addresses.
Board of Health.
A question having been raised as
to the regularity of appointments of
the members of the board of health
heretofore made by the town council,
that body last Saturday night passed
a resolution requesting the several
members of the health board to ap
pear and show cause by what
authority they held office. In order
that the council might be free to act
and that there might be no delay
in making new appointment, the
several members of the board whose
terms had not yet expired, as ap
peared on the records of the council,
tendered resignations, whereupon
the couucil at a. meeting held lat
Monday evening, appointed as mem
bers Dr. R. G. Barckiey, Dr. W. B.
Kenworthey, E. Warner and Charles
G. Wood, the term of George Mitch
ell, a member, not expiring until
September proximo.
At a meeting of tlie board held
Tuesday E. Warner was elected pres
ident, J. II. Van Etten, secretary,
E. C. Wood, health officer, and Dr.
R. G. Barckiey, health physician,
until September, 1901.
WANTED Five men to clear tim
ber land at Mashipacong lake,
5 miles east of Milford. U. O.
SHIELDS, Port Jervis, N. Y. tf
Great reduction in shirt waists at
T. Armstrong St Co. 'a. Prices now
39o, 55o, tUo aud 60o.