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MILFOUI), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill I) AY, NOVEMBER 20, 1003.
NO.
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THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
Up to the present the most inter
esting debate in Congress occurred
in the SoiintP relative to the reocp
tion of the great number of petitions
which has been sent Mint body from
nil parts of the country, demanding
that Hon. Rood Smoot, the Mormon
Bonn tor from Utah, be expelled from
Mie Senate on tin ground Mint he is
an apostle of the Mormon church,
and rs such was compelled to take
an oath of allegiance, to his church
as tho highest civil as well as relig
ions authority in the land. Most of
these petitions are printed blanks
which have been distributed
throughout the country to be signed
and sent to senators. Thoy are signed
principally by women's organiza
tions, such as the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the W. C.
T. U., and religions organizations.
Tn many cases the phrnsoology of
the petitions is identical, showing
that they emanated from the same
source. Former Secretary John G.
Carlisle is to appear before the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, as counsel for the poti
tioners. When the petitions were
presented, Senator Hoar declared
that they were out of order, as the
question was a judicial one to be
decided by the Senate Committee,
and that petitioning that committee
was as much out of place as peti
tioning the Supreme Court of the
United States. Senator Dubois of
Idaho took issue with Sonator Hoar
and declared that "these various or
ganizations of Christian men and
women have a right to petition the
Senate and it is their duty to do so.
, . They know what tbey are
doing. They represent the moral
thought of the country and should
not be discouraged." Most of the
public men here disagree with Sen
ator Dubois and believe that instead
of representing the moral thought
of the country, they represent the
narrow- bigotry of those who are
happiest when they are attacking a
religion which is not identioal with
their own, There is not the slight
est chance of forcing Senator Smoot
to give up his seat, and many people
believe that the mere investigation
of his eligibility U an unworthy
concession to the united bigotry of
the country.
President Roosevelt has Rent to
the Senate the nomination of Brig
adier General Leonard Wood to be
major general, and the question of
bis confirmation has given the gener
al's enemies the long looked for op
portunity to appetupt to check his
career of rapid advancement. The
nomination was referred to the com
mittee on Military Affairs which
will hold a public sitting to hear all
the protests against making him a
major general. If he is confirmed,
he will become head of the army in
1908 and oan remain euoU until his
retirement in 1924, thus preventing
a long list of older officers, who are
his inferiors in rank from ever hold
ing the position. Many officers of
the army declare that as Wood was
merely an army surgeon before the
war with Spain, his rapid rise was
due to political influence and is
unjust to older officers. Senator
Teller, stating he has no personal
Interest lu tue matter, nas come
forth as the protector of these offl
oers and demands that the nomina-
tiuti be hold up until the general's
military record can be examined.
The most bitter opponent of General
Wood is Major Ebtes M. Ruthborne,
formerly director of posts in Cuba,
and who are convicted of defrauding
the government. Wood did all he
could to bring Ruthborue to justioo.
The Mujor declares his innoeeco, and
says be was prosecuted for political
reasons. lie has a firm supporter
in Senator 'Uunua, who is opposed
to Wood's appointment. Rathborne
makes serious charges againpt the
gennral, but ft is gonoru'.Iy doubted
that he cnu sustuiu Ilium. The sun
ate will probably confirm tUo 11cm
inntiuti.
Dr. W. D. Crum, tho colored nutn
who was named Collector of Cus
toms at Charleston, b. C, us a recess
appointment, has beou named fi.iln
hiiior.g the no liiiia'.i.ii-s sent to the
fc-jiiUio. Although I He senate failed
on two f; inner oro. skins to take
itv'tiou in this i'o, it is b heved that
tiirt iiotninnt :"U wiii be c-m tinned
this time. cviiiitr Till m.n t'v.-.t-tuis
to C'ibus'.T, ln:t lie i .ill (1 fn.tU
in S ni oft! t; in u 1 . 1 1 1 ; ; j it t... s;t u j-.-ni il
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t-i.n-) u J ; -1 t y vu:d on ti.o ti ., sua.
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hous, which provides for a com
miteo to examine into the suffrage
conditi' ns of the various strifes. HiR
purpose is to decrease the represent
ation in congress of those southern
states which have disfranchised the
negroes. Ho does not expect the
measuro tojie voted on, but desires
to keep the question alive.
"I am very much gratified to
receive the letter whereby you are
accredited to the government of the
Untied States in the capacity of
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the republic of
Panama," said President Roosevelt
to M Bunn-VanllM flR this represent
ative of the infant republic of Pan
ama was presented to him in the
White House by Secretary Hay. In
the words of the new minister, the
president thus admitted "into the
family or nations the weakest and
last-born of the republic of the new
world." Panama is now a sovereign
state in the eyes of our government,
and it will not be long before we
take up negotiation with it, for the
construction of the canal. Columb
ian troops are said to be hurrying to
the Isthmus to punish the "traitors,"
but our government will not per
mit them to land at either Panama
or Colon, and may inform the Co
lumbian govenment that any hostil
ities even in the romotest vicinity
of the Panama Railroad will not be
permitted by this government. This
would make the suppression of the
revolution very diQlcnlt, if not ab
solutely impossible. In fact friends
of the new republic can be now cer
tain that its national existence is
guaranteed by this country.
Much comment has been aroused
by the publication of that part of
president's regular message to con.
gress which related t.i the canal
negotiations. It was written bofore
the revolution in Panama and has
now been cut out of the message.
The president says, "High authori
ties on international law hold that
the canal can be dug as an incident
to exorcising the power to prevent
the obstruction of traffic across the
isthmus." After stating that in his
judgment it is time to declare that
the building of the canal cannot be
much longer delayed he continues,
"It seems evident that in a matter
such as this we should finally decide
which is the best route, and if the
advantage of this route over any
other possible route is sufficiently
marked, wo should then give notioe
that we can no longer submit to
trifling or insiuoere dealing on the
part of those whom the accident of
possession has placed in temporary
control of the ground through which
the route must pass." He ends by
declaring that if the possessors of
the territory fail to come to a
straightforward agreement with us,
'We must forthwith take the matter
into our own hands. "
Ileal Estate Transfer
Colonel W. Quick to Frank C.
Howell, 52 acres, Blooming Grove,
parts of Henry Toland and J. C.
Westbrook, warrantees, $275.
Horace Hammond to Archibald C.
Van Etten, lot 439, Matamoras, $250.
Delaware and Hudson Canal com
pany to Giles and Hess, acre,
Lackawaxen, $175.
Mary Ann Armstrong to Charles
W. Billings, five lots on George
street, Milford borough, $2,nnn.
Carrie Pclton to Magnus Magnus
son, 1 acre, Lackawaxen, $450.
Erie's Rural Summer Homes for 1904
The passenger department of the
Erie Railroad, desires to have every
one in Pike county and vicinity who
are to keep summer boarders repre
sented m the "Rural Summer
Homes" for 1804, and all who intend
to keep summer boarders should
send a postal to Mr. H. L. Slauson,
Erie ticket agent, Port Jervis, N
Y., nnd receive by return mail a
blank application for free space in
the bock, which should be filled up
and returned to Erie ticket oflioe,
Port Jervis, N. Y.
All who were represented in this
year's book will receive a blank
application by mail. i7
Nt a hi. k i'uy Hiure
"1 was tn ken severely fkk with
kidney truiiliio. 1 tried all ei'i'ts ot
;iise.!ic:m, luiiiH f winch relieved
! i:. 1 hiii day 1 m un ad. ot jour
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t, It. reUeVv-d. It!.i .!! tliel cutter
! w us !. tsu-! I'lirwi, lied Lave tint
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
John C. Ilissum of Matamoras
spent Sunday here with bis sifter,
Mrs. MeCown.
William 8. McCarty of Bridgeport,
Ct., visited his parents here a couple
of days this week.
Mrs. Meta Ludy, formerly Ilymnn,
of Suminitt, N. J., has been a guest
with relatives here for some time.
George II. Buchanan, lately em
ployed with the beef company at Port
Jervis, was in town for a brief visit
this week.
Henry Wohlbrandt, i:d Klein,
Prank Baser and II. O. Kipp spent
the first of the week up in Palmyra
hunting.
Mrs. Frank P. Sawyer of Chicago,
who hns been visiting her father, II.
B. Wells, for several days, relumed
home today.
County Surveyor Frauk Schorr
hns been out in Greene for several
days savveying for the Union Tann
ing company.
County Superintendent Lucian
Westbrook was in town Wednesday
arranging fcr the Directors Institute
to bo held here Deo. 7.
II. Stubendorn" and wife of Ding
man township will leave today to
spend the winter in the south. Their
friends will wish them a pleasant
visit and a safe return.
John Ilesdorfer of New York, who
has been spending several weeks here
hunting, returned home this week.
Whether successful or not in obtain
ing game he has greatly enjoyed the
sojourn.
Mrs. Jennie West fall of Montague,
N. J., who sailed some weeks ago to
spend a couple of years with her son,
Wilhelmus, who is a student at
Gottingen, Germany, has arrived
safely at her destination.
Several neighbors surprised Judge
B. E. Brown last Monday evening,
the occasion being his having reached
the fortieth milestone onlife'sjourney.
His Honor bears the years with
dignity, and few would suspect their
number.
LIFE IS WHAT YOTJ MAKE IT
Life la what you make it
Shall It be succoss?
Will friends look Id after year
Your very name to blossf
And say, "He was a (riend of mine
That (front and glorious man.
I never heard him say, 'I can't'
It always was, 'I can.'
All who knew him, loved him.
Old and voting from far nnd near,
For one and nil in some way
He had helped from year to year "
Or shall they sny lu loathing,
"That man I onoe did know.
To find one any meaner,
A loug way you would go.
A kind ot a friendly deed,
lie was never known to do.
Ask anyone and you will find
All this aud more ts true."
Then what will you have to think of
As the years pass one by one.
Shall you sue a life all wasted,
Or a glorious victory won?
Ann is 18 Year Old
Mary is 21 years old. Mary is
twice as old as Ann was when Mary
was as old as Ann is now. How
old is Anu?
This problem has been going the
rouuda of the papers for several
weeks and has evoke! many answers
A correspondent in. the Blairstown
Press solves tha problem as follows :
Is he correct :
"Solution 24 years divided by 2
equals the age of Ann when Mary
was as old as Ann is now. Dividing
the time from when Ann was 12
years old to when Mary is 24 years
old (u period of 13 years) by 2 equals
tho difference lu their ages (6 years.)
Taking 6 years from 24 years
(Mury's age) we Cud the age of Ann
IS years. Adding 6 years to Ann's
Hge when she was 12 years old equals
the ga of Mary when Mary was as
old as Ann is now IS years.
Answer to problem. Mary is 24
yesrs old. Ann is 18 years old.
When Mary whs 18 years old the Hge
Anu is now, Ann was 13 years old
or one half lis old as Mary is now."
Terminated with an ugly cut ou
! the leg of J Ii. Oiuer, of I'ranklin
j Grove, 111. Jt 'evulopod a stubborn
u'.ivr unyielding to doctors and reiu-je.ii.-s
for f. .ur j'eiu. Then liut k
! 1-:.' Aii.iiii Sulve cured. It's jmt
as (,'."o,l for burns, senilis, sU.u eiup
U'liio und piled. i'o tit u'.l dmi'Su.
TI"'- pence loviiijj pe-imi.-!s may
ti !'ii-r all be f !.1 t!.nt Vie have a navy
v, lien (Vo:i,!jU po..-, , z o tlou-U us
lil-ili 1 W llll I'l.li ISiel,
LAW AND HUMANITY
A Decision Which Seems to Work
a Great Hardship to
a Widow
Over in New York state according
to the papers tho Supreme Court
hns recently handed down an opinion
affirming the lower court which
seems peculiar. A man who was
quite wealthy some years ago, or
who supposed he was, made a will
directing that his widow erect a
$25,000 monument to his memory.
At his death, which occurred not
long ago, it was found that his for
tuno, through bad investments
made by him, had been dissipated
and that only some $35,000 remained.
His widow applied to the court to
be relieved from expending the
amonnt named in his will for a
monument on the ground that to do
so would practically oonBume the
entire estate and loave her without
means of support. The court held
that the terms of the will must be;
complied with and this ruling has
been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
So the widow must expend $25,000
out of a $35,000 dollar estate tor a
monument.
The Court apparently did not take
into consideration the altered cir
cumstances of the man between the
time when his will was made and
when it became operative. This
may be good law, and it is of oourse
if the court says so, but such decis
ions often lead the lay mind to
wonder whether after all law is
justice.
High Heels Worn by Ladies
We have" just had two instances
where this abominable style has
nearly ended in severe injury to the
wearer. While it is hard to say
"served you right," yet under the
circumstances, we feel but little sym
pathy when a fall occurs or ankle is
turned owing to the wearing of
nonsensical footwear. Some years
ago, it will be remembered, that in
addition to this form of foot wear, a
few, we are happy to say, adopted a
foolish way of bending over with the
hands raised ala kangaroo. The late
Professor Sayre, of New York, re
marked that if this "kangaroo droop"
and the footwear were not soon
beyond the behests of fashion, he
feared the "Grecian bend" would
become a "stern reality." Public
Health.
Deer Plentiful
Deer over in Jersey arj protected
until 1905 and sportsmen and the
farmers down in Warren county have
to restrain their Impatience while
numerous flue specimens roam over
their premises. It Is said a large
number of deer have been released
from Buckwood Park because of
scarcity of food aud that farmers will
have to winter them. If a deer
becomes a trespasser and destroys
crops there should bo no protection
for him and it would seem that a
fanner would be justified in protect
ing his property from their depreda'
tions.
Whiskey and Orange
An article Is now going the rounds
which asserts that when a person
who is addicted to the free use of
whiskey feels a desire for a spree he
should at once resort to tho use of
oranges. Every time the desire
comes on, let him eat oranges freely
and continue as long 'as the desire
remains, using if needed twenty
oranges a day. It is asserted that
several instances are known where
this remedy was sueeonMful. It ia
believed the acid appeases the alco
holic desire.
Excursion to New Tork
Thursday, Nov. 2(Uh, "Tbanks-
givlng-day," the Erie will run
popular one dollar excursion to New
York. Special train leaving Port
Jervis 7 a. in., arriving in City at 10
a. in. Ileturning special train will
leave Wot ?0rd Street at 7.40,
Chambers Street New York at 7.45
p. in. and Jersey City at 8 p. m.
Unclaimed Letters
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post ollico at Milford for
the week eliding Nov. 21, 1903 :
GentL'iiien M. Christen, Auguat
Dread. er, K.-i)., Jno. U. Iioutu, Jr.
Brink, Hjpt. of Schools.
Persons claiming the above will
pica em Kiy "Advertised" and give
d.ito of Jlos ll.-t.
ClIAKl.kiJ Lattimokic, P. M,
To Cuie a Cold in Ona Day
fake laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All di'u;.';.'itnts refund the money
if it
fn
to cure, . W. Gruvb's
-ittt'jre is ou t.u.h box.
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
Well's new dam at the foot of
Broad street is completed find full of
water.
According to the Stroudsbnrg
papers bears are thicker out in Greene
township than dogs.
The Choral Society mot Tuesday
evening and was well attondod.
There are now J4 members.
Tho Princeton Tigers defeated the
sons of i;ii, Yule, last Saturday at
football by a score of 11-0.
Only one dollar to New York and
return Thanksgiving day Hecial
train leaving Port Jervis 7 a. tn.
,G0 to New York with the one
dollar special excursion leaving Port
Jervis 7 a. m. Thanksgiving day.
A marriage license has been
granted to Adolph Fechtor of Mil
ford and Bortha Court of Dingman
township.
The M. E. church officials have let
a contract to Charles B. McCarty of
Raymondskill to cover the church
with a metnl roofing.
A slight blaze caused by a lamp
setting tire to a curtniudaiii.igod hats
in Miss Haul's millinery shop Inst
Friday evening to the extent of about
$25.
Mayor Council of Hcranton hns
vetoed a curfew ordinance because
councils did not provide a proper
place in which to confine offenders in
case of arrest.
A aonvention was held in Harris-
burg this week, having for its ob
ject the prevention of the repeal of
the Sunday law and to preserve
Sunday from deseoratlon.
The doctors here are bemoaning
tho unprofitably healthy oondition
of the community which seems to
have literally thrown physio to the
dogs. At all events it ia not taking
much itself at present.
William I j. Elkins, who died last
week in Philadelphia, bequeathed
$250,000 to found a female orphans
school for children of Masons. The
gift will be accepted and there are
funds sufficient In hand to endow It.
A common plena court in this state
has decided there oan be no recovery
against a telegraph company for
failure to deliver a message an
nouncing the death and date ot
the funeral of a relative.
A Mrs. John Itosney has brought
suit in the United States District
court in this state against the Erie
company to recover $50,000 damages
for the death of her husband who was
killed at Honesdiile about two years
ago.
Philadelphia is making etronuous
efforts to have congress pass an
appropriation for a 35 foot channel.
Sho claims that a vast amount of
tonnage is diverted from hor port
because of tha impossibility for
ships of deep draft to come np the
river.
The school directors this week
changed Miss Goionip's to the Old
Academy and put Miss Hornbeck's
school in the room thus vacated. It
is reported that the transposition
was made in order to bring certain
youngsters in closer proximity to
the training department.
Judge Swartz of Montgomery
connty holds that a commitment for
failure to pay borough and school
taxes should state that the defend
ant was without sufficient goods and
chattels to satisfy them, should
separata them, and set forth speci
fically upon what the imprisonment
U based.
A Pension Bill
Representative Bates of this state
has introduced a bill in congress to
pension all aoldicrs and sailors who
served in the army or navy of the
United States ninety days or more
in the War of the Rebellion and who
were honorably discharged there
from, at the rate of f 12 a mouth and
also placing on the pension rolls the
widows of audi soldiers and sailors
who were married prior to June 27,
lb'JO.
Il&antrou Wreck
Carelessness is responsible for
many a railroad wreck and the same
causes are making human wrecks
of iulrerers from throat and lung
troubles. But since the advent of
Dr. King's New Discovery tor Con
sumption Coughs and Colds, ever
tlio worst cases cau be cured, aud
hopeless ni(uiitiou is no longer
nwxirtaary. i)rs. Ijois Cr;g of lor
cliester, Mass., is one of many whoso
lite was saved by Dr. King's Now
Discovery. This preat remedy is
guaranteed for all throat and lung
uifnasi-s bv all druf.''st. Prioo too
and l. Trial botilcd free.
Dress making in all brunches.
M a H Y Lvuwin, lirond Jit., l',.-ti d.l'i.
TO PREVENT STRIKES
Propofi to Submit PiiTerences Be
tween Employer and Employ
ed to a Court
A fi!00 prize pa per recently publish
ed In Boston on the question how
best to settle strikes recronimends a
system of stute courts to be called
Industrial courts, and that these
courts shall appoint for each industry
or for a group of industries a com
missioner to whom all enses of
discipline shall be referred and from
whose decision an appeal tuny be
taken to the Industrial court.
In case of danger of rioting, or
other disturbance of the peace, the
government may at its discretion
ake charge of the labor part of the
business or Industry Involved arid
hold them employing laborers to take
tht, places made vacant by the
strikers until the differences are ad-
usled. The plan is somewhat elabo
rate but seems practical and a peace
able way of settling strikes. Certain
ly both employers and the employed
should welcome a feasible and fair
way of settling differences and pre
venting losses by destruction of
property. The labor question Is one
of growing magnitude and the surest
nnd moRt sntisfactory method of ad
justing the differences which may and
will arise should be approved by ali
whose Interests are most directly
concerned.
THANKSGIVING
Tlmnkigiving we renilor,
With hearts full of pralso,
Fur unnumbered blesslugs,
Throughout all our days.
Fur life and for plensure,
For work and for health,
Ami to meet ail our needs,
A fair share of wealth.
For dangers escaped from
Foi good that we see
For alt the jour brought us,
To you aud to mo.
We till ik of our neighbors,
Loss happy than we.
And rejoice that to them,
We some help may be.
We are thankful again.
As the year rolls 'round,
That once more we're hearing,
The inii8lcal sound.
Of glad ehlmlug church bells,
This Thanksgiving morn, '
To acknowledge the plenty
Of Ceres full horn.
We are thankful for all
The blessings received,
For all that we know of
And more nnconcelved.
t?o thus here we gather
And thankful are we
For all tueroles received
In nineteen and tbroe.
Smallpox Widespread
Over one hundred oases of small
poz, all However or a mild form, are
reported in the npper end of North
ampton oounty. A member of the
state board of health who visited
the section says the disease is spread
over the largest territory he has
found anywhere in eight months.
The districts are all quite well
organized and some of the schools
have closed for the present. Ia Bath
the children have all been ordered
vaocinated and the churches and
Sunday schools have been thorough
ly fumigated. Dr. Groff, of the
state board of health, who has had
wide experience in the West Indies
and Porto Rico says there Is no such
thing as Hungarian itch but that
the cases are genuine smallpox.
In Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
where the disease also exists, it is of
a much more uniiigneut nature, and
in tde former city about 37 per cent
prove fatal.
Fattening Pork
A Michigan man thinks he has
made a disoovery in the matter of
fattening bogs that promises some
thing new. All are familiar with
the charms of pork and beans,
served separately on the table. This
Michigan man proposes to feed beans
to the hogs and when the pork ia
served the beans and meat are all
togother without separate cooking
It ts said to make a very toothsome
tnoroel. This will add a new method
to the already numerous ways cf
making pork. That made with corn
is, of course, the standard ; but there
are others. Wo have the molasses
fed hog, tho peanut fed bog, the
alfalfa hog, the hog over in Canada
that waxes fat on a pea diet, and the
raiKirbaok that lives on freah air.
Ioem't llcrpert Old Ag
It's shameful when youth fails to
show proper respect for old age, but
jut tho contrary in the caso of Dr.
Kiug's New Difo Pills. They cut off
luulttditis lio matter how severe and
irresiMjctlve of old ugn, dyspepsia,
jaundice, favcr, conniipaiiim ail
yield to this perfect pill, iiccuis,
al all Uiuj; stoves
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS
A Choral Union, a Y. M. C. A. , a
fireman's room and four churches.
This town is right In it to keep itn
young peoplo in the straight and
narrow path.
Jim Van Etten's anto was hurt
more than he was. At least it will
oost more to ropair the damage.
Door roust be plentiful, judging
by the number which have found
their way into town.
How about that wildcat, boys?
J. A. Watts was on the sick list
the fore part of the week.
Louis Wagner hns recovered.
Harvey Kyte has returned to
Newark.
The raise in the river, caused by
the late rain, helps the ferries in
Matamoras.
Less than a week to Thanksgiving,
Get your turkey early.
Some people don't believe in pat-
ronizing homo industry, anil when '
they get nipped they have no one to
blame but themselves.
Milford's trnant officer had a job
serving notices. Then one of the
teachers had more than her share of
trouble with several smart bovs.
But Prof. Watson was equal to the
emorgenoy.
Some one has asked : What is the
use of making so muoh noise with.
church bells to call people to church?
Every one knows the hour of servioe
and can get there if so disposed. It
is not necessary to call people to a
show on time bf tho ringingof bells.
Ferries are all right In case of
necessity, but no number of them
can take the tdaoe of one eood
bridge.
Mrs. A T. Soeley, after an absence
of several weeks spent in Railway
and New York, has returned home.
The M. E. chnrch is going to have
a steel roof. Thanks to the efforts
ot the pastor, Rev. V, A. Wood.
I understand Mr. Wood will
preaoh a sermon to the Milford fire
men Sunday evening, Nov. 29. Hope
all the sinners will attend.
Is there any difference between
jnnndioe and gout? Only high
livers are supposed to be afflioted
with the latter, while the former
only affects editors who are suppos
ed to live slim.
DIRECTORS' CONVENTION
To the School Directors of Pike Co.:
In pursuance of an Act of As
sembly approved April 21, 1903,
notice is hereby given that the first .
annual convention of the School
Directors of Pike County will oon-
vene at the Court House in Milford,
Pa., December 7, 1903, at 2 o'clock
p. m. "for the consideration and
discussion of questions pertaining to
sohool administration, " and will oon- "
tinue nntil noon of tho following day.
The aot makes it the duty of every
director to be present, "and each
school direotor attending suoh an
nual convention shall receive for his
necessary expenses and mileage, at
the rate of three cents a mile, to be
paid out of the funds of tho district
which he serves.
As a program committee for the
first meeting the following are ap
pointed : Dr. Robert G. Barckley,
chairman, Milford ; George E. Dar
ragh, Dingmnn's Ferry ; E. B Labar,
Matamoras ; George A Knoaling,
Shohola ; Waltor Vetterlein, Paupao,
and Lucian Westbrook, superin
tendent, (ex-officlo.)
An Interesting program will be
prepared and it is hoped that every
direotor will be present and help
mike this first meeting a grand
success.
Lucian Westbrook,
V
Snpt. Pike County.
Big ChrVtmas Display
The firm of Ryman & Wells,
always progressive, is preparing to
have one of the' largest and finest
displays of Christmas and Holiday
goods ever brought to this town. In
new "ad." next week thoy will
give more specifio information.
For sick headache try Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets;
they will ward off the attack if
taken in time. For sale by Dalch &
Son, Matamoras, all general stores
in Pike coouty.
Wfinn l,rt'Parll ' furnish
' vUU wood in stove lengths at
fl a load. F. F. Hkitz,
Telephone connections.
Milford ,
tf
The Erie runs a dollar excursion to
New York leaving Port Jervis 7 a,
in. Thanksgiving Uuv