X" 7 ... . vw i VOL. IX. MILF01U), TIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1904. NO. 21. .. o - ; i THE WASHINGTON LETTER It is significant that the Supreme Court, in its decision In what is called the "merger case," divided on party lines, but this fact is in no wise a disadvantage to the republicans, who have often lieen accused of hesitating to enforce the Inter-state Commerce law. Rigid as it is, the law has been upheld by the republicans on the bench, and every one who knows President Roosevelt is convinced that he has the courage to enforce it, and will do so when occasion requires. The Hntisfactl-m with which the decision has licon received on the part of the press, the people and the financiers, Is encouraging, and ensures a peaceful outlook for the future. Naturally, under stress of the political situation, the President will not disturb present conditions, and upset the country by instituting criminal proceedingsngainst every corporation which may have technically violated the law. He pro poses to have a dignified, conservative, quiet campaign which will find the country as prosperous next November as it is now. It is essential to the welfare of the country, and for the carrying out of the great enterprises now in hand, that the commercial proKjierity of the country should con tinue. At all events the President will do all lie can to that end, and is striving with wisdom and industry to satisfy all reasonable demands of the people. It was after reiiented conferences with the President that the secretary of the interior and the commissioner of pensions arrived at a solution of the service-pension problem which has given considerable anxiety to congress. A lilieral interpretation of the present pension laws was determined tion and an old age pension agreed to. This- will take less than ten millions of dollars out of the treasury annually, and will satisfy the promoters of the new scheme. Claimant over 62 years of age will be rated as disabled one half. As this result pleases all con cerned, there will be no new pension legislation at this session of congress. Senator Dietrich of Nebraska will lie exonerated of all the charges brought against him and the President w ill remove Atty. Gen, Summers of that state, The President has ordered a further inquiry into the New York postofliee. The numlier of republican delegates now instructed for President Roosevelt amount to 138, uninstructed 28. rostoffice affairs continue to occupy a good share of the attention of con gress, and nearly every day there is an outburst of indignation in the House. The McCall committee of investigation is busy at work trying to get exact information. The much abused fourth assistant postmaster general, Bristow, has appeared before the committee, and astonished it by saying there is a library full of corres(ndence from congressmen preserved in the depart ment This can be inspect confi dent i ally. Tlie famous report was prepared by inspectors at the instance of the postmaster general. In the llonsethepostofll.ee appropriation bill Is lieing closely scrutinized, and it has lieen decided to abolish in country postoflices such titles as "cashier. "night sujierintendeiit," "superinten dent of carriers," and "superintendents of inquiry," and put all employes upon an equal footing and with equal salaries. Today the members of the House took an excursion to Jamestown Va., to view the site of the exhibition which is to 1 held in 1907. This is another "ech" exhibition, and wil probably require a small appropriu tion. Mem tiers of the House wish U know how the f 1,070,000 for the old Panama canal commission was ex peuded. General Ixunard Wood was con firmed as a major general yesterday by a vote of 45 to 3 6. Hitter speeches have been made ngitiust him hot they failed to alter the d -termination of the senate to give l.iin the coveted rank. As tin evidence of Ids js u larity a county in New Mexico lias been named Leonard Wood. Seven or emht hundred miles of rn i !: ei- to cost some forty millions of doll.i.-s, me propiMd u.s a lienei'.t to the Phi!',. 'I hie I -buds, in the way of ii el. .ping trade. New Yolk inpilid-i-lie.Mtate to invent in the pr-j-vt tiniest-, the C S. government w ill in - urf u ceriain inenme on the in ts-tni-i;t.. r'- eiel.iry Tart is ej.s-ed to the ;' 'V eminent I ul!.' the roa-U. tn- J-l e- o pn, i f (' I' !' 1 m r has odUfv "t. g' 1...1 I d a I'M ;l.il;l.r i- in.. I.t '1 .'hi the r c. T,,p npw "Inrtmcnt of nimmiw land lalmr, under Secretary Cortclyoit, is fast out-stripping some of the oMit demrtments, nnil tlie young and in dustrious secretary makes more rH-h-es in nil rts of the country tlmn even Vi!im of the agricultural department, and ts second only to Sirretary Taft. The department has undertaken- to solve the lalxir, commercial, marine, corporation and Immigration prolHeins, and already disburses annually ten millions of dollars, and has 10,000 clerks on the jump. Secretory Moody is in favor of upholding the mitl-hazing laws. The secretary of the Interior has ordered all white fiirnrers to vacate tlie land of the Choctaw nation, in the Indian Territory. It In understood that Secretary Hay will continue to be the President's right hand man during the next administration.' This will give Whitelaw Held a chance to bo ambassador to England. Col. T. V. Svnions. engineer in charge of the public buildings at Washington, is in favor of having Congress allow him to serve the state of New York on the Erie Canal commission, lie says lie could earn his salary as commissioner of $K, 000 "at odd moments" when he was not talking after the interests of the government. Congress has re- ijienod the question, and may permit him to earn two salaries at odd moment. The Washington water works have lieen giving the capital city muddy water for its inhabitants to drink, until it is as brown as Mississippi river water. The scientists have come to the rescue, and Dr. Wiley, promoter of pure-food products, announces that no other water is so sweet and healthy as the muddy Potomac, because the mud kills all the germs that produce typhoid fever and other diseases. Dr. Woodward the health officer of the district, and a lecturer in one of the law colleges, warns people to lieware of pure water, especially springs and brooks. This water contains deadly disease germs, and they are much more active and insinuating because they do not exist in such great num bers. Running water, says Dr. Wood ward, Is especially to be avoided. It is alive with death. All this is exceedingly confusing to the public. What next? MAXIMS AND VERSE Py John Arnold Watts (Original.) Few cures and few diseases are better than many cures and many diseases. The greatest conceit that man ever possessed, is that he is made in the image of God. The greater the strides of civiliza1 tion and inventiveness, the greater the crimes and misfortunes. Do not retire from active life too young, xou win imagine you nave contracted nearly all the deseases on the calendar before you die. Man's superiority over the lower animal by evolution is but one of the desires of the Creator. Do not act aie-ish. It brings you back to pre historic times. If ail the money of the earth was equally distributed on a certain day not many yean would elapse before the bulk of it would return to the same individuals that held It before It is eay to sec that it was a man who compiled the first part of the old testament for he stated that the man was the first human being created. II is conceit led him to believe the general order of things had been reversed to suit his theory, What can be a greater crime than proclaiming a certain individual king or queen by descent, aside from the fact that marital di generates must appear among them. Royal blood bus the b.uiit color as a poor man's blood but is not quite as pure. When a man studies for the clergy he is just an liable to miss his Calling as the mall who tries to become a mechanic. It is foolish for parents to say, "1 Hin going to make a priest or mmi.-ter el my son w leu it is not m him. If it is Ida desire, then assi-l hint. The wo:t of hell if bell there be. is the hell on eunh. thai 1 can m e The prvatet torture i of the mind iiooi'v iUs are a hioaher kind. The t.-ri; .i to n v . hh V t, . t t U th.J 1 e. ,l,d LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES Joseph R. Perry of Wllkesbarre was here this week. Frank Rudolph and wife of Port Jervls visited in town yesterday. Mrs. (leorge A. Swcpeniser is quite ill this week and confined to her room. Harold Armstrong, a student at Blair I lull, is home for the Easter vacation. Clms. Nobs of Newark, who has a fine summer residence In Plugman, was here lately on a visit to Ids place. W. R. Raker, a brother of My. T. Riiker, Esq., with his wife and daughter spent a few days here recently. Miss I,cna Dubois, who has lieen visiting the family of Rev. V. A. Wood, returned to her home in Alpine, N. J , this week. The condition of Mrs. C. W. Bull, who has been very III, is materially improved. This will be exceedingly gratifying news to her many anxious friends. Miss Ann Raker attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. James 8. Drake, at Hartford, Ct., Tuesday. Incidentally she visited the family of M. II. Chapin at Bridgeport. Rev. V. A. Wood and wife left this week to attend the M. E. general conference at Newark and Rev. Arpe and Mr. 'Andrews, who have been been here for the past two weeks assisting in religious services, went to attend conference at Philadelphia. OBITUARY MHH. THKOIIOKE BICiLF.Y Emily, wife of Theodore Bigley, died at her home In Shohola Tuesday after a protracted illness aged nearly sixty-three years. She was born in Dingmans and In early life lived at Rowlands. Since her marriage, gome 40 years ago, she lias resided at Pond Eddy and Bhohola. Her husband, four daughter, Laura, wife of James Richards of Pokeepsiej Blanche, wife of Augustus Doyle; Ella, wife of George Perry of Port Jervls; and Martha of Paterson, and three sons, Melvin of Port Jervis, Charles of Middletown and Fletcher of New Brittaln, Conn , survive. Thefuneral occurred today and interment at Shohola. MRS. JAMES H. DHAKF. May, wife of James 8. Drake, former postmaster of this place, died at her home in Hartford, Conn., last Saturday morning, March 18th, after a lingering illness of consumtit km. She was born in Milford and was a daughter of the late Dr. Edward and Virginia, Barnes, Ilaliday. This place was her home until some years ago when she removed with her husband to Scranton and later to Hartford. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Hy. T. Baker of Milford. The funeral occurred Tuesday and interment at Hartford, CL Republican Primary The election will be held tomorrow and the following named are to be voted for: County committee J. C. Prescott, II Watts, F. n. Thrall, W. A. II Mitchell, R. O. Bnrckley, E. T Riviere, J. W. Keisel. Coroner No nomination. Representative in General Assem bly Alfred Marvin. Sheriff J. W. Kiesel. Ci'iigressioi al Conferee I. M Niiis. Delegate to State Convention R W. I'indlay. Town Committeeman The Milford Bridge Several newspajiers have had an item floating in their columns that .-.lock in the Milford bridge here, par value Jj0, Bold for iJ3 a share. Home was offered at an upset price of but no one bid. However, we under stand that one shaky holder sold out a couple of shares at 1-3. WmII, the bridge Is there yet just as large as life anil a little more natural than some oihers on the stream, notwith standing the flood of lust fall and the threatening ice this spring. TJticIaiuiud Letters List of unclaimed loUe-rs remain ing in tlie post otliro at Milford for the week ending March 26, liOi: Mi. Ehz-abetu Wesley, Mrs. E. T. Yardiey, Mrs. Harrison & Sun. J. Ketdve Sully, Jdines Slunton. Persons churning Ihi a;Ove will ph'.iMi ioiy "Advei ti.-Mul" and give d lltl of this le-t. lilAiahS LaTTIM !!, P. M. MARCH COURTS Short Session Only One Case Goes to the Jury Licenses all Granted The regular March term of court met Monday with President Judge C. B. Staples and associates J. F. Englehart and B. E. Brown present. Constables making returns were: Blooming Grove lxvl Ijord. Delaware C. 8. Person. Dingman J. W. Kiesel. Greene O. E. Simons. Eacka waxen Ross Uosencrans. lchinan W. H. Van Auken. Milford BoroH. W. Fuller. Milford Tspl-C. Herman. Palmyra J. N. DeGroat. Porter George Miller. Shohola George Burgard. Westfall B. C. Totten. O. Fj. Simons was appointed to waiton the Grand Jury and W. 8. Van Auken and C. Herman on the court. The Grand Jury was called. F. B. Thrall appointed foreman and Judge Staples In a very lucid and. exhaust ive charge defined, and instructed them in, their duties. Inquisition over body of David 8. Lltta by II. Dewitt, Esq., approved. J. W. Smith appointed collector of Porter and bond filed. C. 8. Person resigned as constable of Delaware and David Cron was appointed to fill the vacancy. Cook vs. Cook. Divorce. G. R. Bull appointed master. Estate C. Ott, return of Inquest filed, publication of notice and rule on heirs ordered. Petition of Harry Ost to charge name, decree made. Estate P. A. L. Quick, deed. In partition. Return to order of sale and decree made. Estate C. Ott, Wentall Krelter and C. M. Leidel. Auditors reports filed, confirmed nl. si. Estate Kate B. Van Wyck, account of executors confirmed ni. si. Commonwealth vs. Meyer, et. al. Nolle prosequi allowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. James Beck. Nolle prosequi allowed on payment of costs. Estate M. C. Smith, Widows ap praisement approved. J. P. Munson appointed supervisor In Eaekawaxen to fill vacancy in district No. 4. Chester A. Pellett and II. W. Clark appointed overseers poor in Palmyra. M. A. Reidyappoititedasupervlsor in Greene. Commonwealth vs. Leon Sehanno. Indictment, shooting or maiming a dog. Settled. Nol. pros, entered on difendant paying all costs. Commonwealth vs. Teal TItman. Indictment, larceny of chickens. Defendant pleads guilty and sentenc ed to 30 days in jail. Commonwealth vs. Harold Roberts. Indictment, larceny of overcoat, etc. Defendant pleads guilty and sentenced to 3 months in jail. Crowell vs. Crowell. Divorce de creed. Petition to vacate road In Lehman, M. V. Brisco, II. J. Schuyler and David Snyder appointed viewers. Commonwealth vs. Bartlet B. Smith. Indictment, larceny of rail road ties. Defendant pleads guilty. Sentenced to 18 months in Eastern penitentiary at hard lalxir. Commonwealth vs. F. A. Rose, Indictment, refusing to fight forest fire. Jury found defendant not guilty and county lor costs. Caskey vs. Caskey. Divorce, Alfred Marvin apoiiited master to take evidence and report decree License of C. W. Cortright in Porter transferred to Henry Tupenn Ing. Charter granted to Blooming Grove Hunting and Iishing Club. The llurwinton Land Co. vs. Shields et al. Ejectment. Rule to show cause why answer and plea shall not be filed. Returnable April 2!Mh. Estate P. F. Fulmer, deed. Ac count of adnirs. confirmed absolute. Kstale lirHdner Wood, deed. Ap praisement to widow continued. RejHirt of viewers on county bridge at Mutt street confirmed. County bridge over Sugar Hill creek near ljows null in Greene approved by Grand Jury. Estimated cost tC.O'J. Mary K render vs. Ix-wis George Kreuder. Di voice. Alias bubjHi-na awarded. Tlie court directed that accounts, apiiraiMiiieuts, roads etc., when regularly advertised shotiUl ! ! lulely confirmed in Ii0 days ufter the ft 1st term at which same have been confirmed ni. si. The Grand Jury reported the sanitary condition ot the bud on account of plumbing. Also Unit some belter provision to made for the lKit.s of the county treasurer and that the aqueduct acio-s the Laeka M axeu river hepurcliasel for a bridge. Court adjourned to April ;"., g. nr. INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS April 3rd will be Easier Sunday. The Union Insurance company of Philadelphia is asking for a receiver. The Choral Society will continue until April 10th when it will con clude with a concert. Malven and Gofden of Port Jervls are putting a hot water plant in the new house of A. I). Brown on Broad street. The Presbyterian congregation have in contemplation the repair of the old pipe organ and an expert vh here this week to make an estimate of cost. The meat trust has advanced prices: Beef 60 cents a hundred weight, mutton 75 cents and lamb $1, and probably a half cent more will be added. Floods and ice gorges have carried away many bridges over navigable streams In the state and it Is probable that the cost of rebuilding will exceed a million dollars. II. O. Kipp and C. P. Mott have been engaged part of this week mak ing an Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chatties of the late Mrs. Ii. W. Armstrong. At the annual election in North Tarrytown, N. Y., about 100 women went to the polls and defeated the candidate for village president favor ed by J. 1). Rockafellcr. Dynamiters broke a channel about 200 feet wide and some 1500 feet long In the lee gorge below Port Jervis last week which greatly relieved Hie situation and fear of further damage. It Is intimated that ex-Congress man Howard Mutcliler of this dis trict, who Is sometimes supposed to be up against some of the state leaders, may favor the aspirations of Hon. W. R Hearst for President. Daniel J. Sully, the speculator in cotton who forced the prices up until several manufacturers had to suspend operations, held on too long arrd was caught by the market. . He failed for several millions. There are sixteen thousand saloons in New York which spend a total annually of twelve million dollars in providing free lunches for customers, an average of $750 each. This is a large charity viewed in that light alone. Pike county received as her share this year of the Erie Imnus money $2,192.91 as against $2,137.10 last year, showing that our assessed valua tion must have made a small projKir- tionate increase over Susquehanna county. Wesley Griffin, proprietor of the Westcolang Lake House in Laeka waxen, is proposing to cater to the public seeking rest and recreation among the hills of Pike. He has comfortable quarters and the house is well located. News ol operatkins of the armies and navies of Russia and Japan is so indefinite and unsatisfactory that little reliance can be placed on it Both would have to be transported by flying machines to be in localities reported on different, and even the same, days. All license applications were grant ed by the court and the new appll cants were Inspected and asked as to their knowledge of the liquor laws The court pointedly Intimated that on any infractions being reported rule would be granted to show cause why a license should n it be revoked George F. Baer, president of the Reading railroad, who has bee sriving to keep up the price of anthracite coal during the summer months has fuiled of his object. He wished to allow no rebates but othn railroads declined to enter the scheme arrd a new price circular has bee issued. William Read, of C'liardon, Ohio, died Tuesday aged about 05 years, He was a native of Sussex county New Jersey, was for some years in business at Pliillipshurg, and seven teen years ago located at Chardon He is survived by his wife, a siste of C O. Armstrong of this place and Dr. Armstrong of Newton, N. The funerui occurred today und was attended by Mr. C. O. Armstrong. The general conference of the M. E. church in session ut Philadelphia tli id week approved a resolution re itoring the time limit to the pastor ate, and disapproved one reducing the size of the general conference. The preachers as a rule are opposed to the time limit fait the laymen are t. unit for it and they carried. It ia claimed by the older preachers that they are crowded out by the younger w ho take the better places and that congregations, us a rule, d yuunj men. ire tlie DEMOCRATIC MEETING Was a Lively Episode With Some Recrimination and Truths Told The niinual democratic meeting was held in the Court House Monday veiling. Considering the Interests apparently involved the gathering was small, only AH being present, but there as considerable undercurrent of feel ing manifest. The fight was to de throne the county committee elected last year and to supplant it with members of the pang w hich has long been a doniinent jmwer in the party. Some reel iininatioii wax indulged as to being old and regular democrats, and Without doubt all that was said wiv niite true. -It may he asserted with out fear of even attempted contradic tion that there are mighty few "straight" democrats, among the adera In this town at all events, and the less said almut "straight democ racy" the less will lie revealed of their evious ways in politics. It was asserted that this year prominent democrats stood at the jmlls and work ed all day against regular nominees of the party and it was true. It u declared that last year men who sought now to get on the county com mittee supported and elected a repub lican secretary to the town council, also true. The lid was not lilted higher but this was sufficient to show the stuff flint simmers in the xit. The meeting was called to order by J. C. Wcstbrook, Jr., chairman of the county committee, and Hon. J. F. Englehart was elected chairman, vice chairmen were disrionsed with. J. F. Terwilliger and II. E. Emerson were lected secretaries, thus showing that "Si" can have a bone when there is alisolutoly no meat on It. Real business then liegan. George Gregory, George R. Bull, Esq., J. C. Westhnxik, Jr., Thomas Armstrong and E. Vniidermiirk were nominated for county committee by James II Heller, and J. F. Terwilliger nomi tinted W. II. Clune, J. C. Watson, G R. Quick, (1. A. Hwepenlsorand F. A. Beck. A motion to ballot for "old" or "new" prevailed 1 after several individuals had fired their ammunition at the chair, and F. C. Plume and George R. Bull were apiiointed tellers. The vote resulted in 19 for the old and 29 for the new. G. F. Rowland was unopiKeed for delegate to the state convention and the meeting then ad journed. There were no resolutions of resi HHt, no votes of confidence, no endorsements of records of public officials. No expressions of preference tor any presiileutial possibility, no pointing with pride to any act of any matchless leader, no commendation for any body, why, might lie very easy for any jierson who viewed the solemn scene to premise: Not n drum was heard, not a funeral note As some corses to the ramparts thej hurried. and then all took a sneak. The Southwark Sage It seems to me that: Some women are like salad a great deal depends upon the dressing Now Is the time when rioting mothers who want their children to grow up into upright and truthful men and women tell the annual prevarication about the cute little bunny laying Easter eggs. Women consider their love rather than the cause of their love they realize that they'll have plenty of time to consider the man after murrioge. While a woman gets everythin she wants she seldom wants every thing ulie gets. The man who hasn't anything new to say about love may he considered down and out When a man looks buck at all the love letters he has written and of the silly things he has been guilty saying he's generally willing to be punished for it by getting married. Easter Sunday N. T. Excursion $1 April Jird, Easter Sunday, the Erie will run a popular one dollar excursion leaving Port JervU at 7 a. m. arriving in City at 10 a. in. uilowlng over nine hours in which to tike in the sights ol Greater New York, and the special Easter services at all the great church es, as the social train returning leaves ('handlers Street, New York, at 7.15 p. in. and Jersey City at 8 p. m. Real Estate Transfers DruMlla Quick to Alexander T. Rice, 10 acres, Westfull, along Mil ford road, $2. John G. Hiliiard et al., to Alexan der T. Rice, 21 acres, Westfall, fl. Philip Ellwanger to Alfred S, Hu.eii, 10 acres, Ijickawaxeu, part of Samuel Rutler, $200, HE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS Is our nice borough lockup going be turned into a free lodging house? There will be no services In the M. E. church Sunday, the pastor being absent attending conference. Uncle Mose Van Auken of Lehman was up the fore part of the week. Moses gets younger every day. Our term of court was very shor t, considering the expense to the county of the Grand and Traverse Jury. j Mis Margaret Brink, who has been spending some time in Hart ford, Conn., has returned to her home here. James Molllneaux, after an abse nco of several months spent in Newark and Philadelphia, has returned to town. There are a few cats in town which should go to feline heaven as a re ward for their efficiency In killing young chickens. Another week and All Fools Day will be here as well as moving day. It Is almost time to begin tb look for your last year's Easter hat. Intemperance, dancing, euchre and poker all come under the bun of sin. leave it to Brother Warren to decide if high five should be included. The democratic meeting last Mon day evening was pretty well attend ed. The old committee went out for the good they had done and a new one was elected. The revival meetings which were held in the M. E. church up to last Monday evening were well attended. Mr. Arpe labored hard, but the con versions were few. The abutment on the Milford side of the bridge near Struble's lower mill shows a large crack. Whether when the frost goes out It will take a tumble remains to be seen. Philip Walters who knows all about raising garden sass Is making preparations to raise lots of it this season, if hard work amounts to anything Philip will succeed. Mud, mud and deep and sticky mud at that confronts you now wher ever you go. Travel is anything but pleasure. Even Jim Van Etten is afraid to bring out his refractory auto. Brief Comment There wems to lie no way of check ing the baggage men's strike in Kansas City. Mr. Cleveland is still believed to have a few tarifTheresies, otherwise he lias considerable sense. The good American housewife is stated to tie boiling over at the recent advance of prices by the coffee trust. It is full time that the Honorable Aldai Stevenson should again prance to the front with a statement either for or against. The Berlin paper which declares that King Leopold of Belgium Is to all intents and purposes an American, had one more declare corning. A democratic contemporary insists that in Judge Parker's case it Is better to be somewhat unknown as a presi dential candidate, than to be notorious. State Senator Jewell of Kansas City Is on trial charged with soliciting a brilje from a baking powder corniiuny. Mr. Jewell doubtless got a rise out of the eonqiany. The Kansas man who is both a doctor and an undertaker and has now purchased a drug store insists that he will get them coming and going and otherwise. As usual Kansas is unique as well as thrifty. "What are we here for"?" said General Grosvenor in his seech on the pootolTice matter and then as the I louse and gallery smiled audibly he amended it by saving "why are we here'.'" It is really the fault of the voters. It is learned with some surprise that Japan's manufacturing enterprises have advanced to such a degree that she has some fifty spinning mills. This condition Is undoubtedly a great tmon to the war correspondents in the East. It annuntfi for many of the war yarns. It Is neck and neck in the democracy lietween the search for candiduU-s and issutsi. No issue has yet been dis covered which tho people would re n ember into the next week and the attempts of the managers to secure a resevtuble candidate have been about as bare of results. Lieutenant - Governor Tillman of South Carolina w ho killed Editor Gon Ziilm, and who was, as was to have lieen expected, acqulttis! of murder has announced hid candidacy for con- gress. The, district w ill doubtless by ' proud to wend htm to that
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