-A onaray , Officii 109 VOL. XV. MILFORD. PIKE COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY. JANUARY 7, l!HO. NO 10 c o VP ChCS: J--X. Kiawr S V ' BRIEF MENTION . The (ounty Commissioners of Monroe have appointed thirty-eight j Tuft oitianns la equalise assessments made .amendments to Hie Interstate corn- la the various districts. Tbese uien will give them fall informal Ion to enable them to ait J a board of re vision. John L. Gonrlay tins been reap point! Court House janitor. Miss Grace Wolfe, after spruding a week here with ber parents, re turned to ber studies. lira. Martha Holms, who has been visiting her sinter In Bridgeport, Ct., baa returned borne. ' Miss Ora Sawyer of Chicago ia vis ltiug ber parents here. . Mrs. D. R. Chopin and son of Soranton passed the holidays with the family of Hon. Jacob Klaer. It is reported that Mrs Aimer Ter williger will move next spring into bi r bouse now occupied by Mrs. A. M. Mettler. next to Centre Square Hotel. , Toesdny evening the Fire Depart ment elected the following ofticers; - Chief W, A. Davenport 1 Agst W. H Aimer 3 A8t George Smith Secy. J. H. Ludwig Treas W. T. Strubie Nelson Brown of Montana recently Bpent a few days at the home, of Hy. T. Baker. - Mrs. C C. Tyler and s in Converse of New Yi.rk are spending a few days at the home ot A. E. Lewis. Ret. W. D. MoKinney, a Baptist o'crgymau, who resided many years In Port Jervis died Wednesday aged 69 year. Judge Staples is holding court Id Philadelphia and will sit there dar ing this month. , The White Mills Basket Ball Club defeated the Milford A. C. in a last .and exciting game by the s-core of 33 to 19. . . . . . r " Id order to compel the so called in sorgent senators and congressmen to support bis policies, President Taft bas given them notice that they can have no share in the distribution of patronage... He says this Is done that the pledges made by the party shall be carried out and enable it to go be fore the country in the next elections with a record of having performed its promises. J. Wallace Clearrnan of New York who has freqaently visited here is dead of typhoid fever. The Borough democrats will hold their caucoa Saturday evening Jan. 15. - In cold weather blanket your hor ses while stopping. Triumph, or else yield to clamor; Be the anvil or the hummer. The first American time clock was set up la the steeple of a Guilford, (C innecticut) church about 200 years ag It was built by a Yankee and made almost entirely of wood. This kind of weather and over-eat ing often gives one puueiiiouia, Be properly sheltered and if by any chance you over eat do not lay down tnerce law. Some say they did and others that they did not. The Manager-t of the Milford Bridge Company will meet tomonow to transact such business as inty come before them. There were 44 deaths in 1909 in the registration distriot composed of the townships of Diogman, Milford, Westfali, Sbohola and Milford'Boro. and .30 Mrtbs. The disparity is caused largely by the number from outside who come here in a feeble condition in search of health, and who are loo ill to be benefitted. Ths County Auditors George Du- mann, liarry Koeencrans and John S. Durant met Monday but failed to organize being divided on clerkship. Tuesday morning they elected Harry Armstrong und proceeded to the work of settlement Jury Commissioners George H. McCarty and Emile Vuille Jr., met Monday and elected George Smith olerk and filled the Jury wheel. Harry Rosencrans, County Audi tor, who has been ill for many wcekr with typhojd lever, was taken sick Tuesday and obliged to return to hie homo in Main moras i William Angle attended the Auto Show in New York this week, lie bas taken the agency in this section for the Mitchell car an excellent ma chine. No fight the President could make would be more popular than one waged against the Aldi ich-Caunon crowd, and in mnkirg that fight he would takeaway much of thesmmu- niticn of the Democrats. -Whether Dr. Cook discovered the North Pole or not, it will be con ceded that he was agreeable of per tonality and a pretty good lecturer C. W. Morse, who organized an ice trust and was convicted of violating the Federal banking lawB in mlsap plying the funds ol the National Bank of North America daring the pnnio of 1907 ia making false entries, and als engaging in a pool by which he gained illegal control of the Amei ioan Ioe Company, was taken to At. lanta, Ga., this week to begin a IS year sentence in prison. One of the first duties of Congress should be to aarange for ample ter minal facilities for the session. Gifford Piuchot doesn't have to "name names''. He might just say John Doe, of the Cabinet. . It Is meet that the President de elded the "What Is whiskey'' profc lem on the threshold of the goad ros olutions season. Do not imagine that party over there with the pained expression the one wearing the home made necktie of strenoas persuasionis seeking to set a new style. He is merely afraid of hurting his dear wife's feelings. if Mr Peary is still patronizing that clipping bureau, doubtless he will notice that he is being rather freely advised tlso to tell it to Copen Hie qun-tlon now aeen s to Oh. Tne state does rell any kind of whether the railroad magnates in spraying material bat on application their recent interview with Pres'dent ; to the Department of Agriculture it influenced him regarding j will give names of arms who ao ana are ralipble. The Pennsylvania fate Corn Bbow will ba he'd in Philadelphia Feb 2nd to 4th. L ivers! cash prizes will be given. Hoi o la a chance If yoo have something very fine in the way of corn. Railroad talk serms to have frosen up though this generally Is the time of year when it blossoms la this vicinity.. . Citizens of a township had filed bill in equity to restrain payment on state road work, and the Court re quires the State to file an answer. In the central part of the State the water famine continues and many suffer great inconuenlence, being otiligod to haul water several miles. I Indicating that ths soil of this state should be made more produc tive the following comparisons ol grains raised to the acre in the U. 8. and in Pa. made. , Buckwheat Pa. 19, U. a 20, corn Pa 32, V. 8 25, hay Pa. 1 20, U. a I 20. U. 8. 1.42, oats Pa. 28 U. 8 30, potatoes Pa. 78, U. S. 106, rye Pa 15, V. S. 16, wheat Pa 17, U. 8. 15, The yield value per acre In Pa. It .10 1,9 and In the U. H. 115.79. The total yield of all In Pa. was over 167 million dollars. Robera B. de Janon, an heiress nd granddaughter of the millionaire .eedsman Robert Buist Of Philadel phia, who waa supposed to have loped with an elderly married wattl or at the Bollevue-Stratford has not yet been found. John Cook of Bnsbkill monrns the loss of a valuable horse which was found dead in its stable last week. He bought another in Strondsburg, The weather doe not interfere with ice gathering and a flna crop is being harvested. It should be cheap next summer. . .. The Dauphin Ciunty in overruling a demurrer filed by the State High way Department decides that tax payers have a right to interfere in a state conaract, Philip Hithaway and family oon- tamplate a visit in the near future to Kingston, Jamaica, where he has a sister. James Hotalen received an iujury to his eye last Monday by stone striking it while he was assisting Id digging a grave. and take a nap but walk and exerctel hagen. it off. ... . j Dr. Cook claims he discovered the pole; - but who will claim he discov ered Cook? Salmon, pike, and goldfish are supposed never to sleep - - The most valuable horse in the world is said to be Bnyardo, an Eng lish three-year old, whose owner cares more fur tho horse than money having recently refused an offer of $280,000 The horse Is In no more peril of ex tinolioo by the automobile than hei- of being driven Into oblivion by the It is a dangirous thing to bend gool resolution to the breaking point Bogus affidavits against ; Cook aren't helping any to establish the truth or make Peary a popular hero, The Indianapolis News believes that Oil has as many t-ius awaiting absolution as has Sugar. Neither may get abiolution, but both have had enough immunity to make the same worth the conflagration to come. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt's de. light that women may I e'ome census takers is readily explainable. Of oours! a women would rejoice !n OBITUARY Mrs. Sarah Crukma Wesley, who lived to be eighty bight years old and who hardly be came conscious of the infirmities of age until Just before bis death, ae orlbed his onosual vigor to the bles sing of God. Bo Mrs. Crissman who peacefully passed away with the early dawn of ths New Year hardly ever felt the bnrdea ot ber years She was bora io Walpeck township. New Jersey November fifteenth 1814, and waa daughter of Moses and Margerle Brooar, Jones. Her paternal ancestors were Welsh and on ber mothers side Hollanders. Bbe thus (vine ef sturdy atonic end ber life was free from the many pains whioh afflict those whd travel ao long a journey and at the end she gently laid down its' burden and went to eo- -y the companionship of the One who has so greatly blessed bor. All who knew ber oan attest ber genial nature, her uniform kindness, her g-odoas spirit,-ber possession of those many qnalitles which, endear character to friends, end all will say a good woman has gone (b rest. She was a lady of the old school. In the best sense of that phrase and her manners comported with her attract ive appearance. She married Cyrus Criasman and nearly fifty years ago was bereft of her companion, who died in this town. She is survived fay two daugh ten Mrs. Artninda Bull of Milford and Mrs. Emma 3. Baker of Bast Orange, N. J. and two sons Frink of this place and Edgar P. of New York. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. C. A. White, were held Mon day and interment in Milford Ceme tery. The pall bearers were Hon William Mitchell, Hon Jacob Klaer, A. D. Brown, C. W. Ball, Hy. T. Baker and J. H. Van Etten. . amintlitft Wa urfl tin nonrr In !h horseless age than we are to the anomer uirciug ner to aumu oer niunle- age. The two ore lures be gau business in partnen-ltip before the dawn of oivilizttmu and will continue together at the old stand down to the end of time. Tbe warnings sent out hy the weather bureau fvr ;esteday iudi cated a big rain or a deep suow. This so confuted the real weather that it did not do either, just hailed a liitle Animals bave eye troubles and there are many whose sight enables them to distinguish ohj-cis only at abort distances The vision of fl-b Is very short and that of moot ser pfeata ia so poor that they can see no farther than one-thiid of their own length. Frogs are better endowed with sight and can see dearly a distance of tweuty times I heir length. A- D. Brown was In New York rt ot the week. wall age. and High Cost of Living Alexandra McDonald, the oil mil' ilonaire, who is confined to his home by feeble health, made some declara tions on the high cost of living that will cause some talk 'and challenge attention, coming as they do from one of the original Standard Oil Magnates. Mr. McDonald, wbo is seventy-six years old, sees no Incen tive in work that produces nothing for the future, ant declares that there must be a readjustment somewhere, Ia speaking ol the subject, he said: "It is becoming impossible for the wage woiker to make , both ends meet. I do not recall when the cost of living was so high. Wages have not kept pace with the prions. We will have to have a readjustment somewhere. . ,. It is not good that the -mats of oar people should be forced to. live band to mouth existence: - There is no incentive in work that fiaodnora nothing for the future. The saving ability ol our people mast not be cur tailed. " ' I cannot see how the olerk wbo must pay the high present prices can support a family and save at the same time. Tbe results of such condition oannot be anything but bad. ' It discourages marriages, among ether things, and those' wbo bave means are living too extrava gaotly. The automobile, for Instance, un fortunatey has become a sign of fi nancial standing. Tbe result ia that it is now often required as much for show as fir use. This is an age for much business. We finl rich American girls baying titles. I say that nine-tenths of such Mr. (irahsm, who for the past 12 year has rrsldrd In tins Borougb Itb Mrs. Wilhelmina Steele, died January latWter a brief illness. He was born in Ireland June 22nd, 1821, and was a sou of Thomas and Anna, Sontt, Grabam, and waa a brother of the late Mrs. William Armstrong of Milford. After coming io this coun try he resided for several years in New York and later in Port Jervis and worked at bis trade that of a mason. He was a member of Port Jervia Lodge F. & A. M. for more than fifty years. The funeral, which "was under the ansptoea of Milford Lodge, waa held Tuesday and Interment in Milford Cemetery. Lizzie, wife of Harry Treible, died at ber borne In East Stroudshurg, Pa. Jannarv first after a long illness. She was a daughter of the late Albert and Mary Van Etten Sbimer, and for several years prior to her marriage resided here with - her mother, who with ber husband and a yonng daughter survive her. The funeral was held Tuesday. Real Estate Transfers Heirs of Henry W, Clark to Kich- ard Q. Phillips, 345 acres Palmyra I30C0. ' Paul Krai to Frederick Delling and wife, 50 acres Blooming Grove 000. Joseph Saunders to Jacob Saunders 56 acres Green. Siegfried Lowentbal to Moses Pop- pel, lots in Hyde Park Porter. Flora R. Brown, O. L. Rowland, exes and others heirs of G. F, Row land dee'd to Edna Briggs, S acres Lackawaxen on Lake Teedyusknng 460 Captain Howard Aldrn Rf.kd Ba sure to swear off loud enough to be heard. Having at last dispose,! of Dr. Cook thare's that man Haskell of Oklahoma. H anyone wauls to kick something. At n rim,l 1 n a nf X ait ItnMpru of Mil. ford Cemetery held Urn week the i marriages are purely commercial. It following were elected Managers Wm Mitchell, .C. V.- Bull, Wn, Angle, W. H. Aimer and J. M. Al driob. The stockholders of the Delaware Valley Transportation Company at a meeting held in Port Jervis Tuesday eleoted the following directors : P. N. Boariiique, F. W. Cross, John C Warner, Percy Lyaiaa aud T. Hunt Brock. Note Ryriau and Son's new ad In UtU Ueue, ia deplorable I have two grand. daughters (tbe Misses Stalin). Should any one ask for the hanji of one of these girls and mention money at the same time, I would order him to clear out." WAN TED I I SAIXSMEN to represent us in ; the sale ot cur High Grade Goods, j Don't delay, apply at onoa. Steady employment ; liberal terma. Exper- euoa not neoessarv , - ALLEN NORSERY CO. I Ri&beater, N. Y, Captain Reed died at the borne of bs parents, The Anohorage, in Mil ford teansbtp last Sunday January second, after an Illness of about a year, of . tuberculosis contracted wbtle on doty in the Philippine Is lands. Ha vaa born in Philadelphia September 18, 1175 and waa tbe eld est son of Dr. Henry B. and Bertha Howard Reed HiS early education was in the poblie schools of Newbury port, Mass., be then entered tbe olass ot 1898 ot the Polytechnic- Institute of Brooklyn. Graduated at Harvard In tbe olass of 1897, at tbe University of Pennsylvania In the olaas of 1904, and at the Army Medioal School oIrss of 1906. He served aa a priv ate in light battery A 2nd O. 8. Ar tillery, Grimes Battery, in the war with Spain. Was appointed la May 1905 Contract Sargsoa in, the TJ. 8, Army, May 20, 1906 aa 1st Lieuten ant and Assistant Surgeon U. 8. A., 1st Ueutepant Medical Corps in 1907 and retired for disability Incident to service with the rank of Captain Aug oat 1909. He saw service to Cuba in 1898 9. From 1 906 Io 09 he waa sta tioned at Washington v Barracks, Washington, D. C, at Fort Myer Va PrntiJio of Monterey, Cal., and was two years ia the transport service and in the Department ot Luton, Philippines. While there be became ill and was ordered to Fort Bayard, N. M. for observation and treatment Not Improving be waa retired and last Aagast came to his former home near Milford. Finely educated, with all the am bition and energy of yonth hie pro fessional talents and personal traits were recognized in his rapid promo tions and a brilliant career seemed to lie like an open pathway before him Tbe old mast die, but when death aims his shaft at one ia the flower ot youth, surrounded with all tbe charms of life and lost entering with high hopes a field ot unbounded nae fulness, we may well exclaim that the ways ot Providence are mysteri ous and past finding out and can only bow la submission to tbe will ot Him who doeth all things well, la their irreparable loss the family and friends will bave the sympathy of the community, and the trust that this bereavement ia only a kindly admonishment by the great Master to better lit themselves for a joyful reunion in tbe great hereafter. He married Misa Gladys Barnett ot Brooklyn wbo survives him. He is also survived by bis parents, ooa Archibald (Jhaham Mm. Harky Trbihi.s NOTES FROM SANDYST0N TEMPEST TOvSSED. Dedicated to Makv O. MiCawLey The season for hunting Is over, and the hunters ate now turning their attention to trapping. The high price paid for for Induces the older as well as the younger to try their success. The Lay ton Station of the Weather j Bureau records the following for De cember: Average max 33 26, average min. 1 16.7, max. set 27 87, highest temper ature 60 degre son 14th, lowest 15 degrees below on 30th. Rainfall 2 06 Inches, Snowfall 12.55 Inches. Clear days 16, partly 7, clondy 8. The Grangers held (he Jollies! dance In their ball on Friday even ing. Their rooms were filled to over-: flowing and all In attendance had a good time. Ioe getting began on Thursday with ice from 9 to 19 inches, but- by Saturday it increased to 13 inches, Tbe severe cold niade it unpleasant for the workman, for on Tuesday the mercury stood 6 below, on Wedues day 16 below, on Thursday 10 below, on Friday and on Saturday 10 below. The coldest weather for the time in years. i Tbe children's tree entertainment held in the church at Layton on Mon day evening brought out a good at tendance considering tbe weather. The little folks acquitted themselves In good style. Thanks to D. E. W. Jones and Miss Lore Depue. . Tbe Sandyston committee met in Grange Hall, Layton on Friday and Saturday last and finished up the business ot the past year. Tbe sleighing at no time good was spoiled on Sunday. Most of our roads had to be shoveled open caused by drifts. The Milford and Flat- brookville mails did not come thru on the 27 ult. The Farmers' Institute held in the Grange Hall, at Layton, en Thurs day afternoon and evening of this week drew a Urge attendance The-e meeting are furnished by the State, tree, and are of great benefit to tbe farmer. CHARTER NOTICE KOTtCC IS HIKXBT GFVI THAT AN Iba titAM uf Pt-ntigylvituin, cn Mna Application will tw mtuie m the (iuve-u or of tna hutte ol r t-ntigylvitutn, cn Mon day, January jJ4lh, 1910, bj 1-eroy K Klpu, A quiet end a tranquil sea, The gentle winds to lightly blew , Ccqnetting with tbe rippling waves Tbf-y feen ed Io (cax, 11 ey ipem.lo woo the pes. OirtLip v. p s nrw and strong It nc-tled snug in Slumter Bay And as a thing of life it seemed To wisli to slum ill? ocean sjitay. Waiting a rrrssge through the sky To heaven and O 'i's prt tecting care. We launched Ik r out ou wati r high, " With, courage, lioi e nnd faith to steer To lands across the mighty main For fortune or adventure bold "Never, hazard, never gain," Was our n.olto in letters gold. 6ur valiant caption knew r.o fear He often times the waters bound; His noble crew he held so dear " ' Nooe better had Le ever found; The land soon faded out from sight .- We saw but olouds float through the bine The smokestack's smcke seemed to unite With tbem and then dissolve from view. . . How migUty and how grand the di ep Fathoms beneath what wealth there Ijes In caverns, forests, mountuins, steep, Hidden fur from human eves, Ia and out sea mensters dwell Sportiug tl.rcugh waleis as they roam; The God uho fushiontd all ihlng well Distincd t . (.cean 'or their borne. How silently cur tliip Failed on, ' There as scarce a ripple to be seen, The s-un vnulitd the meridian. Seven times, und days were calm, serene, But on the eighth a sudden change - Of wind came on, the petre's flew Hither mid thither. It was not strange : To the captain uor the crew, . Th' midshipman cried out "Clear the deck ' And quickly, too." We hurried down Into tbe cabin; we thought a wreck ' " Would be iui dotm and all would drown, For blackness like to night o'er spread . ' - X'he neavens i s the high winds olew, The U;htiiing fla; lied and overhead Sutii ihuiidcr crashes we never knew. . ur ship cjreened and on her sjde .. Like a leviatli in dipped the Sea, . Then rose aud dftthed as if she tried . To right the rlijjieuts' wild fury, . Out on the raging ocean toseed By mountHiu billows. Did God hear Our shrieking praj ers, or were they lost? No hope, dusp ir, God is not near, With pallid lips that scarce could move -And heaven fl ced eyes we sought in vain For mercy from tl.v God of love. , , Did lie forsake us? Noi. The rain Abated and the sa !or cries , - "Cheer op! ( lieer up 1 No danger fear There is a promise in tbe skies For lairer wiiuls and weather clear." Although tempest opted, Uod rulrd the Btorm - - And the wiuds and seas obeyed: As was 11 s mttmh. e and no barm Came to us, fo. the prayers we said Were heard. We icaohed the distant land In sufety; we bought no more -Of fortune and our grateful band Returned to tl.tir native shore. ' - " Cecilia A. Cui.Lr.ir. 7 NOTICE OF ELECTION Albert L. Curideback. M H. Laasl. v. A B. Hannars, Win. P. Pot-atmburK, George I Cutler and ('bar! H, Moig'tn umit-r the Act of AsMiiibly u th Common wealth of Penutfylvuultt, emith-d "An Aot to pruvido fur tbt luoorpural ion Aud ReKUUUloJl of ouruttn ' Ciri-rHtiou." approved April v. lb74. and the supple-nit-nt thereto, for the chnrtt-r ot un line nd m.4 A,,rn,,r.iin Li, lu- a,,.1 IU,,i,. brother Harry, and fbur sisters, Mrs to, the character and object uf wim n u puronaas ana ftnie or- real estate aitu or I holulug. Improving, leasing aad M-iliug Inal estate, auu lor toofce purHM- to u,tv and poeeea aud enjoy all the rights, ben- The annual meeting of tbe Stock holders of ihe Blooming Ui.uve Iluut ing aud Fistiing Club for the elect ion of Directora to srve for the eif suing year, aud for the transaction of any other business lhat m iy prop erly come before tho meeting, wid be had at Hotel Walton, in the City of Philadelphia, Penn., on the tiiM day of Februrary 1910 at 3 30 oc li ck in the afternoon of that tiny. EDWIN 11. WOODS Dated Deo. 16th 19119 - h. crelury. Shooting Match at the ' Half Way Ho lse. Bertram D. Blythe. Mrs. Wm. & Keuworthey, Mrs. Harry Peats, and I nl estate, and for toote purH-a to b.ive Mrs George B. BulL ens- and privileges of (he said Act uf As The funeral waa beld Wednesday "u""' w jyjj'jj KIPP and interment in Hilford Cemetery. d t at, wo, emicm. Joe Martin's rhooling m-itrh at. trie Half Way Hou- ou Jvmv Yen's Day was attendee! by a g d m.- iI. good nature!, aud orderly crowd of shooters and lookers ui, who bad a very pleasant aud enjo'.iUe time Clay pigeons were used for targets and some excellent scores w ere made Gdese, ducks,' chicken ami turkey; were quite evenly dividt-J uinoa the jSuooters. Proprietor L 11 us wm ! ning smile and pleasant u.jiiiirr, as j well as the refreshments for the lc i ner man made all M I at ese Qi.d the time passed only too ipiickly. Night put au end to the thoot, und I the shooters went home well sititit J ' with sport and also w ith the o-omise . tbat it will be repeated ou Wuching j ton's, birthday. Enumerators Are Scarce. From the applications for the poal. lions of Census enumerators so far re jeived Director Dunmd finds there 'ins not been a suflicie.it number and it spie.irs that-people are not as an xious f t the pliu-es as had been expeo led Application must be made bu fore Jan. .lth. The test will not be severe,, and any pereon tf ordinary common sehool edication aad good judgment should have no difficulty in pissing. IvitiniHriitors will earn on an avenue about JljJ for the thirty days engaged. Any person between the ages of IS und 70 who is a citizen of the foiled S:utea Is eligible. NOTICE "OF ELECTION The First National Bank of Milford, Pa. Milford. Pa. Deo. 11, 1909 The Aunuul KIjcuoii tor Director of thia Bank will be beld at the Banking room on Tuesday January lltb, 1910 between tbe hours ot 2 aad 3 P. M. JOIINC. WARNER Cashier. Cate of Good Cows A herd of tenty-four full-blooded Jersey cows, woith $75,000, is pos sessed by W. Kelley Schoepf of Glen dale, Ohio. To protecj them from Dim, he puts a coat on eaob animal, and to iot-ure good health and good, milk he clta -a thiir teeth tUrea, times, a day.