County VOL XV MILFORD. IMKE COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY. MARCH 18. 11)10. NO 20 Press, Pik BRIEF MENTION j I Pennsylvania rIoiiu the coal trn.t Is rep-r ed to employ 150 law- lemons: rating how dilHcnlt It is yers. This may explain the ever In to locate a fire at night Is shown by o-easing price of coal. the f ilming rtfl etiun which ap peared In the Southern sky last Thursday. It was conjectured to be a Are at Branchville or possibly New ton when In lact It was canned by burning damaged powder down near Dover. Ming Florenco Van Campen spent Sunday with friends at Barryville, N. Y. Roy Shepherd has left the employ of f. Armstrong Co and accepted a positiou with Cuildebick & Co. Mrs. W.V. Millianl, after spending a Week In New York, returned home "Tuesday." Easter this year fulls on March 27. The earliest date on which it may come according to the church method of reckoning is the 22 The law Is that it must come on the first Sun day aftirthe full moon which hap 9 is after the vernal equinox which cornea the 21st. Fred Keller of Barryville, N. Y., spent a few days with friends In town this week. A t the sh end's sale of tho real es tate of Mrs. F. A. Rose, Fl'uated in Matainnra, held at the Court House last Saturday, George Ruegger hot lot no 5 for :!75, W. L. Boyd lot no 8 f.ir 8300, and .he house and two lots went to W. L. Boyd for $1700. The opinion was that the propetty sold Cheap. Miss Marion Poillon baa gone for a two weeks visit l.i N. Y. William Gregory of Hartford Ct. visited bis brothers hire the past week. He is employed by the Hart f nl and Northern railroad land for uierly resided in Ditigman township James Donovan, tho Mulilooo of Milford people a season ago, had a lively experience In his cold tea room in the Delaware House at Port Port Jcrvis Monday. Fire was dis covered in the room and he went in it and the door which fastened with a spring lock on the outside closed and be was a prisoner. He finally succeeded in bursting the door open and escaped and gave the alarm. His stock was somewhat damaged and "the house slightly. Both are c ivered by iisurance. Part of this week was a March linn now for the iamb. . Ex President Roosevelt no sooner reached Khartoorn the border of civ ilization in Africa than he was in politics. Awaiting him there was a letter from Senator Root of New York,, no doubt inspired by the ad ministration, laying before him the situation as viewed from that side. His aid is wanted badly to help the cause. He will likely be careful to bear both sides before he palls any chestnuts for anybody. People who have undergone treat tnent for hookworm will be justly indignant if skeptics succeed in pru iag it a myth. The Connty Commissioners else' whore advertise for bids lor painting the Court House. The court in Berks county decides that the District Attorney has author liy to agree with such expert witnes ses as he deems necessary for reason able compensation to be paid by the county. The expert was employed to give testimony in a murder case. H. C. Rice, employed at Shobola by the Penna Coal Co , fell in the tuili dam at that place last Saturday and was drowned. He went under the logs and bis fellow workmen could not see him. His age was 3t years. The remains were taken to East Stroudsburg for interment. "Hips are ooming back," savs a fusli ion item. Where have they been" inquires the Cincinnati Com mercial Tribune. That is her busi ness. There is a growing sospicii n broad that not a few fiat now in Congress are going to be somewhat conspicuous by their absence next year, especially those who serve the trusts instead oi the people. Congress, however. Mioold exvr ei-e moueruie Discretion in seeing that it dees not start so many inves tiaation that they will get In each other s way. An Iowa woman seeks divorce. basing her action on the claim that ber husband snores. It takes a isj man to keep bis mouth shut when sleep. . A conservationist can be a spend thrift wheu it cornea to opinions Some people won't be sati.flei un less RnckfelW Impoverishes him- The only thing that is a cheap br ever is talk. Tho inn cent bystander, as usna1, t f irr ishes meat of the funerals in the Pennsylvania ilots They're paying more for hogs in Chirago now than they do for votes oil election day. The Sugar Trust people seem to think It is good policy to put evry possible obstarle in the way of get ting at the fuels. Are not the nple losing patience ith self-confessed corruptionists who burn or hide their accounts and correspondence T Congressman Fa In er has signified that he will not be a candidate fcr Governor but will keep in the race for Congress, Should he fail of re. nomination In- realiz?s that he would not Ik en available candi date for the higher office His' op ponent will he Hon.. J Davis Brod head. Some regard C. 1-arue Mun son, who made a stirring cainixtign for the Supreme Court heuch li st fall as a rect-ptive candidate for t!e nomination and be is likewise a lib eral producer of the sinews of war. Tomorrow will be '"Good Ronds Day" in this State and it is expected that several thousand good roads meetings will he held, and that the movement will receive a substantial impetus. Reports say the crop of maple syrup will he more abundant this year than for several years past Some cold storage combine may ccr ner the market and boost the price. Charles Mi.lduugh of Dioginau's Ferry and Miss Lillian Mercier if this place were married at the Crist msn House last Monday by Rev. C. A. Whit". It was a private affair, only a few immediate friends being present. The couple will soon begin housekeeping here, the bridegroom being a young business man just starting in town. The bride Is a daughter of Angust Mercier and wife and a young lad'' with many attractive qualities and popular 'Uh her numerous friends. The words 'dwelling bouse' in the census questions is defined as a place in which, at the tune ol the census one or more persons regularly sleep. It may be a Mom in a factory, store, or office building, over a stable, a canal boat, a tent, era wigwam, a hotel, boarding or lodging house. A family me ins a group wbo occupy jointly a dwelling place, or a place where thoy regularly sleep and have their regular place of abode. Mrs. R. G. ISirokley entertained a company of ladies Tuesday afternoon F. P. Sawjer and family have concluded to pasa the summer in Milford, instead of returning to their western home. Harry T. Armstrong is negotiating with a pi-rly from the Broux lo sell his entire stock of merchandise. During the absence of Dr. Ken. orihey in the South his practice ill be in charge ot Dr. R G. Barck lev of Milfnnl nnrl Dr. F. Piirlilahai fc f( . Por. jrvig The ,atter uill the office of Dr. Kxpworthey Toes days, Thursdays, Sit ur lays and Sundays from 1 to 6.30 p. til tf Mont A10 Mary Roberta Ruinehart, the well knewn author and playwright. whose "Seven Days'' is making the hit of the season in New York paid a vi-it to the State Sanitarium for Tuberculosis at Mont Alto this week. Iu speaking of her visit she saia ; 'I am deeply im pressed with Mont Alto. I have just c ine from one of America's famous Health Honors and consisting one with the other. I think Mont Alto more than holds i's own. 'I went to stav au honrand stayed whole day ainl a l:ii;lit. "What impressed me? I think it was the restfnllnesa of the pleac that and the hope on the faces of some new arrivals who climbed the mountain just behind us, and the radiant happiness of those who were foing home cured. There were iilenty of other tiling the air which mnt have been a surprise .to my Pittsburg lurg'-the order and clean- iuiHss of the place its size for itB Isiks d(1 is a trim village the cheer- ful faces of the attendants as well aa the i,atienU-tht beautiful indolence if the cnnvalescenU-and oh yea, the ler. Imagine having wild deer tint are not wild anl that had the ooloeaal audacity to oome down and eat the new wheat tinder cur vtty affairs of mutual benefit to both pa noses." piu and patrons. A. PROCLAMATION By tab President of thk United States op America. I WHEIfEAS by the Act of Con- grees api roved July 8, 1909, the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United 8tates is to be taken, begin ning on the fifteenth day of April, nineteen hundred and ten; and WHEREAS a correct enumeration of the population every ten years is requiied by the Constitution of the United States lor the parpoen of de termining the representation of the several States in the house of Reprr. sentatlves; and WHEREAS It is of the utmost in porta nee to the interests of all the people of the United States that this oensns should be a complete and ac curate report of the population and resources of the country: Now, therefore, I, William How ard Taft, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known that, under the act aforesaid, it is the duty of every per son to answer all questions on the census schedules applying to him and the family to Which he belongs and io the farm occupied by him or his family, and that any adult refusing to do so is subject to penalty. The sole purpose of the census is to secure general statistical information regarding the population and' re sources of the country, and replies are required from individuals only in order to permit the compilation of such general statistics. The census has nothing to do with taxation, witb army or jury service, with the com pulsion of school attendance, with the regulation of immigration, or with the enforcement of any nation al, state, or local law or ordinance, nor can any person be harmed iu any way by furnishing the information required. There need be no fear that any disclosure will be made re garding any individual person or hi affairs. For the due protection of the rights and interests of the per son furnishing information every employee of the Census Bureau is prohibited, under heavy penalty, from disclosing any information which may thus come to his know ledge. I therefore earnestly urge upon all persons to answer promptly, com pletely, and accurately al) inquiries addressed to them by the enumera tors or other employees of the Censu- Bureau, and thereby to contributi their share toward making this great and necessary public undertaking a success IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set may hand and caused the seal of the United State- to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this fifteenth day of March A. D. one thousand nine hundred and ten, and of the Independ stALj 'ence of the United States ol America the one hundred and thirty-fourth. WM. H. TAFT. By the President: P. C, Knox. Secretary of State. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES A few IntluiHte friends were in vite) to the borne ot Miss Mima Bull on Saturday evening March the twelfth, the occasion being her birthday and that of MUs Natalie Armstrong. The guests were delightfully en tertained and the happy event will long be remembered by those pr;e ent. Uisi Marion Poillon student of the High School left town Monday morning to visit friends in New York and Great Neck, Long Is land. At a meeting held some time ago the pupils of the bigh school chose ss their school colors crimson and gray. A pennint has just been re ceived embodying these colors, and is being generally admired by all. The Junior Class of the High School organized last Thursday, and elected the following officers: Pres. Frank Crisbinan, Vice Pres. Ella I llanna; Sec. Vera ityman, Tress. I Call Hunt. j The newly elected offioera in few veil chot en wcrds thanked their classmates for the confidence tlly P'ced in them and prom ised to do their duties to the beat of their ability. ; The directors and teachers met in joint session Tuesday evening Mar 8th and discussed vatiaus school NEWS FROM WASHINGTON The Ballir.ger-Binchot investiga tion is exciting mere interest at the national capital than Is legislation in either boose of Congress. Mr. Pin chot has completed his testimony and James R Garfield, who was Secre tary of the Interior, holding the cabi net portfolio now held by Mr. Ballin. ger, during President Roosevelt's administration, has been in the wit ness chair. Mr. Garfield has given the Senate committee Some enlighten ing information relating to the in volved history of this question. In the statements of Secretary Ballin ger'a connection with the. Alaskan coal cases as lawyer, Mr. Garfield charged that he bad known of the Guggenheim deal and reiterated bis opinion that the express authority of the law was not always necessary to enable the executive to act in the in- terest of the people. Thers was a long controvercy con cerning Mr. Garfield's withdrawal of water power sites while he was Secre tary of the Interior, and the Senate committee pressed more closely for a justification of his right to place a charge on their use by measuring the water resources which were in;. pounded. It was plainly the sense of the Senate committee that such waters were controlled not by the fed eral government' but by the states. Mr. Garfield replied that the states owned the waters and the govern ment the lands surrounding them, and that each parly could impose such restrictions as were deemed nee- eaeary. The witness strongly justi- fled bis large withdrawals of lands and said that bis statement to Presi dent Taft that Mr. Ballinger had sought to return them to entry with out attracting too much public atten tion was based. on ru assertion of Rec lamation Engineer Davis Mr. Da vis, chief engeneer of the Reclaim. Hon Service, succeeded Mr. Garfield on the witness stand, and said he pie ferred not to testify unless directed ro do so by the committee. Senator Nelson, the chairman of the commit ee, did not hesitate to advise him to testify. In this connection it is significant 'hat althongh Mr. Ballinger, Secre tary of the Interior, Is to attend the Minnesota Conservation Congress to held at St. P. ul next week, he will not be iivited to attend the ban quet to be given by the St Paul Rons avelt Club on March 19, in honor of Qifford Pinchot, former Chief Forest er. This is a significant straw indi cating the trend of public opinion and lublio 'eel ing. Secretary Ballinger nndoing much that has been done ty his predecessors, both ex -Secre ary Garfield and ex-Secretary Hitch cock. A large part of the lands ilong the Grande River In Colorado nd Utah withdrawn by Garfield, will be restored to entry by Ballin ger. Also, coal lands in New Mexi co withdrawn by Hitchcock and Gar field will be restored to entry. Mr. 8. J. Murphy of New Yi rk, representing John D, Rockefeller, ap- peired before the Senate committer on the Distriot of Columbia yester day morning to explain the plans for the incorporation of the Rockefel ler Foundation In the bill recently in troduced in the Senate. His explans lion threw much additional light on the plan, which be said bad ad vanced no further than has already been made public. He, however, cleared op some legal and technical details of the incorporation, and he confirmed the faots already published OBITUARY Augusta. Searing Augusta, wife of Edward C. Sear log of Dover, N. J., died at ber home Thursday evening March 10th of cancer from wbioh she suffered for several months. Her husband and daughter Jeannette survive her. She was tlster of Mrs. M M Van Etten of Palo Alto, Cal., wbo was witb ber at her death. Millinery Opening Miss Weed ot Port Jervis wishes to announce that on the 17, 18 and 19th of March aha will bold ber Surice opening. A remarkable, splendid showing ol the very best Spring styles will be exhibited. Modela that are the choicest productions ot the best domestio and foreign artists and all moat exquisitely becoming. She oordially invites you to attend and see for yourselvea the cbic, lalnly creations that she tff.-r for prln5 and Eister wear. NOTES FROM SANDYSTON Evan Bevan of this town will sell at vendue all of his household goods on the 29th Inst, and will quit house, keeping for good. Movings will be more numerous this spring than in many years Among those recently reported are George Lnudy trom Rutan house to new bouse of Mary Keasor. Lo- renze Smith from Sbaytown to Mary Keasor farm, Estill Vandermark from Loyton to "StiBfT" bouse, Bevans I am sorry to announce that Miss Bessie Rosen k sans wbo returned home from school at Newton with the mumps went back to school be fore she was fully recovered, was compelled to return home the past week. It is reported that the Depue fish ery will be in operation before long Tbis is one of the beat along the riv er, and the parties managing it will be purely local. There will be s large deficiency in our school money next year, ou oc count of nonattendance. The whooping cough is partly responsi ble, while some families do not send at all. As our school money is ap portioned on the basis of attendance we must expect to make this deficien cyoutof our own pockets Two or three of onr schools are having from one to four in daily attendance. Consolidation Is needed. John J. Vansickle, Freeholder from this town announces that the Macadem rord from Tuttles Corner to Layton will surely be built this summer, but that this will be the only road built in this County this year. The first piece of good road built is badly "raveling" and is in need of extensive repairs. Mr. and Mrs. Anson Jagger of Hainesviile are rejoicing over the ad vent of a little son last Week. The play given at Hainesviile on Thursday evening was a great suc cess, and the church was filled to ov erflowing. Those engaged in the play were hone talent, and each part was finely rendered. The large light appearing in our Southern sky a night or two a so was thought to be a fire somewhere near Newton, and many were sur prised to find that It waa caused by the burning of damaged Dowder near Dover. "Bert Dalrymple of Tuttles Cor ner came near being killed on Sat urday last When at Noimanock his horse backed his wagon off the bridge with bini under it and the hore fell on top of the wagon. Had It not been for prompt help death would have ensued in a very few nitnutos. However he was got- eu out with slight bruises. Here wa are within s few day- of our school meeting and electii n of trustees, and not word is heard as to who will run for the honors attached to the office of school trustee. It is hoped that the men elected will make it their duly to visit the schools. Will Heiter, who was operated upon for appendicitis, is feeling fine but has to stay Indoors for the cut to heal. Brittln A. Westbrook for many years resident of Montague died on Saturday morning last at his home in Branchville aged about 70 years row men were more widely Known man Mr. westbrook or more respited. His knowledge of the ancestry of those living in tbis valley, and of the county generally exceeded that of any other person. Interment at Montague. Real Estate Transfers t,. u far its to u. e. Lukens. io a in Lincoln Park. Charlotte Dingman to Dingman's Ferry Water Co., water right Dela ware township. Alva H. Quick t John C. Slattery, 3 acres Palmyra (300. Geo L. Nyoe to Egypt Mills Club, 28 acres Lehman $1578. Heirs of Michael Dotilon to Mary Donlon, 2 aores Lackawaxen. Gaston W. Ames Ex'r of Jacob S, Ames to Willis Tuthill, 13 acres Lackawaxen. E. B. Labar Treas to B. C. Smith, 41 aorea Greene. Valentine Fubrer to Kimble Lum ber Co,, 200 'acres Lackawaxen ! -'':'0 Max Garma to Frank T. Bishop, i 9 acres Lack. waxen 16000. George M. Steven to Florence C. Sanderson, lard) In Delaware and ' Lehman. SEASON'S Spring I long fir the pleasures of life, I'll enjoy them while I may, Youth will not always last 'Tis but as a Spring day. All nature's bright and fair No shadows are o'ercast. With the season I shall share Joys befitting while they last. 8 v M Summer has set iu, Early youth is on the wane;' Change of pleasure I now seek I'd not live the past again. More mature my thoughts are now To home, kindred, friends I cling. Summer time has sweeter joys And more lasting than the Spring. A r t u k n . Autumn now Is here, Ushered in are dreary days, They are gliding fast Somber, serious are my ways. I long for peaceful rest Ties are sundered, I'm alone But I'm happy I Mellow age Brings that boon to everyone. Winter . Chilly winds presage the birth Of Winter dark and drear. The shadowy clouds of death At this season hover near. All is fleeting. Like dream Time is quickly passing through, Ere the spring birds come again 1 shall bid this life adieu. ADVANCE FARM SCHEDULE Farmers To Be Furnished Copies Before The Census Begins A great increase in the accuracy of the census returns from the farm ers, a considerable saving of the working time of the farm enumera tors, and the removal of much ol n bitever misapprehensions and pre judices may 'exist among farmers with regard to the census are the important results expected by the United States Census Bureau to fol low the nse of the Advance Farm Schedule, which has been adopted and will be circulated, through the ... . . rural postmasters, among tne larm ers a abort time before the aotual census taking. The employment of this advance schedule is a distinct iunovation in census methods. It is the logical and practical outcome of the Census Bureau's persistent effort for some time past to gtve the farmers a clear and comprehensive preliminary knowledge of the Farm Census quef . tions and to induoe tbem to keep written records of their farm opera tions and equipment In readiness tor the call of the enumerators, begin ning April IStb next. Four million oopies of the schedule will bo printed, and the distribution of them among farm owners and ten ants will be intrusted to the farm enumerators soon after they are commissioned, about April 1. Postmaster Geueral Hitchcock bar promised the aaslstanoe of his depart ment in lha ffec'tive distribution of the schedules, and be will issue in structions rolative thereto to the rural postmasters. Tbey will be re quired to address and forward to the farmers receiving mail at their offl oca the advance farui schedules sup plied them by the enumerators. Io a note to farmera on the front page of the schedule, Census Director Dorand stales : "In accordance with the act of Congress, the census of the popula tion and farms oi the Uuited Slates ill begin on April 10, 1910. On or soon atter that date an enumerator ill call at your house for the pur pose ot obtaining tbe required infor mation concerning your farm. "Many of the questions which will be asked you concerning the equipment aud orutloii of your farm can not tn accurately answered by you without considerable thought and the making of careful calonla tions or estimates. Therefore, this form has been sent to you in ad vanoe, so that you may study the question at your convenience and have the answers written down be fore tbe ennmerator comes. "You are earnestly requested to read tbis form and inatrgotiona cars i tally ( to write down tbs utwer to CHANGES M E R Cecilia A. Cull in. all questions that apply to your farm, and to keep it until the enum erator comes. By doing this yon can save yourself much time and contribute greatly to the success of , the agricultural census. "Besides the information oonoe ru ing your farm, the enumerator will also ask you the names, ages, and other faots concerning the members of your household." Too Much Politics New York State republicans ore bavtng trouble over the Allds Inves tigation and appearauoos indicate that the organization rather than yield Is willing to jeopardise pros pects of party success. Root and Taft have both attempted to advise i ,mt tneir suggestions, and orders as I I J! 3 , a r well, have been disregarded. In Philadelphia the Rapid transit com pany refuses to arbitrate with its striking employees and the end of he strike trouble is not in sight. Mayor Rsyburn, who should inter vene in behalf oi the pnbllo gives his nnbeuding support to the company igainst arbitration. That city is so 'lopelessly in the control ot the eon- raotor bosses, aided by the Demo cratic organization, that an earth quake there could not shake them out, but there is a large vote outbids ind the gang may manufacture suf ficient repugnance to ita methods to rown the ambition of Mr. Berry to become Governor of the state. He Is like Birkis "willln" to make tba on and his discovery and unmask ing of the Capitol steal, for which be leserves, and receives at the bands f all honest men, great credit, par ticularly after the whitewashing in. estigation made by Ally General Larson, ucd the famous letter of Hi vernor Pennyracker in wbioh be said "be knew of no graft and did not like tbe word," gives bim sub stantial oi guments to go before the people. The conduct of tbe adrjuip- istration at Washington in respect to the Ballinger matter is not establish ing confidence in the party. The Cannon-Aldiich load is becoming burdensome to the people and the attempt, not carefully veiled, to down congressmen who do not fol low their lead may result in defeat. It is all the old story of hide bound politicians who will not yield one jot or tittle lo the opinions of those who with a broader view and wider statesmanship disagree witb them. Tbey do not seem to realize that the public mind baa been educated to independence of thought and that voters are. more in line witb their own ideas than tbey are with thiok and thin politicians, and their per onal ambitions. FOR RENT! ONE of the finest store rooms In Milford, Corner Broad and Catharine Streets from April 1st. Also two oottages ; one 6 rooms, water in both. Enquire of Milford, P,. A. D. BRQVm
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