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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Augustus F. Gardner ct. ux. to
Thomas J. Hurley, trustee, dated
Dec. 27, 1895. Land in Dingman
township, so acres. Con. 500. Enid
Jan. 8.
Walter J. Marsden, ct. ux. to Leon
Vignaud, dated Jan. 3, 1896. Land
in Green, lots in Manor Park, Con.
$50. Enid Jan. 13.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

The following is the report of In,
termediate School, Milford, for the
month ending Jan. IS. Number en-
rolled, 80; average attendance for
month, 26 ; percentage of attendance
90. Present every day Lewis Gre.
CORY. George baltimore, Willie Tur-
ner, Willie Steele, John Fuller, Ben,
pie Beardsley, Clara Van Camp
Mamie struble, Mary Owen, Josie
Beardsley and Helen LAnchantin.
JSo. C. WATSON. Teacher.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

PETR1KovsKY-BRrARD

On Tuesday morning at 10, am,
a quiet wedding was celebrated at
the home of the bride, ON Water
street in this borough, when Miss
Georgia May Briard, a well known
vivacious and intelligent young lady
was married to Joseph NJ Petrik-
ovsky, d journalist of New York.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Thos. Nichols, in the presence
of select company of friends, after
which the happy couple took their
departure on wedding tour. They
will reside in New York where Mr..
Petrikovsky is employed on one of
the large dailies and is also cores
pondent of the Moscow Gazette.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY,, PA, FRIDAY. JANUARY II. l8s6
vAcc!nA1!oN Of SCHOOL cnILuRlN.
Trouble in oxford Borough. Pa. Public
School.

Trouble in oxford Borough, Pa, Public
School.
Rev. A. p. Hutchinson, who has
nine children five of whom attend
the public schools in that place Is
opposed to vaccination, and recent
ly when the principal of the school
sent two of the children home, one
on account of not being vaccinated
and the other to procure a certificate
that he had been; the reverend gen
tleman threatened if any more tro-
uble arose that he would secure an
injunction. The principal sent an
other child home with a note
saying she would not be allowed to
return to school until she was either
vaccinated or had a certificate that
she had been. The school board re-
lies on the act of 1895, which is to
provide for the more effectual pro-
lection of the public health in the
several municipalities OF this co M
monwealth. The secretary of the
board, w. T. Fulton, has received
the following letter from Nathan c.
Schaeffer, superintendent of the De-
partment of Public instruction, re-
specting the matter =
"Dear Sir Il have not been urging
directors to enforce the law relating
to vaccination except where an ep-
idemic prevails. My fear has been
that by reason of removals, deaths
of the practicing physicians and
physical conditions which prevent
vaccination, many children might be
kept out of school. The law is, OF
course, clear and explicit, and direc-
tors can enforce it whenever they
see fit. But in all cases would adj
wise the exercise of good judgment
and sound common sense.
" Yours truly, 81.
IN. g. SCHAEFFER. >
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
No. 12
.sA
BRIEF MENTION.
LENT begins Februarv 10th.

Lent begins February 18th.
Thomas Clark, and a party Of
seven other hunters on Saturday
january II, killed a bear in Nebo
swamp, back of Snyder!s in Lehman
township. The bear was shot near
her nest, and in examining it three
cubs were fonnd in it with their
eyes not yet open, showing them to
be of very tender age. The hunt
ers took the cubs, and will try to
raise them. There was no terrific
encounter with the dogs, hair
breadth escapes, hugging matches,
or other scenes of desolation or
grim affection. 1t was a simple case
of shooting the mother bear, and
picking up her blind kittens.
We want to inform the boys in
ample time so that they may be in
funds when the great event occurs,
and so that they may begin sweep
ing snow, and doing odd chores for
pennies. Barnum and Bailey great
circus will be in Port Jervis June 2
1895, and every boy will want to be
in it. "
The Merchants National Bank
of Newton, N. j., was organized in
February 1865, on the thirteenth day
of the month, with thirteen direc-
tors, and has been a very successful
and prosperous corporation.
1t is reported on what seems to
be excellent authority that our for
mer townsman and Postmaster
Jas. S. Drake, has again been un-
fortunate in the selection of a board
ing house. A few weeks ago he
temporarily sojourned in the Scran-
ton Jail, and now has taken up quar-
ters, involuntarily, in the Montrose
hotel of the same character.
While Arthur mccarthy, Frank
Gehrig and John Palmer, three
small boys were up in Deep Hollow,
mile or so from town on Wednes-
day, they saw a large catamount.
The brute made toward them, and
they all lost further curiosity in it's
movements and came hastily away.
There can be no doubt from the des-
cription they give, and the fact that
Mrs. Weider in going home, when
near the same place was chased by a
large animal the preceding day.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
WARD-GRAY,

The District Times published at
st. Mary Cray England under date
of Oct. 1s contains an account of a
fashionable and pretty wedding,
that of Mr. Henry Ward to Miss
Rachel Littlejohn Gray third daugh-
ter of Mr.. VIM. Cannon Gray. The
bride is neice of Mr.. John Findlay
of this place. The presents given
the happy couple and enumerated
in the paper is evidence of the wide
acquaintance, and high esteem in
which they are held in their native
town.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
A cheap Paint.

A method of painting farm build
ings and country houses, while by
no means new, is yet so little known
and so deserving of wider applica-
ton as to warrant description, says
an exchange. The paint has but
two parts, both cheap materials, be-
ing water lime or hydraulic cement
and skimmilk. The cement is placed
in bucket, and the skimmilk sweet,
is gradually added, stirring con-
stantly, until just about the con-
sistency of good cream. The stir
ring must be thoroughly done to
have an overflow, and if too thin the
mixture will run on the building
and look streaked. The proportions
cannot be exactly stated, but a gal
Ion of milk requires a full quart of
cement and sometimes little more.
This is convenient quantity to
mix at a time for one person to use.
If too much is prepared, the cement
will settle and harden before all is
used.
A fat paint brush about 3 inches
wide is the best implement to use
with this mixture. Lay it on ex-
actly as with oil paint. 1t can be ap-
piled to wood work, old or new, and
to brick or stone. When dry, the
color is a light creamy brown, or
what some would call a yellowish
stone color. This skimmilk cement
paint, well mixed, without adding
color, has good body, gives smooth
satisfactory finish ON either wood or
stone and wears admirably. You
can do this warm days in winter and
it will add 1909 in appearance to
your buildings. Try it,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
-Washington's Birthday Men,
orial day and independence day all
fall ON Saturday.
The u,s Of AsstuIsns Gas.

Acetylene gas while not a novelty,
for its extraordinary illuminating
power has been long known, is yet
probably new to most people, and
the idea of using it ON large scale
is recent. 1t is made of coke and
lime, which materials are both
cheap and abundant. Under the
great heat of the electric furnace
the substances combine chemically
and form what in known as calcium
carbide. This substance, placed in
water, no heat is used, decomposes,
and the elements recombine, form
ing acetylene gas and lime. The
coke, which is carbon, unites with
the hydrogen of the water and
leaves the lime originally mixed
with the coke free again. The light
from this gas is ten times more
brilliant than that from ordinary
gas, one small burner using one
cubic foot of gas an hour, is amply
sufficient for a good sized room
where two four-foot burners of gas
will not answer. 1t is likely to be
very cheap. and can used in the pip,
ing now in city houses, and can be
supplied to houses in the country
can be used for lighting cars ant
streets, and colors can be seen al
accurately under this light as under
sunlight. These are a few of the
wonders of this new illuminant.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
The Associated Health Authorities Of Psnnsyi
Vania
9 Yours truly,
an. G. SCHAEFFER.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8th, 1896.
The Third Annual Meeting of the
Associated Health Authorities of
Pennsylvania, will be held in the
Supreme Court room, Harrisburg,
Thursday and Friday, January 2Srd
and gath, 1895. The session will
commence at 10 a. m. on Thursday
23rd.
The subjects for discussion will
be: Legislation for Pure Milk ; the
Protection of Water Supplies the
Sanitary Relation of Slaughter
Houses and Pork Packing Establish
ment,of the collection of large num-
bers of hogs, and the various emana-
tions from the processes attendant
on the Commercial Utilization of
Offal, to Diphtheria the Law of 1896,
to limit the spread of contagious
diseases.
The chairman of the executive
committee, DIR. Benjamin Lee, 1882
Pine street, Philadelphia, has been
authorized to receive papers on ad-
ditional subjects.
All Boards of Health are earnestly
requested to send delegates to the
meeting. Card orders for reduced
fare ON the railroads may be OBJ
tanned by application to the secre-
tary, stating which road will be
used.
WIN. B. ATKINSON, M. D., Sec'y,
1400 Pine Street, Philadelphia.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
Secret Societies.

MILFORD LODGE, No. 844, F. s. A. NJ.
Godge meets Wednesdays on or before
Full Moon 1T the Sawkil1 House, Milford,
Pa. N. Emery, Jr., Secretary, Milford
J. n. Van Etten, w. M, Milford, Pa.
VAN DER MARK LODGE, No SeS, 1. o
o. r: Meets every Thursday evening al
$50 D. m, Browns Building. Geo. Dau
man, Jr., Seo'y. John L. GOurlay, N. G
PRUDENCE REBEKAH LODGE, 1917, /. o
o. r. Meets every second and fourth Fri
days In each month in ODD Fellows Hall
Browns building. Miss Minnie Beck, N
q. Katie Klein, Sec'y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
The Fly Wheel Came on.

While Mr.. Charles and Edward
Quinn were threshing oats on Tues
day with two horse power machine
the nut holding, the large belt wheel
on the power suddenly came off al
lowing the wheel also to fly off the
axle. Thus relieved the horses were
thrown violently backward from the
machine, and one fell, but was not
seriously injured. The other one
was wholly unframed.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
IS D. V. R. R. A CHESTNUT !?
The Burgess, Of StrOudsburg, We
toes the City Ordinance.

NHih ot tne DethNbro 'AAA1g
Again - The Road May BE Run
Through New Jersey Has a Hard
Time in East stroudsburg.
Some time ago the town council
of East Stroudsburg passed an or
dinaDce granting right of way to
the Delaware Valley Electric Rail
road. Subsequently this was
amended so as to be acceptable to
the company, and so it passed. The
burgess now vetoes the amended or
dinance, and in this he is sustained
by the town council.
The Times has the following: DR..
j. II. Shull, who was made presi-
dent of the Delaware Valley Rail-
way at its reorganization, was
rather surprised at the new turn of
the affairs. He stated that he was
almost resolved to give up the idea
of ever trying to get a railway up
the valley. Councils action in sus-
tanning the mayor after voting for
the amendments asked was very
peculiar and he was at a'loss to un-
derstand it. He stated that he had
enough money to build the road
and place the rolling stock.
The Hon. M. F. Coolbaugh, di-
rector and one of the men instru-
mental in getting the right of way
through the Delaware Valley was
also greatly disappointed over the
turn the affairs had taken. He
stated that the right of way had been
secured from three and one-half
miles above Marshall's Creek clear
down to Reeder Posten's. He was
for turning around and leaving the
borough altogether and coming into
this town, something that could
easily be done.
Many of the business men of East
Stroudsburg expressed themselves
as being sorry that the propects of
the road were SO dim, especially
those who are the creditors of the
railway.
In pursuance of the plan to leave
East Stroudsburg out, surveyors
have been placed on the line to sur
veya route via the N. Y, s. & w.
tracks to Stroudsburg, and the re-
turn of Mr.. Carrick, who was the
former engineer in charge of the d.
v. E. r. W. from Lima OHIO where
he now is awaited, when a survey
will be made from the Delaware
Water Gap to Bushkill. There is
something slightly peculiar, to say
the least, about the way the council
and burgess of East Stro udsburg
act in this matter.
The Stroudsburg Times says Di-
rector Peters of the Delaware Valley
r. r. Co., has received letter from
a firm of New York railway contrac-
tors stating that they will build the
road to Bushkill as soon as the
weather gets warm.
From Bushkill to Port Jeryis a
new route will be surveyed on the
New Jersey soil. The one in this
state has already been surveyed.
The most feasible of the two routes
will be used.
A new charter win have to be pro-
cured for the road, which will be APP
piled for.
| Director. Ed. Peters says that the
residents of New Jersey have offered
the company $1,000 with prospects
of e3, 600 more, if they would build a
bridge across the river at Bushkill
and go into Port Jervis on New Jer.
sey soil. According to Mr.. Peters
II would be a much cheaper route az
the cost of the bridge at Bushkil
would be much less than at Mata-
moras. The right of the way has
also been promised.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
OBITUARY.
JOHN B. DAVIS

Mr.. John B. Davis, who was sew
erely, and as it now proves fatally
injured some weeks ago, died Tues
day evening at his home in Monta-
que township, Sussex county N. j.,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
How Did the Ca, &c, in tn. Box

All boys have heard of the pro-
blem of the man who had several
geese and foxes, and wished to carry
them across a river in a certain
number of trips, aud not leave any
geese and foxes in too close relation
ship. Here is another problem of
interest. Lon Greening wishing to
remember his friend in New York
Mr.. .Claisse with a turkey Christmas,
took the bird to Ira Travis who put
it in box, nailed it up securely and
brought the box to the express office
of Mr.. Findley, who conveyed it tc
Port Jervis, and shipped it to its
destination. When it arrived there
there was large cat in the box and
the major part of the noble bird was
in the cat. Query, how did that oat
get in the box?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

The syndicate organized by j..
p. Morgan & Co., to take the COVER
ment bonds, has been dissolved. In
his circular letter to the members,
he says, A" We feel perfectly satisfied
that there is no question of the sue
cess of the loan.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

One hundred and nineteen years
ago Christmas Eve, G. Washington
and some more of the boys crossed
the river at Trenton and rounded up
1, 200 hirelings that John Ball had
sent over here for the purpose of
keeping the struggling infant colon
les in vassalage. Our memory is
good, John, and we have not for
gotten that you imposed ON US when
we were little and now if you sass
us any over the Venezuelan affairs
we will lick you again.-Independ-
ent,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

The members of Vandermark
Lodge, No. s2s, /. o. OF. went to
Port JeFyia Wednesday night of this
week ana were very pleasantly en-
tertaiusa by the Port Jervis Lodge.
An elaborate supper was served in
the Hall.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
rI.s,I.n n nassr,.

The fre department of the borough
elected the following officers Jan. II I;
Chief-Jacob Klaer Jr.
First Assistant-A. D. Brown
Second AssistAnt--NSthan Emery,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
CHURCH DIRECTORY
mIlFOhO.

FIRST PREsBYTRRl4F CHURCH, Milford;
Sabbath services at 1880 A. NJ. and 7.3O P.
Il. Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting We'd
nesdny at 78OP.M A cordial welcome
will be extended to all. Those not at
tached TO other churches are especially In
Nited. REV. THOMAS NICHOLS, Pastor
CHURCH OF THE GoOD SHEPHERD, Mil
ford: Services Sunday at 1880 A. NJ. and
T.9O P. N. Sunday school at $50 P. NJ.
Weekday services, Friday at 4OOP NJ. Seats
u. s. LAssITRR, Rector.
he. CHURCH. Services at the NJ. e.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 1890 q.
m. and as 7SO D. m. Sunday school ut
d. m. EpwOrth league at 646 p. IN.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.80 p. M. Glass meeting conducted by
VIM. Angle on Fridays at 7.90 p. m. An
earnest invitation Is extended to anyone
who may desire to worshsp with us.
REV. w. Il. NEFF, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
MAIAMORAs.

HOFE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Mata-
moras, Pa Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching ct 1880 a. m. and p. m. Sun
JlAF eehool at 3 D. m. Junior Q. II. before
Nad G. 4. prayer meeting after the even
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.S0. Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
REV. j. A. WIRGAND, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Easter Sunday this year falls
on April 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


City Clerk NcFadden has returned
from Kansas City.
The city council meets tonight to al
low the pay rolls.
It is to be hoped it will get rained out
before the Fourth Of July.
The employees of the Santa Fe Offices
will receive holiday Saturday.
New potatoes are selling at the COM
mission houses at so cents a bushel
In the six months just past 20 persons
were declared insane in Shawnee coun-
ty
City Engineer Barnes has completed
the plans for the east side drainage
district.
Judge Foster fined B. A. Marshall SIS
for selling liquor to the POttawatomie
Indians.
J. B. Perkins Of Lawrence acted as
! sergeant-at-arms of the Republican
| league convention.
These are the days that people feel
cross. No one is able to sleep during
the hot sticky nights.
The hotel men were disappointed with
| the crowd that attended the Repub1i-
can league convention.
The Salvation Army on Quincy street
has met very decided competition in
the shape of a medicine show.
Bandmaster John Marshall has writ
| ten a new march but he has not yet
found a name for the production.
Judge Hazen and Harry Stafford were
! at the Kansas City convention and
there was no district court yesterday.
Mr.. Tom Potter of Marion county can
not keep in sight of the other candi-
! dates when it comes to hand shaking.
The Daughters of Erin will give a
! Fourth of July picnic at Farnsworth's
! grove, adjoining the Knox estate north
| of POtwin.
The colored people are going to have
a cake walk at Metropolitan hall next
Thursday night the 9Th. Doc Brown
| of Kansas City will be there.
Ben Jordan, who is serving term on
! the county rock pile for selling liquor,
\ wants the county commissioners to re-
lease him on account of bad health.
United States Marshal Nicely does
I not follow the precedent of his prede-
cessors and entrust the work to his
| deputies. He looks after the details
! himself.
W. G. Brooks, the North Topeka col
! ored orator, will address a meeting of
| colored men at the corner of Twelfth
| and Buchanan streets Saturday after
/ noon. His subject will be AN Appeal
for Help
The Democratic F'Iambeau club will
| leave for the Chicago convention Sun
day on the Union Pacific, 100 strong,
with Gorm1ey's band of forty pieces.
| They will meet Missourfs Bland train
! at Bloomington, III.
A probate court averages S14 for
! every person convicted of insanity and
! the county pays it. In case of no con-
victiOn the pay is not at all sure. The
! present probate court of Shawnee coun-
ty has never missed connection yet.
Owing to the argument for a new
trial in VIM. Woodlands case Sheriff
Hardy did not take Bill Hardy and
| Weyman Clarke to the penitentiary to-
day. He will make the trip tomorrow
and viii probably take Woodland, con
| victed of arson, with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-02
CHICAGO'S GOLD EXHIBIT.
To Show How the Yellow Metal is
Mined and Smelted.

Chicago, July 2.-Chicago is to have
a gold exhibit next fall in which the
gold fields of every section of the globe
viii be represented. A meeting to
further arrangements. which have
been going on for some time, was held
yesterday at the Wellington hotel IN
der the auspices of the Chicago West
ern society.
The Colorado. California, Washing
ton, British Columbia. Oregon and
even Georgia gold regions We're rep
resented, and enough gold was pledged
to start a national bank.
The CarriboO district will exhibit a
brick worth $42, 600, representing a
tWenty-nine days wash-up on one
claim. The French Greek and Trail
Creek districts will make an immense
exhibit, for which they are already
preparing, and Me Canadian Pacific
road through itE agent J. F. Lee,
promised car loads of ore and quartz.
Other western roads have promised to
transport exhibits to Chicago free of
charge, and L. c. Ferree of Cripple
Creek guaranteed that the Colorado
mines would be well represented.
If the mine owners do half they
promised yesterday, several life-size
quartz crushers will be in operation,
under cover. in Chicago this fall. All
the machinery for reducing gold will
be exhibited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-02
CHEAP RAILROAD RATEs

The Union Pacific announces the fol-
lowing round trip rates:
s19 Denver and return, July 5 and g.
$24, Denver Pueblo or Colorado
Springs and return, sold May 10 to
SIS. Buffalo, N. Y, and return. July
and s. can be extended for return
until September 1.
$1l, Chicago and return. July 4. 8
500. Is, Washington. D. c.. and return.
Si6.lo. Milwaukee. Wis. and return.
July II. Is and 16.
ST Louis and return, $3.50, July 10, 20
and p.
and 81.
Omaha Neb., and return, IS. August
IS, II and IS.
For tickets. sleeping care reservations
and Information call on F. A. Lewis,
city ticket agent. 525 Kansas avenue.
Both telephones No. So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-02
MRS. STOVES FUNERAL.
It Win Be Private-she Will be Blu
ried at Andover, Mass,

Hartford, Conn, July 2.-When Mrs
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the famous au-
thoress, passed away at her residence in
this city yesterday three members of
the family, Mrs Isabella Beecher
Hooker, her husband, DR.. Hooker, and
Harriet Stowe, a daughter of the au-
thOress, were at her bedside. Through
out the forenoon the friends of Mrs
Stowe gathered in the room waiting
for the end.
Death came without a struggle and
the end merely appeared to be a final
continuance of the unconscious state
into which Mrs. Stowe Iapsed on Mon
day. The arrangements for the funeral
have been but partially completed. The
services in Hartford will be private and
Interment will take place in Andover,
Mass
London. July 2.@The English papers
this morning all have a kindly com
ment on the death of Harriet Beecher
Stowe at Hartford. Yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-02
o. w. HOLMES AUTOCRAT.
Judge jenkins Decides That His Heirs
Have No Property Rights in It.

Chicago, July Jenkins, in the fed
eral court has handed down an opinion
IN which he denies any property rights
of the heirs of DR. oliver Wendell
Holmes to the "Autocrat OF the Break
fast Table" The opinion was in the
suit brought by w. o. Holmes Jr, for
an injunction to restrain DOnohue, Hen
fishing an edition of the work
The "Autocrat" sketches originally
ran in the Atlantic Monthly, concluding
with the October number, 1858 The
title was not filed for copyright pro
lection until November, 1858. one month
after the completion of the sketches.
In his opinion Judge Jenkins says:
The law provides that no person shall
be entitled to the copyright unless he
SMALL before published, deliver to the
Office of the librarian of congress a
printed copy of the book for which he
desires a copyright. There is a positive
provision that a printed copy of the
book must be fled before published >,