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The sun., 1897-11-15

Golf again holds sway at Washington. The
first competition Of the season began on Nov.
10, and play will be continued on every wednes-
day and Saturday except the first Saturday of
each month, until Jan. 81. The prize is q cup,
offered BY the captain Of the green Of the Wash:
eighteen en- hole medal play handicap at each con-
test The point system will prevail. The win
ner each day will score three points. the second
man two points, and the third one point 1t
may be that golf Is to be nearly as prominent as
politics during winter at the Capital, for many
Senators, Congressman, and foreign Ambassa-
dors arc now players. while Vice.Prcsdent Ho-
bart 10 a graduate of the North Jersey Country
Club links President Mckinley, 1t will be re-
membered, saw Fenn win the cup at the Lenox
open tournament, and in presenting tho prize
to the Palmetto player he expressed high ap-
probation Of the game
On Saturday, at the Dyker Meadow Golf Club,
J. G. Powers and II. NJ. Adams, who had twice
tied for the October cup, tried the issue between
them again, the former winning handily. The
fourth of the weekly handicaps for pewter mugs
was also decided. Tho first, offered by Lieut.
Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff, was won by J. G.
Powers. Il. A. Eddy donated tho second. which
was won by II. r. Fish, and the third, tho git Of
J. c. Powers. was won by Charles p. hoffman.
On Saturday Marvin T. Lyon presented the
prize which was won by Norman 3. Dixie, the
President of the Dyker Meadow Golf Club. It
was popular victory, for Dixie has not figured
very frequently on the list of winners this
season. The summary follows:
The sun., 1897-11-15

hfs1h0uBfh t1V P"SV 5C"sUII mas seeH HTeuI
advance In the systematic sending ont of the
announcements of club matches and other conf
who are singularly backyard in this respect. A
striking instance OF q failure TO send out an ad-
vance notice was the match at the Dyker
homo players AMI an AIlPhiladelphia team.
The latter won by 13 holes to 1. The visitors
may have imagined that the reports were sup
pressed because they had won. To correct this
impression the following belated score Is printed:
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
BRIEF MENTION.

The Y. p. S. G. f. of the Pres
byterian church will give Sociable
and Entertainment in the lecture
room of the church ON Thursday
evening Dec 30th. The enterta ilI-
ment will begin at s o'clock, and a
collection will be taken for the
benefit of the church.
The Prior Medicine company
has been catering to full houses this
week, and giving some fine presents
in the shape of silver ware. To-
night Friday a number of Milford
amateurs will take part and the
audience will vote the best perfor-
mer a handsome souvenir.
The resignation of Rev. DR..
Gordon, of Middletown, has been
accepted by his congregation to take
effect Feb. 12. There have been 3S3
additions to the church membership
and a net gain of 1875 during his
pastorate of II years.-Union.
The net receipts of the New
England Supper given in the Pres
byterian church last week were
about $48. The provisions were
abundant, and of the very best.
The ''punkin pie" was especially de.
licious, and of the good old fashioned
kind which reminded us of the for
mer days when there were several
bites in a slice.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
BRIEF MENTION.

The PRESS wishes you all a
Merry Christmas.
Lack of space has compelled US
to postpone several articles until
next week.
If you have furs to sell note
the advertisement of the Pawtucket
Fur Company on second page.
Both the Presbyterian and Metho-
dist Sunday schools will hold their
Christmas Entertainments Saturday
evening.
De Alton Dilliston, of Branch
vile, courteous and pleasant, cast a
ray of sunshine by his presence in
our sanctum Tuesday
-Howells, ,Scotchtown, Fair Oaks,
Mechanictown and New Hampton,
five post offices nearest Middletown,
N. Y. will be made branches of that
place.
"A vein of coal is said to have
been discovered under Stroudsburg,
and parties have made leases and
will begin boring to ascertain its
thickness and extent.
"A. d. Brown and son have brok-
en- ground for the erection of hand
fsome residence for Mrs. Margaret
j. Hart on her lot, corner of Ann
and Third streets,
Henry L. Came is building foI
f. X. Jardon an addition to connect
the present annex with the mair
building. This will give considera
BILE more room in that already
spacious house.
"A fiue in the Court House be.
tween the offices of the treasurer
and district attorney became so ho
Tuesday as to char the basebo ards
The cause was not discovered bu
was supposed to be the SCOT in i
taking fire.
The Hudson River Telephon'
company is preparing to erect an en-
tirely new system in Port Jervi
which it is said will be extended t.
cover this county, and Sussex, an(
give us long distance connections.
Calvin Cron will sell at publ,
sale ON the A. B. Middaugh farm
back of BriscOes in Lehman town
ship Jan. 5th beginning at 10 a. IN
a large lot of personal property, in
) Guiding horses, cattle, pigs, farmin
, utensils etc.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
Topic For the Week beginning Dec. 90
Comment by Rev. S. II. DoYIe.

Topic For the Week beginning Dec. 30
Comment by Rev. s. II. Doyle.
Toplc.-what message did Christmas
bring youY-Isa. lii, 1-12. CA Christmas
song service suggested
Several hundred years before
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judea the prophet Isaiah not only
heralded his coming, but described
his life and death, and so graphi-
cally and minutely are his last suff-
erings portrayed in this fifty third
chapter that it might have been
written the day after Christ's cruci-
hxion. Though at first Thought it
may seem peculiar that this chapter
dealing with the death of Christ.
should be selected as a Christmas
lesson, yet after all perhaps it is not
SO inappropriate. Christ's birth
prepared the way for His life and
death in the world. Bethlehem
opened up the way for Calvary, and
perhaps we too often forget in our
Christmas joys the real purpose and
object of Christ's coming into the
world.
1. Christmas brings q message
of God love. Christ was born moi
to live and to enjoy life, but to die
Christ was born not to receive the
honor and love of men, but to be
despised and rejected by men. God
knew all that when the babe of
Bethlehem was born into this world
and yet He allowed Him to be born
He brought Him into this world fol
these very purposes, and as we stand
over the manger in Bethlehem and
realize that God knew all that was
before His infant Son we are touched
by the infinite love of God God
gave His only begotten Son for the
benefit of mankind because He loved
men,, and the beginning Of that civ.
ing was at Bethlehem.
2. Christmas brings us q message
of duty. To the Christian there
comes the duty of telling others OF
Christ's birth and life. Isaiah did
this hundreds of years before Christ
was born. How much easier il
should be to do it now since Christ
has really come, and how much
more important it is Men NAV
not always believe our report. They
did not believe Isaiah. He com
planned that men did not believe.
yet he did not stop telling the story
Nor should we. What more fasci-
mating story to tell than the story ot
the wonderful birth of the Son Of
God iato the world? What more
appropriate time in all the year tx
urge the unsaved to give themselves
to God than at the joyous Christ
cept f its its Joys, But 81 also oct its dlties
But Christmas also has a duty foi
those who are not Christians. Tha
duty is to believe the, report o.
Christ's birth and death and to give
themselves to Him in faith and love
When all the world is giving gifts
how fitting time to give our bes
gift, ourselves, to Him who gav'
Himself for us Will we do it?
Bible Readings-Gen. iii, Is: Isf
vii, IA tx, 6, 2; xi, 1-10; Mic. V, 2
Zech. tx, 9 Nal. iii. iv, 1-6 Math
i, LIS Euke i, 26-33: :. ii. 1.20; Johl
iii, 16 Rom. v, 6-Rev. xxi, II.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
Music Recital.

On Saturday afternoon the music
pupils of Mrs. j. H. Van Etten gave
a piano recital at her home. The
following programme was rendered:
Piano Solo 80 Happy Day" G Lange.
Miss Hattie Horton.
Essay on MOZART" Millicent Crissman.
Piano Solo ...... "Gavotte." "......, Holt.
Helen Langshantin.
Recitation ........ "Music." ........ Pope.
Edna Langshantin.
Piano Solo "Une Petite Fleur." Voss.
Millicent Crissman.
Essay on Beethoven"
Helen LAngshantin.
Essay on "Blind Tom"
Edna Langchantin.
Piano Duet and Violin Obligata "Quad-
rille." "................W VIM. Iucho.
Mnlicent Crissman Helen Langshantin.
Jeanette Mott.
Pinao Solo " Last Hope" Gottschalk.
Mrs. j H. Van Etten.
"Articles in the Etude, a musical
paper, were read and discussed. AS
this was the first recital given by
the class, the audience was small
and select consisting only of school
friends of the members.
1t is Mrs. Van Etten's intention
to hold a recital every three weeks
in order to accustom her pupils to
playing with ease before an audi
ence.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
OBITUARY.


This aged and respected citizen of
Palmyra passed to his rest Tuesday,
Dec. IA. He was born at Hesse
Cassel, Germany, about seventy
four years ago and when twenty
Eve years old came to this country
and for several years resided
in New York finally coming to
the township in which he has
since lived. He there purchased a
tract of land and made for himself
and family q pleasant lrome. He
was man of industrious habits and
wonilhe confidence and esteem of
the community He was twice
married but his wives are both
dead.
He leaves surviving children as
follows: Gertrude, wife of Fred
Kreiger, of Greentown Mary, wife
of William Gessner, of Scranton
Conrad, of Paupac; Agnes, wife of
George Daumann, Jr., county treas
urer, of Milford Alice, wife of
Franz Sommers, of Newfoundland
Emma, wife of Charles Grazer, of
Wayne county, and brother Con
rad, of Palmyra, besides several sis
ters and brothers in the Fatherland
The funeral was held Thursday
ana the remains were inferred in
the Paupac cemetery.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24

The debt which Methodism owes
to her pioneers should never be for
gotten. The only way in which it
can be preserved in memory is for
the young people to familiarize
themselves with the story of their
tolls and privations. Ono of the
most impressive figures in the
Methodist Episcopal church is that
of Elijah Hedding. Born in 1880
ana dying in 1862, his life of Chris
tian activity covered the first half
of the century which saw the estab-
lishment and trial of the church.
After Asbury and Lee and McKen-
dree few men were more abundant
in labor for Christ and the church
than Hedding. He was in the
pastorate, presiding eldership and
bishopric, able, tireless, deeply pious
and reliable.
The League will do well to spend
an evening in the study of the life
and times of Bishop Hedding. II
will be like a romance TO learn the
hardships and successes of those
days of early Methodism.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
Large Fire in Rswley.

Hawley had another large fire
last Sunday night, which destroyed
ten buildings. the knitting mill, dry
goods store of S. r. Evans, six
dwellings and two barns. The fire
originated in the loft of the
Evans barn, but how is not known.
The loss is estimated at $25, 900 with
an insurance of $4,000
This is the second large fire which
has visited that town this year, and
there have been several smaller ones
The place is without a fire depart
ment and the only dependence is OF
buckets which are of little avail in q
high wind like that which wa:
blowing at the time.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
OLIVER HOUCK.

Oliver Houck died at the home of
his father, Charles Houck, Jr,, in
Greene township, Friday Dec. II of
consumption, aged twenty five
years. His health bad been for
sometime declining and he was on
that account obliged to abandon his
studies in the University of Penn
sylvania where he was taking a
course in dentistry. The blow to
his family and friends is severe. A
young man just entering the bounds
of active life with brilliant prospects
in view, of good mental powers,
with numerous friends and doting
relatives having everything fol
which to live is called away by the
inscritable will of One who doeth all
things we'll. In such afflictions the
coincidence of the comfnunitS gVes
out mos strongly to tho bereaveo
household and all its members carry
with them the sincere and earnest
sympathy of friends and neighbors
for their bitter grief. The young
man is survived by his parents, one
brother, Nathan, and three sisters
Anna wife of John Gilpin, Maria anC
Leah. The deceased was also a
nephew of Hon. John d. Houcl
Associate Judge. The funeral ser.
vices were held on Monday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
PERSONAL.

w. A. Fl. Mitchell is visiting in
Milford for few days.
E, Melville Huggins of Lehigh
University is visiting friends in
Milford.
Hon. John A. Kipp spent a few
days in town this week attending
to legal business.
Col. John Baldwin and wife of
New York are registered at the
Crissman House.
j. Howard Brink and wife are
spending a few days visiting rela-
tives in Scranton.
Mrs. R. G. Barckley, of Glenside,
has been entertaining Mrs. Stanton,
of Honesdale, this week.
Robert Neeson, who has lust ar
rived from the South, is visiting his
family ON Hartford street.
Samuel g. Peters, of Bushkill,
smiling and affable as usual, was a
visitor in Milford last week.
James Mollineaux went to the CITY
of Brotherly Love where he expects
to spend the winter with his son
George.
Hon. j. d. Houck was detained at
home by the funeral of his nephew
and was not present at court until
Tuesday.
DR.. Won der Heyde is spending the
Holidays in Philadelphia and the
Dental rooms will be closed until
his rpt11rn Ion Q 1909
w Frank Finger, of Trenton, N.
j., arrived here last week with the
remains of one of his children for re-
interment in the Milford cemetery.
Hon. Charles H. Winfield, Prose-
cutor of the Pleas for Hudson Co.,
N. j., is quite i'll but no great fears
are yet entertained as to any fatal
results. His age is 68 years.
John Wood, Esq, of Chicago who
has been a successful lawyer and
newspaper man in Kansas, and who
is now visiting his parents at Wood
town, called in town Monday.
Washington Robson aged about
78 years died at the home of his son
Milton at Notch, Wednesday Dec. 10
and was buried at Kimbles last
Saturday. Three sons survive,
Edwin of White Mills, Milton with
KiimBIes Pa = Il - "ri''i-----r g
Robert Struthers accompanied by
Vivian and Effie are spending the
holiday vacation in town Mr..
Struthers will remain for month
but Vivian will return shortly to
business in which he has been
highly successful and Miss Effle to
school where she ranked mong the
most brilliant in her class.
Louis Rudolph, of Milford, first
class salesman for the well-known
paper and printing house of Matt
HAS Plum, Newark, N. j., returned
from a successful business trip in
South Jersey TO spend two weeks
vacation at home. I" Louie " is an
obliging and accommodating young
man and a business talk with him
would be pleasure.
Among those who have returned
to spend their Holiday vacations in
Milford with parents and friends,
are Fra ley Baker, of Stevens Insti.
tute, Brooklyn Miss Blanche Cross,
of Blair Hall Miss Louie Klaer, of
the Normal East Stroudsb1rg Miss
Linda Klaer from New York, Theo.
F. Baker of Glen Ridge: Geo. r.
Bull of the U. p, and Fred Klear OF
Amherst; Harry Reed of Pratts In
stitute and Miss Bertha Reed of the
same school.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
MRS. JENNIE sHENsToNE.

Mrs. Jennie Shenstone died of
consumption at her mothers home
early Thursday morning Dec. %,
aged about 45 years. She has be en-
for some time in declining health,
and about a year ago was obliged tc
relinquish her business in Brooklyn
that of dressmaking when she came
to Milford to reside. Sheis survived
by her mother, Mrs. Mary Jane
Ryder, four brothers John H. OF
Milford, James M. of Delaware, Will.
liam A. of Westfall, Jacob o. Of
Port Jervis and two sisters, Viola
wife of Edward Beach of Port Jervis
and Henrietta wife of Ira B Case,
of Dingman. The time of the fu-
neral services has not yet been de
eide
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
Ages Must Be Guessed At.

Judge Albright ruled in Monroe
at the recent session of the court
that a woman need not divulge her
age when asked by counsel Miss
Edith Custard was called and the
attorney asked 4" How old are
you," to which she replied
may be thirty for all you know. Ny
age has nothing to do with the case
and l refuse to tell you. " The
court held the answer sufficient.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
After NEARING some friends 90

After hearing some friends con-
tinually praising Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, Curtis Fleck, of Anaheim,
California, purchased bottle of it
for his own use and is now as en-
thusiastic over its wonderful work
as anyone can be- The 25 and so
cent sizes for sale by Druggists and
General Merchants in Pike County
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
EPWOaTH LEAGUE.
Lesson For the Week Beginning Dec. &c.
Comment by Rev W. J. Yates, A. NJ.
Topic The Holy Spirit the sanctiRer.

Lesson For the Week Beginning Dec. &c.
Comment by Rev W. J. Yates, A. NJ.
Topic The Holy Spirit the sanctiHer.
SCRIPTURE READING Rom. viii 81:
Gal v, 22-26; Eph. v, 2.
There is nothing in the Bible more
simple than santification, There is
nothing in the world more needed
or delightful. 1t is the genuineness
of goodness in character Its pos
session is not too awful as to be re-
pellent. Its acquisition is not so
difficult as to be disheartening.
Sanctidcation of spirit is not the re-
solving to be better. It is not the
determined struggle to overcome
temptation. Ii is beyond and after
all this 1t is the peace of victory
after the battle. it's not dedication
of itself. 1t is not consecration, but
the fruitage of self sacrifice. 1t is
not emptiness, but fullness. 1t is
the consciousness of peace with God,
of JOY in His service. 1t is the being
possessed with love of the Master
and absorption in His work. 1t is
gladness in Knowing Christ ard full
satisfaction of soul. 1t is restful-
ness of heart in His care and sweet
contentment in His will
Ill that he blesses is our good,
And unblessed good is ILL.,
And all Is right that seems most wrong,
If it be His sweet will.
This experience is not given to
any except the follower of Jesus
Christ. You can search the world
over and never find one who has at
tained true soul rest unless he has
found it trusting in the merits and
promises of Jesus of Nazareth. 1t
is not the common experience of all
Christians. Many who profess to be
His followers have never forsaken
all for him. Multitudes live in a
low spiritual condition on the verge
or over the edge into the worldly
and sinful life. But the earnest
seeker after purity who surrenders
all and accepts Christ for his perfect
pattern and Saviour may expect to
receive and claim the Holy Spirit as
his complete sanotifier. He can
abide in continual victory over sin
and temptation, pure i'll heart.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
The East stroudsburg News say

The East StFoudsburg News says
that active preparations are now un
der way to build a railroad up the
valley. DIR. j. B. Lung with his as
sociates, Brown and Pride of New
York and Shoemaker of Rush, Pa.
are ready to put up 100000 inst as
soon as satisfactory arrangements
can be made as to rights of way.
The road may cross the river here
and go up through Jersey. 1t will
extend from Port Jervis to Saylors-
burg. Let it come gentlemen, we
all want it.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
Another canard.

A silly story has been going the
rounds of the local papers to the eff
feet that ex-Coroner Crane received
through mistake the shroud intend
ed for Schultz. There are only two
difficulties in the yarn, first, there is
no such person here as ex-Coroner
Crane, and second no shroud was
ever sent here for Schultz. How
ever the tale is about as true as
many which have been published in
connection with the recent hanging.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24

sThe annual meeting of the share
holders of the Barrett Bridge Com
pany will be held at the toll house
of the company in the village of
Port Jervis, on Tuesday, January
4th proximo, for the purpose OF
choosing a board of directors for the
next year.
The polls will be open from 3 till
O'Clock p. m.
FRANCIS MARVIN, Sec'y.
Port Jervis, Dec. 10, 1897.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
NO. 8.

to consider it. The nomination will
be confirmed, and tge smallness of
the vote against confirmation will
be another proof of how poorly in
formed some newspapers are about
sentiments entertained by senator's.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Montague Church held a chicken
pie supper and sale of fancy articles
Tuesday evening at which they met
with very gratifying success, and
wish to thank all those who assisted
in any way in bringing about such a
result. The net proceeds We're about
$50.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
HowIIns Dog Saves Livss.

Benjamin Wesser and his wife Of
Greene township went visiting to
Tobyhanna one day last week re-
naming over night. They left at
home, a hired man and their eight
children. Returning they found
the dwelling and been burned dur
ing the night. The bowling of the
dog awakened the children who
with the man managed to escape
from the burning with only their
night clothes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24

THE COMPLIMENTS of the Sea-
son will be most gracefully convey
ed if ''my ladys" table on Christi
mas morn shows added beauty and
brightness with a Perfume Atomizer
a Toilet set, an Elegant Vase, a
Handsome Bottle or Box of Perfume
or some Imported Christmas novelty
from Armstrong; Pharmacy
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24

Rock candy drips and pure maple
syrup at Mitohell's.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-24
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

The wisdom of the remarks made by
State Treasurer Haywood and Audito-
General Mylin to the last Legislature, in
regards to a reduction in appropriations is
only now being felt, and Mr.. Haywood's an
nual statement shows conclusively that
careful management has had great deal
to do with the present condition of tho
treasury. Had It not been for the balance
of more than si,O)O,0)0 in the treasury az
the close of the last fiscal year the state
would find itself in a sorry plight, for there
has been a considerable decrease in rev
enues, while appropriations made by tho
Legislature were not materially reduced
The report for the fiscal year just closed
shows receipts of $l2, ,475, ,07017 and expen-
ditures of sI2, ,76s, ,5l5.Si, proving that II
there had not been balance at the com
mencement of the year, there would at
present be deficit of about 100000
There will be heavy expenses between now
and the time the next Legislature con
venes and close fnanciering will be re-
quired to tide matters over until then,
when it if expected that some relief will be
afforded by the passage of more stringent
measures. Mr.. Haywood has not yet de
cided whether he will accept the position
of cashier rendered him by Treasurer-oleos
Beacon