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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
QUIckToWN.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Quicktown March, s.-March made
very cold start with us this year, but soon
became more mild.
The auction sale at the Pierce place on
the oath ult., was well attended in spite of
the ''small" advertising it got. One OF
two parties from Matamoras apparently
made themselves too much at home ON the
occasion. Much of the property was IBID
in," doubtless for the place The Milford
road at that time was muddy enough to
use stills, and the rainy weather of to-day
viii no doubt make more travelling of the
same nature. John Carr has now moved
in the Pierce house.
nyou wish anything done in the taxi
dermist line, you should call ON Asa p.
Quick near the Half Way House. He also
makes rugs etc, Cali and see his speci-
mems.
There is already talk of changing Post
masters at Matamoras.
@. L. Dewitt continues to improve in
health. p
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
@. D. P.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Layton, March, 0.-Elijah Lundy and
family took in the sights of Newark last
weeks, and are now prepared to settle down
to solid farming for year to come.
The sale of farm products is less salts
factory now than it has ever been within
the recollection Of the present generation.
Without IA single encouraging ray in the
future outlook we predict that the worst
has not yet been experienced by the agri-
culturist.
Bert Dalrympie has a fine sugar camp on
his farm near Tuttle's Corner, and is now
running off maple syrup that would dc
light the palate of an eplcure. His eva
porating pan is far ahead Of the old fash
loned kettle and with the extreme care
used in purifying the sap, the syrup is OF
the finest quality.
Abram Rutan moves on April 1st from
the saw mill house near Layton to the
Dalrymple farm near Tuttle's Corner.
At the Rosenkrans sale near Hainesyille
Wash Lantz Auctioneer) on Thursday
last the prices We're generally good more
especially the COWS which brought an
average of $500. 1t seems little peculiar
that COWS should sell well at all the sales
in view Of the fact that butter and milk
are 50 extremely low
The joke is on the gentleman who while
working in tie woods drew cider and care
lessly let the contents Of his employers
barrel run away. It only cost him two
days work and he won't draw any more
cider until he is dryer than he is now
DR.. j. n Miller bought neat brown
road horse at the sale of Price brothers at
Branchyille on Thursday last.
The merry -go-round grows pr9uder as
he grows older and is not satisfied with
his reflection only from the bottom Of the
glass any more. 1t is said the devil is in
the glass or cup" and guess it is about
all the same SO perhaps better not lool
into it too often.
L. S. Merrill Of Montague bought Z
blocky team at Price Bros, sale Weighing
about Z, 1900 pounds. These are the kind OF
teams that do farm work easily.
Strong hopes are now entertained that
after town meeting we win have com
mittee that viii care for our main roads
Resurrect that petition gentlemen and
acting promptly on it, merit the thanks OF
a suffering community
Town meeting in sandyston passed OH
very quietly, there being opposition only
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

Especial Correspondence to the PREss)
Dingmans Ferry, March T. Miss Pris-
ella Layton is very III with the grip. She
Is under the medical care Of DR.. Fulmer.
Mrs. Harriet Raitt lost a valuable horse
last week.
The dance at John Smiths on Saturday
last was well attended and all reported a
good time.
Why can we not have patent seats in the
balance of our school houses in Center
Coles and Silver Lake. The ones now in
use are of antiquated pattern and not up
to these progressive times. Moreover they
are absolutely injurious to the pupils who
are compelled to occupy them. am told
some Of the directors are IN favor of put
ting the patent seats in the above school
houses. Why are not all IN favor Of this
necessary improvement. G.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

fore Squire JAS Fuller and a jury at
Hainesville on Wednesday afternoon
March H.
always thought could catch ON but
must admit got left once. Here It Is.
Married at the home Of the groom by Jas.
b. Fuller Justice Of the Peace on Aug. 9,
1896 Prof. Geo. McCarty Of Montague and
Miss Della Titman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Chas. Titman Of Milford. No cards,
no cake and no serenade. The PRESS no
doubt will join us in wishing the couple
who are well known In pike county long
and happy married life.
Two we'll known Indies Of this town
driving cur well known white horse
started to attend the meeting Of the Ladies
Aid Society at Godfried Wielands Thurs
day afternoon, something broke on the
carriage compelling them to take short
walk In good soft Montague mud
There win be preaching in the Brick
School House on Sabbath morning March
IA at 1890.
Zerah Westbrook, son Of Mart. " West
brook, successfully passed the late exam
ination at Newton and has received his
teachers certificate.
Ladies' Aid Society meets at Reformed
Church parsonage on Thursday afternoon
March 18th.
Everltt Crone is the proud owner Of
three fine young spotted horses.
Some of our officers who should know
but don't, should remember that the law
of New Jersey required a permit to bury a
person even II it is pauper. A very un-
necessary delay at the grave yard could
have been avoided the other day.
We had an invitation for tea last Friday
evening but were unable to attend, for
which we were very sorry.
Ifeveryone should heed the warnings
given by newspapers fewer people would
be taken in by slick strangers. This
neghborhood had dose last week.
Where is the old woman ?
The Democrats met at Tappantown this
afternoon and made the following nomina-
tions: For freeholder, JAS A. Rumble;
assessor, George n Cole; collector, Jas
e. Cole; committee, one year, Samuel
Smith, three years, Jos. Hornbeck; com
Justice of the peace, William Reinchardt;
constable, William Hankins. Town
Money, $500; Road Money, 81 POO; hand
and team per day, $780, hand per day,
si25; shovelling snow per hour, 10 cents.
Town meeting and election at Tappan-
town.
Election result in Montague March end:
Freeholder, George A. Clark, r, 50, James
A. Rumble, d, 90; collector, Harold S.
Chambers, T, 81, James e. Cole, d, 12l; as
sessor, David Westfall, r rs, George N.
Cole, d, 81; Justice of the peace, Randle d.
Sayre, T, n, William Reinhardt, d, 50:
town committee, Oscar @. Van Auken, r,
year, 73, Samuel Smith, d, year. 10,
August Poetzch, r, year, as, Joseph S.
Hornbeck, d, 3 years, a. Town money,
500; road money, $1,000 to pay on ac-
count of town debt, $500; hand and team
ON road per day, $500; hand on road per
day, sl25. DICK.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
More salvs For Sore Spots.

Hello there So "Honest John
has a sore spot too, and have gone
and sowed salt and pepper on it.
Mercy what an unlucky mortal l
am. Methought it was only "Sand
Burr" that was afflicted that way,
and here have l run up against
another who calls himself "Honest
John, and has the same ail1nent
1t must be epidemic and l see we
will have to attend to it at once so it
does not spread. The hint in the
Press that he has an assistant,
seems to have touched upon a very,
very sore place as witness his plaint
in the Gazette of March 2. Those
who have been honored by an ac-
quaintance with "Honest John,
have wondered how so illiterate a
person could sometimes get very
passable item or two, sandwiched
among others not so very brilliant.
Our surmise that some one else
furnished brains in partnership
against his muscle was not alto
gether a surmise, and you may
search his untruthful TRADE in vain
for denial that some one with more
brains than he carries in stock,
wrote the items we characterized as
passable. He has as you see used
much hard language with an utter
recklessness of grammatical con-
struction, and forgets to deny the
principal point of having an assist
ant, strange oversight. We duly APP
preciate the fact that such TRADE
can be found in no other paper cir
culating in the valley other than
the Gazette, and no one is at all sur.
prised to find such untruthful mat
ter therein. 1t is entirely welcome
to its monopoly in that line. "Hon-
est john may be honest, he may
even be a gentleman, (though his
writings give little indication of it. }
No doubt he thinks he is a Christian
gentleman for he is an active men,
Der of the Reformed church of Be
vans, and the church has our liveli-
est sympathy in this, their mis-
fortune. If any one thinks that he
is an ornament. and a credit to that
organization, or that he is living up
honestly to its creed and the teach
ings of the meek, and lowly master
he processes to serve, they will please
read his malicious, and untruthful
TRADE in the Gazette of March 2nd,
page, 1st. column as intended to
apply to G.. E. Hursh, of Layton,
N. j. No doubt but what Honest
John" wrote it as it is exactly typi-
cal of the man, and could never be
mistaken for the work of the assist
ant Good bye John, but hadn t
you better save some ink by leaving
off the first part of your signature,
and sailing under your true colors
awhile If this salve does not give
you relief there viii be no charge.
Yours Truly.
@. e. H.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

Chickens should never be cooked
the day they are killed the flesh is
then stringy and slippery. They
should be drawn as soon as killed
and the inside wiped out with
cloth, not washed. A little piece of
charcoal laid inside viii aid in pre-
serving, but is unnecessary if they
can be hung in a cool, airy place.
If the feet, after being skinned are
cooked with the rest of the chicken,
they will add richness, as they con-
tain gluten, but they may be re-
moved before sending to the table.
The man who returns weary and
hungry to his home, to find the
food which his labor has provided,
ruined in the cooking, is not likely
to be in a contented frame of mind,
or to continue to have the highest
regard for the wife who promised to
help and comfort him "in sickness
and in health. But he who sits at
a table where knowledge and skill
have combined to make even the
simplest fare wholesome and ac-
ceptable, is unconsciOusly sOOthed
and calmed. The frets and cares of
daily life fade before the comforts
of home, and lend to itaD additional
oharm-the Influences of a we'll
ordered household, insensibly rem
der him complacent.-farm Journal
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
10 INCREASE 1sAcHgas. WAGES.


the districts.
Assemblymen Leh, of Northamp-
ton has introduced bill providing
that no teacher in the public schools
of this state shall be paid less than
$40 per month. This is very good,
but what will be done with that
large number Of $50 and $25 teachers
who are dear at any price, and there
are many of them. The only way
to meet the situation would be to
pass an act consolidating the schools.
There are seven townships in this
county where the average attend
auce is less than 100 and there are
33 schools, or to be exact an aver
age attendance of 451 and 33 teachers
or less than ID scholars on an aver
age to each teacher. In Dingman
township the average attendance is
81 and z teachers or about 8 scholars
to each. Assume that they pay $50
per month with an average of z
months they pay out for wages $140
per month OF $3.50 for the term,
with this they could hire two teach
ers at $40 each, have eight months
school, save $40 on wages and the
cost of maintaining school houses,
and these two sums would probably
hire men to bring all the scholars to
two centrally located points, and
give the scholars the advantage Of
better schools and accommodation S,
and save money to the tax payers.
Dingman township is only an illus
tration of what exists in many other
places not only in this county but
through out the state. We intend
no aspersion on any teacher, but
there is no reason why proficiency
should not be test of compensation
in that business as it is in all others,
with the added difference that a
poor teacher wastes that which
money cannot replace, the time and
opportunity of the scholar
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
LEDcEDALE.

Especial Correspondence to the PRESS.
Ledgedale March S.-Mrs Baxter Kipp,
of Greentown visited her mother Mrs.
Kreiger of Razor Hill Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j II. Becker attended the
funeral of Mrs George Craft at Simons
town school house Friday afternoon.
Friend and Ella Simon spent Sunday
with their p8rents in Salem.
b. f. Kellam of Scranton and A. J..
Kimble of Paupac were in this place last
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Simons is sick with symptoms
of pneumonia Dr. VIM. A. Stevans of
Hamlinton is attending her.
WAYNE Co.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
kIMRLEs.

NOpbIlhA W 4 htAoesJ
Kimbles March, 8 j. Bushweiler, Jr,
and Miss Maud Williams made a birthday
visit at Honesdale
Joe Williams of Port Jervis is visiting
Lot Daniels.
John Malone of Port Jervis is visiting
his father, Edward Malone.
Miss Ada Phillips will remain in New
York for several weeks in care of physi-
clan.
b. d. Hobart has returned from visiting
his son in Hornellsville.
The excelsior mill has started again, and
the music of the whistle makes us all glad
The Erie unloaded tower at the East
end of the long switch and expects to run
trains by the signal system very soon.
Mrs. ]. N. Cole of Lookout is visiting her
sister Mrs. E. Kimble and Miss Carrie
Branning is also her guest.
Alfred Eshback has purchased fine
horse up in Wayne county.
Warren Rutan killed few days ago one
of the largest foxes ever seen in this sec
tion.
Mrs. AL. Briggs has been very sick for
several days with a severe cold.
Mrs E. Kimble and daughter and Mrs
John w. Cole and daugheer are visiting
Frank Holbert at Lackawaxen, and j. c.
Branning at Westcolong.
Several car loads of excelsior are being
shipped from here this week.
Charles Chitester is building large
boarding house on the old Decker place
near his stone quarry to accommodate his
hands. He has an excellent quarry and
expects to work large gang Of men.
A. b. Joy who has been seriously sick
with pneumonia is improving.
Miss Edwards select school closed Tues
day. TANDEM.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

on the Office Of constable; John A. West
brook and George Crone, running ngainst
Wilson @. Gum, the regular nominee
The ticket as elected Flows. Asses-
sor, John j. Var sickle; justice Of
the peace. NJ. " b. Warner, James b.
Fulleri town committee, Eivin e. smith
Com. Of appeal, John G. Shook. (unex-
pired) years, Benjamin Metlor, years;
constable, Wilson g. Gum, Celected) IS,
George Crone g. J. Westbrook 10; survey
ors Of highway, Robert Abers, Daniel Ut
ter pound keeper, Dayton Depue; Road
money for 1897 500; Town meeting
and election for 1898 at Centreyille.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
FRuTcHEV.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Frutchey, March 9.-The congrega tion
of the Pine Ridge Methodist e. Church
will hold their annual donation for the
pastor at the church on Wednesday night
March 18th. If stormy the next night.
All are invited to come and help.
G.. D. P.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

dt OO REWARD. The school directors
DAU of Dingman township will pay
twenty dollars for information which will
lead to the detection and conviction of any
person or persons committing any trespass
or doing any damage to any school house
or property therein in said township.
BY order of the board,
Nov. z, 1895. IRA b. CASE, Sec.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
MONTAGUE.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Montague, March 8.-The Democratic
caucus viii take place this afternoon.
March weather has come TO stay.
The suit OF Harold S. Chambers vs..
VIM. Reinchardt for tort and conversion
the amount claimed $50 win be tried be-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

DOR SALE A small farm located near
IL Matamoras, known as the Hensel or
Reinhardt place, containing 2l acres
Finely located, well watered. House and
barn. Fruit Of all kinds. Part improved.
Title clear For terms price, etc, address
Lock box g Milford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondents are particularly
requested to send in all news in
tended for publication not later
than Wednesday in each week to in
sure insertion.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

TRESPASS NOTICE. Notice is hereby
j given that trespassing on the premises
of the undersigned, situated in DIngman
township, for any purpose whatever Is
strictly forbidden, and all offenders will be
promptly prosecuted. IRA B. CASE.
Oct. "a, 1895
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

UNRESPAss NOTICE. Notice is hereby
l. given that trespassing upon the pro
perty of the Forest Lake Association in
1ackawaxen township, Pike county, Pa,
for the purpose of hunting and fishing, or
any other purpose is strictly forbidden un-
der penalty of the law.
ALEXANDER MADDEN,
Nov %, 1895. President
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12
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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

i Milford, Pa. Enquire Of j. II. Van
Etten.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-12

TNRESPASS NOTICE. Notice is hereby
given that trespassing upon the south
ern half of the tract of land known as the
William Denny, No. 93, in Shohola town
ship, for hunting, fishing, or, any other
purpose, also trespasslng ON Sawkill pond
In Dingman township. or, fishing In 1t is
forbidden under penalty Of the law.
NJ. CLEILAND MILNOR,
Apr154m Attorney for owner.
The record-union., 1897-12-01
A HOUSE ROBBED OF sl40.
GOOD HAUL MADE BY A DAY.
LIGHT BURGLAR.
Entered Mrs. G. H. Krebs' Resi-.
dence While the Family Were
at Dinner.

The daylight burglar is still plying
day ransacked one of the sleeping
apartments in the residence of Mrs.
C. H. Krebs, 1130 H street, while the
family We're at dinner, realizing about
$40 for the risk taken.
Five $50, and two $40 gold pieces.
besides a number of coins of smaller
value. We're taken from a purse tucked
away in a bureau drawer, but the
burglar scorned to touch anything else.
Several hundred dollars worth of
jewelry was in the room, and all of this
the thief found, as was evidenced by
the open jewel casket sitting on the
bureau. A valuable diamond, set in a
scarf pin, was left as found, and a
number of diamond rings We're also
passed over as dangerous property.
Four fine gold watches also lay where
the burglar left them, and brooches,
chains and other gold valuables We're
strewn about, but none We're missing
The jewelry left by the thief was Of
far greater value than the money
stolen.
Chief of Police Drew, in speaking Of
the case, said it was very peculiar one.
An old and experienced thief, he said,
would undoubtedly have nothing to do
with watches, or chains, they being
easy to Identify, but he would make
short shift of diamonds, the settings
of which can easily be removed.
The officers working on the case are
inclined to believe. that the work was
that of petty sneak thief, who would
have taken the jewelry or anything
else had he not found the money, but
who imagined that $40, the amount
stolen, would last forever
Ttrxy "a Sc
The record-union., 1897-12-01
POTENT FIGURES.
How the Folsom Macadam Road
Will Paw for Itself.

Here are few figures relative to
the Folsom road proposition" said
Highway Commissioner Ashe to a
Record Union reporter yesterday,
which are rather interesting. The
bonds, as everybody knows by this
time. draw per cent. interest, which
amounts to $1,000 a year for the first
ten years.
An examination of the county s
books shows that for the year 1897
81 go was expended for sprinkling the
Folsom road between Sacramento and
Hangtown Crossing, and that other
items for repairs, exclusive of bridges,
culVerts. etc, brought the sum up, in
round numbers, to $1,000, or precisely
the amount of interest which will be
paid annually for the first ten years.
Allowing $1,000 each year for
sp1fnkling and repairs continued
Commissioner Ashe, lin the twenty
years the bonds viii run the county
viii have paid 100000 from its fund.
At the end of ten years-that is to say,
in 19l0-the county must pay 81 800,
besides the interest on the bonds, and
each succeeding ten years must pay
a like sum, when the debt will have
b%en WlpeQ out. but all tnar time
the interest will have been decreasing
at the rate Of $500 per year, so that in
the entire twenty years the county will
pay only $4,000 interest. or SIC, 800
less than the county would, without
the macadamized road. be obliged to
expend for sprinkling half of the road.
and for minor repairs.
Nov" continued Commissioners
Ashe nobody doubts that building
a macadamized road through a sec
ton OF country viii enhance the values
of property contiguous to it, but time
alone can tell just how much the in
crease will be. l think it is perfectly
safe to say that values on land two
miles on either side of the road viii
be greatly increased, and l consider ]
am very conservative when / estimate
that at the end Of ten years the in
crease per acre will be at least $40.
The land lying two miles on either
side of the road means that 81 .20G
acres viii be rendered more valuab
and If the increase be In the ratio OF
so per acre. it means that S512. .OOO
worth Of assessable property will be
added to the county's roll.
The tax rate Of Sacramento Coun-
ty," concluded the Commissioner. lis
usually about 81 30 per 500. and that
rate, figured on the 5l2. coo increase in
value, gives ST.6S0, or more than suffi-
cient to pay the principal. falling due
each year These figures are correct
The record-union., 1897-12-01
HIGH CLIMBING.
A Sailor Shins UP the State Capitol
FLAGSTAFF

About noon yesterday Janitor W. H.
Govan of the State Capitol building re-
ceived instructions from Governor Budd
to place the flag that floats over the
building at half-mast, in honor of the
unveiling of the Whitman monument
at Portland. Or.
Janitor Govan did his best to COM
ply with the orders of the Chief Execu-
1--WE. but when an attempt was made
to lower the flag the halyards We're
found to be fouled, and it was late in
the afternoon before a sailor could be
found to climb the pole and straighten
out the snarl. The flag, however, was
halfmasted
The record-union., 1897-12-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. S. j. Gordon of New Hampshire,
sister Of Mrs. S. H. .Jackman and aunt
of Mrs. p. H. Murphy, has come to
spend the winter with the latter
S. j. Holsfnger, at one time on the
Record Unions" local staff, but now
Special Agent for the Government for
the detection and prosecution of frau
dulent land claimants, left last night
for Tucson, Arizona, where in future his
headquarters will be. He recently re-
turned from Seattle where he did such
excellent service for the Government as
to receive special commendation from
the Interior Department.