Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-20

baublc, and the common law Of nations
hollow mockery.
II would be laughuble II it were not 50
serious a matter to see some newspnpt
correspondents make asscs of themselves
on the fish question When Howell or
Hornbeck were arrested the laws were un.
constitutional and no good anyway. The
men were poor innocent Victims Of that
terrible ogre the Flatbrook club. But
when Ed Layton was arrested the laws
were all right. and Ed was going to prison
sure. No rot was too shallow to place be.
fore their readers After awhile they win
want to get out behind the barn. and kick
themselves for their stupidity ana ineon-
sistenoy
Bran new baby girl at the home OF Lester
Sylcox, arriving on Friday morning last.
Mother and child are doing nicely.
The delivering OF poles along the road
from Layton 81 Branohyille is now being
rapidly followed by the mon who are set
ting thom. The work will now makera
progress.
Last Monday we met several loads OF
logs crossing the mountain toward branch
vile. Upon enquiry we learned that they
were mostly whitewood, aud maple ana
were being taken to the Peach Basket fac
tory Of N. II. Hopkins to be made into
peach baskets and crates. The logs bring
about $3.50 per thousand feot in the
round.
What ails the New Jersey Herald Is
il that the Newton p0stoflice is to have a
change little permaturely ? Is it that
other bright newsy papers are cutting into
its circulation, or is it having troubled
dreams for fear that Congressman Pitney
might be our next Governor, and the Her
AIDS grip on the county patronage slip a
cog There is evidently pain somewhere
near the editorial diaphragm, Inst week
the Herald showed its dislike for out of
the county papers, and works off that old
gag of 81 the best managed county in the
State, yes for some people. But if the
Herald's editor is "a good Republican, as
some people seem to believe him to be, why
worry about friend Pitneys gubnatorial
aspirations, If he has such aspirations
As to the out of the county PRESS it is
quito as apt to be free from the demoraliz
ing influences of public patronage, as
some papers within the county.
A JERSEY FREEHoLDER FINED.
Freeholder Miller H. Cross, of the Nor
Ger County Board Of Freeholders who was
indicted for selling coal to the county in
violation of the State law pleaded guilty
in the Mercer County Court, and was SEN
fenced by Justice Gummere to pay a fine
of 800 Gross also pleaded guilty to con
spiracy with Postmaster John NJ Hart. of
Yardyille, to commit the offence for which
he was fined. Hart is the man whose
name was used in the coal transaction. He
was jointly indicted with Cross for con
spiracy Hart, pleaded not guilty and was
released under $3.50 bail for trial at the Oe-
tober term Of court. Cross was not sen
fenced ON the conspiracy charge, the jus
tice saying that he would prefer to wait
until after Hart.s trial IN imposing sen
tence Justice Gummere said there was no
moral turpitude in what had been done. but
that very wise law of the State had been
violated For the purpose of deterring
OVhoIS IL was ueoteoitIy 10 impose penalty
but inasmuch as Cross had saved the
county considerable expense by pleading
guilty, he felt that fine of 500 would be
sufficient pun shment.-Wantage Record
der (In substance the above case is SINH
lar to the violations of law by one of the
| Board Of Education to which have here
to'ore called attention. In that case the
coal is furnished to the county, and in this,
TO the township The above shows the
method of procedure, and the gravity Of
the otfense and that the principal and GO
between are both indictable for conspiracy
also. VIII the board act p
Miss Sadie Hursh was home from New
ark to take in the f NJ and TradosInen's 3
picnic at Culver's on Saturday, and spend
Sunday with her parents at Layton
Miss Harriet Petty, formerly of Bevans,
but now of Madison, N. j is enjoying a
two weeks vacation among friends in the
Flat-Brook Valleys