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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
BRIEF MENTION.

Judge Willard it is said will re-
tire from the Superior Court Sept.
1st
just think of the offer, The
PREss and Tribune for one year only
$1.65.
Postmaster General Gary has
announced that fourth class post
masters will not be removed until
their four years expire.
IS. b. Palmer has received a
contract of the commissioners for
building an iron bridge'in Blooming
Grove township, 35 feet long, price
$445.
DR.. Swallow editor of the
Methodist who was tried for libel at
Harrisburg, obtained verdict of
not guilty but has to pay the costs.
Owing to the condition of the
roads, the service at the Sawkill
school honse, appointed for next
Sabbath, March 2s, will be post
poned to the Sabbath following
April 4th, at 2.30 p. m
-Ex-Congressman Hart has Sc
cured two handsome field pieces,
and eighty balls, for the Sons of
Veterans of Monroe county. The
pieces weigh five tons each and the
balls forty pounds each. They will
be much handsomer for ornamental
purposes than the unsighly mortars.
The Gazette correspondent from
Milford says: Bartlett L. Smith
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
Easton penitentiary He did plead
guilty to taking a small roll of wire
worth probably 50cents in order to
save costs and annoyance, and be-
cause of the condition of his family,
but sentence was suspended and he
is at his home in Delaware town
ship. Great injustice is thus fire.
quently done by correspondents
whose added brains are intent in
other pursuits than the transcribing
of facts.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
The Good Roads Question.

The roads have never been in
worse condition then this spring.
Between here and Port Jervis there
are places which resemble the bot
tomless pit, and in town they are not
much better. The language used by
many who are obliged to drive these
mud canals would be very appropri-
ate to that place too, and yet after q
man pays his taxes for years and
finds matters growing worse all the
while, there is at least a semblance
of excuse for vigorous language.
The bicycle riders are not out in
force just yet, they can wait, but
there are those who cannot, but
must use the roads now. Do they
want any change Would a good
road be any advantage to them ?
Or are they satisfied to simply cuss
the wheelmen for insisting on better
roads. Lie down gentlemen and
chew your own ears, if you take this
view of the matter
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Ripans Tabules cure fiatulence.
Ripans Tabules assist digestion.
Ripans Tabules cure bad breath.
HewIns to the Line.

Some writers for the Gazette dur
ing the last year seem to have been
on the verge of having spasms, be-
cause as they claim have been
guilty of the horrible crime of using
few of my own nickles to aid in cir
culating the PIKE COUNTY Press. l
think they have reason for these
periodic spasms other than the phil
anthropic fear that l may impover-
ish myself in this good work. OF
course the Press hews to the line,
and perchance the chips fly their
way, but bless us, we can't help
that. The chips will hurt no Que,
unless they happen to ahght on
sore spot. If thou hast sore spot
thee hadst best stand a little back.
Gentlemen, if you live respectable
lives you will not find line in the
PRESS that would bring a blush to
the cheek of purity itself. If the
Press should err in this respect it
will do so in chronicling your mis-
deeds; "a word to the wise is suffi-
cient, although l apprehend that
this trite saying may be lost in the
intricacies of your obtuse mental
perceptions, and therefore will in a
manner be casting pearls before
swine. / am sorry you have caught
on to my charitable work in yourbe
half. for / did not really intend my
right hand should know that the left
was dispensing charity to the un-
grateful nor the left should discern
that the right was trying to elevate
a "Sand Burr, or the "Honest q?
John, F" into something creditable to
the race. You should Subscribe for
the PREss year yourself, and there
by realize what vast difference in
your mental growth would result in
one years reading of it. You have
read the Gazette so long that You
are saturated with its mischievous
teachings, and until sensationalism,
and narrow unfairness reek from
your every pore. II.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
STATE FORESTRY RESERVATIONS.
Where They Are to he Located and Man
ner of Taking.

A bill has been introduced in the
House to provide for three State
Forestry Reservations. One of not
less than 10000 acres upon waters
which drain mainly in the Delaware
river, one of the same area on the
Susquehanna, and one on the Ohio
rivers. The commission shall have
the power to take by right of emin-
ent domain and condemn the lands
selected. If it becomes necessary
to assess the damages by a Jury it
shall be done in the same manner as
.is now provided for taking and
opening roads.
Nothing is said in the act as to
how the county shall be Unidentified
for the loss of taxes on these lands.
While the benefits which may ac-
crue will be largely shared by the
people of the whole state and pre-
sumably by posterity, yet the pre-
sent burden of taxes for local pur-
poses will be greatly increased only
in the counties where the lands are
taken, and they are very likely those
least able to bear it.
We are in favor of forest reserva-
tions, and if those owning wild lands
in this county could protect them
and keep off timber thieves and fire
bugs our forests would rapidly
grow, But this cannot be done it
seems, and if this act passes as it
may, we trust that while those who
would be law abiding and conserva-
tors of the forests are suffering the
penalty of increased taxation for
sins they have not committed, those
who have been persistent, notorious
violatOrs of the law may have a fin
ger as large as a mans thigh laid on
them, and that not very gently
either. If the state should take.
and thus exempt from taxes half of
the number of acres provided for, it
would make "this one green spot'
look considerably greener if the
state protected its domain, and it
would probably result also in large
accessions to our Sheriff's boarding
house business. The vandals and
their abettors have been warned
that mercy would not always abide
with them, but they have scoffed,
and now their calamity seems likely
to come.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26

He Must be sitting up Nights Drafting
Important Measures.

An inspection of the Legislature
Record reveals the fact that on the
final passage of the following bills
Pike Representative is recorded as
absent or not voting.
To establish a separate Orphan S
Court.
Laws protecting timber lands.
Constables of townships ex-officio
fire wardens.
Building and Loan Association
Act.
Act specifying additional securi-
ties.
Act relating to mortgages
Competency of wife to testify
against her husband.
In regard to violations of Borough
ordinances.
Right to belong to labor organiza-
tions.
Compensation of female teachers.
Making minimum school term
seven months.
TO protect the American flag from
insult.
compensation IOr COnStaDleS.
Suitable places for holding cleo
tions.
Abolition of Independent school
districts.
He was present and voted in the
Affirmative on an act to establish
state forest reservations.
of course he may have been busy
drafting an act to prevent 'skeeters
from running their bills by boring
in the heads of cranks and having
them mangled by the wheels in the
aforesaid heads Such a humanita-
rian measure would be duly appre-
ciated by his constituents, and no
doubt fully entitle him to a re-
election at their hands.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
NO. 21.
BEWARE OF wOOras. .
Divers other Matters Are Dangerous
too

too.
Josh Billings once lectured on
milk and after announcing his sub
ject never once again referred to it.
So this chapter will not treat of
those forlorn creatures, who, either
By the Divine act, or the laws of
mankind, have been deprived of
/ their life partners. P" Dickens prob.
ably had in mind some other things
when he put those words in the
mouth of the senior Weller, advis-
ing his son, Samivel.
A foreigner, bearing a front name
with a strong resemblance to that of
Weller fills, might after his recent
experience here fervently echo the
sentiment that there are some other
things to beware of, with greatest
caution. He is a peaceful, quiet
gentleman, not given to noisy de-
monstration, but with a strong ap-
titude for bridging over difficult
places so that the wayfaring man
though fool may pass in comfort
and safety. Of course he does this
for modest compensation and not
wholly on the principle of Abou-
Ben Adam. In fact, since the mat
ter alluded to transpired, he may be
retrograding in his ardent affection
for some of his quondam friends,
and the recording angel may have
ample time to refill his fountain pen
and turn to a clean page before writ
ing him down as one who, ETC.,
loves all his fellowmen.
He came here to view the land.
scape, and discover if there were
not some chasms in Pike which
might need the skillful manipula-
ton of an architect in iron. His ad-
vent became known and a certain
one who longed for closer relations
with some of his lucre proceeded to
form such attachment as might in
duce him to part with a modicum.
That it might be made more binding
legal methods were pursued and the
aid OF minion of the law invoked
to make the connection. It was q
harmless friendly sort of invitation
to be and appear in his own proper
person coram judice, at some future
day when the judge would have
leisure to tie the knot. The con-
Meeting link, however, would not
have 1t that way. The early bird
catches the worms, and filledwith this
motto he proceeded to the tempor-
airy domicil of the innocent chasm
spanner and placed his trusty fol-
lowers on guard, that there might
be no elusive flights in the early
dawn. Boldly then he confronted
the wondering disciple of combina-
ton trusses just as he was indulg-
ing in a matutinal eye wash and
firmly announced that he must go
with him. Surprise mingled with
visions of a long deprivation of the
society of loved ones evoked a query
from the truss man of wherefore is
this thus ? The minion pointed to
the shield which adorned his manly
breast, and said here is the strong
arm of the Commonwealth-co
They went, and when Vulcan
had cast off the emblems of his
craft and donned the ermine, the
harmless invitation was fully ex-
planned and the matter temporarily
suspended.
Here endeth the first chapter of
veracious history and the moral is
that if Pike is the one green spot
there are some things in her still
/ greener.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26

Reverend G. H. Won Claim an
nounced after the usual services at
Layton last SUNDAY morning +:
''That on March 3tst there would be
an election of trustees at and for
this church The last election Of
trustees Cast spring. not being
legal. " Our position that these
trustees usurped a place of trust in
the church organization and like
many others became the plant tools
of a designing hypocrite (if not
worse) who should have long ago
been fired out of a ministry in which
lie was worse than an incumbrance,
seems now to have met with recOg.
milton as correct. The acts of these
bogus trustees have left scars ON the
organization that long years will not
efface. Where do those people stand
who have so loudly proclaimed them
as the lawful trustees, and who
stood ready and willing to condone
and uphold any of the base acts of
which they might be guilty 1t
would shed one bright ray of light
upon an otherwise disgracefully
dark series of acts, for them to dis
claim any further sympathy or com
plicity W th this crew who are now
evidently discredited before the pub
lie. 1t has been our impression that
the Rev c. II. Won Claim was
Christian gentleman who had only
to see the right to proclaim it, 1t
is to be regretted that it did not be-
come apparent to him before. AS
this exposes one of Pastor Deming's
high h-handed, and lawless acts, let us
hope that the rest of the disgraceful
brood will yet be exposed to the pub
lie gaze in their true light.
q. e. II.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Ripans Tabules.
RIpans Tabules cure nausea.
Ripans Tabules: at druggists.
The Southern Cline.

Through the courtesy of E. Kim
BILE we hive read a letter written in
January by his cousin Charles Bur
ton of Santa Anna, California, in
which some description is given of
that climate. It says 1--WE have
just finished putting in ten acres of
barley which was done just in time
as fine rain came and it is up now :"
My flowers are lovely. We have
not had frost TO hurt anything on
the place yet. The hens are happy
and furnish six dozen eggs a DAY.
The mountains north of us are
covered with snow as far down as
we can see them. The low foot
hills between them and us shut off
a little. The snow will remain on
the higher peaks until after the of
July and that is where we most en-
joy having 1t and have no shoveling
to do, and do not have to house
vegetables, flowers or ANYTHING.
We can pick oranges now, the
peach trees are in full bloom, and
the lower hills and valleys are. all
green and will soon be covered with
wild flowers. The weather is
lovely, everything is growing, and
one has to use a handkerchief freely
to wipe the Precipitation while hoe
ing beets. " The fishing is fine and
recently caught IA yellow tails the
largest of which weighed 40 lbs.
He naively enquiries if the fish up
here climb out of the holes ir the
ice to meet the fishermen, when
they go after them in winter.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Ripans Tabules cure indigestion.
Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic.
Rlpans Tabules cure constipation.


While Aunt Samanthy is absent
visitin' round, and trying to impo-
yerish her friends with her monu-
mental appetite, her partner feeling
lonely, has invited his friends to
spend this evening in the Presbyter-
ian Church looking over the pictures
in his old album They are beauti-
full, and reminiscent of the good old
times when the " new woman on
her bike, and the new journalism as
a fake, and the sensational preacher
with a fat take, and various other
" new things only existed in em-
bryo. The good old times are gone
but the old pictures are true to ma
ture as nature was when Josiah and
Samanthy We're young, many, many
years ago.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alice Mott is visiting in New
York city.
The Misses Bull have on trial
new upright piano.
Hon. Jacob Klaer made a business
trip to New York this week.
G. w. Bull, Esq, was in New
York this week on business matters.
George Emo will occupy the Ham
ilton Armstrong house on George
street.
r. p. Mills and his bride returned
home from their wedding tour last
Monday
DR.. Johnston, of Shohola was in
Milford Wednesday ON business
matters.
John Doerr proprietor of the New
York Hotel at Lackawaxen visited
Milford this week.
Miss Emma Andrew, formerly of
this place, now of New York, is the
guest of the Misses Beck.
George Slawson and wife returned
AAOAAA0 Ah1l t1lAhAAltt1 0llCI a. DlO-
tracted stay in Massachusetts.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Humbert was made happy last Sun
day by the arrival of daughter.
Mrs. Unsworth has rented and will
occupy the large brick house, corner
Hartford and Third streets April 1st
Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Flat
brook, N. j., is visiting her aunt,
Mrs Sarah Crissman on Ann street.
Dr. r. G.. Barckley has arrived in
Milford with his family and will
open the 80 Glenside Retreat next
week.
Rev Mr. Macknran, of Sparrow
bush will occupy the Methodist pull
pit next Sunday morning and even
ing.
Charles Nobs visited his country
residence in Dingman township over
last Sunday returning to New York
Tuesday.
George r. Bull and Miss Blanche
Cross, who are students at Blair
Hall, returned yesterday for the
Easter vacation.
Several persons left Milford We'd
nesday to attend as witnesses the
trial of the divorce case of DR.. Ran
som which is now ON in New York.
Mrs. Michael Joyce met with an
unfortunate fall Wednesday by
which her right shoulder was broken
DR.. Wenner rendered surgical aid.
Rev w R. Neff is in attendance
at the Newark Conference this
week Mrs. Neff will visit her par
ents and relatives in Passaic while
he is absent.
Sheriff Cortright and Deputy Gre.
CORY left Wednesday with Charles
Millott and James Sheridan. The
former goes to the House of Refuge
in Philadelphia and the latter to the
Reformatory at Huntingdon.
Emil BergOt has returned home
from the Baltimore Dental College,
and is now a full pledged d. d. S.
He has not yet determined on a
place in which to locate for the
practice of his profession, and will
remain here until a suitable open ing
presents itself.
The eightieth anniversary of the
birthday of John ID. Lankenau was
celebrated last Thursday afternoon
at the Mary j. Drexel home in Phila-
delphia. A supper was served and
congratulatory address made. A
number of years ago Mr.. Lankenau
with his family spent several sum-
mer at the Sawkill House.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded in the omee Of the Recorder for
the week Ending March 90.

Lehman. John Counterman to
William Countorman, dated Oct. 2,
100 acres, b. Howey tract, con. $50,
ent'd March %.
Lehman. William r Counter
man, ct. al, to William Heming-
way, dated Mnrch 10, III acres, con.
$3.50, ent'd March %.
Lehman. Gershom Bunnell to
William Hemingway, dated Feb. 49,,
16 acres, Tanney property, con.
5000 cnt'd March 22.
Lehman. John Counterman to
William Counterman, dated Mtech
10, 10 acres, con. 81, eDt'd March %.
Westfall. H. l. Courtright, sher-
iff, to Gustav bunker, dated March
1, lots in Matamoras, sold as
property of Peter Miller, con- $8l6,
ent'd March %
Westfall H. l. Courtright, sher-
iff, to Jacob Klaer, dated March II,
lands in Westfall, sold as the prop.
'erty of w. il. Rose, con. $4,000,
ent'd March %.
Greene. Christian f. Blitz to
Louis Knoll, dated March 10, 100
acres, con. $37 and TO secure main
tenance of grantor, ent'd March %.
Greene. jeremiah Gilpin and
wife to Perry Gilpin, dated Aug. 6
1O2 acres con. $500 ent'd March 81.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26

James, a brother of John /. Blair,
died last week in Scranton, aged 90
years. He was reputed to be worth
a million and half dollars.
Ella Frances, a daughter of Isaac
and Mary Frances (Middaugh)
Smith, of Delaware township, died
of heart failure at the home of her
parents, March 20, aged % years.
s months and 4 days. The funeral
was held Tuesday at the church in
Dingmans.
Charles, a son Of Charles Ott, Of
New York, died March % of pns u
monia, aged abont 25 years. He
had been sick for some ten days.
The funeral was held Wednesday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Ripans Tabules: for sour stomach.
Ripans Tabules: pleasant laxative.
Ripans Tabules cure liver troubles.
The Sign of the Bear.

Prothonotary John c. Westbrook
who is proud of having been born
on the same day as Queen Victoria
and who has more years to his Gre
dit as Prothonotary than perhaps
any man in the state, is a firm be-
lever in the ground hog, coon and
bear sign of the weather He re-
lates that some twenty-five years
ago a Scranton gentleman sent a
black bear over to the Blooming
Grove Park Association. then Just
organized,as present His bearship
was relegated to the custody of
"Bart' Carhuff who just knew how
to manage such critters. Regularly
in storm or sunshine, Bruin would
come out of his hole in a bank of
dirt which had been made to ac-
commodate him and make him feel
more at home in captivity, to par
take of his breakfast, and would
stay out. Bart said "wait until
Ground Hog day and you1l see dis
how he acts. Sure enough when
that day came, and it was a bright
sunshiny one, Mr.. Bear came ont
early in the morning, saw his shadow
and precipitately retired to his hole
again. Not even the tempting
viands provided by his keeper could
induce him to appear, and for a long
time he kept very sub rosa and
could not be induced to come ont.
The weather fulfilled his expecta-
tions the bear was satisfied with
himself as a certain prognosticator,
and John C.. firmly convinced that
the bear and ground hog sign is
practically infallible.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver.
Ripans Tabules cure biiiousness
Ripans Tabules; one gives relief
Candidates from the Eighth District

A dispatch from Washington says
that Congressman Kirkpatrick, Of
Easton, has a candidate for CONSUL
ship in the person of Paul A. F..
Waiter, of South Bethlehem, who
was born in Germany Another
Eighth district man who seeksa Fed
eral appointment is n. S. Britain, of
Monroe county. He wants to be one
of the auditors Of the treasury, and
he will have the Endorsement of Con-
gresham Kirkpatrick and other
leading Republicans of that section.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
A Fashionable Wedding.

A large and fashionable wedding
occurred at Stroudsburg last week
when Rev. Henry E. Hibshman, pas
tor of Zions Reformed Church at
Newburg, Pa, and Miss Florence S.
Edinger, a daughter of Hon. James
Edinger, were united in marriage.
Many prominent society people from
the two Stroudsburgs, Scranton,
Philadelphia, Lancaster, EastOn and
many other places were present.
Fine cuts Of the bride and groom APP
peared in the Philadelphia Press of
Friday, March 18th.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
RsmosIag gIood slaIas.

DR.. Blenliser says that surgical
instruments, sponges, the hands of
the operator and blood stained arti-
cles may be readily cleansed by
washing them in a tepid solution of
tartarie acid and rinsing in water
without soap. - Popular Science
News.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
Ripans Tabules cure headache.
Ripans Tabules cure dyspepsia.
Praise For Our Naval Cadet,

"Naval Cadet J. W. Enbody Of
Mauch Chunk, son of one of Penn
sylvania's brave Democratic lead
ers in a forlorn hope, is doing splen-
did work as scholar in his class. -
The above recently appeared in the
Philadelphia Press accompanied by
a cut of the young man who is a
student at Annapolis appointed by
EX-COngressman Hart.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
Spring has Not Quite Come Yet.

There will be slushy muddy
weather and it is so comfortable to
have dry feet. Farmers who are
now wading around in water, invit-
ing grip and pneumonia, can save
large doctor bills and possibly the
cost of administration ON their es-
tates by promptly sending up s.. "a
to johnson at Port Jervis and get
ting in return the best rubber boot.
His offer brings his store right to
your door Convenient is it not I?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26

Every state, says the Tribune,
that voted for Lincoln in 1860 voted
for Mckinley in 1895, and every
state that voted for jefferson Davis
IN 1851 voted for Bryan in 1896 This
IS literally true, AID it is one of the
most remarkable condolences of the
recent canvass. And Mckinley had
a larger majority in every state he
carried than Lincoln had in 1860
New York Sun.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery OF the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the tusie, act gently
and positively on kidneys. liver and bowels,
cleansing tie entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
ana biliousness. Please buy and try a box
OF O. @. @ to-day; 10, %, 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed 20 cure by OIL druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26
The Management of shOhOls Glen THIS
Year.

Mr.. VIM. Godfrey of West Haven,
Conn, has leased Shohola Glen for
the coming year Mr.. George Proc
tor will continue running the hotel
across from the depot. Mr.. John
VOght, jr., will run the Little German
Hotel at the entrance to the Glen.
Mr.. Sammis the owner of the Glen
will manage the Switch Back rail
road as usual. He will also make
needed improvements in the Glen
preparatory to the opening of the
Glen at an early date.-Gazette.