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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
THINGS NOT PERM1ss1B1H
Legal Propositions Which Affect
Every Day Matters in Life

Every Day Matters in Life
Below are number Of propositions
prepared specially for THE PRESS
which cover many affairs IN every
day life and are worthy to be placed
where they may be frequently read:
Do you know that you have no
right
To destroy found article?
To send threatening letters?
To send a dunning postal card?
To block up the public highways
To hinder the carriage of the
mails?
To disturb the peace of the COM
munity2
To destroy or unnecessarily use a
borrowed article9
To use the mails for fraudulent and
dishonest purposes?
10 injure your neighbor by pollut-
ing natural water course2
TO open a mail letter addressed to
another without permission
To annoy your neighbor by often
sive odors, noise or other acts?
To consider yourself the owner for
all purposes Of a found article?
TO carelessly and recklessly log
against passer-by on the street?
To enter upon your tenants hold
ings without license or his assentP
To walk or enter upon your neigh
boris property without permission?
To hire a rig to drive to a certain
place and drive to another locality?
TO allow overhanging trees, or
fences to encroach upon your neigh
boris property?
To make or repeat false defamatory
statements against your neighbor,
even if you have no knowledge of
their falsity?
To negligently damage an article
left with you, which you keep for
the owner as a favor and without
compensation
To interfere with the natural flow-
age of water running across your
land SO as to inconvenience an upper
or lower proprietor through whose
land the same stream flows?
To allow your stock to run at large
and trespass on the lands of others?
Every man must now care for his
own cattle.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
Tagging a Fish

The United States fish commission
has contracted the small boys habit of
tagging fishes. Metal tags are fasten-
ed to marine fishes, which are let
loose in the ocean with the idea Of
identifying them in case they are
caught at any future time.
The tag, which is light and made of
copper, is securely fastened by wire
passed through a fin near its junction
with the body. No two tags are
alike, each having its own markings.
Fifteen hundred cod were thus duly
tagged and released last spring on the
New England coast. The object of
the tagging is to ascertain the rate at
which a cod grows, the frequency of
its spawning, and the extent Of its
travels in the ocean.
The same experiment is being tried
this year with young salmon, artificial
" Matched, for the rivers of the
Pacific coast. The fishes are "Rnger-
hngs" about three inches long. In
this way it is expected that the age at
which the salmon comes from the sea
to spawn viii be ascertained; also the
rate Of growth, and the percentage Of
fry that attain maturity. The expert
ment is an interesting one, and has an
obvious bearing on fish-culture prob
lems.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
DR.. shull,s Speech

We. ackn owledge the receipt Of
copies Of the speech delivered by Hon.
Joseph H. Shull in the House of
Representatives when the bill making
appropriations for the naval service
was under consideration. The Dr..
plants both feet on the Panama canal
scheme and treads around over it
like turkey on a hot gridiron. He
rends the Government for establish
ing a so-caIled republic in the Isthmus
and says "In all history there has
never been anything like it, and the
query is, Is it an evolution, a revolu-
tion or an avulsion?D All three, Dr.
all three, and more, it is protoplasm,
which Huxley called the "physical
basis Of life" So the little republic
with the canal win be the basis of a
new life to the industrial interests of
this great nation. The democratic
party Of this state forgetting the
teachings Of Randall" the noblest
Roman Of them all, has urged free
trade until practically the people OF
the state have withdrawn all repre-
sentatives Of that party from Congress
evidently believing that the state
was better Off without than with them
and now one-third Of the present
representation Of the party from
Penn.-we have not heard from the
other two-thirds, gets on the gee side
Of the Panama question. Twas ever
thus, and that IS just what ails the
democratic party.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
Political Paraeranhs

1t looks as the fuse to the Parker
boom has gone out.
If Judge Park thinks as much as
he don't talk, he is undergoing a
remarkable mind training.
1t is to be explained that Senator
Beveredge's "The Russian Advance"
did not refer to Russian military
strategy.
Judge Parker's personally is sstated
to be holding its own. This is good.
We feared that it was held in. the
hollow of another mans hand.
The campaign promises so little
excitement that it is hoped Sir
Thomas Upton will come over and
lift the cup again, as in past years.
The general business activity and
prosperity of the country continues
and gives no signs of abatement. The
condition is truly exasperating to the
democrats.
The Kansas City Star, famed for
its column Of short pungencies, rises
to remark that whatever else may be
charged against Mr.. Bryan, it cannot
be said that he ever took any hush
money.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
MRS. MARoENA wEsrBRooK

Mrs. Westbrook of Lehman town
ship, widow of the late Isaac v.
Westbrook, who died March 4, 1904,
departed this life after long illness,
Sunday, May 22nd.
She was born May 4, 1916, in 4eh-
man, and was a daughter of the late
Jacob and Eliza Ann (HetzeD Horn
beck. She was married April "a,
1870, and has always lived in her
native township.
She is survived by two children;
Mabel, at home, and Lucian, Super
intendent Of public schools for this
county. She also leaves surviving
five brothers; Everett, Of Philadel-
phia, Myron, of Clarion county, Pa,
Jacob, Of West Virginia, Isaiah and
William B., both of Lehman.
The funeral was held Tuesday and
interment in Delaware county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
Captured by Bandits


(From our Washington Correspondent
The capture by bandits in Tangier,
Morocco, of Mr.. Perdicaris a wealthy
citizen of the United States well known
in this and other cities, has caused a
great sensation and may lead to serious
complications with the Government of
Morocco, if Mr.. Perdicaris is not
speedily released. Already the Presi-
dent and the Navy Department have
taken action and a fleet of American
battleships is now on its way to the
Mediterranean. The President is not
the man to permit such an outrage to
go unpunished, and vigorous action
may be looked for. Some thirty years
ago your correspondent had the pleas
ure of making the acquaintance of Mr..
Perdicaris and his charming family,
for he had married in Europe the
widow of wealthy Englishman, who
was also the mother Oftwo very beauti-
full blonde daughters, one of whom
bore the Arab name of Nard Almayne.
Mr.. Perdicaris came TO New York,
and was soon the center of an admir-
ing host Of friends, for besides being a
tall, graceful, polite, affable gentle
man, he was an artist, a playwright,
and devoted to literature. He brought
from Europe a play he had written,
also the scenery which he had painted,
and he proposed to present both to the
public. Private performances were
given and the play was much admired,
but for some whim or other the press
and the regular managers gave it the
cold shoulder. 1t was withdrawn, and
later in the season the fair and grace
ful daughter, Miss Nard, eloped with
young actor named Decker, and the
two speedily disappeared from society.
Subsequently Mr.. Perdicaris rented a
beautiful villa in a suburb Of Trenton,
n. j., ON the banks Of the historic
Delaware, not very far from the land
ing made by Geo. Washington, when
in the dark and cold, surrounded by
ice foes, he crossed over and routed
the Hessians Here, surrounded by
all that wealth and taste could procure,
Mr.. Perdicaris and his family resided
until their return to Europe. He was
very hospitable, had a house full of
friends, and gave elegant dinner par
ties. Most Of his time was spent
between his studio and his library.
He was immensely popular with all
who knew him, and has maintained
the same good will ofthe population Of
Tangier since his advent in that city.
II Is the irony Of fate that a man
kindly and philanthropic in all his
dealings with his fellow men should,
at the age Of seventy years, be snatch
ed nom the midst Of the surviving
members Of his family, by band Of
thieves and cut-throats,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
OBITUARY
MISS MEDIA BOYD

Media, youngest daughter Of Will
liam L. Boyd and wife Of this bor-
ough, died at the home Of her parents
last Sunday afternoon Of consumption
from which dread disease she had
been a sufferer for several months.
She was born in 1888, and after
graduating at the public schools here,
taught until IN health compelled her
to relinquish her vocation. She bore
her illness with Christian fortitude
and resignation and exemplified in
her life the cause Of the great Master
whom she faithfully served.
Her parents, two sisters, May, wife
of County Commissioner William f.
Beck, and Grace, and one brother,
j. Edgar, both at home, survive.
The funeral, conducted by Rev. V.
A. Wood, was held at her late home
Wednesday and interment in Milford
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Norman Harsell Of New York is
guest in town.
Richard E. Loesch of New York
is visitor in town this week.
Miss Bessie Van Etten Of West.
field, N. j., is home to spend Decor
alton day.
F. w. Benner and wife Of New
York are guests at their summer
home, Brookside Villa.
DIR. C. s. Custis spent couple Of
days the first Of the week in New
York buying supplies for his business.
Paul Ryder, who was operated on
for appendicitis at the Port Jervis
hospital few days ago, is recovering.
Dennis Mclaughlin and family ar
rived this week to occupy their sum-
mer home on upper Broad street.
Rev. c. B. Carpenter, former rector
Of the Episcopal church here, will
spend the summer in town for the
benefit of his impaired health.
John s. Schoonover and Thomas
Kitson of Stroudsburg and Albert
Coterill Of Bushkill came up to Mill
ford in an automobile Wednesday.
Charles II. Wood suffered a slight
stroke ofparalysis early Tuesday morn
ing in his left side. His condition now
is comfortable and he seems improv-
ing.
Several members Of the Columbia
Camera Club Of Philadelphia spent
couple Of days here this week taking
views. They were on their way to
where they expect to remain
several days.
Hiram Westbrook of Ridgwood,
N. j., who was employed in the Erie
offices in New York, has resigned his
position and is now at Nichecronk
Lake, where he will spend the sum
mer for the benefit of his health.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
The Weeping Willow

The origin of the weeping willow
in the United States is probably not
known to many people. The story
of how it came to America is an in
teresting and romantic one.
1t came through the medium of
Alexander Pope, the poet. A twig
was sent to him in a box Of figs from
Smyrna by friend who had lost his
possessions in the "South Sea Bubble"
and had gone to that distant land to
regain his fortune. Pope planted the
willow twig at his Twickenham villa
on the banks of the Thames. A
young British officer, who had come
over to Boston to aId in crushing the
rebellion of the American colonies,
brought with him a branch from the
poets now beautiful tree, intending
to plant it in America. Failing to
realize his expectations, he gave his
willow twig, wrapped in oil silk, to
John Parke Custis, who planted it in
his Abingdon estate in Virginia. 1t
grew and became the progsnitor Of
all the willow trees in this country.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
NO 30
THE RAHBlER'S PICNNGs

Wood. & Son attended four funerals
last Wednesday.
Wednesday evening we had pretty
good thunder shower.
The chap who predicted a cold wet
May would better guess again.
DR. II. B. Reed has sold his team of
coach horses to Van Etten Bros.
Milford was well represented at the
circus at Port Jervis last Saturday.
Mrs. J. @. Westbrook, Jr., has been
spending a week or more in New
York.
Is the laborer worthy his hire? If
he is he is most assuredIy entitled to
his pay.
Hon. Dennis Mclaughlin and
family have arrived in town for the
summer.
Dance at Raymondskill, and also one
at Hickory Grove on Decoration Dav
evening.
Mrs. Melius has returned and again
opened the cottage she occupied last
summer on Hartford street.
Troubles never come singly. There
are some, who having hardly recover
ed from one misfortune are afflicted
with another.
VIM. johnson of Hainesville was i'm
town Wednesday acting as funeral
director at the funeral of Miss Media
Boyd in the absence of Chas G. Wood.
Did you ever see a town where peo-
pie are buster than here? Every man
and woman who wants to work can
find employment. There is no excuse
for standing around the corner holding
up the bank.
Some one inclined to be humane has
a letter in the Port Jervis Gazette
regarding the treatment livery horses
receive here. Our officers are blamed
but are they altogether to blame?
One goes home after his work in the
P. o. is done, the other one is supposed
to be on duty until midnight, and he
certainly cannot be expected to be all
over town at one time. Why don't
some citizen who is interested, if he or
she sees anything wrong, make a COM
plaint =? and not talk about what
should be done.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
Farmers Institutes

The County Board of Farmers
Institute Managers, will meet at the
county commissioners Office on the
second Tuesday of June, to arrange
for the place where institutes are to
be held this season. All Of our peo-
pie who desire Institutes, ought to
attend this meeting and present their
claims. This board is composed Of
the local members Of the state board
Of agriculture, and one representative
from each county agricultural society,
the Pomona grange and county alli-
ance. If you find that you cannot
attend this meeting, address a letter
with your request to Chairman of
Board Of Institute Managers, care Of
County Commissioners. .
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
Judicial oaths

A bill to abolish all religious tests
and to modify the use of oaths,
thereby reverting to the original
custom of the colony of Pennsylvania,
as established by William Penn, will
be introduced at the next session of
the legislature. This is a movement
on the part Of the Society of Friends
or Quakers who have conscientious
scruples against swearing and some
against administering oaths. Friends
who maintain their standing in their
society are today excluded from hold
ing the offices Of judge, magistrate,
or any other Office as a part Of the
duties Of which they may be called
on to administer oaths. This they
deem inconsistent with true religious
liberty.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
THE WASHINGTON LETTER

The President is busy receiving the
calls Of politicians and arranging the
details of the coming campaign. 1t is
admitted on all sides that in selecting
Mr.. Cortelyou for chairman Of the
National Republican Committee he
has dexterously solved a perplexing
problem. 1t is now assured that the
campaign will be conducted on a high
and straightforward basis, The Presi-
dent declares very emphatically that
he is not taking sides in the Illinois or
Wisconsin factional contest. He is
keeping his hands off, He also ex-
presses himself as quite hopeful Of the
result in Maryland, Notwithstanding
Mr.. Gorman's plans TO capture that
state. On the 30th inst. the President
viii visit Gettysburg, Pa, making a
speech on Memorial Day. He will
ride over the field i'm the morning and
in the evening return to Washington.
As the speech is the only one of his
until after election, the public is look
ing forward to it with uncommon
interest. The British Ambassador,
Sir Henry Durand, left today for
Gettysburg, the guest Of acting Secre-
tary Of War, Oliver. He will inspect
and study the famous battlefield. He
is deeply interested in the military
features Of the great Civil War. A
welcome guest at the White House
this week is Captain w. s. Cowles, the
Presidents brother-in-law, of the un-
fortunate battleship Missouri. The
vessel is now being repaired at New
port News. Among recent other
visitors at the White House have been
Elihu Root, Senator Lodge, Ex-GOv.
Black Of New York who is getting
points for his speech at Chicago nomi-
mating the President, and Mr.. Dover,
Secretary Of the Republican. Commit
tee, who is arranging the list of
speakers for the campaign.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
Professor sommerville,s WIN

Professor Maxwell Sommerville's
will, disposing of an estate conserva-
lively valued at 500, 600 and upward,
was probated last Saturday. The
will contains many bequests to the
University of Pennsylvania, institu-
tions in Paris and various homes and
hospitals. AS has been expected, the
eminent glyptolOgist's collections of
curios and gems are devised abso-
lutely to the University of Pennsyl-
vania. The Masonic fraternity
receives important legacies.
A codicil dated just before his de-
parture for Europe says that on the
distribution Of the estate of his grand
father, James McAlpin, Professor
Sommerville's personal estate will be
enlarged by bequests fiom that estate.
If the adjudication is confirmed Pro-
fessor SommerviIle directs that the
following legacies shall become valid:
To the Masonic Home, $4,000, to be
used to endow a room or two in that
home, to be known-as the Maxwell
Sommerville Endowment; to the
University Of Pennsylvania Hospital,
$4,000, for the endowment of a room;
to the Grand Lodge, F. & A. NJ, in
Pennsylvania, $4,000. Bequests are
also made to numerous local charities.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

A sample new pew for the Pres.
byterian church arrived this week
and may be inspected.
A. d. Brown is building new foot
bridge to The Homestead which will
be considerably shorter than the old
one.
A number Of the forestry students
will entertain their friends at pri-
vate dance at the Vantlne House
this evening.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of
the Presbyterian church will have q
strawberry and ice cream festival in
the church parlors, Thursday even
ing, June ninth. 2t
Rev. E. J. Perot will preach the
annual Memorial sermon 10 the G. A.
r., next Sunday evening in the church
Of the Good Shepherd. All members
are cordially invited to be present.
Sunday, May Doth, will be theopen-
ing day at ShohOla Glen, and special
excursion tickets will be sold at Port
Jervis to Shohola at 40 cents for the
round trip, good going on train No. 1,
leaving Port Jervis at l1.34 a. m. 2t
Richard G. Dale, leading lawyer
of Philadelphia, died at his country
home near that city last Sunday.
His death was caused by overwork
ina vain attempt to allsy grief over
the death Of his two sous.
A patriotic measuring social will be
held in the NJ. E. Church, Monday
evening, May 80. Charges will be
made proportionate to height 3 cents
a foot and one cent for every fractional
inch over even feet of height.
Monroe county democrats will vote
on the question of change or no
change in the Crawford county sys-
tenn Of making nominations now in
vogue at the primary election to be
held in August.
DIR. ]. Addison Henry Of Phila-
delphia, for forty years pastor of
Princeton church on Powelton Ave,
was elected Moderator of the Presby-
terian General Assembly at Buffalo
by acclamation, the first ever elected
in that manner.
The floral offerings at the funeral of
Miss Media Boyd Wednesday were
unusually beautiful. The class in
Sunday School, of which she was a
devoted member, partly revealed their
appreciation of her loss by their chaste
and profuse display of flowers.
Invitations have been received here
announcing the coming marriage of
Miss Josephine King of Lakewood, N.
j., TO Harry ]. Terwilliger which
event will take place in All Saints
Memorial church at Lakewood, New
Jersey, Thursday, June 9th, at 12 M.
The prospective groom is native of
Milford, an enterprising and energetic
business young man, and we wish for
him and his chosen life partner a most
happy and prosperous voyage.
Ignited by burning leaves, which
a person had set on fire and then
carelessly went away and left, six.
teen cottages, among them one be-
longing to Mrs. F. A. Westfall of this
place, were burned at Silver Lake,
in Wyoming county, N. Y. Several
other buildings were also burned.
The Lake is great Methodist resort
and there is large auditorium and
many cottages on its shores.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27

Every once in while, the great
inventor, Mr.. Thomas Edison, who
mas procured more patents than any
other inventor and whose great for
tune has been made from patents,
protests through the pres that the
Patent Office is unfair and corrupt and
that he win not take out any more
patents. Nevertheless, he continues
to file applications for patents and
probably has as many as fifty appllea-
tions for patent now pending. The
present complaint Is chat the Examiner
refuses to grant him something he
does not think him entitled 10. The
Patent Office is as fair and clean as
any Office under any government. The
Examiners are an men Of education
and specialists in their respective
classes. There are more than one
hundred Of them and many Of them
because Of their learning are eligible
b profeaorships IN universities.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
ASSEMBLY ON DIVORCE
Presbyterians Will Not Sacrifice
Their Independence


AT the General Assembly Monday
the recommendations Of the special
committee ON marriage and divorce
were adopted except the second. They
are as follows:
"The General Assembly again en-
joins all ministers under its care and
authority to refuse to perform the
marriage ceremony in the cases of
divorced persons, except as such per-
sons have been divorced upon grounds
and for causes recognized as scriptural
in the standards Of our church.
"Recognizing the comfy which
should exist between Christian church
es, and believing that it would be
desirable and tend to the increase of a
spirit Of Christian unity, we earnestly
advise all the ministers under the care
and authority of this General Assem-
bly, to refuse to unite in marriage any
person or persons whose marriage such
ministers have good reason to believe
is forbidden by the laws of the church
in which such person Or persons seeking
to be married may hold membership.
"rhe appeal and address to the
inter-church conference is hereby en-
dorsed by this General Assembly, and
to the consideration Of all
our ministers and congregations"
The Assembly, after consideration,
has reversed its action on the second
and adopted it.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27
MRs. ]. MAp1soN prNs1rY

Mary j., wife of ex-County Com
missioner ]. M. Bensley, died sud-
denly at her home in Lehman, Tues
day, May 18th, Of heart failure.
She was born in Lehman February
20, 1889, and wasa daughter of Philip
s. and Elizabeth (Arnst Gariss. She
was married November ls, 1855, and
has always resided in this county.
She was the mother of thirteen
children, ten of whom, besides her
husband, survive her. She is also
survived by several brothers and
sisters.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-27

Amateur athletic sports will be con-
Quoted by the Scranton Tribune, July
10Th, 10 which all registered amateur
athletes IN Northeastern Pennsylvania
will be eligible. scratch and handi-
cap events and championship events
viii be conducted. All contestants
must be registered. Blanks can be
procured orc. II. II. jackson, Y. nj.
G. Al Scranton, Pa.