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m mon VOL. X V I. No. 62 . POET JEK V IS, OEANGE COUNTY, N . Y., W E D N E S D IY EVENING, MARCH U , 1888 . PEIOB THREE CENTS TPIE BLOCKADE BROKEN TH K D E L A W A ltK l) l \ I N I O N OVEMEW EOK PASS!EN<iEK S E E V t C E T O - U A \ . T h e E a s t e v n m v in i o ii B lock a d e S t il l C on- tlm ieft-T r a v e l on t h e V illa g e H ig i n v a y s R e s u m e d - T l i e E lectric Service b e in g Im p r o v e d —Xote.H ot’tlie Stoinn. The great snow blockade still continuoB on the Eastern division of Ibe Erie. The storm has not been so extensive as was .ns first supposed. West of Susque hanna it was not heavy enough to seriously Impede railway travel while at Sala- mancai about half an inch of snow was the net result of the storm. It seemed to grow more severe as it came east and on the line of the Erie east of Port Jervis, the snow fall has been very heavy, probably aggregating over two feet in depth. About three inches of light snow fell last night and this morning, and snow has been in the air nearly all day. Fortunately, the wind disappeared ye3terday and the temperature at once grew much milder, l>£ing warm and pleasant to-day. Our citizens have generally shovelled out their walks and when they get the work done, they have some idea of the immense body of fnow in our streets. On either side are great banks which look as if they would stay for a July sun. A few horses have been in from ibe nearby rural districts, but much shovel ing will be necessary before the roads will be decently passable. The streets in the village are being broken and quite a number of sleighs have been seen to-day. One or two of the milkmen got in town and we have had a partial supply of the lacteal fluid—enough for coffee, not enougti for punches. T H E T E L E G R A P H .SER VICE. H irect C o n n ectioix M a d e w itU 5?e\v \'ox-U. TU e T e le p h o n e Service B e t ter, The telegraph wires have been partially repaired and communication with the outside world made comparatively easy. Up to to-day, the prevailing winds liave made climbing the telegraph poles alto gether too hazardous an occupation and so tbe work has proceeded very slowly. The numerous snow-hound passengers here piled the desk of Western Union aiauager Holmes high with messages, and our people who have been cut off from mails added to the accumulation. Mr. Holmes secured a New York wire at 6.20 p. m. yesterday and fortunately succeeded in getting his work all off, though It was a task of no mean proportions. The telephonic system has been some- w bat improved since yesterday bat ills sUU badly demoralized. The work of repair ing It IS being pushed for ward as rapidly as possible. The electric light service was better last jiight, but l y no means perfect. W H A T T H E E R I E If, D O IN G . D e la w a r e D iv isio n O p e n e d —N o . I Sent W e st T o - d a y - N o N e w Y o r k T r a in s. The Delaware Division of the road is open, permitting the passage of trains, though o f course they will be greatly re tarded by the snow. The milk train which had been snowed ill at Parkers Glen was brought here yes terday, arriving at 4 80 p. m., four en gines taking a hand in the work. Number S, which had been laid up at Lackawaxen, also reached here, putting in an appear ance at 8. . 51 ) p. m. What is very pleasing to know is the fact that all the live stock on the division have been safely brought to Port Jervis •where they have been fed and watered and are now in a comfortable condition. The stock consisted of 20 cars of hogs, 27 cars of cattle and two o f horses. The latter were in Palace cars and of course suffered no inconvenience beyond delay. Two hogs died—that was the total of casualties. Train One was made up here to-day of the cars of trains 4 and 8 and was dis patched to the west on time, thus giving tti our first mail outlet since Monday morning. The Eastern Division is terribly block aded. Buperintendent Starr, who with the Port Jervis wreckers had been snowed in near Olisvillo, shoveled themselves out, aided by reenforcements from here, with lom' engines and made their appearance heie at 0 o’clock this morning. This opens the road from Otlsville here, but at noon to-day, nothing had been heard of the con dition of the road east. It is not likely that any trains will reach here from New Fork to-day. The track for miles and miles is covered with great snowbanks, the bottom of which is a solid mass of ice, Which resulted from the ram and snow -which fell together at the beginning of the storm and afterward froze. This makes the labor of clearing the track a most tedious and arduous one and is why the engines ami cars are so frequently de railed. Train 14, the Erie Express, the first since train Eight on Sunday, was dis patched from Susquehanna this afternoon, conductor Salmon in charge, and it is thought it will reach here this evening, without serious trouble. Two engines coupled, back to back, have been running over the division from Deposit east and two similarly coupled from Lackawaxen west, all the day for the purp''se of keeping the track open. Trains have succeeded in passing over the Honesdale branch as far as Hawley and they hope to get through to Hones dale this evening. The regular afternoon train will be dispatched and the effort made. No. 1 left here over the Delaware Di vision at 12.45 this afternoon. The train was made up of two engines, an express and baggage car, a postal car, Pullman car and two coaches. The train made good progress over the Division. At Han kins it was only 55 minutes late. Superintendent Starr started from here, eastward bound, this afternoon, with a force of men, and an attempt will be made to raise the Eastern Division block- It was thought at noon that the Bergen tunnel would be open for travel by two o’clock this atternoon. ST IL L IN T H E SN O W . TU e M o n t icello T i’a in V n cler “ tUe B e a u t i f u l ” —'lU e P a s s e n g e r s R eaclx H e r e . The train on the Monticello railway still lies in the snow at the Driving Park and is not likely to get out at once. This morning conductor McMillen, accoinpau- iod by the passengers who were stopping at the hotel at the Driving Park, walked to this village, tired of their sojourn in the woods. One of the passengers, an invalid lady, was securely bundled up and fccnt by sleigh to Huguenot, from whence she was driven by the tow-path to Port Jervis, She went west on tram One tu-day. The supply of coal on con ductor .McMillen’s train becoming low, teams were engaged at Huguenot for drawing it to the train from the pipe line station, about a mile and a half away. Most of the track fo m where the train lies to this village is covered with solid drifts and conductor McMillen thinks 50 men could not shovel them through in less than three day®. How long it would take to get to Monticello from here is a ques tion that no one can answer. It might lake a week. TH E STORM A B O l’T U 8 , M id d leto w n , R o u d o u t a n d P a t e r s o n .Snow ed i n —R o a d s B lo c k a d e d . Middletowm Is complete’y blocked, we learn. All the roads running from it are blockaded, and the situation is as bad, if not worse than it is m Port Jervis, Huge banks of snow fill North and Pulton streets. It is said that tbe Erie tracks there are covered with snow m many places as high as freight cars. The N. Y. Central and West Shore roads are snowed under and no trains have moved since Monday morning. Rondout is shut in and no connection was able to be made with New York up to last night. At Paterson some tremendous drifts are reported, and no trains had left the city early this morning since Monday noon. D R I E T E D IN , (Some M en an d T i lin g s .Seen an d H e a l’d a t tlie D e l a w a r e H o u s e . .State .Senator Ives of the 11th di.slrict was a passenger on the snowbound Mon ticello train and has been a guest at tbe Driving Park Hotel foi several days. The Senator “ footed\ it to this village to-day, under Conductor McMillen’s guidance. It 13 said that Senator Ives’ partiality for the society of Sullivan’s young ladies is re sponsible for Ills present predicament. Charles Morris of Monticello reached th e D a la w a r e House tu-day, “ after a pleasant sojourn of several days at Gurney’s Pinewood Sanatorium.” Mr. Wm. Beemer of Sullivan county, a former genial proprietor of the Delaware House, brought up the rear in the Mon ticello contingent which reached the Dela ware House this morcing. He informed a U nion rei orler that he had dropped 10 pounds ot adipose tissue in the tramp. He failed to inform us how much he droppsd at the Driving Park hostelry. Tbe genial Fred C. White of the Hawley Glass Works has enjoyed landlord Wick ham’s txcellent bill of fare since Monday. The Hon. E II. Harden bergh from Wayne, conducter on the Iloneedale Branch, was among the snowbountl con- dnetoi'.s here. He bears his enforced va cation well and his busy brain is doubtless teeming with schemes loi capturing the votes of his rural constituents, when he again appears in tbe political arena. We ob.si-rved that bis overcoat pockets weie bulging out with packages of garden seeds snd when last seen, be was negotiating for a Guern.Hey bull, to be used in improv ing the Wayne county dairies and making the butler a better color. To be away from home, snowbound, without knowing when you are to get away, is apt to bring out the salient points of one’s character. 'I'n lock over (he group in the Delaware House, one can easily pick out Uie uue-i he would prefer to be near, jn every day life. We uoletlone, a piiinip.rosy German Indy,who lias b^en here .since Mon lay, .'^hi‘ takes things philosophtcnlly,her face is wroatlied in smiles and she looks all the time like henedictiun. We hke that sort of people. PNOTVn^LAKKN. N o tes oC t h e stovnx C auR lit l>y t h e P e n c ils o f \ U n io n ” E e p o r t e v g . “ Condeii.scd milk ? Yes, thank you.” Every room in the Delaware House was occupied last night. Drs. Van Etten and Cuddeback were seen making their rounds on horseback late yesterday afternoon. Trade in garden seeds is dull and lan guid. Snow .shovels are booming—the demand exceeds the supply. Artist-photographer Luudelius started this noon with a camera under hi.s arm to catch “ some views of Port Jervis after the .storm.” Most of us have lately heard of the “ Rubber Trust.” What is wanted here is some one with a big .slock who will trust for rubber bools. The feeding of the stock in front of the depot this morning interested many spec tators. “ A z ” Drake attended to the feeding and supplied tne fooder. Bridge-tender Matthews reports that the Barrett bridge was not crossed Monday either by a lady or a team. It is the first day that this has occurred since the erec tion of the structure. In the early history of the Monticello Railway, when it was but imperfectly manned and no one knew to whom it be longed, it was called by a wag one day a “Trl-weekly-road.” “ What do you mean by that?” said a listener. “ Why, it comes down from Monticello one week and tries to get back the next.’’ Things look as if the present storm had worked an illiistralinn .-f what scientific men call atavism—a re-occurrence to the original type. Masterson, the photographer, was about town this morning, with his camera, tak ing views o t the drifts and snowbanks. The Delaware House fed 150 persons last evening and 200 this morning. Front street, looking down it from Pike, shows a hody of snow as far as one can see, nearly ten feet high on both sides of the street. The deepest drift in Matamoras is neat therfesidence o f Fred Dryer. It is said to reach the second story of his house. A huge bank of snow before Vanlnwe- gen’s store, on upper Pike street, com pletely hides the store from the opposite side of the street. Only the second story windows appear. A drift near the hou'-e of Mr. Goble in Brooklyn nearly covers one side of it. The snow is banked in a solid mass sev eral feet deep in Kingston avenue from the corner of Main street to the culvert. Persons living on the Cuddeback hill reach the centre of the village by crossing tbe Farnum field tu the canal tow-patb, and thence to the village. D E .Y T H O F JA M E S .SW INTO N . F a l l s D o w n Stairs—H e N e v e r R e g a in s C o n sclouB n e ss. James Swiuton, whose accident was mentioned in the U nion last evening, died at 4 o’clock this morning. He never re gained ooasciousness. The date of the funeral has not been fixed upon. Hr. B will ton had been a residout of Port Jervis for many years, following the trade of a moulder. He iA survived by a wife and one ehiki and three brothers, JobnD,, David and Alex., of Port Jervis and one sister, Mrs, Margaret Hopkins of Brooklyn, this village. ROBBED HER HlTsBAND AND ELOFED While Joseph Nowak of Elmira was in Scranton, a few day.s ago, on business, Ins wi fe gathered up the clothes, furniture and l|s330 in money belon -ing to her hus band and left the city in company with a young Polauder, taking her three children with her. A T T H E O P E R ^ H O U S E T O -N I G H T . C4o to the Opera House to-night and see “ Pug.” The company presenting the play is Mild to be a good one. The admis'-iion is 20 and 23 c nts. —If you will give it a chance, 'fulip Soup will tell its own story of supiM'iorily over other soaps. F I N E R E S I D E N C E U P TO W N , ^ Lot dining room, bedroom and large kitchen on first fi'jor, a large front room and two bed rooms in second floor, two good cel lars, house heated by furnace, hydrant water. All In tip top condition. Price only f4,000. Terms, §600 to §1,000 cash, balance long lima. D, Hex HER SKIN TURNED BLACK, T H E ST R A N G E A F F L I C T I O N TO B E \ r - T I F U L G R A C E A R L I E . Sh e SufiferH w ilU T y p h o id F e v e r , w h ieh I b F o llo w e d w ith .Vn -\w f u l A ffliethm . A W e ll’d .Stax’S of a Cnr.se. Grace Arlie, a beautiful young lady living with her parents in Toledo, Ohio, was taken suddenly ill .‘•ix months ago, and for several weeks she suffered from an apparent attack of typhoid fever. At the end of the third week bright red spots came out over her face and limbs and gradually extended over her entire body. A. week later the spots began to grow dark in color. In 4wo months from the time she was first taken Miss Arlie seemed to have recovered from the fever and began to gain in strength, but the condition of her skin grew worse and worse, until her body finally became as black as that of a negro. Meanwhile she regained strength and is to-day in full mental vigor. A relative of the family tells the re markable story that five years ago Miss Arlie’s father was a properous planter in South Carolina and kept a large number of negroes to work for him. One of them became abusive one day and threat ened Arlie, who, blind with passion, drew his revolver and shot the negro dead. The wife o f the negro saw her husband fall and, going up to Arlie, invoked curses upon him. Arlie never recovered from the effects of the tragedy, but in a year or so moved North, locating in Toledo. He is a man of wealth and largely interested in man ufactures. He is preparing to lake his daughter to Europe for treatment. M A T U T T E R ’S D I S A P P E A R A N C E . M lsBlng S in c e th e N ig U t S l ie A ttendert a P a r t y M o r e T h a n tavo W e e k s a g o . The strange disappearance of May Utter, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a respectable farmer living near the head of Greenwood Lake, is causing much sjaecula- tion and excitement in tbe neigbborboo.l. The girl spent the evening of Peb. 24, with her parent’s consent, at asocialpaity at the Traphag-iU House, a well-known Sumrau'hotel on tbe shores of the lake. At about midnight she s arted for home in a carriage with two young men of the neighborhood, Thomas Ettinger ami George Hazen. The stoiy told by the young men Ls that when they came oppo site the girl’s home she said she didn’t want to enter the hou.se because her parents would .scold her for being out so late and asked them to take her to the house of a friend at Warwick Woodlands, The young men say that they took her to her friend’s as requested, and left her at the door, and have no knowledge of her subsequent movements. The people of the house she proposed to stop at say that they saw nothing of her that night. The anxious parents of the girl set in quiries for her on foot the next day in all directions. On learning that she had last been seen in company with Ettinger and Hazen, her father swore out a warrant for their arrest on the charge of abduction. The young men are reported to be rather fast, but otherwise bear fair characters. They were arrested and had a hearing be fore Justice Wilson of Warwick, when they told an apparently truthful story, as above, and, there appearing no evidence to sustain the charge, the Justice dismissed the complaint. There is a rough mining population in habiting the Sterling and Bellvale moun tain region adjacent to the lake, and some persons think that the girl’s disappearance may be accounted for by an abduction or worse crimes in that quarter. Her parents are in great distress and fear the worst for their child. She is de scribed as short and plump and well developed for one of her years, and having dark eyes, black hair, a fresh complexion and quiet manners. —Ni.ver iu the history of Port Jervis has any one article gained such great popularity aiiioug all classe.*! as Tulip TO O W N E R S O F P R O P E R T Y . Those having property for sale or rent can register the same with me without charge. I have a large number ready to purchase and at least fifty who want to rent. My hooks are now ready. Jno, L, Bonnell, Real Estate Exchange.—l^w. A B E T O U IN S U R E D ? If not, go at once and get in-ured through’ the ageuey of McCormick, Snook and Swan. None but H I and re- lable companies raDresented. P e t e r s ’ B e s t a n r a n t a n d O y ster P a r lo r s . We offer special inducements to the traveling public in the aray of hot meals and lunches at all hours,at short notice and moderate prices. We will also keep oysters constantly on hand and supply them to parties, festivals, balls, etc, A full line of choice fruits, confectionery and cigars. Fresh shelled oysters and clams opened to order. C-& P. D. Peters, proprietors, 139 Pike street, Port Jervis, T H E A t T I D E N T TO N O . S, \ F it llm a u Car O ff th e T r a c k CollideH w ith a W a t e r T a n k . Train live, while running at a high rate of speed through the village of Hcio, about five miles west of Wellaville Sunday morning, was badly wrecked. The Pull man car, “ Cicero,” jumped the track at a frog just east of the first water tank, a strong brick structure. The car struck this and stove an enormous hole in it. The car itself was completely wrecked. The north side to the middle of the aisle was torn off as completely as if masie of paper. The other Pullman coach, the “ Titania,” also left the track and struck the wooden water tank, which stands west of the depot. The tank was knocked out of position at least a foot and a half, and the car was stove in about the middle. There are various reports as to the number of the wounded, but the one from the most reliable source placed the number at thirteen, one, Mrs. J. H, Bronner of L juisville, Ky., hurt fatally. During the night her neighbor across the aisle com plained of illness, and desired to change berths with her. This was done, and the sick lady was one of the few in the “ Cicero” that escaped injury. This was a strange fatality, to say the least. The names o f the injured, as far as can be ascertained, are as follows : Eollo Hess, 35 Nassau street, N. Y .; Arthur Lee, England; Mrs. J. H. Bronner,Louisville, K y .; C. E. Whitehead, New York; Lillian Charles, Rivenswood, 111.; W. G. Clark. Princeton, N. J. Mr. Arthur Lee is not severely injured, and is at the Page House. The rest of the injured were taken to the hotels in Scio, and are being attended by Drs. Green and Baker of this city. None of them, with the ex ception of Mrs. J. H. Bronner, dangerously mimed,—Eornell Times. M U S IC A T T H E D E L A W A R E H O U S E . TUe W a it e C o m e d y C o m p a n y E n terta in s o u r S n o w -B o u n d G u e s ts L a s t E v e n i n g . The Waite Comedy Company, who are billed for a week’s engagement at the Opera House in this village, took advant age of last night’s postponement of their performance to generously offer their ser vices in a free concert at the Delaware House, Previous announcement had been made to the passengers delayed on the various trains at this station, the guests of the Delaware and also to our citizens, who generally availed themselves of the unexpected treat provided for their amuse ment. Both the manager of the company and the genial host, Mr. J. E. Wickham, com bined to make thingi pleasant for a host of people who otherwise would have been thrown upon their own resources for an evening’s pastime under the most unfavor able conditions. Promptly at 8 o’clock the orchestra in full evening dress, under the leadership o f Prof, Lewis, began the overture in the large and comfortable dining hall o f the hotel, which had been transformed into a concert hall “ for this occasion only.” A programme had been prepared which was well ca’ciilated to display the ifflclency of the performers and indicated talent of much more than the common order. A cornet solo, “ West Brighton,’* by Mr. Joseph Spross was nicely played and served to awaken recollections of the great L e v y .. A violin solo by Prof Lewis and a trombone solo were each well rendered and among the familiar numbers on the programme the perennial “ Ei’iuinie” and our old acquaintance “ The Little Tycoon” were all liberally applauded. Under such novel auspices tbe Waite Comedy Compauy have every reason to feel gratified at their introduction to a Port Jervis audience. And it is safe to say tliat the pleasure of their acquain tance is cordially reciproca led by every one who had the good|fortune to attend the only enlivening event in the dreary week of winter and discontent. SM A L L P O X A T H O N G K O N G . Hong Kong, like Bhefflild, is suffering from an epidemic of smallpox. But the deaths in Hong Kong are at the rate of lUO a week, A corespondent says that the women carry their children about in the streets of Victoria when they are black m the face with the disease. A irin e S u it o f B o o m s to L o t. In IT. C. Cunningham’s building, Pike street, Port Jirvis, 7 rooms and bath room, water clo.'-ct, dish closet, 2 clothes closets, rooms in attic and space for dry ing clothes in wet vvealher, dumb waiter, anil .speaking tube, water in kitchen, cellar and water never freezes. Halls warmed by hot air free. Windows on pulhes, coal house and Well 10 feet from building. Surroundings A No. 1. Pos- se-'-sinn given April 1st.—d&w. - On Monday, Murch 19lh, the annual ball of tbe Emmet Band will take place, instead of on the 17ib as formerly. The music will be furnished by Clune’s or chestra, and the ball will be held at the Opera House. Everybody Is invited to attend.—dtd W I T H P E N A N D SCl.SSORS. Item s o f a M o r e or L o s s L o c a l N a tu r e C o n - d e iisetl for t h i s C o lum n . —Wilkesbarre isabo-at to spend §25,000 for additional water supply. —Hopboltom, Susquehanna county, elected two la lies as .school directors. —The Deerpark Brewery is preparing to turn out 400 barrels of beer a week. —The Waite Comedy Co. will posi tively appear at the Opera House to-night in “ Pug. ” -Thirty-one new boats fo r the Canal Company will start on the canal at the opening of navigation. —Excursion tickets for the Washington excursion by the West Shore Railroad are now on sale at West Shore ticket offices. —The Hornellsville Times was the first paper to reach the U nion office in two days. It came in the mail on No. 8 this morning. —The funeral of Mrs. Emma R. Searles of Germantown, will be held at the M, E. Church in Sparrowbush Thursday after noon at 2.30 o’clock. — A bill, favorably reported in the Leg islature, prohibits superintendents and overseers of poor from giving orders upon dealers -who sell liquor. —Call on or address West Shore agents for illustrated circular and full informa tion in regard to the Washington excur sion, March 20th. -The entertainment and dime social to be given by Deerpark Council No. 53, R. T. of T., will be posponed until Thurs day, March 22d. By order of com., Wm Blanford Chairman. —It is reported that Burks, Hart & Co. are preparing to build the branch railroad from the Brie railroad to their cxten,9ive lumbering establishment at Shohola Falls. —The band of 12 pieces, connected with the Waite Comedy Company, treated our citizens to a free concert this noon. The playing was very fine, surpassing anything ever heard here before. —There will be a special meeting of Valentine Lodge No. 487, K. &L. of H., this evening at 7.80 o’clock, to make ar rangements to attend the funeral of Mrs. Emma Dunn. E. L VanEtten, Protec tor; FredMurset, Secretary. -Saturday night as Mr. Cralewilz, an old resident o f this borough, was climbing over a train of cars near the West Hawley depot, he lost his footing, and his left foot was caught between the bumpers, lacerat ing ’t quite badly.—Sawfey Times. ST R A N G E A R T IC L E S O F F O O D . In Mexico parrots are eaten, but they are rather tough. Spiders roasted are a sort of dessert with the New Caledonians. In the Pacific islands and West Indies lizard eggs are eaten with gusto. Bnckland declares the taste of the boa- constrictor to be good, and much like veaL After they have wound the silkfrom the cocoon the Chinese eat the chrysalis’of the silk worm. The French will eat frogs, snails and the diseased liver o f geese, bnt draw the line at alligators. The octopus, or devil fish, when boiled and then roasted, is eaten in Corsica and esteemed a luxury. The Quachoa of the Argentine Republic are in the habit of hunting skunks for tbe sake of their flesh. TR Y L E A ’S COUGH D R O P S . What cau I do to rid myself of this terrible cough. I cannot sleep nights and my health is rapidly failing. Use Lea’s celebrated cough drops, and you will soon be sound and well. Ten cents a box. Sold in Port Jervis only at Lea’s Drug Store. N. B.—These cough drops are not sold loose or in bulk and only in ten cent boxes.—adv. —If the ladies of Port Jervis should take a vote on tbe subject of soap, we think the verdict would be 100 to 1 in favor ot Tulip soap. D I F F E R E N T C O M M IT T E E S . Attendant (to railroad President)—A committee is outside, sir. Railroad President-Tell the commit tee that we propose to fight this strike to the bitter end. No admittance ; No compromise. Attendant—It’s a committee from the Pullman cai- porters, sir. President—Oh, show the gentlemen in at once. A G r e a t B a t t le is continually going on in the human sys tem. The demon of impure blood strives to gain victory over the constitution, to rum health, to drag victims to the grave. A good reliable medicine like Hood’s Sarsapaiilla is the weapon with which to defend one’s self, drive the desperate enemy from the field, and restore peace id bodily health for many years. Try this peculiar medicine. EFFECT OF LIME IN MILK, W H A T D R O V E T H E L I A R S OOT O F N E W K I R K ’S ST O R E . “ 05(1 T y c o o n ” F r a n c e T e lls a G o o d O n e o n a M e a n M a n —A U n io n v iU e Y a r n b y B r o m p D e y o , t h a t C a u ses th e C row d to M e lt A w a y . A group of men were gathered about the big stove in Cobus Newkirk’s country store, and as they squirted tobacco juice into the fire they strove to see who could tell the biggest lie upon mean men. The first story of the evening was told by Punch France, better known about the county as “ Old Tycoon,” who said: “ I once knew a man by the name of Cum mings, who was supposed to reside in Goshen, but who in fact had no settled residence. He was worth nearly a million dollars, which was invested principally in bank stock, on which he never paid one cent of income tax. His scheme was to travel continually from one part of the country to another, always on foot, and sleep and eat at any farm house where night over- took him, but he never thougnt of paying for his accommodations. He kept up this mode o f life, never voting for 40 years, to be able to swear that he bad no settled home and thus escaped payment of in come tax. When his daughter died in Middletown he was up at Callicoon, and the fare on the Erie road was only 85 cents, but he refused to pay that and he walked to Middletown, only to find that his daughter had been buried for over 24 hours. I tbink he was the meanest man I ever knew.” Well, you fellows tell a pretty good story, but I tbink I can beat it,” said Bromp Deyo, “ by telling a story I heard many years ago down at UnionviUe about an old farmer by the name of Casper Scraggs. Casper was never satisfied with tbe amount of cream his milk produced, so he invented a machine which he called J patent Flip Plop Inverted Milk Pah Re- verser. He contended that a certain amount of the cream was upon the bot- i^om of the milk in the pan, and after skimming the cream from the top of the milk be would put his machine in motion and turn the milk in the pan like a flip- jack and skim the bottom. This made the milk so weak that it could not bear the lactometer, so Casper would just add a little quicklime to make the tester float. This milk he sold among the negro popu lation in Newton, and it destroyed the coloring matter m the skins of quite a number of them, so they turned white from the effects of the quicklime in the milk. After awhile a likely young fellow with a creamy white skin turned up at UnionviUe and 1 ell iu love with Casper’s daughter and married her. Shortly after this the inspectors got some of Casper’s milk and made an analysis of it, and, finding the quicklime in it, he locked old Casper up in jail. As soon as the supply of doctored milk was cut off the negroes of Newton began to turn black again, and so did Casper’s son-in-law.” There was silence in the room as tbe crowd malted out one by one.— if. 7 , F L O W E R S A N D F U N E R A L D E S I G N S . If ■you wish cut flowers, funeral or wed ding designs, plants, bulbs or any article in the florists l i s t ; we can supply you at one hour’s notice from the extensive hot house nurseries of the Belding florist com pany’s gardens, Middletown. Agent for Port Jervis, Lea’s Drug store, who will sell you at the same prices and deliver them at any house.—adv. A B L A Z E I N H O R N E L L S V IL L E . At an early hour Sunday morning oc curred one of the most disastrous fires which has scorched Hornellsville in many years. The flames started in Keith's din ing rooms over Bchaul Bros.’ store, Main street, and in a remarkably short time enveloped the three wooden stores occu pied by Schaul Bros., F. L. Howard & Co,, and Whitlock Bros. Keith’s restau rant, Crum’s picture gallery and James Clancy’s office on second floors were de stroyed. In all large communities persons king an increased interest in propei surance, and perhaps for that first attacked \ or cold. * O ld G a r m e n t s M a d e L i k e N e w . All goods that you want colored and eaned attend to now, then they will be ady for spring and summer wear, such as coats, pants, vests, dresses, cloaks- , ebawls, feathers, gloves, hosiery, lerchiefs, ribbons, sashes — every, thing. Fine laces, collars, etc., cleaned beautifully. Need not rip up anything. Linings will not be colored if so desired. Only establishment le globe. Leave goods rith H. C. Cunningham,