Montrose – Roger Spaulding was seriously injured Tuesday evening when an automobile ran him down as he was driving on the outskirts of town. Mr. Spaulding was severely cut about the head and badly bruised and shaken up by the collision and his carriage demolished. The horse also showed signs of hard treatment. The injured man stated that he heard no sound of an approaching machine and did not know anything until he was catapulted through the air, landing on the bank alongside the road. He was dazed but managed to get into a sitting position and saw an automobile vanishing without making any effort to assist him in his plight. He was brought to his home on Cliff street by passersby who found him lying in a semiconscious condition. He will recover. ALSO There will be no fireworks on the 4th of July. The output of every fireworks factory in the United States has been purchased by the War department and will be used in supplying the army with flares and signal lights.

New Milford - E. B. Norris, of Mexico, Wis., is visiting his twin sister, Mrs. Eliza B. Burdick, of New Milford. These remarkable twins are 85 years old and in excellent health considering their age.

Susquehanna - R. Frank Cowell, for some time employed at Owen's Hardware Store, has just purchased the Imperial restaurant of H. E. Pooler and has taken possession. He will devote his entire time to the interests of the new business which he has undertaken.

Rush - Lee Garrison, a Rush young man, employed on the Squires farm in Springville township, was struck by a bolt of lightning during a shower, bringing instant death. The young man had been plowing, and as the rain fell faster unhitched his team and started for the barn. While going through the open field, and not being in the vicinity of any trees, the bolt fell. His cap was shredded into fragments, a shoe torn from his foot, and the body badly burned. A horse in the team was also killed outright and the other seriously injured. Lee was nearly 21 years of age and a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Garrison, of Rush. He was a fine young man and his sad death has brought gloom to the hearts of his friends.

Springville - Mrs. Ruth M. Welch, of Lynn, is one of the county's oldest ladies. Mrs. Welch celebrated her 93rd birthday on May 17. She is the oldest person in Springville Township.

Bradford County - Henry C. Arnold, of Granville, Bradford county, who died last week, made the shackles and placed them upon Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president, when the latter was taken prisoner at the close of the Civil War. Mr. Arnold was a blacksmith by trade, and when he enlisted was sent to Fortress Monroe, where he became post blacksmith. It was there that he made the shackles that later were placed upon Mr. Davis.

Hallstead - It will be of interest to our readers to know that practically the entire edition of Hon. James T. DuBois' book, Galusha A. Grow, has been exhausted. The Republican has sold nearly its entire stock on hand, but has half a dozen copies left. Those will be sold at the regular price, $1.85 postpaid.

Jackson - Word has been received that Corporal Floyd Waters had been wounded in France. Cpl. Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Waters, is 18 years of age and has been in the service nearly a year.

New Milford - O. C. Whitney, whose crate factory at New Milford was recently destroyed by fire, has rented the tannery building and is installing his machinery there. He expects to be making crates again very soon.

Hop Bottom - Two automobiles collided just below the Hop Bottom bridge, Sunday evening. The largest machine took a flying leap down the bank into the creek. Boy Scouts were first to the rescue and assisted the three lady occupants out of the water. That the driver and ladies were not injured was truly miraculous. The machine was put in running order at Rynearson's garage. ALSO A large concourse of people were in attendance at the funeral services of the late Ed Smith, held from the Universalist church, May 18. Mr. Smith was a G. A. R. veteran and a very highly respected citizen.

Gibson - One of the saddest accidents that has occurred in Binghamton in years resulted in the death of Florentine Benson, formerly of this place, on Sunday afternoon. The child, who was 15 years of age, had alighted from a street car. As she was going to the curb a swiftly moving automobile struck her, and the child clung to the machine desperately in an effort to escape falling. The driver of the car apparently, as soon as he realized he had hit the girl, put on more speed and after she had clung to the car for about 50 ft., she was obliged to release her hold. The wheels of the machine passed over her, crushing the skull and causing instant death. The driver sped on without waiting to see the result of the collision. The funeral was held in the Universalist church in Gibson and burial was in the Gibson cemetery.

Forest City - Architect J. J. Howley, of Scranton, has prepared plans for the enlargement and strengthening of St. Joseph's church. An addition of 36 feet will be made. Work, however, will not be started at once but will be started when St. Agnes' church is completed.

200 Years Ago from the Montrose Gazette, May 30, 1818.

*LOST. Between the subscribers and Montrose on the 28th inst. 1 note of $6 given to Mr. Hufman signed Edward Fuller, one of $2,50 given to the subscriber signed Ezkl. Griffis, one of $2 given to the same signed Olcott Worthington, one of $2,50 given signed Saml. Whited. I hereby caution the drawers of said notes against paying them to any person except myself. ITHAMER MOTT. New Milford, May 28, 1818.

*FRANCIS FORDHAM RESPECTFULLY informs his customers and the public in general that he has just received from New York and is now selling a general assortment of Dry Goods & Groceries, likewise an assortment of Medicines, which he offers for sale cheap for Cash, Produce or Credit, (to those that have paid up all old accounts.) Those indebted on accounts, of long standing, must expect to find him very indifferent about trading more with them, until they have paid off the old score. He has lodged this day notes to the amount of between four and five hundred dollars with the justices, for collection, & will leave more shortly, unless they are settled. He has likewise a large amount on book that must be settled without delay. There is a time for all things: There is a time to go to meeting and a time to stay at home, a time to get trusted and a time to pay; a time to live and a time to prepare to die. And NOW is the time to settle up your accounts, & perhaps thereby save troubling another person with the settlement of them. Cash, Goods, Book accounts or notes paid for Skins or Hydes.

HYDROPHOBIA. A melancholy instance of this dreadful disease occurred in Richmond a few weeks ago—a boy of 14, who was bit in the hand, was attacked with all the symptoms of the disease about 6 weeks after the wound was entirely healed. He died in the greatest agony upon the fourth day. The India stone, generally applied in such cases, was placed upon the wound a few hours after the accident happened, and other medical remedies were also given. He appeared to experience no uneasy sensations from the time he was bit until the symptoms of the hydrophobia appeared; but attended school as usual. This furnishes another proof to many others, of the inefficacy of the India stone which has frequently sold for several thousand dollars.

From the Petersburg Intel.

In December 2013, two state parole agents conducted a routine visit to the residence of a parolee, Gary Waters. The residence was located in what the parole agents considered to be a "high crime" neighborhood.  Waters answered the door and invited the agents into his residence.  Upon entering, the agents could smell the odor of marijuana which only increased as they advanced into the home.  When the agents arrived, Waters (a barber by trade) had been cutting the hair of Darrin Mathis.  The agents saw Mathis sitting on a chair in the kitchen.

One of the agents then confronted Waters about the odor of marijuana in the house as well as an ashtray that was filled with marijuana "roaches."  While Waters was being interviewed, the other agent watched Mathis who got increasingly nervous.  Mathis continued to get up from his chair and check his charging cellphone which was located on the kitchen counter.  Mathis was instructed by the agent to stay off his cellular phone for safety reasons.  The agents then asked Mathis to go to the living room and provide them with some identification information so they could determine with whom Waters was associating.  Mathis continued to exhibit nervous behavior.

As Mathis was moving to the living room, the agents observed him pick up a jacket in an awkward manner, i.e., he picked his jacket up gently, cupping it, and holding it to his chest like a "football [or] a baby."  Mathis continued to grip the jacket in this unusual manner as he walked to the living room and one of the agents observed a bulge in the jacket.  The agent asked Mathis is he could pat him down for safety reasons and Mathis refused.  The agent then reached out and quickly grabbed the area where he saw the bulge in the jacket and felt a handgun handle.  Thereafter, the agent attempted to grab the jacket, Mathis threw it to the floor, and the agent discovered a handgun and a bag of marijuana.

Mathis was arrested for a variety of offenses, including the unlawful possession of the firearm as Mathis had a criminal conviction that prohibited him from possessing a firearm.  Mathis attempted to suppress the evidence contending that the parole agent had no authority to search him because he was not on parole or probation.  The trial court refused to suppress the evidence, and Mathis was convicted and sentenced to a period of incarceration of 32 to 64 months.

Mathis then filed an appeal related to the authority of the parole agent to conduct a search of his person.  Mathis contended that the parole agent had no authority over him because he was not on parole or probation.  Given that the parole agent's power was statutory, Mathis argued that there was no statutory basis from which a parole officer can conduct a search on a person not on probation or parole.

The case made its way to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court where it was determined that parole agents do have "ancillary" power to conduct a frisk search as part of their official duties.  The Supreme Court noted that a frisk search, however, may only be constitutionally conducted where the parole agent has a reasonable suspicion to believe that the person being searched is engaged in criminal activity and presents a danger to the parole agent.  In its 4-3 decision, the majority determined that the parole agents had reasonable suspicion that Mathis was armed and dangerous when they decided to grab at the bulge in Mathis' jacket.  The three dissenting justices disputed whether parole agents had the ability to conduct searches on persons not being actively supervised.  The dissenting justices also believed that there was insufficient evidence from which a reasonable parole agent could have concluded that Mathis was engaged in criminal activity or that Mathis presented a threat to the parole agents.

Why Pete hates going to the doctor

Pete came into the pharmacy and said to the pharmacist, "Wow! I feel terrible. I don't know what is wrong with me but I feel so tired." The pharmacist suggested that he make a visit to his physician. Maybe get some blood work done. "Really?" replied Pete. "I'm not in the mood for bad news this week. Whatever it is will probably go away." Maybe, maybe not, thought the pharmacist.

Most of us do not particularly enjoy going to the doctor. From the eternal time oft spent in the waiting room flipping through old magazines, to the possibility of a painful procedure, doctor visits can cause anxiety in nearly anyone. This is Pete's problem. "Doctors always want to insert a finger or a needle somewhere!" Pete exclaimed. He needs to remember that the doctor is there to make sure Pete's health is as good as it can be. Yes, there are physicians and other clinicians who have terrible bedside manners – abrupt, deaf to your complaints, cold-shouldered. However, the majority of people you see at the doctor's office want to help.

So why is Pete fearful of going to see his doctor? First, most people do not see a doctor unless there is a serious problem, which increases the chances of finding something bad. Such people do not go in for a yearly checkup. They usually are behind on their vaccinations. They may be on a pill for high blood pressure but they do not use their BP monitor at home. Pete says, "I take the pill as directed. Nothing has changed. Then, after a year, I get a call from the doctor's office saying that they will not refill my medication unless I come in for an exam!" The reason for that is because his BP pill may not be controlling his pressure they way it should.  

Secondly, the less frequently one goes to the doctor, the greater chance of having an irrational fear of pain. Pete says, "I hate needles. I am afraid I am going to faint!" Pete is a big guy and the needle is so small. Whether it is an injection, a procedure, or blood work, one does not know how much it hurts until one experiences it. A flu shot, for example, involves a very tiny needle that retracts back into the syringe barrel as soon as the vaccine is pushed into the arm. Some people are amazed that they do not feel anything. Thirdly, no one likes to hear that he or she is doing something wrong. Many people resent being told they are too fat, too thin, have unbelievably high cholesterol, need to exercise more, and smoke cigarettes less. A doctor visit is just an evaluation of one's health that one may misinterpret as a criticism even though the doctor is just doing his or her job.

Indeed, doctors can be the bearers of bad news. However, waiting for that cough to turn into Stage 4 lung cancer makes no sense. In fact, Pete was lucky to have finally seen his doctor. His chronic fatigue was the beginning of congestive heart failure. His other symptoms such as shortness of breath, trouble walking, and his increased belly size indicated that his heart was not working correctly.

Pete says, "The doctor told me that if I had waited several more months, I would be pushing up daisies. I won't take that chance again!" Instead, Pete had several tests to determine his heart function. His doctor started him on two more meds to help his heart beat normally. The same way your car needs to be routinely oiled and lubed, your body needs routine maintenance too. Vaccines, drug reviews, blood pressure, and weight are all important to keep you alive and kicking.

Ron Gasbarro, PharmD, is a registered pharmacist, medical writer, and principal at Rx-Press.com. Read more at www.rx-press.com