Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-24
sRIEF MENrioN.

dent, of Monroe county, is dead at
70 years.
Judge Purdy caught rainbow
trout in the Lackawaxen, above
Prompton, last week.
The general humidity and heat
during the past week has been of a
high order. They have fairly made
every one sizzle.
DO you want pure honey? If
so, send your orders to Rushing De-
Witt e. Son, at the Milford Apiary
See their "ad' on the fourth page.
Charles st John, of the High
Point Inn is making many improve
ments, among them a roadway
around the lake for carriages and
bicyclists.
Charles w. Klebisch Esq, of
New York well known to many peo-
pie here died at Eagleville Conn 4,
July 10, of paralysis and heart fail
ure.
Mr.. G.. S. Holbert was the first
in Deckertown to buy rubber tired
carriage. We understand that it
gives great satisfaction. 1t runs al
most noiseless. .....
State Senator George Handy
Smith was stricken with paralysis
Monday morning and his physicians
say he cannot live more than five
days.
Bishop Coke, of the Episcopal
diocese of Western New York, died
suddenly July 20 of nervous pros
tration at the Clifton Springs Sani-
tarium.
The Erie conductors will have
their annual excursion, and picnic
at Shohola Glen Aug. Special
trains will be run on all the branch
es of the Easton division.
John w. Decker, of Newton,
N. j., dieu last Saturday from the
effects of Paris green taken with sui
cidal intent. He was rs years old
and had lived there forty years.
Charles Chant the Port Jervis
glove man treated his employees to
picnic at Raymondskill last Sat
urday. Five wagon loads of salts
faction and happiness held the lot
Samuel G. Carpenter, of Easton
Pa, who has been on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Ray Blackwell was
acquitted at Belvidere last Satur-
day, and discharged from custody
The Deckertown authorities
have awarded contracts for build
ing water works, the total cost 90
which will be about $50 900, and they
are to be completed in less then three
months.
-"Billy" Brink was taken in by
officer Smith last Saturday for dis
playing too much exhileration on
the streets Monday morning he
interviewed Esq. Angle to the tune
of 81. so.
Charles Case, of Matamoras
thought he could beat the cars with
his fast horse last Friday night on
our streets. This erroneous idea cost
him V when the argument was
heard before Squire Angle.
Down in New Jersey the water
melon and cantaloupe crops are be-
ing destroyed by lice. The farmers
will lose thousands of dollars by the
wholesale destruction of those lus-
cious vegetables.
The work of grading Centre
Square and laying out walks has
been commenced. This is a long
needed Improvement, and all should
be willing to lend helping hand to
those who have volunteered their
aid.
Landlord John M. Hill of the
Anolomink House East Stroudsburg
was leaned" recently. 1t came
from some Republican friends in the
shape of a carved stick with a free
silver handle representing a shoe
and stocking,
The wild pigeon was very plenti-
full in this State twenty five years
ago and large numbers were shot OF
trapped and shipped to the city
markets. From 1880 to 1896, but
six so far as known have been shot
in Pennsylvania.
The shipment of peaches from
the Delaware peninsula has com.
menced. The railroads charge six
cents for every basket, and the
basket, and peaches will only bring
ten cents when sold. Who makes
the money at this rate?
There are about $4,000 900 silver
dollars in circulation and three hunC
red and seventy eight million coined
and ready for use which the Govern.
ment would be glad to circulate but
cannot, yet some people think al
this country needs to make it happy
is more silver.s
Oscar West, proprietor of the
Kresgeville Hotel in Monroe county
had all his teeth extracted by a
travelling dentist who warned him
not to take any liquor for several
days. The pain becoming severe
West disobeyed the injunction and
was seized with peculiar sensation
which the doctor pronounced lock
jaw. So far all efforts at relief have
proven fFuitless.