Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
BRIEF MENTION.


This cool weather is delightful.
- Pullman company win reduce
fares on portions of its parlor service
90 per cent.
Forest Park House, at Bossard-
vile, Monroe county, was robbed of
$24 last week.
The barn of Jacob Kemble near
Kresgeville was struck by. lightning
and destroyed.
I'm another column will be
found the complete returns of the
Democratic primary held Aug. Is.
The Jardon House sets pace
for gayety. Last Thursday evening
the guests gave a Salmagundi party
to which a number from town were
invited.
The last sheep claim filed is from
Delaware township by Isaiah Horn
beck. Seven sheep killed $1S.
Three injured $3.50, cost 50, total
$3.50.
While separating two fighting
dogs on the Crissman House porch
Wednesday afternoon, w. R, Peters
had a finger of one hand severely
bitten.
The Bluff House gave its second
hop in the series last Friday eve
ming. A pleasant time was had by
the guests who were the almost ex-
elusive attendants.
Episcopal. church last Sunday
Iea1 Mill, o1,.1.,nI, A<x
hear the excellent discourse deliver
ed by Rev. G. E. Abbott, who con-
Quoted services.
jay Baird, of Stroudsburg saved
the life of little Charles -Hauser
whose clothes had taken fire, by
putting out the flames severly burn
ing himself in the operation.
We will furnish in future a
weekly crop bulletin compiled from
reports covering the whole State,
and we expect soon to be able to
give one of the United States
wee kly.
The fair and festival of the
Church of the Good Shepherd was
held this week and was we'll patro-
nized and successful one. A sub
stantial addition being made to the
Church funds.
The Sullivan company played
to good houses in Browns Hall this
week. They give a very good even
ings entertainment, and if you have
the blues visit to their show will
take the indigo out of you.
st Patrick's Church was filed
to overfowing last Sabbath. The
services there are of unusual inter-
est and attract many of the sum-
mer visitors. Rev. Father Tries is
popular Clergyman in this valley.
"A wreck occurred on the Erie
Tuesday at Black Rock Cut caused
by the trucks of car in a freight
train leaving the tracks. Travel
was delayed several hours, and the
mail did not reach Milford until
about four o'clock.
The guests at the Forest Park
gave grand spectacular illumina-
ton last Saturday night represent
ing the "Ruins of Pompeii." The
display of fire works was grand and
cost 5000. The display took place
on the lake. The whole cost of the
affair was over $4,000.
"A number of young men resi-
dents of Pocono township, Monroe
county, were arrested last week
charged with disturbing a picnic by
singing obscene songs and making
offensive remarks. They were fined
and made to pay the costs. The
'sport" cost them about $75.
Frances Thurman, an acrobat
known as Nile. Zoe was drowned
near Baltimore few days ago. Her
act was to take strap in her teeth
and walk $50 feet on q steel cable
from a tower III the river to the
shore. The tower collapsed and she
fell in the water. She was native
of Narrowsburg, N. Y.
The Sixth Annual Reunion of
the Mount Retirement Alumni AS
sociation will be held on the Semin-
ary grounds, at the farm, Monday,
Sept. z. The address of the day
will be delivered by Joseph P. Os-
born, Esq, of Newark. The fam
lilies and the I" girls and boys are
expected to be accompanied by the
"Junior Old Scholars" James Ben
nett, of Port Jervis, is secretary and
Moses j. Dewitt, Esq, of Newark,
president.