Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-28
BRIEF MENTION.

Forest Park has 240 guests.
The Katydid is solemnly affirm
ing her old assertion!
The Episcopal Church fair and
festival resulted in the neat sum of
$3.50.
How would it look to have the
weeds which line our streets nicely
cut down?
Trouble for the children begins
next Monday, The public schools
here open.
The Presbyterian Sabbath
school held it's annual picnic yester-
day at RaymondslSill.
The Norristown Board of Health
will enforce the law providing for
compulsory vaccination of public
school children.
The large oil delivery wagon of
the Standard Oil Company of Port
Jervis, will visit Milford every 10
days
"A dance was given by the Dim
mick House guests Wednesday eve
ming which was largely attended and
highly enjoyed.
The firm of Hilton, Hughes and
Co., formerly A. T. Stewart and Co.,
of New York, has made an assign
ment without preference.
The M. E. Sunday school held
its annual picnic last Tuesday in
Aldrich's Grove, the day was ideal
all had royal good time.
Brown and Armstrong have sold
three car loads Of flour in the past
two months. The Sterns brand is a
great favorite with consumers.
-Freemasonry is said to repre-
sent the largest membership of any
secret society It's 3S papers have a
combined circulation each issue of
81. O5s copies.
Notwithstanding the rain the
mop at the Crissman House last Fri
day evening was well attended, and
a very enjoyable evening spent to
good music.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school
went picnicking yesterday at Cum
ming's Grove, and all wore a salts
fed and contented air, so no doubt
they enjoyed it.
"A. D. Brown is constructing a
new road to his boarding house to
render it more accessible. The road
will be an extension of 4th street
crossing the Van Denmark and then
winding around the house.
The Fireman had a picnic at
Raymondskill Wednesday and a
dance in the evening. A large num-
Der of the laddies and their lassies-
and friends attended and enjoyed
themselves.
AT the caucus held in Westfall
township Monday evening the fol-
lowing delegates were elected to the
Republican County convention
Otto X. Laubshire, Adam Dilger,
Peter Garrabrandt and David Abers.
In Mercer county the directors,
of Salem township have decided to
discharge every teacher who attends
a dance or theatre except Friday or
Saturday evenings, claiming that
they cannot keep in condition to
teach If they insist on going out.
AT the reunion of veterans OF
the North eastern counties held at
Wilkesbarre, Aug. 21. Graham
Watts, of Honesdale was elected
President and DIR. j. w. Kessler OF
the same place, Secretary. Homes
dale was selected as the next place
for meeting.
The remarks in our Layton letter
on good roads are to the point, and
if our hill roads could be treated
with crushed stone, they would be
made permanently better Some
enterprising citizen might emulate
Mr.. Youngs example and furnish the
crushed rock.
John j. Van Sickle will an.
nounce himself as a candidate for
the Office of Assemblyman, in the
official paper of Sussex county this
week. This is the first formal an.
nouncement for this office. Jake
as he is popularity known, is a capi.
tai business man, and would fill the
Office with tact and ability.