Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-29
BRIEF MENTION.

CLASS a6 blair hall this year.
The pay roll of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad average 800, 600 day.
They say a new island is form
ing in the Delaware river near Port
Jervis.
--"Electric Bill" got$2OO in Port
Jervis. and a dose of over-mature
eggs in Dover, N. j.
The ladies of the M. E. Church
have purchased handsome parlor
carpet for their parsonage.
The engineers for the new rail
road have been busy this week sur
veying the line below the bluff.
The city people are beginning to
visit Milford and a number of new
faces are seen on our streets. We
welcome them.
johnson, the shoe man of Port
Jervis, has novel sign along the
road back of Cummings, which gives
you a good pointer.
The Knights Templars held a
grand conclave in Scranton on Tues
day. More than 1000 were present
besides probably $4,000 visitors.
The official board of the ME-.
Church will meet on Monday even
ing June 1 at the church for the
transaction of business.
The Sunday school hour for
meeting in the M. e. Church has
been changed to $50 a. m. begin
ming the first Sunday in June.
Minister to Japan Edwin Dunn
says the story of the Japs manufac-
turing bicycles at $12 each is a
myth.
Try poisoning the early potato
bugs by putting poisoned slices of
potatoes between the hills early, be-
fore the new potatoes are up.
The Fauchere Hotel has num-
Der of guests and the promise of
good season. It's reputation for it's
excellent cuisine is unrivalled and
wide spread.
About /, 900 patents have been
taken out on umbrellas during the
last twenty years. The latest one
is on transparent umbrella, which
will allow the one carrying it to
avoid collisions.
Joseph Ayers, of Libertyville,
has purchased 400 acres of noun
tain land along the old turnpike
above Libertyville, and has fenced
it. 1t belonged formerly to relative
in Observation-Disclosures In
dependent.
The dwelling of Thomas Grady
of Honesdale took fire Sunday night,
and burned so rapidly that Mr.. Gra-
dy barely escaped, pulling his wife
out of the window with him, but
she was so badly burned that she
died Monday.
Five men paid $50 each for
spearing two bass at Swartswood
Lake, in Sussex county, Saturday
night, May 10Th. Fish at $50 each
are very expensive. But this is the
penalty sportsmen exact of the far
mers for daring to catch what grows
on their own (the farmers grounds.
We acknowledge with pleasure
the receipt of an invitation from
VIM. A. II. Mitchell of the gradua-
ting class of the Law Department of
New York University to be present
at the commencement exercises
which take p lace at Carnagie Music
Hall June 2 at p. m.
Governor Griggs of New Jersey
tired of the long delay in connection
with the preservation of the Palisa-
des has instructed the Attorney
General of that state to obtain in
functions against all the firms and
individuals now engaged in quarry
ing along them.
"A friend of the babies has pa
tented fan for a baby carriage.
The fan is the same in shape as the
rotary one in common use, and is
propelled by clock work contained
in a small box fitted under the seat
of the wagon. The fan is suspend
ed on bar which projects over the
infants.
The Lackawanna Railroad Com
pany has relented and a passenger
may now carry home a bunch of
asparagus or a pound of candy in a
package without getting into a fight
with the conductor, baggage-mas-
ter and several brakemen. It cost
the company considerable money,
however, before the silly rule was
rescinded.
An opportunity will be given to
the people of Milford to visit the
far famed Farview and the Gravity
Railway by taking in the Deerpark
Council, No. 56, Royal Templar of
Temperance excursion on the Erie,
which will occur on the Gath of July.
Many who visited that famous re-
sort last year will go again. Tickets
will be ON sale later.
The advance agents for Chas.
Lees great London shows were in
town this week. The show will be
here Monday June Sth, and from
the Press notices it is well worth
the admission and really more en-
joyable than the monster rail road
shows. Let every body come to town
and have good time. Read the
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