Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

roe county show she has 8, 523 voters.
The Bluff House win close to-
morrow after very prosperous sea-
son.
Port Jervis opened her schools
Sept. with 755 boys and 761 girls, a
total of 1916 pupils.
THAT unknown doggy killed a
50 sheep for J. W. Robinson in
Greene a few days ago.
The annual reunion of the first
New Jersey Cavalry will be held at
Newton Thursday Oct. s
Daniel Kane,a track walker on
the d. L. q w. r. r., was killed by
an engine last week at Oxford
August Mercier, while splitting
wood few days ago, had the mis-
fortune to cut his hand very severely
Blair Hall opened for the fall
term with 1873 students. George r..
Bull is in the class '97 and Blanche
Cross in the class of 1900.
The New York Recorder has
been changed from a morning to an
evening newspaper. The cartoons
are now printed in colors.
The mortars for Centre Square
weigh 81 tons each and the carriages
81 tons. The bombs weigh 130 lbs.
each and there are twenty of them.
The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Pres
byterian Church will hold an Anti
phonal service on Sunday evening
Sept. goth in place of the regular
service.
The janitor of the Court House
gave the Commissioners and Pro-
thonotary's offices a thorough srub-
bing out last week. They are now
neat as pin.
"A horse and COW will eat in a
year nine times their own weight
and q sheep six times, and some men
will eat and drink twenty times as
much they ought to.
The Peoples party announce
that they will support the nominees
and platform of the convention and
as a return for this favor they will
be allowed to name five electors.
The Schimmel property on
Broad street, after adjournment of
the sale from Saturday to Monday
last, was knocked down to j. B.
Westbrook, the mortgagee for 81, 925.
The authorities of Newark have
ordered that each scholar must have
an individual drinking cup, because
the "old tin dipper" is too full of
danger for indiscriminate use by the
children.
The fair at Stroudsburg was a
success. The weather throughout
the week was all that could be de-
sired, and the attendance was very
large, the exhibits fine and the rae
ing good.
The deadly anthrax has greatly
alarmed the people of Monroe coun-
ty, as many cattle have died of it,
and State Veterinarian Pearson will
give orders to have all herds in that
county inspected.
"A good time now when the cam
paign is growing warm to subscribe
for the Press. 1t will give you the
local, state and national news, and
be in all respects the paper you want
in your family. Send in your Or
ders.
Judge Scott, of Northampton
has just decided that the County
must pay the Assessors for the ex-
ira days they were employed in
making the enumeration of school
children under the compulsory edu-
cation law.
The young Republicans, of Mil
ford will meet this (Friday) evening
at 7.30 in the room formerly occu-
pied by Wheeler and Chol, for the
purpose of organizing a Mckinley
and Hobart Club. A large attend
ance is requested.
&C. o. Armstrong our enterpri-
sing druggist evidences his thorough
going capacity, by having the dis
tinction of being the first man to re-
new his subscription to the Press
He is as wide awake in this matter
as in his dispensing of drugs.
"A pear which grew on tree il
Milford in rear of Brown and Arm.
strong's store, measured 122< inche:
in circumference, Is inches around
over the stem and blossom ends, ,anC
weighs ~ lbs. Who has a largel
grown in Pike?
"A number of cases of measles
are reported in town, and in Ding
man township, the diphtheria claims
serious attention. Vivian Struth
ers a teacher there voluntarily closeC
his school this week to prevent ;
possible spread of this dread disease
The New York State Democra
tic Convention met in Buffalo Wed
nesday and organized by electinl
Thomas F. Grady, chairman, wh'
made a speech in which he attack
ed the Republicans, commended fre'
silver, and defended the nationa
platform of the Democracy.
The Sheriff will sell Oct. g a
the Court House the celebrated pro
perty long known as the "Shoholi
farms. There is on it the fines