Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
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ton Wednesday.
The Forest Lake Association has
prospered this season. Over eighty
guests so far have registered at the
club house.
More than thirty seven thou
sand girls are engaged in the tele-
phone service in the United States.
Pike county will receive this
year SO, ,842.76 as her share of the
appropriation for schools.
The Laurel Cycle Club of Port
Jervis registered at the Dimmick
House this week. There were no
men in it.
Martha Whitaker, of Port Jer-
Wis, is contesting the will of her
mother, Frances, Snyder, which dis
inherited her.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the
authoress of "Uncle Toms Cabin, ~
died July at Hartford, Conn, aged
eighty-four years.
Case Greening caught and shipped
to New York this spring thirty
three rattlers. They were to be
used for scientific experiments.
Throwing the old shoe after a
bride is said to be founded on the
Jewish custom of giving a shoe in
confirmation of a contract. See
Ruth 4 chap, and 8 VS..
The boys gave Chauncey Watson
and his bride rousing send-off on
their return from a wedding tour.
There was plenty of music in the
air.
One of our exchanges remarks
with naivete that "even staid old
Milford will have a silk mill on its
borders in short time" Well, we
wonder
Eighty miners were entombed
in mine at Pittston, Pa, last Sun
day morning. The roof of the slope
in which they were working crushed
down upon them without warning.
County Superintendent Sawyer
held teachers examination at Mil
ford &this week. Three applicants
presented themselves, Leroy Kipp,
Mrs Georgie Petyikovsky and
| -NObWi tIs5tt5fltflE 3jne unfaVOra-
BILE weather last Thursday evening,
the social given by the Christian
Endeavor Society was well attended
and the net results quite satisfac-
tory.
The horse which Hon. G.. A..
Hobart presented to Gen. Judson
Fitzpatrick in 1880 and of which the
General was very fond, is now owned
by B. P. Walling and still YER y
liv ely animal
=" These bicycles are hurting
business dreadfully, said Gregory
Business is not the only thing they
are hurting" replied Wheeler, as he
limped over and took a chair y
Statesman.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Epworth Church will hold one of
their famous dinners and lunches on
the Glorious Fourth in the church.
Ice cream and cake will be served
during the day. Give the ladies a
call.
The Port Jervis Union appears
in enlarged edition with an enti re
new dress of type. The paper will
be of additional interest and nc
doubt will achieve the greater sue
cess which enterprise and ability de-
serves.
i'm Northampton there has been
a long struggle for permanent
county road along the Della ware
river. Judge Craig of Carbon han d.
ed down decision last week disap-
proving of and disallowing the peti.
tion, which practically ends the mat
ter,
lin the Normal School examina-
ton for this district all the Juniors
in the class of ninety one passed but
seven, of the sub-Juniors fourteen
failed in class of forty two. The
youngest member of the school is
Edna the daughter of Seeley Rosen.
cranse q Miss of only twelve years
who passed with credit the Junior
examination.
Mrs, Howell and daughter, who
disappeared from Deokertown, N
j., June list, have been heard from
They do not disclose their addres,
but in letter written the son, Ed
ward Howell request that no further
search be made for them and tha-
they would explain all in short
time. The letter states they ar,
with friends and we'll. 1t is sup
posed they are near New York.
I'm another column will be founC
the card of Hon. William Mitchell
announcing himself candidate fol
nomination to the Office of Associat,
Judge. This is position which
should command impartial Judge
ment, business capacity, and discre
= ton. Mr.. Mitchell is entitled to con
sideration because he emhodies al
these characteristics in q fitting de
gree.
/ --The Newark Sunday Call thu
, explains the mystery of the mutila
ted bait found in the Paulins kill
almost every angler who catohe
4 his own knows of the water insec
, commonly called the ''eye-biter" b,
country boys. 1t is the larvae O
one of the dragon flies, and one in
> bait pail will take the eyes out Q
: dozens of minnOws or clubs if he
(. not quickly removed"