Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-20
BRIEF MENTION.


The Bushkill bridge is about
completed and will soon be open for
travel.
-The filling at the Mott street
bridge is done and the road is again
open.
Cunning and Flanagan, of Port
Jervis, are offering bargains in the
line of clothing There is good
place now to buy cheap.
--Don't { buy a silver dollar of 1904
unless you know it is genuine. The
real ones are worth $500 to, 81, 600,
the bogus are being sold for $50.
THE Schannos are making
pond near their summer resort at
Raymondskill. II will be fed
through a pipe from the stream.
Wheat goes up to ninety five
cents and silver down to "a 3-S cents
The intrinsic value of the standard
silver dollar at this rate is 40 %
cents.
The residence of Hon Frank E.
place at Pocono, Monroe county was
badly damaged by fire last week
which originated from the bursting
of an oil stove.
The body of Frederick T. Zitz
who was drowned at Delaware
Water Gap last week was recovered
eight miles below where the accident
happened.
The yellow and muddy water in
the Delaware river last week was
occasioned by heavy rains and land
slides on the north branch in Della
ware county, N. Y
We give you the Press and New
York Weekly Tribune for only 81 G5
Two papers from which You can OBJ
tain all the local and general news
of the world. Try them.
There are fifteen applicants for
the vacancy to West Point from this
district, and should the appointee
fail the selection will then be made
by competitive examination.
"A woman out at Cushing, Ok
lahoma, says that during a recent
religious revival nine devils have
been cast out of her. Her husband
must be supremely happy man
now.
The supervisors of Palmyra
township were in town last week
arranging to settle the Sheridan case
Bonds will be issued in payment of
the judgment for 50, 100 obtained by
the widow.
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League of American wheelmen on
August 18th was, 90, 1870. Pennsyl-
vania is the second state in mem
bers and is now only 1874 behind
New York.
The Pass makes its best bow to
Sandyston friends for liberal patron
age, and new subscribers. We will
endeavor to meet their expectations
in the way of a newspaper May
they live long and prosper.
Tho most beautiful trays and
cabinets which come from Japan are
made of the dark, irregularly-
grained and wavy-lined wood of
the Khaki tree (zelksva Kiaka al
lied to the elm. .-Tradesman.
1t is understood that the fines
in the cases of merchants in this
county prosecuted for violations of
the Pure food law will be remit
ted, on the ground that they inno-
Gently sold the goods, but in future
they must exercise care.
"Wednesday Miss Bertha Klein
hans accompanied by S. d. Mott her
uncle when approaching the Ray
mondskill hill lost control of her
wheel and in attempting to dis
mount fell and suffered quite a
severe sprain.
William G. Wilson proprietor
of a circulating library in Philadel-
phia was killed Sy burglars in his
store Monday night. The murders
ers left no clew, and the mayor has
offered reward of $1,000 for the
detection of the guilty parties.
We acknowledge the receipt of
The Seattle-P Post Intelligencer from
Clarence E. Buckley of Lowell,
Washington Territory. The paper
tells all about Clondyke and is a
special edition. Mr.. Buckley is a
son of Joseph A. Buckley of Della
ware, and successful business
man.
Hard cider drowned John Hon.
ziker and Ira Simons two young men
in Black Lake, Sullivan county last
Sunday. Acompanion Martin Spra-
que managed to get ashore. The
three attempted to cross in a boat
which was capsized when only a
short distance out, by their unsteady
/ movement.
The foreigners friend" is nC
more. There We're no American
wage earners among the mourners
All the mourning was done by th'
foreigners, who have monopolizeC
our home market during the las
three years, and by such Americans
, as arc lovers of British dinners ans
plaudits.
r Policeman McMurray made ar
rests of wheelmen Saturday nigh
! for fast riding and riding without
lantern. In the crowded state o
! the streets it is proper that ever.
precaution be taken to prevent ac
cidents, and if parties are reckles
or careless they should be taugh
the necessary 50 and costs lesson.
y The Detroit Free Press (Dem
I, says: Everyday there is a farmers
Z picnic in the wheat market Won
J. some Democrat please explain tn
7 reason for the absurd antics G