Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-07-23
BRIEF MENTION

The report is again in circula-
tion that Hon. +. n. Willard will re-
sign his seat ON the Supreme Court
bench to take effect September 1st.
Twenty veterans who were dis
charged from the Phila 1elphia Mint
under the Cleveland alministr alton.
will be reinstated, as soon as opera
tions are fully resumed.
The chandelier in the church at
Bushkill fell last Sunday night Just
after services. The fall extinguished
the lights and no damage beyond a
general smash of glass occurred.
The next issue of the Press viii
contain a statement which every
taxpayer in the county will wish to
see, and preserve for future refer.
ence. Send in your orders early.
The Republican primaries will
be held in Monroe county Saturday,
Aug. IA to nominate candidates for
Associate Judge. Jury Commission
or and delegate to the State Conven-
tion.
IF the PRESS meets your ap-
proval why not commend it to your
neighbor, and get him to subscribe.
We give the Tribune and Press for
one year for only $1.65 just Try
them.
The Bluff House will give hop
this evening to which a number of
the city and town people are in
vited. 1t will be a pleasant affair,
and the real beginning of the sea
son S gaieties.
The Minisink Valley Historical
Society held its annual picnic at
Caudeback Park yesterday. Rev.
E. T. Sandford, of Port Jervis, and
Rev. DR.. Berg, of Ellenville, were
the speakers.
"A two and one-half. year old
child of Amandus Dunlop of Mount
Pocono which was lost in the woods
about two weeks ago was fonnd
dead last Thursday lying with its
head on stone.
The Commissioners have en-
larged the contract for work on the
Mott street bridge abutment. There
will be nearly 600 cubic yards of
stone work, and the total cost will
probably reach 81, 500.
The collection in the Presbyter-
ian Church Sunday morning July
25th will be for the Home Mission
fund. This is to remind those who
would be panied if they should for
get it and not go prepared,
The Reformed Church at Bush
kill bought new organ recently
which cost 5000. 1t will be placed
in position as soon as the repairs to
the edifice which was badly damaged
by lightning, are completed.
The report is that the western
crops are so large that the railroads
will be greatly burdened to handle
them. Kansas alone will furnish
over sixty million bushels of wheat
and the corn crop will be phenome-
nal
The ladies of the Presbyte rian
congregation will hold a fair and
festival at the church on Thursday
and Friday August IL and 13 when
numerous useful and fancy articles
will be offered for sale, and refresh.
ments served.
The popular Conashaugh Spring
House is receiving large accessions
of guests daily 1t is a beautiful
place in which to spend the heated
term, and one of the secrets of its
cn0oaSc il ore7,o,so rubo,, kl,o e,,,.,
rounding is considered.
Tho camping party which spent
a week or more at Brink Pond re-
turned last Saturday looking as if it
had been thoroughly enjoyed. Hon
Jacob Kleer and family, Mrs H. g.
Williamson and Bertha, Frank Cross
and Frank Thrall were of the COM
pany.
H. L. Davenport's team took a
spin down Hartford street Wednes-
day morning. When near the Jar
don House the lines wound around
the hub of the wheel and stopped
the horses thus preventing what
might, had they gone down the hill
been bad accident. The wagon
was slightly injured
The statement is made that no
Normal school in the State has ever
paid any dividend to stockholders.
They seem to be we'll patronized,
and receive state aid to considerable
extent, and it might fairly be sup
posed that with careful management
there SHOULD be at least the same
propoItionate profit as in schools
conducted by private enterprise.