Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

BRIEF MENTION.

-Ihe street arabs are now play
ing marbles, sign of early spring.
lis it wrong TO speak of the mud,
if one does it in a pleasant manner2
Cottage Prayer meeting this
Friday evening at the Presbyterian
parsonage.
The number of liquor licenses
granted in this country last year
was 235, 574.
Twelve veterans of the war of
1912 are still living whose ages range
from 30 to 104 years.
The road between Milford Bor-
ough and Westfall township line
was in a horrible condition Sunday.
"A. w. Hornbeck is making pre-
parations to build store ON his lot
at Dingmansy and will open bust
ness at that place.
The Society of Willing Workers
of the Presbyterian church will meet
tomorrow with Miss Jemima Bull
on Hartford street.
"A. d. Brown and Son are run
ming their steam saw mill at Ding
mans, and can now furnish lumber
in all sizes to suit at that point.
The sale of the personal property
of VIM. II. Rose, of Westfall, by the
Sheriff, took place Tuesday and was
largely attended, but the prices rea-
lized were, as rule, small.
There is considerable worry in
Sussex county about tile condition
of the peach buds and it is thought
by many that they are not in a
healthy condition.
"A German who was naturalized
last October and voted at the Novem-
Der election, recently renounced all
allegiance to the United States and
returned to his native land.
The Prohibitionists of Monroe
county have organized new county
committee by electing John S. Kel-
Ter, chairman, and Professor Parks
of the Normal School, secretary.
The Royal Insurance Company
through it's agent, o. S. Bowman, of
Branchville, N. J. ., and an adjuster,
last week promptly settled and paid
the loss on the Frieh farm house.
-Washington's Birthday was not
generally observed in Milford. The
schools and stores were open, and
only Uncle Sans post Office gave
indications of the national holiday.
IT. r. julius Klein our tinman
has just completed a large contract,
roofing a boarding house at Ding
mans for Mrs. E. Weiss. The build
ing is 36X60 with an L attached, and
is three stories high.
-Plastico is the name of a pre-
paration for renewing walls. The
question recurs semi annually to the
householder, how to do it. Mason
at Port Jervis can tell you, and fur
nish the material. See his ad about
it.
In 1869 Rev. DIR. Crane, the
father of Stephen Crane, wrote an
essay upon the " Evils of Novel
Reading, which he pronounced the
'tevil of the age" In some way
that essay did not seem to impress
Stephen.
We have received the illustra-
ted catalogue of Green's Nursery
| Company at Rochester. N. Y. Any
one who contemplates planting trees
or small fruits this spring shoul d
write for one. The prices are at
tractive and the stock first class.
There will be preaching in the
Presbyterian Church Tuesday even
ing next by Rev. w. q. Myles, of
Dingmans, the regular prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening and SER
vices Thursday evening when Rev.
G.. E. Gillespie, of Port Jervis, will
preach the sermon.
The Standard Oil company is in
directly promoting the interest of
the Milford Electric Light company,
just incorporated, by furnishing our
town with very poor quality of
oil. The complaint is general and
we'll founded. That is a trust which
should be brought to light.
Harvey Hornbeck, of Ding
mans, Pa, has moved into the
Mountain House at CulveI's Gap,
with the intention of opening a
boarding house. There is some dis
pute as to who has the right to lease
to Mr. Hornbeck, but now that he
has effected an entrance, and is in
possession, he will go ahead.-Re-
corder
The Minisink Valley Historical
Society held its annual meeting
Monday, the 22nd. An excellent
banquet was served at the Fowler
House, and speeches were made by
Hon. Henry Bacon, of Goshen, Rev.
Chas. Beattie, of Middletown, Rev.
j. H. McKensie, and Jacob May.
Milford was represented by Drs. II.
e. Emerson and w. w. Bidlaek.
The Commissioners have had a
neat book case put up in the Grand
Jury room for the public library.
There are many works of interest
which should and will be thus pre-
served. The Acts of Assembly, for
instance, can now be properly cared
for, and they should be in a con-
dition to be readily found when
, needed by the court.
Amos Van Etten, Esq, of Kings
ton, had quite an experience at the
: Hotel Marlborough, in New York
, last Friday The machinery got out
. of order and the elevator in which
he was suddenly shot skyward, and