Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-11-12
BRIEF MENTION.

De6n advanced beu per C6n6.
The Pennsylvania State Grange
had %, 500 members in 1896.
-vesuvius is in state of activity
and a great mass Of lava is pouring
from one of its craters.
City Solicitor Kinsey of Phila-
delphia decides that School Directors
cannot be truant officers.
There was quite vivid lightning
and the roar of distant thunder dur
ing the storm Monday night.
Governor Hastings has also de-
signated Thursday Nov. % as a day
of general Thanksgiving praise and
rejoicing.
-Liveryman Horton is remodel
ing his barns, putting in new stables
for horses and building a new car
riage room.
Contractors and workmen have
arrived in Port Jervis and work on
the new trolley road will immedi-
ately commence.
james S. Beacoms official plura
lity for State Treasurer is 1873, ,354 (;
Major McCauley has las, 1887 Dr.
Swallow received lis, 525 votes.
If you wish to preserve a copy
of the new Republican rules for
future reference, keep this paper as
they will not be again printed.
Several good letters went to the
waste basket this week because the
senders neglected to sign their
names. We must enforce this rule.
The Court House burglary has
not yet been ferrted out. Why
don't sensational journals emulate
their New York prototypes in this
particular?
The watchmen who are placed
over Schultz say that he eats and
sleeps comparatively we'll, and talks
very little concerning his approach
ing execution.
"A change of thirty nine votes
would have given the Democrats in
Maryland control of the General As
sembly, and thus probably insured
Mr.. Germans retqrRto the Senate.
So near and yet soN3r.
For kissing onp of the pretty
nurses in Bellevue Hospital DR..
James A. Gardner house physician
is under suspension pending an in
vestigation. The offended kissee is
Miss Eunice Earle, who must be a
prude indeed
Coffee last week sold at the low
est price ON record in New York at
the coffee exchange. There is a
heavy crop every where, especially
in Brazil, and the largest supply
ever known at this season in the
storehouses now.
Monroe county is among the
first to want DIR. Swallow as a can
didate for Governor next year
What ails those chaps anyway. If
they don't want to vote for a Demo-
crat there will no doubt be a good
Republican nominated.
--Seeley s. Drake for several
years miller at Aldenville, Wayne
county has temporarily given up his
position on account of i'll health and
is now engaged selling the Peerless
Steam cooker. He has been in this
vicinity for several days.
The adjourned Court met Nov.
4th. Judge Houck and Klear present
to compute the vote. The result
has already been announced in the
PRESS. No other business was
transacted and the Court rose with
out ordering Venires for December
Term.
The Democrats of Monroe
county relying ON their large
majorities made two nominations
for Jury Commissioner, but the peo.
pie resented the attempt to corral
both, and elected a Republican
Greed will have its reward too.
The Sheriff of Monroe county
will sell at Stroudsburg Saturday
Nov. 18th (to-morrow) at 2 p. m
the franchises and property of the
} East Stroudsburg and Ma1amoras
{ Railroad. Here is a chance fOl
some one to buy a valuable property
l Some boys recently placed &
/ number of stones so as to resemble
, the picture Of a horse, on the side
' hill between Findlays stable and
Water street. The stones wer'
? painted white and the effect is quit,
/ unique, as an advertisement of 1
| livery stable.
Martin L. Smith, Fish and Gam'
, warden of Pike and Monroe COUNTIES
? and member of the G. A. R., die,
4 suddenly at his home in Easi
? Stroudsburg Nov. 2. He was 10
. fifteen years a constable of Monro'
| county and as such was fearless il