Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-13
BRIEF MENTION.


Aug. 19
-Pic-nics and things are now in
order.
Milford is well filled with city
guests
Clean up your promises it is a
good or bad time for smells
Remember this is typhoid month
and take precautions accordingly
The PREss can and will make
you happy just try it-for year
Where is the grumbling soul
who complains of the weather for
this week
Next week the Methodist fair
will be held at the church on Tues
day Aug. H..
Bass will soon be biting, but you
are in no danger if you keep away
from them.
IS aturday Aug 81 there will be
several Democratic scalps taken in
this county.
Governor Hasting denies that
he will be a candidate for United
States Senator
1t is pleasant TO hear a man say
he would rather miss his dinner
than miss the Press.
There may be a Republican can
didate for jury commissioner but
so far as we now know no one has
so announced himself.
Last Friday as a youth was
lying in ha mmock at Forest Park
a rattler crawled under it, which
was discovered and killed
Hon. Barnet Mansfield is a can
didate for re- election to the office of
Associate Judge for Monroe county
Barney deserves to make it,
The Monroe county fair will be
held this year from September 7th
to- 11th, both dates inclusive. It
promises TO be well worth visiting.
In its ancient history the Reg
lister says under date May g. 1917
Pinchot and Van Etten sell store
stock at Sandyston, intending to
quit mercantile business.
"A game of base ball was played
on the Milford grounds Monday be-
tween a nine from Conashaugh and
one from here in which our boys
were winners by score of 30 to 2.
Last Saturday night, two bicy-
clists came together at the corner of
Catharine and Broad streets und
were thrown and bruised. The fork
of one of the machines was bent.
Tuesday night during a heavy
rain and while the lightning flashed
almost necessarily the statue of
Penn ON the City Hall tower of
Philadelphia was struck, but not
damaged.
-Four we'll trained bears, accom-
panied by the usual quota of Italian
nobility, displayed feats of gymnas
tics to the customary melodious
snatches OF song in the streets one
day this week
Wheat reached 86Z in New
York August 10th. Silver is steadily
sinking, and looks as if it would
never reach bottom. Will some
free silver apostle please rise and ex-
plain this incongruity
We want every body to become
a local canvasser for the Press
Show it to your neighbor, get him
TO subscribe send in the name, and
you will hear from us. Do this just
as you have opportunity
AT the game of base ball
played Saturday between two mines
selected from the Crissman House
and the town the Hotel boys were
losers by a score of 25 to 8, but the
results were satisfactory to al
hands.
"A meeting of the Orange county
circuit will be held at Port Jervis
August 18th to 2Oth There will be
some good exhibitions of speed, an6
all lovers of racing will not fail tC
attend.
Henry Canine is taking the dir
from the hill in Dingman township
approaching the bridge to make the
6ll at the Mott street bridge. This
he says, will ease the grade at tina
point materially.
The Delaware Hudson company
win rebuild the aqueduct at Lacka
waxen the coming winter 1t il
about 800 feet long and was origin
ally devised and superi Intended b,
John A. Roebling. The woodwork
only lasts 16 to is years.
"A game of Base ball took plac
here last Friday between the JUNO
Y. NJ. G. A. of Port Jervis, and
picked up nine from Milford Fishe
land Campbell was battery for Por
Jervis and the Mclaughlin brother
for the home team. Our boys Wer
waxed by score of 8 to 4.
August brings out the city peo
pie, and the town and vicinity is nov
we'll filed with these welcome aC
eessions. Make it a pleasant seasoi
for them, that they may carry bac
to their city homes, such reccolleC
tions as will be potent inducemen
to come again next year and bring
few friends with them.
-Easton's electric light wire
were burned out Wednesday mig HI
August 4th by the severe electri
storm and for time the city wa
left in darkness. Considerable dan
age was done in the surroundin
country, several barns burned, an
roads washed out.
Tho storm Wednesday nigl
/ August 4th was very heavy in til
J or part Of this and also in Nor
ro unty The telephone line wa