Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-12-17
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
-Swinton & Co., call attention to
their record breaking Quick Time
stove. None know it but to love it.
1t is asserted and denied that
Hon. John Leisenring of Carbon is
out of the race for the Governor
ship.
The meetings in the M. E.
Church have been continued during
this week with a marked degree of
interest and success.
I'm selecting Christmas presents
it is a good idea to have them USE
full as we'll as ornamental. Both
kinds can be procured in Milford
The recent rains have swollen the
streams and river to an unusual size
There is plenty of water now if
winter sees proper to begin.
We may catch it yet, but those
prophets who predicted an early
and hard winter must acknowledge
that so far they were little "off. 4"
Owing to inclement weather on
Tuesday evening the supper at the
Episcopal church was not so we'll
attended sits friends would desire.
The Milford Gun club went over
to Hainesville last Saturday and
gave the Branchville boys an illus
tration of good shooting. The score
was Milford 204 Branchville 191.
Owing to bad weather the ser
vice at the Sawkill school house was
postponed last Sabbath. 1t may be
expected, weather permitting next
Sabbath, Dec. 10th, at 2.30 p. m.
The L. A. S., of Montague will
give Chickenpie supper at the
church next Tuesday evening There
will also be a sale of fancy articles.
Every body go and help the good
cause.
About four million false teeth
are manufactured annually in the
United States, while one ton of gold
and three tons of silver and plati-
mum to the value of one hundred
million dollars are used in stopping
teeth.
Large quantities of Christmas
trees have been shipped to the city
markets this fall. Formerly many
came from Monroe county but hav-
ing become scarce there dealers
have gone to the Maine woods for
them.
Cunning and Flanagan's "ad"
shows a pleased man and as this is
the time for pleasure why shouldn't
you be in it? They are selling goods
cheap not cheap goods, and propose
keeping right at it, Call on them
and be made happy.
Perhaps the largest house in
the world is in Wieden, a suburb of
Vienna. In it there are 1, 400 rooms
divided into 400 suites of from three
to six rooms each and they at pre-
sent shelter 2,112 persons, who pay
an annual rental of over $50, 900.
The trolley in Port Jervis is
being rapidly pushed to completion
and will probably be in full opera
ton by January 1, 1898. 1t will
take Tri-S States and Sparrowbush in
its circuit. Why not add a large
revenue to its treasury by projecting
its line down the valley to Milford ?
Such an extension would prove pro-
fitable and be hailed with delight by
the people here.
George Davis, of Greene town
ship, was killed by a train on the d.
L. g. w. r. r. at Cresco Saturday
evening Dec. 4th. He had alighted
and in attempting to shoulder a
heavy bag lost his balance and fell
unGer the wheels. A wife and one
child survive him. He was EN-.
ployed by Nipert & Son as teams
ter.
The Federal court in Washing
ton has decided that the " trading
stamp " business is illegal as i
comes within the meaning of th'
act of Congress prohibiting lotteries
and gift enterprises. Stamps wer'
given purchasers and when a speei
fed number were obtained they
could be traded at the stamp com
pany's store for some article.
Don't let it slip your memor!
that Johnson's, at Port Jervs, il
the place to buy slippers. Take nj
stock in the "selling out at cost
and retiring from business" fakes
but go to a place where a man is up
right enough to tell you that he sell