Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-10-07
BRIEF MENTION.

ware, Ambassador to England un-
der Cleveland and ex-United States
Senator died at Dedham Mass, Sept.
2S, aged 20 years. He was a law
yer of fine talents and a Statesman
OF broad views. His career was
distinguished in several branches of
public life and he was held in high
esteem by the citizens OF his native
state.
The Erie ice house at Port Jervis
was burned Sept. 2s.
A marriage licence was granted
at the Clerks Office, Oct. 1, TO Will
helm P. Meyer and Theresa E. Man
hart of Greene.
The Republicans of the Fourth
N. J. Congressional District have
nominated John 1. Blair Kelley, of
Phillipsburg, a candidate.
New York State Democrats last
week nominated Hon. Augustus j.
Van Wyck for Governor.
John A, Werner, a farmer aged
about sixty flour years, was struck
by an engine on the Erie. near
White Mills, last Friday and killed.
Fog prevented him from seeing the
approaching train.
The weather for the past few days
would seem to indicate that the an
nexation of Cuba and Porto Rico
had wrought radical change in our
meteorological conditions.
The farmers, owing to the fine
weather, are well along with their
fall work, and all crops are now out
of the way of frost. Some fields OF
potatoes are yet growing nicely, and
late planted in this section promise
a fine yield.
Melvin Howell, of Dingman s
Ferry, and Veronica F. Wolf, of
New York, were married at Port
Jervis Jaturday, Oct. 1, by Rev. U.
Symonds, rector of Grace Church.
Mrs. James Malone died at her
home in Glen Eyre Sept. ~. Her
husband, mother, one sister, Mrs.
Charles Chichester, and four chill
dren survive.
A million dollar fire occurred at
Colorado Springs last Saturday. The
city stands at the foot of Pixies
Peak.
The NY. Herald says both Roose-
velt and Van Wyck in N Y. are
machine made, and the Newark
Call says Voorhees, and Crane in
N. J. were manufactured in the
same manner. Now in Pa. the can
didates are always hand turned and
polished. This kind of work costs
more but it lasts longer and looks
better.
The Peace Commissioners in ses-
sion at Paris adjourned until to-day
(Friday.) The cause was the de
mand made by the American Com.
missioners who asked that Sp all
yield the Philippines, and the Span
ish representatives asked until thai
time in order to consul.
Go to Carbondale with the Erie
one dollar excursion leaving Port
Jervis at 9.15a.m. Wednesday Oct
12, and enjoy ride over the fam
Gus Gravity road.
DIR. d. J. Hill, President of the
Rochester University, has been ap
pointed First Assistant Secretary o
State, to succeed John B. Moore
who is one of counsel TO the Peac'
Commission now sitting in Paris.
Some youths amused themselves
taking Fred Rasers wa gon apar
and knotting up his cham recent,
for which they were arrested anC
taken before Esq Cortright. Two
Misenhelder and West paid the fine
but the other Teel Htman languish
ed in Jail a couple of days for hi
fun.
Elvin w. Crane, of Newark, wa.
last week nominated by the Demo
Gratis of New Jersey, a candid at
for Governor.
The battle ships Oregon and low
have started ON an 5000 mile jour
ney by the way of Cape Horn an
Pacific ocean to the Philippine Is
lands.
The County Commissioners o
Tuesday entered into a coutrac
with the Milford Gas Co. to furnis
five lights for the Jail. Only th
cells are included.
F. H. Chamberlain, of Rowland
one of the Oldest members of tn
M. E. church at that place diet
Thursday, Sept. 29, aged eighty
four years.
REAL Es TATE TRANSFERS.
Josephine Schubiger to Chas. L