Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-09-02
BRIEF MENTION.
,illsburr,s vitos at Mitchell s.


battery to their Armory on Thirty
fourth Street.
1t is a good time to advertise in
the Press now.
George Hendershot and nm Italian
were Injured Monday on the NJ, M.
&N. Y. r. r., the former by being
caught and squeezed between the
dump cars, and the Inter by being
hit on the foot with q sledge ham
mer.
LOST-Enameled Hungarian coin
pin about size of silver dollar. Cont
of arms cut out. Suitable reward
on return to Hotel Fauchere, Mil
ford, Pa.
Apropos of the universal peace
proposition broached by the Gar of
all the Russias, it may be said that
it costs to maintain the armaments
of the European powers over one
billion dollars annually, and takes
about two million. eight hundred
thousand men out of the list of pro-
ducers.
Take your bicycle to Rutan, the
bicycle repairer, for quick and re-
liable work. He has the reputation
of a good repairer, and is well up in
the business.
The fire department has purchased
bell weighing about 1900 pounds
for alarm purposes. No suitable
tower is erected in town in which to
place it, and we suggest neat steel
tower fifty or more feet high, loca-
ted on Centre Square
If your watch needs any repairs
go to Rudolph, the jeweler, Milford,
Pa. If
T. R. Watson, who was an init
mate friend Of john Findlay, died
at his residence, Granite House,
Aberdeen, Scotland, of paralysis, a
few days ago, aged 6s years, He
was a very public spirited man, but
held no Office, except being an Office
bearer in st. Paul Street e. u
Church at his home. During the
Chicago exposition he made tour
of this country and Canada and Wis
tied friends in Milford.
If your watch needs main spring
Rudolph, the jeweler at Milford will
put one in. If.
VIM. Connell has been renomin-
ated for Congress by the Republi-
cans of the II, district and f. w
Gunster the Democratic candidate
for Judge was indorsed. The pri-
maries of Lackawanna will here
after be held according to the Craw-
ford County plan
If your watch needs cleaning take
it to John Rudolph, the jeweler,
Milford Pa. If.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Chaun-
cey F. Black will soon retire from
the Presidency of the Democratic
Club of Pennsylvania. His eyes
are so afflicted with cataracts that
he sees with difficulty
The American postal system will
soon be introduced at Santiago. The
schools there opened Sept. /, and
English will be taught in all grades
This will have an Americanizing ef-
feet.
The Milford baseball team went
to DinPmans last Saturday tC
play the nine at that place and
after a close game the Milford boys
won with the score 5-4 in their
favor.
August Knoedler, of Lackawaxen
and James Calkins, of Barryville
NY, were arrested last week fol
ticket scalping at Shohola. The
former gave bail before Justice
Shannon for a hearing Sept. 5th.
The NJ, NJ. & N. Y. R. R. las
Thursday and during the night laiC
the rails through the street in Mat
amoras from the bridge out to th'
turn of the road The track is nov
nearly completed down to the Van
Inwegen place. The little engin
has been put in running condition
and is being used for construction
purposes.
J. A. Young, a colored man com
mitted suicide a. Bedford, Pa, Sat-
urday evening and no other reasol
Is assigned for his rash act thal
that his mind had become affecte
from worrying over the fact that b
was not white.
A. d. Brown and son secured tn
contract for building the new churc
at Montague for the sum of S109i
The building is to be plastered b
Nov. Is, and completed by Jan
'98.
The Borough schools opened MOI
day with a fair attendance, consider