Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-05-06

ade to the people of Milford Tues
day night.
Gregory Eros have put down
curbing in front of their stable on
Catharine Street.
To LET, on Hartford street, fur
nished house with large grounds
Inquire at PRESS OFFICE.
In the list of delegates claimed by
w. A. Stone as heing for him is in
cluded ore from Pike and two from
Wayne.
Painters have renovated the
interior of I. Armstrong & Co.'S
store this week, adding greatly to
its appearance.
Judge H. w. Scott, of Easton, has
a son, who is an ensign on board the
Ship Olympia, which was in the
fight at Manila.
WANTED-A map of Pike County
published by Beers & Co. in 1872.
State price and condition. Address,
PIKE Co. PRESS.
Governor General Augusti, of
Maoila, called the Americans
pigs" He probably knows that
they are good roo5ers.
Hon. w. F. Harrity win no doubt
be deprived of his seat as member
of the Democratic National Com nit
tee from Pennsylvania.
The work of construction on
the new railroad is now under way
with a large force of men, on the
Rose place near Matamores.
Mrs. Margaret A. Cotterill will
bave a large sale of farming uten-
sis, on her farm in Leh ma /, May
20, commencing at ten O'CLOCK.
The trout season opened rather
unauspiciously, bat a number of fish
was taken. Ope p2rSy caught 1876
on Sunday, and several minor CATCH
es are reported.
Wednesday April 2S a terrible ex-
plosion in the Atlantic dy Mantle
companies works at Kenvill, about
five miles from Dover, N. j., took
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Seven men were killed and three
wounded.
Commissioner James Harvey Hell
ler has in his possess ions two cigars,
which came from the vessel with
which his uncle Harry was lost when
it went down off San Francisco, in
1852 The cigars were picked up
afterward and were part of the
cargo.
For brutality, ignorance, selfish
ness and assumption, the Spanish
nation has no equals, and Weyler
the thief and corruptionist, is
without doubt the pink of its chiv-
airy and the man who will event.
ually lead it, This is the logical
sequence of events.
John II. Watts is making rapid
progress with his building and i'm
provements on Ninth Street. The
dam for the pond is being built by
Lint West, and the Depue boys
have commenced plastering the
house. Grading is being completed
and the place is assuming a more
finished appearance.
People in this community are ad-
vised to beware not to indulge in
any more sickness than is consist
ent with good health, as our local
physicians have formed club, os-
tensibly to promote social enjoy
ment, but what incantations these
Aesculapians may really be devils
ing can only be cOnjectured. Their
meeting was held Tuesday evening
this week, at DIR. Emerson's.
nOSt poOpiS WIZ dI6 CunSbdubly
saying, that if the Spaniards had
blown up an English vessel, Eng
land would have blown up the Span
iards in less than a week, and con-
trast our tardy movements with
this assertion, should remember
that England was ready for a naval
warfare, she is always prepared,
and we were not. Too great haste
with us might have meant disas-
trous defeat.
John Drake died April 14th. al
Bellevue, Ohio, aged over eighty
five years. Deceased was born in
N. j. Nov. - 1912 and was a son
of Ephriam Drake late of Dingman
Township by his first wife who was
Miss baltimore. In 1888 he mar
ried Priscilla Probasco and removed
to Ohio where for nearly sixty
years he resided on the same farm.
His wife died four years ago. One
sister, Mrs. Margaret Bragg, with
whom he lived at the time of his
death, one brother Oliver living in
Michigan, and one daughter besides
seven grand children survive him.
The Best Observation-Disclosures,
lain's Pain Balm is the finest OF
earth, write Edwards 81 Parker, oi
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