Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-04-15
BRIEF MENrIoN.

The Reformed Church had a collec-
ton of $780,
The Easter Social of the L. A. s.
of the Montague Church netted $50.
A number from Milford enjoyed
the Erie Easter excursion to New
York.
There were 1O,952 murders COM
mitted in the United States during
the year 1897.
The Hudson River Telephone
people are pushing their line from
Newton toward Milford and expect
to complete it in couple of weeks.
Rev. W. R. Neff held reception
in the parlors of the NJ E. Church
Tuesday evening, where he was
greeted and welcomed by a large
number of his parishioners.
The actual amount of gold re-
Gently received in this country and
the present engagement for import
amounts to over forty-eight million
dollars, or about ninety tons.
Both the NJ. E. and Episcopal
Churches were beautifully decorated
with flowers, Easter In the Episco-
pal church the music was made an
especial feature of the services.
Flowers, palms, and ferns. adorr ed
the Presbyterian Church last Sab
bath in profusion, and the display
was in harmony with the sacredness
of the day which commentaries the
resurrection of our Lord.
Albert C. Cortright, of Tottenville,
Staten Island, brought to Dingmans
last Saturday for interment, the
remains of Isabelle, his wife who
died last week of Consumption. He
returned home Tuesday.
Arthur Head, of Towanda, our
Court stenographer, found a note
last week left by his II year old son
who had disappeared saying that he
dad not know where he would go.
School work had discouraged him.
There has been a net loss of 12, 600
members in the L. A. W. since Jan.
1st. This is attributed by many, to
too much politics and the racing
game, not sufficient attention has
been paid by the officers to oonserv-
ing the best interests of the members
generally.
President Thomas, of the Erie
Company, has accepted the propo-
sition of the Port Jervis Trustees
to widen the East Main Street Gull
vert, the village paying $4,000 of
the cost, and leaving the question
of the grade crossing at Pike street
in allegiance.
The special Easter collection in the
Presbyterian church of Port Jervis
amounted to $S42 in the morning,
and in the evening, the collection
was nearly sufficient to make a
total of $1,000 In the Catholic
church the collections of the day
amounted to $70236.
Peter Byrnes, 19 years of age was
killed by an Erie train Sunday. He
was walking across the Starracca
viaduct when two trains met and one
knocked him from the coping upon
which he stepped to be out of the
way. His body fell ninety feet and
though living, when picked up, he
died soon after.
The Egg Social held in the base
ment of the M. E. Church Satur day
evening was attended by good
sized crowd and was a success.
Misses Lulu Schorr and Alice Ryman
sang a duet, which was we'll rem
dered Atabout ten O'Clock refresh,
ments were served, the proceeds
from which amounted to $645
Extensive musical preparations
had been made for the special
Good Friday Sevice in the Episcopal
church and a large number of Milford
residents from all the churches join.
ed with the Episcopalians in their
devotions, Mr. Lassiter spoke feel.
ingly on the theme of the day "Tht
Crucifixen of Christ.