Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-03-25
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The town council has appointed
jacob G. Schorr street commits
sioner.
Cottage prayer meeting was held
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs
Lanchantin.
Andrew Yetter is reported to have
signed contract to furnish the ties
for the Milford trolley.
William Holden having served
his time for burglary was released
Monday from the County jail.
The western country has been
swept by severe storm which in
many places assumed blizzard pro-
portions.
A dispatch from Milford to the
Phila, Times says Elk. Governor
Pattison will undoubtedly receive
Pixies support.
At the resale of two town lots on
Seventh ST. of the Mary Marten s
decd, John Findley became the pur-
chaser for the sum of 1920.
The firm of Brown and Armstrong
has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent, the Browns retiring and Thos.
Armstrong assuming entire propri-
etorship.
March 1st, law went effect that
mail matter addressed to the "lead-
ing dry goods merchant, or ''the
leading physician, or teacher, ETC., &,
cannot he delivered by the p, M.
Titus p. johnson a Swedish lad
residing near Shohola was badly in
iured last Monday by the accidental
discharge of his gun, the charge of
which passed through his left leg.
The Klondike bark, Helen w.
Almy, was found bottom up ten
miles from shore, and there is no
trace of her 97 passengers and crew
of 13, and the presumption is they
are all lost.
Fire was discovered in the building
used as Station and dwelling at
Pond Eddy last Sunday about 2 p M.
and in a short time the house was
entirely consumed. The furniture,
goods, and contents, were saved.
The Honesdale Independent says
that some capitilists who recently Wis
tied that place with view to build
ing an electric railroad, have de-
cided to put their $100,000 in troll
ley line between Port Jervis and
Milford.
G. L. s. held it's regular meetin g
last evening af Mrs. j. j. Hart,s on
Ann Street. Mr.. Hart favored the
Society with a paper on Notifications
and our Naval Equipment, which
was both interesting and appro-
pirate.
The Jersey City station of the
Pennsylvania Railroad was damaged
by fire last Monday morning to the
extent of 100000. The shed cover
ing the approaches to the ferries
and the frame portions of the build
ing were destroyed.
In the case of Clemmer, indicted al
Norristown for the murder of Mrs
Kaiser, when the case was called il
was postponed for the reason that
the array of jurors was quashed
because they had been selected
through the influence of politics,
The street reports are that the
Milford Matamoras and New Yorl
railroad company has acquired title
to the old abutments and pier al
MatamOras, and thata contract has
been made with bridge company
to erect a bridge at that point to be
completed by June II.
No report has yet been made by
the Court of Inquiry on the Main,
though it Is probable the documen
will reach Washington this week
1t is surmised that it will leave tn,
responsibility in doubt and will b.
sent by the President to Congress
with a message on the situation.
The Forest Park Association
Limited, comprising some ter
thousand acres of land in Lehman
Porter, Greene and Lackawaxen, wa
sold Saturday, March 10, by tn
Sheriff to Charles B. Staples, trus
tee of Edward A. Skinner and Ma,
Strauss for one thousand dollars.
The Port Jervis Village Trustee
, rescinded their action in regard
the Sussex and Fowler st. crossing
and the special railroad ordinanc
recently passed, agreeaSly to a re
quest from the Erie that if this wa
} done and the village would pa
$1,000 the Company would wide
, East Main st. culvert.
Buy your loaded shells and a
kinds of ammunition at Brown
Armstrong.