Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-10-14
BRIEF MENTION.


of their own last Sunday. Hon.
Francis Marvin contributed largely
toward the lot, Hon w. e. McCor-
mick presented an organ, Ambrose
Wells silver communion service,
and DR.. d. d. Wickham was very
active and liberal promoter of the
enterprise.
Rev. DIR. Charles Beattie was in
stalled pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Middletown thirty-four
years ago, Oct. s. Not one of those
who took part in the ceremony is
now living, and only two members
of tho Presbytery as then consti
tuted still remain, Rev. Luther
Littell and Rev. Theron Britain.
Sunday is Children's Rallying
Day in the Presbyterian Church
here, and a special programme has
been prepared by the Sunday School
for the morning service.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week by Clerk Westbrook to James
q. Westbrook and Carrie NJ Bran
ming, OF Lackawaxen, and to Viii
liam II. Armstrong, of Dingman,
and Anna j. Howell, of Delaware.
The reading of the Holy Scrip
lures, in either version, as part
of the opening exercises in our pub
lie schools, does not violate any con-
stitutional provision. 1t is not in
contravention of Article 1, Section
3, nor of Article X, Section 2, per
Edwards j., Common Pleas of Lack
awanna Co Sept. z, 1898.
Joseph Simon has been elected a
United States Senator from Oregon.
He is a hard-money Republican, and
heartily supports the administra-
tion.
Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church met yesterday at the home
of Mrs. Rudolph to re-organize.
Married at the home of the bride s
mother, in Milford, Oct. 18th, by
the Rev. Thomas Nichols, Rudolph
Oscar Baer, of Patterson, N. j., to
Lisette Victoria Wirtz, of Milford.
In another column of this issue
will be found the interesting adver
tisment of of the youngest yet one
of the most progressive and success
full State Normals in the State-the
East Stroudsburg, Pa, Normal-lo,
Gated in a most beautiful and pictur-
esque region of our state. If.
G. A. Van Wormer, of Montrose
is Referee under the BANKRUPTCY ac
for Wayne, Susquehanha, Bradford
Wyoming, Pike and Monroe.
Judge Kirkpatrick will make q
stumping tour in Monroe Count!
next week.
Court meets Monday, Oct. 18th
There will be no jury.
We call attention TO the ad vertis
ment in another column of thi;
paper of the youngest yet one of tn
most successful State Normal school
in the State. 1t has had a phenom
inal growth since it opened in tn,
fall of '93, land took high rank and il
many respects was in advance o
some of the older and more conser
vative schools. it was the frs
school to establish the department
of Plain and Fancy Sewing. 1t il
to-day the only school that furnishe
Brussels carpet It's location East
Stroudsburg, Pa, is in the greai
resort region of the eastern part o
the State. If.
Albert, infant son of of Wn
Whitsell, of N. Y, was brought t
Dingmans last Saturday for inter
ment.
A. o. Hall at one time a prom
nent N. Y. politician and twic
Mayor of that city died last wee
aged seventy two years.
If your watch needs any repair
go to Rudolph, the jeweler, Milfor'
Pa. If
Hon. ]. J. Hart left town Tuesda
for Harrisburg, and W. F. Becl
@. A. Swepenizer, and B. L. Brow
his eonferees, went Wednesday
obedience to the subpoena from Il
Dauphin Co. Court. 1t is suppose
they viii be asked to testify as
their knowledge Of the postpou
ment of the time fixed for ii
meeting of the Conference at MauC
Chunk.
Ex-State Treasurer Haywood, WI
was jointly charged with Senat
Quay and his son with irregula
tiles in connection with the defun
Peoples Bank. appeared Wedne
day before the Magistrate, waiv'
examination, and entered in $50
bail for his appearance at Court
Several from Milford took in 1
Carhondala axouraion "Wednesday