Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-04-15
CORRESPONDENCE
BRICK HOUSE,

Mrs Ellen Westbrook will take charge
of her farm near Hainesville.
Did you everg We are going to have an
other telephone line over here and yet
some people claim we are not in it.
Miss Anna Carswell, Miss Fanny Arm
stong and L. A Martins are still under
the doctors care
Did you make garden last Friday, OF
chop woodY The latter was more in seas
on.
Nurseryman Swartwout delivered trees
over here last week.
Why don't the proper officer give public
notice when the Town Committee meets
The familiar face of Mrs NJ Lane is
again seen in our midst
Mr. and Mrs Fred Rose, of Matamoras,
spent Easter with friends here
Mr., and Mrs Fred Case, of Port Jervis,
also visited Mrs. Cases parents.
Miss Alice Black is home from New
York.
Prof. c. r. Smith his invested in new
wheel.
An organ grinder the sure sign of spring,
has visited Montague
John S. Clark is painting his residence
o, Lord, what kind of landlord must
1t be when tenant can only have two
weeksS
This place was visited by fire about
10 a'clock A. M. on Saturday, when the
dwelling house of Loren T. Cole, situated
along the Glove Road, about five miles
below Tri-States, was totally destroyed, to-
gether with nearly ali of its contents The
fire was discovered by William Williams,
of Hainesville, who, with the assistance of
Mrs. Cole and some neighbors, saved a
piano an few other articles, Mr. Cole
being absent in Port Jervis The building
and contents were insured for $24OO
The Easter Supper at the Church Thurs.
day evening netted S7.2O. Eggs were plen-
tiful enough even for the two Is
Howsomever, still we live, even with.
out getting an invite TO wedding
The L. A. S of the Reformed Church i.
under great obligations to that fellow who
writes from here for the Register The
ladies say they can stand the slurs, as they
are under no obligations to the writer OF
those compliments, for any assistance.
Randle Sayre has succeeded Good foi
ye, old boy. Where others shrank back
and thought 1t was impossible to take 1,
paper and get one thousand dollars sub
scribed In six months, you have done II
and can rest ON your laurels The Ladies'
Aid Society subscribed two hundred dol
lars. Good girls, those.
The Board of Education of this town ha.
met and adjourned They had nice time
The new President, Mr.. o c. Vanauken
who wears big white hat, did first rate
A resolution was passed authorizing tn,
District Clerk to notify the firm Of whom
the much talked about maps and dietion
aries were bought (by a vote Of three
that said maps are here, subject to tn,
firms orders. If the firm orders then
paid for, then the Board will say a thins
or two not overly complimentary to som,
folksi but that can't be helped Further
more, the Board has ordered another meet
ing for tho legal voters Of Montague. q
get together and vote $40 to renew the in
surance on the Brick House, and Cloy,
Church schoolhouses Said meeting vii
take place Tuesday afternoon, April e6, a
three o'clock, in the Brick House school
house. II the former Clerk had attende,
to his business, for which he was well paid
this matter would have been disposed O
at the annual meeting. The new Cleri
discovered the insurance ran out, henc
the action
That is all for this time from