Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-06-17
BRIEF MENTION.

RibtiAChf VI oIOnOidi was buIAOh
Sunday.
Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels Never sicken, weaken
or grippe, 1Oc.
George A. Jessup, of Scranton,
son of Hon. w. II. Jessup, is dead,
at the age of go years.
The Hudson River Telephone Co
will have its central Office in 7.
Armstrong; e. Co.'S store.
Col.J.P.s. Goblin has been appoint
ed by President Mckinley as brig
adler in the volunteer army.
Hoagland has about all you need in
the grocery line, and when in Port
Jervis it will pay to just call on him.
JDavis Broadhead, Esq. of South
Bethlehem is mentioned as a Dem
ocratic candidate for congress in this
district.
The Democrats in Congress are
divided on the question of Hawaiian
annexation. Probably 25 will vote
IN favor.
William Whitney, who passed sew
eral summers in Milford, stopping
at the Jardon House, died at his
home in N. Y. June Sth.
Ex-Judge Barnet Mansfield is out
for vindication, and will be candi-
date for County Chairman of the
Democratic party in Monroe.
The Bluff House opened Tuesday.
The lighting with Acetylene gas is a
success and the building when the
lights are all on is Respondent in ap-
pearance.
johnson sympathizes with those
who have. the fashionable habit of
bunions on their feet, and has shoes
to fit the painful protuberances. A
great boon.
The road lately built near Cum
mings would be better protected
were guard rails erected at the foot
of this hill, where there is a steep
embankment.
The Atlantic oil refinery at Point
Breeze on the Schuylkill River was
burned Monday night. The build
ing covered an acre of ground, and
the loss is 100000
The Philadelphia Times intimates
that Guffy and Gordon are both out
of the Gubernatorial race, and that
Judge Scott, of Easton Judge Mayer,
of Clinton, or Judge Doty,of West
moreland would make excellent can
didates.
Theo. F. Margerum has been elec-
ted President of the Farmers Ma
tional Bank of Vantage to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
John A. Whitaker. Gabriel s. Hol-
bert was elected Cashier, and Frank
Holbert, Teller.
Register Westbrook had admitted
to probate the will of Sarah Ellen
Clark late of Palmyra decd. and has
also granted letters of administra.
ton on the estate or Sophia NJ .Hag.
erty, late of Milford Borough, decd.
to Charles H. Wood.
Young Joseph Letter, who Nap
oleonized wheat and few days ago
reckoned his gains by the millions
plunged too far and has been swamp
ed. He had a million to begin with
and now is trusteed and bankrupt,
and our tears are flowing for his
misfortune.
Berlin S. Kimble, of Kresgeville,
Monroe Co, committed suicide last
week by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver, after wading
out in a mill race waist deep in the.
water. He left letters showing his
intention, and making disposition
of his body and property.
Jack Mcconnell, of Blooming
Grove, brought to Milford last Sat-
urday two bear cubs about eight
weeks old. They were purchased
and sent to a park in Monroe Coun-
ty, to grow up and be good, and per-
haps some day adorn that Demo-
cratic bear garden.
Alfred Smith, of Delaware, died
last week and was buried Monday.
He was a son of Adam Smith, late
of that township, and was aged SO
years. Henry, of Milford, is the
only surviving brother, besides
whom he leaves a widow and three
sons, Adam, Charles and Albert,
and two daughters,
The largest flag in the world will
be raised July at Maunch Chunk.
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