Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-08-19
BRIEF MENTION.
Pillsburv's vitos at Mitchell's.

niced at Raymondskill Tuesday
If your watch needs any repairs
go to Rudolph, the ieweler, Milford,
Pa. If
Cuddeback' lost valuable horse
last Sunday night, from an attack
of collie.
If your watch needs main spring
Rudolph, the jeweler at Milford will
put one in. If.
If your watch needs cleaning take
it to John Rudolph, the jeweler,
Milford Pa. If.
Letters of administration ON the
pstate of Joseph G. baltimore were
this week granted to Charles Latti-
more.
Service may be expected at the
Sawlill School-house, the weather
permitting, on Sunday, Aug. 21st,
ut 80 p. IN.
A colored campmeeting has been
held in the Glen during the week,
which has been visited by number
from this town.
Rain has irterfered with the races
ut P. j. driving Park this week but
the sport has Been excellent and the
attendance quite large. Milford has
been woll represented by lovers of
good horse flesh.
Some writer's have studied so
closely the habits of II certain mol
luscious animal, called the cuttle
fish, that when pursued they at
tempt to escape in the same way, by
simply squirting ink.
The picnic and dance given by
the Milford firemen last Friday at
Raymondskill was largely attended
and was very enjoyable occasion.
About $50 was added to the fund
being raised for a bell.
The M. M. e.. N. Y. RR. is build
ing the culvert across the street
and grading the road on the N. Y.
side, work is also progressing IN
Matamoras, The sridge is complet-
ed, and we NAV now hope the long
promised road will soon be in oper.
alton to Milford.
A number of trees in the borough
were blown down with the wind on
Wednesday, and many limbs torn
off. Lightning struck a telephone
pole at the Court House, and also
the cupola on L. w. Armstrong;
house on High street, doing very
little damage to it however.
That Sickles may not be COM
PEELED TO "borrow, beg or steal" a
PRESS and so incidentally let it be
known that there are rare moments
when his mental constitution Graves
something more substantial than its
accustomed diet of Democratic pap,
we take pleasure this week in fur
uishing him a copy.
Several young men who were
making last Saturday night hideous
received through the courtesy of
Officer Wood formal introduction
to Squire Angle, who thought about
$2.00 aud costs would be the size of
it, and so it was. We withhold
names this time, but promise no
such immunity in future.
The Navy Department has direct
ed that the fleet ordered north en-
bracing the Oregon, Brooklyn and
several other warships and cruisers
shall on arriving at N. Y. steam up
the North River as far as Grants
tomb, fire a salute and return to
anchorage. The display is expeot-
ed to take place to morrow.
Engineering and Mining Jour
nal" says the out put of Klondike
gold will not exceed eight or nine
million dollars. If there were fif-
teen thousand people in the Yukon
country they would average about
$3.50. each. Considering prices in
that region, aud the hardships to be
endured the field does not seem in
viting.
The Monroe County Agricultural
Society will hold its twenty sixth
annual fair at Stroudsburg Sept. 6,
to 8, inclusive. As this is the only
opportunity people of this section
will have to visit a fair with con-
venience, and as this one promises
numerous attractions it will be
well to take a couple of days off tc
visit it.
Seigel Cooper and Co. of N. Y
will offer our readers during the
year glimpses of the great bargain.
to be found in their mammoth store
If you do not find the kiad or quail
ty of goods you wish with our homs
and Port Jervis merchants who ad
vertise in the PREss, that great N