Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-28
BRIEF MENTION.

teresting.
Some interesting communica
tions have to wait until next week
on account of space.
The win of Margaret McCarty,
late of Montague, N, j., gives one
hundred d liars to the Presbyterian
church of Milford.
Look out for soap swindlers,
and in fact all other kinds. Buy
only of reputable merchants and
such advertise in the PRESS.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Neeson on Hartford street.
William Gulick a we'll known
citizen of Stroudsburg died at his
home Jan. % OF heart failure. He
was one of the founders of the
Stroudsburg Times.
Next week the Press will con
tain the annual Financial Statement
of the County for 1897 Those wish
ing extra copies will please leave
their orders not later than Feb. 1st.
D. John Hull announced last
Sunday from the palpit Of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church that
he had reconsidered his determine
ton to resign the pastorate and
would remain in the service of the
church.
"A small house owned and oc-
cupied by William Hankins, situated
on the hill above the Delaware
bridge, was consumed by fire early
last Monday morning. Nothing
was saved, and the occupant barely
escaped with little clothing. In
sureh for $780,
"A dispatcn to the Philadelphia
Press from Stroudsburg says Bar
bers candidacy for Congress has
been announced, and that his nomi
nation will be hotly contested. Ex-
State Senator Shull it states will
likely be Monroe's candidate to sue
ceed Kirkpatrick.
The M. E. Congregation, of
Stroudsburg has petitioned the Pre-
siding Elder to return as pastor of
the church Rev. Robert Crawford
the present assistant pastor. The
elder objects ON the ground that
Crawford is young and single man.
The Post office at Deckertown,
N. j., was robbed last Friday night
of stamps to the value of $1,000 and
about S25 in cash. Burglars obtain
ed an entrance in the rear of the
building, blew open the safe with
dynamite, and effected their escape
on a hand car on the N. Y. S. & w.
R. r.
Joseph Hawley, the largest man
in Philadelphia, was buried in that
city last Friday. He weighed $50
pounds and was over four feet broad
across the shoulders. The coffin
was especially made and banded
with iron, and together with the
body weighed 1 200 pounds. 1t was
2 feet long, AZ feet wide and "a
feet deep.
The Jersey City Journal says
the New Jersey Central railroad
contemplates building an electric
road between that city and Phila-
delphia over which it will carry
passengers between the two cities
in one hour A speed of 1875 mil es
an hour has been attained in expert
mental runs over roads speci ally
constructed as this will be.
The friends of Rev. Hambly, OF
White Lake, N. y, are so pertinaci-
GUS in their adherence TO him that
the Presbytery decided at its Mid
dletown meeting this week to issue
circular for the information of his
parishiohers, containing the evid-
eace given at his trial.
The Monroe County Agricul-
tural elected as officer for the year
President, jerome S. Williams
treasurer, o. T. Phillips; secretar y
T. G. Brown. A motion to make ap-
plicatiOn for license 20 sell liquor,
so as to control the sale of drinks at
the stands during fair week wa:
lost.
sparrow aud Franks of Por
Jervis, announce some rapid tran
sits in the PRESS. This firm Is new
but by fair dealing and close selling
it purposes TO satisfy customer:
that they can save money by buying
footwear at their store. To make
room for new goods an opportunity
} is now afforded to secure great bar
gains. Call on them.
The Executors named in thl
will of the late r. r.. DePuy, o
Stroudsburg are Lewis d. Vail ant
S. s. Shafer and the public bequest
made are to the Presbyterian churcl
of Shawnee $1,000. First Presbyterian
church of Stroudsburg $4,000, Boar
of Foreign Missions Presbyterian
: church $1,000, Board of DOmesti
Missions $1,000 The other bequest
are to his wife, relatives and friends