Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-04-22
brief MENTION.
Shad fishing began Monday night
with a catch of about IS fine ones.

was ialu wednesday
Rep from The Sussex Peach
eropare to tbe effect that it was not
injured by he late freeze.
Appropriate Arbor Day exercises
will be held to-dayQriday), by the
pupils Of the Milford schools.
The Montgomery County dele
gates are for w A. Stone, and those
of Bucks are for Wanainaker.
A four months-old son of Prof
Kemp of the East Stroudsburg Nor
NAL died last week of congestion of
the lungs.
Lii the weather BE- fair the usual
service will be held at the Sawkill
school house Sunday April "a at
2 80 z. M.
The abutment on the Dingmln
township side of the county bridge
at the lower mill is in bad shape
and will have to be repaired.
Henry Winans, Jessup, a nephew
ur Hon. W Il. Jessup, will deliver the
oratiuh before the Lafayette College
Alumni Association, June 2l.
"A big ire in Boston last Saturday
nIgnt consumed an elevator filled
with wheat, and destroyed nearly
a million dollars worth of property,
The naval reserves, among whom
Is Howard Reed, went ABOARD the
Monitor Caiskili last Friday, and
thar vessel VIII defend Boston Har-
DOR.
Billy Bryan should remember that
tile people elected Vim. Mckinley
President, and he is aDundantly able
To manage the executive branch with
out his and.
1t Will please every true American
patriot To learn thai u Republican
House of Representatives was loyal
TO the Republican President, and
gave him a vote of col tidence.
Letters OF administration, on the
eatate OF Vanderbilt Allen deceased,
with the will annexed, have been
granted TO Edith Mott Allen, who Is
named as the executrix and sole Le-
Visee.
Tne Evening Edition of the N, Y.
sun has largely increased It's sales,
because peOple have become dis
gusted VITA the SENSATIONAL news
and naring headlines of the Yellow
Journals.
Ii Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, pays close
attention he may in time become
some what acquainted with speaker
Reed. He will not look SO parlia-
mentarily pretty but he will know
a heap more.
A. ID. Brown is adding a story
to the original building of the
Homestead" and erecting a large
double porch. These improvements
will considerably enlarge and much
improve this pleasant house.
Saturday afternoon a reception
was rendered a number of invited
guests by Prof. Oaks dancing class
at the Crissman House. The young
people have acquired considerable
skill in n"tripping the light fantastic. :"
Stanton Supplee and Dick Malone
indulged in wordy war last Satur-
day which Q. ded witha personal en-
counter and the latter having the
former arrested, and held for a
hearing which takes place tomorrow.
During the recent exciting debates
over the Cuban resolutions in the
Senate, the distinguished gentlemen
from New York Messrs. Piatt and
Murphy do no5 appear to have been
in it, were they sick, or did they
dodge
The Commissioners last week sold
the replanking of the bridge at
Ledgedale so Charles Frisbie for
s12 per NJ and the guard walls fol
the bridge at Gilpin and Kipps t.
Geo. Sommers for SIP and repaint-
ing the latter two TO Victor Cory
for s12
John Bushweiler, whose illness
has been noted in the Press, died at
his home in Kimbles last Friday
morning, aged about sixty years
His wife, two sons, Gustave ant
John, and three daughters survive
also one brother track foreman il
Port JerVis.
Jan. 81, Aaron Van Auken aged G.
attempted to cross the Delaware
uiles b. " Milford, but his boat be
oame wodg 8 in the slush ice run
ming, and he lost hisoars and drifte'
helples. dDwD the stream Hs wa
rescued at theWater Gapnext morn
ing at o'clock by MIR Labar, afte
II hours exposure in one Of th'
eoldest nights OF winter His fee