Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-09-09
BRIEF MENTION.

shot, died Ahg. 20.
1t is said the Democratic Congress
sional Conference will be held at
Mauch Chunk, and the Senatorial at
Mauch Chunk, but the times are not
yet fixed.
If your watch needs any repairs
go to Rudolph, the jeweler, Milford,
Pa. If
Andrew Heller, of Stroud Twp,
Monroe Co., a volunteer, died at
Camp Wikoff Aug 81 of typhoid
fever.
The Orange County fair will be held
at Middletown next week, Sept. 13 to
16. 1t promises to be unusually
fine, and a Press representative
will be in attendance to write up
some of its more prominent feat
ures.
The West Chester State Normal
School opened Monday with an in
creased number of pupils, especial
ly boarders. Dr. q. M. Phillips and
family are still in Europe.
If your watch needs main spring
Rudolph, the jeweler at Milford will
put one in. If.
Arkansas went Democratic Tues
day, of course. The majority was
less than half that usually given,
but there is no significance in the
fact for there was no occasion to
make it large.
Vermont gave a Republican ma
iority at the recent election and the
only question is how few Democrats
are elected.
If your watch needs cleaning take
it to John Rudolph, the jeweler,
Milford Pa. If.
The Wayne Co. potato crop is
being injurea by blight and rot.
August Knoedler, of Lackawaxen,
who is accused of ticket scalping
had hearing before g. G. Shannon,
Esq, Monday and was bound over
to court.
By acollision between a train on
the D. and H. r. r. and a trolley
car oD the Troy city R. r. at Co
hoes near Troy, New York, Sept. 5.
Eighteen persons were killed and
many badly injured. Abolish all
grade crossings.
Mahlon Pitney, Congressman from
the fourth N. J. district, has anoun-
ced himself a candidate for govern
or. He is an able man, and would
be credit to himself and the par
ty.
The official records of the war de-
partment, as-far as completed, show
our loss during the war with Spain
to be 33 officers and 231 enlisted men
killed, total 264.
A one-horse wagon was stolen
from the Jas. Creegan farm in West
fall few days ago. 1t was missed
Wednesday by those having charge
of the place.
At a game of Base ball in Port
Jervis Monday between the home
nine and the Chester club, in the
last inning with an even score, some
one threw a stone which badly hurt
a finger of one of the visiting team,
whereupon row began which
ended the game, and it was given to
Port Jervis.
The Blooming Grove Park has had
fairly successful season and about
forty guests are now sojourning at
that healthful home of the sports
men.
Many city people returned to their
homes this week and the town
seems quite depopulated. On the
whole while the season has been
short, it has probably been the most
prosperous ever experienced in the
Borough and vicinity. A good fall
is in prospect too judging by the
numbers booked to arrive.
The boys composing Marienfeld
camp have returned to their homes,
Three went down the river on a
small float. They have all spent a
happy season without accident, and
no doubt been greatly benefited
both intellectually and physically
by it.
The abnormally high temperatur'
throughout the week has been fav
orable for maturing crops, but il
South Atlantic States heavy rain
have caused much damage. Corr
where usually exposed to frosts i
now safe from damage and tn
crop promises to be very large.
A game of ball was played Mon
day between the married and singl
men staying at the Bluff House
The singles by reason of having n
encumbrances proved themselve
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