Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-06-16
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.

at MatamOfaS last week.
DIR. Persifor Frazer, of Philadel-
phia spent few days here, and at
his place un Silver Lake in Delaware
recently.
Over hundred people awaited
the opening of the Bluff House this
week and the season promises unus-
ually we'll.
Mrs. Harriet Winsor,o this place,
was a guest of Prof. S. A Johnson
and wife at Matamoras last week
and attended commencement exer-
cises of the High School.
June oath TO July 7th the Erie
will sell excursion tickets from PIT.
Jervis to Los Angeles, Cal. good TO
return Sept. 1st SSO.75 for round
trip. 2wks
Owen Huntsman of Stroudsburg
will tutor the two sons of George
Gould this summer, spending until
July on board a yacht ami the re-
mainder of the season in the Cats
kills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck, Chas. Chant
and wife of Port Jervis and Helen
Crane, II daughter of w. II. Crane,
Esq. of Port Jervis, have sailed for
Europe Miss Crane will Visit the
family of her uncle Stephen Crane
the well known writer.
Frank Crissman and wife spent this
week in n Y city.
Clifford Pinchot, of the U. s department
of Forestry, is visiting Grey Towers
J h Linde proprietor of one of the
largest paper houses in n, Y is, with his
family, domiciled in the Bournique cottage
for the summer.
John Wetgen, of N. Y. has rented
the Berthoud cottage on Hartford st.
and with his family will occupy it
for the summer.
G. w Bull esq delegate to the democrat
ic State Convention, accompanied by } C.
Bull attended the meeting Of that body
at Harrisburg Wednesday.
James A. Willard, of Philadelphia,
an importer and dealer in musical
instruments and merchandise, with
his wife visited Mrs. Kenworthy last
week.
Mrs. Frank Dickson, nee Louisa Klser,
with her three children, left her home at
Spokane, Washington, this week to spend
the summer in the East. Part of the
time will be passed visiting in Milford.
Invitations have been issued byMrs. Mary
A Gibbons to the marriage of her daugh-
ter Carrie Il. Pelton to Frederick A. Lock
wood which event will occur Thursday
evening June p, at Maple Cottage, her
home, in Milford
DR. II. e. Emerson will shortly open his
drug Store on Broad Street, nearly oppo-
posite the Press office, where he will keep
full line of drugs, medicines, fancy arti-
cles, and also the usual summer drinks.
| During his vacation Prof f.J. C. Watson will
be in attendance. We bespeak for the
new firm liberal patronage
Beef took a serious fall this week when
the animal which supplies the jovial Mike
! Callahan with lacteal nourishment, tum-
bled over the Bluff, rolled to the bottom
ana broke her hip. Surgeons were called
| in to mend the fractures and If possible
Frank Whitney met with painful nc
cidcnt recently. When stepping i'm an
carthern bowl to bathe his feet the bowl
was broken and cut his foot severely. The
mishap will delay the coming of the fami-
/ " to the Jardon House, whore they spend
| the summer
! The family of Mr.. Reinshelt, which last
summer occupied the cottage of Mrs. An
drews ON lower Hartford street, will this
season live in that of Kinzler's on upper
Ann. They are so highly pleased with
the town and surroundings as to wish tC
remain here
| The Board of Directors OF the Indepen
dent School District of Milford organized
Monday evening by elccting Hon. J J
/ Hart, President; Dr. H Il. Emerson, Sec
rotary and Hon. Jacob Klaer Treasurer
/ A ten mill tax was levied, a nine months
term agreed on, and the opening day fol
the next term was fixed for Aug. 2Sth.
A marriage License has been granted by
the County clerk to Fred Lawrence Gum
BILE of Milford and Edith May Kipp ,
daughter of Horace e Kipp of Wilson
vile Pa.
Constable John Hotalen of Newton shot
James and Jason Campbell, Monday nigh
near High Point while they were resistin
arrest. The forme. was probably NOR
tally, and the latter dangerously, wound
ed.
John Smith, OF Lackawaxen, this weel
got out three large blue stones in quar-!
in n. Y State. One was SXl5 IT. inche
thick and weighed tons. The other
were the same size only thinner. Severa
bridges were broken down on the route Il
the station and four teams of horses wer
necessary to haul the load
fearful tornado visited New Rich
mOnd Wis. Monday night June l2. Man,
buildings caught fire and were consume,
The list Of dead will reach 100 and man!
were injured.
The property known as the "Hick
ory Grove Hotel" ON the Milfort
road near Matamoras is for sale. 1
is an excellent location for an en-
? terprising man The house is wei