Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-08-04
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time on the Erie Sunday owing to
the smash-up
On Thursday afternoon Miss Ethel
Noyes gave a garden party for the
choir boys and tomorrow Saturday
they are to enjoy straw ride tend
cred them by DR.. Reed.
Mrs. Richard Blizzard of Philadel-
phia is visiting her parents Ferd. Ber-
thoud and wife and will remain
during the month of August.
Nelson Simonson, Bluff House
guest, was hailed before the Chief
Burgess Wednesday and fined 81 for
wheeling on the sidewa
Mrs. John Shields, Of Shoholn,
township, died August 1st after
lingering illness of consumption,
aged about sixty years. The funer-
al occurred Thursday.
tT-During a recent shower William
Kilsby, the accommodating ferry man
at Dingmans, was badly shocked by
the electric fluid and for some mo
ments was unconscious.
q. NJ Babcock who writes enter
tanning letters to the Union over the
signature of Traveller, and who is a
clnvasser for that paper made an
agreeable call at the Press Office
Wednesday.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Lacey Baker
entertained the choir boys aU the
Rectory. Refreshments were serv-
ed on the lawn and the boys had Il
very happy time as the hearty
cheers given at their departure
indicated.
Mrs. Phebe Green the mother of
q. w Hubbard, of Dingman Twp,
with whom she has for some years
resided, died suddenly last Saturday
morning at his residence aged about
73 years. The funera was held
Monday, conducted by Rev. Thos.
Nichols and interment in Milford
Cemetery.
A beautiful night blooming cereus
plant on the porch of the Centre
Square Hotel was an attraction to
many Monday evening One large
flower opened its delicate beauty and
shed fragrance to the night, but
when morning came it slowly folded
it's petals and wrapped its purity
from sight. The plant bears numer-
Gus buds which in a few days viii
develop.
1t is we'll to have a supply OF
snake antidote in the house, and al.
so in other emergencies, it is Otter
a convenient remedy. Some add tC
the flavor of mince pies with bit
of "speerits, and it is always safe
to have some pure liquors at hand
There are other occasions on which
some people use them. If you have
occasion to supply yourself Will
anything in that line note the ad
vertisement of A. Kirkman, of P. j
Several fire hydrants in town arr
more or less out of order, ami il
might be a good plan for the Coun.
Gil to substitute a couple of water
cranes, conveniently located, with
which TO fill the sprinkler. This
would save using the hydrants ant
be more desirable method thar
that now employed, in that it would
enable the person using the cart t
be more expeditions, besides reliev
, ing the mud now made on some
corners by reason of leakage.
The choir boys of All Angel!
= church N. Y. city under the dlrec
ton of Mr.. Lacey Baker Mus. Bac
f have been singing each evening thi
week at the service held at half pas
seven IN the Church of the Goot
Shepherd. The boys are enjoying
D some pleasant outings and declar,
= Milford to be the best place the
Y have ever visited. To-day Friday
they are having clam bake a
o Brink Pond
The high water in the little cree
at Rosetown on Sunday underuir
ed one the abutments of the count
r. bridge, near the Hickory Grove He
? tel, so that travel across it was sus
!, pended, Jacob Wacker has bee
engaged this week in making til
necessary repairs. The water ovel
= flowed the grounds near the hot
and also washed quantity {
stones and gravel into the fields {
. Hon. Jacb G. Klaer damaging quit
~ a patch of corn.
Many bicycle tourists pass throug
l. Milford every day enroute to IL
" Gap ana other points of interes
O The recent rains have hardened Il
D. road beds so solidly that a whe
ID moves along with little or no exc
tion on the part of the rider.
k rider remarked Monday he had n
|, come in contact with as fine
rt stretch of road as that from Po
I'd Jervis to Milford since leaving N e
A. York city. Some of the country /
IN had cOvarad vvaG SO stonv and n,