Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-08-25
BRIEF MENTION.

The fair given by the ladies or
the M. e. church was we'll attended
and the proceeds amounted to sig5.
If the weather is fair services
may be expected at the Snwkill
school house next Sunday, Aug. 27,
at 80 p. m.
Don't forget the New York one
dollar excursion leaving Port Jervis
at a. IN. on Saturday August goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Dimmick, of
Woodside, Ma, announce the mar
riage of their daughter Francis Lii.
ian to Harry D. Gasson which hap
py event occurred Monday Aug. 21st.
Hon. William Mitchell delegate to
the Republican State Convention,
which met at Harrisburg yesterday,
left town Wednesday to be present
at the session.
The school board at a meeting
held last Saturday evening appoint
ed Lewis H. Wagner janitor of the
Borough buildings for the ensuing
year at a salary of $75.
A number of young people,
chaperoned by Mrs. Won der Heyde.
enjoyed picnic at Childs Park
Monday.
j. r. Van Duzer a well known
merchant of Middletown N. Y. and
who was known to many here and
in Sussex Co., died suddenly Satur.
day evening Aug. 18th, while at his
business place.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Montague church will hold fair
and festival Tuesday August goth,
to which they cordially invite your
presence.
The Columbia Fair given by the
ladies of the Episcopal church of
Milford last week was highly sue
cessful enterprise the receipts being
$4O9.
The law suit between Chris. Geb-
hardt, Pltff. and James Black,
Deft., which was on the bills at
Hainesville, N. j., for Wednesday
was am;cably adjusted before trial.
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Frank Schoor and the Misses Live
penheisu, of Milford, dined at the
Park Hotel on Sunday last.-Branch-
vile Times.
P. R. Cross of Palmyra was at
Milford Monday attending the meet
ing of the newly elected Republican
county committee of which he is a
member.
A jolly party of about 1s Mil
fordites drove to Martin L. Book
hotel in Lehman Wednesday
and enjoyed one of his celebrated
dinners.
Hon. d. NJ. VanAuken spent few
days in N. Y. last week in company
with Mrs. G. H. VanWyck ; while
there very handsome turnout, con.
sisting of a fine horse and wag-
on costing 81, 100. was purchased for
Miss Happy.
Do not forget the Gypsy tea on
the Van Etten lawn Saturday, Sept.
2, in aid of the Presbyterian organ
fund. 1t will do you good to be
there and you will do good, especi-
ally if you bring along some spare
change.
Commissioners of Wayne County,
James B. Keen, Warren E. Per-
ham and Joel G. Hill IN conjunction
with the Pike County Board let the
painting for County line bridges
Wednesday, to F. G. Hames as fol-
lows; Miller's $21, Ehrgood's $l5.-
rs, Bortree's $17, Ledgedale $24,
Paupac $33, and Wilsonville $40
The County bridges at Coreyville
and Touchdown were contracted tc
VIM. Swepeniser for So each and
the one over Gifford's Creek to F. G
Hames for $S.
The storm last Monday night was
quite wide spread and inflicted CON
siderable damage IN several portions
of the State. At Port Jervis the
lightning was especially vivid ant
in one spot near the reservoir il
struck in twenty places. The troll
ley wire in that town was broker
and the telephone wires interfere(
with. Here the wind rose for {
short time and some Tain fell but NJ
damage was done.
Next Saturdays Futurity Race a
Sheepshead Bay, L. l., has many
promising entries this year. Thi
is one of the best events Of thu
season in horse-racing and is beinl
looked forward to by many of tn,
greatest horsemen of this country
OF the thirty y-eight entries prob
. ably not over twenty-five will
answ' the flag owing to the scar
city of good jockeys available a
the present time. In practice some o