Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-07-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.


The front of Kelly's hotel has
lately been decorated with three
new street lamps.
Rev G. E. Gillespie, of Port Jer-
Wis, will exchange pulpits with Rev.
Thos. Nichols next Sabbath morn
ing.
Miss Edith Lewis drives a very
neat establishment in the way of a
handsome black horse and rubber
tired wagon.
Louisa Gibbons is quite seriously
i'll at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Nyce in Milford Tsp.
Mrs. DR.. Price, of Branchville, and
son visited a day in Milford this
week.
Uncle Toms Cabin showed at P.
J. Monday afternoon and evening
giving a good performance each
time.
w. E. Armstrong, of New York,
visited his parents Milt Armstrong
and wife last Sunday.
From Oct. 4th, 1899, to July goth,
1899. there have been 14S marriage
licenses granted by Clerk West.
brook.
David Chaplin smiled again
on his many Milford friends this
week.
Miss Lucretia Lewis gave a very
pleasant little entertainment last
Saturday evening to those who took
part in the play recently given for
the benefit of the Milford Lyceum.
The half man and half horse
curiosity, exhibited on Front street,
is drawing fair sized crowds nightly
charging but 10 cents admission.
Charles Quinn, of Dingman, is re-
ported to have announced himself a
Democratic candidate for County
Treasurer.
Robert II. Smith and William
Spickers, of Paterson, visited Her
BERT Kent last week, on returnin.
walked back through the sands of
Jersey.
The Rebekahs, of Milford, enter
tanned a delegation of their sisters
from Port Jervis last Friday night,
in Browns Hall. Refreshments were
served and all had a happy social
time.
We are in receipt of the Annual
report of theSecretary of Internal af-
fairs for 1898, through the courtesy
of Hon. James w. Latta.
John Gourlay received black eye
from the effects of being hit by The
ball while the teams were prac.
ticing before the game on Satur.
dav.
Margaret Elizabeth Broadhead
wife of H. w. Bradley, of Denver
Colo, died at the residence of hel
father Capt. Edgar Broadhead in
Port Jervis Monday morning July
18th, aged about AZ years.
Frank Buckley of Delaware Tsp.
fell from his wheel Thursday even
ing, July IA, while riding downHar
ford street in this borough, and be
sides receiving quite a severe Gu
above the eye had his collar boD'
fractured.
The annual midsummer meeting
of the Minisink Valley Historical
Society will take place at Caude
beck's grove tomorrow, July %
Addresses will be made by Graham
Witschief, Esq. of N. Y, DIR. c. w
Banks, of Port JerVis, and others.
The following is list of unclaim
ed letters remaining in the Milfor,
post-ofice for week ending July %
1899: Mrs. LUCIA Bender, Mrs. N
M. Pearse, Mrs. S. s. Randall, Mrs
Shophine, Mrs. William Wood, Mrs
Celia Vincent. MIR. Roscoe HaT
Shaw, Jacob Hay, d. w. Van Au
ken.
Carpenter A. T. Seeley has bee
making great improvement to tn
cottage of Mrs. G. P. Van Wyck, o
Ann street. Another story has bee
added to part of it and the porche
rebuilt. When c. H. Wood and hi
assistants have retouched it wit
fresh paint it will present a hant
some appearance.
MISS E Grace Laurent. of ScraI
ton, whose parents, John and Han
nah Laurent, were formerly res
dents of Dingman Tsp. in this couI
ty, was married at Bloomsburj
Friday, July 9TH, to Charles L. Wi
, liams by Rev. j. d. Smith, pastor
! the Baptist church. The bride hi
for several years been a teacher
the Scranton public schools, and 81