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

Charles NJ Murphy, paced by a
railroad train, made mile on his
wheel, at Babyln l.. l., in 81 4-5
seconds.
Mrs. G. F. Van Inwegen, of p. j.,
spent Monday visiting the Misses
Bull on Broad st. Her daughter,
Anna, a recent Vassar graduate,
will sail for five weeks trip in
England next month.
Robert Warner Reid, of n. Y.
visited his grandfather, E. Warner,
a few days recently.
Birnie Sullivan, who spent the
fourth at the Armstrong home on
High street, will sail for a foreign
trip Saturday
Lilly, daughter of r. B. Van Et
ten, accompanied her aunt, Miss
Jennie Houck, TO the home of her
grandfather, Gustavus Houck, near
Stroudsburg, with whom she will
reside.
Miss Marietta Royce, of Month
cello, spent the greater part of last
week as a guest of Miss Happy Van
Wyck.
The Milford trolley to p. j.,
Will. McCown, conductor, did a
rushing business last week.
The Northern Lights were un-
usually brilliant ON Friday night
last for this time of year.
William Beach and wife, of Deck
ertown, visited friends in Milford
this week.
Michael Galewaler, employed in a
large creamery at Slatehill, N. Y,
spent a few days here recently.
John Baldwin and wife, of N. Y,
are at present abiding at Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
Miss Lila b. VanEtten arrived
home last week for her summer va
cation.
w Frank Finger and family, of
Trenton N j., arrived in town last
week, and will spend the month of
July with his mother, on Hartford
street.
Where in this State is there a
town the size of Milford that can
equal its theatrical talent? The
performance on Saturday night was
brilliant success from start to fin
ish.
DeAlton Dillistin the versatile
newspaper correspondent, of Branch
vile, accompanied by w. NJ. Shay,
of Newton, a retired undertaken,
called at Milford last Friday. They
rode in a handsome rubber tired
wagon and drove a good road horse.
Murray H. Chaplin, who for many
years was a Milford guest, is the
proud father of young warrior who
enlisted in his household few days
ago.
Mrs. Richard Loesch and family,
of Glen Ridge have arrived to oc.
cupy the cottage of Mrs. Price, on
Ann st. for the season.
A party of Milford ladies consist
ing of Mrs. Frank Crissman, Mrs.
C. w. Bull, Mrs. H. T. Baker and
Mrs. j. H. VanEtten, enjoyed a
drive to Bushkill last Friday and
were there entertained by Mrs. NJ.
@. Nyce.
Homer Greene Esq, the lawyer
poet and well known writer, of
Honesdale, with his wife, visited
Milford last week.
The Westfall correspondent of the
Agriculturist remarked in that
journal last week that fortunately
the acreage of oats is small, as the
hay crop will be very light" We
fail to see the good fortune in this
situation, if, in fact it is correctly
stated as to the oat crop.
Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth prob.
ably the most prolific writer of nov,
els in the country, died at her Wash
iugton home, June 30, aged 81 years
Her best known works are "Ish
mael," 'Phe Lost Heiress" aDd
"CliffOrd. Her married life, which
was not happy, is portrayed in he
book, "The Deserted Wife
Edgar Wilson, of Green, drov,
over to Milford Monday on busines
matters. Thinking TO rest hi
horse when coming up a hill nea
Shohola he got out to walk and tn,
animal concluded it a good rid
dance and cody trotted on some tw'
or three miles ahead when it wa
intercepted and put in stable, AM
later found by the somewhat Pre-
voked owner, who did not quit
relish the horsey joke,