Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-11-10
BRIEF MENTION.

Jus n. Iell6f dnu WHO pdSHoN
their sixteenth anniversary pf their
marriage Tuesday.
Kane, of Port Jervis, wants to
sell you foot wear for fall and win
ter use, Make it a point to call and
inspect his stock.
Miss Lila B. Van Etten has accept.
ed very pleasant situation at n
substantial salary in the public
schools of Bridgeport, Ct, and will
assume her new duties Monday.
Miss Emily Cornelius of the Saw
kill House suffered slight stroke
of paralysis Sunday which added 70
he previously enfeebled conditions
confines her to her room.
c. o. Armstrong is convinced of
the benefit of liberal use of print
er's ink and he is using a new sup
ply this week to show his varied
and attractive assortment of drugs
ana medicines, etc.
Ryman and Wells have a new
notice this week calling attention
to the seasonal BILE stock of goods they
are prepared to dispose of at such
prices as are within the reach Of
all.
Hy T. Baker administrator will
sell the Hickory Grove Hotel in
Westfall Nov. 2Sth The sale will
take place in the hall of the Court
House. This property is nicely To-
Gated and it would seem to be very
desirable stand for some man with
push and energy.
At meeting of the L, A. S. OF
the Presbyterian church held Tues
day, the following ladies were elect
ed officers for the year; President,
Mrs. j. II. Van Etten; Vice. Presi
dent, Mrs. Il. r. Jennings Secre
tary, Mrs. DR., Barckley Treasurer
Mrs. Thomas Nichols.
Thomas Holmes, residing with
his parents in Dingman township,
was last week committed to the
county Jail in default of bail on IL
charge preferred by his mother of
threatening to do her bodily injury.
He has for some time been beha wing
queerly and his mind is supposed to
be slightly unbalanced,
A chicken house on farm occu.
pied by James Bensley back of Del
aware in Lehman was burned a few
evenings ago together with dozen
hens. 1t is presumed that some one
was making raid on the poultry
and dropped match. A quantity of
straw which was lying scattered
around the barn was with difficulty
prevented from taking fire.
p. C. Rutan will close his bicycle
shop on Broad street the 18th of
this month and later will most like
ly go to New York city where he
intends ransacking the automobile
and motor vehicles. Pete" had
an all-night experience on one from
Scranton which came through Mil
ford and stopped with an axle badly
bent last summer.
The Y. P. s. G. E. of the Presby-
terian church held its semi-annual
election of officers last week and Sc
lected as President, Miss Bertha
williamson Vice. President, Mrs.
George Petrikovsky Secretary, Hat
tie Horton Treasurer, Susan B.
Nichols. The society held a meet
ing last. evening for the purpose of
reorganization
Two sons of William Padgett, of
Mill Rift, George and Washington,
who enlisted for service in the
Philippines were discharged from
service on account Of their ages II
and 10 years respectively. One
other brother, Charles, is now in
service in the 42d U. S. Infantry
and will shortly sail for Mauila.
The cattle law which went into
effect in New Jersey Nov. 1st re.
quiring cattle bnyers to notify the
tuberculosis commission, and plac-
ing other restrictions on the free
importation of cattle in that State
will'prohably prove somewhat detri.
mental to the farmers of this coun.
ty, as it may somewhat curtail the
freedom with which Sussex county
dairymen have bought here in the
past.
Richard Morris, a son of Rev. S
Morris, now of Port Jervis, who
was formerly a pastor at Lackawax
en- and Dingman's Ferry this couh,
ty, having graduated at Rutgers
College taking prize. and subse
quently appointed principal of the
Dunellen, N. ]. schools, has recent
ly been elected instructor of mathe
matics in his alma mater. This !,
very fiattering testimonial to hi.
character and scholarship.