Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-08-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.


Geu. Armstrong, of New York,
visited Milford over last Sunday.
Robert Nyce, of Stroudsburg, was
a guest with friends here last week.
Miss Ella Metz, of N Y, is
visiting at the Armstrong mansion
on High st.
Many people from hereabouts
went TO Shohola on Sunday last to
see the wreck.
Rev. Geo. P. Van Wyck residing
on Ann street, suffered another
shock of paralysis this week which
has left him in a precarious condi-
ton
Service will be held in the Sawkill
School house, Sunday, August 9th
at 80 p. m the weather permit
ing.
Alex johnson, assistant foreman
in the New York fire department,
returned home last week after
pleasantly sojourning several days
in this locality.
The base ball game Saturday be-
tween the Milford team and scrub
nine called the Kohinoor ended at
the seventh inning with score of
to in favor of Milford.
A number of Milford young peo-
pie enjoyed a picnic at Gousset's
Falls last Thursday of which Miss
Carpenter, a guest of the Sawkill
House, was the prime instigator.
Rev. Harvey Klaer pastor of
Olivet Chapel Easton, Pa, preached
a very acceptable sermon in the
Presbyterian church here last Sab
bath evening, to large congrega-
tion.
Carpenter A. 7. Seeley has just
finished neat porch for the resi-
dence of w. 7. Struble at the lower
mill. 1t not only adds comfort for
the inmates but ornaments the
dwelling.
A marriage license was granted
July 25 to William Richards and
Maud Emmaline Morton, of Wyom-
ing, Pa, and they have since been
married at Dingmans Ferry.
The service in the Episcopal church
last Sabbath evening drew an unus-
ual number to that edifice. The
principal attraction was the boy
choir of All Angels Church of N. Y.
which under the direction of Mr..
Lacey Baker furnished some very
fine singing.
A cake walk at the Sawkill House
last Friday night was an amusing
and entertaining feature of the
summer parties now being indulged
in by visitors to, and natives of, Mil
ford. Miss Susan Nichols and
Harry Reed were the champion
walkists and "took the cake"
The excursion train from N. Y.
to Shohola on Sunday was literally
patronized on account of the beauti
full weather. This train contained
IA coaches and was run in two sec,
tions up the mountain.
Joseph Rich and Isaac Tuck, o.
N. Y, and c. L. Stevens, of Chic
ago, who were on the train wreck
ed at Shohola last Saturday night
came down to Schanno's Sunday t.
. rest and recuperate after the fright
, full episode through which the!
t passed.
Engineer Sanders, of the Stat
/ Engineers Department, of Albany
? New York, was in Milford on Sun
l day awheel looking over the coun
try. He is at present surveying
near Westbrookville and lookin
after bridges on the Muddy Cree
which are State property.
= Benjamin Hafner, said to he on
of the oldest engineers in point O
service, and who for many years ha
been guard in the waiting room G
the station at Port Jervis is dead a
the advanced age of 7s years.
Camp meeting in Wells Glen Sur
day Aug 9Th at 10. 80 A. M. and 3.9
P. Nj. Preaching by Rev. ]. w. M
= Coe pastor of M. E. church of Middle
town. Good singing is promised an
all are invited.
a George Loch, of Bushkill, too
J. possession of the. A. 2. Drake mil
located at Carpenters Point, POI
Jervis, on Monday. He will grin
Il -four and feed at low prices the con
ing season. George is a good mi
operator and is well liked by PEE
Pile who have dealt with him befor