Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-10-12
BRIEF MENTION.

E. j. Cole, of Dover, is clerking in
the store Of II. e. Emerson & Co.
The Presbytery Of Newton at its
recent session unanimously voted to
dismiss the question of revision.
The North American says, after
msking careful canvass that New
York state is safely for Mckinley by
Fifty thousand majority.
II is reported in the papers that
William Nobs, a sen of Charles Nobs
Of DinRman township, died recently
in the Philippine Islands.
The article in the Ladies' Home
journal for january 1900 on the
"Boer girls Of South Africa" was
illustrated, it is snid, By pictures OF
Berks ,sounty girls.
W. v. Hillinrd has purchased the
old borough road machine and will
use it for railroad construction
Work was commenced this week on
the ManVin.faFm I'm Westfali. N
Mahlon DeGroat, who some time
ago, hired a wheel of Rutan which
he did not return was caught last
week by Sheriff Van denmark at the
home of his sister, In Palmyra, and
brought to Milford.
Miss Elizabeth Maud Ayers and
Ellsworth Fuller, formerly of Mil
ford, now living at Bonneville,
we're married at the parsonage in
that place Sept. 12 by Rev Jam es
| Dixon.
Birds are plentiful this year and
woodcock are now coming in from
the North. Deor are said to abound
If signs and tracks are evidence OF
their numbers. All this will be good
news for hunters.
Mutchler has been up in Carbon
but Notwithstanding the warm
weather when he visited there last
week, his presence caused almost
enough frost to wilt squash vine,
certainly sufficient to freeze a whole
lot of Democrats.
The wife of Walter M. Smith, who
with his family has been a former
summer guest here, killed herself
and three children last week at In.
wood, where she was staying for g
season, during fit of mental aber.
alton caused bylill health.
Notwithstanding the big plurality
given for Bryan in 1896 the Utat
Republicans are confident Mckinley
will carry the state this year. The
former silver Republicans and many
prominent Democrats are now sup
porting the Republican ticket.
| Invitations have BEEN issued fol
the marriage of Miss Mary, eldes
daughter of Theo. F. Margerum, oi
Deckertown, TO Elisha Adams, o.
New York. The wedding will occu,
ct the brides home Wednesday Oct
II at :S0.-Sussex Independent.
John Mitchell, President of tn,
U. M. of A., has issued call for
convention to meet in Scranton to
day to DISCUSS the advisability of &C
cepting the increase offered by tn
coal operators. It is probable tn
offer win be accepted and the strlk
called off.
Sixty -one speak easy keepers wer
bound over to court in Philadelphia
last Monday. They were detecte,
by agents of the Law and Order So
ciety and more arrests will follow
It is the determination of the Societ,
to break up as far as possible th
illicit sale Of intoxicants.
Senator TiIlman says the PenDsyl
Z vania coal miners are "a lot of ig
e norant. poor foreigners" and add
: that he would rather bea "Souther
/ Niger" than one of them. Tn
4 Senator has given the PenDsylvani
: miners rather vivid insight of th
n Democratic opinion of them.
L Frank Van Gordon, residing
: Milford township, enjoyed the con
g Tort of the lookup last Saturda
3 night and Sunday night Louis BriaT
Is held down its soothing couch. Or
paid $3 and the other So. OF I'll
l. Boro. treasury for the privilege.
= Ex-Sheriff John NJ. Hoffman,
I Sawkill. has gathered a large crC
L of fine cranberries ON his place tn
Al year. Those he left with us a.
large and of excellent flavor, al
: win go with the turkey some chari
! able friend may leave in the Pre-
~ Office some evening. Thanks Sherii
= Mr.. Conklin, of Guymard, who
little daughter has been missil
since last spring, was here Mondl
y. investigating the gypsy camp, run
sr ors having reached him thata Chi
. answering the description of his lc
~ one was with band at Hawley 1
I'd Gently. His errand proved fru
Il less,