Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-06-15
BRIEF MENTION.

making the total now about 900.
Charles baltimore, post master
here, with five other Pennsylvania
appointees, foiled of confirmation in
the Senate.
census enumerators are paid two
cents name and can earn from So.
to SO. a day. The average will prob
ably be about 81.
Henry B. Wells is completing the
building on Hartford street begun by
him last fall. 1t will be a large and
substantial structure.
The financial statemen of the Inde-
pendent School District of Milford
shows a balance on hand for the year
ending june 1900 of s56726.
The Milford fireman at a recent
meeting decided to have celebra-
tion July 4th and appointed commit
tees to take the matter in charge.
For June II an exchange in pull
pits has been arranged fer the
morning service between Rev. Il. G..
Spencer, Of Matamoras, and the
Rev. c. E. Sudder, of Milford.
Congress has authorized a new
coin three cent piece. 1t will be
of nicel the size of the old bronze
cent only thicker, and will have a
hole in the center one fourth of an
inch in diameter.
Don't miss the great one dollar
excursion to New York leaving Port
Jervis, at IN. Wednesday, June
goth. Remember this is week day
excursion and Greater New York
will be wide open on this day.
James Pierce, who was to have
been placed on trial Monday at Me
dia for the murder of George B. Eyre
last december, committed suicide in
his cell last Sunday. In letter he
declared his innocence of the crime.
Frank Nelson and William Ray,
who were inmates of our Jail for some
time, were indicted at Goshen this
week on two counts, burglary in the
first and larceny in the SECOND degree,
for having robbed the house of w.
A. Parshall Esq, in Port Jervis.
Mrs. Jack WiImerding, who was
Miss Marie Allen, a daughter Of
Vanderbilt Allen and a grandaught'
er of Commondore Vanderbilt, and
who figured in the divorce court and
in the annals of Bloomingdale Asy'
lum, will make her debut on the stage
this fall.
Rev Robert H. Crawford, Rev
Veen Scooter and Rev. E. E. Dixon
pastors of churches in the Stouds
burgs, last Sunday discussed the
late firemans convention and parade
held there last week and found much
they thought worthy of severe
criticism.
The two leading candidates fol
the Vice Presidency at the Republi
can convention next week will likely
be Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York
and Representative J. P. Dolliver
of Iowa, but the situation may
change. At this time it seems al
though the latter would be selected
The Ladies Aid Society of the M
E. church met at the home of Mrs
John Durling Wednesday of las
week and visited Raymondskih falls
The day was greatly enjoyed ant
the thanks of the society are du'
Mrs. Durling for the Sountiful re
past enjoyed and to Mr.. Durling TO
the ride.
Forest Leaves, the publication o
the Pennsylvania Forestry Associa
tion, says that in eight counties il
this State forest fires this spring de
stroyed half a million dollars wort
of timber. It is many years sine
they were so destructive. This n
doubt was largely owing to the yer
dry season.
Henry Came is building a foo
bridge across the Sawkill near We'll
Mill. The bridge, the money to pa
for which has been raised by sui
, scripton, is 81 feet long and will COS
, SS5. 1t is to be raised considerabl
above the water and rests on sui
stantial stone piers, so as to make
a permanent structure.
The G.. A. R. pension bill, whic
is now a law. provides that an
soldiers widow who has an incon
/ not more than $3.50. a year in add
D ton to what she may be able to ear
shall be pen sionable Another pr
} vision of the bill allows the 'luml
ing" of disabilities, under which Il
+ present allowance of the many thol
and of pensioners will be greatly il
j creased, and many veterans wi
; we're not pensionable on sing
\ disability win become so by unitil
i the percentage ON different disab
tiles.