Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-10-05
BRIEF MENTION.

For Sale-Twelve head cattle and
four horses Tobias Nelson, Milford,
Pa. If
The Presbytery of Philadelphia is
almost unanimous in the adoption of
report against revision.
Mrs, A. V. McCarty, of Dingmau
township, removed last week, with
her daughter, to a house on Water
street.
Port Jervis Is anticipating n gala
time next week during which a
street fair beginning the Sth will be
held there.
Mrs R. B. Van Etten will sell
house hold goods at vendue tom
row at 10 o'clock at her home on
Centre Square.
1t is announced that the wedding
of Miss Bertha, daughter of E. l..
Van Etten, of New York, and Char
les II. Wood will take place Oct. 26.
james Ryder removed Tuesday
from the Borough to the farm in
Dingman township occupied by
Briard who moved in the house va
Gated by former.
A we'll founded report says that a
steam road from Stroudsburg to
Bushkill will be in operation in less
than year and that Easton parties
are financing the project.
S. Andral Kilmer, the skilled ex-
pert-specialist in cancers, tumors,
etc., no longer visits Port Jervjs reg
ularly but he may be seen at the st.
Elmo Hotel, Goshen, Oct. 9th.
The Prohibitionists met here Sat
urday and nominated j. f. Hunt
ington, of Lackawaxen, for Repres-
entative and Rushing Dewitt, of
Milford, for Jury Commissioner.
The service at the Sawkill school
house announced for last Sabbath
but postponed on account of the
weather will be be held next Sabbath
Oct. Z at $3.50 p. M. the weather
permitting.
Tailor r. B. Van Etten has secur-
ed a good position in Stroudsburg
and left town last Monday tc begin
work. His family will go tomorrow
He is an excellent workman aid we
wish him success in bis new home,
By reason of the parrowness of the
bridge, only 10 #. wide, at L. B,
Quicks on the turnpike j. w. Green
ing met with an accident there last
Friday night by driving off the end
of it, which bruised him consider
ably and damaged his wagon.
The recent rains, though not af.
fording relief from the drouth fresh.
ened the ground, and the fine warm
weather Of the week has given the
grass a good start so that possibly
fall pasture may in part compensate
farmers for summer feeding.
The friends of the Bournique par
ty, now at Brink Pond, sho0ld forth
with send some one either to smasf
the glass ware or to bring them in
Jim Bennett in the Gazette say.
mice are freeing the ladies and tha
snakesare after Arthur Wolfe. The
situation is serious, and relief ex
pedition should be fitted out at once
1t is reported that valuable de
posit of clay has been discovered OF
the Shohola property, in this coun
ty owned by D. L. Hardenbrook
and that it will be developed. Their,
are large deposits also on the Shoho
la falls tracts. which have beel
tested and found to be of superio
quality for brick and pottery par
poses.
Henry Hillebrandt, of New York
aged about 46 years, who was sum
mer guest here, and occupied, will
his family, cottage on upper Har
ford street, died Sept. 27, of con
sumption with which disease he hat
been long time afflicted The re
mains were taken to Calvery ceme
terry, Brooklyn, for interment. H
leaves a wife-and three children.
In the fall of 1895 G.. E. Hursh
of Layton. N. j., planted a small
plot of ground with black walnuts
Any one doubling that it would pro
fit to duplicate this trial ON a large
scale should see these trees. The
are straight, grow rapidly, and an
now 10 to ~ ft. high. They cos
less than life insurance, and are jus
as sure a dependence in time {
need.
After Dory has enlightened til
Democratic club of Milford ON tn
questions of imperialism and ant
t expansion it can no doubt secure tn
eloquence of Mr.. Geo Heintz [
tbrO0v Iie,bh ~, 1R 70 with ono