Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-01-12
BRIEF MENTION.

monia aged twenty months
Contrary to the usal custom the
services of the week of prayer have
not been held jointly in the Church's
this week
The ladies club met last Saturday
a. the home of Mrs. II. T. Baker
Mrs Kenworthy captured the first
aud Mrs DR. Reed the second priz
Miss Linda Klear. is suffering
with a severe attack of quinsy sore
throat and her sister Edna is also
quite ind isposed.
The Republican State Convention
will meet at Harrisburg April 25th,
and the report is that Senator E. y.
Hardenburgh, of Wayne has been
slated as a candidate for Auditor
General
Florence a daughter of w. J. War
9r, ofBrooklyn, N Y, died Monday
of pneumonia aged about % years.
Mrs Walter H Warner of Milford
Tsp attended the funeral which took
place Monday.
Susan Van Campen, widow of tn,
tie John L. Bonnell, of Port Jervi+,
died at the residence of her daug
ter in the village last Sunday ag,l
over seventy-five years
After hearing evidence in the
junction proceedings of the Eria
and Wyoming against the Erie 1T
Honesdale last week the matter was
adjourned to Scranton for argu
ments Feb. 1st.
Elk. Asst Cashier Goldsmith, of
Port Jervis, was arraigned in the
U s. court Wednesday and plead |
guilty to embezzling $l02, 600 He
viii he sentenced to day
Bills of indictment for complice Y
in election frauds were last week
found against Hon. Samuel Salte =,
Lieutenant JAS. G. Rodges and sew
en- others of their co-workers in the
thirteenth division of the seventh
ward in Philadelphia.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
reorganized last Sabbath and Rev.
Thos Nichols made New Year adj
dress of welcome. Two new classes
were formed and a lively interest
was manifested in the future grow
tn and spiritual advancement of the
school.
Justice Henry Green of Easton be-
came Chief Justice of the Supreme
court of Pennsylvania at it meeting
in January, succeeding Chief JUS
tico j p Sterrett Jan. 1st 1902 will
comdlete his term of 81 years He is
now abouti72 years old.
The superintendent of the Dtn :
vile Sanitarium, to VIII ich Henry
Schuyler, of Lehman, was taken for
treatment, reports Schuyler in a
fit condition to return home but as
he needs good care he advises that
he be allowed to remain there un-
til spring.
Dr. Beers, of Bushkill, recently
had a narrow escape from severe
results Wishing a dose of med
icine his wife by mistake gave him
strychnine instead of ipecac and cal
omel The error was soon dis
covered and antidotes administered
which relieved him.
johnson of PIT. Jervis, in new ad
talks of winter shoes. Cold and wet
feet never fail to inflict serious harm
to any constitution, but with Fales
shoes he says there viii be no failure
in this respect. Take him at his WORD
and try them, and if they fail dom
fail to get your money back.
The Senate committee on privileg'
es and elections Jan. by vote of !
to decided adversely to the right o
| Mr.. Quay to a seat. Burrows, CAT
ferry, Pettis and Harris voteC
against and Chandler, Hoar, McCom
as for him. 1t is not probable tina
the Senate viii take action on the re
port for several days.
VIM. Dusenberry, Of Dingmans
met with an accident las week Will
driving near Manor Hall in Della
ware. The horse fell on ice in tn
road throwing the occupant out O
the wagon and then ran for severa
miles without however damagin,
himself or the wagon and fortunate
J ly Mr.. d. was not much injured.
For short comings in the PREs
this week we crave Indulgence O
our readers Our dude composite
Sid Pendell, of Monticello N. Y.
uneeremoniously left tour employ las
} Friday without a moments motto
promising that he would return t
work Saturday morning He j
possibly still returning His wor,
is like that of Ananias and his con
ltract like rope of sand.