Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-13
BRIEF MENTION.

relapse and is now very seriously i'll
at his home on Ann st.
1t is reported that Fred A. Beck
will be the future proprietor of the
Vandeimark Hotel.
Hon James l.. Decker. a promin-
ent citizen of Sullivan Co., N. Y,
at one time a member of Assembly
for two terms, and Sheriff, is dead at
the age of n years.
The American claim to unrestrict-
ed facilities of trade in China was
based on treaty rights. which were
about to be ignored when our claim
was made and secured.
Under this administration our
farmers, merchants and manufact
urers have been assured that the
markets of China would be always
open to them in equal competition
with other nations.
Democrats who re raising such a
hue and cry about expansion should
carefully study the history of the
Louisiana purchase made by jeff
erson and the conquest of Florida by
jackson, the two great Democratic
| lights.
D. B. Hill and Richard Croker
have harmonized with the same thing
i g. the party and hence with each,
now if they can harmonize the vot-
ers of New York themselves they
may be successful in lining up the
party for Bryan.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church has fixed Thurs
day August 2nd as the time for hold
ing the annual fair and festival on
the church grounds. The Ladies' of
the M. Chrch will hold theirs Thurs.
day August 10th.
Easton capitalists who control the
franchises of the Delaware Valley
Railway are now securing options on
rights of way, not heretofore obtain
ed, between Bushkill and Strouds-
burg and say they purpose building
road up the valley this summer.
The apple and peach crops in PEN
nsylvania promise to be abundant
this year. Wheat is very poor and
in some of the wheat growing sec
tions farmers will not take the trouble
to harvest the grain. The wheat fly
and the cold spring are the causes of
the failure.
Henry Hillebrand, Tuesday, left
his horse sta ndipg united at Cas-
keys when it took notion to come
on home. It came but left the wag-
on and considerable of the harness
along the road and was intercepted
here none the worse for its go-as-you.
please jaunt.
Lallah st. John, of Port Jervis
will give a violin recital in Brown s
Hall Friday, August Sd. She will
be assisted by Mrs. George st. John,
whose splendid voice affords 81
much pleasure to her audiences, ant
also by talent from New York. Flu
ture and fuller announcements will
be made in good season.
Sugar is up to cents ponnd and
may go higher. The Trust has it al
its own way and can force the price a;
it may determine. There is legiti
mate shortage in raw sugar through
out the world, and there has been g
great increase in consumption, owing
partly to the better times and partly
to the large fruit crop now beinj
gathered.
The will of Mrs NJ f. Beck ha
been probated and after bequeath
ing to John C.. and Frederick 5000
each and to Welhelmiue and Katha
rine $400. each, it directs the balanc
of her estate, real and personal to b
divided into nine equal shares nam
: ing all her children except John c
} as beneficiaries. d. II. Mlddaug q
is appointed Executor.
Iva, the six year old daughter G
George +. Melius and wife, of Bridge
port, Ct, who are residing for tn
summer in Milford, died Sunday G
typhoid pneumonia after an illness
about four week. She was ain intel
esting child and her bereaved parent
> and friends have the warm sympath
of all who knew her. The body wa
r taken Monday to Utica, n. Y, fC
interment.
The gold Democrats who refuse
to support Bryan in 1896 will hol
7 alOOf from him again this year. Sil
: teen to one in the platform is fatal
' his chances. 1t has been repudiate
j. once by the people and will be agail
E Bryan may gain few votes on ant
= Imperialism in the East but he wi
lose ON that and l6 to in the We
and South and Mckinley win
:. elected this year by a larger vo
than in '96.