Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-02-16
PERSONALS.

were much swollen.
George and Lanty Armstrong Jr.
have both suffered during the past
weeks severe attacks of tonsilitis.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Nj
e. church gave Mrs. Rushing Do.
witt Il surprise party last Thursday
evening.
Service may be expected at the
Sawkill school house next Sunday
Feb 18th, at ? 80 p. m. the weuth-
er permitting.
Harry sDewitt who for several
years has been an employee on tie
Dispatch ended his labors with that
paper last week
1t is reported that Theodore Bos-
ler received this week the nmoun
Of insurance lie carried on the life
of the late Oliver Middaugh.
Bert Jardon, who for some tire
was one of the Press force, left la t
week for n Y. where he Will ,e
employed with an electrical concern.
Joseph Bromley, of Phila., Vll
recently purchased tract of Land
on the shore of Silver Lake in Della
ware will erect a handsome house o
it this spring
The State ofPennsylvnnia now hhs
over one hundred and ten Thousand
acres in forest land. which will
nodoubt be largely increased before
the end of the year
The horse belonging TO N. Emery.
mentioned last week as being sick
died Monday. He is unfortunate
with that kind of property. Bette
own an automobile.
Oysters are SAID to be scarce and
high, but they will be in greater dc,
mand than usual since Michal G mp.
bell, of Ashley, found a pelrl in one
last week which he sold for 500
Mrs. j. J. Hart has recently placed
in the Lyceum thirty-four volumos
of books bought with the proceeds
of lawn party, given under thc
auspices of the Misses Helen Hart
and Alice Baker.
Rowland B. Molineux whose trial
for the murder of Katharine J
Adams by poison Dec. 2S, 1899
which began Nov. IA, terminated
Feb 10th by verdict of guilty OF
murder in the first degree.
State Senator E. B. Hnrdenburg,
of Wayne Co., is said to he slate
for the nomination for Auditor
General, and reason given is that
the large organized labor vote in thC
state demands recognition.
The New York Presbytery Feb. Il
by vote of II to 80 decided not t.
try DR.. A. G McGiffert, of the
Union Theological Seminary, on thu
charges of heresy preferred by Rev
q W. Birch at the January meet
ing.
Mrs. II. G. Williamson went (,
Branchville N. J. this week where
she will remain for several days
with the family of Mrs. j. G. Pric,
who, in company with her HUSBAND
expects to be absent from home {
short time on a winter vacation.
Last Saturday morning while Johi
Nearpass and nephew were exercis
ing a horse near Tri States N. Y. il
became frightened and Mr.. N. wa
thrown out of the wagon and quit
severely injured His son marriel
a daughter of Bart Armstrong, O
Dingman Tsp, and she has gone t
visit him.
The Metz Brothers have christen
ed their new summer boarding
house in Dingman Tsp, which wi
be opened to business about Jun
lst, the Grand View House. Tlii
is a very appropriate name as tn
view of hills, river and valley fror
its porches cannot be excelled i
this section.
Howard Greening, of Rattlesnak
after quite a successful attempt la:
Saturday night to give a carmin
tint to the town, was taken by office
Wood to the anti color coop, whic
quarters not being particularly I
his taste he avoided further occul
ancy Sunday morning by going int
his clothes for the price of the lods
ing and costs.
1t is reported that the estate of til
late John L. Blair, which was re
puted all the way from fifteen
thirty millions, was over estimated
and that according to the beques
of his will the value is but three mi
lions Legal questions have arise
and it is probable the courts will b
invoked, though there is a provi
ion in the will that any heir contes
! ing or objecting shall be barred frol
participating in the estate.