Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-03-02
BRIEF MENTION.

The ladies' club met Thursday ev-
ening with Mrs G. w Bull
Henry Lambert split his thumb
Inst Friday while cotting wood.
There are thirty applications for
license in Pike county this spring.
Ladies' Aid Society of the Plesby-
terian church met Tuesday with Mrs.
Jennings on High ST.
Andrew A. Armstrong who has
for sometime beeu in i'll health is
now confined to bis bed.
Mes. H. NJ Courtright of Coma
shaugh whose illness was noted las
week, is improving in bealth
General Cronje, the Boer leader,
has Surrendered his forcenbout three
thousand men, to Lord Roberts
The Hook aud Ladder Co. will
hold it's annual meeting tonight,
Friday, for the election of officers
Postum lister Charles LIttimorc was
detained from his office a couple of
days this week on account of sick
ness.
The largest fire ever experienced
in Newark, N. j., destroyed over a
million and BALI dollars worth f
property.
w F. Kimball, formerly a COM
positor on the Press, now residing
with his brother at Matamoras, re-
Gently suffered shock of paralysi s.
Communion services viii be hejd
in the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning at 1O:30. The piepal ato Y
lecture will be in the lecture loom
this evening.
John A. Kipp and wife bave *
sued invitations to a few friends to
join in celebrating the twenty fifth
anniversary of their wedding which
occurs this evening.
The Shoudsburg company organ
lied to run automobiles, find itimpos-
sible 20 procure hemachines, sogreat
is the present demand. a small one
however may be secured.
George N. Cole. of Montague, will
open kiln of fresh lime Monday the
5th. A good time now for farmers 60
haul it, and land will be benefited
by a dressing of % bushels toan acre
Fourteen republicans have been
arrested in Easton Pa. aud placed
under bonds for alleged violation OF
the election laws. Il is said the arrest
of number of democrats will soon
be made as an offset
The long winter evenings arc
pleasantly shortened with aid of
small card parties. pr. aud Mrs,
Barckley and Mrs. Uusworth so
amused themselves Monday, aud
Miss Hattie Horton entertained II
small party Tuesday evening with
six handed euchre.
The Old Poiot Comfort Club gave
an excursion party at the Crissman
House Tuesday evening, the third
party of the season. Though not
largely attended an enjoyable time
was speat. The prizes were won
by May Boyd, F. W. Beck, w Cud-
deback and Eta Kipp.
About noon, some days ago, while
Mrs. james R Bull was absent for Il
few moments from her house in N
Y. it was robbed of $50 90 all her sil-
yer waae and gold watch There
was no person in the house except a
servant and she heard nothing of The
intruder or his operations.
The men, connected with the Pres
byterian church, organized in per
manent society Monday evening tC
be known as the "Mens Batchet So
ciety" having for its object the ad
vancemeDt of social interests in the
church, also to aid financially by al
> annual supper February % nd.
Judge Purdy has handed down (
decision in the Wayne county court
that the bounty act of July 8, 1s9
|, with the amendment of April IL
z 1899 which is entitled "an act for tn
Q destruction of wildcats, foxes an(
minks and providing payment o
bouuties on same etc. +" is unconsti
tutional for the reason that the pOr
pose of the act is not clearly express
~ ed in the title, and the amendator!
= act cannot cure the defect
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