Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-07
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John Kelly's fine horse Harry was
foundered last week.
Port Jervis is officially announce
ed to have population of 1886.
Philip Decker proprietor of the
Sparrowbush Hotel died Dec. 2 aged
Sc years.
The Germans nave snubbed Dom
Paul Krueger and he will not visit
that empire.
Chief Burgess Wolf moved his
saw mill last Monday to Donaldsons
place in Delaware.
VIM. McCown was so afflicted
with rheumatism recently as to con-
fine him to the house for several
days.
Service may be expected at the
Sawkill school house, Sunday, Dec.
9, at 2.30 p. M, the werther permit
ting.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon will give
free public reading in Boston this
week from his new book on the SER
want girl question.
At a meeting of the Presbyterian
congregation held Tuesday evening,
J. c. Wallace and Tobias Nelson
were elected trustees for two years.
AT the Orphans Court sale last Sat
urday of the real estate of the late d.
d. Newman, in Dingman township,
the property was struck off for E.
Vandermark for 81, los.
The will of D. D. Rosencranse,
late of Delaware township, probated
this week devises all his estate, real
and personal, to his wife and ap-
points her sole executrix.
There will be a social tonight at
George Peroz, in Schocopee, for the
benefit of a fund for school organ.
Miss Flora Rochotte is very energet-
ically aiding the project,
Mrs. Mary Ann Milligan, colored,.
died at her home in Middletown, N
Y, Nov. 80, of apopleVy. Her ex-
act age was not known but it is as
sumed she was about 102 years old.
Oscar Wilde, former "opostle OF
estheticism" and writer of some
note, died Nov. 30th in an obscure
house in Paris, where he had for
sometime been living under assumed
name.
The d. L. & w. r. r. is about to
shorten its line by building an air
line from Waterloo to the Delaware
Water Gap. This will necssitate
building tunnel two miles long, and
will shorten the time from Buffalo to
New York about fifty minutes.
The Boys Guild held q reception
Monday night and those over IL de-
bated the question of Navigation VS..
Railroads. The younger ones had
essays on how to improve the town
and little Govie Emerson carried off
the prize.
Two Norman elders who were at
tempting to preach polygamy IN
Hungary were badly beaten, elected
from the hall and one was ducked
in a horse pond. The government
has prohibited further attempts tC
proselyte.
: The railroads are still fighting the
proposed new coal road from Scran.
ton to tidewater and they will appea
from an order affirming the decision
of the railroad commissioners grant
ing the application of the ID. V. &
| X. r. w. to build along the old can
!, al.
Elk Judge Albert Huffman, of 10
boken, a regular summer visitor al
Villa Ina for several years, and an
intimate friend of Charles Maync
died last Saturday. Agreeably tC
his will his remains were cremat
ed and the ashos scattered to the
winds.
At the annual election of the Mil
ford Lodge No. 344 f. and A. M
held Dec. 5, G. A. Swepeniser wai
elected w. NJ, W. B. Kenworthey
S. W. P. M. Mills. j. w, R. D. Sayr'
Treas. N. Emery Jr. Secretary, J. H
Van Etten Rep to g. L. A. Rivier'
and C. W, Bull Trustees.
Prothonotary ]. c. Westbrouk Jr
has installed a new type writer il
+ his office with which to copy deed
, and mortgages. This is a great ad
vance over the old method of copy
ing, and will facilitate making
searches and render it much easie
to do work in the Office. A grea
, need is that nav indices should b.
. prepared to deeds and mortgages ae
eording to some approved plan whicl