Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-17
BRIEF MENTION.


There will be preaching in the
Presbyterian church Sabbath morn
ing.
The ladies of the M. E. Church
cleared over 800. at their fair last
evening.
Hon. John J. Ingalls, former
United States Senator is dead of
throat trouble.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS themonotony
of business Wednesday by a trip out
to Brink Pond.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church
held their annual fair and festival
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Rev. Thomas F. Fitzgerald, of
Mt Hope, N Y, filled the pulpit in
the Presbyterian church last Sab
bath.
Coils P. Huntington the multi
railroad and financial
maguate is dead at the age of 70
years,
r. w. Reed has rented, and will
occupy. the house of Mrs. Andrews
on Broad street, near Glenside
Snnitarium.
Mrs, Eleanor Quinn was so severe.
ly affected by the heat last Sunday
that she was confined to her bed
for couple of days this week.
A communication in regard to the
change in the mail route in Palmyra
was received too late for tlis weeks
issue and will appear in our next.
Frank Nc Carty, of Millville, is
about purchasing an unused engine
of Judge Klaer TO use in his sawmill.
Geo. Mitchell was appointed for
five and j. H. Van Etten for four
years, members of the Board of
Health by the town council Mon
day evening.
The M. E. Sunday School picnic
was postponed Tuesday on account
of rain, and it will be held some day
next week The Union school held
theirs yesterday.
George Ellsworth became rather
too boisterous last Saturday even
ing TO suit officer Woods ideas of
propriety and was inducted to the
lookup to mediate on the effects of
German beer.
Mrs. Silas M. Seely, of Plainfield
N. j.. when walking along a street
IN that city last week was bitten on
her arm by dog. one tooth cutting
through her dress and into the
flesh. The wound was cauterized
aud is healing.
Mrs. Schutts, who resides on Wat
or street, and worked at the Van
tine House, was recently struck on
her back by some person when re-
turning her home after dark an ,
falling her arm was broken and she
was other wise injured.
j. H. Heller, while driving from
Dingmans last Saturday night, met
a wagon near Warmers laue and the
two came in collision. Mr.. Heller
was thrown out and had his back
and leg so badly injured as to con-
fine him TO the house for several
days.
Nicholas Holden, who has q con-
tract with parties interested in the
Milford and MatamOras railroad to
lumber on their tracts out near
Dark Swamp, is hauling oak to
Matamoras. He reports streams dry
out there which were never known
to entirely fail befo e.
The commemorative record for
north eastern Pennsylvania has been
delivered to subscribers. 1t is a bulky
volume and contains a large num-
Der of half tone portraits. The W ork
is we'll done and if not correct the
fault lies with those who have been
careless or neglected giving the
data. We have discovered several
minor errors which are due no doubt
to this cause. On the whole it is q
valuable work.
The Democrats are cbuckling over
the large number of Republicans
who are said to have voted at the
late primary and some of them in
vite Republican papers in this coun
ty to note the fact that the grass il
not likely to wither when so many
supposed McKinleyites help moistel
the green spot. We do rejoice if I
little pure water got into the Dem
ocratic campaign. It's promoter
were careful not inject any
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