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

MAIAMUKAO.
John Foley, of New York, is
guest of his Uncle, Rev. Father Tries,
of st. Josephs church.
Furman Keys, of New York, re-
Gently visited his parents, j. +. Keys
and wife.
Invitations have been issued by r.
S. Danley and wife to the marriage Of
their son, r. S. Danley Jr., which
took place last evening.
J. o. Ryder is improving nicely
under the care of DR.. Kelly.
The ladies Of Hope church realized
S54 from the dinner July / ami the
ladies of Epworth church $50.
Master Joe Curtis, of this village,
met with quite an accident ON Sun
day, as he was cleaning his wheel he
injured his thumb quite seriously.
Naval Cadet Clarence Daily, of the
U. S. Battleship, New York, arrived
i'm port Saturday and came to Mata
moras to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daily. He left again Wednes-
day for Southampton.
The Epworth Sewing Circle met
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. $. a. Coleman on Main st,
Mrs. Joshua Corwin and Master
Leon returned home Saturday even
lug from Bingampton, N. Y, where
they have been visiting Mrs. Corwin's
sister, Mrs Charles Folinsbee, who
resides in that city. They also visit
ed at Camden, N. j.
The funeral of the late John Sheen,
which took place on Saturday morn
ing at St Joseph's church, was large
ly attended. Rev. Father Tries de-
livered a beautiful address. The
choir rendered some very pretty Sc
lections. Miss Lena Gebhard presid-
ed at the organ. The members of
the b. of l.. f. formed an escort to
theremains to st. Mary's cemetery
where the interment took place.
The Epworth church Sunday school
picnic will be held the first Thurs
day in August at Caskey's Hickory
Grove. Every one anticipates hav-
ing pleasant time.
A number of trees We're injured
during the hard storm on Saturday
afternoon; some by lightning and
others by the strong wind.
The l.. A. Society met this week at
the home of Miss Katie Walls on
Adams st.
William Billman, of Meridian,
Conn. returned home Saturday morn
ing, having spent few days with hi,
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Billman,
on CoOkson st.
The Ladies Christian Union Society
Of Hope church held their meeting
this week on Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Charles Sampson on Wash
ington st.
Thomas Moore, of Newburg, n Y
formerly of Matamoras, was in town
Saturday to attend the funeral of John
Sheen, Jr and was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs NJ CARTS of this village.
The following families took theii
departure for Westcolang, the cele-
brated camping place, on Monday:
Joe Will1in and family, Frank Will
kin and Mrs. C. Seymour and daugh.
ter Lydia, and son Fred, and Harry
Clawson.
Monday evening the School Direc.
tors met at the school building anC
voted to appoint the following teach
ers and principals in Westfall town
ship for the coming year and fixed
their monthly salaries: Prof. S. a
johnson, principal, salary, S75 &
month; J f. Molony, assistant prlnci
pal, $40; Minnie Van Akin S35
Frank f Wilkin, $50; Hannah Molo-
ny, $50; Nellie Westfall, $50; Sarah
Remey, S35 Howard Allen was APP
pointed teacher at Mill Rift; Mrs
Cora Layton, at Roses Switch, and
Flora Heidenthal at QuicktOwn
Miss Tillie Zahnlecker was appointed
substitute teacher, There was ne
change made in teachers. There
were six bids on the steam heating
for the school building but the con-
tract was not awarded as the direc-
tors desire time to study the specifi
cations submitted. School will open
Monday Sept 3rd.
Bert Nichols was in town over the
Fourth and has erturned to Jersey
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