Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-11-30
BRIEF MENTION.

Senator Cushman X. Davis of Min
nesota died at his home Nov. 9th
George W. Wilson, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, died at WASH
ington Tuesday of Brights Disease.
About two inches of snow fell this
week at Sawkill and up IN Paupac
nearly -four. There was none here.
DR.. G. E. Fostnr, a prominent ply
sician, of Honesdale, Pa, died SUD
denly at his home Monday evening
of heart failure.
Communion service will be heldin
the Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning. Preparatory lecture
this Friday evening at 2 80.
The highest point in Pennsylvania
is Big Bald Knob on the border line
between Bedford and Somerset coun-
ties. 1t is 5000 feet above sea level.
November the largest single
shipment of apples was made from
the United States. 2s,2S5 barrels
were consigned from Boston to Liv
erpool.
The county commissioners were
in session a couple of days this week.
Payment for bridge repairs and costs
in Commonwealth cases demanded
attention.
Oscar Bowmah, of Branchville,
we'll known in this section a. a fire
insurance agent, died at his home
Thursday Nov. % of consumption
aged about SO years.
The worlds consumption of the
brush of broom corn is about thirty
thousand tons, grown on twelve
Thousand acres, of which twenty
eight;thousand tons are produced in
Illinois.
Mrs. VIM. Fl. Armstrong will en-
tertain small company of ladies at
reception and ten this afternoon
She is a gracious hostess and those
enjoying the favor will be charming
ly entertained.
May, the eleven year old daughter
of Marion Doty and wife, died ut
the home of her parents in Port Jer-
Wis, Nov %. The funeral took
place at the Reformed church at
Dingmans last Saturday.
Dingman is a new advertiser this
week Holiday goods are an espec-
ial attraction, and there is not a
youngster in town that does not
known the quality of the candy
which can be obtained there.
The town council is having the
culvert on Broad street, atCatharine
opend much needed piece of work
1t is unfortunate that the borough
finances do not permit the laying Of
tile pipes, which would be perman-
ent and less expensive in the end
The fall of rain the first of this
week materially helped the water
supply and to some extent relieved
many farmers who have been great
ly inconvenienced. Out in Ohio
there were floods and considerable
damage done by turbulent stream
and rivers.
Snhfransky. the up-to-date Porr
Jervis clothier, invites attention tc
HIS large and complete stock o.
goods. It is we'll to know that al
his place you are not buying cheaI
goods. but good goods cheap. There
is wide difference to the consumer
between these two things.
1t is highly probable that effort
will be made at the coming session o
the legislature to amend the gam,
laws They may take the form o
making the open season shorter par
ticularly as regards quail, pheasan
and deer. More stringent provision
may be also introduced respecting
the snaring or trapping of birds, an'
as to chasing deer with dogs.
The Prince of Wales has discard
ed trousers with creases and nov
razor edges will disappear. 1t is on
ly question of time always whei
a lot of us can be in fashion again
If the late fad had continued tn
next generation would have beei
kneeles, or at least would have al
ways refrained from bending them
Too many, however, in this respec
have that fault.
The wedding Of our townsmal
Frank Seitz and Mrs. A. f. Ulderico
of 189 Hewes street, Brooklyn, vii
occur at the home of the latter mex
Wednesday, Dec. 9th. At the sam
time and place he sister will wed
Mr.. Grimm. Frank is steady an
efficient business young man, his in
tended wife is a woman Of ampl
means, and both are to be congratu
lated on the smiling fortune whic
/ awaits them in the married state
May their lives be long and happy.