Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-10-26
DINGMAN'S FERRY.

ling dysentery has prevailed in this
section for some time which is at-
tributed to the water, the supply Of
which is not improved.
Considering the dry weather the
rye crop looks fairly we'll
Little interest is manifested in
politics here. There is no abuse of |
candidates, and Jake being satisfied
after defeating Lynn does not worry
about the result so the contest has
no disagreeable fentures.
The fence club at recent meet
ing concluded that the crops have
been poor here every year for the
past five If this keeps on we will
have a famine
Talk has been revived about a
mail route from here to Branchville.
1t might pay once or twice II week,
with the parcels, as there seems to
be considerable travel which would
no doubt increase.
George Snyder has a contract to
build an enclosing wall with turrets
around the club house at Silver Lake
also wall 200 feet long with two
turrets at the lake front.
We noticed the ad of Kane the
shoe man of Port Jervis and saw
he had left off the scare crow he had
on his cards. But we observe that
johnson, filter of feet, no longer
advertises. He must have to gone
some other place for which we are
sorry for we always found him a
good man TO deal with and his goods
| just as represented.
Mr.. Angle candidate for represent
ative has been calling on his friends
in this section. Hepropoles if elect
ed to serve the people hY consulting
their interests, ard endelvoring 20
procure such legislation as will ben
eft his constituents. He will be
with the majority party and it is
a0 ural 10 assume that he can con-
trl} legislation in our interests far
better than his opponent who win
he in the minority. Our only hope
in having any benefit from les is
latlon lies in electing man who will
be able to do something with the
majority in tine House.
HuslIing corn is now in order.
The price of butter has gone up,
but cream has diminished in quality
The town forgot to celebrate the
opening of the new bridge
Mrs. Gilmore and daughters have
returned to the city.
The church column greatly inter.
ests many Press readers.
We hear very few guns here
abouts, squirrels, quail and other
game seems to have gone to thai
happy land, the pot.
We ran find no one willing to be
on Bryan. His admirers are no
whooping him up. They seem tt
have lost all confidence in his elec
ton.
It is cheering to learn that tn,
railroad project has been revived
1t has taken 60 years to get it t,
Roses farm, and at this rate it will
reach us-some time.
We had very interesting Repub
llcan meeting here last Thursday
and listened with pleasure to TIN
speeches of our candidate for Con
gress Russell G Stewart and Ex
Congressman kirkpatrick. The.
made a very favorable impression
and gained votes for the ticket. Mr.
Stewart is an able man and If elect
ed, as we think he will be, will rep
resent this district in a fitting man
. ner. He has industry, capacity an'
determination all of which qualitie
eminently fit him for the position
and will make him a useful man TO
his party and his constituents.
CESAR.
People here are complaining abou
the lack of storms in this section
, but we had genuine north caste
last Sunday when j. B. Westbrool
was up on the hill electioueering, a
least he thought he was taking tn
place by storm. If he has no mor'
: regard for Sabbath than he has 70
the promises he made E, f. Peters
he has very little, and such disre
3 gard will not make votes.
G. Y. Crone is busy working
! quarry furnishing stone for p NJ
Mills at Silver Lake.
A SUNDAY OBSERVER.