Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-09-21
BRIEF MENTION.
Autumn begins to-day

Ross B. Van Auken does not inn
improve.
Mrs. NJ. Rudolph is quite i'll with
rheumatism.
The Old Point Comfort Club will
camp at Twin Lakes next week.
The corner stone of the Blooming
Grove Baptist church was laid yes
terday.
For sale cheap a thresher and sep
arator in good condition. Inquire
of VIM. Angle.
FOR SALE.-A good platform
Scales, capacity 1,2O0 lbs. Enquire
of Mrs. M. Rudolph, on upper Broad
street, Milford.
The Mauch Chunch Gazette says
the reason why Mutchler was nomi-
mated instead of Barber was because
he saw Hart first.
A. Il Se,ley has been drawn on
the U. S. Circuit court traverse jury
and will go to Phila. Oct. Is to per-
form his duties as a juror.
The Republican congressional con-
ference TO nominate candidate for
the Eight district will be held in
Easton tomorrow, Saturday.
Bryans letter of acceptance makes
imperialism and the trust paramount
issues, but the free silver question
is after all the principal plank.
Murray H. Chaplin, of Bridgeport,
Ct, where he is connected with the
Union Type Writer Co., sent liber-
al donation to the Galveston suffer
ers.
Elder George Mitchell was elected
by the Presbytery one of the dele
gates to the meeting of Synod which
convenes. at Geneva N. Y. in Octo-
ber.
The New York Democrats nomi-
mated ]. B. Stanchfield, of Elmira,
for Governor and William F. Mack
ey, of Erie, for Lieutenant Governor.
There is such harmony between
Croker and Hill that the state will
surely be lost to the Democrats. Q
Mr.. Doyle and family, of Coney
Island. who have occupied the Bris-
coe house on High street, have pur-
chased the McMullen farm it Schoc-
opee and will move there in Decem.
ber. Hisison-jn-law, who is a car
penter, will in future reside here.
The strike in the Anthracite re-
gions is now on aud many thousand
miners are out. Efforts have been
made to arbitrate and they have not
been wholly abandoned, but the
present outlook for settlement of
the grievances docs not seem hope.
full.
Charles Maync opened yesterday
, new place Of business in the Wal
lace building where he will manu-.
facture proprietary medicine. Le-
roy Kipp has been employed to sup.
erintend apd Mrs. Alice w. Drake
and Winnie Bournique are engaged
to work in tho business.
The papers report something of {
. feeling in Monroe county among
Democrats against Mutchler. AL
he probably cares about it is to havt
them turn up the usual majority
If they do that what matter how
they feel or whether they have an!
feelings. The biggest plank in tn,
Democratic platform is how to ge
there.
Jervjs Gordon and family remov
n ed this week to Port Jervis whicl
will be their future home. He ha
resided in Milford for the past thir
ty-five years during which he raj
the upper mill, and became widel,
acquainted in this section. His man.
friends will wish him comfort an
happiness in his new home and vii
miss his familiar face here.
g The Appellate of the New Yor
state supreme court has handle
down a decision affirming the actio
of the railroad commissioners grant
ing permission to the d. V. an
Kingston R. R. Co. to construct it
road along the canal from Kingsto
to Lackawaxen. Appeals have bee
10 taken in this state from the confiic
ing opinions of Judges Purdy an
Simonton as to the right to eonstru'
in this county.
The Pike conferees assign as rea
ons for supporting Mr. Mutchler thi
the three upper counties could NJ
50 unite on a man, and as they belle
p ed Mr.. Bryan would be elected Pre-
50 ident and as Mutchler stood in clio
relations to the Demo Pop candida
SO it would be best for the district
Sc nominate him. Well these a
n weighty reasons and perhaps Il
d, best the far sighted conferees CT