Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-05-04
BRIEF MENTION.

The awning in front of T Arm
strong's store has been repaired this
week with a new one.
A new fence is being built along
Ann street in front of the property
of the Misses Mitchell
Geo N Cole, of Montague N j.,
will have Il kiln of fresh lime ready
for customers tomorrow May 5th.
Mrs c. F. Seltz, of Dingman Tsp.
who has been quite seriously III is
considerably improved in health.
The Hotel in Tafton, Paupac town
ship, owned and occupied by Clara
Labes Felden was burned last Sun
day morning.
Henry Fulmer, of Easton, is dead
at the age of II years. He was a
wealthy man and owner of the Ben
nett House in Stroudsburg,
The Kleinhans family is packing
up their goods to send to Blooming
Grove, and will not occupy their
Ann street house this summer.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel and Mad
ison Square Theatre in New York
were sold at auction recently as one
lot to w. P. Emo for 81, 225, 900.
A meeting of all firemen is called
for this, Friday, evening at $3.50, at
the council rooms by Chief William
Angle. Business of Importance is to
be considered
The Wheeler family who have for
several years occupied cottage on
Hartford street, moved their furniture
to New York, and we understand
will not reside in Milford this sum-
mer.
Munkacsd, the celebrated painter.
died in an asylum at Bonn Tuesday.
His two most celebrated paintings,
which have both been exhibited in
this country, are "Christ before Pi-
late" and "Christ on Calvary"
The heirs of the late George Nyce
have sold to Thomas Dunn, ofStrouds-
burg, their timber in Lehman for
the sum of 81, 100, and Ran. Van
GOrden also sold to A. Yetter the
timber on an adjoining tract for $1,000.
The catch of shad in the lower
Delaware is unprecedented Eight
or nine pound shad can be bought
for 10 cents. The largest shad ever
caught in this river was taken last
week at Penn Grove. 1t weighed
full eleven pounds.
The firemen were somewhat Grip
pied in their work at the fire Mon
day for lack of sufficient hose. Now
that we have house and facilities
f or taking proper care of it it would
seem wise to provide the laddies
with the necessary feet of good rub
Der hose.
An extensive forest fire ragged
Monday around Lackawaxen and all
lalong the hills to Rowlands. Con
stableKelly with a large force OF men
fought the persistent element with
such success as to prevent its burn
ing the town but the forest are de
wasted for miles.
A Syndicate of Bethlehem capital.
lists has bought several trolley roads
Z in Northampton, and it Is said
line will now be built to Strouds
burg. The intention is to connect
Bethlehem and Allentown with the
slate regions, and the upper Della
ware valley and so divert that trade
from Easton to those cities.
Metz Brothers are rapidly com
pleting their new summer home no
tel over in Dingman township Thi
lower rooms are ceiled md lineI
with metal, and when the house i
opened in June 1t will be in all re
spects first class. Views are magni
ficent and extended and the plac
will be an inviting one for those de
string a summer home.
Forest fires during last week de
wasted large section of this coun
ty. The woods seemed to be blaz
ing in every direction and thousand
2 of acres We're burned over. Josep
= Dubois barn in Dingman townshi
' VIM. Boslers also narrowly escaped
n The slight shower Monday afternoo
y was a great blessing in checking th
( fires.
The report sent to the New Yor
) papers concerning the fire here MOI
} day were grossly exaggerated,
fact were lies pure and simple. Tell
. grams of coincidence were recoiy
ed by parties which while kindly il
tended were both amusing and al
J. noying. 1t is bad enough to hay
II Pike the tone green spot" withol
r having her tradueed in other wal
7, by some of those who happen
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