Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-20
BRIEF MENTION.


Taggarts' Sunday Times claims to
be the only Bryan paper in Phila-
delphia. Even misery loves com
pany.
Service may be expected at the
Sawkill school house Sunday, July
%, at 2 30 p:m., the weather per-
mitting,
The solo which Alfred J. Gilchrist
is to sing at the M. E. church next
Sunday morning is eutitled "Tbe
Everlasting Light"
Wilson w. jaeger, a native of
Delaware township, but for many
years a resident of Scranton, died in
that city Sunday July Is.
George A. Hill. a well known resi-
dent of Matamoras. and prominent
in railroad circles, died at his home
Tuesday evening, aged AZ years.
The midsummer meeting of the
Minisiuk Valley Historical Society
will be held at Candebee Park near
Cudderbackville tomorrow July 81
Rev. G. E. Scudder will preach on
Sunday evenings during the month
of August ut the NJ. e. church a Sc
ries of sermons entitled the River
side series.
Dingman's Feycy now has two
mails daily, one leaving here at 10:
IS a. m. and one at 4 p. m. This
arrangement will be in force until
September 18th.
United States Senator Gear, Of
Iowa, died suddenly of beart trouble
last Saturday. Secretary of Agricu.
culture Wilson is spoken of as his
probable successor.
The boys who are camping at
Edgemere upder the care of Prof
Jacob Klei ohaps, defeated a pine OF
Dirgman Ferry at ball Wednesday
by n score of to 10.
Charles G. Cotter, a printer, died
at his bone in Saginaw. Mich, July
2 age 81 years. he was a son of G.
B. Cotter, who published the Milford
Herald in the early sixties.
Eugene Hanze lost his horse
Thursday morning. He had beer
to Dingmans and when coming home
the animal dropped in the road neal
Judge Games and gave no the ghost
r. S. Donley, Jr., of Ma5amaras
and Miss Mary l.. Heintzelman, o.
East Liverpool, Ohio. were uuited il
marriage Thursday, July 70. by
Rev. g. Gillespie at the Presbyt ter
ian parsonage in Port Jervis. Aftel
the ceremony a pleasant reception
was given at the home of tn
grooms parents.
Notwithstanding the state of af
fairs existing in China, war canno
be declared by the United State
without the converting of Congress
and this Will not likely be done
The insurrection may be quelIed ant
the insurrectionists punished with
out formal declara zion whicl
would involve many and grave
questions.
Lebanon county last Saturda,
nominated an entire Anti Quay tick
ct. DR.. Samuel Weiss who declar
ed that under no circumstance
would he vote for NJ. S. Quay TO
Senator was nominated over DR.. Q
P. Gerberich the Quay candidate 70
Senator. In York county the con
vention will be controlled by til
Anti Quay faction.
The corps of engineers, surveyin
for the Peoples T ilway Co., com
pleted a preliminary line this wee
from here to Matamoras. They IA
back of town at an elevation of IL
feet, aud struck the flats at a poi1
near Caskeys Hickory Grove Hote
They are now running the line wes
wardly, the ultimate objective poll
being Nanticoke in Luzurne COUNT
NeversiDk division order of Raj
r way conductors will have an excu
/ sion tc, and clam bake at Shoho
Glen, August Sth. Trains will leav
Port Jervis at 10 80 a. m, far
round trip, 40 cents. This will a
ford Milford people an excellent O
portunity to enjoy ride to the far
Gus glen and partake of a bake whi'
will satisfy the most fastidous pa
, ate.
t The new bank is receiving Il
r support and patronage of the pc
Il plo here TO a reassuring degree
:. great convenience and the aceomm
: dating spirit manifested by the {
8 ficials wins favor and its success
o ready seems established. People
Q tins section should give the instit
n tion cordial support and so ensu
its prosperity and make its usefl
ness in aiding business enterpr-
felt for the general good.