Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-05-10
BRIEF MENTION.
DR. H. B. Reed has recently pur-
chased n neat runabout wagon.

Work has began on the new tran
septs which are to be added to the
Church of the Coop Sheperd.
The Rock Spring Creamery of
Montague, N. j., has opened for
business and is now receiving about
1000 pounds of milk daily.
At a meeting of the directors of
the First National Bank of Milford
held Tuesday John &. Warner was
appointed assistant cashier.
Lawrence Sibley, who with his
parents spert a month at the Home
stead last summer, was drowned
Monday at his home in Victoria,
Texas.
Jacksonville, Fla, suffered a loss
of fifteen million dollars and sever
al lives by fire which devastated
the business portion of the city last
Friday
Walter L. Angle has very success
fully passed his examinations at the
Jefferson Medical college i'm Phila-
delphia and is now taking a course
in special branch.
Charles B. westbrook, for many
years a popular salesman in a Port
Jervis store, has retired to a stock
firm near Sussex, N. j.. which he
will in future conduct.
Aspecial meeting of Milford Lodl e
No. 344, F. & A. NJ, will be held to-
morrow, Saturday, evening. Dis
trict Deputy q. NJ. Hulsizer of Hones-
dale will pay fraternal visit.
"Fishing on the Picturesque Erie"
is a handsome little booklet which
gives abundant information con-
oerning the ponds and streams ad-
jaoent to that popular road.
The Voorhees, bill TO permit the
people of the state to vote on the
question Of removing the capitol to
Philadelphia seems likely to pass.
On a test vote Tuesday in the House
there were 11O for to AZ against the
hill.
Rock Spring Creamery butter, 25
cents a pound. can be obtained at
Kyte's market. This creamery, To-
Gated in Montague, N j., has se-
cured the services of an excellent
butter maker, and its product will
be first class. 5-S-tf
The act repeating the special act
fixing the fees of county auditors of
Pike has passed and henceforth our
county auditors will receive SO for
each day spent in performing their
duties and mileage once a week to
and from their homes.
B. C. Smith, who was recently
appointed fire warden for Greene,
Palmyra, Blooming Grove and
Lackawaxen townships, having de-
clined because of his contemplated
removal to Gouldsboro, Anthony
Ploss of Greene has been appointed
in his stead.
l.. A. Martins and Jacob McCarty
were ordained elders in the Reform.
ed church at Montague last Sunday
morning Obadiah Bevans and
Charles Grau will be ordained elders
next Sunday evening in the Haines
vile church and j A. Grau and
Alonzo Depue deacons.
Through the courtesy of James
Campbell, factory inspector of the
state, we are in receipt of his report
for the year 1900. The special re
ports from the inspectors of the
several districts show that the man
ufactories are all busy and business
is excellent and prosperous.
Rev. Thomas Nichols, pastor o
the Presbyterian church, is not en-
, joying very good health and hi
condition would seem to indicat,
that a cessation from labor and re
, linquishment for a time of pulpi
work might be beneficial. All will
, join IN a fervent hope for his speed!
,1eFC,a kfov, 10 baoIfT,
Richard Humbert is making con
a siderable addition to "The Marguer
+, ite," his, new summer boarding
8 house, on Water street. It is pleas
o antly located and has a nice outlook
. Mr.. Humbert has a curiosity in tn
shape of a stem bearing cotton boil
one Of which matuied, which h
raised last year. 1t is genuine Pix
/ county cotton.
Recently, Benjamin Kyle, of Nil
a ford, purchased of D. L. B. Smit
? his sorrel road mare, Topsy o. Sh
a was bred and broke by Oran Obly
; of stewartsville, N. J. She is @
y Abdallah stock, and standard bred
d AS three-year-old she trotted
y full mile over the Allentown, Pa
. track in 2.s3. AS a road horse sh
s has few equals and is perfectly SAT
for a lady to drive.