Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-05-04
BRIEF MENTION.

of the season passed over town yes
tertlny afternoon.
The Hotel Fauchero has been
newly painted by Ernest c. Wood
and his assistants.
A roomy porch is being attached
to the house occupied by W. V.
billiard on lower Broad street.
Katie Stout of Monroe county is
a bride at the age of 13 years, and
said to be the youngest in the state.
The will of the late William Wool
cock, probated this week, devises all
estate to his wife and names her sole
executrix.
The Snyder bill to prevent the
coloring of oleomargariue to initiate
butter passed the House by a large
majority Tuesday.
The members Of the family of
George Peroz in Milford township,
who have been affected with diph-
liberia, are recovering.
A Jersey City boy swallowed
dynamite cartridge. His parents
will be pretty apt TO treat him gent.
ly for some time to come.
Grading and clearing up has been
IN progress during the past week on
the Pinchot homestead lot corner
Broad and Hartford streets
Two barrels good roasted Rio
coffee 121a cts, per Ii. one barrel
Maracaibo aid Mocha mixture roast
ell 18 cts. per ID. at W. & G.. Mitch
ellis.
William Holbert, for many years
town charge, died at the home of
Sam BOsler, where he resided, early
Wednesday morning. Death was
due to dropsy.
Samuel Johnson, ex-Surrogate
of, Sussex county, a prominent bust
ness man and highly respected citi-
zen of Newton, N. j., is dead at the
age of 6S years,
Listers standard fertilizers at
Mitchell's.
Representative j. B. Westbrook
did commendable act in voting for
the Snyder anti oleomargerlne bill
and deserves the thanks of the farm.
ers of the state.
Professor, Thomas Conrad Porter,
d. D., LII. D., for number of years
professor of botany and zoology in
Lafayette college at Easton, is dead
at the age of 70 years.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Milford water com
pany is advertised to be held at the
office of c. w. Bull, Esq, Monday,
May 6, between the hours of and 8
p. IN.
Judge Archibald has appointed E.
r.. w. Searle, Esq, of Susquehanna,
as the clerk of the new Federal court
for tine middle district of Pennsyl-
vania. He will in future reside at
Scranton.
The borough will be without a
justice of the peace for two days.
The commission OF William Angle
expires May 4th and that of Frank
Schorr, justice. elect, does not begin
until May 9Th.
The gates of the Pan American
grounds will be open on Sundays
from 1 p. III. until II p. IN. but the
Midway and all amusement features
will be closed from Saturday night
until Monday morning.
The peach crop in Sussex, Warren,
Somerset and Huntington counties,
New Jersey, promises to be unusual
Ily large this year There is not the
usual number of buds on the trees
but sufficient to produce a large
yield.
Eugene A. Dorfinger, station
agent at White Mills, Pa, was kill
ed last Saturday at that place by
falling under an Erie train. Both
legs were severed from the bo y,
and he lived only a few moments
after the accident.
It is now an offence in this state
punishable By fine or Imprisonment
to use certain coloring matters oi
preservatives in milk or cream which
is exposed for sale. Such substances
as salicylic acid, formal delheyd,
aud boracic acid are included.
The standing committee on sys
tematio benefcence at the recent
meeting of Hudson Presbytery re
ported as to the Milford church
Additions past year, 3; member
ship, 1l8i total benefioence, 1872
average per member, s1.54; ex
penses, s112O.
There are a good many things IN
timed in this out-of- joint world
. Here, for instance. is a drop Of 2
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