Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-01-11
BRIEF MENTION.

Chicago has one hundred thousand
cases of grip and fears an epidemic
of small pox
Philip D. Armour, the millionaire
pork packer, of Chicago, is dead mt
the age of SO years.
Rev Myers, of Montague, preach
ed a very acceptable sermon in the
Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening
There were entered for record last
year in the recorders office here 3GS
deeds SO mortgages and 30 satisfaC-
tions Of mortgages.
John g. Sims, secretary of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
died at Philadelphia last Sunday
aged about 55 years.
The Old Point Comfort club gave
a surprise party to little Miss Maggie
Heller Tuesday night the occasion
being her birthday
Jury Commissioners W. Il. struble
and Peter Beisher, with George r
Quick as clerk, filed the jury wheel
this week with $50 names.
Mrs. Daniel Everett, of Montague.
N j., died at her home. last Friday
after ah illness of some weeks, aged
67 years The funeral was held
Monday.
The Senate has voted down the
amendment restoring the canteen
provisions Of the reorganization bill
This prevents che sale of liquor at
army posts.
Rev. J. r. Wright, Presiding FL
der, held service in the NJ. E. church
Wednesday evening and preached an
excellent sermon TO a large and at
tentive audience.
New York is in the tolls of grip,
pneumonia and influenza Two
hundred and fifty thousand cases
are said to exist and the hospitals
are overcrowded.
County Auditors, G. c. Shannon,
Walter II. Warner aud j F Ter
wiliger, have been auditing the
county finances this week. Geo R.
Bail, ESQ, is their clerk.
8. s. Lee, a brother of Senator
Lee. Of Stroudsburg, died suddenly
last Sunday. This is the third he
has lost within a year and he is now
the only brother left of the family
The total amount of compensation
paid the county commissioners for 900
was Sl293.G8. For the preceding
year it was s235O.85 a saving to the
county of SlO56.77 in 1900 over 1890
John H. Wood, the well known
real estate agent, of Port Jervis,
died last Saturday after an illness of
considerable duration, aged over II
years The funeral took place We'd
nesday.
John +. KilGour, who many years
has been a sufferer with neuralgia,
and whose case baffled many eminent
specialists whom he consulted has at
/ last been cured. He is now engaged
i'm the blue stone business in Sullivan
Co., n, Y.
VIM. Padgett delighted the boys
two evenings last week with his
show. There was a good attendance
and all seemed satisfied with the
performance. Padgett himself was
highly complimented on his skill on
the boards
7 Some three weeks ago the dwell
ing in which R. B Thrall resided at
seymour CT. was burned and his fur
niture stored in another house. This
week that also burned together with
all his goods on which unfortunate
lly there was no insurance.
For the first time in probably a
score of years no temporary loans
were made by the commissioners last
year and the county is now on such a
good financial basis that none will be
necessary this year and it is probable
that the debts will all be paid off too
Hon. P. P. Smith, Superior court
judge is critically i'll at his home in
| Scranton. He recently filed an ap
plication s bankruptcy and was toe
I i'll MondA gn the schedule o.
his liabilities md assets which wai
done by his daughter. It shows
liabilities amounting to about $50,
600 and assests sl5, 900.
There will be'a considerable reduc
ton in the amount received by tn
county from the State this year ou
Of the $4,000 bonus. The basis O
distribution is on the value Of rea
) estate in this and Susqil lehanna coun
3 ty respectively. Owing to the fac
that the State now owns some q, 90
! acres of land in Pike the valuation o
it, some S25, 900, must be deducted il