Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-05-31
BRIEF MENTION.

The Platt amendment was accept
ed by the Cuban constitutional con-
vention Tuesday by n vote of is
to IA.
Rev. Mckenzie of Port Jervis
will offieiate at communion services
to be held in the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning.
Because of inclement weather
Memorial services were held yester-
day in the court house. There was
music and addresses by Rev. G. e.
Soudder and T. Mcbride Nichols.
Rev. q. E. Scudder delivered a
very effective Memorial address last
Sunday evening in the M. E. church
to large audience. Sixteen of the
old veterans we're in attendance.
The o. & w. railroad has bought
the old canal bed between Summit
vile and Aligerville and it is re-
ported this assures a line being
built from Ellenville to Kingston.
1t is said the United States fish
commission has placed one hundred
million shad fry in the Delaware
river this season. Most of them
were turned in at Lambertville,
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The semi annual convention of
the Delaware Valley Union of &. E.
Societies of Pike and Monroe will
be held in the Presbyterian church
at East Stroudsburg Thursday,
June 13.
Attention is called to the new ad-
vertisement of the New York Fur
niture Company on page 3. Any
one needing home furnishings would
do we'll to call On them. The goods
are right and the prices too.
Rev. Myers in his sermon last
Sunday morning in the Presbyterian
church said that the church spire
did not point to heaven more direct
ly than did those members who
were living correct religious lives.
Monroe county Democrats have
appointed a committee to meet sim
liar committees from the other
counties in this congressional dis
trict to arrange for q system of ro-
tation in the Office of congressman.
Court convenes Monday, June Sd,
but the session will have nothing of
particular interest aside from the
expected decision of Jud. Purdy in
the Blooming Grove Park case
which will likely be handed down
then.
Henry @. Demming of Harrisburg,
Commander Pest No. IS, Depart
ment of Pennsylvania G. A. R., who
has an honorable war record, is be-
ing urged for Department Com
mander at the next election to be
held at Gettysburg in June next.
A recent act of assembly auhorizes
the county commissioners to appoint
n proper person in each township TO
look after the burial of INDECENT
soldiers and sailors, including those
who served in the late Philippine
war, and to expend s35 for a suitable
interment.
John G.. Hilliard is having erected
a large house, 3Ox6O, with additions,
on the west shore of Big Log Tav-
ern pond. A road is now being
built from the Dark Swamp road to
the site. The location is beautiful
one overlooking the pond and sur
rounding country.
Peter II. Pipher, county commits.
sioner of Monroe, has obtained q
state reputation by covering back in
the treasury the sum of $14O. The
salary is $3.50 a day but he thinks
his services worth only 81. so and has
returned the county the excess
which he says he has not earned.
Leon St. John will manage the
Inn at High Point this season and is
now getting the house and grounds
ready to receive guests. The Inr
has great altitude and the view
from its porches covers wide ex
tent and unfolds a magnificent pan
Drama Of mountains and valleys ex
tending over three states.
The dwelling occupied by Lewis
Briard at Matamoras was burned
Thursday night, May %. But httl,
3 furniture was saved. The building
1 was insured for 5000 with no insur
7 ance on contents. His family hal
been afflicted with sickness and thil
? calamity adds greatly to their pri
3 vations. They have the sympath!
Of the community.
0 Il Is claimed that the wet weathe
5 and late spring will material.
: shorten the strawberry season thi
year. Usually about Memorial da.
the season is at its heighth in New