Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-01-25
BRIEF MENTION

The county auditors report i'm full
viii appear in the PREss in the issue
of Feb 1st.
The Delaware Legislature is in a
dead lock ON the election of two
United States Senators
John Wolf the shoe merchant, is
under the doctors care with threat
ened attack Of pneumonia.
Daniel d Everett, of Montague.
whose wife recently died, is quite in
with symptoms of pneumonia.
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court James p. Sterret died at
his home in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs Charles Custis, who has been
i'll for several weeks, does not ma
terially improve, and her condition
gives her friends great concern.
The depot at Lackawaxen was
burned yesterday morning A dog
overturneda table, on which q lamp
was burning, or knocbel the
lamp off the table, end thnt origin
alel the blaze.
Notice is given that IN effort will
be made to repeal tlmt part of the
special act of assembly for Pike
county which fixes the fees of the
county auditors.
At meeting of directors of the
Odd Fellows Life Insurance Com
pany, held in Allegheny last week,
it was concluded to wind up the af-
fairs of the concern
1t is said the coal combine will
reduce the price of that essential
commodity % cents on ton to the
yards, and that consumers will be
given similar reduction
William Backmore, Of Palmyra.
was brought to Milford last week
and lodged in Jail, He is charged
with enough misdemeauors to keep
him guessing for some time.
An overturned stove in the resi-
dence of DR. Custis last Sunday night
made lively work for the inmates
for short time but the fro was ex-
tinguished with little damage.
James Mollineaux, of this Bor-
ough, and Wilson S. Van Auken, Of
Lehman, have been drawn on the
United States District Court, which
opens Feb IS, in Philadelphia
Borough officers to be elected at
the coming election are two council
men, an assessor, auditor, justice of
the peace, oversoer of the poor,
judge and two inspectors of election.
Mr.. Cleveland's efforts to pull the
Democratic party out of the mire
would receive more applauseif if Dem
ocrats could forget Mr.. Cleveland's
share in putting 1t into the miro.-
K nsas City Journal.
A fire destroyed the old shed or
store room. on Pop Curries place
Brink Pond last week, so well known
to fishermen. Had the wind been
in different direction his house
would probably have burned too.
The Honesdale Presbyterian
church is in debt debt 81, 100 and ef-
forts are being made to cancel it.
The church here is free from dobt
and has funds in the treasury, DE
sides some 5000. toward an organ.
.uud.
Col Morry r. Hamilton, for twen-
ty-five wears State Librarian Of New
Jersey, died Wednesday. He was
born Nav "a just one year after
Queen Victoria, and was precisely
the age Of EXP Parliamentary John c.
Westbrook.
A meeting of the Driving Park
Association will be held at the Criss-
man House this evening. Allstoek-
holders and others interested are
particularly requested to be present
as business of importance will be
proDOsed
Jadge Lynch in an opinion hand
ed down this week in Luzerne eoun-
ty holds that a man owning proper
tY on "a lake has no right to reserve
the water fronting ON his property
for his exclusive use and fence it off
to prevent others rowing on it.
DR.. George L. Rumble, Of Passaic,
N. j., was struck by a train last
Sunday night near Delawanna and
had his spine broken which caused
his death Monday morning. He was
a native Of Walpaek N. j., and was
a brother of James Rumble, Of Mon
tague, N J.
Remember the meeting Of the
Hatchet Society Of the Presbyterian
church this, Friday, evening. The
committees appointed at the last
meeting will make reports aud def.
mate arrangements will be conclud.