Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-12

for July 25 has been cancelled.
The Ohio democrats have been
unkind to Mr. Bryan. Their plat
form does not mention him at all.
The New York state court of ap-
peals has deferred decision In the
MolineauX case until next October.
July 10th was st, Swithins day.
1t did not rain that day so we may
not look for seven days of rain to
follow.
The west has been sweltering this
week under a hot wave. At Chica-
go the mercury registered 1922
Wednesday
The Ellenville and Kingston rail
rond company is advertising for
men and teams to work on the line
to Kingston.
Under the head of New Music, &"
it may be remarked that baby
girl arrived July 4 at the home of
George Hulslander in Port Jervis.
Cuba wants self rule and all class.
es urge the promulgation of the Gu
ban constitution as the next logical
step toward the formation of new
government.
Mr.. Bryan's little joke about Sen
ator Hanna is one Of the pleasantest
things that has come from the Ne.
braska orator lately.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Pierre Lorillard, the famous mil.
lionaire tobacconist, sportsman and
founder of Tuxedo Park, died July
I at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, of uraemic chills.
Dory Bosler seems to be picking
up quite a business in connection
with carrying the mails up Ray
mondskill valley, and now drives a
team to convey the packages.
According to a Philadelphia paper
DR.. Rothrock and his party last
week saw bunch of srakes out in
this county, rattlers too. We had
not supposed that the Doctor was
disposed that way. but strange
things will happen to camping par
ties.
Jaller Nissan refuses to furnish
Stewart, now in his custody, with
tobacco. he thinks his mind has
been unsettled by inordinate smok-
ing of cigarettes, and that a perod of
total abstinence may restore him.
The experiment may be worth try
ing.
Government reports snow a large
reduction in the average of corn
planted and that crop conditions are
below the average. Wheat is fairly
good and oats a little below the nor.
NAL average. Potatoes will not be
the usual crop. Hay reports are in
the main unfavorable. The peach
crop promises to be excellent but
the apple crop will be poor.
Dingman township directors have
employed the following teachers {:
Union, Louisa KlaeT Sawkill, Jen-
ME Struthers Dark Swamp, Media
Boyd Franklin, Dora Rochntte /;
German, Cora Struble Utter's
Antoinette Myer. The term will be
s months and the wages $22 a
month John NJ. Hoffman of Saw
kill received the contract for repair
ing the several houses.
B. d. Hursh, phone repairer of
the Stroudsburg and Bushkill COM
pany, had a narrow escape Monday.
AS he was crossing Bells bridge a
train on tho D., j. g. w. came
rushing along. He ran with all
speed and just as he reached the
end of the bridge fell. His mo-
mentum was so great that he was
carried over the embankment and
rolled down it, receiving a painful
cut on the forehead.-Monroe Dem
Ocrdt.
Howard A Worman of Bath has
been appointed general superintend-
ent of the Delaware Valley railroad
and c. E Rutter of Easton freight
and passenger agent and auditor.
A locomotive has been obtained and
three passenger and freight cars.
It is expected the road will be in
operation this month. The trip to
Bushkill from Stroudsburg will be
made in forty minutes including
stops The road has but a one per
cent. grade.
Reports from nearby sections in
dicate that fruit IS IN poor condition.
The cherry crop is almost a failure,
Apples and pears will be scarce.
Gardens are not promising; peas
are very scarce the bugs have
largely destroyed cucumber and
squash vines beans do not look
we'll and gardens generally are dis
appointing. The hay crop will not