Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-09
BRIEF MENTION.

rain here Tuesday night.
Rev. w. r. Nef of Jersey City, a
former pastor, will occupy the pulpit
Of the M. E. church here next Sab
bath.
P. A. L. Quick lost his fast horse
Monday afternoon. 1t was sired by
Old Rysdyk and was handsome,
speedy and valuable animal.
Between the Boer war and the
Branchville stage route horses are
apt to remain scarce and high.
Chauncey Watson lost another horse
this week.
Rev. S. Morris of Port Jervis
preached an interesting sermon at
the camp meeting held in the glen
last Sunday. The attendance, con-
sidering the threatening weather in
the forenoon, was very good.
Mrs. Bertha Heed has entered into
an agreement with II. w. Buchanan
to purchase the two lots on Broad
street adjoining the court house. 1t
is reported that a dwelling will be
erected on them in the near future,
Rev. E. N Smead, a post gradu-
ate of Princeton seminary, who has
very aoceptably supplied the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church here for
two previous Sabbaths, will con.
tinue in that capacity until further
notice.
S W. Palmer of Stloudsburg,
contractor on the Delaware valley
railroad, was in town Tuesday. He
states that the grading is completed
TO Bushkill and that the ties and
rails are being laid as fast as possi-
BILE
An explosion, supposed to be
of gasoline, on Locust street in
Philadelphia Monday evening de-
stroyed five buildings, killed twenty
people and injured scores more.
Many other bouses in the vicinity
were badly wrecked.
Last weeks illustrated Leslie's
Weekly contained on the page en-
titled "People in the Public Eye" an
excellent cut of Edgar Van Etten,
general manager of the Boston and
Maine railroad. A brief sketch of
his career as a railroad manager
accompanied it.
w. F. Kimball of Matamoras was
lodged in Jail here one day last week
on a commitment issued by Justice A.
w. Balch, Sr. The charge is that of
assault and battery preferred by
Edwin Kimball, his brother, and
failure to give bail for his appear
ance resulted in his Incarceration.
Tho Dowager Empress Frederick
of Germany died Monday evening,
Aug. 5. She wns the eldest child
of the late Queen Victoria and was
born Nov. 21, 1910. She married in
1858 the crown prince of Prussia
who afterwards became Emperor
Frederick III of reunited Germany.
Frank McCarty of Montague was
arrested Wednesday morning on a
warrant issued by Esquire Came,
charging him with having broken
into Vandermark hotel Monday
night and taking therefrom jug of
whiskey, which was found in his
possession in the barn connected
with Browns building. He was
committed to Jail,
Through the courtesy of Officer
Wood Howard Wager was enabled
to enjoy the hospitality of the lock
up over last Sunday, which was
further extended by the chief bur-
CESS for 4s hours. The original
complaint was made by Wager s
mother, who alleged that he beat
her. There ought to be whipping
post for such cases,
The strike of the steel workers,
which was assumed last week to be
settled because of the willingness Of
the men to accept the decision Of ].
| p. Morgan, failed to be finally con
cluded because Mr.. Morgan with
drew the offer alleging that it had
not been accepted with sufficient
promptness. The struggle may now
be long and costly TO both sides.
D. L. Hardenbrook, owner O.
Shohola Glen, has discovered wha
he thinks a valuable deposit Of clay
. and shale banks on his property
The material is excellent for max
, ing paving brick and sewer pipe
( The owner purposes erecting
S75, 900 plant for manufacturing
sewer pipe and has already receives
2 an offer to buy all he can produce.