Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-03-15
BRIEF MENTION.
Court begins next Monday.


terian church was held last evening.
Rev c. e. scudder has invited the
fire department to the service sun-
day, March "a.
Mrs. Jennie Shearer entertained
her Sunday school class at her home
an evening last week.
The jury failed to convict Mrs. Ma
tion and her associates for saloon
smashing. II disagreed.
Chauncey Watson was awarded the
contract for carrying the mail from
Milford to Branchville for s565.
A sociable and entertainment was
given in the NJ. E. church Tuesday
evening which was well attended
Hon. Perry A. Clark has bouL ht
the Wayne County Herald owned
for thirtyhve years by Hon. T. J.
Ham.
A copious rain fell last Sunday
night which filed the streams and
broke the long continued drouth.
Rev. r. II. McKensie, of Port Jer-
wis, lectured on ''the religious life of
Washington" at the M. T.. church
Tuesday evening.
The county commissioners and
their clerk have been engaged this
week attending appeals in Delaware,
Lehman and Greene.
The Republicans of Port Jervis
have nominated Peter f. Gumaer,
and the Democrats DIR. II. b. Swart-
won't for village president.
England has rejected the canal
treaty and the senate may now abro-
gate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and
pass the Nicaragua Canal bill
Elias NJ. Merrill, residing at Hams
vile, n. j., died at his home Satur-
day, March 9th, of paralysis with
which he was stricken the previous
day. His age was about II years.
Several culverts in town failed to
carry off the water flowing to them
last Sunday night, but no especial
damage was done except on the hill
at the lower end of Broad street,
which was badly washed out.
The President and his official fam
lily will make a tour of the country
occupying several weeks. The iourn-
ey will begin April %, the party GO
ing to California by the Southern
route and returning by the Northern.
The Van Etten Brothers, James p.
and John p, who have purchased
the lumber on the Picot tract, in Del.
aware will cree a portable saw mill
to do the work. The machine arriv-
this week and will soon be in opera
tion.
The District Attorney ard Com
missioners' Clerk, of Carbon county,
a few days ago INDUCED in the pleas.
antries Of fisticuffs and passing ink
wells at each other. 1t came about
over the refusal of the clerk to pay a
bill Of costs presented by the peace
officer.
An old maid being asked why she
did not marry said that she had all
the surroundings of a married life
without many Of its annoyances
She had parrot which swore, a cal
that staid out all night and a monkey
that chewed tobacco and spit all ovel
the floor.
The father of William Crawn, the
boy who not long ago had his lef
hand 50 badly injured by a fodder cut
ter as to make amputation necessary
has broughtsuit against Jacob McCar
ty, Of Montague, in whose employ the
boy was at the time of the accident
for $1,000 damages.
Christopher l. Magee, State Sena
tor from Pittsburg, died in Harris
burg Friday, March sth, after an i'll
ness of over two years, aged abOu
SO. He was prominent in local an,
State politics, generous with hi
wealth, large hearted and highly re
spected for his upright and mani.
character.
W. q. Parker. author Of a mum
ber of books for boys, is at presen
staying in Shohola township. Hi
work, "Rival Boy Sportsmen,
whicn came out sometime ago, wa
quite a success. The scene was 1ai
at Brink Pond He has just com
pleted another story which viii 500
go to press. Mr.. Parker was in tow
Wednesday.
Harry p Nyce, Of stroudsbura
p has bought an interest in the lumbe
on the Frank Smith tract, in Dell
, ware township, and is now superiI
tending its removal. A steam sa'
, mill will be put up on the land. Thi
e is one Of the best timbered tracts no'
remaining in this section and IL
proximity 10 the river makes the el
I nensa Of qetting the ties 10 mark,