Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-09-06
BRIEF MENTION.

SGrOuusOurg.
G. e. Cuddebaok, Esq, the well
known Port Jervis lawyer, has ad-
mitted his son to partnership.
John Q. Warner rejoices over the
advent of a little daughter that came
into his family last Monday morning.
Geo. N. Cole Of Montague is burn
ing a kiln of lime which will be
ready to open the first of next week.
JAS W. Pinchot is building a Gov
cred tennis court near Grey Towers
for use during the inclement sea-
sons.
B. e. Brown has been elected a
director in the driving park assooi-
alton in place of Fl Wohlbrandt,
resigned.
A petition was presented to the
council Monday evening asking for
the opening of Apple alley in the
Borough.
Arthur B. MoCarty has been ap-
pointed health officer and DR.. w. B.
Kenworthey health physician of the
board Of health.
Events at the driving park at the
next meeting will be a free-for-all
race, purse $50, stockholders. mule
and bicycle races.
Burglars entered the residence of
Abram Simmer and Otto Schwarz in
Port Jervis Tuesday and secured
considerable of value.
Ground has been broken for the
new dwelling on the lots adjoining
the court house recently purchased
by Mrs. Bertha Reed.
The list of victims of the steamer
City of Trenton, which blew up last
week in the Delaware river, now
numbers twenty six.
John d. Lankenau, who many
years ago spent several summers
here with his family, died at his
home in Philadelphia last Friday.
The ball game Monday between
the All Collegiate nine of Port Jer
Wis and the Milford boys resulted in
favor of the former by q score of 90
to s.
Hail fell to the depth of two feet
near Ligonier, Pa, last Sunday
night. Three persons who were
out driving in it we're nearly frozen
to death.
Mrs. Nation made things lively
on Coney Island boat day this
week. She attempted to smash the
bar and tried to prevent passengers
from smoking.
At the meeting of the town coun-
Gil held Monday evening George
Mitchell was reappointed a member
of the board of health for district
No. 8 for five years.
A bean famine threatens Boston.
That city daily consumes over two
thousand bushels, OF about 500, 900
bushels year, and the price has
nearly doubled since July.
The largest mass of gol l ever re-
ceived at the New York assay office
arrived there recently. 1t weighed
over 500 pounds and was valued at
over half a million dollars.
The death of Hon. John B. Storm
of Stroudsburg dissolved the legal
firm which had existed for many
years and the business will be con-
tinued by the surviving partner, A.
Mitchell Palmer, Esq.
It is said that Henry Tissot has
sold his farm in DingmaD township,
formerly the Brown place, to parties
who expect to utilize the water pow
er for generating electricity for
light and power purposes.
Harry Drake, who with his faith
or, James S. Drake, ex-postmaster
here, is employed in a branch Office
Of the Scranton school of CORE
spondence in Somerset county, Pa,
was married Wednesday, Sept. 4, to
Miss Leila Snyder of that town.
Thomas Bennett, residing near
Bushkin in Lehman township, was
seriously injured Friday, Aug. 30,
by a falling timber from a barn
standing on the line Of the Della
ware valley railroad, which he was
assisting to move. His shoulder
was broken and he was otherwise
badly bruised.
Mrs. Henrietta Hotalen and Ar
thur Mum, residing on Seventh
street, indulged in such unseemly
conduct Sunday evening as to dis
turb the peace and quiet of their
neighbors, and for this they were
politely bat firmly requested to pre-
sent themselves for an interview
with Chief Burgess Wolf. He had
the last words and they were "&5
ine each or 4s hours in the lookup. {"
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