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

month. One occurred on the 1st and
the other will he the 3lst.
The tiremen added about SIS to
their treasury from the proceeds of
tho Fourth of July sports and the
ball in the evening.
Two hundred Tribune fresh air
children came up Tuesday and are
now domiciled with families in Port
Jervis and Matamoras.
The republican primary for Mil
ford township will be held tomor-
tow at the office of DR.. H. B. Reed.
BY order of 7. Nelson, town com
nitteeman.
The Press has been designated as
the official newspaper of this county
III which all notices emanating from
tho United States District Court
shall be inserted.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
congregation will hold their annual
fair in the basement of the church
Thursday, Aug. %: Fuller particu-
lars will be given later.
Rev Homer Macmillan of Hack
ensack, n j., will occupy the pull
pit of the Presbyterian church
morning and evening next and the
succeeding Sabbath, July IA and 2l.
Mr.. ID. b, Hill knows very well
that as the case stands to-day, it is a
toss-up between S. G. Cleveland of
New Jersey and w. j. Bryan of this
country Brooklyn Standard Union.
The Democratic politicians are so
fully occupied in making bad pre-
dictions that they have no time to
explain why their predictions never
come etrue.-Polar Bluff (Mo.) Repu6-
licaR.
Henry Wohlbrandt, in order 50
meet the demands of his growing
business and more speedily accommo-
date customers, will have an assist
ant in his barber shop after next
Monday
Some evil minded person plugged
up the pipe conveying water to the
Hotel Seitz last week which occa-
stoned considerable inconv venience.
Such maliciousness merits severe
punishment.
Nearly twenty young men con-
nected with the Yale school of for
estry are in camp over in Dingman
township enjoying the pleasure of
an outing while pursuing that
branch of practical study.
w. H Layton of Delaware and
Miss Nellie Cortright of Lehman
we're married in Port Jervis recent
Ily. We tender congratulations and
hope their pathway may be rose
strewn and flower bedecked.
If Southern statesmen improve the
chance held out by an element of the
Republican party to jump onto the
robber Tariff they will buck square
against the policy and interests OF
Southern business men.-Little Rock
(Ark.) Republican.
The boarder crop in Milford is not
up to the average yet and our people
are making various guesses as to
the reasons for the falling off
Many think it due to the Pan Amer.
ican exposition and that later arri-
walls will be numerous.
The governor has signed a bill
making it willful trespass to hunt,
trap and take game birds or game
animals on cultivated lands. Also a
bill increasing the number of chal-
lenges in the trial of persons charged
with misdemeanors, except perjury
and forgery.
B. E. Brown, democratic candi-
date for associate judge, in company
with Geo. r. Quick has been out on
a campaign tour in the county for
several days. It is whispered that
"Rod" has an eye on a chair in the
+ commissioner Office and is becom-
ing acqu linted with the voters.
Thieves, thugs and disreputable
characters are said to rule at Coney
Island without any police interfer-
ence whatever. There has not been
a single arrest this year for viola
tion of the excise law and no dens
have been raided in three years.
Pickpockets thrive and the laws OF
morality and public decency are
grossly violated.
Mrs. Maria Ormiston of Monta-
quo, N j., is dead at the age of "a
years, 6 months and % days. The
funeral took place Monday and in
terment was made in the Mettler
cemetery in Sandyston. Deceased
was the mother Of Mrs. Arthur
Myer of Montague, with whom she
resided. She is also survived by a
daughter, Aunie, wife of Isaac Lun-
dy of Port Jervis and son, VIII
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