Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-02-22
BRIEF MENTION.

met at the home OF Mrs. w. ). Ry-
man last Friday.
A blizzard struck the western end
of the State Wednesday and four
feet of snow fell on the level.
Henry Tissot, of Dingman town
ship, lost a valuable horse last week
The animal had its leg broken by a
kick from another horse and had to
be shot.
Senator ID. s. Lee of this district
he's introduced a bill appropriating
$50, 900 to the East Stroudsbug Nor
NAL to erect new building to COM
bine a model school and recitation
halls.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was arrested at
Topeka, Kansas, Monday on a charge
of disturbing the peace and refusing
to give bail was sent to prison. Some
of her lieuteuants we're likewise
placed under bonds
Louis Rudolph has severed his
connection with the paper firm Of
M Plum q Co. and will begin bust
ness o. his own account in Middle
town next week. He has our best
wishes for success.
George, son of L. II Wagner
who fell some time ago on the ice
and broke his leg, was allowed this
week to go out for the first time
since his accident, when he again
fell and fractured the leg in the
same place.
1t is somewhart of n misnomer tn
call Pike the one green spot, since for
est fires have got in their work. The
very black spot would be physically.
though perhaps not politically in
view of the recent results of election
more appropriate.
Miss Louisa J. Newman has pre-
sented the store building on Broad
street to Geo. R. Quick as a token of
her esteem for his kindly treatment
of her brother the late John B. New
man. Mr. Quick will remodel the
huildiNg into a dwelling and make it
his home.
Harry Bensley will sell at public
sale on the Smith farm west of Lay
ton March IA, his stock of farming
tools, live stock, grain and furni-
ture. He has Obtoined a situation
as foremen on gentlemans farm
near Passaio and will remove his
family there.
John S. Sigler will have vendue
on the river road below the B,icB
House in Sandyston Feb'y 27. A
large lot of farming implements
household furniture and some live
stock, hay, grain ETC., will be sold
Mr.. Sigler will go back to New YorI
to assume a position which he form.
erly held for 25 years.
a large barn and several outbuild
ings on the farm of Mrs. Francis
Westfall, in Montague, N. j., wer,
burned early Tuesday morning. Al
the hay, cOrnfodder and farming i'm
plements, except couple of wagons
horse rake and seeder, and eighteel
head of cattle and three horses, wer,
destroyed. The insurance was 81,
500, and the loss will probably b.
SO, 900.
1t is reported that many roads il
the county are impossible by reas
on of snow drifts which the super
visors have made no efforts to shov
ell out, one in Milford township il
particular Supervisors neglectinl
to open roads within REASONABLE
time are liable TO Indictment ant
there are probably sufficient ground
in several instances for putting
no some of them"
Prof. c. Coles, of Kingston, Pa.
died recently of pneumonia. H
was editor and publisher of "Storm
and Signs and had quite an extend
ed reputation as a weather prognos
ticutor He claimed to be enable
with his electric 'ye, a powerful
magnifyiug glass Of his own inven
tipn, to penetrate futurity. an
many of his predictions were r6
markably accurate in their fulfil
ment.
BY the death of Squire Cortrigf
a familiar figure is removed from ou
midst. He had long been establishe
in bdsiness at the shop where
worked and was always to be foun
at his bench. Few men in the con
munity were better known than VIZ
he, and those residing in the vicinit
We're wont TO gather around his stoN
in winter and pass away their spal
hours in his company. He was
good citizen and always strove to {
his duty faithfully. There are mar
who make greater pretensions an
yet fall far short Of actual perform
J ance than did he.