Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-28
BRIEF MENTION.

All mercantile licenses must be
paid on or before July 1st.
The condition Of Cora Leidelis very
critical and the end seems to be not
far distant
The town council has awarded the
contract for sprinkling the streets to
Chauncey Watson at 20 cents an
hour.
The Milford Lyceum is how open
every day, Sunday excepted, from
10 a. IN. to 1870 D. m. and from 2
p. III. to 6 p. m.
Rev J. w. Louden, of the R'f'd
church of Dingman's, preached two
very acceptable sermons i'm the Pres
byterian church here Sunday.
II. A. Smith and daughter, Sarah,
Of Bedford Station, N, Y, father and
sister of Mrs. c. b. Carpenter, visited
at the rectory few days recently
This congressional district re-
mains by the apportionment bill
just passed the same territorially as
formerly, only it is numbered the
goth
Harry Dewitt is again afflicted by
a sore on the stump of his leg which
suffered nmputation. 1t is to be
hoped that no serious results will
ensue.
Jury Commissioner W. T. Struble
of Milford and Peter Beisher of
Greene, assisted by Geo r. Quick,
drew the jurors for October term
this week.
Judge jerks of the New York
Supreme court told the law school
of New York University the other
day that the man with burrows in
his brow wins against the man with
creases in his trowsers every time.
General Frank Reeder, state COM
missioner of Banking has consented
to be candidate for reelection to
the craftsmanship of the republican
state committee. He has served
four terms in that position and has
been a successful leader.
Lorenzo Geiger, overseer of the
poor, left Wednesday morning with
a patient for Danville Site Hospital
and his democratic constituents
were in tremor lest mistake
should be made and they deprived of
a representative official.
Thursday, July 4th, 1901, the Erie
will run a special one dollor excur-
sion train to New York leaving Port
Jervis at a. m. Here Is an oppor-
tunity to visit Greater New York on
d. Independence Day at the low rate
of one dollar for the round trip.
. It is reported that the Milford and
Dingmans, paper, railroad lately
made a slight rustling at Cave Banl
which evoked a counter rustic or
the part of land owner. Grass
grain and crops are in excellent con
dition to show routes taken by sur
veyors.
A flood in Elkhorn Valley, Wes
Virginia, last Saturday inflicted {
loss of over two million dollars an(
destroyed two hundred lives. Many
miles of railroad track were washed
o out, bridges. telephone and tele
:, graph wires torn down and severa
j. towns were swept away.
Those desiring furniture should
o read the new "ad" of Ryman 8
Wells. Their sales this spring hav,
: been exceptionally large but thei
stock is ample to supply the ordinar!
,, needs of the houskeepers and price
!. are way down. They have II lot o
other goods too, which areattractiv
v both in price and quality.
|. Adelbert S. Hay, formerly Unite,
States Consul General to Pretoria
n South Africa, and a son of Johl
# Hay, Secretary of State. fell from
n third story window of the New Ha
ven House at New Haven, Conn.
early last Sunday morning and wa
. almost instantly killed on the ston
! pavement below. His skull wa
crushed lin Iat the back of hi
head, but he suffered no other frac
lures. It is supposed he was sittin
on the window sill just before il
y tending to retire and fell asleep,
= Johns and DeVoes paints at w,
q. Mitohells.