Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-08
BRIEF MENTION.

The Susquehauna- Wayne senator
ial conferees are in a deadlock.
Jos. A. Revoyre, the baker, put
up neat new sign this week to call
attention to his place Of business.
One day it is sweltering hot and
next overcoat weather. Witness
Wednosdayand Thursday this week.
To still further complicate the
democratic situation in Carbon
county the socialist party will place
a full ticket in She field.
The season for selling shirt waists
is passing and Armstrong & Co.
have marked them down to most
enticing figures. See the ad.
The sports at Camp Yapeeohu
last Saturday attracted a large au.
dience and the boys acquitted them.
selves in a very oreditable manner.
A Port Jervis nine met a nine
from the Bluff House and in town
Tuesday and after a very good game
the score stood IA to 10 in favor of
the visitors.
The residence of the late Judge
Henry Green of Easton will be pur-
chashed by the city and converted
into a municipal building and the
grounds used for a park.
King Edward, who has returned
to London, is said to be looking
very well. Anyway he seems de-
termined to be crowned even if it
costs him his earthly kingdom.
Recently on train on the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad passing
through Reading there were eighteen
newly married couples on the their
wedding journeys. They were
jolly crowd
E. s. Wolfe and a force of men are
making rapid progress tearing down
the DR.. Emerson home. A hand.
some new residence will be erected
on the grounds which will greatly
improve this part of Broad street.
A stogie trust has been organized
with q capital of six and a half mil
lion dollars. The headquarters will
be in New York and it expects to
control 30 per cent. of the output.
It will be known as the U. S Cigar
company.
Farmers institutes for the season
will be held in this county at Milford
Dec. 20 and at Dingmans Dec. 80; in
Monroe at Bossardsville Dec. 81 and
Jan. and at Gilbert Jan. 2 and 8;
in Wayne Beech Lake Dec. Is aud
IS, Tyler Hill Dec. II and 1s, Beth
any Dec. 10 and 20.
Pennsylvania Grit, published at
WilliamspOrt, last week celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of its
establishment with a large and in
teresting number. The paper has
deservedly wide circulation in this
and adjourning states. We return
thanks for the souvenir of the occas-
ion.
The next races at the driving park
will be held Aug. IS. There will be
a free for all 2.3O and minute
class. 1t has been concluded in view
Of the fact that some unusually good
horses have been promised to be pres
ent to considerably increase the pur-
ses. This should induce a large at
tendance as no doubt there will be
some fine sport.
+. G. Wood went to Brink pond
Tuesday fishing in company with
Captain POneelet of the S. S. Bretague
of the French line, Fauehere Hotel
guest. They caught about 80 lbs. Of
fish and killed two rattlesnakes one
having lS and the other rattles.
The captain was greatly pleased with
his visit and will sOjourn here again
next year.
The sale by. Mrs. Hart Of her
household goods at public auction
and the transfer of her real estate in
dictate that the family will remove,
but their destination is not known.
The democratic party in the county
will lose a leader in Hon. J. J. Hart
on whom it had conferred its highest
honor, and society here will regret
the departure Of Mrs. Hart, who has
been one Of the foremost figures in its
circles. May prosperity crown them
in their new home wherever it
might be.
A. j. Cottingham went to Wash
ington county, Ark, to see his sister
and while there was taken with flux
(dysentery) and was very bad off
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