Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-03-07
MATAMORAs

NlihiHe hfo ptuSttNlol Win IlleL ]
over the loss Of their .year-old
boy, Leroy, who was drowned in
the Delaware river on Saturday
evening He and some other boys
we're standing on the bank by the
old ferry road at six o'clock and
Tint was the last seen OF him. He
was due at the Barrett bridge at
half-past five to assist the Union
carriers deliver the papers but he
did not make his appearance
Search was made for him but he
was not found until Monday morn
ing at Bells island.
Mrs. George Styles of Kingston.
N. Y, is visiting her cousin, Mrs
H. Sheen, on Monroe street lor two
weeks
Mrs Charles Van Sickle and little
daughter, vivienne, from Pittston,
Pa, are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Prescott, on Washington
street
Mrs. S. E. Oueii from Middletown
was visiting friends in Matamoras
on Tuesday.
The Literary Social club will not
meet this week on Friday evening.
The Delaware river at this village
was the highest ever known on Sat
urday The food of last December
was a record breaker when the river
rose to a height of about 9 inches
above previous records. At the
food on Saturday morning when
the river was at its highest a few
minutes before 9 o'clock Mr.. Miller,
the bridge tender, says the water
| was about 10 inches above the high
4 est point Of last December. The
! streets and sidewalks were flooded
in the village and cellars filled
Some Of the families had to be taken
out of their homes IN boats.
< Mr.. aud Mrs. Gus Fitzsimmons
? left town a few days ago to visit
o relatives at Carbondale and scran-
. ton.
Miss Lillian Buchanan of Milford
4 has been the guest Of her sister,
Mrs, J. o. Ryder, for a few days.
. She returned home Sunday evening.
The Literary Social club met at
= Miss Millie Wright's on Adams
street Friday evening Owing to
the bad condition of the streets and
sidewalks there were few in at
/ tendance. There was no program
given. The evening was spent in a
! very social manner with music and
9 games.
Mrs J Homen and little daugh-
ter, Catherine, of Carbondale are
the guests of Mrs. Catherine Price
on Washington street. Mrs. Price
is Mrs. Homen's mother.
Charles Snyder, who has been
:, employed IN Newark, is now with
Geo. Happ, Jr., the uptown baker
Laforge Nyce of Parsippany, N
q j., is spending few days with his
= family on Division street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Shay have
changed their residence from Biddis
street to a cottage on River street.
Y Miss Julia Baloh of this village
visited at Mrs NJ Kern's at Monta-
e que, N. j., recently.
e A teachers local institute will be
e held in the school building of til,
1t Matamoras high school on Saturday
i March 22nd. There will be two ses
e sions, morning and afternoon, the
former commencing at $50 a. m
is and the latter at p. m Interest
n ing subjects will be taken up.
ie Mr. and Mrs. W. Knapp ant
daughter OF Hawley and Mr. an,
k Mrs. NJ Avery Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
n are visiting at Mrs NJ. speer's ol
i Maiu street.
d Miss Jennie Swackhammer o
1t 'Waymart, Pa, is the guest of he
,r sister, Mrs. Charles Ball, on Cuu
ie ningham street.
IT The Jr. G. E society meets thi
1t week at the home Of Mrs. Franz
Wilkln Oh Washington street.
n The O. E. society held a business
ID nesting on Thursday evening at tn
re- home of Miss May Seybolt on Fiftl
Is street and also gave an entertain
: ment later in the evening.
"a Mrs Frank BlakenlY of Newark
n j., is the guest Of her parents
Mr. and Mrs Ketcham, on Cooksol
= street.
JEFF Kotcham is visiting relative
in Paterson and Jersey City.
The Chistler property on Kidds
street was sold at auction Saturday
Robert Danley was the purchaser
It brought s3ll-
William Hackef Of Rutherford
n j. spent few days recently il
Matamoras.
Fred Driller and Charles Conklii
of AlatamOras launched their boar