Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
BRIEF MENTION

black fox skin is worth $3.50, dark
silver grey s175. Why don't some
OF our hunters kill few of these
kinds?
The new line of railroad between |
Port Jervis and Kingston was open
ed for traffic last Monday and trains
are now running between those
towns.
The Times says Henry J Kotz, |
Esq, Of Stroudsburg has announced |
himself a candidate for judge of the
Monroe Pike district. There will
likely be others.
John D Rockefellow has donated
a million dollars to the Chicago
University. He has also raised the
price of oil one cent a gallon, SO the
public really pays the subscription.
A Pittsburg Judge has recently
ruled that q divorce obtained in
Dakota is not good in this state
This ruling may compel interested |
parties to obtain the home made
article.
The sheriff elsewhere advertises
two lots in Matamoras on Barker
street taken in execution as the
property of Daniel and Harriet Cook !
and Harriet Smith to be sold Jan.
Is, 1908, at o'clock.
The sale of the Charles Wirtz
goods Tuesday attracted a large
crowd and prices realized were fully
up to value Hon. L. ! Martin,
attorney for Wirtz, was present and
directed the auction.
The town council at its meeting
last Saturday evening passed an
ordinance granting privilege to the
Van Pike telephone company to
maintain its system in the borough.
A license fee of rs cents is placed
on every pole set up.
Rev. E. M. Smead has had printed
a calendar for the Presbyterian
church for the next three months.
1t shows the time of services, topics
for the week of prayer and topics
and leaders in the Christian Endeav-
or society and will be a convenient
mentor for church people.
g. F. Rowland, whose tenn of
Office as county treasurer will expire
Jan. 1st, has made a courteous,
obliging and prompt official and one
with whom it has been pleasure to
transact business. He expects to
engage in the lumber business in
Lackawaxen township.
The employees of G.. B. Markle &
Co., who live in corporation houses,
found on receiving their wage enve
lopes Tuesday that the rent for the
six months they had been on strike
was deducted from the amount due
them. The rent was $24, and that
about balanced accounts and left
them minus any cash.
The inoessant rain last Sunday
promised a repetition of the floods
of one year ago but thesnow absorbed
the water, and. though the river
and streams were quite swollen they
we're not dangerously high, The
absence of frost in the ground
probably aided in disposing of the
wet, by enabling it to sink away.
The flremen's oyster supper to be
given in the borough building Dec.
81, proceeds to furnish their rooms,
is very worthy object and deserves
as it no doubt will receive the liberal
patronage Of our citizens A dance
will be given the same evening in
Browns Hall. Go out and encourage
the boys by your presence and
support
The farmer who has a good wood
lot upon or adjacent to his farm can
be a truly thankful Individual this
Christmas season. Every snap ofcold
weather means a vast amount Of
intense suffering among the poorest
classes Of the cities, where coal is still
being sold by the hucketfuI, notwith-
standing that considerable Of it is
moving out Of the mines.
The possible straining Of our friend
ly relations with Germany calls at
tention to the extent to which the
country is dependent upon Us for food
and manufactured products. During
the fiscal year our shipments to Ger
many amounted to $4,000, ,000
against our importations from her ol
SlOl 900, 600.
t The Baltimore American says that
Blornstjirne Blornson, the Swedish
novelist HAS hjad a birthday
anniversary.
The Pride Of Heroes