Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-10-24
BRIEF MENTION.

F. +. Seitz is prepared to furnish
wood in stove lengths. Good loads
at sL6O.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Presbytef-
ian church will have supper Fri
day evening, Nov. IA, in the church
parlors.
During the months Of April, May
and June, 1902, 14O persons were
killed by train accidents in the
United States.
The frost is on the pumpkin, most
Of the fodder is in the shock and the
familiar rattle Of the coal in the
chutes is beginning to be heard.
It is probable no jury will be
summoned for December term and
if the people Of the county are real
good none viii be necessary before
next June.
The ballot this year will be one of
the largest ever voted in the state.
1t will contain nine columns-eight
parties and one blank-and will be
about two feet wide.
DIR. T. E Davis of Carbon county,
who was nominated by the republi-
can convention for congress from
this district, has withdrawn and
Fred Nesbitt of Easton has been
substituted.
David R. Hull, a leading citizen
of Newton, N j., is dead at the age
Of 67 years. He was prominent in
church matters, a successful mer-
chant and president of the Sussex
national bank.
The United Mine Workers in CON
vention held at Wilkesbarre this
week decided by a unanimous vote
to accept the arbitration submitted
by the operators and they returned
to work yesterday
The teachers institute will be in
session here next week. Superin-
tendent Westbrook has happily Sc
cured the services of able lecturers
and instructors and the sessions will
be we'll worth attending.
Walter S. Dutot, register and re-
corder of Monroe county, died Tues
day. He was well known demo-
cratic politician and was descended
from an old French family which
settled near Water Gap and gave the
name to Dutotsburg.
If you have friend visiting you,
or know of any news item which
you would like to have mentioned
drop a postal TO the PRESS. We will
always appreciate such information,
and they are what aid in making a
paper of general interest.
The crown prince of Siam, Chowa
Maria Vaiiravuch, recently visited
this country. He expresses himself
as liking the Americans and says
they are big hearted. The best we
could do for him probably would be
to have some legislature change his
name, or some rich girl marry him.
The new advertisement of Wyck-
offs store at Stroudsburg will at.
tract attention. This store is one of
the most modern in northeastern
Pennsylvania, is large and thor
oughly stocked with fine class of
goods at attractive prices. The
enterprise shown in reaching out
for trade at the hands of people in
this county.
The writ of error to the supreme
court in the case of Commonwealth
VS.. Charles Hazen was filed here
Tuesday. The question Of the con-
stitutionality of the charter Of thC
Blooming Grove park association
will now be determined by the cour
Of last resort. If the Park has {
valid charter similar rights SHOULD
be extended to all land owners in the
state.
There is an ominous lack of men.
tion in the republican papers in thi:
district of the names of the candi
dates for congress and senator
Reading them one would hardly
learn that the republicans had mad,
nominations for those offices, ant
yet some are intimating that a dire
fui future is in prospect for DR.
I shull and J. T. Mulhearn. Th
whole matter is beyond our ken ant
I we await light. 1t may come afte
election.
His Life in Peril
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