Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-02-07
BRIEF MENTION.

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Gently destroyed i've million dollars
worth Of property.
Permission has been asked and
given by the councils Of Honesdale
to sink a well for oil in that town.
Burglars entered the Chester, N.
", post Office Sunday night, blew
open the safe and secured about $500.
Hackettstown so far has had 115
cases Of smallpox but It Is thought
the disease there is effsctually
checked.
The county commissioners have
levied 10 mills for county purposes.
Dog tax, so cents on female and %
cents on male.
Trains are now running ON the
EIlenville and Kingston road for
about mile and a large force of men
is at work building track
According 10 the report OF Jesse X.
Cope, dairy and food commissioner
of Pennsylvania, there were s56
ereameries in the state last year.
Surveyors are at work on the pro-
posed new road of the Erie up the
canal from the Delaware bridge and
it is said construction will soon begin.
Hawley will soon have a new in
dustry, that Of manufacturing the
Harlore insulator. This will give
employment to a large number Of
men and boys.
A COW belonging to Geo. II. Nc
Carty in Dingman township last
week produced twin calves The
question is will she double her flow
of milk to provide for them
The storm here last Sunday was a
genuine blizzard west interfering
with railroad traffic and breaking
down telegraph and telephone lines
It was also destructive to shipping
along the coast.
The policy of abandoning the
Philippines, suggested by the demo-
Gratis, savors very strongly of shirk-
ing a duty. They seem to want to
lay down the "white man s burden"
long before the proper time.
The several electic interests in Port
Jervis including the light, power,
gas and railroad franchises are bond
ed for $275, 900, and the 8 per cent.
thirty year gold bonds are now be-
ing offered at l02 and interest.
The will Of Mrs. Trempe, lately
deceased, devises her house and
household goods to her daughter,
Cora Beardsley, gives $25 to her
son, John. and the balance of the
estate to her daugh ter, Josephine.
James T. Mulhearn, Esq, a prom
inent attorney, and DR.. zern Of
Carbon county are out for the state
senatorship of the 22d district. As
that county is in line for the next
nomination the contest there will
be lively.
The ground hogs in this section
did not see their shadows last Sun
day, unless they brought their look
ing glasses out with them, but as
zero weather has prevailed ever
since they must feel that they have
lost prestige as weather prognosti-
atcorss
If Bryan did rot make new
speech once in while, IL Miss Stone
was not released with periodic fire.
quency, and if Governor Dole's res
ignation did not put in its appear
ance every once in so often, the ed
itors would be in serious need Of re-
liable "fllers.
The Biddle brothers, under SEN
tence of death for murder in the
Pittsburg Jail, escaped last week by
the aid Of the warden's wife, who
furnished them saws and revolvers.
She fed with them but they were
recaptured and the Biddles so badly
wounded that they have since died
The woman also was shot but is re-
covering.
c. c. shannon of Lackawaxen
was stricken with paralysis a day
last week while driving from hi.
farm to the town and was for some
time in an unconscious condition
His many friends will earnestly
hope for a recovery. He is an ex.
cellent citizen and has long beer
prominent in the affairs of his town
slip and county.
A Card to Inventors and Patentees
In "A recent publication we arr
tainted by another patent attorney
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