Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-08-22
BRIEF MENTION.

a neat barn to be used also in part for
paint shop on his premises on
Catsrine street.
Q. B McCarty will give the next
of his popular dane ,s at Raymonds-
kill Falls Wednesday evening, Sept.
Sd.
No one now, not even the coal
dealers, seems TO be willing to as
sumo the responsibility of advising
people TO lay in their stock Of winter
coal.
Hon. George Shlras, supreme
court Justice, win retire from the
bench early in the coming year.
His age, 20 years, is assigned as the
reason.
Charles M. Schwab, president of
the U. s. steel corporation, is said
to be in Ill health and reports say
he will soon go to Europe for an In
definite stay.
It is reported that Rev. Pelham
st. George Bissell, priest in-charge
of the Church of the Good Shepherd,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect Nov. prox.
The will of Isaac Heater, late Of
Matamoras, recently probated, de-
vises all his property to his wife,
Sarah Elizabeth Heater, and names
her sole executlix.
Senator Quay has been requc7ted
by the miners to attempt a settle-
ment of the coal strike, but some of
the operators say they will have no
political interference.
Canada thistles should be cut be-
fore they go to seed. The law en-
joins this on farmers, supervisors
and constables. The fine for nom
compliance is fifteen dollars.
For being too fresh with lady pas
sengers on the excursion train to
Binghamton last Sunday Howard
Greening was on its arrival arrested
aud lodged in the city prison.
Mrs. Eva P. Van Auken and Laf-
ayette Brink, both of this pleco,
were married by Rsv. U. Symonds,
rector of Grace church, Port Jervis,
Saturday evening, Aug. 10th.
The Episcopal entertainment at
the house of Mrs. L. w. Armstrong
Tuesday evening attracted an unus-
ually large number of people. Con-
siderably over $500 was realized as
the net result.
The Monroe county agricultural
fair will be held at StrOudsburg the
first week in Sept. beginning the I'd.
The posters announce an assortment
Of attractions which should draw
crowd Of sight seers.
The democratic county committee
met Monday evening to consider
protests should any be fled to the
recent election. None being receiv-
cd those heretofore announced were
declared the Indicates.
Citizens of Hawley have organic
cd bank and elected Lot Atkinson
president, DIR. ii. A. Plum vice
president, John s. Welsh treasurer,
and Victor A. Drake secretary. Tie
directors have also bought a lot and
are arranging for a building.
Samuel Roberts, ex-commissioner
of Lackawanna county, brother of
DR.. G. w. Roberts of this place,
died at his home in Scranton Sun
day night, Aug. II, after a brief ILL
ness. His wife and son and seven
sisters and two brothers survive
him.
The next races at the driving park
will be held Aug. 30. The managers
are laboring faithfully to make this
the SURPRISING attraction Of the sea-
son and it is proposed to have four
races one a half mile running
race. If energy and 1 lrseverencs
can accomplish it tho coming event
will be by far the most interc Ting
of the season.
An alleged plct to kill Ex- Govern
or Pattison was discovered last
week when some unknown person
sent him some cubes of powder, the
same as used in large ordnance.
He is attorney for a company pro-
posing to press coal dust into small
briquettes for fuel and il is thought
the sender assumed he would at
tempt to test them by burning and
would be killed by the explosion.
A. j. Cottipgham went TO Wash
ington countE, Ark, to see his sister
and while there was taken with fix
(dysentery) and vas very bad on
He decided to try Chamberlain g
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme-
dy and was so much pleased with
the prompt cure which 1t effected
that he wrote the manufacturers a