Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-16
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The eruption Of La soufriere in
lSt. Vincent island is estimated to
have killed 1000 persons.
Most everybody in this section
with his wife and family, or his
best girl, went to the show in Port
Jervis Tuesday
We have some fine linen note
paper, plain, with envelopes to
MATCH just the style for ladies
use. Press ONCE.
Thirty-Hve men have been laid off
at Port Jervis and many more along
the Erie on account Of the miners
strike affecting business.
Rev. Chas. b. Carpenter was pre-
sented by the Sunday school scholars
of his church with a beautiful sur
plice just previous to his departure.
A. Frank Carrick formerly of
Stroudsburg, but who for the past
five years has been at Manila in the
Philippines, is now on his way to
this country for visit.
Gen. Charles H. T. Coils, former
ly of Philadelphia but latterly living
in New York, and who some years
ago was a summer guest here at
Hotel Fauehere, died recently.
Correspondents mostly making
garden or house cleaning, editor
saving wood on account of miners
strike, comps gone fishing, and local
news scarce anyway this week.
There is a deadlock in the Wayne
Susquehanna senatorial district and
neither county will recede. The can
didate will likely have to be named
by the chairman of the state commit
tee.
There is some talk that Hon. l.. j.
Martin of Newton will be a eandi-
date for congress in the fourth New
Jersey district in which there is a
vacancy by reason of the death of
Hon. Joshua 8. Salmon.
Gardens planted during the warm
spell couple Of weeks ago have been
quite discouraged by the weather
this week. Reports say that back on
the hills fruit, cherries especially,
has been badly injured.
Married, at the Reformed church
parsonage, Port Jervis. Thursday,
May 8, by the pastor, Rev. T. Fl.
Mckenzie. Harris H Labar of Bush
kill and Miss Allie M. Heater of
Egypt Mills, Pa.-Gazette.
Letters of administration have
been granted recently to G. A. Pei
lett on estate of sibyl Pellett, late
of Palmyra, deceased, and TO C W.
Bull on estate of John F, Pinohot,
late of Milford borough, deceased.
Six indictments were found in the
United States district court last
week at Harrisburg against men,
bers of the Blooming Grove park
association for shipping game out of
the state contrary TO the provisions
of the Lacey act.
Theordore SpangeDberg, adminis-
traitor of Lewis Spangenberg, de-
ceased, will sell the real estate of
the decedent, situated in Palmyra
township. May 81 at 2 p. M in the
front hall OF the court house. There
are five acres in the place
The congressional conference for
the fourteenth district, in which
Wayne county is, has three candi-
dates, Greene. OF Honesdale, Wright
Of susqdehanna and Lliley of Brad
ford. The two latter had six votes
each in convention and the former
four and-an adjournment was had TO
Wikesbarre May q. Somebody will
have to be persuaded to make
nomination.
johnson, filter of feet Of Port
Jervis, is one Of the few business
men in that noisy town who tries to
interest people down this way in
his goods and for that, aside from
the fact that he gives excellent
value for the money, he deserves
favorable consideration. We extend
the same commendation to all our
Port JerVis advertisers and earnest
I ly wish them the patronage Of our
friends in this county As for the
rest we have no especial interest in
them.
The Most csmmoa Allmsnt