Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-01-24
MATAMORAs

ter LETT town few days ago and are
visiting relatives at rhom3soa. Pa
Mrs Harry Moore Of jersey City
Is visiting her sister, Miss Blanche
Watts, on Main street.
The Y P. s. @. E. will hold a so
cial on Jan 2sth at the home of
Mrs. Ed Labar on Adams street.
Some Of the young ladiesand gem
tlenen Of Matamoras think serious
ly Of organizing a literary club.
Plans have not been perfected asI
yet
Miss Alpha Hill Of Montana
Mines, w Va. arrived in town a
few days ago and is the guest OF her
two aunts, Mrs w Horn and Miss
Erminie Hill, on Third street.
At the musicale Thursday eve
ming at Mrs G H Langton's ON
Main street Mrs. Charles Courtright
Of Matamoras gave a vocal solo.
Miss Matte McClun Of Port Jervis a
piano solo, Miss Hazel Hornbeck al
vocal solo, Mrs. L. g Langton and
Miss EDNA Westfal a piano duet
and Miss Mary " squires a piano
solo.
1t is rutnored in Matamoras that
there will be no change made IN the
Matamoras post office. An article
in the New York Herald recently
stated President Roosevelt would
reappoint all soldiers who were hon
orably discharged from the Civil
war and who had served three
years therein.
Rev. Mr. Lilley of Allentown. Pa,
a former pastor, will preach at Hope
church on Sunday morning. His
many friends will be pleased to hear
him again.
John Dugan of New York city is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Irving
Clifford of this village.
Little Mabel Carr on River street
was very pleasantly surprised at her
home on Friday afternoon by about
90 of her friends. Agnes Ovens
gave out the invitations. A nice
supper was served early in the eve
ming All kinds of games we're
played and some did the cake walk
At Epworth church on Sunday
morning Rev. Mr.. Spencer gave an
excellent sermon to a large audi.
ence
The L. a. S. met this week at the
home of Mrs. Charles Lord on Cook.
son street,
The Busy Bees will mee5 on Sat
urday afternoon at the home of Miss
Ruth Lord on Cookson street.
Miss May Sheen, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Sheen on Monroe
street, has been quite i'll but is im.
proving. She is a pupil at the Mat.
amoras high school.
George Martin, employed in the
New York city post Office. spent
Sunday at his home on jefferson
street.
Little Miss Iona Gross, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Gross OF Third
street, was injured in play by one
of her little schoolmates on satur-
day. She is better now.
The Blue Ribbon Lodge will meet
this afternoon after school hours at
Hope church,
At Hope church at the morning
service Rev. Mr.. Clark preached
and gave an excellent discourse.
ed Labar took charge of the ser
vices for the c. E. society and Harry
Space, secretary Of the Y. M. G. A.
of Port Jervis, assisted by /. B.
Smith Of Tri- States, had charge Of
the services in the evening for the
association There was a large at
tendance.
Rev Mr. Gross has gone to Sc
bring, Tioga county, where he takes
part in dedicatiug a church
Charles Snyder, son Of Engineer
Chas. Snyder. recently with the
Port Jervis trolley but now con-
nected with the trolley at Newark.
N. j., as motorman. was recently at
his home in Matamoras for a short
vacation.
Robert Skinner's house on Adams
street came very near burning a few
days ago The youngest child, Rus
sell, about three years old, was
playing with a broom and he put il /
IN the stove and drew it ont aaame
and ilourisheditaround. consequent
ly things that 1t came in contact
with caught fire. May, the oldest
daughter, heard strange noise in [
the kitchen where the young gentle.
man held sway, and on opening the |
door she took IN the stanton imme. /
diately and caught up some pieces
Of Garnet aud MATS and arno ft,ars5 /