Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-02-14
BRIEF MENTION.

Wayne county roads have been
badly blocked with snow drifts and
the people there are just getting out,
A large number Of logs is being
hauled to VOLTS mill in the upper
part Of town and that place presents
pretty lively appearance.
A sleigh load Of ladies drove out
Wednesday to picnic for the day at
the Kelly place where Miss Lydia
Brown is tentiug with her father.
John NJ Hoffman of sawkill
brought to town Tuesday a fine pair
Of fat cattle which Wash Lantz of
Hainesville will convert into beef.
The Edgemere club recently sent
up three fine boats for use on the
lake. They are of rather novel CON
struction, being 25 feet long and 10
wide.
A phoebe bird was heard in town
plaintively calling one day this week
but then one phoebe d, es not make
spring any more than one swallow
makes it summer.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, Line oln S
birthday, was a legal holiday.
There will be two more this month,
Feb. IS, election, and Feb. %,
Washil'gton's birthday
Henry S., the young son Of DR. R.
G Barckley, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia, is slowly improv-
ing and hopes are nov entertained
Of his ultimate recovery.
DR.. Roads, for some time secre-
tary of the Pennsylvania Sunday
school association, has resigned to
take up similar work for the NJ E.
church in the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of
the president, who has been danger
ously i'll of pneumonia at Groton,
Mass, has passed the crisis and is
now thought to be out of danger.
Mrs. William Stanton died at her
home in Honesdale last Friday
night. She was a daughter of the
late Hon. c. P. Waller, formerly
judge of the Wayne-Pike district.
Louis K. Rudolph of Middletown
was in wreck on the Waikiki Val
ley railroad last week when a tram
jumped the track near Montgomery.
Only one person was slightly in.
jured, and that was not Louis.
The dwelling of John Davey, sit
uated about two miles above Mata.
moras, was with all his furniture
burned last Saturday night. The
building was insured for $500 but
there was no ius urance on the con
tents.
The sale of the New York Furni-
ture company at Port Jervis has
been we'll patronized. A fine stock
of goods is being sold at greatly re-
duced prices and many have secur-
ed genuine bargains Those who
postpone may be too late.
In the cantata of "Queen Esther
given at Branchville last week
Arthur n Roe took the part of Nor
decai his wife. formerly Mrs. Will
hanson, was Zeresh his daughter,
Miss Estella Roe, was the queen
and Miss Grace Price, step daughter
Of DR.. J. q. Price, enacted the pal t
Of Mordecai's sister.
The conservatory of music Of Ed.
Westbrook of Ridgewood, N. j.,
was with its contents totally con-
sumed by the Paterson fire. B. F.
Kent also lost both his drug stores
and loses heavily by the confiagra-
tion. Mr. Kent is father of Mrs. M
II. Chaplin Of Bridgeport, Ct.
The supper of the Hatohet Society
will be given in the parlors of the
Presbyterian church next Friday
evening, Feb. 2lst. The supper
will be served from 6 to 10 and will
be fully equal TO those previously
given. Tickets SOC. All are cor.
daily invited to come aud enjoy it
and a good social time as well.
R. H. Travis who accompan led
the constable to Newton, N. j., last
Saturday, was not then looked uI
but returned TO Montague Monday
and after transacting some business
went back and was placed in th,
1 jail under the commitment which i.
for 90 days This he will serve un
less sooner released on habeas corpus
proceedings.