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

last night 90 the church
The Matamoras Literary Club met
Friday evening at the home Of Miss
Bertha Bell at the Bell farm. The
question discussed was "shall Mata
moras be inoorporated?" Frank
seybolt was for and Miss Angela
Gree against 1t was decided in fa
vor of Miss Orce. The next subject
will be "The Poet Longfellow.
Some Of the poems will be read.
The meeting will be held at Miss
Angela Orce's one week from today.
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Van Et-
ten aud son, stoddard, on Pennsyl.
vania have returned from travelling
iii some of the western states for
the past three weeks.
Mrs. Ida Smith on Adams street
returned home from Middletown
short time ago She was the guest
of her sister, Mrs VIM Coleman,
on Linden avenue of that city.
Mrs Mary Z. Allen, the mother of
b. b. Allen of the Allen House, has
removed from Greenville, Ny, in
company with her brother, Wallace
Brown, and are living in the Allen
cottage on River street, this village.
Mrs. D. b. Allen, who has been
i'll for some time, has improved
enough to make visit to Union
Vile to see her aunt, Mrs. Halstead.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
lered Mrs, G. H. Langton on Main
street last Thursday evening
About Is of her friends were in at
tendance. Refreshments were serv-
ed.
Mckinley s birthday was observed
in the Matamoras high school In
the various rooms recitations on
Mckinley were given. In Prof
Houcks room a fine program was
given. Addresses were made to the
pupils by Rev, Mr.. Spencer, pastor
of Epworth church, and Rev Mr..
Gross, pastor Of Hope church, both
of which were very much enjoyed
The singing was fine. The pupils
all did credit to themselves. Prof
Houck is to be congratulated upon
arranging such a pleasing program
A reception at the hospitablt
home Of Hon. Fred A Kessler wa.
given on Monday evening in honoi
of the members OF st. Peters Luth
eran church and invited guests
numbering in all about 30 Re
freshments were served and Mis-
Freda Kessler favored the part,
with several we'll rendered plano Sc
lections. Good singing was mucl
enjoyed 1t was decided that tn
sacred cansata, "The Galilean, b.
, procured at an early date.
y
3 A pleasant surprise purity tool
place Tuesday night at the home o
Miss Edna Walker on Main street
! About 16 of her yonng friends as
! sembled to pay their respects. MIS-
: Edna was equal to the occasion an,
entertained her friends nicely. Re
freshments were served, game
played and all had a merry time.
Mrs. Joseph Bach from New York
who has been the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Jesse Martin, returned t
+ her home on Monday night Mrs
Bach was called to Matamoras o.
account of the death of her mother
Mrs. Klein.
Mrs. Harry Clark and little daugh
5 ter, Regina, of Hainesville are visit
ing Mrs. Clark's parents, Thoma
Decker on Second street.
NJ. Travis and family of Hale
n Eddy, Pa, have taken up their res
4 dence in Matamoras in a cottage o
Cookson street.
!. Miss May Seybolt has a position i
Harrison 4 Dalley's store on Fror
J. street, Port Jervis, during the spec
4 ial sale this week.
At Hope church Sunday evenin
/ the Y. P. s. C. e. gave a special pre-
h gram eommemorating the 2ist al
niversary Of the founding of the soc
ETY.. W. f. Speidel, the president, le
j, the service. Special hymns wer
Il sung for the occasion and the fO
lowing papers were read: "HO'
the Jr S, Helps the Boys and Girls,
= by Lizzie Furman; "What Our Soc
: ETY. Needs Most" by Miss Flor
Heidenthal; "Looking Backward q
Christian Endeavor," by Miss MAJ
garet r. Hilierty, and a talk er
titled "Deciding for Christi by th
pastor. The sermon was Of a yer
pleasing nature.
The l.. a. $. met Wednesday a
ternoon at the home Of Mrs. q. II
Langton.
The MatamOras Social Club met o
Saturday evening at Miller's Hal
The Germantown orchestra playe
for dancing. Every one had goo
time.
The Busy Bee society connecte