Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-01-10
BRIEF MENTION

s. d. Boyce has been reappolnted
postmaster at Port Servis.
Oliver stidd, a prominent carpen-
ter and builder OF Port Jervis, is
dead at the age Of o5 years.
The firemen at at an election held
Tuesday evening elected Thomas
Armstrong, chief. Durham Greg
Ory, first, and F. c. Plume, second
assistant.
Prof. ]. c. Watson, Miss Nora
Madden and Miss Minnie Van Akin,
committee on permanent certifi-
Gates, will examine candidates here
June 10th
A rear end collision in the New
York Central tunnel Wednesday
morning killed fifteen persons and
seriously injured thirty.
Mrs. Mary II. Anderson, who at
one time resided with the family Of
Rev B S. Lassiter here, is dead at
Englewood, N j., in her eightieth
year.
Michael Cassidy, for many years
prominent in Carbon county demo-
cratic politics. died in Philadelphia
last Sun ay, where lie held posi-.
ton in the United States custom
house.
Charles Bauer living about a mile
below town, while cutting wood
along the mountain last week was
struck by a falling tree and had his
arm broken.
Van Etten Bros have removed
their sawmill from Dark Swamp to
the tract of A. " McCarty in Ding
man township, of whom they have
purchashed the standing timber.
It is current rumor that W. T..
Struble has bought of Thomas
Armstrong the upper mill on Water
street. If true, Struble is a genuine
'trust" so far as the milling bust
ness in town is concerned.
/ q. o. Armstrong placed this week
in his pharmacy a new acetylene
gas machine and will in future man
ufacture his own light. It is the
same pattern as the one installed by
Mitchell Bros. in their store.
At meeting of the Milford Gem
etery association held Monday the
former board of managers, viz; H.
B. Wells, C. w Bull, Moses De-
trick, William Angle and William
Mitchell, was elected.
Thomas NJ Brink of Port Jervis
has been at Dingman's Ferry this
week making an inventory of the
goods in the store of Van Etten
Bros Rumor says he may become
a purchaser and engage in business
there.
1t is expected that the case Of the
commonwealth VS. Charles lHazen
which involves the constitutionality
of the charter Of the Blooming
Grove Park association will be ar
gued before the Superior court sit
ting at Scranton Jan. goth.
The February elections will occur
February 18th. January 81 will be
the last day for filing certificates OF
nomination for township officers,
except justices Of the peace, which
must be filed by Jan. %. Nomina-
tion papers may be filed up to Feb. 8.
/ William L. Gibbs, a long time
resident Of Indian Orchard, Wayne
county, died at his home Friday,
January 3, at the ripe old age OF
eighty-seven years. The funeral
was held Monday. Deceased was
the father Of Mrs. Milton Armstrong
Of this borough.
Persiior Frazer, Jr., a member of
the First Troop. Philadelphia City
Cavalry, which acted as guard Of
the Liberty Bell while it was being
removed from independence Hall tc
the railroad on its way to Charles.
ton last Saturday, was thrown from
his horse and suffered a fracture OF
the knee cap.
Miss Minnie Agnes Shields, a most
estimable yoang lady, died at her
home in Shohola township Monday,
Jan. 6, Of catarrh Of the bows Is, aged
nineteen years. She was a daughter
Of the late John Shi slds and is sur
vived by eight brothers and two
sisters. The funeral was held yester-
day at Walker Lake school house.
"A more extended obituary will ap-
( pear next week.
The Chicago Inter Ocean accuses
Rev Or. Hills Of Plymouth church
( Brooklyn, of plagiarism in having
appropriated without credit the
thoughts and phraseology Of Henry
Ward Beeoher and llr David Suing
on several occasions and that he had
used the same in his work, 'The
Influence Of Christ on Modern Life. ?