Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-07-18
BRIEF MENTION

DAY. Hail and in some places high
winds damaged crops and fruit.
A. T. searle, Esq of Honesdale
has been appointed on the executive
committee of the state bar associa-
tion and Laird Fl. Barber, Esq, a
delegate to the American bar asso-
citation and Homer Greene, Esq, an
alternate.
Down in Trenton, New Jersey, a
police justice has just held that man
should not be arrested for addressing
improper remarks to woman on
the streets after / O'Clock a. m. be-
cause no good women are on the
streets after that time. He is
Solomon.
Hon. L. H. Barber, ex-congress-
man, is making a strong fight for
the nomination for judge in Carbon
county. Hon. Allen Craig, it is
said, notwithstanding his i'll health,
which is now slowly improving, will
also be a candidate. Jas. T. Mul-
hearn, Esq, reports say, will be
winner in the senatorial contest
The transfer Of the Kleinhans
property on Ann street to Dr. Chas.
w. Roberts of Scranton took place
Tuesday and he will now fit it up
for the purpose Of giving chemical
baths. He states that his prospects
are already hattering for a successful
business and that will mean much
for the general prosperity of the
town.
Mrs. Revoyre has had the tele-
phone pole in front of her premises
painted, which improves its appear
ance. It may be remarked that If
all telephone and telegraph poles in
the borough were kept free from
posters, placards, etc, and similarly
treated to a coat of paint it would
add considerably to the general ef-
feet
Several houses in town are filled
to overfowing. The Vantine House
notably is doing great business
and now has over sixty people. Ho-
tel Seitz is also more than full, the
Bluff House has all its rooms taken
and the Metz house has a large num-
Der of guests. Other houses, too,
are well patronized. The season
looks exceedingly promising.
A failure having been observed in
the arrival of trains over the Milford
and Matamoras railroad it is perhaps
due to explain that the school tax
collector Of Port Jervis, with stony
heartedness and disregard of public
comfort which could only exist in
a callous official, has chained one Of
the engines to a post in Port Jervis
because it neglected to contribute its
share toward the support of the edu-
cational system of that village.
Will a suffering public endure such
Indignity?
Hon. W. s. Kirkpatrick of Easton
has accepted the invitation of the
board of trustees of Lafayette col.
lege to act as its president during
the absence of President Warfeld,
who has gone abroad until next fall
on account of his health.
William H. Pratt, convicted in
the courts Of Chester county for the
murder Of his wife, has been grant
ed a new trial because a juror had
previously said, "That man Pratt is
guilty and he ought to be hanged "
A man in this county not many
years ago was refused a new trial
under similar circum stances.
The Erie advertises an excursion
to New York via Newburg for July
%. The trip down the historic
Hudson by daylight is a most beau
tiful ride. West Point can be
plainly seen and the view of the
palisades is magnificent. This will
be a rare opportunity for a splendid
outing and at a cost which is com.
paratively nothing, only 81.
There has been some little quiet
grooming among the democratic
leaders for the speakership of tn,
house should that body through any
volcanic disturbance become demo
cratic next year. In this connection
the Honorable j.. d. Richardson be
lieves that he would be entitled {,
that honor. He did his best, hl
says he did, TO stir up something
scandalous for a campaign issue
he did his best.
\ The corn gamblers knocked th'
bottom out Of the market Tuesda,
or, rather, the unexpected shipment
Of the grain TO Chicago took tn
breath Of the operators and the.
could not prevent a severe slump il
the market. Corn went down 90 @
cents and wheat was also affected
+ Somebody however made a bag ful
Of money ~ the deal