Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-21
BRIEF NEWTON.

A tree standing in a forest was
turned into a newspaper recently In
just las minutes.
A glance at the sherif's sale
column, elsewhere printed, will
show opportunities for investing in
real estate.
Part Of the long looked for iron
bridge over the Sawkill near Seitz
has arrived. It viii probably soon
be erected.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Leidel is having
a neat monument erected on her
cemetery lot in memory Of her hus-
band and daughter.
Paul Woodward of Camden, N.
J., was on Monday convicted of
murder by poisoning John Coffin
and Price Jennings.
The continued mild weather does
not encourage the belief that Provi-
.dence is recognizing the coal barons
as his special trustees.
Thirty-seven labor papers have
been started in the past twelve
months. A good illustration Of the
rapid growth of organization.
1t is rumored in financial circles
that the Erie will soon issue bonds
to raise funds to put the road in
condition to successfully compete
with other trunk lines.
Judge Charles DeKay Townsend
has bought of E. S. Wolf and isnow
having shipped to Oyster Bay, L l.,
where he will build a large boarding
house. so, 600 feet Of lumber.
The Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany has increased the pay of all its
employees whose wages are 5000. or
less per month ten per cent. This is
an encouraging sign of the times.
Mrs William Hadden, who with
her husband for many years resided
near Rowlands, died in New York
last Sunday. She was a sister in
law Of DR.. Alexander Hadden, pres
ident Of the Forest Lake association
Sol. Rosencranse of Delaware
having more stock than he wishes to
keep over will sell horse, weight
about 1850, 1 Jersey COW, coming to
profit in February, 8 calves, 1s
months old, and one Jersey calf,
months old.
Both DR.. John Kelly, proprietor,
and Edward Cahill, owner of the
hotel corner of Broad and Catha-
rine streets, deny that there is any
foundation whatever for the state
ment that Frank Crissman may take
the house next spring.
The supper in the M E. church
Tuesday night. given TO raise funds
with which to replace the furniture
in the parsonage destroyed by fire,
was generously attended and dem
onstrated the sympathy of the com
munity with the object. The re-
ceipts were 5000.
Mrs. Roland B. Mohneaux has
gone to South Dakota where it is
said she win gain a residence and
apply for a divorce from her hus-
band, who was lately acquitted OF
the the murder of Mrs Kate J
Adams. The cause of action has
not been made public.
After the leading bicycle manu-
facturers went into a trust they gave
up to a large extent advertising and
Pope, maker of the Columbia wheel
attributes the great decline in the use
of bicycles to this fact. He says had
the advertising been continued th'
/ sale of wheels would have kept in
creasing.
The North British and Mercantile
Fire Insurance company, Ryman &
Wells agents, have very. promptly
and satisfactorily adjusted ant
settled the loss sustained by Rev
G. E. scndder in the parsonage fire
last week. Less than five days have
elapsed. Such expedition is very
gratifying
Governor Stone has app ointed
commission to enquire into the con
dition Of Hon. P. P. Smith, a super
ior court judge, whose health TO
some time has not beon good. Judg
Smith says he is able to sit and pro
poses to do so, therefore no matte
what the finding of the commission
he viii remain on the bench.
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