Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
BRIEf MENTloN.

The Hotel Fauchere opened fol
the summer Wednesday.
Rear Admiral w. T. Sampson
died at his home in Washington
May g.
Bret Harte, the novelist and au.
thor, died in England last Sunday
after q long illness of throat trouble
At a meeting of stockholders Of
the Milford water company held
Monday the former board was re.
elected.
Over seventy fine shad were taken
at the fishery near Milford Wednes.
day night. Some of the fish weighed
7 and 8 pounds.
DR.. w. B. KeDworthey is laying
a flagstone walk in front of his
premises on Broad street with Lint
West supervising the jos.
Superintendent Luthur Hin rec
commended last week that the Fish
er school in Sandyston, N. j., be
closed for lack Of scholars.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings
died at Baltimore May after a pro-
tracted illness. He was a printer.
editor, soldier and congressman.
Robert Findlay has commenced
the erection of a cage on Hartford
street and when completed it is
said he will have the bird for occu-
pancy.
Mrs. J. A. Revoyre is having her
shop and house on Broad street
adorned With fresh paint. E. G.
Wood and his assistants handle the
brushes.
The county commissioners have
contracted the building of the abut-
ments, wing walls, etc, for the
bridge near Hotel Seitz to Dunham
Gregory for 1886.
Marriage licenses have been grant
ed to Nellie Staples of Bushkill and
James Hazen of Delaware and to
Ida j. Shafer and William Morrison,
both of Blooming Grove.
Hon. Joshua s. Salmon, repre-
sentative of the fourth New Jersey
congressional district, died sudden.
ly of apoDlexy at his home in
Boonton Tuesday His age was Sc
years.
S. j. McEwen, a son-in-law of our
towDsman, Arthur B. McCarty, has
gone into the hotel business In
Chicago at 47OO State street. He
was with Captain Clark on the
Oregon at the Santiago fight.
At meeting of stockholders of
the Milford Delaware bridge COM
pany held Monday majority of
stockholders not being present no
election was held and the former
president, managers and treasurer
retain Office for another year.
According to some Carbon county
papers the sentiment among demo-
Gratis there is strongly favorable TO
Judge Craig for denomination and
against the aspirations of Ex-Con-
gresham Barber for the position.
Judge Craig is certainly a most ex-
cellent official.
Announcement is made of the en-
Ragement of Miss Grace Hurd Rich
ards Of New York, who has been a
summer guest at the Sawkill House
and is well known by the young
people here, to Charles A. Skidmore
of the same city. The wedding will
occur June Srd.
The will of J B. Westbrook, pro
bated last week, devises all his
property, real. personal and mixed
to his wife for life in trust for his
children unless in case Of her re-
marriage when she shall have the
use Of One-fourth the income and
names her sole executrix and guar.
dian Of his minor son.
To prevent turkeys indulging in
their propensity to all sit on one
nest when becoming broody it IL
suggested that barrels be provided
and when one begins setting to place
a board loosely in front so that the
others cannot enter but so that the
inmate can easily push it over and
emerge when she desires. BY
watching for a few days aud thus
keeping the others out the matter
can be adjusted SO that one vii
have her nest undisturbed.
shuddsfs at Wis Past.
81 recall now with horror. " saws