Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-09-12
BRIEF MENTION.

The new moon indicates a warn
September.
A firemen's parade took place in
Port Jervis yesterday.
The festive oyster is now having
his Inning" with ice cream.
Nelson g. Palmer is adding a story
to his summer home on Ann street.
THE PRESS will print trespass no
tices on muslin at very reasonable
rates.
Fl. B. Wells is building a new
dwelling on Hartford street just below
the Sawkill House.
The races at the Milford driving
park which we're expected to take
place tomorrow have been postpon-
ed.
Capt. E. H. Ranch of Mauch
Chunk, veteran newspaper man,
died at his home Monday after a
long illness aged 50 years.
George Whitesell, who formerly
resided in Delaware township, died
last week. We have no particulars
of his death or the cause.
At the sheriff's sales of the prop
critics Of George Matthias in Lehman
and Louisa Schutt in Dipgman held
Monday G. w. Bull, Esq, plaintiffs
attorney, became purchaser.
Olivet Presbyterian congregation
in Easton, of which Rev. Harvey
Klaer is pastor. is planning to build
a handsome new brick church.
A nine Of farmer boys from Mon
tague, N. j., met a Milford nine last
Saturday and cleaned the coop of the
latter crowd by a score of 3 to 4.
The county commissioners went
to Rowlands Wednesday to inspect
the pier of the bridge there which
Is reported to be in an unsafe condi-
ton.
The number of passengers carried
one day recently by the d. V. r. r.
and not during fair week either was
800 and frequently the number has
reached 500 in one day.
Hicks, the weather prophet, pre-
diets rough and stormy weather for
this month and that frosts will likely
occur about the Goth. Very prob
able, for they usually do.
The democratic senatorial confer.
ence for this district will be held at
Indian Queen hotel, Stroudsburg,
Sept. 10. Mulhearn of Carbon, ac-
oording to rotation, has the call.
The socialists party in Carbon
county has completed a ticket and il
is conceded that it will be an import
ant factor in the coming election.
The general impression prevails that
it will draw more largely from the
democratic than the republican party.
DR.. J. H. Shull, who was last
week elected president of the Della
ware Valley railroad, has resigned
and is succeeded by Milton Yetter
of East Stroudsburg. @. II. Rutter,
who has been general passenger
agent since the company began op.
erations, has also resigned.
The two hoboes who were looked
up in Jail last week enjoyed a brief
period of liberty Monday. George
Van Why, who has been confined
for several months, was given the
freedom of the corridor and he op-
ened the door and let the two out.
They jumped from a front second
story window but we're seen and af-
ter short run captured.
Mrs. Carrie Nation encountered
such a storm of peanuts at the
stroudsburg fair, where she was in
vited to speak, that she was compel
led TO desist and go to selling little
hatchets. In this business she was
very successful. Evidently there
was no room for a temperance leo
ture there or anything but drinking
and gambling. Everything was
wide open.
Those who were 50 unfortunate as to
take out insurance on their property
in the Quaker City mutual fire insur-
anee eompay are now being notified
by the receiver to pay large assess
ments. It is another case Of Monroe
mutual and Iron City mutual Of
Pittsburg, though the Monroe com
pany did for many years furnish
protection while the others were
fakes from the start
Josh Westhafer Of Loogootee,
Ind, is a poor man but he says he
would not be without Chamber