Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-12-04
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

Arthur sullivan or New YORK
visited his friend, Norman Harsell,
a few doys.
Henry Tlssot dislocated his shoul-
der last Sunday by falling near his
home at Raymondskill.
Charles Nobs has closed his sum-
mer home in Dingman and gone to
Newark for the winter.
Harry Armstrong celebrated his
twenty-first birthday last evening
by giving a party to number Of
friends.
Mrs. George R. Muller of Phila-
delphia visited her husband, who is
at Glenside Sanitarium, few days
recently.
Five different parties from here
fshed in Sawkill Pond Thanksgiv-
ing and each captured a number Of
pickerel Of good size.
Frank Reser, who has been en-
ployed with Sheriff Gregory, has
gone to Port Jervis to accept posi-
tion with George Youugs.
D. E. Van Etten of Sussex. N. j.,
agent for the Prudential Insurance
Co, was a guest with relatives at
Dingmans a few days ago.
In disastrous wreck on the Erie
at West Nutly Tuesday night, J. II.
BaImos, fireman. of Port Jervis,
was scalded and two men were
killed.
The Pennsylvania Legislative
Correspondents Association hasp pre-
sented Auditor General E. B. Har.
denbergh with a handsome silver
loving cup.
Butler, in Butler county, Pennsyl-
vania, is afflicted with typhoid fever.
There are over $50 cases and it is
claimed they came from pollution of
the water supply.
At the sherifFs sale Of the Johnson
property, lots in Matamoras, held
last Saturday, Horace E. Gilbert Of
Port Jervis bid it in for Henry
Tsehudy for a consideration Of s559.
DR.. L. de Plasse, who was injured
several days ago by being thrown
from his carriage on the Port Jervis
road, was bronght to his home here
yesterday. He is in quite feeble
condition.
Typhoid fever at Butler, Pa, has
become a scourge. Over 1900 cases
are reported and Governor Penny
packer has ordered $4,000 of the
states contingent fund forwarded
for aid.
The engagement of Richard E.
Loesch of New York and Miss
Marion Henderson, a daughter of
the well known florist, has been
announced, as also the engagement
Of Miss EDNA. a daughter Of Edgar
Van Etten, of Boston, vice president
Of the New York Central, and
Charles Slauson Of Port Jervis.
Henry 3. Armstrong of Mon
mouth oounty, N. j., a student at
Blair Han, fell from a fire escape
last Friday and was killed Con-
siderable anxiety was felt by some
relatives in Sussex county for a
time fearing it was Harold of this
place.
The attention Of our readers is
called to the advei itisement Of the
Duquesns snverwars Co., which
appears ia another column. The
Dnquesne Company quotes some
reasonable prices upon seasonable
and desirable Holiday Goods.
The school house bell has arrived
and its musical tones have been
heard in town 10 weighs about
1000 pounds and ought to furnish
sufficient volume OF sound to warn
the youngsters but doubtless there
win be a goodly number who viii
not hoar OF heed its call. There are
some who can only be aroused by a
truant oficer
Philadelphia and its suburbs spent
81. 800, 600 for Thanksgiving Turkeys
and their iigings. There were 800,
600 birds sold and they weighed
4 800, 600 pounds Add she chickens,
ducks and geese consumed, and Il is
probable they would bring the ioial
cost up 10 e2 50o 600