Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-04-10
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS


A new telephone has just been
opened from Paupac to Big Pond, a
popular summer resort up In
Palmyra.
The Easter dance Of the Deerpark
Club in Port Jervis win be held
Tuesday evening, April 14th.
It is reported that the bond suit
Of the D. V. r. r., whioh was heard
at Harrisburg this week, was settled
George F. Farnum of Port Jervis,
a prominent business man and son
Of the late Eli P. Farnuin, is dead.
The funeral was held yesterday.
The democratic county committee
organized Monday by eleoting John
&C. Westbrook, Jr., chairman, and
George R Bull, Esq, secretary.
Boys, and grown up people, too,
let the frogs alone now except
between July LIST and Nov let. A
fine Of s25 is the penalty for viola
tion of this law.
Hon. John d. Houck and others
have secured a charter to build a
trolley road to carry freight and
passengers from Mt. Pocono TO
LaAuna.
Raftmen on the Delaware this
week have met with misfortune
Two or three floats have been
wrecked, one in Punkie's and an
other on Franks bar.
Some RATS passing through Foul
rift last week ran into a school of
shad coming up the river. Several
fish we're caught, some of which
weighed pounds each.
The earth was thoroughly soaked
with rain the past few days and
now if warm weather prevails early
pasture is assured. Grass and grain
never looked so we'll in spring as
now.
W. M. Hartman, the gentleman
with whom DR.. II. E. Emerson has
been travelling in the south during
the winter, died at the Plaza Hotel
in New York early last Saturday
morning.
Testimony was taken Wednesday
on the rule to show cause why the
sheriff's sale Of the Zoellner proper
ty in Shohola shall not be set aside.
The matter will be argued at the
adjourned court, April 27th.
The cold snap last week does not
seem to have injured fruit buds in
this vicinity, but from the peach
belts In Maryland and in Morris
county, New Jersey comes the
annual wall of wholesale destruc-
tion.
According to the record in the
commissioners Office, Conashaugh
stone arch bridge was painted in
August, 1899, at a cost of SIC, with
s. for horse hire. making s21.
Wonder how soon it win need q
new coatT
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Milford driving park
association for the election of
directors for the ensuing year was
adjourned from last Monday evening
until this Friday night at the Dim
mick House.
L. II. Wagner has been appointed
by the managersof Milford cemetery,
superintendent, q position which he
heretofore held for twelve years,
and gave in that time evidence Of
care ana faithfulness in the per-
formanCe Of his duties
The Sproul-Roberts good roads
bill has been recommitted to the
committee on public roads where II
will be smothered TO death. Mr..
Greasy Of Columbia county opposed
the bill and offered amendments
which led TO It's reeommittal.
The legislature has abolished the
fish commission and in its stead
there win bs a department Of
fisheries with a chief. It is assumed
probably that this manner Of super
vising the work will more effeotual-
iy carry out the intentions Of the
law respecting illegal fishing.
Cheap COioniSts Rates to the West
The Erie is selling a very eheaI
one way Colonist Ticket from Port
Jervis to many points IN the far
west, daily, until April 29th. JUS
think Of it, only $50 to most any
California point, with no change o.
depots enroute. A postal addressed
! to TIM Erie ticket agent, Port Jer
Wis, will bring any desired infOrma
ton as TO the above tickets By
: return mail. Al
During his trip west the Preslden
climbed up into the engine attaches
to his special train and took a rul
over the mountains OF some 50 miles