Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-12
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

Hance avenue.
Homer Greene of Honesdale has
been appointed a member at large
Of the Republican State Committee.
A handsome granite, cottage
monument is being erected this
week on the cemetery to mark the
Fulmer lot.
Shad are reported as unusually
plentiful in the river, and many
and large ones have been caught up
in the East Branch.
The directors have located the
new school building centrally on the
lots and the work of digging the
foundation began this week.
Smallpox is somewhat on the
increase down in Easton and councils
have concluded to build pest house
the better to combat the disease.
You can fish for bass Monday,
June Is, but you must not keep any
caught in the Delaware under 9
inches, elsewhere z inches in length.
Talk about cement land down in
Monroe county continues and
many op tions have been secured but
so far no money has changed hands
1t is quite possible that the next
republican presidential ticket will
be Roosevelt and Taft and that Sen.
ator Hanna will be national chair
man.
The trustees of the East Strouds-
burg state normal school have de-
olared against foot ball because of
the bodily danger to those who
play it.
Barnum, noted as a hors Jockey,
has been camping near town this
week and recently bought several
animals of Towner for use in his
business.
Almost every nation in the world
is sending an increasing number of
immigrants to the United States.
Ours must be something of a Promis-
ed Land.
A new fish hatchery will likely be
established on the head waters of
the Lackawaxen in Wayne county.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
made for the purpose.
The Erie Railway Company has
filed mortgage given to the Stan
dard Trust Company of New York
for $50, 900, 900 on its franchises and
property in this county
Out in Kansas they were praying
for rain and now they are floating
around the state on RATS, chicken
oCops or boats. 1t must be a case OF
the prayers Of the righteous being
fully answered.
Judge Erdman has filed an opinion
in the case of Wagner vs.. Came, in
which Defendent took u rule to show
cause why Plaintiff should not give
security for costs, discharging the
rule and directing defendant to plead.
The drouth which had practically
continued for 50 days was broken
early last Sunday morning by a
gentle rain which fell during the
day and evening and also on Mon
day. Vegetation was greatly aided.
We want to begin agitating the
question of a fair here this fall. OF
course there are some who will
ridicule the idea, but are there not
enough enterprising farmers in this
section to make it a success2 II
several will unite and determine to
have a fair the thing is assured. Let
us try it ONCE anyway
It is proper for the churches tc
send missionaries to Africa, China
India and other abiding places oi
heathenism, but they are not more
needed there than in those countrie,
whese the Jew is prosecuted by
alleged Christians on account Of
religion. Some traces of this is seer
here in our own country and missio
nary work here would not amIss.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow was tend
cred a reception by his friends and
neighbors of Susquehanna county
Monday. A large concourse Of peo
pie was present and several ad
dresses were made. Il is So year
ago that he entered congress, thu
youngest man in that body being
only "a years old He was electe,
speaker Of the war congress whicl
met July 4, 1851 and Is especially
famous on being the father Of tn
/ Homestead law.