Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-11-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Harvard won from the d. p. last
Saturday the annual football game
by a score Of 1910.
Miss Emma Emerson Of Marydell,
Del, is a guest with the family Of
Dr. H. E. Emerson.
Herman Stubendorff and wife
expect to spend the winter in Phila-
delphia and the south.
s. L. sohoonover, assessor Of Leh-
man. resigned last week and the
county commissioners have appoint
ed W. 81. stoddart in his place.
AS indicating the number of
truants, Officer Wood has 20 notices
to parents TO serve for not comply
ing with The law in sending their
children to school.
A destructive forest FIRE last week
burned over several hundred acres
in the northern part of Delaware
township. Considerable thrifty
timber was destroyed.
Mrs. Andrews of New York, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
F White on Fourth street for some
weeks, returned home today.
NJ B. Pitney of Delaware town
ship bought a drift pile on the Shoe.
maker farm for $40, it is reported,
and has already husked from it
over 100 bushels of corn.
Miss Florence Hildebrandt of this
borough and James O'Brien OF
Jersey City will be married Thanks
giving day in the Catholic church.
August Metz and wife Of Dingman
township are rejoicing over the
advent of baby girl, and J A.
Myer and wife of this place are Civ
ing thanks for like blessing.
Efforts are being made to establish
"a Y. NJ. G. A. here and about twenty
people have intinated an intention
to join It is hoped the effort may
succeed
Heretofore firemen and soldiers in
New Jersey have enjoyed exemp
tions. The Supreme court Monday
handed down a decision declaring
the act unconstitutional which will
allow taxation on nearly ten million
dollars now exempt.
DR.. Kenworthey had the good
fortune this week to shoot a deer.
Another was wounded by F. c.
Plume and afterwards killed by
Mcconnell. It was evident from
the outfit when the party started
out that business was intended.
R. D. Sayre found few days ago
an Indian pot on the farm of Jacob
McCarty in Montague where there is
large wash out. The pot is made
of clay, is or 10 inches high and
will probably holda couple of quarts.
1t is perfect except where small
piece is broken out of the rim which
is slightly flaring.
John P. Van Etten and Leon
Schauno contemplate establishing
another ferry at Port Jervis just
above the railroad bridge. They
have a fat, which came down the
river from somewhere above, which
they will fit up with side paddle
wheels propelled by small gasoline
engine. A ferry for foot passengers
has been established at Barrett bridge
which will ply all night.
It is reported that the Barrei
bridge company of Port Jervis has
let contract for the erection Of a
steel bridge to the Owego Bridge
Company. There are two spans OF
325 feet each and the new structure
will be considerably wider and
stronger than was the old bridge
The price is stated to be $50, O0O.
Jas. P. Van Etten met with an
accident Wednesday evening which
might have been far more serious
Coming down the turnpike hill near
town, wien about at the foot, his
machine suddenly turned and ran
up the bank. upset and threw him
out His hands were both sprained
and his face and nose considerably
cut and bruised.
The NJ. NJ. and P ). Railroad
company is preparing to block up
the New York span of its bridge in
order to repair the abutment. It IL
said another span will be added on
the New York side, which will give
the water more room at that point,
and render Port Jervis less liable to
innundation, especially if a dixie is
built across the fat.
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