Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-03
MATAMORAs


Newark Flyer at Bergen tunnel atI
3.4O O'Clock Monday afternoon. The
remains we're brought to Port Jer-
Wis in charge Of Undertaken Fred
Terwilliger he was born June 6,
1851, at Philadelphia and was son
of the late Henry aud Mary n
Walls. He has been resident Of
this village for twenty five years.
He resided with his two sisters, Miss
Kate Walls and Mrs. L E. Elston.
His death casts a pall Of sorrow
over his associates and will make
pleasant home desoiate.
The business meeting Of the L. A.
s. Of Epworth church was held
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. A. Kimble.
Mrs. A. J. vosburg Of Newark, N.
j., and Laforge Nyoe and daughter
Mey spent Sunday with Peter
Dewitt.
The friends in Matamoras Of Miss
Katharine Walls and her sister,
Mrs. L. E. Elston, tender their
sympathy in their sad afliiction on
the death of their brother David,
who was killed by the cars at Ber-
gen tunnel.
John Koerner, a student at the
stroudsburg Normal school, arrived
in town Friday evening and will
spend his vacation here and in New
York City.
Miss Clara Heidenthal, who is
employed in a department store in
Newark, is home on vacation at
her mothers, Mrs. frankie Heiden.
thai on Pennsylvania avenue.
The "Crimson Rambler" at the
home of Mrs Irving Courtright on
Main-street is out in full bloom ana
makes a fine appearance.
Gus Billman is on the Erie Rail-
road as a night caller
Miss Sarah Knapp has arrived in
town from Brooklyn, N. Y, where
she has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Avery. She was the guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. S. S. Spears, on
Main street and left for her home in
Hawley Monday
Mrs. E. } Lord, left town Thurs
day for Binghamton to attend a
wedding anniversary in that city.
Mrs. ] c Fitzhugh and daughter,
Lola. from Washington, D. c., arriv
ed in town few days ago and are
visiting Mrs. Joseph Palmatier.
Master Thornton, son of Mrs.
Anna E. Caswell, is spending bis
vacation with his mother. He
attends the Institution for the Blind
at Batavia, N. Y, and is bright
fellow despite his infrmity.
Miss Lillian schlegel of Jersey
City, a niece of Miss Sarah Remey,
will pass her two weeks vacation in
Matamoras and Port Jervis. She
is a stenographer for a wholesale
grocery firm of New York City.
Mrs Robert Skinner, accompanied
by her two sons, Claude and Russell,
left town to visit relatives at Jersey
City, Montclair and Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinert. who have
been on a visit to Jersey City,
Greenwich and other cities, returned
home Thursday evening. They
visited at Newark where Mrs.
Reinert's sister, Miss Cadie Skinner,
is employed in large department
store.
Miss Della Skinner celebrated her
14th birthday Thursday afternoon
at her home. Twenty-Five of her
young friends assembled to pay
their respects. Tea was served at 6
O'Clock. The young lady received a
number of pretty presents. The
occasion was enliveneJ by music,
consisting of piano solos by Misses
Nellie and Della Skinner, May Cor.
win and Beatrice Thomas The
tables were decorated with pink and
white roses and ferns.
A lawn social and 15-cent tea viii
be held at the Epworth church on
the afternoon and evening of July
4th under the auspices of the L. A. S.
connected with tie church. Ice
cream and cake will be served both
afternoon and evening. S.
Friday was the presidents last
cabinet meeting for sometime until
the conclusion Of his summer vacation
at Oyster Bay. There will, however,
be more business done at Oyster Bay
than is usually the case when -mau
goes on a vacation. Private Secre-
tary Loeb and a number Of stenogra-
pliers and typewriters accompany the
president, a force sufficient to operate