Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-08-28
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

England, is dead.
VIM. Funk is acting as janitor of
the Presbyterian church.
H. l.. Canine Is erecting the new
lookup in the borough building.
The public schools Ia the borough
will open Tuesday, September 9Th.
It is reported that E. s. Wolfe
has sold his home on High street to
Walter H. Warner Of Milford town
ship.
Augustus Brosly, a track walker,
was struck by train near Mast
Hope Tuesday morning and instant
ly killed.
The worlds trotting record was
broken Monday at Readville, Mass,
by Lou Dillon, G. X. G. Billings
wonderful mare, which trotted
mile In two minutes fiat.
A rumor intimates that the sale
of the d. v. R, R. may not take
place September 9Th because OF an
application by parties interested to
stay same until they can be heard.
A Branchville nine defeated
Milford crowd at baseball, WedDes
day, by q score of IA to z, and last
Saturday the all collegiates Of Port
Jervis polished them off by a score
of to 5.
Reliance won from Shamrock III
Tuesday by the narrow margin of
minute and 10 seconds. This was
over a triangular course and all the
conditions were most favorable to
challenger.
Fish Commissioner Meehan an
nounces that the department of
fisheries is ready to receive applica-
tions from county superintendents
for gold fish for educational purposus
in class rooms. Only public schools
will be supplied.
The official count of the vote for
judge last Saturday in Monroe
county is for President Judge, c. B.
Staples 1942, H. j. Kotz 1450,
Staples majority 992. E. Eugene
Kinney and F. R. Serfass were
nominated for jury commissioners.
The high wind Tuesday afternoon
did considerable damage 1own the
valley and elsewhere. At East
Stroudsburg the new glass factory
being built by Milton Yetter was
completely destroyed. At Bushkill
barns we're damaged by the wind
and many trees uprooted.
Mrs. James Storms, whose maiden
name was Charity B. Blackmer and
who was born in this county about
81 years ago, was killed Tuesday
morning by being struck by pusher
engine on the Erie near Tri-States,
, N. Y, where she resided. She was
! picking coal on the tracks when the
accident occurred.
Supervisor Herman of Milford
township is exercising good judge
ment in making repairs to the Port
Jervis road. The section in that
township is always difficult to maiu.
, tain in good condition by reason oi
the kind of soil and the heavy travel
but it will now be put in fine shape
: to the credit of the supervisors and
comfort of travellers.
The heavens were illumined lat,
last Friday evening by a peculiar
and quite brilliant aurora borealis
The dancing columns of light arrayeC
7 themselves in a fan like shape, whil,
lower there was a continued GLOW
like the reflection from a larg
number Of lights. r. A. PrOcto
= in Other Worlds says ave hav
every reason to believe that the ligh
Of the aurora Is due to electrica
discharges"
. Farmers two years ago out il
: Huntington county lost a iarg
! number of cattle which were attack
! cd by a peculiar disease Will
! running in the mountain and % on
! Of AZ Of them died. Last year cattl
!, pastured in the same place wer
. exempt but this year they have bee
again affected and so far 10 hsv
n died. Some think the disease
q anthrax but State Veterinaria
Pearson is of a different opinion an
! the matter will be investigated. ]
= will be recalled that several year
ago several cattle died up at Saw
kill after running in the woods an
it was q question then as to th
at disease.
A Puts an End 10 Il All
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