Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-01-15
NEWS ITEMS

ware township Will DC nSlu oabuf-
day, January 18Th.
Bridge building, repairing, view
ing and inspecting cost Wayne
county in 1908 about $4,000.
The trial of George Jaeger for the
shooting of Mrs. Victor Bevan will
begin at Newton Feb. sth next
Up in Wayne county the county
auditors and jury commissioners do
their own clerical work and save
the expenses OF clerks.
The Jury commissioners Of Monroe
county filled the wheel with 45O
names and drew the jurors for
February term in three days.
The York Bridge Company secur-
ed the contract for building the
state bridge over Brodheads creek
between the two Stroudsburg's for
s44,754.
Ex- Confederate General John B
Gordon died last Saturday night at
his winter home, Miami, Florida,
aged about ~ years. he was twice
elected governor and three times to
the United States senate.
Sugar Loaf Mountain in Rowan
county, Kentucky, is becoming vol
canic. Smoke issues in considerable
volume, accompanied with a rumbl-
ing noise and the nearby inhabitants
are fleeing.
It is said the promoters of the
summer school at Naomi Pines in
Monroe county will erect several
large, new buildings and spend a
million dollars in tho project which
is expected to out rival Chautauqua.
John B. Carley, at one time village
president of Port Jervis, and for
many years a prominent business
man of that place, died last Sunday
afternoon at his home. His age
was "a years.
It is reported that the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company has bought
the old Lehigh and New England
railroad running from Slatington to
Campbell Hall. If true it will give
that company an independent out.
let for its coal.
At a meeting of stockholders Of
the First National Bank of Milford
the former directors, viz, A. D..
Brown, E. Warner, C. o. Arm
strong, Geo. W. Warner, P. G. Kin
kel, II. B. Wells and John Q. War
ner, we're reelected.
The County Commissioners this
week, with the approval of the
County Auditors, increased the fees
of the County Treasurer by allow
ing him a commission of ~ per
F cent on the money received from
the state paid by the Erie. 1t will
increase his compensation about
, 500.
A passenger train on the Erie
the Chicago limited east bound, was
) wrecked Monday afternoon neal
Hales Eddy. The entire train, loco
r motive, tender, baggage and passen.
3 ger cars left the rails and some
went over the embankment. Nine
/ teen passengers we're injured but
none killed.
I The Democratic National Com.
g mittee has fxed st. Louis as the
9 place and July as the time foi
g holding the convention to nominat'
4 candidates for President and Vic,
q President. The selection of st
+. Louis is. considered in some quarters
! as having been a slight victory fol
D the Maryland aspirant.
- The County commissioners las
{ Saturday let the contract for tn,
o new iron bridge at Rowland's {,
s Nelson & Buchanan Of Chambers
d burg, Pa The span is 100 feet anS
d the price is reported to be $50
i This bridge first and last has been
d very expensive matter for the count.
q and it is to be hoped that now what
q ever work is done there it will be o
l. a nature to be permanent
John Lifts, a veteran Of the Civi
4 War, who boarded at Kimbles, wa
killed by an Erie train last Saturda.
: near East Hawley. His legs wer
found just below that station, an
later the body and his hat wer
found three miles away at Kimbles
He had been attending a meeting 0
a G. A. r. post, Of which he was
member, and it is supposed wa
y struek by a train while walkin
p home.
W For a bad taste in the mouth tax
le a few doses Of Chamberlain's ston