Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-20
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS


the road.
The Milford Water Company is
extending its main down George to
Third street.
It is claimed that vein Of coal
has been discovered on the Pocono
Mountain near BlalSeslee.
Rev. David Brown of Princeton will
supply the Presbyterian pulpit next
Sunday in the absence Of the pastor.
A marriage license has been grant
ed to Frederick H. seig of Panther
and Nettie H. Kipp Of Gouldsboro,
Pa.
The skeleton Of man was found by
some boys, playing ON an embankment
about mile and half from Strouds-
burg Monday.
Pound Master Schorr advertises a
stray horse, to be sold next Monday,
If not redeemed. 1t is said the owner
resides near Culvers Lake, N. J.
An Italian near Harrisburg was
fined $50 Monday, made up as follows.
$25 for being unnaturalized and as not
having a right to carry firearms, $25
for hunting on Sunday and $40 for
shooting a robin.
Cut out this coupon, take it to a
Port Jervis store and you will receive
the gratifying information that if
you can't swim you can wade across
the river and 80 save fare when going
to his place to make your purchases.
Any one who thinks himself a
cracker jack ia a guessing contest
could exercise his talents in predict
ing when the Barret bridge will open
for travel. 1t is not safe, however,
to wager any money unless you put
the time limit far enough in the
future.
III. Howard Brown and wife of New
York will be here after July lst and
will give vocal instruction to any
desiring. They will bring with them
a class of several pupils to spend the
summer. They come with the highest
reccommendations as to their pro-
i1ciencv in thair ayt
A crusade by the Law and Order
Club Of Luzerne county resulted this
week in the issuance of 100 warrants
for the arrest Of saloon keepers and
merchants who have violated the
Sunday selling law. Fifty-eight
were saloon keepers, the others drug
gists who sold soda water, cigar
dealers, candy shop keepers and four
poolroom keepers.
The Erie reports an unusually large
number of applications for rates to
Milford and for time tables and infor-
nation. The Selah company also says
that the business Of supplying pros
pective guests with Milford statistics
is fiourishing and that there are many
enquirers. Evidence is accommodating
that the advertising is having excel
lent-results.
The Erie railroad in future will
run It's coal for the New England
States by way Of the Pou'keepsie
bridge. Formerly it went to New
burgh and was there transferred
across the river, now the cars will
run via Campbell Hall, leaving the
main line at Goshen. A saving both
in length Of haul and time and
expense in ferriage.
John w. Frazier, Esq, agent for
the heirs, will sell at public sale,
Saturday, June 4, a. 2 p. M, the
farm Of the late se l.. Gum,
situate in Lehman ut five miles
below Dingmans. There are about
200 acres in the place, Of which 80
are improved and the balance well
timbered. A large and small DWELL
ing house, two barns, cow house and
other outbulldIngs. Good fruit, a
stream Of water flows through the
premises.
II is probable that the evening
mail will soon arrive earlier, as
are being made to have
It delivered 80 minutes sooner than
now. s. d. Boyce, the postmaster at
Port Jervis, was very courteous in
the matter and assured the committee
that it could have been done long ago
as it was only necessary to have the
come from the postmaster
here and the contractor on the route
to have the change made. That he
would be pleased to assent to the
earlier delivery and Would eheerfuny
aid In bringing it about.
Cuddeback d Co., whose advertise