Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05
NEWs IIEMs

Matamoras.
A recruiting office for the United
States Army will soon be opened at
stroudsburg
The Thermometer registered IS
low as 2s degrees one morning at
Sawkill this week.
Miss Arm Baker has gone to the
southern part Of Georgia for the re-
mainder Of the winter.
Mrs r. Hammond, mother Of J
W. Lauer Of Dingman township, is
seriously III at his home.
The we'll known Kittatinny House
at Delaware Water Gap is now
owned by Charles e. Cope.
Six thousand new rural tree
delivery routes have been authoriz
ed within the past eight months.
Horace, seventh son Of the late
L. W. Brodhead, of Water Gap Is
dead Of paralysis. His age was IS
years.
Mrs. ]. q. Price Of Branohvills
and Mrs. Loesch Of New York spent
a day this week with the family Of
H 7. Baker.
Former postmaster Of Milford
James s. Drake has charge of the
agency Of the Scranton correspon-
dence schools at Hartford, Conn.
Charles weisbrod and son of Phil.
adeiphia we're at Porter's Lake last
week taking twenty one deer to
stock the Club lands at that place.
War between Russia and Japan
now seems imminent. Both coun.
tries are active in placing troops and
arranging their war ships for con-
flict.
J. B. Ronk, an Erie engineer, and
Wilton Bennett, Esq, Of Port Jervis
with their wives enjoyed a sleigh
ride TO Milford last evening and
dined at the Crissman House
Mrs. Sarah B. Weston of Wayne
county celebrated the Tooth anniver-
sary of her birth january 18th. At
the age Of fourteen years she was
instrumental in organizing the first
Sunday school in that county.
Sherwood D. Van Campen of
Newton is gaining considerable
reputation as an lad" writer and
his photograph appears in a recent
number of the Literary Digest as
one of the successful men in that
limo.
Because of tie vote at the demo
cratic primary in Delaware between
Frank Stewart and John Schreiber
their names will not appear on the
official ballot. and voters will have
the choice of either voting for the
republican candidate, Joseph Lay
ton, OF writing in q name on the
ticket.
Attorney General Carson holds that
all the judges Of the state are entitled
to the extra pay given by the judicial
salary bill, but there are some who
doubt the soundness Of his views.
The language Of the constitution
which is ''No law shall extend the
term Of any public officer or increase
or diminish his salary OF emoluments
after his election or appointment"
The Attorney General in his opinion
holds that judges are not public
officers within the meaning of the
provision.
Landlord Russ of Harrisburg, who
furnished supplies to The Legislators
in 1897 when they went on a junket
to New York to attend the dedication
of Grants tomb, sued the state to
recover the amount Of his bill So
9ll.6s. He was nonsuIted on the
ground that the state was not liable.
He has since sent a circular letter to
each member asking them to pay sl5,
their proportionate amount and a
few are responding. The supplies
were liquors and cigars.
DR.. Kenworthey has lost a pair Of
gloves, and one night this week
while making R professional cali up
in Dingman he lost for time his
horse and sleigh. He left the
animal united and it walked of.
The cutter was found some distance
away in a snow drift, and farther on
tho horse was discovered on the Ice
side Of Orben's barn. The doctor
and his companion, E. C. Wood. had
a healthful early morning walk in
search Of the property. Fast bind,
fast find, eto.
Tours 20 Florida via New York and
the B. a 0. r. r.