Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-04-22
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

Cottage on Harford street.
There will be no more flower beds
along the Erie, an order having been
issued to discontinue them.
The New York deuocratic conven-
tion adopted the unit rule and in
structed the delegates for Judge
Parker for President.
The Monroe County Agricultural
Society will hold its annual fair at
Stroudsburg earlier this year than
usual, the dates are Aug. 30, 81 and
Sept 1, and 8.
It is in contemplation by Mr..
PinChot to open the reading room in
the Homestead Free Library build
ing for use of the students Of the
Forestry school this summer.
George, the sixteen year old son
Of George Armstrong, of Montague,
N. } was operated on for appendi-
citis, with favorable. results, at the
Port Jervis Hospital Tuesday.
Elmer e. Steele has removed from
the Sykes house en- High street to
Seventh street. It is understood
that a family from the city will
soon occupy the vacated premises.
Fierce northwest gales accompanied
with snow prevailed in Ohio Tues
day. Winter here too is not only
lingering in the lap of gentle spring,
but is sitting on and all over the
unhappy dame.
DIR. Alfred Costello and DIR. Cort-
landt Raymond of New York have
leased the brick house near Centre
Square and expect to open dental
parlors. One of them it is reported
will remain here permanently.
Squire Ludwig had a genuine
opportunity Tuesday to exercise his
Judicial talents in presiding over a
suit brought by Van Etten Brothers
against Alfred Gavoille to adjust
and settle some quite disputed mat
ters, growing out of a lumber deal.
Trout fishing throughout the state
generally was poor the opening Of
the season. The waters were cold
and there was considerable snow and
ice remaining along the streams. In
the northern and western sections the
season should not commence before
May FIRST.
The Lehigh district in Pennsyl-
vania now produces about 60 per
cent Of the total United States pro.
d1ction of Portland cement. Virginia
and Alabama have large deposits of
cement rock which when developed
will become important centers of
production.
The beef trust has raised the price
Of meat and the receipts of cattle in
January and February, 1904, at the
FIVE western markets, Chicago, Kan
sas City, Omaha. st. Louis and st.
Joseph were 1850, 1856 head, or SO, $40
more than in the corresponding
months year ago.
F. e. White on Fourth street has
the distinction of being the fret in
town to place on the sidewalk a neat
bench for public use. It Is an
example worthy of emulation, and
such seats distributed around the
town would be duly appreciated by
the summer soiourners here. They
are quite inexpensive.
The Milford Choral Society in kind
remembrance of the efficient services
Of Miss Maud Klein as accompanist
during the past few weeks and at
the concert, which position she filed
with skill and satisfaction, presented
her with a beautiful piece Of solid
silver ware. The gift was a well
meTited recognition.
The Wayne County Herald says
much trade is diverted from Homes
dale, from along the Delaware river
in the eastern part of the county,
because of no morning train over the
Hawley branch to that town. The
citizens, through the Board OF Trade,
have taken the matter in hand and
the Erie will be asked to correct the
present inconvenience.
sh arih Gregory will have the
distinction Of making a sale under
one Of the largest Judgments ever
entered in this county. He will sell
at public sale, May 8, at the Court
House, the franchises and rights Of
the Peoples Railway Company on
claim Of over $4,000. Those hav-
ing a little spare change to invest
will now have an opportunity for
which they may have been seeking.