Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
MATAMORAs.

Matamor0s - quiet town now q
days. There are no ferries 10 ope-
ration or ice bridges by which
sleighs can GROSS the river, and the
sound of sleigh bells is Of infrequent
occurrence Still the people Of
Matamoras are happy and strive TO
break the monotony IN other ways.
With the exception Of the milk
sleighs, baker, grocery and other
delivery wagons the streets are de
serted. It is to be hoped the new
Barret bridge win be erected soon
and ordinary travel resumed. Had
the work on II been commenced
earlier It wbnld now have been com.
pleted. ssx
Miss Davis Of Paterson, N. j.. is
the guest Of Mrs Jesse Martin for a
few days.
The condition of Mrs. Emanuel
Coykendall who was injured by
falling from the Matamoras railroad
bridge is somewhat easier. Drs.
skinner and DeKay have put her
fractured hip IN plaster paris.
At Hope church Sunday morning
Rev. G. T. Weidner delivered a hne
sermon TO his congregation and the
one in the evening was the final one
the last sermon he will preach as he
leaves for Conference this week aud
will be appointed to another charge.
His friends regret his leaving. Six
persons united with the church in
the evening.
George Masten of New York spent
Sunday IN Matamoras.
Miss Agnes Wilken who has been
spending some time in Hoboken, N
J. has returned home.
Miss Carrie Bartly of Port Jervis
was calling on relatives in Mata-
moras Sunday afternoon.
Frank Pitt of Port Jervis visited
Matamoras Sunday afternoon.
Another accident occurred on the
railroad bridge at Matamoras or
Saturday. Mrs. smead Miller Of
this village sustaining quite painful
injuries while walking across th'
bridge on the afternoon above men
toned. She dislocated her lefr
ankle. DIR. Wolfe reduced th'
fracture.
Mrs. Ed Lord has been on a visi
to Lordville, Pa, and returned HON,
a few days ago.
Miss Matte Hartt of Southport
L. l., is visiting her friend, Mrs. B
Barner.
w. B. Barner is quite ill at hi
residence on Adams street.
Brener Lockwood and Alber
Nichols, botb1Sf New York City
spent Washington's birthday a
their homes III 8iatamofas.
Rev. c. T, Weidner, pastor o
Hope ohuroht left town Wednesda,
to attend conference at Allentown
Pa, Thursday Feb 25.
At Epworth church Thursda.
evening the annual mems snppe
and reception to their former paste
Rev, t. q. Spencer, now of Eas
Orange, N, J., took place. II wa
an event in the history of th
church, that OF burning the mort
gage on the parsonage. Rev. Mi
Spencer was pastor here befor
there was a parsonage. BY his il
huence, energy and hard work th
parsonage wae built. There was
debt on it when he left the chargl
and Rev. shoop, the present pastoi
has succeeded in obtaining the fu
amount TO clear the debt, with tl
aid of the different societies of ii
church, so that the church an
; parsonage are free of debt n
ceremony ot the burning Of Il
mortgage occurred at $50 p. n
Rev. 7. q. Spencer, former pasto
made very impressive address an
then, with the present pastor, Re-
: o. ]. Shoop, committed the NOR
? gage to the flames. After which tl
J Doxology was sung by all present.
Isaac Van Gorden, who had q
. misfortune TO break his leg a sho
time ago, is getting along nicel.
DR., Wolfe is the attending physiciai
W000-I am prepared to furnil
WOOD wood in stove lengths
80 a load. +. +. SEITz, MiifOrt