Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-24
J.H. van E,tsn, PUBLISHER.
We wish all our friends, patrons
everybody a MERRY CHRISTMAS,

We wish all our friends, patrons
everybody a MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Frank Sanford aud John Wander.
wort two Matamoras boys in Jail here
for stealing viotuals from the house
of Anna Miller were sent home by
the Juvenile court last Monday.
John Wesley Trivelpiece of Pal.
mSra township departed tbis life
Dec 10th in his forty y-eighth year
He has made his home with his
brother, Evi Trivelpiece for several
years and has been an invalid for
some time past The funeral was
held Dec 10th. Rev. Perkiss conduc
ted the services and interment made
in Paupack cemetery.
b. l.. Briscoe of Dingman's Ferry
and his brother NJ. v. were in town
Tuesday
E S. Wolfe visited friends in Ariel
shis week.
Max Armstrong from Blair Hall
and Lawrence Lewis and Stephen
Palmer Jr from South Bethlehem are
home for the holidays.
Wednesday, evening Milford Lodge
F. g. A. M. elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing masonic year
w, NJ, W. A. a. Mitchell s. w. E
d. Klein; j. W., H. S. Angle; Sec'y
@. A. Swepeuiser Treas, ]. G. West
brook Jr; Trustees, @. w. Bull, J. II
Van Etten; Rep. to q. L., w. A. H
Mitchell.
The trial of Henry Brick for the
murder of Cooperman Jan. 9Th last,
was held at Newburgh this week.
The evidence was purely circumstan
tiaI tending TO show that Brink, driv.
ing a white horse TO canopy top
wagon that evening, was not far be
hind the peddler. That he was in
Port Jervis later spending considera-
BILE money, that there were blood
spots on his boots and overooat and
that he had at his home black jack
The jury acquitted Brink.
Thomas V Cooper of Delaware
county, called the 'father of the
house. was burned to death at his
home in Media last Saturday night
Being unable to sleep he arose put
on house robe and lay down on
sofa to smoke. 1t is presumed that
he either fell asleep or suffered a pa
ralytic shock and the cigar set fire to
the robe.
Some comment has been made
about ice being taken from Wells
dam because it is alleged a quantity
Of paper and other refuse is frozen in
the stream above. This was taken
from q house and thrown In the
creek. The authorities probably
could not prevent the ice being cut
and harvested but if shown that it is
for any reason unsanitary they could
prevent its sale in the town
a New York judge decides that
poker is game of science and not Of
chance. Neither is a game with
loaded dice, game of chance, it Is
purely science that Of skinning the
come on,
Copenhagen scientists, to whom
DR.. Cook submitted his data declare.
him faker. We do not agree. He
is either fool or crazy.
An act passed last winter prohib
its splitting in public places, but does
anyone presume to say that il is oh |
served9 If people will spit on the
sidewalk will they not on ice, and |
that may 90 on or in your food.
Dist Atty Geo r. Bull, f. C. Wood
August ~Mercier, and Harry Reed |
were at Blooming Grove part of this
week pickerel fishing. It is said
they took 45O bait fish with them.
Madame l.. Russell Garnier, of the
Castle Tarrytown win spend the hoI.
day week in town.
Ben Mettler of n. Y, win be home
today for week vacation.
x. p Huddy esq. and wife of
East Oange and Bessie Van Etten
arrived today for a weeks visit in
town.
Nearly fair and cold weather has
prevailed for the past weak.
The days have passed the shortest
and now begin to Iengthenl Hope
the old rule about the cold beginning
70 strengthen will not prevail 1