Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-04-08

Mrs. Vyse and daughter Edith
have returned from N. Y and are
domociled at their home on Broad
St.
The four specially designed desks
for the Capitol for which the State
paid Sl0s5 60, and as containing 5sl
feet were taken from the regular
stock Of a Springfield Mass. firm and
actually measured 22i feet.
Hail damaged fruit trees in York
county Wednesday, and some fakes
of snow fell here yesterday morning
Gustav de Berhle, who for the
past Is years has been manager Of
the Deerpark Club in Port Jervis
has resigucd to accept a situation
with the light and power company
Today is Arbor Day.
Fire burned over $50 acres at
Egypt Mills last Sunday. 1t was
started by the president of the club
who wished to see if bog grass
would burn. 1t did and soon was out
of control.
Guillots poultry farm at Busbkill
produced $4,000 eggs in one month
from 1900 hens, about an egg from a
hen every other day.
Surveys are being made for a troll
ley line through the Water Gap. II
built it will connect Stroudshurg
with Philadelphia.
Invitations to the marriage of Je-
NINA, daughter of G. w. Buli ESQ
and George p. Van Wyck of Wash
ipgton have been issued for April 20.
Miss Blanche Bidlack who spent
the winter in n. Y. has returned 10
her Milford home.
Attorney General Todd holds that
a county is liable for the amount
owed by township for road bull
under State supervision, and upheld
the State Treasurer in deducting the
money from the county funds
The Kit;atiuny Hotel at Delaware
Water Gap the park and island in
the river we're sold last Saturday to
]. W. Salus OF Atlantic City for S99-
500.
At the Newark conference Tues
day appointments for this section
made as follows: Milford Lew Nc
Niehol; Dingmans Ferry William
jackson; Matamoras A. c. Convey:
Hainesville e. S. Hunt; Ridgewood
G. S Ryman; Bellville C. f. Scud
der; Newark DR.. Groat, w. r Nef.
Jack E. B. Magee has moved his
goods from Delaware township to
N. Y.
Is4 large shad were caught last
Friday evening in the river near
ShOemakers Eddy.
Frank r. Olmsted of Wayne coun.
ty has sold his farm of 35 acres in
Dingman township TO Marie Ohm
sted.
Madame Dalloz of Dingman town
ship and j. B. Boillatot were mar.
ried Wednesday in Mstamoras by
Father Lynott.
a thunderstorm passed over the
town Wednesday night and the
weather grew decidedly cooler.
p. n BouTnique is always a very
hosptlb'e man aud this trait adds
largely to the wide popularity Of the
Bluff House. Nevertheless he gave 3
spring visitor this week rough house
treatment Going out on the porch
of his home he found there a 5 foot
black snake quietly summing himself,
which unwelcOme guest was speed
ly accorded the Scripture treatment
of having his head bruised. Proba
bly, the serpent came up from the riv
er bank where he may passsd the
winter.
Several women in upper Darby
near PHILADELPHIA laid in wait this
week for enc John Mundy who was
In the habit Of beating his wife and
when he came home his wages in the
shape Of intox!eants aud began his
amusement they we're on the job and
started in with rolling pins, broom
sticks aud other offensive weapons
and knocked him into the middle Of
next week. They then bundled him
to the creek near by and were about
70 treat him to bath when a police
man inteTfere1 and rescued him,
but for this he would have received
his full deserts