Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-06-24
BRIEF MENTION


fountain in the borough. This will
be both useful and ornamental aud G
further evidence of the benefit to the
town Of that enterprising organiza.
tion.
Comparatively few summer guests
are here yet though the season prom
ises to be prosperous
r. NJ. Stooksr Esq, a veteran
writer Of news and history, j. now
sitor Of the Wayne Comfy Herald.
He has ample ability 70 tlii ths chair
with credit ~ himself and satisfac
sion to its readers.
Tho will of VIM. II. French, late
Of Maiamoras deceased, hes been
probated. II devises all his estate
to his wife Sarah f and names her
sole executrix.
Evidence that some one is dynamit
ing the Delaware is found in nual.
Der OF large bass floating dead at the
Water Gap. Some Of the bass II
was estimated would weigh at least
seven pounds.
Don't get sick. The Port Jervis
and Matamoras doctors will raise
their rates July 1st. win they ad.
vance their skill in like proportion?
Summer arrived this week and
the weather proved the fact The
Thermometer went up in all its
glory.
Considerable work is being done
on the Port Jervis rond. 1t is wild
ened in places, the water breaks re-
moved and parts have heen gravel
ted. These improvements will be
appreciated by autoists
A bill appropriating $50, 200 to
build q Post Office in Port Jervis has
passed the House.
Elias Macsoud and family now
occupy their summer home on Har-
ford street.
The directors of the Independent
School District have levied a 5 mill
tax for school purposes and a 2 mill
Indebtedness tax.
Miss Bertha Klaer visited her sis
ter in Newton. N. j. this week.
America has some very ancient
ruins which were recently discovered
In the southwest corner Of Colorado
along the canon of the Rio Mancos.
They are houses of cliff dwellers and
contain from 100 TO 200 rooms with
walls as high as 80 feet in places and
two feet thick. Who built them or
when is a mystery.
DIR. Leroy A Wilkes is a graduate
Of the class In Medicine of the u. P
and has been appointed an Inferno Of
the Philadelphia General Hospital
he is son of Mrs. Carrie Wells.
Ailligan who ls well known here.
Swapping turtles are not terrapins,
% NOS protected by law. Recently
one was caught in Westcolang Pond
weighing SO pounds.
Marriage licenses recently have
been issued to John II. Sehafer and
Matilda E. ZohnlacRer both of Mala.
moras and to William B. Ayres oi
Port Jeryis and Rachel II. PercivaI
Of Matamoras.
The Court has appointed Frank
Van Gerden Constable of Porter
township.
A severe storm of wind, rain and
hail swept over sections of this and
adjoining states last Saturday doing
much damage to frnit and crops
Several people were killed and in
jured. houses blown down or un
rooted and animals killed.
The oil put on the borough streets
seems to give general satisfaction
and has no disagreeabie odor.
Miss Betty Cornelius spent mos
Of the week in New York.
F. F. White was in New York par
Of this week.
Ex Secretary Shaw recently sait
lna address to a graduating GLASS
Fifty times as many yonng mel
look for situations as look for work. >
Every young man and woman shOu {
Temember that 1t is faithful applica
tion and honest effort which the em
plOyer demands.
Governor Hughes has vetoed tn
appropriation for the dyke at Por
Jervis. along with several Of a lik,
nsture. He says there does not ap
pear 70 be any special state obIigatIu
30 do the work and besides there i
no money for them.
Miss Patty Biddis arrived In tow
last week from Washington tor In
summer and expects her mother mex
week.
W. K. Ven Gordea. P. r. Fnlme
and Harry BriscO' Of Dlngman'
Ferry were IN town Tuesday.