Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-07-29

The hot, dry weather is affecting
lawns and gardens in this vicinity.
In other sections copious showers
have relieved The ;situation and in
Buffalo inches of rain fell In two
hours.
The weather report says last Mon
day was the hottest day Of the
season Most people thought Sun.
day held the record but pos, IDLY they
were somewhat Injured TO roasting
and did not notice it so much.
Miss Kate Lee Harmon arrived in
Milford last Monday from Ecquador
where she has passed several months
Elmer Bodine was in New York
couple Of days this week making
purchases for his fruit and vegetable
ma rket in which he is doing a good
business.
Two of she state constabulary
are stationed here; one patrols
to Matsmoras and the other to Ding
mins Ferry.
A Miller will have a big sale II
Masonic Hall Building on Ann stree
below Broad, Milford, Pa, beginniDt
August LIST. Mems, ladies and child
reDs furnishing goods and notions o.
all kinds. Bargains in all.
Silas Lord, whose skull was frac-
tured in a fight at Equinunk, Wayne
county, July 14th. died last Sunday.
1t will be a problem to determine
whether he was killed by q blow
from a pick or hoe both of which
were used on his head by differen
parties, the pick by Leona Lord hi
stster.in law and hoe by Samue
Reed.
Milford won an exciting game last
saturday from the Yale Foresi
school by score of 7-6. 1t took Il
innings to decide the contest.
Hon Alfred Marvin and the Other
commissioners from this state ant
one from New York state had a mar
row escape last Friday when tt'
auto in which they were riding wen
over a bank and turned turtle.
stalled on a hill and in putting OF
the emergency brake it broke anf
the machine ran back.
Port Jervis has offered througl
it's Board Of Trade site, corner %
Sussex and Hammond streets, for II
Federal Building for sl5,5OO.
The directors of the Independent
School District have decided to en-
ploy an assistant in the High Schnu
and appointed Miss Bessie o. Arm
strong to the position. THIS leave'
a vacancy to be filled at the meeting
August lst.
Elk Burgess of Milford P j. GirarC
and daughters of Brooklyn are visit
ors in town.
Robert Wilburs family of Beihle
hem is occupying the house of Mrs I
Armstrong on Catharine Street.
Miss Maggie Brink, who ha
passed several months at Hartford
c., is visiting b. father here.
According to an estimate made b,
close friend L. II. Hartman lei
an estate of over seventy. millio
: dollars.
The body of little Adele Fellow
vino was drowned in Brink's rit
below Milford July 18th, was fonn
last Friday lying on the point ,
Nomonock Island at Cave Bank. II
? condition was such that it was burie
J the same day in Milford Cemetery.
The BODY OF Ernest q. Halse
who was drowned near Burrili's ri
last Friday July 18th, was foun
within fifty feet of the place WheI
s he went down. Dynamite wa
+ used and it is thought that oeossi0ne
e it to rise. 1t was brought 10 MilfuI
d the same evening and uext day Wa
e taken to Philadelphia for intermel
r in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Milford journey go to StroudsbuI
d last Fri,iay Rnd crossed bats Wi
4 that club. Milfor,i lost 40.
Johu Johnson uf Brooklyn. N. Y
T, whose father built the stone pO
' Oftice building. is visiting in town.