Pike County PA News Articles From the Past
The Wellsboro Agitator (Wellsboro, Pennsylvania)
January 17 1882
A very heavy snow storm visited Pike county on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Six inches of snow fell at Millford, and over a foot in Lackawaxen valley.
The Wellsboro Agitator (Wellsboro, Pennsylvania)
August 9, 1899
Miss Eva Quick, of Lackawaxen, Pike county, the other day was lying in a hammock reading when she heard a rustling in the leaves near her head. She was terrified to behold a huge rattler in the act of springing. Before she could make any outcry the snake was beside her in the hammock. Uttering a piercing shriek she bounded from the hammock, which action undoubtedly saved her life, for the snake, which had fastened its fangs in her skirt, was forced to loose its hold. She then procured a hoe and killed the reptile, which sported eleven rattlers and measured four feet seven inches.
Indiana Weekly Messenger (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
November 22 1899
Last year not less than 200 deer were killed in Pike county. This year this record will probably be surpassed. Already more than 100 deer have been killed. This week Floyd Frisbie, Green township, killed four deer, two of which he shot in one day. He used only four shells, and thus secures the chapionship.
Thursday afternoon a magnificent five pronged buck made his appearance in the garden of Constablbe Frank Kelley at Lackawaxen. Mrs. Kelley saw it as it was making a meal in the cabbage patch, and immediately gave the alarm. Before anyone could arrive there with a gun the game was gone. In less than an hour no less than 32 people were in pursuit of that deet. They included the constable, hotelkeepers, restaurateurs, railroad employees and many small boys. They scoured the woods for two days but did not secure the buck, although they bagged much small game.
Daily Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
May 29 1900
Their Den In The Woods
Authorities Unearth a Shanty of Robbers in Pike County
Stroudsburg, May 28 In the wilds of Pike County near Kimble's the authorities of Pike have discovered an old chanty which for years has been used as a robber's retreat. The place was discovered by Constabler Kelley, of Lackawawxen, and Field Detective Feldman. Information was received by these men that the goods stolen from the Rowland's store a few nights ago were taken to this place. When the men arrived there they found Harrison Spangenburgh, Joe Bell and two young girls, one of them thirteen years and a twelve years old boy in the cabin. The three masculine occupants were taken into custody. The property stolen from Rowland's store was recovered. Since their arrest, the men have confessed to robbing Kipp's store at Wilsonville and Pierson's mill at Hawley.
Bedford Gazette (Bedford, Pennsylvania)
October 12 1923
Hawley - Approximately 2900 men are to be employed on the $5,000,000 dam project, which the Pennsylvania Power and Light company has undertaken at Wilsonville, near here. This is 1000 more persons than the normal population of Hawley. The dam is being constructed to furnish ower to a giant hydro-electric plant. The reservoir to be created by the dam is to be known as Lake Wallenpaupack, and its circumference, including the covers, will be about fifty-four miles. The Hawley division of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company includes several chartered companies in Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
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