Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-10
No. I f..
ERIEE MENTION

! WIN. Anglo, VINO Is buying walnut
lumber for the U. S. Government to
be used in the manufacture 'of gun
stocks, recently cut a tree on the
farm of w. II Rose, in Westfall
township, which measures across the d.
butt where it was sawed down, six
feet and half. 1t is estimated
that the first log 16 feet long will
cut about 500 feet of lumber. This
one tree alone will furnish stocks
enough to equip regiment. Pike
will do her share in the next.war
The widow of the late John
Doty, who was killed on Kingston
avenue, Port Jervis, last fall, by
Officer Loreaux, has through her
attorney, John w. Lyon, filed a
claim of $25, 900 against the village
for the death of her husband
Union.
Canada sold us during the cal
andar year 1895 over $4,000, coo
worth of hay This is double the
amount sold us during the previ-
Gus year under the old tariff of 81
per ton. The tariff now is 81 per
! ton Farmers who is benefited by
this reduction of the tariff? Are
you or the Kanuck.
Canadian horses are also eros
sing the border at liberal rate, I'M
ports for ten months being about
double those of a year ago. The
former rate was $50 specific duty, it
is now 20 per cent ad valorem, this
leaves the rate largely to tile consci-
ence of the importer. Total imports
for 10 months were 1I,735 against
1925 year ago. The tariff isa tax,
abolish it, the democrats say.
AT the coming election in Feb
! ruary, the number of town council
men TO be elected in boroughs not
divided into words is seven, two for
one year, two for two years, and
three for three years, and the length
of time they shall serve shah be de-
signated on the ballots. The coun-
cilmen now in office, shall act with
those to be elected, until the expira-
ton Of their term, and after their
places have become vacant they shall
not again be filled. Milford will
| therefore have nine councilmcn for
the coming year. We ought to be
well governed if numbers count for
wisdom.
An alarm of fire this week
startled our citizens. It proved to
be the roof of "A house occupied by
G. Vantassel and owned by II.
b. Wells. A few pals full of
water eXtingushed the b laze. The
hose company was promptly on hand
but found some of their hose frozen
full ofice. No comment is neces-
sary, but it may be pertinent to en-
quire whether it would not be good
scheme for our borough fathers to
build and own a proper building in
which to keep the hose carriages and
ladder truck, one where the boys
could properly dry and repair the
hose, and keep the apparatus in good
condition. Some day such neglect
may be an expensive matter to our
town.
-" H. L., " the versatile CORES
pendent of the =" Gazette " writes
that paper that he visited Milford
last week, and saw, a boy, "A couple
Of dogs, and a house. Well, Well,
this reminds US Of a little poetry we
once learned the first line Of which
is as follows Pussy cat, pussy cat,
where have you been etc
The Lehman township CORES
pondent of the Dispatch "a. w. II. ."
has just adjusted his goggles and
now sees things. Good times and
prosperity. Factories and mills
starting, public works booming,
prices advancing, wages increased,
public confidence restored, wheels
of industry humming Hon. j. j.
Hart on two important committees,
the eyes Of the country ON the DEM
ocratic party, and Pike a VOICE in
the halls at Washington. Though
long silent she is now to the front
to stay. Gee, whiz, bang, boom.
sizzle A(h) W(hat) H(allucina-