Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-04-13
BRIEF MENTION.

I Ill tnis week.
D. V. Drake suffered stroke Of
paralysis Wednesday.
Nj B. Allen has been appointed
Postmaster at Honesdale.
The shad season opened at Glouce-
ster N. J. Tuesday and the catch
was good.
julius Bornkau, of New York, has
rented the McCarty house ON lower
Hartford street.
John v Ruogger, of Shohola died
April 9Th. His aged was about 20
years.
Van Etten Brothers are putting in
phones at Mitchell Bros. store and
Centre Square Hotel
The Senate has agreed on April
"a as the day for taking the final
vote on the Quay case.
Try patch of peas and oats this
season and plant them now. Corn
fodder is good but later.
Walter d. Wild has been reappoint-
en- by Judge Mabie official clerk to
the Sussex Co. grand jury for one
year.
Judge Hemphill, of Chester coun-
ty, has decided that no internal rev.
enue stamp is necessary ON tran.
scripts from Justices dockets.
The Beers are not doing as much
treking as formerly, and the British
are up against several very stubborn
snags in the way Of Dutch troops.
The Senate committee on privile-
ges and elections has made un-
animous report against seating Sen
ator Clark, of Montana, charged
with bribery.
DR.. j. G. Price, of Branchville,
has been appointed one of the Board
OF Examining Surgeons for Pensions
The board meets every Wednesday
at Washington, N. j.
Charles Crouk, said 60 be from
Hawley, fell unconscious in New
York from starvation Mouady He
was too proud he sald 10 beg, and
could not obtain work.
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The borough council Monday night
levied II ten mill tax and placed the
same tax on dogs as last year If
all the dogs in town pay their per
capita we ought to roll in wealth,
but do they?
A small barn, i'll rear of John His
sam s house on Broad street, burned
at an early hour last Saturday morn
ing. The insurance on building and
contents was 500. The origin of
the fire is a MYSTERY.
A letter from Dr. II. E. Emerson
written aboard ship and mailed at
San Domingo says the voyage out
for few days was tempestuous,
and that at times fears were enter
tanned that the trip might end in
downward direction.
Forest fires have been doing de
structive work in the county for the
past two weeks, the high winds and
very dry weather f voring their
spread. The Baum place in Ding
man was buried over last week ard
the woods in Westfall have been in
fire the past few days
We publish this week letter from
Mrs. f. p. Sawyer, a daughter of
our townsmen II. b Wells, which
will afford both amusement and in
struction. She is a native Of Milford
and her husband was for sometime
a resident of the town and is now
engaged in n prospectus business at
Muscatine, Iowa.
DIR. j. Il. Rothrock commissioner
Of Forestry was in town this week
He will plant on the state lands l 800
Carolina poplars which are now here,
and also expects to plant a number
Of Catalpas These are rapid growers
and if the climate and conditions are
favorable will soon make timber for
posts and light railroad ties. T is
experiment will be observed with
considerable interest.
Grass and grain appear to be ser
iously injured by the cold wind and
dry weather of the past three weeks.
Another shortage in hay this season
would be disastrous TO farmers. The
necessity for planting forage crops
ought TO be established by the ex-
perience of last year, and those hav-
ing cattle would be wise to be pro-
vident in this respect. Do not take
the chances.
The farmers Market Day at Lack
AWAKEN was a howling success-for
the Keystone Hotel About 25 cat
tie were on exhibition but none were
sold, though buyers were present.
The only transfers of stock made
were two or three pigs the man
? man with the jack rabbits held them
at to fancy price to tempt bnv-
? ers, so he will continue to milk them