Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-01-08
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

The trial Of George Jaeger for the
shooting of Mrs. Victor Bevan has
been postponed until February.
BY a collision on the hook Island
railroad near Topeka Kansas, We'd
nesday thirty persons we're killed.
Barbara Keltz, aged 90, was burn.
ed to death Tuesday in her home
near Branchville. She lived alone.
Edwin McMurray has been APP
pointed by the town council
member of the borough board Of
health.
Jury Commissioners L. B. Nissan
and John S. Durant appointed C. F.
Mott clerk Monday and proceeded to
fill the wheel.
Miss Gladys Barnet, who has juAt
returned from visit ito Europe,
spent the holidays with the family
Of DR.. H B. Reed.
In Butler, Pa, there have been
], ,27O cases of typhoid fever and Sc
deaths. The epidemic was begun
by pollution of the water supply,
Three men have been arrested in
Wayne county and fined 825 for
fishing illegally with tip-ups Pick.
erel were found in their possession.
The Atlanta Constitution says
New Workers have been going to
see "Parsifal" to find out whether il
was new religion or cereal break
fast food.
County Auditors P. G. Kinkel,
VIM. Clune and A. 81. Down met
Monday and after organizing by
electing j. F. Terwilliger clerk
began their duties.
Roswell Dormida, living at Hunts
vile, Sussex County, N j., after
quarrel, shot and killed his wife,
New Years Eve. and then shot him.
self. jealousy was the cause.
Tuesday morning the thermometer
is reported to have registered 360
below zero at Bushkill. In the
central part of tho state the weather
ranged from 28' at Mauch Chunk to
So deg. at Picketts, Sullivan county.
The farm house on premises Of ]
H. Van Etten in Delaware town
ship, occupied by e. H. Albright,
caught fire last Sunday afternoon,
probably from tho chimney, and
with most of Aibright's furniture
was burned.
The firemen's supper held last
week was we'll attended and success.
full financially. The edibles were
excellent and enjoyed by all The
dance held in Browns Hall, though
very pleasant occasion, did not
pay expenses.
District Attorney Bull, not realiz-
ing the extreme cold, permitted one
of his ears to hang out too long last
Sunday morning and it was assault
ed by Mr.. Jack Frost who bit it
quite severely. There will be no
arrest, however.
Some Of the teamsters found it
rather upsetting work to haul hay
from Jersey Wednesday. Three
loads we're involuntarily dumped by
the wayside, two belonging to
LiverYman Gregory and one 70
George Wheeler.
The number Of deaths from the
lroquois Theatre disater in Chicago
now totals 591. AS a result OF this
horror some theatres in Chicago and
other cities are being closed and
many are being limited as to the
number Of persons admitted.
The North American Fire Insur.
anoe company, Ryman & Wells
agents, this week paid E. Wander.
mark 5000, being amount in full Of
insurance on his house and furni.
ture. Such promptness is reassur-
ling to the patrons Of that excellent
comnauv.
The United States Supreme Cour
has decided, reversing a decision ot
the Supreme court Of this state, tha
boroughs cannot tax telegraph polel
for the purpose Of inspection, that 4
for revenue. Il Is inferred that thel
be may taxed in the interest o.
police supervision.
State zoologist DR. H. A. Surface
after a visit to Monroe county, say.
he could not find ten trees In th
two stroudsburgs not affected b.
the San Jose scale and that unles
action is taken to prevent the spreal
the trees win die in hve years an
the towns viii be shadsless. Bette
look after our beautiful naples.