Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-06-17
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

was A. T. Rice.
Letters of administration on the
estate Of Jacob P. Cortright, late Of
Lehman, have been granted to Frank
N. Cortright
The win Of Ernest Krupp, late of
.ShOhola, recently probated devises all
his property to his wife and names her
sole executrix.
An adjourned court was held We'd
nesday to take acknowledgment of
treasurer's deeds. Only a few tracts
remained uusold.
At the treasurer's sale Monday lands
were bid for with avidlty and some
large surplus bonds given. Practically
all tracts were sold.
Abner Mckinley, brother of the late
President Mckinley, was found dead
in his chair last Saturday morning at
his home in Somerset, Pa.
Do not forget the call for meeting
in the Court House next Tuesday at
p. m. to consider the question of a
village improvement society.
U. S. Attorney General p c. Knox
was appointed last week United States
Senator by Governor Pennypacker to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator Quay.
The thirteenth annual reunion Of the
Mount Retirement Alumni Associa-
tion will be held on the former Semi
nary grounds near Sussex, New Jersey,
Thursday, June 3Oth.
The Evening Bulletin, a Milford
summer daily, made its first appear
ance Wednesday. 1t is a seven
column sheet printed on one side, and
will be devoted mainly to baseball
news.
W. r. Hearst captured "a Illinois
democratic delegates who were in
structed to vote as a unit for him.
He is now about neck-and-neck
with Parker for the presidential
nomination.
Tobias Nelson has leased Brookside
Villa for term of three years and
will reopen it as a summer boarding
house. The place is finely located
and admirably adapted for persons
desiring TO spend the heated term in
comfort.
Frank Seitz has the contract for
removing the Office buildings of the
Western Union and Deg
gems shop to the foundations on
Hartford street, rear of post office.
In the meantime the w. U. and local
telephone offices will be in the post
office building.
State Dairyan Food Commissioner
Warren has secured the conviction of
a bother of beer in Philadelphia who
was charged with selling adulterated
beer. The specific allegation was
that the beer contained salicylic acid.
1t is considered an important victory
for the prosecution.
Judge Ralston in the Philadelphia
courts holds that in this state there
can be no recovery upon policy of
life insurance where the insured is
executed for a crime, and this whether
the policy contains a clause upon the
subject or not, and even if it stipulates
that the company shall be liable in
such contingency.
Albert KOepping, convicted of the
murder Of John MARITIME in Port Jervis
in 1908, was electrocuted at Sing Sing
Monday. He met his fate with con
siderable firmness, and is said to have
left a confession in which he charges
that Mrs. MARITIME shot her husband
and he agreed to assume the response
bility for her crime and plead self
defense.
The General SIoeum," a large
excursion steamer having on board
many women and children Of st.
Marks German Lutheran church,
N. Y, Sunday School, was burned
Wednesday morning of 18sth street,
East River. The loss Of life is esti-
mated TO be 700. The destination Of
the boat was Locust Grove.
The statement of the Independent
School District Of Milford shows a
total Indebtedness Of s17, 1858. .25. Peo-
pie here have no reason now to COM
plain that they do not have a public
debt Of magnificent proportions.
Furnishing the building and grading
the grounds are yet to be done, and
they will be no insignificant items in
the matter Of cost.
Special 81 Excursion to Scranton
Sunday, June 18th, the Erie will
run a special one dollar excursion
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