Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-01-15

Z IS IbpDfleu y cdnuiOhte Tor congress-
10 that district. This would seem
all right II Wright agreed to it.
james W. Pinchot and wife and
Amos R Emo Pinchot and wife we're
guests recently at the White House
at musicale given by President
Roosevelt
Mrs. Weaver, who spent last
summer here with her daughter,
Mrs r. B, Morse, is i'll in New York
with cancer. She was in poor
health when she left this town last
fall.
J. o Christiana, formerly residing
here, lately Of Hawley, Pa, has
purchased a bakery busines in De
posit, n Y, and moved to that
village. We wish him success III
the venture.
Victor E. Bevan Of Layton was in
town Yesterday. He is quite crippled
from the shots received at the time
his wife was killed. His face is
drawn, his tongue was injured, and
there is a good sized lump on his
arm
The county commissioners are
now sitting as a board of revision
to revise the assessments. Tax
payers in the county would greatly
further their own interests if they
would elect for the triennial assess
ments only men competent to per
form the duties of assessors with
care and accuracy,
We are in receipt of an invitation
to dinner rendered Hon. Boies
Penrose, chairman of the Republican
state committee, by the Pennsyl-
vania State League of Republican
clubs to celebrate the victory of last
November. The dinner rate is SO.
We can't eat that much and are shy
of the price if we could.
The Sussex Register says "the
official record Of game killed at
tranquility farms during the sen.
son just ended is 2,042 English
pheasants, SO rabbits and one quail "
Seems to us we have heard about
one quail in Jersey before this and
they had man in Jail for killing it.
Rev. John De Grull. pastor OF the
Reformed church at Dingmans and
Peters Valley, will contribute TO the
PRESS notes pertaining to church
work of those congregations. This
will be of interest to his parishoners
and the public generally in those
places
Congressman briggs Of New York
has been convicted of improperly
using his influence while a member
of the house to secure a contract for
postal supplies for a concern in
which he was interested. He was
sentenced to one day Imprisonment
and a fine OF $4,000, which he
Immediately paid.
District Attorney Lichtenwalner
made such an unholy show Of him
self, because of Temporary indis
position, in the trial Of one Of :he
alleged accessories to the murder of
Mabel Bechtel, before Judge Trexler
at Allentown a day this week, that
the court ordered an adjournment
The United States Supreme court
has rendered a decision. sustaining
New York state statute, that
coloring coffee is an adulteration.
An importer sold dealer a lot of
coffee which on inspection he refused
to accept because it was oolored and
that he claimed was an adulteration.
Suit was brought 20 compel him to
take the coffee and pay for it, and
the highest court has sustained his
contention and relieved him Of his
agreement.
If Middletown, H. Y. raises sufi-
cient money TO compensate farmers
for damage, the United States War
Department may locate the army
maneuyres for next September in
Orange and Sussex counties. The
tract selected is thirty miles long,
from Pine Bash to QuarryvilIe.
Forty thousand troops will be in
volved and they will 30 divided into
two oontending armies for sham
tght 20 test the endurance, qualifl
cations Of the troops and She general
ship of the officers.
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