Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-29
BRIEF MENTION

OcDIku n OuAo wiz hoNo ooto -
household goods, farming imple
ments, horses, harness, wagons
obws. dairy implements and man!
other farm articles at his place ont
mile back of Dingman's Ferry Wed
nesdsy February 18th. beginning a
10 o'clock. For full pai Iiculars sea
bills.
We are in recsipt Of Eel MerouriC
a paper published at Santiago, Chile
which gives an account ct large re-
cepiipu given about Christmas by
Julio NJ. Foster to large and dis.
dluguishcd company Of guests. Fer
sign nnnisters, army aud Davy offic'
srs and many prominent persons
we're present TO pay their respects to
the venerable Don Ju'io--who has
Eraced nearly eighty seven earthly
srasons with his presence aud who is
yet a youth in feelings, and sanguine
as 10 paying MILFORD visit within
the next few years. We truly hope
he may.
Mrs. F F. White, on Fourth st.
has been quite indispOsed this week.
There we're 90 births aud "a deaths
in tho pumary registration district
composed of Dingnian, Shnholn,
wesifall, Milford Borough and town
ship In tho year 1908. Several deaths
wero Of people wh9 we're here tran.
sci, n.ly, aud the population has
really increased, which is crafty
log outlook for the county.
Burgess Swepeniser has signedtbe
ordinance passed by the council
granting privilege to the proposed
now trolley to enter town. Now let
It come the sooner the quicker.
Marvin has introduced three bills
having the sanction Of the forestry
department. to protect fJrests. One
10 protect Stste preserves from for
est hres and the other spplies to
puvate woodlands. Fine and i'm.
priSonment. either or both, are the
penalties for maliciousiy or careless.
Iy firing the woods.
A bill Rbolisbing road tax and ap-
three million dollars to
be paid townships on . basis of 80
per cent Of road tax levied and allow
ing supervisors 10 work on roads
themselves has been introduced in
the House.
james n. Guffey has been elected
Pennsylvania member of the Nat
ionsl Democratic Committee, and
Arthur q. Dswalt State Chairman.
The State commission will ask for
an appropriation Of half million
dollars TO continue work on the State
hospital for criminal insane in
Wayne county.
Mrs. John G, Warner has been
visiting the past week in New York.
The pension committee has pre-
pared for introduction in the legis.
lature bill to pension volunteers
who served in response TO calls Of the
Governor and who are citizens Of the
state. Ii further provides that no
person shall be entitled who receives
any pay or pension from the United
States, and apprOpriates two and
quarter million dollars for the nexi
two years.
Silss 81. Seeley OF Newark, who is
convalsscing from a severe illness is
visiting his parents in town.
Herbert Ryman and his sister Lila
are visiting in Newark.
Letters of administration on the
estate of 81. W. Clark OF Palmyra
decd have been issued to his widow.
Alfred Lyman, who attends school
at Newton was brot home this week
by his mother on account of his i'll
ness.
Miss Pauline Frieh is visiting in
New York.
The lock up had two inmates re
Gently. Ben Hurst of wsstfall for
getting on too much of jag, and
Rattlesuake Bill who NAs up against
the Sussex county court in December
and was banished. The Burgess
passed him along.
g. 8. Townsend is spending the
weeA in New York.
Mrs. B. A. Westbrook of Branch
willie visited here this week.
DR., R. g. Barckley accompanied
Mrs. J. Hervey Myers to Philadel.
phia where shs went for an operation
this week.
Port Jervis electric light, gas and
trolley road was sold at referees sale
this week and Was bought by the
bOndhOlders for $3.50, 600.
This section of the Universe exDer
fenced an airing yesterday. Ths
wind blew great guns.
It costs $1,000 to eIsotrocuie a IA n
Ia New Jersey.