Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-10-01


ladies of that nationality would
sound and look supposing them to
have been twisted after the fashion
prevalent in this country Like a
Chinese alphabet put through a sau-
sage grinder possibly.
Born to Harry Steele and wife Of
Matamoras, a son this week.
Roscos Geurlay and friend spent
yesterday at Twin Lakes.
The Misses Alice and Dorothy
Baker have gone to visit Mrs. Law
renee at stonington. Ct.
Miss Edna Klaer left yesterday
fora visit in Philadelphia.
!. October twelfth will be a legal hol-
iday in this state called Columbus
day, it being the 4I7th anniversary
of the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus.
Port Jervis has fishy water. and
the advice is given to boil it. They
have ends factory there why not
use its products and cut water out.
The dyke at Maiamoras is nearly
completed aud the Pennsylvania
State Forest Commission has donated
two hundred Norway NAPLES 10
plant along the Delaware bank. The
borough council is planning to open q
driveway down the river to the Bell
farm and then back by the lane.
Our sister borough is looking up and
we congratulate her or having such
4 progressive set of officials.
Undor State supervision nineteen
skeletons of Indians have been dug
up on the Levi Van Etten farm near
Port Jervis. They have been bur
led $50 to IT'S years and are in a
fair state of pfeserS alton. the teeth
0eing. in some cases nearly perfect
20 far no trinkets have been found.
In common with many other pap.
ers the Press printed the statement
that by act of Congress checks for
less than one dollar. could not be is
sued. 1t turns out this was error.
"The solicitor Of the treasury de-
partment has rendered decision
that bank checks may be drawn for
sums less than 81, and that it was
not this character of checks for
fractional cents that was intended to
be prohibited in the criminal code
as adopted by congress last session,
but metal tokens or due bills circu-
lated as money. -
Pdlisade Park was dedicated this
week and this will preserve the noble
rocks which line the west shore OF
the Hudson just above New York.
They are trap rock excellent for
roads and were in. demand for Bel
gian blocks. II steps bad NOT been
taken to make the Palisades state
property they would soon have been
spoiled by quarrymen.
Mrs. Maria v. wife of Fred DrsyeI
Of Matamoras died at her home early
last Wednesday morning aged n
years. Her husband and one daugh
ter Mrs. Michael Uch survive her.
Herbert Ryman, John Almer and
Joseph Lattimore were among those
Who attended the celebration at New
York Monday.
N. c Detrick, who has passed the
summer at Atlantic Gty, was ii
town this week.
Tuesday night was the c5Idest her,
50 far Of ltpis. season aud. ligh
frost appeared, but vegetation wal
not injured. The weather'since ha
moderated and the days are beaut
ful
The Pennsylvania State Colleg,
school of Agriculture has CORES
pondence course and any studen
VINO has satisfactorily completed tn
home study of courses is entitled I,
college certificate. The lesson
\ cover thirty courses of study in
cluding practical farm topics an,
are given without expense excep
for purchase Of hooks. Any one in
;erested may address sups of CORES
pOndence Courses. State College, Pa.
It is said the Quay statue viii b
rrecied on niche IN the rotunda @
the Capitol, II cost the state SI7'O0
ana the over jealous friends of til
dead Senator would far better for th
memory of the man have allowe
him to rest in peace.
President Taft in his speeches
adopting the conservation ideas (
: Forester Pinehot and by 50 doing
Iegaining the confidence of the ives
ern people. A few years, If the
principles are adhered to, win COZ
vince the people at large that i
+ salvation in saving it from the gr
of those who would sieze the, val
g able water rights and lay heaN
Il lrieute on the people. The refus