Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-10-15

fixed:
Nov. 25-Recital by Miss Justine
Roberts.
Dec. 2-Sale of Cake and Fancy
Articles.
Feb %, 1g1O-supper.
i Aug. and 8 19lO,--summer Sale.
Thomas Bradford, whose house up
in shohola was burned recently, OK
poets to rebuild. The house had a
good summer boarder business and
was in a neighborhood which is fast
becoming popular.
Congressman Palmer of this dis
trict ie against the ship subsidy bill.
It would seem from the recent
lspeeches Of President TAFT that he
had not ascertained the position OF
Mr.. Palmer in the matter before ex
pressing his ideas. That was short
sighted in Taft.
There are lot of people hunting
trouble out of season.
There are many different terms for
chauffeur. Some of them will read
lily occur about the time you get
bumped ny a machine.
The leaves have ripened and the
trees are decked with brilliant oolors.
This is one Of the post attractive
seasons of the year when nature
adorns herself in beautiful attirea and
presents a picture on which lovers
of natural art may feast their senses.
Court will sit next Monday, but
the session will be without special
interest as no jury is called. The
county is peaceable and there are on /,
ly very minor infractions Of the laws
such as are hardly worthy the time
ofa court aud jury.
Mrs. j. de c. Van Etten and son
Jack and Mrs Seaman her mother,
are guests with the faniIy. Of J. H.
Van Etten:' @'F b
Mrs. A. T. seeley is visiting her
daughter at Portland, Pa.
Newspaper report rays the owners
of the falls of Paupao at Wilsonville
will build dam fifteen feet high to
form large lake on which to make
ice and that the Knickerbocker lee
Company of Philadelphia will take
the product. The power will be
used to operate an electric road from
Hawley to Seelyvllle.
Winsor Palmer has been employed
by The Van Pike Telephone Co. as
night operator.
II is inspiriting after about 40 men
and grown up boys have been max
ing the night hideous. beating on tin
cans and making all kinds of un-
seemly noises, to see them pile helter
skelter into a barroom. to pour the
fee they have earned to desist, down
their throats. They probably feel
they have been engaged in an uplift-
ing business ana that the reward is
commensurate with their efforts.
The damage to crops in Lancaster
county by the drouth this season is
estimated at 10000
Jacob Van Tassel, who is employed
in livery stable in Dover, N. j.,
was in town the first of the week.
There is German proverb which.
says, "Whatever you would have
appear in a nations life.you must in
trodhce into the public schools. >"
That nation has installed into the
minds of its young the love of trees
and instroets them in the elements
of forestry, Should not the ssms be
done here and 80 realize the wisdom
of the old proverb. { Z,
Charles Dudley Warner said that
"a dead bird does not help the ap-
pearance Of an ugly woman and
pretty woman needs no such adorn-
ment"
The nomination Of Judge Gaynor
Of Brooklyn, as the Talnniahy can.
didate for mayor Of Greater New
York, gives very curious aspect to
the municipal campaign in that city.
Not long ago Judge Gaynor was
making fierce speeches denouncing
Tammany.
And DR. Cook has beaten Peary
by about year to the lecture plat.
form apd the box office.
In Monmouth county N. u. they
have a seeaud crop of strawberries
and the happy people are eating.
shortcake
| "A question of rse. growth isi, If
when planted it la a crotch O. feet
high from the ground will the crotch
be any higherin twenty years9
Well may Speaker Cannon plead
pitifully 81 am doing my bestvsand
leave it 10 be inferred that contrary
obligations aud divided duty to-
gether constitute hard ROW To-
weed. 1t is hard to be a true Repub,
licAn and enter deals with Tammany