Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
BRIEF MENTION

VINO nus nrt visited Mil!urd his ma
tive place in sume seventeen years
is spending few days with relatives
in jown.
Associated Press dispa ches say
that President Taft while on his toui
Of Thirteen thousand miles, just be
gun, will in his SIP eehes outline his
policy ani vil endorse the acts #
Secretary Balhnger. He possibly
does not intend to be candidate for
reelection,
stephen Palmer ir and Lawrence
Lewis left this week TO attend school
at Bethlehem, Pa.
p NJ Mi. Of Bushkill was visit.
or here Tnesdav
William Sue'p, who has pitched
for The Altoona team in the 1f.-state
league all season, returned to his
home here last week.
Rupert T. Mills and wife of
stroadsburg were guests in town
this week.
Euntsdale enjoyed its old home
week but breathed a sigh of relief
when il was ended
The democratic members of the
bar Of Wayne county VIII not pre-.
sent any name for appointment to
the vacant iudg.ship, bat the party
will have n candidate at the election
next year A r. Srarle Esq is be
ing mentioned as possible success.
fui applicnnt and has consented to
be candidate.
lnfantile paralysis. a comparative
ly unknown disease, is attacking
children in some parts Of the coun-
try, At ST. Paul, Mimi, the rec
ords show 10 cases and thirty six
deaths
In 1908, 3, 249, l5i poles we're pur.
chasetby electric light, railroad and
power companies and telegraph and
telephone companies at an average
cost at place Of purchase of 81 80 a
pole. Cedar wood largely predon,i-
mated and chestnut came next tho
there was large decrease in that
because Of the ravages of the chest.
nut worm, which has killed large
mount of timber in the Northeast.
ern states.
In 1908 over a million and a half
slaves and headings having an aver
age value Of So y thousand were
consumed mathis country and over
1895 thousand hoops dveragir g So 81
thousand.
Mrs Kate V. Dingman has gone
to visit her sister near stroudsburg
The controversy between Forester
Pinohot and Secretary Ballinger
over tile pubic land matter has not
abated. 1t would seem that the
land and power grabbing Interests
are behind the secretary while the
people favor the position taken by
the forester.
MISS c A. Cullen who was a guest
at the Margurite this summer and
contributed several very pleasing
poems to the Press which were en-
joyed by its readors, left LIST week
for her city home
September % thirty seven autos
will stop here on their run from
Washington, D, C. to Boston and re.
turn in the reliability contest organ
izaa by the Munsey newspapers. The
total mileage Of the trip will be l,
2s2 miles the number of running
days 2, and the average per day 1928
miles.
Geo a. Hackett passed thru town
early Tuesday morning on his re-
turn to Trenton from Buffalo. He
left the former city July 9th and
was t. walk 400 miles returning
to-faY by noon The mayor of
Trenton oferad $1,000 to the best
pedestrian and Hackett hoped to
win the prize. He was aot allowed
TO ask FIR anything ana got his liv.
ing by giving entertainments along
tie way
Waiter Dingman, Ernest Kipp
end Percy Lyman jr are enjoying
camp lie at Twin Lakes
Whlam Mercier and William Van
Jassei spent sunday at Newton, N.
j..
George ST. John visited his wife
here this week
The number of oleomargsriue cases
prosecuted by Commissioner James
Folst ia 1907, Os aud 90 to June Is
was 165 and the number Terminated
was $50. The amount Of fines c4l-
l-ctei 833, APO 2s as compared with
s2s sdl 90 the anount collected by
his predecessors for lhe previu Us six
years The great majority Of cases
arosein Allegheny county.
Chicago society was shocked he
c4usc ciuhman slammed his wiffs