Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-24
BRIEF MENTION

gone 10 Ahiu LIKES lVr tuHlf. laii
camping.
Rev. q. A. White last Sunday in
the Pr, sbyterian Church preached
an excellent sermon on Sabbath desc
Grafton. He dwelt on consistent
Christianity and insisted that the
battlements surrounding civic right
eousness should be built largely of
lis principl as.
Rev. G. A. White expects to leave
for a vacation soon il Mrs White,
who has been III long time, is able
TO undertal e the journey.
The barn of Arthur b. McCarty on
Seventh street with most of its con
tents were burned early last Monday
morning. II is not known how the
fire originated. Partly insured, but
the loss win be considerable.
A hurricane ragged along the Gulf
of Mexico this week and great dam
age was done to property in several
southern cities, in Louisiana and
Mississippi
Governor johnson of Minnesota
died Tuesday following nn operation
several days ago for intestinal trou
bic.
Miss Leila Gregory lett yesterday
for an extended visit with friends
ard relatives in New York and vicin-
lty.
B. V. R Stuyvssant Of New York,
who for many years has visited Mil
ford, is here for several weeks.
Mr. Carpenter, father Of MIS- F. F
White, dad at his home in White
PIains, n. Y. last Sunday.
Note the big public sale of horses,
wagons and harness by Tobias Mel
son Saturday, Oct 2.
Henry Humbsrt, of .Nutley, n. }.
is spending few days with his par
ents here.
Claude Courtright, formerly in the
employ of W. s Ryman e son, left
this week TO accepts position in New
York.
Among the visitors at Twin Lakes
last Sunday were Albert Cuddeback
aud wife, John Schorr and wife.
Mrs. J 70. Schorr and son Leonard,
Edward Klein, John. AlmeI, Alonzo
Kline and Emmett Steele.
DR.. Leonard Pearson, State Veter-
marian, died in Newfoundland where
he had gone for his health Monday
Clifford Pinchot, U. S. Forester,
who is now in California, says of bis
controversy with Secretary Ballinger
that he believes that matters viii be
satisfactorily adjusted and that he
has no intention to resign.
Joseph Macksoud and wife who
visited hero the past summer return
ed to New York this week.
Edwin H., a son of DR.. C. S. Van
Etten of Rhlnebeck, N. Y, recently
conducted services in the Episcopal
church at Warwick, N. Y.
A party comprising Senator Boies
Penrose, Hon. Henry F. Waltor +,
Chairman of the commission for
erecting q hospital for criminal in.
sane, Henry g. Ashmead, Secretary,
State Senator William G. Sproul,
Treasurer, and James B. Holland
wers at Hotel Fauchere last Satur.
day night. Sunday they went to
Falrview in Wayne county where
the hospital is being built. The site
is located ON the top Of Pocono noun.
tain and the land was donated by the
D. & d. Co. $3.50, coo wac appropri.
ated 20 commence the building.
Mrs. Harmon, who has occupied
the Wolfe house this summer, will
reside in the Armstrong place this
winter.
The Phila Press relay race to carry
amessage OF President Taft to Seattle
was suddenly called of last Saturday
because near Reading, the auto
the carrier was riding skidei across
the road aud threw him out fraotur
ing his skull.
r. NJ. johnson, the Moth Ameri-
Can reporter who was ON trial last
week at Pottsvills for hbeling Pau
w. Houck WAS acquitted by the
Jury. He wrote up articles lncern'
ing the ballot box s'ufTing in schuy-
skin county in which it was intended
Houck was implicated.
The committee, consisting Of oii-
GERS of the Grand Lodge. appointed
to select a suit BILE location for a
Masonic home, has chosen sit,
near EIizabsthtown in Lancaster
county. 1t is estimated the hom,
viii cost over 81 OO0.OOO
HI. @ Nyce and wife Of Bushkil
were guests with the family OF c. "
Bull Esq over last Sunday.