Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
BRIEF MENTION

Moses GunlRer ~ SNpdyslun wn1
In tOvn last Non,lay' lie will bavS
. public saie June 3. Of she hous, hold
goods 81 the late Lydia Decker at
LIyton, n J.
Dispositions werc taken last Mon
day before J. u. LndwiR Esq cn the
ruit Of DR.. j. Marion L Einunds
against the Germsnia Fire Insurance
Company. This suit was brought 70
recover on policy Of insurance on
tho house and bars Of b. Edinni,ds
in Delaware township which we're
turned so.as months aeo.
Calvin Crop, Of Dingmnns Ferry,
Was in town last Monday
Lnuk out for the striped teetles.
They often attack and deaf . mel
ems and cucumbers a. fast as the
plahts appear above the ground. An
application Of wood ashes, air slsketi
lime. or Ryptum. tainted with kerv-
Osns OF turpentine or carbOlIc asid,
Uill help to drive them away. II
you havH only few plans, you can
easily protect each hill by erecting n
mosquito netting guaid over it until
tho plants begin TO run.
Cbbage. tomato and other plunia
con be protected from cutwOrms by
etectinE a two inch high paper fence
around each stem, Lap the paper
ends and push this f1nce m Inch into
tile soil to hold II In place. Tie pap
or should not come nearer TO the
stem than about oue and one halt
ihches.
Watch the currant and gocseberry
bushes for worms II not lonked uf
cor for fow days they will strip of
che leaves and tho berries will not
Sipen. Make duster ont Of . bak.
Ing powder can by punching nne
holes in the lid, and then dust the
bushes With hellebore A few cents
and = little tiIne will eavs the ber.
ries.
Milford streets have not been in
bettsr condition for years than at
present. The street committee,
Warner and Findiay. has shown
good !udgInoat and street comnia.
sionSF Ryder has executed their di.
sections with excellent discretion.
When streets are put 10 proper shape
IL is an eaey matter to kesp them so
and they give much better satisfac
tion to the public.
Tho Quay statue commission has
ordered the SCULPTOR. in whose stud-
10 the statue has beea. ia forward II
70 Harrisburg where u will be turned
ever TO the Capitol commission The
Lass legislature passed = resolution
mat it be placed In the ro.unda.
Ths wings of the Democratic party
in Monroe county arc now trying 10
nap in unison. Att recent meeting
the peace pipe was passed. the toms-
hawks were concealed, tho OcalpinE
knives sheath0d and the braves
swure in future they would drink the
saAe brand Of flrs water. what
else Is necessary TO harmony.
J. r. Perry Of Wilkes Barre was in
town Tuesday to attend the sale Of
tile Wilkes Barre East and West
Railway and became the purchaser
for the sum of $4,000.
Having been caught in the act ei
stealing some $4,000, 900. the sugar
trust seems quite likely 10 suffer the
pain Of seeing some half dozen Of its
tl3 a week employees sent TO the
ponitentiary for it.
Another trip abroad would assist
MIR. Bryan in killing time between
presidential conventions.
Castro has practically disappeared
from public notices, and nobody i.
organizing any searching parties.
At the Sheriff's sale last SATURDAY
ef 1923 acres Of lsud in Delaware thC
property was struck off to the Mort
gagee for sI75.
The civilization Of the American
Indian is complete "Whi,r Cloud'
has been named as Correspondent in
London divorce suit.
The summer romance season ha
opened in Texas with ten pound hal
stones.
Legislative note-Speaker CaAnOI
appeared in . light suit and pinl
tie.
The sugar trust has been cheatiu,
the government for ten years. Ye
the gOVernment is kinder 10 th
sugar trust than to any other in tn
country.
This thing Of daily bullstIns iron
the African jangIss Is too much lii
old Waite House days.
Washington ssuld do no less thAl
erect a siatue TO Boss Shepherd afre
Pennsylvania set an example in IN
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