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

candidates for jury commissioners
were refused a place on the ballots
because their petitions only contains d
ten names. Is not man who wants
10 fill county Office and is either
too ignorant or too negligent to fiEd
ont what is necessary TO put HE
name On the ballet likely TO he init
90 perform his duties. Won d 10 be
Just as careless snd nesIeetful in pub
lie Rs in private matter.
Honesdale people ara pattiug their
bncks over the prospect Of the troi.
ley line being built. II would re.
love their Main Street mud consOs.
tIon.
The Whseler--Armstrong family
are now occupying thrir High Street
houe.
Cyrus Bull and wife are visiting
the formers mother on Third st.
Chef GF0sllmond of Hotel Tauch.
ere, who has been III with pneumonia
Is recovering
The trial of Barbunto charged with
numbering an Italian near Middle
town Jan 10Th, and assauliing hi.
wife, has commenced at Newburgb
and it looks rs though the State
eventually will have to generate
enough electricity to kill a miserab bic
wretch.
Barhuoto was convicted of murder
in the first degree and sentenced to
he elcctroeuted the week begiusiuE
July 5th.
Burgess Kuhbach of Honcsdalo Is
an unpitying official with a really
Pharoah heart Recently he sen
fenced three tramps to so days work
on She streets The shouters for per
sonal liberty and private rights may
expeud some pent up emotions
over this outrage perpetrattd on
their brethren, and declare the Law
unconstitutional.
There seems 10 be sosas hitch In
the new trolley llaS. AAd 10 10 guard.
Odly iAtimated that Sons one who
has been seurching the wood pile
has discovered . carefully concealed
African in It. Snake him out and
let the work begin.
Milford Lodge No s44 F. & A. n.
Will attend the funeral of the late
brother C. II. Robinson at Matamor
a. today.
Miss Fannie PobIion Of New York
Is spending few days In town.
Mrs. John P. Van Elton Of Coma.
shAugh has been visiting her Brook.
lyn relatives for several days.
John Van Derbilt is again at Wei
come Farm in Milford township.
The ballots for the primary June
6th, were printed ct the Press Office.
There is not likely TO be a very live
iy election in this county, as there 10
rally but ons contest. that for Jury
Commissioner, on the Democratic
ticket.
Cards of invitations have been re
ceived here 10 Commencement exer.
clses OF Leland Stanford University
California Ia the graduatiI g class OF
which Is Percy H.. son OF n. N
Van EtteD formerly Of Milford.
At the sign OF the CUP and sAU-
GER, tea room has been opened
In She Cottage adjoining the Sawkill
HouGs ON Hartford Street. The reom
will BE- open daily from 80 to 80
P. A. If
c. 2. Knapp, who busted several
up river banks, was an enthusiastic
promoter of band music and dropped
$50, 900 of the depositors money in
humoring his fancy. Attaching a
ball to his leg and putting him at
street work for 95 years would about
make the punishment fit the crime.
There is growing feeling that
Memorial day ought to be kept sac
red-at least the forenoou-to the
memory of those who gave their
lives for the country. and that base
ball and other games should wait.
This would be showing proper re-
spect to the sentiment which inaug-
urated the day.
An experienced teacher says that
pupils who have accsss TO newspaP-
srs at home, when compared with
those who DO not, ars better readers
better spoilers. better grammArians,
better punctuhtors, AAd read more
undsrStandinsiy. and obtain . prao.
teal knowledge Of geography IN 81.
mort half she time IL requires othSa
The newspaper = decidedly an i'm
portAut fHctor IN moderh life. Thil
will not be disputed by any one who
has taken the trouble to investigatC
the matter tor himself
The strawberry season in DslaWar'
opened last week and an eslinate oI