Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-06-04
BRIEF MENTION

up nights this week With his injured
horse which received several bruises
in = collision with DR. BarckleyI
automobile last Monday. The acoi.
dent happened at tho sharp curV,
near Mott street bridge.
superintendent westlrOok IN nj
examinations IS making a point q
sscertaining how uuch those whs
teach she young idea how TO shcoI
know Of present day questions which
may bO learned only by reading the
newspapers. Should teacher stun
bic over the query as to what il
meant by the Congress-?
Dr. Surface says they are infant
hawks and DR.. Kalbfus is equally
certain they nre young owls, and
there is clash between authorities
If the latter is correct in his diagnos'
is the former is liable to fine fol-
having the hedglings in his posses
sion. Tint is present situation at
Harrisburg and possibly can be solved
only by letting the little birds grow
mp to maturity. Then they orgbt tc
tell the difference.
President Taft nade an address al
Gettysburg Monday deiicating q
monument, So feet nigh located near
the bloody angle in memory Of sol
diers of the U S. army who fell on
that historic field in 1868
Viola strong, wife of Theodore
Nearpass of Matamoras, died at the
Deerpark Sanitarium last Monday OF
appendicitis.
Have you got tag and certificate
FOL your dog. Do not suppose that
it will be all right 10 omit this little
procedure--the ordinance is in effect
now.
Court reets next week, but does moi
promise very long session.
Constables should examine the
70 IDS in their townships aud see that
they are IN good order. and if NOT
report the fact to the court. Warn
ings have bean given from time to
timO and the court may conclude af'
ter a while to stop throwing tufts
Of grass and chuck few cluos, like
the old farmer who found a boy uI
his apple tree. If supervisors want
che office they should take iS intend
ing to do their duty.
Count Zeppelin with his airship
heW $50 miles IN 81 hours in Ger.
many, being the longest fight on
record. Wright predicts that an air
ship will soon be built to fly across
the Atlantic.
Philadelphia trolley companies
faced a big strike this week.
At q sale of bIooded stock thil
week at Conpersburg, Pa a Jersey
bull brought $4,000 The buyer
waS DR.. Still of Mo-, who is head OF
IN osteopathio college. There must
be lot of money in the bone bust.
moss.
Milford was not the only town
afflicted with measles this spring
Daring the months of March and
April 1852 cases were reported to the
Department
Because potatoes were scarce anC
high the past winter more are being
planted in the State this Spring thar
ever before. This win have a ten
dency TO reduce prices, and ther
most likely farmers will go to the
other extreme next year and plan
few because potato raising wont pay
1t is better to keep as sailors say, OF
an even keel. A variety of drops, al
well cared for, will pay better in tn,
end than TO make drive on one jus
because there happens in one year Il
be q famine.
Memorial day was an ideal one
the weather was as near perfect al
could be, and many enjoyed theiI
outings.
1t Is reported here that Matamora
lost bunch Of money one day thii
week because the Chief Burgess an,
Justice were both absent and the vii
liant official who made a number o
arrests had no one to infiict the pen
atty.
G. M. Paugh and wife. a sister 0
W. S. Ryman. MI. and Mrs. War;
and Ruel Paul Of East Orange spen
Memorial Day with the family o
W. s. Ryman. Miss Lila Rymal
returned with them for few day
visit.
Though a number of cars pEsset
here Memorial Day without Penn
sylvania licenses no arrests wer
made. There seemed to be som
doubt in the minds of the cffirer
whether licenses for non resident
Hrs necessary under the ton day la "
The Attorney General says they arc