Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
BRIEF MENTION

- WV AENAft e-A1 hANNNs - - ANNNffs
that George J. SchHd nf Allegheny
should be the other Inen,her.
The will 6F the late John D BiddiS
recently prohAted devises all his per.
sonal property TO his wife absolutely.
Ihe Use of hUSse known ~ GleN ui-
tago for nfe aud nj her GeG;h 20 his
two daughters or their survivor, and
names his Wifc an executrix.
Lrtters Of administration on the
estate Of Nary o. Coykendnll late of
MatHneras- have been granted ts
SsymOur Cuyksndall
A horse driven by Mrs. Barney
COnwsll Of Dingmun township was
frightened Monday by . bolt In the
shafts dropping out and both she q nd
her dsSRhter we're thrown cut ofthe
wagon and badly injured. Tire
horse. = co.'s. vas caught about three
miles from here.
II you need a marriage license now
it win cost you 81 instead of so crnte
as before. Don't you wish you had
taken advantage of the low price
Mrs. Morris X JesSup Of New
York has given 100000 TO Yale
Forest School to found professor.
ship in silvicrlture.
Harry Morgan, the Dingmnu's
stage proprietor, met with qnlte an
accident last week on his route. His
horses became frightened at an auto.
mobile, he was thrown out Of the
wagon anu had his leg tadIy in.
jured.
q. W. Nape OF Scranton, Deputy
Factory Inspector. visited the town
this week in Pursuance OF his Official
duties.
The Warner brothers are negniIat.
ing with J. IA. Montgomery of New
York for the eaIe II Model Farm in
Dingman township. L. is hoped the
contemplated sale will be made and
that the purchaser will become a res
ident.
Governor Stuart has signed the
road rebate bill which provides that
che State shall reimburse townships
wkich have abolished the work tax
on dirt roads in the sum of fifty per-
cent OF the amount thus lost in labor.
He vetoed the school code bill, also
the bill increasing the pay of judges
she Capitol Park extension bill and
the State highway bill which was 70
build . good road from Philadelphia
to Pittsburg.
The Delaware river will be planted
with Danube sturgeGn. They are
particularly valuable because they
are not . season fish like shad, bu,
run in the. waters OF their habitat
thRoughou; tho year. They grow to
large size aud 600 to 800 pound fish
ere frequently caught. One will
produce abOut $50 pounds of caviar,
which sells fresh from 81 to SIo a
pound.
Port JervIs boys last Sunday in
dulged In driving their horses on our
streets In cruel manner. They
will get . dose, IL they repeat the
performance, which may be bitter to
swallow.
Thomas q. Humphreys. OF Ches
ter, Pa, desires Us to state that the
School Districs Of that city has some
city boys and few girls to send out
90 good hones. No criminals will
be sent. Some Of the children are
only poor. II will be necessary TO
go and get them, but arrangements
will be made to pay their fare. The
object in placing them at distance
is that it will not be easy for them
20 get back home. Any one inter
ssted may address rs above.
Milford has arrayed herself in a
beautiful green robe adorned with
white and pink. The streets are in
good condition and the town presents
an attractive appearance.
If salt is liberally sprinkeled on
gardens it will destroy many para
sites which feed ON roots of plants.
Ii is not fertilizer but it tends 20
keep the ground moist
If potatoes are planted In rows
running East and West the vines
will better protect each other in dry
seasons
Olivet Presbyterian Church at
Easton, of which Rev. Harvey Klaer
has been pastor since It's organiza-
tion in 1923. celebrated its tsuth an
nlversary May H.
Paul Schsnno has bought Riverside
Hotel in LEHMAN 4 which p. N.
Mills Is at present the manager. Ii
10 said he will continue as such for
she season.
Harvey L West, an inmate Of the
Soldiers Home at Jackson City, Ten,
neHsee, IL here visiting his forme
home