Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-11-19


Curry, who was injured so that
death ensued, at the Pike street
crossing Oct 10Th. claims $40, ,00O
damages because a p lie of art was
left without lights and Curry in step
ping from a train fell over It and
was run over by car.
Forester Clifford Pinchot has writ
ten letter to President Taft in
which he states that he has enough
OF controversy and wants to know
where he stands. he intimates that
the President must choose between
him and Ballinger and that ii tho
latter stays he will find some other
field for his activities.
Albert Leroy, the three months
old sun of Jessie Myers and wife of
Milford township died last Saturday.
r. p. Mills of Lehman was in town
Wednesday
| Albert COtterill attended ths fun
eral of his sisier-in-law at Flanders,
N. J. this week. Her husband died
only a few days ago.
Mrs. w II Armstrong spent few
days III New York recently.
Drouth is very seriously affecting
many sections Of this aud other
states. The streams are very low
and wells and springs heretofore sup
posed TO be unfailing are dry. Water
is being hauled IN tank cars IL
places to supply manufacturers and
some have been compelled to close
Ali predictions of rain seem to fail.
Hawley people will have to be con-
tent with "a passenger depot only al
the old station but freight may be
billed from there in car load lots
The State Railroad Commissioner
has decided that it has no other legal
authority.
Thanksgiving Day next week.
Get your turkey ready, If you can
find the bird and have the price.
Nice fresh pork will make a good
substitute if the other is not get at
able.
Miss Bette Cornelius was in New
York part of this week.
F T. Mcguire of Philadelphia who
has the contract for building the new
house of the Blooming Grove Hunt.
ling and Fishing Club commenced
work this week. It will be a large
and commodious structure about lac
ft. square and will cost $4,000.
/ 1t is very probable the Fish Com
missloners will have an act intro.
duced in the next legislature to rt
peal all laws allowing fish baskets
or eel racks to be placed in streams
1t is found that advantage is taken
of the privilege and that they are
placed in trout streams, and ART
usually so constructed as to catci
every thing going down stream. Th'
abuse of the law will be the reasor
for repeal
Over thsee hundred miners los
their lives in the st. Paul coal mini
near Cherry, Ill, last Saturday by 1
fire which started in bale of hay il
the stables in the mine. The ittl
; town has two hundred widows ant
one Thousand orphans.
Philadelphia school children will
be relieved of the worry caused b.
compound partnership and proper
ton in arithmetic as they viii b
dropped from the public schools, ant
the whole course in the lower grade
will be simpified, more attention
being paid to counting and less {
abstract reasoning. Fractions ar
likely 10 be moved up.along the lin
So that little folks will not be s
much troubled with the things tina
make them mad. 1t is a sensibl
= idea.
John Degen has removed his bar
e ber shop TO the place formerly oceu
Z pied by him in rear Of the post ofiic'
Charles Schanno Of Lakewood, \
n j.. is spending a few days at Hot
J. Schanno.
r, V. r. Siuyvesant, who hl
been visiting Milford for some weel
and has heen coming here for AZ CO
secatige years, has gone to ST Aul
ustine, Florida, to pass the winter
10 The current number of Putnam
~ Magazine contains an excellent arr
\, Gle by D. A Wiley called the Fores
NJ Guardian which outlines the histol
aud work of Clifford Pinehot. #
illustrated by cuts Of Grey ToWe
and the students quarters. IL Is
high testimonial TO his work al
worth in the department.
~ 6. NJ. Carpenter of Glen Ely
m caught monster carp in the Del
.is ware a few days ago. The d
n. weighed "a pounds.
u- ]. +, Boyd and family spent pc
"a. Of the week in New York.