Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
BRIEF MENTION

of the National bank of Port Jervis
and since treasurer of trust COM
pany In Connecticut is an alleged de
faulter for some % Thousand dollars
His methods when in Port Jervis
were somewhat devious and he was
forced to resign his position as cash
ier. He has since been arrested and
sent to Jail.
Sheriff Gregory who has been
quite III tor several days is improv-
ing.
It is estimated that about thirty
deer are known to have been killed
III this county during the past sea-
son II the ale about 500 deer
aud 700 bears have been killed
The Port Jervis Gazette says
large steel safe, weighing some six
tons, is now at the freight depot
there awaiting transportation to Mil
ford for use in the treasurers Office.
1t is presumed TO be the one over
which there Is contention as TO
whether the contnct for its purchase
Is regular, and unless a compromise
is effected the matter may be settled
by the court.
Charles Conklln died at the home
Of his daughter Mrs. Isaac Dingman
in Delaware last week. The funeral
was held last Sunday from the
home of another daughter, Mrs.
Stanton Supplee, in Milford.
The government says your share
of funds is SS4 9s. Have you got it
or must you be content with sos?
Ex. representative of Monroe coun.
ty r E. Schwarz was stricken with
heart disease last week while attend.
ing farmers institute at Pleasant
Mount. Wayne county and died soon
after. For several years he has
been an institute instructor and for
morly visited here on shat capacity.
A celebrated specialist announces
that he has discovered that rattle
snake poison, administered hypoder-
mically, is 'cure for tuberculosis
he may win the sI00, 600 prize of
fered for discovery of remedy for
the disease.
Former Secretary of Treasury Les
lie M. Shaw recently stated that
linen long in the service learn that
it Is not wise to discover a fraud. II
is discovered however by many thai
when he says, since his recent mar.
riage, that a man never truly love:
until he grows old, and more Of the
some kind of soft talk, that he him,
self has discovered something very
like an old fool.
The drilling machinery which wal
used on the Rose farm near Mata
moIas, where a well was sunk to al
unknown depth in search of oil
has been sold to Paterson partie
and removed Pike has lost he
chance to bust up the Standard Oi
trust.
1t is said thai the giaut trees o
Calaveras in California we're proba
bly, of considerable size when thl
pyramids were built. One tree con
tains more lumber than twent,
acres of we'll timbered land.
He-''So your husband has givei
mp smoking; Ii requires prett.
strong will to accomplish that.
She--''Well, I'd have You under
stand that have a strong will"
Free Lance.
First Autoist-- sis that the sam
automobile you bought tins spring?
Second Autoist-"All except tn
body and three wheels.
A young lady said the first thin
to know about keeping house was I
get man to keep house for.
The Washington Herald discusse
'srhe Ideal Wife" Nearly every
body has a different ideal in that IT
gard, else there would be many ma
Timonial classes.
The Cherry mine horror is IL
gr' a est disaster TO Illinois, bat JS
Cannon is the greatest disaster
the United States.
Very probable the "man high'
mp" is guiltIest in the sugar weigl
ing swindle But very probable /
roosts too high to be reached.
Nicaragua will soon be added
the white mans burden.
just at present the man with
furnace on his hands is Interested
coal lands nearer home than Alask
Justice Brewer has taken /
stand for woman suffrage. We cl
imagine a feminine chorus. "Hc
lovely Of himl''
Hunters should be brought
understand that il l. better to lose
possible dear than to kill an aotJ
man.