Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-03-12

from the road as directed by law the
owDer Of horse, which stumbled on
one and broke his leg. sued ard re-
covered sos and costs.
After the State has bot all toll
bridges over the river and abolished
to'' roads and aided in repairil 3
lroads generally ifit has Eve million
dollars left it might tuild the pro.
posed automobile road from PhiIadel
phia to Pittsburg- Be just before
being generous.
An otter. the HTst in 80 years. was
canghi in the Susquehanna recsHtIy.
II dove down ine fish net fn meal
became entangled and was drowned.
# was feet long. -
An effort il being made, supposed
ly by the mine workers, to have the
trespass law repealed. The law now
in case of strikes prevents nintis
from entering on the property Of cor
poratior If warned away, while; the
COMPANY might employ non Hnion
men and SO protect them. II farm :
ers wish the law tos.nnj they should
wSite their representatives TO vote
against repeal.
The local option bill was killed in
tue house Tuesday night ON second
reading by vote Of &c u, favor and
1877 against. Marvin voied against
the bill, as did Kinney from Monroe
and Fourth of Wayne. Iu ali niEe
democrats voted for tho bill and 20
against it. Fifty-three county Re-
publicans voted for it.
Former Superior Court Judge
Peter P. Smith died at his home in
Scranton Tuesday after long illness
lie was born in Honesda.e June 2,
1851, and was educated in the public
schools there, read law with Hon "
II. D.mnick, ses District Attorney
of Wayne county two terms. BE
went to Scranton IN 1883, was ar-
pointed Common Pleas Judge BY
Ar Pattison in 1892 and in 1895
was elected TO the Superior Court
bench and served ten years. His
widow, six daughters and one son
survive him.
Measles are very prevalent in
town. So far for tho past two weels
So cases have been reported AMI
probably number more are batch
ing. II they must bo epidemic now
Is rs good time as any for them so
the town can be cleared before the
summer season arrives. While the
disease seems to be quite general,
city people naturally would avoid
coming in contact with it, SO We
might as we'll have it out and ended.
Government experts are tasy ex-
planning the weather March 4tb.,
when they promised it would be fair
They say the storm was an incOmpre
hensible "lsreback" new thing in
weather performances. The weather
sharps are quite familiar with rGor
backs in their representations, and
they got one OF for fair in forecast
ing Inauguration day conditions.
The Washington Letter gives a
description of the storm which did
80 much damage 10 telegraph lines
aud seriously interfered with trains
near Baltimore March 4lh. In point
of inconvenience caused and loss 10
property it was worse than the bliz-
card Of 1888.
Harry Morgan and Geo. Wheeler
went west this week to buy a c,r
load Of horses for sale here.
Lucian B Quick of Dingman tsp,
celebrated his S6th birthday last
Tuesday. He is in good health aud
bids fair to round'out several more
years.
A hoIsa Of Findlay aud Wheeler
which had lock jaw was shot this
week es incurable.
Jacob L. Bnnnell. editor of the
New jersey Fl raid at Newton and
Sara Es ellie Clark Of The same place
wi ! be uarIied at Hotel Astcr in
New York March 16.
Measles are quite prevalent in
tow ami many youngsters are
tffilcted. Occasionally too an adult
who neglected the emusement in
early days Is now having the fun.
Representative Kinney of Monroe
County has introduced a bill 20 char
ter a company 10 build a bridge
across the Delaware at Bushkill.
The act provides thai rails may be
laid across Il on which, TO run cars,
Court sits next MONDAY but as
there is no jury the session win be
brief
The court has decided that Port
Jervis has the right TO take down
the wooden sheds or awnings which
for many years have die isfigured the
streets of ih't city. Taere were
klekers WIN f0t the impruvemeut.