Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-02
BRIEF MENTION


TrAacs and married his ''soul sf-
flnity" Miss Kuttner who deserted
him is now being sued bs her for
divorce She alleges he is insane
and was when she married him
There il no doubt but that he is not
only crazy but bad-aRd little more
can be said % her. ANY wonsn who
will Wrink in on a family, displacs
the real wife and become a ''soul
affinity" lacks sense and good
morals.
ArS. A. n. Msttler and son Ben
5amin Wero at Scranton the FIRST OF
the week to attend the funeral of tbs
formorn sister Mra. Spencer.
Mrs. = L. Van Akin of Lacka.
waxen underwent on operation for
appendicitis in the Port Jervis hos.
pitAl last week.
Street Commissioner Ryder has
been scrsping and otherwise improv-
ing the borough streets during the
past week.
Will Steele went to Roanoke, Va.
this week to begin practice and en-.
ter the Altoona ball club. De was
accompanied to Washington, d. c.,
by his brother Emmett who will
enjoy the sights of that city.
Frank and James VanEtten of
stroudsburg have bought out the
old established store aud hardware
business of Frank P. Flory. They
are sons of Cornelius VanEtten g
native OF Conashaugh.
The Surveyors engaged in running
out the Pike County roads have
completed their work and will now
begin in Monroe County where they
will likely be employed for the next
year.
When Mr.. Rryan's automobile
was stalled in the mud in Pennsyl.
vania, the Nebraskan got out and
; pushed. Still, they all have to do
more or less of that.
Talk about taxing coffee We have
met coffee that could hardly stand
having q tax put on it.
ThingB have grown worse for
the kidnapping business since the
Charley Ross days.
There win be as little cheer ~
thsre 10 iuebriation in the cup II q
tax Of eight cents a pound is put
upon tsa.
March blizzards bring forth April
showers, and you know what they
do. So cheer up.
II our Sandyston correspondent
voices the sentiment of the people,
there iS decided opposition to the
proposed new r. F. d. Route start.
lag here, by those living adjacent to
1t. But why did they not manifest
that spirit when the route was sug
gOstsdS
HAwley Basketball team defeated
Milford last Saturday evening by a
score Of 1918.
Jack Robson who has lived in tbs
old Halsway house fer couple Of
years has moved to Dingman town
ship.
A valuable horse belonging tc
Wheeler and Morgan died last wssk
Of pHeuHonis.
The New York Central r. R. Co
pleaded. guilty this week 10 charges
ct srobAling On. sO0perags auppliel
and paid Arfine Of tlo. 900. Now vii
the company deduct this amount
from ita dividend fund or will il
mako good by. overchargiRK sons
other eoneern 81 by retrenchiDg ex
psnsOs. The parties guilty of max
ing the arrangement should be com
PEELED 10 pay the fins.
The big oantiIever bridge across
she East river, known as the Black
wells Island bridge, was inforniall,
opsned for travel this week. It car
riel eight railway tracks, two prom
shades, Snd = SO foot roadway, an,
Is ssl7 fest long including ap
proaeAes. ous spaA measures lis
feet and is the longest trusssd spal
in this country. Il is estimated {,
have a capacity of one hundred an,
hfiy million persons annually,
Yesterday was All Fools day
DID yOu hnd ID by sxpsrienrsl
Center Cosnty masons are urgin
the lOcatioA of the thres yaillion dol
lar home, 10 be built by the Gran
Lodge OF Penna. F. s. A IA. for age
and feeble mas0ns and their WiSS
aAa the large school for orphans q
nasons TO be built in csnnesiion Wit
the above, in that county. A ira,
Of SEQ acres near State College
suggested
The Senate has passed hRally th
pure food bill which allows the Us
Of enc tenth Of one per cent Of ber
soote Of noda Ae q preserVAtiva. bu