Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-11-26

Skunks, four legged ones, will
have troubles Of their own. Mrs.
Taft it lie said wears a coat made Of
the skins and that sets the pace for
fashiouables. Skunk skins in the
past year have nearly doubled in
price.
New Jersey Supreme Court holds
thattb Freliaghuysen Attmobile
law is constitutional. A company
IN de a rest case contending that the
law was an improper interference
with interstate commercePnd that
the license fee eNaeled was so high
as TO be a tax rather than license,
and that fees were not fixed accord
ing TO the constitutional requirement
that property be taxed according to
its value. The points were both
overruled by the court
The Amendment to the Constitu
tion will change terms of officials as
follows, election officers 20 two
years, assessors, constables, school
directors, cOuncilmen, supervisors
and all city and county officers to
four years, justices of the peace to
six years. County officers elected
in 1907 and 1909 will serve four
years, but those elected in 1905
three years.
w. J. Quinn, manager of Hotel
Empire in N. Y, aud wife recently
visited the family OF Hon. Jacob
Klaer.
Boarding house and hotel keepers
who did not meet Messrs. Rock and
Slawson when they were here and
make arrangements to have their
advertisement appear in the Erie
summer home book may yet have
that advantage by applying to }. A.
Watts. 1t is without expense.
Mrs Arminda Bull has gone to
visit her sons, James r. and Cyrus,
In New York.
Perry Utley, who recently bought
the farm Of A. s. Dingman in Della
ware. is making additions to and
remodeliDg the house. 1t will be a
handsome place when completed.
&. S Wolfe is contractor for the
work.
Drs. G. N. Knapp and W. B, Kelly
ot Port Jervis were in an automo-
bile accident last Saturday which
resulted in quite serious injuries 20
both. Their machine struck wag-
on and upset.
Not in years probably has Milford
and the surroundingcountry expert
snced such am amount of building
and repairing as is being done this
fall Carpenters and masons are
busy and all laborers who want
work are employed. With the high
prices for living it is fortunate that
this condition exists as it greatly
s mplifies the problem of supplies
for many, and scatters considera bic
morey among merchants.
Port Jervis is having continued
trouble with its water supply and
the problem of furnishing that
city with a suitable and healthy
quality is engaging the attention OF
the local company and State officials
Ii will likely be an expensive mat
ter to cure permanently all tine diff
culties which have arisen.
Matamoras Slate Roofing Com
pany is a new industry in that
thriving borough, and there is nc
sufficient reason why the money
spent for all supplies needed in
building should not be kept at home
If they can be obtained here at fair
prices.
Judge C. B. Staples was elected
vice president of the Pennsylvania
Juvenile Court Association at the
recent convention in Harrisburg.
/ The United States Circuit CouIt
has declared the Standard Oil Com
pahy a monopoly in restraint of trad'
and decreed its dissolution. Nov
will it dissolve or CONCEAL.
The disaster in the St. Paul min
d at Cherry III. resulted iD $40 men b
ing trapped in its d'pihs, 20 wer
rescued alive. l0l bodies have beel
rescued and 1s9 are still unaccount
ell for,
Total deaths from football up t,
date this year are thirty and 2l
injured. This exceeds the number o
any previous yeBr in fatalities bu
last year 304 were injured.
In an engineering college an exam
inatlon paper asked the question
u ''What steps weuld you take in dete
;. mining the height of building Us
y ing an anerord barometelg'' aud th
r answer was 81 would lower the bar
ometer by string and measure tn
e strine".