Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-08

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twice at November election. Re
gave bail in 800 for his appearance
at court.
A bill to pension Pennsylvania
veterans will be presented to the leg
islature when it meets again Jan Is
David Flyte and his son living
near Strondsburg recently paid s2'
IN costs and fines for catching two
two suckers in McMichaels creek
They did not know it was illegal but
ignorsnce of law is no excuse for its
violation.
The following is the shortest sen
tence containing all the letters of the
alphabet: Pack my box with five
dozen liquor jugs Home Notes
Stockholders of the D. V. T. Co.
met in Port Jervis Tuesday and re.
elected the former board of directors.
Gov Stuart in his message to the
Legislature transmits cOmmunica.
ton from Governor Fort of N J
enclosing a copy of joint resolution
adopted by the legislature OF. N. j.
to appoint a commission to ascertain
the cost of acquiring toll bridges
across the Delaware.
Mayor Swartwout of Z. rt Jervis
in his annual message protests
against the use of material on the
city streets which is hauled on in
the shape of gravel one season and
the next scraped up and hauled away
as mud. He advises some perma
pent method of road making and
his suggestions apply with equal
force to this borough Automobiles
are increasing in number and they
are hard on roads, whirling up the
dust and making wherever there is
a depression a greater one. 1t is
useless TO expend money in mere,
temporary repairs.
The County Auditors the same
day, after elect.ng j. F. Terwilliger
clerk, began overhauling the County
finances.
The Managers of the Milford
Bridge Con p my have declared a
semi annual dividend on the capital
stock of two per cent payable Jan 10
by the treasurer William Mitchell.
The Wayne County Herald says it
would have no fault to find if the
Democratic senator from this dis
trict and the Democratic representa-
tive from Wayne voted for j. Benja.
min Dmmick of Scranton for U. S.
Senator. The Herald is to be highly
commended for approving a good
thing when they see it.
Anna Elizabeth, widow of the late
Henry C. Knealing of Shohola died
Jan LIST. She was born in Germany
June 80, 1882 and in 1858 come with
her husband to this county where
she has ever since resided. She is
survived by one son George A. of
Shohola and one daughter Mary
Augusta wife of Frank Keller Esq.
The funeral was held last Sunday and
interment at Shohola.
A much needed rain fell the first
of the week which raised Nhe streams
and perhaps relieved somewhat the
scarcity of water In springs.
The New York Tribune tells a
story Of a Kansas man who took his
little son to Washington and visited
ie Senate gallery. He explained to
the boy that Mr.. Hale was chaplain
of the Senate Oh he prays for
the Senate does he said the lad. No,
replied the father, he gets up. looks
around at the members and then
pIdyS lOl tho OOuntty.
The managers of the Milford
Bridge will receive proposals for
renting the bridge from April 1st
1909 to March 3lst 1910, up to Jan.
23rd. Address Secretary, Milford
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