Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-18
BRIEF MENTION

to locate fire at night is shown by
the flaming ref elton which ap-
peared in the Southern sky last
Thursday. It was conjectured to be
fire at Branchville or possibly New
ton when in fact it was caused by
burning damaged powder down near
Dover.
Miss Florence Van Campen spent
Sunday with friends at Barryville,
NY.
Roy Shepherd has left the employ
Of f. Armstrong s. Co and accepted
a position with Cuddebi iok e. Co.
Mrs. W. V. Hilliard, after spending
a week in New York, returned home
Tuesday
Easter this yenr falls on March 81.
The earliest date on which it may
come according to the church method
of reckoning is the % The law is
that il must come on the first Sum-
day aft,r the full moon which hap
les after the verDal equinox which
COMES the 2lst.
Fred Keller of Barryville, N. y,
spent few days with friends in
town this week.
AT the sherift's sale of the real es-
tate Of Mrs. F. A. Rose, situated in
MatanOras, held at the Court House
last Saturday, George Ruegger bot
lot-no for 1915, W. l.. Boyd lot no 8
for $500, and The house and two lots
went to w. l.. Boyd for S17OO. The
opinion was that the prope, ty sold
cheap.
Miss Marion POillou has gone for a
two weeks visit ih N. Y.
William Gregory of Hartford CT
visited his brothers here the past
week. He is employed by the Hart
ford and Northern railroad and for
merly resided in Diugman township
James Donovan, the Muldoon of
Milford people a season ago, had a
lively experience i'm his cold tea
room In the Delaware House at Port
Port Jervis Monday. Fire was dis
covered in the room and he went in
it and the door which fastened with
spring lock on the outside closed
and he was prisoner. He finally
succeeded in bursting the door open
and escaped and gave the alarm. His
stock was somewhat damaged and
the house slightly. Both are covered
by Insurance.
Part of this week was March
IiOn-now for the lamb
Elk President Roosevelt no sooner
reached Khartourn the border of civ.
ilizatinn in Africa than he was in
politics. Awaiting him there was a
letter from Senator Root of New
York, no doubt inspired by the ad-
minisiration, laying before him the
situation as viewed from that side.
His aid is wanted badly to help the
cause. He will likely be careful to
hear both sides before he pulls any
chestnuts for anybody.
People who have undergone treat.
ment for hookworm will be justly
indignant if skeptics succeed in
proving it myth.
The County Commissioners else
where advertise for bids Tor painting
the Court House.
The court in Berks county decides
that the District Attorney has author
ity TO agree with such expert witnes-
Aes as he deems necessary for reason
able compensation to be paid by the
county. The expert was employed
to give testimony in a murder case.
Il. C. Rice, employed at Shoholt
by the Penna Coal Co, fell IN tn,
mill dam at that place last Saturday
and WAS drowned. He went nndel
the logs and his fellow workmer
could not see him. His age was 81
years The remains we're taken tc
East Stroudsburg for interment.
"Hips are coming back" SAYS
fashion item. Where have the,
beeu?" inquiries the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune. That is her bust
ness.
There is growing suspicion
abroad that not few faces now il
Congress are going to be somewha
conspicuous by their absence mex
year, especially those who serve th
trusts instead OF the people.
Congress. however. should exer
else moderate discretion in seein
that it does not start so many inve'
LEGATIONS that they will get in eac
others way.
An Iowa woman seeks divorce
basing her action on the claim tha
her husband snoFes. 1t takes wis
man to keep his mouth shut whe
asleep
A ennsarvafionist can ha n sDars