Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-07
BRIEF MENTION

monroe nave dppOluteu tuifbJ-eiBnb
citizens ia equalize assessments made
in the various districts These men
will give them full information to
enable them to sit as board Of re-
vision.
John L. GOuriay has been reap
pointed Court House ianiior.
Miss Grace Wolfe, after spending
week here with her parents, re-
turned to her studies.
Mrs. Martha Helms, who has been
visiting her sister in Bridgeport, Ct. 4
has returned home.
Miss Ora Sawyer of Chicago is Wis
itiug her parents here.
Mrs. d. r. Chaplin and son of
Scranton passed the holidays with
the family of Hon. Jacob &laer.
1t is reported that Mrs Almer Ter
williger will move next spring into
htr house now occupied by Mrs. A.
M. Mettler next to Centre squsre
Hotel.
Tuesday evening the Fire Depart
ment elected the following officers;
Chief w, A. Davenport
l Asst w Fl Almer
2 Asst George Smith
secy. ]. h. Ludwig
Treas w IT Struble
Nelson Brown Of Montana recently
spent few days at the home of Hy.
T. Baker
Mrs. q. c. Tyler and m Converse
Of New York are spending few
daysat the home OF A. E. Lewis.
Rev. w. D. Mckinney, Baptist
clergyman. who resided many years
in Port Jeryis died Wednesday aged
50 years.
Judge Staples is holding court in
Philadelphia aud will sit there dur.
ing this month.
The White Mills Basket Ball Club
defeated the Milford A C. in a fast
and exciting game by thescore of 80
10 10.
In order to compel the so called in
surgent senators aud congressman TO
support his policies, President Taft
has given them notice that they can
have no share in the distribution Of
patronage. He says this is done that
the pledges made by the party shall
be carried out and enable it to go be
fore the country in the next elections
with record of having performed
its promises.
]. Wallace Chairman of New York
who has frequently visited here is
dead Of typhoid fever.
The Borough democrats win hold
their caucus Saturday evening Jan.
Is.
In cold weather blanket your hor-
= ses while stopping.
Triumph, or else yield to clamor;
Be the anvil or the hummer.
The first American time clock was
set up in the steeple of 3 Guilford,
(C nnecticuD church about 200 years
ngO 1t was built by Yankee and
made almost entirely of wood.
This kind of weather and over-eat-
ing often gives one pnuenonia,
BE properly sheltered and if by any
chance you over eat do not lay down
and take nap but walk and exercise
IL OF.
DR.. Cook claims he discovered the
pole; but who will claim he discov-
cred Cook?
Salmon, pike, and goldfish are
supposed never to sleep
The most valuable horse 10 the
world is said to be Bsyardo, an Eng
iish three-year old, whose owner
cares more for the horse than money
having recently refused an offer OF
$3.50, 900
Inc morse Is IN no more peril OF eX
tinction by the automobile than heis
of being driven into oblivion by the
Airship We are no nearer to the
horseless age than we are TO the
manless age. The two creatures be
gan business in partnership before
the dawn of civilization and viii
continue together at the old stanC
down TO the end of time.
The warnings sent out by th'
weather bureau for yeste eday indi
Gated a big rain or deep snow. Thi
90 confused the real weather that /
did not do either, just hailed a little
animals nave eye troubles an,
there are many whose sight enable
them to distinguish obiecis only a
short distances The vision Of fisl
Is very short and that of most ser
pents Is so poor that they can see N
farther than one-thild of their oWi
length
Frogs are better endowed will
sight and can see clearly distanc