Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-18
BRIEF MENTION

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interests Of his company. 1t is a
growing institution and gains in sta
bility.
The striking expressmen in New
York have gone back 10 work and
business is resumed but the chautfer-
are YET out and there is n threat that
all street car men will strike.
In several Counties in the State
and in Philadelphia frauds in the
late election are being exposed, and
in soma districts have been thrown
out. Just what the result would
have been had there been a perfectly
fair ballot and count is hard TO say
but that is what we should have and
under the law are entitled to 50 that
the will of honest voters may be ex
pressed.
An infant child of Elmer Bodine
and wife of Milford died Tuesday.
Teners majority over Berry in the
State is about $4,000. Grim was a
bad third.
The tie problem has prompted
several railroads to buy large tracts
of land along their lines and plant
trees. The Pennsylvania has thous-
ands of acres devoted to this pur
pose. Experiments have been made
with iron and reinforced concrete O.
a substitute for wood but have MOI
been satisfactory and the demand for
timber will increase. For this reas-
on roads are making provision TO-
supply their own demands.
Champ Clark, who will. likely be
next Speaker of the House, says tht
democrats will revise the tariff.
Suggestion is made that Hon. A.
NJ. Palmer take up the leadership OF
the democratic party In this state.
The old leaders ere In such i'll odor
with the party that unless some steps
are taken to regain confidence it will
not receive as many votes next cleo
ton as 1t did this when 1t was a bad
third.
Trout spawn about this season OF
the year, and when the small
streams are full of water they afford
them opportunity to lay their eggs
which hatch In from 3 to 4 months
depending ON the temperature Of the
water.
A case under the Corrupt Practices
Act recently decided in the Superior
Court holds that It lis not suficieni
for candidate to set out that he had
paid certain sums to various persons
named to be expended by them for
lawful purposes. He must explain
what was done with the money by
the several persons to whom II was
paid and must produce proper vouch.
ers for all sums over $40. This
brings the statement of expenses
down to pretty fine point.
Short weight swindlers, pure food
dopers and their kindred defrauders
of the people are having session in
New York now with inspectors
Every conceivable device has been
found to cheat in, weight. in measure
and in purity. Coal sold in q bushel
basket which only held half bushel
eight gallons Of gasoline sold for ten
and nine karat gold marked fourteen.
The egg business, the bad ones that
go in the sponge cake is being inves
tigated.
Because of the immense corn crop
and lower price of cereals both beef
and pork have declined in price, and
are expected to go yet lower.
stephen Palmer and party killed
two black bears in the vicinity of
Dark Swamp this week.
Hon. W. S. Bennett of New York
who was defeated for reelection call.
ed his district leaders together this
week to discuss leading Roosevelt
out of the party. Sentiment was di,
vided on the question and no definite
action taken. Bennett is a protage
of Abe Gruber who mads violent
speech at saratpga. abusing Roose.
welt. Bennett thinks II he had been
nominated for Governor he would
have won out, and is angry because
he was opposed by Roosevelt and
Griscom.
Judge Barratt sentenced a respec-
table dealer in rotten eggs in Phila,
delphla this week 10 jail which was
great surprise. He was willing to
pay the maximum fine. bus thought
his standing in society should relieve
him OF the odIum Of jail. The Judge
said "guilt WAS personal, and when
Courts take thas view il Is tough OIL
mel of high social position who
make money In 'rOts and spots"
Madame L. Russell Garnier o
TarrytO town made 3 brief visit herr
last week.
A. W. Remsen, who has been ab