Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-07-22
BRIEF MENTION

was prominent In Masonlc clroltt,
died last Tuesday in New York aged
81 years / month.
William q. Ames, prominent and
life long citizen OF Hawley and It's
burgess, died at his home July i4th
u peritonitis aged 46 years.
Mrs. Martin Doty swallowed d1se
OF carbolic acid in Hotel 1T Laiay-
elite, N. } last Monday with suicid-
al intent and died soon after. Ii Is
thought that grief over the death OF
her husband. who died about three
years ago, had uffected her mind ss
She often conplained Of bong ione-'
sOme.
Wednesday afternoon Young man
named Halsey Of Brooklyn, n Y.
aged about 20 years, who was board
Ing ut Cunashaugh Sprng House, g.
turned from Milford ON his moioi
cycle and taking boat rowed out in
deep water and dovefrom it. Parties
who were near by observed that he
did not rise aud began searching Tor
his body.
1t is thought he either struck his
head ON stone or WAS seized win
cramps. The accident happened
about O'Clock p, IN. just above
what is known Ms the Burrill lift.
HIS brother who was at GresnW Uod
Lake, N. j, was notified and came
here yesterday. The body has not
vet been recovered.
A boy in Honesdale made bet
that he could drink ten glasses Of or
angeade in succession After the sew
enth he had to spit up.
Joseph w. Hunter of tho State
Highway Department proposes that
ell State roads before acceptance shall
be oiled at proporfionate cost to
State, County and townships. I by
the State and I by the County and
townships
II you want the government cook
book send a postal to A. Mitchell
Palmer asking fnr 1t. He hos 1000
copie to distribute.
Some parties in Wayne County
killed pOrcupine recently which
weighed 25 pounds.
Strawberries are gone hut whortle.
ferries and black berries are just con
ing TO perfection.
The entertsinment last Friday
evening called "a Night in Dark.
town was given befnre a lsrqe au.
dience by lncal talent and wax high.
~ appreciated. The net proceeds for
the benefit Of the Base Ball Club was
$40.
Oliver Lutz, a farmer living near
StrOudsburg, while using a patent
spraying machine for bis potato vines
was badly injured by the explosion Of
the apparatus.
The oldest clerk In employ of the
u 5. Government is Mrs Helen Mo
Lean Kimball In the controllers ofiic'
who celebrated her goth birthday
July 9Th. She il widow Of Lieut. Col
E. A. Kimball of the N. Y. Zonavel
who was killed at Suffolk We. in 1866
Samples of ice cream cones are he
ing taken by the Diary and Foot
CommIs.iO Of this State to deter
mine whether they contain ingredi
enis detrimental to bealth'
Eight counties have male return
TO the state board of revenue com
mIssioners on personal property an
they show an aggregate of 50, 4OO, 90
Increase in amount assessed.
According TO the estimate of I'd
Pos master General ten billion pos
tage stamps will be used by the pee
Pile of this country in the next fiscs
year.
The Womsn's Society nf the Pres
byterlan Church will hid Sal
August 4th and 5th. 2t
Collector d. B. O'nisted has IN
duplicate for the school aud indebte
ness taxes for the year 1910 II an
has advertised that he will sit at I'll
Curt House September IL, IS, 4
and "a, %. 26 TO receive taxes wit
the So abatement. Taxes may
paid to him at any time prior
those dates If any desire,
Mrs. Harry Armstrong. Bess
Armstrong and Lila Ryman a
spending a two weeks vacation
Rddy Farm
Miss Bessie Mettler. accompani'
by a friend, spent Sunday with Ma
X. V. Dingman
A new kind Of corn worm has a
pearsd IN Lehlgh connty. Il reseI
bios a cut worm and many plar
sre 30 damaged they will not yiel
Professor Surface has been request
TO instruct farmers how 10 destr
she pest.
Milford defeatsd the stroudsbu