Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-09-23
BRIEF MENTION

ienRtn wednesday ANU tiiC uaJS WI
now shorten until December, when
according to an old saying the cold
will begin to strengthen.
In Illinois the 'Prngressives" car
ried three districts in the primaries,
and Cannon was renominsted, and
will be elect, d. Even though the
Republicans retain control of the
next House it would be bad policy
f0r the party TO elect him Speaker.
There is such unrest and division
that II the party is to hold together
and pr sper judicious concession
must he made TO what is called the
insurgent clement. The high cost Of
living, whatever the reason, and
other troubles. has tended to disaffec-
tion, and these must be pacided If
the party is to succeed in 1919.
Increased cost OF living is not con
fined 20 this country according 10
statements of the Secretary of the
American Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions. who reports that in Asia Minor
and other far eastern countries mis-
sionaries and teachers can no longer
live on salaries which few years ago
were ample increases of ten per
cent have been made in many cases.
The lives of one and two dollar
bills, which used to be two and a
half years, is now only thirteen
months They must circulate faster
or be made Of poorer material.
Miss Carrie Armstrong who has
passed the summer in Europe re
turned here this week. She had a
very enjoyable trip
I b Morse will sail for Europe
next week and will be accompanied
by L. w. Armstrong.
The best time to plant apple. pear,
and ounce trees is late in the fall,
aud stone fruits as plum and peach
in the early spring. but it Is best to
plant trees. The old Roman saying
was that the dilligent husbandman
plants trees the fruits Si which he
does not expect 10 behold.
Samuel B Price Esq of Scranton,
who refused the demoCr tic nomina-
tion for Lieutenant Governor, and
son John were in town this week in
an auto on their way to B-anohville,
n. J where they were joined by his
brother Senator Price for trip to
Connecticut.
Mrs. Olivia B. Armstrong has gone
to visit The family Of II. o. Kipp at
O~wegu n. y.
John J. Meier of Hazelton, Pa.
and Mary A. Wohlscheidt Of Mata-
moras were married Tuesday at St.
Josephs Church by Rev p J. Lynott.
r. N. Mills has become sole propri-
et # of Maple Grove House at Bush
xii, Pa.
Monroe Nyce Overall and wife OF
Caldwell, Kansas. tie former a
grandson Of the late Col. John Nyce
are visiting friends In the east.
Z. w. Billings of Glen Ridge, N,
J was among the number who al
teuded the gun tournament at Port
JEWS TINS week. The priza is a
slOo cup.
Andrew A. Albright of Delaware
township who has been in I'll health
for some time does not improve.
Vivian N. Lewis of Passaic ha,
beon renominated by the Republi
cans for Governor of New Jersey.
a pastors congress will be held al
Altoona October 2Srd, as which it il
expected one thousand ministers vii
be present, The theme for discus
sion viii he pastoral Leadership il
Sunday School Evangelism 4" Every
pastor in the State, of whom therl
are about eight thousand, has beeI
invited to be present.
The threatened tquinoctial storm
which ST to be PROMISES the firs
of The week, did not matrriahze AM
the weather turned frnm cool l.
@alm and pleasant.
Some poultry men in this Stat
are said 30 be of the opinion tina
fowls are subject to infantile paraly
sis and the deaths Of many chickeI
aud ducks are ascribed 20 the d
sease. A physician of the Federi
Bureau of Animal Industry says h
Is not certain fowls are so afflicted
but il such is the case means shoul
be taken 20 stop the spread Of the d
sease. He admits that II q ev are :
affected 1t Ia quite possible the
might communicate the disease I
human beings,
Madame L. Russell G,rnier wi
leave town tomorrow to resume li
work al The Castle, TsIrytown,
Y.
Hon. John A. Kipp Of N. Y. vi
ited his family here this week.