Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-07-15
BRIEF MENTION

last Monday. Ihe cups ana sancefs
were given by guests. umeng tho
number Mrs. NJ. L. Harmon donated
% dozen. The prizes were handsome
and the event was greatly enjoyed
Port Jervis fans are disgusted over
the loss of the game with Milford
last Saturday and attribute it TO be
ing obliged TO play agniast ten
men, chief OF whom was the umpire
The score was seven to six in favor
Of Milford and the P J. team had
never before been beaten. In tho
game with Yale Wednesday Milford
got runs aud Yale failed to score.
The Paupac Power Company is
buying land in the vicinity af the
proposed dam which looks az if il in
tends to do some work. 1t is under.
stood the ex Lieutenant Governor
watres is largely interested in the
project.
Col. Roosevelt is mixing in poll.
ties. as all good citizens should do,
bat whether happinl s. and content
as result will happen to the regu
laIs or insurgents seems TO be prob
lem which only time will solve. Both
4. claim that be IS giving them comfort
aud go from his presence smiling, on
uns side of the face OF the Uther.
State Roads Commissioner Hunter
visited the new road lately finished
in Lehsilan aud after Inspection it
was concluded 10 oil it. The surface
soon grows dusty and grinds up and
oil acts as binder and is very bene-
fetal to that kind Of road The new
State road in Monroe county will
have the same treatment.
Lewis Kieswetter. of Hohoken has
sued w. V. Hiliiard for sl5, 900 mon
ey loaned to rebuild the bridge Of the
NJ M. and N. Y. railroad az Mafa
moras. the one proposed to rest on
wooden piers, and argument was
hai this week in Goshen to dismiss
the action, it being eontended that
the parties were non residents Of n.
Y and the business transacted was IN
n. J. and Pa. and the n. Y. Courts
had no jurisdiction.
One result Of tho political scandals
that have recently come to light in
more than one state is an increasing
demand Tor men Of higher character
and greater efficiency to fill public
Office No longer. except in extreme
ly rare instances, will people accept
any kind of man that party bosses
choose to bring forward.
As affording some idea not only of
She prevalence OF Tuberculosis, but
also Of the strenuous and pathetic
effort to recover from its rayages is
: the authoritative statement that every
year some Sl5, ,0OO, 600 are spent by
victims for quack remedies that af1
ford no relief, but Frequently work
incalculable harm.
The greatly decreased number of
dead and wounded Fourth Of July
victims is eloquent testimony 90 the
value of constantly STRIVING 70 secure
REFORMS For years the agitation tor
a ''sane Fourth has be n going on,
and this year good results have been
attained.
Every decent. law abiding person.
and that means the great rnsjarisy,
must ardentiy hope that the nation
has endared the lat disgrace of d
prize fight. Apparently the days Of
the prize ring are numbered. One
cannot conceive OF more disgusting
and brutal spectacle than that OF
two men pummeling each other
black and blue, for the sake of the
money that is in IT, When two meH
Aght because of some quarrel, then,
however much We may deplore the
act, sume palliation may be made
for it. But thero Is rome ar a.priz'
fight or prize fighters. Ii is simply
brutal exhibition for o ey and Il
satisfy the morbid, vio.ou- tastes o.
degenerate men.
Thomas Truax has given up keel
iua house and gone to board Will
Ms. Beardsley. He will pass hi
ssth milestone Sunday. and is vigor
Gus for one OF his years.
Hon. Joseph g. Sibley has revise'
his ngures Of expenses in his la.
campaign for oongressand they wer
fl2.b1s 43, more than 81 for ever.
vote he received. Details as To ho,
the money YVES spent would he inter
estng. Were any vot,s bot or ws
the cash all spent fur advertising
II so that is a good district ior print
ers to live in.
The Council has bsen app ina "a
10 several Of The side STR. et- - toN
snd practically az The s're-is iuhul
tied wiz be treaiel. The lis m i,
inR grtat success and Is giving !
erti satisfaction
Dry weather Rnd the extreme hei