Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-19
BRIEF MENTION

died laet Saturday in London aged 90
years.
The net receipts Of the play given
in Forest Hall. TOO Much Married, /,
lsst Week was sl0s 3d.
The interior of she High School
building is being renovated, the
walls and ceilings kalsomined end
the flOors oiled.
A German company win engage
In the business Of saving the ave
million bushels Of potatoes annually
lost in that country by lack Of a
market. The potatoes VIII DO dried
slas to preserve them. Pressure in
vacuum takes out the water and
artificial heat dries the meal which
is pressed into cakes for animal food.
The cost is about 6s oents ton.
Carl Luhrs OF Brooklyn is spend
ing his vacation with his parents IN
town.
In the run Of motor trucks from
Philadelphia 70 Atlantic City and
return 100 miles it was shown in the
class Of X tons and less the cost per
ton per mile was from 2 90 cents.
In the class carrying between 3 and
4 tons the cost was less than 2 cents
iu several cars only a triile over
cent In truoks above 4 tons the
COST was less than cent mile. At
the rate shown the cost of hauling a
son from here 20 Port Jervis, exodus
i've Of tolls, would be about 10 cents.
Stroudsburg nstted ss24 from it's
Old Home week besides the enjoy
mens ali derived from revisiting the
scenes of their former years.
The euchre at ths Homestead Wed
neaday for the v. 1. A. was well at
tended and tue prizes Of a character
to please the fortunate winners.
Mrs. ]. de G. Van Etsen and son
who have been visiting here several
weeks returned N. Y to-day.
Walter Nelson. wife and son who
have been guests for the past two
weeks at the Daumsn Cottage also
returned to their New York home.
Harry =. Mott of Washington, D.
C Ia passing his vacation In town.
Ex-President Roosevelt WAS not Sc.
lecied rs the temporary Chairman Of
the Republican Sta Convention
soon IN be held at Saratoga, N. Y
The State Committe this weeh
named Vice President James S Shel
man. This may make a contest on
the floor OF the Convention when II
meets
The Attorney General decides
that the payment Of a mercantile Ii
oense tax does not permit a retailer
to hawk and peddie his goods with
out tirst obtaining license therefor'
ulder tho Act OF 1901
Mayor Gaynor of New York whit
waS sh"t by Gallagher last weeI
while on a steamer about to sail fol
Europe, Is making good progress TO
ward recovery.
The sale Of water color painting
by Mrs. II. t. Armstrong, conducted
In Masonic Hall building this week
was very satisfactory. Her picture
are we'll done and are mostly scene
in aud around Milford She rank
high as an amateur artist, and al
her work sDid ralily which attest
Iss excellence.
A gang of burglars. presumed t
be travelling through the country il
an automobile Is working towns 4
Sulnvsn County N. Y. Sewers
places al Liberty recently were brok
en- into aud robbed.
The correct name of the youn
man who was drowned Aug. IL,
6awkill creek In the dam just abov
tie falls WIS Eugene Baudin. II
was born IN s'yiiz 'riand and hrd y
inm.'I se relatives n tn. oountr,
nisase was about "a years
Louis Rasot, who is brildinq a
air siiip The bermitpg- hopes soo
TO make trial flight. lie has ps
entsd = safety gasolsne tank for ii
on sir ships which win not overturl
A late survey of lands In Del
ware t,~nship shows that a lavi
swamp lying on the south side
the sanderson tracts belongs
sarab COrtrlght.
siler Brothers of Newark. n
have leased the Creamery at Mont
que and will ship the Dream 20 th
city. The skim milk is made il
pos cheese which is also sent thei
II will be shipped by the Erie.
Irving Elslon. formerly a W
known Insurance agent of Port j.
Wis. recently suffered amputation
his leg.
William II. West Of Milford 8
Lana May WoIff Of Port Jervis VI
msrsled Tuesday at the parsonag'
q. ~. o. 4. n..ra I...-i.