Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-04-01
BRIEF MENTION

at E1gemere April 23. for fourtl
class postmaster at Porters Lake Po
Blanks may be obtained from thu
p. NJ. at Purters Lake. The of
flee paid $40 last year
Maud Sawyer is expected home
from Chicago tomorrow to visit heI
parents F. P. Sawyer and wife.
Miss Anna Kiaer, who teaches in
Newton schools, Was a guest with
her mother here part Of the week.
Percy Myer, who was injured in q
coasting accident last winter is able
60 be ut on crutches.
Principal Wildrick and brother
spent Easter in New York.
Ruth Armstrong was pleasantly
surprised by a number of her friends
last Saturday evening
Winsor Palmer left town Wednes.
day for Rochester where he Will ac-
OSpb pOSltlOh.
The barn of Hiram TowDer in Port
Jervis was burned early Tuesday
morning. The horses some % were
all gotten out, but IA number Of wag-
ons, sleighs, etc, we're destroyed.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Insurance $4,000, which covers the
loss.
Congressman A. NJ Palmer has a
n nber Of packages of flower seeds
Tor free distribution. Any one desir
lug them should address a postal
card to him at Washington, d. G.
Judge Staples refused all new ap.
plicauons for license in Monroe Co.
Mrs s G. Vanderbeck Of Hacken
sack, n. ] is visiting the family of
her brother ]. c. Warner.
o. l.. Rowland Esq, of Honesdale,
was in town couple OF days this
week.
The bribery charges preferred
against Senator Aids OF New York
by Benp Conger wero sustained by a
vote of 40 to 0. This must be grati-
tying to the good citizens and espec.
tally to the Republicans of that state.
There is aud has been far too much
bribery.hnd corruption in legislative
halls and it is time to let ii be known
that those detected in selling their
votes aud influence for money will if
detected be punished.
If, and unless. President Taft take 5
some definite action to cet. bi-'self
Iooses from the domination OF iht
cannon and Aldrich Influence lie
may besides endangering the sue
cess Of his administration ard the
contiDued tenure Of his party in
lower, cause himself to Re branded
with a stronger term than good nat
ured.
According TO a resolution intro
duced IN Congress tie Sugar Trust
has been conserving the sugar lands
in the Philippines. 1t has secured
$4,000 acres Of the friar land when
the law is that only $500 acres can
he lawfully acquired by one interest,
More Attorney General Wickersham
opinion is cited IN the matter, ant
as alleged member of his former
law firm WAS an attorney for tina
corporation.
Justice David j. Brewer of the U
S. Supreme court died suddenly O
apopiexy at his home in Washiugto
last Monday. He was appointed b,
President Cleveland in 1889 and a
his death was 7S years old.
Chestnut trees are being killed b
q blight which already has destroye
fifteen million dollars worth CT tin
ber In this state, and which prevail
in the eastern counties. Ii tho ire
is Infected at several points the rem
edy is 60 cut 1t down and burn Il
branches and loose bark. If only
limited part of the tree is atfeett
the dead portion should be cut ava
and the woRnd coated with tar. Tn
treatment will cause much lsb bOr al
considerable expense, and the qpe
tion is will it pay. A tree in
neighborhood will infect a who
section.
Harry Homer Of Newark, N.
was visitor in town the first of I
week.
Barton Hilliard. who is sttendi
school at Stevens Institute, HobOk
Is spending his Easter vacation VI
his parents here.
"Blll Steele will leave town Sat
day to join the Altoona team
Hampton Roads, Va.
Miss Mae Chapman spent Eas
with her parents in Brooklyn.
In Northern Idaho are found 5
eral varieties Of bear and deer, la
numbers of grouse, and almost
limited quantities of trout.
moose aud carbon are praciici