Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-02-11
BRIEF MEN ZION

Rupert Z Mills oil Lehman visited
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Harmon, who occupies the
Armstrong House on High Street
has gone to Europe, and her daugh-
ter and husband will sDon leave for
South America Work for the pres
ent is suspended on her large house
at Raymondskill and reports say a
new deal in the way of a superin.
tendent is contemplated
Port Jervis has curfew law. The
whistle sounds at $3.50 and all young
sters are thereby warned to HE to
their homes without delay 1t is II
proper law for children and there are
some adults who need some such reg
ulation.
The Department of Agricultural cor
rects a statement attributed to II
that in few years California will
be the only source Of hardwood sup
ply. This doctrine was spread by
some companies interested in sell
ing land and referred To eucalyptus
trees which are grown in thai
state.
The engagement of Lillian Merciei
of this place and Charles Middaugh
Of Dingmans Ferry is announced
Elk possu aster VIM. Angle and son
Clarence w. are at Stroudsburg Pa.
II. L.. Briscoe and wife of Ding
mans Ferry visited in town last Sat
urday
Lent is now on and there are a
great many things borrowed which
will very slowly return.
Joseph Came who is dispensing
cures for rheumatism and other bod
lily ills is now making his headqua r
ters in Port Jtrvis.
Is it not a credit 20 Mr. Clune
that he is careful to be present at
important meetings Of the board
Shows he is watchful for the inter
ests of the county. As to critIcisinP
him, it is one thing to criticise and
another to insInuate by innueudo.
Probably no man lives who is i'm
mune, or wholly deserves to be, from
fair criticism and we do not hesitate
perhaps with too much freedom, To
indulge when the occasion seems to
require, but private criticism and
veiled abuse are different saatters.
Game warden Lowry recently ar.
rested man at Notch whose dog he
thought had killed fawn. AS be
could not prove the ownership be
killed the dog and released the man.
Snow in the woods is very deep
and birds have a hard time getting
food. It Would be charity to place
some where they could find it, and
besides it might aid to preserve
those friends of the farmer.
Major Daniel Burrell, whose fam
lily at one time resided in Dingmau
township and who was brother t.
the late Mrs. Mary A. McCarty. died
recently near Washington, ID. c.,
aged about Sc years.
B. c. Totten, a long time resident
of Matamoras and who held many
local offices, especially that of Con
stable, oontemplates departing from
that Borough to make his hom,
elsewhere.
Hon. Jacob Klaor and wife ant
Mrs. j C. Bull contemplated re
turn home last Monday from attend
ing the funeral of II p. Nyce, bu
on account of snow drifts the irai
on the D. V. r r. was stalled tina
day.
A number Of Milford ladies wer,
pleasantly entertained few even
ings ago by Miss Bette Corneliu
and Mrs. E. W. Cross. alsl recentl,
afforded several Of them great de
light at an afternoon tea.
What some women would DO
they had the ballot they tell in tn
following words: Rev Anna Fl
Shaw says: would strive for bette
schools, more play grounds, an
laws for the improvement Of labor
ing condihons. Ida Hustled Harpe
says ] would urge Fepr s ntntinn @
women on boards and commission,
participation in public affairs, an
non pariisanship in politics. an
Mari n Hair sa / should Iik
to undu the mischief done by the ba
leis of other won en- Quite forni
able asks TO accomplish.
Crystal Spring Hotel a
East Stroudshurg was damaged IN
week by fire to amonnt Of $1,000
Geo T Synder is ready to do pls
tering ana repairing walls. L
keeps u stock of material ON han
and is prepared to do work at sho
notice.
Hon, J. Joseph Hart Of n. Y. WI
IN town last Sunday,