Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
BRIEF MENTION

She ia HOlstein.
Albert Rudolph Is building large
ice house on his lots on George
Street. Il will hold sufficient ice 10
supply the town.
Frank Seitz is suffering with su.
mac poisoning.
Leo Wertheimer, of New York,
was so unfortunate as to fall into the
hands of the State police. He was
obliged to pay fine of s25 and costs,
and secure a hunting license besides.
Hotel Fauchere has had new fur
mace placed Ia It.
F. F. White and wife who have
been absent from town for the past
three weeks have returned home.
r. d. sayre and wife are spending
several days with relatives in Wayne
County.
We were pleased this week tc
have Elkanah, "Deacon," Custsrd
as he used to be known, when he
lived in this county many years ago,
drop in. de and his wife are visit
ing friends in this vicinity for a few
days.
Unless everyone digging in the
streets for putting down pipe OF
making repairs, or any other pur-
pose, is careful to replace the dir
and see that il Is kept at a level 1t l.
impossible TO keep the streets ~
good repair.
The borough ordinance requires
permission to dig and thIs is given
on conditions which should bs<ob
served by the applicant. There !.
danger to vehicles wherelthere ar,
distractions Of any kind alSil in caec
of accident some one mustibe rOspon-
sible.
Peach tree borers feed dufiaK 'fali
until freezing weather, then they ID,
come dormant until spring whesf
they begin again and do the most
damage. They should be removed
with a wire. Spraying with lime
sulfur wash next June around the
base Of the tree will prevent thti
moth, from which they come, laying
her eggs Without much lab,,r and.
care 1t is impossible in these days 70
keep fruit trees In good healthy con-
dition and free from the pests which,
btsiege them, and without that
good marketable fruit cannot be
raised. 1t does not pay to keep
trees unless they have proper care
and that means work. But II doea
pay to give them the necessary
attention.
This week the Pennsylvania Will
commence running trains Through
its tunnel and passengers wiil'be oar
ried from all Western points direct
20 New York. At the Grand Cen ?
tral station stupendons work is in
progress and when completed there
will be five railroads superimposed.
the Manhattan Elevated, the Surface
Road, the Rapid Transit, McAddo
tunnels and N. Y. ana Long Island
This will be the largest railroad ter
minal station in the world.
Dirs. James W. Pinchot has gener.
ous'y donated $50 to the V. 1. A.
Divorces have rapidly increased In
this country. There are now 7S di.
vorces to every hundred thousand Of
population.
Automobile ice sleds are the next
steps in locomotion. They are on
runners ard drawn by a wheel hav-
ing short spikes in the surface.
Henry NJ. Hoyt, Counsellor for
the Department Of State died in
Washington last Sunday morning.
He was a son of the late Governor
Hoyt
Hon. Geo. R. Quick shot a bear
this week near the camp in Bloom
ing Grove and the party has been
successful in killing three deer.
Next year will see a very impor-
tant election. Under the new Con.
siitutiOn, all county aud township
officers will be elected at Novemhei
election and the June primary viii
witness q lively time for nomina'
tions.
Down 10 Berks County The farmers
organized all right, contraFy TO this
general idea that il is their habit tc
pull different ways. They combined
into Il turkey trussand pnt tBsspric,
at 40 to 45 cents q pound for dressed
birds and from % 10 80 cents live
weight
To avoid pueumonis open the WIN
dows especially 81 night In your bed
rooms. Fresh air is a preventive o
the disease. 1t is an acute and infe,
tious disease and especially liable Il
attack those With low resistIve pow