Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
BRIEF MEN ZION

February 3rd. She formerly lived
in town for a couple of years
Harry Armstrong, TO close the e.
tate of his father win sell out the
sore now managed by him in
Browns building. Tais is an excel.
lent opportunity tor any one wishing
to engage in business here The
room also is for rent from April LIST
We viii give next week the names
of those nominated for local offices
in the county. II ere will be then
ample time for vete,s to select the
names Of candidates for whom they
desire TO vote
Politics in Honesdale do not seem
to interest the voters to a large ex
tent. AT the recent caucuses OF
both parties the attendance did not
excoed forty, Of either They must
be Indifferent or else have great con
fidsnce in each other.
It IS claimed that the act of 1900,
providing for state registration OF
nurses is AIMED nj the Philadelphia
School for Nurses and that the board
refuses to register nurses from that
school no matter what their qualifi-
cations. This seems uufai There
are many graduates of that institu-
ton who are perfectly competent 10
the business and equal in ability and
skill to those Of other schools, and
thay should not be deharred The
poor need such services as well as
the rich but cannot afford to pay the
same price. If skilled ndrses can bt
supplied at a reasonable rate they
should have them.
Clarence w. Angle spent the for
mer part Of the week ia Strouds-
burg.
Through letter received here
fiom Mrs. j. j. Hart the informa-
fion comes that her sons wife died
Jau. II, at Shokan. n. Y.
Percy Lyman and A. Q. Wallace
are engaged this week making oui
notices for courts of appeals
Herman Stubendorff accompanied
by his wife, has gone to Philadel
phia to pass the remainder of the win
ter.
Chairman w. r Andrews who is
serlously Ill with pneumonia a
Washington is slightly improved.
w V. billiard made a busines,
trip to New York this week
Edison has a storage battery which
in test ran a trolley car $50 mile
without recharging. If the weigh
does not preclude this may have 81
important bearing on autos in th,
future.
Owing to boycott of meat tn
price of food generally has fallel
considerably this week.
Mrs. Frauces 1. Heidenthat died a
her home in Matamoras last Sunda,
morning of pneumonia. She was
daughter of Nathaniel Taft VIII
with two daughters, two sisters an
two brothers survive her.
1t was predicted not long ago tina
autos would pot horses out of bus
ness. The Department of Agricu
ture figures that there has been a
average rise in the price of horses i
the past year of sl2,5O, making
total value of two and a quarter bill
hon dollars. The number increase
Mrs J. c. Pnce ef Branchville,
J. was visitor in town part of th
week.
Henry L. Wohlbrandt has bee
substituted on the Borough republ
can ticket for John II. Ryder fC
Councilman.
Angelon Brothers are repsintir
and dec rating the interior of Il
residence of P. N. Bonrnique. Tn,
are first class workmen.
Smoke is not tho only dark cloJ
in PitIsbnrg. More than hundr,
prominent tankCrs and official
bribe givers and takers are likely
be arrested.
The trial of Architect J. NJ. Hu
ton is now on at Harrisburg.
Charles Hammers has rented 4
OF farm in delaware township
Isaiah Clark Of Newton n. J. y
tied with the family Of } d. Hell
this week
As incentive to general impro'
ment. especially in compnsitio
among pupils of the High School
offered. and it was accepted, TO te
lish notes, and the first instalms
appears this week. Patrons, a
others. may judge somewhat of I
proficiency of pupils and their v
satility By the style in which II
write. and the variety of topics m
toned.
Miss Lydia Brown is visiting
De Lanl Florida.