Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

telephone and horn were also good. AL |
though very nice entertainment was Civ |
en-, we are told that the net receipts were
only about three dollars.
Some one recently sowed the garden Of
II. e. Montross with some allen seed that
is not listed in Henrys catalogue as vege-
table seed. This is a rather tough joke on
our host. He has our sympathies, and our
hopes that he will discover the perpetrator
and compel him to pull every weed, ,one by
one. If he does not find him perhaps he
can get our Freeholder to stand on his head
and pull them between rides on the merry
go-round.
A new blacksmith at Layton, Mr.. Cole
has been very unfortunate In the death of
several members of his family previous to
his moving here. He is fine worker In
steel, and an excellent horse shoer, in fact
Is said TO be good all round blacksmith.
Thus long felt want is supplied, now for
an equally good worker in wood.
Francis Simpson has a hound that must
have been born pointer. He got loose
the other day and directly went to point
ing chicks. When "Cap" resurrected them
he found nineteen. The dog had buried
them in the garden. "Cap" gave the dog
several practical lessons on the enormity
of his offense and he will hereafter give
chickens the go by, or else bury them in
his storage tank instead of in the garden.
Mr.. A. r. Youngs the enterprising mer-
chant of Branchville had eight barrels of
new potatoes, pineapples, bananas, onions
and other garden products to come in on
the afternoon freight last Thursday, from
other sources he procured numerous crates
of Strawberries, ,huckleberries, @ herries, &c.
A. R. has evidently found out that our
people love fruit much better than meats
and are the better for 1t. Surely the mas
ses are progressing in the healthfulness of
their table cuisine, and in hygen ic methods
Of living as they are in everything else.
w. H. Van Sickle and Mrs. Julia Run
die both residents of Sandyston were uni
ted in marriage on June the 1s. The wed
ding was quiet one, attended by a few
friends Of the contracting parties, at the
home of Mrs. Rumble. You have our best
wishes for health and happiness.
Childrens Day observances in the M. e.
Church at Layton went off very nicely ,and
though the skies threatened the attendance
was good. We are impressed with the idea
that Children's Day was Originally intend
ed as a day of unalloyed pleasure for the
young folks and of profit In a religious
sense as we'll. Is not the original idea be-
ing lost sight Of in the desire to see how
great a collection can be run up to educate
a new crop of NJ. K. preachers. Perhaps 1
can not always see Alright but it does ap-
pear to me this collection could be better
employed in alleviating the sufferings of
the poor. A charity In its truest sense. A
young man that cannot work himself into
an education for the ministry is not much
good for that, nor for anything else. "The
poor ye have always with you"
Your correspondent has in his possession
letters from the United States District At
torneys both of New Jersey and Of Penn
sylvania, stating that the scurrilous postal
cards received by me from q citizen Of this
town (who erronsously poses as a gentle
MANI were a violation Of the law These
gehtlemsn TO whom the postals were sub
mitted further say that upon formal COM
plaint being made by me, that a warrant
will Issue, and the case will pass into their
charge. One card was mailed at Ding
mans Ferry, and the other at Layton,
hence, the United States District Attor-
neys institute ssperate actions. 1 simply
mention this matter 30 that when 1t comes
topeople being insulted through the malls
and by postals cards from blackguard OF
worse, that there is a remedy for it, and
they need not submit to the same unless
they choose to do SO.
On Dec. 22rd last when charges wert
preferred against @. W. Deming before the
presiding elder at Montague, N. j., the
said Deming stated to the Elder that
among the other meritorious things he wa,
20 be credited with while ON this charg,
, was the building of barn st the parson-
age and that the barn was paid for. Sincs
: Dec. 22 there has been about $500 collect
ed to pay ON this barn. Last Sabbath Rev
Van Claim stated to his congregation thai
: there was yet owing and yet unpaid upoI
this same barn balance Of between two
and three dollars. Undoubtedly Mr.. Van
' Claim is correct in his statement, but how
about pastor Deming. It strikes yer,
many about here that the remark mad,
) by one Of his devoted adherents since tn
Z naturalization fake was discovered ''tha
r pastor Deming was too trifinga man to b
e a minister" voices the sentiment of grea
r many more people than it did three month
e ago.