Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-14

the year, and the new board met and or
ganized on Wednesday.
John J. Van Sickle has sold the house
and lots known as the "Clay" property to
Isaac Shafer, who, is reported will soon
take life partner, and upon taking pos
session, will proceed to grow vegetables,
and small fruits, for the boarding houses
along the Delaware for which this loca-
ton is admirably adapted.
Arbor Day was appropriately observed
in the Layton school. Under the direc
tion of our worthy teacher, Miss Annie
Cole the grounds were nicely cleared up.
and the children's minds led for one day
into the entrancing field Of horticulture
and botany.
The Delaware has been so swollen by
the heavy rains, that shad fishing has not
boon a liberation business. As II falls nice
catches Of large fish may be expected
A II Hopkins has put veneer cutting
machine in his saw mill at Branchville,
and will put good substantial mako Of
peach baskets on the market in time for
this seasons crop
The Herald correspondent says in effect
that Van Tasse can not recover, because
the township was not at fault" II Van
Tassels sue time, and the courts will set
tie that point
The attendance of teachers at the May
examination; last week, was very large,
about one hundred participated. County
Superintendent Hill, DIR. Mallory and Pro
fessors Reynolds and Cope had them in
charge. The examination papers con
tained series of questions apparently
covering nearly all the realm of knowledge
that any teacher should have an inkling
Of, and more
A PREss subscriber complains that he
has reason to believe his paper is surrepti-
tiuusly read by some one during its travels
from the publisher to himself He says he
don't so much mind their deriving the
benefit that perusal of the PRESS is sure
to give them, but he would a little rather
they would pay for it themselves. They
would feel so much better over it,
DIR J G.. Price has just laid the first flag
stone sidewalk, with curbing, in Branch
vile 1t is in front Of the Doctors drug
store, and is an improvement that will
soon be followed by others.
Close attention to the throwing of loose
stones out of the roads will greatly lessen
fault6nding, and will also greatly benefit
them for travel.
One of our prominent citizens is wearing
grand diamond ring Mrs Grundy is in
a pucker to know whether his girl would
not accept one just yet, or, whether it did
not fit But he will wear it until some
one will accept it with a string to it,
Photographer Bloom, of Andover, N. j.,
will be in this town this week to shoot the
camera at or, schools. All of them " II
taken, and pictures will be sold at moder-
ate rates They are valuable as mementos
and ever ybody should want one
! Frank Drake is to move from the Clay
house by the nth, to give possession to
Isaac Shafer, who has bought it. He is
likely to move into the sawmill house in
Paradise Alley" and care for the Boss
trailing arbutus gardens
Rev NJ. " B. Warner, who was elected
Justice of the Peace last spring presented
his bond on Monday and was sworn in.
| He is now ready for business, and those
who are matrimonially inclined can now
have either civil, or religious ceremony,
or both, at his Office
/ A lively little scrimmage took place in
/ the village last week, in which two OF the
1 participants came out little the worse of
wear. One got both eyes put in mourn
/ ing; the second one got struck by Il stone
in the neck, by the third party, who took
/ leg bail, and escaped without iniur5
There will likely be another scrap some ol
these days and someone will think settle
ment day he's come so Tracy says Fl
The tree planted Arbor Day by the Tat
ties Corner school was recently mutilated
! and destroyed by some evil disposed per-
son. The children felt just pride and in
te-est in the tree their hands had planted
aud treasured the lessons lcarned while en-
gagged in the work Judge Of their feel
ings to find that any one could be so un-
speakably depraved as to ruthlessly Dis
troy the tree The penalty is very heavy
for such folly and the person who did il
will wisely keep very shady about it.
We are pleased TO acknowledge the rc-
ceipt of a choice selection of garden seeds
by the hands of our Congressman the Hon
Mahlon Pitney.
The person who placed a keep off tn,
grass' plaoard on the guide board post neal
the Layton school house. shows not only
his lack of sense, but his ignorance of law
It is about rs smart as to advise the school
children that the property owner has ne
rights in the road where he he owns pro
perty alongside. The public is entitled tc
33 feet in width for its use, and al mPter-
ill therein necessary for its repa,f or
maintenance The owner of the land
does not lose his title thereto and all fruit
grass or other matter not necessary for it,
maintenance are his. The public has DC
right to commit a nuisance upon the own
er or his family from within the road
limits no more than upon his enclosed
premises. This is not only common law
but common sense also.