Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-05
LAYTON.
Especial Correspondence to the PRESS

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
LAYTON, Feb. 2.-The farm of John 1.
Bevans, Esq, referred to last week was
purchased by John J. Van Sickle who
reserves the timber on II acres of wood
land, and sells the farm of 10 acres to
William Crone. Consideration 81, 900.
Charles Bensley moves April 1st from
the tenant house of r. H. Everett to the
vicinity of Dingmans Ferry.
John Smith has his new house about en-
closed. Pretty cool for outside work the
past week, but John has kept pegging
away, and will soon be able to work inside
where he can have a stove.
The receipts of the exhibition to be held
at Hainesville on Feb. IS will be used in
the purchase of new bell. The old one
having been cracked recently in ringing.
The idea of cold storage building in
Branchville is being canyassed to some
extent. If the "Pontifex- Wood, +" or other
like improved ice machine were used, and
ample room provided so that farmers and
fruit growers could store their products at
a reasonable rate per day, or month we
Nf@~NANNN
as an investment in Branchville.
BENZ. B. Hursh traded his young team
of Major Millers last week to party near
Hollisterville, Pa, for dandy big team
of bay horses weighing 240O pounds e. Nj.
Merrill who assisted in the deal thinks
there is no better farm team in the valley,
and Merrill knows horses pretty thoroughly
We beg to suggest to those interested at
Hainesville that they correspond with the
9. S. Bell Company, Hillsboro Ohio, in
regard to church bells They may learn
of something TO their advantage
Elias M. Merrill and BENZ. B. Hursh
both of Hainesville, have recently pur-
chased fine pair of Improved Chester
white" hogs bred from registered parents.
This is move in the right direction as
there has been but little attempt to i'm
prove the bred Of swine in this valley for
several years past.
The law suit that was expected to come
of last Friday afternoon between G. f.
McCracken Plaintiff, and John Wells
Defendant for a book account due said
McCracken we are informed was ad-
journed two weeks and to the same hour,
and place; 2 O'Clock p m, at the hotel of
II. K. Montross. Doesn't this bring it on
Lincoln's birthday
Ice gathering in this neighborhood is
nearly completed. The quality has been
exceedingly good and in thickness varying
from nine to thirteen inches.
A prominent society lady interested in
good roads inquired last week of one of
the men who are crushing stone for the
roads how they were getting along kal-
somining the road" OF course he was
sorely puzzled until it crept through his
hair that the lady had reference to the
inacadamizlng of the road going on near
Bevans. Being tactful he gave a model
answer, but he has to laugh yet to think
of ''kalsomining" the road.
Mrs. Maria Spangenburg the aged wife
of Mr.. John spangenburg died last Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Spangenburg had been
in failing health for two OF three years,
and owing to her advanced age, (beinp
about 80) was unable to successfully resist
the fell destroyer She was much respected
by her neighbors as a kind and devoted
mother as well as a consistent christian
woman.
The regular quarterly examination Of
teachers for Sussex county viii be held al
Newton ON Friday and Saturday, Feb. Z
and 8.
1t is a sorry feature connected with the
school houses in this township that most
Of them are set so nearly in the public
roads that ample play grounds and pleas
ant surroundings are out Of the question
Could not this feature in most instances
be renedied without inordinate expensei
II 30, would it not be wise to do it.
Allan r. Y0ungs has rented the NJ E.
Parsonage at Branchgille for the coming
year ana will commence keeping hous'
therein on April 1st. Mr. Youngs ha,
two as nice locations as there is in tow
now, and incomparably the best filled, and
arranged store. Every foot of spac'
crowded with nice clean, and well seleotes
stock.
Various parties have interviewed thu
hotel keepers Of this town with viow t.