Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-09-24
LAYTON.

A little son of Linn Rutan was found
last Thursday to have a cherry pit in his
ear. 1t was necessary to have doctor
extract it which was done by syringing 1t
out. Next morning the child was found
to have one In the other ear. This was
removed by the mother with small wire
hook. The family were much alarmed at
the time, but are greatly relieved at the
happy termination of the incident.
Adm b. Van Sickle and family have
moved into the basement rooms of the
CLARK House, as temporary arrangement
until more satisfactory apartments can
be secured in the village.
Thinks me- we heard something drop
in the Newton Post-office. 1t is now CON
ceded that friend Goodman of the Regis
ter will assume control of the office on
Oct. 1st. This means that the present in
cumbent will be removed eight months
before the expiration of his term His
friends charge that there has been undue
treacheryi and trickery on the part of the
Republicans, but the naked fact is that
the removal is for cause as the p. NJ, ana
his friends well know and 1t is about time
they coneede the self evident and well
known facts and thus render 1t unneoes-
sary to give them publication. We plain
ly limited that this would be the probable
outcome four months ago and II hands
had not been held off by those who had
evidence the termination of this matter
might have been much more serious than
1t now Is. Better leave we'll enough
alone"
1t is reported that ON account of the
unsatisfactory market for peaches the
buyers Of the crops of Richard Layton aud
Dayton Cole at 90 cents basket, have an
nulled the contract. The only redeeming
feature about it is that the best peaches
are to ripen. and it Is hoped they may re-
trieve their i'll luck by meeting a better
market toward the close Of the season.
The best or rather worst story on rotting
potatoes is by Dayton Depue. They were
sorted carefully late in the afternoon
loaded on the wagon and arrived in Port
Jervis the next morning by the time the
stores opened, but they were decayed to
that extent that they were almost unsal
able. Dayton says he could smell them
before he got there.
The cool days Of last week hurried corn
cutting, and this week will see it pretty
well finished up.
Communion services were held by the
Presiding Elder In the church at Layton
last Sunday Frank Shay and Sadie
Drake upon renouncing the devil and an
his works were baptized and received into
full membership.
Frank and Ira Stoll 1t Is said will have
about a ton Of box honey taken from ss
sklps of bees. John Snider will have 400
pounds and Eugene Hursh abOnt the same
amount. With little Of this and some
peach jam, rnarmalade or whatever you
call it one should be able TO pull through
the winter II we can only get the buck
wheat cakes to spread 1t ON.
Our host Montross has a nice lot Of peas
in full bloom, that II the frost holds of
ten days, will furnish a treat for the table,
and also the finest row of celery we have
seen In the valley, 1S to IA inches high, and
every plant beauty.
John Snider has fruited the much ad-
Yertised strawberry, Raspberry, and while
the berry Is beautiful in appearance, John
does not express himself as much IN love
with its flavor That might however be a
matter Of taste, and with many people
might be cultivated. Its origin Is Japan
habit similar 70 the raspberry, but dies to
the ground in the fall and the fruit is pro
duced on the young growth Of the same
year.
BENZ 3. Hursh made flying visit to
New York on Friday to purchase mantels