Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-11-26
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bicycle in the school house over night, |
gained an entrance to the room, and badly |
slitted the tire and also cut some Of the
spokes just punishment should be meted
ont to the culprits If discovered
Albert S. Rosenkrans of Lynchburg, Va
Is spending a month among friends and
relatives in the neighborhood. Bert is one
Of the crack laundrymen Of Lynchburg,
and if any one is seeking points on steam
laundry work they should interview him,
and get thoroughly posted.
The stock argument against the game
laws is, that game gets scarcer every year
No one who has seen the loads of game
killed In this valley this season should
think Of using that argument again until
there is something to justify It's use.
The many friends of Edgar J Wright
formerly manager of the Sussex Telep-
hone company will be glad to hear that he
is leading very busy life in Brooklyn
Is curator of Geology in a leading museum
in that city and retains a kindly feeling
for the friends he made while among us.
The Pastor and leading members are
incubating plan for holding fair In the
church at Layton in the near future. We
hear It is to purchase new stoves and give
the Pastors salary another boost.
Last Wednesday forenoon two haystacks
belonging to Willis Ayers near Haines-
Vile were seen to be on fire. The discovery
came too late to save them, and they were
totally destroyed. 1t is supposed they
were fired by hunters.
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vival services will commence at Haines-
vile on Sunday evening next. 1t is hoped
there will be revival of true religion In
the church also.
Francis Simpson of Walpack visited a
couple Of days last week at Layton. Cap
took a shy at the game in the vicinity but
the game was little shy of him too, and
the net results were not encouraging.
Richard o. Ryerson of Petersburg re
Gently purchased the "Wells" place con-
ssting of about 2s acres of land and lying
in the Big Flat Brook valley of John V.
Majors for 1925.
Miss Maud Warner has given her schC oil
at Clifton, N. j., vacation for an indie
finite time and is at home i'll. Her early
NtotOlttbiOh w uNoluh II nOpO0 AOAs
The church people at Layton feel the
Importance of their church having fresh
coat of paint couple of new stoves and
some new tiepoles Then If they will only
put cupola and bell on the church we
will be happy to contribute to that in
liberal spirit.
Mrs. Elijah Lundy who went to Port
Torxrio for ,,,adfool traotr.a,,t is rovOrtad nc
much improved since submitting to an
operation.
Whooping cough in a severe form Is
| epidemic in the lower part of the Flat
Brook valley. 1t is to be hoped it will
stay there, at least until the spring time
comes again.
Some of the congregation at Layton got
in the reprehensible habit of turning
around to gawk at each new arrival, and
pastor Won Claim gently chided them for
their fault last Sunday night. He gave
them to understand that it interfered with
his reading of the scriptures and indicated
an insufficient interest in his expounding
of the Gospel.
The beautiful snow is here and as 1t blew
off the trees the weatherwise predict that
the next storm will be snow. Just about
enough to track rabbits this time
A sad accident is reported as occurring
among party Of hunters, back in Pike
county last week. Our fellow townsman,
Wash Lantz was with the party. 1t is
said that young man In the employ of
DIR. Barcklay of the Sanitarium In Milford
and both of whom were of the party, had
fired his gun at deer, and after reload
ing stepped up on to stump and rested
the breech of his gun on the stump too.
The gun slipping off of the stump was dis
charged and the contents lodged In the
abdomen of the unfortunate man. In
spite of prompt and skillful medical atten-
ton he died in few hours. The young
man was soon TO have been married. The
hunting party broke up at once and re-
turned.
James Decker has recently built an ad-
dition to his barn. The carpenter work
was done by Peter Majors and though
Peter long ago gave up carpentering for
farming the job shows he has not lost his
sleight of hand.
Edwin Bevans, Manly Crane and Sid
ney Bevans all of Frankford and good
shots gave the game In Sandyston quite a
shaking up last week. They bagRed a
fine lot of 1t and were pleased with their
successful trip.
Mrs Mary A Rutan has moved her
h nousenoiI SEN I, goSas :, 1na gone gone % nve win
Our host Montross. VIM. Il. Rosenkrans
and Grant Layton Of Branchville were ont