Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-05-07

Especial Correspondence to the pussy

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Layton, May 4.-Wash Depue is agent
for the champion mowers and reapers.
These machines have been favorably
known in this vicinity for about % years.
We are still doing good work with a cham
sion mower bought in 1873, and the first
one sold in Sussex county. The new
models are marvels of mechanical con-
struction, and there is nothing in the
market that is just like them.
The rainfall of last Saturday night and
sunday was very welcome. You have
heard of the hired man who wished it
might rain nights and Sundays so he
could restP Well this was just that kind
of a rain, and it will do world of good,
besides resting the hired man.
Mr.. Ed Crane and family of Sullivan
county spe~t Saturday and Sunday last
with Landlord Montross and wife at Lay
ton.
A row at Hainesville last week. The
principal Ingredients were bad whiskey,
and a disreputable young man. 1t unfoi-
tunately drew others in who do not usual
ly participate in such orgies. If Il few
good citizens of Hainesville would present
few well known facts to the Court, II
would close certain rum hole in their
midst in about three days, and do much to
establish the era Of good morals, which Sc
many desire TO see in that place.
w ord is expected daily from Robert A
Price as to the day the carload of horses
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the sale viii appear in the advertising
columns of the PRESS.
The yearly Improvements in Branch
vile are very marked. Much Of this is due
we believe to the brisk competition in
trade, which draws and centres business
in this lively little town. For the opposite
of these desirable conditions look at the
village of Layton no competition But
little business, Sunday seven days in thC
week Comparisons are said to be odious
but they are none the less necessary al
times.
Calvin Gariss has taken the mail route
from Flatbrookville to Layton for ESQ o.
a year. That means 313 trips over a dis
tance OF twelve miles for about 30 cents
each, or 1912 miles for s25O.OO
What ails the Newton POstofiice. There
has been funny talk about some goings on
there in the past, rather "sub rosa" you
know, but it is getting more pronounced
lately and some one has been instrumen
tai in having post Office inspector around
there twice lately There seems to be
something in the air.
Earliness in garden sass adds great re
lish to it. A family on farm should
nearly half live on the product Of a well
kept garden. Do not spare the fertilizer
nor the care, they are both well expended
on the garden.
Seems TO me Dick" is just bit exclu
sive with his German. just wait tin "
editor gets in asupply Of new Greek typs
and we win sew him up in great shape
He will have to go rs FAR as we did for
translation. Sure.
Alexander Westbrook suoeumbed to the
dread pneumonia, and died on Sunday
He leaves wife and three children e
mourn his untimely death. They hay,
the sincere sympathy Of the community
The Fowler boarding house at Lake
Nomanoek is being rapidly pushed, and is
inteuded TO be ready for occupancy by
July lst. John Thompson is Ia charge Of
the work, and he Is hustler. Mr. Fow.
Ter Is a builder himself, and gives it his
personal supervision.
The talk Of law suit by Van Tassel
against Sandyston township, will at least