Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-07-23
LAYTON.

J. Allen Drake and wife of Newark
were visiting friends in Sandyston few
days last week Allen has good position
ON a Newark Trolly line.
The officers of the Readington NJ utual
Insurance Company We're in this vicinity
last week, and satisfactorily adjusted the
losses of J. w. johnson and Edward Ma
bee of Hainesville and Geo + Hursh at
Layton The adjusters were Sec'y Aaron
j. Thompson, Treasurer Calvin Corle
and directors Shipman and Armstrong
They are all pleasant men TO meet, and do
business with. 1t is no wonder that their
Association is in thriving condition
job c. Elicit of Noumanook got in
another car Of wheat -FOUR hominy and
other feeds at the Branchville station last
week
Why is ii, that many ministers who
professedly use the pulpit from which to
preach the gospel of Christ forget their
sacred calling, and air their worldly spites
and grievances from it instead. Such
have not probably been gentlemen to start
with, or else the modicum of saving grace
has not been sufficient to redeem them
from their narrow, worldly spites and
meannesses that are sometimes expected
from people who do not profess to have i'm
bibed the spirit and meellncss of the lowly
Nazarene.
The gent who met Il lady i'm Port Jervis
last Tuesday by appointment seems to
have a mighty poor faculty of ooverin g
his tracks If he would coach the mail
carrier about carrying notes, perfect his
telephone connections, and pull the wool
over the eyes of the driver he might avoid
much of the unpleasant notoriety his cap
ers are likely to bring upon him.
A Supreme Court decision that was read
in the Justices Court at Layton on Friday
last proved to be from the Gazette 1t
brought out an audible snioker at the idea
of going to that source for decisions The
decision did not save the case. No Stree,
and no wonder
The Misses Ray, Norman and V. Ston
passed through Layton one day last week
on their wheols For the short time they
have had them they are quite proficient
riders.
Mrs. John Bevans WHO'S suffering from
a complication Of diseases resulting in
nervous prostration win be removed to
VIM Clarks soon, and cared for by her
sister Emma who is a trained nurse Her
friends hope that rest and skillful care
will soon restore her to her usual health
There are people who will post their
lands this fall for game, and expect the
laws viii protect them and their game,
who seriously deny the ability or right Of
any one especially a club to protect the
fish IN a stream running through their
property What inconsistency. But then
Honest John is not the only man in this
country that goes with crank.
The Telephone service for sussex county
promised by the Hudson River Telephone
company has a string to It that people do
not all appreciate. The people are asked
10 pay for service they have not had
sufficient 20 build the line and may after
ward have the pleasure Of paying a maxi
mum price for phones or messages. There
is certainly room Tor something far better
than this scheme.
Honest John the big iniun" of the
Gazette around whom the world and the
Gazette are allowed 70 revolve, honored
our village with a cali ON Friday. Great
honor you know Sorry we could not
have had notice, SO as TO get out the band.
and fire a salute He no doubt came TO
report the trial for the Gazette, and it Is
dollars TO doughnuts just judging from
his chronological Development and the cut
Of his iib generally that De will get it lop-
sided. He couldn't help Il you know, and