Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-03-04
LAYTON.


Tom Schoonover will sell his personal
property at public action on March 10th
and move soon thereafter to Newark, n
j.
Mrs. Ellen Shay set up her household
gods anew, in the house with her son,
Frank The moving took place on Satur-
day last.
Alfred Bevans resigned his position as
one of the Board of Education at its last
meeting on Saturday. l did not learn
whether the board accepted the resignation
or not.
Mrs Rebecca Schooley is quite Ill from
an hemorrhage Of the lungs DR.. Hughes
Is in attendance, and Mrs. Schooleys many
friends hope the doctors usual good success
will attend him in this case
Has our Town Committee learned any
thing further in regard to the care of our
roads by last years experience If so, we
hope they will give some evidence another
year of having pronted by it.
The ice cream social mt the home Of
Abram johnson last week was q lively
gathering. in spite of the muddy roads, and
netted about 81 90
Mrs. William Layton was brought home
from the Port Jervis Hospital on Saturday
in good spirits, and doing we'll The quick
perception and sound advice of DR.. Hughes
in this case is appreciated.
Mr.. Isaac Losey died on Saturday last at
the ripe age Of So years He is survived by
wife and four children; Esther, wife of
VIM p Hornbeck, Ruth wife Of Joseph G.
Bevans; George married, and Aaron at
home Interment on Monday in the
cemetery at Bevans.
Mr. John Armstrong, of Milford and
one of its best masons, will be putting on
| the walls i'm the new store this week The
painters are also busy, and the building
will soon be in readiness for its occupant
| Centreville will now take no back seat in
the beauty and completeness of its stores
There seems good reason for believing
| that the dance and oyster supper, ut tb'
Evertt House. will like all others held in
] the NulltN lIlS Nliihti liONt w bD - oAt'
cessful and pleasant affair, and afford
much enjoyment to those who may parti
cipate.
Only one candidate has announced him
! self at this date, although lots of thrn'
are on the ragged edge, VIM. G Dra'c'
cunning vigorously for the collectors hin
and no doubt in a few days aspirnnis fol
the other offices will be going around lond
ed for bear.
Abram Van Gordon leaves Hainesyillt
this spring and moves across the noun
tain. Geo. Porter will move into tn,
house vacated by Van Gordon.
"Fickle as Women" will in the revised
sayings become, Fickle as the Telephone
At least the indications point strongly
that way up to this time. An oversight
of the line, and an adjustment of the in
struments occasionally by competent ex
pert would remove many of the causes o
complaint and while adding to the plea
sure of its patrons would ensure to tn,
companys financial benefit also.
/ 1tNtihi biltsBOhhthh9 hhbN bhNA'
is something good ON exhibition in th
shop of our low browed village smith.
must be the first good thing that has beeI
| within that shop i'm long time, and al
oppressive feeling Of guilt and meannes
no doubt rests upon the "Mickeys' spirit
while in its presence. If the Mickey
had half the sense that picture has, anC
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good advantage, they would both be able
to carry their heads up. and look one il
the eyes as honest men should
Edgar Kittle is on the sick list with al
attack Of pleurisy, but is now improving
Clarence says the girls hugged Edgar
little too hard the evening of the ice cream
social. and that is all that is the matte
with him But Clarence isn't docto
and DIR. Hughes certainly is, therefore a
we have never heard of pleurisy beini
brought on by being hugged by prett!
girl, we incline to believe that the docto
is right in his diagnosis. Clarence ma!
have had quite some experience though
and believe we will suspend judgmen
until we hear further from him. can re
collect it never acted that way with me
and don't hardly think it would now.
The following were CLEANED from tn
financial statements Of the several town
ships Walpack bought road machin
last year. Green paid So 90 for storing
road machine, and Frankford $500 Monta
que, Saltwater and others pay their clerl
| 70 eit xritb tho Co,np,faoi,nopo % nnaals
Green, Frankford, Saltwater, Andove
and Montague pay their assessor to NEE
with the town committee in revising tn
duplicate. Green pays the town treasure
a salary of $500 I think Montague doe
the same and Newto n tops the list at S1OC
Some town committees meet five times a
do Sandyston and Walpaek others a
Board Of Health and one pays for sec
retary to the same. Montague is the onl.
town we find that pays two challengers
Green. Frankford and Newton pay from
500 to 5000 for place to hold elections
Sandyston totes its population arount
from one hotel to another and saves per
haps $1,000. l find as few Unnecessary ex
penditures in Sandyston and Walpack a
in any other towns.
The Board Of Education met at Centre
vile On Saturday to pay bills and estimat
for next years expenses. They decide
that $4,000 would have to do for schoo
books, and incidentals but the indication
are that unless they institute some system
that will render some one responsible 70
better care of books, they viii not hav
money enough. Some comments wer
made on the wanton destruction OF book