Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25


the greater portion of last week in Tren-
ton and New York.
The Oyster supper at Alfred Bevans on
Friday night last was postponed on &C
count Of storm and possibly It will be
announced again later on
People generally view the competing
Telephone line as benefit, much In the
way that town with one Railroad would
anticipate further benefits from two.
Town meeting will be held this spring
at Centreville on Tuesday March just
two weeks from last Tuesday Very little
interest seems to develop yet at this writ
ing.
In many townships the hotels charge for
holding elections. Keep mum, please,
maybe our landlords wont catch on. What
is the matter with having a Town Hall
anyway
Edward Shook whose case we mentioned
recently in the PRESS is improving under
the care of doctor Hughes. We are very
sorry to hear though that he is not likely
to have the full and natural use of the in
jured leg
The high winds Of last week strewcd
fences, blew off the tops Of stacks, tangled
telephone wires, and even blew a chimney
off the residence Of DR. Hughes 1t
played the deuce generally with things
while it lasted.
What kind of home would it be with
out baby anyway Not much Of home
circle. Abram Rutan agrees with us on
this point exactly and he knows, for he
has bran new girl baby in his home ar
rived last week.
The foreign missionary fake does not
meet with marked success around here
1t deserves scant consideration at the
hands of people anywhere, until the ply
steal and spiritual needs of the poor near
er home are successfully met.
Many, many thanks for the back mum
bers sent me last week to complete my
file. Now for the name of the sender, and
the money will quickly follow. We are
very proud to possess a complete file of
the Pike County PRESS from the first
number up to this date.
A'AAns AANoath A4tt1 Nbll lltto oliI1taSlullg
undergone an operation for removal of
tumor Mt the Port Jervis Hospital, and we
are glad to hear is recovering rapidly 1t
is pleasing news to Mrs. Laytons many
friends, who will appreciate seeing her
among them again. in her usual health
The Heralds correspondent evidently
woke somebody up, but why the President
of the Board of Education should feel
called upon. to rise and explain, stumps
me. The explanation is very instructive
however, and there is wealth of informu-
tion TO be CLEANED by reading between the
lines.
viii Beyens on his arrival in Newark
last made good impression on the
trolley officials, and his testimonials were
approved, but Win went and upset the
whole snap, by admitting he was minor
Better work in a little "hoof grower on
that upper lip viii, and then they wont
ask yon such fool questions next time.
Esten o Van Sickle was home from
school, in Port Jervis, over Sunday. Es-
ten is making good progress in his
studies, and is an apt and ready pupil We
predict he will be found very near the
head of his classes, unless he has changed
from the boy he used to be in the District
School here.
Johnny get your gun" and be ready to
wipe the Spanish nation off the face of the
earth. There is lots of war talk, but we
have not thought seriously of laying in
our store of ammunition just yet This
little incident is veiy good cover to the
Kansas Pacific steal of about 81, 900, 600 by
Wall street. ut is an i'll wind that don't
blow good to somebody"
This weather would try the patience of
a Saint. The clouds hang low and the air
is damp and penetrating. For five DAYS in
succession the suns welcome presence has
been denied us, and the trickle of the rain
has fallen with monotonous iteration upon
the ear. 1t is rather long spell of this
kind of weather, and IL it don't clear it
will be the longest we have ever seen.
Every taxpayer whom have heard ex-
press themselves are very decided in their
views that there is no further excuse for
not imposing a higher assessment on the
Zinc and Iron mines of Hardyston. More
especially since the recent Supreme Court
decisions that mines are taxable at their
true value has been made public. There
is not much doubt but what the Board Of
Assessors will give the subject their atten-
ton in due season H.