Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-04-15
LAYTON.

tires three auu nail lncneS OF more IN
width shall be entitled to n rebate in taxes
of 81 80 per wheel the first year and sl00
per wheel the second year Those who arc
at all familiar with the subject know that
there is nothing so destructive Of roads,
whether stone or gravel, as narrow tired
draft wagons.
The Sussex Telephone Co. should now
carry out the plans as projected by its first
manager, f II Wright, and string more
wires. The service here is loaded on q
single wire, and the many phones loaded |
on it leads to confusion worse confounded |
1t probably causes more Unchristian Ian
guage than would the putting up of all |
the ovepipes in town.
The painters will commence work this |
week on the Club House at Bevans. The |
outbuildings will be touched up in the
meantime, also, and B. d. Hursh will |
climb the sO-foot flag pole and give it a
coat of clear paint.
"wid Bill" was in town short time
Easter Sunday, and the twin was-oh
just so deliriously glad to see him Yes,
indeed
George Smith. Of Bevans, spent Easter
with relatives at Layton.
Our hosts, Montross and Van Ness,
drew down the curtairs to their bars at
the beginning of Court and their regular
clients began to fear that it was going to
be a long while between drinks, and the
drouth might even last a whole year but
barring gentle admonition from the
Court, the boys came out with flying col
ors It is six days In the week and no
minors need apply.
The new pastor Rev w. H. Burley, is
going to take like n prairie fire His first
discourse Sunday evening seemed to i'm
press the ladies that he is a jolly good fei-
low The gentlemen agree that he is n
| gifted story teller, and he certainly flus
tered the janitress somewhat, so that she
forgot to blow out the light at the en-
trance when she went home. 1t was still
| lighting the tabernacle when l went to
roost, somewhere near midnight.
The Easter Social at Bevans last Friday
night was Ill the success its promoters
could desire The attendance was large
and receipts about S3l 90.
John Thompson and sons, of Branch
ville are driving from that Borough to
! Hainesville, where they are working on
the house of Jacob II. Morris. They ae
| arst-class workmen, and Jacob will not be
long getting his buildings in order
Interest in the art gallery in the" Micky's
shop at Layton seems to be on the wan
| The manly pastime of pasting up the pie
ture of some one whom they dislike, ana
then making faces at it has become II
| tri6e monotonous Really matters OF
more Importance begin to intrude upon
the vacancy in their topknots, where their
minds are supposed tn be located. The
"Micky' don't need spy.glass to see Il
genuine opposition art gallery across the
brook, and the ex-Freeholder is no doubt
much more interested just now in living
pictures nearer home.
The cooks at the Fiatbrookville Club
House took their positions last week as
usual for several weeks past. A. M Big
Glow, the President of the Club, and a
most expert fisherman, is expected at the
Club house this week with his family, and
a patty of friends.
VIM H. Layton of Lafayette, was in
Sandyston few hours ON Monday. He
drives a horse that can do twelve miles an
hour on good roads, if necessary.
The school children came home the other
evening, with handsome boquets of the
trailing Arbutus. The sweet perfume
waited to me as write, shows clearly that
tIo f,,st hoe not inf
A new kink developed last week at
Court Information supposed to have
been lodged with the Court against several
hotel keepers was used TO discipline them,
but the informant was not exposed. This
method lnjects new source Of uneasiness
as to the latitude a hotel keeper may ex-
ercise in running his house that is not al
together re-assuring Under this system
the informants hand does not appear, and
it partakes a little of the nature of sharp
shooting from ambush,
Dan Hunterdon, the irrepressibIe Dan, is
driving the mail from Layton to Flatbrook
Vile with great regularity. He has the
job to July 1st.
f Would It not be we'll for the Town Com
, mittee to formulate rule requiring the
Superintendent of roads not to employ
7 men Of nOtoriously Incorporate habits on
the roads. 1t would only be carrying
good business methods into the town man
agement.
The new Borough of Branchville Il
having a sad thinning out of its Older
citizens since the Incorporation. Three OF
more aged people having died recently.
, This feels like making garden, and sow
e ing oats. Everybody owning sufficient
ground for garden, should decide to have
a good one this year. There is both health
and satisfaction in good garden.
i It is surprising that the fruit buds should
have withstood the winter temperature Of
q this month. considering the advanced and
tender condition they were supposed to b'
/ in, but as far as we have examined. they
are all right yet.
The Hot Water Heater, in the Broile
House at Pine Hill Farm, was fired NJ
last Friday, and the chicks are now en-
, ioying hot water heat A summer tenn
l. perature at all times
@ Arlie Major brought in the first big loat
i, of goods from Branehville Station for tn,
new store at Layton, on Monday.
, "Honest John" is goin to raze kat
e and kanada thissels this yere. The trou
d bizness haint as safe as it used to wa
9 and the klub don't bi them emmy moar
e Honest john is goin to be on the saf