Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-08-05
LAYTON,

During the shower of Saturday last one
of the work oxen belonging to Wash
Lantz was struck by lighShng and killed.
The OK was in the pasture at the time.
Someone has started in to clear up the
Cemetary at Layton, and the improvement
is so marked that the rest of the grounds
will now need to receive the same atten-
tion.
Tho Indian Fakir that held forth at Lay
ton on Thursday last was glib talEer
He sold but little medicine and lit right
out. We saw him in Port Jervis on the
Saturday following
Mrs Geo. C. Stoll's sons, Frank and Ira,
have named their pleasant home along the
Delaware, "Alastia" aud thrown it open
to summer boarders 1t has been filled to
overfiowing before people hereabouts
hardly knew of their intention. The place
is nicely located having ar abundance of
exceptionally fine fruit vegetables and
berries. With all this and the courteous
attention they are sure to receive, city peo-
pie can hardly fail to be pleased. All hail,
and success to the first venture in this line
in old Sandystou.
John Snider and H. Il. Montross are
raising celery in partnership. The former
does the work and the latter finds the land
and the fertilizer. This is an excellent
combination, and is sure to result i'm a fine
crop of celery.
Lester I Smith and John " Major were
fishing at Culvers Lake last Friday and
caught % bass Of fair size
HE. Montross, our wide awake land
lord, is roofing several of his buildings
new, and doing his share generally to keep
the village in the line Of progress.
John Kintner and family of Newton
were enjoying an outing among relatives
in Sandyston last week.
VIM. Van Fleet is about to locate in
Layton and carry on carriage painting
Here Is an opportunity TO get out your
carriages and wagons and have them put
in good shape. Paint adds both to the
life and appearance of all sorts of vehicles
and is not used one half as much as il
should be.
"A load of Culvermere guests, residents
Of n. Y and Brooklyn spent few hours
at Pine Hill Farm ON Friday and learned
with evident surprise that Broilers are not
picked from bushes and that broiler farm
does not clear or 5000 year for its own
er.
The village of Layton seems on the vergo
of boom. Last week a harness and shoe
maker in the person Of. Jason Lehomme-
dieu moved in and this week weare prom.
ised carriage painter There should be
work plenty for both and we wish them
SUCCESS
We note that the political pot is boiling
over in Pike, and as sOon as the leaders
indicate their preference as to candidates
you may look for little fur to fly in Sus-
sex. Too hot for politics just yet.
Corn was given bad droop by the wind
and rain Of Saturday. IL had grown rapidly
and was In a tender condition TO Withstand
high winds. The damage win be consider
able besides 1t viii make vexatious cut
ting when ripe.
The sworn statements Of the Sussex Nat
ional, and Merchants National Banks o.
Newton dated July 20, 1898 give the value
of the Banking house, furniture, and fix
lures at SSl, 800 for the former, and sl4,5OC
for the latter. According to the law
should Assessors assess at these figures oi
not.
The iron bridge across Big Flat Brool
between Layton aud Tuttles Corners need,
coat Of good white paint.
It is laughable sometimes to hear official,
chan each other with quiet glee and chuck
ling that the electrical Engineer Is out
Of a job or cutting brush but we don't hear
quite as much Of it now as formerly. Tn,
Electrical Engineer don't call on his mer
10 pun the Timber out Of that bracg
wire" hel hei nor tell his patients they
have a deepseated skin disease when 10 Is
simple chicken poK, hal hal