Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-06-03
LAYTON.

Having noted the liability Of the Pastor
on account Of having performed mar
riage ceremony for a non resident, where
no license was produced, has led to further
Investigations and IL is found that al
though the former Pastor was notified by
the Presiding Elder of the law bearing on
marriage, he committed the same misde-
meanor In two cases. It would seem that
a ministers lust for thelucre should not be
so strong as tolnduce him TO become a law
breaker TO obtain paltry fee. If it is not
Ignorance Of the law, and it evidently is
not, then they should pay the penalties as
justice OF other Office would be expected
TO do
Childrens Day mt Bevans will come on
June 10th. The usual program will be
rendered. aud the Church nicely decor
ated,
From words some Of the young men who
congregate about the village Saturday
nighls have come 10 blows, and i'll feeling
is being engendered. Many of these young
mon are really boys, and those who are not
should be wiser than to engage in such
business. Don't brawl boys, but drop the
cigarettes and beer and either stay at homo
where the parents can keep an eye on you.
or else put your money into furnishing
a reading room and cultivate a literary
taste. 1t would be pleasant for your
mothers and make better citizens
Nrioto1s NFo.,;,,o, ,,os-od ,v,-,,, ,ftor a
long illness, on the morning of the 25, Of
May. The primary cause of death was
cancer Of the stomach, and 1t seems pecul-
lar that Mrs Merring, and daughter Libbie
should have died of the same dread disease.
Interment in the Hainesville cemetary on
Friday last
The soldiers graves in the different Gem
eteries in the Township were decorated
with cold Glory" by veterans John ".
Major and w. G. Hursh on memorial day.
Any other Indication of its observance was
conspicuous by its absence.
The lawsuit at Hainesville last week
understand to have been flash in the pan
and was settled by VIM .Shafer Def't pay
ing Abram Van Auken the plaintiff sg7.0o
with COSTS Hainesville seems to be Il fay-
orite place for people to settle their griev-
ances by law or otherwise, and the Squire
seems to be satisfied either way
Now that the summer vacations are at
hand we would suggest to the Board of
Education that they comply with the law
regarding water closets, and put patent
seats in the school rooms that do not al
ready have them. Both are needed.
Some of the boys of the Centrevllle
School got hold of another pupils hat and
while scatterlophisticating all over the
equaninity of the surrounding park sue
ceeded in absquatulating with the hat
The teacher began Investigations but soon
ran up against a differentiated obstinancy
known in popular parlance as "a snag p"
The hat evidently went up the spout and
the teacher is reported to be on track of
it.
Those Montague people should have de-
cided whether to repair the old church, or
build new one, and also whether to put
it ON the HILL or under it before they be-
gan to gather in the cash.
Why not compromise with the Town
Committee and get them to put some more
money in the pot and build a fine Town
Hail. 1t would answer all the purposes
of church and be something for all the
people to be proud of.
J. n Miller and wife were enjoying q
rest over Sunday among the hills and dales
of old Sandyston, and renewing old associa-
tions during a portion of last week and
this.
Strorbury and 1 Scream soshul at the
Sentervill Church on Thursday mite June
g.. Everybody is invited TO KUN and turn
their pocket book inside out
The beautiful and instru ctive Saturday
night Sermon in the Middletown Sunday
Forum of May 49, is treat that every one
who can should avail themselves of. Two
stamps will secure the copy referred TO, or
a single dollar sent TO H. w. Cory Middle
town N. Y. will bring you the paper for
whole year and more solid satisfaction
than you can shake stick at. Try it.