Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-05-06
LAYTON.


Clyde, the youngest son of Manning
Hotalen, died of brain fever last Friday
aged about one year The child was first
taken with whooping cough and other
complications set in, causing death. In.
terment at Layton on Sunday
The Arbor Day exercises at the Tuttle's
Corner school were carried out aocordin z
TO the program suggested by the Supt of
Schools. The pupils and teacher planted
hemlock tree aud dedicated it to Supt
Luther Hill by unanimous vote of the
school. The choice of the school for a
State tree was accorded to the sugar
maple, and of flowers, the arbutus was
chosen.
The Hudson River Telephone Co. has
several bodies of men at work construct
ing the different links of their system, and
long distance telephone will soon be at
our command.
AT the sale of the Peter Drake place last
Saturday it was knocked off to Asher
Shook for S59.5O The Shook family, that
is, John G. Snooks, are becoming promi-
nent rs our greatest resident land overs
They have now some 400 acres, principal
ly timber land, some of which Is well tim.
bered With their excellent saw mill they
are situated nicely to fill bills of lumber at
short notice, and of almost any magni-
tude.
The recent rainy weather has delayed
farm work to quite an extent, and when
1t does become settled every man and team
will be doing their utmost to catch up
The moist weather has forwarded the
grain and grasses, and this has It's com
pensating advantages, too.
Last week the Presiding Elder met with
the officers Of Walpaok Church, at Wal
pack Centre, in consultation as to whether
the people of that charge should be CON
tent with the present supply or have a
regular, TO minister so their spiritual vol
fare What decision they arrived at I
have not learned, but perhaps HiRbraln
John can tell you. He was there and as
II was an official meeting and he belongs
to another church, he evidently found him
self In the wrong pew, and received quite
a broad hint TO that effect. Some people
don't know any better than to nose around
whore they have no business. As High
ram is lord high reporter for de Gazette
he thought he was privileged character
He knows better now.
Some unregenerGte hoodlums broke An
iron standard, and cut some of the ropes
OF Photographer Blooms tent Saturday
and Sunday nights. Mr. Bloom offers a
reward for their detection.
At meeting of members Of the Boards
OF Education Of Sandyston, Montague and
Walpack, last week, It was agreed that for
pupils from other towns Sandyston should
receive 500 each This brings our town a
fund amounting to some S65. Supt Hill
informed the Board that the law prohibits
the building Of a single water closet with a
partition. There must be two for each
school.
Many thanks to the manager Of the
Sussex Telephone Co. for guying those
poles above Layton. Al Lawson feels
safer when he drives by shem now
The Sussex County Board of Assessors
meet in the Court House this (Friday) by
special call to decide what action shall be
taken toward securing an equitable assess
lnent this year of the zinc mine properties,
eqpalizing the valuations Of Newton and
Deokertown with those Of other town
ships, and directing the Assessors in