Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-05-26
LAYTON.

The State Board of Agriculture reports
San Jose in some portions Of New Jersey
but none in Sussex County. 1t is easily
detected where present, and the farther
north the easier it is destroyed or kept In
check Its worst ravages are In warmer
climates Kerosene Emulsion i'm May and
June. or the Rosin wash, or whale oil
soap in winter will kill IL. Trees afflicted
With it will die. 1t is as bad MS girdling
The season is backward and cool yet at
this writing, and the grass crop Is surely
1 failure. There Is yet time to supplement
{ by liberal sowings Of oats and peas, or
paintings of drill corn.
We saw at Jacob Nearpass' on Saturday
pair of rabbits that he bought early In
April that has Increased to sixteen, in two
litters With market it would seem TO
be II profitable business.
Doctor Hughes Of Layton and Miller Of
Newton performed an operation on. Earl
Bensley. the year old son Of SOlOmOnBeu
,ley, at Bevaus on Saturday. The child
had been sick some time with pneumonia
The diagnosis showing u pus formation
AT the lower part of the lung, and next the
ribs. AN operation was decided on As last
.esort TO obtain relief The operation
was successful, but the little one died sun
1 day mo ming.
Supt. Luther Hill has been delivering to
| schools volume of the n J Geological
! survey and n fine relief map of the State
| llso. He will probably make but one
| visit to this side of the mountain during
| ,his school year.
Some twins are nice and interesting even
when grown mp, If good. but when bad
| well nobody wants that kind. They some
| times break their parents hearts and come
\ 20 grief.
Teachers begin to see the dazzling vista
| of vacation pleasures openin before them
IS their school terms draw near II close.
| rhe first one to close Is Alonzo NJ; DGpue
| VI Fullers District on the nth, and W. &.
| F(ursh of the Hainesville District, last;
closing on June 20.
People Who want u little good soil to fix
up graves in theLayton cemetery have dug
luite holo along the road side, at the
| loot of the hill, near the church, that should
| be either filed or covered. Men or ami
mails falling into 1t might break leg, OF
even neck. Some of the whiskey reccp-
tacles even might fall into it, and be II long
| time getting out
The return day of EverettCrone VS. G. f.
Hursh be fore Esquire NcurpaSs of MOnta-
que on Saturday was rather pleasant ai-
| lair for us. We enjoyed the unstintedhn-
| pitality of the Esquire and family, and had
| the pleasure of chat with the constable
who was watching for our opponent to sci
| FOOT in Jersey. Perhaps that Is the reH
son he did not appear. We should hay,
| been glad to see him. The Esquire kind
| ly invited him by telephone to come on
! and face the music, but failed to cntict
| aim. We were granted a nonsuit,
and the sneaking instigatOr Of the suit
| with a ramrud up his back, and his eye'
| glued on crack, can come again at his
convenience, with a curb on.
The Delaware Valley 5. s. Convention
will be held on Friday June 2d at Bevans
| services in the Chapel in the afternoon
| and in the Reformed church in the even
ing. The delegates will find themselves
generously entertained.
ThePresbyterian as well as other cnurcl
rs appear anxious TO push their interest
| in the PHILIPPINES, and are soliciting mon
ey for that specific purpose. While tn
! Mormons are securing more converts II
tho South than the Presbyterians, woult
| il not be u good idea to apply /
there. Charity begins at home you know
The Filipino needs only u strip of muslii
and "A safety pin for their physical com
fort. There is little of him to save othe
wise, and there is little to show for you
money when you get him
We beg II LIS pardon for intrudini
somewhat on his territory this week, bu
items seem scarce, and we try to reciprO
cate in some measure by trying to keel
matters lively enough in Snndyston s.
he can borrow one off of us occasionally,
The Trustees sale of the goods of Smitl
& Dusenberry at Layton on Tuesday drew
a considerable number of business mel
from different parts of the County. Th'
bidding was spiritless, and the prices reu
lied moderate, as is generally the cas-
where the terms are spot cash. The mail
buyers were as follows; The store good
to X II Everitt for $1250, the team t
Dunham Gregory $3.50, heavy spring wa
on to j V Major sl7 double harness t
A. : StOll SO, bobsleds and body I
Stewart Layton $lI, Woods mower an
Tiger rake to RS Youngs Sl3
The bogus placard along the road o
the premises of X. ii Everitt, that wa
put up on Sunday night April 30, disHl
peated on Tuesday night May 23d A
il came and went in the night somebod
must have been ashamed of 1t 1t WI
the one i'm which f. b Kintner SCENE
so much interested as to replace 1t whc
blown down.
Benz ID Hursh tenders resignation
the Flat Brook Club to-day (rhursdal
: to accept position with the Stroud
burg and Bushkilllndependent
Co His brief stay with the Club hi
been exceeding pleasant, and it is only
good position in his chosen professio
that could induce him to sever his col
nection with them.