Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-20
The Press
Correspondence.
DELAWARE.


ure. The slump in prices on the
early fruit kept many from selling.
The drop in price on hickory nuts
to 70 cents per bushel put stop to
picking and now they bring 81.
Daniel Brodhead, son of DAVID
o., it is rumored will leave his pres
ent farm in November and locate
on the Frank Schoonover place near
Bushkill, Aaron Jaeger will move
on the farm vacated.
w. H. Layton has left Centre and
located on the Pfaffle place at Long
Meadow.
Mrs. Charles Cron, of Scranton,
accompanied by her three children
is visiting her father.in-law.
Harvey Cron has moved in the
new Murray Mansion.
Chestnuts are 4cts. at Dingmans
and 5cts. at Egypt Mills.
Andrew Jaeger and wife, of New
York, recently spent a few days
with D, V. Jagger's family at Cen
tire.
Mrs. Martha North, of Milford
visited relatives at Centre Sunday.
l.. II. Smith has moved into w.
H. Layton's home for the winter.
1t is SAID Milford is dull at present
but this place can match it.
Buckwheat has been about half a
crop this year. Late growing has
for two years past found to be the
best. Japanese took 60 days from
sowing to grading, and silver grey
72 days.
With millions of gallons of good
spring water going to waste back
of Dingmans, the people are using
poor water procured from,anywhere
One pipe centrally located where
all might obtain supply would
answer until regular water work:
could be afforded.
Alvin Morrison has moved from
the j, B. Van Aukin farm to Mata
moras.
M. B. Pitney's large dwelling a
High Falls is rapidly progressing il
construction.
: The residents of the northern
part of this township are consider
) ing that the directors will not bull,
them a schoolhouse ard furnish ,
teacher, to take advantage of Law
= which provides that all children
living over 2 1.2 miles from I
schoolhouse have a right to boarC
within the limits at the expense ot
the township.
John Doty and brother are max
ing sample hoop poles .hoping to Sc
cure an order for $4,000.
Geo. w. Donaldson is having hi
residence repainted VIM. Sinle.
is doing the work.
Mr.. Kern wears the happiest
smile of any man in this vicinity
because he had a long, prosperou
boarding season. A few well treat
ed at the beginning filled his hous
for the summer,
Mrs. E. D. Ryder, after visitin
her parents at Ardtornish returne
home Saturday
| It is reported that parties interest
: ed in buying apples are scatterin
: reports of n plenuful crop, whic
does not accord with the forme
statements of partial failure.
- We were hoping to take the no
r. crop across the bridge to Branch
: vile this fall, but work is too slov
to warrant the belief.
! The mOnontony of school keepin
h at Centre was alleviated last wee
p for a few days by some of tn
T youngsters threatening to shoot on
= another, and revolver was take
I by the teacher from one twelve
: year-old child.
r Mrs. Jessy Gilmore has gone
e Cory, Pa b., to spend the winter
# Her daughters will go to Philade
+ phia.
Mrs. Hannah Layton has bee
suffering an attack of grip.
Mr.. Hagart has been improvin
his cottage along the river by add
ing a large porch.
John Zimmerman and family
= who have summered on their farm
returned to the city Monday.
!, CESAR.