Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-07-21
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LAYTON.

The sale CT the real estate Of the,late firm
of Smith and Dusenberry at Layton takes
place Aug 10th, when this valuable prop
erty will be offered to the highest bidder
by Trustee Simpson of Newton.
notification of G. H. Crisman, of
Branchville the Committee of the Far
mers Mechanics, and Tradesmens picnic
at Culvers Lake on Saturday August 5th.
The sale Of privileges for this popular pic
mic will take place on the preceding Sat
urday July Goth, at the Crlsman Boat
House.
VIM. f. Rosenkrans has added record
ing attachment to his Graphophone, and
the machine is now ready to reproduce the
efforts of local talent. 1t is quite an at
| traction.
! Merchant McKeebY. If Bevans, is in the
swim too with a new Graphaphone. What
is the use of going to hear the band play
when you can stack it up in the home, and
reproduce it whenever the spirit moves.
Edward Decker and wife, of Newton,
were visiting friends and relatives in
Sandyston last Saturday and Sunday.
! We have so often been asked the dates of
the several depredations Of the Sandyston
vandals that is here given in shape to paste
| in the hat. Scurrilous Circular Dec 31st,
] 26 apple trees girdled April 26th, 43 apple
trees girdled, and poisoned corn thrown
around the poultry houses May 18th, dog
and two cats poisoned May 3Oth, Last
! Warming" letter July 1st, followed on Ju-
| ly Sth by the girdling of II apple trees, and
tearing out of CRAFTS All undoubtedly
the work of the same hands.
For the information Of those ordering
chickens for the table we would remark
that broiler is not broiler after it reach
es two pounds in weight Properly a
broiler should not exceed one and half
pounds, after which they become ''spring
chicken" A well fed one pound chick
makes II fine broil, and the two FOUNDER
| is generally ;ut in either two or four pieces
for the table as the generosity of the board
| ing house keeper may dictate. There are
no spring chickens at Pine Hill Farm. at
present. MS the demand keeps them down
to broiler size. These can be furnished
at short notice either alive OF dressed.
Geo. Voorhees, has signed Il bill for good
roads approprating sl50,0O0. Would that
this amount might be expended in Sussex
| CO. for II starter.
The showers of Wednesday last though
light just at this place, were heavy else
where in the county, and the electrical dis
play was fierce in its intensity. Reports
came in for several days of buildings and
other objects struck by lightning. Novel
effects were the striking of single shock
of rye on the farm of Garrett A Van Auken
near Beemerville, it took fire and burned.
An incubator about ready to hatch was
shocked by nearby bolt of lightning at
"Pine Hill Farm" killing greater part
of the chicks in the she'll and causing some
of those that did hatch to act in peculiar
manner. This is IA very rare occurrence,
and the first of its kind that has ever come
to our notice.
That was a fine rain last Saturday night
and did a world of good. 1t has been
none too wet, yet this season, at "Pine Hill
| Farm"
The Pond brook bridge, Culvers Gap is
completed, and being of different design
from those usually built in this county will
bear describing. The throat or waterway,
is ~ by 6 feet Over this Is place fifteend
railroad rails each 10 feet long Flagstones
four inches thick are laid on these, and
over all eight inches of gravel. 1t makes
a very durable structure and the work
has been we'll done by James Decker and
sons, of Branchville.
John j. Van Sickle shook the Sandyston
dust from his shoes last week for two
months tour in Ohio. He is accompanied
by John g. Kitchen, of Belvidere, and to-
gethor they are prepared to enter into some
extensive hay and lumber speculations in
McKinleys domain. We wish them abun-
dant success.