Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-01-06
LAYTON.

touching TO see what wealth of
they lavish on each other
They walk around, each with n
hand in the others pocket, and Oh !
but if they wern't married to some
one else, they surely would be each
other.
At the entertainment in the chap |
el on Xmas eve the house was crowd
ed and the Christmas tree was
a crowning and successful feature of
the evenings enjoyment. The chill
dren acquitted themselves with
credit and those having charge are
to be congratulated on the success Of
their efforts.
The farm Of Mrs. NJ, B. Van
Etten situate on Big Flat Brook
midway between Layton al,.l 1inttles
cor1TeT Is reI1UrtTsrtit rs iifttSilss -lt44een
rented tho coming year to Edward
Shook, of Walpack.
One of our would be prominent
citizens who abuses his neighbor
when he is dr. well say, intoxicated,
should remember what Chief justice
Magic suidin his charge to the jury
in the Aloni case last October
"rhat man who, by the use Of in
toxicants, voluntarily dethrones his
reason, cannot plead his condition
as in mitigation of crime but it is to
be taken as an aggravation of the
offense." This is sound logic and
good law. Under this construction
apologies for abuse are not in order
1t is better to not get dr.intoxicat-
ed.
Elias II Smith an aged citizen of
Bevans is in feeble health and his
death from general debility is not
unexpected.
II. q. Montross our genial land
lord gave some of his patronsa bang
up turkey dinner on New Years day
and it was day to appreciate it; as
we believe they all did The par
ticipients were a jolly number
Ex-Postmaster L. IT. Smith is re-
ported as having secured the names
of several of the former patrons of his
office for whom he proposes to sort
and distribute mail from the old
boxes as he has here to fore done
while p. M.
Rev. w. Fl. Burley will hold re-
vival services in the Ceuterville
church commencing with the New
Year Now all who have made
new resolutions to be awfully good
can try the good dominies method
and quit herding with the goats.
When they first began building
McAdam roads in Essex and Hud-
son Counties the opposing farmers
even want so far as to legally enjoiu
them from proceeding ng--wftin the
work. Two years later these and
other farmers were petitioning for
McAdam roads. They had driven
them and realized their advantages
and though they were generally
much more expensive than this Co.
anticipates building yet the farmers
were willing to bear their proper
ton of the expense to get them.
and are satisfied.
Turkey dinners come but once
a year usually and being enjoyable
affairs in both gastronomic and
social sense we cannot omit MOTTO
ing them. In either sense the one
of Dec. 3Oat H. Everitts was es-
pecially interesting. The happy par
ticipients were our wide awake mer.
chant Lester Smith and wife Mrs. e
Smith, Ex-Freeholder E. Kintnel
and wife, and Mrs. John J. Van
Sickle. The guests fully enjoyed
Mr.. Everetts generous hospital
ity.
Dr. NJ. D. Hughes and his estim
able wif6 arrived home from their
western vacation one evening last
week. They no doubt highly enjoy
ell the two weeks passed among q
civilized people.
There is no passing need to bond
the County to build McAdam road.
as many good people seem 10 fear
Many a town has bonded to ait
corporate enterprises from which
they received little benefit as COM
pared to what the corporation:
filehed from them yet no howl weni
up. In this case the farmers do bui
pay their fair proportion Of take.
for McAdam roads aud they are the
ones most benefited. If the people
are willing to bond for these road.