Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-28
sANbYsrON.

Oh t9ubuhNuJ luob WbhutU my
way to Dingmans to attend the
Institute to be held there.
Mr. Swartz, of Monroe county, was
the only speaker, but lie gave
splendid talk on Fertility of Soils"
and how to get it there But | was
at the attendance, only 5
Pike Co. people, and z from Jersey
If the speaker had announced that
he could tell them how to increase !
the growth of tie timber, every sou
of gun from the Milford Turnpike,
to PocOno would have been on hand |
fertilizing of the soil, that is another /
thing 1 hope they will do better
next year or the State Agricultural !
Society may drop pike from its list.
Charles Bensley, of Bevans, is very
sick at this writing. He been seri-
onsly i'll for some time.
have heard nothing lately in re-
gard to the leasing of the creamery
ut Bevaus. While the farmers are
anxiously waiting to hear what will
be done, the officials in eharl might
advertise and see what printers ink
can do.
The Christmas Eve doings in the
Layton, NJ e. church took place on
schedule time, and it brought out
quiteacrowd to witness the exercises
The children done nicely and every
body came home pleased with the
evenings entertainment.
The recent cold snap has given the
boys some very fiue skating, but
though it is rainy and the indica-
tions are that the skating is doom
ed.
Miss Sadie Hursh, of Ne 0ark,
came up on Sunday ard spent Sun
day and Monday with relatives re-
turning to Newark on Tuesday.
Trolley roads are becoming num-
erous In Morris, Somerset and Essex
counties, this state, and 1 only hope
they will extend their lines up this
way, that we may go somewhere
when we want to. The long expect
ed road up the well-I
am afraid | shall have answered the
last roll call before that comes this
way.
So the Erie will give asAew Years
dollar excursion from Port Jervis so
that we rustics can get a peep of the
city when in holiday attire That
will do for those living near Port
but to ride from here to catch that
6 80 train, and to get back home at
about the same time next morning
is IA little too much of good thing.
Judging by what the Press said
in its last issue in regard to trespass
ing by hunters, judge that the
Pennsylvania game laws do not pro
tect the owners of lands from the
raids made on their lands by hunt
ers. We are little better off, il
that respect, IN Jersey, yet nearly
all who have their lands posted vii
allow others to hunt over them
provided permission is asked.
The hold VS. will see but little 90.
ing on in this valley, beyond the
grand shoot held by landlord Mon
tross at Layton on the 2S.
In the last issue of the Sussel
Register, notice that parties arr
about to gain possession of Culver
Lake. The people of this section
have from time immemorial fishe,
in this pond at their pleasure ant
now if those parties get possession
they may be deprived of that pleas
ure.
The shoot at Hainesyille on Frida.
was grand success, but the marks
manship was not of a very high or
t der. However the sharp-shootinI
at night, was strictly first-class.
= The spectacle of an intoxicat
: ed man, with his wife pleadin.
with him to go home, was wit
messed on our streets on Satur
, day night. No better temper
ance sermon could have beei
, preached than to see the fond wife
pitiful pleading, but che demon run
, was too strong and the little chill
dren were awaiting the return G
their parents.
The sale of the Francis Layto
farm on the goth was postponed a
the bid 81 dollars per acre was nc
considered the highest point tina
could be reached. Many doubt tina
a second sale will reach the 27 doHa
mark again Its situation and goo
buildings will be important factor
in the sale of this farm.
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