Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-09-28
sANDYsTON.

visit relatives and friends for few
days before returning to his Tennes-
see home.
George Owen, of this town, has
accepted a position with New York |
Insurance Co.. and will take up his |
work ON Monday, and will be
located in Newark George is u |
hustler and will make it go if any
one can
Teachers Examination for Certi-
ficates will be held at Newton on
Friday and Saturday Oct. trouble
begins at a. m.
Harry Bensley had SOW that
gave birth to litter of pigs one
day last week and among them was
one having five legs and six perfect
ly formed feet, but it died soon aft
er birth.
There is a good deal of rifle shoot
ing in this vicinity, and several re-
port hearing bullets whistle unpleas-
antly near them, and one of these
days some body will get hit. AL
though the rifles are only of % cal,
yet one of them may do a deal of
damage especially if the pellet strikes
a vital part
Politics for Presidential year is
very quiet 50 far, and the coal
strike is attracting more attention
than the candidates from the reason
probably that most of US have not
bought our winter supply of coal,
aud that strikes our pockets. There
is time enough to get pretty hot be-
fore Nov. 6.
According to the Almanac the sun
has crossed the cline" and we should
look for the equiuoctial rain due at
this time. 1t is the driest time
known here, and, although winter is
some time away, it would be terri
BILE should it set in without the usual
fail rains.
The school law provides for a tru-
ant officer whose duties are TO look
after the children not attending
school. One was appointed in this
town and now that the schools are
in operation this officer should looh
around little.
On Wednesday last the little
daughter of Ellis Carhuff was taker
to hospital in New York for treat
ment. The first of her complain
was an abcess in the leg below tht
k ee and now the holes made by thu
abcess refuse to heal. She is brigh
, and intelligent far beyond her year
and all hope she will return full!
cured
The fall seeding is being Wig
orously pushed, and farmer
would have been farther along witt
that work If it had not been so dry
Less grain will be sown than i
former years on that acconDt.
On Friday l was shown braDc
of a cherry tree as fully covere
: with blossom as it was in May, an
among the blossom were small frui
The tree stands on the premises G
Wesley Depua.
The laws of 1900 pago 297 chap 10
SAYS ut shall be unlawful for an
: person or persons within this stat
to hunt, kill, or destroy or al
tempt to hunt, kill or destroy an
S partridge, grouse, pheasant, quai
! woodcock, rabbit or hare while til
: ground is SO covered with snow, {
q while the ground is so covered wit
J snow that such bird or animal ma
!, be tracked etc, etc" The law pre-
, hibts the killing of game until Mo-
: first, and as snow is liable to fall {
any time after that date, it is NAL
: ing hard lines for lovers of the spoI
Why not prohibit hunting entirel
Q for it is next thing to that now.
i the report of guns are any oriterio
; the gray squirrels are having a live
ly time, law or no law.
: If an accident happens upon
!, Sunday excursion and somebod
4 gets hurt some of our people ascrih
r it to Divine providence for violatin
r the Sabbath. l would ask these aV
: fully good people why it it that !
. almost every case of bank lootin
that the looter is prominent inchurc
circles. The looter of Newar
a bank few years ago was locked u
. for the act and the first to get up
h petition for his release from priso
f were the good ladies OF his churcl
;, and, believe they succeeded.
. The tax rate of this town am tol
q will be at the rate Of sl2 On thoI
sand, and tax time is one of the FL
ed events of this life.
= New Jersey has the gnme Law
i down to a fine point and any fin'
would prohibit hunting entirel,