Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-02
CORRESPONDENCE.
SANDYSTON.

A number of young ladies from
Jersey have been working at the
Bluff House, Milford, and becoming
sick were sent to their homes, the
Milford doctor diagnosing their all
ment as quinsy. Upon arrival at
their homes the local physician a.
once ordered the room and clothing
funngated and no one permitted to
enter the room of the sick. Mem
branous sore thront is not far from
diphtheria. and it may be that for
aught I know; and as quite n num-
Der visited the sick and th3 disease
being of serious nature and con-
tagious, that Milford physician
should be shaken mp for announcing
the ailment to be quinsy, but
likely he didn't know
Fish stories are now il order and
from those floating around the boys
are having pretty good luck. Some
fine bass are being caught but the
story generally ends with, "The
awful big one got away"
The recent shower gave the ronds
u severe washing, and as a result
our roads are tile toughest in years.
It is supposed that our committee
was to superintend the road work
ing but so far as overseeing goes,
well-there ism t any.
A ladies' aid society will be or.
ganized at the church at Layton on
Friday evening of this week. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
TO come out and join the association.
MISS Vienna Stoll of Bevans, a
recent graduate of the state normal
school, has secured u position as
teacher in Hudson comfy, this
state.
A young man from this town Wis.
iting Dingman's one evening last
week was set upon and brutRlly
beaten by a couple of Dingman
youths One of the assailants was
arrested and put under bonds and
the other skipped.
A lawn social will be held on the
chapel grounds at Bevans on Friday
evening of this week, and on th'
following evening a similar party
will be held on the lawn of Franci:
Simpson at Layton.
Rumor has it that the partie:
building the railroad up the Della
ware valley are having some trouble
about the right of way on the Penn
sylvania side of the river and tina
parties are engaged in sounding the
people on the Jersey side as to thl
cost of the right of way over here
We will be only too glad too see
go through, but l am afraid tina
those who are willing to give th'
right of way now will shout for bis
figures when called on to go through
their land. If the railroad mean
business why not have the LIANT
condemned
Many of our school houses ant
out houses need repairs, and es
pecially the latter. / think if Supt
Hill should examine each one som
one would receive a reprimand, ant
it would be deserved. Last yea
one or more school houses were no
cleaned and this should be ATTENDED
to this year.
The finest and most complete col
lection of Indian relics was show
to the writer on Saturday last by
son of Elias Mering near Norman
ock. The collection includes almos
everything used by the red man ant
the fiints are especially fine. Younl
Mering is continually adding to hi
collection and finds most of his spec
linens in the vicinity of Swarts
wood. Specimens cheerfully showi
and they are worth seeing.
The "lonp green" gOes n. goOf
ways sometimes at elections bu
one would be surprised to learn tina
good old Bourbon" will go severa
notches further in the matter O
catching the hoater and 1t is Away
the poor ioater that the Bourbon
catches. September may eluoidatl
the story of Bourbon and the float
or.