Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
SANpYsTON.

into the hennery Of Obadiah Bevans
near Haiuesville and twisted the
necks Of % Of his finest fowls and lefl
them in heap on the floor. A lamb
was found with its neck broken at
the same time, all this happening
only few days ago. A good long
solourn at Trenton should be meted
ont to such rascais
Some one has started the story that
Dr. Hughes Of Layton had bought a
place in Branchville and intended
moving to that place. The doctor is
well satisfied here having all he can
attend to, and emphatlcally brands
the story as false in every particular.
The quail and rabbits ought to
thank a kind providence thatth snow
covers the ground, and as long as it
remains no hunting, except for foxes,
can be done in this state. Many Of
our sportsmen favor a law prohibit
ing the sale of any game within the
state, and, / am inclined to think
that a good thing for protection Of
game.
Taxpaying is almost a thing of the
past and every taxpayer is glad it is
over But when it comes to paying
S317, for taxes, the sum is enough to
dread taxpaying time.
The New Jersey Herald has come
out in a new dress and is strictly up
to date in its new quarto form. Some
of our other papers will have to don
the same dress to keep in the pro-
cession.
"Honesty is the best policy'' is a
trite saying and it is as true in telling
a story as taking what does not
belong to you and then to return the
article stolen must jar their con-
science if they posses any and yet
that is what happened not long ago.
The traps Of w. G. Gum were
invaded by some animal clearing up
the contents Of said traps, SO VIII
set trap for whatever it might be.
It was an owl measuring 90 inches
from tip to tip, and in taking it out
of the trap, it struck him on the
wrist cutting deep cash, and as
result, Will is nursing a very sore
hand.
1t is with regret that 1 announce
the condition of Miss Vernie Stoll as
being very critical. Her ailment is
stomach trouble.
Sunday was steady dow wnpour all
day long with no one to be seen on
our roads with the single exception
of couple of gents who were caught
out.
Hon. Henry 1. Budd, commissioner
of roads of this state, in his last re-
port says there is nearly one thousand
miles of stone roads already built in
this state. He recomm ends that the
state appropriation be raised from
25O,OOO dollars TO 100000 to further
aid the cause Of good roads. The
report says, Passaic county leads
with 200 miles of stone road, Bur
lington comes next with 14l miles,
Mercer has So miles, Monmouth 119
miles and so on. He concludes by
saying, Sussex Is only building three
small pieces of public road aggregat-
ing four miles. And parties living
along the proposed new road from
Tuttle's Corner to Culver's Gap are
fighting TO have that road set aside
to the detriment of the travelling
public Of this valley. 1t may not be
amiss to say that the properties lying
along said road is assessed for only
2,635 dollars, whereas the land taken
for the road is not tillable, and many
are astonished to learn the amount
awarded the owners when the dam
age, if any, is trivial. In the opinion
Of many that award should be cut
down one-half. A hearing will be
had at Tuttle's Corner on Jan. 9th
when the matter, it is hoped, will be
anicablv settled.