Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-07-18
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its usual quota Of city boarders and
my one having accommodations for
them can get all they want Hiram
Hanlins Of Bevans has II, thus fill-
ing his house, and has had to refuse
applications for board Hiram says
this means another addition to his
ilready eomnodious house "Alsa-
,ia Farm" is fast filling up and the
uanagers have had to refuse many
applicants An mp to date boarding
house situated almost anywhere in
ttis valley would be filed, provid-
ing children we're allowed. Some
boarding houses refuse to accommo
late city people with children and ]
mn not sure but they ore in the
right.
Many Of our people when starting
from home with their teams are not
sure whether they will return whole
or in part for the reason that they
may meet an automobile. Those
machines are "a terror to drivers and
[ think if our roads were widened
another rod might obviate the diff
Guilty in passing them. The law re-
quires all roads to be mot more
than four nor less than two rods
wide" and yet some of our roads
are less than the two rods
The splendid weather of the past
few days has done wonders in the
line of vegetation. Oats never
promised better but ! am sorry to
say few have been sown and our
farmers are sorry, too. Potatoes
from all reports will be an immense
crop and all have planted lots Of
them.
Walter Mains, the efficient teach
er of the Brick House school the
past year, has notified the patrons
that he has decided to enter the
theological seminary at New Bruins
wick this fall. May his lines fall in
pleasant places and success attend
him is the wish of all, your scribe
included.
Everybody is anxious to know
where the new road will be survey
ed from Tuttle's Corner to Culver's
Gap. A majority of the people
hope to have the road follow the
stream from Tuttle's Corner and
come into the main road near Frank
McNealie's This course would
avoid all the hills and would be of
great benefit to our people hauling
to and from Branchville. All are
awaiting the survey of A. H. Kon-
kle, the engineer.
An old gentleman was run into by
bicycle rider the other night and
knocked down and a lady rider came
in collision with a boy and knocked
him off his center of gravity. Some
of our riders carry no lamp and
their bells are no good.
Harvest is in full blast and some
are cutting their hay. Rye is all
right but the hay crop will be light.
Buckwheat has been largely sown
and so barring accident our pan
cakes are assured.
A bear has been seen roaming
about in this vicinity the past week
and cur lady bicyclists are in NOR
tai fear of meeting the animal when
on their evening rides. There
would be some tall riding should
they meet.
So Milford to replenish its treas
ury is forcing" some of the Jer-
seymen visiting that borough TO
help pay the expenses over there.
1t is a pity that we cannot visit that
borough and get exhilarated Il don't
mean drunk, but a slight state OF
exhilaration) without being forced
to hand over spare cash. Iappeal
to H. L. in this serious breach of ct
iquette on the part of Milford solons
B. D. Hursh Of the Stroudsburg
telephone company paid brief visit
to his parents on Sunday Ber
came up on his motorcycle and the
way it can go is a caution.
Miss Edith Reason of Stroudsbure
is visiting friends in this town for q
few days.
Dayton Depue near Layton found
three of his spring calves dead il
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